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GREYHOUND LEAVES STUDENTS COLD TURKEY Michael L. Davenport editor - in - chief

Thanksgiving commute to Toronto exceedingly difficult

One Turnkey employee implied that similar delays happen every year, saying, “It’s just basically the same thing [as last year]. Not enough buses or buses stuck in traffic.” David Butler, Greyhound regional manager of Eastern Canada wrote, “Traffic volume

The Greyhound did not arrive on time; at 7:00 p.m. the students who hadn’t given up and left were still waiting. And nobody seemed to know when the next bus would arrive.

don’t keep tracking devices on the buses.” As a result, many students and even frustrated parents ended up calling the nearest ticketing agent — the Turnkey Desk. The phone at Turnkey was ringing constantly that night because people wanted to know when the next bus would arrive, and Turnkey had access to more helpful information. Kneebone called Turnkey “the most helpful people I talked to on the phone.”

and adverse weather this past Friday were contributors to schedule delays, and wait times for some passengers on campus and at Charles Street.” He continued, “The weather and traffic volume impacted our ability to cycle buses inbound to Toronto back out to Kitchener / Waterloo in time for the peak period between 2 and 6 p.m.” He continued, “This past Friday we moved almost 1,000 students from Waterloo campus alone on 19 buses. We have five

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tudents intending to travel from Kitchener/Waterloo to Toronto this past Thanksgiving weekend had far from a smooth ride. On Friday October 9, dozens of students waited in the Davis Centre on campus, while others were stuck in the Charles Street terminal. All had one thing in common: they were waiting for Greyhound buses to take them to Toronto. For some, Toronto was the end destination. For others; a waypoint to Kingston or Ottawa. But, high demand for bus seats combined with terrible traffic on Highway 401 meant students were left waiting — in some cases for hours. The Greyhound scheduled for 5:00 p.m. did not arrive on time, and at 7:00 p.m. those students who hadn’t given up and left, were still waiting. Nobody seemed to know when the next bus would arrive. “I would approve if we didn’t have to go out of our way to get information.” said student Leonard Kneebone. Kneebone was intending to take a 10:30 p.m. bus from Toronto to Kingston, which, as the evening wore on, he was increasingly unlikely to catch. “Greyhound seems to resist giving us information.” If one calls the main number for Greyhound (1-800-661-TRIP) it should be possible to get a human being on the line fairly easily, but that night they didn’t or couldn’t give out any pertinent information. Inquires about the actual arrival time of the bus yielded replies such as, “No sir, I am unable to say about the traffic. I am not in that location.” or “I have to apologize sir, I cannot tell you if the buses are on time. We

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Sound FM hears Feds’ pre-referendum terms Jacqueline McKoy Lambert staff reporter

eds and Sound FM executives drafted a potentially pivotal agreement this past Monday, October 12 which, among other details, outlines plans for a referendum to reinstate a student fee to keep the station on the air. The radio station hopes to charge students a $2.50 fee each term, in order to “continue providing quality programming, pay for our license, continue to update our technology, increase capacity for production, pay co-op students, and continue to bring Canadian musical talent to Waterloo for shows and concerts,” according to a recent press release. 100.3 Sound FM, formerly known as CKMS, lost its $5.50-per-term student fee through a referendum in February 2008, and student funding ended on August 31 of the same year. Referenda can be started through a vote of Feds council, and the Sound FM issue is an executive-sanctioned agenda item at this Sunday’s council meeting. If a vote to initiate a refrendum for the Sound FM fee passes, over 23,000 full-time undergraduate students will have an opportunity to cast a ballot on the fee in mid-November, likely alongside the Health Services Expansion and Student Services Complex referenda. See RADIO, page 6

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In an effort to increase the amount of greenspace on campus, the Non-existant Action Committee (NEAC) covered the inside of POETS (the engineering lounge in CPH) with sod. The increased greenery surprised students on Friday, October 9. Said engineering student Eugene Zivkov, “It was lovely. You could take off your shoes and lie in the grass.”

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Photos from Thanksgiving weekend travel

Students line up for Fed Bus and Greyhound to get home for Thanksgiving.

Many Fed busses were sent to Davis Centre to handle the load.

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HSA’s high energy event made noise in the SLC long into the night. Tejas Koshy staff reporter

n the night of October 13, 2009, the Hindu Student’s Association (HSA) of the University of Waterloo held the Dandiya Dhamaka & Midnight Bhangra event. Starting at 8 p.m. till 2:00 a.m., the public event held in the Great Hall of the SLC this event is one of the only major events held by the HSA on campus, according to the organization’s president Santosh Vadivelu. The event was started with the Garba, which was performed around the depiction of the Hindu deity Durga. According to Vadivelu, the Garba is usually performed during the Hindu festival of Navarathri, which is towards the goddess Durga.

Following the Garba, the Dandiya dance was begun. This was a general admission, with many students both Hindu and non-Hindu taking part. The Dandiya otherwise known as the Dandiya Raas is usually performed during the Navarathri festival. It can be best described as a high-energy scene in the SLC, with many of the onlookers taking part, after paying $2 for a pair of short sticks used in the dance. The dance was performed with the use of the sticks and to the sound of music. Finally the event finished off with Bhangra. Bhangra is a form of dance and music that originated from Punjab, India. According to Vadivelu, Bhangra is actually one of the rising dance styles in the Canadian South Asian communities. tkoshy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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RADIO: REFERENDUM IN THE FUTURE Nobel goes to Obama, Sound FM President Steve Krysak to Feds Council to convince them to Continued from page 3 said that “one of the main things in this allow the station to continue operat- Dow Jones goes to 10,000

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agreement is our commitment to accountability and transparency, two issues that came up with CKMS in the previous referendum. Sound FM has made great strides over the last two years to become much more transparent, and this shows how committed to that we are.” According to Krysak, “If the referendum fails, the situation for Radio Waterloo will be dire.” “Due to circumstances we have left this referendum to the very end. We’ve made severe cut backs to our budgets to ensure operations can continue without the funding, but in all honesty without an influx of funds we will most likely not be able to continue our current level of operations on campus.” Since the cancellation of the student fee, funding for the station has primarily come in the form of donations. Community members of the station pay $50 a year as “Friends of CKMS”. Those who want to host an on-air program — students and community members alike — pay $30 per year, and those who simply want voting rights at the station pay $10. If the referendum passes, students will no longer have to pay extra fees to participate at Sound FM. The station has also sought funding from increased advertising in recent months. Prior to the referendum, 90 per cent of the station’s funding was sourced from the student fee. Sound FM’s current efforts are not the first time the station has worked with Feds to establish a lifeline in the absence of their student fee. In 2008 their board of directors made a proposal

We want to win the referendum, stay in the [Bauer] Warehouse, and continue being there for another 30 years.

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Feds Science Councilor and Board of Directors member, Sam Andrey, voted in support of the agreement at a recent Feds board meeting, especially considering its context within the other potential referendum votes. “With the possibility of three referenda happening at once, the cost of each will be brought [down] significantly, so I don’t have a problem with supporting Radio Waterloo’s bid to ask students for their financial support,” said Andrey. In Winter 2009, Sound FM collected over 2,500 student signatures in support of a referendum to bring student fee funding back to the station, but after an audit of the signatures, the station fell short of the required number to initiate a referendum in time for Fall term. Much like other tuition statement fees for “external” student organizations (including Imprint, WPIRG, and WUSC), it is expected that the Sound FM fee will be refundable. However, Feds VP Admin & Finance Chris Neal noted that “The semantics around how students will get their refund specifically is unknown at this time.” The Feds-Sound FM agreement came into existence not only to prompt a referendum, but to outline Feds’ and Sound FM’s responsibility to each other and the campus community at large. Neal noted that “Feds’ highest priority was ensuring we were not liable for the actions of the ratio station.” The agreement restates Sound FM’s commitment to students, through measures such as reserving 25 per cent of “prime” programming slots for undergraduate students.

ing from their North Campus Bauer Warehouse location for one year while they made more concrete plans for their future survival. The station’s inability to launch a referendum by petition in the Winter 2009 term led them to ask Feds to launch a referendum in their favour as they ran out of time to develop a solid funding model of their own. Feds and UW administration have unofficially extended Sound FM’s tenancy in the warehouse until the result of a referendum. The station will likely have to vacate the space in the event of a failed referendum. However, Sound FM can only keep its campus radio license as CKMS if it stays on university property. If the station loses its space at the Bauer Warehouse, it has the option of moving off campus and becoming an internet-only station, or applying for a costly new radio station license. Sound FM does not yet have an official position on plans to relocate. Instead, Kyrsak is focusing a favourable outcome for the station. “We want to win the referendum, stay in the [Bauer] Warehouse, and continue being there for another 30 years.” Councillor Andrey also expressed optimism for the direction Sound FM has taken in the past year. “I think they’re in a very different place than they were two years ago and the changes I’ve noticed have been positive. I’ve seen them become a much more student-driven organization and they have become more willing to reach out to the campus,” he said. “Ultimately, it will be up to students again if they want a radio station on campus, but I think this is a different station with a different structure than we voted on last time.” — with files from Feds, Imprint, and Sound FM jmckoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Investors had a reason to rejoice on Wednesday, October 7, as they witnessed the Dow Jones close at the 10,000 points. For the first time since October 3, 2008, the Dow Jones briefly closed above the 10,000 points mark. So great was the joy of traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that they passed out “Dow 10,000 2.0” ball caps. The Dow briefly crossed 10,000 at about 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, then retreated, then punched above 10,000 after 3 p.m. and held on until closing. The last time the Dow closed above 10,000 was October 3, 2008, and that was on the way down from its all-time high of more than 14,000 in October 2007. The first time the Dow hit 10,000 was on March 29, 1999. The rally, which registered an increase of 1.5 per cent and closed up at 10,015 was attributed mainly to predictions of strong third quarter earning in companies like Intel and J. P. Morgan Chase. In particular, Morgan Chase, which had a lot of low estimates due to its over-exposure to consumer debt yet exceeded the expectations of analysts by beating these estimates. Intel as well recorded strong third quarter numbers with both revenue and earnings gains. Also, the oil price is regarded to have contributed to this high. Although it is still half the price of its all time high in July 2008, it still managed to close above $75 per barrel; the highest oil price in the past one year. On other related indexes, the broader S&P 500 closed up 1.8 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed up 1.5 per cent.

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Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize 2009

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced President Obama as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The committee said it honored Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen inter national diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.” Obama viewed the decision as a “call to action,” rather than as an acknowledgment of his own achievements. However, Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, refuted the notion that Obama had been recognized prematurely for his efforts. “Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” said Jagland. He also added, “His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population.” “I could not think of anybody who is more deserving,” said Mohamed ElBaradei, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for his efforts to prevent nuclear energy being used for military purposes. Obama will continue to strive for a broad range of international projects, including nuclear nonproliferation, a reversal of the global economic meltdown and a resolution of the ArabIsraeli conflict. This is a crucial encouragement to the president to continue to follow through on the commitments. The Nobel recipient receives $1.4 million, which Obama plans to donate to charity.

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Choose Life protestors get arrested Clara Shin news assistant

McGill abortion protest ends in chaos

Fred Burrill and Elise Eisenkraft-Klein, two McGill students, were arrested and charged with mischief by Montreal police on Tuesday October 6 after disrupting a Choose Life’s anti-abortion presentation. Jose Ruba of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, according to the protestors, had no right to deliver his speech at McGill. They believed Ruba’s video projections, which included photographs from biology textbooks and other videos of the early stages of an abortion and other genocides were not appropriate for open public display. The event was originally scheduled in a private space with all the graphic images confined to the room. The students feel that those graphics images have violated the dignity of many women present at the event by harassing them with graphic images rather than using actual facts. The students warned by commissioners that if they continued to be disruptive they would be arrested and charged with mischief and possibly obstruction of justice. “I’ve had a lot of students express concerns to me...they feel that maybe it’s a violation of their rights

as a student to walk through campus and be confronted with these signs and images they don’t necessarily find appealing while walking about doing their everyday business,” said Jonathan Hann, Equity Commissioner of the Students Society of McGill University. Some students, like Fohl, were disappointed by the protestors’ behaviour that ended in arrests. “In a perfect world, we’d have events people are free to come to or not, free to disagree with or not, and there would be respectful dialogue on both sides, and people would allow that to happen. But that’s not the case at the moment.” York faculty take sides on Israel

Concerned Faculty For Palestinian Human Rights, a faculty group at York University, decided to contribute personal funds to pay the $1,000 fine that Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) York student group got charged with for participating in an anti-Zionist demonstration in Vari Hall last winter. Patrick Monahan, the vice-president of academic and provost and head of the Task Force on Student Life, Learning and Community, said that there is nothing wrong with a group of people willing to pay other group’s fines. He wants the student groups to follow space policies.

the university. The panel created for this function affirmed that the naming of a building should be strictly prohibited if sponsorship interferes with the university’s academic reputation or invites scrutiny by the public. However, some like Tugman, vice-president of Scotiabank, argue that some companies genuinely wish to promote leadership in the community by donating money to good causes. For example, Scotiabank donated $750,000 to international students and students with disabilities without asking for compensation. He argues that some companies and organizations wish to give money without expecting recognition. In order to create a strict guideline on how or when to accept private donations and how to compensate donors University of Ottawa President Allan Rock will create a committee that is dedicated for this cause. He added by saying that a donation needs to be extremely generous for its name to be kept on a building. Without a doubt, private funding is a necessity and we need protocols to regulate the naming rights of university spaces and buildings.

He added that imposing fines does not mean the administration is restricting freedom of expression of certain groups, but rather punishing groups for holding a public event without booking it. In response to this, Mustafa, a member of SAIA at York University, criticized that SAIA had always tried to book spaces for rallies in advance but their requests were either denied or by the time they were accepted, it was too late. Krisna Saravanamuttu, president of the York Federation of Students encouraged the faculty’s support for the students involved in SAIA by helping them cover their fines. Saravanamuttu said “We believe the Vari Hall space should be used for political demonstrations, and we also believe students should not be fined for exercising their charter rights, and one of our charter rights is the freedom of public assembly.” “We don’t hold rallies for fun or every day; we hold them when it is absolutely necessary,” said Mustafa. Ottawa’s naming rules

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Against anti-arts eliteism

Friday, October 16, 2009 Vol. 32, No. 13

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rts students have an unfairly bad reputation on this campus. Caveat: I was never an arts student myself — I was in physics. But from time to time over the last seven years, I’ve found myself defending the arts students from disparaging remarks made by students of other fields. And it’s on my mind now since it’s midterm season. Yes, midterms: you may have noticed that some people in arts don’t have those. Or finals. Or weekly assignments. Those differences make some students in more technical programs bitter. Maybe the bias against arts is a matter of campus culture. If the students in math are constantly told that their field is better because it’s “pure,” if the engineers are told that “Engineers Rule The World “(ERTW), then those attitudes will take root and breed a sense of superiority. Or perhaps arts is seen as a “lower” discipline because of the perception it’s a catch-all for the students who can’t make it elsewhere. After all, nobody ever fails a term in honours arts and switches into mechanical engineering as a result.However, if a student finds arts easy, they’re doing it wrong.

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Here’s a view I’ve long held: arts appears easy, not because arts is easy, but because arts is easy to do badly. Achieving high grades in arts can be just as difficult as it is for other faculties. I’ll use political science as an example. I’ve met some terrible political science students in my day — one particularly memorable student was

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politically involved. The real political science major will, in addition to his or her courses, pay attention to election cycles on every level, from campus politics to national politics. The great political science majors, though you might not always agree with them, will have made an effort to develop informed opinions.

paint their ass off to finish all their portfolio pieces, or an English major spend all night reading in preparation for their 20+ page essay (or, dare I say, the rhetoric and professional writing student who practises their craft by spending all their time in the Imprint office), you wouldn’t claim arts is inherently easy.

I’ve known arts students who had the marks to get into any program they wanted...but they chose Arts, because that’s where they actually wanted to be

someone who argued that “Asian people eat rice because they’re poor.” Despite a whole group of people arguing against him, despite the obvious ignorance and overtones of racism, despite pointing out that foods become staples in certain cultures because that’s just what grows there, he maintained his stance. Again, this guy was in political science. But I’ve also met some great political science students. The great ones burden themselves beyond class by reading newspapers daily and becoming

I have come to the conclusion that there are two kinds of arts majors. There are those who come to the faculty of Arts just because they want to go to university. I’ll admit that some of those take a lacklustre attitude towards their studies, which then give the remainder of arts majors a bad name. But remember, there are other students who take arts seriously, who put in the effort which make their programs as difficult as any other. If you’ve ever seen a fine arts student

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I’ve known arts students who had the marks to get into any program they wanted (including engineering), but they chose an arts degree, because that’s where they actually wanted to be. We’re in the midst of the One Waterloo campaign. The thrust of the campaign is that people shouldn’t be judged based on their religion, or the colour of their skin, or their sexual preference. I fail to see why judging people by their subject preference should be exempt.

Community Editorial Five year update: One Waterloo campaign Sarah Cook Feds VP internal

In my role as Vice-President Internal, one of my responsibilities is to act as co-chair of the One Waterloo campaign. Taking this role seriously, I have been grappling with the question of how to improve the campaign. Not many students would remember that the One Waterloo campaign began five years ago, and after five years, it’s time for some critical reflection. Our campus is a diverse campus. I’m sure there are innumerable ways to measure diversity, but this Orientation Week President Johnston, facing a crowd of 6,000 new students on the V1 green, saw some 60 per cent of them identify themselves as having been born outside of Canada. We have flagship clubs and services that act as

centres of support for our diverse student population ranging from the Indian Student Connection, to the Food Bank, to GLOW the Queer and Questioning Community Centre. Not only is UW a diverse community, the university has many services designed to support the success of everyone within the community. When thinking of the One Waterloo campaign, how then does this program improve our community? The One Waterloo campaign began with a mandate to create unity and celebrate diversity on campus. The campaign seeks to avoid discrimination and harassment in a proactive manner, by promoting a culture of acceptance and by providing opportunities to engage students in a positive dialogue about issues of diversity. Traditionally, the campaign has

sought to achieve this aim through interactive or educational event programming such as guest speakers or support for the club-driven Cultural Caravan Celebrations each winter. Because of this focus, some students might be more familiar with the One Waterloo event brand than the One Waterloo program itself. Students have been, and continue to be, the driving force behind the One Waterloo program. Students supported the creation of the One Waterloo campaign, and students have a critical role in the development of the campaign each year. Under the supervision of the co-chairs, it’s students that have the opportunity to propose speakers and organize events, like this week’s coming out week activities, whereby the campaign supports GLOW with the program-

ming for the week. As one of my larger projects this year, I intend to research ways in which other colleges and universities support diversity on their campuses and perhaps make recommendations to our diversity campaign on how we could further our efforts. In this process, I hope to gain feedback from students and to learn how they feel the diversity campaign is doing and what the campaign can continue to do to improve. As this is an ongoing project, I would encourage and openly accept any feedback the University of Waterloo community has on this matter. Please email me your feedback at vpin@feds.ca or feel free to contact me by phone at 519-888-4567 x33780 or stop by to see me in the Feds office in the Student Life Centre.

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ast weekend, President Barack Obama was awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.” If this statement made you choke back bitter laughter, you’re not alone. In addition to the events of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the Great Economic Crisis of 2008, I can now add the story of how the Nobel Peace Prize was prostituted to populist

politics to the list of events to which our generation bore witness. That’s right, prostituted, sold out, disparaged, whatever you decide to call it, the fact remains that the Norwegian Nobel Committee fell prey to the neo-messianic ardour that seems to be surrounding the current Presidential incumbent in the White House. Among other things, what seems absurd about the whole affair is that all the paeans to Obama right now are pre-emptive. It’s as if the world believes that he’s on the cusp of producing a string of successes out of a hat for which it doesn’t have the patience to wait for, but simply decides to congratulate him for it

anyway in an apparent vanity rush to be the first to do so. If speeches were the direct equivalent of efforts to secure world peace, the Nobel Peace Prize would adorn the mantelpiece of every progressive politician. Unfortunately, the math doesn’t work that way, and it takes a lot more than lucid oratory and eloquent rhetoric to translate efforts into success. And it’s especially disheartening to observe the Norwegian Nobel Committee (composed of five members elected by the Norwegian Parliament—the custodians of the Nobel Peace Prize) be deluded by smooth words and timely promises. Apar t from being g rossly

premature, by rushing to deliver this award to Obama’s doorstep, the committee has positioned itself as being apparently inclined towards rewarding popular politicians. To give them their dues however, it’s difficult not to be impressed by the marked departure in tactics employed between him and his predecessor, the ever-entertaining G.W. Bush, but nonetheless, that’s exactly what the committee should be guarded against. Need I remind you of previous Peace Prize winners such as Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Willy Brandt who dedicated their lives to their respective causes?

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Whose “yes” is it, anyway? blisteringly far-reaching autocracy? Has even the Federation of Students simply become another avenue for the university administration to blithely shift to undergraduate students certain necessary costs they find unpleasant but which they have an obligation to fulfill by virtue of tuition ? As if to further increase my suspicion, I discover that in comparison to the huge advertising campaign Fed rolled out for a referendum questions

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However, that I later realised the plan, especially for the new Student Services Complex, was basically lifted hook, line, and sinker from the university’s Sixth Decade Plan made me wonder, who really called the shots on this one?

in which they have considered themselves stake holders, Sound FM, a student organisation, basically has to crawl hand and foot to bandwagon with the Federation of Students to get a referendum without the fanfare the school — sorry — Feds project, enjoys. Now, I trust our student leadership to certain reasonable extents. I also know that they are hard-working and sincere people who really have the student’s interests at heart. Hence, I would never infer that they would be so deeply involved in some orchestrated effort to cooperate with the school authorities in an effort to manufacture new costs for us, already fee-overburdened undergraduate students. Nevertheless, it is my personal opinion that the negotiations that have brought us this referendum gave too much leeway to the school authorities. Considering this is an administration that has an entrenched record of repeatedly imposing new costs on undergraduate education whilst largely ignoring quality issues (especially for the faculty of arts), I think this “leeway” is unacceptable. What leads me

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the needs of undergraduate students claims that they cannot fund it because “government funding for buildings that are not primarily academic is not available and continued attempts to find donors are unsuccessful.” Frankly, they would do a better job colouring me stupid! The building in question is really a student complex filled with office space for countless university student support department operations like the Organization for Human Development, Student Life Office , Counselling Services, Retail Services, the Visitor’s Centre, and Office for Persons with Disabilities; and a lecture hall (which we will convert to a movie theatre at night as is already being done in one of the “academic” physics lecture halls), and is in fact a huge expanse of silent and group study spaces. Excepting the new Federation of Students offices, it really is a hybrid of academic functions currently housed in Needles Hall, South Campus, and any other random academic building, none of which were built by students. Clearly, these excuses obscure what is indeed the sad truth; the University of Waterloo does not care

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here should be no question about it. Even if only for the astounding campaign that the Federation of Students has mounted for the referendum, the proposed Student Services Complex and Health Services extension projects deserve a resounding “yes.” Considering that these facilities are long overdue and are, in fact, indispensable to avert a major student crisis of medical or social dimension, there is little logical ground for me to argue against the proposed projects. Nevertheless, certain things have alarmed me about these project and it is these points of concern that I propose we discuss in this column today. At the heart of the many issues with these proposals is a simple question; when in November, I vote “yes” to this plan, who wins? I know it sounds very silly and that the natural response particularly from your point of view is students; it seems a win-win-win to the power of a thousand for students of this university. But I challenge that supposition. That is more likely than anything a deceptive illusion. Before I continue, let me say that the correlative statements I make here are not intended to imply some grand conspiratorial scheme hatched to rob UW students of their hard-earned tuition dollars. I simply aim to point out what is slowly becoming to me and many students on this campus, an obvious fact; it is no longer clear whose interests the Federation of Students have made it their priority to serve. My first warning of this danger came from a brief déjà vu that hit me when I saw the first poster for the student space campaign. I ruminated to myself, “I have seen this before.” Now that should not ordinarily mean anything. However, when I later realised the plan, especially for the new Student Services Complex, was basically lifted hook, line, and sinker from the university’s Sixth Decade Plan made me wonder, who really called the shots on this one? Considering especially that the Sixth Decade Plan is really not an initiative of students (and I would argue), was not necessarily as inclusive of student opinion (they obviously do important things like that “logo style”), I have to ask, are these projects really the products of our student leadership’s well intentioned initiative or is this further evidence of the administration’s

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we, antsy undergraduates were receiving below 50 cents worth of service for our hard-earned dollar. Need more proof that we are being screwed over? Just look at the grand constructions going on all around campus. One would think that the administration would at the very least show some concern for the multitudes of first–years either relegated to inhumane three-some residence conditions; or, even worse,

denied the wonderful experience of residence life altogether, forced to endure the punishing solitude of off campus housing, by building them one more residence. But for the off-campus dons, such abandoned first years would be much more miserable. Instead, huge buildings, within and outside this city, that the average undergraduate student will never see the inside of, are the school’s spending priorities. The message has, over time, become a clear and simple one, graduate students are gold; undergraduates are underlings. Nevertheless, my blame does not rest on the administration of our university. It is at its heart, a public corporation, accountable to no one but operating budgets, huge corporations and Maclean’s rankings; it hardly matters to them that the concerns of undergraduates are the costs of these false glories. The blame should rest with those I pay a handsome sum to every term to protect my interests at the highest level of the administration. They can and they should do a better job. So when I cast that difficult vote in November, I’ll hope that my “yes” is for a student government that is protecting my interests–but I’ll know who should be doing the celebrating that fall afternoon. It’ll be President Johnston and his crew. I can hear them already: “Those lousy kids just freed up another 50 million.”

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one week break away from your partner is a way to prevent getting mad or picky about their behaviour. As an example: one time I didn’t put the ketchup away (he’s going to kill me for saying it, again) and it spiralled down into an argument about laziness in our relationship. When ketchup is causing a fight, then you know you need to spend some time apart, because you have been in each other’s hair too long. An appropriate time to do the experiment is when it will be the least socially awkward for you both. Some people, no matter how much you tell them, will not believe you that you’re not on a “break” when you explain this relationship experiment. I repeat, this experiment is not a “break.” Keep it in your pants for a week; it’s not that hard Rules of the one week challenge: • You are not allowed to interact, communicate, or interfere with your partner’s life for an entire week. • You must actively write down, or speak to others about your experiences without your partner for that whole week. • You are not on a break. You are on a one week vacation from your partner. Think of it as them being on a far away island for a week without any way to contact you. There are no grey areas about cheating, or things “being on

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Taking a one week break away from your partner is a way to prevent getting mad or picky about their behaviour.

the rocks” that way. When you enter the week, you and all your friends should know that this is to save a relationship—not break it. • Take note of the things you miss, the things you used to get mad/upset about, and the things that you did that probably weren’t the best ideas. • Write down your expectations in a relationship and what you need to feel fulfilled in one. You will share this with your partner. Only after a week can you really say what you want and need, because you won’t have any of your partner’s recent reminders to throw your thought process. You’ll miss them so much that the most important things will stick out, not the insignificant ones. • Set a meeting date and time after the week in a neutral place. Plan to meet your partner there for your first contact. Why a neutral

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s your close-distance relationship extra weak lately? Then you need a week. Take the one week challenge to make or break your short-distance relationship. If you can do this challenge and make it through to the end with high hopes and love to your ears, you know your relationship is meant to last. If you are filled with doubt in the end, then maybe that’s a step in the right direction. Before you jump into the challenge, you must be sure that you are doing it for the right reasons. This challenge is a last ditch approach to save a relationship that is severely in need of some help. I can honestly say I have done this challenge and it worked wonderfully to save my relationship. It might not work for everyone, but if it worked for me, I should share it, right? I almost feel as though I should throw in a heavy disclaimer here, though, because some of you will always point out the flaws or the things you don’t agree with in my methods. If you’re one of those people, just let me point you to the top of this page—it’s in the opinion section. So I write what I think, and that’s about it. If you’re looking for some heavy relationship discussions, please send it on to my mailbox, as I am glad to have some new thoughts on old problems. Moving on, I’ll let you know why and when the experiment is a good is idea. Taking a

place? Because some people realize that after a week, they shouldn’t be in the relationship any longer, so a neutral place is safe, fair, and will prevent one of you from tearing a room apart. So, if you feel like you’re at the end of your rope with your relationship, that you’re spending far too much time with your partner, or that you just feel like you have lost your independence, take the one week challenge. The worst it can do is help you both realize any truths about your relationship that you have been ignoring for so long. If you end up taking the one week challenge, I’d love to hear about it. Email me at nbest@imprint.uwaterloo.ca. See you next week!

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ichael Ignatieff announced a new plan to tackle climate change on Tuesday, an audacious move for the embattled Liberal leader. It’s been less than two years since Stéphane Dion went up in electoral flames for making a similar proposal, and the two leaders have both been smeared as milquetoast intellectuals disconnected from the problems of ordinary Canadians by the Conservative PR machine. Mr. Ignatieff ’s plan, while hidden in more appealing rhetoric than that of his predecessor, is ultimately nothing more than hot air. Now, it’s all too easy in a time of economic recession to blast environmentalists for being disconnected from real economic problems felt by real people. However, this attack overlooks one very important fact: the environment is a real problem for everyone, and its aims as well as the aims of economic rejuvenation for Canada are not mutually exclusive. Environmental degradation by humans is responsible for climate change, and climate change has enormous ramifications. It is unnecessary to expound the dangers of climate change to you university-educated people. However, these dangers are also economic. Canada’s economy is becoming more and more reliant on exporting natural resources, and there are two problems with this. The first is the obvious: without sustainable development, these resources will run out. The second is that it leaves Canadians at the mercy of the international market for these goods. As more and more of the world begins to look at ways to reduce their impact on the natural world, Canada risks being left behind, with disastrous economic effects. So what is Mr. Ignatieff doing differently? He is recasting the environmental debate as part of the economic debate.

Anti-environmentalists have insisted that making the transition to a “green” economy would be cost-prohibitive and leave Canada at a competitive disadvantage because of the higher costs necessary for an environmentally responsible policy. Mr. Ignatieff disagrees with this assessment: in a speech on October 13, he said that “the jobs of tomorrow are being created elsewhere as we speak.” He went on to warn that “either we act now, or we spend the next decade wishing we had.” While he is not wrong on this point, he has brought nothing new to the table. He is not the first politician, nor the first leader of his own party, to advocate taking the environment seriously. Where he falls short is the content of the platform itself. It comes down to three key areas: expanding research and development in green technology, creating a “smart” energy grid (one that can adapt to real-time changes in power consumption), and by emphasizing environmental consciousness in the federal government—Canada’s largest employer and consumer. These are noble aims; so where is the problem? The cost. Mr. Ignatieff ’s proposals do not come with a price tag, which, to be perfectly frank, is an act of economic lunacy. The benefits from this program are not at all in question—it would make Canada a world leader in clean energy and sustainability research. It can be argued that these programs are not just desirable, but necessary to ensure Canada’s economic survival. However, if we don’t know what it will cost, it will be impossible to determine whether the program is the best way to go about achieving our aims. We need to know how much it will cost so we know how we can pay for it. see ENVIRONMENT, page 11

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Community Editorials NOBEL: pre-emptively awarding Prize to Obama In the committee’s defence however, it helps to note that mistakes have been made in the past. Not only were candidates such as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin nominated for this prize, but also a certain nominee by the name of M.K. Gandhi was repeatedly declined as a potential laureate for this award despite his stellar contributions to human society. What should have been noted in hindsight by the Committee was the need for greater caution in selecting and awarding recipients considering that they are conferred the honour of an elevated social prestige as well as the opportunity to join an elite group of internationally recognized individuals. The current turn of events either dis-

plays absolute naiveté, or wilful obtuseness. Neither seems especially becoming of the Nobel committee. As the veritable journalist and critic David Frum questioned, does

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simply scaling-up the current military campaign in Iraq and the Af-Pak region? In fact, shouldn’t his very political platform—that the war in Afghanistan is “a war of necessity”—preclude him from

the Nobel Prize Committee, and by extension, that of Alfred Nobel himself, be tarnished and become the stuff of laughing-stock the world over? This time, the Norwegian Nobel

It was sheer vanity mixed with a good dose of Obama-mania that led to this debacle.

a politician who finds himself in the sticky situation of leading a country surrounded by belligerents the world over merit such a prize? After all, what’s to prevent Obama from being forced into a military engagement with Iran over its nuclear sophistry and/or North Korea with its missile testing issues, or

being included in the nominee list for this award, as well as any other award that ostentatiously claims to reward proponents of peace, whatever form that peace may be presented in? And if any of the dire scenarios predicted above were to ring true, wouldn’t the reputations of the Nobel Peace Prize,

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Committee stuck out its neck too far in a bid to congratulate itself for being the first to award Obama with an internationally recognized prize. It was sheer vanity mixed with a good dose of Obama-mania that led to this debacle. If anything, their hopes of adding a

popular figure to the ranks of their laureates backfired and the combined global uproar over this turn of events should, at the very least, serve as a clear wake-up call for the committee to make a better judgment next time. In comparison, Obama is simply acting in the course of his job, and although he may be providing an above-average level of performance, it’s still important to remember that he’s only been in office for little over nine months—puppy-dog years in terms of significant achievement. What makes this pathetic little debacle all the more comical is that the Office of Lincoln didn’t even hear the good news about this distinguished accolade until last Friday, when the President prepared a response highlighting his reservations on receiving the award.

Dear sick people Jay Sewell 5A math

’d like to pose a hypothetical situation: Imagine, for whatever reason, you decide that you need an mp3 player—say, to help you study—but you can’t afford a name brand. In haste, you purchase a knock-off (the EarPod) from a shady individual for a huge bargain (the details don’t matter). You take the mp3 player home and load it up with some music. You sit down to write a paper and press play. To your shock, your laptop starts to go fuzzy and shuts off, deleting your work. Your TV also hisses and shuts off. Suddenly your roommates yell

from upstairs “what the fuck?!” It seems your cheap mp3 player is not friendly to other electronics in its vicinity. Imagine also that you had planned to go to DC library later that day with your new player to read, since that was the particular reason you bought it. Here’s a question: knowing what the player might do to other people’s work, do you still go to the library? I think the obvious answer is No. No one, I hope, would knowingly put other people’s hard work in jeopardy, causing them serious irritation and frustration, just for their own convenience. It’s just common courtesy. Let me pose a slightly less hypothetical situation. Imagine you are

feeling ill: you have a cough and the chills, or you’re sniffling and sneezing. Imagine also you have a lot of work to do, maybe even work which needs to be done at school. Imagine, on top of all this, you are a fairly competent individual who knows (as we all do) that illnesses like yours can be contagious, and transmitted in a variety of ways. So, feeling as shitty as you do, and knowing that others you study near might end up, even without your intending it, becoming equally ill and feeling equally as shitty simply because you were near to them, why do you, in clear conscience, still go to school? See SICK, page 12

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Letters Re: Letter from October 2 issue of Imprint This is a response to the letter written by Trevor Jenkins. The pro-life movement is not ignorant of the fact that homosexual acts are incapable of leading to conception as that is a “de facto” consequence of an act being homosexual. You claim that all prolife supporters are “religious fundamentalists” that display ignorance and discrimination as they do not accept homosexuality as a legitimate alternative. Is this statement in itself not fundamentalist and discriminatory as you openly mock traditional Catholic moral thought (that has been

around for two millenium) and claim that there is no room for it as a valid alternative in the UW community? You argue that future Imprint inserts should include “all alternatives” in order to establish a more inclusive environment for everyone at the UW community. All alternatives except for those that challenge, oppose or counter what you ascribe to or believe in. Trevor, you are not the first person in history to demand such rights, the problem is you are in disturbingly dangerous company. Celeste Loccisano Science alumna Founding member of UWSFL

Re: SoundFM I am writing to put my two cents in regarding 100.3 SoundFM. It has come to my attention (again) that they’re still fighting for funding. After a recent visit to the station I can clearly see why they need it. Equipment is outdated, records outnumber CDs and technical problems (at no fault to the staff) are a frequent occurrence. The only thing not missing from the station is heart. Every single person there is there as a volunteer; they put in endless hours because they want to and the fact that they have to battle so hard for a little support from

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the university is ridiculous. Every student has numerous unnecessary charges on their tuition—bus fares never taken full advantage of, dental and health packages that no one even knows about. The cost suggested by SoundFM’s referendum is pennies compared to these expenses. The station brings together students and the surrounding community through music and pressing issues, I think that’s well worth my $2.50.

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ENVIRONMENT: Need for change in economic policy turn around Canada’s economic woes, no real argument for change has been advanced.

Despite this “new” idea from Mr. Ignatieff of using sustainable development to turn around Canada’s economic woes, no real argument for change has been advanced.

of a solution without even an attempt to grapple with these difficult problems. Some hard choices need to be made by Canadians. It is necessary to make radical changes to our way of

hope that we won’t need to wait for a serious degradation in quality of life for Canadians to realize that things must change. However, despite this “new” idea from Mr. Ignatieff of using sustainable development to

Changing the frame of the environmental movement as being primarily an economic investment is a good and necessary idea, but the time has come for a real plan, backed up with real numbers, as

opposed to vague platitudes and visions. Most members of the G77 walked out on environment minister Jim Prentice when he advocated scrapping some of the Kyoto provisions before the next international conference on climate change in Copenhagen. While Mr. Prentice’s candour may have been refreshing, it only reinforces what everyone already knows: the current Canadian approach to climate change is a joke. At the very least, if Mr. Ignatieff truly believes Canadians deserve “better” (which we do!), he should certainly agree that we deserve all the information about his plan, not just the parts that are politically palatable.

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I hope that to many people this accusation seems unjustified, since they have the moral character to know to stay home when they are sick, and thus can’t relate. However, I am neither blind nor deaf and can see and hear people with coughs and runny noses everywhere I go on and around campus. Obviously, then, there are some people who, it seems, don’t care that they are potentially causing others the same suffering they are experiencing. If you are suddenly realizing that you are one of these people, who tough it out and 1)#}

come to class or to campus no matter how you feel, please think about why it’s at least morally reprehensible to do so. I am by no means a neurotic person; but I do hate to get sick, especially in the middle of a school term. And I really don’t think I am alone on this one. If you are sick, stay home. Nobody wants what you’ve got, and I hope you wouldn’t wish it on people. If you absolutely must come (and this is very rare), wear a mask (which you can get from HS), wash your hands, stay away from crowds if you can. Do it to be a good person. Do it as a favour to everyone else. Suffer alone. Please.

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The idea of a carbon tax should be approached with caution by progressives: by taxing consumption the burden falls unfairly on the economically disadvantaged. An extra few cents for a litre of gas falls more heavily on the person with $50 of spending money per week than the one with $500. It seems intuitive that taxing those who produce carbon should provide an incentive for companies to use less carbon, but it is also possible over the short term that prices will simply rise, again unfairly penalizing those at the bottom of the economic heap. Other proposed systems such as “cap and trade” will be less harmful to “business as usual”, but will

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ions, ideas and attitudes if GLOW did not exist to ensure that the queer community felt comfortable on campus.

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In the spirit of coming out week, Imprint sat down with Adam Garcia, GLOW Service Coordinator for fall 2009. Imprint: Why do you believe that GLOW is an important part of our community. How does this organisation help students and off-campus individuals? Garcia: GLOW is an integral part of our community because of the support it provides for the queer community on campus, but also because of the awareness, education and visibility it brings on queer issues to those that may not have the experience and knowledge of them. GLOW exists not only to be the networking ground for LGBTQQ individuals on campus to meet others and form friendships, but also to connect students to the various services that the University of Waterloo has to offer the queer community. In this way we help students onand off-campus to feel that they are not overlooked, and that there are individuals who have shared similar experiences and can relate to them. We help students, faculty and staff in a number of areas: volunteers are trained in Peer Support to hold office hours, we run an anonymous phone line to call for confidential support, run ongoing events such as Sapphic Mondays geared towards queer women and female-oriented persons and sponsor the Wednesday Night Discussion Group. Finally we host a number of special events throughout the year such as our Coming Out Week, Queer Dances and Pride Celebrations. In my opinion, our university would be missing out on a creative and innovative set of opin-

This week GLOW is celebrating and hosting a variety of events in honour of ‘Coming Out Week.’ What do National Coming Out Day and this special week mean to you? National Coming Out Day and GLOW’s Coming Out Week are important advocacy and visibility events for the LGBTQ community. For me, they serve as reminder that across the world the rights of LGBTQ individuals are not ensured and protected. Everywhere there are stories of individuals who come out and are immediately accepted and there are those who aren’t. We have come a very long way in a short period time, but we have so far to go in terms of changing attitudes while maintaining the ability to celebrate an important cultural aspect of society. What advice would you like to provide for LGBTQ individuals in the workplace? My advice for LGBTQ individuals in the workplace is to be yourself, as far as you are comfortable with. No one can tell you that there is an appropriate level of “outness” in any given workplace, as this is something you need to find for yourself and come to a conclusion on your own. If being out in the workplace is important to you, do your research. Does the company have diversity and anti-discriminatory policies, or mandatory diversity training and development? These things prove your worth to the company as an LGBTQ individual; they want you to have a safe and supportive working environment. One of the best ways I was given an answer to this question was with a question: Do you want to work for the success of a company who would not

be willing to ensure a safe working environment for and value the opinions, ideas and work ethic of LGBTQ employees because of their sexual or gender identity? Who is your favourite Canadian LGBTQ advocate? I could never pinpoint one LGBTQ advocate as a “favourite.” Each person that speaks out for equality rights has been instrumental in where we, as a Canadian society, are for LGBTQ rights. If I had to give a name, Mark Tewksbury broke stereotypes when he came out as gay, as he is an Olympic-gold medalist. Ever since he’s consistently involved himself in the queer community as a co-president of the World Outgames in Montreal, and numerous speaking Engagements. He’s definitely someone that many LGBTQ individuals can look up to. Why did you get involved with GLOW? I actually did not get involved as a volunteer with GLOW in my first year, and couldn’t even make it to the discussion groups because of night classes. However, here I am coordinating for a service I wasn’t involved in at all during first year. Why? My experience first year as an “out” student on campus was alright, and most of my friends were completely accepting. There was an incident in residence and it was an experience that made me realize that the existence of GLOW to be there for students when they need someone who understands where they’re coming from is a hugely important one. I want to make the experience of LGBTQ students on campus better; from the moment of move-in, throughout Orientation Week and first-year and until they graduate. So many aspects.

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ou know that feeling you get when you put the last of your change into the vending machine and what appears to be a fifth corner gets stuck on the spindle and you kick and throw your body into the machine with frustration but to no avail? That pretty much sums up the frustration I get when I see every other peer in my class with a one-time use plastic water bottle and proceed to watch as they all chuck them into the garbage can after class. There are not many things I hate, I mean flat out wish everlasting death upon. On a spectrum with puppies and random acts of kindness at one end, plastic would be sharing the opposite end between cancer and animal slaughter. My original prospect for this challenge was something along the lines of “One month with no plastic…how about I make it the whole year,” until I quickly realized there were zero alternatives to a plastic razor blade that didn’t also include some other form of plastic. I’ll admit the cold mornings we’ve been having created a tempting rational to ban the blades for months to come, but out of consideration for my partner I am writing this article tonight and giving in to a brand new post-consumer plastic razor tomorrow. Why the hate? Here is a 20 second debrief on the reasons plastic makes me question whether humans set out to challenge if they could

create a product so environmentally catastrophic and intertwined into our daily lives that its removal seems next to impossible: • It is intended to never breakdown! Seriously? seriously!?! [Bangs head] Made of oil. Choose your re• lated issue. • Do we really need to ensure that our cancer-causing everything’s are packaged in cancer-causing packaging? For years I’ve cursed about it as more and more renewable and reusable products turned to one-time use disposables. So this past month I set out to see just how far I go without it. Fail one: my computer. Fail two: the desk my computer is on. Fail three: the chair I am sitting on. Fail four, you get it, the challenge was a lot less of a challenge and became more of an impossibility as I realized everything (wait you’ll see) not only is made of plastic but has barely any alternative options. Let me take you through my experience in two of the most frustrating of plastic-infested areas of daily life. Personal care There must have been hygiene before plastic! First attempt at a plastic free shower leaves me with a lone soap

bar. No shampoo, no conditioner, no cleanser, no razor and post shower no toothbrush, no moisturizer, no deodorant and no makeup. Lucky for me my hippy friendly Tom of Maine toothpaste comes in a metal tube and I was put together enough to leave the house. As I scavenged local health food stores and online ‘eco-malls’ I was met with further aggravation until the clouds parted and in the key of angels I heard “LUSH”. Based on the premise that words like natural, eco-friendly and ethical should be at the foundation of cleanliness this company stole my heart in 30 seconds. One visit and I was giving the old ‘dust off my shoulders’ to my longtime plasticized friends bottled shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and cleanser. Food Without even looking I knew that my cupboards and fridge were stocked with plastic sins so I skipped the tally and headed to the grocery store. Having just about finished the 100-mile diet I was sure that there was no food challenge that would steal my smile. A couple single apples, a cantaloupe and a head of broccoli were the extent of produce as everything else seemed to be either in a plastic container, wrapped in shrink wrap or held together by plastic mesh. Fresh made

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bread in paper bags, yippee! Except for the fact that each bag had this pointless window of plastic by which you can see your bread through….because the open end isn’t enough? Moving on through the store I met pasta all in bags (or boxes with windows), crackers in bags inside boxes and juice in the one thing worse than plastic; tetra packs. Well not to worry, three rows of canned food and I’m going to be laughing in plastics face. Except that behind that beautiful renewable-forlife tin can is a liner of BPA plastic. Grocery store fail. This space will only allow for so much ranting but by having a look around you I can guarantee you will spot about another dozen of my frustrations this month. It seems our every day interactions with plastic products are made up of things that seem impossible to live without. Somehow though we were able to do it before and there are three billion people that still do. Maybe if we lived like the three billion people below the poverty line we wouldn’t have a plastic mass floating in the ocean that is twice the size of the continental United States. Look, maybe when our parents were our age they could share the mentality that the damage that is created won’t be experienced in their lifetime but we don’t share that luxury. We’ve inherited the plastic disease and we won’t be able to cure it unless we

make the conscious effort to. I don’t have the solution to a plastic-free existence—yet! I’ll be working on it and I encourage you to do the same. For additional information check out: EnviroWoman http://plasticfree. blogspot.com/ - the journey of a woman that goes three years trying to live without plastic Ithinkihateplastic.com – a forum to raise awareness and bitch Lifewithoutplastic.com

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views are present when washrooms are only created for men and women without considering providing a unisex washroom for transgender individuals. I was lucky enough to communicate with Michael Strickland of Communications and Public Affairs and Geordie Graham member of LGBTQ Advisory Committee who both shared interesting experiences that they have encountered. Strickland was able to provide varied opinions because of his experience in the Canadian Armed Forces 25 years ago and his current experience as a UW employee. Strickland told me that individuals respected confidentiality and did not disclose personal information with others if asked. Strickland also mentioned that working at UW has given him the freedom to be true to himself and how glad he is to be working in an environment where he is accepted for an important part of who he is. An accepting and safe environment contains a lot of signs that an individual should be aware of when applying for a working position. These include things like

public ranking, accommodations to minority groups, and a strong sense of equality. Some other secondary things to consider include whether or not your prospective or current company provides networking functions for LGBTQ individuals, provision for both partners, a diversity office, diversity inclusion in corporate codes of conduct, diversity training, and queer professional networks. Sadly, not all of these things will be provided for individuals regardless of which minority group they belong to. But, it most certainly doesn’t hurt to try. Sometimes, companies are not aware of these things because other individuals have not taken a stand and discussed things that can be improved for the LGBTQ community. However, if an individual decides to come out, then they may act as an advocate for his/her work environment. Change can only be made through the process of taking a stand and making an initiative. Geordie Graham also provided stories about positive experiences that he has encountered over time. He stated that work experiences

have become better over time after he was open about his sexuality with co-workers. This is because depending on the situation, coming out may create a stronger bond between co-workers. Not only will co-workers that are related to an LGBTQ individual be able to develop a better understanding of sexual orientation but s/he will also be able to realize that we are more alike than we are different. Many organizations and groups have been created based on the premise that equality matters. Some groups targeted towards the LGBTQ community include legal departments, the human rights commission, human resources departments, co-op advisors, the LGBTQ advisory group, and conflict rights management. On campus resources also include the Diversity Campaign, Student Life Office, GLOW and Feds. Feel free to contact them if you have any concerns or would like some advice about anything related to sexuality and the work environment. After all, they are here to help. stoma@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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hey are not known as the University of Waterloo Warriors Women’s fastball team. They do not don the Warrior crest like other Waterloo teams do. In fact, having the name University of Waterloo printed across their jerseys was a difficult enough process in itself. They do not receive funding from the school’s athletic fund, and they do not even have a place on the “GoWarriorsGo” website. However, this talented and hard working group of young women display exactly what it means to be Warriors. The UW Women’s fastball team has continued to operate like that of a varsity team for the past seven seasons, even though they have had many barriers in their way that could easily spell the end for the team. However, persistence and dedication amongst players, coaches, and sponsors have kept the team going through all that stands in their way. One of these barriers is the league in which they play. The OIWFA (Ontario Intercollegiate Women’s Fastpitch Association), has failed to be accepted by OUA (Ontario University Athletics) as a varsity league. The league has lobbied for support to be granted this status since its creation in 2001. However, the league has not met the strict OUA requirements to formally submit an application to become an OUA sport. These requirements state that the athletic departments of eight universities in the OUA represented by their respective athletic directors must commit to the application for the league to be considered. As well, these universities must prove that they will offer support to their teams and make facilities open for games and tournaments to be played. However, according to OUA executive director Ward Dilse, this has not occurred. “I have been with the OUA for nine years and in that time the sport of women’s fastball and their league has not formally submitted an application to become an OUA sport. It is a great league and is very competitive but to be considered it would have to meet the criteria.” Even though the league has not formally applied, they did attempt to apply in 2007. According to league

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convener Brian Robertson, the league wrote up the application only to find out that they needed these eight signatures before the meeting took place. With only a week before the application was to be submitted, they were able to attain only four signatures. Some athletic directors agreed to support in principle but could not sign it without consent from their colleagues. Thus, the application failed to meet OUA standards and could not be submitted at that time, making Robertson believe that this was and is the only hurdle in the leagues way to gaining OUA status. However Robertson pointed out that a bigger issue lies here. “To receive funding and receive varsity status, the University of Waterloo fastball team does not need to be a part of the OUA. This is a decision that lies solely with the University of Waterloo Athletic Department. In fact since we played our first season in 2002, the league has grown to 12 teams and of these 12 teams, 10 receive some form of support from their school with the Universities of Toronto, Western and McMaster officially receiving varsity status. The University of Waterloo and Brock are the only two not to receive any funding at all.” This lack of funding is another barrier that stands in the team’s way and has caused the team to adopt paid

dues as the main funding source for the team. In other words each member of the team donates their hard earned money to support the cause they are so dedicated to, even though this money could be spent on other things such as their tuition, housing, or textbooks. In fact, this year due to a lack of sponsor related funding, each team member pays $275 which covers facility and travel costs, while members of varsity teams receive perks such as team clothing, out of town travel and accommodations and food vouchers that the Waterloo women’s fastball team could only dream of receiving in return for their hard work. University of Waterloo athletics director Bob Copeland states that this lack of funding is attributed to the fact that the school is not capable of adding any new varsity sports. “Our funding and infrastructure cannot support growth beyond the current 31 interuniversity teams offered including adequate facilities for practice and competition, student-athlete support services such as medical and therapy, and administrative staff support to ensure proper program management and risk management. However we are trying to offer the team and similar teams some form of support.” This form of support Copeland is discussing would come out of the strategic planning process currently

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underway in which the athletics department is looking at different models of offering support to teams not considered varsity but yet “competitive sports clubs,” which has been successfully put into place at other universities in the league. This revision to the current Campus Recreation club model would allow highly competitive clubs such as women’s fastball some form of support for their distinction. However, this level of support is unknown. Currently, not only does the team not receive funding from the school but it also lacks some of the main benefits other teams reap from their varsity status. For example, the team does not benefit from the advertising or promotion that is associated with being a varsity team, which is important in getting not only their successes out there but also their existence. The current varsity website displays team information, news, scheduling and updated standings of its team allowing for those interested in the sport to attain this information. However, there is no place for women’s fastball on the current GoWarriorsGo website, even though at the barebones level, the majority of other schools in the league allow the use of their website in order to support the team. See BASEBALL, page 31

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Saturday, October 17 Men’s and women’s badminton vs Western at 10:00 a.m. in CIF gym

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All weekend long Men’s and women’s basketball — Naismith Classic at PAC gym (See coverage inside)

Warriors rugby fought hard to a hard defeat

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Gaels grind Warriors

Michael L. Davenport editor-in-chief

he Waterloo Warriors football team played the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday, October 10. Despite some fantastic playing by individual Warrior athletes, most notably receiver Dustin Zender (#3), the Warriors never came together to the point where they could effectively counter the Gael onslaught. The Gaels bested the Warriors 43 – 21, maintained their position at the top of the league, and extended their undefeated streak to six games. First Quarter: Warriors 0, Queen’s 24 Queen’s – Field goal by Dan Village @ 6:16 [3-0] Queen’s – Touchdown by Scott Valberg (Brannagan) @8:33 [10-0] Queen’s – Touchdown by David Rooney (Dan Village) @9:56 [17-0] Queen’s – Touchdown by Scott Valberg (Brannagan) @11:23 [24-0] The game had a grim beginning for the Warriors. A field goal, a pass-and-run from the 45 yard line, and an interception successfully run in for a touchdown meant the Gaels established a quick 17 point lead over the scoreless Warriors, with over five minutes still on the clock in the first quarter. It was easy to see the team was incredibly

frustrated by the effort on the field. Defensive Captain Jordan Verdone was seen on the bench after the play getting very verbal as he tried to fire up his team. Another interception lead to a run to the one-yard line, and the Gaels were able to wrestle the ball into the end zone on their next play. The first quarter ended 24 – 0 for Queen’s. Second Quarter: Warriors 7, Gryphons 27 Queen’s – Field goal by Dan Village @ 5:32 [27-0] Waterloo – Touchdown by Lagace from (E. Martin) @ 14:08 [27-7] The Warriors managed to up their game for the second quarter, and Queen’s eased up on their offence. The Gaels scored a field goal early on, widening their lead to 27 points. But the quarter went back and forth, with the Warriors coming very close to the Queen’s end zone on more than one occasion, resulting in Waterloo starting drives after punts from about the center of the field. The Warriors were finally able to convert their proximity to points, and score a touchdown. Quarterback Evan Martin (#13) led the team down the field with 5 consecutive completions for 45 yards to put the Warriors within the red zone. Runningback Matt Socholotiuk (#35) gained nine yards to put the Warriors on the four-yard line and Evan Martin took it home with a pass to runningback Steve Lagace (#36) for the two-yard touchdown. The game would break for halftime at 27 – 7 for Queen’s.

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Third Quarter Warriors 7, Gryphons 36 Queen’s – Safety (Waterloo conceded) @ 6:00 [29-7] Queen’s – Touchdown by Thomas Howes @ 9:15 [36-7]

the end-zone, due to possible interference from the Gaels. However, calling a penalty was unnecessary — the ball was caught mid-drop by Zender, who effectively rescued the pass and scored the Warriors another touchdown. But Queen’s was able to score another touchdown for The third quarter saw some solid passing themselves early in the quarter, making the and playing on behalf of the Warriors. Martin final score 43 – 21 for the Gaels. QB Evan Martin had 22 completions in completed a pass to receiver Andrew Ward (#88) for a 40-yard gain. They followed it up with a 38 attempts with two interceptions and three 16-yard pass to receiver Nick Anapolksy (#1) touchdowns during the game. Receiver Dustin jtoporowski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Zender led the Warriors with 174 yards in 9 and were able to make it to the 7-yard line. But the Warriors weren’t able to score any catches, including the longest catch of the day points, as they had gained only one yard in two with a 65-yard touchdown. On defence Mitch Nicholson lead the Wartries and had an incomplete pass when they went for it on third down. The Gaels saw their riors once again by having 11 tackles on the day, lead advanced to 36 – 7 during this quarter. more than double the next Warrior defender. The Warriors have an away game against University of Toronto on October 17, and are Fourth Quarter: home again to face York on October 24. Warriors 21, Gryphons 43 Saturday October 17 at Toronto (1-5) Queen’s – Touchdown by Ionnides from As per usual, Toronto Varsity Blues are (Brannagan) 3:20 [43-7] dwelling at the bottom of the league for another Waterloo – Touchdown by D. Zender by year. Waterloo cannot repeat the loss of last (E. Martin) 4:39 [43-14] year that broke Toronto’s losing streak. Waterloo – Touchdown by D. Zender by Their offence and defence is one of the (E. Martin) 6:50 [43-21] worst in the league; the only football team The final quarter was where the Warriors worse than them is York, who happens to be shone. Dustin Zender (#3) caught and ran-in their only win this season. If Waterloo comes a 65-yard pass from Warrior QB Evan Martin focused then this game will be all Waterloo. for a touchdown. In another play, a 35-yard pass by Martin editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca was fumbled by receiver Nick Anapolksy in

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wiped clean, you must be optimistic. Just like with that newly single celebrity – the philosophy is always “who knows” and not “well, let’s think this through”. Of course, the Jays really don’t stand a chance, just like me and Hayden. The Red Sox and the Yankees are in our division, the Yankees having the largest payroll

to get a little old. Look at the Minnesota Twins whose payroll was a mere $65 million; they made the playoffs and their payroll is seventh lowest in the league. Same goes for last year’s Tampa Bay Rays team that went to the ALCS with a $43 million payroll. The first step towards change was firing General Manager J.P. Ricciardi,

There’s an unwritten code among fans of any team, that when you start, 0-0, the slate is completly wiped clean, you must be optimistic

And this is where I start to bring in the Blue Jays. Is this not, pretty much the exact feeling us Blue Jay fans go through every year? We get the thrill of the new season, of infinite potential, of greener pastures up ahead. We convince ourselves that our pitching staff is young, and fresh and our hitters are going to tear it up. See, there’s an unwritten code among fans of any team that when you start, 0-0, the slate completely

in the majors at $201.5 million big ones and the Red Sox coming in at fourth with $121.75 million. In comparison, the Jays are sitting around $80.5 million, good enough to take fifteenth on the list. With 40 per cent and 67 per cent of the money our division rivals have, it makes it tough to compete. But the excuses only go so far, and while it’s fair, up into a certain point, to blame the unfair competition we face; the losing is starting

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bout four months ago I was playing video games in my room when I got a text from my good buddy Connor that read four simple words: Hayden Panettiere is single. Now, I’m not one to get excited unless I know a story’s straight – you don’t want to get yourself worked up over nothing, right? So as the obsessive (did I say obsessive? I meant loving) fan that I am, I headed over to my laptop and started some research. Five articles later, all confirming what Connor had said, a bizarre thrill was beginning to spread through me. Hayden Panettiere was single; finally, after two years of waiting, the “Heroes” star was finally back on the market. Believe me, I understand how irrational this is, but I hardly believe I’m the only one. Admit it, when that one special celebrity of yours finally is free again, you get a bit of a jolt. In the back your mind, you know the odds are stacked against you, but you still hold on to hope. For example: I know Hayden is richer than I am,

who in his 8-year tenure, was given a much greater spending capacity than the Jays of past, but produced less than thrilling results. He gave horrible contracts out to B.J. Ryan, Alex Rios and worst of all, Vernon Wells. Vernon Wells’ contract is arguably the worst contract in baseball right now. A 7-year, $126 million contract is supposed to provide a team with a star player, a player who puts up a .300 average, 35 homeruns and 100 RBIs – every year. Since Wells

received his contract he has been hitting about .267 with 17 homeruns and 75 RBIs. And better yet, the Jays still have him for another four years. Excellent job, J.P. But good news is on the horizon, now that J.P. is finally gone. The memory of yet another squandered, lifeless year for the Jays is already beginning to fade and the hope of a new year, is coming slowly into focus. Let’s hope the new front office stops giving out ridiculous contracts and begins to understand that with a smaller payroll, our farm system is our most important asset. Let’s hope Aaron Hill turns out to be the real deal. Let’s hope the Doc keeps pitching like a Cy-Young candidate. Remember people, next years a new year, anything can happen. Oh, and if anyone knows Hayden; can you hook me up with her number? jtoporowski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Eric Garcia Nathan Dixon Jonar Huertas Cam Norrie Kurtis Sansregret Sunday Matueny Nick Miller Ian Dickey Amadou Fall Dan Purvis-Collins Sean Maxwell Richard Reimer Braedon Speer Trevor Assels

Head Coach: Kirby Schepp (1st season) Recently appointed new Manitoba Bisons Head Coach Kirby Scheff has hit the ground running in an effort to rebuild his program. In the short time he’s been on board he has been able to significantly upgrade the talent level, especially in the backcourt. The loss to graduation of three of last season’s top four players presented the first big challenge; however with the commitment of a pair of blue chip guards from last season’s Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) champion’s Red River Rebels in Jonar Huertas (6’0”) and Kurtis Sansregret (6’0”), the Bisons have at least four top guards poised to battle for minutes in the rotation. Huertas and Sansregret were both conference all-stars at Red River and also combined to lead Sisler Spartans to a Manitoba Provincial championship a few seasons ago on a team that Scheff called “one of the best high school teams we’ve had in Manitoba for a long time.” Both, Huertas and Sansregret are expected to push for starting roles and complement returning guards Nathan Dixon (5’9”) and Eric Garcia. (5’8”) Scheff has started to address what continues to be a pressing need in the frontcourt by bringing in Sean Maxwell (6’7”), a transfer from UBC, who has a smooth stroke from the perimeter and can play both the 3 and 4. Dan Purvis-Collins (6’4”) is a third year wing who should see some time as should third year forward Ian Dickey (6’5”). A welcome re-addition to the lineup is Richard Reimer (6’7”), who returns to the Bisons for his second season after playing his freshman season two seasons ago in 2007-08. Coach Scheff appears to have done as much as he can given the extremely late start to his recruiting, fortifying the guard spots and now looks to build up his front line and find an impact three man as he works hard to rebuild his Bisons.

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Head Coach: Stephen Baur (2nd season) After shocking the nation two seasons ago with a programdefining victory in the CIS National semi-final against host and five-time defending champion Carleton (one of the greatest CIS games ever played), the Acadia Axemen were indeed “back” as Nationals contenders. Coach Stephen Baur took over early last season as head coach after Les Berry resigned to led Acadia to the playoffs and suffered a quarter-final loss to eventual AUS champion Dalhousie Tigers. Acadia has some solid returning talent in Sophomore Casey Fox (6’3”). He may be Acadia’s next star, especially after his 32point performance in the AUS quarter-final loss. Fox, named AUS Rookie-of-the-Year and CIS All-Rookie team after last season, has consistent shooting range beyond the arc and can create his own shot off the dribble. Fifth year Alex Traikov (6’5”), the Axemen’s leading scorer, returns after being named to the all-AUS second team. Traikov has flourished as the feature guy, despite being a bit undersized. Traikov makes up for his lack of size with strength, working well on the glass and around the paint, using his pattened hook to get shots off over bigger guys. Acadia lost three key players to graduation but Coach Baur was more than able to replace them with with one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, highlighted by three blue chip recruits. Power forward Owen Klassen (6’9”) was heavily courted by universities and is a versatile forward who should create matchup problems given his ability to face up and score with his back to the basket. Combination guard Anthony Sears (6’4”), who scored over 1,100 points as a high school senior (~30 ppg) is a tremendous athlete and is a scorer but can also run the point. Given Acadia’s lack of quality depth at the guard spots, expect Sears to move into the rotation almost immediately. And a hidden gem in French import Jonathan Kamba (6’5”), Acadia gets a great athlete who was a relative unknown prior to last season after arriving from France at Ecole Secondaire Nepisiguit in Bathurst, NB, where he averaged 26 points a game while being named to the North East Atlantic All-Star team.

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Head Coach: Mike Katz (6th season) For four of his first five seasons as head coach, Mike Katz’s University of Toronto Varsity Blues have been on the precipice of breaking into the very upper echelons of the CIS scene, only to suffer heartbreaking losses to teams which subsequently move on to and/or win the Nationals. In many respects, Varsity’s recent plight can be compared to the Toronto Blue Jays, who happen to compete in the same division as two of baseball’s perennial World Series contenders in the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Playing in virtually any other division other than the OUA East, the Blues would likely have already qualified for at least one, maybe multiple, nationals over the last five seasons but for the presence of Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees. With the significant graduation loss incurred by the Ravens and Gee-Gees, combined with a veteran returning U of T roster, this season presents Coach Katz and his program to qualify and make noise at the Nationals. Toronto’s strength is in the backcourt with a pair of senior, all-conference candidate guards in Rob Paris (6’2”) and Nick Magalas (6’2”). Paris, who is ideal knocking down open looks running off multiple screens in the Blues varied offensive sets and Magalas, who handles like a “1” and can score like a “2”, give Toronto 35+ minutes of high quality guard play every night. Emerging point guard Anthony DeGiorgio continues to mature and looks to earn the floor time required to have the ball in his hands at key points in games. The Blues have a veteran group up front led by Nick Snow (6’7”) and Pat Sewell (6’4”). Snow, who has played most of his career with a bad back supported by a flack jacket, when healthy is very good getting his shot off inside and hitting shots out beyond the three point arc. Drazen Glizic (6’6”) made large strides as a CIS post last season, especially on the glass and big, burly Andrew Wasik (6’6”) takes up a lot of space and may be one of the strongest posts in the conference.

– all stories With Files Courtesy of www.CIShoops.ca

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2009 – 2010 Men’s basketball team Position: Guard

Position: Guard

Major: Science Year: Fourth

Major: Arts & Buisness Year: First

Height: 6’0”

Hometown: Waterloo

Luke Kieswetter

High School: Kitchener C.I.

Harrison Mair

Year: Fifth

Height: 6’4”

HighSchool: Forest Heights C.I.

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High School: Kitchener C.I.

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High School: Eastern Commerce

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Hometown: Midland High School: Midland S.S.

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Hometown: Winnipeg

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Major: Arts

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Hometown: Toronto

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Position: Forward

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Hometown: Heidelberg

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Position: Guard

Major: Arts

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Major: Science

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Height: 6’0”

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Position: Guard

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Major: Kinesiology

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Hometown: Vancouver

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Year: First

Position: Guard

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Warrior women looking to drive into the playoffs

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PG Reanne Holden (5’5)

SG Colleen Quinlan (5’8)

Improved a lot this summer. Really fast and plays hard. Goes after rebounds and dives on floor for balls.

Strong on the ball but facing an injury. Warriors will need to temporarily depend on a rookie starter.

C Laura Becotte (6’0) Put a lot of work in during the summer offensively and is solid defensively

PF Erin Button (6’0)

She is a match-up problem for other teams. Very quick and tough to guard. Key to Warriors offense.

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SF Stephanie Shea (5’8)

Stronger offensively, very detailed scorer. Struggles a little on defense.

SF Chelsea Brown (5’7)

By far the Warriors best defender. Great individual and team defender. Has stepped up to become a vocal leader. XIAOBO LIU

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he Warrior Women’s basketball team had a tough campaign last year. The team finished with a 7 – 15 record and 14 points, good for eigth and last place in the OUA West division. With their third coach in three years, the team never really clicked. “With no continuity it was tough,” Head Coach Tyler Slipp told Imprint “I revamped the style and the system, not to get away from the previous style but to coach the way I coach.” The team showed some flashes of brilliance during their season but they never really got it together. Now in his second season with the Warriors, Coach Slipp will be looking to develop the team’s chemistry and experience. Coach Slipp will have the team playing a motion offense which takes time and focus to play. Motion offense is a strategy that involves using player movement to exploit the quickness of the offensive players. The team will use constant movement coupled with screens and good passing to set up teammates and create opportunities to score. Obviously, this type of strategy takes some time to develop with new players as they need to play well with each other; while being unselfish and disciplined to make the team-oriented offense work. With eight new faces in Warrior uniforms, the Naismith classic will help provide some experience for the players to get used to the system. “With a young team and eight new faces, the approach will be that it will be great if we win this weekend, but everyone will get a chance to play” Coach Slipp told Imprint. “It’s not that [the players] aren’t playing to win, but we want to win in February and March more than right now; we need to play to build chemistry and figure out roles and see what needs to be done to win in the league.” The team lost their leader, and second team OUA all-star Kim Lee, who averaged 14.8 points and 6.2

rebounds per game; good enough to be ranked the 18th best player in Canada (CIS). This year, the team will be lead by fifth years Erin Button and Laura Becotte. The Warriors will be looking to improve upon their scoring margin of last year as they scored 61.8 points per game while allowing 67.7 points per game. They are gunning for the playoffs, which they missed by one game last year. They may have less talent with the loss of Lee, but they will have a different energy and chemistry, which Coach Slipp hopes will translate into more wins. “With good chemistry, when you lose you don’t get blame going around the dressing room, you get people rallying together to get the job done” Coach Slipp said. The team also has a more experienced coach with Tyler Slipp. With another year under his belt, Coach Slipp understands his player’s skill sets more and knows what they can achieve. The team will have a tough road ahead to reach their goal of making the playoffs, as this year the OUA is a tough league. There will be a battle every game, and with lots of room for improvement, these women have the capability to achieve their goal. Last year, Windsor only lost one game and the Warriors were able to play to their level as they were close in the fourth quarter until the Lancers pulled away to win by only 12. “It’s funny that we played so well against Windsor yet didn’t make the playoffs,” Coach Slipp said. Although, it is uncertain how the women’s team will finish this year in the OUA, it is certain that there is an excellent field coming to compete in the Naismith Classic. With teams from the University of the Fraser Valley, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Concordia; the Warrior Women’s basketball team will have excellent competition to find out if they have what it takes to compete in the CIS. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Men’s basketball looking to build some national cred sports and living editor

ast year the Men’s basketball team had a decent campaign as they finished with a 10-12 record that secured them fifth in the OUA West division and one of the six playoff spots available. The team had a remarkable playoff run as they beat #4-seed Guelph at Guelph and were leading #1-seed and #4-nationally ranked Western until the third quarter when they ran out of steam. “Their experience was their trump card.” Coach Tom Kieswetter told Imprint in an interview. “Now we have the experience. We are a little bigger, a little faster, and a little stronger. This year we are looking for wins.” The season was a success and the team is looking to improve upon those results next season as they have four of their five starters back; only the valuable Dan White, who was one the team’s top scorers and rebounders, will need to be replaced.

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guard was ranked ninth in Ontario by scoring 357 points and averaging 16.2 points per game. Waterloo’s dominant center Matt Hayes, who was second in Ontario and fourth in Canada for blocks, is back and point guard David Burnett also is returning. He had 64 assists last season, ranking twelth in Ontario, and holds the Waterloo Warrior record for assists with 472. Burnett has the capability to lead the Warrior offense with great vision and play-making. The team will be looking to play their top 10 players in an exciting run and gun offense. The offense will move the ball quickly down the court and play a strong transition game to try and create holes in the opposing team’s defense. The team will move into the opposing end quickly, which will create defensive mismatches, and they will look for an open shot instead of setting up a half-court offense and running plays. The Warriors will be making use of their excellent depth as the 24-second shot clock creates a tempo that

The style will be very exciting for Warrior fans to watch, with the run and gun offense, but it is well known that championships are won on defense. Previously, the Warriors have been labeled as a soft team defensively. Last year the team picked up their defensive play in the latter half of the season and Coach Kieswetter is looking to make sure that label is a thing of the past. “We like to think we are good defensively. The softness label is gone. We have a long bench so we can afford to be physical,” Coach Kieswetter told Imprint. “We will play lots of transition basketball, pushing the ball down the floor. Since we have both an inside and outside force we will look for both.” The team’s goal is to build national credibility. Teams with aspirations for winning national championship are built around a strong core of talented experienced seniors, which the Warriors are not lacking. This year, the Warriors have those aspirations and will be playing for the tops in the

We like to think we are good defensively. The softness label is gone. We have a long bench so we can afford to be physical. — Coach Tom Kieswetter

The Warriors have a solid base to improve from last year as they had two OUA All-stars in forward, Dan White and guard Cam McIntyre, as well as Naismith tournament MVP Luke Kieswetter. Although Dan White has graduated and moved on, Waterloo will have a lot to look forward to with the return of four of their five starters, including Cam McIntyre. The

can challenge your bench. With one of the best sixth man in the country in Luke Kieswetter, who is as strong as they come defensively, as well as Alan Goodhoofd who is an exciting power player, and Jordan Hannah who is the best pure shooter in Waterloo, Coach Tom Kieswetter will not have to worry about putting in players off the bench.

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OUA West division. With six teams making the playoffs, the top two gain byes to the West semi-finals. The Warriors know how important the first round byes are last year as they ran out of steam against the top seeded Western. “Every game, no matter who we’re playing, we will be looking to win the game. The key factor is staying healthy

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PG David Burnett will be looking to lead the offense this season so we will need some luck.” Coach Kieswetter said. This team is looking to reach the nationals, and to do that they will have to beat some tough teams. This year they are starting early by playing six games in nine days against some tough competition. In the Naismith tournament, the Warriors will host Manitoba (4-18) who finished fourth in the Great Plains division of Canada West, Acadia (6-14) who finished sixth in the AUS, and Toronto (15-7) who finished third in a tough OUA East division. The team then has three days off before they fly out west to face a strong Trinity Western right after getting off the plane. They will then face tough

teams at Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia. “You schedule for the team you think you’ll have. We are trying to build national credibility, and not trying to avoid anyone. We intend to be tough,” Coach Kieswetter said. This year you can look for the defending Naismith champs to be on the rise. The team has the capacity to be nationally ranked throughout the whole season. Although it is tough to know how well they will do, it is certain that this Warrior squad will not be dipping below .500 as they have done previously. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

PG David Burnett (5’11)

SG Cam McIntyre (6’3)

Averaging over 16 ppg, he was team MVP last year. He was also quick on defense as he was one of the CIS leaders in steals.

Like Steve Nash, he knows how to dish. Burnett is the Warrior all-time assist leader, but he’s also a double threat: If you leave him open he can score.

C Matt Hayes (6’9) Inside force. Great CIS story SF Jesse Tippin (6’5) as he has had the greatest imVery smart player. He will be provement since he arrived. the glue that holds this team PF Ben Firsbey (6’6) together. Catalyst and the key to the offense. He is the smartest offensively with great decision making. He can play all five spots on the court. Graphic Xiaobo Liu

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6. G Luke Kieswetter (6’0) Tenacious defender, Luke can guard any size player in the CIS. 7. F Alan Goodhoofd (6’5) Exciting power player. He sas highlight reel dunks and lead the team last year in shooting percent. 8. G Jordan Hannah (6’0) Very consistent range shooter who can also put the ball on the floor. 9. F Tim Rossy (6’5) Combination player. He can play inside and out. He’s a very physical player. 10. F Brendan Smith (6’7) Very athletic lefty who can block shots. As back up center he will see some minutes.

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Head Coach: Al Tuchscherer (8th season) The University of Fraser Valley only joined the CIS three years ago and has struggled under head coach Al Tuchscherer. This off-season the coach has put a lot of effort into recruiting for the 2009-10 season. His efforts this summer were worth it. Tuchscherer was able to recruit seven players to come to Fraser Valley and play for his up and coming team. Most notably, Tuchscherer was able to attract 6’0” forward Olivia Vardabasso who was named to the AA provincial First All-Star Team during her high school years. The Cascades finished near the bottom of the Pacific division of Canada West and have a lot of room for improvement. They are led by guard Megan McAlister who was 22nd in Canada West with 10.3 ppg. They also see some good production from veteran small forward Jennifer Bridgeman with 9.6 ppg and guard Alexa Mccarthy with 8.5 ppg. On defence, the Cascades are led by fourth year forward Heather Boer. At 6’2”, she uses her size to gain position for rebounding. She was ranked eighth in Canada and second in Canada West last year with 8.9 boards per game. Her teammate forward Jennifer Dudley was second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game. The strength of the core veteran players, coupled with the strong recruiting class, will create a dangerous deep team if its members can gain some chemistry.

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Head Coach: Doug Partridge (18th season) Coming off from a season where the Sea Hawks won the AUS championship, Memorial has a roster that has a mix of veteran talent and younger athletes who will give fans plenty to cheer about. This year, the Sea Hawks are a large team with six players who are over six feet tall. Coach Doug Partridge returns once again for his 18th season at the helm of the program after winning his fifth conference coach of the year award in 2008-09. Several of the key players from last year’s team will return this season. At the guard position Memorial will be led by Brittany Dalton, last season’s MVP. Dalton is the top rebounding guard in the conference and her mix of length and quickness gives defenders problems. Erin Mullaley is a sure handed ball handler who has performed at the highest level and succeeded. She will provide the Sea Hawks with leadership and a steady ball handler in the backcourt. Forward Vicki Thistle, a second team All-Canadian, was last season’s leading scorer and a first team AUS all-star. Down low, Memorial will welcome back last season’s AUS all-rookies Ally Forsey and Ericka Gratton to anchor the paint. Forsey has a knack for getting to the foul line that can quickly put the opposition’s top posts on the bench with foul trouble. Gratton is a defensive presence and a solid rebounder who has worked at improving her offensive game.

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Head Coach: Keith Pruden (14th season) The Concordia Stingers are looking to rebound this year from a first round playoff loss to Quebec Conference (QC) winner Laval. The game was tight as they lost by only nine. Head Coach Keith Pruden is in his 14th season as the Stinger’s bench boss. In his tenure he has been named Quebec conference’s outstanding coach on two occasions in 1999 and 2002, and the Stinger’s have won three Quebec championships under Pruden. Concordia was ranked second in Quebec in scoring offense, led by guard Krystle Douglas who ranked fourth in the conference with 12.9 points and 27 minutes of playing time per game. Concordia will have to deal with loss of Douglas by looking to returning veteran players. Forward Kristin Portwine was 16th in QC 8.3 points per game (ppg), guard Kendra Carrie was 18th in QC with 8.1 ppg, and forward Anne-Marie Prophete was 19th in QC with 8.0 ppg. Anne-Marie Prophete was named to the QSSF all-rookie team and was the second leading rebounder on the team. The Stinger’s will be looking to their returnees to fill the offensive shoes that Douglas left behind. They will also be looking to increase their defensive skills this year as they ranked second last in QC for points against, likely due to their lack of rebounding ability. The Stingers aren’t all bad on defence. They massively led the QC in turnover ratio with +4.19. The Stinger’s also led QC in free throw percentage with .761 last year.

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2009 – 2010 women’s basketball Position: Point Guard

Position: Guard

Major: Chemistry

Major: Kinesiology Year: Second

Collen Quinlan

Height: 5’8”

Hometown: Hamilton

Year: Fourth

Reanne Holden

Position: Guard

Stephanie Shea

Major: Recreation Height: 5’5”

Hometown: Peterborough

Hometown: St. Catharines

Katie Beaucock

Position: Point Guard

Major: Pharmacy Height: 5’8”

Hometown Vancouver

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Gina Hummel

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Position: Guard

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Major: Kinesiology Height: 5’8”

Hometown: Cambridge

Height: 5’10”

Year: First

Hometown: Oakville

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Hometown: Stratford

Height: 5’10”

Major: Urban Planning Year: First

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Position: Guard

13 Chelsea Brown

Height: 5’7”

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Position: Guard

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Hometown: Brampton

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Hometown: Thunder Bay

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Hometown: London

Hometown: Tsawassen

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Laurier scores twice… Twice midfield. This inability to finish their offensive drives kept Goldemann and Victor busy throughout the first half, and pressurized the defensive lineup. The situation improved when midfielder Alexander Woo got into action and gave the Warriors some goal scoring opportunities. The second half began with pinpoint passing by the Golden Hawks, which managed to outmaneuver and exhausted the Warriors’ defenses. Spencer Cauker scored for Laurier off a corner. This had a bad influence on the Warriors; as they started fumbling with short passes and conceded another goal off a curling free kick 30 yards from the far post. The Hawks were 2-0 up and hopes of a tie had dimmed. Coach Peter Mickey later accepted that the second goal was a goal-keeping error. The second game of the week was played at home, against Laurier again. Having lost earlier, the Warriors seemed to learn from their mistakes and opened strongly in all

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his was perhaps the worse weekend for the Warrior soccer team. They lost 2-0 twice, against their nemesis Laurier at Alumni Field. Surely, Coach Peter Mickey would have to do something about it. In a long conversation after Friday’s home game, I caught up with him; to actually find out why the soccer team has slumped in the last few weeks, after getting off to a blistering season start, with three back to back wins. Game one was at Laurier. As usual, the Warriors started 4-5-1, with Mohammed Aborig spearheading the midfield. Initially, the pair of Mo and Lam seemed to work in tandem, with some good passes and tackles combined with space creation on the left. This was put off-balance with an extremely weak and fallible right flank, because, the Warriors were unable to capitalize on their strong

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SOCCER COACH PETER MICKEY An unfortunate start for Thanksgiving weekend, eh? Yeah, we did play badly in both games. We conceded goals off dead balls (corners and free kicks) in both of them, which would have to be worked on. Games with Laurier are always emotional. The goalkeepers let us down in these games Why is the right wing so weak? We have been trying to set up wingers and get the combination to work for a long time, but somehow it is not happening. Is there a specific reason why the 4-5-1 strategy is employed every time? We have been training

the boys with this for the last couple of years so it has become a routine. Even though we switched to 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 in game 2, we prefer to start with a 4-5-1 line-up.

departments. Passes were more consistent and accurate; Woo was back as right winger and Goran Vlacic was brought in place of rested goalkeeper Mike Saccone. The rain played spoilsport and dirupted the steadiness of the Warriors. It was now a repeat performance, with goals being scored in almost the same way as last game. The strategy soon shifted from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 to 4-3-3, to no advantage. Yet again, the game ended 2-0 in favor of the Hawks. The Warriors now stand sixth in the western division OUA standings, with a 3-4-3 struggling gryphons. On Sunday they visit York. Kick off for the games is at 4:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. eastern time, respectively. track record. They are scheduled to travel to Guelph this Thursday to take on the struggling Gryphons. On Sunday they visit York. Kick off for the games is at 4:15p.m. and 3:15 p.m. eastern time, respectively.

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On playing Guelph? Guelph has been struggling like us. They got off to a good start but have been slumping in the past couple of games. Hopefully we would have a good competitive game.

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Warriors end OUA golf season on A high note Ryan Scott reporter

he Warriors golf team participated in the final event on the OUA golf regular season schedule this past week as they prepare for the OUA championship. The team took part in the McMaster Invitational hosted at the Crosswinds Golf Club and tied for first with the Western Mustangs with a combined team score of 313. For a third consecutive tournament conditions represented those of fall

golf as the winds blustered and the air remained cold making for a difficult day on the links and leading to generally high scores. However, regardless of the conditions the Warriors veteran duo of Adam Wilson and Russell Mackay fired solid scores of 5 over par 77 to lead the Warriors to the shared victory. The host McMaster Marauders also shot a team score of 313 to share the lead with the Warriors and Western, however, OUA rules require there to be a tie-breaking process. The tiebreaker is

determined using the score of the fifth player on the team since this score is not used in the combined team score total, with the lowest score being the deciding factor. In this case, the 5th player from both Waterloo and Western fired scores of 81 leading to a rare shared gold medal and leading McMaster to a bronze medal finish. More importantly Coach Dave Hollinger states that the team deserves special credit for turning around their front nine misfortunes and grinding it

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out on the back nine as team-members Simon McInnis and Ryan Stroud led the charge by firing SEVEN strokes less. Rounding out the Waterloo scores were rounds of 7 over par by Simon McInnis, 10 over par by Ryan Stroud and 11 over par by JS Rancourt. The tournament served as a good warm-up for the upcoming OUA Championships being held this week at the Angus Glen Golf and Country Club where the Warriors will look to combine all their hard work and solid rounds into a championship winning

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performance.They will be especially driven this year after last year’s one shot loss to the University of Toronto, which has lingered in the backs of several of the veterans minds causing them to be more hungry than ever to taste victory once again. The fact that the team has received three gold medals and two silver medals in the five events played should also help their pursuit and bodes well for a team red hot and playing consistently one event after another.

eaton Hartigan was honoured by the CIS last week, and the Warrior hockey team got off to a great start as they beat the defending OUA champions from Western in their first game by 4–1. Hartigan made 46 saves, including several key stops on the penalty kill that kept the Warriors in early on. This, coupled with Hartigan’s great game against Windsor, led to him being named the CIS athlete of the week. It was a much deserved award since the first period was scoreless thanks largely to Hartigan. It took a while for the Warriors to find their legs, but after they did, they played exceptionally.

saves throughout the game, allowing the Warriors to gain momentum. Keaton Hartigan continued his fabulous play on Sunday as the Warriors squeaked out of Windsor with a 5-4 win. Waterloo’s Chris Ray scored twice, once shorthanded, and lead Waterloo to victory. Windsor opened the scoring on the power play but Ray was able to tie the game with just 10 seconds left before intermission. Afterwards, Warrior Cory Fraser scored the go ahead goal early in the second and Waterloo never lost the lead. Ray added his second goal, which gave Waterloo the 3–1 lead. While Windsor tightened the gap by scoring late in the second, Waterloo was not content to enter the dressing room simply leading by

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The second period saw the Warriors gaining some momentum as they composed themselves to open the scoring at just over a minute into the frame. It was first year player, Kirt Hill, who scored the first goal of the season for the Warriors. Western was quick to answer, however, lighting the lamp just 18 seconds later. Waterloo then applied the gas, and Jarrett Schnurr scored twice before the game ended. Kyle Pellerin added a power play goal to round out the score. All of this was against a team that many predicted would win the OUA. The Warriors goaltender made huge

one. Only 13 seconds after the Windsor goal, Mark Hartman of Waterloo scored to make it 4–2 as the period ended. The third period saw Shane Hart score to increase Waterloo’s lead to 5–2. Despite a late Windsor push where they scored two goals only 10 seconds apart, the Warriors were able to hold onto the lead. The Warriors defence was instrumental in shutting down the Lancers during the dying minutes of the game, as was Hartigan who made 32 saves, 11 of which were in the third period. The Warriors travel to St. Catherine’s on Friday and try to extend their winning streak.

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BASEBALL: Tough to compete when it’s tough to get funding Along with this lack of promotion is the fact the team is not allowed to use the Warriors name and had a hard enough time gaining the title “University of Waterloo” on their jerseys. In 2006, the athletic director at the time Judy McCrae granted the team the usage of the name after lobbying from passionate student manager at the time Kelley Healey, head coach Valerie Barker and current head coach Johanna Malisani. “We indicated that UW was one of only a handful of schools who still had not received the support from their university to bear the university’s name and pointed out its importance to players to be able to say they played for their school’s team.”, said Malisani. McCrae stated that due to the team’s rich history she would allow the usage of the name but ironcially enough imposed that they could do so only by adhering to the Varsity Athlete’s Code of Conduct. In other words to bear their university’s name they had to carry themselves in the same way they had from the beginning yet still not be given any recognition to their varsity resemblance and were still not allowed to bear the Warrior name and crest across their jerseys. In a recent interview current team manager Lisa Ryerson pointed to this fact by stating, “In truth, it seems we have been given the responsibility of representing the university in a respectable and professional manner however we have not been given the benefits that varsity teams with these same responsibilities receive.” Copeland acknowledged this fact when asked about the usage of the Warrior name and GoWarriorsGo site. He states, “With the new proposal and direction we are currently

moving in, if a competitive sports club meets the competitive criteria they should and will be able to compete under the Warrior symbol. This is a good motivation for the team, builds institutional pride and builds the Warrior brand which is a win-win for the school and the team.” However, due to this lack of representation as “Warriors” and the association promotion a larger issue exists. How will the team be stable for years to come if possible players do not know about the team’s existence? In fact, there are current

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throughout the team.” Team coach Johanna Malisani states that due to this word of mouth process she believes the team will continue to be stable even though varsity promotion would ensure this happens. “This year, we had 22 girls try out meaning we had to make extensive cuts for the first time in three years,” said Malisani. Even though these young women continue to come out and tryout for a team they wish to be associated with, the question whether or not there are other skilled players out there

spaces left. Not only is this limited availability of practice facilities an issue but more importantly the team has to pay to use schools diamonds to compete. This could be an issue but the newly designed Warrior field was constructed over several of these diamonds. Regardless, this is not the main reason that drove the team to their current home, Kinsmen Park in Cambridge. The reason is the cost to use school diamonds. In other words, the team has to drive almost 30 minutes to compete on home grounds making

Along with this lack of promotion is the fact that the team is not allowed to use the Warrior’s name and had a hard enough time gaining the title of “University of Waterloo” on the jerseys

players on the team such as Melisa Gaetani who are just finding out about the team in their senior years and would have been interested in playing in their earlier years if they simply knew about the team. “You know there is problem when you are in 4A and you learn there is a women’s fastball team which is a sport you have loved and, have played competitively for years”, states Gaetani. Even though this problem exists, the team has continued to field a team year in and year out due to the fact the members of the team are so dedicated and proud of their team that they spread the word and get other young women to come out. Veteran player Jessica McMillan said, “I wouldn’t have even known the team existed if I didn’t hear about it through a friend, which seems to be a common theme

who would love to play and contribute to the team’s success remains. However, Malisani points out that the league and sport has still made significant strides in gaining a name for themselves with the leagues playoffs and championships being represented by Softball Canada and other big name sponsors associating their name with the league such as Easton and Rawlings. Some of the other issues that have arose due to the lack of a varsity designation is the fact that team receives no student-athlete support services and when it comes to available facilities the team is put to the back of the pecking order. The current varsity teams receive first priority in regards to practice facilities, followed by Campus Rec and then the womens fastball team is able to pick from the limited

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it even more difficult for fans and family to view the team in action, creating yet another barrier to the team. However, the team respects the fact that Kinsmen Park has allowed the usage of their fields for a fair cost. It is important to point out that regardless of the fact the team has been unable to gain funds for almost ten years and has lobbied hard to gain any form of support, there is a bright light shining on their cause beyond the proposed creation of a competitive club designation. The sport of women’s fastball is gaining greater and greater recognition. This was highlighted in an interview with past team manager Kelley Healey. “women’s softball is now a recognized sport in the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA). This year, there was

even a Canadian Championship held in Kitchener for University, and colleges in Canada with nine teams attending, showing how far the sport is coming”, states Healey. League convenoer Brian Robertson elaborated on this point by pointing out that a team from Regina spent over $30,000 to compete in it. “This past weekend Laurier just finished hosting the 2nd Annual National Championship, which shows just how far we’ve come in eight years and the viability of the sport. We’ve built this league together and we want to ensure all our member teams are in a position to move forward together”, said Robertson. The Waterloo team is surely ready to move forward and even though the team is under- supported by their school and forced to pay hundreds of dollars each year to play, this doesn’t stop the members and coaches to continue to show up to practice and games week in and week out and not only do they do so for the sake of showing up but in order to compete and be successful. Team manager Lisa Ryerson points to this fact by stating, “With the immense commitment and effort that the students on the team display, it’s hard to tell that we don’t have varsity status. We play because we love the game. The shared passion we have for the sport, and our desire to represent our school is what keeps players coming back year after year to play hard and be competitive within our league.” This support of one another for a similar cause through all the challenges they endure shows the importance of teamwork to the team and shows that these young women truly are Warriors in their own right.

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Men’s rugby loses Waterloo 0, Brock 24 JJ Maxwell reporter

he Waterloo Warriors (1–5) could not continue their winning ways from last week – where they beat Guelph in a muddy match 10–0. In similarly wet conditions this week, and despite a strong start, they fell to the Brock Badgers (4–1) 24–0 at home. The opening half was a defensive battle and although the score was 3-0 in favour of Brock at halftime, the Warriors had an air of confidence about them. A 3-0 half against a third place team is not a usual occurrence for

the Warrior Rugby team, and indeed the second half started strong, with the Warriors showcasing some great breakdown ball near midfield. However, the Warriors could not strike while inside the 22. The Badgers, on the other hand, took full advantage of their opportunities and came away with 24 points. The Man of the Match was Jeff Robinson, who played a solid defence and ran the ball well. Tyler Haladiuck also played well, and Rich Lebel was once again strong for the Warriors. Rich Lebel is now second in points in the OUA, with 53. The Warriors wrap up their season next Saturday, October 24th at Royal Military College.

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Women’s Rugby loses meaningless battle Waterloo 5, Laurier 7 JJ Maxwell reporter

t was a statistically meaningless game for Waterloo, who sat seven starters and lost 7–5 to the Hawks. Waterloo had already secured second place in the OUA Shiels division and decided to give the younger players some game time, but the team was unable to finish

the season off with a victory. Despite the young Waterloo squad’s loss, it was still the Battle of Waterloo. As any sports goer knows, both teams always come ready to play during the Battle of Waterloo. The Warriors were able to control the ball for much of the game, but their errors did not allow them to capitalize on their strong field position. As is common in rugby, both teams scored a try, but Laurier was able to get their

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two-point convert. This gave the Hawks the 7–5 victory. Playoff season has started, and the Warriors will be hosting the Western Mustangs this Saturday here at home. This quarterfinal game is a re-match of the upset that Waterloo handed Western on September 25. That 25–19 win is what gave Waterloo the home field advantage, and surely the Mustangs will come ready to play.

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This week Imprint catches with one of the most experienced players on the soccer team, Chris Lam. How long have you been at UW? Five years. What program? Kinesiology. Your home town? Guelph. What position do you play? Left midfielder. How long have you been playing soccer? More than ten years, I started when I was about eight and played with travel teams when I was young. How many hours of practice do you put in a week? Four days of practice a week and two games every week; our practice last time was somewhere between an hour and a half to two hours. Pre -season practices are about two hours on the weekends How do you maintain a balance between sports and studies? Teachers are pretty good with athletes. They reschedule mid terms if we have games on those days. During soccer season, I am more organized and so are the other players. We have a tighter schedule, so we learn to manage time better Which is the team you would like to play against the most. It would probably be a team like Guelph because I have a lot of buddies on that team, and it’s fun playing against those guys. What soccer club would you like to be a part of? Barcelona. Favourite soccer player? Zidane, he is one of the greatest players. What is so great about playing soccer? For me, it’s better than any other sport. There is not only one way you can play it. There are different strengths you can master. The same way different countries play different things, but they are all good at something particular. It’s hard to explain, something just connects. Something about the sport you don’t like? Cheaters: people doing things they are not allowed to do. E.g. diving, which people think is ethical but is not. Preparations before the match?

Komal R. Lakhani

We usually prepare an hour before the game. Everyone gathers in the locker room before the match and listens to music. The coach generally gives us a pep talk. We have consistent warm-ups, which are usually the same before every game. Best moments from the game? Favourite part of the game is beating someone one on one, since I am usually alone on the left. It gets me excited to go one on one, and I really look forward to it in the game. How has this season been for you so far? It is a good way to end my fifth year at UW. The chemistry in the team is very good and players are good, not just as players, but people as well. They are pretty easy to get along with. What are your views about the team’s performance, after the winning streak the team has not had the best of luck. Basically what went wrong? We started out as a very fit team but we moved away from our original game plan. Sports related injury? Sprained ankles, muscle pulls. Nothing major. A message to new sports enthusiast who want to join soccer? Just come out and give it your best shot. Don’t be discouraged. Don’t give up and keep trying your hardest. Other sports and activities you are interested in? I was on varsity track and field for a bit. I play volleyball for fun with friends. Your favourite hangout place around campus? The SLC, for many reasons, like meeting up with a lot of people I know, eating, and studying here. What about your family and soccer? My parents are very supportive, they have been coming to all my games since I was very young. What is it that keeps you going? My friends. They are a big influence in my life. Views about Imprint: I really like the paper ever since I’ve been here. I think it’s interesting and there is lots of information in it. It’s better than the ones at other universities like Guelph. Future plans: I’m starting my masters at Guelph in May. And about soccer, I don’t know yet! klakhani@inmprint.uwaterloo.ca

Science & Technology influenza:

a small biography Bogdan Petrescu science editor

lthough influenza has long been the centre of a lot of articles especially with the beginning of the World Health Organization (WHO) warning people about the outbreak of the H1N1 strain, it is certainly needed to take one more look at the scientific inquiry of what this virus is. Although the H1N1 strain has had a relatively small number of deaths (in Canada it is 79, 24 of which are in Ontario), the underlying scare is that we can’t be sure people that could potentially be carrying the virus. As it stands, six individuals have been reported to carry the virus in Waterloo, though estimates are that more have the virus. So with all this news coverage one can only ask, what is influenza?

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Symptoms The disease has a number of different symptoms, the most common including: fevers, chills, dry coughing, headaches, tears. Some strains can also have develop to have different pulmonary complications, such as: Croup (more common in young children) or a secondary bacterial infection due to mucous build up within the respiratory tract. This provides an ideal environment for bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphilococcus aureus, and Hemophilus influenze to grow.

Transmission Influenza spreads through the air. It can often spread through coughing and sneezing. Thus a good prevention strategy is to cover your mouth when sneezing. The virus can travel far distances (2 meters) through a sneeze. It also transfers through nasal and tracheal secretions. As such, it suggested that you don’t touch your eyes, and to you wash your hands frequently to prevent the virus from spreading

New strains The H1N1 strain spreads quite easily, and the WHO has declared this strain a pandemic. The H1N1 strain, however, is not as virulent as other strains. Its symptoms are said to be quite similar to the seasonal influenza and as such normal simple hygiene is an important prevention strategy. Though this strain is often dubbed “swine flu” it does not get transmitted through pork and it does not infect pigs. The virus is related to another strain that comes from pigs.

What is influenza? Influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by an RNA virus belonging to the family class orthomyxovirus. There are three different subtypes of the virus; influenza A, B and C, with A and B causing on average more severe symptoms compared to C, which is more mild. Out of the three viruses influenza A, is the most dangerous. Though it is often confused with a number of different diseases, including bacterial and other virus infections, influenza can be much more dangerous especially towards children and elderly, as their immune systems are not as well developed. This disease also primarily spreads between birds and mammals; meaning, the poultry industry is also at stake. The influenza virus is also responsible for a number of different pandemics in the past. This virus is very susceptible to mutation. As such, humans are in danger of dealing with new additions to this virus since they have little immunity to the new ones. The influenza also undergoes subsequent changes when a host has multiple infections of different strains. Changes to the RNA aren’t infrequent, so the virus has a very progressive antigenic drift. This is what causes the annual epidemics of influenza.

Spanish Flu One of the more famous strains, the Spanish Flu, managed to kill somewhere along the lines of 50 million people. This disease caused a cytokine storm in which the immune system in people was too strong. It also had an extremely strong infection rate; because of this, people who had stronger immune systems would invariably be more affected by this disease. Thus unlike other diseases, the people most affected were those between 20 and 30 years old.

Mode of action The virus attacks the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. This in turn causes problems for the mucous membrane and it can provide a good environment for other bacteria to take advantage of. The other issues to health are due to the interferon released by the body in order to deal with the spread of the virus. The interferon will usually cause fatigue, fever, and muscle aches within the body. This immune response is important in dealing with the virus. Antibodies are chemically significantly compounds produced by white blood cells, that attach to the influenza receptors thereby blocking the receptors and stopping the virus from entering the cell. Antibodies are not very important in the recovery process; however, they play a major role in protecting oneself from the virus so that infection does not occur and then sustained help after influenza has passed.

Treatment The most effective treatment for influenza is through the use of a vaccine. The two most common is the Trivalent Inactivated Vaccine (TIV) and the Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Vaccine (LAIV). Both of these vaccines are prepared through egg-grown viruses. They will usually have two strains of influenza A and one strain of influenza B. These types of vaccinations should be given every year, since influenza tends change every year. As such people need to get inoculated every year against the new strains.

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For the latest information on seasonal and H1N1 Flu you can visit ontario.ca/flu Another usefull website to find more information on influenza is: http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mhunt/flu.htm Health Canada for the latest flu updates http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/h1n1/ surveillance-archive/20091013-eng.php

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UW Falls Short Again on Sustainability Report Card

ecently the College Sustainability Report Card (CSRC) for 2010 has been released, detailing the environmental achievements of colleges and universities in the US and Canada. Last year we got a D+. This year we got a D+ again. Last time we were second last, but this time we are last. We didn’t get above a C in any category and got stuck with an F in both Endowment Transparency and Shareholder Engagement. Although we did move from a D to a C in the Climate Change and Energy section. All other schools got at least a B and an A among their grades. The full results can be seen on their website at www.greenreportcard.org. Like last year, the three main surveys this study sends out — campus, dining, and endowment — were not filled out or returned. Thus the information is all from publicly available data and a new survey they implemented this year: the student survey. This student survey was filled out by Danielle Woon and Emma Bocking, the service co-ordinators for UWSP. It had three main categories: student organizations, sustainability challenges and competitions, and sustainability in student government. Danielle and Emma gave a pretty in-depth description of UWSP’s role in helping the university become sustainable. They discussed its many projects that are aimed at helping the school become a stronger role model in sustainability. These included the beginning of the Woodland Garden on campus, the residence geothermal project, the Service Learning Initiative (to connect their services with relevant courses), and greening Feds. They also brought up WPIRG and Engineers Without Borders who, although are not directly dedicated to environmental sustainability, definitely do their part. Although our grades didn’t change, the new student survey, thanks to UWSP’s response, was

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a great help in revealing more of our efforts to this survey, and I urge the rest of the administration and staff that get surveys from the CSRC to return them as well. While I do see our grade rising in the future due to continued efforts by groups such as UWSP and the faculty of environment, we should not be relying simply on these groups. Environmental sustainability should not just be the role of a few interested groups of people, but the entire school needs to be involved. It is not just the faculty of environment that should be coming up with ideas or projects relating to sustainability, but all faculties should contribute. For example, engineering has a huge opportunity to help with new technologies and plans to make buildings and facilities more sustainable. While many have been — such as the solar panels on top of Feds Hall — it still seems to be the mindset of the school that it is the job of the faculty of environment and groups like UWSP. With that said, I don’t want to discredit the efforts that the university has conducted. I have seen every building, department, and faculty doing their part in improving the sustainability of the university. We have been moving in small steps towards better practices such as energy efficiency and local foods. Now let’s try and move faster. Let’s become as innovative in sustainability as we say we are in everything else. We’re putting up new buildings all over the place and have huge plans to change this campus. So let’s create our own model of sustainability that will both impress and inspire other universities and colleges. I have no doubts that this university can bring that grade up as high as we want it to go within the next few years. Being one of the most forward thinking schools in the country we should stop sitting around on one of the most pressing issues the world has faced yet.

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part one: from stem cells to blueberry juice Wael Elsweisi reporter

Stem cells used to create jaw bone

Scientists have used adult human stem cells isolated from marrow to successfully create a jaw bone that is part of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Problems of the joint are rather common, potentially inflicting severe pain in facial nerves, muscles, ligaments, and / or teeth. Many of the joint disorders are the result of birth defects, arthritis, and/or injury, which are difficult to treat due to TMJ’s highly complex structure. Although the bone’s creation was successful, scientists are now looking into ways of using stem cells to create hybrids of bone and cartilage with their own blood supply that can easily be connected with that of the host. “The availability of personalised bone grafts engineered from the patient’s own stem cells would revolutionise the way we currently treat these [bone] defects,” said lead researcher Dr. Gordana VunjakNovakovic of Columbia University. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Drug may replace marrow transplants for leukemia patients

Biotransformed blueberry juice can protect against obesity and diabetes

Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) is a rare type of ALL cancer that affects one in five adults with the condition and a small number of children. The disease is typically treated with bone marrow transplants and / or chemotherapy, but relapse rates are usually high and subsequent survival rates are relatively low. A recent study has found that a combination of chemotherapy and imatinib (a drug commercially known as Gleevac) increased the 3-year survival rates of Ph+ALL patients from 35 per cent to 87 per cent for those who took the drug for more than 280 days. However, those who took the drug for either 42 or 63 days, did not benefit. The drug acts by binding to a certain protein in cancerous cells, preventing further growth. “So now that this type of chemotherapy regimen has come out, we will no longer need to have transplant as our first and last option,” said study leader Kirk Schultz of the BC Children’s Hospital. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

A new study has found that blueberry juice biotransformed with bacteria from the fruit’s own skin protected against both obesity and diabetes in mice. The study compared biotransformed blueberry juice with that found in regular drinks in mice already predisposed to Type II diabetes, a chronic condition with many cardiovascular and renal complications. The addition of the bacteria quadrupled the amount of antioxidants in the juice and also effectively lowered blood sugar levels by one third in those mice given the fermented juice. “This [biotransformed juice] has great potential...our discovery is major because it opens the door to a lot of possibilities for helping people with obesity and diabetes,” said senior author Pierre Haddad of the University of Montreal. The study is published in the International Journal of Obesity.

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It may seem odd that anyone would complain about cars being too quiet, but hybrid car manufacturers are seeking to make cars of the future noisier. Hybrid and electric cars have whisper-quiet motors, and safety experts are concerned that the cars’ relative noiselessness makes them a danger to pedestrians who may not hear them approaching. This idea is also a concern of the United States Congress, which in its Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 added legislation to prohibit ultra-quiet cars. This has led car makers to work with Hollywood special effects wizards to make their hybrid cars sound more like the “real” thing. Fisher, a small car company based in Britain, plans to equip their $87,900 Karma hybrid car with bumper-mounted speakers that will emit an engine simulation sound when the car is running. The company’s founder describes the sound as a “cross between a starship and a Formula One car.” Nissan is also adding similar technology to their upcoming Leaf hybrid. Don’t be surprised if you pass by a Mini hybrid that sounds like a Mack truck in a few years, either. Car companies such as BMW hopes to take this idea one step further by adding the option to choose your own noise, which they plan to add to their vehicles within several model years. Students make a balloon to take photos from outer space

MIT students Oliver Yeh and Justin Lee hacked their way into near-space, and have the photos to prove it. The pair built an ingenious weather balloon-type device to take photos from the edge of the atmosphere. The device, powered by open source software, took over 4,000 photos from its journey one every five seconds. Their two-pound contraption, which they refer to as Project Icarus, consists of a cheap digital camera, weather balloon, cooler, GPS-equipped cellphone to track the balloon’s location, plastic parachute, an antenna from an old router, duct tape, and instant hand warmers. The best part? It only cost $150 to set up. Their design even impressed NASA astronaut Daniel Tani, who said that “What tickled me is that for $150 they were able to go to 93,000 feet.’’ Photos, time-lapse videos, and more information are available at http://space.1337arts.com/, which in the near future will also include instructions for building your own Icarus balloon-camera. Software can now determine what music people like

What do you get when math meets music? “Hit Song Science,” according to tech startup Music Intelligence Solutions’ new uPlaya software. The software uses a knowledge retrieving algorithm known as spectral deconvolution to analyze the fundamental characteristics of a song and identify its hit potential. The idea behind the software is that regardless of genre, hit songs share certain common patterns of rhythm, chord progressions, harmony, lyrics, and duration. Songwriters can pay 90 dollars to feed their unreleased songs through uPlaya’s algorithm. If a song receives a Gold or Platinum Audionaut Award, or an “Auddy”, it means that it has patterns similar to songs that have been popular in the past. According to a study conducted by Harvard Business School, uPlaya’s algorithms are accurate in identifying hits 8 out of 10 times. The software has even received attention on CBS’ crime procedural ‘Numb3rs’. You can take a look at the app and judge the validity of Hit Song Science for yourself at http://uplaya.com. — with files from the Boston Globe, the New York Times, and NPR

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ision problems affect millions of Canadians of all ages. Of the five senses, issues with vision are arguably the most traumatic and the effects of vision loss are much broader than solely loss of sight.” – 20/20 Network Website. Approximately 50 per cent of the world’s population requires some form of vision correction to deal with myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and presbyopia (deterioration of visual ability due to age). With spectacles, contact lenses and laser eye surgery now freely available and affordable for a larger number of people, common visual problems such as these are relatively easy to deal with. However, approximately five per cent of the populations also develop significant visual problems due to ocular disease, with an increasing prevalence with advancing age. As the population lives longer, the incidence of eye disease such as cataract, glaucoma and macula degeneration increases substantially. In young people, inflammatory diseases and corneal infections can result in considerable vision loss. Currently, many of these diseases are treated by either instilling eye drops three to four times a day or receiving monthly injections directly into the eye. Eye-drop therapy has a number of disadvantages, particularly in elderly patients. Patients regularly forget to instill their drops, a proportion of the drop often fails to be inserted correctly and the retention of the drop on the surface of the eye is short-lived, with much of it draining from the eye into the throat and then into the bloodstream, where it may cause systemic side effects. Glaucoma, a chronic degenerative disease that eventually results in blindness, is almost exclusively managed by inserting eye drops two to four times a

day, as this is currently the best way to apply the drugs to enable them to get to the back of the eye. These drops do not cure the disease; they only decrease the chances of further progression by treating the original increase in intraocular pressure. Several studies have shown that compliance with drop insertion in elderly patients is poor and many patients lose their sight due to the poor delivery of the drugs to the eye. As Lyndon Jones, Professor at the School of Optometry at the University of Waterloo, said, “ocular drugs are hard to deliver to the eyes because although the goal is to reach the back of the eye, very little of the medication actually finds its way to its intended destination.” In addition to the issues outlined above with eye drop delivery, research reports compiled in June by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) showed that eye care services expenditure was rapidly increasing. The costs associated with vision loss in Canada have grown to billions of dollars per year. All this information demonstrated very clearly the need for improvements in ocular drug delivery, as current technologies were unable to deliver appropriate results. In order to alleviate these issues and to work towards replacing the eye drop method with a more efficient drugdelivery system, the 20/20 NSERC Ophthalmic Materials Network was established. Within the network, there are 12 researchers from the University of Waterloo, McMaster University, Queen’s University, and the University of Toronto. The McMaster researchers primarily collaborate on the development of new materials, while those from Queen’s and Toronto are working on improving current drug delivery systems and developing new ones, using the newly developed biomaterials. The two researchers from Waterloo, Lyndon Jones of the School of Optometry and Maud Gorbet of

the Department of Systems Design Engineering mainly focus on how these novel materials and material/drug systems interact with the tear film and the cornea. A major focus of their research within the Network is to examine how the tear film and corneal cells interact with the materials to confirm that the eye will tolerate them and that they are sufficiently biocompatible. With over five million dollars in funding over five years from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and industrial partners, the team is working on “developing and commercializing new biomaterials, medical devices, and drug delivery devices for treating vision disorders.” In their efforts to improve the options for eye care currently in the market, the 20/20 Network’s current focus is to “apply drugs to the eye via implants [under the eye] or on the surface [with materials similar in structure to contact lenses]”. In this way, they will have removed the complications of drops, as people will no longer need to constantly reapply drops that have no lasting effects. Even though the network has only been in place for about eight months and the team is in the early stages of research, they have already begun to make progress. There is currently some work being done on developing hyaluronic acid-based hydro gels which are able to resist the deposition of protein by tears on to the material and which can release antibiotic and steroid drugs to the eye over a longer time frame. If everything goes as planned, these malleable materials will be able to be modified to deliver drugs to the back of the eye over longer periods of time. “[It will] remove problems with compliance, improving targeted delivery and result in better efficacy,” says Jones. With this kind of initiative and innovation by such a small, well-supported team, the future for people with vision loss may be clearing up at last.

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New found ring around Saturn

New fossil shows insights into ear evolution

NASA’s telescope, the Infrared Spitzer Space Telescope, found an almost-invisible ring around Saturn. This ring is gigantic by comparison to the planet’s other rings. The area of the ring is equivelent to one billion earths. The diameter of where the ring begins is roughly six million kilometres away from Saturn and extends for another 12 kilometres. The diameter is roughly 300 Saturns lined up beside each other. The composition of the ring is mainly distantly spaced ice and dust particles. Since the particles are so far apart, this ring has not been found until very recently. Saturn also doesn’t receive a lot of light, so the ring is barely visible. One of Saturn’s moons Phoebe also orbits within the ring. When Phoebe collides with comets, it kicks up planetary dust, which may in part provide the source of the material for the ring. Another moon affected by the ring is Iapetus. Iapetus has been said to be somewhat like a yin–yang symbol due to having a white and a dark side to it. However, until now, the reason behind this was unknown. New theories say that Iapetus orbits in the opposite direction of the ring. For this reason one of the sides of Iapetus is constantly colliding with the ring which in turn provides a black side due to the dust on that side.

A new fossil was found in northeastern China. This fossil provides new evidence about the evolution of the ear. The found ear is a transitional form, between the primitive forms of the mammalian ear and the later, more complex forms. It was found in Liaoning Province, near the border with North Korea. The fossil is roughly 123 million years old and it belonged to a chipmunk sized mammal that is roughly 15 centimtres long. The mammal is suspected to have had terrestrial habits. It is hypothesized that the mammal weighed about 70 to 80 grams. The mammal is also one of the first animals found where the middle ear is separated from the jaw hinge and is found to have a high-performing hearing system. The development of the ear marks a key factor in developing new survival techniques and seeing the impact on evolution. This finding relevant to all mammals, including our own human ancestors. We are unsure how and where this part of the ear’s evolution fits in the evolutionary chain. There are also doubts and skepticisms whether or not this ear is actually part of the evolutionary chain. This may simply be a natural transformation due to physiological development rather than an evolutionary long.

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NASA crashes probes into the moon

NASA’s most recent mission was to check whether or not the moon has water. For this project, they had to crash two separate spacecrafts into the moon in order to create a crater. The mission titled Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was launched on June 18, 2009. The objective was to use the crash in order to create dust that would then be collected up by a separate spacecraft, and analyzed for water content within it. The first crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. eastern time. The crater has a depth of two to four meters and a diameter of about 20 to 30 metres. A second spacecraft arrived roughly four minutes later, collected data and sent it back to earth. The impacts were photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Scientists should be able to find out soon, whether or not the moon actually does contain water. Astronauts can use lunar water for drinking as well as for fuel exploration. So far, the evidence provided by the Apollo missions has shown that water is exists, but only in minute amounts. With the advent of this experiment, we may find that water is far more abundant than previously thought.

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testes). Different sex hormones affect different parts of your sexuality, but in bulk, manganese can keep a healthy sex drive alive longer, and can significantly improve stamina during sexual performance. Lastly, folate is paramount as it is principal to histamine production, which is “necessary for both males and females to reach orgasm,” according to dietician Tanya Zuckerbrot. Feel free to snap your jaw shut at any time — food has provided these nutritional health resources for centuries, and notably in the last one, their benefits for humans have been unlocked with the help of science. The sad part is, your body doesn’t work the way it would in a cartoon. If you want to experience the benefits of food on your mojo and your overall health, you have to plan ahead and eat a diverse array of food consistently throughout your lifespan. I know it’s hard to eat healthy when you’re a student, but here is the one change to your diet you can make that will

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improve your brain function (hello, studying stamina) and earn you a reputation behind closed doors (goodbye, excuses). The answer is fish. Oily fish, to be exact. Hey, I didn’t say you were going to like it, just that it would make your life a whole lot easier. Oily fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines — and many others — pack a punch of essential fatty acids (EFA) for the benefit of your reproductive organs. Including EFA in your diet can lead to an increased sex drive, healthy sex hormone production, better sexual stamina for men, better vaginal lubrication for women, improved nervous system function and alleviated symptoms of depression, all of which can really cramp a sex life. Not to mention, essential fatty acids help brain function, so you can think of more creative ways to apply yourself in the bedroom. Including fatty fish in your diet isn’t as hard as you may think; camouflaging its taste with other flavours is even easier. Take salmon, for example. Boil a few potatoes, chop them up and lay them on a plate, then load it with spring salad. Lay some sliced smoked salmon on top and drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette. Voila. If you’re lazy, add canned salmon and spinach (fresh or frozen) to your scrambled eggs, along with some cheese. As a last resort, you can always invest in an essential fatty acid food supplement, pills or liquid. These vary in price so it’s easy to find an affordable option if you can’t stomach the taste of fish but would still like the benefits. In truth, a supplemented diet alone cannot ensure maximized sexual health for a human being. The title of this article satirizes the overestimated power of a healthy lifestyle, as no matter how healthy a person can be, there are still environmental and genetic factors beyond one’s control that could contribute to the development of an illness. Therefore, it’s important to seek annual health check-ups despite the absence of symptoms. As I always say, better to be safe than sorry and featured on Oprah.

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emember the old Popeye cartoons? It took just a can of spinach to get him mentally alert and physically robust. The quality of spinach animated in this cartoon is its real-life nutrient density – just a cup contains 1,100.6 per cent of the daily vitamin K requirements, 377.3 per cent of vitamin A, 84 per cent of manganese, and 65.7 per cent of folate. Imagine what a can of spinach could accomplish in the bedroom! Can’t? Well then, let me paint you a picture. Firstly, vitamin A helps increase male libido by aiding in the regulation of progesterone synthesis. It can also help women up libido when it’s low due to a vitamin A deficiency, a condition that decreases the amount of estrogen produced, cramping a healthy libido. Secondly, manganese is crucial in the formation of sex hormones, like estrogen (produced in the ovaries) and testosterone (produced in the

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The Bauer Kitchen is “Coming Soon” and is accepting resumes for experienced servers, bartenders and cooks. We are also accepting applications for hosts, bussers and dishwashers. If you are a positive, dynamic and spirited individual who possesses a passion for food, wine and service, please apply in person on October 14 to 16, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wildcraft, 425 King Street, N., Waterloo, ON, N2J 2Z5. www.thebauerkitchen. ca. Weekend counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Minimum eight-month commitment. Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader, KW Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 3V2. Cora Breakfast/Lunch – now hiring for new location at Waterloo Town Square. To be considered for a position you must attend the interviews held at the Knox Presbyterian Church (50 Erb Street, W) on October 16 from 4 to 9 p.m. or October 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring two copies of your resume. Grand opening is November 16.

UPCOMING October 15-17, 2009 Grand opening of Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, 130,000 square foot addition from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy the art-inspired festivities. For more info info@conestogamall.com. Friday, October 16, 2009 Art is transforming downtown Kitchener – you are invited to experience “Rust, Oil and Rainbows,” an ArtDowntown Spectacle. Paul Roorda at Critical Media Lab, 195 King Street at 6 p.m. ; Andy McMurry at Critical Media Lab, 195 King Street at 7 p.m. and Ian Birse and Laura Kavanaugh at City Hall, Berlin Tower at 8 p.m. Visit criticalmedia.uwaterloo.ca for other projects. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Help create awareness about mental health. The goal of the day is to communicate, as a campus, an open and helping environment that allows individuals to feel comfortable discussing issues they may have around mental health. Join in at SLC Great Hall from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. An evening residence programming by Residence Dons, as well as a t-shirt campaign. Thursday, October 22, 2009 UW World Vision will be holding an African Water Walk. All proceeds go to help build a well in an African city. For more info and pledge forms, visit www.uwwv.ca or email us at more info@uwworldvision.clubs.feds.ca. Saturday, October 24, 2009 International Day of Climate Action – speakers, music and lots of discussion from 1 to 3 p.m. at Canadian Glass & Clay, Waterloo. Rain location First United Church, 16 William Street, Waterloo. Free admission. For more info william_r_s@sympatico. ca. October 24 & 25, 2009 Indie Lounge – interested in producing films? The Grand River Film Festival is hosting a series of film workshops and stunt demos. Visit www. GRFF.com for more info. Monday, October 26, 2009 United Way and you – DONORS

WANTED – coats and jackets in good, clean condition. Drop off your donation to the following locations: Chem Eng, DWE (ext 37514) ; Computer Science Office, DC (ext 33314) ; Map Library, EV1 246 (ext 33412) ; Eng UG Office, CPH 1320 (ext 38120) or Accounting & Finance, HH 3152 (ext 35618). October 27 and 28, 2009 United Way and you – BUYERS WANTED – shoppers, visit the coat and jacket sale at the Multi Purpose Room, SLC, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds to United Way. Thursday, October 29, 2009 Join the UW Pre-Optometry Club at the next Optometry School Information Night from 5 to 7 p.m., MC 4044 with speaker Ms. Jaime Schulang, Salus University. Thursday, November 5, 2009 Femfest 2009 fundraiser – a celebration of women – 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Schwaben Club, Kitchener. Come for an evening of free pampering and do some shopping in our silent auction. Check out www.sascwr.org for ticket and event details.

VOLUNTEERING Student representation wanted! One year appointment available (2010) to be on the Regional Growth Management Strategy/Rapid Transit Public Advisory Committee. Resume deadline is Friday, October 16/09. For more info www.region.waterloo. on.ca/rgms or call 519-575-4757, ext 3097. Shadow needed to be paired with international students. Show them around and make their stay in Waterloo more enjoyable. Make friends and expand your knowledge. Please apply at www.iso.uwaterloo.ca. Volunteer with a child at their school and help improve their self-esteem and confidence. One to three hours a week commitment. Call Canadian Mental Health at 519-744-7645, ext 229. City of Waterloo has volunteer opportunities. For info call 519-8886478 or www.waterloo.ca/volunteer. The Distress Centre needs volunteers to provide confidential, supportive listening on our crisis and distress lines. Complete training provided. Call 519-744-7645, ext 300. Volunteer Action Centre, 519-7428610 / volunteer@volunteerkw.ca, for all your volunteering needs! Deliver or befriend through Community Support Connections. Deliver meals, drive seniors to appointments or visit one for a few hours each week. Contact Kate Lavender at 519-772-8787 or katel@communitysupportconnections.org. Hey Hot Stuff! Volunteering at Imprint is fun, easy, helps you meet people and boosts resumes and grad school applications. All welcome, regardless of experience. volunteer@ imprint.uwaterloo.ca.

Volunteers needed – The English Tutor program is in constant need of volunters to tutor international students. Volunteering is an essential prt of student life at UW. Apply online at www.iso.uwaterloo.ca. Speak Laos? Volunteer visitor required for a woman with Alzheimer’s Disease who speaks Laos. Two hours per week. Training/support provided by Alzheimer Society. Jill jmercier@alzheimerkw. com. Resume builder.

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Sign up for these workshops at www. careerservices.uwaterloo.ca. All workshops are held in the William M. Tatham Centre for Co-operative Education and Career Services. Monday, October 19 – Career Interest Assessment (Strong Interest Inventory) – 2:30 to 4:00 p.m., TC 1112. Note: There is a materials charge of $10.00 payable at Career Services prior to the first session. Once you have registered and paid, you will be given information on how to complete the Strong Interest Inventory online. The online test must be completed a few days prior to the workshop date. Teaching Philosophy Statement – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., TC 2218. Note: Go to the CTE website to register for this workshop: cte.uwaterloo.ca/events_registration/CUT_events.html. Wednesday, October 21 –Professional and Post Degree Days – 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., SLC Great Hall – Thursday, October 22 – 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., SLC Great Hall. Thursday, October 22 – Exploring Your Personality Type (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Part 2 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30, TC 1112. Note: There is a materials charge of $10.00 payable at Career Services prior to the first session. Once you have registered and paid, you will be given information on how to complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) online. The online test must be completed a few days prior to the

Imprint, Friday, October 16, 2009 ads@imprint.uwaterloo.ca workshop date. Monday, October 26 – Working Effectively in Another Culture – 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., TC 2218. Acedemic Interview – 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., TC 2218. Note: Go to the CTE website to register for this workshop: cte.uwaterloo.ca/events_registration/ CUT_events.html. Tuesday, October 27 – Business Etiquette and Professionalism – 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., TC 2218. Profesional School Interviews – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC 1208. Careers in Public Service – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., TC 2218. Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions – 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., TC 1208. Wednesday, October 28 – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., TC 1208. Note: There is a prerequisite for this workshop. Please see Workshop Registration at the end of these listings. Thursday, October 28 – Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., TC 2218. Note: there is a prerequisite for this workshop. Please see Workshop Registration at the end of these listings. Work Stratagies for the International Students – 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., TC 2218. Wednesday, October 28 – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., TC 2218. Note: First hour of the session covers general work search stratigies; last half hour details visa requirements. There is a prerequisite for this workshop. Please see Workshop Registration at the end of these listings. Workshop Registration Required Modules at cdm.uwaterloo.ca – if you have completed any of these modules in the Career Development eManual or Co-Fundamentals (PD1, COOP 101, Co-op Fundamentals for Engineering or Co-op Fundamentals for Pharmacy) you have satisfied this requirement and may register for the workshop. To register for Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions, complete this module within Marketing Yourself Interview Skills ; To register for Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills, complete this module

within Marketing Yourself Interview Skills ; To register for Networking 101, complete this module within Marketing Yourself Work Search ; To register for Work Search Strategies, complete this module within Marketing Yourself Work Search. To access the module, go to cdm.uwaterloo.ca and select the UW student version of the Career Development eManual.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE EVENTS Wednesday, October 21, 2009 International Year of Astronomy StarGazing Party – view the spectacular Orionids Meteor Shower, Jupiter, and our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda at Columbia Ice Fields North Soccer Pitch at 7:30 p.m. For more info visit www.astro.uwaterloo.ca. Saturday, October 24, 2009 Science Open House – fun hands-on science for children and their families – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Environmental & Information Technology Building (EIT). For more info visit www.openhouse.uwaterloo.ca. Sunday, October 25, 2009 Dr. Alan Morgan Lecture: In the Footsteps of Darwin – learn more about the legendary journey made by Darwin that led to the publication of “On the Origin of Species” at EIT 1015 at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Dr. Peter Walter Lecture: Intercellular Signalling and Protein Quality Control – learn more about the regulatory pathways within cells that control the complex network of cellular organelles at the Humanities Theatre from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

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he water-spouting egg by MC. Those bright prongs by the steps of Hagey Hall. That blue metal thing that spells ‘CS.’ If you are a UW student, you know that this is how the randomly scattered pieces of abstract sculpture that can be found around campus are identified. You know them by their seemingly random design and equally obscure purpose. You look at them for half a second, then move on. You don’t care that blue CS is actually a work by Canadian artist Armand Buzbuzian and its proper name is “David of Sassoun.” That information certainly isn’t on display anywhere other than a few internet websites. So why should you care? The sculptures have been there as long as you can remember. They haven’t really changed, and most of them don’t mean much to you. However, sculpture on campus is important. It represents the university, and if the work on campus is outdated and unchanging, then that image reflects back onto the school. Art is supposed to be a dynamic interaction between artist and audience, and this campus lost that interaction a long time ago. Waterloo is in need of an upgrade. But how? Imprint spoke to Prof. Joan Coutu of the University of Waterloo’s fine arts department as well as several fine arts students to get their views on the situation.

The problem with campus sculptures Kristina Foster, a fourth year fine arts student, noted the presence of the sculptures on campus as unremarkable. “To be honest I’ve not really come into close contact with many of the sculptures; I realize they are there but don’t really take an interest in them,” she said. A recent graduate of UW’s arts and business program with a major in studio fine arts, Shannon Coyle, holds a similar opinion. “I’ve been away from campus for six months and couldn’t remember a single sculpture besides the one that people constantly vandalize,” she said. Prof. Coutu also identified a problem with the sculpture on campus. “All of it [the sculpture] is old,” she said. “Most of the sculpture dates from 40 to 50 years ago.” When asked to identify sculptures that she found to be more successful, Prof. Coutu noted “Break” by Bruce Watson (the MC ‘egg’) and “A Sculpture Environment” by Ron Baird (the Hagey Hall cutlery). “I wouldn’t say that people stop and look at the waterfall, but the sound creates a certain effect as you walk by,” she said. “The Hagey Hall one, kids could say they’re really ugly but then, you could say that about a lot of things that were built in the 1960s. But at least you notice it.” She also mentioned the lack of new sculpture on campus as a prime concern. “There certainly hasn’t been much of an effort to continue with putting new sculpture up,” Coutu said. “In the public buildings system, a certain percentage of the cost of construction is given over to public art. That doesn’t seem to have been done in the case of the buildings on campus. Given the buildings cost millions to do... even two per cent of that is enough money to put up some kind of public art.” See sculptures, page 45

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Persecution in the Third Reich Zoe YeJin Kim reporter

any would argue that documentary film is not an art. It is difficult to see art in what is often an assemblage of dusty snapshots and facts, aged video clips, and interviews of people who aren’t gorgeous celebrities. However, it is important to recognize that the purpose of a documentary film does not include playing around with aesthetically pleasing sets and frilly dialogue. Rather, a documentary is made in order to portray important events or points of view to the audience, and make them consider issues addressed in the film when they might not have otherwise. Though, these movies may be more direct in their method of presentation, they do utilize many of the same devices and techniques employed in other genres of film, and a good filmmaker always keeps in mind that their documentary is also a medium for the art of storytelling. The story, told at Prof. Alice Kuznair’s lecture on the night of Wednesday October 14, was that of the prosecution of homosexuals in the Third Reich, which was accompanied by a screening of the

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documentary, Paragraph 175, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Prof. Kuznair, author of Queer and German Cinema, is no stranger to the issues touched on in this film. Wearing pink triangle earrings as a tribute to the badges that were worn by convicted homosexual prisoners, she began her lecture with a brief history of Paragraph 175 and the consequences it held for the gay community in Germany. Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code stated that, “Lewd and lascivious acts contrary to nature between human beings and animals shall be punished by imprisonment; loss of civil rights may also be imposed,” said Kuznair Though the law was written in 1871, the persecution of German male homosexuals was intensified when the Nazis took power in 1933. They saw them as weak and effeminate, and believed that because they were unlikely to reproduce, they were a danger to the country’s birthrate, and therefore, thought to corrupt and weaken the blood of the German people. They also believed that it was a hereditary condition that it could be cured. From there, horrific medical experiments were performed on homosexual inmates in an attempt to cure sexual deviance. These experiments not only yielded no scientific knowledge, but caused illness, mutilation, and even death. What was once a community of proud gay men and boys celebrating their sexuality soon turned into a place of fear and shame. The social world that they created was destroyed within a period of six months and replaced with one where mere gossip and innuendo could be used as evidence for arrest. In the film, the lasting effects of this movement are clearly visible in the surviving victims as they relay their personal accounts of the events that took place in the Third Reich. Those that consider homosexuality a sin may think again as these men and women speak of lost lovers and friends, the pain they felt resurfacing on their faces after years of having their stories ignored and silenced. One man recalls having to watch his friend being beaten then eaten alive by dogs. Another remembers losing his first true love to the concentration camps, even after his attempt to save him. Then another expresses the shame he felt after being released and how it became a silent burden for everyone around him. The most difficult thing to watch are their smiles and chuckles as they reminisce about the “golden days,” when they were free to be who they were without much fear, and the way it faded when they retell stories about the persecutions. As the survivors go into the details of how friends from their youth are taken away, beaten and killed, it is all too clear that they are still grieving for their loved ones. Sitting with the German Christian photographer, who after his arrest and imprisonment for homosexuality joined the German army to be with men, the interviewer asks whether or not they were horrified that Jewish people were being exterminated in these concentration camps. He replies that, “people become indifferent very fast.”

While the movie covers this hidden chapter of history well, it is lacking in that it does not go into much detail of the events subsequent to the fall of the Nazis party after World War II. The shockingly long amount of time it took for Paragraph 175 to be abolished (in 1994), not to mention the lack of recognition for the suffering of the homosexual victims is reason for one to feel, as one survivor stated, “ashamed for humanity.” This film remembers those who were forgotten and ignored in one of history’s most infamous atrocities. It also shows a once open homosexual community have its freedom taken away in a matter of months. Proper recognition has not been given to these people, and it could happen again. There is still a threat against the gay community in the form of anti-homosexual organizations — frequently supported by extreme religious conservatives — who are strongly advocating for another Paragraph 175. This film should act as a wakeup call for those that believe in equal rights without discrimination against sexual orientation. It warns the gay community that they should not take their freedom for granted and instead be more proactive in getting schools to teach students about these events, and fighting for equal rights and against discrimination.

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Music Reviews

THE MONSTER SHOW Self-titled Album Duncan Nicholls

The Monster Show is a Waterloo area based band with its roots in Canadian indie music, though some may say it’s a blending of country, soul, funk, and rock and roll, all blended together in a cacophony of eerie moans of longing and remorse. With this self-titled album, it can be said that their music has a grass-roots element, which both serves to make it unique, yet painfully mundane. With such songs as “Glory,” “Beer Caps, Friday,” and “How to Bicycle Home From Downtown, Slightly Drunk, While Carrying Three Used LPs,” they prove that their ghostly sound encompasses not only their use of wide variety of music instruments, but their variety of music style. In the case of “How to Bicycle Home From Downtown, Slightly Drunk, While Carrying Three Used LPs,” the rocking and repeti-

Jean-Paul De Roover

Windows and Doors self produced

Jean-Paul De Roover’s Windows and Doors is an art presentation comprises visual, hearing and thinking processes. Opening the CD is more like opening a magic box in a fairy tale. The hand written playlists at the back of the album; the surrealism oil painting surrounding the cover and the inside of the CD; and the structure of the CD (which amazingly can be folded into a little house), makes me wonder even before listening to the music. Jean-Paul’s music is not as fancy as

Thousand Foot Krutch Welcome to the Masquerade Tooth and Nail Records

Earlier this year, the Canadian Christian rock band, Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK) released their much anticipated fifth album Welcome to the Masquerade. Unfortunately, fans of the band are likely to be disappointed in their latest efforts to master a new sound. Like their previous albums, many of the tracks had a similar sound to each other. Each is introduced with a quick rhythm and then drops down to a slow verse before picking up again for a memorable chorus. The

tive music helped to give the sense of the lights rushing around the listener, as if the listener was on the bicycle in question. Despite this, the lyrics themselves only serve to describe the experience, and nothing more — it is more suited to be read as a free-verse poem rather than a song. With the mash of words that are juicy with the ripeness of imagery and experience, the listener is forced to follow the roundabout paths of the music. The singer is usually tolerable in terms of coherency, but at times the pure choir-like singing drives this listener to question what the Monster Show is about, for there is no coherency, no string to bind the identity of the band, much like the broken style of the lyrics...but that is perhaps the beauty of it, for ghosts have many stories to tell. The passionate cries and soft whining of “roads washed flood brown/ we could feel the water churn” in the song “Winnipeg & Fargo” can alternate between antagonizing beautiful to horribly boring, comparable to the musings of an overgrown child poet that is trying to grasp the concept of being in a lonely adult world. Overall, the feel of alienation is prevalent in the album — the lyrics are worth reading, but the singing leaves a lot be desired. The Monster show is made up of Jennie Jackson on keys, percussions, singing; Daev Mulholland on bass, Kerry Mullen on drums; and Duncan Nicholls on guitar, vocals and writing. Samples of their music can be heard on their MySpace website (http://www.myspace. com/monstershowmusic), as well as on CBC Radio (http://radio3.cbc.ca/). — Alcina Wong

the CD cover; instead, he is presenting his music in a much calmer manner. After reviewing almost half of the CD, I am still unable to define the feelings that Jean-Paul brings to me. Thus, I explored him a little more through YouTube (thanks to the technology nowadays) and get a chance to watch two of his music videos; “Fix” and “How come no more?” Until then, I finally realized what that is — loneliness. No matter in the “Fix,” where Jean tries to pull out all the band-aids on his arm, but the more he pulls the more he gets; or in the “How come no more?”, where Jean plays the so-called “one man band”, he is always by himself and expressing his angers or frustrations in a fairly “adorable” way. To me he is like a little boy who gets lost and doesn’t know where to go. No anger, no crying, only confused. That’s the impression I am getting from Jean-Paul De Roover. Maybe, Windows and Doors is one of Jean’s magic shows, where I am one of the audiences who tricked by the illusion he creates. Maybe, Jean-Paul De Roover is a lonely, confused young man.

Suzie McNeil Rock-n-Roller Universal Music

I constantly find myself validating my musical choices to my friends; however I feel that Suzie McNeil’s sophomore album, Rock-n-Roller, speaks for itself. She proves that she is truly a force to be reckoned with, showing that she belongs in the music industry as both a singer and a songwriter. This is the first CD to feature songs written by McNeil. Throughout the album, she incorporates a number of upbeat, Kelly Clarkson-esque songs, and a few inspirational ballads. Drawing on her

previous album and experience as a contestant on the show Rock Star: INXS, McNeil created a strong selection of tracks. Although there is a strong number of showstopping ballads on her previous album, Broken and Beautiful, McNeil strays away and creates a stronger, edgier sound on Rock-n-Roller. McNeil however did opt to include an acoustic version of “Believe,” her first single, and the Bell theme for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to “Believe,” other ballads include “Don’t Tell Me Goodbye,” and “Naturally.” Even though the majority of the upbeat tracks have a similar sound, each one, due to its lyrics, is unique. Each track has its own individual calling card, whether it be: “Free” with the lyrics ‘When you see Billy, just tell him it’s better to be free,’ “What Ur Getting Into with” with ‘Out with the old, in with the new,’ or “Help Me Out” with the lyrics ‘Help me out, don’t sell me out.’ Rock-n-Roller is a true musical interpretation of McNeil’s voyage back to her musical roots. This album can be accurately described as a rollercoaster ride. Many of the quick tempo songs, such as “Rock-n-Roller,” “Let’s Go,” “Free and Fast Lane,” get you pumped up for the whole album. Whereas the soft, mellow sounds of the ballads offer a lull in the ride, allowing one to calm down and truly appreciate the music before the next hard-hitting track. — Deanna Ostafichuk

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boys lack a maturity and variety in their tracks which most musicians gain over time. The band seems to be stuck in a musical rut, too scared to venture outside their comfort zone. One track did catch my attention, however. “The Part That Hurts the Most (Is Me)” begins with an instrumental section which is very reminiscent of Hannah Montana’s “You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home.” For a band that plays mostly rock music, I was not expecting to make a comparison to the quintessential pop icon. However, the beginnings of these two songs are very similar. TFK needs to be given credit nevertheless as the rest of the track sounds very different from any Hannah Montana song. Besides this one track, most lack originality and only one managed to catch my attention as one I would like. As a ballad, “Watching Over Me” is a refreshing change from the rock sound of previous tracks. In addition, this song seems to be the only one that was written about something. The lyrics for most of the other tracks on the album don’t appear to have much meaning, much of it being very ambiguous. Overall I was disappointed in this album. TFK does not seems to have been able to mature musically as most bands have, they are still sounding the same, or even worse, than they did five years ago. — Paula Trelinska

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Couples Retreat Peter Billingsley Universal Pictures

I am a rom-com lover. With that confession, I’m sure I lost half of you. However, Couples Retreat is a comedy that targets the comfortable compromise between girls’ and guys’ night out. Despite the varying bad reviews on an oh-so reliable website, this movie made me laugh after a horrible day. The plot was basic: four couples go to a resort in hopes of fun, yet they leave

with an unexpected, deeper understanding of their relationships. However, don’t expect a lot of “aw” moments. In fact, the only cute aspect of the movie was when my favourite character, Kevin (Colin Baiocchi), appeared on screen. His young, innocent, and inexperienced appearances contrasted well with the rest of the Hollywood cast. More comedy than romance, the star-studded cast delivered their typical, witty humour with no huge surprises. Some reviews claim that the movie is predictable — and it was. I went to

watch a Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau movie to see Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. I wasn’t expecting to witness an Oscar potential. I must say, however, that the leading men took the trophy for their unique, marital quirks, whereas the ladies all seemed to fall short on the victimized role of a wife. I don’t believe that this has anything to do with the acting, but has everything to do with the writing. There were moments where I felt that the PG rating should’ve been bumped up to at least a 14A, because on occasion, the writing suffered by teetering on the lines of appropriateness and crudeness. If you’re going to be crude, be crude. From erections to shark attacks, and all of the therapy sessions in between, the blend of humour was dispersed enough to give time for popcorn, but not enough for a washroom break. The target audience is hard to pinpoint, due to the wide range of jokes, but it appears to aim

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gun away, subsequently turning it on Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and the rest of the cast to force them to act in a film that should have been cancelled during production. I wasn’t expecting this car wreck of a movie when I went in, though. The cast list certainly looked strong enough. I liked Kristen Bell in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I liked Jason Bateman in Arrested Development. Hell, I liked Jon Favreau in I Love You, Man. It’s such a disappointment to see actors whom you hold no particular grudge against simultaneously lower your opinions of them in one fell film. I’m not sure what else I can say about this film. The parts that tried to be funny were too ridiculous to work. I don’t remember a single song that played during the film. There were no special effects to save it. The actors were bland. It was just not a good film. There was one character in the

film that was somewhat entertaining, however. Although she had a small role, Kali Hawk, as Trudy, was memorable. Even though her character is a fairly cliché ghettoed-out girl, the parts of the movie that included her were the only parts of the movie that made me laugh. She had me going “Bang bang, daddy” as I left the theatre. But like I said, if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the movie. You won’t miss that part. I wouldn’t really recommend this movie to anyone, because it’s like watching the commercials during the Superbowl. It’s there in front of you, but it’s not what you really wanted to see. Couples Retreat is the bathroom break of October’s films. However, if you typically find yourself enjoying the subtle nuances of watching paint dry, then go ahead and see Couples Retreat. This movie is just for you. — kmassey@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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31 f all the movies I’ve seen this fall term, none of them have been as uninspired and unmemorable as Couples Retreat. I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a movie that I was unable to recall so little of the next day (although, I guess I wouldn’t remember that, would I). This is likely because Couples Retreat, although it presents itself as a comedy, comes off as a movie without a genre. It’s not just that it’s not a comedy; it’s also not really anything else. There’s not that much to say about it. If you’ve watched the trailer, you’ve watched the movie. If this film could have a second name, it’d probably be The Little Comedy that Tried Too Hard. Couples Retreat’s lame attempt at comedy is so forced it’s as though the writers and actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau were held at gunpoint the entire time they wrote it. It’s the only way I can imagine a script could have been put together in such an unintelligent, unfunny, and awkward way. Then, once the script was written, Vaughn and Favreau managed to snatch the

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Paul Plett, Circadian Rhythm, Broken Bricks, The Water Boys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Huether Hotel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($3) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;8 p.m.

Paul MacLeod â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bombshelter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

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Open Mic Night â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bombshelter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10 p.m.

Tuesday Oct 20, 2009

Mike Todd Trio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boathouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($5) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

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Dustin Bentall, Joe Forster, and Stereo Goes Stellar (19+)

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maxwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music House â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($7/ $5 with student card) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

Community Noon-Hour Concert (full KWS orchestra) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Conrad Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11:30 p.m.

Saturday Oct 17, 2009 On the Make â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boathouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($5) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

MicLordz and the Sauce FunkyThe Sound Foundation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maxwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music House â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($7/ $5 with student card) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

Sunday Oct 18, 2009 Music of the Stars with special guests: Royal Canadian Astronomical Society â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Registry Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($10 for students) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($28 for adults) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;3 p.m. Mike Branton with Jim & Al â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boathouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3 p.m.

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Paddy Townsend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars Hereâ&#x20AC;? Open Stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boathouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8 p.m. Open Mic Night â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maxwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music House â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 Welly Wednesdays featuring: Gordie Tentree CD release w/David Lang, Rodney deCroo & David Newbury â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boathouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m. Black Flowers-Art of Time Ensemble Featuring Sarah Slean â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Centre in the Square â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($30) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8 p.m.

Thursday Oct 22, 2009 The Sauce Von Crippon The Humanzees Wilmott Red â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maxwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music House â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($7/ $5 with student card) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 p.m.

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Saturday Oct 17, 2009 Enlighten Up! (PG) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Also playing on Oct 18 and 19 (various times)

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Galaxy Cinemas (Conestoga Mall) â&#x20AC;˘ Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG) â&#x20AC;˘ Fame (PG) â&#x20AC;˘ Couples Retreat (PG) â&#x20AC;˘ Love Happens (PG) â&#x20AC;˘ Surrogates (PG) â&#x20AC;˘ The Informant (14A) â&#x20AC;˘ Double Feature: Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (G) â&#x20AC;˘ The Invention Of Lying(14A) â&#x20AC;˘ Trailer Park Boys Countdown To Liquor Day (14A) â&#x20AC;˘ The Invention Of Lying (14A) â&#x20AC;˘ Zombieland (14A)

Fall Festival â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Melville United Church â&#x20AC;&#x201D;(prices varies for activities) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday Oct 17 2009 Tamil Cultural Night 09 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Humanities Theatre, UW â&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5:30 p.m. Icongrapher: Chris Van Donkelaar on Art and Religion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aberfoyle Junction Model Railway Show â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brock Rd., Aberfoyle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($8, $6 senior, $5 child ) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4 p.m. Theatre on the Edge: Improv Workshop â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Button Factory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (â&#x20AC;&#x153;small admission feeâ&#x20AC;?) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4 p.m. Drum Circle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Button Factory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ($2 + bring own drum) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;7:30 p.m.

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sculptures:

A campus without art

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Why should students care? “Too many students walk by not even bothering to notice or appreciate the piece [of sculpture],” Jessica Kerr Lobo, a fifth year fine arts student, noted. “It is unfortunate that what many of the students think of art is the limited sculptures seen around campus.” Kevin Suess, a former fine arts student, contributed this to the focus of the university. “I don’t think art is overly appreciated at the university outside of the art faculty... because UW is a very tech and math focused school,” he said. Coutu, however, thinks that the focus of the university goes hand in hand with the presence of art on campus. “I think it is very important to have an artistic presence on campus to indicate that UW is more than just a technology institution, and also to show that art and technology can be partners, and that one reinforces the other,” she said. Coyle seems to agree with this view. “If we look at art from a scholarly perspective and not just an aesthetic one, art stimulates the mind and challenges the way we perceive things. No matter what the discipline, creativity drives the university,” she said.

Xiaobo Liu

Who is producing on-campus sculpture these days? You may find the faculty of these artsy individuals surprising. A recent prank installation set up during frosh week this fall can be found just outside of the Student Life Centre. It consists of an old purple Plymouth Horizon from the 1980s that was impaled by a tree. The words “Don’t Drink and Drive,” “Do it Live,” and “ERTW” are spray-painted on the sides and hood of the car. ERTW, which stands for Engineers Rule The World, suggests which UW department conducted the endeavour. Canadian engineers are widely known for their pranks which often involve cars. The University of British Columbia’s engineers are especially notorious for leaving cars hanging over the sides of famous bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. But can a spray-painted car with a tree sticking out of its middle be considered art? Prof. Coutu considers this. “They [the car pranks] have their place. It engages people. The only thing I hope is people don’t end up de-writing art as a result of it, thinking anyone can do it... Yeah, it’s a prank, but I don’t think there’s

anything wrong with it.” So, a prank it may be, but it seems that the fine arts community isn’t the only department interested in on-campus sculpture. Other faculties care about on-campus sculpture, too. The disappearance of “David of Sassoun” prior to the start of the university’s current construction project during the summer of 2008 was mourned by computer science students. CompSci.ca’s blog cried out in protest that summer. “The metallic blue abstract sculpture has not been found to greet the math students, n their way to class this morning,” it read. “It feels like a small part of me has died today.” Computer science students can however, rest assured. “David of Sassoun” is resting safely in a storage facility and will likely re-emerge pending the end of construction.

How can we improve the presence of art on campus? “I think we need more, and we need sculptures that communicate and interact... certainly outside but certainly in the lobbies of the buildings. There’s a lot of dead space in there that could be so much more animated and tell people so much more about the university. It’s not just about art,” Prof. Coutu said. “Even talking about

the new accounting building, we’re trying to think about how to thank their donors... well that could be done in an art piece.” Suess agrees that the new buildings are a great means to improve the art on campus. “I think maybe hanging more art within the school with greater emphasis on the creators would be beneficial,” he said. “We’ve got, what? Three new buildings going up in the next five years? Not to mention the two more being proposed... get in there, cover the walls with art and make sure they know who did it.” Foster also seems to propose a partnership between art and technology. “I would want to probably see more timeless pieces that have a sort of ‘corporate’ polish to them. Not a literal polish but [corporate polish] would reinforce what UW is; an innovative institution for higher learning.” Overall, it appears to be important to both students and faculty to bridge art and technology and create an alliance. “I’d like to see the administration accepting... the role of art on campus. It’s a great tool for communicating, for obviously embellishing,” Prof. Coutu said. “[The art on campus] tells you a whole lot about the university, and the kind of people that are here.” kmassey@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Comics & Distractions

Crossword

Imprint, Friday, October 16, 2009

By Mike Koivusalo

What’s the worst thing about Thanksgiving? By Michelle Spiers and Michelle Fujita “It’s only three days long.” Oliver Grant 1st Yr. Honours Math

“Being stuck far away from home.” Wendy Michaud Grad. Biology

“Too much to eat.” Andrew Chan 3rd Yr. AFM-PA

“Monday night, work avoidance, facing reality.” Daniel Bick 3rd Yr. Honours Science

“Too much food.” Yentl Tsui 1st Yr. AFM

“When you’re expecting stuffing but get ham.”

Across

Down

1. Dangle, in hockey 5. Guns (an engine) 9. Average, with ‘on’ 12. Foreign 14. Habitation at a high altitude 15. 2016 Olympics locale 16. First 3-D videogame? 18. Altar phrase 19. Majority owner of Seattle Mariners 20. 1965 Frank Herbert sci-fi novel 22. Short mythical creature 24. Top-left most key, typically 25. The Great Mouse Detective 29. The Beatles’ “___ Blues” 30. Woodwind mouthpiece 32. The Arbiter, e.g. 33. Not quite LPs 35. Red, White, or Dead, e.g. 37. Videogame series that takes you around the world 41. Common FPS weapon 42. Univ. in Tokyo 43. Italian for ‘cathedral’ 44. It was placed beneath 20 mattresses 45. Young Athletes League 46. Inability to connect with others 48. Fierce member of the weasel family 51. Newborn infant 52. Default Tetris music 54. One-third of what little girls are made of 55. Half-Life 2 has two of them (so far) 58. Online Hard Drive 59. He’s a 22-across 60. EU currency 61. See 57-down

Abbie Woods Arts & Bus.

1. “___ (Go Away)” by The Four Seasons 2. Morlock food 3. Type of oven 4. Mangled feet 5. Ripped again 6. Before (Old English) 7. The next Rocky movie? 8. Receivers’ other half 9. Damsel in distress 10. Assistant to military officer 11. “Polka___!” 13. Purple Covenant weapon 14. “Plain ___!” 17. Waterloo to St. Jacobs dir. 21. Manipulate for personal gain 23. Crowbar aficionado 25. Archie’s #1 fan 26. Former Jay Roberto 27. Videogames, for example 28. Intercontinental Truck Body 31. Mad 34. It runs 16-across and 37-across, for example 36. Quartz-like crystal 38. Confuses 39. International Ultraviolet Explorer 40. Full stop 44. ___centesis 47. “Let’s go to the ___!” 49. Mistake 50. The Illiad or Beowulf, e.g. 53. Popular RTS series 56. Word with process or diligence 57. See 61-across

Sudoku

4 5

1 2 5 7 3 6

5 1 9

7 4 3

3 6

5 2 1 3

“Coming to school.” Talina Titizian 3rd Yr. Math/Bus.

“Having to study for midterms.” Krithika Suresh 3rd. Year Math/Bus.

Solutions: 2 7 0 D 6 1 9 4 3 B 8 A E 5 F C

B E 8 F C 3 7 A 9 2 6 5 4 0 D 1

6 A 1 9 5 E D 8 0 4 F C B 3 2 7

October 9, 2009 3 C 5 4 0 F B 2 7 1 D E 9 8 6 A

9 6 F 3 1 C 2 5 B A 7 8 0 4 E D

D 4 B 8 E 9 0 F 2 C 5 1 7 A 3 6

C 2 A E 7 D 4 B 6 3 0 F 1 9 8 5

0 5 7 1 A 8 6 3 E D 4 9 C F B 2

5 9 3 C 4 A F 0 D 6 B 7 2 E 1 8

7 8 6 0 2 5 1 E C F 3 4 D B A 9

E 1 D A B 6 3 C 5 8 9 2 F 7 0 4

4 F 2 B 9 7 8 D A E 1 0 5 6 C 3

A B 4 7 F 2 C 1 8 9 E 3 6 D 5 0

1 0 E 6 3 4 A 7 F 5 2 D 8 C 9 B

F D C 2 8 B 5 9 4 0 A 6 3 1 7 E

8 3 9 5 D 0 E 6 1 7 C B A 2 4 F

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Comics & Distractions

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RAJUL SALEH (differentperspective@imprint.uwaterloo.ca)

By “Treavs” (geese@imprint.uwaterloo.ca)

Comics & Distractions

Imprint, Friday, October 16, 2009

By Jordan Campbell

MICHAEL TO (irresponsiblyoptomistic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca)

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