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Acclaimed VP Education Nick Soave discusses his experience, the elections, and his plans for UW Adrienne Raw news editor
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hen UW undergraduate students went to the polls on February 9, one position on the Feds executive was already filled. Nick Soave, a member of Team Yellow, was the only nominee for the position of VP Education when nominations closed. In his new role as VP Education, Soave’s responsibilities are to help students with academic and co-op issues, lobby the university administration and staff to improve academic services on campus, and lobby city, provincial, and federal governments to promote studentfriendly policy. Soave’s experience is well-suited for his new position on the Feds executive. His resumé includes experience as the vice president for the Environment Students Society (ESS), a representative for the Faculty of Environment on the Students’ Council, a member of the Education Advisory Committee, a delegate to the General Assembly of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, and the Government Affairs Commissioner for Feds. Soave’s previous experience is one of the reasons he decided to run for the position. “I felt like I was the right person to represent all undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo on their educational issues,” he said. “I have the experience, and I just love working for students,” he said. Soave is the only acclaimed candidate on the Feds executive this year, though several Students’ Council and Senate representatives have also been acclaimed. Soave’s feelings about being acclaimed to his position are mixed. “I’m really excited about the position,” he explained, “but I’m disappointed that I couldn’t run a campaign to educate students.” Running a campaign would have given Soave the opportunity to inform students about a number of educational issues Feds addresses on their behalf. Soave is also disappointed that he couldn’t support his teammates on Team Yellow. Despite his disappointment, Soave said, “I’m very excited for next year. It’s going to be a great year.”
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I’m disappointed that couldn’t run a campaign educate students.
There are a number of issues Soave wants to address in the upcoming year. His top four issues are 1. Diversification of co-op jobs
Soave wants to expand co-op opportunities for students, including more opportunities in both the public and private sector, and more opportunities in locations outside of the GTA, outside of Ontario, and outside of Canada. 2. Lobbying the governments
“The VP Education can never ignore lobbying. We need to constantly be on our MPs and our MPPs,” Soave said. Soave added that it’s important for student advocates to lobby municipal, provincial, and federal governments to address issues, such as fair tuition, on behalf of students. The two issues Soave wants to address most are updating the formula for granting OSAP funding and maintaining the Ontario Student Opportunities Grant. Soave also hopes his efforts will sustain a student-friendly environment in the wake of the expiration of the government’s “Reaching Higher” plan. He wants to make sure that the ideas of students are brought to the attention of the government. “We have great ideas,” Soave said. “It’s just making sure that the MPs know what the ideas are and that they get put in place.” 3. Formalized training for TAs
Soave believes that it’s important to develop a formalized training program for TAs that focuses on teaching and communication skills. “Sometimes there’s a barrier with teaching skills,” Soave said, “[In] getting that information from that really brilliant [TA] to students who need the knowledge.” 4. Expresso Book Machine
Soave intends to investigate the potential uses and benefits of the bookstore’s new print-on-demand Expresso Book Machine. To address these issues, Soave said it was essential to involve all the stakeholders, which include Co-operative Education and Career Services, Retail Services, and I the faculty deans. “Essentially, it comes down to us doing hard work and makto ing sure that we’re maintaining the constructive relationships we have with the administration,” Soave said.
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Through all his efforts, Soave intends to work towards what’s best for students. “Knowing that I’m able to work for students and make their life here at UW, in an educational sense, better will really be the best thing,” Soave said about his upcoming term as VP Education. araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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interviewing the acclaimed SENATE Which one issue is the most pressing for Feds? Why?
After discussing academic issues with current science students, one of the most pressing issues is the student-to-faculty ratio. The current ratio is 27:1, which is far above the sixth decade goal of 20. This high ratio has led to a less engaging learning environment, with evaluations based solely on multiple choice tests. Students are looking for a more interactive learning atmosphere with a deeper understanding of the material, and this isn’t possible with the large class sizes currently seen in the faculty of science. How will Feds be better a year from now with you in this position?
Jonathan
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I strongly believe that every student should be aware of the academic decisions being made at the senate level. By communicating with students through the many clubs and societies on campus, meeting with students, and engaging in everyday conversation, I hope to convey the importance of each individual’s input in senate decisions. I also plan to take advantage of social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to better reach students and gather their opinions. It is important for students to realize that they have an impact on the academic decisions made by the university.
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Ethan Oblak
STUDENTS’ COUNCIL Which one issue is the most pressing for Feds? Why?
From my first year experience here, I noticed that Waterloo lacks a central listing of ongoing volunteer positions. There are many events that happen throughout the year, but students may not know about them. I came from the University of Calgary in Alberta, and two years ago they started an online tool called Co-Curricular Record. This program lists and officially recognizes all volunteer opportunities on campus in one website. I feel it’s important to provide resources like this to enable students to build on their experiences to the fullest.
Steven
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How will Feds be better a year from now with you in this position?
I’m a strong advocate for student leadership and I want to strive to maintain communication between the faculty of optometry and the campus. Sometimes it’s tough to stay connected, since we’re away from central campus and the majority of our students come from undergraduate institutes across Canada. I want to make sure my faculty is represented and take action in improving our program.
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Which one issue is the most pressing for Feds? Why?
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One of the most pressing issues for Feds is improving the connection and collaboration with the student body to make the organization more relevant for more students to create a more bottom-up approach to governance. For those that get involved with the clubs, services, and governance sides of Feds, there is likely an existing connection. New connections need to be made for students that are not involved. Many students don’t know or don’t care about the going-ons of the organization. This is evident in the low voters turnout year after year. By making students feel like they have a stake in the organization, they will participate in elections, town halls, and likely communicate to the councilors and the executive the major concerns of the moment. This creates a more bottomup approach to governance rather than top-down where the issues students care about may not be addressed. How will Feds be better a year from now with you in your position?
As a current councilor and the acclaimed candidate for one of the environment seats on council, I am looking forward to another year representing environment students. With my years of experience within Feds as an employee of its businesses, a councilor, and volunteering for its Orientation week and special events, I bring experience to council. With my ongoing work with Feds, I will continue to be a voice for environment students and the issues that concern them the most, including making Feds more environmentally sustainable and ensuring Feds increases its pressure on the university administration to listen to student concerns about its environmental image.
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In Fond Memory...
effrey Aho passed away in Waterloo, Ontario on February 4, 2010 at the age of 23. He was the much loved son of Brian and Linda Aho, and the brother of Mark Aho. He is greatly missed by his family and numerous friends. Jeff was a graduate of Gorham and Ware Public School and Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, in Thunder Bay. He was an Ontario Scholar, receiving many awards, bursaries, and scholarships upon graduation from high school. He proudly achieved the Chief Scout Award in his youth. Jeffrey loved music, and played trumpet for the PACI band, the Thunder Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Thunder Bay City Band. Jeff was attending the University of Waterloo, majoring in Mechatronics Engineering with a minor in Political Science. In addition to this rigorous academic schedule, however, Jeff was most widely known at UW for his extensive extracurricular activities. From contributing articles to Imprint, to participating in the UW Robotics Team, to representing UW at the Ontario Engineering Competition debates, Jeff touched many through his involvements. Within Feds, he sat on the Board of Directors, Students’ Council and numerous committees including the Governance Review Committee, By-laws Policies and Procedures Committee and the Election Committee. He was also appointed by the President of FEDS to sit on the University’s Student Services Advisory Committee. He was an active student councilor for multiple years, seeking to get engineering students more engaged in campus issues. He took on significant leadership roles with the Sigma Chi fraternity and, despite his involvements in campus-wide student politics, still contributed to the Engineering Society by running the Genius Bowl four times. Throughout these commitments, Jeff applied himself creatively, industriously, and passionately. Even in the face of heated opposition and legal threats, he held his ground for the two referenda regarding CKMS/Sound-FM, and his sharp satirical wit was most recently on display through the tweets of @fakefedspres. While one may not have always agreed with his perspective, it would often prove perilous to underestimate the fierce intellect he wielded. A short celebration of Jeff ’s life took place on February 8th at South Campus Hall. Jeff ’s influence reached far and wide across campus; this was reflected in the hundreds of family, friends, fellow student politicians, and faculty who were present to celebrate his life and contributions. His closest friends and associates spoke movingly of his selfless generosity, his refined tastes, and his magnanimous disposition. Jeffrey Aho truly did impact and bless the lives of many. Donations to the Canadian Mental Health Association or the Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.erbgood.com or www.harbourviewfuneral.ca.
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University of Windsor faces multiple peeping Tom incidents
Windsor’s Electra Hall residence experienced its third peeping Tom incident since last November on Friday, January 29. Shockingly, the residents were not made aware of the incidents until the third took place. Almost nothing is known about the identity of the perpetrator except that he is a male. The university is not even sure that it has been the same person each time. The first two victims believe it was a “coloured individual” from the brief glances they caught. The third victim could not get a good enough look to be sure. The residence washrooms are outfitted with two curtains, the first blocking the changing area, the second blocking the individual shower stalls. Unlike the first two incidents, this time the perpetrator approached the second shower curtain. A Campus Police officer has been hired to stay in the building until locks are placed on every hallway door of the residence. Currently, the locks are only being installed in the Electra Hall residence. Brock students worry about their privacy
Sometime prior to January 28, student information was accidentally leaked onto a publicly accessible Brock website. A library employee uploaded the file containing information such as names, student numbers, phone numbers, mailing and email addresses. The school was notified and the information was deleted after a student found his information in a Google search and alerted the school. The issue was addressed on February 3. Later that same week
an unusual email was sent out to students from an academic advisor. The email contained at least 300 student numbers. A follow-up message was sent, asking that all recipients delete the original message as it was “sent to [them] in error.” Naturally, these two incidents have stirred up the student body. In order to prevent future incidents, the university has asked Deloitte, a leading audit firm and management consultant, to review how Brock handles information. York campus kiosk underpays student employees
The York University student newspaper, Excalibur, received a news tip about a York Lanes retailer paying its employees less than Ontario’s minimum wage. To discover the truth, Excalibur sent an undercover reporter to work in the Baba Ji Jewellery kiosk at York Lanes. At the end of an eight hour-shift, the reporter was paid only $60 in cash. The kiosk supervisor, Priya, who would not provide her last name, said that she could not afford to pay employees minimum wage. She commented that she knew she was breaking the law, but had not forced the reporter to work for her. Priya also made a comment about feeling victimized by being placed in this “horrible” situation. It is thought that the Baba Ji Jewellery kiosk is not the only kiosk at York Lanes underpaying its employees. The kiosks may also be targeting international students, as these students may not be aware of the services which are available to them. Minimum wage is currently $9.50 per hour. Anyone being paid less should contact the Ontario Ministry of Labour. — With files from The Lance, The Brock Press, and Excalibur
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Fatal Afghan Avalanches
On Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9, massive avalanches covered over two miles of the Salang Pass highway in Afghanistan, injuring 400 people and killing over 60. Afghan and coalition forces were able to evacuate the injured and transport them to the Bagram Airbase and nearby hospitals for medical attention. With the assistance of NATO and the Afghan National Army, approximately 2,500 uninjured people have been rescued from snow-blocked cars and buses, while food packages are being delivered to those individuals that remain stuck. Approximately 1.5 miles of the highway, linking Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan to northern Afghanistan has been cleared while another mile still requires snow removal. According to the New York Times, President Karzai has stated they are trying to “use all possible means to get the roads unblocked and rescue those trapped and stranded in the heavy snow.” The “Let’s Move” Campaign
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. have tripled in the past three decades. According to New York Times, the risk for Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure are only two among the many heart related issues children may face in the future. Michelle Obama has recently initiated the “Let’s Move” campaign directed at tackling childhood obesity in the U.S. Parents, teachers, physicians, coaches, and kids are encouraged to participate in this program and a website (letsmove.org) has been
created highlighting healthy food choices, the importance of physical activity, and finding healthy and affordable foods. Healthier food choices in school cafeterias, decreased salt, sugar, and fat content in school meals, and increased physical activity are among the many initiatives that will be implemented over the next several years. In addition to this, President Obama signed a memorandum on Tuesday to create a federal task force targeting the issue of child obesity. “This isn’t like putting a man on the moon or inventing the internet. It doesn’t take a stroke of genius or a feat of technology. We have everything we need right now to help our kids lead healthy lives,’’ Mrs. Obama announced to an audience in the White House. Is your Toyota on the recall list?
Toyota is planning on recalling over 150,000 of its 2010 flagship Prius hybrids, Sai, and Lexus HS250h sedans worldwide to fix a problem in the braking system. Toyota has claimed the brakes will “falter for a split second” on icy roads and this is the result of a software issue. According to The Star, the problem may be related to four crashes with two minor injuries, although investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is still underway. Last week, Toyota has had two press conferences apologizing for these problems and ensuring the public that they take safety concerns seriously. According to CNN News, Toyota officials estimate a potential loss of up to $2 billion and over 100,000 vehicle sales. — With files from ABC News, CNN, New York Times, Toronto Sun and The Star
In the February 5 issue of Imprint, the names of Students’ Council Faculty of Mathematics candidate Ian Kasper and Feds Presidential candidate Jesse van Amerom were misspelled. We apologize for the errors.
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Feds bid farewell What one accomplishment or initiative did you undertake as president this past year that you are most proud of?
This past year I am proud of the long range planning Feds has undertaken and made a priority. As president, I helped lead the development and execution of this process which will identify our strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement organizationally to better serve students. Keys to the success of this initiative depend on student consultation and a strong procedural foundation for its continued sustainability.
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What one issue did you wish you could have addressed in the last year that you didn’t get a chance to?
One initiative I believe Feds should make a service is a campus-
wide exam bank. We made some progress at the beginning of the term but have not had the resources to develop the management framework necessary. This year other projects like the Health Services expansion and the upcoming launch of Feds. ca took priority.
Your advice for the next Feds
One piece of advice that I have for the next Feds President is “read.” Read as much as you can, from as many places as you can, every chance you get. Our campus and community are making profound changes as we speak! Being president means knowing about what students are thinking, what they are accomplishing, and what challenges they are facing every day. The more you know, the faster you will be able to act, connect, and represent undergraduate students at UW.
As the results of the recent election are announced, the current Feds executive reflects on their past year in office. The current executive will remain in office until the end of April, and the new executive will take office at the beginning of May.
What one accomplishment or initiative did you undertake as VPAF this past year that you are most proud of?
The accomplishment I am probably the most proud of is setting the direction that the Bombshelter needed to change and starting the process of a strategic plan for the business. We are quantitatively gathering results of the process and the business is improving and I’m proud to say I played a part in starting that process. Now to be fair, I’d also like to give a shout out to the management team of the Bomber for helping the process move forward. What one issue did you wish you could have addressed in the last year that you didn’t get a chance to?
What one accomplishment or initiative did you undertake as VPIN this past year that you are most proud of?
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COOK VP Internal
The initiative I am most proud of is improving the volunteer appreciation we do in the clubs and services department. My portfolio would barely exist without students volunteering countless hours providing services to students and doing things they love. We have entrenched the volunteer appreciation night event for the clubs and services, which has happened every term. I pushed for more funding and resources for the service coordinators to honour their volunteers. Many of the services have greater volunteer bases than ever before. It’s mostly the great work of the service coordinators, but I think being properly recognized and being able to take some fun time out improves volunteer retention in our services. Service coordinators play a vital role in keeping their service running so we honour them with a fun dinner out, so they can interact with each other and talk about best practices and ideas for collaboration. We also honour service coordinators with an honourarium if they complete their end of term report. This has improved succession planning and increased the amount of end of
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What one issue did you wish you could have addressed in the last year that you didn’t get a chance to?
One issue I would have liked to spend more time on is the state of mental health and counseling services on campus. I have heard many complaints about the wait times to get into counseling services, and others have complained that the suicide prevention training is not what it should be. I believe these are critical services to provide students on campus. I wish I would have had more time to advocate for better mental health services beyond the Student Services Advisory Committee and Suicide Prevention Committee levels. Your advice for the next Feds
My advice to the next VP Internal is to take each day as it comes. My portfolio is generally dealing with a lot of conflict and issues that spring up unexpectedly. You have to make sure you are even tempered and don’t let it get to you. Be meticulous with your records because you are so busy it can creep up on you. It’s important you are organized with the amount of money you are responsible for.
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The general office review is one that I was really hoping to finish up before I ended my term of office. I plan on getting as much of this done as I can but unfortunately my successor will need to finish what I didn’t get done. My original plan was to do this project in the winter term. Unfortunately, I was unable to because the organization required that I serve as the Chief Electoral Officer as well as the president during the campaign and polling period which are two full time jobs themselves. Your advice for the next Feds
My advice for the next VPAF of Feds would be to be consultative with the full time staff and student groups before making decisions. I’d also advise them to remember what resources
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What one accomplishment or initiative did you undertake as VPED this past year that you are most proud of?
I think overall I am most proud of the balance I have found between internal and external priorities. While I am often cited in the Federation for external work (writing of governance documents for CASA and OUSA, being the secretary and VP Admin for each of them, and a number of important provincial meetings I have been a part of, including presenting in front of the house finance committee). I have also had the pleasure of taking on student issues like protecting a students ability to leave co-op, starting the fight to protect students against unfair fees in courses, and working with the Feds event team to create Colour Me Educated. What one issue did you wish you could have addressed in the last year that you didn’t get a chance to?
The one project I wish would have been completed this year is the Academic Materials best practices campaign. This campaign, which will hopefully be launched over the spring term, focuses on encouraging faculty members to use academic materials that best suit the needs of students without unnecessary costs.
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Advice for UW’s unchanging demographic
hen I was in first year, I read a letter to the editor in Imprint lamenting the plight of the “nice guys.” The letter, written by a third-year student and published on January 24, 2003 read, “I would argue that ‘commitment-phobia’ is not solely a male phenomenon, but a level of maturity, or lack thereof, which applies to both genders. Perhaps, in the case of women, if they would choose not to chase ‘players’ but those of us who are less sociallyapt, women would find more men interested in committed relationship. This, however, will of course not happen.” The letter continued, “Men in my position, who are caring, honest, and intelligent, yet aren’t as socially-gifted as many men afraid of commitment are seen as ‘nice guys’ or ‘just friends.’ This, in spite of our qualities towards committed relationships. Well, I can but try. So ladies, if you are looking for an honest, caring and intelligent man who is not afraid of commitment, give me a shout at [email redacted].” Since that letter has been published, I’ve gotten older, but university students have stayed the same age. (Actually, you’ve all gotten younger. Thank you, double cohort.) Through various channels, I keep hearing the same sorts of stories as described above. Stories of nerdy, lonely university boys unsuccessfully chasing girls — it seems common at UW. This editorial is dedicated to you. I apologize for my male, heteronormative focus here. I am simply writing what I know. But, though my editorial is directed at geeky, slightly socially awkward men who are interested in women, I hope there’s a universal lesson or two in here. Despite being dedicated to you, lonely nerd boys, I will not tell you
how to become unsingle. I can’t. That is something so personal you can only figure it out for yourself. Instead, I will give you a few things to think about. Answer this question: Why do you want a relationship?
This campus is full of young men who want a girlfriend — but they don’t know why. Okay, I get it, you’re horny — but that is insufficient. If you just wanted to get off, go hook up at a sketchy nightclub. But you won’t do that. There has to be a reason why you want to date the person you’re interested in, and it can’t be just because you think they’re hot. Advice: Don’t “be friends” with somebody just because you want to sleep with them.
This issue is at the root of the “nice guy” complaint. The common perception is that women like to date jerks — even though in my experience, that complaint is ill-founded. (Women just like to date interesting people. Who doesn’t want to date an interesting person?) But even so, the stereotypical “nice guy” will complain that they put in all this time being nice to the girl they’re interested in, only to see them run off with someone else. A common response to this complaint is, “You never actually told them you were interested, did you?” This response is valid. No girl can either accept or reject a man unless she knows he’s interested. Furthermore, there are some who see becoming friends with someone under false pretenses as disgusting. I am forced to agree — mostly. However, I’m not saying you can’t become friends with someone you’re interested in dating. But (to reemphasize the point in bold above), don’t be friends with somebody just because you want to sleep with them.
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Personal confession: I was friends with most of the girls I was interested in dating. But the difference was the “just because” clause didn’t apply. I am still friends with most of them because our interactions were built around personality compatibilities and common interests, not one-sided interests. Here’s a litmus test: think about that girl you’re spending “friends” time with but are secretly interested in. If she were to spurn you tomorrow and start dating someone else, would you consider your time together a waste? The answer should be “no.” If the answer is yes you’re lying to her, which is bad considering the next point. Remember that women are people too.
This is the most important thing I have to say, and perhaps the most far reaching. I can’t even begin to describe the subtleties here. Don’t treat women like objects. This is more subtle than it first appears. I almost wrote “I will not tell you how to get girls” instead of “I will not tell you how to become unsingle.” But one cannot “get girls.” At least, not if you’re interested in an actual relationship. The “women are people” thought must permeate your entire mindset. If you think they’re there to be acquired, or conquered, you’re doomed. Healthy relationships are not built on conquest. By the same token, don’t put women on a pedestal. They’re not idols. Healthy relationships are built
on mutual respect, and respect does not grow out of grovelling. And by extension of “women are people,” women have free will. They may reject you. They may tell you to leave them alone. You have to respect this. It’s a simple truth. Women are people, with likes and dislikes, friends and interests, strengths and flaws. Never forget this. Answer these questions: what do you want, and what do you have to offer?
I was asked these two questions a long time ago, and to be honest, it took me years to find the answers for myself. But it is possible to answer these questions — and you must. I’ve already said that there has to be a reason you want to date somebody, and that ties into the “what do you want.” But at the same time, there has to be a reason why someone wants to spend time with you, would value your company above the company of others. You need to figure out what these are. Though I see and hear the inexperienced nerdy boys on campus most often, this is really advice for anybody looking for a stable relationship, rather than lonely lusting or unfulfilling flings. I apologize for making such broad statements this week with very few specifics, but these are all big concepts rife with subtleties. Think on this a while. I hope this helps someone out there. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Don’t expect the world from Feds
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If she were to spurn you tomorrow and start dating someone else, would you consider your time together a waste? The answer should be “no.”
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y the time this column is printed, the outcome of the Feds election will have been decided. There will be an entirely new group of concerned students representing our concerns and interests to the university administration, who will bring about sweeping changes that will forever transform the school we attend. So much so that it will enter into the annals of history alongside Oxford, the Sorbonne, and Cornell. Perhaps not. And yet, one could be forgiven for this optimism in light of the platforms that have been on display throughout this week. One candidate promised to “save all the green space on campus,” while another has promised that he will be able to keep tuition fee hikes “fair, manageable, and predictable.” One is tempted to ask how these candidates will actually go about these things, if elected, but that’s beside the point. What is important, essentially, is that these expectations are fundamentally unrealistic, and as long as students are encouraged to expect the world of their representation they will continue to be disillusioned when their heroes fall short. Promising the world in an election campaign, especially for an office that wields such comically little power as those elected this week, is hurtful to the civic life of the school.
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Certainly, we should be pressing to save green space where reasonable, but we also can’t pretend that no new residences will ever need to be built on main campus, or that a new proposed student services complex (mentioned in the same group’s platform) will necessarily occupy at least some current green space. We should obviously be demanding that our tuition remain reasonable, but we can’t pretend that the university’s finances are in anything close to good shape (we have a campus in Dubai, for one) or that we ultimately get any say in the matter aside from voting for our MPPs. There is a difference between working towards something and promising it. This difference is important. When you work towards something, you pay attention to the process. You gain small victories along the way, and those victories encourage you to continue on your path. You gain experience and influence, and draw people into your cause. Even if your goal fails to materialize, the process is a positive one by which you hopefully grow as a person and take that growth with you into future battles. When you promise something, however, the importance of the process of obtaining it is lost. If something is promised, anything aside from
the acquisition of exactly that thing becomes a failure. So what if you found that the task was too big to carry off during your term but made good progress, or found a different solution worthy of exploration, or simply ran into a wall not of your making; You broke a promise. It would be nice if for a politician, even a student politician, breaking a promise were a rare and notable event. In reality, we have been duped, evaded, and spoken down to so many times that we can’t even take it personally anymore. There is only one way to reverse this trend. If we are going to demand honesty out of our politicians, we first need to be honest about our expectations. Does anyone really think that student government is going to be able to control tuition?Absolutely not, and yet, we are being promised that it’s possible. Let’s try and put this out of our minds, and have realistic expectations of our elected officials. We know that their power is limited, their time in office is short, and their say is very small in the grand scheme of the university’s administration. However, if we keep this in mind, and expect nothing more of our elected officials than honesty, integrity, and respect for the interests of all undergraduate students, maybe they don’t have to disappoint us.
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he iPad, due to be released within the coming months, was used as the main topic of a keynote presentation that Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, held on January 27. The Apple iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds, measuring 9.56 inches long by 7.47 wide; the entire computer is only a half an inch thick. It costs between $499 and $829, meaning that you could pay for three netbooks or two small laptops for the same price as one iPad. The iPad has a 1 GHz custommade low-power processor that can supposedly last up to 10 hours on a 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium polymer battery (I will be surprised if it lasts more than six hours on average), meaning that you can surf the web, watch videos, and listen to your favourite music during those long days in class when all you want to do is mess around. The iPad has a 16, 32 or 64GB flash drive built in, as well as a wireless card that, if you pay extra, has a GPS and a 3 G system that can connect almost anywhere in the world. It also has support for 1024 by 768 pixels, supporting high quality (but not high-definition) video up to 720 pixels for .m4v, .mp4, or .mov file formats. It operates at between 0 to 35 degrees Celsius, meaning that
this computer will at the very most warm your legs, should you decide to be compressing or editing some large movie file at maximum performance. That’s it for my introduction. It should be said that this is basically a larger version of the iPod Touch and the iPhone that were both released in the past years. Since Apple can’t seem to innovate anything new, why not just squeeze money out of the old by stretching the “truth” a little bit? That seems to be the case with the new iPad, especially since it has a hard drive of the same capacity as an iPod. The device is used for almost identically similar tasks such as listening to music, watching videos, surfing the web, or just simple e-mail browsing. You could literally just spend 100 dollars less to buy a smaller version of the iPad (the iPod touch, anyone?) to do the exact same things! Sure, it’s a great new technology, but even my roommate, who is a huge Apple fan, thinks that the iPad is completely overpriced and that the idea itself is irrelevant and stupid. I used to be an Apple fan, way before they made their Macs and iMacs and iPods cost much more than the standard market value for a computer or an mp3 player. I was okay with them charging more, for a little while. Apple had a better system: they had made better advances in technology and, I had to give it
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to them, they really knew how to make a 4 GB flash drive smaller than your thumb. This iPad, though, has made me completely lose faith in the innovation of Apple. This kind of long-lasting faith does not regenerate like Pac-Man does when you feed the arcade machine more quarters. An announcement such as the coming release of the iPad is one of those things that make you want to sit down, ground yourself from the dizziness of the world, and stick your face in your palms, crying softly to yourself and wishing everything went away. When it came to trying to accept it, I really tried to grasp the idea of the “innovation” Jobs was trying to sell. I tried to say, “Hey, look, Steve Jobs is doing something new!” This is one of those that I refused to acknowledge as an Apple “accomplishment.” Yes, it is a new release by Apple, but it is by no means worth buying or even worth looking at. If you want a tablet, spend the extra cash and get a decent one that has a flip-top monitor and an actual keyboard. If you want a laptop, go buy a laptop; spending your money on (essentially) a giant iPod is not something you want to tell your friends when you go home for reading week. If you want to buy an iPad, one that actually fits your pocket when you go out on your morning jogs, then go buy an iPod.
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Prevention over precription Why are we a student body of taking action “after the fact,” instead of taking a proactive approach, when it comes to helping others?
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ow many of you reading this article right now have been approached by a charity and asked for a donation? It’s fairly reasonable to say that nearly everyone has. Sure, it feels nice inside to know that somewhere out there, your money has benefited someone in need. Let’s be honest though, sometimes in the back of your mind you know that you could have spent that money on something else. Guilty? Admit it, because I know I’ve been there. But hey, that’s OK because it’s normal, especially for students like me with way too many things to pay off like tuition, rent, the bank loan from last year’s outrageously expensive flowers, and presents my ex-girlfriend “claims” I didn’t need to waste my money on for Valentines Day, but as the ladies know, that’s totally a lie. On a serious note, despite what I mentioned, UW students have shown their generosity as thousands of dollars have been pooled for humanitarian aid after the terrible tragedy that struck Haiti. Without a doubt and with pride, I can honestly say that I believe UW students have the capacity in our hearts, and our wallets, to continue the reputation as Canadians to extend a helping hand to those in need. That being said, let`s not stop here. Even though the disaster in Haiti is in the international spotlight right now, it is important to realize that there are millions of people around the world still living in the most impoverished
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conditions. When the media has exhausted all there is to talk about, when the people have put what has happened in Haiti in the back of their minds, the spotlight will dim and this incident will just be yet another mark in the long history of natural disasters. The point is: even had the earthquake not struck, did you know Haiti was a country of approximately 9 million people with 80 per cent of them living in poverty? Even in Canada, homelessness is still a big issue. Why are we a student body of taking action “after the fact,” instead of taking a proactive approach when it comes to helping others? We know that preventative aid, not prescriptive, is far more effective in breaking the poverty cycle. Let’s put theory into action. Local charities around the community and numerous student groups around campus are continually running charitable fundraising events throughout the year and sometimes they go unsupported and unnoticed. Let’s turn the spotlight back on for all those in need, not just the ones the media picks to showcase. Donate your money if you can afford it. Give your time to volunteer. Support and encourage your fellow students to do the same. There are so many student groups out there that have gone out of their way to give you the opportunity to do just that. Will it take all your friends telling you that they donated just to guilt you into doing the same? If that’s what it takes, let me be the first in line. Just make sure you follow close behind me.
Correction In the February 5 issue of Imprint, the editorial “Anti-intellectual video shown in an institute of learning” was incorrectly attributed to Sajjad Kamal. The editorial was actually authored collectively by the Islam Awareness Week committee of the UW Muslim Students’ Association. Imprint apologizes for the error.
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It’s that time of the year, when the red balloons, red streamers, red gift bags, and red candy boxes come out. The entire city seems like it’s been a victim of a paint ball fight. But is all this façade necessary? No. Why is it that most of us follow the societal norm of celebrating the love for our partners/ love interest on the 14th of February? We do not need a specific day for it. If you love someone, why not tell them that with the 12 longed stemmed roses, and a heart-shaped box of Swiss chocolates on some other day? Would it mean any less then? Why is that we feel so pressured to give into norms, that we are scared to look outside the box? It’s true that most of us will feel embarrassed if we told our friends that our girl/ boyfriend did not bring us anything on Valentine’s Day, nor did they plan anything special. If it is real love, isn’t it strong enough to stand these frivolous tests that don’t really matter? The day that used to signify a deep committed love for another being has now been commercialized to 10 for $1.25 cards found in your local dollar stores. Sweet, fresh roses have been replaced by sheets of plastic dyed
red and turned into flowers made in China. Real love is replaced for short term love that is considered a real achievement if it crosses the three month mark. If this is what Valentine’s Day has been reduced to, then why bother to celebrate? Most of us don’t even bother to think about it anymore, all we know is that February 14th, soft dark chocolates, oversized cheerful cards, cuddly soft teddy bears, fancy candle light dinners, and a pack of strawberry flavoured condoms. More or less it has become a day of exchanging materialistic things. If your gift does not stand up to your partner’s expectations, you might be considered cheap or the levels of your love and commitment might be doubted. Some guys might feel that the day is too feminine and would be turned off, just by looking at all the stuff they consider too girly. Sometimes, if the right gift is not selected, your intentions may be misinterpreted. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that emphasizes the inadequacies of people’s relations, especially if you’re one of those couples who are at the start or the in between stages of dating. Things can get awkward if one partner wants to celebrate while the other wants to slow down.
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Bottom line is, if you really love someone, don’t wait for a day like Valentine’s to show it. Make your love feel truly special by telling them how much you like them at any random time.
Imagine if Valentines Day did not exist. Would you not tell your significant other that you loved them. Will such a trivial thing stop you? The bottom line is, if you really love someone, don’t wait for a day like Valentine’s to show it. Make your love feel truly special by telling them how much you like them at any random time. If roses and candies are your thing, do them on other days. Don’t give into the commercial aspect of it because, all the big companies want is to make money off your ‘love/like’ for someone. And honestly, as students we are better off without it. Full disclosure: Komal R. Lakhani is also a member of Imprint staff.
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Single and ready to mingle Things for singles to do during Valentine’s Day
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ebruary 14 may call to the chirping hearts of many lovers, but really it is just any other day for the lone, unpaired pigeons— it may even be sadly nostalgic. Now, what to do, on this particular day when you are freshly single? Of course, knowing that your celibacy/bachelorhood will not perdure, the following pointers aim to provisionally lighten up your “any other day” paled only by the candy-hearted mediatization (and this not the fox-who-does-not-get-grapes-thinks-grapes-are-sour mentality.): 1. Send out a secret candy gram (via SLC) to your crush. 2. Swoon over a trilogy of romantic classics: “Roman Holiday”, “The Adventures of Amelie Poulin” and “Gone with the Wind” (or a recently out Hollywood replica of Amelie Poulin, 500 Days of Summer, of course not equally well contrived but cute.) 3. If you are seeking another sort of thrill, a suspenseful trilogy of Alfred Hitchcock: “Psycho”, “Spellbound” (very romantic), and “The Birds” (an omen). Not even love gives you this kind of unease. 4. Have a box of chocolates to yourself instead of sharing (Regardless of the consequences). 5. The same above, for a carton of soy-milk based ice cream. 6. Go have a sweaty workout to reinstate your covetous self. 7. Go out and exchange googly eyes. 8. Play the super cute game Little Big Planet. 9. Go to a social setting where romantic intentions do not have to be insinuated. Why all the work of covering up and foreplay of small talk? 10. A worldwide prescribed Valentine’s Day yummylicious cocktail for the singles: ½ Baileys + 3 tablespoons of plum wine will give a tangy while creamy orgasm. 11. Perhaps it’s time to put your room-ventilating plant (spider plant and such) in another corner of the room, in respect to the science of feng shui. This time around, make it romance orientated: northsouth corner of the room if your room’s length is greater than its width; right in the center if it’s a square. 12. Lest we forget, February 14 is not the day to dig up old woes. Bathe and relax your tender-hearted souls.
Reading week blues?
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Things to do in Waterloo during reading week Divyesh Mistry reporter
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nights you can have later on in the semester and the stress that you’ll miss out on.
eading week, a break in the middle of the winter term, comes next week. I’m sure many people have already made plans to go home or to go and travel abroad, presumably somewhere sunny. But for those of us who are either stuck here in Waterloo or don’t feel like going home, Reading Week can seem like a long expanse of time filled with nothingness and boredom, as there is simply nothing to do. That’s where people’s assumptions can go wrong. There’s oodles of fun that student can have during Reading Week without leaving Waterloo. Of course, there are also things people should do as well. There are seven essential things one can do during Reading Week that one might never do otherwise.
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1. Sleep.
5. Shopping.
Sleep in as long as you want! Catch up on missed sleep from having to do that overnight assignment.
There are three decent malls in the region: Conestoga Mall, Fairview Park Mall, and if you’re willing to go out of your way, the Cambridge Centre Mall, all of which lie on the iXpress route. Not only that, but there are also the two Farmer’s Markets in the region. St. Jacob’s is open on both Thursday and Saturday along the 21 route from Conestoga Mall, and there is the Kitchener
2. Homework.
This may seem boring, but think about it. Do all your assignments and projects in one week and think of all the free
Go to the PAC or CIF and work out in the gym. There is granted to be a lot less people working out and you’ll probably be able to get onto a cardio machine for once without waiting half an hour. Who knows? Maybe in one week, you can be fitter than the people who left. 4. Explore.
Just because you’re in Waterloo, doesn’t mean the region is completely boring. Use your Watcard and explore the region by using the buses. You can find some neat places along the way as well store you never thought existed in the region. Just make sure you know your way back home.
Market exclusively on Saturdays and along the 7 route. But just because it is Reading Week and you have nothing else to do, don’t spend everything. 6. Have fun.
Having fun can be as simple as catching up on lost video game playing time or watching a movie. The Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum has a great exhibit on right now called Our Body: The Universe Within, which is those plastinated bodies, and the admission is $20 for the entire museum, which is good for interactive fun exhibits. For something more extreme, one could possibly go to the Chicopee Ski Resort in Kitchener and do some skiing or snowboarding. However, it is pricey at around $72 for a full day’s lift ticket and ski or snowboard rental. If you’re not willing to go outside in the cold and you have a TV, you could just watch the Winter Olympics all day long and cheer on Team Canada (or other countries if you deign to). 7. Clubbing.
And finally the most obvious one, if you are of age, and that is to go to a club or bar during this week. Like going to the gym, it is possibly going to be less busy than any other time of the year. Depending on the club or bar in question, you might even be able to get in for once.
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We are moral beings eoldynski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
This [assumption] is disconcerting because it illustrates an underlying misconception that many people have, which is that non-religious people are not moral beings.
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In 2007, SOFREE founded Canadian Freethinker, a quarterly magazine that promotes Humanism and publishes essays and articles on philosophy, ethics, science, technology, news, and politics, as well as poetry and visual arts. Meidell, editor of the magazine said, “I wanted to start it because there is nothing like it in the Canadian market.” She also explained that “Atheists are perceived as very scientific and academic.” This is why she wanted to include poetry and short stories: to allow people to express themselves in a more accessible way. As a result of such initiatives, the membership of SOFREE’s Kitchener-Waterloo chapter has grown from 20-30 people in 2003 to its current membership of over 100 people. This increase in the number of people who identify as freethinkers is not only occurring on a local scale, but also on a national scale. A May 2008 poll by Canadian Press Harris-Decima found that one in four Canadians don’t believe in any god. This does not necessarily point to an increase in the number of non-believers, but it does suggest that more people aren’t afraid to identify themselves as non-believers. With more people coming out of the freethinkers’ closet, one would hope that there would be a positive correlation in society’s rising acceptance of freethinkers. But unfortunately, this is not always the case.
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A May 2008 poll by Canadian Press Harris-Decima found that one in four Canadians don’t believe in any god. This does not necessarily point to an increase in the number of non-believers, but it does suggest that more people aren’t afraid to identify themselves as nonbelievers.
Acording to Meidell’s step-daughter, who identifies as a freethinker and has been attending Camp Quest Ontario since 2005, some of her classmates associate negative stereotypes with freethinkers. She recalled an incident in which a classmate said to her, “You don’t believe in God? But you’re so smart and nice!” Meidell expressed a similar concern. Often, when people first meet her, they assume certain qualities about her. “I’m white, friendly, and caring, so they automatically think that I must be Christian,” said Meidell, “people assume that if you don’t believe in God, you don’t have any morals.” This is disconcerting because it illustrates an underlying misconception that many people have, which is that non-religious people are not moral beings.
The fact that we are moral beings is one of the important characteristics that distinguishes us from animals. Thinking that we are incapable of being moral without adhering to an indoctrinated belief system is also an incredibly bleak perspective to have of humanity. SOFREE is an important organization is because it creates a positive space in which people who do not hold widely accepted views can come together, express themselves and think openly, and build new relationships. At the same time, although SOFREE attracts like-minded people, this does not seem to lead to group-think because what brings its members together is skepticism, critical ways of seeing, and a desire to understand the world in a more rational way.
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SOFREE and began developing community outreach initiatives. A self-proclaimed “Jill-of-alltrades” with a background in marketing, publishing, customer service, and early childhood education, Meidell not only had the know-how to get more people involved in SOFREE, but she also had the passion. “It’s not that difficult to do,” she said “There’s a lot of responsibility as president, but if you love what you do—and I do, I love it—then it’s not work.” To get younger people involved in SOFREE, Meidell came up with the idea of creating Camp Quest Ontario, an annual Humanist summer camp for children, started in 2005. Camp Quest Ontario is oneweek long and includes workshops on topics such as evolution and how to debate, as well as fun children’s activities such as tie dying and crafts. “The summer camp is about more than just Humanism,” said Meidell “It’s also about learning how to think critically. It’s a combination of having fun, learning, and using common sense.” Also, in 2005, SOFREE launched Freethought TV, a multimedia venture to educate and promote Humanist culture through videos, television programs, and films. Its first large-scale project was Legacy of the Heart which was a short film about Canadian journalist and lifetime Humanist, June Callwood.
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ach week, when it comes time for me to write about a local community organizer for my column, I am continuously amazed by the vibrant and diverse spectrum of progressive activity that is happening in Kitchener-Waterloo. In industrial warehouses-turned community centres, tiny underground pubs, and even right on campus, there are dedicated, creative and passionate people working together to challenge the status quo, raise awareness about social inequalities, and promote new and critical ways of seeing. That being said, this week I had the opportunity to talk with Kathy Meidell, president of the Society of Ontario Freethinkers (SOFREE). SOFREE defines itself as a “secular fellowship of humanists, atheists, agnostics, rationalists, skeptics, and transhumanists.” In other words, it is a group of people who are brought together by their common belief in, well, not believing. From 1992 to 2004, SOFREE was known as the Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge Guelph Humanists. When Meidell got involved in 2003, she advocated for the group to increase and diversify its membership by marketing itself. “In 2003, there was no website, no logo, no posters: nothing,” said Meidell. Upon being elected president in 2004, Meidell changed the group’s name to the more inclusive, catchier
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Black history month Black History Month is held in to reflect on people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in Canada in February. The Black History Month celebrations in UW started in 2008. Top: Artifacts of African cultural heritage Lower right and lower centre: activities involving maps of various countries. Lower left: paintings from the African Canadian Communities. Bottom: discussion by prominant UW students about the problems faced by the black Community.
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Campus Bulletin UPCOMING 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. Saturday, February 13, 2010 Kitchener City Hall, Rotunda presents Culture Camp, that invites participants from the community to come share their ideas about our region. For more info contact Ingrid at 519-741-3400, ext 3383. Monday, February 15, 2010 Make the most of Family Day! The City of Waterloo has activities available all day to help you celebrate your family. For all pool and skate arena times and events info visit www.waterloo.ca or 519-8861177. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Spring Minor Sports registration at Conestoga Mall, 500 King Street, N., Waterloo, today and February 18 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. For more info www.waterloo.ca/ minorsports. Saturday, February 20, 2010 UpTown Waterloo Ice Dogs Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waterloo Public Square, UpTown Waterloo. For more info 519-885-1921. Sunday, February 21, 2010 Contemporary Canadian Large-format Photography – a lecture by Stefan Rose, at Kitchener City Hall, Conestoga Room, ground floor at 2 p.m. For more info grandconversations@live.ca. Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Learning Disabilities Association of K-W is hosting a workshop on “The
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Austin Clarke reads at St. Jerome’s University Alana Rigby reporter
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ou cannot stereotype the literature crowd. You cannot summarize the room in a glance, take in the plaid shirts and skinny jeans and know you’re in the right place, just like you’d know you made it to your favourite indie-band concert. No, the lit crowd is a regular mosaic, I learned from attending Canadian author Austin Clarke’s reading, Friday night at St Jerome’s Siegfried Hall. The crowd was both young and old, both fashion conscious and casually comfortable, inquisitively questioning and silently revering Clarke’s near-melodic recitation of his two works, The Polished Hoe and More. Their diversity is perhaps a reflection of Clarke’s equally diverse writing. It is a diversity exemplified in the novels from which he read. The first, Giller-prize winning The Polished Hoe, is set in the 1950s in his native Barbados. It is a story simultaneously poignant and chilling: it reveals, slowly, through a fully narrated confession, the life that led plantation worker Mary Mathilda Bellfeels to murder her husband with a polished hoe. The second novel, simply entitled More, jumps countries and moves the setting forward some 50 years, to present-day Toronto. The story is, in fact, set on the street where Clarke lives and “so far,” he relate to us with a good natured chuckle, “no one has come forward to sue me for libel.” It is a deeply psychological narrative related to the reader through the impassioned words of Idora Morrison, a Caribbean immigrant facing racism and perpetual terror on the streets of Toronto. The juxtaposition was jarring, not only in plot and setting but also in tone of writing — where Polished Hoe was told with an eloquent, long-winded charm, More was fast-paced, its words laced with an almost tangible tension that filled the room as Clarke read. However, the similarities between the works are really more noteworthy, and more worrying, than their differences. Clarke described Mary Mathilda’s confession as an “expiation of emotions” but the same can be said of Idora’s tale. Despite the difference in time, and the movement to a democratic, multicultural country, Idora faced the same discrimination Mathilda had faced on the plantation
where she worked. Clarke’s works emphasize the perseverance of prejudice and he is not afraid to write about the most horrid of incidents to relate this message. “Now,” he said, as he prepared to read a particularly unnerving section of More, “let me disturb you.” His writing certainly has the ability to disturb, as does the nonchalant way he related some of the atrocious events his writing deals with. He read with a deliberate slowness, sparing no details, and then, when he finished the passage of More in which Idora is sexually harassed by a police officer, he looked up with a smile and a chipper “Okay, I’m done.” He has to take this attitude towards his writing, because these are everyday events. When describing his inspiration for Mary in The Polished Hoe, Clarke describes, in explicit detail, his witnessing of a “solitary woman in the cane field, carrying her weight on her head,” as West Indies folk are wont to do. He then counters this singularly powerful image with the fact that he had “seen women like this everyday in Barbados.” He related these everyday events through the words of his protagonists, the victims of these injustices. He did it with impressive subtlety, a practised carelessness in his writing. Words that he’s meticulously crafted to appear as effortless as syllables rolling off his protagonists’ tongue, made all the more natural by the lilting West Indies “nation language” in which they are related. “Nation tongue,” are the words he uses; Clarke insisted that the “language a person speaks is sacred” and therefore does not use the term “dialect.” It was the poignant epithets like these, the purposeful delineation between dialect and nation tongue, which made Clarke’s reading a little bit profound. Like his characters, he isn’t afraid to reveal the most miniscule of details about himself — he was, in fact, at one point assaulted with a garden hose — and about his writing process. The sheer honesty, apparent both in his writing and his carefully considered speech, is the reason why his audience is so diverse. After all, anyone can appreciate a little bit of truth now and then. Austin Clarke is the first of four Canadian authors scheduled to read this term for SJU’s Reading Series. Make sure to check out the rest at www.sju.ca.
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Bonnie Billy and The Picket Line Funtown Comedown Drag City
eleased digitally and on vinyl in January 2009, Funtown Comedown by Bonnie Billy and the Picket Line is a lively album that re-energizes Americana and folk music. Bonnie Billy, formerly known as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, is also known as long-time folk musician Will Oldham. In Funtown Comedown, Oldham is accompanied by a string band. Throughout the album, songs are filled with good old bluegrass style improvisations. “Wolf Among Wolves,” is punctuated by hooting and hollering. “Idle Hands are the Devil’s Playthings,” is accompanied mostly by hand clapping. In a few songs, Oldham sings in harmony with Picket Line musician Cheyenne Mize. Oldhams’ high, crisp voice complements Mize low, rough voice beautifully. Love and mortality are recurring themes throughout the album. In the slow, rhythmic “Lay and Love,” Oldham and Mize sing: “From what I know you’re terrified / You have mistrust running through you / Your smile is hiding something hurtful / It makes me lay here and love you.” In “Hemlocks and Primroses,” the entire band joins together to sing: “Sat down on a bed of hemlocks and primroses / Gently I fell into a dream / I dreamed I saw a pretty fair maiden / Such beauty I’d never seen before.” Funtown Comedown feels raw, textured, and unrehearsed. In between each song, there is banter among the band members as well the sounds of a whistling and applauding audience. It feels as though these songs were recorded in a very special, intimate space, and in fact, they were. All of the songs were recorded live in Louisville, Kentucky where Oldham was born, at In Room One, a recording studio located in a former turnof-the-century tobacco warehouse. — Erin Oldynski
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Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect Victory
n a 2008 interview, Tommy Rogers, vocalist of Between the Buried and Me, stated that the band was going to outdo their successful fourth album Colors; and that their new material was some of the best material they’d ever written. Colors is regarded by many to be a pivotal progressive metal album. When I heard Rogers’ comments about topping the untoppable album, I was skeptical. But then the first song surfaced; Tommy Rogers was not joking. In October 2009, Between the Buried and Me unleashed The Great Misdirect, an hour long progressive metalcore epic. The album opens with “Mirrors,” a slow, ominous song that begins with Rogers’ tired-sounding vocals. The song remains threatening throughout; you just know that something is about to happen. As the last few notes ring out, that something is “Obfuscation.” The song transitions seamlessly into the second track, opening with powerful guitar and anthemic drumming that picks up pace and doesn’t let up. Near the end, the song hits its catharsis, changing direction. The guitar and drums slow down, and Rogers starts singing, as opposed to screaming. The album’s best guitar solo presents itself and plays out the remainder of the song. The remaining four tracks don’t hold the same power as the openers, but are nonetheless great. “Disease, Injury and Madness” epitomizes the ever changing energy of progressive music. It starts out as an intense death core-ish song, then slows down to near southern rock, and ends with a jazzy breakdown complete with “la la la’s” in the background. “Fossil Genera” opens with jazzy, danceable piano until heavy guitar and drums join the mix, then switches back to the jazz sound. “Desert of Song” is a mournful, country-style song and is one of album’s the most creative. The album closes with the 20 minute long “Swim to the Moon,” a mix between chugging guitar and technical soloing. Between the Buried and Me outdid themselves on this album. For those into progressive metal, put this album at the top of your list. For those who aren’t, give it a listen anyway. It’s well worth your time. — Ryan Bassett
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s a music critic and all-around music nut, Four Tet’s There is Love in You is unlike anything I have ever listened to before. To be honest, Throughout his musical career, which spans over 10 years, Hebden became famous for creating avantgarde music that contains cross genre elements. Hebden’s latest album, There is Love in You, is definitely no exception as it does not quite belong to one genre or another. It manages to be a fantastical collage of dance, folk, electronica, and pop all at the same time. Due to its avant-garde nature, this album can be considered experimental pop, although I believe that the label “musical collage” would be most fitting. Unlike many artists, Hebden manages to create a musical collage without falling into the trap of a messy record. His tracks are clean, simple, and have direction. Simplicity is the greatest beauty in There is Love in You, as it demonstrates the mesmerizing beauty of melodies constructed from plain, repeated sounds. Standout track and album opener “Angel Voices” features a female singer on an emotional journey as her voice trills through waves of delicate xylophone and cymbal tones. Following on the theme of simplicity, the album Closer, “She Just Likes to Fight” closes with simple tones as it slowly fades out. Imaginative, daring, and futuristic; There is Love in You is an excellent album to celebrate the beginning of the new decade and possibly even the beginning of a new musical era. There is Love in You is one of my early picks as one of 2010’s best albums, and I highly recommend it for any music fans who like to surprise themselves, explore, and try new things. — Athena Ngai
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rake is one of the most anticipated music artists of 2010. In a few short years, the Toronto rapper has transitioned from playing Wheelchair Jimmy on Degrassi to signing with Li’l Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment, and was nominated for two Grammy awards. The most fascinating aspect of his meteoritic rise is that he has yet to even release a debut album. Instead, he has generated buzz by releasing his music for free via a series of mix tapes. His wildly popular mix tapes have spawned hits such as “Successful” with Trey Songz and Li’l Wayne, and his breakthrough single, “Best I Ever Had,” which peaked at number two on the billboard charts. Drake’s newest mixtape offering, Seasonal Intuition, follows in the greatness of its predecessors. Tracks such as “Make it Go” with fellow Canadian rapper Belly, and “Runaway Girl” showcase Drake’s versatility as an artist and his ability to seamlessly switch from an R&B crooner to witty hip hop lyricist in a way rap fans have never witnessed before. There is also proof that he is exploring his boundaries as an artist, by including the jazzy-sounding “When We Come Around,” which unfortunately fell short due to an overly repetitive chorus. Drake has also demonstrated that he can be a deep lyricist so it is disappointing when he sometimes relies too heavily on the hip hop clichés of materialism and women. However, this is only a minor glitch in an overall excellent effort that marks Drake’s progression as an artist, and although it isn’t as epic as his mix tape masterpiece So Far Gone , Seasonal Intuition is definitely a must have. While listening to Seasonal Intuition, the one thing to keep in mind is that it is only a mix tape. Therefore is comprised of songs that Drake has decided to give away for free. This fact should instill fear in his competitors and feverish anticipation in his fans as they await his debut album Thank Me Later, which is slated for release sometime in 2010. — Rahul Bedi
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ast week, I talked about how the past few years in music have been cute, cuddly, and comfy. Inoffensive indie has created a cozy little pop-cultural zeitgeist. This is particularly prominent in Canada, where our national identity seems to revolve around our unparalleled politeness. No wonder we pump out collectives of musical best friends like Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire, not to mention successful but ephemeral groups like Bruce Peninsula, the Burning Hell, and Ohbijou. Comfortable middle-class Canadians tend to operate unaware of the privilege that let us live in Bellwoods and go camping on the weekends, and acts like Timber Timbre, the Rural Alberta Advantage, and Forest City Lovers only help to fetishize the wilderness. Americans, who are generally more conscious of issues of class, race, and privilege, embrace acts that display self-awareness. There might not be a more selfaware band right now than Vampire Weekend, who recently hit #1 on the Billboard US charts with their new album, Contra. Some chalk it up to their considerable pop sensibility — but as catchy as their songs can be, other acts with similar pop sensibility such as the Smith Westerns, Girls, even Phoenix have not experienced anything close to the mainstream success that Vampire Weekend has. Even Phoenix, who recently won a freakin’ Grammy, never cracked the Billboard top 20. Even those passingly familiar with Vampire Weekend are likely aware of the band’s brazen appropriation of African motifs. You only need to hear the title of single “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” to figure out the band’s M.O.: they’re preppy Columbia boys with a really sincere empathy for Africa. Some, including Christian Lander of Stuff White People Like, have called them the Whitest Band Alive. This is not literally the case. Vampire Weekend’s two principal songwriters, Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij, are Jewish and Persian respectively. Vampire Weekend are white in the sense that Stuff White People Like defines whiteness, which is not white at all but rather uppermiddle-class liberal. In this sense, they are dripping with whiteness, as they are the current standard for the primary trait of Stuff White People Like whiteness: white guilt. The four boys in Vampire Weekend are the ultimate poor little rich kids. They are painfully aware of their enormous privilege, crystallized in their Ivy League education. They know that they’re being silverspoon-fed elitist culture, and realize it’s bullshit: “Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?” But they stick with it; Koenig has mentioned that their songs owe a lot to a Columbia class he took called “Codes of Imperialism.” Ivy League is their only lens to the rest of the world. Vampire Weekend feels bad about this, and would like to let us know. Like pretty much every selfaware rich kid on the planet (punk rockers, stand up!), their efforts to transcend their plight stop at tokenism. Perhaps Vampire Weekend realizes how futile it is to be what Avatar haters know as a “white messiah.” The National’s Akiva
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[In reference to their Contra album art] “It’s almost like a Rorschach test, because some people get very mad when they see a white blond girl in a Polo shirt. It makes you realize how much you can imagine about somebody when you know nothing about them, based on only a few signifiers.” — Vampire Weekend
Gottlieb notes that “in the age of rock-star-as-global-ambassador — here’s looking at you, Bono — Vampire Weekend almost seem to be lampooning the idea of an artist expanding his cultural horizons.” It’s hard to tell if Vampire Weekend take Bono seriously or not — they are playing Haiti benefits, after all. But there is at least some disdain for white-messiah types. From “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa:” “This all feels so unnatural / Peter Gabriel too.” It’s hard to tell if Vampire Weekend disowns Afro-jacking ’80s predecessors like Gabriel and Paul Simon. Batmanglij calls Simon out in a Fader interview: “Paul Simon didn’t just listen to that [African] music; he used it as a structure to work from. We haven’t done anything like that. All our music is pretty original, I think.” Drummer Chris Tomson interjects: “That’s not to hate on Graceland, though.” This was the right thing to say — Vampire Weekend should be very wary of hating on Graceland, as they cop many themes from Simon’s album. Vampire Weekend explores Graceland’s central question: when we’re feeling alienated within civilization, is there refuge in wilderness? Like Simon, they don’t know, but they’re leaning towards “yes.” Simon’s example of the “former talk-show host [living] over the mountain, down in the valley,” who’s learned that “we must learn to live alone,” parallels “his Honor,” from Vampire Weekend’s “APunk,” who, after being heartbroken by Johanna, “drove southward seeking exotica.” But they don’t match Simon’s wide-eyed curiosity: “These are the days of miracle and wonder.” While Simon is comfortable with the world getting compli-
cated, Vampire Weekend prefers to amuse themselves with simple joys: drinking horchata, sitting on a patio in December, watching the world go by. “Here comes a feeling you thought you’d forgotten.” This is the problem with Vampire Weekend: when civilization becomes alienating, they’re content to retreat into exotic amusements like horchata. Ezra Koenig has called Contra their “California album,” but confesses in a Wall Street Journal interview to not really knowing much about California - other than the vibe he got from Repo Man. Vampire Weekend seems to idealize California much like fellow New Yorker Woody Allen does — as a sunny, happy place where nothing is wrong — but where cynical New Yorkers can’t bring themselves to have fun. In “California English,” they plead their progressive California girlfriends not to get disillusioned: “If it’s all a curse, and we’re just getting worse, please don’t lose your faith in this good earth.” Vampire Weekend is compelling through their self-contradictory idiosyncrasy. Their poor-littlerich-kid image is likely a calculated business move: it offends a lot of people and sells a lot of records. Interviews with the band reveal a “you don’t know me” state of mind — Koenig is quick to chastise interviewers for assuming he comes from an upper-crust background. (He does not.) But their idiosyncrasy extends past their caricatured image. The troubling part about Vampire Weekend is that they tell themselves that happiness lies in simplicity and exotica, yet refuse to let go of their educated questioning. “Lil’ Jon always tells the truth,” they sing. But it’s hard to imagine their next album as a crunk crossover.
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o, here’s the thing: I’ve never been very good at cooking fish. Perhaps it’s because I never had a taste for it as a kid, aside from tuna sandwiches, regardless, I find cooking fish to be finnicky and fickle. That said, as I’ve matured a little — okay, so maybe just my culinary tastes have — I have developed a taste for seafood, and sushi alone is not going to cut it. Cooked too long or at the wrong temperature, fish can end up dry, tough, and tasteless. If undercooked, it can potentially be unsafe, or my personal forte: burnt on the outside, and mushy on the inside. Even going out, I have found that some of the nicest restaurants still fail to give fins credit. Maybe that is why the Japanese make sushi; they just gave up on cooking the darned stuff. Personally, I am not yet ready to admit that fish are my friends, not food. Now, being on a student budget requires a little compromise if you love seafood as much as I do, and you may occasionally have to settle for the frozen stuff. That said, frozen fish has come a long way and you can find some great quality fins on the cheap. If you choose to go the frozen route, make sure your fish/seafood is Individually Quick Frozen or IQF, which means that the fish is processed and frozen within a few hours of the catch. IQF is as close as you can get to fresh and, depending on your fish market, it may even be better. Another upside to this is that you’re usually getting fillet, leaving
out the gutting/beheading/ and scaling aspect of the meal. (I have a mackerel in my freezer that’s been there for three months because I’m too scared to gut it. True story.) Now that you’ve chosen your fish, what will you do with it? There are many methods to cooking fish, more than you might actually imagine. Yes, you can bake it, poach it, pan fry it, grill it, cook it sous-vide (cooking in an airtight bag), but have you ever heard of poaching fish in olive oil? There’s a fine line between poaching and deep frying so the oil needs to be kept at a low temperature, and when infused with the right herbs it has potential to be tender, moist, and flavourful — three words that never seem to go wrong in food. How about salt-packed fish? The fish is laid on a bed of sea salt and then buried, much like a kid in the sand at the beach in more salt and then baked, the salt trapping in all the moisture but mysteriously not permeating the tender fish (this cannot be done with filets but whole, cleaned snapper is easy to find at the market and often relatively cheap). Here’s one method I’m sure you’ve heard of: dishwasher salmon. It sounds kooky and it’s hard to trust your dishwasher to cook your food for you, but I figured it’s worth at least one try. I mean, there are weirder cooking methods that I do not have any desire to try. As far as the recipe goes, it’s pretty simple. You wrap the salmon up in aluminum foil (double layer just to
be careful) with some herbs and slices of citrus if that’s what you’re into and let your Whirlpool or Maytag do its thing. Couple notes here; first, make sure that your dishwasher is on a hot water cycle. If it uses hot air to dry the dishes, even better (for a lot of people, this may be the pots and pans setting). Secondly, try to seal the foil packets as tightly as possible. Even doing so, I find that water always seems to make its way in there. Even better, President’s Choice produces individually vacuum sealed filets that you can confidently put into the dishwasher, soap and all, and be assured that no dishwater will come in contact with your fish – this is similar to the sous-vide method. Once the packets are sealed, press down and see if the packet deflates or the air simply displaces and the packet puffs up. Finally, if you’re brave, try putting some dishes in, but if the packets aren’t sealed tight you may find your dinner to be a bit soapy. Now, while your dinner is taking care of itself, you may prepare a sauce that is complementary to your fish. I’ve tried cliantro and lime butter, but I’m a big fan of the classic dill and sour cream. Back to the fish. Even though some water seeps into the packets, I find that this method of cooking produces a very tender and evenly cooked fish, which retains lots of flavour. I feel some comfort knowing that there are other people, who have had to resort to finding new and interesting ways to get their fish just right too.
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emember the furor that happened when Dice shipped Battlefield 2142 with advertising components? Remember the complaints the developers received regarding concerns of ad-related spyware in their game? Remember the ridiculous posters for Ghost Rider on the building in the middle of a frozen wasteland in Battlefield 2142? Remember thinking that was going to be the extent of it? You were wrong; they just became subtler. Videogame advertisements have become subtler and sneakier in their appearances. Most of the time, you won’t know that you’ve walked by an advertisement. Other times, it’s right in your face and you still won’t notice the difference. Games from EA Sports are a good example. Stadiums and teams are replicated to their real-life appearance, complete with Air Canada and Molson ads on the stadium walls. Apart from that, the game is essentially an interactive advertisement for every team in that sport. Once again, it accomplishes the goal of raising awareness of the teams, the leagues, and even the sponsors of those teams. And you thought you were just playing hockey. Some video game industry members are of the opinion that this has been well executed. Recently at EpCon 2010, a panel consisting of Rob Balahuram (Director of Social Platforms at Electronic Arts), Julian Spillane (Co-Founder and CEO of Frozen North), and Vikas Gupta (President and CEO of Transgaming), felt that in-game advertising has been well executed, it’s just players don’t know it. As a result, I looked at Modern
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Warfare 2 with a critical eye (with regards to advertising). The game is essentially an interactive gun catalogue. You’re using thousands of weapons that range from AK-47s to M16s. I’m pretty sure Colt Armaments wasn’t too pissed off that a videogame used its product (what first-person shooter doesn’t?). People who’ve always wondered what firing an M16 sounds like, probably got a teaser from the videogame. Moreover, as videogames become more realistic, the M16 will only sound and look more lifelike. Even vehicles were used to serve as potential sources of advertising. Several vehicles in the game looked suspiciously like Honda models and I’m pretty sure that at some point I was run over by a GM Suburban with a mounted machine gun. The fact of the matter is that placing a look-alike is the same as plastering a poster of a Honda Civic in the middle of an epic firefight. Now, some may wonder: why would corporations want their products to be portrayed in a bad light in any type of media? Look at Mountain Dew and its appearance in the Transformers movie (the first one, not the Michael Bay orgasm one). One scene features a Mountain Dew soda can dispenser being transformed into a killer robot, complete with rockets and soda can projectiles. The product maybe seen in a bad way, but it’s getting its time in the spotlight. Simply saying, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. One might also wonder: how effective are these ads? With the level of action that takes place within videogames, it can be hard
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to pull your attention from that dude spraying bullets at your face to gaze at a poster splashed onto the nearby wall. Right? You’d be surprised: a study published in 2005 revealed that in-game ad campaigns resulted in a 60 per cent increased awareness of new brands. While the results are impressive, one must realize that the study was commissioned by Double Fusion and Nielsen Interactive Entertainment, two companies who specialize with in-game advertising, so take it with a grain of salt.
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The EpCon panel also commented on advertising with games stating that it has, for the most part been implemented correctly. They stated that most advertising is now done subtly, using examples within the current generation of games. For instance, one member pointed out that laptops used within Modern Warfare 2 are actually a brand of laptops within the industry (Voodoo Envy). The panel also pointed out that many companies would fight for such product placement within videogames. The money that comes
from these advertisements help developers with costs. It is true that videogame advertising is a potential way for developers to meet their costs, without having to fire staff or skimp on development. However, when it reaches the point where I’m plastered left to right ads, it has reached the limit. One can only hope that in the future our videogame experiences are not going to go the way of the television shows are: punctuated with ad breaks.
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the biochemistry of love
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t’s that time of year again; when dollar stores turn pink, pizzas morph into heart shapes, and chocolates mysteriously disappear from stores everywhere. That’s right: it’s Valentine’s Day. The official day of the year when you confess your love to a crush, go on a special date with your special someone, or express your affections to those you care about. Commercialism and chocolates aside, Valentine’s Day also provides an opportunity to think about one of the world’s oldest mysteries: What is love? Where does it come from, and how does it work? While love at first sight is more likely to be found in fairy tales then the realm of science, congratulations if you’re one of the lucky ones. The rest of us need to proceed through a series of steps, namely lust and attraction, before experiencing love. The first step of love is lust, which is influenced by the testosterone present in both males and females. This is primarily the sex drive, which in itself does not forge long-term relationships but is instead geared towards breeding. This is as far as love gets with most animals as they lack the necessary chemicals to have lasting relationships. Lust typically becomes active when puberty starts, as the body is preparing for reproduction. Humans, however, have more complicated emotions than most animals, which makes us capable of courting and having lasting relationships. This was developed as a means of creating a family for offspring, which helps ensure our survival, although it has now been integrated into society. The next step in creating love is attraction. While this is typically defined by personal taste, there are a number of psychological and chemical factors that play a significant role. Let’s start with the most obvious factor: appearance. While your hair and clothes may be able to change depending on where you go and who you want to attract, there isn’t much you can do with your face (beyond gratuitous amounts of makeup, of course). Researchers have speculated that people typically tend to be more attracted to those who look like their parents. This was further tested by Dr. David Perrett of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. For the experiment, he morphed a digitized photo of the subjects’ faces into the opposite gender, and then had them pick which person they found most attractive from a series of pictures. Every subject preferred their morphed photo, but did not recognize it as their own. Personality seems to work in a similar manner, with people showing a tendency to prefer others who share similar traits with those familiar to them such as parents or childhood friends. When it comes to chemical attraction, there has been a lot of debate over how much human pheromones actually affect attraction. The perfume industry is proof that scent goes a long way in terms of attraction, but how much does natural scent count for? In the animal world, pheromones are the individual scent “prints” found in sweat and urine that attract the opposite sex.
The choice of a mate according to pheromones seems to be related to differences in the immune systems of the individuals. The preference leans towards greater differences, which helps ensure healthy offspring. Human pheromones were found to exist in sweat during 1986 by scientists at the Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. The sensory organ for detecting pheromones, the vomeronasal organ (VDO), has been found in some, but not all humans, and not all of the VDOs work. After attraction comes the first stage of love. Physical symptoms typically include an increased pulse, sweat, and euphoria, which can be explained by the brain releasing the chemicals dopamine, norepinephrine, and phenylethylamine. Dopamine is the most well known of these, as it is the universal pleasure chemical for humans. An influx of dopamine into the system is typically accompanied by a feeling of bliss. Norepinephrine is similar to adrenaline and is responsible for the increased pulse, which results in a racing heart and flushed skin. Phenylethylamine causes an increase in activity and attention, and has been shown to reduce depression. These chemicals together boost short-term memory, create hyperactivity, reduce sleep and appetite, and enhance goal-oriented behaviour. With this chemical cocktail coursing through your system, it’s hardly surprising that your judgment would be impaired. Being in love will cause you to look past the faults of others, creating an idealization of them, as well as an obsession. The body takes anywhere from six months to three years to develop a resistance to these chemicals, and the resulting crash can cause people to move from relationship to relationship, seeking a new high. So what causes relationships to stay strong after the passion cocktail has run dry? Enter oxytocin, vasopressin, and endorphins. These chemicals create a different kind of love, which takes the place of the former high and creates a sense of peace and well-being. Oxytocin is commonly associated with healthy long-term relationships and creates an emotional bond when released during sex. Vasopressin is another hormone that is associated with long-term relationships. It interferes with dopamine and norepinephrine pathways, contributing to the loss of passion as attachment increases. Endorphins act not only as painkillers but instill a general sense of well-being. Endorphins are typically released during physical contact, exercise, sex, and other activities. Endorphins can create a chemical dependency akin to drug use, which will create a desire to repeat the activities to receive the high again, further strengthening the relationship. Keep in mind that while the above factors play a large role in love, they are by no means the only ones. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of other influences that determine whether or not you will love or be loved by another person. Maintaining love is a constant effort, but it shouldn’t be a struggle. So whether you’re in love or out of it, have a happy Valentine’s Day. —With files from BBC and How Stuff Works
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Hiking the Grand River Valley thelferty@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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mong all the different things people do with their free time, there is one activity that is often overlooked: hiking. There is little that is as satisfying as a long day’s hike with friends, exploring new places and gathering memories. But where does one go hiking around Waterloo? There are various parks that run through Waterloo, especially around campus on Columbia Lake and through Waterloo Park. What about a trail that offers room for longer trips or something new every time? Perhaps, with some history and people, you can network for hikes. That’s where the Grand Valley Trails Association (GVTA) comes in. They establish, maintain, and promote the enjoyment of trails as well as protect the environment and human history of the Grand River Valley. The GTVA maintains a 275 km footpath that starts at Lake Erie and ends in Alton near Orangeville. On the way, it links up with or passes near multiple other paths to enjoy. The trails are open yearround with many guided hikes and tours at various levels of difficulty, as well as special events and training sessions. You can meet other like-minded people as well as network with professionals. You can even sign on as a volunteer to help maintain the trails or assist with other activities such as leading hikes, trail construction, and writing. Hiking is one of the most fulfilling social activities. It is versatile in what you can do, including activities like skiing, snowshoeing, picnics, and general
hiking. It keeps you fit and active while giving you time to enjoy some time alone or with friends. As well, it helps you appreciate the natural world around you. This not only helps motivate people to care for the environment, but there is also a certain calm and happiness that comes over you when you learn to take in the world around you, whether you’re hiking on a trail or just walking to class. Also, in a world where most social activities include spending money on admission, renting, or buying things, hiking is a free to low-cost activity that can be much more satisfying. Save the movies and clubs for nights and bad weather and enjoy a hike on a nice day. It will keep you fit and in the winter months will allow your body to adapt to the cold so you won’t need five sweaters during class. It also keeps your mind clear and calm and helps get rid of stress. A quick hike has often saved my sanity in bad times. Of course, hiking doesn’t need to be for the sake of hiking. It could be a part of multiple activities. The Grand Valley Trail passes through many hotspots for activities such as canoeing, biking, camping, and even shopping. So how do you get involved with the GVTA? You can check out their main website at www.gvta.on.ca or if you forget what
the internet is outside of Facebook, they have a Facebook page (simply search their name: Grand River Trails Association). They also have brochures available at public organizations such as libraries, and upon joining their ranks you can get a guidebook with GPS-created trail maps. If you’re looking for some volunteer opportunities that will make a difference in the community and even keep you active, I suggest joining as a volunteer to help maintain trails and structures or to help with any other of their various activities. Hiking is a lifelong activity that can certainly help give you a long and happy life. It is an often overlooked pastime, especially by students and other youth, that is low-cost and fulfilling and could even change aspects of your life. As Aldo Leopold said in his famous Sand County Almanac: “The wilderness gave [a group of teenagers] their first taste of those rewards and penalties for wise and foolish acts which every woodsman faces daily, but against which civilization has built a thousand buffers.”
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Google’s ultra-fast broadband networks
Google plans to build numerous ultra-fast internet networks around the U.S. to ensure that its own killer applications are used to their full potential. Google plans to introduce “The Google Project,” a fibre optic network offering speeds of up to 1 Gbps (gigabit per second) to 500,000 homes across America. Google boasts that the speed will be over 100 times faster than existing DSL, cable, and fibre-optic networks that provide current internet consumers with speeds ranging from 3 to 20 megabits per second. Google has already begun implementing the fibre network in its data centres, resulting in faster search speeds and a lowered cost of streaming video on YouTube. The next stage of the plan is to introduce the ultra-fast network to homes, with service provided at a competitive price. Google envisions their system as providing consumers with high-speed internet services, allowing them to download full length movies within five minutes, allowing big files such as pictures and music to be sent quickly, and for faster video buffering speeds. On top of the existing apps owned by Google, they plan to introduce new applications that make full use of the increased internet speeds. Google’s tests on its existing services indicate that web pages loaded up to 55 per cent faster on their fibre networks than with internet services from existing providers. Google states that the project will be a testbed for new applications. Some of these applications have not been revealed yet, but some suggestions have already surfaced online. ThinkBroadband. com, a UK broadband website, suggested that one improvement they can make is to stream video of a route someone selects to take on Google Streetview. Over the next few weeks, Google will be seeking proposals from government officials, businesses, and citizens who are interested in testing the network in their communities. Teleporting energy
Researchers in Japan have developed a theory that can one day allow us to teleport energy instantaneously. According to the theory, developed by Masahiro Hotta of Japan’s Tohoku University, a series of entangled particles could be stretched across an infinite amount of space. This technique involves an obscure quantum phenomenon known as entanglement. This is where two particles share the same existence, even if they are light years apart. The process of energy teleportation involves making a measurement of an entangled pair of particles. Hotta states in his study “Energy-Entanglement Relation for Quantum Energy Teleportation,” that the first particle in the pair injects quantum energy into the system. He then shows that by carefully choosing the measurement to perform on the second particle, it is possible to extract the original energy. This is a sound theory, as there are always quantum fluctuations in the energy of a particle. The teleportation process allows one to inject energy at one point in the universe, and through a series of fluctuations, extract energy at another point. The practicalities of energy teleportation seem endless. The obvious use is to replace power lines, but with such a profound concept, the implications are much greater than the transportation of consumer energy. One possible use for Hotta’s teleportation principle is to power spacecraft, allowing them to travel to Mars and beyond. It also allows astronauts to use equipment, such as cameras, and transmit the data straight back to Earth. Ideally, the teleportation of energy would also allow the astronauts to communicate instantaneously with people on Earth. The possibilities are endless. The teleportation of complex organic structures, such as living human beings, may be centuries away, but for now, the teleportation of energy is at least as revolutionary a concept. Ancient human genome decoded
Say hello to Inuk, a man identified from a chunk of hair found in Greenland permafrost. In the few strands of frozen hair collected, enough DNA was salvaged to sequence, for the first time, the genome of an ancient man approximately 4,000 years old. Scientists were able to sequence 79 per cent of Inuk’s genetic material, an impressive feat considering the age of the sample. Scientists were able to extract several physical traits from his DNA to deduce that he was a male, had brown eyes, brown skin, facial hair, a tendency for baldness, type A positive blood, and dry earwax. The genetic material also indicated that he was inbred. Much of the genetic material extracted suggests that Inuk was of Siberian origin. The effort shown by the scientists shows that even with the smallest chunk of human DNA, people are able to produce a genome of a similar calibre to that of the modern human genome. This could serve as a valuable tool for learning what our ancestors looked and lived like. —With files from BBC, Popular Science, and Science Daily. jordan campbell
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global shortages in food, trees, and morality Ivan Lui staff reporter
Origin of Religion: Morality
Since man first questioned the origin of the universe, he has also questioned the origin of religion. The specific event that sparked this was a discussion as well as a debate amongst scholars. An article published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, however, might shed light on this topic, as there might be a link between morality and religion. Spiritual and religious experiences stretch across cultures and time, are only associated with mankind, and ultimately are based in the brain. There are unanswered questions as to how and why this kind of experience originated as well as how some of the ideas concerning the experiences were shaped. Dr. Ilkka Pyysiainen and Dr. Marc Hauser, from the Departments of Psychology and Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University used a study based on moral psychology to review two competing theories as to how religion came about. One of these theories state that religion developed as a device to solve problems amongst genetically unrelated individuals. The second theory states that religion is simply a by-product of pre-existing cognitive capacities. Both of these theories, however, were hard to investigate. Using several studies in moral psychology as a source, the two authors tried to highlight the findings with subjects with an absence of religious
background. Individuals showed no difference in moral judgment in terms of dealing with unfamiliar moral dilemmas. The research showed that the judgment of right and wrong only seemed to operate independently within religious communities. “This supports the theory that religion did not originally emerge as a biological adaptation for co-operation, but evolved as a separate byproduct of pre-existing cognitive functions that evolved from non-religious functions,” said Dr. Pyysiainen. “However, although it appears as if co-operation is made possible by mental mechanisms that are not specific to religion, religion can play a role in facilitating and stabilizing co-operation between groups.” In his conclusion, Dr. Hauser stated that while it seems likely that religious concepts and beliefs have become the standard way of understanding moral intuitions, the link between the two is not necessarily a real one. With so many people accustomed to being religious, the criticism targeted at religion is perceived as a fundamental threat to mankind’s actual moral existence. Early spring disrupts food chains
A new study conducted by 12 research groups showed that an earlier start to spring may cause a change in the natural food chains. Spring starts approximately 11 days earlier in comparison to 30 years ago. This study showed that acceleration in seasonal timing is occurring on an environment-wide scale.
According to research conducted, predators have a slower reaction to this spring-time shift than organisms further down on the food chain. Should an instance occur where the predators are slow to wake at spring, this could affect the population. “[This] could have an impact on the survival of the predators and affect the status of their populations. You often find that predatory organisms — those at the top of the food chain — frequently time their reproduction in a way that synchronizes food availability with the arrival of their offspring,” Dr. Stephen Thackeray told BBC News. The study extended to 726 marine, terrestrial, and freshwater species. Other studies similar to this have been conducted as well. The advancing of springtime occurs every decade. This advance causes spring to come about four days earlier per ten years. Studies similar to this did not focus on animals in the past, and instead focused more intensely on plants and how they are affected by such changes. “My co-authors and I are now in the very early stages of working on more detailed case studies that will, hopefully, shed some light on the detailed processes,” Dr.
Thackeray said “From a phenological viewpoint, what we need to do is understand the processes well enough in order to make projections of future changes.” Cities beat back the forest
Each year, 13 million hectares of forest are cut down or burned away in order to make new roads or more space for housing. New data has shown, that instead of having small-scale efforts cutting down forests, large-scale deforesting has now become dominant. Using satellite images from Landsat, geographer Ruth DeFries of Columbia University and her colleagues analyzed tree clearing that occurs around tropical areas. The forests studied represent about 98 per cent of all remaining tropical forests. Rather than the old-styled “fish bone” clearing, these deforestations efforts have turned into block-styled clearing. This kind of clearing feeds the urban need for land and space. Out of these studies, 41 countries reveal that forest loss rates link to urban population growths and agricultural work. A majority of this deforestation is a product of growing populations within cities. With increasing numbers
of mouths that need to be fed, more land is needed to grow produce that city dwellers need. Some of the trees that are taken down are sold illegally, causing competition in the forestry industry. The Tropical Forest Trust group, a Switzerland-based organization that aids in managing forestry in countries such as Brazil, is looking to moderate logging and ensure that there is still a market for this kind of work. “The agricultural stuff, that’s where the deforestation happens,” says Scott Poynton, executive director of the Tropical Forest Trust. “The point is to give forests value as forests, to keep it as a forest, and give it a use as a forest. They’re not going to lock it away as a national park, that’s not going to happen.” Deforestation causes regeneration of plant life in areas that were previously cleared. However, this factor does not aid in the decreasing amounts of tropical forests. The deforestation rate in the Amazon, the largest tropical forest in the world, has decreased from 1.9 million hectacres a year to about 1.6 million hectacres a year, in the last decade. —With files from The Scientific American, Medical News Today, and BBC.
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o much can change in 24 hours, can’t it? Going into Superbowl XLIV, Peyton Manning was on seemingly every analyst’s lips, being touted as the greatest quarterback ever. It seemed obvious the Colts would prevail, with Manning leading the charge and with this victory, his place in history would be all but cemented. Yes, there would still be debate between him and Joe Montana, but, it was assumed, as the years went by and as the career records fell to his strong right arm, we would all be forced to conclude that Manning had been the best ever. It was all so inevitable. Then something funny happened: the Colts lost. The Superbowl, this year, did not disappoint. There was drama (with the Saints falling behind 10-0 early), there was a hero born (in Drew Brees), a city resurrected (in New Orleans) and a fan base that was finally rewarded for years of despair and for recent, horrible tragedy. And then there was that camera pan of Peyton Manning, walking off the field dejected, another playoff failure fresh in his mind—and you have to wonder what he was thinking in those moments. Was he thinking about the reemergence of the “Peyton Manning can’t win the big games” theory that has plagued him for years now? Was he thinking about his legacy, about how he could have essentially cleared the road to being considered the best quarterback ever? Was he going over that Tracy Porter interception, the pick-6 that sealed the game for the Saints? I’d like to know what is going on in Manning’s head. Certainly his failures cannot be chalked up to being unprepared; after all, sports fans everywhere had to endure a week of hearing how dedicated he is to the sport, how relentlessly prepared he is every week, for every game. As Saints’ safety Roman Harper said, “I don’t know how you match wits with the guy.” So it can’t be how prepared he is, or how smart he is either. And it’s certainly not his mechanics or ability. Did you see that throw he made to Austin Collie in the playoff game against the New York Jets? Some believe it was one of the five best throws ever made in NFL history. Then there was that delicate throw to Dallas Clarke in the Super Bowl with something like 15 Saints defenders around him (okay, I’m exaggerating), that netted 20 plus yards. There’s certainly no doubt about his physical ability or talent, he’s got plenty of both. So it has to come down to his ability to perform in the clutch, right? I wrote two weeks ago that Tom Brady or Peyton Manning would never have made the throw that Brett Favre did to essentially lose the game for the Vikings—well, I was wrong. Peyton very well might have. Consider this: Peyton Manning led his high school team to an impressive 34-5 record as a starter, but never to a victory in the state championship game. See Jay-Top, page 23
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Waterloo pushes their winning streak to six games with weekend sweep against York and Brock Brent Golem sports & living editor
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arrior hockey has been riding a hot-streak recently, a streak that has now taken them to the top of the standings. Waterloo faced-off against the York Lions on Friday. The Lions came into the game struggling, on a three game losing streak, while the Warriors were on a five-game winning streak, including a 9–2 record on home ice this season. The advantage was all Waterloo on paper, but that unpredictability is what makes hockey so awesome. Waterloo came out flat in the first period and the Lions struck earlier, scoring only 1:32 into the opening frame to take the lead. Neither team was able to capitalize on any chances and the Lions held onto their slim lead into the first intermission. Waterloo took a couple of penalties early into the second frame, with Dileo and Wong both taking their second penalties of the game after taking penalties in the first. Luckily the Warriors were able to kill the man-advantage and soon after Waterloo found themselves on the advantage as the Lions got sent to the box. Lion defenseman Kyle Searle was called on slash early during the penalty and the Warriors had an extended 5-on-3 power play. The Lions
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did well to kill off the penalties and neither team was able to find the back of the net during the period. The Warriors came out into the third desperate to find a way to beat the solid York goaltending by David Davenport. It took Waterloo a while, but after nine minutes of play in the third, assistant captain and right winger Shane Hart (#22) found the back of the net for his 12th goal of the season. The goal was assisted by captain and left winger Chris Ray (#10) and defenseman Kealin Wong (#6). No other players were able to add to the score sheet in the third, forcing an overtime period. In overtime, the Warriors created all of the offensive pressure and put the Lions and Davenport on their heels. The Warriors, on only their second shot of the overtime period, scored the winning goal on a quick shot by defenseman Steve Whitely (#44). Whitely scored the game winner with assists going to Ray and Hart. Goalie Keaton Hartigan was a solid back-stopping as he deftly handled 31 of the 32 shots on goal. David Davenport was his equal at the other end of the ice, stopping 29 of 31 Warrior shots. Neither team could take advantage on the power play, with each going zero for four. See HOCKEY, page 26
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Swim team qualifies two for CIS championships
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Weekend sweep continues the post-season push
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the best games in town
Friday February 12 Men’s Hockey vs Windsor at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Barn (CIF)
Saturday February 13 Men’s Basketball vs Western at 2:00 p.m. on the War Court (PAC) Brent Golem
Women’s Volleyball vs Western at 6:00 p.m. on the War Court (PAC) Men’s Volleyball vs Western at 8:00 p.m. on the War Court (PAC)
Solid defense leads to playoff berth
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Feb. 5: Waterloo 62 vs Lakehead 75 Feb. 6 : Waterloo 54 at Lakehead 57 Feb. 10 : Waterloo 61 vs Windsor 66
In the end, when evaluating players against history, there are few things that hold constant. Rule changes can affect the emphasis we place on stats, just the same as the way the game is played can obscure the offensive or defensive focus. But there is one common denominator by which all superstars are measured against—how many championships they have won. Peyton Manning will, in all probability, end his career with every significant passing record in the NFL and he has already broken the record for regularseason MVPs. But just as Kobe Bryant never truly entered the discussion for being one of the best players in NBA history until he won his title without Shaq, Manning will one day have to prove he can win a championship in which he doesn’t double his touchdown total with interceptions.
In his junior year in college at Tennessee, the Volunteers were the heavy favourites to win the national championship, but they fell to Florida during the season with Manning throwing four interceptions. Manning then went on to struggle in the playoffs as a pro, but eventually won a championship in 2006 despite putting up ghastly numbers — three TDs, and seven INTs with a 70.5 passer rating. So now the questions will begin, even more fervently, about Manning’s place in history. There’s no doubt he will come back next year to dominate another regular season. Perhaps he’ll add to his record-breaking MVP tally, putting up other worldly numbers in the process like this year, but a quarterback, rightly or wrongly, is judged by his team’s success. When they win, they get a pile of the credit (see: Brees, Drew), but with that comes a high percentage of the blame for a loss.
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Saints’ super bowl win an epic game jsmith@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Pick Six... Last Sunday, over one hundred million people tuned in to the ColtsSaints Super Bowl, making it the most watched program in TV history, topping even the final episode of M-A-S-H. Those who watched were treated to another great Super Bowl with two of the premier passers in the game going head to head. Drew Brees was unstoppable as he led New Orleans up and down the field, throwing precise passes underneath the Colts cover two defense. Brees tied the record for most completions in the Super Bowl with 32 and was the obvious choice for MVP. For many football fans, the Saints 31–17 win over the Colts was a feel-good win. Outside of the state of Indiana, most people familiar with Hurricane Katrina were rooting for the Saints. The city of New Orleans really got behind their football team and this was a huge victory for them. On the other side of the story, this was a crushing defeat for the Colts who, for the first time this year, lost a game they were actively trying to win. This will only fuel the debate about Peyton Manning and his legacy in the game. But one mistake in the fourth quarter doesn’t take away from the fact that he is the best quarterback of all-time. It’s easy to sit back and count championships, but Manning is on a whole other level than any of his contemporaries and even some of the greats in terms of how he runs the game. The Colts didn’t lose this game so much as the Saints took it from them. After the Colts took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter, the Saints took control of the clock and the Colts were essentially held to one possession in the second quarter which was ended by a Pierre Garcon dropped pass. The turning point of the game came at the kick-off of the second half; that’s when everyone knew that the Saints weren’t going to be denied their place in history. The first on-side kick attempted before the fourth quarter of a Super Bowl game was recovered by New Orleans and led to a touchdown. Most importantly, it kept Peyton and company on the sidelines for the better part of the quarter. If people are looking to assess
blame on a Colts player, there are a number of players that come to mind and none of them rhyme with “scanning.” How about the aforementioned drop by Garcon which killed the momentum the Colts had gained in the first quarter? Or the drop by Reggie Wayne in the end zone which would have given the Colts a chance for an onside kick with about a minute left to play. How about the linebacking core which couldn’t seem to make tackles at key moments? The Saints are definitely deserving of the title this season. A 13–0 start to the season, followed by stellar postseason play and capped off by an inspiring performance in Super Bowl XLIV. Even without Reggie Bush being a factor the Saints scored often and made big plays at the right times on defence and special teams. Sean Payton deserves a lot of the credit for getting his team in the right mind set and crafting a winning strategy against a tough opponent, making Jim Caldwell the third rookie head coach to lose the big game. First Down... Quick hit from the game: Garrett Hartley became the first kicker in the history of the league to make three kicks from 40 plus yards and cemented himself in New Orleans’ lore. Where did this kid come from and how clutch were those kicks — all of them sailing down the centre of the uprights. Speaking of football players: Thomas Morstead had never attempted an onside kick in his career. Ever. That was a gutsy call by Payton and beautiful execution by Morstead. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a guy who literally plays only 30 seconds per game. It’s also a make or break type of play, because if you give the Colts a 40 yard field they’re going to come away with at least three points, probably seven. Seventh Inning Stretch... A couple of great off-season pick-ups for the Toronto Blue Jays were made recently. They added Kevin Gregg to their bullpen, an inexpensive right-hander who will most likely wind up as their closer. Also acquired is southpaw Dana Eveland, formerly of the Oakland A’s. Don’t go by his stats, however; Eveland has the stuff to be a back
end of the rotation type pitcher as long as he can stay healthy. It’s a low risk, high reward signing for the Jays and it’s the type of move that needs to happen in rebuilding years. While we’re in Toronto; the Raptors have been downright impressive this season, sitting at five games above .500 and a very respectable fifth in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Perhaps the most inspiring performance has been the play of Andrea Bargnani. He’s established himself as a premier points scorer and not just a sideshow to Chris Bosh. Overtime... It’s startling to see, but the Detroit Red Wings have slipped out of a playoff spot for the time being. Looking at their lineup, it’s the same names we’ve watched play the last few seasons en route to two Stanley Cup finals and one championship, but they’re just not getting it done this season. When a team is under-performing you know there is only one solution in the minds of team executives: fire the coach. A tip of the cap to those people who follow NCAA Basketball throughout the entire season. To the fair-weather fans out there: it’s almost March and if you intend on filling out a semi-coherent bracket I suggest you start paying attention. Even doing an obligatory nightly check of what’s going on will put you miles ahead of the thousands of people who fill out their bracket based on which team has the coolest name. Spoiler: it’s Gonzaga. Shout-out of the Week: I have no idea why the NFL announces its Hall of Fame class the day before the Super Bowl. Who is thinking about the past when the present is happening? That’s why I feel the need to give a shout-out to one of the all-time great classes. Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice headline the 2010 class that is headed to Canton. Take some time to read about the careers of the rest of the class. You’ve probably never heard of Russ Grimm (guard) or Rickey Jackson (linebacker), but to really appreciate the game you need to know about the legends of each position and what made them great.
Frustrating weekend pushes losing streak to ten games Randy Luciano reporter
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he Waterloo Warriors women’s hockey team traveled to Toronto this past weekend as they finished off the road portion of their schedule with afternoon games on February 6 and 7. Waterloo (6-18-1) was trying to snap an eight-game losing streak, but came up short in falling 3–1 to the York Lions (16-9-0) and being blanked 3–0 at the hands of the Toronto Varsity Blues (13-11-1). On Saturday afternoon at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena, the Warriors and Lions played an uneventful first period as both teams struggled to break the ice and headed to the dressing room scoreless. Waterloo goaltender Erica Bridgewater was sharp in net as she stopped 11 shots, while the Warriors could only muster two shots on York netminder Sydney McMurter. The Lions capitalized on their fourth power play of the game, as right-winger Chloe Milano potted the game’s first goal at the 10:26 mark of the second period. Four minutes later, Brittany Holland, a first-year Warrior studying arts and business, brought Waterloo even with her third goal of the season. York outshot Waterloo 8–6 in the middle stanza, and the teams headed to the third period tied 1–1. With the Warriors enjoying a brief 4-on-3 power play early in the third period, the York Lions’ Mandy Cole scored her 16th goal of the season, a short-handed tally that would stand as the eventual game-winner. A late empty net goal by Autumn Mills would put the game out of reach as the Warriors’ late rally fell short. Waterloo was outshot 15–6 in the third period and 34–14 overall, a stat all too familiar to the team that has at times struggled to find themselves offensively this season. Bridgewater took the loss in stopping 31 of 33 Lions shots, while McMurter improved to 13-9-0 on the season as the Lions took the season series 3–0. On Sunday afternoon, the Warriors concluded their weekend at Varsity Arena, and the Toronto Varsity Blues had little trouble in dispatching the Warriors by a 3–0 score. Waterloo was outshot 10–6 in the first period as left-winger Allie White opened the scoring at the 16:07 mark. The second period was more evenly matched with the shot tally being 11–8 in the Blues’ favour and no goals being scored. Toronto went ahead 2–0 early
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in the third period, with Lindsay Hill potting a power play goal 4:57 into the final period. The Blues would put the game out of reach as Emily Milito scored with 9:02 remaining to give Toronto a 3–0 victory. Just as on Saturday, the Warriors were outshot 15–6 in the final period, ultimately being outshot 36–17 in total. Toronto goaltender Kendyl Valenta earned her first shutout of the season as she improved her record to 7-5-1 and Toronto edged the Warriors 2–1 in the season series. Bridgewater took the loss for the Warriors as her record fell to 1-8-0. Poor special teams play has been a major contributor to the Warriors lack of success this season, as they tend to accumulate a high number of penalties each night and struggle when given power plays of their own, evident this past weekend when the club was 0-for-13 against York and Toronto. As Waterloo captain Randi-Lynn Wilson tells Imprint, the Warriors need to take advantage of the opportunities they get with the man-advantage. “We’ve got to find a way to score goals when we have the chance, or at the very least gain some momentum off it. Other teams manage to capitalize off of our mistakes, and we need to do the same if we want to win games,” Wilson said. Waterloo will put the finishing touches on a disappointing season as they play host to the 4-18-3 University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks on Saturday and the 18-7-0 Queen’s Golden Gaels on Sunday. Puck drop for both games is 2:00 p.m. at the Columbia Ice Fields Arena. The game against the Ridgebacks, losers of 14 straight, will be a battle between two struggling teams, as both clubs will be attempting to snap season-long losing streaks. On Sunday, the Warriors will end their season with a tough matchup against Queen’s, a team that has second place in the OUA locked up and a first-round playoff bye secured. The Gaels house three of the top four OUA point-getters in Elizabeth Kench, Becky Conroy, and Kelsey Thomson, and Wilson says the Warriors will have to stay disciplined in order to limit the visiting team’s scoring chances. “Games against Queen’s usually get pretty chippy, so if we play smart and stick to our physical game plan we should be able to frustrate them which will hopefully lead to some power play opportunities,” Wilson said.
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Sports & Living 25 Warriors qualify two swimmers for CIS Nationals Imprint, Friday, February 12, 2010
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ast weekend, Waterloo Swimming headed to Brock University to compete in the Ontario University Athletics swimming meet. The Warriors swam against the top swimmers from across Ontario, most of whom were competing in the hopes of qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. A few swimmers had already qualified in previous meets by posting times lower than the standards set by CIS. Freshman Bronwyn Kemp was the top swimmer from Waterloo. She medalled in the 200m breaststroke, swimming an impressive 2:37.55 to capture third place. This time was over four seconds faster than the CIS standard, which puts her into a good position heading into the CIS championships.
“I believe that my advantage over the other swimmers in the 200m breaststroke was my confidence in the work I had put into my training. It allowed me to be patient during the race and not rush and get ahead of myself,” commented Kemp. “Although my time isn’t a personal best, it was my season best, which is a good sign looking forward to CIS later this month.” She also finished eighth in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:14.38, also below CIS standards. She was unable to post CIS qualifying times in her two other events, the 400m and the 200m individual medley, but since she qualified for the championships in her two other events, she will race the 200m IM and either the 400m IM or the 50m breaststroke at the championships. The other swimmer who qualified for the CIS championships is Wesley Greig. He swam a 2:20.19
Michelle Duklas asst. sports & living
Women headed to OUA championships as men fail to qualify The February 6th weekend saw the Warriors’ curling team head to Trent University to play in the OUA Crossover. The women played their first game against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Their last rock advantage played in their favour in the first end, as they took a three point lead against Toronto. Toronto was quick to reply in the second, making it 3-2. The Warriors snatched three more points in the third and never let Toronto catch up. The final score for their first game was 10-3. The Warriors continued their excellent play through their next game against the Queen’s Gaels. After a few close ends, the Warriors were able to take five points, finally winning the game 9-2. The two wins virtually secured the women’s team a spot in the championships. Sunday’s games did not go so well for the ladies. They lost a close game to Laurentian 5-4, and then played against the host Trent Excaliburs. Despite leading 4-3 at one point, the Warrior women ended up losing the game 6-4. They finish
the season with a 5-3, ranking third in the OUA. The men started off their weekend against Toronto in a game which proved to be difficult for them. They showed inconsistencies in the ends when it mattered the most, and as a result lost 6-3. They then played in a match up against Queen’s. The Warriors played much better this time, allowing the Gaels only three points in the entire match. The final score was 6-3. The Warrior men also did not fare so well on Sunday. Despite the fact that the men played an excellent game, Laurentian played better. The game was close throughout, and was only decided in the last end, when Laurentian pulled ahead to win 6-5. Waterloo’s second game was a similar dose of defeat; Trent played an excellent game to send the Warrior men home without a spot in the playoffs. The final score was 6-5. The OUA championships are this coming weekend. The Waterloo women will play on Saturday against Western at 8:30 p.m., Brock at 12:50 p.m., and Laurier at 4:50 p.m..
Warrior men medal in three events at track and field meet at York
The Waterloo track and field team headed to York University on the February 6 weekend to participate in the York Classic Red and White. The women’s team struggled through their injuries, which have persisted through the majority of their season. Katrina Vandervoort was the lone Warrior woman who broke the top ten in an event. She jumped 5.14m in the long jump to come in fourth, and then jumped 10.53m in the triple jump to come in fourth. The men’s team was lead by Jason Goetz, who beat the CIS Standard distance of 14.40m in the triple jump with a 14.77m finish to finished second. Jeremy Yang also medalled silver, jumping 6.98m in the long jump. The third
Warrior football schedule released
This past week, the OUA released the 2010 football schedule. The Warriors will have their hands full during the eight-week season as they push for their first playoff berth since 2003. Waterloo kicks off their 2010 campaign with a match against the current Vanier Cup champions, the Queen’s Golden Gaels. For the first half of the season, the Warriors will have lots of opportunity for fan support as they play three home games, and their only away game is just down the road for the ‘Battle of Waterloo.’ In order to guarantee a spot in the OUA Warrior Football 2010 Schedule Week 1
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silver medal came from the 4x400m relay team of Jacob Muirhead, Luke Govia, Oliver Grant, and Ben Terejko, who ran 3:25.31. Luke Govia also performed well in the 60m dash, finishing fifth with a time of 7.05. The other fifth place finish came from Andrew Good in the high jump; he cleared the 1.81m mark. Oliver Grant ran 36.70 in the 300m run to finish 12th. Patrick MacKinnon ran a 4:13.66 1500m to finish 10th, the same place that Rob Bark came in in the 3000m run with a time of 9:03.31. The Warriors head to Toronto next for the Hal Brown Last Chance meet. This meet will take place on February 19. playoff structure, the Warriors must earn four wins during the season. Unlike last season, Waterloo will not be able to rely on wins against the beleaguered Toronto and York squads. Their schedule only includes Toronto, so in order to earn some post-season action they will have to earn wins against some skilled opponents. The Warriors will be looking to win against Windsor to inch themselves closer to the playoffs; but in order to push them over the cusp, they will need find themselves on the winning side of the scoreboard in games against either McMaster, Laurier, Queen’s or Guelph. The Warriors will have a solid chance to beat Queen’s as they play at home in front of a huge frosh crowd, especially with Queen’s missing their Vanier Cup MVP quarterback Danny Brannagan. Guelph has a tough team, but playing at home might provide the Warriors with the drive to win. A win against Laurier might seem like an unbelievable outcome to predict, but it is not such a far stretch if you consider the results of the Battle of Waterloo for the past four year. Waterloo always shows up to play and have only been blown out once, three years ago, by 32 points. Otherwise, the Warriors have lost, on average, by 13 points; quite a small margin considering the wide margin in skill.
MEN’S 100m BREASTSTROKE
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Bronwyn Kemp
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2 : 20.19 2 : 41.61 WOMEN’S 200m 2 : 37.55 200m breaststroke, swimming three and a half seconds under the time standard to finish fifth. He also swam impressively in the 100m breaststroke, earning a fifth spot finish with a time of 1:04.58. He posted a time of 30.19 in the 50m breaststroke to come sixth, just barely under the 30.21 standard. At the championships, he will race the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke, and add either the 100m backstroke or the 200m individual medley. The rest of the team also did well at the meet. The majority posted at least one personal best, with Evan Dzik dropping more than eight seconds off his 400m freestyle in the preliminaries to finish with a time of 4:08.83. Stephanie Braxmeier posted the third and fourth fastest Warrior times ever in the 200m (2:08.15) and 100m (59.91) freestyle events, respectively. Braxmeier also broke a school record in the 50m butterfly with her finish of 30.46, a record which had stood since 2002. The team of Brittany Macintyre, Sonya Romanowski, Kelley desTombe, and Kristie Irving broke the 200m freestyle relay record with a time of 1:51.85, a record which has stood for the past ten years. By far, the biggest record to fall was the 400m freestyle relay. Stephanie Braxmeier, Brittany
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Macintyre, Lindsay Buckingham, and Sonya Romanowski fought hard to successfully lower the 27 year record by half a second to 4:02.80. Head coach Jeff Slater had only good things to say about his team: “The team did a great job this year. The idea of team in an individual sport is sometimes overlooked but our top people would not be as successful as they are without the whole group being at all the training sessions and challenging them daily. Our graduating seniors from the women’s team (Angela McIsaac, Kristie Irving, and Sara Canizares) were invaluable to a young, talented group and really helped draw top performances from the team. This season’s team went through a lot of changes and challenges and they were able to come out the other side with some really exciting swims. I know that each individual on this team sacrificed quite a bit to get their results and they should all be proud of their work.” Bronwyn Kemp and Wesley Greig are now preparing to compete at the CIS championships from February 18-21 at the University of Toronto. mduklas@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Imprint, Friday, February 12, 2010
Men Earn Weekend Sweep Joel Smith reporter
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Ryerson 1 vs Waterloo 3 aterloo took hold of sixth place in the OUA with two big wins against Ryerson and York University this past weekend. They have now won five of their last six matches and are in prime position to capture a playoff spot. Waterloo is now in control of their playoff fate as one more win will guarantee them a playoff spot. Friday night at the PAC saw the Warriors play host to the struggling Ryerson Rams who came in having lost four of their last five games, with the only win coming against league doormat RMC. The Warriors presented a balanced attack that was too much for the Rams and the Warriors cruised to a four set win. In the first set the Warriors dominated early and never let Ryerson get into the match. Waterloo used a spread offence which Ryerson could never seem to figure out. Setter Andrew Thorpe used all of his hitters effectively and the Rams didn’t have an answer. The Warriors took the set 25–18. The second set saw the home team falter a little bit as Ryerson managed to escape with a 25–19 win. It was the only set that Waterloo looked sloppy in.
The Warriors regained their composure in the third set and put to rest any doubt about the outcome of the match. A lot of key blocks and digs led to a frustrated Ryerson team who began to make a lot of errors. On the other side of the net, the Warriors played relatively mistake free volleyball and took the third set 25–20. With all of the momentum on the side of Waterloo, the Warriors didn’t look back in the fourth set and sent the visitors home with a convincing 25–20 win in the final set. The win officially eliminated the Rams from playoff contention. York 0 vs Waterloo 3 On Saturday, the York Lions were seeking their fourth win of the season. Although the set scores indicates a close match, the scrappy York team was never really on the same level as Waterloo. The Warriors used their size advantage up front to pound away at the Lions’ defence and made them come up with dig after dig. The first set was controlled by the Warriors as they cruised to a 25–20 win and an early lead in the match. Again in the second set the Warriors continued to play smart. They rarely gave the Lions free points and played well in all facets of the game. The Lions also stepped up their game in the second set and this one came right down to the wire. Waterloo managed to pull out a 25–23 victory in the set and stop York in their tracks. After that close loss York seemed to lose focus and never really got back into the match from that point on. The Warriors seized the opportunity to put away the deflated Lions in the third set and closed out the weekend with a 25–20 win.
Women clinch playoff berth Ron Kielstra reporter
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he playoff picture in the OUA West got a little bit clearer last weekend, as the top three teams clinched a playoff berth. The Warriors are playoff bound for the fourth straight year. Joining them are the Western Mustangs, and the first place McMaster team. Waterloo opened the weekend by losing in five sets to the visiting Brock Badgers, who were playing for their playoff lives. The Badgers took the first set 25–13, but the Warriors stormed back to win the next two sets, putting the Waterloo one set away from clinching a playoff spot. With their backs to the wall, Brock managed to win the fourth set, tying the match at two sets a piece and forcing a deciding fifth set. Despite having five players with at least ten kills in the game, the Warriors couldn’t come out with a win, losing 16-14 in a close fifth set. Kate Flanagan led the team with 15 points. She was an essential part of both the offence and the defence, recording 13 kills and 13 digs.
The loss put Waterloo into a three-way tie for second place in the OUA West with Brock and Western, and found the Warriors in the strange position of rooting for their cross-town rivals during Laurier’s game against Brock on Saturday night. With a win in their final game of the season, the Badgers could climb above the Warriors in the standings, leaving Waterloo needing to win both of its final two games to ensure a playoff spot. The Golden Hawks pulled through, winning all three sets by identical scores of 25–18, and putting Waterloo back within a win of the playoffs. With some of the pressure off their backs, the Warriors headed to Ottawa in control of their playoff lives. Bojana Josipovic led the team with 10 kills, 15 digs and 13.5 points, and Waterloo knocked off Ottawa in three sets. Waterloo continued their strong team defence, and now have three players, Laura Ledas, Megan McKenzie and Josipovic, in the OUA top ten in blocks. Waterloo and Western sit in a tie for second place and face each to wrap up the season on February 13. The winning team getting home court advantage during the first round of the playoffs.
in danger of missing post-season Brent Golem sports & living editor
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en’s basketball took a flight up to Thunder Bay to play a weekend match-up against the number eight ranked team in the nation, the Lakehead Thunderwolves. The games looked to be a high-scoring affair, considering the talent at shooting guard for both teams. Waterloo playing the second-leading three-point scoring in Ontario, while Lakehead has a guard who leads Ontario by making half of the three-point shots he takes. Incredibly this was not the case as both were close low-scoring games. Waterloo both games but not by more than five points in either game. Waterloo lost Friday night 63–58, allowing Lakehead to jump off to an early 20–8 lead in the first quarter. The Warriors clawed their way back by the end of the third quarter to bring the score within four, but the Warriors could not close out in the fourth quarter. On Saturday night, the Warriors were the one’s who jumped out to the early, building up a seven point lead by the half. Unfortunately they were outplayed in the second half and lost it down the stretch, with Lakehead shooting well
from both the three-point line and from the foul line, never giving Waterloo a chance to sneak away with a victory. Forward Alan Goodhoofd earned a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. During a season when the Warriors were touted to be one of the frontrunners in the West, followers of Waterloo have been sorrowfully disappointed. Waterloo has dropped their last six games, and are now in grave danger of losing their grip on the final playoff spot in the West. Waterloo has dropped their past six games and are now tied with Laurier for the final playoff spot in the West. Both teams will face similar challenges to reach the playoffs; Each must now win two of their last three games with two of those teams are near the top of the West. The final chapter of the season for both teams is a Battle of Waterloo which will surely determine the final entrant into the post-season. Luckily the game is at home, a place where the Warriors are clearly more comfortable.
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Women narrowly miss win column Ron Kielstra reporter
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t was a busy week for the Waterloo women’s basketball team, with three games in five days. The Waterloo women’s basketball team went into last weekend with their backs to the wall, sitting six points back of the Laurier Golden Hawks for the final playoff spot in the OUA West. With only six games remaining, the Warriors needed to get as many points as possible if they were to have any hope of a playoff spot. But with a weekend set against fourth-place Lakehead and a home game against the third-best team in the nation, the Windsor Lancers, the Warriors had their work cut out for them. Going into a hostile Lakehead environment on Friday night, Waterloo started cold and couldn’t seem to snap out of their funk, losing the first game 75–62. The long trip up to Thunder Bay seemed to take its toll on the team, as the Warriors were outplayed in every aspect of the game and shot only 36 per cent from the floor. “We went up the night before to try to avoid [travel taking its toll],” said head coach Tyler Slipp, “but we just looked dead. We just weren’t in it. We didn’t play hard [and] we weren’t talking.” Having had a chance to get used to the environment, the Warriors came back strong on Sunday, losing a close one 57–54. Led by Thunder Bay native Laura Becotte’s doubledouble (14 points, 11 rebounds) and aided by
some poor shooting on Lakehead’s part, the Warriors went into the second half tied at 25. Windsor visited the PAC on Wednesday night, and the Warriors continued their strong play from Sunday, shooting almost 40 per cent and out-rebounding the Lancers 38–34. Erin Button continued her strong play, leading the team with 19 points. Despite coming back from 15 and 12 point deficits to pull within five in the final minute, Waterloo couldn’t manage the upset, losing 61–66. “We played pretty well against the number three team in the country,” Slipp said. “We stuck to our game plan, and we tried to switch to a motion offence in the third quarter, but we turned the ball over too much.” The news only got worse after the game, as cross-town rivals Laurier beat Guelph by 22 points to officially eliminate Waterloo from playoff contention. Though a little disappointing, the news wasn’t surprising since the Warriors started the season by losing seven of their first eight games. With no playoffs in their future, there is some question as to whether the seven rookies on the roster would receive more playing time over the final three games of the season — an idea that coach Slipp quickly dismissed. “We’ll play to win,” Slipp said. “We’ll play to win every game.” Though Waterloo will be losing a fair number of players after the season, the team has improved dramatically since December.
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On Saturday, the Warriors hosted the Brock Badgers. The Badgers were on a three-game losing streak and a week’s rest off after being embarrassed the previous weekend. Brock was coming off a demoralizing 9–0 loss to Guelph, followed by a 4–0 domination at the hands of the Waterloo Warriors. The Badgers returned to the CIF almost a week later looking for revenge. The Badgers came out strong and released the revenge they were seeking, capitalizing early in the first on the tail end of a power play after winger Mike Veysey took an interference penalty. Brock added to their lead halfway through the frame as goalie Keaton Hartigan let one slip past him. The first period was a parade to the penalty box, with 12 infractions and 40 minutes of penalties being called, 6 of which ended up giving the opposing team a power play. During the second period, the Badgers capitalized early on a chance, giving Brock a very strong
3–0 lead with less than two minutes played in the second. Brock could not clean up their play and found themselves in penalty trouble again not more than a minute after scoring. They managed to kill off their first penalty but the Warriors were not to be denied. Ray scored his 18th of the season with assists by left winger Mark Hartman (#11) and right winger Jarrett Schnurr (#14). Mid-way through the period the Badgers took an interference penalty and a five minute major penalty, giving the Warriors a full two minutes worth of 5-on-3 advantage. Amazingly, Brock was able to kill off the minor penalty, but Whitely’s hard shot found the back of the net, with an assist going to right winger Aaron Lewicki (#19). Later, during another power play, Whitely scored again for his ninth of the season, to pull the Warriors back to even in the game. The third period started with Waterloo killing off a goaltender interference penalty late in the second. The Warriors used it to their advantage as Shane Hart
broke away and potted a shorthanded goal within 30 seconds to give Waterloo a small edge. Brock tied it up shortly later, but Waterloo took the lead back again with another power play goal by Schnurr mid-way through the third. The Warriors were able to hang onto the lead and scored the insurance marker with 30 seconds left on a goal by veteran Cory Fraser (#9). The Warriors have only two regular season games left, and will look to maintain their streak against Windsor and UOIT. Both teams are near the bottom of the standings. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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