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OneWaterloo Presents: Diversity Gallery Eleonora Meszaros imprint intern
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o showcase the importance of community around the campus, OneWaterloo put on the Diversity Gallery on Jan. 18 and 19 in the Student Life Centre. The gallery was open to students, faculty, and staff, and was the launch event for OneWaterloo, a program under the leadership of Feds. “The gallery was meant to encourage student involvement around the campus and was meant to showcase individuals’ thoughts and feelings about diversity,” according to Nicole Joron, student program co-ordinator for Feds. The gallery itself was created by student participants who responded to a media release from OneWaterloo which urged them to put forth their ideas of diversity on campus, in the city, and around the world. “Personally, I feel that diversity is in every little thing that makes up a person — whether they are a student, a friend, a mother, a father... I encouraged students to take photos that were a little out of the box to showcase that diversity is everywhere we look,” Joron said. As the first gallery ever held by OneWaterloo, diversity was definitely showcased with the 40 photographs on display. In the future, the photos will be re-used in the hopes that the gallery will grow as students begin to re-examine their notions of the meaning of diversity. While student participation was emphasized, OneWaterloo also accepted submissions from staff and faculty. “Unfortunately, the two pieces I received from a staff member were sent after the gallery had gone up, so it was not featured this time around,” Joron said. “I only had to reject one photo because it didn’t credit the photographer, which was a requirement.” Along with the lenient requirements was a brief disclaimer which stated photos would not be used if they contained “inappropriate content,” according to Joron. OneWaterloo is a recently developing program which looks to promote a wide diversity campaign while bringing the university together as a unified community. Run by Feds, OneWaterloo will feature a series of events including awareness information campaigns and engaging discussions with students on campus. There are several other events currently underway, including Black History Month and an anti-racism campaign. On Feb. 13, Black History Month will feature a talent showcase called “Showcase Your Roots,” which will be held at the Humanities Theatre in order to increase community affairs.
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Student photography displayed different aspects of diversity as part of the OneWaterloo Diversity Gallery.
Credit transfer system changes
Talking Points Ontario Government’s Media Release Facts
>> In Ontario, over 4,000 college graduates transfer to university every year. >> The government’s Open Ontario plan will raise the number of Ontarians with a postsecondary education credential to 70 per cent. >> The government is providing $73.7 million over five years to support the development of a new credit transfer system. This includes the new Credit Transfer Innovation Fund. >> Currently there are about 500 individual credit transfer agreements among colleges and universities. >> Ontario’s 63 per cent postsecondary education rate is one of the highest in the world.
Ontario government pledged over $70m to credit transfer system—is it necessary ? Rosalind Gunn senior staff reporter
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sif Virani, a fourth year AFM student at UW, has transferred twice in his four year university career. When asked how he felt about the process of transferring, he said that, “There was just a bunch of research... but, aside from filling out a bunch of forms and applying to OUAC again, there’s nothing really hard about it. It’s not really a difficult process.” Virani’s story is of particular interest in light of the provincial
government’s recent announcement of $73.7 million to go towards making transferring between secondary institutions a smoother process for students. Last Monday, Jan. 17, the provincial government announced a commitment of $73.7 million over the next five years to improving the transfer processes for students in Ontario. The funding is part of their Open Ontario economic plan, a plan which, among other targets, aims to better the post-secondary school system, with the end goal of raising enrolment
rates from 62 per cent to 70 per cent. The monetary commitment is supposed to ease the mobility of post-secondary students transferring between institutions by providing them with such services, such as a centralized website where they can access information on what credits are transferable, as well as on-campus advisors and orientation programs to help students transfer their credits. “With transfer credits and stuff, you just have to work with the right departments and the right people,” Virani said. In his experience, when he was transferring for the first time
to U of T, they already had a transfer credit office, which he didn’t use, because he was able to find sufficient information by doing his own online research, as well as speaking to the registrar office. When Virani transferred for the second time, going from U of T to UW, the process was easy, because, he said, “I was switching into the arts program [from neuroscience at U of T]; I wasn’t switching into a specific program. Everything transferred over in some capacity or another.”
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WIKI LEAKS
TIMELINE OF WIKILEAKS LEAKS 2006 DECEMBER: A call for the execution of government officials by hiring thugs as mercenaries. Signed by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, Somali rebel leader for the Islamic Courts Union.
2007 AUGUST: 110-page report detailing corruption and theft committed by former Kenyan leader Daniel Arap Moi. Submitted in 2004 but never acted upon. NOVEMBER: March 2003 copy of “Standaring Operating Procedures for Camp Delta” detailing protocol at Guantanamo Bay. Revealed the International Committee of the Red Cross could not visit some prisoners.
2008 FEBRUARY: Allegations of illegal activities at Cayman Islands branch of Swiss banking firm Julius Baer. WikiLeaks temporarily shut down by injunction.
CIGI panel discusses secrets, scandal, censorship, perception, and damages news assistant
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histle-blowers have become vital to modern democracies, but does the leak of government secrets and classified information endanger a nation? The impact of leaked diplomatic cables was discussed by experts at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), in Waterloo on Jan. 12, the debate attracted the attention of around 270. The audience and members discussed the significance
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government lies about the Vietnam War. Mark McArdle pointed out that private companies are also possible victims of sensitive information leaks. “Technology has made everyone in this room potentially a publisher and anyone who finds something they think is intriguing is just minutes away from publishing it to the world.” UW political science professor, Mark Sedra, declared on his article Deciphering the Legacy of WikiLeaks that “Perhaps the most interesting revelation of the cables has been the extraordinary skill and sophistication of their analysis and prose, with some
upon the WikiLeaks scandal as a boon for America’s image around the world. It has shown people that, far from being the malevolent puppet master of global events, the capacity for American officials to shape the world according to its interests is more limited than ever.” According to McArdle, the lesson to be learned from WikiLeaks is the managment of secret information and how it can be accessed, searched, and distributed, the 260,000 secret documents were downloaded by a single individual without any government official noticing.
If anything, history may look upon the WikiLeaks scandal as a boon for America’s image around the world. It has shown people that far from being the malevolent puppet master of global events, the capacity for American officials to shape the world according to its interests is more limited than ever. — Mark Sedra UW political science professor
of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for more than two hours. The participants included Paul Heinbecker, a CIGI Distinguished Fellow and former ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations; Andrew Hunt, a history professor of the University of Waterloo; Mark McArdle, a Waterloo-based technology executive and CEO of tinyHippos; and moderator Geoffrey Stevens, a former journalist. Heinbecker explained that the diplomatic consequences of WikiLeaks will result in a tighter filtering and censorship of governmental information. Heinbecker also warned that the leaked cables will inhibit information sharing. Andrew Hunt, on the other hand, compared WikiLeaks to the case of Daniel Ellsberg, who in the early 1970s famously leaked the Pentagon Papers that revealed U.S.
commentators likening some of the more evocative and descriptive cables to works of high literary quality. U.S. diplomacy may even be held in higher regard after the cable dump. Even more importantly, the cables to date have dispelled any notion of a grand conspiracy to establish some new form of U.S. imperium.” The leaked cables are not immensely shocking and most of the issues discussed in them are evident. Sedra also declared that “there is no smoking gun in the cables indicating malevolent U.S. intentions or deceit. If anything, the cables cumulatively demonstrate the limitations of U.S. power to rein in its allies as well as pressure and contain its enemies.” Sedra makes a solid point about the capabilty of the United States “hard power,” “If anything, history may look
NOVEMBER: Membership list of far-right British National Party
2009 JANUARY: 86 intercepted telephone calls related to the 2008 Peru oil scandal. FEBRUARY: 6,780 American Congressional Research Service reports. MARCH: List of contributors to the Norm Coleman senatorial campaign. Documents belonging to Barclays Bank. JULY: Report relating to nuclear accident at the Iranian Natanz nuclear facility. SEPTEMBER: Internal documents from Kaupthing Bank.
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This does not mean that the leaks cause no damage. Sedra believes that “they did expose confidential sources in scores of countries... In volatile countries like Afghanistan and Iraq, this could be a death sentence, although no attacks have been directly linked to the WikiLeaks material. It could also dissuade prospective sources from coming forward to the U.S. out of fear that they, too, could one day read an account of their conversations with American diplomats.” — With files from CIGI, The Mark, New Yorker, The Guardian, Reuters, WikiLeaks, The Register, The Washington Post, Cnet News, RUV, The Daily Telegraph, CBS News, The New York Times, BBC News, and ABS-CBN News eramirez@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
OCTOBER: Second membership list of far-right British National Party. Joint Services Protocol 440, British document for security services on how to prevent document leaks. NOVEMBER: 570,000 pager messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001.
2010 MARCH: 32-page U.S. Department of Defense Counterintelligence Analysis Report discussing how to deter leaks on WikiLeaks. APRIL: Classified video of July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike showing pilots firing on two Reuters employees after mistaking their cameras for weapons. JULY: 92,000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan detailing incidents including friendly fire and civilian casualties. OCTOBER: 400,000 documents relating to the Iraq War. Pentagon called it “the largest leak of classified documents in its history.” NOVEMBER: 220 of 251,287 confidential diplomatic cables from 274 U.S. embassies. WikiLeaks plans to release the rest of the cables in phases.
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UW sociologist wins John Porter book prize Adrienne Raw news editor
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don’t consider myself a star academically,” said Dr. John Goyder, a UWaterloo sociology professor and the winner of the 2010 John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award. The prize, awarded annually by the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), recognizes “outstanding published scholarly contributions within the ‘John Porter Tradition’ to the advancement of sociological knowledge in Canada.” It was created in 1980 in memory of John Porter, a well-known sociologist of the post-World War II period who died in 1979. Goyder’s prize-winning book, The Prestige Squeeze: Occupational Prestige in Canada Since 1965, tracks how ratings of occupational prestige have changed since 1965. The research replicates a similar study carried out in 1965 by Peter Pineo and John Porter. In analyzing the results of his surveys, Goyder found that, in general, there was less of a prestige gap between the highest and lowest ranked professions in 2005 than there had been in 1965. Goyder also noted that respondents in the 2005 tended to be more idiosyncratic (varied from the average) in their self assessments than in 1965 and that they frequently stressed the importance of more “humble” occupations. “The hidden jewels of this book are Goyder’s discussions on prestige rankings and contingencies in how they are generated in public opinion, as shown by comparisons between 1965 and 2005,” wrote Sylvia Elizabeth Peacock in a
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review of the book published in the Canadian Journal of Sociology. Goyder said that he was thrilled to be awarded to prize, but he still considers himself an average man who serves his students and the university. Goyder is currently the president of the CSA. Goyder will be presented with the prize at the CSA’s annual conference in June. araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
TRANSFER CREDITS: Student stories Continued from cover
According to a press release by the Government of Ontario, “Ontario’s new credit transfer system will reduce the need for students to repeat similar courses or years at different institutions — allowing them to complete their studies sooner,” which will effectively help transfer students to save both time and money. When asked to comment, Feds’ VP of Education Nick Soave said of the credit transfer funding, “I think it’s a great step forward. This government has always had a focus on postsecondary education, but it’s always been silent and this is really a focus that allows students to move through the system with greater ease.” As for how it affects University of Waterloo students directly, Soave said, “[W]e have to look at it from the system as a whole and that we’re trying to create a stronger economy and that the only way to do that is by having a strong knowledge base, which is created by having a strong post-secondary education system.” A similar case to that of Asif Virani’s, is first year student Samantha McIntyre who is transferring from the concurrent education program at Queen’s to UW. For her, the process hasn’t been too much of a headache. “So far,” she said, “everything on the Waterloo side has been very helpful. Coming from Queen’s has caused some difficulty, because they have full year credits as opposed to UW having half. Other than that, I’m in the process of communicating with Waterloo and they’re being very helpful about accepting midterm marks instead.” McIntyre admits that she will be losing some credits. “I’m switching into a different program, so there will a lot of first year classes that I have to take again.” Michelle Daye, a third year student completing a joint honours degree in psychology and Spanish, also experienced no major roadblocks
when she made the decision to transfer from the University of Western to UW. “Honestly, I just had to get my transcript from Western and my transcript from high school and fax them into Waterloo,” said Daye. “That was it.” The new funding looks like a good idea to McIntyre. “I think it’s a great idea, because I think that anything that will help make the transfer process easier for students is a good thing. It’s already a difficult choice and one of the big complications that you don’t want is all of your hard work being for nothing. “I think that making the process easier will help to make the decision easier to transfer and will take a lot of stress off of the students, because then they don’t have to start from scratch again,” said McIntyre. Daye, on the other hand, is opposed to the funding. “I think it’s a huge waste of the government’s money. We have more important things that we could be funding. I went through the process and it’s not as difficult as they’re leading individuals to believe. “You don’t need to waste funding for getting councillors and putting up a website.” Daye said. “I just feel like it’s ridiculous.” The Ontario government’s news release also mentions that the province will be introducing a new Credit Transfer Innovation Fund, the aim of which is to “help universities and colleges develop more credit transfer options for students.” It will, the Ontario government said, “make it easier for students to determine what programs and courses will work best for them.” It is yet unclear how or when the changes will begin taking shape, but Imprint will continue to cover the news as they unfold. rgunn@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Expelled student sues for second time
Researchers accused of misdirecting money intended for students
Ashraf Azar, expelled from Concordia University on plagiarism charges in 2004, is suing the university for a second time since his expulsion. His 2007 suit against the university where he asked for a review of his expulsion and $15 million in damages was dismissed because the judge felt that Azar waited too long to file suit. Since this ruling, Azar has appealed both the ruling and his case several times, claiming the dismissals were illegal and accusing the judges of making mistakes. Azar is now asking the court to force Concordia University to grant him a new disciplinary hearing for the charges that initially got him expelled. Both sides appeared before a judge on Jan. 20.
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SOMALIA
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
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Somali pirates set record year
Pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia set a seven year record high with as many as 1,181 kidnappings in 2010. London-based International Maritime Bureau has been recording the number of incidences in the troubled waters since 1991. The issue of piracy has become the focus of international attention as shipping lines in the region have been disrupted significantly. The increase in Somali piracy is often linked to
economic challenges in the region, which has fostered a vibrant black market and a culture of crime. “The continued increase in these numbers is alarming,” said Pottengal Mukundan, director of the piracy reporting centre. Mukundan also mentioned the increased presence of international navies in the region, which ensure safe passage of shipping vessels. However, despite this increase in security, piracy continues to be an enduring problem in the region.
HAITI
Haiti charges former dictator
Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has been charged by the Haitian chief prosecutor for human rights violations and corruption that took place during his reign as president of the island nation. Chief Magistrate Harycidas Auguste explained that the 2008 case was re-opened after months of reconstruction efforts of case facts that were lost in the 2010 earthquake. Duvalier, who ruled Haiti from 1971 to 1986, was back in Haiti this
week to show support for earthquake victims. International human rights organizations are demanding that Duvalier be prosecuted for crimes committed during his reign. This is the first time the former dictator has entered the country since being deposed by mass demonstrations. Duvalier was not detained but will remain in Haiti for the investigation. Under Haitian law, a judge has 90 days to investigate the case at which point a decision to indict or dismiss the case will need to be made.
CANADA
C. difficile treatment banned
C. difficile, a debilitating bacterial infection in the bowel, killed several patients in the last year. Dr. Jeanne Keegan-Hendry, a specialist in hospital medicine from Burnaby hospital in British Columbia, believes that hospital politics has prevented her from giving infected patients a simple treatment. “The fact that it would save lives seems to me to be a no-brainer, but that isn’t what is happening,” said Keegan-Henry. In B.C., 3,437 cases with 50 deaths from C. difficile were
reported from March 2009 to March 2010. The treatment Keegan-Henry believes will save the lives of many individuals involves a fecal transplant whereby stool from a stool donor is introduced into the bowel of the patient infected with C. difficile. The healthy donor bacteria then works to kill the infection. The transplant has been carried out in 50 patients at St. Joseph’s hospital in Hamilton, ON. A full clinical trial on 146 patients is being conducted at the University Health Network in Toronto.
CANADA
Aggressive Bell telemarketers
Bell has recently been charged $1.3 million for calling individuals on their do-not-call list. Customers alleged that they were receiving threatening and aggressive comments from the customer service representatives. Although downplaying the severity of the abusive and aggressive comments from Bell employees, Bell Canada
spokeswoman Jacqueline Michelis said Bell will be launching its own investigation of third-party telemarketers and that they have taken a number of measures to “ensure compliance with the rules by authorized telemarketers.” The Canadian RadioTelevision and Telecommunications Commission and Bell Canada refused to reveal the number of complaints they have received.
— With files from The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, CBC, and The Star apremji@imprint.uwaterloo.ca rnathu@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Gabor Lukacs, a math professor from the University of Manitoba, returned to work on Jan. 11. Lukacs was suspended without pay last October after he took the university to court over a decision made by the dean of graduate studies to award a PhD to a student who hadn’t met some of the requirements. He allegedly violated the privacy of that student by including their name in his court application for judicial review. Lukacs return was met with support from his students and colleagues alike. New program offers degrees for Air Force students
The University of Manitoba has become the first university in Canada to offer a master’s in public administration (MPA) with a defence administration specialty that meets the requirements of the Canadian Air Force. Air Force students have been able to get a certificate from the Aerospace Systems Course (ASC) for over 50 years, but the new program will allow these students to get degrees, which is now expected for personnel who want to move up in the ranks. The Royal Military College also bid on the program.
Concerns are being raised at the University of British Columbia about the misappropriation of funds in university research labs. According to The Ubyssey, several students have come forward and, under condition of anonymity, revealed that university researchers are misdirecting money intended for students and using it pay off their own grants or buy lab equipment. One student reported that he had never been paid for his work, though the project’s budget allocated over $10,000 for his position. Another claimed that his supervisor asked him to misreport his hours so the extra money from his work study program could be used to pay off research grants. Both students said they were afraid of complaining or reporting the situation because they didn’t want to lose their jobs or risk not being able to get a reference letter. UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
UVSS and CFS get their day in court
After 14 months, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) have finally gone before a B.C. Supreme Court judge to debate the legitimacy of UVSS’s petition to trigger a membership referendum. Legal counsel from both parties presented their cases on Jan. 6 and 7. David Borins, lawyer for the UVSS, argued that when Jose Barios, current Director-at-Large of the UVSS, submitted the UVSS’s petition he followed all the CFS bylaws. Martin Palleson, legal counsel for the CFS, questioned whether the court had the right to interfere in the running of a voluntary organization. Conflict arose over a counter-petition sent to the CFS from another UVSS member and a affidavit introduced at the last minute by CFS stating that the UVSS still owed the CFS over $120,000. A judgement on the case has yet to be announced.
— With files from The Ubyssey, CUP, The Manitoban, and The Martlet araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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week ago, Feds VP Internal Nikki Best made a post about the behaviour of an unnamed group many people believed to be CASA (Canadian Asian Students’ Association), a club that was disbanded by Feds earlier this
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the club’s financial management, at which point it became evident that, “not only was this club hiding financial information, they were affiliated with external organizations that are definitely not approved by Feds, and probably wouldn’t be by the majority of students paying their Feds fees,” according to Best’s Facebook post. Even after the CASA/CSSA clarification, some students suggest that the post remains inappropriate, since private details of the club — including potential fraudulent activity — were exposed to Nikki’s 1,267 Facebook friends for at least 24 hours before deletion, instead of being publically discussed in
a forum. Since the posting, VP internal has faced a surprising amount of student feedback, including a small army of internet trolls —— people who abuse the anonymity of the internet to aggravate a person with baseless insults, often inflammatory to the point of being irrelevant. The issue was taken up by OMGUW’s trolls to a degree that caused a removal of the original post. This is fascinating as Best made the post after CSSA was no longer associated with Feds, changing the matter from slander to Federation of Students transparency -- rather, she asked for feedback on how the issue was handled. alomako@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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year. The club in question, however, was CSSA (Chinese Students and Scholars Association), a UW ex-club with 35 years of history. As stated in Feds’ January 19th press release, “leaders parted with Feds for unknown reasons” and sought insurance coverage from the Graduate Student Association (GSA). As Clubs Director Dave McDougall stated in the press pass, Feds still attempted to aid CSSA because, “even if a group is not a registered club, we still serve all undergraduate students.” Blantant problems with CSSA arose after Feds asked to look at
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Community Editorial
The politics behind EV3 Starbucks Bogdan Caradima
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s plans for the introduction of a Starbucks franchise have moved forward between UW’s Food Services and the General Manager of the area, the former party has finally put forward an agreeable contract for Starbucks to review and sign. Once this step is completed, the two parties will proceed to negotiate the design of the franchise store. Eventually, if all goes well, there will be a final agreement between the two parties and there will be no looking back. Now, there is certainly a range of opinions on the establishment of Starbucks in our new environment building, but I am not writing to persuade you of whether or not Starbucks offerings are tasteful. I am writing to you about social and environmental responsibility, and to express my concern about the lack of
student involvement in this decision. While the university has taken the necessary steps to involve students in the decision-making process, the largely reactionary student body has consistently lacked initiative, only complaining after decisions have been made. This became increasingly obvious
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This problem may be a mere symptom of an underlying issue. It may be that many students simply find it hard to care, perhaps because the factors to consider in the decision of allowing Starbucks on campus are not immediately clear. While Starbucks has taken great pains to provide customers with
...the largely reactionary student body has consistently lacked initiative, only complaining after decisions have been made.
when only a handful of students appeared at the Town Hall meeting this past Wednesday, when all the negotiating parties made themselves available simply to listen to people. The problem is that nobody showed up.
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A Fed’s Facebook post causes misinformed uproar
recycled packaging, ceramic mugs, and fair-trade products, I believe that these are superficial measures when we consider the actions of the owner and CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz. While he promotes environmen-
tal and social justice for the sake of improving Starbucks corporate image and public relations, closer scrutiny will show that Howard Schultz is a man who fully endorses completely different principles by funding the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in Palestine. Schultz has close financial ties with numerous pro-settler and Israeli state propaganda groups. Among them is Aish HaTorah, a Jewish Orthodox organization that is a broad-spectrum educational group, inviting young Jews from around the world to visit Israel and study its heritage. While many of its initiatives are laudable, it is also a “hasbara” group, a Hebrew term that refers to the public relations (read: propaganda) campaign launched by the Israeli government to explain its policies. See STARBUCKS, page 7
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Community Editorial
Apartheid revisited
Looking back on the second anniversary of Operation Cast Lead Zainab Ramahi 1B knowledge integration
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Cities in mourning
Vancouver Sun
Grief over needless death of Toronto police officer transcends boundaries Olinda Pais
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hat drives a person to jump into a snowplough at 5 in the morning, barefoot, and lead a two-hour police chase on a cold January morning in downtown Toronto, endangering the lives of hundreds, not to mention the entire police task-force involved? I couldn’t tell you. But what I can tell you is that a man was killed in the process. Leaving behind his 2-yr. old son and his young widow. Killed in the line of duty. That’s right — he was a police officer. One that dedicated the last 11 years to serving and protecting the people of this diverse country. He wasn’t killed when he was assigned to the guns and So in his honour, thousands of Sgt. Ryan Russell’s fellow colleagues, and emergency services workers from all over the country (and by that, I mean as far as Calgary), as well as police officers from the United
States, came into the city, and stood out in the freezing cold to march in his honour. Why? Because he was a good man, and he died for what he believed in — protecting the people. Even at the expense of leaving his wife and child behind. And so I write this article, because the fact that so many people, most of whom never even met the man, were touched by his actions and for what he stood for, made me think. That someone who stood for something, was willing to die for it, and was appreciated and remembered for it by thousands (if not the millions that probably read the papers or heard the news) — was acknowledged for his contribution to making a difference in the lives of others. For people like that, who put their lives in danger for the good of others, even at their own personal expense … I would have to agree. I would probably stand out in the cold and salute you too. So thank you for your sacrifice, is maybe what I am trying to say.
Starbucks location may have agenda abroad Continued from page 6
Particularly in the Occupied Territories, in the face of negative international opinion concerning Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. Like many of Schultz’s affiliated pro-Israeli groups, Aish HaTorah also has close ties to the Israeli settlement movement, providing funding for various construction projects in the West Bank. Some of these have been ruled illegal by the International Court of Justice and condemned by the international community. While one could argue that Schultz’s private affairs have nothing to do with the corporate responsibility of Starbucks, it is worth noting that Schultz is not only the largest single shareholder and CEO of the corporation; he is also a guiding beacon to the company and is at the forefront of
advocating social and environmental responsibility in business dealings. Yet, Howard Schultz is nothing more than a hypocrite who parrots what the dim-witted public wants to hear, appeasing the great beast with “green” and socially responsible initiatives with one hand while handing millions of dollars to support the brutal occupation of Palestinians with the other hand. The fact that Starbucks is a separate entity is a clever legal and logical trick, but it is not an absolution of consumer responsibility. It is up to students to show Starbucks that it will have to do a lot better than recycled cups and ceramic mugs. Starbucks executives will have back their corporate image with personal responsibility, and Howard Schultz is least of all an exception to this obligation.
e are just passing the second anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, the 22-day Israeli siege of Gaza that took the lives of 13 Israelis and 1,419 Palestinians, 83 per cent of whom were civilians, and 5,300 more were injured. With the use of white phosphorus in densely-populated civilian areas, Israel clearly violated the Geneva Conventions, targeting and destroying schools, markets, a humanitarian aid warehouse, and hospitals. Today, the collective punishment of Gaza continues, through blockades and restricted access to medicine, electricity, food, and other necessities of life. The brutality that the Israelis exacted against the people of Gaza was legitimized and therefore set a dangerous precedent in the world. The European Union bolstered its trade agreements with Israel, and both the United States and the European Union continue to strengthen their ties with Israel. In acknowledgment of Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2010, the American State Department stated that they recognize the existence of a “single universal standard that applies to every country including our own. We apply it to Israelis, and it views “Palestinians as being human beings under the Universal Declaration [of Human Rights] and entitled to these rights.” Yet, after observing Obama’s policies towards Israeli and the
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The mosque above was destroyed during Operation Cast Lead Palestinian population, we can see that the current administration’s actions do not reflect this rhetoric. The United Nations, a body that passed anti-apartheid resolutions and put immense pressure on South Africa to stop their racist treatment of blacks during the apartheid regime, is proving to be silent as the U.S. uses its veto power to ensure Israel escapes censure. As respected Archbishop Desmond Tutu reinforced, “if you are neutral in situations of justice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” During the siege of Gaza, the UN, EU, Arab League and the International Community did nothing substantive and were silent. Ronnie Kasrils, anti-Apartheid freedom fighter and former South African government minister said, “[It] is not difficult for anyone acquainted with colonial history to understand the way in which deliberately cultivated race hate inculcates a justification for the most atrocious and inhumane actions against even defenceless civil-
ians — women, children, the elderly amongst them”. We must recognize that now is the time to boycott the Apartheid Israeli state, to divest from its economy and to impose sanctions against it. By doing so, we may start to approach the possibility of a secular and democratic state in historic Palestine, for all its inhabitants regardless of race or ethnicity. Israel, aided by the silence of the rest of the world, has set a standard of non-accountability and complete lack of respect for international law. As a world community, how are we to ensure that a similar lack of respect for life and human rights does not move another government to brutalize a population? Governments around the globe have tacitly endorsed Israel’s actions. For the sake of the people living in Gaza, and in order to uphold basic human rights, we need to ensure the humanization of people in the face of an Israeli war machine.
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Imprint, Friday, January 21, 2011
Community Editorial
Mr. McGuinty, why do you hate me?
Caitlin McIntyre staff reporter
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f ever I had a bone to pick with a Canadian politician, it would be Dalton McGuinty. Yeah, sure he’s been praised for educational policies and for his advancements in the Ontario medical system, but in recent years he’s been slipping,, and fast. McGuinty’s policies and political commentary have sparked mass online protests and an inability to think before speaking has caused stark cultural conflicts within our incredibly diverse province. In my opinion, no one who lives with their foot in their mouth as much as McGuinty should be allowed to remain our premier. You may be asking yourself, why am I being so harsh? What’s the cause of my apparent loathing of this Ned Flanders look-alike? Well, if we go back a few years, I believe that my anger was first sparked in 2008, when Mr. McGuinty decided that he was going to make enemies of every youth coming into the age of majority in the province. In an effort by his government to reduce the amount of accidents involving young drivers in Ontario, McGuinty introduced a number of legislations that would greatly re-
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The amount of over-worked, overtaxed parents and students who are pulling double shifts to pay for higher education is ridiculous.
strict the vehicular rights of drivers under 21. These legislations included a zero alcohol blood level policy, escalating sanctions for speeding, and restrictions on the number of other youth passengers in a young driver’s vehicle. The kicker is, the legislation made it so that it wouldn’t even matter what level of driver you are. You could be the proud owner of a full-fledged G license, with a perfectly clean track record, but if you’re under the age of 21, you’re obviously a shit driver. This was a blatant attack, not at new drivers, but at the teenaged body. Meaning that if you’re thirty and a brand new driver, none of these legislations would apply. If you chose to get a license at the tender age of 22, again you’d be fine. The only people that sir Dalton was trying to restrict were “teenagers” under the age of 21. Some of the proposed legislations did go through, and now it’s illegal to use too much cooking wine in your Risotto and then hop in the car to drive home. Any level of alcohol in the blood, whether enough to be legally intoxicating or not, warrants immediate and dire consequences. Which pisses me off, because now when I drive to my folks’ place for
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Sunday dinner, I have to refuse that sip of merlot that wouldn’t even be enough to heat my cheeks. McGuinty’s power trip was halted to some degree by a series of fierce online protests, which forced his government to let up on their passenger legislation. As an adamant carpooler and as a citizen just shy of 21, I counted this as a small victory for youth against the McGuinty regime. Mostly, the young drivers legislation fiasco had kind of blown over for the McGuinty government. So of course it was about darn time for McGuinty to open his big fat trap for that foot once more. Only this time he got to eat his own words from half a world away. On one fateful day in November, McGuinty mentioned to a rooftop
In November 2010, Immigration Watch Canada published an article addressing the nation’s new fetish with increased international student enrolment: “Statements recently made by David Johnston...UBC’s Toope and other university administrators illogically assume that the intangible benefits of contacts with students from other countries (classroom dynamics, business ties, etc.) are large and should outweigh many factors...If university presidents want to make that claim, they must show the proof. Let them reveal it in a university hall filled with their debt-burdened and unemployed graduates” . audience in Hong Kong that he would be handing out scholarships for foreign students who come to study in Ontario. On a yearly basis. The man wants to pay for students from other countries to come here and study. Which is great and all, because everyone loves a little mutliculturalism. But really McGuinty? Why do you hate the young citizens of Ontario so? There are scores of students already enrolled in Ontario schools, students from Canada, who can barely afford to get by. OSAP is one of life’s most fickle mistresses, and she puts out only for a select few. Plenty of students are left in situations where their families make too much to apply for aid, but far too little to pay for schooling.
The amount of over-worked, over-taxed parents and students who are pulling double shifts to pay for that higher education ticket is just ridiculous. Ironically, these are the same families whose taxes are going to the government, and then what’s the government doing? Dropping that money overseas. So of course now you’ve got a bunch of angry Canadians, who are now simultaneously loathing McGuinty and resenting foreign students. Which, of course, means that foreign students may be feeling unjustly targeted. And so the conflict is bred. Way to spread the hate Mr. McGuinty, and really, you can take that foot out of your mouth at any time.
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Science & Technology
Imprint, Friday, January 21, 2011 science@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Technology flexes its boundaries These endeavours may not suceed for a while, but until then, companies may start to introduce products with innovative shapes. Outbreak in motion control technology
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Starbucks is releasing a new app soon that will allow its patrons to pay for their coffee via their smartphones Chinye Osamusali asst. science & technology editor New devices to be inspired by flexible screen
Hewlett-Packard has developed a new plastic screen to replace the glass in certain current technologies. What makes these screens appealing is the fact that it will not shatter
like glass, and it could potentially be rolled up like a newspaper. The plastic will be lightweight and thinner, making it more applicable. The Department of Defense in the United States is trying to develop lightweight screens for soldiers to use. Other developers are trying to use the technology for more commercial applications.
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard are working on applying the technology to make flexible electronic displays. These displays will then be applied to clothing, wall decorations, or even tablets and e-readers. More research funding is being put towards these projects because they suspect this industry, once established, will be very profitable.
Many technology companies are working towards controlling everyday devices using only motion control. Based on what was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, the idea of motion control is becoming mainstream. The concept is to try to limit the use of keyboards and remotes and work towards using simple commands. Omek Interactive, for example, makes gesture recognition software that allows a person to play games and manipulate TV by moving only their hands or different parts of their body. Another suggestion developed was using sensors in home to control heating and cooling systems based on who was in the room. Cars will be able to adjust the settings based on recognition of the driver. More companies are looking at using these technologies not only in personal spaces, but in public places as well. Omek is helping to pioneer a sign that interacts with the people around it as they walk by or hover in an area. This will be used in shopping malls or stores. So far, gaming has been the only field to put this technology out to the general public. An example of this
would be Microsoft and its development of the Xbox Kinect. People are always looking for ways to make life simpler and this technology will facilitate that even more. Paying for coffee through a smartphone
The iPhone, the iPod Touch, and certain Blackberry models will now allow someone to buy Starbucks coffee using a new app. The “Starbucks Card Mobile Apps” will be available for use in thousands of stores in North America. Money can be put onto the application with credit through PayPal. Once there is money on the application, customers go to the store, order their favourite coffee, and pay by displaying a barcode on the screen of the phone. Testers are saying that it may be the fastest way, so far, to pay for a coffee. The success of the technology is banking on the idea that those who buy coffee on a regular basis are more likely to be carrying their phones than carrying their wallet. Also, one in five Starbucks customers already use the Fidelity card when paying for their coffee. There is no release date for this app yet, but it has started a new revolution in smartphone applications that will soon populate the consumer market. —With files from Canada.com and Mobiledia
Things that linger Chinye Osamusali asst. science & technology editor Smoking leads to shorter male lifespan
Recent findings by the World Health Organization have shown that the gap between the lifespan of men and the lifespan of women differ due to a high percentage of smokingrelated causes. On average, women live longer than men. Originally, this was attributed to the fact that men often do not take care of their health as willingly as women do. After doing a study that branched all across Europe, men make up the majority of deaths due to all causes. The study concluded that there was an average of 400 excess male death per 100,000 people. “[The] study shows it’s not simply biological difference between men and women,” said Dr. Gerry McCartney, the leader of this research for the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council. Of these excess deaths, over half were due to smoking related causes like lung cancer and heart disease. Therefore, smoking contributes to among 40 per cent and 60 per cent of the gender gap. There was variation among countries, largely due to the fact that many people and cultures have different reasons for smoking. As a small beacon of hope, Dr. McCartney mentioned that it was promising that the smoking rates are steadily decreasing. More people are making the decision to quit smoking. On the other hand, he also mentioned that young women are beginning to engage in smoking more readily.
With all this being said, the message both Dr. McCartney and the findings of the study presented was simple: smoking has a strong impact on health and, in turn, mortality. The importance of first impressions
Researcher Bertram Gawronski, Canada Research Chair at the University of Western Ontario, and a team of psychologists based in Canada, Belgium, and the United States, discovered that first impressions really do matter. The human brain considers the first impression of a person as what the personality of the person really is. When the first experience is negative, it is reflected in the impression one makes of them. So when someone re-encounters a person they have a negative impression of, and the experience proves to be positive, people still stick to their original perception of them because the second encounter is essentially seen as an exceptional case. The first impression will dominate in all context of meeting this person. To see the impact of first impressions, Gawronski, and those he collaborated with, showed a group of study participants either positive information about a person or negative information about a person with a computer. Later on, the participants were given new information that contrasted with the person’s original perspective of the person. The context of the information was changed through various colours of the computer screen while the person was forming their impression of the person presented. The results showed that the first impression or the first information given to the study
participant dominated the other information to which the participant was exposed. The researchers suggested a way that the first impression can finally lose its power. If the person is given multiple opportunities to present themselves in various contexts, and every time they show that they do not fit into the original perception someone made for them, the first impression will no longer carry the same lingering effect on the brain. As Gawronski points out, “As long as a first impression is challenged only within the same context, you can do whatever you want. The first impression will dominate regardless of how often it is contradicted by new experiences.” This research proves to be important because it can also be applied to curing fears and phobias. The debate about cell phone radiation continues
R.B. Dubey and his research team in India suggest that brain tumour risk due to the use of cordless and cellular phones may double after 10 years. The standard exposure to microwaves that radiate from cell phones may not be as safe as previously thought. All wireless phones seem to pose the same problem. With over three billion people using cell phones on a regular basis, public concern is beginning to increase as many studies begin to show the negative effects of the waves being emitted. Dubey and his research team completed a very in-depth analysis about the health risks that one can associate with the current level
of microwave exposure. Some studies have demonstrated that wireless phone users have increased rates of brain tumours, including malignant gliomas and benign acoustic neuromas. Nevertheless, only a dozen studies have successfully been able to prove the connection between cell phone use and brain tumours to date. All of these studies were testing for a length of exposure that was greater than 10 years. One of these studies was led by Swedish cancer specialist Dr. Lennart Hardell. After testing a very large group of heavy cell phone users, he determined that the more hours of cell phone use one accumulates over time, the higher the risk of developing brain tumours. A further increase of risk occurred with higher power levels, duration of time, and the age which one actually began using his or her cell phone. He found that cell phone radiation has more effect on those of a younger age. The brains of children, for example, endure the deepest penetration when being exposed. The Interphone studies are examples of studies that disagree. These gathered data from 13 countries, and concluded that cell phone exposure did not result in tumours. However, these studies were funded by the cell phone industry and were testing for realtively short cell phone usage periods. Until this debate is solved, many researchers suggest that people should invest in newer cell phone models or headsets to avoid exposure to microwaves as much as possible. —With files from BBC and Science Daily
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TEDxWaterloo
2011 THE UNCHARTED what to expect from Waterloo’s second annual independently organized TED event
Jordan Campbell senior staff reporter
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or the second time in as many years, Waterloo will be hosting a TEDx conference. The event is slated to take place on March 3 at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener. Speakers are given 18 minutes to deliver their presentation, which should be an “idea worth spreading” or an insight into their field that transcends their body of work. All speakers will also be working with this year’s theme of “The Uncharted.” Anyone can be nominated to speak on the TEDxWaterloo website, though all nominations are not guaranteed to be considered. There are currently nine confirmed speakers, though the nomination page is still open to people wishing to be considered for future events. To attend the event, hopefuls can fill out an application on the website. The applications request all of the regular demographics, as well as how you are “involved in your community,” what you hope to learn at the conference, and personal websites that could give the organizing committee further insight into the kind of person you are. The site states that this information will be used in the case that more people apply to attend than the venue can accommodate,
to “create a diverse, balanced, and friendly gathering.” The Centre in the Square has a theatre capacity of 2047. TEDx is a product of the Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) conferences, whose mission statement is “ideas worth spreading.” The conferences often feature speakers who are at the forefront of their fields, and every speaker has a uniqueness in their message that can captivate the audience, regardless of their academic or personal background. As of June 2006, most TED talks became available on ted.com and are available to stream free-of-cost. This has resulted in the site becoming wildly popular, with their videos being viewed over 290 million times. The site’s global audience is growing as videos are translated into more languages. TEDx events are a recent addition to the franchise. They are undertaken by schools, libraries, or any other group of individuals who would like to participate in these conferences at a more local scale. The events are organized independently of the TED flagship, but are still affiliated with it. Content from the independent events has a chance of being featured on the vast TED website. —With files from ted.com and TEDxWaterloo.com. jcampbell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
The speakers Shawn Qu The chairman, president, and CEO of Canadian Solar. He is a leader in Canada’s ever-growing solar energy industry.
Miriah Meyer An accomplished computer scientist and research fellow at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, Miriah is at the forefront of the field of visualization.
Vicki Keith Vicki holds 16 world records in marathon swimming and was the first person to swim across all of the Great Lakes. She was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame and appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.
Edwin Outwater The music director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. He is Harvard-educated, and has “a goal of reinventing the orchestral experience.”
Michael Nielson Along with Ike Chuang from MIT, Michael wrote the standard text of quantum computation. It is one of the 20 most highly cited physics books of all time. He is currently writing a book about open science, and how online tools are changing the scientific process.
Abby Sunderland At 16, Abby attempted to sail solo around the world (which would make her the youngest to ever do so). Her attempt culminated in an air and sea rescue, and her talk will tackle the disasters and successes of her journey.
Colin Ellard An experimental psychologist, he is studying the connections between physical space, mental relationships, and emotions.
Vincent John Vincent
Vincent is a pioneer in the field of video gesture control computing devices, and is a cofounder of GestureTek Inc. He has been working in the field for over 24 years, and his devices have been applied in video games, education, and rehabilitation.
Shelley Ambrose
Executive Director of The Walrus Foundation and co-publisher of The Walrus, Shelley is also a prolific radio and event producer. photos courtesy tedxwaterloo.com
Arts & Entertainment
Imprint, Friday, January 21, 2011 arts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Frost week comedians Yuk it up
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Love isn’t the same as lust. If that were true the heart wouldn’t symbolize ‘love’ as it does now, and more shirts would say ‘I Penis the Leafs!’ instead.
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ave s o f p e o ple crashed the Bombshelter’s doors for Yuk Yuk’s “You just can’t laugh any harder!” event. An hour before the show started the crowd had reached maximum capacity, forcing the bouncers to turn away business. The event was held by WTFeds, a division of Feds, to welcome returning undergraduates as part of the Frost Week Celebration on Jan.11. The audience huddled together in anticipation for the show to start, with some standing and some sitting on chairs and tables. Most were interested, especially after seeing last term’s comedy night, and looking forward to a good laugh-start to the winter term. The show featured three comics — Chittenden, Dylan and Mendelssohn — and their mostly auto-
biographical jokes and observations. Chittenden opened the show, referring back to his upbringing in Brantford, Ontario. His set was made up of smaller to medium length jokes, including how “living in an apartment is not the same as living in a house,” an observation made after going to university. He also noted: “Before you left home, you thought your parents were gods, but when you come back you notice that dad can’t read. As if he was always faking it when he was at the table with the newspaper.” And shared the disturbingly insightful view on chain link-locks and their design: “lock the door, away from outside harm, like from a psychopath, but are willing to open the door halfway to talk to them casually.” Including jokes about the technical difficulties of the Bomber stage-lights and feedback, Chittenden led the show with a strong,
funny start. Dylan was second, but he immediately stole the show with many of his jokes based on his displacement when moving from Uganda to the cold land of Ontario, Canada. Dylan continued the brisk pace with his perspectives as an international student, including how, no matter how much his Canadian friends may have warned him of the cold weather, he was not prepared — even with his two extra sweaters for the -10 weather. “You should tell the international students to run. It’s not worth it.” Dylan’s material is well aware of the cultural differences between the two countries, especially when asked questions by his new Canadian friends — “Are there Christmas trees in Africa?” — and his total outrage at the very thought of that question. The third comic, Mendelssohn, entertained the crowd with student-life jokes and facial expres-
sions, leaving the crowd gasping, then laughing. Lead-in jokes included how, “Love isn’t the same as lust. If that were true the heart wouldn’t symbolize ‘love’ as it does now, and more shirts would say ‘I Penis the Leafs!’ instead.” A few strange heckles from the audience — and corresponding jokes — later, Mendelssohn ended his part with noting how being only “friends” with girls only ends with horrible outcomes. “Oh I’m with Mendelssohn, oh, he’s like a brother to me,” to which he answers, “Well, lady, you’re no threesome yourself.” After a grand applause and a stuffed shuffle out of the Bomber, the three met with a few of the audience members who stayed behind, and answered their questions with great hysterics, including Chittenden handing out his “Muffin Club” members card and autographs to his fans. Photos Michael Chung
The gamer, the killer, and the journalist ilui@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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n light of the whole Arizona shooting incident where some politician got shot, I want to acknowledge something that many readers probably don’t know: the shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, played video games. Yes, a man that played video games ended up shooting 20 some odd people, and then failed to get away, or commit suicide. Of course, there are many other things associated with his actions, such as his Youtube account detailing his paranoia of the world, or perhaps the fact that he was reading (infamous) books that could potentially lead you to do naughty things. Whatever we may choose to say of the shooter that is relevant, however, they will never be highlighted in mainstream media. This is what I call “lazy journalism.” Mainstream newscasters who hear of someone that went on a crazed shooting spree will jump on that bit of information faster than a frat boy on a drunk and dunk. This is simply because it’s easier to place the blame onto video games, rather
than on a society that fails the individual. It can be akin to sitting on 4chan’s /b/ all day, hoping for a news story. Video games have never been the sole reason why a person goes on a rampage. In fact, it’s doubtful it was ever one of the (major) factors. As a reader of this column, you must play video games. Whether this is occasional or nightly, video games exist in your life. Now, let’s go by this logic: people that play video games become shooters eventually. Well, I’m not sure about you, my perfectly minded reader, but I have no intention to pick up a gun and obliterate a level 13 politician. People that blame video games for the destruction of society are missing the point: society’s destruction has nothing to do with a form of media that is not trying to spread propaganda. If Activision made a game featuring a target politician that had the label “DEMOCRATIC RAT” or “LIBERAL FRUITCAKE” over their head, then yeah, I guess that would make sense in blaming games. However, when you take an average person, then place
the blame on these individuals without any proper reason, aside from the fact that they play video games, then we have a problem. Can anyone really say they don’t enjoy the fantasy of wearing power armor while simultaneously bashing in another person’s head? How about imagining that you’re a big Russian fella who enjoys hauling a minigun around? Or playing as a female assassin in leather tights killing Nazis? See, all of the scenarios above could possible lead to several things: you might suddenly pretend you’re a Russian, you might develop a leather fetish, or you might suddenly decide to wrap yourself in aluminum foil, run around the street with a sledge hammer, and then get arrested. If these things did happen, then sure, go ahead and blame the games that you play. If the games that you play don’t have jack-all to do with scenarios that occur in everyday life, then please, go write for Fox News. Your opinion is ALWAYS welcomed there! Unless you’re a liberal, of course, in which case you’re better off playing video games.
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Frost week in concert with:
Justin Nozuka
It’s not every day you come across a talented musician. It’s even more rare coming across six in one night. For those of you who were M.I.A. during Frost Week, Feds provided the entire campus with a free concert on Jan. 13 featuring Justin Nozuka as the headlining act and San Sebastian opening. Why was the show free? In Justin’s words, “At the end of the day, music should be free. I think it’s something that everybody should be able to experience.” Julia Peters Eleonora Meszaros imprint interns
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rriving on scene at Fed Hall at 7:30 p.m., we had the opportunity to sit down with Hamiltonbased San Sebastian to talk music and aspirations. Just as they were wrapping up with a meetand-greet, we met up with the guys for a quick interview. Immediately, we were enchanted by their casual personalities and devil-ish good looks. Sitting down with the guys, we got a sincere vibe from all of them individually, and their collective effort at making us feel welcome did not go unnoticed. Starting out in 2008, the guys originally came together from two different bands. “We mashed them together so we still had the hooks, but then the guitar lines are a little more dirty and different,” frontman Mike Veerman said of the collaboration of sounds. Initially, they came together as Pumps, consisting of two sets of brothers and their dear friend, Ted Paterson. “We signed a record deal and changed our name, because there were 500 [other] bands named Pumps,” he said. From then on, they were dubbed San Sebastian, after the city in Spain, by rhythm guitarist Sean Dawson. “We’ll say San Sebastian is our destination if this band really makes it,” Mike said, referencing the local lifestyle on the beach where he sees the band retiring with their guitars, his brother and the band’s bassist Greg Veerman “making little hombres with the locals.” On the night of the show, the guys were totally stoked to play to a group of university kids, having played Wilfrid Laurier University’s campus a few months earlier. According to Mike, “[At university shows,] kids go wild. “If they’re coming out, they want to dance, they want to scream, they want to see good music. They’re a captive audience.” However, this could not be less true of the crowd last Thursday night, many of whom blankly stared while the band gave it their all (Except the two excited girls dancing in the front row — if you’re reading this, thank you). From the moment lead guitarist Brodie Dawson struck the opening chord of the night, San Sebastian’s passion for the music soared. Their energy was incredible and their on-stage chemistry was something to be admired. “[Our music] comes from an honest place,” Brodie said. On stage, this was obvious from the way the guys delivered each and every song, start to finish. “It feels good. If they dig [the music] and they want to have a party and have a good time, then I hope they can connect to the lyrics,” Veerman said of any potential listeners who are likely to check out their upbeat tunes. Throughout the night, they played classic San Sebastian hits like “Wake Up” and “Young Youth,” delivering energy and a serious attempt at crowd interaction which finally picked up when Veerman urged the audience to dance, egging them on against Laurier. It was a solid set, the only disappointment being the limited enthusiasm of the crowd. San Sebastian’s EP has sold out twice since its release and you can expect their frosh album in a few months, according to the band. “We have to get the album out fast if we want to tour with the Stones,” Veerman joked.
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Justin Nozuka
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eadlining the Frost Week show, Justin Nozuka took the stage for nearly two hours with a loving welcome from the audience. What better way is there to chat with such a laidback talent than to sit in a circle on the floor in his dressing room? We can’t think of one. All the way from Toronto, Justin brought his down-to-earth personality and soulful music to share with the entire Waterloo campus. Curious as to what inspires his sound, we were pleased to hear Justin reveal that the music is about every-day life experiences. “I’m inspired by the different states of my life and all of the different vibrations that I feel come my way,” he said. “Every experience before this time is part of my music and the sound.” His unpretentious demeanour on stage made it easy for the crowd to connect to his lyrics and he’s one of the few musicians who is as talented live as he is in studio. Justin’s delivery of “After Tonight” was a definite highlight during his set, hitting every note impeccably. His appreciation and love for his band-mates was undeniable as he gave them all warm introductions. Further, it was his connection to the fans that made Justin such a hit last Thursday night.
Off-stage, Justin maintained his heartfelt composure, truly thankful for the opportunity to play at Waterloo. “[The energy from the crowd] was beautiful for sure. They were very warm,” he said of the encore they begged him to play. “[Given the chance,] I would return. It would be wonderful and I’d love that.”
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Movie Review
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Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You can (not) Advance Hideki Anno
Evangelion is a sci-fi anime series situated after the apocalypse, where a fight between mankind and descendants from space called Angels has brought an end to the world. Mankind’s only means of survival is a group of high school students who fight the Angels with humanoid machines called EVAs. The latest instalment, Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You can (not) Advance, was shown at Galaxy Cinema Theatres in Waterloo on Jan. 20, 2011. Evangelion’s producer, Hideki Anno, was dissatisfied with his original work, Neon Genesis Evangelion. The show first aired as a 26 episode anime with three movies, spawned countless fans, and brought about deep discussions of the dark and mysterious world Hideki created. He believed that there were still ideas
to be explored with the story, and as a result, he came up with a new series titled The Rebuild of Evangelion. The four part movie arc is an alternative universe from the previous Evangelion instalments. The first movie, Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You are (not) Alone, closely ties the anime’s first six episodes together into one movie. However, the changes implemented in the movie are noteworthy. Shinji Ikari, the protagonist, is no longer as emotionally challenged as his alternative self in the anime. Ayami Rei, Shinji’s piloting partner, blossoms with new emotions. Together they defeat the first six Angels, who were sent to retrieve a relic from Earth. The movie is very similar to the first six episodes of the anime, but the graphics are greatly improved. This is most notable in the last scene, when the two Evangelion machines fight against a diamond shaped angel. The rendering of the diamond was
a spectacular sight, with its transformations elaborately decorative and its warps into other forms flawless. Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You can (not) Advance continues the rebuild story by introducing the second female heroine pilot to the stage, Asuka Langley Shikigami. The change made to this character was from her previous surname, Langley. The movie continues to follow the story of the anime until the arrival of a new character, and Shinji’s third love interest, Mari Illustrus Makinami. From there onwards, the story deviates from the original work and more is revealed as to the potential of the Evangelion machines. Rebuild of Evangelion diverts from all previous Evangelion instalments, using the title of each film as the focal idea of the change. In Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You are (not) Alone, Shinji Ikari consistently appears to be together with his friends. It diverts away from his anime series personality, who wastes his time in roundabout train rides, consistently feeling alone. Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You can (not) Advance concentrates on Shinji’s love life. All female pilots in NERVE, the company which regulates the use of the EVA machines, hold interest in Shinji. However, the new heroine Asuka has difficulty finding an opportunity to profess her love to Shinji. This movie is satisfying as both an action and a love story, and it becomes obvious that the outcome of the world rests in the hands of Shinji’s relationships.
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Cage the Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday Jive Records
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ear Cage the Elephant, thank you. And happy birthday? Or something. But really, Thank You, Happy Birthday is definitely a solid sophomore effort from the Kentucky born and bred alternative quintet; it pretty much has it all, except for the unique sound we all associated with the band with their singles “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” and “In One Ear” in 2009. Say goodbye to the bluesy funk, fans, and introduce your ears to an acid trip. The album opener, “Always Something,” really does no justice to the rest of the album’s dynamic take on fresh sounds and lyrical arrangements. While the song has a good beat, it barely hints at the band’s true expansion into more than one style of music. Unfortunately, “more than one style of music” actually means “more than one song that imitates another band.” “Shake Me Down” was the first single released off the album back in November. Rolling Stone called it a “Pixies-to-the-max jam,” and I agree. Surprisingly, it’s not the only song on the album reminiscent of Francis Black’s compositions from the 1990s. “Sell Yourself ” and “Japanese Buffalo” also scream Pixies. Still, I have to admit the latter does a good job transitioning between an upbeat sound and a slower tempo, all the while doing it with a 1950s feel to the chord progression
on guitar (Alright, okay, alright, okay, alright, okay, uh huh). The guys pull a shocker when they play a pop song about halfway through the album, entitled “Right Before My Eyes.” While the song attempts to speak from the heart, the lyrics lose quality by being overrepetitive. Much like “Sell Yourself ” and “Tangled,” it just comes off as a major filler. Possibly the best song on the album is “Indy Kidz,” which sounds like the farthest thing from Cage the Elephant that you can imagine — by a long shot. The song is similar to Wales-based Mclusky’s efforts in 2000 and does a superb job of turning into a Portishead-like mindfuck about halfway through. The song offers a lot of variety for vocalist Matt Schultz to successfully showcase his talent. My personal favourite off of Thank You, Happy Birthday is “Sabertooth Tiger.” Why? Two words: White Stripes. Also, the song is chaotic from start to finish, as if in celebration of insanity. It’s just proof that Cage the Elephant can take their sound in all sorts of directions and apply it well to the music they create. The album finishes off with “Flow,” a very mellow song that I would love to hear on a soundtrack. Thank You, Happy Birthday offers loads of variety with darker, mellower songs throughout. Needless to say, the guys have matured — despite the juvenile album art. It’s just a damn shame the album can be compared to so many other bands out there. — Eleonora Meszaros
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Dunyo leads Warriors to national ranking Second-year track star knocks 0.04 seconds off his Warrior record
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or the second week in a row, Waterloo sprinter Shlomo Dunyo led the Waterloo Warrior track and field team as they put together another impressive performance at the Can-Am Track Classic. With a number of OUA powerhouses attending the meet at the University of Windsor, including Guelph, York, Western, and the host Windsor Lancers, the Warriors put on a strong showing that vaulted them into 10th place in the CIS’ latest national rankings. In a traditionally competitive field 60-metre sprint field, Dunyo breezed through the qualifiers to move on to a final heat that included a number of qualifiers from last year’s National Championship squad, including Windsor’s Justin Keating and Aaron Bowman. In what could be the run of the season, Dunyo shattered his personal best of 6.89 seconds, set just one week earlier, snatching the gold with a run of 6.85 seconds. His record-setting run just barely edged Keating by 0.05 seconds, and is the second-best run in the CIS this year. Dunyo’s teammate, Luke Govia, just missed out on the 60-metre finals, but set a personal best in the 300-metre event, finishing seventh with a time of 36.49 seconds. In the women’s 60-metre hurdles, Waterloo rookie Naomi Lance set a personal best in the qualifying round with a time of 9.68 seconds. Lance put together an even stronger performance in the finals, lowering her personal best to a time of 9.54 seconds - propelling her to an eighth-place finish and moving her into ninthplace in the Waterloo record books. In the long-distance running disciplines,
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Dunyo (134) won the 60-metre sprint at the Can-Am Track Classic. Kelly-Lynn Spettigue finished eleventh in the 3000‑metre race with a time of 10:36:41, finishing less than a second from her career best. On the men’s side, Justin Spalvieri and Devon Briggs were both able to make the OUA standard in the 1500‑metre and the 1000-metre races, respectively. Spalvieri’s outstanding final lap helped him set a career best with a race of 4:08:94, while Briggs grabbed thirteenth place
with a run of 2:35:24. The rest of the Waterloo squad also had a strong day, with a number of top-ten finishes. Rookie Brandon Potter just missed the long jump finals, settling for ninth place with a jump of 6.12 metres. See TRACK AND FIELD, page 18
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25-20 third set, before the Warriors sealed the victory with a 25-20 fourth set win. “I think the key to our recent performance has been a commitment to defence and playing with a confident aggressive attitude,” said Warrior coach Chris Lawson. “[Our] main strength recently has been a consistent level of energy no matter the situation [or] confidence [level].” The Warriors were led by outside hitter Fiodar Kazhamiaka who had 15 kills. Middle Tyler Motherwell also had a solid match with nine kills, while Queens was led by Joren Zeeman and Bryan Fautley. The loss dropped Queens to 9-3. “We have been playing much better as a team. [We’ve] made a lot fewer errors, and played much more inspired defense,” said libero Dave Steiner.
aterloo’s men’s volleyball team climbed back into the playoff picture over the weekend, starting with a surprising 3-1 victory over the Queen’s Gaels, currently the eighth-ranked team in the nation on Saturday. Waterloo came out fighting, with victories in the first two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-22, respectively. Queens responded with a banner_ad_v6.qxd:Layout 1 1/18/11 12:13
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“No one is standing out as stars, but everyone is doing their job and playing their role very well.” Waterloo’s winning Kingston weekend continued at RMC on Sunday, as the Warriors extended their win streak to three matches with a 3-1 victory. The win improved Waterloo to 6-8 and into a tie for the sixth and final playoff spot with the Windsor Lancers. The Warriors attack was more balanced this time around, with three different players in double figures in kills. Outside James Evans led the way with 13, while Aleks Poldma had 11 and Corey Yednoroz added 10. Hussein Abdo was solid in setting up with 26 kills.
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he 7-9 Seattle Seahawks bowed out of the NFL playoffs last weekend, but it’s safe to say it would have been a joke if they had knocked off the Chicago Bears. A win would have earned them the right to host the NFC Championship game against the sixthranked Green Bay Packers, and having a sub .500 team hosting a conference title game would have been a huge embarrassment for the NFL. It also wouldn’t have said much for the quality of the NFC, which is already in the shadow of the AFC in terms of marquee teams. That some people were so outraged about a 7-9 team making the playoffs is humorous — even more so when you consider that there was talk of adding a stipulation that a team had to be 8-8 to make the playoffs. Everyone knew this was a possibility (unless you have major issues with numbers), but nobody ever said anything about the system until the flaw is exposed. And to be fair to the NFL, this isn’t really a flaw in the system at all. The best team in the NFC West won the division and therefore made the playoffs. The system worked exactly as it was supposed to. What people should be asking themselves is how unlikely it is for a division winner to be 7-9. If you’re lazy you could go to the 30 years worth of divisional data and say it’s one in 30 (since it’s happened once). But from a theoretical point of view it’s much more interesting. Without going too deeply into the whole process, here’s a brief outline: every team plays six games within its own division, and since we’re talking about the division winner (i.e. the best team in the division) you would expect them to finish 4-2, or maybe 3-3 at the worst. If they’re 4-2, then winning even four of the other 10 games would net them an 8-8 record. Do the full analysis for yourself and come up with the probabilities (or send a request). Bottom line is that Seattle was bad, and you only had to watch a few of their games to come up with that answer...
First Down...
Somebody should head down to Baltimore and tell the Ravens’ secondary that on third and 19, with a few minutes to play, you can’t let the receivers run by you. Isn’t that what they teach on day one at training camp? Tom Brady should be happy that first impressions are hard to get rid of, because if his playoff career had been reversed, who knows how he’d be viewed today? Isn’t it fun to imagine him getting three Super Bowl wins late in his career after years of being labelled a playoff choker? See RUN DOWN, page 17
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Where has the powerplay gone? Leading the pack
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he Warriors snapped their three-game losing streak this past weekend after beating the visiting UOIT Ridgebacks and Laurier Goldenhawks each by a 3-2 margin.
While the scores for each game were close, the reality is that this should not have been the case, especially in the game against their rivals. On Saturady night, in front of a full house of fans cheering for their Warriors, the Warriors outhustled Laurier early and often, drawing multiple powerplay
opportunities. Even though both teams scored a powerplay goal in the contest, Waterloo had more than twice as many powerplays as Laurier did. Finishing 1-for-9 in this game highlights a recent Warriors’ weakness in being unable to convert on the man advantage.
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get it going a little more,” he said in November. What seems to be going on with the Warriors powerplay? Normally, the powerplay operates through the two defensemen on the point, the physically imposing Steve Whitely and the smooth-skating All-Canadian Kyle Sonnenburg. After gaining the zone, the Warriors pass the puck around to draw defenders out of position before exploiting the opening. As one fan observed during the 2-1 loss against Guelph earlier this month , where the Warriors were 0-for-7 on the powerplay, opposing teams have recognized the danger of letting the Warriors’ defense carry the puck into the zone. As a result, they choked their blueline, making it difficult for the Warriors to gain the zone without dumping and chasing the puck in. “The players are determined to make it successful every game,” Bourque said. “We have spent time making minor adjustments in the past two weeks.” Not all is negative for the Warriors. Some of the failures on the powerplay are completely due to the luck of the draw, including a chance this past Saturday, when team captain Chris Ray was denied on a cross-crease onetimer chance by the sliding Laurier goaltender in a desperate save. In addition, after going 0-for-14 in the first two games this month, they scored their two powerplay goals this past weekend, so the goals will certainly come around. Chances like that are a part of the coach’s expectations. “When someone gets a penalty we’d either like to get [a goal] or get some outstanding chances.” With a little bit of luck and a few adjustments, there is no reason the Warriors can’t finish the season with a stronger powerplay. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Since finishing the Fall term with a game against Brock where they went 3-for-5 on the powerplay, the Warriors have scored just two powerplay goals in the four games they have played since. During this span, they have drawn 27 powerplay opportunities, which gives a conversion rate of just seven per cent. Even the worst team on the man advantage this season, the York Lions, have been converting at a rate of eight per cent so far this season. Success on the man advantage is critical to a team’s success in the CIS. Last year, six teams qualified for the CIS: Alberta, Lakehead, Manitoba, McGill, Saint Mary’s, and UQTR. Five of the six teams were ranked in the top eight in the nation on powerplay efficiency, with Alberta leading the nation at an astounding 30.7 per cent. Manitoba was the outlier of the group, ranking in the bottom half at just 15.8 per cent on the season. This trend of efficiency is once again re-iterated if we look at the two regular season standings leaders, Western (24.3 per cent) and UNB (26.6 per cent). This year, it is once again apparent that being able to score with the extra man positively correlates to the success of the team. Three of the four conference leaders in the nation, UNB (20.2 per cent), Alberta (25.3 per cent), and McGill (24.0 per cent) are near the top of the leaderboard in that regard. Western, despite having a pedestrian conversion rate of 17.6 per cent, leads the OUA West conference on the strength of their third best goaltending in the nation. Brian Bourque, the head coach for the team, has always preached to the team about playing a hard-nosed, defensively responsible style of play. However, that doesn’t mean he was not keeping an eye on the powerplay. “It’s fine, but we’d like to operate above 20 per cent and right now we’re at 17 per cent, so we’d like to
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were able to keep the potent Goldenhawk offense in check until midway through the game, when Allanah Wakefield’s shot eluded Warriors goaltender Martina Michaud on the powerplay. The Warriors would tie it up just three minutes later when Brittany Holland scored her second goal in as many games. The goal was her fourth of the season. With the score tied, the Warriors attempted to weather the barrage of shots by the Laurier team, but ultimately gave up two unanswered goals in the third period. The team embarks on a fourgame road trip this week, traveling to Toronto to face the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday before taking on the York Lions on Sunday. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Record 13-8-0 (4th OUA West) Last 2 games Waterloo 3, UOIT 2 “Chris Ray scores winner in five-goal thriller.” Waterloo 3, Laurier 2 “Victory for the warriors made it a hat trick of wins over their cross town rivals. “ Next Game Jan. 21, 2011, 7:30 p.m. (CIF) UOIT @ Waterloo
Women’s Hockey Record 4-15-1 (10th OUA) Last 2 games Waterloo 4, UOIT 3 (SO) “Women hockey team edge UOIT in shootout thriller.” Waterloo 1, Laurier 3 “Laurier offense too strong for Waterloo.” Next Game: Jan. 22, 2011, 4 p.m. (Toronto) University of Toronto
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2011 OUA Championship Men: 4 / 8 Women: 7 / 7 Last Season Review The Men’s team will be looking to pick up the pace and move into the top three after finishing fourth in the OUA Championships last year. The Women’s team will be seeking major improvements after disappointingly finishing last at the OUA Championships. Next Event North Bay University Invitational Race, Nippising University, Jan. 22-23, 2011
Men’s Volleyball Record 6-9 (7th OUA) Last 2 games RMC 1, Waterloo 3 “James Evans leading the way with 13 kills, six digs and three blocks.” Queen’s 1, Waterloo 3 “Warriors keep playoff hopes alive with victory over Queens.” Next Game Jan. 21, 2011, 7 p.m. (PAC) University of Toronto
Women’s Volleyball Record 4-7 (5th OUA West) Last 2 games Queen’s 3, Waterloo 0 “Warriors overpowered by Golden Gaels.” RMC 1, Waterloo 3 “Women end 4 game losing streak.” Next Game Jan. 21, 2011, 7 p.m. (Lakehead) Lakehead University
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ne of the major differences in European soccer during the ‘90s and today are the expectations regarding how quickly a team should be able to win trophies. Nowadays, silverware and titles are expected of every club, and should a manager fail to deliver, they face the chop. Unfortunately, due to such high demands placed on clubs to win every game, the younger players of big clubs are finding it more difficult to break into the first 11, as managers tend to go for the quick fix solution and spend millions on established players from overseas. It used to be that young players were given at least a season to prove their worth on the field and were free from the fear that a foreign player would take their position. Compare that to now, where a promising player who fails to perform for three or four games may find himself on the reserves, and might even be sold to make way for a more senior player. It is a concerning issue, not only for young players, but for the sport itself. I feel that many clubs are forgetting that many of their stars were once youth players from their own academies.
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Take, for example, Phillip Lahm from Bayern Munich, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs from Manchester United, and Iker Casillas and Raul Gonzalez from Real Madrid. It was not unusual for clubs to produce star youth players on a frequent basis, and many of these youngsters would often stay at their own club instead of finding themselves on the transfer list. An argument often made is that since clubs are spending money on young players, they will spend to invest on young players from both the domestic and foreign markets. I find this argument to be flawed. Spending money on foreign youth players is the same as buying and spending money on foreign players, the only difference being the age of a player. Arsenal and Barcelona supporters will argue that their clubs’ models allow young players to flourish and thrive, and that they believe their clubs are the gold standard in talent development. My response is simple. Of those young players, how many actually came through their own youth set up? While it commendable those young players are being given a chance,
is it really a positive move to buy young players from other teams and giving them a chance, ahead of your own? In my opinion, the best examples of proper youth systems can be found in Holland and Germany, where the big clubs are able to give young players a chance and where many stars are born. This past World Cup gave clear evidence: the Dutch team made the final, the Germans gave an impressive showing, and stars such as Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller, and Marcell Jansen were born. It was refreshing to witness what youth could do as the Germans thrashed the English and the Argentineans, teams that were stacked with world-class, established players. I do believe that all European clubs, including the elites, are trying to push more and more players through their academies into the first team squads. It’s unfortunate that that high spending clubs will still employ the tactic of buying the superstars of the world, and abandoning any policy on younger players. But while many still say that success can be bought, that argument is looking less and less convincing.
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Imprint, Friday, January 21, 2011
RUN DOWN: Hall of Fame voters have a score to settle
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railing by just four points heading into the final quarter, the Warriors were unable to complete the comeback as the sixthranked Windsor Lancers pulled away for a 73-61 victory. The loss is the third in a row for the reeling Warriors, who played solid defensively most of the game but gave up a pair of late game threepointers to the Lancers. Leading the offense for the Warriors was Alan Goodhoofd who had 17 points with an eight for 16 shooting performance. Rookie Andrew Melbourne added 15 points of his own The Warriors will host the Guelph Gryphons this Saturday at 3 p.m. at the PAC.
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aterloo’s women’s volleyball team had an up and down experience in Kingston over the past weekend. The team started off the weekend with a straight set loss to the Queen’s Gaels, the Warriors’ fourth loss in a row. Queens improved to a stellar record of 8-1 following the victory, defeating Waterloo by set scores of 25-19, 25-12, and 25-22. Rookie Danielle Kamps led the Warriors with seven kills, while Joanna Meltzer and Meaghan Loveday notched three apiece and setter Kayla Ng had 11 assists. Queens was led offensively by Katie Matthews, Lorna Button, and Katie Neville, who each had six kills. Gaels’ setter Anna Pedjase also had a strong game with 29 assists. Sunday was a different story for the Warriors, however, as Waterloo
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defeated the RMC Paladins 3-1 to snap their four game losing streak. The Warriors took the first two sets by scores of 26-24 and 25-19, dropping the third set 25-20 to RMC, before sealing the deal with a 25-19 performance in the fourth set. Meltzer continued her solid weekend with 17 kills, two service aces, and 26 digs. Kamps chipped in 12 kills and 12 digs, and Loveday had another solid match with nine kills and 19 digs. RMC was led offensively by Ariel Brown-Berkeley who had 11 kills. Melissa McCoy and Norah Colins each
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had seven kills a piece, and Mallory Litjens notched 25 assists. The victory improved the Warriors record to 4-7, leaving them fifth in the OUA West Division. The McMaster Marauders lead the West with 11 victories, and the Warriors now find themselves eight points shy of the Western Mustangs, who occupy the final playoff spot in the West. With only eight games left on the schedule, the Warriors will need to put together a hot streak to have any hope of a playoff spot, something they’ll look to do first when they travel to Thunder Bay to face the 2-11 Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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For those who somehow avoided all media outlets for the past few weeks, Roberto Alomar is now a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A year late. Apparently spitting in an umpire’s face nets you a yearlong suspension from Cooperstown. It seems like an unnecessary penalty, seeing as how that was all squared away long ago, but the writers have their own score to settle. Speaking of Hall of Fame voters, how about the lack of support for Jeff Bagwell, Larry Walker, and Edgar Martinez — not to mention Rafael Palmeiro? It seems like any gaudy slugging statistics put up in the steroid era (1995 - 2005) are being dismissed. It makes sense when you think about it, as there is a character clause and supposedly cheating is frowned upon. Their individual accomplishments will still be in the Hall, but the voters are saying they’ll make an example out
of everyone if necessary, regardless of how many players were doing it. On that subject, who else can’t wait for Barry Bonds to be eligible? Pencil that date on your calendar... Overtime...
Lleyton Hewitt was ousted by rival David Nalbandian at the Australian Open. It’s getting harder and harder to be a Hewitt fan these days. He isn’t a contender anymore and it’s gotten to the point where a quarterfinal appearance is a major accomplishment for him. As far as his tennis is concerned, though, he’s still as much to watch as anyone on tour... Keep your fingers crossed that Novak Djokavic doesn’t retire midmatch from an “injury” at some point in the tournament... Day one of the tournament and Sam Querrey (2nd ranked American) is knocked out. Where is American tennis going? But that said, can Andy Roddick get some respect? You have to root for Roddick any time he gets deep into a major, just for the simple fact that he’s been working and competing for years against players that are just more talented (Federer, Nadal, etc.). It’s going to have to be 2011 for Roddick, or his time to win a major may have come and gone... Shout out of the Week:
An instructional shout out to the organizers of the Continental Cup: let’s call the North American team what it is (Team Canada) and dispense with the ruse. Sorry if this offends any Mexican or American Curlers... jsmith@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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In the high jump, Justin Conlon and Andrew Good tied for fourth place with identical jumps of 1.80 metres. Nancy Spreitzer set a personal best in the triple jump with a jump of 10.79 metres to finish seventh in the event. The outstanding jump also pushed her into second-place on the Warriors’ all-time list. The men’s 4 x 400-metre team
closed out the event with a bang, as the quartet of Jacob Muirhead, Luke Govia, Oliver Grant, and Ben Terejko took first place with a season best time of 3:25:28. After two impressive performances in a row, the Warriors have this week-end off before heading to Montreal to take part in the McGill Team Challenge on Jan. 28-29. sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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“This has been a complete team effort. Every single player has needed to change their competitive mind set for this turn around to occur,” coach Lawson said. Ryan Hoekstra and Sean Vanthournot led RMC, with 12 and 10 kills, respectively. Waterloo’s attempt to solidify a playoff spot will continue this Fri-
day, when they host the 3-9 Toronto Varsity Blues at the PAC, and the team is hoping the home crowd can help continue to spur them forward. “Nothing would be better for us than to play in front of a packed house,” said Steiner. “Back in the early 90s, matches would draw almost 3,000 fans. We would love to play in such an atmosphere, fighting for each other and our school, [and bringing] our game to a whole new level.”
Campus Bulletin UPCOMING EVENTS January 3 - 31, 2011 Rotunda Gallery presents — Exhibition: Age of Enlightenment by Stephanie Vagh. Artist’s reception will be held on January 6, 5 to 7 pm, 200 King St. W, Kitchener. Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Volunteer/Internship Fair — Come out and meet representatives from a variety of local agencies to find out about volunteering opportunities in various fields, including administrative work, event planning/fundraising, marketing, boards and committees, special events and recreation. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., SLC Great Hall. Career Spotlight: Insurance — Join us for an industry panel discussion with representatives from the insurance industry. 4:30 - 6:30 pm, TC 2218. Alzheimer Society K-W Presents: A public forum featuring Andrew Roth of Miller Thomson LLP speaking about the legal issues surrounding dementia care. 7:00 pm, Trinity Village Center. Enhance your career! An event for working professionals to find out more about graduate study opportunities at Waterloo. 6:00 - 7:30 pm, DC 1301. Thursday, January 27, 2011 Why Cities? Why Poverty? Presents: Vibrant Communities Seminar Series. An online conference call featuring Brock Carlton, CEO of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities. 11:55 am. Register online at www.owr.ca. Friday, January 28, 2011 Community Conversation Series Event — presenter, Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute of Community Engagement, will highlight the successes/challenges of Vibrant Communities Canada, based on an 8 year evaluation. Free admission. 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Victoria Park Pavillion, Kitchener. Register by emailing communityconservations@owr.ca. Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Job Fair — Obtain valuable information on a range of careers at one of Canada’s largest job fairs. Visit www.partners4employment.ca for more information. 10:00 am - 3:30 pm, RIM Park, Waterloo.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Influenza immunization offers the best protection for persons over the age of six months. Even though the first cases of influenza have been detected, it is not too late to be immunized. Influenza vaccine is available through UW Health Services, Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 11:30 am and 2 - 4 pm on a walk-in basis. The current flu vaccine offers protection for the current influenza strain present in the community. Distinguished Teacher Award nomination deadline is Friday, February 4, 2011. Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student nomination deadline is Friday, February 11, 2011. More info under Awards at http://cte. uwaterloo.ca.
Exchanges for Undergraduates and Graduates - 2011/2012 academic years: Ontario to RhoneAlpes, France, Ontario to Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Scholarships available. Application deadline is Jan. 21. Ontario to Micefa, Paris, France. Application deadline is Mar. 14. For info and application forms, please contact Maria Lango, International Programs, Waterloo International, Needles Hall, Room 1113, or by email at mlango@uwaterloo.ca.
VOLUNTEERING Shadow volunteers needed to be paired with new international students for winter, 2011. Show them around, help them socialize and make their stay at Waterloo more enjoyable. Make great friends and learn a new culture. Please apply at www.iso.uwaterloo.ca (under “about ISO”). Volunteer with a child at their school and help improve their self-esteem and confidence. 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! Volunteers needed – The English Tutor program is in constant need of volunteers to tutor international students. Volunteering is an essential part of student life at UW. Apply online at www.iso.uwaterloo.ca. Watch Movie Clips, Help Us For A Study — Looking for adult volunteers (18+) wearing glasses to participate in a study comparing two projection systems sponsored and in collaboration with Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc, under the supervision of Dr. Irving at the School of Optometry, University of Waterloo. Details of the study: As a participant you will be bussed to Galaxy Cinemas in Waterloo and be requested to view 8 short movie clips. Following each clip you will be requested to fill out questionnaires pertaining to the viewing experience. The total time commitment would be about 2 - 2.5 hours and you will be given $20 in appreciation for your involvement in the study. If interested call us at 519-888-4567 ext. 36969 or email Raiju at rjbabu@uwaterloo. ca. This study has been reviewed by and recevied ethics clearance through the Office of Research Ethics, University of Waterloo. Books to Prisoners — New action group forming at WPIRG. All interested volunteers please send email to bookstoprisoners@lists.wpirg.org. RFL Volunteers Needed — UWaterloo Relay for Life will be held on Friday, March 11 from 7 pm to 7 am in the SLC and we need volunteers. Email uwaterloo.relayforlife@gmail.com for more information.
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between the board, volunteers and Imprint members. Duties will include helping prepare packages for board and committee meetings, attending and taking minutes of all committee meetings, and acting as a liaison between the board and committes. You will also maintain the Corporation’s databases of copyrighted works, members and volunteers. Key assets include a strong sense of customer service, good organizational skills, knowledge of Robert’s Rules for non-profit governance, knowledge of Imprint Bylaws, Policies and Procedures, effective business communication skills, and the ability to operate spreadsheet and word processing programs. Position is contingent on funding from the International Undergraduate Work Study Program and students are required to apply for eligibility into the program through the UW Student Awards & Financial Aid Office (SAFA) prior to applying for this position. Once SAFA confirms student eligibility, you will be referred to Imprint for an interview. Please send resumes to kboisvert@imprint.uwaterloo.ca.
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STUDENT AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID January 2011 OSAP will be available for pick up by appointment ONLY in the Tatham Centre from January 4 - 21. Go to safa.uwaterloo.ca for appointment times. Students with other provincial loan certificates do not require an appointment. All general inquiries can continue to be dealt with at the Student Awards & Financial Aid Office, 2nd floor of Needles Hall. SIN card and valid, government issued photo are required for all loan pick up and authorization, as well as in person general inquiries. Go to safa.uwaterloo.ca for a full listing of scholarships and awards, as well as important deadlines.
CAREER SERVICES WORKSHOPS Monday, January 24 Career Interest Assessment — Find out how your interests relate to specific career opportunities. Note: there is a fee to participate in this workshop, payable at the Centre for Career Action prior to the session. 2 - 4 pm, TC 1112. Tuesday, January 25 Thinking About Law? — John Richardson, LLB, JD, author of Law School Bound, will talk about his experiences as a lawyer and the Canadian/US application processes and bar admission. 9:30 10:30 am, TC 1208. Preparing for the LSAT — Will help you begin your LSAT preparation on the right foot, improve your home study, and equip you to get a more out of any face-to-face course. A free copy of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Workbook, with CD, will be given to seminar attendees. Presented by John Richardson, lawyer and
author. 10:30 - 11:30 am, TC 1208. Non-Canadian Lawyers and Law Graduates: Becoming Licensed in Ontario — It is now possible to attend law school outside of Canada and become a lawyer in Canada. Learn how foreign lawters and foreign law school graduates can become licensed lawyers in Ontario. Presented by John Richardson, lawyer and author. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, TC 1208. GRE Information and Preparation Seminar — GRE is required for admission to some graduate and MBA programs, with the format, questions, and scoring changing in August 2011. This session will teach what GRE is, how it is used, act as intro GRE prep seminar, and explain how the changes may help you decide whether to take GRE now or wait out the new format. All attendees will receive a free copy of GRE for Dummies. Presented by John Richardson, lawyer and author. 1 - 2 pm, TC 1112. Teaching English Abroad — Find out about TESOL certification, the relationship between certificate and employment, skills required to teach ESL, and job opportunities. 2 - 3 pm, TC 1112. Wednesday, January 26 Interested in Teaching? — Check out your oncampus options and learn about resources for second language learning and teaching. 5:00 - 5:30 pm, TC 2218. Thinking About Teaching? — Hear from a teacher about day-to-day teaching experiences and finding work in today’s job market. 5:30 - 7:00 pm, TC 2218. Tuesday, February 1 Work Search Strategies for International Students – TC 1208, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Note: since the activities in this workshop build on the material presented in the online Work Search module (under Marketing Yourself) of the Career Development eManual, you will need to complete the Work Search online module as a first step before registering for this workshop. To access the module, go to cdm.uwaterloo.ca and select the UW student version of the Career Development eManual. First hours of the session covers general job search strategies; last half hour details visa requirements.
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Eating seasonally: can locavores survive the winter? reporter
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ecently, I made a pizza from scratch. While at the grocery store, I started taking notice of where the ingredients were from. The tomatoes were from California, the mushrooms from Ontario, the green peppers from Mexico, and the olives from Italy. In total, my meal traveled over 25,000 km. So much for all that good karma I stored up by resolutely riding my bike everywhere, even when the snow started to invade the bike paths and blur my vision. Instead I should have been storing up some local produce. In recent years, the local food movement has picked up momentum as more and more people become health- and environment-conscious. Foodlink Waterloo Region is a nonprofit organization that brings together local farmers and consumers. It was one of the pioneer organizations of the local food movement, whose tenets of supporting local agriculture, avoiding preservatives in favour of fresh produce, and reducing our ecological footprint are all quickly becoming part
of the collective consciousness. Peter Katona, the executive director of Foodlink, stresses that we need to be willing to invest in the food systems we value. Although the U.S. can offer year-round produce at low prices, this is a result of factory farming, government subsidies, and lower restrictions on production standards. Canadians are starting to demand higher quality food, produced locally and organically, and yet they are still reluctant to pay anything more than the bare minimum for the nourishment that keeps them going. Local vs. Organic Do not confuse local and organic food. For a food item to be certified organic, it must meet certain standards, such as foregoing the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides for crops and providing humane living conditions for livestock. Theresa Schulimas is a local organic farmer with 24 years of experience in policy-relevant research in the region. Her farm offers organic foods and she stresses that how our food is produced is more important than where it is produced. Most local farms use conventional farming methods,
which may actually have a higher environmental cost than shipping products from farther away. However, the environmental cost does not show up on the price tags at the supermarket, while the cost of organic production does. “This community has not really gotten behind organic yet. It’s still a new idea here, it’s still seen as a niche, or a luxury or something like that, compared to larger communities like Toronto, for example, where the number of organic consumers and what they’re prepared to spend, and their commitment, it’s just drastically different,” she said. Winter challenges to eating locally
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Canadians are starting to demand higher quality food [...] and yet they are still reluctant to pay anything more than the bare minimum for the nourishment that keeps them going.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an alternative buying model. Customers pay upfront for a “share” in a farm, and every week the farmer provides or delivers a set amount of food from the farm to each shareholder. Schulimas is one of the few farmers in the region who offer a winter CSA program. See FOOD, page 22
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into a lake for fear of fingerprints. The ashes were the father and two Great Danes of the woman whose house was broken into; electronics and jewellery were also stolen. Five teens were arrested in connection to this robbery and a recent robbery attempt.
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IRAN Any gifts and promotions for Valentine’s have been banned in Iran. Unmarried couples are not allowed to mingle under Iran’s Islamic law, and the celebration of the romantic holiday is seen as part of the corruptive spread of Western culture. Head of printing works owners’ union, Ali Nikou Sokhan, said, “Our country has an ancient civilization and various days to honour kindess, love, and affection,” and nationalists have suggested replacing Valentine’s Day with “Mehregan,” an Iranian festival about friendship, affection, and love that had been celebrated since the pre-Islamic era. Imposed by Iranian authorities, instructions on the ban read, “Printing and producing any products related to Valentine’s Day, including posters, brochures, advertising cards, boxes with the symbols of hearts, half-hearts, red roses, and any activities promoting this day are banned.” The holiday has been growing in popularity among the Iranian youth and has proven to be a money-maker for businesses. GREECE A Cypriot monk was stopped by security at a Greek airport once it was discovered that he was carrying the skeletal remains of a nun in his luggage. The 56-year-old monk claimed that he was returning the relics of a saint to his monastery. The nun died four years ago and had once belonged to a convent in Cyprus. The nun was not an official saint, though it is possible a sect within the church may have venerated her. Venerated relics are often placed on display in churches for the faithful to touch. The monk was charged with theft and desecrating the dead, as well as being suspended from monastic duty for three months for going away without leave. U.S.A. Burglars stole and snorted ashes from a Miami home they broke into on Dec. 15. The burglars snorted the ashes of a man and two dogs under the assumption they were drugs. Upon realizing the mistake the ash containers were thrown
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A man in Randolph, Massachusetts picked the wrong person to sell fake gold jewellery. At a local grocery store, Johnnie Butts offered to sell William Pace a 14-karat gold bracelet and chain for $100. The problem was that Pace is the police chief in Randolph and he owns a jewellery store. Pace could tell the gold was fake by its look and feel, and was out of uniform when Butts approached him. Butts will be issued a summons to appear in court for attempt to commit larceny by false pretence, and police are trying to find out if he had sold fake jewellery to anyone before Pace. On Jan. 18, Lonnie Michael Felts of Lexington, North Carolina called 911 three times to request a hooker. The first time he called, he asked for “a hooker and an escort to get boots,” and the officer on the other end warned him about misusing the system. He made two more calls afterwards. Felts was under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or both according to reports. He was charged for calling the 911 system for a purpose other than emergency communication.
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SOUTH AFRICA A bus driver was arrested in Johannesburg, on Jan. 19, for packing 116 children onto a bus built for 62 passengers. The vehicle was pulled off the road when authorities saw how overcrowded it was. South Africa has a poor road safety record due to improper vehicle maintenance, hazardous conditions, and overloading of vehicles. Last month boasted 1,000 deaths. CANADA In Burnaby, B.C., a Mountie was charged with theft for allegedly taking loose change from an office drawer. “While the theft does not involve a lot of money, the fact is as police officers we’re in a position of trust, and any breach of that trust is taken very seriously,” Sgt. Rob Vermeulen said. The officer, Derrick Holdenried, 37, also faces a separate internal code of conduct investigation. Holdenried has been suspended from duty and will appear in court Feb. 14. In Victoria, B.C., a single man woke up to a woman entering his apartment, disrobing, and falling asleep in his bed. Early Jan. 15, the man was awakened by his door being opened, despite living alone. “A few minutes later a woman came into his bedroom, promptly disrobed, slid into the bed next to him, and fell asleep,” Victoria police said. The police were called at 3:20 a.m. Saturday. The woman was intoxicated, and had left her purse, jacket, and shoes in front of her appartment. Despite having found the right appartment originally, she found her way to the man’s appartment somehow. The woman was taken into custody, and released upon sobering up. With files from CNEWS, Toronto Sun, and MSNBC
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Access and delivery: know your food system One of the main reasons why local winter vegetables are so elusive is that a lot of farmers just do not have the facilities (i.e. giant refrigerators) to store produce over the winter. Another hurdle is actually getting the produce to the consumers. To put in the time and money on the infrastructure needed
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winter and for many it is simply too difficult or inconvenient to get to a farmer’s market where local produce is sold. Secondly, in the past generation we have lost the skill set necessary to prepare and preserve the available vegetables. Finally, there is the question of knowledge. Many of us just aren’t familiar with local winter vegetables, or don’t know where to get them. Nor
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Eating locally [...] does require a lot more effort [...] but the reward is expanding your culinary horizons while shrinking the ecological damage of your dinner.
to provide easier access to winter vegetables, farmers need to know that they can get a return on their investment. On the demand side, there are various reasons why consumers are disinclined to spend more on local organic foods, especially in the winter. Taarini Chopra, of Food Secure Canada and Fertile Ground, identifies three main barriers. First, there is the problem of physical access. There are fewer neighbourhood markets in
are we aware of the complexities of our food system and our relationship to it. Chopra says, “If you’re not getting your food from here, who are you getting it from? You’re getting it from Valu-mart. How does Valu-mart source their food, what are their policies, who are they hurting, who are they not hurting? Who are you giving your money to in your community, as opposed to the farmers who, pretty much the world over, are broke?”
What’s in it for you? What you eat is a personal decision and not everyone who knows about local and organic food will choose to buy it. Supporting farmers in our region is not the only concern: is eating locally and organically year round actually better for you? In regards to eating organically, conventional (non-organic) farming techniques use a lot of chemicals that can enter our bodies with the food. Organic products are higher in nutrients due to the quality of the soil they are grown in. Living in a healthy environment preserved by organic farming also has positive benefits on our health. On the other hand, the benefits of eating locally in winter are less obvious. We tend to equate healthy food with fresh produce, which is not that easy to find in Waterloo in February. Imports are readily available at the supermarket, but food that travels thousands of kilometers loses a lot of nutritional value because it must be picked before it’s ripe. According to Katona, “the Local Food Movement is perhaps overly fixated on ‘fresh vegetables’ but there is a great revival of custom fruit and
vegetable processing and canning.” He later mentioned that canned fruits and vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh ones. There is, furthermore, plenty of produce available in winter, such as onions, carrots, potatoes, leeks, and apples. And let’s not forget about the other food groups: dairy, meat, eggs, and grains are available locally year-round and are easily accessible at mainstream grocery stores. So the real challenge is learning how to store summer and autumn produce, and how to use winter veggies. The idea of eating nothing but potatoes and carrots for the next five months has very little appeal, and I’ll admit I’m not even sure what leeks are, let alone how to prepare them. Luckily, the trusty Internet is full of great resources and recipes. Foodlink.ca is a treasure trove of recipes and information about local foods. Eating locally, even during the winter, does require a lot more effort than just stopping by the grocery store for California tomatoes and oranges, but the reward is expanding your culinary horizons while shrinking the ecological damage of your dinner.
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