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Lights concert

Canadian singer/songwriter Lights sings and plays at UW’s Fed Hall.

ARTS

Women’s week

International Women’s Week events range from discussions and panels to bust-casting.

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E. Aboyeji staff reporter

Student ghettos

he University of Waterloo may have to confront a seemingly impossible fiscal situation with its proposed budget for the 2010–2011 year. According to a letter distributed to staff and faculty on March 15 from the provost’s office, “This year’s budget will be one of the most uncertain budgets that we have faced in the past two decades.” In this letter, the university administration revealed that like other Ontario universities, UW has been facing significant financial challenges. These financial challenges are protracted by certain unknowns about the school’s revenue coupled with growing pressures on its spending. According to administration officials, this means that the budget will have to focus on key strategic initiatives, maximizing other sources of income and carefully managing expenses. In more practical terms, the school’s present precarious financial situation will translate to planned budget cuts of 3.5 per cent across all departments, continuation of the current hiring freeze (excepting mission critical positions) and a comparatively modest “structural deficit” of close to $3 million. The school intends to do this without laying off workers or cutting programs.

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Province’s silence breeds uncertainty

In the income column, the university seems to be facing considerable issues with the provinces’ silence on its higher education funding strategy and general policy following the conclusion of its Reaching Higher program this year. The program which began in 2005 committed $6.2 billion to Ontario post secondary education over five years mostly for student assistance and support and it makes up half of the school’s operating budget. While there are indications that a similar funding strategy would be sustained, we might not know its specifics for the next year or two. Considering the province is hardly in the financial position to dole out more funding as it faces a $25 billion budget deficit, which is the largest in its history, there are worries that this funding might see major reductions. To worsen the issues with uncertainty over the province’s post secondary education strategy, the province’s regulated tuition framework has also expired and universities might not receive further direction from the province before they must present the next year’s budget to the Board of Governors on April 6, 2010. The administration has assumed for budgetary purposes that the current tuition framework will remain in place pending a new provincial government announcement. The spending trouble

Although there is admittedly a troubling revenue situation, increased spending pressures seem to be the bigger deal. According to the letter, the pressures are as a result of “externally driven costs which go up every year.” For instance, utilities, insurance and new building operating costs are expected to rise by five to nine per cent every year. However, the most challenging of these spending pressures seem to be coming from shortfalls in the school’s pension fund. Partly as a result of the fall outs of the financial crisis, the school is experiencing a pension fund shortfall of $108 million and it is legally obligated to close this gap

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UW must source an extra $12 million amidst possible government funding cuts to meet increasing salaries and benefits despite its funding issues. The administration plans to do this by including additional payments into the budget model with the hope that it will eventually balance over the long run. This year, this contribution amounted to $2.5 million and it was sourced from the operating budget. Unfortunately, the bad blood of investments gone bad did not just stop at UW’s pension fund. The university is also experiencing a funding gap in its endowment fund which funds support chairs, scholarships, bursaries and programs. The fund which is required to make a four per cent payout every year will only be making a two per cent payout this year. According to the administration, closing the gaps in our endowment and pension funds will require an incremental one to two per cent reduction in overall expenditure. Another immense challenge the school’s expenditure will face, according to the letter, is salary. The document states in particular that, “salaries and benefits account for over 70 per cent of our operating expenses. Benefit costs rise every year and pension costs increase proportionately with salaries.” Even in this year’s operating budget, salaries and benefits rose by over five per cent. Student representatives hopeful

Student representatives seem very hopeful about the process, especially in light of the university’s changing administrative structure. Incoming Feds executive that Imprint spoke with believe that the next administration would be more

supportive of undergraduate student success than previous administrations, which focused more on graduate education and research. According to incoming Feds President Brad Moggach, “Feridun Hamdullahpur has made public statements at senate meetings indicating a commitment to student success and undergraduate success.” University seeks open and transparent process

Although the university does not yet have a proposed plan of action, it has made particular reference to broad principles that will inform its decision making on the budget. Among these are that the salary settlements to be done next year are expected to be fair, responsible and equitable for all employees of the University of Waterloo and that goal is to continue to invest in teaching and research excellence, and enhanced student life, engagement and development. The missive to faculty and staff members concludes, “in these uncertain times we are committed to ensuring that our entire community is aware of our financial challenges and options, and that the decision-making process is transparent.” A town hall meeting to discuss the budget will be held April 8 in Theatre of the Arts in the modern languages building at 3 p.m. Students and other members of the UW community are encouraged to send their questions in advance to townhall@uwaterloo.ca. eaboyeji@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Participants in the Climate Action Project Flashmob froze in unison at 11:22 a.m. on March 17 as student life continued around them.

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Climate Action Project organizes a flashmob to create awareness about climate change Dinh Nguyen staff reporter

reeze. A basketball dropped, signalling nearly 60 students to stand motionless in shorts, T-shirts, and beachwear in the middle of winter. At exactly 11:22 a.m. on March 17, members of WPIRG Climate Action Project (CAP) gathered with student participants at the arts quad to enact the group’s vision of winter 2030, a time when winter is like summer and the summer is even warmer, as a result of global warming. They illustrated their message through a flashmob, much like the famous New York Central Station time freeze in 2008. Like their predecessors, Improv Everywhere, CAP instructed the participants to mingle in a populated area as though they were going on with their everyday lives. At the sound of a signal, the group froze in poses, leaving bystanders in speechless confusion. The only difference is, aside from the shock value, CAP has an agenda. “The goal of the Climate Action Project is to influence students to take action and create awareness. After Copenhagen the topic of climate change became silent. This is a quick reminder about climate change,” said Daniel Eicholz, one of the three event co-ordinators and a UW environmental economics exchange student from Germany. Following the criteria for creating a flashmob, the event was predominantly organized over the internet. The organizers sent out the information through the WPIRG mailing list and then created a Facebook group. From there, it spread through Facebook invites and word of mouth. “I found out about the event [Wednesday] morning when I met with a friend who asked me to take part,” said third year political science student, Wes Buck. There were new participants even at the time of the event. “Just behind me there were two girls standing. And then two guys came up to them and started poking them, so they assumed poses as well,” said Buck. Though the event was successful in participa-

tion and bystander reactions, it did not do so without criticism. “There was supposed to be a banner but nobody noticed it. They were not very clear with what they wanted to represent,” said UW student, Jason Weiler. “It was an effective way to get attention, but they didn’t tell people why they did it,” said another student bystander, Chris Rose. “We saw the banner, but it wasn’t enough to fill people in. We figured it out eventually. But the people on this side [of the arts quad] didn’t see it at all.” The banner, which read “Welcome to Winter 2030,” was initially supposed to be dropped from the arts lecture hall following the basketball signal, but as a result of organizational complications it was relocated and held by participants in front of the Dana Porter Library, facing away from the event and towards the aerial cameras. According to WPIRG member Rachael Small, several people who did see the banner questioned its meaning. Without a clear banner message, one bystander tried to paste together the reasoning behind the event given the location and participants’ attire. “I thought it was something to do with the older arts people, or it was a St. Patrick’s Day thing because a lot of people were wearing green. But there were people wearing retro clothes and beachwear, too so I don’t know,” said Kristian Lundhild, a first year student in computer science. CAP plans to make the flashmob go viral. As the event took place, three video cameras, one on the ground level and two on the sixth floor of the Dana Porter Library, followed it. They planned to put together a YouTube video equipped with a message that encourages viewers to take action against climate change. As a result, the event organizers do not see the lack of a clear message as a problem. “In the end people are interested about what’s going on. They are shocked and intrigued by it, so when they find out that there is a video on YouTube, they will check it out,” said Eicholz. CAP member, Ted Sherk, reinforces Eicholz’s

notion. He believes that the event was successful because it invoked “confusion followed by questions.” He believes that students will “question and find out more.” While many remained fixated on the lack of a clear message, others who understood the message behind the flashmob criticized the mechanics behind the initiative. “More beachwear would have improved [the event]. There were a lot of people in shorts and T-shirts. If they were all in bathing suits it’d be more noticeable,” said third year environment and geography student, Chelsey Trendle. Unlike Trendle, second year political science student, Alex Vieira, believes that more beachwear would take away from the message. “They kind of showed the happy side of [climate change]. People were in shorts and T-shirts, they showed that people were at the beach. I’d enjoy a nice winter at the beach,” she said. CAP took this criticism constructively. “Originally we thought the event was going to take place in slimy, mucky, cold weather with some snow on the ground [usually apparent in the month of March],” said another event co-ordinator, Laura Dyck. The event organizers believe that the main objective of the event, the YouTube video, will deliver a different message. Most students who took part in the event referred the criticism to a lack of organization. According to Elcholz, who came up with the event idea, the concept for the flashmob was floating around for a month, and planning only took place two weeks ago. UW admin were approached last Friday, March 12 in regards to roof access. The third organizer, William Saunders believes that the event went well, as it was CAP’s first time organizing an event like this. Despite the feedback, most participants and spectators alike believe, in the words of third year bio-med student Heidi Friesen, “It was cool to see a bunch of people unified for one purpose. It was neat to see people observing, too.” dnguyen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Waterloo Warriors cheerleading team was all about recruiting during the March break open house on Tuesday, March 16. The group grabbed a volunteer from the crowd to help with a tricky move to entertain onlookers in the Student Life Centre. Over 6,000 prospective students and their parents attended this year’s open house. “The March break open house is an opportunity for interested students to explore all that University of Waterloo has to offer,” said Kim McKee, manager of the visitor’s centre and co-ordinator of the event, in a UW press release. Organizers hope the information sessions, campus tours, and events offered to prospective students will help increase the numbers of applicants who confirm their applications.

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ince joining the University of Waterloo in July 1971, Prof. Alan Morgan’s achievements have been nothing short of extraordinary. In 1991, he received Waterloo’s distinguished teacher’s award; in 1994, the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) Bancroft medal for promoting public awareness of science; in 1995, the National Association of Geology’s John H. Moss award for excellence; and in 2008, the RSC’s McNeil medal that honours outstanding ability in promoting and communicating science to students and the public. But it doesn’t stop there. Since his retirement in May 2009, Morgan has been bestowed with the honour of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. Announced on March 11 by Maclean’s, he earned one of the 10 spots allotted each year for “excellence in teaching over a number of years, principally (but not exclusively) at the undergraduate level,” and for “commitment to the improvement of university teaching, with emphasis on contributions beyond the nominee’s discipline or profession to as broad an audience as possible,” as stated in the eligibility criteria. Morgan was first cross-appointed at the University of Waterloo between what was then main-environment studies (faculty of environmental studies) and Earth sciences (faculty of science). Over the next 38 years, he taught a long list of classes which included introductory geology classes in Earth sciences (Earth 130), Earth 121 and Earth 122 (which replaced Earth 130), Earth 236 (palaeontology), and for several years, Earth 440 (quaternary geology), both on campus and through distance education. Morgan took on the teaching profession after positive experiences with his own teachers who served as role models. Moreover, in Wales, he said, “teaching was an honourable profession.” But his calling for Earth sciences came at an earlier age. Eight to be exact. “I became interested in geology at the age of eight after finding a fossil snail in my hometown in South Wales,” he said. “At the National Museum of Wales I was shown and given other fossils and minerals, and decided that I was going to become a geologist. I started taking geology classes at the age of 10 in school and have just continued.” But what makes Morgan stand out from the crowd is without a doubt his teaching style. Morgan describes his unique teaching style as stemming from seeing most of the geological features that he talks about in a very personal way. “If you have watched someone’s boot soles start to melt on hot lava, it makes a very lasting impression. Also walking on ice sheets, or swimming off a coral reef, or walking through the rubble from an earthquake,” he said. “These are things that you do not have to read from a book. They are first-hand impressions that serve to bring a lecture alive. I also happen to believe that geology is a subject that really should be taught ‘in the field.’ This is impossible for many reasons but you can bring the field to the classroom, hence the personally illustrated power point lectures that I use throughout the term. Lastly, simple language also helps.”

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If you have watched someone’s boot soles start to melt on hot lava, it makes a very lasting impression. Also walking on ice sheets, or swimming off a coral reef, or walking through the rubble from an earthquake. — Alan Morgan

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Though his ideal learning environment is a field situation, exuberantly stating that “learning about desert processes really comes to life when you drive through Death Valley,” Morgan acknowledges that his students come first. He hopes that when students walk away from his course they have “a better knowledge of this rather amazing world.” Although many may say it was only a matter of time for Alan Morgan, he doesn’t. “[The] award was a complete and totally unexpected surprise,” he said. He may not be a stranger to awards, but when asked which award was the most significant, Morgan was quick to respond. “Each [award] is different. The UW distinguished teacher award in 1991 was a great honour since it is the highest teaching award offered by Waterloo; and, most recently in 2008, the Royal Society McNeil medal was perhaps the most significant. To be ranked with national celebrities like Bob McDonald and David Suzuki is quite an honour,” he said. He considers his most significant contribution inside the classroom to be his ability to stimulate and interest students in the Earth sciences, while outside the classroom he revels in providing illustrative materials for documentaries, the most recent being a documentary for the National Geographic channel. One wonders whether or not Alan Morgan will ever stop teaching. He informed Imprint that the answer was “probably never.” “I am always happy trying to communicate to all age groups,” he said. “My most recent sojourn is into lecturing on cruise and exploration ships. For example, talking about the Beagle Channel and Darwin’s transit through that region whilst being in the exact place is a tremendous bonus. I am continuing with distance education with a twist. This time I am at a distance and most students are on campus.” Morgan is currently working on a new way of delivering geology to high schools, but unfortunately could say no more on the matter. He did, however, leave a word of advice for those considering entering the teaching profession. “Try to balance everything,” he said. “Teaching is not always considered as highly as research in an academic environment.” kharris@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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McGill students’ society elections turn aggressive

Nigeria’s acting president dissolves cabinet

The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) recently held an election to determine its executive team for the 2010 – 2011 school year. While it was a successful election overall, some also say it was one of the most bizarre in recent memory. Two particular incidents, students say, made this election a very memorable one. Presidential candidate Zach Newburgh was accused of “mocking Arabs and/or Muslims,” after his Facebook profile picture, revealing Newburgh holding a knife and wrapping a scarf around his head, was questioned by fellow candidates. Presidential candidate Sarah Woolf, in particular, considered it a “serious lack of good judgement.” Newburgh apologized for the picture, and said it was a “joke that was taken way too far.” While campaigning in Gert’s, a bar at McGill University, presidential candidate Stefan Link was punched in the stomach by an unidentified person. Link speculated that other candidates may have had involvement in the attack, particularly fellow candidate Sarah Woolf. Despite the rocky campaign and accusations, Zach Newburgh ended up winning the presidential election, barely edging out candidate Sarah Woolf.

In his first major act since taking over Nigeria’s highest governing office, acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the government’s cabinet on Wednesday. Permanent secretaries will take charge of the ministries until a new cabinet can be appointed. As of press time, Jonathan had given no official reason for his decision. Jonathan, a Christian and biologist, became acting president after a vote in the National Assembly on February 9, but has refrained from making major political moves until now. His decision removes top officials that are loyal to the country’s Muslim President Umaru Yar’Adua. Yar’Adua is currently ill and has not been active in the Nigerian government since he left the country in November 2009 for treatment abroad. Though Yar’Adua returned to Nigeria shortly after Jonathan’s appointment as acting president, he has not yet been seen in public. Jonathan’s decision to dissolve the current cabinet comes amidst continuing violence in a country where religious conflict has already killed hundreds of people this year. Jonathan will have only one year to implement changes in the country as Nigeria’s ruling political party has already said it wants a Muslim from the country’s north as the presidential candidate in 2011. The party has a policy of alternating Muslim and Christian candidates, allowing each candidate to serve for two consecutive four-month terms. Yar’Adua has only served for one term, but he is not expected to stand as presidential candidate again. Political analysts in the country are currently withholding judgment until they see who Jonathan offers as the new members of the cabinet.

McMaster considers a China campus

Located in South China, Dongguan University of Technology is planning a partnership with McMaster University. McMaster wishes to put its name to a building on the Dongguan campus, as well as give international students an opportunity to receive a McMaster degree while attending Dongguan university. The first program McMaster wishes to expand to China is engineering, with the engineering and management program likely to be the first degree offered. Other degrees, such as economics, business, and communications, are also being considered. The programs would be instructed in English, and academic standards would be the same as at the Hamilton campus. Peter George, president and vice-chancellor, is very optimistic about this partnership, claiming that McMaster’s strong relationship with China gives them “somewhat more confidence that we can actually take the risk of putting our name on a building there.” Queen’s University “StuCons” operating illegally

It was found recently that all but 15 of the 80 student constables at Queen’s Univeristy were practising security guard duties without mandatory licenses. Responsible for ensuring the safety of patrons during student events, the “StuCons,” as students like to call them, are quite essential to the many events hosted at Queen’s University. Many of the tasks they perform require mandatory licenses. Leslie Yun, vice-president of operations, recently found unsent applications in the student constable office that were thought to be filed already. When this was discovered, a meeting was held and the applications were finally sent in. Unfortunately, it would take four to fix weeks to process. Meanwhile, the remaining 15 constables will perform duties that require a license. The university is also hiring private security firm G4S Security to help fulfill the duties of the unlicensed constables during special events. New arts degree at Laurier

An arts council meeting was held at Wilfrid Laurier University recently to discuss the new proposed Honours Bachelor of Arts degree. The new degree allows students with a 7.0 GPA or higher to be considered an honours student without declaring a major. Since the government funds honours students more than general students, Laurier is trying to use this method to fund the arts department. The proposed degree will require 20 credits, as before, but requirements will vary from those of a specialized major. These requirements are to be determined. The main concern of those attending the meeting was the issue of possibly decreasing the value of degrees in order to improve Laurier’s current economic state. The meeting adjourned with the description of the degree sent to WLU’s curriculum department for review and adjustment. — With files from Cord Weekly, Queens’ Journal, McGill Daily, and McMaster Silhouette

Fiji cyclone devastates country

Relief operations were launched in Fiji’s northern regions on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone battered the country for over three days. Only one death has been reported so far, but officials cannot yet estimate the full extent of the damage because communications have been cut off for days. Cyclone Thomas, a Category 4 storm, began hitting Fiji with winds of up to 205 km/hour at its center and gusts of up to 208 km/hour on March 12. The hardest hit areas were the northern Lau and Lomaiviti island groups and the northern coast of Vanua Levu. Though the nationwide curfew has been lifted, a state of emergency will remain in effect for 30 days. Damage includes destroyed houses, uprooted trees, local boats washed away, and considerable

debris scattered across the landscape. Over 17,000 people were forced to take refuge in government shelters. There is still no contact with many affected islands, and power, water, sewage, and communications are still disrupted in many northern areas. Tourist resorts in the western region of Fiji are mostly unaffected by the cyclone and have returned to normal operations. Riots and fire at royal tombs in Uganda

Riots erupted on Wednesday after a fire on Tuesday destroyed the Kasubi tombs. The tombs, an official UNESCO world heritage site located in Uganda’s capital Kampala, were the royal burial ground for the Buganda kingdom. Protestors and mourners began streaming to the site of the tombs early on Wednesday. Violence erupted when Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni visited the scene and tried to get close to the tombs. Some protestors have accused the government of starting the fire. They booed and jeered the president, set up barricades, and threw stones at his security entourage. The violence is the result of continuing clashes between the Ugandan government and the Buganda traditional kingdom, who want more local power. Police officials said that officers responded to protestors by firing into the air, but witnesses said that police officers on scene shot and killed three protesters. A police spokeswoman confirmed two deaths and five injuries, but would not confirm who was responsible for the deaths. Thai protestors bathe government buildings in their own blood

Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra doused the government buildings in Thailand with their own blood in an effort to force the current government to resign. The protest began on Tuesday when more than 100,000 protestors poured gallons of their own donated blood under the front gate of the Parliament building and continued on Wednesday when protestors lobbed bags filled with blood at police. At the centre of the protestors’ movement is the argument that Thailand’s traditional centres of power aren’t representing the interests of citizens. Shinawatra’s supportors approved of the former official because of his social policies. Protestors have promised to keep the pressure on the government despite their waning numbers. — With files from Associated Press, Guardian, BBC News, Australian, Al Jazeera, New York Times, CNN, ABC, and Los Angeles Times araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Correction In the March 12 issue of Imprint, it was claimed that there was only one student on the Radio Waterloo Inc. Board of Directors. There are in fact two, the second being secretary Dan Kellar, a doctoral student in the geography department. We apologize for the error.

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The real world seldom fits into neat categorization

ne of the first things any social studies student will discuss (and one of the last things any engineering student will ever discuss) is the binary definition of gender. That is, the state of “gender” can’t just be represented by “male” and “female,” but only by a continuum. You personally might think that is a bunch of namby pamby crap (or not), but I think it’s a neat reminder that nothing in the world is truly binary. Even sex (the noun, not the verb) isn’t binary — all sorts of intersex states exist, caused by genetic irregularities or hormone insensitivities. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking things like sex and gender are binary, because they are — somewhat. Somewhat. It just so happens that many people are either heterosexual men with testicles, XY chromosomes,

and elevated testosterone levels, or heterosexual women with ovaries, XX chromosomes, and elevated estrogen levels. Those two states aren’t the only states that can be found in the wild, so sex isn’t binary — it just seems that way given limited knowledge and limited sample sizes. With all that in mind, consider the word “unnatural.” “Natural vs. unnatural” is another false binary, one often used by people with an agenda. What exactly is being claimed as unnatural? Plastic cups? Nuclear power? Homosexuality? (Note to readers: Google. “Roy and Silo.”) There’s a whole philosophical debate around what, if anything, could be called “unnatural” which I don’t want to get too far into; I’m just claiming that those two states can’t be binary. Consider oil spills that happen without human intervention, or areas that have high background radiation. Does that make human-caused oil

spills or nuclear power plant radiation unnatural? If so, would it be unnatural if a person prevented a oil spill that would have happened regardless of human intervention? If it’s an easy decision for you, get a group of 100 people together and try to come to a consensus. I think you’ll find the question of what is “most natural” gets murky pretty quickly. Binary states are sometimes used in rhetoric or debate, but binary is often misapplied even there. For example, there’s this “proof ” that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour called the “Lunatic or Lord” dilemma. Prove that Jesus wasn’t a lunatic, and that means he was the Lord, right? No. Those are not the only two options. Even death doesn’t come in binary states. We might commonly think in terms of “alive” or “dead,” but the issue is actually quite complicated. Do we die when our heart stops beating, or when all neural activity stops? Those two events can be

separated by several minutes. When I sat and thought about it a while, I could think of few phenomena that were truly binary. Failing out of university? Nope, there’s academic probation. Quantum mechanics? Discrete, but not binary. Death? Whoops, already covered that one. Cheating on your significant other? No, that’s not binary either. I think a girlfriend would feel differently about an isolated passionate kiss with another woman than a days-long orgy with 15 of her closest friends. (Well, ex-closest friends). My point is that the world is a wonderfully complicated place. If an engineer speaks of binary states, they are using a simplified abstraction. If a debater uses binary arguments, suspect they are trying to confuse you. (Example: “Have you stopped beating your wife?”) Take a look at the things you have considered black-and-white, and ask yourself, “is it?”

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irst I should thank those of you who read my column last week for doing so. It hardly matters to me, whether or not we agree but that we can discuss. However, I find it rather amusing that a lot of people got the general impression that I was pushing a class war in my last column. Like I said in that column, I am hardly the socialist type. I just believe social goods have their merits, none of which are worth debt burdens on future generations. I also believe, like most people, in full value for my money. The focus on rich kids was a practical one I took due to the logical constraints I face with expressing informed opinion on complex subjects within a 500 word limit. I realize now that a little bit of clarification would have helped my case and my cause. My thinking was simple; full tuition from rich kids is the most plausible alternative to booby trapped government funding. But the stupid assumption I made in expressing this thought was that, like me, most people consider over-enrolment, a bad thing. As many a commenter expressed, it appears Canadians generally believe “everybody deserves an education”. I don’t disagree. The Canadian model of education is inspiring in the sense of its equal oppurtunity. I just wonder, does everybody deserve a University of Waterloo education? I think not. Call me “douchey,” but our education here is too precious, too respected, too innovative to be the preserve of every Dick and Harry. The present situation where we cheapen our education by over enrolling students just so we can access government funding is unacceptable. As I show in the graph, for the past four years, Waterloo’s actual enrolments has increasingly surpassed its own enrolment targets. Why? Well, administrators have been operating on the frankly sad principle that 100 students = $1million. I am especially concerned about how this enrolment affects the general distribution of our talent pool across faculties. Clearly, it is highly uneven. The fact that some faculties have much higher admission

requirements than others goes on to reflect itself in the quality of the programs. Some, like the faculty of art’s psychology department get the best students and the best work, others seem to be there for the sole reason that academically challenged students should fail into them. Now, I will make the extra effort not to be a dick in this column by simply condemning to the streets of uncertainty the many for whom Ontario’s gem universities like Waterloo are simply and sadly not the right fit. I can see other worthy alternatives. For example, Canada can borrow from the American system where a three tier quality based university evaluation system allows university administrators

to properly pair students on their abilities and fund them accordingly. Or it could even borrow from the British system which simply allocates to universities, different enrolment targets depending on their quality, and then fines universities who over enrol. As an international student who is so passionate about a Waterloo education, I would gladly fork over humongous sums and the requisite effort for it, I am not very comfortable with the idea that some of my colleagues are here just because some provincial politician is trying to score points with middle class voters. A Waterloo education should be merited. It is not a human right.

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Time to put our money where our mouths are mrowley@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

The reasons for this are clear: firstly, there are a ton of students with new solutions to the city’s problems lacking any sort of framework or capital to implement them. Secondly, city residents have a largely negative view of students— they don’t see the hard work we put in every day that makes us feel like we’ve earned the right to celebrate as we see fit. Finally, the health of not just the Waterloo Region, but every region in the “Rust Belt,” depends on the ability to transition from a manufacturing economy to one based on information. Let’s take these arguments in reverse order. It is no secret that much of the north east United States, as well as much of Ontario and Quebec, needs to redevelop their economic systems in a drastic way. We are simply not going to be able to compete in a global economy with manufacturing giants such as China. This is not to say that there is no longer a place for manufacturing and skilled trades in these regions, as there most certainly is. That said, it should no longer be our primary focus. This means massive efforts to retrain unemployed workers, provision of services to help new Canadians adjust to their new country, and a focus on innovative solutions to global problems. Students must play a vital role in this. Far from being a nuisance, we must be present in our communities. We must reach out to the economically disadvantaged, providing them with new information, new ideas, and new motivation. We must show that we want to be a part of our city, and organize community events that reach beyond our campus. There are literally thousands of students who are working on research in these areas, who already work tirelessly to manage campus organizations and put on events. These groups should begin to expand their vision beyond Ring Road, and start engaging with the other three-quarters of our city.

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Ultimately, we have a golden opportunity in Waterloo to make a direct difference in the lives of all its residents, while developing innovative solutions that can be widely exported.

In order to do this, however, there needs to be strong institutional support. The university should emphasize on opportunities to engage in local civic life. They should solicit suggestions for programs from students, and provide funding to groups who have ideas with clear potential. Students are the perfect candidates to help new Canadians acclimate, bring art programs to disadvantaged neighbourhoods, and beautify the areas they live in. If the university would be willing, for example, to offer a “thesis credit,” where groups of students can work on a community-based project, there would be plenty of hands to lighten the work. If companies who have benefited from students (such as RIM, Sybase, and others), would be willing to give back by providing capital to student start-ups, there would be more. If Feds was willing, for example, to offer co-op jobs working with these new, local community organizations, there would be more again.

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ndergraduate students make up close to a quarter of Waterloo’s population, and yet almost every time they appear off campus, it is in the context of street parties, celebrations, and other, shall we say, boisterous activities. Anyone who has followed the rhetoric surrounding Waterloo’s “student ghetto” is aware of the disastrous effects of this situation— students are demonized, otherized, and placed on the sidelines of the city’s dialogue. However, no Waterloo resident, student or otherwise, should forget one important fact: this city owes a debt of gratitude to its students. Before the creation of UW in 1957, Waterloo was a small farming town with an even smaller industrial base. Over the last 63 years, the city has exploded, and it doesn’t take a genius to see why: take a map of Waterloo in 1957 and one from today, and look at the tremendous differences. When our fine campus was built, it was out in the middle of the countryside and now, the city grows around it for miles in every direction. The city’s two universities have provided an incubator for new ideas and innovations for decades. It was students who created RIM, which is now one of the city’s largest employers. It is students who provide a large share of the market for our vibrant, independent uptown. Students and graduates have benefited this city more than many of its permanent residents, especially those who are our neighbours, would like to admit. However, these indirect benefits are no longer enough. City residents need a new perspective on students— they need to see that we are actively engaged in our community. The university needs to take a more proactive role in the development of its host city, and more directly share its resources and opportunities with residents who are not lucky enough to be full-time students.

I don’t pretend to be an expert in matters of community organization, but there are most definitely people on campus that are and we need to consult them. In fact, there are experts on campus in almost every conceivable field of human endeavour— the pieces are all here, but we need to put them together. This takes serious dedication, effort, and commitment to a common cause, but there are dozens of on-campus examples that indicate to me that this isn’t a problem. Ultimately, we have a golden opportunity in Waterloo to make a direct difference in the lives of all its residents while developing innovative solutions that can be widely exported. We have the opportunity to become a real centre for innovation, not just in research, but also in practice. It’s a long road to sustainable, healthy communities in our little part of the world, but the journey towards that ideal begins with a single step— and it’s up to us to take it.

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Freedom of Speech gets stretched too far Oren Lahav 2B business/math

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like writing, truly. I love exercising my freedom of speech by writing annoying community editorials for Imprint, or by posting comments online, or by shouting my opinions from rooftops. As far as I can see, lots of other people here at UW feel the same way. Unfortunately, some of them crossed a few lines lately. I’ve sent a few articles myself, and received some “RE:” articles and online comments in response. Some of them were quite aggressive and borderline offensive. Don’t get me wrong ― I really don’t mind it when people criticize my opinions. In fact, I think it’s an important reality check and I always encourage good debates where both sides of the coin are represented fairly. I’ve noticed, however, a few trends that I don’t like. First of all, why be so personal and demeaning? I don’t want to get into specifics, but I’ve seen some

responses that were very personal and really gave the impression that the writer of the original piece is a complete idiot. Can’t we, as writers, criticize someone’s opinion without trying to offend them? Must we resort to condescension to prove our point? In addition, people need to learn when to shut up. Without being offensive, I think it’s a bit ridiculous when we have four straight weeks of personal responses in Imprint (like the “Eyes on Gaza” piece). Write something, then shut up. If you want to keep debating, there are better places than Imprint ― for example, send a personal email around instead of publishing your opinion. It’s much less painful to get an annoying email than to see an arrogant response printed for the whole campus to see. Voice your opinion, ensure it’s heard, but don’t go defending it like it’s your baby. Finally, online comments ― the worst of the bunch. Just as an example, here’s a comment I found

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Freedom of speech is great and all, but when it becomes offensive, redundant, and frustrating, it might be time we all learn when to shut up.

online on Mr. E. Aboyeji’s column from last issue: “This column usually revolves around dumb ideas that have obviously not been thought about critically or researched well. But this one takes the cake...”. Unsurprisingly, the comment was anonymous. Now, I personally don’t completely agree with the ideas E raised in his comment last week. But come on, people. Do we really need this kind of comment on our student paper’s website? I thought we were supposed to be civilized, educated, university students. Shouldn’t we be a little bit better than this? I think Imprint might be able

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to implement some changes to improve the way freedom of speech is practised here at UW. How about we monitor online comments before we allow them to be posted online? Maybe we could request writers to refrain from using writing styles that can be perceived as personally offensive. Or how about we initiate a time limit of two weeks for “RE:”articles, after which these response-community-editorials cannot clog up space on Imprint? These are just ideas. Freedom of speech is great and all, but when it becomes offensive, redundant, and frustrating, it might be time we all learned when to shut up.

RE: Reflections: International Women’s Week and graduation Michelle Goodridge 4B history

am writing in response to the article “Reflections: International Women’s Week and Graduation.” First, I would like to express my incredible disgust with this awful article. This article is incredibly offensive and takes the

whole idea of womens’ lib to an extreme in an unjustifiable manner. I got married during my second year at UW and unfortunately, did not have my father walk me down the aisle since I was married by a justice of the peace. My father did not voice his opinion at the time, but later confided in me that he was hurt and regretful that he did

not alert me to his desire to walk me down the aisle prior to the ceremony. My father is my world, and I made every attempt to make this up to him and ensured we had an enjoyable “first dance.” I sincerely hope no one takes your advice seriously. Like my mother who dreamed of wedding dress shopping with her daughter,

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my father looked forward to being able to walk me down the aisle. Obviously you have lost whatever compassion you may have once possessed and have fallen into a conceited, selfish, “feminist trap.” Maybe you should concern yourself with more pressing issues rather than offending people over harmless traditions.

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ecent press coverage from local newspapers included an ongoing debate between permanent residents and the Waterloo city council over what many perceive to be the “ghettoization” of neighbourhoods as a result of the overwhelming majority of houses being rented out to students in the area. The January 22 edition of Imprint highlighted some of the issues surrounding this continual debate, with specific focus on the Northdale neighbourhood in Waterloo. While many notable issues were addressed within Imprint’s article, Darcy Casselman’s quote may best sum up the matters of this unending dispute. “They’re focusing on the wrong things… all they’re saying [in the papers at least — that’s what I’m reacting to] is ‘ghetto ghetto ghetto,

students students students, peeing, sex, knife fights’”. The majority of media coverage that has been given to student housing issues within the Waterloo region coddles the thoughts and opinions of “permanent residents” who are more often than not painted as victims within such residential disputes. Yet the press coverage fails to represent any thoughts or opinions of students. Where is their say? Where is their side of the story? By no means do I wish to acquit or excuse the ill behaviour of students whose actions received coverage within the media. However, I am deeply concerned about the media’s ability to blanket all students with such negative connotations and stereotypes. Although there are some students who fall guilty to the claims laid against them in the press, these students certainly do not represent the majority of students as

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It is encouraging to see fellow students take matters and issues into their own hands, and to serve as a voice for students everywhere.

a whole. In fact, the assumption and supposed belief (according to most press coverage) that all students are like those who are portrayed within the media is extremely insulting and offensive. I know that I am not alone in my hopes of rectifying the thoughts and perce ptions of students within the media. Redefining Student Hous ing Attitudes and Perceptions Everywhere, or ReSHAPE, is a coalition of students concerned with the misrepresentations and negative portrayal of student housing and student-dominated

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neighbourhoods located near post-secondary academic institutions. The goal of the newly founded organization is to “raise public awareness and critique the language and ideolog y associated with popular perceptions of student housing and student neighbourhoods.” It is encouraging to see fellow students take matters and issues into their own hands, and to serve as a voice for students everywhere. I really respect what ReSHAPE is trying to do, and I would encourage you all to check out their Facebook group.

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A challenge to evolution

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Daniel Manary 1b mathematical physics

often hear people say things similar to “schools should teach facts, not opinion” as support for the belief that schools should teach evolution and not some alternative or a specific religion. However, widespread acceptance does not make something fact, as many prominent examples throughout history, such as spontaneous generation, have proven. Evolution is not a scientific law. Evolution is a hypothesis. Imagine Darwin trying to earn a PhD. His theory had a prediction, for sure, but it wasn’t falsifiable. There were no experiments that could have been performed to prove it, and no observations of any sort that confirmed it. At his disposal was only an array of observations that seemed to work together if you assumed this particular theory. However, it’s not as if it was the only or

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most complete theory of how the data fit together. Overall, he seemed rather similar to Freud. Current evolutionary theory has advanced beyond Darwin, and a couple of steps in the evolutionary chain have been discovered. Simple proteins and DNA sequences have been shown to form spontaneously given the right conditions. Even if those conditions could never have existed on Earth, though I understand some could have, such prerequisites can be ignored given the large time scales usually required anyways. We already need to assume that if it’s possible, it will happen given an infinite amount of time. So as the next step, won’t we have a cell? Single-celled organisms should be the simplest living entity. Although I’m not a biologist, every diagram I’ve seen of a single-celled organism has been significantly more complex than protein and DNA, even assuming all levels of complexity for both protein and DNA. A flagellum alone requires close to a dozen separate parts to exist, parts that

serve no purpose if they were not in the whole. Of course, even that’s assuming the protein somehow forms the proper structures. A simple DNA sequence doesn’t automatically guide anything – all sorts of structures and processes are required for the reading of DNA and the following of those instructions. If it did, we’d have a much easier time cloning things. So what does protein plus DNA make? A virus. DNA in a protein sheath - sounds like a virus to me. But viruses can’t replicate themselves, and so aren’t classified as alive. They require a fully functional cell already, which, as was just discussed, cannot come from what we’ve assumed to exist. To this end, I propose a single experiment that could remedy this dilemma. Currently, we have two irreconcilable states. The first is the most complex, non-living state, which would perhaps be a virus or just some goo with a bunch of parts in it. The second is a single-celled organism. Now,

a single-celled organism requires all of its parts to function, or it wouldn’t be the simplest. This means that all of its parts have to form simultaneously. If some part formed in any reasonable length of time before the others, it would decay. Therefore, the hypothesis is this: if evolution is correct, then the jump from non-living to simplest living should be observable. It cannot take “millions of years,” or even days. As such, some experiment should be able to measure this jump. Of course, even if this experiment were successful, it would not “prove” evolution. It would merely remove one of the key points it has to explain. Most of the people I talk to are willing to agree that evolution isn’t complete. Some even agree that it leaves a lot to be desired. Even if evolution were the best explanation we have for life as we know it, I think it’s time that everyone stopped pretending that “everyone knows evolution is fact.”

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Lose one gene, gain a limb

A quest that began over a decade ago has recently reached significant prominence. According to researchers from the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, the absence of a single gene, p21, could confer a healing potential in mammals. In a report published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have demonstrated that mice that lack the p21 gene gain the ability to regenerate damaged tissue. Unlike typical mammals whose wounds heal through scarring, these specific mice begin the healing process with the formation of blastema, a structure resembling the rapid cell growth visible in amphibian healing processes. According to the report, the absence of the p21 gene in the mice causes their cells to behave more like embryonic stem cells than adult stem cells. The research surmised that the use of this gene therapy is also applicable to humans and other mammals. The new research suggests that there is potential to heal without scarring, and to potentially regrow lost or damaged limbs. The p21 gene keeps this ability in check, as visible by certain tests performed at the Wistar Institute. A group of lab mice lacking the p21 gene were able to regenerate tissue that had been surgically removed, leaving behind no

trace of the operation. The lab mice also had holes punched in their ears, a standard procedure used by scientists to identify mice, but the mice were able to heal the wounds perfectly, leaving behind no evidence of damaged tissue. Switching off the p21 gene allows for adult mammalian cells to behave like pluripotent stem cells, which allows the formation of any required tissue. However, p21 is closely associated with p53, a gene that regulates cell division. The p21 gene acts as a contingent to the p53 gene in the case of DNA damage, stopping cell division if required. Removing the p21 gene may induce rampant cell division, leading to uncontrollable forms of cancer. In the case of the lab mice, no cancerous tumours were located but a significant increase in apoptosis, or cell suicide, was noticed. Apoptosis leads damaged cells to destroy themselves, allowing for fresh cells to be created in its stead. If researchers are able to specifically manipulate the balance between regenerative cells and apoptosis, there could potentially be regenerative treatments available for humans sometime soon. Antarctic shrimp

According to NASA, there is a lot more going on beneath the huge sheets of Antarctic ice than once believed. A team set up in Antarctica drilled an eight-inch hole and stuck a video camera 600 feet down in to it, with the aim of viewing the

underbelly of the ice sheet. What came to them as a surprise discovery was the curious shrimplike creature that came frolicking by their camera. The video feed recently released by NASA reveals a three inch long crustacean parking itself on the camera cable. The team also later retrieved what they identified to be the tentacle from a jellyfish. It was previously believed that nothing but microbes could survive the harsh conditions of Antarctic ice. NASA’s recent discovery acts as a direct contradiction. The main question that is now puzzling researchers is how the shrimp-like creature gets food for itself. The answer, it appears, may be that there is a plethora of organisms under the ice, forming their own ecosystem. Nonetheless, the appearance of this singular shrimp has caused many experts to reconsider the types of life forms that are sustainable in harsh environments. Incriminating microbes

In a study performed at the University of Colorado, researchers have noted that each person carries a unique microbial community, and that such bacterial residue that we leave can be used for forensic identifications. It so happens that the average person carries about 150 different species of bacteria around on their hands, and those bacteria in turn carry a genome unique to the person. Therefore, bacterial residue could become a condemning forensic tool

at crime scenes, allowing investigators to collect DNA information,without even recovering the person’s actual DNA. But analysing bacterial residue is far from becoming an accurate identification tool for forensic investigators. The margin of error on these tests varies from 10-30 per cent. This is an unacceptable amount, especially when attempting to convict someone. Also, bacterial sites are easily contaminated with other people’s unique bacteria set; all it requires is a touch. In addition to this, researchers also believe that the ingestion of antibiotics could potentially alter the microbial profile of a suspect. Nonetheless, bacterial profiling offers a level of complexity that DNA testing cannot fully provide. If, for example, the fingerprint sample is smudged, it would be very difficult for investigators to match a suspect. However, from the fingerprint sample, the bacterial residue can be collected and analysed. It is also easier to attain microbial DNA, as a swab of skin provides 100 times more microbial DNA than human DNA. Also, studying the microbiome provides other clues for investigators such as what conditions the suspect works in, the kind of food they eat, etc. Even twins that share the same DNA profile can be more easily identified using bacterial profiles. —With files from Science Daily, NASA, and Popular Science

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pring weather is finally arriving with warm, sunny days abounding, yet the roads are still full of traffic. In the winter, the weather is an understandable excuse, as walking through the cold in the morning isn’t the most enjoyable if you live a long distance away. Now, however, walking or biking to school would actually make you happier. Take in some vitamin D to lift yourself back up after a long winter and make it the start of your getting-back-into-shape schedule. You’ve already heard the rants and campaigns telling you about the benefits of walking and biking for the environment and your health. I won’t delve into them again except to say that taking that extra effort does improve your day, your health, and helps keep everything a little cleaner. So, how do you go about getting yourself into the habit of alternative methods? If you drive, the cheapest thing you can do as a student is take the bus. Since it’s included in our tuition fees, it’s a waste not to. If you live in one of those awkward locations where you have to take two or three infrequent buses to get to school, then bike or walk part of the way, use the bike racks on the front of the GRT buses, and hop on a bus to finish the trip. Many of you may not even have a bike. There are many solutions to that. Look around used stores for old used bikes, join the Waterloo

Freecycle group (go to freecycle.org and search Waterloo; though you’ll need a free Yahoo account), and ask to see if anyone is giving away old bikes for free. Look around for police auctions to get cheap bikes that you can fix up yourself. They usually have tons of stolen or lost bikes that may not be in the best shape, but I once bought three bikes for under $20 and mixed the parts together to create a pretty decent bike. That way, you have the good feeling of having created something yourself instead of grabbing it off a shelf. Finally, use UW’s Yellow Bike rental program. For $25 per term, you can use their bikes whenever you want. If you live a fair distance from campus, walking is also a nice option. It’s a good way of letting your mind relax, taking things slow, and getting yourself into shape. Little else makes your day as happy as walking somewhere on a sunny day; especially in the morning. As well, if it is a fair distance, nothing says you can’t walk part-way and catch a bus the rest of the trip. Not only are these alternatives to driving healthier for you and the environment, but also for your wallet. As a comparison, driving can cost up to $50-$125 for gas per month, depending on frequency and distance (it may be higher if you’re particularly far), and on-campus parking is $120-$136 per term. Compare that to biking,

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which can be $25 (for Yellow Bike) to maybe $100 (depending on what you paid for your own bike) or walking which is free. The bus pass may cost money in your tuition, but if you’re paying it you might as well use it, and it’s cheaper than driving. As well, if you’re driving through rush hour traffic, driving can just make you frustrated with stop-and-go traffic, bad drivers cutting you off, or having to drive slowly down main streets like University Avenue. Walking or biking may be a bit more laborious and time consuming, but it leaves you feeling refreshed and clear-headed. Recently, Google Maps released the beta of their walking, transit, and bicycling features for their website. When you put in directions, where you normally see “by car” you can now choose walking, biking, or transit. While transit and biking don’t seem to be available yet for Waterloo (it’s still new after all, but it will be available at some point), the walking feature is. While at first glance it may look the exact same as driving, it does offer you a fairly accurate time that it would take to walk somewhere, as well as taking the path of least resistance (in terms of hills and such). So if you have some extra time before classes and the sun is beaming, why not start your day off fresh and clear with a walk or bike to school. You’ll be happier for it.

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Students served up a variety of delicious pies during Pi Day in the Math and Computer building on Monday, March 15. The event celebrates the mathematical ratio of pi: 3.14159.

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Saturday, March 20, 2010 A training event hosted by KW EDA and the University of Waterloo Campus Greens from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UW, PAS rooms 2084, 2085 and 2086. For info www.gpo.ca or ceo@kwgpc.ca. Sunday, March 21, 2010 Multicultural Exhibition open reception featuring Margie Kelk, Lloyd Cooke and Irina Likholet at the Homer Watson House & Gallery from 2 to 4:00 p.m. For more info www.homerwatson.on.ca. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3rd Annual Indoor Golf Classic presented by Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington and Bereaved Families of Ontario-Midwestern Region, will be at Golf Without Limits, 283 Northfield Drive, E., Waterloo. Visit www.biaww.com or www.golfwithoutlimits.com or 519-342-3904 for more info. Friday, March 26, 2010 Annual commemoration of the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination starting at 8:15 a.m., Kitchener City Hall Rotunda. For more info crosscultures@bellnet.ca. UW Ballroom Dance Club “Spring Fling” dance from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Button Factory, 25 Regina Street, Waterloo. Lessons, prizes refreshments. For more info www.uwbdc.ca. Sunday, March 28, 2010 “Canada 150: Where would we like Canada to be at 2017, the 150 anniversary of Canada’s founding?” at Bingeman’s Park from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is $10. Mail cheque, payable to Bingemans, to Andrew Telegdi, 105 University Ave., E., Unit 11, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 2W1 by March 25. Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Seasons of Immigration: The MT Space is remounting one of its most successful productions at Kitchener’s Registry Theatre today and April 7 at 8 p.m. before it tours to New Brunswick. Performance in Cambridge on April 15 to be confirmed. For student matinees please call Majdi at 519-585-7763 or email info@mtspace.ca. Friday, April 23, 2010 CFUW book sale today and Saturday, April 24 at First United Church, King and William Streets, Waterloo. Donations can be dropped off April 21 and 22 at back door of church. For more info 519-740-5249. No textbooks, please. Saturday, April 24, 2010 Free public Star Party, hosted by KW branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and KW Telescope, at dusk at picnic area number 9, Waterloo Park. Rain or complete overcast sky the event will be cancelled. For more details www.kw.rasc.ca. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Student Video Contest – hosted by City of Kitchener – explore your creativity, win cash prizes and have your video digitally projected on City Hall. Deadline is June 30 at 4 p.m. For guidelines and application visit www.kitchener.ca.

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For all in-person inquiries, including OSAP funding pickup, your SIN card and government issued, valid photo ID are required. BYID card can now be accepted as photo ID. March 24: last day to sign Confirmation of Enrolment for winter only term and fall and winter term to ensure full OSAP funding. March 30: recommended submission date for OSAP Rollover Form to add spring term to winter only term or fall and winter term. Recommended submission date for OSAP Reinstatement Form to add spring term to fall only term. Applications for Emergency Loans must be submitted on our web site by the last day of each term. Visit safa.uwaterloo.ca for a full listing of scholarships and awards.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Remember the Seagram barrels? If you took a barrel at last year’s giveaway, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre wants to know! Contact Charmian at charmian@patthedog.org to tell your barrel’s story! Artists are invited to submit expressions of interest for a two-stage competition which will place a site-specific work of public art at the reconstructed main library, Kitchener. Commission is $125,000. Deadline is March 31, 2010. For details www.kitchener.ca or cheryl.york@kitchener.ca or 519-741-3400, ext 3381. Winter waste collection that is piled on top of snow banks makes pickup difficult for collection crews, therefore, garbage will not be picked up. Place green bins, blue boxes and garbage at ground level, end of driveway or shovel out ledge in snow bank for easy access. For more info www. region.waterloo.on.ca or 519-883-5100. Waterloo Wolf Pack – Waterloo boys under 13A rep soccer team will be conducting bottle drives/ pickups to raise funds for registration and tournament fees. To donate call 519-578-9394 or 519-746-4568 or nevrdy@sympatico.ca or hadley7073@hotmail.com. Story writers wanted for free paranormal magazine. Short stories, articles accepted. Free for free exposure. Submit your scariest stories true or fictional. Distributed locally to ghost tours and online. www.kwparamag.com.

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Career Services volunteers needed for 20102011 – two types of volunteer positions available: Student Career Assistant and Student Marketing Assistant. Depending on the position you will gain valuable job search, marketing, and career-related skills by either promoting events and services or by helping other students in their career planning and job search. Open to regular and co-op students who are creative and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Applications available from our webpage at careerservices.uwaterloo.ca. Deadline is March 19, 2010. The Student Resource Office is seeking volunteers to plan and host workshops on student concerns. If you have a couple of hours per week and the desire to impact your peers please contact the SRO in SLC 3104 or sroffice@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567, ext 32402. All majors welcome. Shadow needed to be paired with international students for spring and fall 2010. Show them around, help them resolve cultural shock and make their stay in Waterloo more enjoyable. Make great friends and learn things from another country. Visit www.iso.uwaterloo.ca. Volunteer with a child at their school and help improve their self-esteem and confidence. One to three hours a week commitment. Call Canadian Mental Health at 519-744-7645, ext 229. City of Waterloo has volunteer opportunities. For info call 519-888-6478 or www.waterloo.ca/ volunteer. The Distress Centre needs volunteers to provide confidential, supportive listening on our crisis and distress lines. Complete training provided. Call 519-744-7645, ext 300. Volunteer Action Centre, 519-742-8610 / volunteer@volunteerkw.ca, for all your volunteering needs! Deliver or befriend through Community Support Connections. Deliver meals, drive seniors to appointments or visit one for a few hours each week. Contact Kate Lavender at 519-7728787 or katel@communitysupportconnections. org.

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Imprint, Friday, March 19, 2010 features@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Women’s Week at UW proves to be a great success

Rethinking 9/11 Komal R. Lakhani features editor

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thought-provoking lecture was held by Prof. Michael Keefer from the University of Guelph on the issue surrounding 9/11 and the war in Iraq that followed. This talk was hosted by the UW 9/11 Research Group. This serious issue was dealt with sensitivity, while keeping the lecture interesting, eliciting many laughs throughout. One of the issues that was brought up was the events of 9/11 being used to justify the war, while ignoring the aftermath of those wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. The plight of the common man, who had nothing to do with the attacks, was highlighted. On the topic of Canada’s support to the United States, Keefer pointed out the fact that many young Canadians are being killed. Looking at the other side of the war, he said “Another thought to consider is, think for every one of our soldiers being killed, imagine how many Afghani people are being killed and lives are being destroyed.” A topic of critical thinking was bought up by Keefer when he spoke about ‘people’ going back to primitive behaviour and turning barbaric. What the U.S. is doing is starting to resemble Nazi Germany, he said. The Nazi standard of government, by any angle, was not legitimate. The repression of other countries by military force by the United States is not significantly different. Speaking of the 9/11 attack itself, Keefer talked about the National Institute of Science and Technology finding metallic micro-spheres in the dust which are formed at thousands of degrees centigrade. Keefer highlighted that this is strange because according to official reports, the building collapsed due to a massive hole which may have been created in the upper part of the World Trade Center thus leaving the floors above the impact with no support and making them fall onto the lower floors. It was this pressure from the upper floors that led to the entire building ultimately collapsing. If there was no major fire, it lends to question creation of the micro-spheres. Also, Keefer added that there were FBI reports stating that some of the FBI officers driving around ground zero saw the black boxes from the plane, which could have provided crucial evidence in knowing what exactly happened. But this was not bought out in the open for people to know. He also spoke about the voice recordings from that day, of the fire officials who were in the building following the attack. In the recording, fire officials can be heard saying that the “fire is not that big and they can take it.” The towers of the World Trade Center, which had a strong foundation and lots of steel and iron in its structure, would not have simply collapsed. Next he brought up the person who goes by the alias “Splitting the Sky.” Splitting the Sky was involved in advocating indictment of former American President George W. Bush for carrying out what he perceived as war crimes and crimes against humanity. He even went ahead to carry out a citizen’s arrest against the former president. However, security forces acted swiftly and boldly and subdued him. Keefer said that we should apply that

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Prof. Michael Keefer talks during a lecture on critical thinking on 9/11 and the war on terror. law to Prime Minster Harper as well – under the law that you don’t send people out to die. On being questioned on the topic of the U.S. and whether they are fighting a dead war, Keefer said that America seems to be going through a transition like Rome did. He asserts that public democracy is being put to risk and added that “motivation can put an end to American democracy.” Expanding on this further, he said that the whole issue about 9/11, the war by America, and the micro-spheres is like a Dan Brown novel. He takes the comparison further by expressing that not only is such a novel poorly written, but also the evidence provided is not much different than fairy tales. Regardless of what one’s opinion might be on the 9/11 issue and the degree of agreement or disagreement that someone might have with Keefer’s rather atypical views, the lecture he gave reflects on the level of passion that people hold on both sides of the debate. klakhani@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

This year’s theme for International Women’s Week was “Strong Women. Strong Canada. Strong World.” The women at the University of Waterloo certainly exemplified this theme. The first International Women’s Day (IWD) was held on March 19, 1911 following a conference in Copenhagen the previous year. Rallies campaigning for women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, hold public office, and end discrimination were attended by over a million people. In 1913, the day was moved to March 8, and has remained there since. Since that first day, International Women’s Day has grown substantially. Throughout the years, many countries have joined in celebrating IWD. Canada became one of those countries when it joined in 1977. Over the years, the celebration of International Women’s Day has expanded to become a week-long affair. Each year, the Canadian government develops a theme which reflects the focus for that year’s International Women’s Week (IWW). According to Status of Women Canada, “equality means women and men sharing in the responsibilities and obligations, as well as in the opportunities and rewards, of life and work.” This year’s focus is helping women to participate in leadership roles, thrive, and reach their dreams and ultimately their full potential. The University of Waterloo recognized International Women’s Week through a series of events held from Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12. The events varied greatly from discussions and guest speakers, to a pro-choice rally and, bust-casting that celebrated the female body. These events saw a good turnout and were a success according to Amanda Ferguson and Cathleen DiFruscio, the week’s coordinators. The pair explained the amount of effort that went into planning such a week: “Lots of hard work, many trips to Michael’s, and a few sleepless nights. An incredible amount of paint, and a fair bit of ironing.” Ferguson and DiFruscio experienced frustration, along with surprising moments of support and gratitude. see IWW page 18

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Shining light on her overshadowed beauty African Awareness Day celebrates African art and culture

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Kinesiology student Nila Nadarajah gets her hair braided while demonstrations take place in the Student Life Centre during African Awareness Day at the University of Waterloo. Parth Khanna features assistant

Some call Africa the cradle of human civilization; it is on the grasslands of this continent where our ancestors learned all things which make us human. One such trait (and possibly the secret to our collective success as a human race) has been the ability to remain hopeful and resilient even amidst adversity. Africa certainly exemplifies this. With news cycles con-

stantly reporting the political and economic turmoil or the healthcare crisis in parts of Africa, there is another side of the continent that is often forgotten. That is the side of rich cultural diversity, courage, and a proud heritage. To shed light on this overlooked dimension of Africa, the African Student Association organized the African Awareness Day with the theme “A luta continua,” which is Portuguese for “the struggle continues.” The theme encapsulated the motive behind the event itself, which was to demonstrate that despite the wounds from colonial oppression and present-day hardships, Africa has, in its people, the necessary raw material to stand back on its feet. On one hand, there is faith and wisdom in the wrinkles of the eyes that have, in the most literal sense, seen it all. On the other hand, in the eyes of African youth there lies a glaring desire to make their respective countries prosper. In addition, the diverse culture, rich art, and abundant natural resources reinforce optimism about Africa. From the colourful clothes displayed during the fashion show to the moving words of the poem “My Pride as an African,” creativity was central to every aspect of African Awareness Day. Even the African music, in its unique and harmonious way, told stories about the continent. The fashion show was also able to highlight another important feature about Africa: the mosaic nature of its make-up. Each African country has its own rich and diverse

art and culture. Thus, the fashion show displayed clothing from various countries such as Nigeria, Eritrea, Guinea, and Kenya. Each time a group of enthusiastic students comes together at UW, it is natural to expect an intellectual stimulation; African Awareness Day was no different. It featured a thought-provoking presentation by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji underlining the growth potential of African universities and the need to expand research and development in African universities. He also touched upon funding issues at African universities. In addition, there were also a number of booths with information about education, geography, and art in Africa for expansion of student knowledge. African Awareness Day was able to outline, in a small way, all which Africa has to offer the world. It may then be clearer why the struggle exists to get African nations on a path of social healing, political stability, and robust economic activity soon. As president of the club, Tomiwa Adaramola, puts it, “the struggle for better Africa, for peace, for tranquility, and to sustain our beauty, continues.” One hopes that in the near future when Africa has booming global trade partnerships, culture becomes one of her prime exports—the desire for which may be fuelled by captivating events such as African Awareness Day. pkhanna@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprint, Friday, March 19, 2010

FROM CLASSROOM TO REAL WORLD Putting what you’ve learnt to use.

Brent Golem staff reporter

he students of social psychology of health behaviour (health/kin 348), put their knowledge to practical use on March 10. Their professor, Linda Jessop, had the idea of using the theories and ideas being taught in the class for the greater good. The students took what they learned about heuristics, which uses experience-based techniques that help in problem solving, learning, and discovery, to raise money for the earthquake relief effort in Chile. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake which lasted 90 seconds rocked the Maule region of Chile on February 27. The earthquake caused almost 500 deaths, a tsunami, and between $4 billion to $7 billion worth of damage. Jessup used the first part of class to explain the task, and the students used the rest of the class to raise as much money as possible for the cause. The students did an excellent job, raising $931.79 for the Red Cross relief effort. “The Red Cross was very pleased with the results because Chile is in great need,” Jessup said. “They aren’t receiving the same media attention as Haiti.” The students focused on using three of the techniques from class: ‘foot in the door,’ ‘door in the face,’ and ‘reciprocity,’

“Persuasion techniques are fairly powerful, but the community of the university was very generous,” Jessup said. The techniques were used on the basis of what felt most comfortable to the student using them. The most popular seemed to be the ‘foot in the door,’ a compliance tactic which involves getting a person to agree to a modest donation request and then upping the ante by asking for a larger amount. “When we asked for an amount like 25 cents, people didn’t feel like it was tough to donate,” student Jenna Dawson noted. “They checked to see change they had, and they usually dumped in the change in their pocket and it ended up being more than 25 cents.” The students were equipped with donation boxes, a letter from Jessup proving the donation drive’s validity, and a few suckers. The students used the suckers to perform the technique known as ‘reciprocity.’ This technique used the suckers to solicit donations. By giving away the suckers, the passer-bys felt more obliged to donate money. The final technique used was the ‘door in the face’ technique, which uses rejection to secure a donation. This technique had the students asking for a extreme amount of money for donation, such as $20. After being rejected, the people were more likely to donate a much smaller amount, such as $5. These techniques, though, were were not always successful.

“It was funny when we tried to use the ‘door in the face’ strategy. When we asked for a large amount of money and then tried to make it smaller, we had one guy who actually got kind of mad,” Dawson said. “He had his hand in his pocket, ready to donate change, then we asked for $20 and he said ‘no’ and walked away.” The class of 75 students broke off into smaller groups and were assigned to different parts of campus. The most profitable part of campus for soliciting donations seemed to be at central campus. The Student Life Centre and Davis Centre were where the most donations were collected. Jessup believed this was likely due to the heavy foot traffic in the area. All in all, it was a great learning experience for the students. “The main thing they found was what they expected, which was people in groups were most likely to donate because of the social pressure of the situation,” Jessup said. One of the most important lessons learned from the day was that it doesn’t take long to make an impact on the world. With almost $1,000 raised in one hour, fundraising can be an easy task when you use basic psychological principles. So pay close attention in your psychology classes. They truly have realworld relevance. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Encounters from another perspective

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Paula Trelinska staff reporter

The University of Waterloo’s Dean of Arts Ken Coates, paid a visit to James Skidmore’s Arts 301 class on March 15. Coates was there to talk about encounters with indigenous people, focusing on the issue from the perspective of the Aboriginal people themselves. He began by attempting to define exactly who indigenous people are; this proved impossible as nobody can agree on an exact definition. Even so, he continued describing some very early encounters with indigenous peoples. When the Europeans began exploring, they were not expecting anything sophisticated “They assumed that Europe was the centre of the universe and were quite surprised to discover they were not,” Coates said. Some of the cities they found were as large and sophisticated as their’s were. In fact, the descriptions of China were really quite stunning, he explained. Something that the younger generation wasn’t brought up with was the idea that Aboriginal peoples were unimportant in the greater scheme of things, but when Coates was young, and in many other older generations, they were brought up with this idea,

Coates told the class. Aboriginal people used to be described as animalistic and barbarian. Many pictures depict them as uncivilized and uncultured and people couldn’t believe anyone could live in these such harsh environments. “If you wanted to enslave them that was okay because they were less than fully human. If you wanted to conquer them and kick them off their land, that was okay, because they weren’t using it. If you wanted to surround them and have them all die off, that was okay because they weren’t civilized and they weren’t talking to God, and She wouldn’t mind anyway,” Coates told the class. “But what about the other side of the frontier?” Indigenous people did not see themselves this way. They saw themselves as part of an ecosystem and were very well adapted to their place and circumstance. They had established some pretty interesting trade connections and considered themselves to be quite affluent, he explained. In a mobile society, affluence is not seen as material possessions; rather as the leisure time they could afford. Affluence is whatever is most important to that society, and it didn’t make sense for them to carry around many pots if they were moving around constantly,

he said. The country that has the best-documented encounters with Aboriginal peoples is actually Canada, Coates said, because the Hudson’s Bay Company kept thorough records. Even then, trying to reconstruct what happened on the other side of the frontier is difficult. When doing his PhD thesis, Coates said he studied a period of time between 1840 and 1950 and he wrote about the encounters with Aboriginals in the Yukon territory. During this span of 110 years, he could only find 12 letters written by Aboriginal people. He found them quoted many times and found many people talking about them, but he only had 12. Because of this, it’s difficult to know exactly what the Aboriginals thought of the European newcomers, he explained. What we do know is that they thought they were rather pasty and not very healthy. They also thought that the European men were very oversexed. Indigenous issues and encounters will continue being a part of our lives, but trying to view them through the eyes of the indigenous people will perhaps open up a better understanding of what happened on the frontier. ptrelinska@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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International Celebrations Week

The celebrations were vibrant during International Celebrations Week at the University of Waterloo, taking place last week throughout campus. Counterclockwise from the top: A participant from the Pakistani Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association performs Bollywood dancing, the Aboriginal Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association perform a traditional song, the Latin American Students Association dance to the tunes and a member of the Dancers in Motion performs his act. Photos by Abisade Dare

Celebrating Diversity Celebrating Culture Celebrating Life World cuisine was just one highlight of International Celebrations Week on campus. Clockwise from the top: Chinese orange chicken, Indian samosas, Japanese sushi, Chinese curry fish balls, Lebanese and (Middle Eastern) pita with hummus and European cupcakes. Photos by Komal R. Lakhani

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Building solidarity with migrant workers in Waterloo Region eoldynski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Thousands of migrant farm workers in Kitchener-Waterloo are prohibited from unionizing

id you know that Ontario has the highest concentration of migrant farm workers in all of Canada? There are 1,800 farms across Canada that employ migrant farm workers and 1,600 of these farms are in Ontario alone. As of 2008, there were 1,300 migrant workers right here in Kitchener. For the past 40 years, Canadian farms have been hiring temporary workers from Caribbean countries and, since 1974, from Mexico. Historically, the majority of these workers came to Canada under a federal program called the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). More recently, workers have also been entering Canada through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Under SAWP and TFWP, people are brought to Canada for up to eight months per year to do manual work on farms during peak periods of planting, cultivating, and harvesting. Collectively, these seasonal

workers produce a huge amount of the fruits, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, honey, and shrubs made in Canada. Seasonal workers do not have the same rights as Canadian workers Under SAWP, workers are not allowed to change employers without permission nor are they allowed to appeal a decision to be repatriated or expelled from the program. Employers of migrant workers must provide them with housing, which is often inadequate. Migrant workers also often lack access to health care, live in rural areas where there are no doctors, have a limited understanding of their rights, and many sick or injured workers are often repatriated. What’s more is that in Ontario and Alberta, migrant farm workers along with Canadian farm workers are prohibited from forming or joining unions for the purpose of bargaining collectively with their employers.

What is collective bargaining and why is it so important? Collective bargaining involves workers organizing together to meet, discuss, and negotiate work conditions with their employers. These negotiations usually result in a written contract that sets the standard for wages, hours, and health and safety conditions. In other words, collective bargaining gives workers a united voice and collective power they otherwise would not have. Collective bargaining is crucial to workers rights. In fact, in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada has twice ruled that labour rights—such as collective bargaining—are human rights. So, what’s to be done? This week I spoke with Stan Raper, a representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Canada’s largest organization of agricultural workers. Raper is also the national coor-

dinator for the Agriculture Workers Alliance. He has been advocating for migrant farm workers in the Waterloo region and has done outreach around agriculture worker’s rights for years. At the community level, Raper believes that “Every individual who cares about where their food comes from or if it is safe has a responsibility to make sure that our governments are doing everything in their power to protect us and the workers who harvest the food.” Raper said “We participated in a large community and faith-based event last fall in Waterloo to educate and provide information for community partners to understand the issues.” Raper also explained, “We have lobbied and passed legislation on health and safety that affects all agricultural workers across Ontario with more to come.” Writing letters, meeting with elected officials, and educating and becoming aware are all ways of getting involved on the community level. “Education leads to action,” Raper

women’s week celebrated at uw IWW: Continued from page 14

“The pro-choice rally stood out. The support we got from the UW community was great. We had a few people thank us for challenging the pro-lifers [this was the first year that the pro-life event had been protested], so that was nice,” Ferguson and DiFruscio remarked. “The events went well—they seemed to be well-received and well-attended. We’ve got a fantastic group of volunteers who really made the whole thing come together. Overall, the week turned out to be a very positive and powerful experience.” International Women’s Week may be over, but the Women’s Centre’s work isn’t. The co-ordinators stated that the WC is recuperating from a very busy week, but will be out to support the Vagina Monologues in the coming weeks. The Vagina Monologues this year are part of the V-Day Festival produced by Keriece Harris. The festival is being held from March 22-27. The proceeds from the festival will go to Anselma House, and to building in the Congo. More information about the festival can be found at www.vday.org/ and the UW VDAY FESTIVAL 2010 Facebook group. Tickets are available at Feds. The centre’s goal is to be active against unfair or discriminatory treatment of women in society, along with recognizing and celebrating differences between men and women. The centre is open to anyone and everyone in need of help, or to those who just want to stop in and chat. komal R. Lakhani

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said, “which leads to improvements in consumer purchases and food and family safety.” Labour rights are human rights As the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled, labour rights are human rights. Migrant workers must have the same basic rights that all workers have and all workers must have the right to form a union and collectively bargain with their employers. Specifically, migrant workers must be granted rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Employment Standards Act, the Labour Relations Act, and the Workers Compensation Act. Although the UFCW has established farm worker support centres across Canada to provide a safe space for workers, Raper said, “As a trade unionist and activist, [these support centres] are not enough. For workers, it’s not enough. Migrant workers need to be treated the same as Canadian agricultural workers.” A 2009 report by WLU’s Dr. Jenna Hennebry of the International Migration Research Centre made the following recommendations for federal and provincial governments: •Better regulate living and working conditions. •Provide workers and employers with better information, equipment, and resources in multiple languages on topics such as health, safety, rights, and protections. •Provide access to a translator for medical emergencies and labour disputes. •Provide access to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan upon arrival in Canada. •Access to permanent residency. •Provide English language opportunities for temporary migrants. •Provide cultural competency and Spanish language training for employers. •Discontinue practices that allow employers to select workers on the basis of citizenship, country of origin, and gender.

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Do You See Lights?

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lthough the weather outside may have been dreary on Friday, March 12, Fed Hall was illuminated by Lights and her opening band, Michou. Hosted by the Feds team, the sold out event brought Lights fans out in droves sporting various Lights appreciation articles, which included Lights’ signature look, the headband. Lights is a Canadian singer/songwriter known for her synth/electropop compositions. She cites Björk, The Knife, Phil Collins, and Abba as her main musical influences. She was born in Timmins, but currently resides in Toronto. Raised by missionary parents, she has lived in various parts of the world, including locations such as Jamaica and the Philippines. Her best known tracks include, “Drive My Soul,” “February Air” and “Ice.” Her most recent CD release was The Listening released in September 2009. Michou, a band originating from Windsor, took to the stage first, prepping the audience for the main attraction. The crowd’s impression of the band seemed to significantly improve when they broke out a trumpet to carry the tune in their song. They were a high energy group who transferred their energy to the audience through their following songs of “Summer Night”, “Windsor”, and “Imperfect.” Michou certainly got the crowd energized and ready to receive the night’s main show featuring Lights. With help from a fog machine and coercion from the crowd, Lights took the stage and would continue to hold the crowd’s rapt attention for the rest of the night. She performed a good mix of singles and older material that only the true ‘Lighters’ could sing along to. Performed tracks included “White”, “Ice”, and “Saviour.” Lights peppered her performance with little anecdotes about her tours, and what inspired her songs. Twice she stopped to take out her Blackberry and take photos of those who lived on the soil that sprouted the RIM device. By the end of the night, the crowd was clearly under Lights’ spell as exclamations of, “She’s so cute!” and “We love you Lights!” could be heard near and far. Unfortunately the night had to end, although the audience clearly opposed this with chants of, “Encore! Encore!” to which Lights obliged. The night ended on a high note, similar to the ones Lights had been striking up on her keytar during her show. As people filtered out into the drizzly night, they had bright smiles from a night well spent which could be glimpsed from under hoods and scarves. Steve cutler

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om Sheppard’s Arcadia, re-enacted by the drama department of the University of Waterloo, is a wonderfully intelligent, witty, and truly insightful production filled with talented acting, a provocative plot, and the innocent pursuit of truth. The entire cast performed superbly, maintaining believable intention

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within their mannerisms and voice, making their characters completely believable and allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in the story of the show, leaving their audience with a bitter-sweet feeling. The drama department proved themselves again to be able to produce highquality performances, of which you should go enjoy yourselves. See timeless, page 21

Left photo: Septimus Hodge, played by Reid Vanier, and Thomasina Coverly, played by Eileen Li, in Acadia’s 19th century setting. Right photo: Bernard Nightingale (Adam Proulx) and Hannah Jarvis (Kristi Dukovic) in the present day setting of Arcadia. Photos courtesy UW Drama

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DLCs: A Mixed Opportunity? tkoshy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

LC or Downloadable content is a form of digital media, often for video games, that is distributed through the Internet. As of late, the practices surrounding it have come under fire from gamers and industry insiders. In the past couple of years, downloadable content has skyrocketed. Every major video game franchise has released DLC packages. Some of these packages have been for free while others have had a cost attached to them. Downloadable content and the disturbing fetish that developers have with it can be both a blessing and a curse. It offers the chance for developers to add new content and changes to their product. It also gives them a chance to milk gamers of their money for content that should have been included in the game from the start. Personally, I welcome DLC packages. They prove that the developers continue to give a crap about their products, even after the money rolls in. I understand that creating new content after release takes time and money and I, for one,

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am willing to pay if it’s worth it. One of the common criticisms of DLC packages on consoles, especially on the Xbox 360, is the fact that the console manufacturers insist on releasing content for a charge. Valve, a developer known for post-launch support (in terms of free content and upgrades) has commented on the lack of DLC for console versions of their products. A notable example is Team Fortress 2 on the Xbox 360 which, in comparison to its PC counterpart, looks like an old car in desperate need of a tune-up. Valve’s reasoning for this is that Microsoft would force Valve to set a predetermined price for each content upgrade. Epic Games has also complained about Microsoft’s bizarre fascination with priced DLC packages. In defence of Microsoft, it seems like they need a fee to cover the increased bandwidth that would result from players downloading the DLC. On the other hand, it’s Microsoft. They’re already forcing me to pay $60 per year for a service that their competition offers for free.

What happened? Did their pool of gold get smaller or something? Or did their gold-plated Mercedes suffer a scratch? There are, however, examples of publishers and developers abusing the opportunity afforded by DLC packages to cover shoddy development and still reach into our wallets. Ubisoft and Electronic Arts are notable for their attempts to abuse DLC. Ubisoft, apart from creating ridiculous copy protection schemes, recently released two DLC packages for Assassin’s Creed 2. Each costs approximately $6 and, according to Gametrailers’ review, contains an hour’s worth of gameplay. However, what many people have criticized is the fact that the DLCs essentially plugged holes which were in the product, holes that should have been plugged in the first place. For $12 total we get to play areas of the game that should have been there in the first place. It would be like Ford forcing me to pay $100 to finally receive the fourth wheel on my car. Capcom has also entered the realm of DLCs for Resident Evil 5’s new versus

mode. The chief charge is that for $5, players are essentially receiving a key that unlocks content that is already on the disk (Capcom denies this). Once again, the “new” content was already on the disk and now you want me to pay for it? While there are cases of lazy developers and greedy publishers milking us for money, there are developers who release DLC packages for free, or for the right price. Rockstar Games released two DLC packages for Grand Theft Auto IV. These packages included new missions, new characters and new game modes. According to an interview conducted by IGN, each package added up to 10 hours of additional gameplay. While they were released for approximately $20, many reviewers and gamers felt the price was well worth it and I am inclined to agree. Each represented additional content and enhanced the game, giving me a different perspective on the game environment. The addition of new multiplayer modes only showed that Rockstar still cared about its product.

Bioware is a developer that has embraced DLC packages wholeheartedly and has yet to abuse it. Bioware has made a habit of releasing free post-launch content, even on the Xbox 360. For Mass Effect 2, Bioware created the Cerberus network which allowed players access to free content. Perhaps this network allowed them to circumvent the Microsoft’s policy on paid content. Or maybe Microsoft finally listened to developers (gasp!) and decided to make their money off the idiots buying items for their Avatars instead. Perhaps the perfect DLC can be likened to receiving a cold scoop of vanilla ice-cream on a warm, freshly baked fudge brownie. Or it’s like your girlfriend inviting her hot friend over for “date” night. Sure you might have to pay extra (within reason), but it only heightens the experience. In the end, the idea of DLC itself is not inherently bad or good. It’s when developers use it to cover up their laziness or milk gamers for money that it has been truly abused.

Timeless: A play of two settings Continued from page 20

The show itself made its debut in 1993, and involves the intermixing of two time periods: the early 19th century, and the more present 21st century, each involving a separate cast on the same stage-setting. The set is the interior of a manor, with a clear view into the adjacent flowery garden, set upon a somewhat slanted thrust stage with a large wooden table which the entire cast, past and present, revolve around. Along with the well decorated stage, the cast is well dressed in authentic (looking) 19th century garments and 20th century outfits. The storyline, which takes place in the past, follows Septimus Hodge (Reid Vanier) tutoring young insightful student Thomasina Coverly (Eileen Li) as they continue to study and change the contemporary views and understandings of society. The present storyline follows Bernard Nightingale (Adam Proulx) and his intellectual counter-character Hannah Jarvis (Kristi Dukovic) as they pursue the truth in the history of the Renaissance poet Lord Byron, while getting on each other’s nerves on the semantics of the past.

While the language of the show is somewhat difficult to follow, somewhat pedantic, and academic through no fault of the actors, the plot is fantastically complex and it flows very well. Each character was thoroughly convincing, and each actor’s personality shone through the actor’s intention; no character seemed out of place. The transitions between the scenes (especially towards the second half) were well streamed and the two separate timelines weaved together very well acting as mirrors for each other. The music was hauntingly appropriate — it seamed together the transition of scenes, and in most cases, indicated the changing of a timeline. The performance touches upon and utilizes many real academic studies, including Fermat’s Last Theorem, iterated algorithms, the Third Law of Thermodynamics, and Chaos Theory, but both the program and the characters themselves describe these concepts in such a concise manner that no prior education is necessary to understand them fully. Of special note, Li’s Thomasina was especially well-portrayed and it was easy for the audience to adore her upbeat, intellectually learned character though

that isn’t to say that the other characters weren’t just as lovably interesting. The engaging intellectual battles between Proulx and Dukovic provide many hilarious and fascinating sequences, as do the comical “duel” between unaccomplished poet Mr. Chater and the tutor Hodge. Fair warning however, the play is three hours long, and while not a major fault, the length might turn you away. However, sticking through the entire play is greatly rewarding, as the bittersweet feeling of sadness mixed with joy will make you appreciate the humanity and progress that history encapsulates. Arcadia is a wonderfully deep story that captures the innocent pursuit of truth and knowledge, while retaining every emotion that comes along with this search. The mystery of finding out who Lord Byron is, or what happened to the characters of the past is engaging and the answer to the latter mystery will leave you at least a little teary-eyed. Arcadia will still be playing at the modern languages building on campus from March 18-20 at 8 p.m. ($11 for general admissions, $5 for arts students). mto@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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o here’s the thing: a lot of foods have a stigma attached to them, whether it be that they are difficult to make, time consuming, or in the case of this week’s recipe, that they are prone to failure. By request from reader Laurie, this week’s recipe is the soufflé — specifically, chocolate soufflé. Portrayed in the media (particularly in cartoons and comic strips) as a delicate pastry which has the potential to deflate at the slightest change in environment, the stigma can deter many home chefs from trying this recipe themselves. Here’s what you should know about soufflé: first, all soufflés will fall, so don’t feel deflated when your soufflé does — this is simply a matter of gravity. From the time it is pulled from the oven, you have about 15-20 minutes before your soufflé will give way to gravity. Even when sunken, it still tastes delicious, so don’t be too crestfallen. A soufflé, in essence, is an egg-based cake, which gets its lift from whipped egg whites that are gently folded into the batter right before baking. If the egg whites are not properly whipped and/or folded in, the cake will not rise as much. You must be gentle when folding the egg whites into the batter. This recipe is flavoured with rich dark chocolate, with complementary dark rum and vanilla. I’ve used an 85 per cent cocoa solid chocolate, which is quite high. The recipe does not specify the percentage of cocoa solids, just that it should be a bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened). Most dark chocolates will be around 60 per cent depending on the purpose (baking versus eating), but good dark chocolate will usually specify the amount of cocoa solids on the label — the higher the

percentage, the more pure the chocolate will be and thus more bitter. In my test run of the recipe, I substituted brandy for dark rum because I always have a little brandy on hand for caramelizing onions and imitation vanilla for real extract (blasphemous really, but I used up the last of the real vanilla extract for banana bread the day before). Also, when whipping the egg whites I used lemon juice in place of cream of tartar. Cream of tartar is commonly used when whipping egg whites to facilitate the stiffening process. The base of cream of tartar is tartaric acid, which from my understanding, denatures the proteins and allows them to change shape. However, I’m not a science student and this understanding is very basic. That said, the basic chemistry implies that acids such as lemon juice and vinegar will perform tartaric acid’s job, the advantage lying in that cream of tartar doesn’t impart flavour to your recipe, but the chocolate flavour is strong enough that the lemon is not noticeable in this recipe. Science aside, I learned a few things while making this soufflé: one, the dish(es) used for baking the soufflé, after being buttered, need to be dusted with regular, granulated sugar (not powdered) as it allows the cake to ‘climb’ the sides of the dish, making a flat top with straight sides rather than a domed top. Two, it’s probably beneficial to stick to a lower cocoa solids percentage such as 60 per cent. The 85 per cent chocolate was delicious in the recipe but slightly bitter and very rich — if you are using chocolate of a higher cocoa solid percentage, then probably add more sugar to taste. I’d suggest buying some extra whipping cream, whipping it up with some sugar and grand marnier to top the soufflé.

Chocolate Soufflé Ingredients •10 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream • 5 tablespoons sugar • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 tablespoon dark rum • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 6 large eggs, separated • Pinch of cream of tartar (or a dash or lemon juice or vinegar) • Powdered sugar

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Movie Review

Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton Walt Disney Pictures

lice in Wonderland was unexpected, I’ll give it that. Walking into the theatre, I pictured a Tim Burtonized version of the earlier Disney version of this classic tale by Lewis Carroll. However I didn’t get what I expected. Instead of being a story of nonsense, it had a plot and a purpose. It became the story of a girl finding herself, and the ability to make her own decisions. Although containing key parts, to what I understood at the time to be the story of Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s version featured characters I had never heard of, and a storyline I never would have imagined.

As I watched the film, I couldn’t help but ask, were these charaters and was this plot present in the original tales Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass (the sequel to Alice in Wonderland)? What I ultimately found out, upon flipping through my own copy of these two novels, as well as browsing through online sources, was that the characters that I had not originally recognized in this new film were in fact from Through the Looking Glass. The Red Queen (portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter in the movie) is not the Queen of Hearts; they are in fact two completely different people from two supposedly different worlds, something that I had not initially realized. The plot, however, came entirely from the mind of Burton and the writers. Burton has finally managed to disappoint me, not through the artistry or the concept

of his newest film, but through the addition of a conventional moral to this childhood story of foolishness. The true beauty of Alice in Wonderland was the way it played with logic, the way nothing made sense, the way events were only loosely connected, and Tim Burton took this away. Instead, he incorporated a timeline, the sequence of everything made complete sense, and each step led Alice (Mia Wasikowska) on her path of self-discovery. The one redeeming feature of the 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland, was the characters. From Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter to Stephan Fry’s Cheshire Cat; each ‘citizen’ of Wonderland was interesting and unique. Tim Burton’s style shined, when incorporating animation and live action to create some of the characters, namely the

Red Queen with her head three times larger than normal. For a film littered with famous names, Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman, one of the individuals who shone through was Mia Wasikowska, a little known Australian actress. She managed to portray the character of head strong, conflicted Alice to a t. Honestly, were it not for the changes made to the story of Alice in Wonderland, I would have adored this new film. I just couldn’t appreciate this new version to the degree which I had viewed the original Disney version as a child. For me, Alice in Wonderland will forever be the story of a young girl trapped in a dream world, experiencing all the good and the bad that this world can offer. — Deanna Ostafichuk

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Imprint, Friday, March 19, 2010

IN WHICH I EXPERIENCE A MINOR REVELATION

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Olenka Krakus, lead singer of Olenka and the Autumn Lovers.

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nything I’ve ever accomplished as a writer, as somebody doing TV, anything I’ve ever done in life, down to, like, cleaning up my room, has been accomplished because I was going to show people that they were fucked up, wrong, and that I was the fucking centre of the universe and the sooner they got hip to that, the happier they would all be.” I didn’t say that. David Simon — the creator of my favourite television show of all time, The Wire — did. I identify with him, and I identify with his quote. So far, I’ve accomplished what I’ve accomplished in my column for that exact reason. You people don’t know shit, and I am doing you a favour by sharing my worldly and wise observations with you. I formulated some of these worldly and wise observations at the Grist Mill show a couple Sundays ago, where I had an extremely visceral reaction to singer Olenka Krakus and her band the Autumn Lovers. My disgust was triggered by Olenka’s absolutely garish skate outfit: Value

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Village blue rubber boots, a CMYK flannel, black skinny jeans, and a really garish KR3W all-over-print t-shirt. “SKATE OR DIE!” it yelled. The Autumn Lovers are a folk band. As the show progressed, I became increasingly certain that Olenka and her band were a gang of phony posers exploiting the recent Canadian folk fixation. Other alt-folk outfits like Bruce Peninsula and Timber Timbre at least tried to look like mountain men. The Autumn Lovers, on the other hand, looked like they’d be more comfortable at the Drake Hotel than the Kawartha Lakes. When they dropped into a footstomping barn-burner, calling on the crowd to get up and dance, I got up and sulkily made my way to the back, proceeding to bitch out my friend about how disgusted I was. “Folksploitation,” I called it. The next day, I decided that my column would be about folksploitation. This column has touched on it – I’ve minorly grumped out in the past over Arts and Crafts Records and what I see as “complacent music” – but I have yet to spend a

full column letting my inner musical Grinch out. Here is a secret, y’all: I really enjoy being grumpy. I also think that being grumpy will probably lead to my writing becoming more compelling. Detached, objective writing is journalistic and professional, but it’s not very much fun for me — or the reader. I feel I’ve been holding myself back with this column, and part of me has been looking for an outlet for all my misanthropic cultural bile. I was very excited to have found that outlet in the neon-clad Olenka, who represented all the negative stereotypes about the Canadian folk scene I had been hatin’ on for a while. I was pretty much this close to writing a column parading her as a mascot for Canadian musical bullshit. But then something strange happened — my grinchy heart grew a few sizes, and I asked myself, should I really mess with some random girl I don’t even know? It would be easy for me, and my column, to paint her as a platinum-blonde neon disaster. But I couldn’t get over the fact that underneath all that neon, she was a human being. Touching stuff, huh. So I contacted the band and got in touch with her. I figured I’d grill her on folksploitation, and at least give her a chance to defend herself. It’d be more real. More journalistic. More professional. We exchanged a few emails and set up a chat, which happened last Saturday over cheap phone cards and cheap Skype knockoffs. We soldiered on through too many dropped calls and echoey feedback, and talked for about two hours. And we got along. In many ways, Olenka and I turned out to be on the same wavelength. We’re both critical thinkers with a tendency to expound about pseudo-intellectual ideas. We both idealize the

grandeur of New York, but still enjoy participating in local arts collectives. We’re both really big Gram Parsons fans. And you know what? Sometimes, I dress up in neon too. I guess I just feel I can get away with it because I’m not in a folk band. Somehow, Olenka and I ended up having a conversation. We had our moments of disagreement, of course, but we managed to engage in that mythological educational ideal: dialogue. We talked like two people, not an interviewer and a subject. And I learned a lot from her. When you write a column, it’s easy to accept the role of educator. You’ve been anointed by the voice of the people (in this case, Imprint) to spread your own personal gospel (in this case, pop culture commentary). This endorsement is powerful. What you say matters. And maybe you start to believe that your voice is the gospel. Maybe you turn off your brain to other’s ideas a little, because you’re the damn columnist. Maybe you are going to write a column about folksploitation, period. Or maybe you step back a bit and ask yourself if your student newspaper column is a permit for you to stop learning. Maybe you decide that hubris doesn’t make art by itself. Maybe you realize that even though you have something to offer, other people do too. This concludes my one and only metacolumn. I don’t want to end it like this – to go on about how I learned so much from her, then not bother publishing it, would be hypocritical. But I’m out of room. I’ll share her perspective with you in next week’s column, which will dutifully return to educating you folks, hopefully, with a wider perspective. I can’t righteously keep this solipsism going – I did learn something from

Music Review

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Gorillaz Plastic Beach Parlophone

bout a minute and 20 seconds into the third Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, the first vocals you’ll hear are the sly words of Snoop Dogg as he raps: “Gorillaz and the boss Dogg/Planet of the apes.” This lyric is more than just a simple introductory line - it sets the stage for the characteristic collaborative effort on the album. Yes, there’s ex-Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic artist Jamie Hewlett behind the virtual band’s

conception, but taking a look at the tracklisting, you’ll notice contributors appearing on 12 of 16 tracks. Admittedly, there is no song as good as Demon Days’ “Feel Good Inc.,” but that isn’t to say there isn’t anything catchy on the album. De La Soul, who featured on “Feel Good Inc.,” returns on “Superfast Jellyfish” alongside Gruff Rhys, and the duo takes turns rapping in between a breakfast commercial and Albarn’s — excuse me, 2D’s — vocals. “Stylo” has a funky bass line, with solid rapping from Mos Def and a stellar vocal performance by Bobby Womack, whilst 2D croons, “Oh Stylo/Go blossom in your soul/ When you know your heart is right/Electric is the love.” “Glitter Freeze” stands out from the other tracks in that it is nearly entirely instrumental, with Mark E. Smith providing the only vocals in a few scattered yells. The instrumentation itself is strong, with the drums, bass and synthesizers coming together to form a wholly eurhythmic experience. On the other hand, “On Melancholy Hill” is one of the few songs on Plastic Beach that features no additional collaborators, and Gorillaz deliver. The song is a blend of relaxing synthesizers and romantic vocals, making for a fantastic pop song. However, where the album seems to falter slightly is in its length; not every track is overly strong, and by the time you get to the closing lament of “Pirate Jet,” Plastic Beach will have clocked in at nearly an hour. Albarn and Hewlett have put together a very solid album in Plastic Beach. Whether you like pop hits or steady rap songs, this album has it all, with an underlying story about the environment to boot. Though the album drags on for a little too long, Plastic Beach is a genuinely catchy album. And if you’re not in it for the music, then well, at least the pictures are nice. — Ronald Chui

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Imprint, Friday, March 19, 2010

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he 10th anniversary for the Ground FX break dancing competition took place in the SLC atrium on Saturday, March 13. Judged by breakers Nonsence, TRX, and FLEX, 31 teams from all over Ontario signed on to compete in an all-out break dancing competition. The teams were all competing for the grand prize of $150 and the chance to sign the Ground FX trophy. Second place won $60. The competition style was threeon-three team battles, consisting of three members taking turns and showing their moves on the dance floor. For the preliminaries, the number of teams had to be cut down to 16. For each battle, four crews were pitted against each other, but their skills were judged against the rest of the competitors. The subsequent rounds had teams go one-on-one in a “commando” style battle. In this type of battle, each team member takes a turn to show the best moves they have. In the top 16 and top eight, each crew had three turns in the spotlight. During the finals and semi-finals, they had six turns each.

Breaking Grounds: UW hosts break dancing competition’s 10th anniversary

The judges would rate how each team fared and decided which team would move forward. Team China won the main event, with Ground Illusionz coming in second place. There were also two smaller competitions aside from the main event, one based on power moves, and the other based on foot work. There was a round in which audience members had the opportunity to show off their funky styles. These competitions were shown between the breaks of the main event. The winner of the power moves showcase was Piecez, while Swaggmeister won the footwork battle. Ground FX had its share of controversy. There was one team — Overload — that wasn’t allowed to compete as the team was underage. There were no waiver forms prepared for this, and unfortunately, the team was not allowed to compete. Eric Tang, the president of UW Breakers, said that “We, as the organizers, hope to solve this problem next year to make sure everybody can compete no matter what age, race, or gender, to promote the hip hop and breaking culture, and to promote UW as a university.” bpetrescu@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Curlers tie for bronze at CIS

Thoughts from the brier If you call yourself Canadian then you have to be at least a little bit excited that it’s curling season. First the Scotties, then the Olympics, and now we’re in the midst of another great brier that’ll lead into the world championships for both men and women. This year’s Brier is just as good as in previous years, despite the fact that it feels like a letdown (following the Olympics can do that). The field has a number of staples that curling fans in Canada have become accustomed to: Glenn Howard, Brad Gushue and Jeff Stoughton. These players have vast experience on the national and international stages and have to be considered the favourites, given that reigning Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin is not taking part. If there is one thing that the brier needs, it’s to include Team Canada in the competition as the Scotties do. In other words, the previous winner gets an automatic berth and their province sends another team. Not only does this strengthen the field but it gives a team extra incentive to stay together. How much better would the brier be this year with Team Martin involved? Answer: tenfold. By far the best story line of the week was Glenn Howard playing his nephew Steven Howard (son of Russ Howard) of New Brunswick. The Howards are a legendary curling family and watching Steven get schooled by his uncle was definitely a round robin highlight. Speaking of Russ Howard, how much more enjoyable is it to listen to his commentary then that of the other TSN crew? When Howard is in the booth he actually gives insightful (and colourful) comments and not just the standard filler that Linda Moore and Ray Turnbull give. It is actually painful to listen to them butcher their way through an end. We get it. When you were curling things were done differently: the skip called the game and nobody interfered; you also used actual brooms to sweep with and the year was approximately 1952. Relax. First down It’s tough to be a Jays fan and not be artificially excited about their great preseason results. Everyone knows that Grapefruit League action is the second least meaningful thing (next to preseason NFL) but there has to be something to hold onto at times like this. Memo to Jays’ fans: it is acceptable to wildly celebrate an Adam Lind home run off of a triple ‘A’ caliber pitcher. Memo to Yankees’ fans: get serious. There seems to be a recurring theme in the NHL these days, which is: I’m going to take a cheap shot because I’m tough. The latest dirty hit came courtesy of Matt Cooke and was delivered to Marc Savard via U.S. Postal. What’s amazing is that this is not deemed to be a penalty in the NHL. This has to be the only professional sports league in the world that doesn’t appear to care about the welfare of its players. See RUNDOWN, page 27

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Coming off OUA gold, the Warrior women’s curling team won third place at the CIS championships in Edmonton, Alberta. Laurier and Waterloo lost in the semi-finals and both won bronze. Brent Golem sports & living editor

he Waterloo Warriors women’s curling team took off to the Saville Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, after winning the OUA gold against the Laurier Golden Hawks. The CIS championships, held on March 15, featured 12 teams, broken down into two divisions with six teams each. Waterloo found themselves matched up against Concordia, UPEI, Dalhousie, Alberta, and their rivals Wilfrid Laurier. The Warriors played five round robin games, which were set up throughout eight time slots. They played well through their round robin, earning a tie-breaker for a chance to play in the CIS semifinal game. They pulled through to earn a final four berth, but were unable to convert it to a gold or silver and had to settle for being the third best team at the varsity level in Canada. To start off with, the Warriors drew a rematch of the OUA gold medal match and faced off against Laurier. The Golden Hawks started off with the hammer and played with a chip on their shoulder. They scored one point, to which Waterloo could only answer back with a single. After this Laurier

scored a double, followed by four points of steals on the next three ends. Waterloo could never recover and ended up losing by a dismal 9–3 score. The second draw went much better for the Warriors. Waterloo played against Alberta, who also owned the hammer at the start. After a blanked first end, the Warriors forced Alberta to a single and took control of the hammer. They used the advantage well by scoring a big three points in the third end. The rest of the match stayed close, with Alberta earning a steal in the final 10th end to force an extra end. Waterloo used the hammer well in the extra, drawing to earn the single and the win. Waterloo took a break from the action and came back strong in their third game. Finally all the pieces fell together as they met UPEI. Waterloo started with the hammer and put it to good use early. The Warriors scored three in the first end to take an early lead. The Warriors also stole three points each on both the fifth and sixth ends to take a massive 10–1 lead and, after allowing a single in the eighth, took an early victory. Waterloo’s fourth match also went fairly well against Dalhousie. Although they started without the hammer, the Warriors forced a single in the first, blanked the second, and scored their own single in

Women curling coach Steven Hertz took home the “National Coaching Award – Women” for the terrific season his team had.

the third end. Back on even terms, the Warriors stole a point in the fourth to take a slight advantage. The Warriors took a huge advantage in the sixth by stealing three points and ended up winning 6–5. The Warriors fifth and final round robin match came against Concordia after a short break between draws. Waterloo’s final round robin game had them holding the hammer, but they were not able to put it to good use early as they took only a single in the first end. Concordia used the hammer better in the second by scoring a deuce, but Waterloo was able to answer back with two points of their own in the third end. Waterloo stole a single in the fourth end to take a slim two point margin, but Concordia wouldn’t go away and took singles in the next two ends to tie the match. Under pressure, Waterloo scored a double in the seventh end, which was matched by Concordia in the eighth end. Waterloo repeated the effort in the ninth end, taking another two point lead, and putting a lot of pressure on Concordia to match their play in the final 10th end. Concordia was only able to score a single and Waterloo took a slim 8–7, but a victory none-the-less to close out the round robin. See CURLING, page 27

Elusive gold becomes reality for Goetz Michelle Duklas asst. sports & living

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Jason Goetz set a CIS championship record with a 7.88m jump to earn first place, improving upon his second place finish last year.

ason Goetz has finally done it. He is the CIS national champion in men’s triple jump. The gold gave him a spot on the CIS all-star team. Goetz competed at the CIS championships this past weekend, along with teammate Jeremy Yang and two of the relay teams The meet took place in Windsor. This being Goetz’s final year of competition, the gold is especially meaningful, as it was his last chance to prove that he is the nation’s best in triple jump. This gold medal is the first earned by a Warrior in individual men’s competition since 1996 when Jeff Millar won in pole vault. Goetz medalled silver at last year’s CIS championships, and wanted to better that at this year’s meet. He started off with a 13.76m jump, and then topped that with a 14.26m jump that put him into the lead by just a single centimetre. Motivated by the fact that the competition was fierce, Goetz jumped a school record 14.81m, before shattering that new record twice in his next two jumps. He jumped 15.10m on his fourth attempt and then, just in case the rest of the competition didn’t already know he was going home with gold, he finished off the competition

with a jump of 15.13m. This jump of 15.13m was a new personal best for Goetz, whose previous personal best was 14.80m, a 33cm difference. The rest of the competition was also strong. Silver medallist Andrew Judge from the University of Western Ontario jumped 15.01m on his final attempt, but it wasn’t enough to knock Goetz from the top of the podium. Jeremy Yang has been battling an ankle injury all season long, so the fact that he qualified for the CIS championships is commendable in itself. He finished ninth in the long jump, with a jump of 6.57m. None of the competitors could even touch the gold medallist in this event, Christopher Greenaway of the University of Ottawa. He blew away the competition with his jump of 7.88m, a new CIS championship record. The men’s 4x200m relay team of Luke Govia, Jacob Muirhead, Eric Roque, and Kofi Kwarko-Fosu finished ninth with a time of 1:31.59. This is an improvement on their previous seasonal best of 1:32.21. The men’s 4x400m relay team of Jacob Muirhead, Luke Govia, Oliver Grant, and Ben Terejko finished 11th with a time of 3:26.35. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprint, Friday, March 19, 2010

Men’s volleyball season recap Curling at CIS Joel Smith staff reporter

he men’s volleyball team hit the gym in early September before classes started to begin the grueling six month trek to the CIS championships. Last season the Warriors lost in the OUA semi-finals and anything less than a berth in the title game would be viewed as a failure. The Warriors came into the 2009-2010 season with many of the same starters that were part of last year’s team. Leading the team was outside hitter Tyler Vivian who was Waterloo’s lone all-star last season, who lead the team with fifth year middle Aaron Dam. With an impressive crop of rookies in camp it looked like Waterloo had the personnel to compete for the OUA title. The regular season was an up and down affair, as might be expected from a team that finished at 11–9. The Warriors won four of their first six matches including a big five set win at Toronto and looked ready for a big season. They faltered going into the winter break losing three of their last four games and finishing the first half of the season at .500 — a long way off of where they thought they’d be. January started much like November finished: with a devastating five set loss to Windsor who seemed to have Waterloo’s number. Backto-back losses to Windsor put Waterloo below .500 for the first time and, with a loss to Guelph the following night the season, had hit a new low. The Warriors needed a big win to turn their season around and that’s just what they got as

they set sail for Kingston the next weekend and prepared to face Queen’s. Queen’s was one of the top teams in the province and was consistently ranked in the top 15 teams in the country. Waterloo went to their house and pounded down the door with a decisive three sets to one victory. This gave them the confidence that they could play with anyone in the province. Waterloo finished the regular season winning six of their last eight and propelled themselves to a sixth place finish and a playoff berth. Tyler Vivian put together another solid season finishing with 2.47 kills per game and 220 points. Aaron Dam captured the prestigious Dale Iwanocko award, given for academics, athletics and community service. Dam was second in the OUA with 82 blocks and was a second-team all-star in addition to an impressive 39.8 per cent kill percentage – one of the best in Ontario. Leading the new crop of Warriors was Aleks Poldma who made the all-rookie team. Poldma had 102 kills, 58 digs and 17 blocks during the regular season. The Warriors’ last game of the regular season came against the Western Mustangs and the Warriors beat them in five sets to set up a first round play-off matchup with the very same Mustangs. Western was looking to avenge, not only their regular season loss but their play-off loss from last season as well. The Warriors knew they had to play their best to beat the Mustangs who finished the regular season in third with a 15–5 record. Unfortunately, Waterloo couldn’t match their success from last season and they bowed to Western in four sets, thus ending the Warrior’s season.

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Baseball blues and March Madness

Continued from page 26

Seventh inning stretch. Watching Aroldis Chapman pitch is like watching something out of a really great movie: majestic and awe-inspiring. It’s one thing to have a fastball that clocks triple digits. It’s another thing to do it repeatedly and with a motion that appears relaxed and in sync. But the fact that Chapman is left-handed while doing all of this is what makes him really special. He could be the real deal in a sport where real deals come and go with the wind. Make a point of watching a Cincinnati Reds’ preseason game before the spring is out; the kid is that good. Somebody tell the Toronto Raptors that it’s December and nobody expects big things from them. Maybe that way they’ll actually perform since the minute anybody has high expectations they start to choke. Chris Bosh needs to be the guy to step up and lead this team into the playoffs. It’s essentially a nine team race for eight playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, but it is in no way out of the realm of possibility for them to finish ninth. And if they want to make a deep run in the playoffs the first step is a strong finish to the regular season. Does anyone else miss short-track speed skating already? Is it being broadcast in North America? Has anyone tried? It’s hard to imagine that short-track wouldn’t outdraw some of the junk they have on TV right now. As enjoyable as afternoon five-pin bowling is, it’d be nice to watch something that resembles an actual sport. Overtime Keep your fingers crossed that former Blue Jay Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis

Cardinals can have another healthy season this year. The 2009 NL Comeback Player of the Year award winner has been one of the premier pitchers in the game since he fulfilled his potential after moving to the Cardinals in 2004, but injuries have been the story of his career. Carpenter pitched in only five games in 2007 and 2008 combined due to shoulder problems and Tommy John surgery. In 2009 he regained his Cy Young award-winning form en route to a 17-4 record and a 2.24 ERA (best in the NL). If the rest of his career continues injury free (knock on wood) he still has an outside shot at Cooperstown. The simple fact that there is even talk of expanding the NCAA tournament to 96 teams is enough to make people think that league officials are crazy (aka money-driven). Looking at the history of the tournament shows that it’s slowly been expanded over the years from eight teams in 1939 to the current format of 65 teams. Why don’t they just get it over with and make the entire season one giant tournament? Thousands of teams in a single elimination march to the championship. That’s where they’re headed anyway. Shout out of the week: With baseball just around the corner it makes sense to shout out to Canada’s greatest pitcher of all-time. Fergie Jenkins (the only Canadian in the baseball hall of fame) of Chatham, Ontario played for 19 seasons in the MLB, most notably with the Chicago Cubs who recently retired his number 31. He won the 1971 Cy Young award, had 284 career wins, 3,192 strikeouts and was also a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. jsmith@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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This was a disappointing finish to the season for the Warriors who hoped to contend for the OUA title. It’s also a letdown for the seniors, such as Aaron Dam, who have used up their eligibility. With the influx of youth, the Warriors hope that this is just a fork in the road and next year they can get over the hump and finally win that elusive championship. jsmith@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Waterloo showed some great determination and composure during the round robin, earning three of their four wins by a single point. Although beat badly by Laurier, Waterloo finished the round robin with a respectable 4–1 record, matching them up against host Alberta for a tie-breaker. Alberta started off with the hammer and struck early, scoring two points in the first end. They then forced Waterloo to a single in the second. Just when things seemed dire for the Warriors, they stepped up to play, stealing two in the third to take the lead. Alberta answered with two of their own in the fourth, but Waterloo was not to be outdone. The Warriors scored three in the fifth end to extend the gap. Alberta tried to close it with singles in the next two ends, but Waterloo finished off strong with a double in the eighth and stole a single point in the ninth to end the game by a score of 9–6. With the win, Waterloo earned a berth into the final four and faced off against Saint Mary’s. The Warriors started off with the hammer and the advantage. They started off strong, scoring two in the first end and forced Saint Mary’s to a single in the second. Unfortunately, after being forced to a single of their own in the third end, the team’s play fell apart and they allowed six points in the next three ends. Waterloo was never able to rebound after those three ends, and ended losing the match by a score of 8–5. Saint Mary’s went on to the finals and ended up losing in extra ends to Regina, 6–5. Both Waterloo and Laurier lost in the semi-final, although Laurier lost by a brutal 11–5 margin. In this tournament, each semi-final loser was awarded the bronze as no bronze medal game was held. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Women’s volleyball season recap Michelle Duklas asst. sports & living

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Klein finished the season with 42 kills and 53 points, as well as 82 digs. Spack had 113 digs, and Meltzer had 22 kills and 25.5 points. Roslyn Walker will be expected to play a bigger role on the team next year. “Roslyn Walker has been playing behind Bojana Josipovic all season,” commented Jobst. “She has a noholds-barred attitude when she plays and it will be fun to see what she does out on the floor now that our number one offensive hitter has graduated.” Kayla Ng shared playing time with Stephanie Ebreo this season, and will be looked to for solid setting next season. “We have a hard-working group of girls returning,” Jobst concluded. “I’m confident that we can continue to be a strong force in the OUA in the years to come.”

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2.5 kills per game (65 kills) and 3.0 points per game (78 points). Jobst commented on the strengths that she saw from the Warriors this season. “I think our greatest strengths came from our blocking and our right side attack, with some stellar defence at times,” she said. There are some players who will be parting ways with the team this year. The graduating players are Josipovic, Flanigan, Megan McKenzie, and Stephanie Ebreo. “I am extremely proud of what our seniors have done for this team during their careers at UW because they have been paramount in putting this program on the map in Ontario,” Jobst told Imprint. Looking to next season, the veteran players will be looked to as the leaders. These players are Joanna Meltzer, Katie Spack, and Laura Klein.

aterloo Warriors will have some new faces behind the benches next season. With head coach openings for both rugby teams and the cheer leading team, UW athletics has been busy filling the coaching positions. The athletic department has found a family tandem to take on the women’s rugby team, recruited a former Warrior to cross the street from Laurier to take on the men’s program, and finally found the right person to take the helm of Waterloo’s cheer leading team. The most interesting story of these head coach hirings has been the recruitment of Josh Windsor from Laurier to fill Waterloo’s men’s rugby coaching job. Waterloo had been close to finalizing their candidates for the position when Windsor expressed interest to take the job. Windsor had grown dissatisfied with the state of the Laurier program after seven seasons at the helm of the program. Laurier administration had withdrawn support from the program, cutting the funding from the program and forcing the Laurier Rugby teams to support itself through fund-raising efforts. Both the women’s and men’s head coaches from the Laurier rugby program resigned. Windsor, a local high school teacher at Huron Heights, has rejoined his alma mater since he was a Warrior graduate in the class of 1996. “It’s a pretty big deal for me. Warrior rugby helped me to become who I am. This is an incredible opportunity,” Windsor told the Warrior Xtra. “My first goal will be to maximize the potential of the current players by providing training standards and placing them in a system of play where they can be successful. There is a great group of young core players here so early success shouldn’t be out of reach. “As soon as I walked on campus to meet with the athletic department, I felt like I was home,” said Windsor. “I have to be able to convince high level athletes that the University of Waterloo is the best place in Ontario to graduate from. Come to think of it, that part doesn’t sound too hard.” The Warriors also found a coaching tandem to fill their needs for the women’s rugby team. Husband and wife team, Jay and Leslie Shaw, will be co-coaches and hope that bringing their separate OUA assistant coaching experiences together will provide a solid base for the program to build on. Jay Shaw has been an assistant with the McMaster Marauders, while Leslie Shaw was an assistant coach with the ailing Laurier Golden Hawk program. “We thought that, if we were going to make the commitment [to DATE STARTED: Jan8

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he Waterloo Warrior women’s volleyball team had a strong regular season this year. They started off with a six game winning streak, and didn’t lose their first game until November 20 against McMaster. Between November 29 and January 16, the Warriors had another winning streak, after which they traded wins and losses for the rest of the season. They finished the season 13–6, clinching them the final berth into the playoffs. Playing the quarter-finals against the top seed, McMaster, the women had a tough competitor on their hands. Not only had the Marauders won more games in the regular season, but they were also ranked 10th in Canada. McMaster ended up winning the game 3–1. The Warriors simply had too many passing errors and were not able to end their play with kills. “Our quarter final match against McMaster just saw the team playing flat and unconfident. We seriously broke down in our first contact, which prevented us from executing any kind of game plan or effective offence,” explained head coach Gabriele Jobst. “It was a disappointing finish this year for everyone simply because we had the ability to do and play better.” Their regular season did showcase the talent that exists on this team. Bojana Josipovic and Kate Flanigan were named to the OUA all-star first team, which wasn’t the first time they had been named as all-stars. Josipovic led the team offensively with 213 kills and 90 points. Flanigan also helped the Warriors out offensively, averaging

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coach], we might as well make the commitment as a family,” said Leslie. “I know [Jay’s] commitment is secondto-none, and I’d think he’d say the same about me.” “We will try and draw from the provincial programs heavily and try to recruit a more high-end, well-drilled athlete,” said Jay. “It’s a new challenge and we’re very excited because it’s such a well-established program.” UW athletics believes they have finally found the right person for the cheer leading team. Long-time coach Kevin Costen has taken the varsity cheer leading program to the next level, but personal commitments have scaled back the amount of time he can dedicate to the team. The Warriors had been searching a replacement for a few seasons now. “We have one of the best cheer leading programs in Canada,” assistant director of UW athletics Christine Stapleton said. “Cheer leading is part of the inner-university sport spectrum and we are unique that way.” Costen has been searching through the cheer leading community and has finally found a suitable replacement in Samson Yan. Costen helped recruit Yan and brought him to UW athletics to discuss taking over the team. Yan has been around cheer leading for a long time, with almost 20 years of experience. His main focus will be expanding the program and the minds of his student athletes. He believes that creating an all-girls squad alongside the co-ed team could increase the talent base and increase recruitment up to 50 per cent. “My main goal is to bring them forward into the future. Things in the last few years have really changed,” Yan told the Warrior Xtra. “Focuses have changed and techniques have changed. Our female basis hasn’t been huge. There are two different types of stunting techniques [for co-ed and all-girls].” The Warriors have had much success after the hire of new coaches this past season. Coach Joel Ayer took over the varsity tennis team and led them to win the OUA season, and a second place finish in the playoffs. Meanwhile, coach Kim Biddiscombe was recruited from the local Kitchener-Waterloo skating club to take over the varsity skating program. Her strong choreography skills helped improve a lacking synchronization team and lead them to their best season in over a decade. The figure skating team won their Winter Invitational before placing third in the OUA championships. It is the hope of UW athletics that the new coaches will have as much of a positive impact on their respective teams. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warrior women improve over season Michelle Duklas asst. sports & living

he 2009-2010 basketball season has finished for the Warrior women. Despite their record of 4–18, the team played stronger and stronger as the season progressed. The pre-season did not go as well as the team expected, as they only won one of their games. They started off their season with a three game losing streak, before recording their first win against Royal Military College, 69–37. With a new coach in New Brunswick native Tyler Slipp, the Warriors were taught a more technical motion offense which, when used effectively, can mismatch against other teams’ defences. However, everyone needed time to get used to playing a new offence and struggled with it initially. As the season proceeded, the team started to come together. They lost their next three games to Ottawa, Carleton and Laurentian, and then won their eighth game against an equally-strong York team. With the two wins, they finished the first half of the season with a 2–6 record, both of their wins coming at home. They started off their winter season with a huge loss of 85–52 to the Brock Badgers. They improved their style and intensity with a more consistent manner against Guelph and lost by only four points. Waterloo actually held the lead going into the fourth quarter, but Guelph stayed determined and gradually crept up on the Warriors before taking over the lead. Despite Erin Tilley and Erin Button’s best efforts, the Warriors’ following game against the Windsor Lancers was never close. The Lancers cruised to an 86–46 victory over the Warriors. The Warriors returned this favour on the Guelph Gryphons as they beat them 65–46 in their next game. “We didn’t really find our stride until January,” coach Tyler Slipp said. “If they had played that way earlier in the year we probably would have found a couple more wins.”

The Waterloo women lost their next three games before defeating McMaster 57–54. The win against McMaster was their last this year. Despite the Warriors’ strong and hard efforts, they lost the last six games of the season. Their double header against Lakehead proved to be a learning experience for the team. Their first game was lost by a margin of 13 points, whereas their second game was lost by a margin of only three points. Laura Becotte, Stephanie Shea and Erin Button were key players in that close game. The Warriors played strong to finish out their season, improving their new offence and coming close to winning their last few games. “Regardless of the record, we had a bunch of close games and we’re improving,” assistant coach Courtney Gerwing said. “That’s pretty much all you can ask for.” The team loses five of their top players next season. Reanne Holden, Chelsea Brown, Laura Becotte, Erin Button and Stephanie Shea are all graduating at the end of this term. “Next year,we’ll have one third year and a handful of second years. We will be looking for everyone returning to step up.” Slipp said. Head coach Tyler Slipp has been actively recruiting new players from all over Canada to come and play for the Warriors. Last week he returned from British Columbia’s provincial high school tournaments with a list of unsigned contacts. The team heads into the 2010-2011 season with a very young team, although they have gained a lot of experience over this past year. mduklas@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Varsity women’s basketball started slow, but as they learned their offensive and defensive systems, they played some close games, and even won against a strong McMaster squad. Rocky Choi

Tiger is back in the hunt jtoporowski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

hat would have been your reaction five years ago if I’d told you that the biggest story of 2010 involved a scandal that revolved around Tiger Woods? Would you have believed me? Would you have believed that the richest, most-defining athlete of the post-Jordan era would be caught up in something like this? Remember, this is Tiger, the same guy who named his yacht “privacy” and controls literally every minute that he is exposed to the media. So let’s say I was able to convince you that this was going to happen — what would you expect Tiger to do? Would you expect him to apologize, keep playing and try to smooth things over with the public the only way he knows how - by playing golf at an unparalleled level? Or would you expect him to disappear for three months, letting rumors run rampant and giving the public no answers? Tiger ended up choosing the latter option, opting to vanish from the public’s sight and for months the “where’s Tiger” watch became

regular tabloid fodder. Everyone and their grandmother had an opinion on Tiger. People who had never watched him play a round of golf were suddenly experts on him. Women bashed him and many will never forgive him for what he did. And let’s be honest here — what Tiger did was worse than cheating - he ruined his wife’s life. It will be years, possibly a decade, before the paparazzi stop following her and their children around. She will always face the humiliation of finding out her husband had not one, but multiple elaborate affairs. I’ve heard comparisons to Kobe Bryant’s cheating, but this is on a whole new level. This wasn’t just one night, one mistake, one incident. This was years and years of lying, of adultery, of multiple women. Comparing Tiger with Kobe is like comparing Hilary Duff ’s acting with Julia Robert’s — they’re technically similar, but in the end, one’s on a totally different level. With that being said, there was always one way Tiger could get out from under the tabloids: start playing golf. Over the years,

Tiger’s popularity grew because of his winning, because of his greatness, because of his pursuit of the title “best golfer ever.” People loved the dramatic putts, the classic Tiger fist-pump, and the red shirts on Sunday. No one loved Tiger because he was a great guy, or a great family man. We didn’t know him at all; in fact, can you remember a superstar athlete we knew less? Tiger controlled his public image with an iron fist, giving only the smallest of glimpses into his personality or off-the-course identity. This isn’t a guy, like a Shaq O’Neil or Alexander Ovechkin, who people enjoyed (or hated) because of their personality as much as their talent. No, with Tiger, it was always about his chase for perfection, about the drama he brought to golf, about how fixated he was on winning and perfection. And this is exactly why it made no sense for him to do his three month disappearing act — as awful as it is to say, people don’t care if Tiger becomes a better human being. People really don’t care if Elin forgives

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him (why would she?) or if Tiger actually feels remorse for his horrible acts. Tiger is known in Las Vegas (and everywhere) as a horrible tipper, as abnormally cheap — this is not a man of the people, of the common man. People only connect with him through his winning. And he needs to start winning now. At least he’s now announced he will compete in his first tournament since the scandal, and at arguably golf ’s biggest venue: the Masters. Of course, this announcement makes a lot of sense; it’s a case of vintage Tiger. The Masters is widely-known for its strict rules on fans’ conduct (no heckling allowed) and its tidy rules on how many fans are allowed into the event, as well as how journalists are allowed to cover it. Sound like something that would help Tiger? No hecklers screaming about his infidelities. No mobs of fans watching his every move. No unauthorized journalists, such as paparazzi, allowed on the premises. Sounds pretty controlled, right? Sounds a lot like Tiger’s back, baby!

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