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make a wish November’s Leonid meteor shower brings UW students and faculty together Komal R. Lakhani staff reporter

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ccording to the Oxford Canadian Dictionary, a meteor is "a small body of matter from outer space that becomes incandescent as a result of friction with the earth’s atmosphere and is visible as a streak of light," and a Leonid is "any meteor that seems to radiate from the direction of the constellation." The Leonid meteor shower that took place this week typically originated from the clouds of dust and other material left behind from a comet known as Tempel-Tuttle. It is best known for its 33-year peaks, during which hundreds of meteors per hour can be observed. The last of these peaks were seen in 2001.

This year’s Leonid meteor shower was made even more special because it coincided with the 400th anniversary of Galileo using his telescope to view the sky and its infinite ornaments. Also, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, which reached its peak after midnight on November 17.

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An event was held for the occasion by the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science. It had a large turnout, even on a freezing fall evening. “The idea is to have lots of people come out to the event so that everyone can look up in the sky and have an experience in astronomy,” said Michelle Coulombe, the director of advancement for the faculty, and one of the organizers of the event. Presentations were made by Professors David Gilbank, Brian McNamara, and James Taylor of the faculty as well.

The event was very informative. Professors and students alike brought out their telescopes, alongside members of the Royal Astronomy Society and the Waterloo Space Society who pointed out objects in the night sky. There were about 10 large telescopes including reflective telescopes, computer imaging telescopes, and Galileoscopes for spectators to look from. Volunteers were more than happy to share their knowledge of the night sky with anyone interested. Useful notes were provided containing explanations of the Leonid meteor shower, the Andromeda Galaxy, Jupiter, and the

Globular Cluster in Hercules which could be spotted out with the help of a star finder. This made understanding the autumn sky much easier.

Michael Baloth, a faculty member for the department of physics and astronomy and an organizer of the event, noted that meteors can be seen at any time of the year.

“Meteors are tiny little specks of dust, they are happening all the time. Of course when there is a meteor shower you are going through a lot and you see more.”

If you missed this event, don’t worry. The next meteor shower will occur December 7 to 17 with the peak day on December 14. This shower will consist of meteors known as the Geminids. The faculty of science also has a number of events coming up. Information for them can be found on the faculty's website, science.uwaterloo. ca. For those of you who are interested in learning about astronomy there is also a class, Astronomy 237, that you can take no matter what faculty you are in. klakhani@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Referenda Aftermath

Adrienne Raw

assistant editor-in-chief

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tudents have decided the future of proposals for a new Student Services Complex, an expansion to Health Services, and fee to support 100.3 SoundFM in three referenda that took place from November 9 to 11. The results of the three concurrent referenda are binding as each referendum vote met quorum: a simple majority representing at least seven per cent of the student body for either a “yes” or “no” answer.

Of the three referenda, only the proposed expansion to Health Services passed. 17.166 per cent of 25,177 eligible voters cast ballots for this question: 2,567 (10.196 per cent of students) voted in favour of the expansion; 1,641 (6.518 per cent of students) voted against the proposal; and 114 declined their ballots.

Feds President Allan Babor said he was “very excited to be moving forward on the Health Services proposal.” The planned Health Services expansion will add 20,000 square feet to Health Services. The expansion will be paid for by a $10 per term fee.

Students will only begin paying this fee once a significant portion of the construction is complete.

The Federation of Students Executive will update the Students’ Council on the progress of the Health Services expansion as it occurs. The Graduate Students Association referendum on the same question got an affirmative response, but failed to meet quorum. The project will move into planning stages regardless.

Neither the proposed new Student Services Complex or the fee to support 100.3 SoundFM referenda fared as well as the proposal for the Health Services expansion: both referenda were voted down by students.

In the referendum for the proposed Student Services Complex, 18.059 per cent of

24,979 eligible voters cast ballots: 1,819 (7.282 per cent of students) voted in favour of the proposal; 2,546 (10.193 per cent of students) voted against the proposal; and 146 declined their ballots.

Though the proposal did not pass the student referendum, Babor told students that “this project will continue on.” He added that though the proposal hadn’t met the expectations of students, it would be developed further. Babor made no comment on whether the proposal would be re-tried in the near future. The soonest the proposal could be re-tried in a referendum, as stipulated by Feds policy, is 90 days after a question was previously tried.

In the referendum for the fee to support 100.3 SoundFM, 17.964 per cent of 25,534 eligible voters cast ballots: 2,005 (7.852 per cent of students) voted in favour of the fee; 2,460 (9.634 per cent of students) voted against the fee; and 122 declined their ballots.

In a statement released on the 100.3 SoundFM homepage, the station’s board of directors said that the station will continue its regularly scheduled broadcasting until December 4 at 6:30, when broadcasting will cease after a halfhour special presentation.

“It gives us some time to explore some options that haven’t been looked at before,” station president Steve Krysak told The Record on November 15, “now it really is a last-ditch effort.” The statement posted on the station’s homepage said that the station is “currently exploring options for continuing broadcasts with 100.3 SoundFM CKMS Radio Waterloo.”

In the statement, the board of directors also noted that “we have appreciated serving the campus and community, and have valued every programmer and performer that has had connections to the station in our past.”

— with files from The Record, The Herald, ChartAttack, 100.3 SoundFM, and Feds araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION

Yes 59.4%

No 38.0%

Declined 2.6%

STUDENT SERVICES COMPLEX

Yes 40.3%

SOUNDFM

No 56.4%

Declined 3.2% Yes 43.7%

Declined 2.7%

No 53.6%

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Update On Monday, November 16, UW Senate voted on changing the schedule for Orientation Week, Move-In Days, and the first week of classes. The vote resulted in a 23-23 tie. Due to the tie, this issue may still be on the table at December`s Senate meeting.

Imprint will provide in-depth coverage of Senate`s decision in the November 27 issue.

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Police crack down on plaza path trespassing

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U.S.-Chinese climate change collaboration, Bangladeshi poison, Engineering 5 construction cuts off shortcut access to and Somali pirates University Plaza, students faced with fines intern

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ecently, approximately 14 UW students have been fined after trespassing onto the construction site blocking the University Plaza from Ring Road. Student access to this area as a shortcut to the plaza has been a recurring issue as it has been blocked

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to students for parking and driving offenses do go into student funds.

Goss stated that enforcement actions by campus police are guided by a student safety and security focus.

“In this case both signs and fencing was in place. The fact that the charged persons went so far as to move the fencing or gate is another factor that would indicate the person knew they

saying “No, there wasn’t a sign that said it will be considered trespassing.

I didn’t see a sign...but I think there was a sign that said ‘danger’.”

Chan was unsure if a fenced off area specifically meant the area was prohibited. Goss points out a significant point that “The Trespass to Property Act states that a fenced area even in the absence of signage

The fine for the students was $65, which includes a court cost surcharge. Although enforced by UW Police, the offenses are under the auspices of the provincial government and the fees go to both the provincial and municipal governments.

off for the past couple weeks. UW Police Staff Sergeant Christopher Goss reports that the reasoning for blocking off the area was that there were “a number of dangerous conditions including a deep trench and tripping hazards. The danger of entering the area was increased during the dark evening and night hours.”

The fine for the students was $65, which includes a court cost surcharge.

Although enforced by UW Police, the offenses are under the auspices of the provincial government and the fees go to both the provincial and municipal governments. None of the fees go towards the University of Waterloo, although UW tickets issued

were prohibited to enter.” says Goss, also stating: “I am advised by officers that tickets were issued to persons who physically opened or moved gates and fencing to access the area.” Jenny Chan, one of the students fined for trespassing, confirms this point, admitting that a friend had been moving the fence in order to pass through at the time when the officer stepped in and gave her the ticket. Goss reports that wires locking the posts had been removed several times by trespassers as well.

Referring specifically to the signs posted, Goss claims that “The area was completely fenced off and ‘No Trespassing’ signs were clearly posted.” However, Chan rejects this claim

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is sufficient indication that entry is prohibited.” Chan admits that it was obvious not to enter the area. “I can’t really ‘play dumb’ with that one... knowing that there was a danger sign and all the fences were around there... it’s just students move the fences and make a path to walk through there.. and can’t really argue that it wasn’t our fault in entering those grounds.”

Access to the University Plaza from UW was not blocked off at any point during construction. Currently, the area has been reopened as construction work causing the blockoff has been completed at that spot. smulhern@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Campus alert system gears up for third test news editor

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herever you are, UW wants you to know if there’s an emergency on campus — and plans to test their emergency communication system to make sure that you’ll know how to stay informed. The new campus emergency response system will undergo its third phase of testing this upcoming Monday, November 23.

UW will warn students, faculty,

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This emergency response system is governed by the university’s Policy 60 (University of Waterloo Emergency Response), which was updated in 2008 to include the new emergency communication procedures.

This system will also work in coordination with emergency response providers including UW Police.

Director of Communications of Public Affairs Martin Van Nierop suggested that the most likely scenarios that would put the system into action include “any kind of

“there is certainly an imperative” for this type of system.

UW’s efforts are entirely preemptive, though. Van Neirop said that “[he’s] been around for 20 years, but I can’t remember one [incident] that would necessitate its implementation.”

However, in launching the system, he said that “we’re planning for the future and what could be.” While significant fires and chemical spills have happened on campus in recent years, they have typically been contained to one building or area and did not require

UW will warn students, faculty, and staff via text message, using the mobile phone numbers that members of the community have listed on Quest or MyHRInfo.

and staff via text message, using the mobile phone numbers that members of the community have listed on Quest (for students) or MyHRInfo (faculty and staff). Warnings will also be distributed via popups on computers connected to the campus network, as well as a specially-designed UW home page. An emergency message will be sent to all on-campus telephones’ voice mail boxes.

The message in Monday’s test broadcast will be similar to “This is a test of UW’s emergency communication system. FYI. No action required.” The campus emergency system was previously tested in January and June of this year.

emergency where police response is required and there is threat to human life.” Examples of major campus emergencies include fires in buildings, very severe storms such as tornados (rather than most storms that would result in a school closing), and chemical spills.

Planning for the system began over a year ago, when UW’s administration created a steering committee to implement emergency communication practices. Ideas for creating such a system had been considered for years beforehand, but according to Van Nierop, the Virginia Tech mass shooting in April 2007 showed not only UW, but many other schools that

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campus-wide evacuation.

The university also has a hotline — 1-888-470-0910 — that will be staffed when the campus is experiencing an emergency scenario.

In the future, text message alerts may also be broadcast on big-screen televisions across campus, such as those in the SLC Great Hall and the UW Bookstore.

The university will soon launch an informational website that will outline their emergency procedures; the address will be available in an upcoming edition of the UW Daily Bulletin.

— with files from UW Daily Bulletin jmckoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Nagma Zerin staff reporter

Bangladesh in poisonous peril

Researchers from MIT have successfully identified a pathway which leads to finding the reason behind widespread arsenic contamination in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists, world health agencies and the Bangladeshi government for nearly three decades.

The study published in the journal Nature Geoscience on November 15, suggests that thousands of manmade ponds excavated to provide soil for flood protection are accountable for the rising arsenic adulteration in ground water. The ponds have become a dumping field for agricultural, industrial as well as natural wastes which eventually release toxic arsenic in water resulting in a health hazard that has been defined as the worst mass poisoning in history.

Nearly two million people in Bangladesh are estimated to suffer from toxic effects of arsenic. Chronic ingestion of small doses cause various kinds of cancers while large doses have the potential of killing immediately. Symptoms include violent stomach pains and vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, and muscle cramps.

According to reports, many villagers knowingly poison themselves because they don’t have access to an alternative source of water. Harvard scientist and co-author of the study Rebecca Neumann has proposed the digging of deeper drinking water wells below the ponds to alleviate the severity of the impact.

U.S. and China collaborate on climate change

China and the United States have declared that they will work together for the conservation of clean energy ahead of the most anticipated Copenhagen summit for tackling global war ming in Denmark, slated for December 7 this year.

U.S President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao have consented with a global agreement which focuses on technological expansion of a China-U.S alliance to protect the global environment by reducing carbon emissions on Tuesday, November 17.

The two leaders have acknowledged that the pervasive challenges beginning from climate change, intermediately suspending on nuclear proliferation and ending with economic recovery affect both the nations and neither can face them without the aid of the other.

U.S. President Obama stated that their aim is not a partial accord or political declaration but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations and one that has immediate operational effect.

China and the United States have signed documents including a memorandum of understanding on enhancing cooperation on climate change issues. They have also officially launched an initiative on a joint research centre on clean

energy. This kind of comprehensive agreement is considered to be an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution to the ever-deteriorating climate challenge.

Somali pirates released Spanish hostages

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced the release of the Spanish fishing boat abducted by Somali pirates on Tuesday, November 17. The trawler named “Alakrana” was hijacked six weeks ago along with its crew of 36 members. The crew included 16 Spaniards, eight Indonesians, and the rest of the people were from Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal, and the Seychelles.

According to the coast guards, the trawler was seized 740 km north-west of the Seychelles island of Mahe. Previously, the pirates demanded the release of two suspected Somali pirates who were in Spanish custody convicted with armed robbery and kidnapping.

Earlier on Tuesday, the pirates told the reporters that they freed the hostages after being promised a ransom of $3.5 million.

When asked whether a ransom is about to be paid, Mr. Zapatero delivered some noncommittal responses which left the claim unconfirmed. By late on Tuesday, the Alakrana made its way to the open sea accompanied by two Spanish warships.

Meanwhile, Somali pirates have seized another ship, MV Therese VII, a chemical tanker with 28 North Koreans off the east coast of Africa on Monday, November 16. The pirates also attacked a Ukrainian cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden but broke off that attack when security forces on the vessel returned fire.

— with files from BBC, CNN, and Yahoo News nzerin@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Opinion

Perfection not always priority

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here are times when being a perfectionist is damaging. It’s most of the time, actually. Very few things actually need to be perfect. But most of the time, “perfect” is inferior to “good enough.”

I covered an entrepreneurship event this week where the concept of perfection versus “good enough” was mentioned, but I had earlier seen the same idea. Actually, I read the concept years ago in an essay entitled “The Rise of ‘Worse is Better,’” by Richard Gabriel.

The essay is all about designing software, about how in some cases it’s better to sacrifice correctness and completeness for simplicity. The specifics of his argument are software-developmentcentric, but the philosophy-changing idea within the essay was thus: “better” isn’t always “better.” The modern world is filled with examples of inferior technologies being widespread either because they were first to gain marketshare, or because the “cheap-and-dirty” solution had a greater payoff than the elegant solution. VHS won over

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BetaMax in being in people’s homes, and the Intel 8086 won over Motorola 68000 in being in people’s computers.

So the idea of “good enough” is nothing new; it’s been floating around technology and business circles for years. But I wouldn’t be writing about it here if it applied only to students living in VeloCity and people taking software engineering. No, there’s a lesson in here for everybody, even the artsiest of university students.

First, being intimidated by perfection is stalling. It’s easy to avoid starting that paper if you don’t know exactly how the opening and closing will be, or haven’t worked out every nuance of your argument. Just do something.

It doesn’t have to be perfect. So many things are iterative processes, like writing, or building a web service. The first draft isn’t going to be perfect. Start with good enough.

Also, don’t throw everything away just because you don’t like some little detail. Your goal is completion, not perfection. If you throw out your work every

time you’re half way done, you’ll never get anywhere. That’s what happened with Duke Nukem Forever.

The philosophy applies to everything in the world, including this newspaper.

I’ll admit, mistakes make it to press from time to time. Last week, page 8 had a particularly epic typo. An error on page 3 taught us all the difference between buses (the thing you ride to school) and busses (to kiss). I’m ridiculously detail oriented and somewhat obsessive, so I would happily read every page several times, make sure every photo is properly levelled, and make sure every headline is exactly a pica away from its story. But if I did that, the newspaper wouldn’t be improved — it’d be the worst newspaper ever, because you’d never get to actually read it. There’s always one more thing to fix.

The problem isn’t that perfection is bad. No, the problem is that perfection is really expensive. It’s true I would rather have a perfect essay than an imperfect essay, but with real world finite constraints that’s not the choice I have to make. It’s

more like a choice between getting okay marks in every class, or getting 100 per cent in one class and failing all the others.

Or failing everything, because nothing actually got finished. Going through just this piece of writing and fixing obvious mistakes is fairly simple, but polishing this editorial to a mirror shine yields diminishing returns. I started a sentence with a “but” up there in the very first paragraph; technically that’s bad form.

Should I spend several minutes trying to rework that paragraph without the “but” while maintaining the same tone and inflection? Did you even notice the imperfection in the first place?

I’m not advocating laziness, or trying to excuse a lack of due diligence. I can’t publish libel, engineers can’t afford to build a plane with faulty wings, etc. There is a wide gulf of difference between “lazy” and recognizing when additional effort isn’t warranted. Some details are important to get right, but simultaneously there are times when good enough is...good enough. Just get it done already.

behind this; it was obviously urgent that something be done to curb Hitler’s Nazi agenda. But was the solution to take up arms and start killing one another?

Absolutely not. The loss of six million Jewish lives in the holocaust was truly a tragedy; but the fighting that ensued claimed the lives of 40 million more civilians. On Remembrance Day, we should reflect on the atrocity that is warfare, and the damage it causes, rather than putting our military forces on a pedestal. I am saddened that a complex socio-political and humanitarian crisis has been dumbed down to three ambiguous words: “Lest We Forget.”

The words “Lest We Forget” originated in a poem by Rudyard Kipling called “Recessional”. It was written for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The now-cliché refrain of Kipling’s stirring poem was meant as a reminder to Britain that its position of power was divinely appointed, and if God is forgotten, pride and hubris will lead to the fall of the Empire.

No matter what your religious convictions are, you can see the humility that this poem attempts to convey.

“Lest We Forget” was intended as a call to renounce pride, and to acknowledge that military might alone does not

make a nation great. How, then, have these three words become the basis of celebrating our wartime heroes?

Some will argue that it is an honour to fight for one’s country. I disagree. By being loyal to their country’s military, soldiers become pawns in a grand political scheme that breeds hate and intolerance. Is it not a more honourable task to seek peaceful means of cooperation and coexistence between the peoples of this world?

I do not wish to blame the soldiers themselves; many people from my own family left behind all that was dear to them to fight in the World Wars. I have sympathy for these people. Sympathy because some of them were naive enough to believe that lasting peace could result from violent conflict. It is unfair to criticize the men and women who experienced war first-hand; after all, many of them were conscripted against their will. My criticism is aimed squarely at the machine of war that seems to be celebrated on our cenotaphs and in our history textbooks.

If we are to honour anyone this month, it should be the civilians that have been caught in the crossfire. We should honour the countless people

who have been displaced, mistreated, and tortured by the atrocities of war.

We should honour those people for whom war is a reality today. Remembrance Day should not elevate violent conflict to a position of reverence; rather, it should be a time where we can reflect on the brutality of war, learn from the mistakes of history, and work humbly together to find peaceful solutions to global issues.

I can think of nothing more fitting to conclude with than the words Rudyard Kipling wrote in 1897. It is my hope that we would all take them to heart.

“If, drunk with sight of power, we loose / Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe-- / Such boasting as the Gentiles use / Or lesser breeds without the law-- / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget - lest we forget! / For heathen heart that puts her trust / In reeking tube and iron shard-- /All valiant dust that builds on dust, / And guarding, calls not Thee to guard-- / For frantic boast and foolish word, / Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord!”

not so long ago, but also the imperial/ coalition wars in Iraq and Afghanistan of our time. I say defend peace to death but defeat your enemy with faith in this life of ours (from Grieg’s poem). If you have faith in this life of ours, you will respect it and do everything you can to nourish it, not sacrifice and kill it. Gandhi and a few others have also taught us that the end (peace) never justifies the means (violence).

Now, from poppy to patriotism is a fairly short step. In the spirit of Voltaire, I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. This is diplomacy. This is democracy. This is peace. This is what the World War soldiers were defending. This is why we have to remember their sacrifice.

Wearing a poppy, however, as “a symbol of strength, pride and unity”, ventures down another track of humanity’s dark alleys.

Voicing views like, “A poppy is not expensive, and if someone cannot part with a few quarters I am disgusted with their lack of patriotism.

Frankly, not wearing a poppy is an insult to our soldier’s memories.”

To me this is language of anger, fear and ignorance and it favours the messenger (soldiers) and not the message (peace). It belittles and manipulates the true meaning of Remembrance Day; it is not an exclusive “support the troops” day.

My problem with Remembrance Day is that the soldiers are more in focus than the cause of their sacri-

fice. And this is understandable, as Canadians are asked to be patriotic and remember contemporary soldiers, in addition to past ones, but their role today is clearly more of a warraging type than a peace-establishing mandate. (They and the others in the coalition are not exactly a United Nations force.)

I therefore wish to thank the university, students and administrators, for expressing the freedom to speak and think, and not institutionalizing and enforcing patriotic gestures. The university is, to me at least, a place established to advance unbound, inventive and independent intellectual thought.

Letters Re: Remembrance Day I have a simple request: that everyone would take a moment of silence today, at eleven o’clock, for the 19th-century colonists who risked their lives trying to civilize the savage indians, those brave souls who worked tirelessly — and some died — saving the natives from their backward, primitive culture.

Is this an acceptable proposition?

Of course not. Honouring such a violent, intolerant chapter of our history is totally inappropriate. Canada’s government has condemned and apologized for our bigoted actions towards the indigenous people. Yet, Remembrance Day has become just such a glorification of violence and nationalism, if only in our subconsciousness. If we step back from the monarchist dogma that characterizes these celebrations of military prowess, it is clear that we are, quite simply, honouring violent conflict.

For this reason, Remembrance Day always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth.

Why is it acceptable to honour a bloody clash of nations that lasted a quarter-century, under the vague pretext that it brought us some kind of freedom? I am not blind to the history Re: Remembrance Day I feel obligated to reply to Shannon Tigert’s Friday 13th letter, where she expresses a fear that the importance of the November 11, 1918 date and significance might be forgotten if not everyone wears a poppy and falls silent at 11am once a year.

First of all, in the spirit of Nordahl Grieg’s poem To Youth, I have great respect for soldiers fighting in WWI and WWII and the sacrifice they were willing to offer for the sake of defending peace and defeating the enemy.

However, not all soldiers at all times are defending peace as much as they are told to defeat an enemy – yes, I am thinking of all the colonial and imperial wars a long time ago, the Cold War battles

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Communiy Editorial

“Lest We Forget” authors fall short The first sentence of Southon, Goodridge and Jennings’ article “Lest We Forget” reads, “Remembrance Day is not a day of mourning, but rather a day of celebration.”

Along those lines, the paragraph continues with, “[Remembrance Day] is more than poppies, soldiers, and white crosses planted row on row.”

I have now attended thirteen ramp ceremonies — twelve in Afghanistan — where I have watched as one, sometimes two or three flag-draped coffins of my brethren were grievingly walked to the rear of the plane

which would carry them home. I have watched as some of my strongest friends — men of vast courage and greatness — were reduced to weeping hulks. Indeed myself, upon the loading of my mentor, Sgt Greg Kruse, realized through my tearful despair that I will never forget Greg or the horrors of his death.

At CFB Trenton, a year before Greg’s passing, I stood in my finest of military dress, medal and boots shone with gloves a perfect white. I was there as an Honour Guard for the unloading of a soldier from the

Quebec Royal 22nd Regiment who had died in Afghanistan only a few days prior. The dignitaries were in place alongside our General, Rick Hilliard and the family of the soldier, his mother, father, sister and others, stood near the hearse at the end of the long line of troops — his friends.

This time it was different. Having been a part of the ferocious fighting in Afghanistan back in September and October 2006, I had seen many men break-down at the sight of their fallen friends — too many. Now, when this young man was unloaded

from the plane, I watched as his parents who had kept their composure till that time, double over in grief as they realized their worst nightmare had come true.

Few among us would be able to say that they were untouched by the sight of this family who had said goodbye to their son before he left on a similar plane. Now, here he was, returned without life to the family with a solemn “thankyou” from the government for his service. He wasn’t fighting for our freedom and few of us believed that

if we didn’t stop the insurgents in Afghanistan, they would come over here. Instead, he volunteered, like many before him, to fight in the service of Canada — like most of us, he fought because he was patriotic.

I don’t remember his name, or where he was buried. Once the family was able to regain itself, they entered a series of black government vehicles for the surreal journey down the Highway of Heroes.

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fully obvious singles. Snapping up at the first thing that comes along, these single friends of mine are only to be thrown into the motions of yet another week-long relation-shit. I wish there was some way to tell all you wonderful, amazing, and brilliant people out there to have confidence — but there isn't. The best thing I can tell you do

As for the “herself” account... it’s now become a legacy. It’s been passed along again and it’s in possession of a new person who has a whole lot of love to give to herself now.

phenomenal, I can't help but take the message the writers were sending and give it to you all. One of the main characters in the show was professing how happy they were to be focusing only on their career now that they were newly single. The kicker is that everyone else in the show kept explaining that anytime someone is completely satisfied with being single they meet the person of their dreams soon after. That's all the show really said, but I know it's one of those unspoken truths out there in the relationship world. I've seen it happen to all my friends and even myself. The rule is: if you are happy with being single, the person of your dreams will come out of nowhere. What the show didn't do, is say why it happens. That's where I come in.

The only thing that is different from a person is who is looking for a relationship and someone who is happily riding solo is... confidence. When a person is putting themself out there to continually get rejected, disappointed, and even lonlier than before, their confidence can be tarnished. You can almost see the puppy eyes when someone is trying too hard to find a partner. It's not confident, and not the least bit attractive.

It's funny to think about it, but some people's strong desire to have a partner is the reason they don't have one in the first place!

However, when a person walks into a room with their head held high, not looking around to make eye contact with prospective mates, and is 100 per cent their true genuine self, they turn heads.

Being happy with who you are makes others happy to be with you.

Interestingly enough, some of the most attractive people I know are pain-

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n my opinion, one of the greatest shows that currently discusses relationships on TV is How I Met Your Mother. I can't even begin to think of how many times the show has covered one of the things I connect with, or simply make me think "Dang, why didn't I write about that already?" Well, since the recent episode I watched was

is... fake it. Faking confidence (without going overboard) actually improves your real self-esteem. It's because every time you fake something confidently, you are more likely to have a positive response from others (which is better than no response at all). Positive responses lead to a boost in confidence, a boost in esteem, and all those boosts can get you to hold your head held a bit higher.

It's worked for countless people, so why not give it a try?

To prove to you all how wonderful this formula of single + satisfied = sexy is, here is a personal example. A few years ago, I was going through a long single streak. I was just about ready to give up on dating forvever. Actually, I am pretty sure I professed to all my friends I would never date again until I graduated! I was completely done with trying to be happy with someone else in my life, and I was ready to just focus on myself, school, work, and anything but loneliness. I even made myself in a relationship with myself on Facebook.

I remember telling everyone that I was in the best relationship ever, and them would always ask me who I was dating.

You can imagine the response I got from people when I replied with "myself!" I even logged into my "Herself" account and sent myself some messages for all to see. I said things like "You're the best" and "You treat me so right." Call me crazy, but it was fun, harmless, and really reassured me that I always had myself to take care of. It's a nice reminder to think about your own future when you go Facebook creeping on potential dates.

Shortly after, I met my current partner. He even said he liked that I was in a relationship with myself on Facebook because it was unique. If people want

what they can't have, then why not make yourself unavailable because you're too busy taking care of yourself? Eventually, things with my partner started to heat up and we made it official (and yes, that means on Facebook — as if you haven't done something of the sort before!). I kept my "herself" account on the side, as I refused to delete it just in case my new dreamboat became a sunken ship. Time passed, and while I was in a happy and committed relationship, a close friend of mine was getting her heart broken.

And broken she most definitely was.

Not long after, she started to bounce

back and inquired into how I made a "herself" account. Instead of instructing my friend on how to make the account, I just passed it along to her. I'm sure she changed the passwords and everything, but the name remained the same.

Eventually that broken hearted friend of mine really took to dating herself, and kept it on her profile for a very long time — even after she started dating the guy of her dreams. Only recently has she removed it from her account, and that's because she felt 100 per cent ready to be with someone else completely now. As for the "herself" account, it's

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now become a legacy. It's been passed along again and it's in possession of a new person who has a whole lot of love to give to herself now. I have no doubt in my mind that she will pass it along when the time is right as well.

So stop being so hard on yourselves people! Love yourself, and then others will love you too. Wouldn't you rather someone fall for your true, genuine, and happy self over that fake persona you put on everytime a hearthrob walks into your life? Love thyself, and you'll never run out of love again.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Problem Why there is no solution and no end Since the formation of the Israeli state in 1948, Jewish citizens have been defending and seizing territory as fiercely as Palestinians have been attacking it. All sides of the argument and every avenue of negotiation have been pursued as western governments have not only acted in the role of moderator, but also the role of ally and enemy to both parties. Israeli authorities and citizens have taken divisive positions, either in favour of a two-state solution, or the continued invasion and expansion of occupied land as a legitimate project.

Likewise, Palestinians have expressed the desire for a two-state solution or for the wholesale destruction of Israel.

Now, we look on as renewed negotia-

tions are preparing to take place.

At this point, many optimistic and seemingly reasonable people of the West and abroad would say that a compromise is within reach, and under this belief they have been toiling to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for more than sixty years. George Bush, Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Angela Merkel, and many other former and current heads of government within NATO all agree that the dogged pursuit of negotiations must be the answer. These views are naive and either ignorant of or incapable of understanding the motives of both conflicting parties. There is no solution, only an end. When one examines the

documented history of grave allegations and evidence from both sides of human rights abuses, invasion and occupation, and terrorism, the fact is that there is no one-sided truth, pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian. All parties are guilty in some sense, although not all to an equal degree. Israel has committed war crimes, human rights abuses, and acts of occupation. Palestinian authorities have supported terrorism and acts of aggression and provocation, attacking Israeli civilians indiscriminately. At this point, it is difficult to assess which side has inflicted more pain and suffering on the other. One thing is certain: one need only glance at the underlying motivations of the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict to understand where it is going in the future.

Just as religion has been a motivator in many of the wars in recorded history, such is the case with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This is precisely the reason why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been so protracted, and why religious lobbying groups within the US have taken such invested interest and defended their respective position so vigorously. Faith-based beliefs about the way the world should be according to an omnipotent, omniscient being called “God” do not map particularly well onto the way the world is, and they are the root

cause of this ongoing problem. Religious delusions and nationalist bias are prevailing over rationality and objectivity. It is the primary reason why neither Israelis nor Palestinians are willing to compromise with one another. It is the sole reason why, after sixty years of bloodshed and grief, we are still looking at an ugly mess in the Middle East. If you believe that God is on your side, as many Israelis and Palestinians feel, then there is no reason to compromise. Negotiations only take place in the hopes of seeing the other side grant a concession.

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ew are the economists that would argue that the creation of short-term profit is the same as the creation of long-term wealth. However, it would appear to be these economists who are running the show in Canada. Canadian companies are being taken over at a break-neck pace: Steel company Stelco is now owned by Americans, as are Inco (a large mining company), the Hudson’s Bay Company, Fairmont Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels, Molson, Labatt, and even the Montreal Canadiens.

This is base insanity. Certainly, free trade is vital to the health of an economy. We need to be able to send our products to compete in other markets, and as a necessary consequence of this, we need to welcome foreign products into our markets. Certainly, some of these imports are good for Canada and Canadians: Toyota, for example, produces high-quality cars built by Canadians at low prices.

However, companies, especially large companies, should not be treated in the same way as con-

sumer goods for one very important reason: control. When we give up companies to foreign owners, we give up control of our labour and our resources. Profits don’t stay in our country to be reinvested to create future prosperity: they often disappear into the pockets of these foreign investors.

If Canada is going to be something more than a simple resourceextraction economy, digging things out of the ground to be sold by foreign owners to foreign buyers, we need a vision for what we will

be. We need a plan to help these companies generate long-term wealth for the whole country, not simply short-term gains for the lucky CEOs of these companies who suddenly hit pay dirt. We need to be in control of our own affairs because only Canadians know what we need in order to succeed.

Where is this vision? Have any politicians proposed new, transformative projects, in the vein of the Trans-Canada railroad, or the St. Lawrence seaway, or any of the other hundreds of large, expensive public works that were short-term losses but enormous long-term gains for the country? If no one has the courage to propose these ideas, how can they ever be achieved? Are we really doomed to forever be a country buffeted by the rise and fall of commodity prices? Is there no plan for the day when the oil sands run dry, or we find the mines empty?

Every student knows that if you have an essay due in three weeks, it’s a good idea to do it early so that as the deadline approaches, you have less to do. If your essay is done, then the little distractions that come up along the way are not fatal, but simple inconveniences. Of course we don’t all get things done a long way before the deadline, but ultimately the consequences of not finishing an essay are minor.

The consequences of not planning for a country’s future, however, are grave. They include high unemployment, underdeveloped infrastructure, poor schools, poor healthcare, and heightened crime.

We need to get to work now to guarantee a safe, comfortable future

for ourselves, our children, and our parents.

This, after all, is the perfect time.

Unemployment is rising, and real wages are falling. Up to this point, our stimulus has all been for the shortterm: road works are a good way to keep construction workers working, but once these projects are finished, what are these workers going to do?

We have managed to spend billions of dollars on short-term make-work projects, but where is the investment in new public infrastructure (as opposed to simple repairs to that which already exists), green technology, public transportation, education, and community development, that this country badly needs?

When we give up control of our companies, we prioritize short-term profit over long-term wealth creation. By investing in our country rather than allowing private CEOs to profit off of the selling of their assets to foreign owners, we retain control of our development. We can prioritize the generation of Canadian institutions and innovations that can then be sold throughout the world.

Resource extraction will not sustain us forever. If we hope to survive in a new, multi-polar world, we need to take matters into our own hands. We need to invest in our country, so that we are the ones who reap the benefits later.

Short-term profit for a few lucky managers is no substitute for a sustained program of wealth creation that everyone can share in. To make this change, we need a vision, and if our leaders won’t offer us one, then we need to develop our own.

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EAST: Reviewing the roots of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict

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Those of us residing in the west are privileged to have an outside view of the ongoing war, but we are also disadvantaged in that we are distant from it, and thus are either ignorant of or misunderstanding some of the most important movements that act as catalysts for conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not nationalistic or ethnic in nature; it is largely religious. Broadly speaking, Zionism is a nationalistic ideology, but Zionists and self-identified patriots of Israel (moderate Zionists) are not motivated for the love of one’s country; they are motivated simply because Zionism is religious in their nature. Zionism is an exclusively Jewish movement with justifications found in the Jewish holy books. According to the Torah, the land of Israel was promised to the three Patriarchs ( Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, described in the Old Testament) as their homeland by God Himself (Deuteronomy, 30:5) While some will no doubt argue that Zionism is not an intrinsic belief of Judaism and that some Israelis abhor the crimes of their country on that basis, the majority of Israelis arguably are in favour of using force to defend and occupy what they see as territory that is rightfully theirs.

The actions of their governments and settlers have reflected this in their past actions against Palestinian populations.

“The citizens of Israel possess a large degree of Israeli patriotism according to two intrinsic criteria — willingness to fight for it (85 per cent )and the desire to remain planted on its soil (87per cent). In comparison to other developed countries in the west, there is none that surpasses Israel in this declared readiness to fight for one’s country.” — Patriotism and Israel’s National Security — Herzliya Patriotism Survey 2006 (Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy Institute for Policy and Strategy) The willingness to fight for a country established in the name of God is distinctly different when compared to secular American notions of patriotism, which is a love for one’s country.

Zionism is no doubt an inherent part of Judaism; they are inseparable notions, and this is no less evident in the current brand of politics and actions reflected in Israel today. The political parties Kadima and Likud both espouse Zionism as part of their ideology. Even though Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of Likud and the current Prime Minister of Israel, has formally stated that he favours a Palestinian state alongside an Israeli one, he not only has a vision of a severely handicapped Palestinian state, but his government also continues to approve the construction of new settlements and Israeli infrastructure in the

Palestinian West Bank in line with the past policies enacted by the right-wing party. Even Netanyahu’s own foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has openly stated that the world had better “learn to live with it.” This example should come as no surprise despite the receptiveness of both parties to negotiations. It is not in Israeli interests to allow a complete Palestinian state, especially when Palestinians likewise have religiously-founded ideas about the way the world ought to be, with no willingness for compromise.

In comparison, Palestinians are a differentminded people who at the same time share similar religious convictions in the form of Islamic ideology. Among Western commentators and media “experts,” there is the dominant view that the average Palestinian has two competing loyalties that motivate his desire for a return to his lands: the creation of a Palestinian state and, for many, the destruction of Israel. One is a feeling of nationalism as a person of Palestinian identity, while the other is a religious loyalty in the form of Sunni Islamist ideologies, to which 90 per cent of Palestinians subscribe. According to early Islamic thinkers, nationalism had been viewed as an ungodly ideology, substituting an ideal nation for God as an object of worship and reverence. The struggle for Palestine was viewed by Palestinians exclusively through a religious perspective as a conflict to retrieve Muslim land and the holy places of Jerusalem.

However, later developments, not least as a result of Muslim sympathy with the Palestinian struggle, led to many Islamic movements accepting nationalism as a legitimate ideology. In the case of Hamas (the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood), Palestinian nationalism has almost completely fused with the ideologically pan-Islamic sentiments originally held by the Islamists. Pan-Islamism itself is a political movement advocating the unity of Muslims under one Islamic state — often a Caliphate, a form of government inspired by interpretations of Islam. Despite this notion of inner struggle within the Palestinian identity, that which is oscillating between nationalism and Islamism, the latter wins every time. Thus the plight of the Palestinian is not simply one of nationalism, it is first and foremost an Islamist motivation that transcends the desire for a national statehood from a purely nationalistic view, and aspires towards an idea of statehood for reasons that are mandated by Allah.

Just as the Qu’ran promises a caliphate under the mandate of Allah that Palestinians are obliged to strive for first and foremost as Muslims, so does the hadith confirm it. On the matter of Jews, the prophet Muhammad was blunt and unequivocal in his later years in Medina: “The Hour will not be established until you

Community Editorial REMEMBER: November 11 Continued from page 7

After that, I never heard of him again.

Remembrance Day has now become the most important day of my life.

Almost a year has passed since Greg died, shortly after saying goodbye to his wife before Christmas. Still filled with grief, I wonder how women like his wife and three young daughters can carry forward. I speculate on their overwhelming resolve to carry on though never being able to rid themselves of the nightmare which landed in Trenton.

Though I made it home, only through talking with my closest friends on what I’ve seen and done, can I attempt to mend and return to a state of normalcy. To ask me what Remembrance Day and “Lest We Forget” means would be asking of an opinion in stark difference to these authors. On November 11 2009, Canada as a nation did grieve and too many families and friends, touched with the grief of loss, stood proud yet somber without their friend or family member.

To me, “Lest We Forget,” is much more than “war is bad” or “praise the troops.” It is a statement that we should never forget the horrors of war and the loss of humanity. These horrors may be the scars held on our hearts as soldiers in witnessing things like the devastation of a suicide bomber and the unintentional death of women, children and infants. Or, like on that fateful day in Trenton, it can be the family’s horror of a nightmare that will never go away. “Lest We Forget” should never be brushed aside with so simple a statement as “war is bad” as it will never be able to describe our most sincere of emotions which make us human.

When you see a person who you know has served, you don’t need to say “thanks” or make a point. Instead, simply acknowledge that they’ve seen the grave human condition stripped naked of its glory and have stood proudly in defiance of desolation. If you can do this, you’ll Remember.

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fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. ‘O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him’” — (Sahih al-Bukhari 4:52:177) The hadith, the most trusted of Sunni Islam’s holy texts after the Qu’ran, has been quoted countless times by Muslims the world over, so much so that it has become a part of the charter of Hamas, currently the ruling Palestinian party. These two texts provide ample religious justification used by Hamas and its followers in the pursuit of not only a Palestinian state, but also the destruction of the Israeli state. There is no question that the Palestinian identity and political ideologies are religiously motivated and thus inherently anti-Semitic and opposed to the existence of an Israeli state; indeed, it is the primary reason why many Arab countries apart from the Palestinians have refused to recognize Israel as a specifically Jewish state.

One may be inclined to ask why this forecast for the conflict is so pessimistic. Perhaps because it is so difficult for religious moderates, the bulk of Americans (78 per cent ) who believe that the Bible is the literal or interpreted word of God, to imagine what it is like to envision reality from the eyes of a fundamentalist. In the words of the neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, “religious moderates give cover to fundamentalists because the former tend to promote the values of tolerance and equal respect for all religions, despite the fact that all religions have claims to absolute truth.” What Mr Harris says is true, as any religion that claims that all other belief systems are false and heretical cannot foster genuine acceptance or tolerance of religious diversity. Religious moderation and politically correct notions of “religious tolerance” stand on weak intellectual ground, and that is precisely why many Western commentators cannot see that

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their optimism for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation are merely false hopes that happily ignore the underlying religious roots fuelling the flames of religious war.

As relations between Israel and Palestinian authorities deteriorate further, we must at least ask ourselves what can be done. After more than six decades of religiously motivated conflict resulting in the displacement, arrest, and persecution of Palestinian men and women, and the continued harassment and defensive wars fought by Israel, the greatest damage has hopefully already been done. Young generations of Israelis and Palestinians have already begun hating one another before they’ve even met. One must wonder how much longer it will take for those at the negotiating table to realize that their dialogues are useless if they do not realize that the problem lies within the remarkably similar beliefs upheld by both parties.

What can we do in the face of 61 years of open hostilities motivated by God? Privileged as we are here in the West, we must empower ourselves by abiding by certain principles. We must strive to be objective and informed about the history and nature of the ongoing conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. Individuals must reject and openly criticize offences committed on both sides while remaining impartial and rejecting media outlets that choose to take sides.

In debate, we must use reason and evidence to confront faith-based and nationalistic sentiments for either party without worry of “hurting feelings” of those moderates who are in the room.

We have been silent and complacent for far too long in the name of political correctness. If we see positive results between the two parties, we may finally have good reason to be optimistic.

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Through Foreign Eyes

Inside Mumbai

Komal R. Lakhani staff reporter

H

ave you ever wondered how great it would be to take a spring break right in the middle of the term?

Well I just did! It all started with my sister deciding to get married on Halloween, no she isn’t one of those crazy devil worshipper people, from where I come from, Halloween does not exist.

I packed my bags and flew 11,000 kilometres east to India. In the two months I have been in Canada, I have come to love all those minor details about home even more. You can’t help yourself from making comparisons of the two opposite but very similar worlds. I come from one of the biggest cities in India, Mumbai (where the Canadian prime minister was spotted this week), the financial capital of the country and the home to Bollywood. With a population of ten million, it is the most densly populated city in the country, even more than the entire population of Ontario, this implies that I have grown up with a lot of people around me for most of my life. While here in Waterloo human contact seems a lesser know phenomena since everything is so automated.

Coming back to the reasons for flying home — a wedding! Indian weddings are real fun to begin with; it’s a lavish celebration that is spread over 5-6 day period, with months and months of preparations before it. A common thing is that the bride is the centre of all the attention and demands even more attention when she becomes Bridezilla just like everywhere else in the world.

One of my favorite function is Mehendi (henna) and Sangeet (music), which in my family means the drinking and dancing (thank god they are way to far to be reading this). The highlight of this function is all the dancing, from Bollywood to Bangra and hip-hop. Being at this function reminded me of the time I went to Biengmens where everyone but the security personnel, UW campus response and me were drunk (people do really dumb thing when they are drunk, and the sober ones look and mock).

Canadians and Indians may have a lot more things in common than we can think of, for example Thanksgiving, which is celebration of the harvest. In India, we have a festival called Baisaki that celebrates the first harvest, which is done by lighting a born fire and walking around it and thanking the gods. But truly thanksgiving can only be compared to Diwali, which is the Indian new-year and the biggest Indian festival celebrated worldwide. It’s the day where family and friends get together accompanied by traditional Indian food and mouth watering Indian sweets and desserts, not to forget the best part- gifts and an all night ritual of bursting fire crackers worth thousands of dollars (whoever said India is a poor country has obviously never been there).

Labour day is a much celebrated day over here, the state which I come from in India has the Maharashtra day on the 1st day of May, well there is nothing common between the two besides that fact that are holidays which is soothing enough.

One good thing about India is the population, at this point you might probably think “what the hell, are you serious, there are a billion people in that country!” But if you see it the way I and many other Indians see it you won’t be thinking that. We have coffee shops that are open twenty fours a day. Ok you have Tim Hortons, but get this in Mumbai they are open seven days a week only because we have people to run it. There are food establishments that open at 3 a.m. it’s for those drunken nights when you get kicked out of the pub, or you suddenly have an urge to eat Butter Chicken and Pizza in the middle of nowhere. See it this way: people (especially students everywhere) are the same when it comes to craziness and being wasted and you need other people who will be willing to

stay awake all night long to encourage this craziness.

One thing I really like about Canada is the glorious parades, the big balloons, the various marching bands and participants’ dressed up in various traditional and ethnic costumes. A time where everyone comes out even on cold dew covered mornings all bundled up in jackets and scares, with blankets, hot chocolate and steamy coffees. We have festivals similar to that back home, they’re called Ganeshchaturti and Navratri. People dance till their feet hurt, on the street while taking the idols of the gods for immersion. It is the most free form of dancing as if there were no tomorrow. These festivals generally fall during the monsoon season, but even the rain has never been able to stop these massive scale celebrations which go on for 11 and 10 days respectively. The music generally consists of live bands or Disc Jockeys playing remixed Bollywood music.

Everyone is showered with flowers and colours, and bursting really big and bright fire crackers all through the way(we love our crackers).

Free food is distributed to everyone passing by. Honestly, it is the most random thing you will ever see, it is noisy and crowded, but it’s a very highly organized chaos, with maximum police security and patrolling all over the city.

Mumbai is a city of many colours. Also known as the Island City, it has the Arabian sea running along the western coast. To connect the island part of the city to its extensive suburbs a new bridge was recently inaugurated.

The Bandra Worli Sea link is the first of its kind link created in the country, which reduces a forty-five minute drive to just four to five minutes. It is like the 401 of Mumbai.

What is the one thing we all do but don’t admit to — Shopping! It does not matter if you are male or female, given money or better yet a credit card, you will shop. Shopping in Mumbai can be the most rewarding experiences ever. The city is equally divided between high-end stores including Louis Vuitton and Manolo Blahniks to

street shopp i n g where you can pick up two pairs of jeans, three shirts, a pair of shoes and bunch of accessories for 50 dollars. It is not a surprising sight to see tourists from various countries especially from North America to be shopping for hours and hours in the soaring afternoon heat. I have had more than my share of shopping experience in Canada in the three months I have been here and may I say, this is definitely not the end of it. Be it antiques you picked up or that last minute shopping spree at the gift store, the new cultures you learn about or the spicy food that makes your eyes water bottom line is, where ever you are you are you are not going to return empty handed.

And India is a place that can never let me go

without its parting gifts of the immeasurable love and happiness I got in just two weeks.

It was tough saying goodbye again to the land of warm, tropical weather, where I could walk around in shorts and flip-flops all day long, but like all good things my heavenly vacation had to come to an end. I had to come back to midterms and a freezing weather, but on coming back it hasn’t been that bad, especially since there are a whole lot of people at a place called Imprint with all its unexplainable emotions keeping you from seeing what has been left behind and making you enjoy the present. klathani@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Moyo fights the evil of Aid E. Aboyeji staff reporter

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was in a lineup last Friday night, and it wasn’t outside of a club.

The centre of attraction was a place that should ordinarily hold no such appeal, considering the circumstances; the Hagey Hall.

Dambisa Moyo, the controversial author of bestselling book, Dead Aid and according to Times, one of the most influential people in the world was delivering the Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Service Lecture. Her mission was as simple as it was humanitarian, to explain how it was possible for developing countries to innovate away from aid to forms of development financing that could with time render them self reliant.

Moyo began her fact filled lecture by building her case against aid. She began by outlining the origins of aid from the Marshall Plan. According to her, the logic seemed simple at the time.

High incomes equal high savings which allow for economic growth. Africans had a problem of low income and so naturally, there were low savings and this resulted in little or no economic growth. All that was needed was to increase the income and this would have the imagined effect on savings that would allow for economic growth.

Unfortunately, the story did not quite turn out as it was expected and the resultant effect was a cycle of deteriorating economic conditions driven primarily, in Moyo’s opinion, by aid.

Moyo went on to present, Letterman style, the top ten reasons why she deems aid such an evil.

Of her many reasons, a few stood out; aid creates a culture of dependency, aid entrenches corruption in government, and aid makes public officials in developing countries unaccountable to their people. At the end of her multi-pronged attack on aid, it became clear to all that aid was dead.

The most interesting part of Moyo’s talk was her presentation of alternatives to aid. She advocates in the stead of aid, what she considered “more transparent” forms of financing for development. Her suggested development financing mechanisms included bond sales on the global capital markets and trade with other nations as well as domestic taxation and foreign direct investment. Citing examples of success stories like South Africa and Botswana who had taken these paths to development, she expressed confidence that these were surer paths to development.

At the end of an intriguing question answer session, there was little doubt that many a soul arose determined to leave aid as they had now discovered it — dead. eaboyeji@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Academic Adventure calls: Research abroad Dhivya Shastri reporter

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ne day you’re scaling the Great Wall of China and the next you’re monitoring rock glaciers in Chile. You could be a modern day Indiana Jones, minus the tasteful hat and the snappy whip. Well, it’s not quite like that, but being a part of an international research project will get you pretty close.

On the first day of International Education Week (IEW) at UW, an international research panel was held. The IEW panel comprised of some Waterloo’s finest professors and students. Each person shared their experiences and gave a few words of advice for those interested in undertaking research initiatives abroad.

Essentially, you should remember that all good things start with a brilliant idea. One needs to think creatively about a problem that needs to be investigated. Ideally, people want solutions to problems they care about. Look to your professors and try to see what some of their previous research projects were, perhaps you will find something that interests you. If not, continue to look around until you come across something that is significant to you. “Choose a topic you’re passionate about,” says Shivani Singh, a master’s student in political

science who pursued research abroad through “Students for Development”.

She worked with the Tata Institute of Social Science to investigate gaps in neonatal health services in the slums of Mumbai, India.

Once you have a solid idea, she recommends that you find a supervisor right away. This is important because all novice researchers need someone to guide them through the research process. Even if you are not new to this, a supervisor may be willing to provide some useful funding for your trip.

Keep in mind that the idea you have must be concrete enough to be able to produce a week-to-week agenda of what you plan on doing in the host country. Most supervisors will ask for this. If you don’t know how you want to break your trip up, ask your supervisor for help.

Ming Ming Su is a PhD candidate in geography at Waterloo. She recently travelled to China to study the effect of tourism development on the country. Su suggests that you decide on a specific site where you will be spending most of your time, a place where you could carry out your research. Her research took her to the Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall. Site selection helps to ensure that you have a productive experience and makes it easier for you to create

an agenda, which is important when it’s time to search for funding.

Once you’ve found a topic and a supervisor, you need to secure funding for your new adventure. It can be costly, as you have to take into account travel, accommodation, and other miscellaneous expenses. Again, consult your supervisor. Try to see if they are willing to fund part of your expedition. Graduate students are more likely to receive funding this way than undergraduates. If your supervisor cannot provide funding, perhaps they would have some contacts willing to help you out. Some other places to look for funding are government programs that offer scholarships for those undertaking international research opportunities. Some applications require an account of what you would be doing. This is where your week-to-week agenda comes in handy. Look at the government of Canada website as well as government sites from other countries.

Graduate students should also look at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Other places that are worth checking out are the International Development Research Centre, the IndoCanadian Shastri Institute, the Commonwealth Scholarship Plan, and the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada. Don’t be discouraged if your idea doesn’t get

funding the first time around. “Take your idea, revise it, and present it again,” says Larry Swatuk, the director of the international development program at UW. Remember there are many ways to secure funding, so be creative.

While the international experience is a reward in and of itself, it takes tremendous effort and time. It is not just about the idea, but also about how you implement those ideas. It requires commitment. Be sure to have the time and perseverance to revise your plan and find funding.

Another common challenge is the culture shock that researchers endure abroad. Remember, if you’re going away to a foreign country you will have to take the time to adapt to a new culture. However, if you have

a curious and adventurous spirit, overcoming this will be no problem for you.

With travelling comes risks. Make sure that you have money to buy proper medication if you get sick and to bring yourself home in the event of such things as a natural disaster or political unrest.

Seeing the world through different cultures is a great way to expand your knowledge. So are there any last words of wisdom that you can get?

Well, Swatuk breaks his advice into seven, easy to follow, “be” steps. Be organized, be focused, be willing to cast your net widely, be tenacious, be willing to lead, be creative, and finally, be adventurous!

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We Are Not Immune to Global Issues Poverty in our own backyard jgoodhand@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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omelessness. Of all the social issues, homelessness seems to have the most stigmas and unwarranted myths attached to it. This is the one issue I feel we have all been guilty of blindly accepting assumptions on. Whether from attitudes fed to us by society or by our own self-supposed reasoning. We’ve all heard (or perhaps thought) the following at some point: “Why don’t they just get a job?”, “Don’t give them money they’ll just spend it on booze or drugs”, and the most common I’ve heard, “It was their choice, no one has to be homeless.”

Most articles I write post challenge but this is one I am looking for mass support on. This Friday, November 20, Volunteers on Campus (VOC) club and Feds will be hosting “Out in the Cold” for the fourth time since 2007. Starting at 7p.m. and running until 7a.m. Saturday morning students, faculty, and members of the public are encouraged to come out to support, engage and discuss issues of homelessness in the Waterloo Region. The goal of the night is to bring awareness to the inequalities that exist in our community in order for action to be taken to create opportunities of equal health, education, shelter, food and employment for those who lack supportive social structures.

Now, bear with me as I try not to let emotions dominate the remainder of this article.

As if they are another form of subspecies not capable of the same basic human respect and dignity the rest of us are! We well up when we see the bloated bellies of Ethiopian children on TV or when a celebrity is struck with a terminal illness, but when it comes to suffering here at home, it becomes something to complain about.

Can you imagine spending nights alone and days ignored while fighting the pain of hunger and weather that you don’t have adequate shelter for? Me neither, but the thought alone makes me shiver and feel guilty for the variety of both I have a hard time choosing from each day. These are just the foundation of issues those without a place to call home deal with. Judgmental glares and overhearing whispers of “Ugh, I hate when they ask me for money” and “They freak me out when they try to talk to me,” are just two of the phrases that make me want to disown the whole human race.

I am guilty of once assuming homelessness was a choice so I understand where these notions come from. I hope these following myths reveal to you truths that provoke the humanitarian side of all of you, so that you never step over another human being in the street and think of them as an inconvenience or a fault of their own.

Myth: people who are homeless are lazy and don’t want to get a job.

False: we know ourselves how difficult it

is to find a job; now maximize that by lack of education, adequate clothing, and an inability to be contacted by an employer because you don’t have an address or a phone. Employers are no less discriminatory of homeless people than the general public, even if they should be. Even more, what if I told you that 14 per cent of people who use shelters actually are employed? Truth.

Myth: all people who are homeless are addicted to drugs or alcohol.

False: some people who are homeless do have addiction problems but studies show less than half have dependency on drugs or alcohol. In a survey taken in our local KW shelters results show that 37 per cent of people say they never use alcohol and 66 per cent say they never use drugs. Comparatively, you’ve probably met more people this year on campus that have problems with drugs or alcohol. The reason the majority of homeless people sleep during the day is because it is dangerous to sleep during the night, not as a result of alcohol or drugs.

Myth: homelessness is a choice.

A little bit of both: homelessness may be a choice for some but that doesn’t mean it is easier than the life they had before. Published in the 1999 backgrounder report Understanding Homelessness in Waterloo Region it was found that the most common reasons for homelessness

were the breaking down of close relationships, inadequate income, insufficient housing and poor choices. Makes you feel a lot closer to the curb doesn’t it?

Now I want your help.

As I mentioned, “Out in the Cold” is happening this Friday starting at 7p.m. in the SLC Courtyard (by Wasabi and Curry Up).

Although this is a donation-raising events everyone is welcome to come out to experience a night you won’t forget. There is no time commitment — but if you are up for the challenge, why not try staying for the event?

The night will be full of great discussions, food and games. So get together your sleeping bag, warm clothes, musical instruments and don’t forget to bring an open mind. At the very least, please display the “Out in the Cold” event as your profile picture on Facebook (poster can be found at www.outinthecold. com). However, I would highly encourage you to make a point of coming out to the event to help support and learn more about the seriousness of homelessness in K-W. If you are heading home to Toronto for the weekend or know people that would be interested, the same event will be held for the first time this year at King’s College Circle,UofT. For more information on the event itself you can check out www.outinthecold.com.

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wo industry veterans gave insightful and inspiring advice to an audience of local industry leaders and young entrepreneurs. First thing in the morning on November 17, Ali Asaria and Tim Bray each gave business advice to a crowd of about fifty students and local business owners in the Accelerator Centre. The talks complemented each other very well, with Asaria focusing on honing a business and making it “great” by building relationships, and Bray focusing on emerging markets and technology.

Ali Asaria

UW graduate Asaria started his business in September of 2007. Following in the footsteps of his father (who ran

returns to come back. You have a 1-800 number and when I call it, on the first ring someone picks up and wants to talk to me.”

Another philosophy shift which can be applied on both the customer side and employee side is the attitude towards information. Old-style companies are more wont to hold their cards close to their chest said Asaria, while newer companies realize the benefit of being open. Citing profit and expenses data as examples, he said, “We’re always looking at the information that we tend or would customarily hide, and we look at it and say, ‘why are we hiding this? What’s the real risk? What are we trying to save by hiding this information?’ .. It’s neat to look at your company and say, ‘What is all the information that we’ve been hiding, and how can we expose it, what are the potential benefits versus the risks

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a brick-and-mortar pharmacy), Asaria’s business well.ca sells pharmaceutical goods over the internet.

The subject of Asaria’s speech was how to make a company great, using his own business as an example. Speaking very quicky, Asaria’s dispensed personcentric advice, focusing on strategies to please customers and engage employees. Said Asaria of his own company, “We don’t want to satisfy our customers, we want to delight our customers.”

Said Asaria, “What defines a great company? I don’t define a great company by necessarily the revenue. To be a good company you don’t need to be making millions of dollars. And I don’t think that companies making large revenue are necessarily ‘great’.”

He continued, “Great companies are companies that we’re proud to work at. That people tell their friends about, whether they’re customers or potential employees. Great companies are ones that the managers come into work and just want to be there. That’s the kind of company I’ve always wanted to work at.” Asaria remarked that great companies don’t create products, they create religions. He showed the attendees a facebook page where customers talked about his store, and highlighted a comment he particularly liked: “It’s the bomb-diggity”.

Asaria emphasized customer service as part of what makes a company great.

Said Asaria, “Customers are telling us, ‘I wish I could buy all the stuff I buy from other retailers from you guys, because you guys are friendly. Because you have free shipping. Because you take returns and actually pay for those

we often think about?’”

Asaria continued, “At well.ca one of the things that we did was that we have these operational reports. It’s this huge spreadsheet that says how much revenue we made last week, how much money we spent on tape and boxes last week; we’re trying to manage our expenses operationally.” Traditionally it would be held tight to the management.

“We opened the spreadsheet up to the company. So every single person including the person who delivers muffins for us in the morning can see where revenue is going.

“The benefit was, once we exposed that information, everyone saw where they fit into the big picture, and people were bringing ideas that we never expected.” He continued, “All of a sudden everyone in our company was invested in our bottom line, because they were exposed to that information.” However, when asked by an audience member about profit data, Asaria laughed, saying that he doesn’t share everything — Asaria confirmed that the company is in the black, but only disclosed revenue figures.

Great companies don’t market.

“Once you have a product which is truly great and truly tested, it markets itself. ... Instead of dedicating ten per cent of their a marketing strategy...how can you reallocate that ten per cent to building up your value proposition and making it a more appealing service to your customers, or just improving on the product.” Asaria cited free shipping as an example — it was something his company couldn’t afford at the outset, but decided to invest in as to increase

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value to customers.

Rather than looking to be bought out, Asaria contended that great companies must think long term, half a decade into the future. If an owner is committed to building a company and not selling it to the highest bidder, loyalty to the company is increased, Asaria said.

When an audience member asked how to reconcile quickly changing business landscapes with 50 year plans, Asaria’s response was to “be agile.”

Finally, Asaria emphasized the importance of patience. “Overnight successes take years,” remarked Asaria.

“When there’s a newspaper story about [a startup], they skip all the work that the startup did, makes it sound like it happened overnight.” He continued, “If you want to get true success, it takes tens of years, not tens of months.” peter kreze

Tim Bray

UW graduate Ali Asaria shared advice on making a company great, using his own experience as an example.

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Tim Bray is a co-founder of OpenText (their office is in UW’s research and technology park) and one of the co-authors of the XML namespace specification. His talk occasionally verged on the politely crude, but was insightful throughout — and it was full of practical advice. Bray quickly described himself as “a technologist with occasional side trips into business.

Some more successful than others.”

Bray opened his talk by asking how many audience members can knit or crochet. He transitioned from this question to talking about a site solely for the knitting community ravelry. com. Bray told the audience that the most important number related to that site wasn’t the thousands of users, or millions of page views, or the large number of projects it hosts.

Said Bray, “There’s a small number that’s even more interesting, and that number is one. One developer put that together.” Bray’s point was that, by leveraging inexpensive hosting, open source software, and a good idea, a single innovative individual can build a community.

“They built a few things, got it up where people could see it, got people started using it, and at the end of the day, the best way to get feedback about what it is you want to build, and how people are using it, is not to guess, not to theorize, but to get some people using it, and have them feed back to what they’re actually doing.”

“We have this vision that creating something that is big, and useful, and online and that people use and are happy with, means that you have to build big heavyweight complicated infrastructure and get Java high priests and Oracle gurus, and lots and lots of preplanning and data modelling. ... It’s just not like that anymore.” Bray spent a large part of the opening of his talk emphasizing that not only are specialized skills no longer necessary, but since anyone could build a community, timeliness is much more important. “If I and you both have a good idea for a community driven web property, today, and mine is on the air in four months, and yours is on the air in eight months, you are dead. And it doesn’t matter if yours is better and faster and more reliable and more feature-full, because I’ve already got the community.”

Bray used Twitter as an example of a company which won not because it was superior, but because it was first to market. Even though Twitter in its initial stage was limited and unreliable, it became a success, despite late arriving competitors. “I could reel their names off to you — but it wouldn’t matter

Tim Bray shared his business advice and experience with students and local business owners. because they’re all gone now.

“If you have an idea — a good idea — and you think it can change people’s lives and touch peoples lives, don’t think too long. Just do it. ... Start now, and move fast.”

The most poignant moment of the entire presentation was when Bray put up a slide, listing the important disruptive mediums of communication.

The list contained language, writing, the telephone, and broadcast communication (the radio). It also had email, IRC (internet relay chat), SMS (text messaging), IM (instant messaging), blogging, and Twitter. They were listed in chronological order, and had years printed next to them. The year email came into being was 1980.

“In our lifetimes, the number of different communication media has doubled!” exclaimed Bray, pointing excitedly at the list. “Every so often on the internet, someone comes along and

they give us a new way to communicate.

And we didn’t have it before. And after having it for a while, we discover we need it. We always needed it. ... So I have a question for you: have we found them all? Have all the ways we can use the internet to enrich human communication been found? I don’t think so. ...There are plenty more out there, and I think people who find them are going to do very nicely by themselves, and also put more people in touch with each other.”

Bray said that entrepreneurs should be hardworking and fearless, with comments like “the best capital is sweat capital” and “a bad idea will only cost you six months of your life.” Here’s a concluding thought from Bray: “You can fail eight times in a row and then, if you succeed...you’re a winner. Isn’t business wonderful?” editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Fitness Options for

the Student Life Steven R. McEvoy

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ant to be in better shape? Feel the need to destress? If so in this article we will look at the pros and cons of three fitness programs from Beachbody.com and how they can work with your student lifestyle. This article is a follow-up to my four part series on my personal lifestyle change using P90X. We will examine three different programs from Beachbody and how they can be used to continue P90X, or on their own to help bring a greater level of fitness to your life.

We will be examining One on One with Tony Horton, P90X+ and the 10 Minute Trainer. As a disclaimer, I have not done the full program for these series, but I have done each of the workout videos at least once.

All three of these programs are hosted by international fitness sensation Tony Horton. At one point last year P90X and 10 Minute Trainer were both in the top 50 selling infomercial products; currently P90X is number one after six years on the market according to industry tracker IMS (Informercial Monitoring System). Horton has, over the last 20 years, established himself as one of the premier personal training experts. He has worked with stars such as Tom Petty, Billy Idol, Sean Connery, Annie Lennox, Jason Scheff, Rob Lowe, and many others. He is a little quirky and a little verbose but his workouts get the job done. The workouts are hard enough that you can get great results, but enjoyable enough that you keep hitting play. At the writing of this I have hit play over 100 days in a row and worked out with Tony through his DVD’s.

One on One With Tony Horton This is a fantastic series that can be purchased in two different ways. It can either be a subscription service where you get billed and receive a new video each month in the mail, or you can just buy specific workouts that appeal to your personal taste. The advantage of the subscription service is they send out freebies and gifts from time to time, bonus workouts, a special holiday workout, a jump rope, and more. The cost is about the same at about $20 each. The workouts in this series so far are: Volume 1, Disc 1: Plyo Legs Volume 1, Disc 2: Power 90® Road Warrior Volume 1, Disc 3: Killer Abs Volume 1, Disc 4: Just Arms Volume 1, Disc 5: 30-15: The Upper-Body Massacre Volume 1, Disc 6: Fountain of Youth Volume 1, Disc 7: Super Cardio Volume 1, Disc 8: Mammoth UML Volume 1, Disc 9: Bun Shaper Volume 1, Disc 10: Medicine Ball Core Cardio Volume 1, Disc 11: Recovery 4 Results Volume 1, Disc 12: Diamond Delts Volume 2, Disc 1: Cardio Intervals Volume 2, Disc 2: Core Ball Sandwich Volume 2, Disk 3: Patience “Hummingbird” Volume 2, Disk 4: 10-Minute Crusher Pack The advantage of this series is you can buy just a few to start and add to your collection overtime, or join the subscription service and get a new one each month for less than what I spend on coffee in a week. These are heart intensive workouts - just Horton in his home gym or on the road, doing the workouts he does to stay in shape. My favorites are the two yoga workouts or Just Arms and Diamond Delts. These advanced workouts are for those already in shape and some require more equipment than P90X, but they are worth it. Most of the workouts come in between 40 and 60 minutes. They are filmed with two still cameras and one cameraman following Horton through his routine and interacting with him. They are

a lot of fun and full of new exercises or variations from other exercises in Horton’s cannon.

P90X+ To be honest, I was very disappointed in this series.

Having graduated from P90X I thought this would be a great way to take it to the next level. It adds five more workouts to your collection; and they become the core and the original 12 workouts from P90X supplement this regime. The new workouts are Interval X Plus, Kenpo Cardio Plus, Upper Plus, Total Body Plus, and Abs Core Plus. The problem is you absolutely need a chin up bar for some of these workouts and for a few exercises you need Beachbody’s specific chin up bar. Nowhere on the product website does it have any information stating this. If you did P90X using exercise bands, you’re out of luck or need to figure out the modifications yourself. The other disappointing thing about this series is in the original P90X, Horton works out with three other people in each video and at most people are in 2 of the 12 videos. For P90X+ it is the same two people for each of the five videos; where’s Pam, Dreya, Joe, or some of the others? My final criticism is the feel of the videos. They feel like infomercials.

You are constantly being sold the Tony Horton Power Stands, the Chin up bar, Bowflex Select Tech dumbbells (which Horton uses and raves about in this series but in his home gym, on the One on Ones, he uses traditional dumbbells), and then the supplements. However, these are good workouts. They are intense and do take P90X up a notch, but I really think a better continuation of P90X could have been done, by using more workout partners, by offering modifications like in the original P90X and by being less sales oriented.

10 Minute Trainer After doing P90X these videos seemed a little cheesy, but after doing each of them I have an even greater respect for Tony Horton. He packs a lot of punch into 10 minutes.

These videos can either be done alone or stacked. I have met some people online who do one in the morning and one in the evening. If you use the warm-up on the videos you are looking at under 15 minutes. If you do your own you can cut it down a little. Yes, you can achieve results in just 10 minutes of hard exercise a day. You basically do 10 exercises for a full minute; most of the exercises are selected to work multiple muscles at a time. The abs program crushed me my first time through. When you buy the kit, it comes with an exercise band and a door attachment so you have everything you need. It also comes with workouts cards so you can do the workouts on the go without the videos: rapid results guide, 10-minute meals and more. I have met people in the teambeachbody.com forums and chats who have lost up to 60 lbs using this program and the nutrition guide that comes with it. For the extremely busy student this might be a great choice, especially if you cannot squeeze 60 to 90 minutes from your day for P90X. All in all a good workout series, but not my cup of tea. The other really nice feature is on Horton’s blog. Every so often he posts exercises to create a new 10 Minute workout.

Tony has created numerous 90 day boot camps that can be done in your home. He is acclaimed as a fitness expert and based on the starts and athletes who have used his programs he is definitely a success. But what matters most is that you make a choice to live a healthier lifestyle.

Learn to make better choices and start moving with one of the workouts outlined above. They will help you start a lifetime of learning to be healthier and getting fit. smcevoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Campus Bulletin UPCOMING November 7 - December 20, 2009 Homer Watson House & Gallery proudly presents the 2009 End of Season Exhibition – 6 to 8 p.m. at 1754 Old Mill Road. Visit http://www. homerwatson.on.ca/ for more info.

Friday, November 20, 2009 “Out in the Cold” – raising awareness about homelessness from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in the SLC courtyard. For details visit www.outinthecold.ca.

“Collapse Time Predictions of Multi-Storey Buildings Exposed to Intense Fires or an Act of Terrorism” presented by UW students in engineering and science, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Carl Pollock Hall, room 3607. For info mhizadi@ engmail.uwaterloo.ca or azuberi@uwaterloo.ca.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 rare presents “Archeology from a Botany Perspective” from 1 to 3 p.m. at rare admin office, 1679 Blair Road, Cambridge. For more info 519-650-9336, ext 125 or www.raresites.org.

November 24 - 25, 2009 The 6th Annual Canadian Country Christmas, featuring Sean Hogan, Julian Austin, Jamie Warren and more – 7 p.m. at the Princess Cinema. Check out www.wpl.ca for more info and tickets.

“Shen Yun” – the show that’s leaving millions in awe! Tickets are being sold for the January 6-8, 2010 performance at Centre in the Square, in the SLC November 24, 25 and 26. An excellent Christmas gift idea! For more info www.

PhoenixCulturalCentre.org.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 16th annual craft sale presented by UW Staff Association from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Davis Centre room 1301. November 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s time for Christmas shopping!

Beyond Borders presents “Music with a Mission” at the Huether Hotel, is a band night fundraiser beginning at 7:30 p.m. Featured bands are Stonefox, Jia Harlow, Knock Knock Ginger and IVS. All ages/19+ event – cover charge.

Friday, November 27, 2009 rare presents “Celebrating International Year

of Astronomy with Dave McCarter” at 7:30 p.m. at rare admin office, 1679 Blair Road, Cambridge. For more info 519-650-9336, ext 125 or www.raresites.org.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 “Come as you are Convivencia!” presented by Barber Gallery, 167 Suffolk Street, W., Guelph, from 2 to 4 p.m. An opener party with a variety of entertainment and spirits from F&M Brewery and Yellow Tail Wines for the three day event. Call 519-824-0821 for more info.

December 1 - 9, 2009 ACCKWA’s Online Charity Auction – On eBay.ca, search acckwa for great items! WestJet flight, art, hotel stays and more. All proceeds go to support and education programming for HIV in Waterloo Region. For more info, call 519570-3687, ext 313.

Friday, December 4, 2009 Live jazz: Alex Pangman and her Alleycats from Toronto, one night only! Free swing dance lesson at 8 p.m., live music 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Admission. For info www.waterlooswing.com.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Application deadline for B.S.W. (Bachelor of Social Work) - full-time fall 2010. For more info www.renison.uwaterloo.ca/social-work/prospective-students/applying/apply.shtml.

Friday, February 5, 2010 Nominations are being accepted for Distinguished Teacher Award at UW – deadline February 5. Please visit the blog on the Centre for Teaching Excellence’s web site for guidance on how to write an effective nomination letter. http://cte-blog.uwaterloo.ca/?p=9. For more info call Verna at ext 33857 or http://cte.uwaterloo.ca.

Friday, February 12, 2010 Nominations are being accepted for Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student at UW – deadline February 12.

Please visit the blog on the Centre for Teaching Excellence’s web site for guidance on how to write an effective nomination letter. http:// cte-blog.uwaterloo.ca/?p=9. For more info call Verna at ext 33857 or http://cte.uwaterloo.ca.

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Cigarette evaluation study – $90 paid for two visits, $120 paid for three visits. Name brand smokers only. Please call Sandy at 519-578-0873 or email at smokesstudy@hotmail.com or sandy. mich@hotmail.com. Qualified respondents are 19-29 years of age and smoke Players Original, Players Rich, Players Smooth, Players Special Blend, Craven A Gold, Dumaurier Distinct, Matinee Yellow or Export A Full Flavour, Medium, Smooth Rich or Extra Smooth. Study will take place December 1 to 15. Call for your appointment!

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Egypt – February Reading Week – 10 days, $3,300 from Toronto. Hotels, Visa, flight, breakfasts, daily transportation, entry fees. 416-7271040 or www.egyptgrouptours.com

HELP WANTED 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, K-W Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 3V2.

Special needs worker wanted – enthusiastic, responsible and reliable person to care for a 15 year old girl with C.P. Develop skills in augmentative communications, gross motor, feeding and personal care. A driver’s license is needed to provide outings. After school/evenings and Sunday hours available for approximately 10 hours/week. $12/ hour starting immediately. Experience with children or any therapy an asset. Training provided.

Columbia/Fischer-Hallman area. Please email resume to whiteside5@golden.net. For more information call Pat at 519-747-9867.

Summer of your life! Camp Wayne for Girls – children’s sleep-away camp, Northeast Pennsylvania (6/19 – 8/15/10). If you love children and want a caring, fun environment we need counselors and instructors for; tennis, swimming, golf, gymnatics, cheerleading, drama, high and low ropes, camping/nature, team sports, waterskiing, sailing, painting/drawing, ceramics, silkscreen, printmaking, batik, jewellery, calligraphy, photography, sculpture, guitar, aerobics, self-defense, video, piano. Other staff: administrative, CDL driver (21+), nurses (RNs and nursing students), bookkeeper, mothers’ helper. On-campus interviews January 27, 2010. Select the camp that selects the best staff! Call 1-215-944-3069 or apply on-line at www.campwaynegirls.com.

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WPIRG EVENTS

Shadow needed to be paired with international students for winter 2010. Show them around, help them resolve cultural conflict and make their stay in Waterloo more enjoyable. Make great friends and learn new things. 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 519-888-6478 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, 519-742-8610 / 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 519-7728787 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.

Saturday, November 21 – “Rowed Trip: A Journey from Scotland to Syria by Oar” at Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets available at Adventure Guide or Humanities Theatre Box Office. Join best selling authors Colin Angus and Julie Angus for their latest film show, Rowed Trip.

CAREER SERVICES WORKSHOPS

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.

Wednesday, November 25 – Career Interest Assessment – 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., TC 1112. Note: There is a materials charge of $10 prior to the session.

Thursday, November 26 – Getting a U.S. Work Permit – 4:30 to 6 p.m., TC 1208.

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.

UW RECREATION COMMITTEE

UW Recreation Committee events are open to all employees of the University of Waterloo.

Register by emailing UWRC@uwaterloo.ca.

UW Book Club meetings – December 16 – “Child 44” by Tom Rob Smith. Details www. uwrc.uwaterloo.ca.

Monday, November 23: “Humour in the Workplace,” 12 noon, DC 1302.

St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse – last call to order discounted tickets to the Robin Hood Pantomime.

Would you like to assist with the planning of UWRC events for 2010?? Email UWRC@admmail.uwaterloo.ca with your interest.

Exchange Board – looking to rent, buy or sell?

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Lots of discounts available for UW employees – CN Tower, Ontario place, Empire Theatre, Galaxy Theatre, Kitchener Auditorium, Princess Cinema, VIA rail and more ... email Shirley at schatten@uwaterloo.ca.

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“In The Mind’s Eye 2009: Issues of Substance Use in Film + Forum” – offers a very rare glimpse into the world of drug and/or alcohol use through films, workshops and keynote presentations. In The Mind’s Eye is unique in North America and is held at locations throughout Waterloo region in October and November. For more info visit www.inthemindseye.ca or call the hotline at 519575-4757, ext 5016.

The appointment of Professor Susan Elliott as dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences commences on July 1, 2010. She succeeds Roger Mannell.

Story writers wanted for free paranormal magazine. Short stories, articles accepted. Free for free exposure. Submit your scariest stories true or fictional. Distributed locally to ghost tours and online. www.kwparamag.com.

Nominations are requested for one graduate student of the university to be elected by/from the full and part-time graduate students of the university, term January 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010.

The nomination form is at www.secretariat.uwaterloo.ca/elections/nomelectionsb.htm. At least five nominators are required in each case. Nominations should be sent to the Chief Returning Officer, Secretariat, Needles Hall, room 3060, no later than 3 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2009. A by-election will follow if necessary.

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December 4: recommended last submission date for Continuation of Interest Free Status forms for this term.

December 15: recommended last day to pick up loans for this term.

Visit safa.uwaterloo.ca for a full listing of scholarships and awards.

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Past to present: the history of a once diverse campus radio station Canadian band Billy Talent was amongst many bands that were interviewed on the campus radio pre 2008 referendum. Others interviewed were Blue Rodeo, Neil Young, and The Guess Who. courtesy Wekimedia

Juno award-winning bands Helix and Saga did work at CKMS when it still received student funding.

Photos courtesy Metalheaven (top) and Canadian and Classic Rock (bottom)

“ Julia Gunst reporter

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iven the recent referendum on whether to reinstate funding for University of Waterloo’s campus radio station, SoundFM, has been a subject of student discussion. While CKMS was the name of the former campus radio station, the reborn and rebranded station SoundFM currently continues to broadcast at its current location, the Bauer Warehouse on north campus. The CKMS’ funding of $5.50 per student per term was removed in a referendum in February 2008. So this month’s referendum was not the first — the spectacle of a radio referendum was merely recently repeated.

SoundFM had proposed to continue providing a link to local music and unique programming, with a lower annual fee than previously allocated to CKMS, at $2.50 per term. Exactly 25,177 undergraduate

Dinh Nguyen

It’s the art that makes the city. What makes a city exciting is the arts that

When the artists are silenced, the city suffers from not being unique from the rest of the world. We are now starting to go backwards.

a city has to offer.

— James Walker, host of the Road Dog Show on SoundFM

students were eligible to vote on the November 9, 2009 SoundFM referendum, with many either apathetic or unaware of campus radio’s contributions. James Walker, host of the Road Dog Show on SoundFM, who has been involved in campus radio since 1972, said that “the university should have be very proud of what they have here; I know [that the] 2000 people [who voted yes] were very proud of what they have and the 2400 that voted no, I don’t think they knew what they had.”

Campus radio at UW goes back many decades to 1964, when a weekly program called Campus Sound was aired on CKKW, a local AM radio station. In 1970, funds were made available to set up a studio in the Campus Centre, but a campus radio signal on FM radio was not established until 1977. Bill Wharrie, former CKMS technical co-ordinator and employee of the station since 1977, said, “Before 1977, CKMS wasn’t even broadcasting over the air, it was only available on cable, so the very first

broadcast on October 15, 1977 was certainly a high point for CKMS.” The broadcast came after a long fight for funding and a FM broadcasting license. In November, 1977, CKMS petitioned to become a separate corporation from the Federation of Students, creating the separate refundable fee in order to satisfy Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission rulings. A problem experienced in 1977 was that the antenna was placed on top of what is now the Dana Porter Library. The signal was too strong, to the point of blocking the reception of many other radio stations on campus. In 1978, a costly installation of the 100 foot tower at the Bauer warehouse was made to rectify the situation. The station was already in debt at that point, with high refund rates of the $2.50 a term fee, resulting in a dire need for fundraising initiatives. However, by 1979, CKMS had a newsroom with a mini-studio on-campus, was able to maintain an on-campus presence, and had

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the production of radio theatre projects among its notable achievements.

CKMS, despite a rocky start, continued to provide a outlet to local bands. “We used to do live-to-air concerts. There was a recording studio there and we could bring bands in the studio and put them live on the air,” said Wharrie. What Wharrie remembers as the most pertinent contribution of CKMS was “being on the cutting edge of the music scene. The volunteers doing the programming were big music fans and were aware of what was happening in the music scene and exposed the listeners to new music, which has been going on since the radio station’s inception.”

In 1989, a compilation of local independent bands, A Giant Leap of Faith, was recorded in CKMS’ studio and funded by the bands themselves. Two other volumes followed, and according to Wharrie, “They could give them out at shows or use them as promotional material.” Without the access to

resources that CKMS provides, such as a studio and radio play for local independent bands, “That outlet for the local bands, whether they are based in KW or the University of Waterloo will be gone.

Just being played on a radio station gives these bands credibility,” states Wharrie. This is also true for University of Waterloo’s musical talent, as in 2005, a compilation of 18 tracks of completely UW affiliated talent was produced by CKMS with the proceeds funding an undergrad scholarship.

By 2001, CKMS had received the stronger broadcasting frequency of 100.3 MHz and began online broadcasting, extending its reach globally.

Walker, who is also a current board of directors member, remarked that “emails are coming in from Australia, Germany, South America, Africa, who are listening to our network that were all former students that are all asking questions about what is happening with the radio station.” Webcasting of CKMS extended the University of Waterloo’s

connection to those who are unable to be part of the community physically. CKMS has also provided voice for diversity on campus within its programming. However, the situation has changed with loss of campus radio. “Eight different languages from all over the world have now been silenced, they have no place else in this region where they have a voice. So they cannot speak on radio,” said Walker. In the past the station has also displayed diversity in the genre of artists interviewed, from country to classical. “We’ve had endless amounts of talent come through the doors here, from Hawksley Workman, Blue Rodeo, Billy Talent, Neil Young, The Guess Who, and the list goes on and on.” said Walker. In fact, according to Walker “Canada’s first heavy metal band, Helix who did work [at CKMS], as well as Saga, both of which are Juno winners.

Some bands have gotten their start at the radio station. As well, in 2006 CKMS hosted their

first annual Sonic Booms awards show in a gala style. Local and campus artists alike were invited to perform, as two major awards were presented: the Matt Osborne award and the Best Program on CKMS awards. The Matt Osborne award was given to a local group, who, much like Osborne, played an active role in the community, inspiring the growth of musical talent. Furthermore, the winners of this award were given $500 and approximately 15 hours of recording time to boost their music career. The Best Program on CKMS award was an honour given to the program voted best on CKMS by listeners and UW students.

In sum, CKMS has historically had a direct effect on the vibrancy of the university and broader community’s arts scene. Walker states, “It’s the arts that makes the city. What makes a city exciting is the arts that a city has to offer. When the artists are silenced the city suffers from not being unique from the rest of the world. We are now starting to

go backwards.” Without CKMS, the diversity of the arts scene would have been far more influenced by mainstream music in the past, as Walker states, “Pre-programmed music is all owned by the big record companies, and they are going to tell you what to listen to.” As for the current situation at the station, Walker states, “There is a team working to get a station off campus in the community, but the station needs to have university students. We want their voices to still be heard.” He summarizes the situation as “31 years of history in the music industry that at this moment has had the breaks put on it.” Despite the politics and lack of awareness of the campus radio issue, campus radio is nonetheless a part of our voice and an inseparable component of the community that needs support.

Based on the contributions it has already made and can make in the future, campus radio will continue to be as hard-fought for its existence as it has been in the past.

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Movie Review — 2012 Falling planes and scientific fallacies Cris Fox reporter

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o matter where you live, no matter what you believe, one day the world will end. After watching many trailers and seeing an exclusive clip three or four times, I was pretty excited about seeing 2012.

The movie does more than it promises. There are plenty of explosions, falling monuments and massive tidal waves, wiping out everything in their path. There are also some epic moments. At one point a plane flies through a crumbling California; at another, a giant Archplike boat crashes into Mount Everest, and of course an aircraft carrier hit the White House.

John Cusack plays Jackson Curtis, a divorced limo driver and a struggling writer/father.

What surprised me the most about this movie was that the acting was better than I expected — it even made me care about the characters. Mind you this is

not to say that it was Oscar worthy, but is better then the average disaster movie.

Roland Emmerich shows off his directorial ability to destroy the world while at the same time add charm and tear worthy moments into the mix.

With movies like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow it’s easy to see why disaster movies are Emmerich’s exclusive territory.

The film’s biggest weakness is its premise. The Mayan calendar ends at 2012, so therefore the world will in end in 2012 right? Wrong. The ending of the Calendar does not mean this in any way.

Also anyone with slightest knowledge of science will know that most of what happens in the movie is impossible.

2012 is a Friday night popcorn movie that entertains. The visual effects are outstanding and the acting is surprisingly good. If you are looking for a fun movie to veg out to, then this it.

But if you want a philosophical, thought provoking, moving drama I suggest you look elsewhere.

End-of-the-world cliché excites

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had some reservations upon entering Galaxy Cinemas to see 2012.

I had seen the trailer a good six months before the movie’s release, and I remember feeling excited to see it, if only for the promising special effects.

I had taken a look at what critics were saying a couple of days before the movie came to theatres, and I couldn’t help but feel a little let down. Most critics seemed to think the special effects were phenomenal, but several of the critics also heavily criticized the script and plot. I therefore went into the theatre with mixed expectations.

How glad I am that I was prepared beforehand. If I had gone into the theatre expecting a lot from every aspect of the movie, I probably would have left disappointed.

However, because I was cautious

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upon entering, I ended up really enjoying the movie.

The plot of 2012 is very similar to that of The Day After Tomorrow. It’s silly, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and it’s fairly redundant, especially in terms of how much foreshadowing they put into it. “We were warned,” the movie’s tagline read.

Jake Gyllenhaal — I mean, John Cusak, is with his kids on a camping trip at Yellowstone Park when he meets the crazy Woody Harrelson, whose character’s purpose appears to be of foreshadowing mixed with comic relief.

Harrelson has a small role but is as usual, a delight on the screen and adds to the movie’s entertainment value. The rest of the movie comprises of made-up, fake sounding scientific analysis and continuous close escapes, as well as many, many, other action movie clichés.

The script, on the other hand, fluctuates in terms of quality. The movie did manage to pull off a couple of memorable quotes, but there was also more than one time that the script was blatantly weak. I found the script’s weakest moments were those that focused on the scientific and sometimes the political aspects of the movie.

I did, however, find the movie’s treatment of the United States’ government very interesting, mostly because there were a few notable differences.

The overall presentation of the government and of the president seemed a lot less critical than I had seen it portrayed in recent years. The president’s speeches at points reminded me of current U.S. president Barack Obama. The president’s mood seemed to be much more somber and lines were comparable to Obama’s famous “change” motif, especially at the beginning of the movie, although the word was meant as negative in the context of the movie. Perhaps this was a coincidence, but I nonetheless found the similarities of interest.

The special effects were by far the best part of the movie. Extraordinarily realistic and visually compelling, the effects are what made the movie enjoyable for me. Between incredibly intricate shots of cities collapsing into the sea and a hill being converted in one huge explosion into a lava-spouting volcano in a matter of seconds, the computer generated effects were at once believable and kept the viewer’s adrenaline pumping. The special effects were actually able to lessen the weakness of the movie’s plot in areas. Cars flew over huge, deep cracks in the earth, and planes flew between collapsing buildings completely unscathed, but the sheer intricacy and attention to those cracks and shattering buildings was a distraction from the repetitive action sequences. The effects were, in two words, totally awesome.

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Video Game Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision

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lying bullets, gorgeous explosions and a military technology geek’s wet dream come true. These will characterize your experience with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Boasting a new campaign, a cooperative spec ops mode and the legendary multiplayer, Modern Warfare 2 delivers a package that gives the best bang for your buck.

Story Modern Warfare 2 presents a storyline that is only hindered by its delivery through loading screens, which does not provide a complete immersion into the story, making it difficult for the player to connect to the game characters. The explosive plot is set in 2016 and involves an international task force, ultranationalist terrorists, an invasion of USA and betrayals.

Spoiler Alert: During the course of the game, one particularly controversial level was presented. While it certainly delivered the horrors of terrorism, it was done in bad taste. However, note that at no point is one forced to open fire on civilians.

The ending of the campaign was rather anticlimactic. After experiencing an intense action sequence, the ending will disappoint players. This is not the ending that this game deserves.

Grading The Good

A-

• Wide array of weaponry • Addicting gameplay • Improved AI from the previous game • Entertaining Spec Ops Mode • Intense Multiplayer

The Bad • Anti-climatic ending • Plot delivery hindered by loading screens • Lack of connection to characters • Red screen" looks like someone threw jam in your face • Steep curve for new players to play multiplayer

Presentation Players beware; you will fall in love with the graphics and sound. The moment the game begins, it will inspire an almost reverent awe. While it cannot stand up to Drake’s Fortune graphics, it certainly delivers the raw brutality of warfare.

From vivid arterial blood sprays to distortions caused by bullet rounds to the roar of cannons, the game certainly conveys the chaos of war. With enough explosions to give Michael Bay an orgasm, the game certainly gives Hollywood blockbusters a run for their money.

Nevertheless, there is a problem. In this iteration of the series, the red screen, which previously warned players of impeding death, has been replaced with, what frankly looks like someone has thrown bright, red jam in your face. It looks ridiculous. Additionally, the grenades leave a clear white trail when thrown is, indeed, laughable.

Gameplay Sheer adrenaline infused gameplay; this is what Modern Warfare 2 is. From the moment the campaign begins to the chaos of multiplayer matches, players will find themselves dodging and trading bullets with a wide array of enemies.

Modern Warfare 2’s gameplay has been refined from its predecessor. Aiming down the scope is still paramount to survival; flashbangs still blinds, and enemies still have the annoying ability to throw your grenades back at you.

Instead of relying on grenade spamming and superior numbers, the AI prefers to use more refined tactics. Within the campaign and spec ops mode, the enemy AI often utilized a combination of distracting the player, while another enemy soldier sneaks in for the kill. Additionally the AI often utilized flashbangs in order to disorient us, before riddling us with bullets.

AI “friendly” soldiers provided covering fire, threw grenades and will save the protagonist on more than one occasion. The close quarters combat moves they pulled, are immensely entertaining and would seem at home in a wrestling ring.

You will get the opportunity to use a dizzying array of weaponry from every conceivable corner of the world. You will fire assault rifles, submachine guns, rocket launchers and sniper rifles just to name a few. Your enemies, allies and

courtesy Infinity Ward

you will use a wide array of military technology in order to deliver the maximum firepower available.

The standard control scheme is very intuitive and easy to learn. However in contrast to the PC version of the game, the Xbox 360 edition did not give the option the lean out, which would have been very helpful in the game’s almost constant high-octane moments. This however is countered by the extremely generous auto-lock feature, which saved us more than we care to count.

Multiplayer With further refinements multiplayer is still as addicting as ever.

You still have the option to create a custom class. You still have the perks from Modern Warfare.

Yes, the grenade launcher still kills you in one hit. With new kill streak rewards that include an airstrike, ammo drops and a nuclear bomb, we found that these rewards made the matches more unpredictable and consequently more fun.

The new weapons and attachments added a new dimension to the gameplay as different players utilized different combinations to ensure their survival. Some of these combinations were

effective and others were downright confusing.

For those who are uninitiated into the first person multiplayer matches, Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer will present a challenge. You will be playing against players who have been dedicated to the series since its inception and will know how to play the game effectively. With no known way to match players of similar calibre with each other, new players will face a steep learning curve.

Spec ops mode was surprisingly addicting.

The combination of having a wide array of weapons available, new enemies, new objectives and a coop mode, will provide an endless source of entertainment. Words fail to convey how much one will enjoy this mode.

With the option to play multiplayer (especially spec ops mode) using a split screen with two players, one doesn’t need an internet connection to enjoy the game.

Modern Warfare delivers an epic single player campaign that takes 10 hours to complete (on the medium-hard difficulty), an addicting cooperative spec ops mode and a superb online multiplayer package that wraps up the product.

— Tejas Koshy

Considering that the film and the novel both lack quite a bit of action scenes, it is understandable that the video game, is the same. In the effort to add a more interactive setting, the clubs, as well as a crest system have been added. The crests themselves can be gained by helping other students, performing certain task, or discovering certain objects.

These crests add up, and are just one of the additional components needed to complete the game.

Although, not the best of the Harry Potter video games, partially due to the lack of battles, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is in the top 3. This video game and the ones preceding it have provided me with a sense of accomplishment as I have received my glance into what life in Hogwarts would really be like.

— Deanna Ostafichuk courtesy Bright Light

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince BrightLight EA Games

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s a child, I always dreamed of being a part of the Harry Potter world; walking through those hallways, getting lost in the library, going to herbology, transfiguration and charms, and experiencing life through the eyes of those living there. For me, the Harry Potter world was more than just fiction it was real life, I’ve always wanted my very own Hogwarts letter, sadly it never arrived. Luckily, EA games has provided me and many others with a method by which they too can escape into the magical and mysterious world of Harry Potter. Today, I can venture into Harry Potter’s life as it was happening in the Half-Blood Prince At a first glance, one can notice not only the progression of the graphics in the video game,

from The Sorcerer’s Stone to The Half-Blood Prince, but also the now common use of the actual actors to voice the video game characters. However, one astounding fact that has always stood out to me is that even though the video games are based on the films, they are able to portray the events in the novels in a more accurate fashion. This lack of accuracy in the films has been their major downfall, for me it’s refreshing to see that the video games are true not only to the films but also to the novels.

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, the video game, has been able to incorporate not only the fabricated scene in the film but also the real battle that was removed. This fact alone, made this video game, stand out amongst the others. Most importantly, the makers of the video game have managed to make the world of Harry Potter interactive to all us Muggles. We are able to go to Potions, play Quidditch, and most importantly

perform all important task associated with The Half-Blood Prince.

There are also multiple clubs that you can join.

As with previous games, there is a duelling club, in which you battle members of other houses, with the goal to become the best in Hogwarts. There is also a Quidditch club, where you can redo old games and practices. In addition, there is also a Potions club, which allows you not only to practice your potion making skills, in order to do better in class, but also to make certain potions for points. These three clubs must have every activity completed to the highest standards before the game is technically done. Each of these clubs can also be accessed from the main menu, which facilitated by the user, when they only want to do club activities and not be in the actual game setting. Whatever you have done in the main menu setting will count towards things done in the actual game, something that was never featured in the previous games.

Grading The Good

A-

• Accurate to novels and film • Improved graphics • Access to clubs from easy to navigate main menu • Uses actual actors’ voices

The Bad • Not a lot of gameplay action • Occasional awkward camera movements • Lack of connection to characters • No scene skipping options • Hard to control potion ingredients while using mouse and keyboard

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The album itself manages to follow the theme provided by the title. Containing tracks that convey a sense of sadness, of anger, and of longing, this album truly embodies The Fight That Broke Your Heart.

There are fast paced tracks, which for the most part allow the listener to understand the anger felt by the person who caused damage to another, however there are those that just seem too angry because of the fight that caused the broken heart.

The slower tracks provide a sense of sadness, and longing, that they miss whoever it is that they hurt.

When comparing the tracks, those with slower, mellower beats stand out amongst the rest. These tracks provide stories, mostly of one person leaving and the singer missing them. “A Tailor’s Hands,” “Last Train to Montreal” and “Ten Fingerprints” are those which mean the most to me. They truly convey a story of someone who regrets that they broke the heart of the person that they loved. In general, not only is an emotional response brought forward, but the chorus also tends to stick in your mind.

The harder songs, for in the most part are also well written, there are a few exceptions. The opening track “On the Drive Home” has a catchy yet very annoying chorus. Repeating “She said all the things she could, on the way home” over and over again; four times in each chorus, gets on my nerves. A chorus like this is never a sign of good writing, but based on the verses and the lyrics present in other songs, this chorus was simply a fluke. In my opinion, this track shouldn’t have been the opening, as it almost made me turn off the album before listening to the other more significant tracks.

With the exception of “On the Drive Home” this Toronto based rock band, is on their way to becoming stars. Maybe on their next album, they will consider leaning towards the soft rock side with a few harder songs, rather than the other way around. All in all, Five Star Trailer Park deserves their chance in the limelight, if not due to their music, then due to their creativity.

The album has no lack of talent, as Fat Joe has pulled a variety of artists onto the lists of tracks, such as Lil Wayne, and J. Holiday.

Although the contributions of respected artists usually help the material of an album, this equation fails on The Elephant in the Room.

The diverse contributions from the nine different featured artists causes the album to have a lack of direction found in many other albums. The Elephant in the Room does not possess a central theme or underlying current that serves to tie all the songs together. Unless you consider the lack of lyrical genius to be a “theme”, in which case that can be found in each track.

The lyrics in just about every song on this album lack the snap and wit one would usually expect from such a seasoned artist. Instead Fat Joe relies on lines with offensive and derogatory content to carry his album.

For example, in the track 300 Brolic featuring Opera Steve he states that

he will, “cut your testicles, stuff 'em in your mouth where them…belong”.

Good to see he’s showing his softer side with this album.

It is sad to see Fat Joe ruin his songs simply by opening his mouth and contributing his vocals. The Elephant in the Room may have done better as an instrumental compilation because the musical backdrops to the lyrics were the best part of the song. Many of the tracks had catchy beats such as Cocababy, and You Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ that had a shot at greatness before Fat Joe got a hold of into them.

Although The Elephant in the Room would be more functional as a coaster, Fat Joe does earn brownie points for declaring in “The Crackhouse that,” “I got a strip pole in my house”. We may not share the same taste in music but, looks like we have one thing in common.

previous release. This album also marks the return of fellow Unicorn Jamie Thompson on drums.

The album starts off danceable and funky, with a poppy synth that just creeps up behind you until you’re smiling from ear to ear. It’s more than just electro-pop, though. The mix of sweeping vocals and groovy instrumentation had me swaying my head and tapping my toes. In the second track, “No You Don’t,” hard driving electro sounds lead up to a hauntingly funky verse. The emotionally-charged lyrical undertones are the only thing keeping me from feeling outright bubbly. This theme continues throughout the first half on the album, with the percussion throwing just enough of a curveball so that you don’t get too comfortable. The fourth track, Devout, sounds like Coldplay’s Cemeteries of London on LSD.

Alas, all good things must come to an end. At track seven, and where’d it all go? Sighing vocals over a predictable guitar-and-bass backdrop made me want to fall asleep. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get much better. Apart from “The Drums (track 10),” which puts me back on my dancing feet again, the last half of the CD goes out with a whimper.

This album could have been great. I’m not saying it wasn’t good, it just wasn’t great. It’s as if there was a shift in mood halfway through the CD, and it started to lose steam. But if you liked Coldplay’s Viva La Vida, some of the songs on this album wouldn’t be a bad bet. Another good match would be Magnus Tingsek, the Swedish musician/producer making waves in Europe.

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Science & Technology

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In the first year of competition, UWAFT placed fifth.

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this does not carry over into the second year of the competition.

The NeXt Challenge:

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coCAR: The NeXt Challenge is the most recent in a series of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) in which the University of Waterloo Alternate Fuels Team (UWAFT) has participated.

In this three year long competition, teams from 17 universities within Canada and the United States work on using existing technology to transform a GM donated vehicle, with the aim of making it environmentally friendly. While improving on the sustainability through development and design, they must also maintain safety, utility and the performance of the original vehicle. Each year, there is a different technical focus to the competition, as the teams move closer to their final goal; developing a practical and sustainable vehicle.

In the first year, teams used simulation technologies such as the Powertrain Simulation Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) to determine the basic architectural design of their vehicle. The second year of the EcoCAR Challenge has just begun, and the teams are now working on implementing their simulated design on their GM donated vehicle. This means the removal of the old engine and the addition of the new parts. For UWAFT, this means piecing together a whole hydrogen fuel cell system. In the third and final year of this competition, teams will try to tweak and improve their newly transformed vehicle.

In the first year of competition, UWAFT placed fifth. However, this does not carry over into the second year of the competition. At the beginning of each year team rankings are reset, as are the points that have been earned in the previous period. Teams are judged based on their performance

in both the technical and the business sides of the competition, and points are given out accordingly.

The technical team led by Alex Koch and Hung Nguyen is responsible for the work related to the design, the engine, and the technology of the GM vehicle. Despite the many fuel source options available to them, they chose to have a Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and implemented the fuel cell architecture, making them one of only two teams to use this design.

This choice means that their vehicle will run on a hydrogen fuel cell system with a battery acting as a backup, a system that creates zero emissions.

The business team, on the other hand, focuses on the outreach and communications side of the competition, which is just as essential to the success of the team. Eric Mallia and Anna Sinicki are the coordinators of this team, which is now working on

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finding team sponsorship. The team is judged on the quality of their website, their discussion activity, their levels of interactions with the media, their outreach events and their reporting, among other things. One of their ideas for this year is to continue to hold the events that were held in the past while considering potential ideas and opportunities to host new events.

This term, the team has more than doubled from only seven volunteers last term to around 15 this term. The majority of the students who make up the business team are in environmental research studies, many of them being “involved with the team and executing a lot of the things we need to get done” says Mallia. So although the team benefits from volunteers deciding to stay an extra term, as they are able to transfer their knowledge and build a foundation for those who help out in the future, the volunteers themselves

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benefit as well because this is an experience that helps them develop real world skills that are great to have when they graduate.

UWAFT will be providing details about their team and their participation in this competition at their EcoCAR awareness event on Thursday November 26. This event will take place outside of Dana Porter Library.

Anyone who is interested in this project is also encouraged to visit the UWAFT garage located between the Engineering 3 building and the Physics building.

For more information on the EcoCAR Challenge, visit http:// www.ecocarchallenge.org/ or visit the competition blog at http:// greengarageblog.org/. For updates on UWAFT’s progress, become a fan on their Facebook page or visit their website at http://www.uwaft.com/. jchan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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My boyfriend is a drug dealer alomako@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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neurons in the brain. It is also my drug of choice. It’s no wonder I’m a junkie, as dopamine is the common stand flowing across most addictions. Gambling, watching porn, and eating high fat foods are among the biggest dopamine increasers, which makes these activities easily addictive. In Marnia Robinson’s book, “Cupid’s Arrow,” she says, “orgasm is the biggest blast of dopamine (legally) available to us.” Sex addiction can form because orgasms provide

potentially provide an explanation, as to why prostitution is such a controversial issue, considering it involves selling access to a powerful drug — dopamine.

Sexual addiction makes sense from an evolutionary perspective.

The more partners you have, the more children they produce, with the most diverse genetic composition, and a bigger chance of the species’ survival. As Robinson says, “true monogamy is a ticket to extinction

Sex addiction can form because orgasms provide such a high dosage of dopamine, and the reason they are periphyrally like drug addiction.

all because he is my personal drug dealer. For three years he has been fuelling my dopamine addiction, and he never fails to deliver butterflies to my stomach when he walks into the room.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which sends signals between

such a high dosage of dopamine, and the reason they are peripherally like drug addictions. Robinson quotes the research of a Dutch scientist who, upon scanning the brains of people experiencing an orgasm, discovered they “resemble scans of heroin rushes.” This research might

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ersonally, I’m more of a loner than I appear. On a bad week, it takes conscious effort to follow a conversation instead of huddling in a corner with a book, and if someone calls my phone when I’m in the middle of a page, they can forget about reaching me.

But if my boyfriend comes into the room, I drop the book to the floor and charge at him with a bear hug, babbling about my day — my usual introversive persona tucked away,

as far as your genes are concerned.”

Yet from a social perspective, humans thrive from bonding, as married people live “longer and better” than singles, as ABC News reported in 2006. Unmarried people are at the highest risk of death in the United States, compared to those

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If you have any questions about the whereabouts or behaviour of your junk, please email me at: alomako@imprint.uwaterloo.ca. divorced, widowed, or separated, the research says.

However, as far as genders are concerned, dopamine doesn’t play fair. The dopamine/prolactin cycle described by Marnia Robinson as the ‘Passion Cycle’ shows how a spike of prolactin, a peptide hormone, occurs for both genders after orgasm, but while for women the effect may be delayed for days, men may experience a prolactin surge immediately after orgasm, more commonly known as the “roll over and snore” phenomenon, much to the dismay of their partners; or sympathetic understanding, in a same-sex relationship.

Then there’s the Coolidge Effect, which is another evolutionary theory related to dopamine. Essentially, it argues that humans, like most animals, are not naturally monogamous.

This is because dopamine levels received, tend to drop in an exclusive long-term relationship over time.

The longer the time is spent with a partner, the lower the surge of do-

Water on the moon confirmed

staff reporter

of this water which may reveal more astonishing information about the solar system.

Water on the moon confirmed

Androgynous worms

The success of the NASA’s Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite mission, conducted on October 9, was announced by the U.S. space agency on Friday, November 13, through the confirmation of presence of water on lunar surface. One rocket slammed into the Cabeus crater near the moon’s southern pole shepherded by a second spacecraft equipped with cameras to record the following data. After analyzing the data from the debris plume with both infrared and ultraviolet spectrographic measurements, the existence of significant amount of water was substantiated. Based on the calculations from the measurements, scientists estimated the amount of recovered water at 100 kilograms which is roughly equivalent to 22 gallons. Even though this discovery of water doesn’t refer to moon being as wet as earth, it opens up potential opportunities for the future space missions.

Along with the water there are hints of other intriguing substances which scientists suspect to be organic compounds created from comet impacts in the past. After this giant leap towards space exploration, it will be a challenge for the NASA scientists to find the origin

Reported in the journal Science, innovative research announced that on a sample of worms will be able to produce both sperm and eggs as a result of a simple genetic twist. A team of U.S. scientists led by Ronald Ellis, a biologist from the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, was able to successfully conduct a transformation of sex in worms. Scientists turned a nematode female worm into a hermaphrodite by lowering the activity of two genetic pathways. This striking change was achieved by altering two genes: one related to the production of sperms and the other involved in activating them. Dr Ellis expressed his excitement by saying that “the pieces were already in place, they just had to be altered so they work in a slight new way.”

This experiment is leading towards explaining nature’s complex trait of producing unisexual species along with males and females. The research hopes to tell us why nature sometimes generates hermaphrodites, a topic of extensive controversy in the world of science. It is also expected to dig deep in to the unresolved mysteries regarding the mechanism and criteria of evolutionary change.

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pamine will be received from sexual gratification. Yet if another female/ male comes along, an opportunity for higher dosage of dopamine is detected, and the partner is sexually excited again. Essentially, the human brain is wired for cheating, or for attaining dopamine as a result of cheating, to be exact.

Not that this gives any excuse for unfaithfulness. If one chooses to breach the rules of a social paradigm like a monogamous relationship, he/she must pay the price — like having possessions thrown out the window, the truck tires slashed, and the work computer memory wiped clean. Fortunately, this havoc can do you good in the long run, as conflict may result in some make-up sex therapy. If it doesn’t patch up the relationship, at least it’ll get you an improved hit of dopamine.

As for me and my boyfriend, I think I’ll stick to being the only customer. This way, the one risk of over-dosing I have is if he hugs me to death.

nzerin@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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2041 and Antarctica’s Freedom thelferty@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

While many people hold fears and speculation about the world ending in 2012, I’m concerned about another threatening — albeit further from — year 2041. This is the year when the treaty that protects Antarctica from drilling and mining is up for review. If we’re not free from fossil fuels by then, the last true wilderness could be in serious trouble.

Antarctica isn’t owned by anyone, and the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 ensured that the continent would only be used for peaceful and scientific purposes. There is no military, no weapon testing, and no human settlements save the various research centres. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was created in 1991 and will be up for review in 2041.

Its objective is to have the members

of the world “commit themselves to the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and hereby designate Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science.”

While this is largely an issue about preserving the last true wilderness left on this planet, it is also an issue of our survival. Antarctica is an extremely important landscape for the Earth, the

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main reason being that it controls our weather. It reflects huge amounts of heat from the Sun back into space and contains much of the world’s fresh water. It is there that many of the weather systems in the world originate. Also, it is a haven for marine wildlife which travel thousands of miles to mate and feed in the rich Antarctic waters. Consequently, if mining were to occur here, future generations of whales, penguins, and other wildlife would be at risk, and so would we. Also, it is a place where science can develop undisturbed by society or the outside world. Scientists can devote their time to studying the atmosphere, water, ecosystems, and weather without interference from civilization. This ability would be disrupted with commercial exploitation.

Currently, Robert Swan — the first person to walk to both the North and South poles — has spearheaded the movement towards further protection of Antarctica. His main focus has become to create a world where it won’t be worth it to come to Antarctica for fossil fuels. His hope is to help bring about a world that uses renewable sources so that we have no need for drilling anywhere, let alone the Antarctic. His passion

for preserving this last true wilderness came about after his two trips.

During his trip to the North Pole, his team almost died when the ice melted months before it was supposed to.

In Antarctica, his eyes were singed from blue to grey after being under the unfiltered sun as it came through the then-unknown hole in the ozone.

His journey — like Amundsen, Scott, and Shackleton before him and Will Steger after him — made him realize just how much this dangerous and beautiful continent deserves our protection and respect. He currently has a book called “Antarctica 2041” and a website (www.2041.com) both about his hopes and initiatives of preserving Antarctica from human greed forever and how anyone can get involved in that fight.

This is one of the most important reasons to move away from fossil fuels as soon as possible; so that oily hands will never spoil the fragile surface of Antarctica. If oil is still a resource in 2041, we will be facing a ruthless, powerful, and determined corporations in a fight for Antarctica’s freedom. As Swan said on his website: “I’m tired of the inconvenient truth. It is now time for the convenient solution.”

Books, games, and cars Tejas Koshy staff reporter

Digital books anyone?

Seattle based Amazon.com. finally announced the availability of the Kindle e-book readers in Canada.

The devices offers users the ability to download e-book titles from Amazon’s online store and read them all on their Kindle device. Having been released in November 2007, the official explanation for this explanation, according to the Globe and Mail, was that Amazon was searching for a low cost wireless service provider in order to deliver content to the devices. The wireless provider for the content has yet to be named. The device currently retails for $259 U.S. In order to help launch the service, Amazon announced that major newspaper publications could be viewed on the device for a small subscription or purchase fee.

To counter the release of the Kindle device, Indigo Books and Music Inc. released a new ad campaign that says its current e-book reading service — Shortcovers — launched in March 2009, offers customers more advantages. According to the Globe and Mail, Indigo feels that it has an advantage because customers could use any device to view their e-book content.

Recently Blyth Academy, a Toronto private school, announced plans to provide students with the Sony Reader Touch Edition. Under an arrangement with Sony and Pearson Canada (a major textbook publisher), the devices will be provided to student with preloaded textbook content.

Brandon Kerstens, in an interview with the Globe and Mail, said that the arrangement will allow students to bring their textbooks with them in an easily downloadable digital format.

Last year Princeton’s students and teachers complained about the

Kindle after a pilot program that lasted for two weeks, revealed that many were dissatisfied with the device.

One student, according to The Daily Princetonian, called the device “…a poor excuse of an academic tool…”

Gaming, meet social networking

Recently both Microsoft and Sony released firmware updates that will allow owners of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 the ability to connect with social networking utilities such as Facebook or Twitter. Both firmware updates were released during the week of November 16, 2009, on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Both manufacturers made promises at the announcement of their respective products to include social networking features in their consoles.

However, Sony has been criticized for providing customers with the ability to complete some of the basic Facebook functions such as updating status information. According to Engadget, customers will now have the option of creating status updates for PSN purchases and sharing Trophies information.

Developers will now have the ability to integrate automatic updates when certain game events occur.

Xbox’s firmware update will give users the ability to connect to Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm (US and UK only). Additionally, customers will have the ability to access on demand HD video through the Zune Video outlet. The update gives users the ability to view streams from the outlets such as MSNBC and The New Yorker.

to use their iPhone or BlackBerry to perform functions such as opening their car door, locate their vehicle on a map, and contact roadside assistance.

The system, developed by Hughes, has the ability to be customized by Mercedes to offer new functions and ap-

plications. Mercedes has demonstrated additional features such as delivery of web-based music and video content and PC connectivity. Currently the service has been “priced” at $280 US per year.

The system was to be included in the 2010 Chrysler vehicles, but the deal was dissolved after the

automaker’s recent bankruptcy, according to Popular Science.

— with Files from Daily Princetonian, Globe and Mail, Engadget, Popular Science, and Boy Genius Report. tkoshy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Basketball slams down weekend wins

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS

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Women’s basketball earns first win of season

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Co-captain Ben Frisbey had a huge hand in the win against Queen’s. Frisbey had seven straight points in the last three minutes of the game to give the Warriors the lead. Frisbey had 23 points and 17 rebounds in two games this past weekend.

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he men’s basketball team continued their season on Friday November 13 against a worthy foe, the Queen’s Golden Gaels. After close games against Ryerson which they lost by two points, and another against Toronto in which they won

by only three points, the Warriors were looking for more wins to secure their reputation as a top team in the OUA west division. Every game has significance in their short 22 game season. Starting off the season strong is important for putting yourself in excellent position to gain the home court advantage in the playoffs. The team wasn’t concerned with this fact

and had their eyes on the prize against Queen’s.

“We weren’t looking that far down the line,” coach Tom Kieswetter told Imprint. “We were just looking to get a win.”

And win is what they earned. The Warriors burned the Golden Gaels 66–62 with an amazing fourth quarter comeback and extremely strong free throw shooting by the team.

The Warriors started off in the first quarter by building up a 14–8 lead.

Although the lead was strong, their play was not. The Warriors offense sputtered, but luckily their strong defense remained steadfast.

“We were not executing,” coach Kieswetter said. “We were not getting good shots, but our mainstay was our defense.”

There was a noticeable lack of intensity on the Warrior side, which led to their poor start. The struggle continued throughout the half.

In the second quarter, the offense never regained their composure and they were only able to amass a mediocre 11 points. Queen’s was able to find their game against a lackluster Warrior defense and dropped 21 points in the quarter to take a marginal 29–25 lead in the half.

The Warriors made adjustments during the half time, which showed as they came out and executed in the second half. In the third quarter the Warrior offense found their stride again and clawed the lead back to only one point.

Games of the week:

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Men’s hockey splits its weekend match-ups

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Swim team have their biggest meet so far

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the best games in town

Friday November 20 Men’s volleyball vs McMaster at 6 p.m. on the War Court (PAC) Women’s volleyball vs McMaster at 8 p.m. on the War Court (PAC)

Saturday November 21 Men’s volleyball vs Guelph at 6 p.m. on the War Court (PAC) Women’s volleyball vs Guelph at 8 p.m. on the War Court (PAC)

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Men’s volleyball wins the Battle of Waterloo

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Nov. 14: Laurier 3 at Waterloo 0 Nov. 21: Brock at Waterloo Nov. 22: Guelph vs Waterloo Nov. 24: York at Waterloo

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“We made adjustments and executed better,” coach Kieswetter said.

“We showed that we had discipline and waited until we had better shots.”

The Warriors defense also was noticeably better in the third quarter and gave them a chance to stay in the game.

Waterloo continued to struggle to stay in the game in the fourth quarter. With three minutes left in the game the Warriors found themselves down by seven and looking for a strong run or a saviour. Forward Ben Frisbey turned out to be both. Frisbey hit 7 straight points for the Warriors and gave them a lead.

Waterloo closed out the game in the final minutes with excellent free throw shooting and finished off Queen’s with a four-point lead.

The Warriors were led by shooting guard Cam McIntyre who dropped 21 points, included three 3-point shots. McIntyre led all scorers in the game and did so with an injured ankle that has yet to fully heal since he injured it at Naismith.

“Cam had a bummed wheel and was not as explosive,” coach Kieswetter said. “But he did a lot on one leg.”

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Other Warriors had terrific games, including the saviour Ben Frisbey who netted 13 points and 8 rebounds in the game. Centre Matt Hayes was a force to be reckoned with in the match, he had 8 points and 8 rebounds. Hayes even added a block and a steal in the match; and although he is on the outside looking at as #25 in the country for blocks with 3 on the year instead of #2 like last year, this is entirely due to the opponents respecting his game and staying away from the paint. This bodes well for the Warrior defense as it allows the perimeter guards to play their men harder. It is a very satisfying defense to watch.

“Our defense is very, very good,” coach Kieswetter said. His key to the defense is clear: “Matt Hayes. If someone gets beat then they have to confront him.”

Queen’s shot an impressive 47.3 per cent from within the 3-point arc and 33.3 per cent from beyond it. Such a display is even more impressive considering that with Hayes at a towering 6’9” it is very easy for him to force the opponents to change their shots.

The Warriors were not quite as in tune as the Gaels as they shot only 36.7 per cent from in front of the

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Weekend Preview Brent Golem sports & living editor

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he wins put the Warriors back at the top of the OUA western division in a three-way tie for second place. This upcoming weekend features the Waterloo Warriors heading to Ottawa for their greatest challenge of the season thus far. The Warriors will face the Ottawa Gee Gees on Friday night. Last year Waterloo lost 57–81 to the Gee Gees because they were vastly out-rebounded and shot very poorly. This poor shooting was very inconsistent from game to game as they would shoot very well one game and poorly the next.

“We have been inconsistent with

perimeter shooting in the past,” coach Kieswetter said. “We have to knock some shots down because the teams will be covering Matt Hayes.”

The team didn’t fare so well because they would defend softly and not pressure their opponent enough to create turnovers. Last year Ottawa was the aggressive team forcing the turnovers and grabbing the rebounds.

“They are a high energy team. We didn’t match their energy last year so they rolled over us,” coach Kieswetter said. “We need to have energy so we can be the aggressors.”

On the Saturday night the Warriors will have to into the nest of the #1 nationally ranked Carleton Ravens.

Last year the Warriors came off a poor Ottawa performance while Carleton

3-point arc and 31.8 per cent from beyond it. The main stat that the Warriors really impressed with was their free throw shooting. Waterloo was fouled 19 times by Queen’s, so their free throw ability was tested.

The Warriors responded by sinking 15 of their 20 free throws, with Cam McIntyre going a perfect four for four.

“Often it comes down to free throws. We have a certain degree of confidence at the line.” Kieswetter said. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Point guard Luke Kieswetter enjoyed a solid weekend.

Kieswetter put up 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists over the two games. came through Waterloo after they ravaged Laurier 78–55 the night before.

The Warriors arguably had their best game of the year to almost upset Carleton 76–83. They will be looking to repeat their efforts this year again.

“They lost three starters from last year and they are undefeated,” coach Kieswetter said. “We definitely think we have a shot at winning, but it’s a tough place to play.”

If Waterloo can manage to come back home with at least one win, then the weekend will be a good one. If they bring that win back from the right team then there will be cause for celebration. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Warriors came out to play against the RMC Paladins Saturday November 14th. The offense continued from where they left off in the previous night and exploded for nearly triple digits in scoring during an incredible 90–43 beat down of the Paladins. The Warriors managed to have five players contributing doubledigit points, and had all twelve players on the score sheet with points. The win against RMC was a combination of better shooting and worse defense than the previous night.

The game was never in doubt as the Paladins have a short bench with only seven players dressed. Two of their players played nearly the whole forty minutes with no more than three minutes worth of rest together. The Warriors created a fast tempo that no seven-player team can maintain and wore them down early.

“We went into overdrive and they ran out of gas pretty early. We executed well,” coach Kieswetter said.

The Warriors took an early lead and ran it up to a 23–7 margin after the first quarter. Waterloo never let up and kept the scoring touch, even with a mix of bench players in the game. The Warriors found themselves with a 47–22 lead at the half. All but one Warrior had at least 10 minutes of floor time as they offense maintained their pace in the second half to build an incredible lead of 90–43 for the win.

Waterloo really found their stroke during the game as RMC gave them time and space to execute their offense. The Warriors shot an amazing 49.3 per cent from within the 3-point arc and only 25.9 per cent from beyond the arc. Their free throw shooting was not as hot as it was last night. The team only shot 55.5 per cent from the line on 20 attempts.

Waterloo outperformed RMC in

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every aspect as they out-rebounded them 54–26, had more steals, and had more blocks. Surprisingly, point guard David Burnett led the team in rebounds with 10.

“Dave is back in there all the time rebounding,” coach Kieswetter said.

“He is a smart player and knows how to get in the right place at the right time.”

The Warriors were led offensively by point guard Luke Kieswetter and small forward Alan Goodhoofd who both had 15 points in the game.

Goodhoofd also added 8 rebounds, just shy of a double-double. Power forward Ben Frisbey was even closer to a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Shooting guard Cam McIntyre had 11 points and small forward Jesse Tipping had 10 points on the night.

Centre Matt Hayes was quiet during the game, even though he was on the court a fair amount of the game.

He was limited to 5 points and 4 rebounds. Hayes once again ran into a problem where teams play zone to limit his possessions, but this time RMC also did it to conserve energy.

One of the most impressive stats the Warriors excelled at this weekend was their assisting. The Warriors had 14 assists against Queen’s and 25 against RMC. Although most were from the point guard crew of David Burnett and Luke Kieswetter, who had 11 and 9 respectively, many other players were team players that chose to pass instead of shoot. Quick, smart passing is an integral aspect of the game that is very necessary to get teammates open looks.

“Lot’s of teams we’re playing pack the inside with players so we have to make that extra pass. We are an unselfish team,” coach Kieswetter said. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warriors women’s hockey play strong vs. undefeated Golden Hawks Ryan Scott staff reporter

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he Warriors women’s hockey team welcomed their rival and undefeated Laurier Goldenhawks to the CIF arena this past weekend. The team played the Goldenhawks hard right till the end but lost 3-0 in the contest.

The Goldenhawks came roaring out of the gate pelting Warrior net-minder Kahla Stern as they out shot the Warriors seventeen to four.

However, Stern stood strong and turned away all but one of the shots.

The Goldenhawks goal came at the twelve-minute mark with a Warrior in the box giving Laurier a one goal lead through one.

The second period was much like the first with the Goldenhawks firing on all cylinders once again as they scored two quick goals as the Warriors struggled with penalties.

Even though the Warriors were down 3-0, they did not give up and began

to shift momentum their way as the scoring chances started to pile up.

However, they failed to score and the Goldenhawks took their 3-0 lead to the dressing room.

The Warriors continued to play strong in the third period but the Laurier goalie was unstoppable and the team failed to get the puck past her. Even though the Warriors were shutout against a very strong Goldenhawk squad, they showed how week in and week out they are improving and starting to get their chances. This weekend the team will travel to Brock to battle the Badgers on Saturday night, and return home Sunday to play the Guelph Gryphons in an afternoon game.

Fans are encouraged to come out and cheer the team to victory and the Warrior women look to turn their early struggles away and build on some much improved play over the past few games. rscott@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warrior men’s hockey earn weekend split versus eastern conference teams Redmen Remain Undefeated as Warriors Fall in High-Scoring Game

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he Warriors hockey team welcomed two Eastern Conference opponents to the CIF arena this past weekend as they faced the Concordia Stingers and the undefeated McGill Redmen. The team won the first game by a score of 2–0 as goalie Keaton Hartigan and the Warriors shutout the Stingers.

The Warriors entered the game heavily favored, playing against the last place team in the OUA; however, the Stingers showed early that they had come to play and were not going to be run over by the strong Warrior squad. Both teams came out firing, showing that both goalies would have to be on top of their games to earn the victory. However, winger Shane Hart got the Warriors on the board first with a Stinger’s player in the box.

Hart scored the powerplay goal just over the midway mark of the first period. This proved to be the only goal of the period as both goalies turned in strong performances to start the game. Over twenty-six shots were

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taken in the first period alone, with the Warriors having a slight edge.

The second period proved to be more difficult for the team as penalties early in the period put the Stingers on the powerplay.

However, the Warrior penalty killers would not allow the Stingers to tie the game and the period ended with the team remaining up by one goal. Again, the shot totals were high as both teams mustered eleven shots on goal, but neither goalie would be fazed.

Early in the third period, winger Kyle Schwende increased the Warrior lead to two goals as he riffled the puck past the Stinger net-minder. From that point forward the team took control with exceptional goaltending from Hartigan, and strong play on both sides of the puck. The Warriors out shot the Stingers 16 to 12 as the game totals were 39 to 37 in favour of the Warriors and further pointed to the fact that both goalies had played extremely well and gave the Warrior crowd a game to remember. rscott@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Warriors took advantage of this golden chance and cut into the Redmen lead as defenseman Kyle Sonnenburg scored only 22 seconds into the second period. The Redmen continued to have penalty troubles sending the Warriors to powerplay after powerplay in the rough affair but the team was unable to convert. courtesy UW athletics This proved to be fatal as McGill Ryan Scott beat Hartigan twice more to end the staff reporter second period, giving the Warriors a 4–1 deficit heading into the final period. he second game of the week The Warrior team was deterend series pitted the Warriors mined to cut into the McGill lead and against one of the top teams shift momentum back to their side as in the Eastern Conference, the McGill the third period began. Rookie winger Redmen, who were coming off their Kyle MacDonald scored his first Warfirst loss of the season at the hands of rior goal five minutes into the period the Laurier Goldenhawks the previous and began the comeback. The team night. The game was high scoring but began to fire away at the Redmen netthe Warriors came out on the losing minder and eventually added another end as they dropped the game 6–4. goal with four minutes to go bringing The Redmen took charge as they the team within one goal. looked to avenge the hard loss from The goal was yet another Warthe previous night by scoring often rior first, this time by rookie winger and early. They scored back-to-back Aaron Lewicki, scoring on the powgoals within the first five minutes of the game, beating Warrior net-minder Keaton Hartigan, and gave them a 2-0 Shots 1st 2nd lead going to the dressing room. The Waterloo 18 9 period concluded with a brief tussle that would give the Warriors an early McGill 11 12 powerplay to start the second period.

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erplay; however, the Redmen applied the final nail in the coffin as they quickly answered scoring less than a minute later. The Warriors were able to score once more within the final ten seconds of the game as Chris Ray scored on the powerplay, but it was too little too late as the Warriors ended the weekend with a loss.

This weekend the Warriors will head on an Eastern Conference road trip of their own as they face the Nipissing Lakers on Friday and the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday. The Warriors will look to rebound from back to back weekends in which they were able to win only one game out of the four played. However, the team still looks strong and determined to take back the Western Conference lead, as they are only three points back from the Western Mustangs. Wins in both games this weekend would aid the Warrior cause and get them back into the top 10 in the CIS rankings. rscott@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Women basketball net first win of season Brent Golem sports & living editor

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he women’s basketball had two home games this weekend, hosting Queen’s on Friday November 13 and RMC on Saturday November 14. The Warriors were looking for their first win of the season as they failed to even come close in their previous two regular season games. The Warriors have had problems with staying focused for a full forty minutes and were looking to put another week of practice into action.

Waterloo started off incredibly strong against Queen’s Friday night. The Warriors ran up a 10 point lead in the first quarter and finished out the quarter up 20–10. Waterloo built the lead on good ball movement and looked to continue that in the second quarter.

The second quarter was a complete reverse of the first frame. The Warriors offense went stagnant. The players slowed down and so did the ball movement. They were no longer able to get as good of looks and when the scoring drought occurred the team lost confidence.

This lack of confidence extended to the team’s defense and the Warrior’s stopped guarding with energy. The Warriors were held to only 5 points in the second quarter while Queen’s sank 25 of their own for a 10 point lead of their own, going into the half.After the half, the team tried to regroup and gained confidence on defense. The third quarter saw neither team finding their offensive stroke and Waterloo only scored 7 points while Queen’s found the basket for 8 points.

“I think the low scoring was because of some pretty tough defense,” coach Slipp said. “We

were trying to get them to turn the ball over.”

The offense was never really able to get going in the third quarter, as the ball wasn’t dropping.

Blame bad luck or poor shooting, all that matters is that the Warriors were in a hole that wasn’t easy to get out of.

“All we can try to do is get the best possible looks for shots,” coach Slipp said. “All we control is how good the shots are when we take them.”

The fourth quarter saw the Warrior offense find their stroke and they tried to close the 11-point Queen’s lead. The team tried valiantly and sank 19 points on their way to a narrow 51–59 loss.

Although the team lost, it was a much better effort than seen in their previous two regular season games and shows the team has the ability to raise their game.

“I wasn’t disappointed with the loss,” coach Slipp told Imprint. “I was disappointed in that I thought we had a chance to win. The fourth quarter wasn’t the problem; we put ourselves in a position where we had to hit some tough shots to come back. It was the second quarter that put us in trouble.”

Point guard Reanne Holden, who had a game high 12 points, and shooting guard Colleen Quinlan who added 11 points, led the Warriors scoring. Centre Laura Becotte added 8 points and 5 rebounds, although it was shooting forward Stephanie Shea who led the Warriors rebounding with 8 boards and 6 points.

The Warriors lost this game due to their lack of physical toughness and discipline. The Warriors were out-rebounded 30–47 in this game and Queen’s almost had as many offensive rebounds as Waterloo grabbed defensive rebounds.

“We don’t have players whose instinct is to offensively rebound in practice,” coach Slipp said. “So against tough crashing teams it is almost new to us.”

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Against the RMC Paladins, the Warriors managed to get a very welcomed first win of the season. The Warriors won a huge game 69–37.

A strong defense and an offense that found its stride drove Waterloo to victory.

“It was good to get the win. It was good that we got to look at some thing and do them well,” coach Tyler Slipp told Imprint. “Hopefully we can carry on the momentum.”

The Warriors defence held RMC to only one point in the first quarter, which the offense combined for 13 points to build an early lead.

“We were very focused and came out hard,” coach Slipp said. “We were disappointed after Friday; everyone felt we had the chance to win the game. That tends to motivate you the next night.”

The Warriors took the momentum into the second quarter and continued their dominating

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Shae led all scorers with 15 points in the game and shooting guard Colleen Quinlan added 10 points and only missed a single shot on the night.

Rookie point guard Erin Tilley also had an excellent game as she had 7 points and 9 rebounds.

“I think we had spurts all weekend of good ball movement,” coach Slipp said. “But it just wasn’t consistent.”

The Warriors reversed the trend of the previous game and out-rebounded their opponent 50–34 while forcing them to turn the ball over 14 times more than Waterloo did.

This was a key factor in allowing Waterloo to have many more offensive opportunities than RMC. Coach Slipp had some great insight into why the rebounded was so lopsided this game.

“We forced them to miss a lot of shots and when we hit ours there isn’t much to rebound,” coach Slipp said.

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ways. They increased their lead to 19 points as they went into the half up 28–9. The Paladins struggled on offense and missed some shots that they should have easily made.Waterloo never looked back as they lead the entire second half and every Warrior saw some playing time and scored points. The Warriors ended in fine fashion with an 69–37 win.

Three players hit double-digits in the game and one even hit a double double. Centre Laura Becotte posted the third double double achieved by Waterloo this year, and the first for the Women’s team, as she scored 12 points and added 12 rebounds. Small forward Stephanie

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This Weekend the women are heading up to Ottawa to take on the Gee Gees on Friday and the Carleton Ravens on Saturday. Both teams are tough opponents as Ottawa met Carleton in the OUA east division final and Ottawa went on to nationals. Carleton lost but arguably could’ve won if they didn’t have one of their best players injured.

Both teams are really good and it will take a great effort and focus to take wins out of Ottawa.

“We want to get up defensively and make it hard for them to run their offence,” coach Slipp said.

“We need to make them scramble with pressure.”

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hen I was in Grade six, there was a girl named Susan in my class. Now, as sad as it is, Susan used to get teased a lot and picked on. She was pretty much identical to the girl you find in almost every teen comedy movie—the one whose always trying to break into the cool crowd and yet always ends up being burned.

While most of our class was going through that awkward phase where we all had these weird, one-week-long relationships, Susan was always single and always looking. (You know what I’m talking about—relationships back in grade 6-8 were basically like musical chairs; only when the music stopped playing you didn’t rush to sit down in a chair, you just dated the nearest girl.

Oh, how I miss grade 6.)

But there’s one thing I can definitely say about Susan—I was excruciatingly nice to her.

Now, before you start to think I’m a good person (we wouldn’t want that!), let me explain why out of the all the boys, I was the nicest to Susan. It wasn’t because my mom had taught me to be a good boy (she tried) or because my dad had given me some form of lecture on the subject (he didn’t). It was because from a young age, I read Sports Illustrated and there was one particular ad that really grabbed my attention.

The ad was for some type of whiskey, not entirely sure what kind it was, but that’s beside the point. The main premise of the ad was that whiskey that was aged was great, and to show this, the company had portrayed two pictures. One, of an obviously unattractive teenage girl and the other, of a smoking hot, model/failing actress/ soon to be gold-digger-type girl, all with the caption of “things get better with age”. I soon learned the key idea in this all—sometimes the girl that every guy picked on turns out to be

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Craig anderson is S w i m t e a m pl a c e s strong in divisional better with age championships jtoporowski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

the stone-cold fox every guy wants to get with later on in life. Sometimes, with age, comes great beauty.

And that’s the reason I was nice to Susan when no one else was. I didn’t want to be the guy that was left out when she turned out to be some supermodel later on in her life (plus, who am I kidding, I needed friends.

Eating lunch alone is only fun for a couple of months). Is it not sad that even in Grade six I realized I would have to be pulling out all the stops/ doing more than any guy I knew just to get a girl? I should have clued in then and given up on girls. The odds were always against me.

With that being said, doesn’t Susan remind you of someone—a particular goalie in the NHL, maybe? Let me throw something out here—isn’t the Colorado Avalanche’s Craig Anderson a lot like Susan?

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The similarities are startling. Craig was drafted back in 2001 by Chicago in the third round and has sat on the benches of Chicago and Florida for eight years after that. When you’re 28 and you’ve yet to breakthrough as a starter, the odds are heavily stacked against you becoming a star of any kind. I mean, yes there are exceptions,

but the Roberto Luongos of this world don’t flounder on the bench for eight years. They’re starting by the time they’re 22.

And so you could say Anderson was a late-bloomer, the type of goalie you keep on your bench and hope he turns out. He was like Susan—you’re hoping that one day that miracle will occur and the superstar (or supermodel in Susan’s case) will come out of them.

Turns out Colorado jumped on the opportunity this off-season and grabbed Anderson who had been getting better every year, but no one had noticed. It was like that one buddy who at first, doesn’t do well at the clubs, but before you know it, he’s out-gaming you and is clearly better looking than you. Anderson had slowly turned into a superstar and Florida was clueless.

Anderson has posted a 92.7 per cent save percentage, 4th-best in the league as well as a 2.40 goals against average, 13th in the league. He’s looking like an awfully good investment for Colorado considering he’s led them to a REALLY surprising second place in the Western Conference.

I can’t stress the ‘really’ enough— the chances of Colorado being second in the West are like the chances that Twilight: New Moon is respected for its plot and not for how ‘dreamy’ Edward and Jacob are—in other words, nil. (And yes, I just took a shot at Twilight—teenage girls are already forming an angry mob) I suppose the moral of the story is that you can never count someone out. Some people are late-bloomers; they just need a little extra time. The other moral of the story is that you shouldn’t be shallow and only talk to people because they might be hot later on in their life.

But let’s get real here—we all know I talked to her because I had no friends.

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he Warriors fared well at the fall OUA swim meet which has historically been a great benchmark for the season. The meet represents the halfway point through the season, and is a great measure of how the teams compare. It lets teams fix weaknesses in the next training block, and mentally prepare for the OUA championship in February.

Both the Warrior men and women should feel proud about their performance.

At the end of the day, the Warriors were in second place in the admittedly weaker of two divisions. The Warriors were more than 800 points behind CIS Nationally #5.5 ranked UWO, and only 58 points ahead of the University of Ottawa.

The other division had Guelph, Toronto and McMaster – three teams who are very competitive and will provide a challenge for the Warriors in the future. Waterloo will have to improve upon their performance to beat any of those three teams, and now they know it.

The Waterloo men’s team was led by Wesley Greig. Wesley won all three breaststroke events and was able to qualify for the CIS Championships in the 200 meter with a lifetime best of 2:23.75 minutes. This was also the 10th best performance in Warrior history. Evan Dzik also had a great meet, being Waterloo’s top finisher in the 100 meter butterfly event.

One of the strengths of the Waterloo team is their depth on the team. The men swept the men’s 100 meter butterfly, four of the top eight performers in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke were Warriors, and three women in the top eight of the 100 meter freestyle. The relay swims were also quite strong, which is always important to doing well, since the points are worth double in these events. The men’s 400 meter freestyle relay placed 2nd, while the 200 meter freestyle placed 3rd. The women’s 400 meter freestyle relay placed 3rd, which was the 4th best Warrior performance of all time.

On a side note, Bronwyn Kemp will join Wes at the CIS Championships later this season with her 2:40, 200 meter breaststroke which made the cut by almost two seconds.

The season continues for the swim team, who will be heading across the border for their next two meets. This weekend the Warriors will be travelling to Niagara University outside of Buffalo. Before Christmas the team will travel to Ypsilanti, Michigan at Eastern Michigan University.

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he Warriors improved on their 5-3-2 offensive, beating their arch rivals the Laurier Golden Hawks. The final scorecard

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read 3-0, raising questionable doubts as to why Laurier, equipped with talented provincial players and a national level coach Shayne White, who recently guided Team Ontario at the Canada games earlier this year, could not convert an initial stronghold into set advantages over the course of the game.

The Warriors were equally under pressure to outperform their city nemesis. "Shayne and I are good friends. You don't want to lose to an enemy, but you never want to lose to a friend", were the words of coach Lawson in the post-game interview with Imprint.

The 2009-10 season did not open well for the Hawks. With a solitary, yet marginal win against RMC, they have been slipping since. Star players like outside hitters Derek Lapp and Cameron Wheelan have not yet bedazzled the spectators.

The Hawks went on the offensive as soon as play commenced. Jason Harding produced a strong cross court kill, which gave them a marginal lead of two points as the first technical time out was called.

Second year outside hitter Corey Yednoroz sprung into action thereafter, leading the Warriors to a 16-15 edge at the second time out, and winning the first set 25-21. He is now one of the OUA leaders, with 62 kills and 3.5 points per game average. A few fractional increments separates him from Phil James (Western) and Reid Hall (York) and the top of the OUA.

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have filled the boots of Dunning and Campbell, through Yednoroz and Snyder, under the apt leadership of Aaron Dam. Coach Lawson's intention of developing on-court leadership and static influence, for achieving maximum mental growth is being fuelled by stable player combinations and skilled leverage garnering early on in the matches.

Second year outside hitter Corey Yednoroz is now one of the OUA leaders with 62 kills and 3.5 points per game average

Warrior Andrew Thorpe stole the second set, with almost fourteen aces, complemented by five digs by Matt Snyder. Taking short technical time-outs at 8-5 and 16-10, the Warriors sailed through the set, winning 25-20.

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The third set saw a quick 8-3 lead for Waterloo, with aces from serve specialist Duncan Cairns. The Hawks picked up pace and slowly caught up. Hawks athlete's Blake Hagedorn and Greg Houston went on fantastic serving runs, backed by solid digs, off-speed hits and powerful roofs,

bringing the score to a competitive 11-10 level at time out.

Waterloo, as usual fought back hard and ticked the scoreboard 1612 and then 25-19, thus winning the set and the game.

Waterloo now stands 6th in the OUA rankings, with four points separating the top six. They are scheduled to meet McMaster Marauders this Friday and Guelph Gryphons on Saturday, at home.

McMaster, who are currently ranked #1 nationally (CIS ratings), have had a dream 6-0-0 run thus far, with straight set wins in almost all six encounters.

Coach Lawson has indicated that there is no intimidation heading into the clash. "It's better to be the underdogs. If you're not #1, you have the motivation to knock off the team that is."

Both games start at 6pm Eastern, to be played in the main gym at the physical activities centre (PAC).

An encounter of such high stakes is surely not worth missing. sbaride@imprint.uwaterloo.com

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What would you wish upon a star for?

By Michelle Spiers, Michelle Fujita, Tejas Koshy and Paula Trelinska

“I won’t tell you.”

“Pass this term.”

Selvie Satkunarajah

J.T. Kim

3A Honours Arts & Business

2A Software Engineering

“For exams to be over.”

“Freedom from ‘things’.”

Alex Hardie

Ali-Reza Asarizadeh

5A Kinesiology

Graduate Student, Engineering

“Get an academic position in Japan.”

“Chocolate mountains.”

Norihiro Yoshida

2A Science

Samantha Newell

Visiting Researcher, Computer Science Dept.

“Be rich and famous.”

“Win the lottery.”

Chris Torresano

J.J. Pandher 2A Applied Health Sciences

3A Kinesiology

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Crossword

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SPELL IT OUT By Alex Inayeh Across 1. Gomorrah’s sister city 6. Unfasten 11. Former immigration department 14. Asinine 15. Responsible citizen 16. Well-known Cambridge school 17. Al Pacino’s perfect woman, spelled out 19. School group 20. Awesome things to be on 21. Oak nut 23. Paltry 27. Notable 29. Country between Spain and France 31. Similar to 54-Across 32. Chances 33. Ancient 35. Musical compositions 36. Brad Pitt’s sinful killer movie, spelled out 39. Save 42. Colour 43. Blunt 47. Crazier 49. Disseminates 51. Like a radio wave sensor 53. Shakespeare’s is a pentameter 54. Similar to 31-Across 55. Micro-organism in 30-Down 57. Head topper 58. Math obsessed show, spelled out 64. Evening 65. Cat’s weapons 66. Spooky 67. Scarlet 68. And no, mon ami?

69. Blaze

5. Constituent 6. Iris part of the eye 7. Quad of V1 8. Drooping eyelid 9. Eastern Educational Network 10. King Kong 11. Trades 12. Blue glove material 13. Poses 18. The only thing mightier than Zorro’s

sword

22. Very hard mineral 23. Tse tung 24. Fin 25. Put together 26. Blabbermouth 28. Poisonous ocean dweller 30. Brew 34. Murray’s name for a VHS 37. Loftiness 38. Peeper 39. Gory type of film 40. Convex alternative 41. Gyrated 44. Flash drive 45. Flower necklace 46. Library Services Centre 48. Limbless action hero 50. Porky umpire 52. Broken elbow 56. American Trigger Sports Network 59. Competitive Frisbee, abbr.

60. Unagi 61. Epoch 62. Waterloo company 63. Use your 38-Down

Down 1. Female bro 2. Yoko 3. Black belt rank 4. Uno

Solutions:

6 2 9 4 3 7 5 1 8

3 8 1 9 2 5 6 4 7

Sudoku

November 13, 2009

5 4 7 1 6 8 9 3 2

9 6 2 8 4 1 7 5 3

4 3 5 2 7 6 8 9 1

7 1 8 3 5 9 4 2 6

2 5 6 7 1 4 3 8 9

1 9 4 6 8 3 2 7 5

8 7 3 5 9 2 1 6 4

Dear PSYCH101 Hottie, We’re both in Macleod’s section 02 class and I see you at practically every lecture. The lingering looks are getting a little ridiculous, so could you just fucking come talk to me already?

- Blue Converse Girl

To the guy who gave me his seat in the library with nice shoes from Value Village, thanks for wishing me a good day, no one had done that in a while!

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