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Friday, December 4, 2009

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This past summer, students were outraged with the leaked UW logo design; now, work begins anew Jacqueline McKoy Lambert news editor

aterloo’s new visual identity strategy is close to completion, albeit short of one controversial element — a new logo. After widespread discussion and backlash against the proposed laser-strewn “W” logo this past summer, the university presented members of the community with several alternative logo options through an online feedback tool in September. However, this phase of consultation didn’t help to identify a widely favourable logo. According to a recent Daily Bulletin post, the university’s Vice-President External Meg Beckel, said that “we will take pause on a new symbol for now.” In September students, staff, faculty, and other groups were invited to take part in a feedback exercise, in which participants were asked to choose between the “laser” logo, a wordmark, and the traditional logo. Beckel told Imprint that “The feedback exercise told us overwhelmingly that people prefer a simple wordmark, and that they like the lines of the banners, and that they wanted and liked the seal.” The new visual identity will instead be largely text-oriented, with “Waterloo” and “University of Waterloo” displayed in Gotham typeface. This typeface has received recent visibility through its extensive use in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. UW’s new visual identity will also be characterized by bold, curved line accents such as those seen in the design of the lamppost banners lining Ring Road and the streets surrounding campus. The new design guidelines also call for increased use of “edgy photography,” according to the Bulletin. Colours representing each faculty will also play a role in the new

branding strategy. Imprint earlier reported that administrative concerns led to the faculty-based colour scheme being scrapped, but the task force and faculty officials finalized a palette this fall. Mathematics and environment will be represented with their customary pink and leaf green respectively. The following colours will join the marketing mix: teal for AHS, blue for engineering, a deep purple-blue for science, and orange for arts. This colour scheme is also used in designs not directly linked to faculties, such as on the new UW lanyards and lamppost banners. The new strategy will also make considerable use of the “ceremonial seal,” which includes the familiar UW crest. This logo will appear on diplomas, official documents and university memorabilia. Beckel told Imprint that this move was in response to feedback saying that survey respondents wanted the ceremonial seal to be used more. Beckel added, “The feedback was loud and clear, and we’re acting on the feedback.” Beckel noted, “Interestingly enough, prospective students and external partners still preferred the ‘bold look’, but not a large enough percentage to move in that direction.” The final result of the new visual identity strategy has also been evident in recent UW publications, such as the latest issue of the Waterloo alumni magazine and new recruitment posters for the faculty and business programs. The new look will be phased into most university publications and signage throughout 2010. A website redesign project for the first quarter of next year will also make use of the graphic features of the new identity. — With files from Imprint, Waterloo Magazine, and UW Daily Bulletin

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Matthew Good lives up to his name

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A holiday feast: UW edition

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SoundFM Tunes in to new financial reality

Board of Directors outlines plan for SoundFM to remain a viable radio station Michael L. Davenport editor-in-chief

hough they have been deprived of student funding, SoundFM hasn’t given up all hope. There were several interesting developments announced at the SoundFM annual general meeting (AGM) on Monday, November 30. “We have a plan to continue broadcasting past December 4,” SoundFM President Steve Krysak told the gathered members. Though the station will cease live broadcast on December 4, Krysak said the station will be re-broadcasting old programs and pre-recorded holiday specials. However, live broadcast will resume in the new year, he said. He then announced that, though SoundFM has to vacate the Bauer warehouse by January 31, 2010, the radio station will have a new home above Maxwell’s Music House. The owner of Maxwell’s Music House, Paul Maxwell, was present at the AGM. “For those who don’t know about Maxwell’s...we’re a full service music company, we provide music lessons. We also have a jam space and venue, all running out of the same building, all focused on independent music. “We do have two extra large rooms, which we really like to work with SoundFM to use as studios. They’re a great addition to our studio. I think that they’re going to work very much hand in hand [with us] and create a lot of synergy together,” Maxwell said. Maxwell told Imprint, “I was approached by James Walker (the Road Dog) who has been a long-time supporter of Maxwell’s Music House. He mentioned the dilemma with the station and the prospect of using space at Maxwell’s. The idea of working with a

radio station never crossed my mind; however it made perfect sense to work together to make a significantly large impact on the arts community in the Waterloo Region.” Maxwell continued, “In addition to helping keep SoundFM on the air, Maxwell’s Music House will be able to provide a unique programming aspect to the station by being able to host ‘Live to air concerts.’ Live to air concerts will not only create exciting and entertaining radio segments, but also attract the attention of successful touring musicians who may have overlooked Maxwell’s Music House as a place to play a gig. I believe that it will be these types of potential programs that will help increase SoundFM’s listenership and increase the average attendance at our concerts.” The SoundFM Board of Directors noted at the meeting that they had several similar offers from organizations in Kitchener, but chose Maxwell’s because it’s in Waterloo. Despite the eviction from the Bauer warehouse and the loss of student funding, according to Krysak, SoundFM is still technically a UW radio station because of the stipulations of the CRTC licence. On the subject of changing the licence, Krysak said at the meeting, “We have been talking to the CRTC, but don’t have anything official to discuss yet.” Most of the talk at the AGM was centred not on the move, but the state of SoundFM’s finances and plans to stay financially afloat in the coming year. “I’m not going to lie to you — we’re broke,” Vice President Selene MacLeod told the audience. MacLoad told the audience that the financial situation was dire to the point where their current financial reserves would not pay off the bills they have in the next couple of months. “Up to now

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Representatives at the SoundFM AGM seek a way to keep the radio station alive. From left to right, board members James Walker, Nathan Vexler, Steve Krysak, Selene MacLeod. we relied on magical funds which came from student levies. That’s not there anymore.” The primary funding plan the station is enacting is asking the membership to cover the bare expenses. If SoundFM asks 100 members to contribute $50 each to the station every month, they will be able to raise $60,000 in the next year to cover the absolute bare expenses. “Bare expenses” includes the cost of insurance and SOCAN licence fees, but not full time staff. Said MacLeod, “Staff shouldn’t be gravy over and above our base operations, but ... it is.” For raising the $50 a month, the board of directors suggested that members can pay out of pocket, find

sponsors for their radio programs, or “have a party and pass a hat.” Krysak told the membership that sponsorship guidelines will be forthcoming. When one member of the corporation asked if SoundFM even had 100 members, the board responded that “the plan will be fleshed out” over time. Community promotions board member James Walker said that $50 a month was a good deal for parties wishing to have a radio program; according to Walker the cost is as much as $600 for similarly-placed program on a radio station in Toronto. MacLeod added, “It’s entirely possible that we’ll bring in enough in advertising that the $50 per month is not needed down the line.” Nathan

Vexler also made a presentation at the meeting outlining other methods the station could raise funds, such as offering recording services to businesses in the community, or selling bonds to other non-profit groups. At the end of the meeting, Walker said, “We can do it, we just need everyone working together in this final stage. ... It’s up to us to get the advertising promotions for our shows, and get ourselves out there to the media, to the world. We’re not quitting, because the alternative is we’re ready to back up a truck, and just auction everything off, and everyone’s voice would be silenced.” editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Orientation Week remains lecture-free Sinead Mulhern intern

tudent senators met last Thursday with Associate Vice-President Academic Feridun Hamdullahpur, where a decision was reached on the proposed schedule changes for next year. The proposal on the table was to start classes on the Thursday after Labour Day (cutting Orientation Week short) rather than wait until the following Monday. This was the same proposal discussed at November’s Senate meeting, which resulted in a 23-23 tie vote. After the meeting, it was decided that the traditional Orientation Week would be preserved and classes will be starting on the Monday as

per usual. No lectures will be scheduled during Orientation Week. There have been a few misconceptions regarding the issue. There has not yet been an agreement signed between the vice-president academic, the student senators, and the Registrar’s Office. Also, the talks on Thursday did not imply that Orientation Week will never be changed or that the issue will be pushed back until 2017, when the next late Labour Day occurs. This issue is not out of the hands of Senate, however, as the calendar requires their final approval. Feds President Allan Babor said during last Thursday’s meeting, Hamdullahpur stressed the importance of supporting UW students.

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According to Babor, Hamdullahpur wanted to move forward with the issue and that the decision to start classes on the Monday after Labour Day was Hamdullahpur’s direction. “It is evident that our university administration wants to do what’s best for students,” said Babor, adding that “the university is listening.” Student involvement was recognized by UW administration as well. “[The] administration was really proud of the students, student senators, and those who attended the senate meeting,” said Babor. The UW Senate plans to have more open student consultation in the future. At the moment there is talk about forming a new committee consisting of both students and

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faculty. The committee would be similar to the Orientation Week Committee but would be focused on co-ordinating the academic calendar with student life programming. “It would be a student-driven partnership with UW to address concerns,” said Babor. There are no promises ensuring the formation of this committee, however. “It is at the point of deciding what needs to be done,” said Babor. This issue with Orientation Week has inspired the idea for the committee. Hamdullahpur was unable to comment by publication time. smulhern@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Student services provost retires

Bell rings for Green once more

Michael L. Davenport

Catharine Scott, associate provost of human resources and student services spoke at Student Life 101 during the summer of 2007. staff reporter

atharine Scott, associate provost of human resources and student services, is retiring from her position. After 36 years

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munity. President David Johnston was the emcee. A bursary is being created to honour her service and dedication to the University of Waterloo. The bursary will be available to Federation Orientation Leaders. Pledge forms were available at the

A bursary is being created to honour her service and dedication to the University of Waterloo. The bursary will be available to Federation Orientation Leaders.

of service, Scott will be stepping down to let someone else fill her position. A reception was held on Wednesday, December 2, to honour the services she rendered for the University of Waterloo and its com-

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reception to support this bursary. A memo from provost Feridun Hamdullahpur said that Bud Walker, director of university Business Operations, is filling Scott’s position in the interim. The university has

created a board designed to review the position and develop a new job profile. The board will be headed by Dean Roger Mannell. Among a variety of responsibilities, this board will be “tasked with reviewing the structure of student services, making recommendations for changes/ restructuring, and developing a position profile and job description for the AP/SS position,” Hamdullahpur’s memo said. Hamdullahpur took the time in his memo to convey his admiration for the work that Catharine Scott has done. “May I take this opportunity to thank Catharine Scott for her many years of contributions and excellent work at UW, and Bud Walker for his willingness to assume this additional responsibility while we search for Catharine’s successor,” he wrote. — with files from UW Daily Bulletin jdamaskinos@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Saddam memorials and Chinese currency

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Admiration for Saddam Hussein

The late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being venerated on a secret satellite channel named “Al-Arab” which is governed by an anonymous source. It began broadcasting the speeches, images, and poetry of the former president on his third death anniversary according to the Islamic calendar. The channel was aired via Noorsat, a Bahrain based satellite service and Egypt owned Nilesat. Saddam Hussein’s execution was carried out on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the most significant religious festival for Muslims. The Saddam Channel also made its debut on the first day of this year’s Eid on Friday, November 27. The Iraqi government suspects that members of the Baath party, once led by Saddam, are financing the channel. But Saddam Hussein’s family and some outlawed members of the Baath party have rejected any kind of linkage. The Associated Press News Agency tracked down a man in the city of Damascus, Syria, named Mohammed Jarboua, who demanded to be the channel’s chairman, although this is unverified. Iraqis received a big surprise after finding Saddam Hussein on their televisions, especially because it was praising his reign with patriotic background music. The general public has a mixed reaction about the launch of the channel. While some are alleging the spread of hostile intention, others have become nostalgic with their memories regarding the deceased president.

Chinese yuan versus euro

Paula Trelinska

UBC society files tuition complaint with UN

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao declined European appeals to strengthen its currency, the Chinese yuan (also known as renminbi) against the euro. The announcement was made at a summit in the City of Nanjing, on Sunday, November 29. He declared his resolution of controlling a reasonable and balanced exchange rate irrespective of all other factors. The reason behind this lobbying is that China’s strict regulation has seemed to have a detrimental impact on EU exports to China. Wen said it was unfair of Europe to demand changes in the exchange rate while maintaining trade protectionism against China. He also claimed that maintenance of a stable Chinese exchange rate against the U.S. dollar had potentially benefited Chinese economic development as well as the global recovery. On the other hand, Europe complained that the yuan’s unofficial attachment to the weakening U.S dollar for the last 18 months is providing a partial advantage to Chinese exporters. They said that their appeal to raise the price of yuan was rational for the sake of the economic welfare of both countries. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said that major imbalances because of trade or currencies can create problems in the future if they are not fully addressed.

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The University of British Columbia’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) filed a complaint with the United Nations alleging that Canada failed to uphold a 1976 covenant to provide free university tuition. The complaint was sent this week to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in

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

Gender neutral IDs at McGill

The McGill branch of the Solidarity ID project has now introduced gender neutral identification cards funded by the Union for Gender Equality (UGE).

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The AMS filed a complaint with the United Nations alleging that Canada failed to uphold a 1976 covenant to provide free university tuition.

Since September, two McGill students, Julia Wilk and Lydia Ould Brahim, have issued a hundred IDs to students. These IDs include a photograph and essential information such as name, address, birth date, and gender, though all information is optional. It is common for people to include names other than their legal names as well as different genders than their sex at birth. The project has had a hard time getting off the ground at McGill as only two of the original four founding members of the UGE are left and they are too busy with other work to make the IDs. They said it would be great if more people would help out. Although there are potential problems with having a gender neutral card, it has created some discussion at McGill. The registrar, when asked whether or not she would consider dropping the legal names policy in favour of the preferred names, like the Solidarity ID does, said that it is “an interesting request,” and she would “be open to exploring the idea.”

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News McGill’s unisex IDs and UBC’s tuition woes

Geneva, claiming that Canada had promised to eventually provide free post-secondary education for students while the exact opposite has happened. Between 2002 and 2007, undergraduate student fees have doubled while graduate students fees have increased by 184 per cent. Since this increase, students from low income families have had more trouble affording university and college. The average student in British Columbia graduates with $27,000 in debt, while the Canadian average is $24,000. In order to rectify this, the AMS wants the government to make post-secondary affordable again. They also want the government to increase their grants toward universities and students, as well as increasing student bursaries. — with files from The McGill Daily and The Vancouver Sun ptrelinska@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprint, Friday, December 4, 2009 opinion@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

The University of Waterloo’s official student newspaper

promise well

Student Life Centre, Room 1116 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 P: 519.888.4048 F: 519.884.7800 http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca Editor-in-chief, Michael L. Davenport editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Advertising & Production Manager, Laurie Tigert-Dumas ads@imprint.uwaterloo.ca General Manager, Catherine Bolger cbolger@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Ad Assistant, Aj Orena Sales Assisstant, Tony Tang Systems Admin., vacant Distribution, Sherif Soliman Distribution, vacant Intern, Paige Leslie, Sinead Mulhern Volunteer co-ordinator, Angela Gaetano Board of Directors board@imprint.uwaterloo.ca President, Sherif Soliman president@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Vice-president, Anya Lomako vp@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Treasurer, Lu Jiang treasurer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Secretary, Erin Thompson secretary@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Staff liaison, Caitlin McIntyre liaison@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Editorial Staff Assistant Editor, Adrienne Raw Head Reporter, vacant Lead Proofreader, Alicia Mah Cover Editor, Katrina Massey News Editor, Jacqueline McKoy Lambert News Assistant, Clara Shin Opinion Editor, Rosalind Gunn Opinion Assistant, vacant Features Editor, Keriece Harris Features Assistant, Simone Toma Arts & Entertainment, Dinh Nguyen Arts & E. Assistant, Robyn Goodfellow Science & Tech Editor, Bogdan Petrescu Science & Tech Assistant, Shirley Ma Sports & Living Editor, Brent Golem Sports & Living Assistant, Komal R. Lakhani Photo Editor, Peter Kreze Photo Assistant, Sophie Sanniti Graphics Editor, Peter N. Trinh Graphics Assistant, Sonia Lee Web Administrator, Paul Collier Web Assistant, Xiaobo Liu Systems Administrator, vacant System Administrator Assistant, vacant Production Staff Katrina Schatten, Deanna Ostafichuk, Paula Trelinska, Michael Chung, Peter Kreze, Abisade Dare, Andrew Dodds, Pall McGeown, Michael To, Ivan Lui, Tom Lavesque, Felicia Rahaman Graphics Team Armel Chesnais, Alcina Wong, Maju Sadagopan, Jordan Campbell

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If you want to be taken seriously, if you want to be productive, it’s crucially important to take care of which promises you make. Nobody wants to be a flake. I’ve had a few recent personal experiences which as gotten me thinking about promises. Here’s one: One afternoon last week, I agreed to leave the Imprint office for coffee with a friend of mine. But that day, I ended up getting too busy and distracted; he waited patiently for half an hour before I had to leave on an errand. We didn’t get a chance to meet again that day. I had broken my commitment, and he was not happy. I wasn’t happy either, because I had broken my word. Now, failing to meet somebody for coffee might not seem like a big deal. But getting too comfortable with breaking your own vows is setting yourself up for failure in the long run. If it’s easy to shrug off breaking small commitments, it becomes easier to break the big commitments, no matter who you’re supposed to be beholden to. There’s an obvious application to New Year’s resolutions here. Resolutions are promises, just to yourself. “I

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want to spend less money.” “I want to eat fewer potato chips.” For some reason, it’s socially acceptable to make ridiculous resolutions , and then break them. In order to keep those promises to yourself, they must be reasonable. You can’t tell yourself, “Okay, I need to lose weight. I guess I’m only eating 100 calories a day.” Side note: New Years resolutions are stupid. If you want to effect some change in your life, why are you waiting for an arbitrary calendar rollover? New Years resolutions are just procrastination. Effect change now. Promises are broken all the time in elections. This is true on every scale, from federal elections right down to Feds. This is probably due to a lack of perfect information more than anything else. It’s easy for a VP Internal candidate to promise to increase funding to every student group, especially if that candidate hasn’t bothered to look at the books and doesn’t have a good sense of where finances are actually going. Perhaps this is something that is difficult to change, but it should happen less often than it does. Broken promises feed into cynicism of the political process.

Now, everyone is going to break a promise or commitment at some point in their lives. As my opening example shows, I’m less good at this sort of thing than I want to be. But when a promise is broken,you should feel bad about it. Your mind should be focused on what you can improve, to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. I also don’t mean this editorial to suggest that you should never change your mind about anything, ever. But if you do change your mind, be open about it. Let everyone know that the circumstances surrounding your original commitment have changed, and revise your actions accordingly. If changing your mind is just, you won’t feel bad about it. Here’s a mindset I think it’d be

healthy for everyone to carry, all the time: every time you make a statement, think to yourself, “Is this an assertion about my future behaviour? Is this an obligation I actually meet. How will I ensure I act how I said I would?” Those are specific questions, but the advice applies to a wide range of promises, from “I’m going to work out three times a week” to “You’re not getting any dessert tonight, buster.” The result of that mindset will likely be that you’re forced to make fewer promises, but that’s a good thing. You’ll make fewer promises, but they’ll be better promises, and promises which reflect realities of life. How is one to maintain discipline to commit to studing for exams if one can’t keep simple commitments, like getting coffee?

Why I’m upset is because I know you’re not going to use this bike. You’re going to throw it off your roof for fun one day and beat the shit out of it with a crow bar, I know, we’ve all done it. At least if you stole an awesome bike from me, you would ride it and get some use out of it, I could take some solace in that. Maybe you could have even gotten more use out it than me. I could have convinced myself that somehow and some way through the Nethers of the Universe you needed this bike more

than me, you deserved it. But I can’t have that feeling with this bike, can I? You’re going to steal it to ride home drunkenly for kilometre, and then say ‘What the fuck am I still doing with this bike? Hey guys where did I steal this from? ‘Set design’ from the movie The Sandlot? Am I right? hahaha I’magreatbigdoucheface.” It ate up potential energy for breakfast and it spit out terrible, terrible rust noises for dinner. That doesn’t even make sense, but you know what else didn’t? You had to pedal to go

downhill on that bike, I’m completely serious, it baffled me every time. Anyway I hope you were ridiculed on the way home, you have the worst taste I’ve ever seen in a thief. You’re like Ocean’s 11, but instead of stealing from an awesome casino with laser vaults, you’re stealing hay from a barn with no animals inside. I hate you,

When a promise is broken,you should feel bad about it. Your mind should be focused on what you can improve, to prevent the same thing from happening in the future.

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Friday, December 4, 2009 Vol. 32, No. 20

Letter Re: an awfully awful bike that was stolen This is a letter to the person who stole my bike, I didn’t even lock it, because it was such an awful, awfully awful bike. I thought no one would steal it because then they would be forced to ride it home. When I rode it I couldn’t look at glass windows because then I would see myself riding it, and remember what a doucheface I looked like. Honestly, it looks like a bike Dennis the Menace would ride.

Jordano B. Tonial (the ‘B’ doesn’t stand for “Bike”) 2a science and business

Community Editorial Flip-flopping on climate change debate Julia Hawthornthwaite Environment and resource studies

’ve got a head like a ping-pong ball, I’ve got a head like a ping pong ball. Anyone know that song? Does anyone else feel like a ping-pong ball in the middle of an intense match when reading the headlines surrounding the Copenhagen climate talks? I sure do. One day it’s “Climate Talks Doomed,” the next day, Barack Obama is pledging to make cuts, shaking hands with the world’s largest emitter of Co2, President Hu Jintau of China, promising to work together to cut emissions. Ban Ki-Moon and the Maldives president going to great lengths to encourage leaders to attend the talks in almost a week’s time, “It will fail.” “but there’s still hope! Obama is coming!” ..”no wait….it might fail regardless.” “It’s likely it will be a political agreement, but not a legally binding one.” So, does that mean that Canada will sign but never ratify? Let me get this straight — it’s like Kyoto all over again?

Wow. I’m exhausted. I don’t know about you, but I’ve hit my personal tipping point in terms of climate related information. I almost want to shut off total communication with the rest of the world and wait until December 7 when the talks actually begin, and then come out of hiding to see what actually comes of this. I have always been a great fan of journalism. Being involved in it myself (even at a very small scale), I really appreciate what journalists can offer to society. What would we know without them, for example? How would we disseminate the vast amounts of information that exist in our world today without a 400 word news story where in the first paragraph the entire message is summarized? The answer is, at least in my mind: we wouldn’t. That being said, the issue of climate change and the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks as portrayed in the mainstream media has really thrown me for a loop. In an act of being “non-biased,” the media has given rise to the climate

denier movement. I am floored as to how much press they have received as of late. And this hacking of thousands of e-mails from the Climatic Research Unit in the UK? Please. Here’s how I see it: I trust scientists and I trust their science. I have never been to the Arctic and witnessed the sea ice melting. I have never been to Nepal, or Bangladesh, or Indonesia. I have never been witness to a natural disaster outside my window or overly intense weather where I live in Waterloo, Ontario (minus a few floods in my basement). I have not seen rising sea levels take over the coastal village near where I live, or seen my once futile patch of land dry up because of an extreme drought. Even though I have never seen any of these things, and have no real basis for which to support climate change at age 20, I trust in the science. Period. The amount of energy that goes into denying climate change could be used for so many more productive things. What will really come out of denying climate change? This group

of people will only hold back progress of moving our world into a new way of thinking about how we live which is much, much needed. I don’t criticize the way we have developed, with our dependency on fossil fuels; we had to do it this way. The industrial revolution was an exciting time, and frankly we didn’t know any better. If it’s from the ground, why not use it? Now that generations have passed and we have extracted, and extracted, and extracted, and then omitted, omitted and omitted some more - the earth is telling us something. Ecosystems are being overused, and it shows. Climate change or no climate change, we can’t keep going on like this. And here’s the really sad part: the earth will survive, human species may not. We talk about saving the earth when we should really talk about saving ourselves. The earth is incredibly adaptable and resilient, and I’m not sure if I could say the same about the human species. See CLIMATE, page 8

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Why we might not need politics after all his column has talked incessantly this term about politics, politicians, and their impact on the future of the country. Ultimately, however, politics are only one way of achieving society’s goals. Politicians have really only one tool in their toolbox: legislation. As the old saying goes, when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Legislation is, of course, a powerful tool, but it’s not the only one. Legislation gives the government the ability to impose restrictions on certain behaviour, to levy taxes, and to subtly shape our economy and society. Legislation has accomplished many positive things: the free press, universal suffrage, and our Canadian conception of human rights (the Charter) are all legislative initiatives. However, there are many things that legislation is bad at. It is a poor tool for changing social behaviours. Consider the example of drunk driving: it’s illegal, but all this does is punish those who are caught in the act, by which point it is often too late to prevent them from doing serious harm. Social pressure is much more effective at preventing this behaviour in the first place. Where does this pressure come from? Education is key. No one can make good decisions without ac-

curate facts. Certainly, government programs contribute to public education about social issues, but they are not the only voice on this subject. Given the choice between listening to their friends and family and a government representative, most people will choose the former. Top-down initiatives are less effective at changing perceptions than grass roots efforts. A perfect illustration of this point is the H1N1 flu vaccine. Despite repeated government information campaigns that assure people that the shot is safe, has only minor side effects, and will work best when the most people possible get it, the public is hesitant. There are two narratives: one coming from the government, and one coming from the people. The people’s narrative, that the vaccine is unsafe, has massive support without a single dime being spent. Now, in this case, the facts side with the government, but this is not always so. If the important thing is to make sure that public opinion is informed, then someone has to inform the public. We know the government can’t do it, because people (obviously) don’t trust what the government tells them. Universities, however, are perfectly suited to presenting real, independent research in a comprehensible,

and — more importantly — human way. If they can establish ties with their communities, universities can also enter that privileged circle of trusted sources of information. We then have a golden opportunity to change the public narrative about all sorts of contentious issues, as diverse as the treatment of Afghani detainees and the state of our natural environment. The first step here is simple: pick a topic, think critically about the facts, form and share ideas, and be open to changing them based on broad and accessible discussion. As Lord Byron said: “Opinions are made to be changed — or how is truth to be got at?” Ultimately, however, even succeeding in changing public opinions is unlikely to make much short-term difference. Social change works on a long scale: three generations ago the idea of gay marriage would have been a pipe dream, regardless of the facts. If we are to change our communities in the short-term, we need to take action. The slogan of Quebec’s enormously successful Quiet Revolution was “Masters in our own house,” something not many of us feel is currently true. We need to put forward ideas for change and then see which we can do on our own. We can make small changes in

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We can make small changes in our lifestyles with big effects. Plant gardens. Talk to our neighbours. Play instruments and put on plays for strangers. Draw pictures in chalk. Post thoughts on fliers or Facebook and discuss them on cheap pitcher night at the Bomber.

our lifestyles with big effects. Plant gardens. Talk to our neighbours. Play instruments and put on plays for strangers. Draw pictures in chalk. Post thoughts on fliers or Facebook and discuss them on cheap pitcher night at the Bomber. Write poems and stories, and leave stacks in public spaces. Hold informal classes about a subject you love and help others find that they love it too. All of these things can bring us together, and inspire others. In doing things we love, together, we create strong bonds and new ideas. We collaborate and make something bigger than ourselves, something for our communities.

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If we change the way we talk about things, we can perhaps speed up the process of social change by some years. If, however, we match our words about wanting a better community with real action, then things can change now. We are university students in 2009. As such, we know how to do a lot with a little. We have big ideas. If we can organize ourselves and collaborate on essays and experiments, we can certainly do the same for things that will make a difference in our lives and in the lives of others. If we want a better future, we have to start making it now.

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CLIMATE: Change is necessary Continued from page 6

And here’s the really sad part: the portrayal of these claims in the media that anthropogenic climate change is a hoax, a conspiracy, is only causing more public confusion. And unnecessary confusion at that. Debating whether climate change is a natural cycle or human induced is a moot point in my mind. The only thing that really matters is being smart about how we move forward from

here; knowing that the choices we make today will affect generations that come after us. It’s clear: We need to make a change. A change in the way we think about building our economies from here on out. How about naturally? With clean technologies and from sources that may not run out some day? Wind, and solar? I don’t know about you but the world I want to live in is one where we think about where our goods and services come from. One where our

livelihoods are supported by a green economy, not one dependent on oil. I have hope that this change is possible, and I hope that you will join me in this world. Quit denying climate change so the rest of us can move forward into this new age of thinking, because according to the latest headline on the Road to Copenhagen, the chances of this happening any time soon is looking more and more grim every day.

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ver the last week, I have been hearing, from UW’s rather loud grapevines, about some of the people rumoured to be running for some of the student leadership positions. By all appearances, we have rather interesting races on our hands. Unfortunately, since Imprint is nothing like Gossip Girl, you won’t be hearing any of these grapevine whispers from me, at least not here, on these hallowed, libel-free, confirmed-information-only pages. Fortunately, there are some people who need not remain silent (like Imprint) or whisper loudly (like grapevines). In this vein, I should like to commend the Federation of Student’s solid publicity efforts with regard to nominations for the winter elections. Cash-strapped student that I am, shopping at Feds Express is a no brainer. ’Tis especially not the season to be gouged by UW Food Services. So you can just imagine my pleasant surprise at being handed, along with my cheap frozen meal, a small cue card calling for nominations to the Federation of Students Executive Council, a full three months ahead of time. I am pretty sure I am not the only one who appreciated both the cheap food and the cue cards. Thankfully, someone is Feds is slowly realizing that the shotgun approach to elections and referendums hardly yields the desired participation dividend. I was even further pleased by the information on the cue card. The deadline for nominations is January 14, 2010. This development should mean at least one good thing: a prolonged

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campaign period. But then again, a prolonged campaign period can also mean a painfully long campaign period. I remember the campaigns for last year, short as they were. God, were they patronizing. First there were the false starts. YouTube bitingly accurate record of Brandon Mulholland’s “Highly Effective Leadership” and Mubi Sadoon’s worrisome libertarian pledges to make Feds “simpler” by making Fed Hall a derelict building and cutting all the staff jobs are still relevant case studies worthy of any potential volume of “Feds Campaigns for Dummies.” Hopefully, no one running this year will waste their time and ours like these two did. Then there were the others. Remember Team Green’s disparate 50 point shopping list that no grounded centre but “experience,” however vaguely defined, could hold? Or Babor’s “engaging” promise to, in his one year term, I presume, get every student from asking “where did you get that Waterloo sweater” to “why aren’t you wearing a Waterloo sweater”? No doubt these campaigns were better reasoned and organised. Nevertheless, anyone who cares enough to match their promises to their achievements a year later should find an Everest of unfulfilled promises. The campuses their campaigns painted are still very different from the one we have today. These campaigns, impressive as they were, had too little substance and too much rhetoric. Perhaps, politically, it pays for candidates to do this. I mean, why boil down

to details when you risk losing potential voters? The easier, more politically expedient course of campaign action is simply to appeal to vaguer sensibilities. After all, what student voter in their right mind could be against “communitybuilding,” “student engagement, or transparency?” Who doesn’t want to “improve student space” and “lower tuition?” Since the goods in such proposals are so widely recognised, there should be little objection as to their benefit. The problem with this flowery rhetoric is that, unlike Obama’s, rather than give the electorate hope, it takes away what little they have. The average UW student is skeptical about their student government because half the time they consider their student leaders to be a bunch of serial idealists not worth taking seriously. Thus, their instinct is to make Feds elections, popularity contests — which has immense consequences on the effectiveness of our student government. When students who really should be thinking, “Who can best protect my interest in the big bad bureaucracy of a university administration comprised of competing interests” begin thinking, “Should I vote for that cute guy in my English class or that really nice girl I once worked with at the V1 front desk?” we cannot expect to have significant voter turnout, let alone an effective student government. With the dearth of detail in campus election campaigns, I’ll venture that they do have good reasons to think like this. After all, with candidates’ similar sounding rhetoric on almost every is-

sue, what other rational variable could be their basis for choice? This is why I am proposing that in next year’s election candidates must be pushed to detail on their rhetoric. It is fallacious to imagine that they don’t have their own ideas about the specifics. They certainly do. However, too much of the time, the lack of scrutiny before elections allows them to take decisions independent of input that should really matter after the fact. The only input that can stop them ladies and gentlemen is your votes. There are immense benefits to having candidates provide extra detail in their campaigns. First, it allows for rational discussion on campus issues. Rhetorical campaigns serve the purpose of distractions too easily. During the last elections, primarily because there was not a lot of differentiation on substantive issues between the two front runners, Sam Andrey and Allan Babor, it was easy for a joint interview on campus issues with Imprint to turn into a more personal spat between the two. If either or both of them had very specific plans about how to achieve whatever more general goals it is that they had set, that discussion would have been more productive. Second, more honest campaigns that skip rhetoric and answer the essential question “how” are truer reflections of student engagement. Now this might sound strange because if you ask the average rhetoric filled candidate for more detail on some of their campaign positions or propositions, they will claim student engagement must take place first so they must

hear first from students before having firm plans. Well, let’s assume (incorrectly) that the candidate actually does get the response he anticipates. The current student to councillor ratio is approximately, one councillor to a thousand students. How much input can we expect these thousand varying opinions would have on the eventual outcome? Would it not be far easier to proffer a suggested route (that could obviously be amended) that all students have equal input in since they can simply on that basis accept or reject your candidacy? The third point and indeed the most important one is that it gives student a real choice in elections. Sometimes when I see election campaign material, I cannot help thinking Microsoft Office must have some sort of template for University of Waterloo student election campaign material. Why? Well, all the campaigns right down to their positions look so annoyingly similar. In our government elections, liberals don’t steal the conservatives’ position and use it to present a manifesto that should be unique to them. So why do candidates for student government elections do the same? Detail allows students to judge a candidate’s approach to issues—and in the fast paced decision making environment that is student governance, this is all important to the voter’s decision making. To end this invective on the many illusory Obama’s on our campus whose aim is to confuse (and not convince us) I must end with the ever-abiding wisdom of the Spice Girls in their all time hit single, “Wannabe.” So tell me what you want, what you really really want./I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want. Maybe then, we can “zigazigha” (whatever that means).

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left a path of destruction between her and Veronica. As I write this I don’t even know if they will want to ever trust me again. For Ashley, what I did was extremely distasteful and I am willing to go to the ends of the Earth to take the feeling of betrayal away from her. For Veronica, there was a new schism between her, myself, and Ashley because she didn’t know which friend to trust or believe. I obviously can’t take back my actions, even though my intentions were not for any of this. My intentions at the time were of one concerned friend going to another. Remember that saying “the road to hell is paved with good intentions?” That couldn’t be more correct in this case. What I have done is vow to be honest, loyal, and never do it again. Is that good enough or is that even valid in today’s society? “Oh boy! Gee, I sure am sorry! I promise I’ll never do it again!” just seems so... juvenile. I can’t remember the last time I broke the trust of a close friend, so this empty feeling of shame is taking a large toll, and I feel like I can’t take it anymore. I am willing to do anything to fix this at this point. And then it hits me. I’ve spent so much of this time feeling horrible about what I did, but never really considered what I have done to my friends. Sure I pretended to be in their shoes, but I was pretending to be myself in their shoes. During the summer someone I admire taught me something that is even better than the Golden Rule that you all know as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It was what she called the Platinum Rule. The Platinum Rule was defined as “do unto others as

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they would do unto themselves.” Such a simple motto, but there is much behind it to think about. My biggest dilemma with this current situation was that I was treating my two friends the way I would like to have been treated and I didn’t understand the bigger picture. I have always been a transparent person with clear thoughts and an open heart, but that doesn’t

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with a dilemma and you are unsure of what to do, take into consideration the traits and personality of the people you are dealing with — not just your own. No more “if it was me, I would like this to happen;” you must think “what is best for them.” If you really do think you can be a better friend, or you think that you need to help your friend or

The Platinum Rule was defined as “do unto others as they would do unto themselves.” Such a simple motto, but there is much behind it to think about.

mean they wear their hearts on their sleeves. I’m definitely not the friend who is afraid to tell you if your partner is cheating on you; I’d probably be the first to tell you. I realized my methods were entirely the problem. I was giving my two friends the treatment I would have allowed on myself, but not the treatment they would have allowed for themselves. My intentions were met with opposite reactions because my friends have different values and belief systems. Had I just stepped back and re-evaluated Ashley’s thoughts and beliefs, I probably would have never confided in Veronica. Hindsight is always 20/20. So there you have it. You can learn from my mistakes. Know that when you are faced

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ave you ever broken someone’s trust? Have you ever hurt someone you loved? Have you ever trusted someone to only have them shatter that trust? I’m sure we all have had our times, our low moments and our mistakes. No matter what our intentions were or what we had hoped for, sometimes we make mistakes that we have to live with for the rest of our lives. Some friends of mine are of the belief that once their trust with their partner is broken, there is no turning back. Other friends of mine are quick to forgive, but will never forget. Yet, the smallest group of all my friends are the ones who go right back to trusting as if nothing had even happened in the first place. They all have different values and expectations, and most of the time people in relationships are forthcoming with that information. But feelings still get hurt, and trust is still broken. Every day that we live, we have to choose to trust in ourselves, our friends, our family, and even strangers. It’s inevitable that the trust we give out will be broken by any one of those people and it’s probable that you will also do something in return to break their trust. Of course, we never intend to hurt feelings or break trust of others. — but if this is the case, then why does it keep happening? Let’s take my most recent trust-breaking mistake as an example. My friend Ashley told me something in confidence that I construed into something else and ended up telling our mutual friend, Veronica. I bet you can all imagine how that turned out! Not only did I break the trust of Ashley, I looked like a big old liar, too! I broke Ashley’s trust and

partner with something, make sure you know their values and beliefs before you dive in. It may save you breaking the trust of someone you love, and it will definitely save you the pain of knowing your good intentions led to conflict. Don’t just stand in another’s shoes; stand in their beliefs. A special thank you: This is my last article, and I would just like to thank everyone who has written to me over the last year. You are never alone, and there is always someone waiting to help you when you need it. Sometimes all you have to do is ask and you’ll be surrounded by caring and loving people. The Earth is not a cold dead place.

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uscious floral wreaths ornamenting the side of an open casket, accompanied by a sweet melodious knell, is all I can think of in this joyful holiday season. My love for Christmas has been torn apart by the shallow wants of big corporations and the ever increasing army of the grinches. What I’m talking about has nothing to do with the commercialization of Christmas, but going to absolute basics – Words: the fact that Merry Christmas is being substituted by “Happy Holidays!” Yes, we do live in a democratic country where everyone has the right to speak their mind, so let’s look at the debate from different sides. Change is good, change is evolution, change is life, but there are some things we can live without changing. But Hindus won’t change happy Diwali (the biggest Indian festival) to happy holidays, the Muslims wouldn’t want to change Eid Mubarak (happy Eid) to Happy Holidays. Why force Christians to change their festival? This is the point enforced by the religious groups. Anyone and everyone who wants to feel included, will; no matter what the season is called, is what a stressed student on the verge of exams would say. “Merry Christmas” brings up memories of those cozy Christmas evenings with family and friends near the fire place, and those excited mornings when kids wake up in to see the gifts Santa left them under the tinsel covered tree. What memories does “Happy Holidays” bring? Some say that the movement for “Happy Holidays” is for the benefit of those who celebrate the various holidays that occur in December. Holidays like Hannukah, Kwanzaa or the newly celebrated Festivus Day. Many argue that there is Christmas because of Christ, and “Happy Holidays” is just not appropriate. As there are other holidays worldwide, then why not say happy holiday to every one of them? Wouldn’t that be confusing that every two weeks

people throughout the world will be updating their facebook status saying happy holidays? This brings us to another interesting debate of labeling. In a way we are labeling the last weeks of December as Merry Christmas. So how important is labeling to us? My name is a label, our university is a label and so is Christmas. By saying Happy Holidays, we clearly neglect the history behind the whole season. Christmas is that time of the year when the nature is bought into the house, and decorated by the smiles of little children and their families. The brave nutcracker, the sparkling stars, the brightly twisted candy and many more charms sit majestically upon the luscious green Christmas tree, drawing eyes to it in gleam; This is all done to celebrate Christmas. Let’s face it, the term “Happy Holidays” is used under the pretext of being all inclusive because people wanted to be “politically correct.” Who said December was happy? According to the seasonal affective disorder association website [www. sada.org.uk] the seasonal affective disorder affects people in December (and other winter months), because the days are shorter and sunlight limited causing people to be depressed. The shocking Pearl Harbour incident took place in December and we don’t see their family and friends being that happy. There are people who simply don’t like Christmas no matter how you wish them to, so they could not care less. In a recent survey done by www. zogby.com December is the time when 40 per cent of respondents shop for Christmas. If this was just another holiday, then why shop at that time? Merry Christmas vs Happy Holiday is a never ending debate and just like most stressed out university students under pressure of exams and meeting a press deadline I say pick one that suits you and go nuts on the celebration. — Komal R. Lakhani UW exchange student

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f you ever have a chance to see Matthew Good live (as I did on December 1 at Centre in the Square), there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. Number 1: guitarist Stu Cameron will very likely steal the show for minutes at a time. His slide guitar work is phenomenal, especially when used to re-work a classic track like “Apparitions.” Number 2: Matthew Good likes to talk. He’s probably the type who’d tell you about his uncle’s vasectomy if he had time. But hey, after 15 years and 8 studio albums, a guy should be allowed to rant onstage for minutes at a time. The truth: most, if not all of the banter was entertaining. Between questioning Rick Astley’s sexuality and suggesting that nuclear bombs are the only effective cure for the common cold, he had most of the crowd hanging off his every word. Of course, some took exception to the chatter, and one fan in particular was vocal — and more than a little rude — in his demand for less talk. Good, who had shrugged him off several times already, finally told him to leave and get his money back at the box office: “If I had my fucking wallet on me I’d pay you myself.” The man has an idea of who he wants listening to his music; he’s spoken out in the past against the kind of people who crowd-surf to a ballad like “Bright End of Nowhere.” If that sounds pretentious, well, maybe it is. It seems, though, that for the most part he has found his ideal audience. They sat for most of the new tunes, while classics like “Load Me Up” and “The Future is X-Rated” (which he sweared he hasn’t played since 2001) spurred most of the crowd to its feet. The band gave the crowd a heaping helping of new album Vancouver, playing eight of the ten tracks. A lot of the new tracks sound better live than on the album. Good has a tendency to pile layer upon layer of sound on album tracks; stripping the songs down to their essence makes them feel more immediate. Case in point: Good belting the phrase “Born to dive” from “Volcanoes” can send chills down your spine when it isn’t backed by an ocean of sound. Because he loves layers of sound, a big part of any Matthew Good track — and specifically the tracks off of Vancouver — is the atmosphere it creates. Somehow, the band managed to pull off emotion-laden tracks like Last Parade (the first single from Vancouver) and “Great Whales of the Sea.” “Whales” was particularly impressive. The dull turquoise spotlights coupled with the whale song-backed intro served to plunge the crowd into the depths of the Pacific. That the song comes up for air in the form of an explosive (and extended) outro typifies the hope that seems to underlie Good’s criticisms of the city he once called home. A lesser man might have seen the heckler as an opportunity to put his head down and get through the set, but Good’s composure was admirable. Or maybe he just knows how his bread is buttered. Earlier in the night, he highlighted that two fans had come all the way from Austria to see the show. The crowd clapped its approval, and Good followed by inviting the men onstage to shake his hand. At the very end of the night, with the crowd on its feet, Good walked out and applauded the audience. Minutes before that offering, when Good came out for the encore, he had breaking news for the audience.“Brief update: buddy got his money back,” he said. “Guess I won’t be getting that Bentley.”

Vancouver is Matthew Good’s latest album; read the review in the November 6, 2009 issue of Imprint.

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O ver 2 000 000 000 Adrienne Raw

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ver two dozen local writers gathered on December 2, 2009 for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Thank God It’s Over (TGIO) party. These writers of all ages were celebrating the end of NaNoWriMo, a 30-day creative endeavour where participants attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and 11:59 p.m. on November 30. Hundreds of thousands of writers from around the world participate in this creative writing challenge each year, and each year about 18 per cent of participants “win” the challenge by completing at least 50,000 words of a novel. This year, the 11th NaNoWriMo since the event began in 1999, about 150,000 writers from over 90 countries participated. The year’s total collective word count was 2,147,483,647. NaNoWriMo is not about producing an award-winning manuscript. Winners receive no prizes and no-one at the organization reads the completed manuscripts. NaNoWriMo is, purely and simply, about writing as much as you can, as fast as you can. “NaNo teaches you pretty quickly to ignore quality in favour of quantity,” said Joanna Anderson, municipal liaison for the KitchenerWaterloo-Cambridge regional chapter. “The fantastic thing that happens when you do that is that you end up with a bit of both. Much revision will be required, of course, but you’d be surprised by how much of what you write is useable.” Anderson and local writers Kenzie Reid(full disclosure: Kenzie Reid is an Imprint staff reporter), Ivy Courtney, and Laurel L. Anderson shared their NaNoWriMo stories with me.

Why participate? Participants come to NaNoWriMo in various ways and join for different reasons. I first read about NaNoWriMo in the 2004 Writer’s Digest article. The program, described by its website as “a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing,” intrigued me. I had been a fiction writer for years, but I’d never attempted such an ambitious project. It was an exciting idea, and a terrifying one. I thought it was probably one of the most insane creative endeavours I had ever heard of. But the challenge was so attractive that in November of 2004 I threw myself headlong onto the 30-day rollercoaster of creative frenzy. Six years and six novels later, I can’t imagine my Novembers without NaNoWriMo. Other NaNoWriMo writers have their own stories. “I don’t remember where I heard about it, but it was right up my alley,” said Kenzie Reid, who joined NaNoWriMo in 2005. “I was 14 at the time — and wrote 2,000 words before I realized that it was a lot harder than it sounded.” NaNoWriMo is right up the alley of many writers who see it as motivation to push their boundaries. Joanna Anderson, who joined NaNoWriMo in 2005, said that, “I joined because I’ve always loved writing, but never found sufficient internal motivation to write something as long as a novel — not when everything I wrote seemed so bad, anyway.” Both Ivy Courtney (who joined in 2006) and Laurel L. Russwurm (a new participant this year) got involved in the event through family. Courtney and her sister initially joined NaNoWriMo as a way to keep in touch while Courtney’s sister was away at university. Russwurm, who heard about the competition through her sister-in-law, said that, “Since I was going to be turning 50 this November it occurred to me that it was about time I got back into writing. So NaNoWriMo was my birthday gift to myself as well an excellent excuse to not have to celebrate my birthday.”

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To successfully complete 50,000 words in 30 days, a novelist must write about 2,000 words a day, every day. Each writer’s strategy for completing their daily word count goals is unique. Some novelists swear by detailed outlines and character sketches that give them specific pieces of the story that can be written in a single day. Anderson, who successfully completed the NaNoWriMo challenge in four of the five years she has participated, blamed her only failure on her lack of an outline. “Some people can write on the fly,” she said, “but I can’t do it without one.” Some novelists do “write on the fly,” entering the competition with only the germ of an idea and a lot of determination. Experience teaches each writer what works best for them.

Balancing NaNoWriMo and “real life” Experienced NaNoWriMo participants and newbies alike understand the difficulties of balancing their writing project with their “real life” outside of writing. “I always find myself getting sucked into schoolwork or social events, and then remembering right before I fall asleep that I have to write. It’s hard to commit and write every day without putting it off,” Reid said. Courtney balances her NaNoWriMo project and her “real life” by perfecting her multitasking skills. “I was usually watching a movie or TV, playing with my cat, chatting, and writing all at the same time,” Courtney said. For those writers (like myself) who are students or who work full-time jobs, multitasking is the perfect solution to the

NaNoWriMo time crunch. Russwurm took a different approach to her NaNoWriMo endeavour: “As a stay-at-home mom returning to the workforce, I did have the ‘luxury’ of choosing to ignore both my fledgling home business and my family for a month in order to get it done,” she said. “It’s a mental thing, not a time thing,” Anderson said. “You can do it for an hour a day, or you can do several hours on weekends. But you do have the time.”

The challenge of motivation After the difficulties balancing real life and NaNoWriMo, most writers point to motivation as their biggest challenge. “The challenge for most people is just convincing yourself, day after day, to return to the computer and keep going,” Reid said. “You have to overcome the voices in your head that tell you your plot stinks, your characters are shallow, and you’re never going to make it as a writer.” The trick, many writers agree, is to make themselves sit down and write, even when they’re feeling uninspired, because once a NaNoWriMo participant stops writing for a few days, it’s much harder to get started again. “The first time you take a day and not write it seem like it would be so easy just to get back on that horse another couple thousand words the next day, but it is much harder than you would think,” Courtney said.

The best parts of NaNoWriMo The best part of the NaNoWriMo experience is different for each writer. For some it’s the euphoria of crossing the 50,000-word finish. For some it’s making progress, however small, on their first major creative endeavour. For Reid, the best part of NaNoWriMo was, “Those days when everything is going wonderfully, and you’ve written 2,000 effortless words before you know it. It’s an amazing feeling.” For Russwurm, the best part of NaNoWriMo was, “Having an ‘official excuse’ to have writing be my primary focus.” What did Anderson see as the best part of NaNoWriMo? “Everything!” she said. “The insanity of over-caffeination and undersleeping, the development of the story, meeting other people just as excited as you, finding your characters. If I had to pick one thing, I think I’d say it’s the moment when you find that plot event that completes your story, and you know you have what it takes to keep going.”

The finish line Making it to 50,000 words isn’t sole focus of many writers. “In general, I don’t get caught up in the 50k word goal,” said Reid. “It’s not as important to me as having fun and coming up with good ideas are.” For writers like Reid, the experience and the NaNoWriMo community are just as important, if not more important, than the final word count.

The NaNoWriMo community The NaNoWriMo community is a network of writers from around the world connected through the multitude of NaNoWriMo forums. The forums allow participants to encourage each other, commiserate about their difficulties, and find inspiration when they are struggling. The cyberspace community allows hundreds of thousands of writers to connect to each other and build a creative foundation for November’s writing endeavour. For writers who want to connect outside of cyberspace, there are hundreds of regional groups run by municipal liaisons like Anderson. Throughout the month of November, Anderson organizes weekly write-ins (events where local writers get together to write and inspire each other), monitors the region-specific forums, and organizes

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words in one month the kick-off and closing get-togethers. Finding space for the growing Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge writing group is actually one of the biggest challenges Anderson faced this year as the region’s municipal liaison. Anderson, who became a municipal liaison to bring together local writers, said that, “I think the position is most akin to a combination of mentor and invisible facilitator. Most of what I do is behind the scenes […] Then I just show up and write like everyone else.” These gatherings of local writers were the highlight of Courtney’s NaNoWriMo experience. “It gave me a chance to meet people where we all have something in common and there is the perfect ice breaker to begin with: all you have to do is talk about someone’s novel,” Courtney said. For Russwurm, who said she started the competition much less prepared than she would have liked, attending the first write-in was a great help. “Being able to sit in a room with a bunch of total strangers who were happy to ignore me as they too typed away on their own novels was a good way to focus,” she said. “Even though I really wasn’t ready to start, I was able to start in this atmosphere by writing some opening scenes which helped establish characters.” The strength of the NaNoWriMo community and the friendships forged between writers are part of what draws participants back year after year. They are also what keeps the NaNoWriMo forums active 12 months a year.

nity to discover what being a writer is like, as well as providing a friendly and supportive community to see if it’s something they might actually want to do,” Russwurm said. NaNoWriMo is, perhaps most importantly, an opportunity to puts words on paper. “The most important rule of writing is this: Writers write. Obvious? Maybe. But maybe not as much as you think,” Anderson said. “It’s easy to get bogged down in character planning, mapping of worlds, finding the perfect word to complete a sentence. The pressing deadline of NaNo means that have to keep going. In other words, it forces writers out of procrastination, out of the planning stage and into the writing stage.”

Final thoughts None of the NaNoWriMo participants I spoke with described their experience as anything less than good. Courtney described her NaNoWriMo experience as amazing and said that “every single year it gets better. I have actually started to try writing novels outside of November so it makes it all that much better.” Anderson said that, “It’s one of the best things I’ve done in my life — five times. I love marathon-esque challenges—it’s so fun to find your own limits of endurance, and more

importantly, it’s made me a better writer.” For me, NaNoWriMo is a creative outlet, a motivational push, and a community of amazing people. I’ve loved every minute, including the stressful ones.

The future The consensus among most NaNoWriMo participants that I spoke was that they planned on participating again next year, though some would definitely prepare more before attempting another NaNoWriMo novel. “I can’t imagine not writing in November,” said Reid, who definitely plans on participating next year. Anderson is also determined to participate in NaNoWriMo 2010. “What would November be without too much sugar and not enough sleep?” Anderson said.

Life after NaNoWriMo For 45 NaNoWriMo participants, life after NaNoWriMo meant the publication of the November project. Many published novels, including Sarah Gruen’s New York Times #1 Best Seller Water for Elephants, began as a NaNoWriMo project. Both Anderson and Russwurm plan to pursue publication options for the NaNoWriMo novels. Is NaNoWriMo easy? No. Does it consume your life in November? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes. Absolutely, definitely, and completely. For more information about NaNoWriMo, check out the event’s website: www.nanowrimo.org. araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

What’s in NaNoWriMo for writers? The value and benefit of a program like NaNoWriMo is immeasurable, and each writer values a different aspect of the competition. NaNoWriMo is the motivation many writers need to complete — or start — a novel. “Having a concrete goal, and thousands of other people doing the same thing along with you, is a huge push to get out and just write,” said Reid. Courtney also points out the motivational potential of NaNoWriMo. “Most people don’t think they can write a book because they don’t have the motivation to sit down every day and write one,” Courtney said. “With NaNo there is only the prize of accomplishment so you show yourself that you can be a writer and this isn’t so hard.” For lapsed writers, NaNoWriMo can also be the challenge that gets them back into the writing habit. N a N o Wr i M o i s a n opportunity for discovery. “In general I think [NaNoWriMo] offers readers a good opportu-

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Prepared for critiquing, when I first picked up an album called Your Evil Bride my initial response was dismay. I regretted the need to listen to another Evanescence carbon-copy. However, to my great enjoyment, it did not take me long to realize that Miss Ivy’s debut album holds little to no similarity with any other singer that I have ever encountered.

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My first impression was positive. Admittedly, the instrumentals are nothing special; her use of the guitar often doesn’t go any further than strumming a few variants in chords. However, the simplistic background instruments give emphasis to her greatest instrument of all: her singing voice. I was captured by Miss Ivy’s strong, unbelievable vocal prowess. According to the credits on her CD, the vocals, guitars, music, and lyrics have all been done primarily by her. One of the most talented elements of her music are the piano segments. Unfortunately, Miss Ivy is not the pianist, leading me to make one conclusion: of her many talents, she is a “Jill of all trades;” though it quickly becomes apparent that she is master of none. Her most potent instrument is her own singing voice. Where she excels in singing, she falls short with her lyrics. Lines are squished, causing her to sing excessively fast at times. Her fast-paced vocals can often become slurred. Within her

first song, she manages to squeeze ten syllables into two beats. In the same stanza, she places six syllables into two beats. The pace stays the same, yet she attempts, and fails, at squeezing too much into one small segment of time. Some songs are worse than others in regards to the measure. She does have the odd song or two that plays out like a half-decent poem. Unfortunately, she falls into an issue that I see with a lot of unprofessional poets: an inability to keep her content structured. One of the brilliant things I’ve discovered about popular poetry has to do with the poet’s first stanza. Often times, a powerful poet will use his or her first stanza much like the introduction to an essay. Miss Ivy, instead, often brings up topics, ideas, and even the main subject of her songs far into the lyrics, making a message sound more scattered and random. Perhaps she does so in order to be “poetic” or “dark,” but all I find is a sense of vagueness, otherwise

known as a lack of direction. Her style often causes me to assume that she leaves elements of her writing open to interpretation, simply as a failed attempt when trying to create a clear explanation. When her description is not lacking, it can sound an awful lot like Dark Magic for Dummies. For example:

album, This War Is Ours, without their lead singer (Ronnie Radke) and rhythmic guitarist (Omar Espinosa). In comes Craig Mabbitt, former lead singer of Blessthefall, to save the day, hopefully. Before the new additions to the band, Escape the Fate created a hard rock, where as now they create a sound that is slightly more pop than hard rock. This album is difficult to consider as a whole as it contains a little too much variance between the types of music being portrayed. “Harder Than You Know” is a track which can’t help but bring about images of Jonas Brothers. The softer, mellower verses accompanied with an upbeat, catchy chorus, and the ‘emo’ lyrics help me

to envision Joe, Nick, and Kevin Jonas sitting on their stools in the middle of their concert whining about some horrible break up. Honestly, Jonas Brothers might not be that bad, even though they are whining and annoying, but does a Jonas Brother-esque song really belong on a hard rock band’s album. Not only is this song present, but there are songs that have specific segments that are indicative of Jonas Brothers. Along with the Jonas Brothers song, there is “It’s Just Me” a song that cannot be describe with simple words. Not only does it have creepy lyrics, but it also has the weirdest ending to a song that I have ever heard. When this song

first started, I had to remove my earphones, since once they were removed I would be unable to hear anymore of the song. However, I still felt the need to give the song a chance, and as such listened to it all the way through. The middle isn’t nearly as frightening as the beginning, as long as you ignore lyrics such as “Cut it out of my mouth, put my tongue on a pole” and “I'm creeping my way out so you can see me.” The ending of the song not only intensified the fear but also added quite a bit of confusion. The song appears to end, but then starts a succession of carnival noises, random mumbling and at the very end the sound of a small child laughing. What other

“Tonight go east, head to Gravesend And find the pier, near the Thames [...] You must dig a hole into a burial ground Burn incense of oliban, write down his name 9 times And get back into town...” My attempt to quote the lyrics from her song, “Morrigan’s Curse,” leads me to another issue with the CD-ROM: the lyric leaflet is atrocious. In her first song, which is seven stanzas long, an improperly placed colon, a single question mark and one comma are the only representations of

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Declaration of Independence Kings of Convenience Virgin/EMI

Kings of Convenience, a Norwegian indie-pop duo, have a smooth and light acoustic sound that pairs well with their delicate, reflective lyrics. Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambæk Bøe formed Kings of Convenience in 1999, and the two are longtime friends from Bergen, Norway. Declaration of Independence, released on October 20, 2009, is their third studio album. It follows a long period of inactivity as their last album, Riot on an Empty Street, was released in 2004. Riot on an Empty Street included a collaboration with Canadian artist Feist, and peaked at #2 on the Norwegian charts. Five years later, they have continued their emphasis on minimalism and a hushed sound on Declaration of Independence. Øye and Bøe’s voices are laid bare against acoustic guitar melodies with very little embellishment. Not even a drum beat or two.

punctuation (not including appropriate apostrophes). This would be alright if every line has its own solid thought, but it often is not. It is hard enough, at times, to understand the lyrics in audio form... but looking to the master lyric source can sometimes be just as unclear and disappointing. While I often find myself struggling to understand her music, there is a light at the end of this auditory tunnel. After a brief pause on her final track, she goes about singing a smaller musical piece. This song, though brief, encompasses many references to different songs on her entire album, connecting them in a way I have hardly seen on any album. It is a powerful, poetic ending, heightening my opinion of the musician. While Miss Ivy’s debut is mediocre at the best of times, I have not given up hope for her as a musician. Her powerful singing voice and general effort may result in a wonderful composer of the future. — Ian Cutajar

emotion could this song instil other than fear? With the exception of “It’s Just Me,” the album is tolerable, however not as good as their previous efforts with Ronnie Radke. Clearly some things have changed for the better in many ways since the alteration to the band structure. For one, the band has been able to complete a full tour, something that they were never able to do with Ronnie Radke. One thing that I can say is that they have made a considerable effort and have been considerably successful after dealing with a number of difficult situations. — Deanna Ostafichuk

The lack of complexity may be for the best in order to get the full effect of their well-crafted lyrics. If their lyrics painted a picture, it would most certainly be a pastel-filled watercolor that perhaps would be overwhelmed by too much going on in the background. What exactly are these pictures of? Their inspiration ranges from love to their lives as traveling musicians. The “Power of Not Knowing” expresses the idealistic nature of being young and “the power of not knowing where you belong,” while “Freedom and Its Owner” describes the freedom of traveling as the “unfamiliar is right below our eyes, don't look for what we know.” Primarily, the duo uses the guitar as their main mode of expression, utilizing many nuances. Each song somehow manages to sound quite different. Nothing groundbreaking or innovative in terms of sound can be found on this album, but it does provide a classic and simple style not often found today. — Julia Gunst

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his issue of Imprint will be the last until the winter term begins in the new year. For this reason, I have taken it upon myself to provide readers with a selection of the best and worst movies of 2009. Hopefully it will give you a few ideas of what to see and what to avoid during the holidays. Please note that the following selection only consists of movies that I have actually seen. It will therefore not discuss movies that were likely terrible, such as All about Steve and Year One. I strongly advise the reader to use their own discretion.

with Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock, and the CGI is phenomenal.

and then some. The script and acting were disgustingly bad and often based off of ridiculous stereotypes, and the storyline was just plain lazy. There is nothing positive that can be taken out of this movie. It is a blight on cinematic production.

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9 — As I have mentioned before, 9 is not a children’s movie. Produced by Tim Burton and directed by newcomer Shane Acker, 9 is a post-apocalyptic adventure film with a fantastic soundtrack and some of the highest quality animation of 2009.

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Inglourious Basterds — This film has it all: great acting, an intriguing storyline, a decent script, good direction and an appropriate level of gore for a movie of its genre. Brad Pitt delivers a solid performance as Lt. Aldo Raine, and Christoph Waltz is haunting as the Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. This movie will give you an adrenaline rush one moment and toy with your emotions the next. A note of caution however: this movie is not for the squeamish. Star Trek — I am not a Trekkie, I am not a Star Wars fan and I am not particularly into the sci-fi genre, but I enjoyed this film immensely. Star Trek is easily one of the most entertaining movies of the year. The plot, while it will probably not agree with hardcore fans, is nonetheless well-developed and flows. The movie is decently casted,

Drag Me To Hell — This modern day B-horror offers lots for those who appreciated director Sam Raimi’s past projects such as the Evil Dead trilogy, as well as horror fans in general. More hilarious than scary, Drag Me to Hell is the only horror movie released this year that is a definite must-see. I Love You, Man — Probably the only good comedy of 2009. The Soloist — The plot is not particularly original, but the acting on part of Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx is exceptional.

Sherlock Holmes —Okay, so I haven’t seen this movie...yet. Due for release in December, Sherlock Holmes, however, has a promising cast and a great trailer. It looks like it could definitely deserve a place as one of the top movies of 2009.

Couples Retreat — This movie can be summarized in three phrases: unfunny, excessively long, and uneventful.

District 9 — This film was produced by Peter Jackson, and that should give you a good indication as to what this movie is like. Aliens come to our planet and are subsequently forced into refugee-like camps and not allowed to leave. This movie is great because of the number of small-name actors that do a great job and because the main character is so deliciously despicable, which is a nice change of pace. Other notable elements are the costume design and the very blatant, negative social commentary.

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Land of the Lost — Movies with Will Ferrell tend to be either a hit or miss. Talladaga Nights? Hit. Semi Pro? Miss. Zoolander? Hit. Land of the Lost? Big time miss.

Coraline – Alright, so this one is a kid’s movie. But it is, at any rate, a very good kid’s movie with great animation and a compelling storyline. Zombieland – Not too gorey but still providing lots of action, this film is one you can see with a large group of friends with varying tastes. Zombieland is far closer to being a comedy than a horror film, and has enough of a romantic subplot to please just about everyone.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — This movie has a huge number of things wrong with it. The script and plot are both terrible. Channing Tatum as Duke exercises the acting ability of a plastic Ken doll, and Rachel Nichols as Shana O’Hara can’t even deliver that much. The action is illogical, and although the special effects were alright, they were certainly not as good as other movies this year.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — The only movie released this year that was worse than G.I. Joe. This movie had all of the above wrong with it,

Paul Blart: Mall Cop — This comedy had very few funny moments. The jokes are strained and the plot is underdeveloped. However, it does seem to have been received better than Observe and Report, the other mall cop movie of 2009. Planet 51 — A movie that could have been good, but was just put

together far too lazily to be of any real quality. The animation wasn’t terrible, however. Twilight: New Moon — Okay, so I haven’t actually seen this movie either, and I have no intention to. From what I have heard from outraged movie goers however, this movie could be a major contender along with Transformers for worst movie of the year. Plus, you know it has to be bad when the actors of the film insult the author of the book. Robert Pattinson, aka Edward Cullen, is quoted as saying that reading the Twilight books is like reading Stephanie Meyer’s sexual fantasies; he continues on in the same quote, calling her “mad”www.ropeofsilicon.com. This is a movie that should probably be skipped.

Wolverine — I like the X-Men trilogy, but this movie is just plain bad. The plot is beyond ridiculous, and on top of that, is extremely boring. Wolverine as a character is impossible to sympathize with. Sorority Row — The worst horror movie featuring brain-dead but pretty girls since Prom Night. Bruno — Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat was hilarious. This movie is unfortunately a regurgitation of the same film, except this time around the main character is a gay Austrian fashion icon. This is one character that should have stayed within the confines of Da Ali G Show.

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Edward Cullen: This is the last time you’ll ever see me. Twilight: New Moon Chris Weitz Imprint Entertainment

wilight: New Moon is the most over-hyped movie of 2009, and probably the worst movie I have seen this year. It was more castigating than it was entertaining. After seeing such an amazing trailer, I was extremely disappointed. The movie carried little

to no value compared to the madness it has created. I really wanted to like New Moon and I gave it the benefit of the doubt, but it’s hard to like a movie that lacks substance. It has shoddy acting and disjointed dialogue that makes you want to bash your skull in. New Moon is barely a movie; it’s more like the extended scenes of a soap opera. That said, it was laughable at best and no words can do justice to this atrocious piece of work. The major problem with this film is there was no real acting, the characters just mope around. The film was so long that I was fighting to stay awake. The whole movie centers around Jacob (Taylor Lautner), who is pining for Bella (Kristen Stewart) who is pining for Edward (Robert Pattinson) —much like an episode of Passions, but worse. The beginning of the film looked promising, but when emotionally abusive boyfriend Edward leaves Bella “for her own good” she falls into a state of catatonic depression and the movie goes downhill. Bella seeks Jacob for comfort and at some point in the film realises that adrenaline-pumped activities will grant her visions of Edward: much like an Obi-Wan Kenobi-type glowing vision, warning her when she is about to do something dangerous. It’s like the whole movie was filmed in slow-motion, with the entire cast utterly fixated on Stewart (Bella). With her languid

presence and flat speech, I am mystified as to how people are in love with such a vapid character. The movie drags on. The dialogue is awful; cheesy lines pop up everywhere with Edward saying something stupid like “Bella, you give me everything just by breathing.” Frankly, the saving grace for this film was the Volturi — the “royalty” of the vampire world. Michael Sheen’s portrayal of Aro is flawless. The most annoying thing? They are in the last part of the movie. (Notice how I didn’t say “end” because there was no end). *Spoiler* The movie cut to black after Edward says “marry me Bella” it was such a rip-off (Two hours of my life that I will never get back). I had a more stimulating experience watching premiership football than I did this movie. This entire film was choppy, poorly edited and just plain crap. However, it is better produced than the first one and despite being dull at times there were some decent moments. So, if for any reason you should see this “melodrama” at all — see it for the Volturi. This second instalment in the series may satisfy hardcore fans, but I for one, am not a fan. — Abisade Dare

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eleased only a year after the original, Left 4 Dead 2 has left many wondering whether a sequel release was warranted. However, a combination of new modes and new maps will lay these fears to rest. But players be warned, one must play the game online in order to enjoy fully it. Left 4 Dead 2 seems to be the game that Valve wanted to release initially, it would just be preferred that it was done the first time around.

Story It is important to realize that Left 4 Dead 2 is a multiplayer game. Despite Valve’s promises of creating a storyline, it is only paid lip service in this iteration of the series. While there are hints of the story, mostly revealed through AI dialogue, players will be too busy fighting off hordes of the “infected” to listen to the dialogue. Left 4 Dead 2 starts anew, with a different cast of characters and a different location. Instead of the previous game’s Pennsylvania setting, Left 4 Dead 2 takes place in the American Deep South. Any hint of a plot is subtly woven into the game, as it can be gleaned from graffiti or scrawling on the wall or the dialogue of the characters. That being said, does anyone really need a reason to blow away zombies, sorry, the “infected”?

Presentation For those with a weak stomach, stay far away. From the moment the first wave hits, blood and gore will be erupting everywhere. The audio also plays it role of reminding players of the zombie apocalypse, with the right combination of music, gunfire and the

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screams from the “infected.” And as for the zombies, they are as terrifying as ever. Subtle new changes including the glowing eyes of the “infected,” adding another disturbing quality to them. The “special infected” (aka: the charger, the smoker and the witch), have features which are suitably disgusting. The ragdoll physics for the infected have been ramped up, with limbs being blown off, guts exploding and heads being removed. New enemies have been added to the rank of the infected. When combined with the ability to play as these enemies in the “versus mode,” they are a welcome addition to the series. Left 4 Dead had an excellent score and its sequel certainly improves on it. The score was suitably ominous. With a wide variety of music cues that will warn the players of incoming hordes of special “infected” it will certainly keep the player on their toes.

Gameplay For the most part the gameplay has remained unchanged from the first game, but has been tweaked. Shotguns still reign supreme, but now compete with melee weapons for effectiveness. Featuring chainsaws, katanas, and baseball bats the melee weapons are a necessity in fending off the hordes. Being a zombie game, the “infected” charge across distances to attack you in the face. Hence, a majority of the game will be spent furiously slashing through hordes. However, Valve has instituted a director to control elements of the game, such as enemies, items and music. When combined with the larger maps, this has the potential make levels frustrating.. The maps themselves are hit and miss. While they are certainly more interesting than the first game, they tend to be confusing at times. While it probably intended for players to find their own way through the level, it is often impossible to navigate while

fighting off the hordes.

Multiplayer Those without the ability to play online should stay away from this game. Valve has spent time and effort on the multiplayer aspect of the game. With five multiplayer modes, given the emphasis on teamwork, it depends on skills. Wannabe Rambos should not play this game. A new addition to the multiplayer mode is “realism mode.” While it certainly delivers on the realistic aspect of the game, with headshots being the primary method of dealing with the “infected” and no HUD, this mode had the potential to become a test of coordination and teamwork. Sadly, this didn’t happen. The AI director’s sadistic tendencies become even more deadly, as most teams are most likely to make it only one-fifth through the level, before being taken down. While delivering on the realism aspect, this new mode doesn’t deliver on the “fun” aspect. Making a return from the original, the “versus” mode will perhaps be one of the most popular. It features two teams of players who can choose to be either survivors or infected. It is one of the few modes that benifits from the larger maps, which ensures that each session last for longer and are more entertaining. The change in dynamic is noticeable when players switches between the infected and the survivors at each match, survivors focusing strongly on teamwork and the infected just there for a killing spree While new maps, new enemies and new weapons certainly make Left 4 Dead 2 a quality product, the sadistic AI and confusing maps hobble it. With Valve’s reputation for post-purchase support in the form of downloadable content it is hoped that Left 4 Dead 2 will shape up. — Tejas Koshy

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• New Enemies • Melee Weapons • Excellent music • Larger maps

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The ensemble includes students from first-year to graduates and some, as Wood expressed, are there because they just love jazz.

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Ensembling friends Sara Shellhorn reporter

eavy bass, swinging saxes, and a general energetic rhythm filled Conrad Grebel’s Great Hall on Sunday afternoon, as the UW Stage Band delivered a fantastic set entitled Old Friends and New Friends. The ensemble, directed by percussionist Michael Wood, brought a bright and moving energy that had the audience’s toes tapping from start to finish. Performing reworked classics with new vigor, the band resurrected old memories and created new ones through the combined efforts of the group and director. The ensemble includes students from first-year to graduates and some, as Wood expressed, are there because they just love jazz. This term the stage band met every Monday for three hours to allow the students to earn credit for their involvement. Wood has been with UW for 25 years as a percussion instructor and ensemble director. “You want to leave a footprint in the lives of students,” he commented, when asked why he directs music. “You want to have the students be able to remember one thing out of four years of instruction that really sticks with them… that they use or put into action in their experience with music.” With any musical ensemble, interest group, or sports team, attendance is key. “It requires dedication,” Wood said, as the concert drew to a close. “We’ve had some people who weren’t Dinh Nguyen

able to show up for practices due to a variety of reasons. I didn’t think that we could pull this off this term, but we did it.” The band showed enthusiasm despite illness and the other extenuating circumstances that this term brought them. Regardless of their absences, Wood acknowledges the efforts of the rhythm section of the band. “It takes talent to play music in these styles and they spent numerous practices working on it,” he said. The sole trombone player in the ensemble whose dedication to the band for three years has proved to be an asset was also acknowledged for his dedication and solo performance. The musician was not fond of playing solos, but Wood managed to change that. “I just played it and tried not to think about what I was doing,” the trombonist commented. “Something it’s easier when you feel the music rather than to think about what you’re doing. Today I just let it take me.” The concert was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. The music had everyone smiling, reminiscing, and tapping along to a beautiful contemporary ballad and a new twist of the holiday classic “Jolly Old Saint Nick.” The students’ passion for music radiated through the efforts that they showed at Sunday’s performance. No one could have missed the ensemble’s dedication, or the support of director Michael Wood throughout Old Friends and New Friends as they worked together on that fun-filled afternoon of music and memories.

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Imprint, Friday, December 4, 2009

Rebuilding boundaries Who said Lego is just for kids?

Deanna Ostafichuk staff reporter

rick by brick, piece by piece, a story unfolds. The Lego bricks click together forming what will surely be a masterpiece in just a matter of time. The pile of brightly coloured pieces slowly forms something unimaginable. Who would think that a mass of grey Lego pieces would lead to a replica of the Dana Porter Library or that a pile of black bricks would create Batman? “Lego is for kids,” is something that most people take to be true, but that isn’t even close. For many people, Lego isn’t something that you outgrow — sure you may not play with it quite as much, but it’s still there, it’s still something that you love. Just consider the adults out there who are busy at this very minute, creating what can only be referred to as Lego art. Many people are unaware that just down the street, in St. Jacobs, is Lego heaven. Simply called the Toy Building Zone, Lego can not only be bought but also played with. It features a play area for children and adults alike to play with the multi-coloured blocks, or build a fun new toy. Around the room, are pieces of Lego art, creating an atmosphere similar to a mini-Legoland here in the Outlet Mall. How did someone not only conceive of that, but make it, and all out of Lego? It seems impossible that these pieces of art even exist. There’s always someone in the back room thinking up and creating these masterpieces, in the case of the Toy Building Zone in St. Jacobs this person is Janey Gunning. Although she may create the smaller pieces for the store, in her free time she creates masterpieces similar to the larger statues and Lego paintings found in the store. Janey Gunning or as she prefers to be called Janey Red Brick, built as a child (like most people) however she seriously started building about ten years ago when her children started to build. Since she began, she has become obsessed, spending most of her time around Lego. Being as she comes from a visual art background, Gunning is drawn to do more sculptural or decorative projects. Whereas other Lego artists (also known as “AFOLs” or “adult fans of Lego”) may use computer programs to help the process of designing their projects. Instead she uses a trial and error based method, by which she will build a part, take it apart, build it again, stand back, alter the design, and keep on going until she’s satisfied. For Gunning the use of technology would take away the fun, but she still respects those who do their art in a more modern fashion saying that “there are many ways to come to the final product.”

Gunning has a mission surrounding her Lego art. She reasoned that it is a method by which she can show others that a common item, like a brick, can be transformed into something beautiful, startling, or noteworthy. She said that “I feel there is an important value to building toys, imperative to the growth and development of children. I particularly want to encourage young girls embrace building, so to make art out of Lego, and let young kids see the possibilities of what can be made.” As well, she runs clubs for adults and children, workshops, events, and even does corporate work, such as creating a logo for a company made from Lego. Along with Gunning, another Lego art association that can be found right here on our campus. Many people may not know that somewhere on campus, there is a club, the UW Lego Initiative, busy making a scale model of our campus out of Lego. Although unlike Gunning, this group focuses more on the architectural aspects of Lego building. In fact, they currently have their Lego art displayed in their respective buildings; their scale model of Dana Porter (DP) can be found on the first floor in the front office. Everything being done by the club is done by a team efforts. From taking the pictures, that they will eventually analyze and model them in a computer program, to deciding which projects to take on, the majority of which are UW buildings. According to Henry Shew, a co-founder, they originally started with the goal of “effectively incorporating Lego into art by re-constructing the entire campus in Lego.” They wanted to add some colour to campus, by re-building every building on campus in Lego. For the most part the inspiration to re-build certain buildings on campus stems from the importance of the buildings to individual club members. For example, Shew is a member of the faculty of math, and as such was a key part of the decision to construct Math and Computing, as well as involved in its construction. For the future, Shew hopes to build some of the residences, as many members lived in them during their first year. The UW Lego Initiative is looking to the future, and looking to expand people’s perception of Lego. When you are walking around campus, or visiting the Farmer’s Market, make sure to look out for Lego art. Whether it be something that you recognise, such as DP, or something that you never would have thought of as being transformed into Lego, such as Batman, make sure that you actually consider the people behind it who make it. For more information visist www.janeyredbrick. com and uwlego.ca. dostafichuk@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Features Holiday Feast

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Majuratan Sadagopan

Deanna Ostafichuk staff reporter

ooking to make that perfect homemade meal — just like mom used to make — but can’t even manage cooking chicken in the oven? Look no further because I have the solution. Don’t worry; I have dealt with some of the weirdest holiday cooking experiences that you will ever hear. One Thanksgiving we barbecued pie, one Christmas we exploded a Crock-pot, and just about every holiday we have to saw our frozen turkey in half with a reciprocating saw. Yes, this is real, and I have to deal with it. To make all our lives easier and to prevent holidays like mine from happening to you, it’s best to hand off a few super easy recipes that will hopefully help you to impress your family with your significantly improved cooking skills. By the way, it’s always best to fake it and pretend that you used super complicated ways to prepare and cook your food, just to make it seem like you’re that good. One important thing to remember is that not everyone is a chef and that there are people out there (I know a few of them) who can set the kitchen on fire while boiling water. Turkey It’s probably best to start off with your turkey (you could probably do a similar dish with chicken but the cooking times will be different). Only four ingredients are in the recipe making it as easy as barbecued pie. This recipe also calls for turkey tenderloins, they are easier and faster to cook than a whole turkey, which can take up to five hours depending on its size. Makes four servings Ingredients • 1 pound turkey tenderloins • 3 tablespoons soy sauce • 1 tablespoon Dijon-style prepared mustard • 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed (can substitute with all-spice) Directions 1. Place the turkey tenderloins in a sealable plastic bag and them set aside. 2. In a small bowl combine the soy sauce, mustard and rosemary (or all-spice). Pour this sauce over the turkey, seal the bag and shake it to coat the turkey. Marinate in the refrigerator for one to four hours, shaking once or twice. 3. Preheat your oven on the broiler setting. Remove the turkey from the marinade and place on the rack in the broiler pan (it looks like a grill but with smaller holes and wider bars). Broil four inches from the heat, turning once, for 20 to 22 minutes or until meat is cooked through and when pierced with a fork the juices run clear (honestly, you can probably just stick them in your oven for 20 to 22 minutes) Slice and serve with Cranberry Chutney. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Turkey-Tenderloins/Detail.aspx

Greek Salad For someone like me who absolutely refuses to eat lettuce, this type of salad is one that I adore. Seeing as it’s full of vegetables, and no lettuce, it’s something deliciously different for all those lettuce eaters out there. Not only that but salad is something where the recipe doesn’t need to be followed exactly, so feel free to add more kinds of vegetables, such as peppers, radishes, or if you want lettuce. However as this is more of a traditional Greek salad, it doesn’t contain lettuce. Probably one of the easiest dishes to make, salad has not only no cooking time, but limited preparation time (and if you wanted to cheat you could go out and buy some Greek salad dressing). Ingredients • English cucumber: 1/2, sliced • Red onion: 1 small, thinly sliced • Plum tomatoes: 3-4 • Cherry tomatoes: a few • Olives: 1/4 cup • Feta cheese: 100 grams, crumbled Dressing • Dried oregano: 1 tsp • Olive oil: 3 tbsp • Lemon juice: 1 tbsp • Wine vinegar: 1 tbsp • Salt • Pepper Directions 1. Blend all dressing ingredients and whisk until smooth. 2. Cut plum tomatoes into pieces. 3. Toss all the main ingredients and dressing in a large bowl until evenly coated. http://www.1001recipe.com/recipes/food/greek_salad/

Potatoes Mashed potatoes, typically viewed as one of the simplest dishes in the kitchen, can be impressive. When they are light and fluffy, people generally think that these potatoes have taken a long time to make. As well, they might assume that the person who made them can cook. To make this dish even more special substitute the regular potatoes for sweet potatoes. Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 20 minutes Makes four to six servings, about 5 cups Ingredients • About 6 to 8 medium sized potatoes • 1 tbsp ( 15 mL) room temperature butter • 1/2 cup ( 125 mL) light or regular sour cream • 1 tsp ( 5 mL) salt • 1/4 tsp ( 1 ml) freshly ground black pepper (optional) Directions 1. Peel the potatoes and cut in them half (or smaller, the smaller you cut them, the faster they will cook). Place them in a large saucepan and fill it with water. Cover the saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat. Then, reduce the heat to medium and boil gently, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, from 20 to 30 minutes. 2. Drain the potatoes and mash, preferably with a potato masher. Stir in butter, sour cream, salt and pepper (optional). Pile the mashed potatoes into a serving dish. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley or finely sliced green onions, if you wish (this tends to makes the dish look fancier). http://food.chatelaine.com/Recipes/View/Cheesy_ mashed_potatoes

Finally, the finishing touch to your own “perfect” homemade meal is a pie. Personally, pumpkin pie is my favourite but choose whatever kind you want. In my opinion, pies are just too hard and time consuming to make by hand, so the key is to buy a pie; not from the grocery store but from a farmer’s market or something similar, so that you still get that homemade feel. Not only that, but you could probably pass the pie off as something that you made by getting rid of the box. Sit on down with your friends and family, show off your brand new cooking skills, and prove to them that you aren’t one of those university students who just eats Kraft dinner or only food from the SLC. dostafichuk@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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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. 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 519-570-3687, 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. The Golden Gladiators, a social group at UW, are promoting “Operation Christmas Child Shoebox” campaign until Wednesday, December 11. To help out with this campaign, check out the Golden Gladiators facebook group for details. The City of Kitchener invites you to the unveiling of its Speaker’s Corner public art piece at King and Benton Streets, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments to follow at the Delta Hotel. Thursday, December 10, 2009 Rotunda Gallery presents “In_ scape” by Sarah Kernohan opening from 6 to 8 p.m, at Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street, W., Kitchener. For info call 519-741-3400, ext 3381. Sunday, December 13, 2009 Brenda Uchimaru Singers presents “Songs Around the Holiday Tree,” at Conrad Grebel College Chapel, UW, 140 Westmount Road, Waterloo. For tickets/info BUSingers@gmail.com or 905-527-8792 or cash at door. 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. Sunday, January 3, 2010 rare presents “Family Day” from 12 to 2 p.m. at the rare admin ofice, 1679 Blair Road in Cambridge. For info 519-650-9336, ext 125 or www. raresites.org. Monday, January 4, 2010 rare presents “Cape Farewell Exhibit: The Arctic Comes to rare” from

January 4 to February 1, at rare admin office, 1679 Blair Road, Cambridge. For info 519-650-9336, ext 125. January 6 to 8, 2010 YenShun performance at Centre In The Square ....... 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.

each week. Contact Kate Lavender at 519-772-8787 or katel@communitysupportconnections.org. Hey Hot Stuff! Volunteering at Imprint is fun, easy, helps you meet people and boosts resumes and grad school applications. All welcome, regardless of experience. volunteer@ imprint.uwaterloo.ca. Volunteers needed – The English Tutor program is in constant need of volunters to tutor international students. Volunteering is an essential part of student life at UW. Apply online at www.iso.uwaterloo.ca. Speak Croatian or Polish? Volunteer visitor required for a woman with Alzheimer’s disease. Two hours per week. Training/support provided by Alzheimer Society. Jill jmercier@alzheimerkw. com. Resume builder. Volunteer required to rebuild website for Kitchener International Children’s Games Chapter. Call 519-886-6918 and leave message or respond to icgkitchener@hotmail.com.

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Waterloo Wolf Pack – Waterloo boys under 13A rep soccer team will be conducting bottle drives/pickups to raise funds for registration and tournament fees. To donate call 519-578-9394 or 519-746-4568 or nevrdy@sympatico. ca or hadley7073@hotmail.com. 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.

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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 519-8886478 or www.waterloo.ca/volunteer. The Distress Centre needs volunteers to provide confidential, supportive listening on our crisis and distress lines. Complete training provided. Call 519-744-7645, ext 300. Volunteer Action Centre, 519-7428610 / volunteer@volunteerkw.ca, for all your volunteering needs! Deliver or befriend through Community Support Connections. Deliver meals, drive seniors to appointments or visit one for a few hours

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STUDENT AWARD & FINANCIAL AID For all in-person inquiries, including OSAP funding pickup, your SIN card and government issued, valid photo ID are required. Please note that the BIYD card CAN NOW be accepted as photo ID. 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. December 22: last day to submit Continuation of Interest Free Status Form for fall term. Forms will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. Please do not put forms in the drop box on this day. December 22: absolute last day to pick up loans for fall term. Visit safa.uwaterloo.ca for a full listing of scholarships and awards.

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. 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? UWRC.uwaterloo.ca/exchange_board. More info email Margaret at mulbrick@uwaterloo.ca. Lots of discounts available for UW employees – CN Tower, Ontario place, Empire Theatre, Galaxy The-

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Kitchener Rangers vs Saginaw Spirit at the Kitchenr Aud in Kitchener from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 “Taking Revenue Canada Out of Your Will” lunch and learn with Henry Zech, Investors Group, MC 5158 from 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 UWRC Book Club meets – “A Mercy” by Toni Morrison, LIB 407 from 12 to 1 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2010 XIIR – Xtreme International Ice Racing at the Kitchener Auditorium, Kitchener at 7:30 p.m.

IMPRINT returns January 8th, 2010 GOOD LUCK WITH FINAL EXAMS! Happy Holidays!

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Waterloo has hope

Mayor Brenda Halloran was the guest of honour at a UW event, and delivered a strong appeal after visiting Lesotho this past summer. Moved by her experience, she has initiated a campaign to raise $2.5 million for the Bracelet of Hope campaign in the Waterloo region.

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On Thursday November 19, the Great Hall of the Student Life Centre came alive in red and white as students hosted a lunch time event on behalf of the Bracelet of Hope campaign, which promotes awareness of AIDS in Lesotho Africa. The event gave UW students and faculty alike the opportunity to learn about and raise money for the Bracelet of Hope cause while having a delicious lunch.

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Holiday cheer is here and its on a student budget Felicia Rahaman staff reporter

nd of term assignments are burying you alive, exams are creeping up, and to top it all off, it’s cold. This can only mean one thing: the holiday season is upon us. So to try to disguise the prison walls of your dorm, try using some of our easy, cost-effective holiday decorating techniques.

the ends of the legs so that they are parallel to the work surface to create feet. Repeat for the back legs at the other end of the body pipe cleaner leaving a bit of extra pipe cleaner at the end for the tail. 6. To make the antlers, cut a quarter section of a new pipe cleaner and make a “V.” Using the same method used for attaching the legs, attach the “V” at the end of the loop, making sure the “V” is pointing up. 7. Finally, using a dab of glue attach a pom pom at the other end of the loop to create the reindeer’s nose. 8. Name your reindeer and let them roam your home, wild and free.

Holiday Tree

In order to create your own holiday tree, you will need: • A feather duster • A boot • An old copy of Imprint • Pipe cleaners • Pom poms • Ribbon • Mini candy canes Making your own holiday tree

1. Place the feather duster in the boot. 2. Scrunching up your old copy of Imprint, stuff the boot so that the feather duster is standing up. 3. Bend some pipe cleaners into rings, and thread them over the top of the feather duster. Space them evenly along the length of the feather duster. 4. To create ornaments cut some pipe cleaners into 3cm sections. Bend one end of the section to form a hook. Spear a pom–pom with the other end of the pipe cleaner section. Then hook your ornaments to the rings of pipe cleaners at the desired intervals. 5. To form the bow at the top of the tree, use the ribbon to tie a bow around the top of the feather duster. 6. Hang the mini candy canes along the pipe cleaner rings at desired intervals. 7. Personalize your tree further by adding your own awesome additions. Marshmallow mural

To create your very own picturesque holiday scene, you will need: • A package of marshmallows • White frosting • Self restraint • A few pipe cleaners To build yourself a recreation of the scene below, follow these instructions:

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Crafts made by Felicia Rahaman, Paula Trelinska, and Deanna Ostafichuk. Above: A gingerbread dwelling built from a store-purchased kit. Below: A marshmallow mural including igloo and snowman. Making your igloo

sired pose. Then stick the arms into the second marshmallow. Snip pipe cleaners into small pieces for the eyes, mouth, and buttons. Using the pipe cleaner snippets, form a mouth and the eyes on the top marshmallow. Line the middle and bottom marshmallow with the pipe cleaner snippets for buttons. Using another quarter of pipe cleaner, bend it in half to use for the nose. Place this section on the top marshmallow to complete your snowperson’s face. Use any leftover materials to personalize your scene. Use your remaining self restraint to allow others to get a peek at your creation before you begin eating, and don’t forget to remove the pipe cleaners first.

1. Using the marshmallows, cre3. ate a ring leaving an opening one marshmallow wide. As you build the ring, connect the marshmallows by gluing them together with the frosting. 2. Begin building the second tier bricklayer style, staggering the marshmallows so that the 4. middle of one marshmallow falls on top of fissure of two marshmallows on the first tier. When building the second tier, also remember to begin build5. ing inwards. You will also need to build on top of the opening 6. in the first tier, so be careful. 3. Continue with the pattern of building up until you have completed the dome of the igloo. 4. Lastly, place a marshmallow on either side of the opening in the first tier to create the entrance of your igloo. Pipe cleaner characters Making your snowperson

1. Stack three marshmallows onto of one another, using the frosting to hold them together. 2. Cut a pipe cleaner into quarters. Use two sections of the pipe cleaners for your snowperson’s arms, shaping them into the de-

To make your own army of fuzzy festive, friends you will need: • A few pipe cleaners • A pom pom • Glue

2. To make the body, bend the pipe cleaner to a 90˚ angle at the halfway mark. 3. The half with the loop should be bent at the halfway mark into 45˚ angle to create the head and neck. You should now have the body of your reindeer. 4. To create the legs of your reindeer, cut a pipe cleaner in half. Bend each section in the middle to create a “V.” 5. To attach the legs to the body, place one of the “V”s at a 90˚ angle so that the body pipe cleaner is in the valley of the “V.” Now fold the legs of the “V” over the body pipe cleaner so that they are now wrapped around the body pipe cleaner, and are pointing down. Bend

To make your own gingerbread dwelling like the one featured, follow the simple directions below: 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Purchase a gingerbread house kit. (The one shown is a $12.99 kit). 3. Follow directions on said kit to assemble your dwelling. 4. Credit this article for instructing you on how to build a great gingerbread dwelling. 5. Enjoy! Hopefully this article has provided you with some suggestions to help bring the holiday cheer into your home, even if it’s still lacking from your textbooks. frahaman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Village fashion for a cause Nohemie Mawaka reporter

n the exact words of Tyra Banks, “The Runway symbolizes something that is very intimidating to women” But in contrary, the University of Waterloo students that are usually expected to be in class or reading books made their first debut on the runway with poise and confidence at the Ron Eydt Residence modelled for the 2009 Rev Fashion Show. The show was initially intended to raise money for charity, however, because of its students living environment, the Ron Edyt dons, who organized the show, did not charge students an entrance fee to the show. From the setting of the residence forum to the actual runway, everything about the show was well organized. The show began at exactly 9 p.m. and from that moment, dozens of students rocked the runway. Several looks for different occasions were shown; outfits for work, girls’ night out, clubbing and even topless males walked the runway. The clothes that were showcased were expected to be some that can

be bought at distinct stores, but surprisingly, they were clothes from the students’ own closet. Another good aspect of the show was that the models had a variety of body shapes, which was appreciated by many of the viewers watching the show gave them a better understanding of how to dress according to body shapes that men and women come in different shape and sizes; so the “girl next-door” look is not the only way a woman should look like either is the overly exaggerated muscular male figure shown by the media. The reality is that the average person who wears clothing for work or school is not always a size zero. In spite of two female students whose runway looks were a bit provocative, the overall show was fantastic. Usually, a fashion show with such a great presentation takes weeks or even months of planning, but this event was organized in a short period of time and the end result was marvellous. Even though the show only lasted about `20 minutes, it is said in French “toute effort dans la vie paye,” meaning that every effort in life pays off, which was the case for the Ron Eydt Fashion show. Jordan Campbell

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usic plays a large role in many of our lives. It can affect one’s mood by making the individual feel ecstatic, mellow, or even nostalgic. It also has the ability to rise above boundaries regarding culture and personal life stories. I for one know that listening to a positive, uplifting song in the morning can drastically increase my happiness and reduce stress levels. I also know that listening to a song in a foreign language but not being able to comprehend the words can still make me happy. The reason for this is because I can see the happiness that is being expressed on other’s faces as they tell me to wait for their favourite lyrics to be sung. But, what does an individual do when his/her collection of records reaches an overwhelming size? It’s difficult to manage too many records at once especially when you don’t have the space

for it or when there are too many new records being sold at the same time. Not only do you have to worry about where your old records from your angsty —yet-youthful teenage years will belong, but also your new ones. Let’s face it: records are important. In my opinion, the production of a good quality record is like taking a photograph of the most beautiful place that you can envision. It speaks to an individual in so many ways that every day conversation cannot. It also has the power to develop connecting forces across the world. And I don’t believe that something this meaningful deserves to be collecting dust on IKEA bookshelves, or sitting in landfills. An interesting item involving the alteration of records has taken over websites dedicated to free recyclable crafts. It’s called the “record bowl.” It’s as simple to make as it sounds. The four things that you need for this are old vinyl records, an oven proof dish, an oven, and oven

mitts. Once you are ready you should follow these specific instructions: 1. Set the oven to 250 degrees Celsius or 480 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Place a sheet of aluminum on the bottom of the oven in case a mess occurs from overly melted records. 3. Place record onto oven tray over a bowl to help alter the shape of the record and easily slide it into the oven. 4. Make the effort to check and see if the record looks soft enough to form. 5. It’s important to note that, you can notice when a record is soft if it is starting to elasticize. 6. Once you feel like this physical state has been reached, take the record out of the oven. But, don’t forget to wear your oven mitts when doing so! 7. Turn the bowl so that it’s facing upwards and use your hands to alter the record

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into the shape of the bowl. 8. This process is very short and can only take place in approximately 30 seconds. If you are not satisfied with the process or you aren’t capable of changing the form (because you waited for too long) then place the record back into the oven. 9. Allow the record to cool and then use it in any way you would like to. My personal recommendation is that you use this record instead of a wicker basket for a “gift basket” idea. It’s an affordable way to give your roommates, family, or friends a lovely gift filled with chocolate bars, candy, knick-knacks and so on. There are many ways to be environmentally wise this year, and this is just one of them. To find out more information about how to create crafts out of recyclables then visit www. craftbits.com stoma@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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UW Debate Team The Waterloo debate team has been doing very well this term, and has been getting better and better over the past few years.

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wice a week, every week, the debate club meets to do what debaters do best: argue. The atmosphere is unpretentious and the diversity is clearly evident. The club has been improving over the past few years, growing in size and also in stature. This year members of the club battled with the likes of Harvard, Princeton and Yale, and managed to hold their own. Thanks to the club’s leaders, both past and present, talent has been fostered at all levels. This year is the apex of some of that talent as Waterloo will send members to the World Debating Championships in Turkey. The two weekly meetings consist of short announcements, and then a whole lot of debating. A resolution (or “topic”) is chosen and four teams of two separate to prepare for 15 minutes. This week’s resolution was “This house would not contact any undiscovered human civilizations.” The debate was heated, and it was actually pretty good based on the time allowed for prep. Even the judges argued about the winners for close to 10-15 minutes. Anywhere you encounter the debating atmosphere it tends to be unique. Having debated pretty regularly throughout high school, I have been immersed in this atmosphere for days at a time. After attending just one meeting, the Waterloo breed seems to fit the mould. This does not mean they are predictable or unauthentic, quite the opposite actually. Let me tell you what I mean. Debaters are idiosyncratic. They sometimes talk a little too loud — or too fast — as they try to convey their ideas. They can be brash, and are usually quick witted. Hell, sometimes they’re even funny. They have an opinion on anything and everything, and it’s well defended, even if they made up their minds only minutes ago. They’re also often exceptionally smart, can often quote Shakespeare and know their history just as well as current affairs. But most of all, debaters are individuals; they are unique, and this brings them together, every week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Waterloo debate team has been doing very well this term, and has been getting better and better over the past few years. A group led by President Dafne Gokcen has been going to tournaments almost weekly since October. A tournament at Marianopolis College (A Montreal CEGEP) was the first tournament of the year on October 2–4. It was a novice tournament, meaning that only first year debaters from Ontario or Quebec

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were eligible. Several Waterloo teams attended, and all did well. The team of Vithushan Jeyakumaran and Chris Braithwaite placed 2nd in the tournament, while as individuals they came 7th and 28th respectively. On top of this very successful showing, the team of Mary Hitchcock and Julia Canning placed 17th while Shaon Bhuiyan and Pedram Esmaeilzadeh placed 19th. All of this in a field of 74 teams. The highlight of the fall term for debaters is the Yale Tournament. This year it was on October 23-25 and only costed $60 for registration. Other Canadian schools attend, as did Harvard, Yale, Princeton and MIT. This year Waterloo sent three teams to New Haven. The competition is obviously fierce, but the Waterloo team of Dafne Gokcen and Andrew Choat placed 47th out of 121 teams. Andrew nearly cracked the top 50 in individual scores, placing 61st. The next tournament was the Father Roger Guindon Cup at the University of Ottawa. Three teams went to this tournament, and all placed in the top two thirds. Waterloo’s top finishers were Dafne Gokcen and Chris van deMark, who placed 16th out of 52 teams. The success continued at Queens on November 13 – 15. Waterloo had five out of six teams place in the top half. Dafne Gokcen and Natalie Livshitz placed 13th overall, while Talha Omer and Vithushan Jeyakumaran made it to the novice finals again, and placing 16th overall. The Waterloo team will be visiting the U.S. again this weekend, as the travel to MIT to take part in a competition in Boston. This is another high profile trip, and while it falls right before exams, it is still very popular. As mentioned earlier, two senior members, Dafne Gokcen and Andrew Choat will be traveling to Antalya, Turkey from December 26–January 4 to compete in the World University Debate Competition. Michelle Wu will also be part of the delegation as a judge. The weekly practises and competition has prepared Waterloo to compete against the best, and that is exactly what they will do in the new year. All in all, the debate club is surprisingly diverse. Other than your obvious history buffs, math and business majors as well as engineers show up every week too. If you’re interested in getting better at public speaking, want to meet smart people, or just want to go to Boston or Yale for a weekend, check out debating. You can sign up by attending the weekly meetings on Tuesday at 7:00pm in ML 246 or Wednesday at 5:00pm in PAS 2086. rscott@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Science & Technology

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UW students representing in COP15

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Our skin can hear

New research published in the journal Nature goes to the depth of our understanding regarding senses by claiming that people can also hear with their skin. Bryan Gick and Donald Derrick at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, demonstrated that the hearing of people can be influenced by delivering puffs of air to the back of their hand or neck. In the experiment, when the subjects received an inaudible puff of air on the back of their neck or hand while hearing the sounds which require the speaker to expel a puff of air like “pa” and “ta,” generally known as aspirated sounds, the hearers could identify it correctly. But when the puff of air was paired with non-aspirated sounds like “ba” or “da,” the accuracy declined. The study supports the idea that people integrate tactile sensory information alongside other cues to decipher what is being said, although it is not yet confirmed how the brain functions in the overall process. This intriguing finding raises the possibility that one sense can be used as a substitute for another. It has the potential of creating future communication aid for hearing impaired people such as a pneumatic device that can produce air puffs aimed at the neck at the right times based on acoustic input into the hearing aid. Craze about vampires

Starting from the story books and ending with the movies, vampires seem to be ruling everywhere these days. The public’s thirst for vampires is no less than vampires’ thirst for their blood. But if we trace back we will see that this much hyped idea of modern vampires is just a mismatch of superstitions and misinterpretations about post-modern decay. The first rumours of the vampires circulated in Europe during the Middle Ages. Whenever someone suffered through a calamity like contacting an infectious disease or having ruined crops due to drought, vampires got condemned without any consideration towards scientific explanation of germ theory or weather patterns. Villagers added smoke to the fire by believing that the recently buried people might have come back from the grave and cursed the village with their evil intentions. Consequently, they unearthed graves and often mistook ordinary decomposition processes as a supernatural phenomenon. Although it is known that a body disintegrates immediately after burial, if the coffin is well sealed and buried in winter, the breaking down process can be delayed for weeks or even months. Intestinal decomposition creates swelling inside the body which can sometimes push blood to the mouth. So the villagers took the dead bodies as blood sucking vampires and created a legacy which still lives today. Microbe in Mars?

The controversy over the existence of microbial life in Mars has been revived again through a renewed analysis of a 13,000-year-old Mars meteorite retrieved from Antarctica. The new study suggests that the tiny wormlike structures found within the meteorite, known as AlH84001, might be nanofossils with a biological origin. The study of the meteorite started in 1996 when the idea of biological existence in Mars was widely criticized; eventually, the research was withdrawn. After more than a decade, a team of researchers from the NASA John Space Center–including the lead astrobiologist in the 1996 study, David McKay—analyzed the rock again through a new technique called ion beam milling. They distinctly compared magnetites found in the meteorite with those in a type of Earth bacteria known as magnetotactic bacteria. Approximately 25 per cent of the magnetites in ALH84001 have an elongated structure typical of magnetic bacteria on Earth. But the researcher from University of Hawaii’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Michael Fuller, expressed his high skepticism over the contentious topic. He said that the magnetites don’t contain any valid evidence of the presence of microbes in Mars. They could have been produced by extreme heat when the meteorite was blasted through earth’s atmosphere. —with files from CBC, BBC, and MSNBC nzerin@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

en UW students are tackling environmental issues and will be traveling abroad to Denmark to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) this month despite a shortage of financial support from the university. The students

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that this is because the United States and China were not coming to the conference with the necessary target goals. Obama will be coming with a target, though it is not one that meets expectations. While there is no way to force these countries to meet expectations, they are receiving great amounts of global pressure. UW students and other university students from Ontario are not actively participating in any of the discussions,

We want to educate people all over the world so they know what’s going on. However, the only funding the students are getting from the university is from the Faculty of Environment.

are a part of the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project (UWSP). Political leaders and their representatives will be present at the conference along with approved non-governmental organizations and media. Up to 60,000 people in total will be attending. This will be the 15th annual conference — however this year in Copenhagen the goal is to agree to a new global treaty. “It doesn’t look promising,” said UWSP delegate, Sarah English, saying

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they are there to observe, promote awareness, and pressure governments if they think they are not meeting expectations. “If we think Canadian government isn’t doing something they should be, we get together and apply pressure,” said English. Youth delegations like the UWSP are going from everywhere in the world with the same intentions as the UW students. “We want to educate people all over the world so they know what’s going on,” said English.

The UW students attending COP15 have gone to great lengths to attend this conference (including rearranging exam schedules) but the University of Waterloo has not been generous in terms of funding. English states that she had initially expected the school to fund up to 50 per cent. However, the only funding the students are getting from the university is from the faculty of environment. It will cost each student over $3,000 to attend the conference. So far they have received only approximately $2,000 from the faculty of environment. “Climate change is the biggest global issue right now,” said English. Regardless of this pending issue, they have received little support from the university. The students going are from both the faculty of environment as well as the faculty of engineering. The faculty of engineering has refused to fund the trip. English mentioned that they have been turned down from several other places on campus including the Faculty Student Endowment Fund, which refuses to pay for student “field trips.” “If we don’t get the funding, we pay ourselves,” said English. The ten students have already booked their flights to be in attendance. UW will be represented at COP15 regardless of the funding received from the school. smulhern@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Ditch the resort go on an adventure

he holidays are coming and the days are getting colder. Two weeks of Christmas holidays followed shortly by reading week; time for vacations to the warm south. Before you go online to find your favourite resorts, however, I have some advice: don’t go to a resort. When people think of going south, they think of a resort. People want to go see a country, so they go to a high class resort where everything is done for them and they see much less of the country than they may think—even with the guided tours in the countryside. Let me give you an example; on Facebook, you see two friends who have gone on separate trips to Mexico. One has pictures from a resort with other tourists, big swimming pools, and restaurants. The other has pictures of small hostels and tenting in the outback, Mexican people living their daily lives, real Mexican food in sketchy yet homely restaurants, and huge vistas un-polluted with other tourists and traffic. Sure, the second one doesn’t sound as comfortable, but who do you think will have the most long-lasting and exhilarating memories? Definitely not the one who spent most of their time on a beach that would look the same whether you were in Mexico or Australia. Resorts have their environmental implications as well. While there are resorts that try and rack up green credentials, most resorts demand a lot of electricity and water and create a ton of waste. Much of this waste goes into the very beaches

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they boast (such as the floating garbage that has been seen on the “five-star” beaches of Dubai) and elsewhere into the environment. They also create havoc with the wildlife around them, such as baby sea turtles–who use the light of the sun setting on the horizon to find their way into the ocean–that get confused by the lights of nearby resorts and become easy prey for predators. The best experiences and adventures are those that are more intimidating and challenging. Douglas Coupland said it best with an aptly-titled chapter in one of his books: “Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” While I’m not saying you should go out and risk your life instead of going to a resort, I do think that what may at first glance seem completely out of your comfort range is what you end up having the most fun doing. A few years ago I stayed in downtown Cuernavaca, Mexico for ten days. I didn’t see a single resort and I lived and ate with other Mexicans who were both poorer than anyone I knew, and happier and friendlier. I can easily say that I would never give that experience up for a resort, because the memories in comparison would be no better than the memory of going to my great aunt’s book club meeting. There are definitely ways to enjoy a vacation outside a resort and trying something new without having to step completely outside your comfort zone. Not everyone has the patience to plan an extensive trip on their own or wants to

risk getting lost in the outback of some other country. However, there are other alternatives that will give you better trips for the same amount of money or less and the same lack of complications. One of the best is GAP Adventures. GAP, an acronym for Great Adventure People, has hundreds of guided adventures and expeditions all over the world. They all have different difficulties and activities. There are tours for those that like something relaxed and tours for those that want a challenge. For example, there is an 11 day trip through Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico that includes seeing the Mayan temples, Antigua, going on jungle hikes, caving, barrier reef snorkelling, and more. There are many others out there too. National Geographic has a webpage dedicated to naming the best adventure travel companies based on activities, destinations, and ratings (adventure.nationalgeographic.com/ adventure/outfitterhome). There is no better way to gain appreciation for the environment and motivation to save it than getting out there and being immersed in what you’re trying to save. Plus, if you really want to get to know a country, walling yourself off inside a resort isn’t the best way to do it. So if you’re thinking about what to do for your next vacation, what would be more of an adventure: sitting on a beach that has been fabricated to look like every other resort in every other country, or sitting on a mountain with the whole world under your toes?

Science & Technology

Imprint, Friday, December 4, 2009

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Tejas Koshy staff reporter

3D crime scene photos

University of Salamanca researchers have developed a new technique that will allow forensic police to recreate a crime scene from a single photo. By devising a geometric procedure, the entire crime scene now can be mapped out based on the measurement of a single item. According to Popular Science, the control item, along with three vanishing points in the photo, are measured against the geometry of a specially calibrated camera lens. By calculating how the size of the control items relates to the lens warp, the exact measurement of the crime scene can be recreated in 3D all from a single photograph. Thanks to the new technique, investigators now have the ability, at any time, to recreate precise details such as distance and angle of objects like knives, bullets, or bloodstains. This procedure is certainly faster than current investigation methods, which require investigators to carefully measure every aspect of the scene for later recreation in the laboratory. Science Daily, quotes GonzalezAguilera, who is co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Cartography and Soil Engineering at the University of Salamanca, that it is better to use a single image than several, due to issues concerning proper overlap and difficulty to correlate parts of the scene in relation to other parts. At time of print, the procedure is still in the testing phase.

we’ll have sex”sounds more like, “I am using my power to deny sex if you do not perform a minute chore I have no interest in doing.” Because really, what the barter implies is that

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for two.” The person offering the barter gains not only avoidance of the chore, but half a cake as well. Same thing with sex — whether it be intercourse, oral, anal, etc — sex in general is

The trick of this barter is that it is marketed like a Boxing Day offer, due to the inflation of currency — the offer of sex — for an activity that is mundane and at other times may have to be done as charity work

if you don’t take up the offer, you don’t gain sex, either. The trick of this barter is that it is marketed like a Boxing Day offer, due to the inflation of currency — the offer of sex — for an activity that is mundane, and at other times, may have to be done as charity work. So really, you are employing your partner to perform a task, with a paycheck in the form of sex. The point of fracture for this offer is that sex should not be used as a control mechanism within a relationship, nor should sex be withheld for the purpose of trying to affect the behaviour of a partner, which is precisely the end goal of these barters. Furthermore, sex between steady partners for the sake of pleasure validates that both enjoy one another’s company, and chore-sex barters imply the opposite. Think about it in terms of opportunity cost: how would you react to the offer, “if you mow the lawn, I’ll make us a cake

the first successful lab-grown fillet of pork, according to Popular Science. A team at Holland’s Eindhoven University extracted muscle cells from a living pig and then incubated them in a nutrient broth. However, vegans may be dismayed to know that the broth was derived from the blood product of animal foetuses, according to The Times. There are plans to grow future lab meat in a synthetic broth instead. According to The Times, there is the possibility of including lab grown meat as components of sausage. One of the major sponsors for the study was Stegeman, a sausage manufacturer owned by Sara Lee. Additionally, the project has received approximately $3.4 million from the Dutch government and is currently looking for additional sources of funding. The Vegetarian Society has reacted cautiously to the news stating that it would be difficult to tell how was one eating lab meat versus “real” meat. PETA has stated that if the meat did not come from a dead animal, there will be no ethical obligations. According to Popular Science fullscale production of lab-grown pork is still in development. Due to the lack of blood flow, bones, connective tissue and modest exercise, the flavour and texture of the lab meat will not be palatable. According to the team, the product is a soggy form of pork and at time of print, no team member has attempted to consume the “meat.”

Lab grown meat anyone?

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his week’s column isn’t about science, but I hope you’ll forgive me. It’s about a custom that has been causing me alarm for the past few months, particularly how it appears to have acceptance within marriages. I feel this type of behaviour is conditioned with steady couples over time, so I would like to talk about it now, so that if you share my view, you can act to prevent it. Now, I don’t usually frown upon people taking charge of sex and communicating with it. Yet this particular human behaviour commodifies sex in a rather hazardous way. I’m talking about the causal “if you do the laundry, I’ll perform oral sex on you” barter between partners. At face value, there is nothing derogatory about this message. After all, if the receiver does not see a fair exchange, he/she can decline. But in the big picture, this barter puts sex in the position of currency, and this perversion can be fatal to a steady relationship. Why? Because it extends the function of sex in a relationship from expressing your affection and commitment to a partner, to rewarding him/her for doing the chores, or another banal task. The latter communicates a temporary barrier between partners, which depends on the performance of the chore. When the barrier is not present, both partners’ access to sex with one another is only limited by “being in the mood.” So, what gives a person the right to bar an activity that facilitates bonding (yes it does, blame the chemicals), for the sake of a clean house, a fixed tap, etc? To me, the sentence, “if you do the laundry,

an activity enjoyable for all the people involved, performers and receivers. Therefore, the person to whom a barter is being offered is subjected

to a mechanism of control in a relationship, which produces unhealthy implications of power dynamics. The next time you two have sex, how do you know you’re not “paying it forward”for cleaning the cat’s litterbox? As such, it’s evident how turning sex into currency can quickly degrade the emotional value of sex for long-term partners. This would be catastrophic; sex is quite possibly the only emotionally-founded activity two partners willingly do as validation of their relationship on a regular basis, so don’t be giving away sex with barters. It may seem like a great offer with an expiry date, but this impulse buy has a secret interest rate that will run your sex bank dry in the long run. It’s simple, really; Like red and white when doing laundry, keep your sex and your chores separate when intimate.

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has arrived. I have been hogging a spot in the Science & Technology section for two entire years, and starting next term, I am retracting my column. So let me finish by simply saying that at this exact moment, I feel like I’m holding a Grammy and saying my “thank-you”s, because this project feels like winning the lottery to me. I really do want to thank you for your time with me — it was good for me, too. I have met great people, have had unforgettable candid conversations, and, bless you, have even been referred to as “that girl with the funny sex column.” Last but not least, I would wholeheartedly like to thank a certain someone, for enduring the title of being the “campus sex columnist’s boyfriend” with fortitude for the past two years. So long, my readers. Live long and prosper.

shifting antennas that can be bent, twisted, stretched, and even cut, and will return to their original form. The durable antennas consist of liquid metal alloy enclosed in elastic casings made up of a variety of materials depending on what the user desires. The liquid metal alloy consists of gallium and indium alloy, which remain liquid at room temperature. The elastic casing contains very small hollow channels, the width of human hair, which the liquid metal alloy fills. Once the channel is filled, the surface of alloy oxidizes creating a “skin” that holds the alloy in place and retain its liquid properties. In comparison, current antennas are made up of malleable copper and other metals, which have constraints on their flexibility and strength. According to PHYSORG, stretching the wires will change the resonant frequency and could function as a wireless sensor of mechanical deformation. This could create a variety of civilian applications like monitoring infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels, by monitoring their status and detecting their flaws. Potential military applications, according to Popular Science, include rolling up large antennas into smaller packages for transportation. The antenna could be quickly unrolled and then set up to create a field communication centre. The antennas could also monitor the status of military vessels such as submarines or battleships, with changes in frequency alerting the crews to damage. —With files from Popular Science, Science Daily, The Times, PHYSORG and Power & Energy tkoshy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Men’s hockey earn weekend split

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Figure skating take on first competition of the year

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Defenceman Ben Pasha (#32) pinches into the offensive zone to try to capitalize on a scoring chance against Western goaltender Keyvan Hunt (#31). Unfortunately Pasha didn’t score and the Warriors found themselves coming up short for Think Pink weekend.

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he Warrior men’s hockey team traveled to York University this past Thursday, November 26 to face the Lions in a rare weeknight match-up. The Warriors offence came to play Thursday night, as the team was able to score

six goals and defeat the Lions 6–4 in the seesaw battle. The game began with the Lions quickly taking a penalty and putting the Warriors on the power-play. The team was unable to score but they quickly began their offensive attack by generating some quality chances early on. York would soon run into more penalty troubles as the first

period wore on but again the Warriors could not beat the Lions’ netminder David Davenport. Instead, the Lions struck first with less than two minutes remaining in the period and it appeared they would be carrying this momentum to the dressing room. However, the Warriors were given another power-play chance and took advantage of it. Assistant captain and veteran defenceman Steve Whitely scored with seven seconds remaining in the period from a pass from Chris Ray and the Warriors and Lions were tied through one period of play. The second period began with the Warriors looking to build on the momentum they gained at the end of the period but the Lions quickly stomped on this hope, as Ray headed

to the box 18 seconds into the period. The Lions capitalized and regained the lead. However, the next shift the Warriors answered back as second year player Kurt Thorner beat the Lions net-minder, tying the game. As the period wore on, the team ran into some penalty troubles of their own, but the Lions were unable to jump on the chance and midway through the period the Warriors took the lead. Veteran winger Shane Hart scored his seventh goal of the season on a pass from Kirt Hill and the team was up 3–2. Towards the end of the period, the Lions took another costly penalty and the Warriors added to their lead.

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Vivian’s volleyball Yoga in the ‘loo varsity voyage Unifying the body, soul, and mind Siddhant Baride staff reporter

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f you are looking for an activity for healthier living, Yoga might just fit your style. Yoga is believed to have its origins in India. It is an old traditional medium of exercise, which stretches the body, clears the lungs and is believed to cleanse your soul. Yoga is a system of body postures combined with breathing techniques to have more control over your body and mind. Yoga has a number of different forms like Ashtanga yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti yoga, Hatha yoga, Mantra yoga and Kriya yoga. The most common forms of yoga found in Waterloo are Ashtanga yoga, Hatha yoga and Hot yoga. Hatha yoga involves the practice of different yoga postures. The syllable “Ha” denotes the vital force, that makes our body, while “Tha” stands for our mental capacity thus making Hatha yoga the catalyst in

syncronising the mind and the body to act as one joint force. It is the most commonly known form of yoga from Bollywood to Hollywood. Ashtanga yoga is used to produce heat in the body by a series of Asanas that results in purifying sweat that detoxifies the organs and muscles. Ashtanga yoga is very helpful in improving the circulation in the body and helping to develop a light and strong body along with a calm mind. Another form of yoga that is popular in Canada is Hot yoga, which is best practised in a room heated to approximately 40.5°C with a 40 per cent humidity in the air. Similar to other forms of yoga this involves various postures and stretching exercises. Hot yoga is very helpful especially when you want to detoxify your body, and have glowing skin. Just make sure that you bring a couple towels to the session and hydrate extremely well before going as you will sweat an extreme amount. Whether you want to increase your concentration so that you can

study better, lose that holiday weight or keep warm during the winter, yoga is a good option. It can be done in the privacy of your own home. Just remember, before trying it yourself, learning from a professional is important so that you don’t end up pulling a muscle. The University of Waterloo has a yoga club of its own. Through the yoga club you can attend classes held in the third floor prayer room of the Student Life Centre and Columbia Ice Fields. Classes are on a drop-in basis and different days have Hatha and Ashtanga yoga. More information about this can be found of their website. This is the most cost effective way to do yoga on campus as it is $30 per term, or $55 for two terms for unlimited yoga sessions; whereas other yoga studios around Kitchener — Waterloo region can cost about $300 for 12 weeks of yoga. klakhani@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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his week Imprint caught up with OUA all-star and Warrior co-captain, Tyler Vivian. The Warriors beat McMaster on January 29, 2003 and have since been unable to do so, in as many as 13 encounters. Last Friday, as the two collegiate heavyweights collided once again, an inbrent golem timidation factor seemed to be looming large. “Not really, because I’ve been playing against them for four years and I know almost everyone on their roster. We do a lot of game tape preparations heading into the game and see where our opponents normally hit the ball. So as long as we execute on our end, there is no felling of being an underdog. If we play as well as we can, we could beat any team in Ontario.”

In the previous season, Waterloo lost to Queens in the OUA semi-final 2 – 3. The fifth set does seem to affect the play of a volleyball team. Even though Waterloo beat Toronto and Ryerson earlier this season, in the fifth set, they were unable to repeat that streak last Friday against McMaster and this Saturday against Windsor. “We didn’t come out with enough confidence in the fifth set against Queens last year. The same thing might have happened against McMaster as they are number one in the country. It’s a combination of technical prowess, skilful execution, and confidence, because at this level every player is more or less equally matched in terms of technical accuracy. It’s a matter of being confident in what you’re doing; to make a shot and not change how you would normally do it.” In crunch fifth set situations, when the players are nerved and excited, yet under tremendous pressure of split second ingenuity, team confidence, and added motivation could work as a trump card, as opposed to a strategic variation. “You just keep doing what you do because if you change something, that’s when things usually go wrong. You just get excited and nerved, but apart from that nothing really differs. It’s a team effort that counts during the final two points of the fifth set. You want to have a good dig, accurate set, and a well-timed, powered spike. Lately we’ve just been on the wrong side of luck and been falling short on that aspect.” When Waterloo hosted the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday, they stormed to a 2 – 1 set lead, with contributions from the hitters and the blockers. In the fourth set though, it became evident that a huge 16 – 1 lead could prove distracting. “Anytime you go up that amount, you tend to lose mental focus. You just have to pull through. Sometimes it’s hard. [Guelph] started playing really well and we didn’t focus enough to make the correct decisions to score.” In international games, teams have the option of playing with a 4 – 2, 6 – 2 or 5 – 1 combination on the court, where the first number represents the number of hitters and the second represents the number of setters. Waterloo mostly plays with a 5 – 1 combination, which gives them an upper hand in terms of leverage garnering. “If you play 4 – 2 or 6 – 2, you generally end up with one setter in the back row. A lot of times you need that right hitter for spiking and a setter in the front row for dumping. In a tight set situation, we generally employ the C-ball game wherein the back row right hitter has an option of spiking the ball and rendering the opposing team’s block ineffective. If you have a back row setter, then the blockers from the opposing team just stay in their positions, because a back row setter cannot dump the ball or cheat. There is not one team in the OUA that has a 4 – 2 or 6 – 2 playing combination.” As mentioned earlier, all players at the varsity level are equally matched in terms of technical execution. In such a situation, the only differentiating parameter would be player co-ordination and strategic advancement. “Guelph and McMaster both have, in essence, the same style. We were practising in the same way for both games. In terms of players and their strategy, both have strong right side hitters, and hence play aggressively.” Having played for Waterloo since 2005, and having played with former all stars and rookies, Tyler has seen varsity volleyball very closely. Of all the developments that have been affected, some of them stand out as milestones. “I think the main reason for our team’s change has been our coach Chris Lawson who just came here two years back. He has made significant contribution to Waterloo’s volleyball program. In my first year we were 0 – 20 in terms of wins and losses. Lots of our success is attributed to him and what he’s done with the team. He’s a great recruiter. He also runs “individuals” with players, particularly for setting and spiking practice.” This is Vivian’s final year in his OUA career. Seeing fresh recruits being included in the starting six, he is confident of being part of the best squad. “We are pretty equal, but we now have a very deep team in terms of specialists. Rookie Corey Yednoroz has replaced veteran Dunning very well. He has a good block and a great swing. Rookie Aleks Polma is going to be the future of Waterloo volleyball. He is a former provincial player and was one of the best players in his age group.” sbaride@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warrior women stay on top of OUA and 2 ace serves for 9 points, and added 21 digs. Libero Katie Spack played a huge part in the Warrior defence with a game high 34 digs.

Waterloo 3, Windsor 1

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Left side attacker Laura Klein digs for a ball. She had 20 points over two games this past weekend. Brent Golem sports & living editor

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he women’s volleyball team went down the road to the University of Western Ontario to face the Mustangs this past weekend. The team was looking to improve on their previous weekend in which McMaster ended their six game winning streak. Western was looking to knock Waterloo out of their topspot tie with McMaster at 14 points as they were only two points behind in the standings. Although the Warriors played tough, they were unable

to squeak out the sets needed to win the game and lost 3–1. The Warriors got behind early as they dropped their first match 25 – 19. The Warriors were looking to improve and even up the match during the second set. After a close second set, the Warriors were unable to close out and lost the set 25 – 23. Western had seized control of the match and now it was do or die for the Warriors in the best of five match. The Warriors played hard in another close set and were able to battle back to win the set 25 – 23. The fourth set was not as great for the Warriors as they fell behind and were unable to compete. Waterloo were unable to force a final fifth set as they dropped the fourth 25 – 17 and lost the match three sets to one.

Overall, Western was able to come out on top due to their superior offensive and defensive play. Western had over 20 more chances to earn points on offense as they had 193 kill attempts versus Waterloo’s 169. This difference was exploited as Western was able to convert those attacks into kills 56 times while Waterloo only had 33 kills. Although Waterloo outblocked Western 10 – 8, Western was better defensively as they were able dig 113 times versus Waterloo’s 84. Outside hitter Bojana Josipovic led the Warriors with 10 kills, led the game with 3 solo blocks and added a serving ace for 14 points. Left side attacker Laura Klein was the next highest Waterloo point getter as she had 7 kills

Volleyball men fail to capitalize in the final two games of the old year Siddhant Baride staff reporter

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am excited. We have been beating Western at their gym on every encounter. We match up pretty well. As far as Windsor is concerned, we haven’t won for the past five years. This year, we will break the jinx. These games have to be won for standings and stats reasons,” were the words of co-captain Tyler Vivian a week ago as he spoke with Imprint. Somehow fate has played possum with the volleyball team, as they lost both away games this past weekend. The Warriors traveled to London on Friday to take on the Western Mustangs—their first encounter since February 11, 2009 in the 2008-09 OUA quarter finals. Confidence was high after the win against Guelph last week, but the game never seemed to be heading in favour of the Warriors. As many as 32 unforced errors and heavy jump serves by Mustang Eric Simon took the match away. Against Windsor, the team did improve on their dismal performance.

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Warrior Ian Pappel serves Set one opened to a 3 – 0 lead for the Mustangs, because of the inability of Warrior hitters to convert Andrew Thorpe’s sets. Outside hitter Corey Yedonoroz was completely neutralized by Mustang Matt Poulin, with accurate straight-down blocks and successful soft blocks to keep the ball in play for the Mustangs. The turning point of the set came when Mustang Eric Simon stood at

the serve line. His jump serves were too quick and too powerful even for ace digger and libero Duncan Cairns. Western took the set 25 – 22 in what seemed to be a power game. The Warriors regained composure in the second set and took the lead 8 – 12 at the first time out. Technical execution was carried out seemlessly. Impressive digs by Thorpe and Yednoroz gave some advantage for Waterloo against Simon’s serve, but predictable setting gave Western a chance to block effectively. With the game tied at 24 – 24, long rallies excited the spectators. In the end, Western stole a victory at 25 – 27. While the first two sets were competitive, a 2 – 0 deficit was tough for Waterloo to handle. Set three involved point by point increment in the score, with both teams struggling to gain leverage. Yet again, in the final few points, aggression by the Mustangs snatched a 25 – 20 win. Outside hitter Corey Yednoroz was the leading scorer for Waterloo with 11 kills and 10 digs, while middle blocker Ian Pappel scored nine points, and Andrew Thorpe and Aaron Dam each added seven. The Mustangs have continued their offensive momentum to defeat Queen’s and secure the top spot in the OUA rankings and feature on the national radar with the tenth position in the CIS ranking.

Waterloo 2, Windsor 3 Drew Lettress introduced Coach Lawson seemed dejected and appalled at his team’s performance against Western. With a comfortable yet creaky position in

the standings, the Warriors had to defeat the Lancers, in order to maintain themselves in a playoff position. Waterloo took the first set 25 – 23. However, the Lancers fought back and took the second set 25 – 22. This propelled their momentum to strike in the third set at 25 – 16 and take a 2 – 1 lead. The Warriors forced the game to head into the fifth set, with a comfortable 25 – 17 win in the fourth. The Warriors have struggled in fifth set situations, as is evident from their previous games. History repeated itself more quickly than was anticipated. The fifth set was tied at 13 – 13, bringing back memories of the McMaster showdown one week ago. Yet again, the game was stolen by the Lancers with quick hits. Second year outside hitter Corey Yednoroz was, once again, the leading scorer for the Warriors, as it has been for much of the season. He had 22 kills and 6 blocks for 23 points. Tyler Vivian had 14 kills and 7 blocks for 17 points, while Matt Snyder and Aaron Dam each had 12 points. With the season breaking for Christmas, the Warriors have a tough proposition lying ahead. They now stand tied alongside Laurier at 10 points, with a 5 – 5 track record. Western sits at the top with 18 points, while the Marauders are tied at 16 points with Queen’s. Clearly, the top three teams have already booked themselves in the playoffs, scheduled in February. The title race is still on. Waterloo meets the Windsor Lancers in their first home game of the winter session on January 15, 2010. sbaride@imprint.uwaterloo

The Warriors then travelled to Windsor to play the worst team in the OUA west division. Waterloo seemed to match their play of the previous night as they utterly embarrassed the lowly Windsor Lancers. The Warriors took the match 3–1 in a game that was never really in doubt, and was a narrowly avoided sweep by Windsor. Waterloo started out absolutely on fire as they rolled to an easy 25–10 set drubbing of the Lancers. The next set the Warriors were able to give their reserves some quality playing time, but it also allowed Windsor to improve their play as they were able to steal the set 25 – 22. Waterloo did not make the same mistake twice as they won the set 25 – 21 to take the match lead. The fourth set was all Waterloo as they glided to

the victory with another dominant set, which they won 25 – 12. The Warriors dominated the game in both the offensive and defensive aspects. The Warriors had 55 kills while Windsor was only able to hit 32 kills. One of the keys to the Warrior offense was their ability to serve. Waterloo had 11 service aces during the game. The Warriors also dominated on defence with 41 digs and 9 blocks while Windsor had only 32 digs and 5 blocks. Waterloo found offense from many different sources during the game. They were led by middle blocker Megan McKenzie with 11 kills, 3 service aces and 15 points. Outside hitter Kate Flanagan had 12 kills and 15 points and outside hitter Bojana Josipovic added 12 kills and 13 points. Middle blocker Laura Ledas had 7 kills, 2 service aces and 1 solo block and 4 assisted blocks for 12 points, while left side attacker Laura Klein had 8 kills, 3 service aces and 11 points. Setter Kayla Ng had 42 sets on the day. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Figure skating narrowly misses medals

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Adrienne Corbett and Tosha Medeiros skate to a second place finish with their Senior Silver Pairs Freeskate routine. Brent Golem sports & living editor

he the Waterloo Warrior figure skating team travelled all the way to Kingston this past weekend to compete in the Queen’s invitational. The Warrior’s finished in fourth out of ten teams in the OUA competition. Waterloo missed out on third place and the bronze medal by only one point as they finished with 38 points behind Western’s 39. Queen’s dominated their invitation by earning 70 points to earn the gold medal, while defending OUA champions the Guelph Gryphons cleaned up silver by earning 45 points. “We only missed third place by one point, which is nothing, so that is huge for us,” top skater Adrienne Corbett said. The top Warriors in the competition included fourth year Adrienne Corbett performed a terrific routine and placed first in the Senior Silver Freeskate. She was named Waterloo Warrior Women Athlete of the Week for her effort. “It was great [to win]. It is good to know where our programs stand,” Corbett said. “I hope to work on a few things and then keep up the performance level at the next competition.” Her fellow fourth year kinesiology skater Kevin Dawe also skated well to claim second in his men’s freeskate. Tosha Medeiros performed well in her senior silver solo dance to take the third place. Adrienne Corbett paired with Tosha Medeiros as they both found the podium once again when they earned second place in the senior silver pairs freeskate. Other Warrior skaters performed well, but not well enough to find their way onto the podium. “The teams that place in the top five are good competitive teams. The top tree teams are usually quite a bit stronger and at a competitive level in comparison to the others,” Corbett told Imprint. Waterloo will be practising all winter long in preparation for their next Invitational, held in Toronto on January 21 and 22. The Warrior synchronized figure skating team will be perfecting their choreography for the event. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Event

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R.I.P PATRIOTS: THE END OF A DYNASTY

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(aka. the players), the estate planner (Bill Bellichick) and the funeral director (Sean Payton), and all were gathered for the unplanned passing of the New England Patriots and their dynasty status. I honestly feel a certain sadness in me as a write this column—while the Patriots aren’t my favorite team, I’ve really enjoyed the emergence of one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks in Tom Brady, a genius on the sidelines in Bill Bellichick and the idea that even washed-up, theoretically “spent” players can be effective pieces in the Patriots team-focused system. Love them or hate them, the Patriots showed for the past decade that excellence really is based around what your fourth grade gym teacher told you—team play. But the glimmer is gone. It’s sort of like a relationship—the first four months are always way too much fun; there’s a lot of sex, a lot of kissing and nicknames, a lot of annoying stuff that outside people find revolting and you can’t help but find ‘cute’. Then the first fight happens and things start to go downhill. You realize that your new significant other really isn’t as perfect as he or she may have seemed and the

relationship slowly turns into what 99 per cent of relationships are: a good solid foundation with someone you love, yet not exactly Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in The Notebook. See, the Patriots have a host of problems (wow, that felt weird writing). Problem number one would be their defense, which got shellacked by a Saints offense that seemingly was busting a 65+ yard play almost every time I turned around. While watching the game with my dad, there was this bizarre feeling in the room as we watched the Saints move mercilessly down the field, time and time again, touchdown after touchdown. It was a mixture of disbelief and sadness. It’s just weird to see a titan fall so hard. I’m not sure if everyone will agree with me, but I think Bellichick has lost his magic touch. I’ve watched the Patriots almost every week this year and I’ve noticed a couple things. A) Bellichick is getting out-coached by coaches with good teams (case in point, Payton calls the offensive plays for the Saints and Bellichick the defensive plays—I wonder who won that one), B) Bellichick has started writing

down notes during games like me in my accounting classes (he never did this before and it’s freaking me out) and C) He does a good job of crushing lousy teams to convince the public that he still is the man. It’s hard to blame Bellichick. He’s 57, has won 3 Superbowls in this past decade, coached the first 16-0 regular season record in history and has generally seemed much smarter and harder-working than the other coaches in the league. He’s paid his dues and he has the right to sail off into the sunset like everyone else. Realistically, a 65 per cent-motivated Bellichick is much better than a high percentage of the coaches out there. So it could be worse. But what’s most scary is the way the complexion of the Patriots has changed over the course of this decade. The Patriots were like that really attractive guy who lived with you in residence first year—he got all the ladies, all the attention and had the most fun. Then you see him in 3rd year and he’s dyed his hair dark black, listens to emo-music and his face is now a field of pimples. Say what you will, but even though you were jealous of that guy, such drastic change is unnerving.

That’s what has happened to the Patriots; only slowly, so we may not have noticed. In the first part of this decade, the Patriots were about solid defense that played error-free football; about a faithful offense that knew how to move the ball consistently and about the end-of-game 2–minute drives of Tom Brady. That was the way they did it—I mean, Troy Brown and Deion Branch were their two most notable receivers. They were about defense first, and the brilliance that is Tom Brady. But look at what they are now. They throw the ball a ridiculous amount, disregard the run, play sloppy defense and in big games, depend on Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker to outscore the opponent. Until Bellichick stops tradingdown in the draft, stops depending on his All-World quarterback and goes back to a more defensive-driven approach, the Patriots will continue to flounder. The only good news is, unlike your Uncle Todd in the casket, the Patriots dynasty could come back to life.

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York scored one minute into the third and were not done there as they looked to take back control of the game. At the seven minute mark, the Lions tied the game and set the game up for a wild finish in which the Warriors would have to tame the Lions offence and take back the momentum. With fewer than five minutes remaining in the period winger Kyle Schwende scored an unassisted goal and gave the Warriors the lead. The Lions would take yet another late penalty and Mark Hartman scored with less than a minute remaining giving the Warriors a 6–4 victory in a high scoring, high intensity game. One that the Warriors would need to reproduce to beat the OUA leading Western Ontario Mustangs their following game that weekend.

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Rookie right-winger Aaron Lewicki scored on the power-play with just over a minute remaining in the second period and the Warriors took a two-goal lead to the dressing room. With the Warriors now dominating the play, the Lions would need to come out of the gate in the third period with guns blazing to beat Keaton Hartigan. The Lions had the opportunity to start the third off strong thanks to Kealin Wong who had taken a hooking penalty as the second period came to a close.

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the penalty box, shorthanded specialist and veteran Chris Ray cut into the Mustangs lead with a shorthanded goal set up by Shane Hart who forced the Mustang turnover. However, before the penalty was over the Mustangs quickly answered the Warrior goal with one of their own and took back the two-goal lead, giving the team a 3-1 lead going into the third period. The Mustangs took a late second period penalty giving the Warriors the power-play to start the third period and the team would need to score quickly in order to get back into the game. The puck was dropped to start the third and Kurt Thorner quickly raced down the ice firing a bullet past the Mustang net-minder and bringing the team within one goal. However, the Mustangs continued to roll and added two more goals as the period neared the midway point and took a commanding 5–2 lead. The Warriors would add one last goal with twelve seconds remaining and the final score read 5–3 for the Mustangs. The Warriors played a hard-nosed game but the Mustangs, with solid goaltending and an offence firing on all cylinders was too much. This weekend the Warriors will look to end the first half of the season on a high note as they welcome the seventh place Windsor Lancers to the CIF Arena this Saturday, December 5 for an afternoon match-up. The Warriors continue to play strong but will need to get on a roll to start the second half of the season in order to climb back on top of the Western Conference and OUA standings — but with the continued support of the dedicated Warrior fans their chances look good.

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Ryan Scott staff reporter

oming off a big victory over the York Lions the Warriors knew they would have to bring forward their best effort as they welcomed the Western Conference and OUA leading Western Ontario Mustangs to the CIF Arena this past Saturday, November 28. The Mustangs scored two goals in the first period and gained a lead they would never relinquish as they defeated the Warriors 5–3. The Warriors hit the ice determined to knock off the Mustangs and end their growing winning streak. However, top ranked OUA goaltender and Mustang Anthony Grieco turned away the Warrior scoring chances early. The Mustangs got on the score-sheet first with 13 minutes into the period and quickly added to this lead by scoring another goal a minute later. The Warriors looked to stop the early bleeding as the Mustangs took back-to-back penalties towards the end of the period but Grieco robbed Warrior defenseman Steve Whitely twice and gave the Mustangs a two-goal lead heading into the second period. The Warriors began the second much like the first period as they came out firing shots on the Mustang net-minder; however, they still could not score until the 12-minute mark of the period. With winger Jarrett Schnurr in

Warriors women’s basketball oust York but succumb to Laurentian Siddhant Baride staff reporter

Waterloo 69, Laurentian 88

he women’s basketball team seems to be sailing through without motivation this season, with a win against the Lions while getting beat by the Voyageurs. Although both games were intense, they do not affect the points table as the season breaks for Christmas. Waterloo would have to dig things over and dazzle in the next 14 games to remotely make their presence felt in the Eastern Division and make the playoff combination more unpredictable. The Warriors hosted Laurentian Voyageurs at the PAC this past Friday. Laurentian, who have shook the western division with three back-to-back wins, headed into the game to challenge the upper bracket. Waterloo, who have had a solitary win against RMC, were looking to impress at home. Both teams came out hot in the first quarter executing on the offensive side of the court. The Lady Vees would lead at the end of one 24 – 21. In the second quarter, the defences came to life as the quarter was a battle to score unlike the opening frame. The visitors extended the lead

to seven points and led at half 37 – 30. In the second half, Laurentian did not allow the Warriors to close the gap and slowly pulled away. The Voyageurs outscored Waterloo by seven in the third and five in the fourth to win by a final of 88 – 69. Power forward Stephanie Shea anchored the game with 38.5 per cent two point conversions and an impressive 13 point contribution. Centre Laura Becotte also had a great game with 14 points. Surprisingly, it was the guards of Waterloo that contributed most to rebounding. Reanne Holden grabbed 10 boards while Colleen Quinlan had 6 rebounds and 7 points. The game was lost due to low scoring percentages, both in three pointers and free throws. While Waterloo averaged 40 per cent, the traveling team averaged an astounding 70 percent in free throws alone.

Waterloo 62, York 52 The Think Pink weekend brought some motivation in the second game for the Warriors against York. Fifth year forward Laura Becotte scored a game high 18 points and hauled in 13 rebounds leading the Warriors to a 62 – 52 victory over the visitors. The first half was a tight defensive battle as Waterloo led by two (12 – 10) after the first quarter.

Waterloo began to pull away and extended the lead to 31 – 23 at the halftime break. The Lions would come out in the third and close the gap to 41 – 39 heading into the fourth. The Warriors however, would not be denied as they took control of the quarter outscoring the Lions 21 – 13 in the final frame to close out the win. Statistically speaking, both teams were equally matched in terms of scoring efficiency and steals. The difference came about due to effective rebounds and blocks by the home team. Waterloo had a massive contribution this game from centre Laura Becotte. She had a double-double as she hit 18 points, on an impressive 44.4 per cent shooting, and snagged 13 boards. Small forward Erin Button almost also had a double-double as she had 11 points, 8 rebounds and added 4 blocks during the game. The team now meets Brock Badgers on January 6, 2010 at home. Hopefully coach Tyler Slipp will rope in something new and put the women’s basketball team on the map. sbaride@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Right: Rookie guard Saraya Hickey (#15) takes a jump shot against Laurentian Friday night.

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Imprint, Friday, December 4, 2009

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JJ Maxwell staff reporter

winning weekend by the Waterloo Warrior men’s basketball team put their record above .500 again to (5 – 3), and Warrior male athlete of the week Cam McIntyre got them there. Wins against York and Laurentian helped Waterloo get back on the winning track. Friday brought the Laurentian Voyageurs to town face off against the then (3 – 3) Warriors. Hot shooting by Waterloo helped them win by a score of 91 – 70. The high scoring game was a result of Waterloo making 52 per cent of its shots from the field, including 13 of 21 (62 per cent) from beyond the three point line. This, coupled with the Warriors making 80 per cent of their shots from the free throw line, left Laurentian in the dust. From the get-go Waterloo was ready to play, eager to recover from last weekend’s two losses. After just three minutes, Waterloo had a 10 – 5 lead, and made it 26 – 15 before the quarter ended. The offence was running on full tilt as they made three consecutive three point shots and had points on nearly all their early possessions. A

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high powered second quarter led by Cam McIntyre made the game an unbelievable 52 – 29 in favour of Waterloo at halftime. The second half started off much the same, and it appeared Waterloo might make the game a complete rout. Laurentian was able to hit some three point shots and make some key stops on Waterloo in order to keep the game within reach. The gap slowly narrowed, until the teams were only 15 points apart early in the 4th quarter. Waterloo regrouped with some time-outs and extended their lead to over 20 again. The game was over with three minutes left, as both teams emptied their benches to give the second string a chance to play. Leading Waterloo all game was Cam McIntyre, who scored 21 points in the win. Three other Warriors managed to scored in double digits, including Luke Kieswetter and Jesse Tipping who had 13 points each. Rounding it out was Alan Goodhoofd, who was just short of a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Leading Laurentian was Manny Pasquale who had 14 points, while Jamie Campbell added 11 in the losing effort. Of note: Ben Frisby sat out the game after suffering an injury last weekend in Ottawa. Saturday brought with it a new challenge in the York Lions, who they were able to edge out by a score of 85 – 72. The win vaulted Waterloo into a tie for 3rd place in their division at the midway point of the season.

The game started off with Waterloo going on a hot shooting streak for the second game in a row. After just six minutes of play, Waterloo had hit five 3–point shots and opened up a 18 – 7 edge. They would not look back the entire game. The lead was extended to 16 point by the end of the quarter: 25 – 9 in favour of Waterloo. The second quarter saw Waterloo play the inside game to perfection, getting the big men inside involved in a lot of the action. This contrasted to Fridays win, where the three point shot was relied on heavily in order to put Waterloo ahead. This increased their shooting percentage to 47 per cent for the first half. Mainly due to the effectiveness of the inside game, Waterloo led 45 – 29 at halftime. Waterloo cooled down in the second half as they hit just 33 per cent of their shots, and only made 2 of 12 three pointers. Luckily York sent Waterloo to the free throw line 17 times in the second half alone. Waterloo pushed the margin over 20 points early in the 4th quarter, and got all their players into close the game. Leading Waterloo was Cam McIntyre, who scored a season best 27 points thanks to making a career high seven 3 point shots. Matt Hayes hit 14 points and 9 rebounds. York was led by Stefan Hayes who scored 22 points. jjmaxwell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Warrior women’s hockey exits the basement of OUA Standings Ryan Scott staff reporter

Waterloo 2, Western 3

he Warriors women’s hockey team welcomed the Western Ontario Mustangs to the CIF arena this past Saturday, November 28. The team battled hard but the Mustangs scored a late third period goal that the Warriors could not answer and they lost 3–2. After some solid play by the Warriors as of late, the team was determined to get back into the win column as the first period began. With the Mustangs in the box, the Warriors took advantage and got on the board first as veteran right-winger Caitlin Brydges scored her seventh goal of the season on the power-play after a pass from defenseman Julia Endicott. The Warriors continued to generate scoring chances as the period continued but the Mustang net-minder stood strong. At the 16-minute mark, the Mustangs responded with a power-play goal of their own and tied the game at one goal apiece as the first period came to an end. Waterloo began the second period with hopes to take the lead and control of the game as they continued to generate scoring chances. Towards the middle of the period, they took the lead on a goal by second year player Liana Tennant and after avoiding a

late Mustang rush caused by a Warrior penalty they took the one goal lead to the dressing room. The third period began with another Warrior penalty and the Mustangs took advantage by scoring four minutes into the period tying the game. Both teams continued to trade chances down the stretch. However, the Mustangs struck last with just over a minute left in the game beating Warrior net-minder Erica Bridgewater and giving the War-

Waterloo 7, Western 4

riors yet another heartbreaking loss. After a heartbreaking loss to the Western Ontario Mustangs the previous night, the Warriors were focused and ready to play the Windsor Lancers this past Sunday, November 29. The team entered the third period down one goal but unlike the night before the Warriors would control of the third period and scored four unanswered goals to beat the Lancers 7–4. The struggling Lancers got on the board early and got the Warriors off to a bad start as they scored with just over a minute into the first period. However, the Warriors tied the game at the 11-minute mark on a goal by veteran defenceman Jessica Tracey, and carried momentum to the dressing room. The Lancers would again start the period strong and outplayed Waterloo for the first half of the period scoring two back-to-back goals and putting the

Warriors in a two-goal hole. However, the Lancers began a parade to the penalty box and the Warriors capitalized scoring two power-play goals within one-minute of each other. The first goal was scored by veteran RandiLynn Wilson, which was followed up by Emma McMillian’s first goal of the season and the Warriors were tied once again. However, a late Warrior penalty set the Lancers up for another power-play goal and the team had lost momentum once again. The third period was a different story as the Warriors took complete control of the game. The team quickly tied the game on a goal by veteran winger Caitlin Brydges just over two minutes into the third. Wilson then scored her second goal of the game and gave the Warriors a lead they would not lose. With goals by Mandy Harrop and Brittany Holland, the Warriors ended the game with a 7–4 victory. Waterloo has struggled all season with scoring but after scoring seven goals in a game they showed they have the firepower to change this trend and make a push up the OUA standings. Entering the final weekend of play before the midseason break the Warriors sit at seventh in the standings and will look to get on a roll as they hit the road to play Queen’s on Saturday afternoon and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology on Sunday afternoon.

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Defenceman Elora Brenneman (#10) takes a shot on goal during the Think Pink weekend. The Warriors were down a goal against Western going into the third and exploded with 4 unanswered goals.

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Imprint, Friday, December 4, 2009

Crossword

Sudoku

HOLIDAY SPIRIT By Alex Inayeh

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Across 1. One of The Big Three 4. Resort 7. “Que ___” 11. Morse message 14. Grope 17. Sarah Palin 19. Proper 20. Remains of 42-Down 21. Ten 22. There are eight of these at Christmas 24. She dances by the sand 25. Duelling weapon 26. Toilet paper feature 27. Glowered 28. Jamie from M*A*S*H 29. Something Wayne and

Kim share 30. Burger meat alternative 31. Evoke 33. Transnational Institute 34. Double this for a dance 37. There are two of these at Christmas 40. Crazy singing lady 41. God of the North Wind 43. Six tennis games 44. Dime 45. Berry prefix 46. Arose 48. Double helix 50. Lipid 51. Comes vanilla flavoured 54. Make darker 56. One of The Big Three 58. Outfit 59. NTSC alternative 60. Confronts 63. Rail company 65. Autistic genius 67. Email file extension 68. Last line of a song 73. Web address 74. Invisible 75. Opposite of OR 76. Illegal fire 77. Zilch 78. Guitar Hero button 79. Summer in Paris 81. Two make a diameter

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97. Moses’ mountain 99. Not broadcasting 100. “Cool dude!” 101. Gold rush exclamation 102. Aslan’s land 105. Infuse 110. Virginia Abstinence Education Initiative 111. Russian secret agents 112. Ontario capital 113. Fleur-de-lis 114. Dutch cheese 115. Machine part 117. Chop 118. Le et la 119. Weekly show on 1-Across

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Dear person dancing to “Party in the USA”, If you’re going to dress like a gangster, turn your music down so we can’t hear what you’re listening to, because you are ruining your rep, yo.

- Your very concerned classmates

To the boy with the semi-pony tail, “Why wouldn’t I??” Siobhan Pereira

I see you everywhere and it makes me smile. I think you’re gorgeous.

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“The apartment’s a war zone.” Graham Schofield 4B Arts

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- Waiting to be ambushed by you

To the lady in blue,

“I don’t want to be the host.” Scott Lepold 3B Environment & Business

I no longer frequent the CIF gym to stay fit, I go to see you. I really enjoy peeking at you as you work out, but I’m getting tired of just peeking... you can touch me.

“I would!”

Reza Arshad

Dear Bingo Girl,

- The man in red

4A Biomedical Science

My love for you is like diarrhea. I just can’t hold it in. “I would feel uncomfortable.”

- Your super love, Sparkie~

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