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Referendum Committee just says c6N099 Chair broken in front of Bomber.

by Rob Schmidt lmpifntstti

M ilton Chan and his “No” campaign in the Capital

. Improvements Fund Referendum have been disquali- fied. “There will be no more campaigning for the “No” Capital Im- provement Fund campaign by anyone, ” said Avvey Peters, Chief Returning Officer for the Federa- tion of Students executive elections and the referendum.

Chan was originally warned about his campaign material when he submitted-it for theco-op mail- out, Ar the time the Referendum Committee deemed the material inappropriate and slanderous and rejected it on those grounds. The

“No” campaign for the Capid ImprovementsFund Referendum was also reprimanded for their poster content. The final straw was the Imprint Referendum Forum when Chan made further references to the three pillars. of his campaign: fiscal mismanagement, irresponsible budgeting and mis- leading accounting practices.

“We always try to make sure campaigning is professional and above reproach,” said Peters. When asked if she felt the rules were stricter here than necessary she added, “[Ensuring] campaign- ingis above reproach is right out of the Elections Act.”

Ghan said in an interview that he felt he complied with the original warnings. “The warning they

gave me was that as long as I sub- stantiate the claims it is okay. During the debate I did use the three phrases and I suppomzd them throughout the debate.”

Keanin Loomisi VP Adminis- tration and Finance, for the Fed- eration of Students was not con- vinced by Chan’s arguments. “Milton is wrong, he is flat wrong in everything he alleges,” said Loomis. “We said no to irresponsible budgeting and fiscal mismanagement long before Milton ever did. He is implying we are en- gaged in the practices right now and that is not true.” Loomis ad- mitsthattheFedsarealittleofffor the year-to-date numbers at the Bomber and Food Ops but ahead at Fed Hall. “We are on target

overall., within 10 per cent,” said Loomis.

As a result of Chan’s removal as chair of the Capital Improve- ment Fund Referendumcampaign the former chair of the “‘No” campaign for Bombshel ter Pub Refer- endum, DougSuerich, hasstepped fonvard into that position again. Chan was the acting chair of that campaign after Suerich’s resignation. Suerich originally claimed there was little support for the issue and he felt discouraged by the apathy. “Since I resigned,” said Suerich, “I’ve found that the silent majority is on rhis side. I think we are going to see a surprise in the polls.”

You can cast your vote on February 9 and 10 in your faculty.

Social union could affect students by Meianle Kramer or other training from other univer- fmpffntstM sities.

S ocial union talks are a hot issue not only in provincial and federal politics but across

campuses nation-wide. Okay, so walking through the SLC, it’s not as if the words “social union” are on the lips of every student. But perhaps students should be more aware of the repercussions these social union talks could have on things like tuition, scholar-

These factors can ri=sult in unequal access to education and greater costs for some students, depending on what province a student is from. For example, as things stand now, Ontario spends the lowest amount per capita on funding post-secondary education, about $280 per student.

Quebec, on the other hand, spends about $400 per student. A

If the federal government were to impose regulations on the social transfers stating that money foreducationcould be used in any province regardless ofwhere it was ++warded, this could have a huge impact on post-secondary education. Ideally, it would allow greater mobility for students between the provinces, the result being that students may have more options to choose between when deciding where to attend university.

Indeed, the federal government also has the power to impose restrictions on differential fees.

This, too, would allow students to choose to attend any uni- versityinthecountrywithoucwor- rying about higher fees at out-of- province institutions.

In addition, a pan-Canadian agreement on education standards is something for which CASA has been lobbying she federal government. While this may be a more

long-term goal, it could lead co

ships, student mobili tv be- Ontario spends the lowest amount more recogni-

tion of credi ts ac- * tween ‘prov- per capita bn funding post-secondary quired at differ-

inces and na- ent institutions, tional standards

education, about $280 per student. as well as in-

for post-sec- crease and pet- ondary educa- haps help to Con. equalize the Consider: student from Ontario attending Stewart, observes, “This is par- qualityofeducationandgivestand- l Many provincial grants may university in Quebec however, titularly important in the face of ards by which post-secondary edu- be used only in the province which would have to pay much more for the Millennium Scholarships. cation can be measured. awarded them. tuition there because it was not his Quebec wants to opt out, but we According to Stewart, a pan- * Provinces can currently im- or her home province. don’t wanttosee that, We want the Canadian agreement could ‘*pro- pose higher tuition on students Robin Stewart,VP Education fund to stay intact.” vide a framework under which to from out-of-province (although at UW, envisions province-runpro- This way students from all develop education policy. The so- only Quebec and B.C. currently grams thar: conform to national provinces could have equal access cial union talks provide a great do.) standards, thus allowing more equal to the scholarships and could at- opportunity to improve national l Universities are not required spportunities for all students na- tend school out-of-province with- mobility, qualityofeducation and to recognize university education tion-wide. out losing funding. equal access to education.”

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Bringing-student l

groups together by Melanie Kramer /mpn’ntst&

R ecently, there has been some conflict at the Uni versity of British Colum- .

bia regarding their membership in CASA (Canadian Alliance of Stu- dents Associations).

There are two national students groups: CASA and CFS ,I *. - _

total. According to Ryan Marshall,

President of UBC’s Alma Matter Society (equivalent of UW’s Feds), the anti-CASAcampaign was com- prised of “a smal1 vocal minority.” Since the vote did not even come close to quorum, UBC will remain a CASA member for another year. Apparently, even Nathan Allen,

would probably be the best thing for university students across the country.

After all, states Marshall, “Lob- bying for education is not always enough. We may also need some activism to take place.”

In this way there is room for both the softer lobbying tactics of CASAand thesomewhat moreradi-

cal activism which CFS of-

(Canadian Fed- eration of Stu- dents). This past summer UBC’s student council

l a Stewart, UW’s

on each.other and more on y;y;;;:; voted to join CASA. When word got around to students, how-

the problems we all face together.”

Ontario Re- gional Direc- tor, states on behalfofCASA -

ever, some were that “We’re not pleased.

Due to a strong anti-CASA very disturbed

an anti-CASA supporter, and now to see dissatisfaction with CASA sentiment among some students, VP External Affairs at UBC, has from the students at UBC. How- particularly those who would rather agreed to follow AMS policy and be meinbers of CFS, a referendum

ever, we’re encouraged tosee that work with CASAas part of his port-1 UBC will continue to work with

was held asking students whether folio. CAS A.” or not they wanted to stay in CASG As emotions die down around

The vote was 1871 in favour AsforCASAandCFSworking

these issues at UBC, it seems that ofpuliingoutofCASAand lU49in everyone is softening in theiropin-

together, Stewart agrees with Marshall, “CASA and CFS com-

favour of staying a member. How- ions. Not only will Nathan Allen ever, the vote did not even come

plement each other really well. beattending the CASAconference

close to meeting quorum, which at CFS can do more protesting and

in Acadia next week, Ryan UBC requires that one side have at

we can do more backrooming. We Marshall admits that bringing just need to focus less on each

least 3325 votes to make it valid. CASAand CFScloser together and There were not even 3325 votes in

other and more on the problems finding some common ground we all face together.”

Raising the ROOF t’s really inspir-

1 ROOF to have

know. This is go- k

Janice Ouellette, of ROOF - Reach- ing Our Outdoor

ROOF was the local charity that residents in the Stu- dent Villages and Columbia Lake

so many people work so hard to help people they don’t know and they might not ever

difference,” said

Townhouses raised money and aware- Residents in village and Columbia LakeTownhouseshand over the big bucks that they raised ness for last semes- tolocalcharity ROOF. ter. photo courtesy of Ryan 0. Kennedy

The cheque was ceremonially handed over this week in the caf- Chairs of the campaign) and themselves!” eteria of Ron Eydt Village. Pre- ROOF’s director “Bruce.” The Village Charity Ou treach senting the cheque for$26,624.98 Chris Harold commented that Campaign is held every year to try were Janice Ouellette (ROOF em- this year’s campaign “surpassed and give something back to the ployee), Carolyn Maw, Marla our expectations, everyone in- community that warmlywelcomes Hostein and Chris Harold (Co- volved should be very proud of UW students every year.

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Sweets from SAA Campus Briefs that help bridge the gap between students from past, present and futureAs a memberofthe SAA, we gain a unique opportunity for self- growth and the chance to excel in leadership and communication skills. We work closely with The Office of Development and Alumni Affairs in South Campus Hall. We also try to increase Uni- versity of Waterloo spirit in students’and alumni. We are involved in such projects as Alumni Lane, Final Exam Survival Kits, Home- coming and Campus Day. We act as ambassadors for University of Waterloo by attending and organ- izingreceptions, tours, and special events. If you would like to learn moreabouttheSAAorbeavolun- teer, please contact the SAA office, located in the Student Life Centre, room 2 122,88%4626or e- mail us at piwnce@watsere,I. uw~~erloo.cu for membership info.

T hinking about someone special for Valentine’s Day? Don’t have enough

time to get a Valentine’s gift because of midterms?

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Time to remember those special people in your life; friends, families, loved ones, and anyone else dear to your heart. Why not show them you care by getting them a rose or chocolate candy- grams?

TheUWStudentAmbassador Association will be selling Valen- tine roses and candy grams in the Student Life Centreon Thursday, February 11, from 1Oa.m. to5 p.m.; and on Friday, February 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The UW Student Ambassador Association is a group of students

by five per cent. We’re so good.

,Retired UW prof

expressed concerns about Link’s situation, as well as controversy

* celebrated at Schneider surrounding the election of Lanna Many Grey Horses to the position UWs largest private

gift - and it’s not a sweater

House of national aboriginal students’ representative.

UW professor emerita Nancy- The CFS will be conducting UW could become a major

player in the advancement of health care administering.. Local businessman Lyle S. Hallman has donated $2.5 million to UW, to be used to support quality care locally, with a new institute and professorship.

UWPresident James Downey called the donation “the most important” gift the university has ever

. received.

Lou Patterson will be the artist-in- an internal inquiry beginning this residence for 1999 at Joseph Sch- spring. neider House in Kitchener.

Patterson was the founder of Masquerade Ball the UW Fine Arts Department, Cancelled and has reached international re- nown as an artist and writer. The Charity Ball planned for

The residency begins on Feb- this Sunday, February 7, has been ruary 13and 14withanexhibition, cancelled due to lackof ticket sales. and continues to include a variety The charity, Habitat for Human- of lectures, workshops and read-

’ ity, will be disappointed, and so are

ings throughout the year. the societies who have to foot the bill.

CFS in hot water. Rent to go up

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has been under Rent at the UW apartments is scrutiny recently. Philip Link, who going down for, full-time UW s tu-

Hey, Dorothy! We’re in 02 - look at all the

Munchkins!

Remember the Ontario Uni- versi ty Application Centre (OUAC)? They’resendinga whole bunch more Frosh our way.

OUAC reports that university applications to LJW have increased by 27 per cent for next September. GeneralOUACinfluxhasgoneup

is now employed at the CFS na- dents- and up for everyone else. tional office in Ottawa, was acquit- According to the Daily Bulletin ted in June 1998 by a British Co- the hikes will be 17.9 per cent for lumbia court of an assault charge. a one bedroom apartment and 38.6

The immediacy of Link’s hir- ing for the Ottawa position has

per cent for a two bedroom, Rates for students will be $494 for one

awakened some concerns. Critics bedroom and $525 for two.

On Campus @ Wilfrid Laurier University ,

Sprained out of action Y 9 p.m. weekly

. ..A clecl Value Corn ent ment

S o everybody’s doing it, right? Swing dancing has taken over

this campus and everybody wants to be part of the fun. One night, you and your friends are at the Bomber and the DJ decides to play a line up of some great big bands. This is your big opportunity to try and swing that certain someone you have had your eye on for awhile. The only problem - you never actually learned how to swing dance. But hey, it looks easy enough. In the midst of throwing your partner around you land the wrong way on your ankle and feel extreme amounts of pain. You think you have sprained yourankle. Now what?

thatyou havesprainedyourankle, what’s next? Why, have some RICE of course!

joint above the heart if possible.

What to do if it is a reglly bad sprain

What is RICE? For really bad sprains you may

need to splint the injured area. A splint helps to immobilize the injury to prevent movement and further pain. To splint an ankle, you CM use a blanket or even old Im- prints, anything solid enough to immobilize the injury to stop further injury. You want to position the blanket so that it extends beyond the ankle. Secure bandages around the blanket so that they are wrapped at-the top part of the calf and around the ankle. Make sure you keep checking the ankle for proper circulation and comfort.

If the pain continues go and see your doctor. With proper care you should be up and dancing in six to eight weeks. Just take some lessons this time.

RICE stands for Rest, Ice, ‘Compression and Elevation. Here’s what to do:

Rest: stop the activity which caused you to injure yourself and either don’t use whatever it is that you sprained until you see a doctor or gently use your joint until the pain stops.

Ice: apply a cold compress to the injury as soon as possible. Don’t apply the ice directly to the skin; also wrap the ice in a cloth to avoid direct contact. Ice your injury for 15 minutes then let it sit for another 15 minutes.

Compression: use a bandage or a piece ofclothing to applycom- pression to the injury. This will help with swelling. Make sure not to wrap the injury too tightly as it will cause a Ioss of circulation.

Elevation: raise the injured

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How to know it’s a sprain

The signs and symptoms of a sprain may include: pain that may be severe and increase with movement; loss of function and/or dis- colouration and swelling of the joint. Okay, now that you are sure

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Campus Question: What do yozc see in the id

lay Ryan (Ben-Wing, Rob Schmidt (artwork) and Mot shown bottom right?

Mike Zepf (photos)

“Upside-down butterfly.”

Chris Buchanan Candidate, President

“People dancing around an aura bf happi- ness.”

“Plane with an engine on fire. That plane is goin’ down.”

Veronica Chau David Eby Cundidute, VP Eu’zrcutb~ Cundidufe, VP Era’tluf~oon

“Some vital organs being pulled apart.”

Christine Cheng

Providins a clean start....

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Call, l-800-5656 uscwithyourpledgetoday! . l

“Pathways on campus.”

Chris Farley Cundinabe, Presr’dent

“Students and education!”

Matt Popovich Candid2 fe, President

“Temple of knowledge and power.”

Windy Rader

Naked people by Kida Gmbislc consent regarding the use of the PAC pod1 /mpn’ntst& for NOW skinny dips. As well, NOW’s ac-

tivities may include yoga, tai chi, voliey-

N aturists of Waterloo (NOW) is the ball, and anything else of interest to mem- university’s latest and arguably the bers. most unusual addition to an already Sildojaexpands his philosophy beyond

impressive roster of clubs. NOW, still in its simply clothes-less comfort. Acceptance is fIedgling state, aims to promote natural nu- ofparamount importance to naturism. Anon- dity in a social, open context. judgmenta relaxed naked state, SiIdoja finds,

Environmental Studies student Jaak enables people to focus on personal sub- Sildoja, the founder and first member of NOW, hopes to “get more people thinking about ntldity.” Sildoja has been

A non-judgmental

working since the beginning of the term

relaxed naked state enables people to

stance rather than a discriminatory cosmetic evaluation. In thisageofmedia-dictated artifice, the self is easily lost to the surface. NOW will hopefully help de-

to raise interest in NOW. Only interest will be raised, mind

focus on personal crease social biases.

Sildoja says he is impressed at how

you, and nothing substance rather than a easyitwasforhim~o else, as the club will foster acceptance and fun in a non-sexual

approach the Fed-

environment. Natur- ist groups are not

discriminatory eration of Students, given what he dubs

cosmetic evaluation. UW’s “stodgy” ten- dencies. The club

“orgy-filled nudist clubs,” explains Sildoja, who would like to “dispel the myth that it [nudity] is weird.”

Siidoja’s interest in naturism began last summer while he was vacationing in Whis- tler, B.C. In the interest of relaxation, he and his friends figured, “Why not get naked?”

He found the experience so liberating that upon his return to school this January he decided to assemble a naturist club.

So far, NOW is largely modeled on the University of Torontoclub.The University of Waterloo has already given its informal

has already been ap- proved; all that re-

mains is for NOW’s membership to increase by at least six members to reach official status. VP Internal Shelley Flynn praised Sildoja’s initiative. “I think it’s great; it’s certainly different.” Will Flynn be shed- ding her shirt anytime soon? Apparently DOSS “I don’t have time.”

The Naturists of Waterloo will be meet- ingforthe frrst timeon February 11 at 7 p.m. in MC 4058. Anyone wishing to find out more can also e-mail the club at natsCrisf~-Uf-~~~~~~~U~~~~~~Q.f~?~.

The referendum debate The three sides of the issue hash it out

No’ 2 a

,point-of-sale terminals, paint and the like.

by the No CommSttee #I

However, ie is debatable if everything on the list is necessary.

spaid/ to /mprht

T he Federation of Students is hop- ing to raise $117,000 through a $4.25 fee designated togo towards

Bomber renovations. The Feds list of the planned renovations include new furniture,

Many of the items could be seen as flashy and not necessary for the day-to-.day operation ofthe Bombshelter. Forexaniple, while new chairs are necessary, {as the numberofchairs brokenperweekduetoold age is two) three point-of-sale terminals are not. And while it is a new satellite bar would look cool, the current system is fine.

The Bombsheltcr also has to compete with the newly renovated FedHall which is

crowds, is not enough to turn a profit.

splitting the campus drinking dollar. Other forms of entertaintieht that cater to both

Secondly, Canadian alcohol consump-

legal and underage students are taking the

tion is down 22 per cent in the last decade.

crowds away from the Bomber.

This is a trend and that is not going to change with new renovations. Also, things like tuition hikes in the last few years have made the student budget much smaller allotting less to drinking.

The Yes side is implying that if the Bombshelterdoes not get the funds it will be closed down due to decay. This is not true. The Bomber has operated for the last 10. years without things such as point-of-sale terminals and seems to be doing fine.

The Feds seem to believe that ren’ova- tions will bring skyrocketingbusiness, How- ever, we believe that there are other reasons besides the decorwhich canexplain why the Bombshelter is losing business. First, the beer price is too low. Now, while thisshouldn’t be a hindrance, the price is too low to recover costs. The Bomber is at least45 cents cheaper {on a domestic bottle) than any other place in town which while it will bring in the

And last but not least the Feds have completely forgot about the service in the Bomber. Many people have found the service to be lacking; waiting for food for obscene amounts of time.

Upgrading the Bomber is not a bad thing. However, we don’t believe that it is necessary for every student to pay for it through another fee on our tuition statements. The Bomber has been making a profit every year since 1983. This money hasnot been put back into the business, but hasgone toother Feds’ businesses that have been losing money, Also, one has to wonder why the Bombshelter did not take into account damage and capital costs when preparing their books. We believe that Feds could take $30,000 out of the budget for this year to put towards the immediatenecessaryreno- vations for Bomber without any adverse affect on the students.

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W hy do the Feds need this $2 increase of the Federation of Stu dents’feefromnowon?Thisisn’t

like the Bomber fee which is for the nexe three terms, this is apermuaenf increase of the Fed fee. Students shouldn’t encourage shoddy fiscal management by giving the Federation of Students extra dollars.

What this fee will create is a slush fund which the Feds could use when they are having problems balancing the books. An even more serious consequence is their attempt to legitimize the useofstudent money to fund the businesses. The service and political side includes council, clubs and other services.

This side is funded by the $24.50 Fed fee you pay. The other side is composed of businesses, which are supposedto generate profit. It isconvenient tosubsidize the services when they are not making enough money to balance their own books.

An example of the book balancing challenge is the General Office Expenditure. By adjusting the balance of support from50/50 business/service to 40/60 business/service they have already subsidized the businesses. By voting Yes you are in effect subsidizing

the maintenance and capital reinvestment of the businesses. Ic is your choice.

Nomatter how much the student fee is, it is our opinion it shoul@bc directed to services or the political position ofthe Feds. For example, Western charges $72.54. They have more than 120 clubs, and offer each of their clubs more funding than UW. Our clu bs get $50, that’s minimal. If the Feds are trying to get a fee increase to better services, we’d support that. They are trying to justify a fee increase for business investment-we cannot support that.

Every properly-run business calculates the capital and maintenance cost into its budget. The Used Bookstore made a profit. This is great. The Used Bookstore should keep some of its profits and use them to purchase the new computer system that the managers have requested for a long time. The Feds should not micro-manage their profit.

If the Used Bookstore is making a profit then it is a keeper. The Bomber is making money, it’s a keeper. Why should other businesses’ profit be poured into money- losing businesses?

Business is business, and the Feds’ should not ask the students to excuse their inability to run them properly.

Vote No.

Yes! . by Cay Parker, Yes Committee chair sqciai to /mpr,i7t

H i there! I’m Cary Parker, Chair of both Yes sides of the-upcoming referendum, Our “Vote ‘Yes’

Twice” campaign reflects our beliefthat the appeals made to you are both fair and reasonable. Let’s recap the two questions that will be posed to you on February 9 and 10.

The first referendum question asks you for a 3-term-only $4.25 investment (the price of a BigMac Meal Deal) to be used to improve the Bombshelter. Improvements will include a snazzy paint job, new tables and chairs, new lighting and flooring.

Have you seen the floor in front of the stage?Check it out next time you’re in. “All right,” you say, “so now that we’ve got the place lookin’good, what about theservice?” Your $4.25 investment also includes en- hancements made to improve the service: an extended satellite bar (more bartenders + more area = faster service); a new’beer system (less “foamy” beer + more true pours = faster service + less waste = efficiency).

How does faster service in a stylish settingsound?

The No side of this issue cites the fact that the Bomber has made $470,000 over the last four yea;?: “Where is that money now?” they ask, accusingly. Accountability they want, accountability they shall get.

The Federation of Students has been building a time machine and playing the stockmarket with that money. No, ofcourse not! Yes, the Bombshelter has made that much money, but the corporation of the Federation of Students as a whole has lost $550,000 over the same time period. It costs money to open a restaurant (Ground Zero); it costs money to close a business (Copy Plus). Ic costs money to operate a business and the Bombshelter’s profits have been helpingout all businessesowned by you, the students.

Do you want your student-owned businesses to maximize prices? The Used Book- store has a monopoly here on campus, but prices remain reasonable for you. The Bombshelter stays open long hours to accommodate you,

As the No side’s posters indicate, the Bomber maintains the lowest price for beer in the area, for you.That’s a good thing, isn’t it? Your money is your money - let’s support the Feds’efforts to keep it in your hands, on your campus.

Do you want to take the Bombshelter out of the hands of students in favour of an outside faction, as the No side suggests? The fact is theuniversity brass would never allow anyone they could not control oncam- pus. If the Rambn helter were to close, that space thatwe (thestudents) nowownwould go back to the university. Could you imagine the Bomber being used for CO-op inter- views?

If an outside business were to come in to the space, what kind of atmosphere would they bring? Try to go to East Side bfario’s,

drink water, nor order food and meet with your fellow students (you’ve got to at least order a salad and bread). The Bombshelter is a community centre, run by students, for students.

The proposed improvements *to the Bomber can’t hurt. Look at the success of Fed I-Iall. Renovated and revamped, it’s looking good, and hopping on Thursdays. Loose Change Louie’s is getting hurt by the business and excitemen r generated by the new-look Fed Hall. A nip and a tuck to the Bombshelter now will streamline service, keep you happy and maintain the “Student First” creed of Feds businesses.

Though saddened co hear about the resignation of the Chair of the Bomber No side, it isencouraging to note that he reports “overwhelming support” for the Bombshelter renovations and improvements. Please consider the Bombshelter as your bar and vote with your heart.

The second issue in the referendum is the proposed raise to your FEDS fee from $24.50 to $26.50. Two bucks. This money will ,be used to create a Capital Improve- ments Fund. What’s that? Each term the (approximately) $SS,OOO will be used to improve one of your businesses.

The current VPAF has put together a hypothetical 1 l-year schedule of the allot-. ment of the fund, which has, in the first year, Fed Wall and the Used Bookstore ensuring theircomputersystemsareYZKcompliant. The second yearcould see new bookshelves to the Used Bookstore. The allotment of the fund will continue on a cyclical basis, rotat- ing through Fed businesses as needed. For example, in a few years, Fed Hall might need new carpeting or the Bombshelter might need new pool tables. A committee with variousstudent representaeion will make the allotment decisions; this is your money, to be directed by you, for the improvement of your school.

Most student unions have a larger Capi- tal Improvement Fund than what we pro- pose, and all are funded by student fees that are higher than ours (we have the second lowest student fees in the country). UBC students pay $15 for their fund. Western &udentspay$6,30for their fund. Dalhousie asks for $10.00.

We hope you agree that a $2 increase sounds reasonable. What can you get for$2 nowadays? Continual improvement to your businesses, term-by-term-by-term. Im- provement is good, right? You are a share- holder in a corporation, so take PRIDE!

As a side note, I’d like to wish the No side the best of luck in their campaign. Though controversy continues to swirl around their tactics, they maintain their stance and determination. Bravo!

I hope the two referendum issues are clear. I hope the proposals sound reasonable.

Qn February 9and 10, please L70te Yes Twice. Do it for UW. Do it for your businesses. Do it for yourself.

Vote Yes. Twice.

8 ELECTION ‘99 IMPRINT, Friday, February 5, 1999

Imprint Forum: Inquiring minds want to know b

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, n Tuesday, February 2, 0 1999, Imprint staff ‘and Feds election candidates

came together in an attempt to discuss issues for the upcoming Federation of Students elections (on February9and 10). Ifyou don’t care about the election, don’t read this article. But, if you don’t care about this election then you have no right to complain about rising tuition rates, student services, fmd services or even the price of beer at the Bomber. ,Your $24.50 Feds fee is controlled by the five elected candidates. So don’t complain if some incompetent goof gets elected.

The esteemed Imprint panelists Kieran Green, Melanie Kramer, Rob Schmidt and Ryan Chen-Wing provided the candidates with a multitude of questions, the answers to which were meant to inform the student body on the platforms of the candidates and to address important issues. Through a series of serious questions and the more entertaining

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“lighting round,” Imprint provided the audience in the SLC with an engagingand intimate ex- amination of theFeds candidates.

The candidates for President, Chris Buchanan, Christine Cheng, Christopher Farley and Matt Popovich all seemed eager to make the Feds executive more visible to the student body. Farley doesn’t want to “raise tuition by more than 15 per cent. I’ll work with the administration.”

Cheng believed that access is ofsupreme importance. She stated that “it is an issue for all students” as she focused on the number of students it would attract to UW. Buchanan and Popovich spoke more generally. Buchanan was chiefly concerned about “the accountability of the’ Feds.” Popovich said he wants to “change the things that are’wrongand make them right.”

Imprint also questioned Popovich on why he believed his campaign was different from other candidates but he stated that he

hadn’t seen the other candidate platforms. Hc responded by saying that “all our concerns are the same. But my campaign differs because I don’t want to focus on the past.” His main plank is “reputation. People learn about the Feds through things like Imprint.”

Buchanan was questioned as to his controversial resignation from MathSoc last year and how that will affect him as President. He briefly talked about “an illegal referendum that was going on. But I don’t think that this is an issue. Even though I was acclaimed as President ofMathSoc, anacclama- tion is still valid. People knew I was running and chose not to run against me.”

Cheng was questioned as to the reasons for cutting out ban- quets at Fed Hall as they were making money. She felt that “we didn’t have enough student support for the banquet. A better way to make money is to have more concerts.. . this makes for more of a chance for students to get together and meet each other.”

Farleywasquestioned on how to market the Feds more aggres- sively. He suggested a newsletter thatwouldinfonnthestudentsabout what’s happening on campus. He also put three Feds logos on a report heauthored and when asked if they were necessary, he thought that they were as “a lot of people don’t know what the Feds do.”

For the position of Vice Presi- dent Education, Veronica Chau, Dave Eby and Windy Rader li2l differing viewpoints on what the most important task for the position is. Veronica Chau stated that she wants to “promote mobility and national education standards.” Dave E by’s focus seemed to be on tuition deregulation. He said that UW should “lobby the Federal government for more money for post-secondary education.”

Finally, Windy Rader believed that health care is the

numberonepriorityand that “ifwe make our voices heard, it will be alright.”

When asked by Imprint to describe their weaknesses, Ve- ronica Chau commented that she would try to tone down her enthu- siasmas she “gets tooexcited about issues.” Dave Eby said that his unconventionality was his weakness. “Tfl step on a few toes that’s not so bad as long it gets something done.” Windy Rader stated, “I have my vices but I have my vir- tues. I have to hear every idea first [beforemakingadecision], ifthat’s a weakness, then it’s mine.”

Candidate for VP Student Is- sues Br)ran Benson will aim to “publicize on more human approaches. Add faces to names and utilize media on campus.” Ryan Knight, candidate for VPSI, said he hopes toraiseawareness by “getting these doors ,open (reference to Student Services Resource Centre).” Jason Risley siad he wants to “show students what VPSI does. My goal is tomeetwitheverystudentat UW.”

Candidates for VP Internal (VPI) Chris Harold and Mike Moore want to get students more involved in campus life. Harold feels that “many students want to be involved at UW but don’t know how.” He plans to change that by “having VPSI be coordinator for all the volunteers.” Mike &Ioore wants to “make the people ac- countable for clubs [in reference to the Clubs Policy]. If the club has shown responsibility, then they shoul! be responsible enough to handle Feds money.”

Josh Doig, acclaimed for the positionofVP Administration and Finance, seemed disappointed about the lack’of competitors as “for the students, an election would have been good so I could have beat someone.” Josh stated that the relationship between au- tonomy of managers and executive control is one of “fine balance. We need to listen to people with

good people skills who can make decisions.”

Matt Popovich commented (on the managers) on the importance of listening to others: “The greatest wealth of knowledge is around him. It’sabout beingpartof a team.” Chris Farley and Chris Buchanan were concerned about avoiding micro-managing and emphasized the importance of balance between the managersand the executive. Finally, Christine Cheng thought that “the key is allowing them [the managers] to do their job and do it well.”

On a lighter note, during the lightening round,Imprint showed their creativity by asking the Presi- dential candidates to analyze a Rorschach-style “coloured blot.” As the candidates peered carefully at the bright colours, it was easy to see themdebating between laugh- ing out loud and questioning the sanity of the Imprint staff. The responses from Buchanan, Cheng, Farley, and Popovich were: “butterfly,” “ some strange canyon in Arizona,” ” oh my god, something in the PAS building,” and “the beginning of a waterfall between two rocks.” None of the candidates had the right answerasgiven by panelist Ryan Chen-Wing: a student surrounded by school spirit, and unity. Imprint also would have accepted “the extent of the incredible artistic ability of News Editor, RobSchmidt.”

This forum was informative, if it was unfortunately poorly attended. Apparently, there is a stronger desire to grab a bite at Bru baker’s than to listen to student issues. So, read the election coverage, try to attend the forums, and get ready to make a decision. It may be midterm time, but do you want just anyone handling over four million dollars of student fees? Most importantly, don’t forget to vote on February 9 and 10. Take an active part in the election process, and make your vote count.

Christine Cheng Chris Farley

Matt Posmvich I

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Some Imprint genius, years back, noticed certain trends when it came to the people we selected to lead us- and thus, the PrezO-Matic was born. It is now

an imprint tradition. It’s about asaccurateand as insightful a predictor as Wharton Willie(who, incidentally, is now dead. Maybe weshould take the hint). ThePrez-O-Maticisnotasubstitutefora~uallyinformingyourselfaboutthecandidates,sostopscrewingaroundandreadtherestofourcoverage!

IMPRINT, Friday, February 5,. 1999 ELECTION ‘99 9

The questions we asked and why we asked them by Kieran Green, Rob Schmidt and what it involves, but also their and Ryan Chen-Wing ‘ability to think fast and resolve frnpht&alF crisis.

E ach year at election time, Imprint gives each and everycandidatearealgood

Here is an explanation ofsome of the specific questions we asked this year, and why we asked them.

grilling. We make them all fill out written questionnaires, we interview each one individually and we cross-examine them at public forums. The questions we ask are not pulled out of nowhere (or at least most of them aren’t). Although there is usually no right or wrong answer, there is a point to each question, something we hope to drawoutwith it.

President

Generally, we try to work our way from the general to the specific. Candidates make manystate- ments like “I will market theFeds better” or “I want to make the Feds more open.” Alone, without specifics, these statements mean absolutely nothing. The are cheap catch-phrases. So we try to work our way past the buzzwords to get specific proposals. How will they market the Feds? How will themymake them more open? Look for the candidates who, even when asked for specifics, still just spout the catch phrases. They are the ones with nosubstance to their platforms.

The presidential inten;iews were the most in-depthand, conse- quentially had the most content edited when we went topress. One question that did make the cut was the accountability of the president, As the primary student representative, accountability defines the job. What was expected was an indication of how they will maintain accountability throughout the presidency.

The student attitudes question didn’t really achieve what we had hoped. A couple of the candidates touched on specific attitudes and how they would affect their job, this was close to what we wanted. In order to estabiish a direction of change, it is good to clearly identify the problem. Gn- fortunately, we didn’t identify it either.

Theoretical questions are often put tocandidates. We devise a potential situation that could arise for the candidates in their job - often based on a real-life experience of the current holder of that job. This tests not only the candidates’ knowledge of the position

By asking the presidential candidates about the current executive ir shows both depth of research and acts as springboard for questions on improvement. It also highlighted areas of concern for thecandidatesand identified tan- rgibte issues not just ideas for the future.

Of interest to Imprint was the response regarding the Feds’ Board of Directors. The board is

the highest governing body in the Feds’ hierarchy. The Feds have been accused in the past of not utilizing this body and leaving the decisions solely to the executive. Christian Provenzano made an effort to fully utilize the board. We want to ensure the board is on the mind of the next president.

Perhaps an unfair, skill-test- ingquestion wasasking thecandidates to name all the society presidents they could. Only one candidate came up with all of the names. Two could only name their own society president and Ryan Chen- Wing, whojust happened to beone of the interviewers. So you could imply this was an ego-booster for Ryan if nothing else.

VP Education

Of importance to Imprint and a small robin outsideouroffce was whether the candidates felt our membership in CASA and OLJSA was worthwhile. As expected, they all agreed it was worthwhile. When questions of membership come up again next year, we will know their opinion before the election and ask them why there were any changes if there were any.

The report of the Task Force on Tuition was a way of drawing together external and internal knowledge. Most had read the report and their opinions were varied. This question probably best indicates how the candidates differ in ideology.

Most important education issue questions show what thecandi-

._ .,. most. caIie&u.pon p&on as far a$ ..: f&its reasonable solution $0 prob- representation- goes. EJe sits on jems and hard work drawing tot nearly 30 cornmitt&% as one of the gether student ideas into hard

dates are thinking and the direction they want to rake. It forces the candidates to relatesomething that students are currently experienc- ing and ask them to draw it into their platform.

Volunteeringwas questioned since the education portfolio requires some volunteers but would beoneofthemoredifficulttodraw volunteers in for. There are a couple main reasons: first, the direct benefit to the volunteer is mini- malsinceitisalotofworkforlittle glory. Second, the knowledge required is higher than many other volunteer positions.

VP Internal

Both candidates for VP1 were asked what they would do to market the Feds better as Federation promotions falls under this portfolio. Every year, candidates say that the problem with the Feds is that they need to publicize better. We want to see if the candidates actually have new ideas, or if they are simply repeating the same things as in past years.

Chris Harold was specifically asked about his plan to bring all Feds volunteers under the central control of the VPI. Currently, the VPSI and VP Ed tend to look after theirown portfoliovolunteers. Any time a candidate makes a tiroposal like this, which would involve a structura1 change or apparent significant increase in workload, we try to get the candidate to elabo- rate on his or her idea, Has the person really considered the im- plications of the idea, or is he or she spouting stuff that sounds cool just to impress people?

Mike Moore was questioned about his apparent general lack of experience. There is nothing bi- ased about aquestion like this; it is legitimate. For an executive position, personal qualities are not

enough. The skills and knowledge required are learned, not naturally occuring. Therefore, someone who does not seem to have the history needs to explain why this is not an impediment to their ability to do the job,

VP Student issues

The SI portfolio is the most recently created executive position. There has been some question ever since as to whether the position is really necessary. There- fore, last year and again this year, we asked candidates to justify the existence of the VPSI.

All thecandidates were asked about the report on Federation services, recently released by current VPSI Meredith Owen, and based on a long series of consulta- tions and focus group work. Some of the candidates had indicated in their platforms that they wished to undertake similar survey, which would have been an overlapof work already done. So we asked the candidates if they were aware of the report, and if so what v&re their reactions to it. We wanted to see if they had done the rese&h expected of any Fed hopeful and were properly aware of all the current happenings in the portfc&o. We also wanted to test their inno- vation - will they build on rhe report with new ideas, or are they just riding on its coattails, and re- peatingsuggestions already made?

We asked the candidates to comment on the fact that, last year, the Feds opted tocut ties with the Take Back the Night March-an event long supported by the Feds and the VPSI position in particular. This questionagain tested the candidates’knowledge ofcurrent port- folioevents. It also probed how the candidates would deal with controversy - not a remote possibility in this portfolio.

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Our take on things by Rob Schmidt, Kieran Green and Ryan Chen-Wlng /mpnt Eiectiim Coverage Tedm

Presidential Analysis

This is a neck-and-neck race of averdge candidates. Al t four candidates have Feds experience, something not always true in presidential races. All candidates have council and other committee experience. The only person without board experience is Chris Buchanan, bur he is theonlyformcr president ofasocietyin the bunch.

Every year certain issues are put forward by all candidates. Eve- ryone wanted to build relations with administration and improve visibility. Chris Buchanan took the strongest stand on accountability by suggesting that the council’s role needs restructuring. He is also not afraid to say “horseshi t” in pub- lit. Perhaps a bit insulting and condescending in meetings, he is by fidr the most knowledgeable in policy and is often consulted for proper ruling. He definitely knows the job, but is he capable of it? .

Christine Cheng is an engineer, if that makes any difference. Her greatest weakness is her mod- esty. When asked about her Fed experience she answered, some, not as much as other candidates, which is simply not true. Herexpe- rience on council and board fully qualities her for the job. Current coordinator of the Womyn’s Cen- tre and her experience at Imprint has brought her in close contact with at1 facets of the Feds. She has been a strong behind-the-scenes worker; has she done enough to impress the populace?

Chris Farley has strengthened his momentum since the beginning of the campaign. Always visible on campus, he has held the standard positions on council and board and added to it senate and twocommissionerships: Publicity and Public Issues. As a member of the external community, he has worked as the co-chair of the May- or’s Advisory CouncilonYouth for

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two years. Municipal relations is a definiteresponsibitityofchePresi- dent and FarIey shows the most experience in that respect. A typical politician, he says the right chingsandsitson the right commit- tees. Is it enough?

Matt Popovich is the nicest guy running. Ran for the presidency last year, stating his nickname “Pops” on his campaign posters. He places a lot of importance on respect and visibihtyfor the Feds. Remained easy going and hasn’t shown a lot ofangerat the forums. Definitely he presents the reasonable way in which he would deal with issues and situations rather than specific proposals on issues. Effectiveinteraction with students and his amiable personality are stronger parts of his campaign than his ideas. Is it enough just to be a nice guy?

The strong common experience of these candidates raises the bar for this election. Experience alone won’t provide the push needed, as they are all close in this respect. Although it should be issues and philosophy that decide the winner, we haven’t seen too much of either from any candidate. Ultimately, it witl be personality and charisma which will lift the winningcandidateover the bar and past the finish line.

Vice President Education Analysis

The VP Education race is by far the most interesting of all the races. There are actually some dif- ferentiable candidates represent- ing some clear-cut ideas.All candidates show a keen interest in the port&Air, and strong commitment to UW students. The main difference between the three is their variety of experience and the way they envision student educational concerns can be best served.

In answering a question from current VP Education Robin Stewart regarding how they would deal with a group of students planning to protest in an MP’s office the candidates told how they might dea1 Gth problems.

‘I’eronica said she would speak with those involved, essentially looking at the issues and looking for a compromise.

bt’indy showed his tendency to bc mediator. I Ic would not stand in the way of the protesters but would try to postpone the protest while he-tried to find a suitable alternative.

Dave showed his radical streak. If students showed such strong feeling for an issue, then he would support their actions.

Veronica has served on the Feds Council and Board of Direc- torsandasamemberoftheEduca- tion Advisory Commission. She is currently one of two student members of the Federal Millennium Scholarship Foundation.

Dave has served on the WPIRG Board of Directors, the

SLC Management Board and Sen- ate Undergraduate Council.

Windy has never held any Feds positions, but hasoften inter- acted with the executive. He has administrative experience from being a liaison between eastern Ontario municipal governments and a group ofnewspapers.

Chau is very similar in approach to current VP Education Robin Stewart. She appears to want to maintain the present balance in focus between the interna and external aspects of the portfolio, favouring a liccle more emphasis on the external. She is very much committed to the backroom lobbying approach used by OUSA and CASA. 14 weakness ofChau could be that herexperiencecould make her seem intimidating and a bit out of touch with the common student. Oh, and another weakness is that she’s, “too enthusiastic about issues.”

Opposite Chau, Eby, wants to shift the current balance to put a Jittle more focus on internal education issues. He favours a “grass roots” approach to representation and political lobbying and values student action like protests and rallies. He has also, however, hinted that Feds relations with administration might be more adversarial under him than in the past.

Windy feels he can be more in touch with students as an average student. His experience with being removed from schoo1 on a tech- nicaiity and fighting his way back in shows an ability to negotiate and seems comfortable being the un- derdog.

Vice President Student Issues

Analysis

Forum after forum, students only briefly look at the three men at the end of the row; the trio receives the least attention and few questions, save, “What do you do?” These candidates must first over-

come the general ignorance the school has of the position; it seems like only two students on this cam- pusknowwhat the\rPSIisalIabout.

Jason Risley has run for this position before. Last year, it was felt the two most appropriate peo- plc for the position ran. This year Risley still has the charisma and experience for the job, but are his new challengers more worthy op- ponents?

Bryan Benson has been somewhat disorganized at times in his campaign but shows up well at the forums. His answers to questions tend to stick to the f&ts, Ryan Knight, on the other hand, tends to embellish his answers sometimes making his valid points less obvi- ous to the observer.

Risley demonstrates compassion to the issues and points to his training as an indication of this. His answer to the “Take Back the Night” march question showed real knowledge of the issue by referring to the mission statement: a radical statement that the Feds felt they couldn’t support. Benson didn’t know about the march and refused to answer the question. Knight assumed that students weren’t interested in the march or were against it. The moral of this story: you can’t bullshit your way into office* I

Only after the general elec- torate gains an inkling of what Ms. Owen’s job is, will it be able to choose her successor. One could say that the VPSI coordinates the services that help students with problemsor needs that might arise in student life, providing support and promoting awareness of social issues- but who knows?

Vice President Internal Analysis

If there is a flip-the-coin race in this election, then this is it. Neither Chris Harold nor h/like Moore has distinguished himself in any way above the other.

The major difference be- twecn the two is experience, I-Iarold has several years of Fed- eration experience, including time spent as a Policy Writer for the VP University Affairs (an earlier exec position from which the VP1 position was born) in 199596. Moore, when asked on theImprint ques- tionnaire about his experience with the Feds, began by saying, “I have used some of their services.” Ilis experience, generally, is very limited.

Despite this supposed advantage Harold hasn’t been able to turn his experience into any better performance in the forums. Both men have been f4ling over themselves to compliment current VP1 Shelley on the work she has done this year and avoid any hint of criticism. Their platforms consist more of buzzwords and feel-good, “let’s all work together” senti- ments than concrete ideas or new approaches.

When it comes to Feds promotions, they say almost nothing new: “We need to market the Feds better.” One new idea that has been rendered banal by its preva- lence in these elections is the idea of a newsletter.

Catchy e-mail addresses have their place, but simply showing that Moore’s account ison engmail is not enough to identify Moore with engineering, if that was the intention. You would expect someone interested in VP Internal to be visible in his society, but even there his experience is lacking. New campaign strategy? Maybe other faculties like engineers. If only Moore could charm his way past the experience issue, voters might like Mike.

You have to wonder whether the Internal position has lost all its lustre in the eyes of students, or if it will thiscomingyear. It has been overheard in a previous election that, “a trained monkey could do that job.” So, who’s better trained? - heads or tails.

Tired. Sovery,very tired.Ourelections’9!3 analysis team is (left to right): Ryan Chen-Wing, Rob Schmidt and ffieran GI#Xtl.

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I t’s Federation of Students election time again. Here atImprint you can teil. All the signs are there: the con-

versations all revolve around Fed politics, Feds types are parading in and out of the office on an hourly basis and certain staff members are looking more harried and stressed than usual. You also notice that everyone here is a lot more sensitive a bout certain issues. Each and every article is being weighed for balance, as we try to avoid the appearance of that most horrible of journalistic faults: bias.

It’s it question that comes up every year. Just what and how much are we going to say about the candidates in the election?Imprint has varied widely in its style of election coverage over the past years. Last year,Imprintchose tosimply present the texts of the candidate inter- views, withbut any subjective analysis. In years before that,Imprint has gone so far as to say that a certain candidate should be voted for just because she wasn’t the othercandidate.

This year, we are trying to find a middle ground. We want to move a little beyond dry facts-only reporting and offer a little analysis, but without telling people who to vote for. The difficult part is finding that fine line between legitimate analysis and personal opinion.

Of course we have opinions. We pay very close attention through the whole campaign. We wouldn’t be human if we didn’tgetourownideasaboutwhowould make the best Feds, and who should be kept as far away from the job as possible. The trick is to try and give each candidate equal coverage, and give pros and cons fer each one.

Whatever we do, one way or the other, there is always certain to be at least one candidate who claims that Imprint bias sabotaged their campaign and cost them the election. This year, thus far, the candidates haven’t complained too loudly. We’ll see how it goes when the numbers are called.

Meanwhile, as we tiptoe through the bias minefield, the Feds themselves are settingoffa few mines. The disqualifica- tion of the No committee for the Capital Improvement Fund referendum has prompted some accusation of bias on the part of the Referendum Committee.

Milton Chan was kicked out for making repeated statements that were deemed defamatory towards the Federa-. tion. While Chart did make some un- founded allegations, I think there was some room for leniency. This is normal for stud&t politics. Certainly Chan’s mailouts weren’t as viciousor wildlyslan- derous as, say, the anti-CA% campaign during the recent referendum at UBC.

There is something more of a point to the No side complaint that the Yes side and Keanin Loomisshould havereceived more than a slap on the wristM?hen Keanin submitted a pro-Yes article to Imprint before she campaign period.

The problem is the separation of the Feds from the refercdum campaign supporting their initiative. If the Feds proposed it, they should be responsible for conducting the campaign (although there is currently a rule preventing this). That way, the opposing side doesn’t end up essentially facing a double team, and the the Yes side can’t escape responsibility when the Feds violate their own rules, The CR0 is then in a much less precari- ous situation, not so open to charges of bias.

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1 there that complain about Valen- tine’s Day because they’re unat-

tached.You are probably the same boys who don’t give relationships a fair chance, who lament that “all the good ones are taken” and who are unrelenting *izheir quest to prove that they’re happy beingsingle.Yeah, right.

Let’s get real. We humans weren’t meant to be alone forever.Yes, relationships may bea hassle sometimes. Because chicks like to talk on the phone - that’s quality time away from your computer game playing. Girls want you to hang out with their friends - never as cool as your own. The new woman may not understand that you’re holding back because your ex-bitch just tore your heart out and you’re afraid. The nerve of some girlfriends for getting upset over your choice of holiday presents!

Even though these trials and tribula- tions of love can result in temporary relationship setbacks, on the whole, isn’t it better to love like you’ve never been hurt, to free-fall yourself into a potentially blissful relationship, even at the risk of a broken heart?

No. It is safer here in my own little world. It is just me and me. lLle and my schoolwork. And you know, I have a life, and I am complete without a partner. I am not one ofthose people who always needs to be

in a relationship. In fact, I find those people pathetic. Get a life, I’d much rather be spend- ing national holidays alone while my bud- dies have deserted me to spend time with their women. Who needs them either? I’m perfectly content sitting here, with a cold beer, watching The simpsons alone. I mean who wouldn’t be.

In fact, if I had a girlfriend, I’d have to worry more about my appearance ‘cause you know chicks care about that sort of thing. I’d have to clean my room - same reason. I might even have to do some grocery shop- ping because if she ever stayed over she might want breakfast.. . wait.. . stay overs l . . I forgot about theJ!q-avers. . .

Oh, so now you remember why you wanted someone? Guys, ifstay-overs are the only reason you linger on the idea of having a romantic partner, let’s clarify that the type of girl who is into worthwhile relationships ofsubstancemaynotbe the “stay-overtype” right away. Yes, that’s right. You’ll have go through (gasp!) the steps. . . Perhaps gift- giving, phone-talking, dessert-eating, friend- meetingfun!

Unless of course, you just want a fling-

Which bringsus back to the beginningofthe article.. . “The boys who don’t give relationships a fair chance. . .”

St. Valentine’s Day is quickly approach- ing. Fur those in relationships, kudos to you and your risk-taking ability. To those cyni-

cal singles, this made- up holiday is amazing to those that are willing to free-fall into a partnership. Why not take the plunge? You will (hopefully and eventually)get the ben- efits that come with having a fling, with the added bonus of.. . (gasp!)Lme.

FORUM IMPRINT, Friday, February 5, 1999

No to Feds’ “Slush Fund”

S ince no one else has yet seen fittorantinthisspaceaboutthe

proposed Fed fee increases, I’ve decided to step in to fill the void.

I’ll start with the proposed Capital Improvement Fund. The Federation ofstudents is asking us to approve an additional $2.00 per term for “capital improvement” projects to Fed businesses.

On the surface, this is an excellent idea. Unfortunately, the Feds seem to be short on specifics for the use of this money.

Two dollars per term per student works out to better than fifty thousand dollars per year. Don’t you think we should have some idea exactly where those funds are going to be going before we hand over that big a chunk of change?

I don’t see why we shouldn’t help to finance additional improve-. merits to some of our campus businesses, however the Feds have to approach the student body with concrete plans that we can evaluate on their merits-not just open palms and vague promises.

Let’s compare and contrast with the proposed $4.25 per term for the next year to fund capital improvements to the Bomber. Here, at least, the Feds are asking for money for a specific purpose.

Wait one moment though - the Bomber is one of the few Fed businesses that is consistently in the black (they’re ahead by roughly ten grand, year-to-date).

Yet they arc asking for stu- dentstocomeupwithasubsidyon the order of better than one hundred thousand dollars because this business apparently can’t finance its own improvements.

Note, also, that the tab for Fed Hall still appears on our fee statements each term.

Supposing an argument could be made that a bar constitutes a vital student service, just how many on-campus bars do the studentsof this university have to fmance?

So, what do we have? A Fed slush fund for as-yet-undetermined projects, and a healthy, profitable bar asking for a charitable donation. I know how I’m voting on the ninth.

. . . and no to “election propaganda” too

I would like to address the practice of advertising election is-

sues inside the classroom. I find it &meaning to be sub-

jccted to flamboyant and fluores- cent posters advertising the “Yes” campaign of the upcoming refer-

endum while attending a class. It is bad enough that the constanc barrage ofelection propaganda lit- ters the walls of every hallway on campus. I would have thought that the classroom would have been safe from such in-your-face promotion.

This type of advertising re- sides in the same ballpark as com- mercials before movies and corporate logos in the corner of the tel- evision screen. Once the audience is captured, they have no where to go*

To be forced to soak in advertising while reading overheads or copying notes from a blackboard is a dangerous precedent to set.

Surely, this type of behaviour should be curbed and safe havens from the advertising behemoths secured. Any candidate that promises to put an end to such a devia- tion to “direct democracy” would get my vote.

me to a few other unrelated things captions below the pictures no that have come up. longer appear.

First and foremost, DO NOT EVENTHINKOFVOTINGTO GIVE THE BOMBSHELTER MORE OFYOURMONEY!!!!

Over the past four or so years I have been here the additional fees that have popped up included paying for the over run on the SLC, Fed Hall improvements and Ra- dio Waterloo . + . Why the fuck should people be forced to pay more money for the universities mistakes?

Possibly the disappearance of chucktheduckinthecampusques- tion is the missing ingredient. Definitely Sandy Atwal’s editori- als were worth reading and this ridiculous flag on the knapsack article has caused me to gag on several occasions.

Well, enough bashing for now, hopefully some of you apathetic slobs will reply.

Secondly, t am putting forward a motion to reinstate the old Watstar system in most campus computer labs for the simple reason that it worked and was about a hundred times faster.

Finally l . . what has happened to theImprint, a once humourous paper has lost itsshineand become about as interesting as theGaxette. Perhaps I am just bitter that car- toons like “the parking lot is full” have been removed and the witty

Go, drama!

I want to say to all the ‘institutions-are-killing-us’ coffee shop

philosophers out there: check out the UW Drama Department.As a die-hard drama student, I sometimes take the beautyofourshows

for-granted. Take Fool for L~vtz There’s

an incredible group of UW student actors led by a great student director an.d a team of 20 people com- mitting 20 hr/week each towards this project. Forget marks, money, orsurvival. I’ll bet that UW Drama productions represent the iatgest voluntary union of student/staff effortthroughout UWcampus.K%~ is the genuine grassroots low- budget high-integrity artistic project happening right here by and for UW staff and students.

So, to the arts idealist cutting down the multi-million dollar Hollywood machine or any commercial art: put your money where your mouth is and get a seat to Fool for Lime.

“Art is rare and sacred and hard work and there ought to be a wall of fore around it.” -Michael Burgess

[sic], very, very [sic]

To the Editor,

I n light of the recent letters con- cerning the surfeit or lack of

“good” music I would like to point out a few things.

While I personally do not have a problem with rap and hip hop and prefer more ofa rock and roll style, I feel some anger should be directed towards the advertisers and frequenters of raves and dance music.

Surely these people could have some respect for the campus and the environment and print their crap on normal size pieces of paper that are properly posted on bulletin boards instead of stuck in every fucking doorway.

Although some people may enjoy the multi-coloured riff-raff of paper strewn across thecorridors, I am confident that the janitors do not.

Secondly, the spate of vio- lence that has forced the fed hali “dance-o-ramas” to shut down is further indication of the disregard people who listen to dance and hip hop have for their fellow students.

While smashing beer bottles over each other’s heads may con- stitute a form of greeting in some societies, it is not appropriate in a Canadian campus bar.

The ultimate proof of the degradative effect of dance and hip hop is apparent to anyonecare- less enough to wander by the Louie’s parking lot late on a Tues- day, Thursday or Friday night

If you are lucky enough to escape the mad brawls then almost certainly you will be forced to cn- dure the unavoidable sight of fat ugly women too scan tiIy clad for a strip show.

All this ranting has brought

His name is Noam wary of the radical politics of his You won’t read about him in Chomsky family -and landed at MIT, where maiscrram media. An indcpend-

he started the work that would ent radio producer who has inter-

I n Building 20, deep in the in- change the way we think about viewed him many times says, dustrial interior of MIT, Mas- how we learn and who we are. “He’s on the cutting edge - he’s sachusetts, is a man defined as The catalyst for his work in pushing the envelope of permissi-

the most influential and important political commentary was the Vi- ble thought. He’s challenging us intellectual alive. Oftencompared etnam War in the 1960s. He saw to examine and re-examine our to Freud and Einstein’he trans- the war as a crime against human- assumptions. He’s like an avant- formed our understanding of be- ity and typical of the evil that the garde musician, exploring and ex- haviour, thinking and the mind. In United States routinely practiced. panding the boundariesof [. . .] the the past 30 years he has been one He viewed America’s influence way people think.” of the most prolific, radical and abroad as brazen economic impe- Ask this intellectual radical contrary political commentators in rialism, cloaked in the hollow pro- why he is shunned by the main- the United States and Europe. Mil- motion of democracy. stream, and he’ll say that estab- lions of people have been drawn to At the same time, he [rafted a lished powers have never been his books and speeches.

At an implausi- bly young age, he was sorting through

withering critique of the intellec- able to handle his brand ofdissent. His name is Noam

Chomsky. The Uni- versity of Guelph is

the tumult of the time - commu-

Chomsky crafted a withering critique of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ nism and fascism, the intellectual culture, the media, and

ate of Letters this the Bolshevikstand month. Trotsky. Here at Waterloo,

He wrote his the academic world. WPIRG will be show- first school newspa- ing a video which ex- per editorial, on the plores Chomsky’s Spanish Civil War, political life and at age 10; he claims to have re- tual culture, the media, and the ideas,entitled ~fmzufactunhg~mz- jetted Marxism and settled on academic world in which he sertf: Thotight Controlin a Detmcf~f~c being an anarchist -one who be- worked. “Nature keeps you hon- So&~ on Wednesday’ February lieves the human condition thrives est.” 10,inDC 1302from3 to6p.m. and best when there is virtually no “A good deal of intellectual Thursday’ February 11, in EL 101 government - at age 12. life is corrupt and profoundly dis- from 6:30 to 10 p.m*

At the University of Pennsyl- honest and almost has to be.” Shocking examples of media vania he was a distracted and not “The academic world is made deception permeate Chomsky’c

very dedicated student. While up of parasitic institutions thatsur- critique of the forces at work bc-

searching for something interest- vive on outside corporate support, hind the daily news. ing to do he claims to have fallen so if people get out of line, there’s Chomsky encourages his lis- into linguistics. going to be trouble. There’s just teners toextricate themselves from

He was passed over for a teach- no reason why those with power this web of deceit by undertaking ing position at Harvard -the leg- should allow entry to critical a course of intellectual self- end is that university leaders were voices.” defense.

IMPRINT, Friday, February 5, 1999 FORUM 13

Casting the circle

P eople often ask me, “just what is it that you witches do when you get together?”

Well, let’s get rid of a few misconcep- tions straight away. We don’t invoke de- mons, we don’t sacrifice small animal, and we don’t have orgies (sorry if that’s a disappointment for a few of you).

Calling quarters: Remember that really cool scene in fie Crafr, where Neve Campbell and her compatriots each stand facing one of the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west) and call a particular element?

We do, however, perform religious cer- emonies and socialize. This week, I’d like to reveal some of what goes into these cer- emonies.

There are many codified, scripted Wiccan rituals available in print, as well as a whole series of templates forbuilding your own (remember, Wicca as a rule is not big on hierarchy or hard and fast rules). However, most all of them contain the following ele- men ts:

Well, we really do that too. Calling quarters is the act of inviting these four essential forces into your circle. One note, however, in The Craf/ the term invoke was used. Big no-no. Wiccans never demand the presence of higher powers, we invite them.

Inviting the God and Goddess: Much like calling quarters, this is simply inviting the male and female polarities of divinity into your circle.

Casting the circle: Most B movies involving magic show someone drawing a magic circle, usually as a form of protection against nasty spirits they’re going to summon.

Sometimes invitations are made to specific Gods and Goddesses (Apollo, Cernunos, Artemis, et cetera). Other times, the generic “Lord and Lady” are used.

In the circle: Once the circle is cast, the meat of the ceremony begins. Exactly what goes on here depends on the time of year, and on the individual Wiccan or group ofwiccans.

Well, Wicca cast circles as well, not to defend against evil forces we summon, but to keep any away that might be in the area. Italsocreatesasacredspacefortherestofthe ceremony, making it more attractive to the nice spirits we do want to invite.

Popular activities included guided meditations, singing, dancing and storytell- ing.

Cake and ale: The Gods and the elements are released, the circle is opened and everyone goes home.

Also note that the circle doesn’t have to Hopefully, this has shed some light on be physically drawn; it is often made up of exactly what goes on ina Wiccanceremony. people holding hands or just standing in a See, we really are harmless after all.

circle.

B-E=ZEExX TOOTS by i3illy Wheeler

*mY GOODNESS, fl?A&ENWIENER, YOU’VE CREATED A CAI?

0 bjection: IfGod is all-powerful, can God make a rock so big God can’t lift it? If you say yes, then God is

not all-powerful (because God can’t liftthe rock). If you say No, then God is again not all-powerful (because God can’t make the rock). Thus, an all-powerful God doesn’t exist !

Reply: Iv&’ That God is all-powerful means God

can do anythitzg. Thi; doesn’t mean, however, that God can do anything you say.

Consider these strings of words: “A square circle, ” “a triangle with four right angles, ” “a married bachelor.” The con- cepts to which the individual words refer cancel each other out because they are contradictory. As a result, the strings of words fail to refer to anything and ~nnot refer to anything. Hence, the strings of words are unintelligible nonsense - of the order of Mad bhh bhh.

But this means thatwheninre/ligibbsay God can a’o anya%ag, wemean by “thing” or “thing to be done” some task whose description is not contradictory.

Of course, God can do things we don’t understand because of those things’ im- mense complexity. However, to ask God to doa thingortask the description ofwhich is

contradictory is to ask God to do what is in principle an-understandable, even by God. Such a “thing” is by definition notu thjng, i.e. not a genuine possibility, since the description fails to refer and cannot refer.

To hold God in disrespect for not doing such a thing or task is likeasking a waiter to “blah blah blah,” and then getting upset with the waiter because both you and he don’t know what you are talking about!

The objector asks: Can God make a stone God can’t lift? But this is to ask whether God can create a situation in which the following two forces co-exist: (1) a force that is in mq respect most powerful; and (2) a force that is in one respect more powerful.

In other words: Can God make it true that, with regard to one particular respect, t& most powerful force is at the same time not the most powerful force?

That is: CanGod makeX and not-X true at the same time and in the same respect? But this is to ask: Can God make a hiah h’tzh blah ?

The objector’s question, inother words, contains acontiudi&pl.Thus, theobjection fails because it fails to qualify as intelligible discourse.

For an objection to succeed, it must at least make sense.

Saving Private Malcolm fake serious trouble counting my change at the Arts coffee shop.

F or some reason, my English profes- Last week, all of a sudden, in front of the sors can’t restrain themselves from whole class, “So, are you in compti#flrengi- announcing to the entire class that neering, Malcolm?”

I’m in Engineering. “Uh S . . no,” I Once they find replied honestly, re-

out(theyalwaysseem ally not wanting to to), it’s like they’re “Beware! . pursue the conversa- hooked on some drug . and they know they shouldn’t, but theycan This guy likes to ~~~~~~~!$~ only hold offfor soIong before they have to in- dulge themselves by burned, they were in- making a very con- cinerated. Their ashes spicuous, very dreadful and annoying ari- had been gathered from the rocky shores of nouncement to the entire class. the stream.down below, petrified, and sent

Near the beginning of the semester: hurtling into space at the speed of sound. “How many of you are aotin English?” the Thanks, buddy. Thanks a lot. We’ll see profpretends to ask theclass, but then stares how well you do when it comes time for right at me. Iusuallyrespond to this question coursecritiques. . as if someone has just asked, “Okay, who Why do all of these profs insist on mak- here would like to be shot in the head?” I ing such a spectacle out of my apparent immediately stare at the floor and try to feel “scientist” status? like an English student. Am I really that strange? I’m not

Last week, I was unceremoniously ashamed of my faculty, but once people find outed, far behind enemy lines, in the depths out, I get the feeling that they expect me to of Hagey Hall. My professor had been hav- breakout theoldcalculatorand test themon ing a problem with his computer and as he their times tables. I’d just rather be anony- explained his problem to the class, this preda- mous. Apparently, that’s not possi ble in Arts. tor was secretly preparing to destroy my Maybe there’s no escape. hlaybc IW

meticulously-constructed “fake artsie” hang a sign around my neck that reads “Be- cover. ware! This guy likes to add fractions!” Or

I do my best to fit in. For weeks, 1 have maybe I should get my own little side show curtailed my audible recitations of math- going and tour the country with a few midg- ematical theorems and from time to time, I ets and a bearded lady.

Forget Dicaprio and Dion by Jesse Bergman specl’a/ tu fmprint

W hen I was in Grade 8, wedida

three week study on I Titanic. We talked I about the differences

in class, why the dis- aster is so well- known, how it could have been avoided and all sorts of interesting tidbits about lifeon board the ship.

Ever since the James Cameron movie fif2z~ic came

Helikedthemovie. , out, I have been de-

Photo by JaniceJim nouncing the movie. It is nothing more than another Holly-

wood extravaganza which snatches a famous historical event and sensationalizes the loss of fifteen hundred lives into a multi-million dollar profit.

Even deeper and more disturbing, it transforms the concept of Titanic from a catastrophe which transcended society and generations to a hit movie about the sad loss of a lover on a ship. The movie fails to connect us through a shared compassion and understanding of the enormity of nature and our humbleness before it.

When I learned that there was a speakeron the topic of Titanic who seemed tooffer a fresh perspective, I was r&her curious tohearwhat he had tosay. I showed up at Hagey Hall on January 27 at a quarter to five. As I climbed up into the balcony to find a seat, Dr, MacInnis began his presentation, whichconsistedofstories, tales andanecdotesmixed inwith

several cuts of documentary footage. This was a presentation by an extraordinary individual

and a remarkable leader who has been (and still is) involved in the cutting edge of aquatic research. He has gone to depths of up to 5000 meters in some of the most lightless parts of the ocean. He has seen sharks tear apart bait, metal cages and even each other (similar to present-day American politics, he noted). And he has explored the remains of the Titanic.

At a time when Russia and the US were sending nuclear submarineson top secret stealth games of tag, Dr. MacInnis and his colleagues were working to bring the two countries together “using science and the understanding of the ocean” as their bond. He tells of the first time the team’s two submersibles met underwater. He remembers staring out the porthole at his Russian friend, who was sharing the6000 pounds ofpressure per square inch only a few feet away, and thinking how true it is that “the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him a friend.”

Of course one of the main topics, as expected, was the story of James Cameron (a close personal friend of his) and the making of the motion picture Titanic. He told a tale of a man very different than the one expected to be the driving force behind the commercialized vision of Titanic. Appar- ently, Cameron was compelled to personally visit the re- mainsofthesunkenship. “It’s thepeoplethatare important [to Cameron] in this story,” we were told. Cameron felt it necessary to risk his life (and indeed, he had very close calls on two separate occasions) in order to better understand what had happened. After many dives to the wreckage, James realized that thedanger had been worthwhile in establishing a real connection to theTitanic and the lives it had affected. Despite a complete lack of support from the film industry, Cameron perservered through black nights and rough seas to produce what has become one of the most successful films of our time.

Dr. hlacInnis asked Cameron if he could sum up what made him successful in one sentence or so. Cameron told

him it was three really important things: dream hard, believe in yourself and dare to be different.

When Dr.MacInnis accepted questions, he revealed even more about himself. His dream is for all of us to have a better understanding of the natural world and to acquire that understanding at a much faster rate than we currently are moving. He is against removal of objects from the Titanic (except elements ofthe ship which are used to analyze what happened), especially those that are sold for money: “That kind of commercialism really bothers me.”

With thatinmind,lputupmyhand toaskoneofthelast questions: “You mentioned that you were against the com- mercialization of the Titanic. Yet it’s been suggested that the James Cameron movie was nothing more than that sort of venture. How do you respond to such an opinion?” He responded, “Yes, of course it is commercial expression. It makes money, therefore it’s commercial.” There is a fine line, however, between taking advantage of a situation and presenting us with a powerful perspective ofa true story. The movie captivated Macinnis because Cameron “told us honestly about the power and the cold of the Atlantic, and its ability to crush [what we’ve made].” The Titanic “took three years to buiId,and lOseconds topunch a holein itthar would sink it.”

One of the most fundamental changes that our society needs, he feels, is a change in the way we perceive and interact with our environment. So what’s the Titanic got to do with the environment? The story of Titanic, to Dr. MacInnis, is more than just a story ofaship or the tragic story of the people aboard that ship; it’s “the story of how we as a society are behaving,” in terms of the inappropriate percep- tion of our superiority over our natural environment and the resulting thoughtless and destructive attitude towards that environment and the other species that co-exist therein-He finished his lecture with this idea: “There are two rules we have when diving, which I think apply both to the natural world and allofyou in thisinstitution: Numberone, takecare of each other, and number two, take care of each other!”

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IMPRINT, Friday, February 5, 1999 FEATURES 15

photo by Lana Williams

T he rango is an anthem to life. This sensual traditional Latindanceisabout

love, passion and freedom. Oddly, the tango is also about Rene Crespo. -

Renfi Crespo is an electrical repair person in Plant Operations at WW, who incidently teaches the tango to students through the Span- ish Club. In his inconspicuous blue I’lant Ops uniform, Rene seems to be an unassuming electrician. But to talk to Ren6 is to learn differ-

ently. With his charming accent,

Run6 explains how dancing is like creating a beautiful painting and chat, “When you paint you don’t measure.” Ren& continues by saying, “U’hen you dance you don’t count steps - you just dance.” The tango is an expression of love and with love you shouldn’t count or pre-plan your moves.

The hmkst thing about the tango is not the tricky steps, it’s learning how to “absorb the music and interpret it.” Ren6 believes this is because the tango is only “for people who appreciate life, have a sense of art and [are] sensi- rive.”

The tango has always been recognized as a provocative dance, so much so that men originally danced with men because *‘no good girl would dance like that.” If a man wanted to dance with a woman, he had to visit a brothel.

The dance was eventually spread to Europe and then to Hol- lywood. “Then tango became more fancy and crazy,” Ken6 explains. “But we don’t dance with a rose in our mouth or wear shiny shirts.”

What does Ren6 think of this “swing thing” that is sweeping across North America? He says that

compared to the tango, swing is “a more noisy impression of art.” Tango is &our: communic~ring with your partner and “you can? communicaIewhen [your partner] is 3 metres in the air.”

Rene is also the President of the Board of the Simon Boliver I lousing Co-op, a housing project that provides ethnic minorities with “decent housing at a low cmost.” Rem2 lived in the co-op for t-en years and says “to live in the co-op is to have our own freedom.. . and contribute tocanada.”

Ren6 appreciates all the freedom Canada has to offer. He moved to Canada in 1974 as a result of political pressure during the coup d’etat in Chile. The coup saw mas- sivearrest ofpolitical and religious leaders, as well as heads of unions and social institutions. Rem5 was placed in a concentration camp as a result of his own political activism. He was eventually able to contact the Canadian Embassy and obtain visas for him and his filmily to flee Chile and come to Canada. Rem5 has been married for38years and has four successful children.

Rene’s energy is contagious and there is no doubt that Ren6 is speaking from his heart when he says, “I dance because I love tango and believe in life.”

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chow3 form of greeting or con- gratularory outler. Is it a lack of intorestorhas this salutarion been lost in the hustle and bustlcofdaily routine.? A lvcck ago, I decided that I alone must reintroduce this pastime to the uncnlightcned few. jVith a groove in my footfall, a hip, slap-it-to-me-mama, down-with-it stroll, I plrt my self-conscience attitude behind and selected the lucky few who were evidently in need of a commendable karma slap* A very skillful approach was needed not to frighten or alarm the receiver. I was quite disappointed that, after thirty attempts, only twa very mcdiocrc high fives were returned. I have taken it upon myself to give the Waterloo scudent body a step-by-step approach to the art of the I ligh Five.

i~~~~~.~el't/le~~~nvest,'oll. A SlOW wtivcr of legs ;md 3rrns. Left foot in front of the right, walk withlames Brawn as your accomplice. Be sure I0 slightly yunch yuurlcftiind rij$t sho~~~cier in tempo with your feet. A slight sway of the hips is also nc~dcd, Got it? Now hold ic!

hot damn, so is a high five. A fa- vouri tc choice of mine are people who fed hey ha\ e to walk to class vcrs; determined and with their lxds don-n. as if to get to class without any human inrrusion into their tranquil detached world. .4 high five to a friend may also give them a quick picker-upper.

Tire utiliznrtion. Always start at least four strides in front, careful not to miss the designated subject entirely and possibly alarm any undesignated followers. Capture their attention with a choice phrase ! like, “Hey man, gimme a high Five,” followed by a direct boister- ous Ric Flair, “Whoooooo.” Now, raise you right arm high, hand unclosed and ready for connection. If the high five is to be complete, it is up to the receiver to comprehend and finish this deli- cate phase of practice. If connection is made, you will hear the smackoftwoconnecting hands. If gloves or mittens are worn it will be a muffled cuff, yet ail apparently equal in after effect.

Left~n~g@?This is the unfor- tunate failure of the receiver to acknowledge and return the high five or administer the high five correctly. A high five projector may find hirnsdf/h~=rsdf in :ln embnr-

rassingand Ilncomprnnlisingsiti1- ation (arm distinctly raised in the ;lir with nobody to hit it). If this happens, there are two steps thlrt can lx tAcn.‘l’dx cstenderl hmd, notiuxbly clci3tcd in the air, and

lower as if you were only scratch- ing the back of );our head. Or a supplcmenta~co~:er-up co the latter is to take your extended hand and wave as if you SW SO~K.WX you knew at a greater distance away. Good, reputation Salk aged.

To ~~ee~~p El~~ll~~~~~ig~~~~ dtm - pions. Once the basic high five has been mastered, you can practice othervariationsand advanced cech- niques. Try jumpingand then administer the high five, thus being an applied higher five. hly favour- ite is a snowball of the original. Startwith theprocedureoftheorigi- nal high five. Now, with this select phrase say “Hey man, high five!” (execute high five). Now say “down low” (reverse low five, opposite to a high five). Now this part is tricky. Take designated hand and put it around your opposite side and say “around the side” making sure that the receiver is connectingwith your hand at each phase. And finally, this part is great, as the receiver tries to slap your hand (appropriately placed at you opposite side) take you hand away andgood-naturedlysay “tooslow.” It is great fun for all indeed.

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Boston Creme as an institution

H ello and welcome to-North America, which might beOld English for “Land

of the chronically obese who continue to stuff themselves with repulsive foods.”

Theenigmaofdoughnuts hasariscn in recent discussion. Essentially, the crux of the thing is this: most people agree that doughnuts are basically disgusting, yet per- sist on eating them. Why? I would welcome enlightenment on this one. I, normally so eruditeand inventive, am stumped.

Let us begin our investigation in the manner of any weak high school essay: whip out the dictionary. “Dough@nut (dbunqt)n. a ring or ball of swcctcned dough fried in deep-fat and often coated with sugar.” NOW, doesn’t that just activate the old salivaries? “Deep fat.” Profound lard.

As one who had the misfortune ofwork- ingar Tim Hortons for a time (that’s a whole column in itself), I can say that I have seen norhing more complctcly nauseating than littlo wads of pale mushiness afloat in a tub of bubbling grease.

LAX it bc resolved, then, that doughnuts are pretty much gross. Still, they tend to be the accepted feed-the-h(>rdcs-who-arc-here- more-or-less-;lglins~-ttieir-will snackrrtcon-

ventions and such gatherings. Even we at Imprint are guilty of succumbing to this weird psychological draw at weekly staff meetings (yes, that’s where your $4.1 Ogoes. We’re horrible, we know).

The attraction may lie in the playful shape of the pastries or their fancy decora- tions. Doesn’t it bring out the child in all of us to flingcolourful little sugar balls, or twirl our finger in the doughnut hole or squeeze the goo out of Boston Cremes?

As we get older and more potty-minded, however, playing with doughnuts loses its girlish charm and becomes merely phallic and kind ofyucky. “Doughnuts and Repres- sive Freudian Behaviour.” I may wait until this one comes out in paperback.

Seriously, though, the decade-span- ning doughnut phenomenon is huge, from the dunkable companion to coffee, to the basis for a plethora ofdough-peddling bak- eries.

From a linguistic perspective, “donuts” was probably the ancestor of all cleverly conrracted words (d& n&, Mv~rlykontrtl~-~e~ - set’ under “how to drive Katia bananas”).

In conclusion: icky. That said, as you read this I’m probably headed to the Im- print office, to be welcomed by ri massive box of profoundly lardy sugar, and there better be double chmwlares left.

by Students Advising Co-op spted to hnprin t

T hese are heady days to be at a Students Advising Co-op (SAC) meeting. Every Wednesday at 4:30

p.m. we are deciding the future of co-op at the University of Waterloo. You need to be involved.

Everyone knows that SAC, as it has existed, is a jokeTaken seriously by no one, it has been called a “puppet for co-op for parroting back the lame excuses co-op has been spewing” (Imprint Editor Kieran Green, July 17,1998). On the other hand, co- op is the very reason many of the university’sstudentshavecometoUWandacentra1 reason for CJW’scountry-leadingreputation. Something needs to be done and this term SAC is doing it.

But what has to be done? Workingdili- gently this term, we’ve come up with three solid options for you to consider.

The first is to have SAC’s structure remain unchanged but make it more independent from Feds and Co-op. Thisoption, the easiest to implement, would bringabout very little change but would at least make SAC more effective than it is now. A varia- tion of this alternative is 10 make SAC more represenrative of the students by having each facu1tCs student society elect two members.

a Feds commission and provide services and representation for co-op students. The advantage is that Co-op Councilors would be directly elected by co-op students, instead of being indirectly chosen through the student societies. Thisoption also would be easy to implement, requiring only a change in the Feds bylaws. 0n the other hand, it would lack the visibility of some of the other options since few students are aware ofScu- dents’ Council’s existence (it’s the body that governs Feds).

The third and most ambitious option is to create an independent Co-op Student Society. A Co-op Society would hc an au- tonomous organization created with the sole purpose of servingco-op students and repre- senting their needs to Co-op. The faculty societies represent their students to their own faculty, but there is no similar body beyond Feds that represents co-op st udcn ts to co-op. Co-op Sot would fili that gaping hole. WhiIe this option presents the maxi- mum potential for change, it would be the most challenging to implement, requiring a rcfcrendum ofco-op students to ratify its

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4 :06 pm. GMT, January 28, 199% Ban- gor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

There is barbed wire lining the top of the backyard fence. I was accosted by police at the Newcastle airport for accidentally putting my passport in the wash. I can’t find any sugar or milk for my tea.

It’s the sugar and milk that’s bothering me the most. Can you tell I’ve spent the last week in England? Well, now two lovely young Irish girls have just shown me where to find the sugar. Now ali is well. They asked me if I liked the weather here; it is greyand wet out,

1O:SS a.m. CIW’, January 29, 1999. Lecture Theatre 7, University of Ulster at Coleraine. I can still feel the beer sloshing around in my brain. Everything is new here; it’s like Frosh week all over again. Except the scenery is much nicer.

Lush with green trees and grass, it’s a beautiful country, Last night was spent in the pub, then the club, then by the ocean. The view at Portstewart is unmatched. I know that I will see many more sights, much more beautiful, and this is my first glimpse of the Emerald IsIe. Now I know why that is its name, i could see the waves crashing against the coast. I can only imagine the magnitude of its beauty in the daytime. It was impressive enough at night.

905 p.m. GMT, January 29, 1999. 1 Atlantic Court, Coleraine. I was just thinking about the very first “Flagon my knapsack” column I wrote back in the summer. I wrote of the beauty of the Waterloo campus, and

how I hoped to find such beauty in Ireland. The next week, there was a letter to Lhe editor warning me that I’d not find such beauty ( I was writing specifically abou t trees and the riverside) because Ireland had been farmed todeath and was all sheep and fences. Well sir, I am here and you are wrong. There are plenty of trees. No big forests mind you. However, driving from Bangor to Coleraine I saw many big, craggy trees that reached out over the road as a sort of gateway.

There are also trees here on campus. The running trail at the backof the campus is lined with trees, younger trees granted, but beautiful and entirely green, I realized that the green coat is of course moss. This moss doesn’t just grow on the north side of the tree, but all over it. This place is wonder- fully green. It is also grey, as we don’t see much ofthe sun. There have been moments, and they have been well worth the trip.

1:lc) p.m. February 1, 1999. Atlantic Court. The sun woke me up this morning. I don’t know where it’s gone now. The clouds have taken it away. Still, it was a sight to behold: the sun rising over the thick green land, shining through the dry, bare thickets outside my window. It was a perfect start to the first day of spring. It is an old Irish tradition that February 1, St. Brigid’s Day, is called the first day of spring. All the signs of spring are certainly here:birdschirping, grass all mucky (but still green), trees just bud- ding, and ofcourse the sun’s gentle nudge in the morning to get you up.. . for the first day of school!

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Loving food by Ellen McKay

V enlighten my fellow students, I’ve come up with a few ideas. You could stick

speda/ to fmpfint

with the standard flowers and chocolates, but why not branch out? Get yoursweetie oneof many assorted stuffed animals-say a “True

alentine’s Day is rapidly approach-

Heart Teddy,” a “Heavenly Hedge hog,” or a love bug named Bangles or Buzby? Or

mg, and in my ongoing quest to help

you could get an elephant, dog, monkey, mouse or other cutesy-pie toy in a rather putrid shade of pink that is only available around Valentine’s.

popular dish at a bridegroom’s prenuptial

just think about it folks . . .), and peltchcs’

dinner because of its reputed aphrodisiac powers. And then there’s carrots - early Middle Eastern royalty regarded the carrot

aroma and juicy Flesh strongly appeal to the

to be; a significant aid in seduction (sorry if

senses,

this is creating some Monica Lewinskyesclue images).

Various veggies can also do the trick. In 19th ten tury France, warm asparagus wr:ls ;I

Then there are the standards ones - caviar, oysters, chocolates, truffIes, and champagne. But why not be trulyadventur- ous? In parts of Eastern Asia, snake blood is used to boost a flagging male libido. Please note that the ,4eJt effects are obtained from

perfectly fresh

Ifyou’re the practical type, why not get a personalized mouse pad or even better yet, recordable CDs? Yes, our very own bookstore is having a special on re- corda ble CDs, to .boost a flagging

male libido.

mixed with hard liquor (I’d recommend the second option). Or if you

and apparently it’s for Valen- tine’s Day since the little

ing it are shaped like red and white hearts. I know that if any guy gaveme recordable CDs

signs advertis-

for Valentine’s day, I’d just melt. If you’re looking for something a little

more personal, why not try cooking for your special someone? There are many foods out there that areconsidered aphrodisiacs(which supposedly cause or increase sexual desire) so you can impress and arouse your loved one at the same time.

A nice fruit salad is good - either as a breakfast item or dessert. Strawberries, dates, apricots, bananas, peaches and pears are all supposed to be effective. Dates, theoreti- cally, improve men% potency, bananas(weI1,

prefer, you can

posed to be equally effective. Anyone hun- icy Yet?

try bat blood, which is sup-

And for those of you who truly like to live life on the edge - try the Spanish fly. It is considered to be a potent aphrodisiac and the only real drawback to using it is that itcould kill you. Forexample, consumption of 1.6 grams of pulverized beetles should lead todeath within a day. But hey, no pain, no gain!

Just one final comment--use my sug- gestions at your own risk. Don’t ever&i& about blaming me if these things don’t work or if they kill/maim you or your special someone.

by Melanie Smith, Fed Promotion Team special to hnpfint

T hat famous “Love Day” is fast ap- proaching and while I’m sure you are

all are busy making plans of your own, we thought we’d inform you of the Love Fest we have planned!

Wednesday: Stop waiting by the phone, they are probably at the Bomber. It will be Single and Loving it Night! So get out your cheesiest pick up lines and enter our best pick up line contest. Work it Baby!

Thursday: You know it and love it as Boys and Girls Night, but during Valen- tine’s week have some fun at Girl MEETS Boy night. Hey Ladies, if you are single, committed or somewhere in between, this is your chance to take advantage of it! All ladies will be given a balloon to correspond

with their “status.” Already found \ our honey, maybe a pink balloon? Single and not interested, that is, “Back off Buddy,“’ maybe a green balloon would suit you. Sin- gle and Looking for Love? Try a big. bright red balloon.

Friday: Get Romanticat Ground Zero! For the first time ever, Ground Zero is host- ingan intimate fourcourse dinner,completc with flowers and candles. Marc, the chef, has prepared a menu that would put the finer restaurants in town to shame. How does Chicken Kiev, paupierte of sole (stuffed with crab and scallops) or roast beef sound? Not to mention starting off with shrimp bisque soup or Cobb salad along with fresh bread. And finally, the piece de resistance -crepe Suzettc! Mmmmmmmmm! All for $18.95. Make your reservations today!

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No cure for the common cold by Dave johnsfan spec~a~to fmpn!nt

I recall hearing as a child that there was nocure for the common cold. At the time this

seemed to be a weighty and important piece of knowledge, which I would mention in the schoolyard when I wanted to demonstrate my intelligence. As I later learned, the reasoning behind this so-called ‘fact’ had to do with the nature of viruses and the body’s immune system.

Once a person is infected by a virus, that person’s immune system begins to produce specialized antibodies to combat that specific virus. If, later in life, that person is exposed to that virus, their immune system is able to immediately produce the required antibodies, the end result being that the person doesn’t get sick, Thus, a given virus can only make you ill once.

The supposed impossibility of a cold cure stems from the fact that thccommoncoldisnotcaused by a single virus, but rather by about 200 different viral strains (which is why we seem to catch colds so bloody often). Develop- ing an antibody to counter one of

these strains is nearly pointless, since a person could still be in-. fected by any of the rest. With the cost of developing and marketing a new drug averaging between $350 million and $500 million, developing antibodies for all of them would be unrealistically ex- pensive {and who wants to take 200 drugs just to get over a cold?). A poteniial cure would have to deal with most of the strains. Now, according to a research team at- Boehringer Ingleheim Pharma- ceuticals, such a treatment for the common cold may be in the fore- seeable future.

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The story of this potential cure begins with biochemist Timothy Springer who, in the early 198Os, identified a molecule which lymphocytes (a type of white blood cells which help fight infec- tions) use to adheie to other cells. He gave this molecule the somewhat cumbersome name “lymph- ocyte” function associated anri- gen (thankfully shortened to LFA- 1). The question then arose: what exactly was LFA-1 adhering to? Further research by Springer’s postdoctoral student, Robert Rothlein, led to the identification of the “only slightly less awkwardly named intercellular adhesion mol-

ecule one” (ICAM-1). It turnsout thatlCA.M-1 isone

of a group of molecules which, as the name may suggest, allow cells to stick to one another. As well as allowing lymphocytes to perform their function, these molecules assist in other physiological func-

.tions, such as holding the cells of your body together.

All in all, ICAM- is a good thing. Unfortunately, as well as preventing your body from collapsing in a puddle, ICAM- is the path- way through which many strains of the common cold virus enter your body.

The family of common cold viruses known as rhinoviruses contains around 100 strains of the common cold virus. Rhinoviruses adhere to, and infect, cells in the nasal cavity. Research by molecu- lar biologist Richard Colonno, in 1982, discovered that 90 per cent of rhinoviruses (or about 45 per cent of all common cold viruses) adhered to the ICAM- in cells of the nasal cavity.

If nearly half of the common cold viruses entered the body in an identical manner, then a single, economically feasible drug could be developed to counter the rhinoviruses which adhered to

1CAM-l. One can imagine the little dollar signs begin to appear in the eyes of pharmaceutical execu- tives.

In the past decade, teams at I31 Pharmaceuticals and Bayer have worked to bring a cold cure to the market. They are using a similar approach to the problem. A nasal mist consisting of a solution of free ICAM- not attached to any cells is sprayed into the nose.

The hope is that rhinoviruses entering the nasal cavity will adhere to this free-floating ICAM- 1 rather than to cellular ICAM- 1. If enough of the viruses do attach themselves to this decoy ICAM-1, then either the cold will not set in or its severity should be reduced.

Clinical tests conducted by I31 Pharmaceuticals at the University of West Virginia have had sdme promising results. 177 student volunteers were exposed to rhinoviruses, treated with either a ICAM- nasal mist or a placebo, and then tested for common cold symptoms: headache, sore throat, congestion, cough and chills to name a few, The results suggest that the ICAM- spray had at least some positive effects on the subjects. The magnitudeof the symptoms in those subjects which re-

ceived the spray was decreased by between a third and a half, according to Frederick Hayden, who conducted the experiment. The resultsofthisexperimentareprom- ising enough for research into the development of a commercial ICAM- nasal spray to continue.

It is worth noting that such a spray would only be effective against about half of the colds it is possible to catch, and even then it will likely reduce the severity of the symptoms of only that half. If the ICAM- treatment is only partially effective, will there be suf- ficient demand for it to be a mar- ketable product? As well, details such as recommended dosages and frequency of use are yet to be determined.

Despite all of this, the ICAM- 1 treatment is the most promising treatment for thecommon cold yet found. A commercially available form of the ICAM- spray, if it becomes available, is likely still several years in the future but, if you catch as many colds as I seem to, there is something to hope for.

Apparentlymychildhood notion of a cure for the common cold being impossible is likely wrong. So much for being the playground genius.

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Thursday, January 28,1999

by Lana Williams /mprintstiaf

I f you can click and drag you may already be well on your way to creating your very own

personalized webpagc! LivePage promised this at a recent lecture series being hosted by InfraNET.

The first seeds 6f this company began in the late eighties at the University of Waterloo. LivePage is a multi-user XML/ HTML content-basemanagement system (CBMS for short) based on their Relational Storage model. Its features are pretty useful, because one no longer negds to be a computer programmer in order to have

a personalized web page. It also allows the user to apply his already existing skills in WordPerfect and other software to his new web page. 1 Jsing tags, the CBMS sorts and organizes the info into a web friendly format. It also allows you

to edit your web page by clicking on a file and dragging it to a new location. Then with one simple click on the update icon, your page is instantly updated. No more fooling around with HTMLor Java, though you can include these in your web page design as well. Some of the main points that were stressed in this infomercial/lecture were: drag and drop content management, multi-user collaborative content management, transparent integration with authoringtools via OLE automation, and the web publishing style wizard which is a quick and easy way to express your creativity on your web page.

LivePage automatically presents an index, site map, hyperlink generation and a “what’s new” section on your page. Though this program would make creating a web page very easy and efficient, the lecture seemed to be focused on big business web pages that have a lot of content and need constant updating. And with a price tag of$$,OOO, one can understand why a typical student would not be investing in this product. Looks iike we will be stuck with HTML and Java for a while longer.

AIDS virus passed from chimps

. Scientists have traced the ori- gin of the AIDS virus to an endan- gered species of African chimpanzee. Because the chimpanzee is able to live with the virus without falling ill, they hope that this ad- vance will lead to a vaccine-The virus made the leap to humans because people in thearea hunted, butchered, and consumed the chimpanzees as a regular part of their diet.

Physicists create heavy element

. American and Russian nuclear physicists say they’ve created a new ultra-heavy element that may help in the development of a host of new elements once considered impossible. Ifconfirmed, it would mark a major goal of nuclear physics: tocreate an element far heavier than any in nature that would sur- vive for long enough to permit scientific study.

Scientists bombarded a rare isotope, or form, of plutonium with atoms of a rare isotope of calcium

to create a single atom of the new element.

I?elay of space station

The heart ofthe new Interna- tional Space Station, Russia’s Serv- ice Module, will remain on the ground until at least mid-August. And the long-awaited ChandraX- ray observatory is still being tested and won’t be ready for launch until niid-May at the earliest.

The shuttle fleet is being tuned up to fly;but payload delays could tear gaping holes in NASA’s normally crisp flight schedule. Space station managers said they expect a delay by Russia in ship- ping the station’s service module from the factory to the launch site.

Atomic lines by micro pen

’ Researchers have created a high-tech pen chat can rlraw lines finer than a human hair.The new nanometre drawing technique is a new step toward building electronic chips a thousand times smallerthan those nowincomput- ers. Smaller chips could lead to

more powerful, sophisticated elec- tronics thattakeupverylittlespace. Chad A. Mirkin, a chemistry professor at Northwestern Univer- sity, and his team have learned how to draw a line that is 15 nanometres wide. The smallest electronic circuits now in devel- opmentare about 180 nanometres. A nanometre is one-billionth of a metre.

Life on earth older than thought

Controversial new evidence from Greenland has pushed back the frontiers of existing knowledge about when life started on Earth. A Danish scientist has found traces of carbon left by liv- ingorganisms in rocks formed 3.7 billion years ago or more in the remote mountains and islands of West Greenland.

The oldest known fossils, fwm Wcsrsxn h~strdk, ace 2-S

billion years old. Minik T. Rosing of the Geological Museum and the Danish Lithosphere Center, both in Copenhagen, published his analysis of sedimentary rocks this week.

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H igh quality games don’t come along all that often. Bddur3 Gate is a game

that is destined to be a classic. Sure,Baldur’&z~~ has some small problems that are annoying at times, but the good vastly out- weighs the bad. Quite simp1y, B~Mtir’s Goti is the best role playing game to come along in years. It marks the resurrection of the party system, a

(it rains a lot in B&4er’s Gke) and day fades to night as you play.

The most exciting and com- pelling components of the game are the plot and quests. The plot, as mentioned above, progresses towards the solution to the iron problem in the Sword Coast, which is

-much more complex than it would seem.

Along the way, you can elect to help the citizens of the realm by going on quests for them. It could be as simple as fetching something for them ,to rescuing a pris- oner from a fortress. Baldur’s GO& offers over a hundred quests, and you will feel compelled to finish them all. Quests almost always offer a reward for their completion.

you must interact with people fre- quently.

To assist a player in keeping track of events going on in the game, a journat has been provided which lists the quests you have been solicited to finish and any comments your character feels important to him or her. They are organized by chapter, which can be a little confusing if you jump around in the game, as I did.

The game is best played lin- early, despite the assurance of the game developers that it is non- tinear. It is best to finish one area thoroughly before moving on, A high-level character coming back near the end of the game to earlier areas will not experience challenge

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If you have been playing games for awhile,syou might remember SSI’s classic Gold Box series, which started with Pools of Radiance. Pods of Radimm launched the world of the Forgotten Rahzs full force into

leased around 1991 CwateYuurmCOmbat@. s&r it is. and several titles fol- The only thing lowed. The series faL graphic courtesy of Interplay

wrongwith the sound tered after a while and died off, B~Mw’J Gate is very much in this theme and it has been way too long in the coming! My first impression of&z/..Wk Gate wasn’t as favourable. This is because the graphics are rendered at 640 x 480, and therefore look somewhat stretched and grainy on large monitors, I turned the graphics colour up to 32 -bit, which helped somewhat. The play system fuddled me for a little bit as well. However, I know that graphics do not make a game, and I forged ahead. I was impressed very soon, and became deeply immersed in the Forgot- ten Realms.

The game begins with your creation of a character, whom you will represent at all times in the game, The idea is that you are this character, and the story revolves around you. You play an orphan raised by the sage Gorion. You must discover your past and stop the iron shortage that is plaguing the Sword Coast. The game spans sevenchapters, five CDs, and over 10,000 screens for you to explore. Incontrasttothecomputergener- ated environments ofDi&‘t7 (save the town), every single screen in Balder’s Gate was drawn by hand, and it feels like it when you walk through them. It really hits home when you are walking by a pond and fish are jumpingwhile butter- flies flit about. Raindrops create patterns on the surface of the water

Very few games compel players to continue playing for hours on end, but this is one of them.

. The interface is a1so a strength of the game. It allows the player to set the pace of the game at a11 times. The game is all played in real-time except for combat. How- ever, you can suit the combat to your play style by choosing whether or not you want it to be real-time, completely turn based or any mixture of the two. I found that playing completely real-time with the space bar set to pause is the best mix. It allows you to play very fast while controlling the flow of battle at any time.

Buldur’s Gtzte seems to have found the right difficulty level. It is very hard at times, which presents a challenge and forces you to think about solutions to the problem. Some problems you can just avoid, some you should tackle head on, and some you must play slyly in order to win.

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The game has a reputation system that effects how the people of the realm react to you. Good deeds will raise your reputation, while slovenly acts will lower it. A good reputation causes good and neutral persons to react favorably, while evil persons act hostile towards you. The opposite is true for those that choose to be evil. A word ofwarning, however; it would be much harder to play an evil character in Baldzrr’s G&t, since

is that the characters are somewhat annoying with one effecting a Gabor accent while another talks about space hamsters. Only a few ofthem really intrigued me. It gets a little annoying when you have a reputation of 20 and hear characters talk about leadership problems, too. These concerns pale in the overall picture, though.

There is so much more to say about Baldur’s Cute, but the only way you can truly experience it is to go out and get it. I have never recommended buying a game, but this game is worth your hard earned money. It really is that good. In a time when games seem to be slid- ing down into a pit of staleness, Baldur’s Gut8 offers just what garners have been craving for years.

Pros

Quests are engaging; plot is immersive; inter-chapter sequences are well done and contribute to the overall plot significantly; sound adds atmosphere; game is huge; many hours of play; hand drawn environments are very well done.

Cons

Pathing sometimes fails; some characters are annoying (personal preference); low resolution graphics don’t look as good on large monitors as they do on small.

Fire on ice Warriors masters of their domain

by john Swan JmprimtalF

Q uick, what varsity squad is really playing well right now? Ofcourie, theanswer is the Men’s Ice Hockey

a . And after gaining three points over the weekend, the Warriors are knocking at the door ofWestern and ofWilfrid Laurier for an elusive play-off position.

On January 29, the UniversityofWater- loo Warriors battled the University of West- ern Ontario Mustangs at Columbia. Ice Fields. From the first face-off, this game would apparently be quite the affair as both C.J. Denomme and Joe Harris saw little work. Overall, this was a defensive conflict

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as checks flew and stick work flourished, Early in the match, the goaltenders were loo lead to one goal. For Waterloo, this like brick walls. Fortunately for the Warri- caused, a great deal of anxiety. However, ors, Brandon Moffatt received a pass from Mike McIlven scored a power play goal with Sean Fitzgerald and the former made a shot one minute and thirty seconds to go in regu- that whizzed by Denomme. After one pe- . lation. riod, the Mustangs possessed a one-goal For Waterloo, victory was achieved, but deficit. Dave Cressman was not satisfied with the

The second period was similar to the play. “I didn’t think we played solidly at first as Denomme and Harris tookon all who all,” said Cressman, “We offered challenges. Obvi- .: . . : .‘. < ..: get a 3-O lead and what ously, both goaltenders were <<? ;;pararteasba;;;dr,rn;; I? ‘.: stubborn in yielding goals. However, five seconds be- : ” . . league. Overall, this was fore the start of sixth minute, - .: GregFullertonmadeapower play goal by slipping the puck through Denomme’s W&n 2

. . an ugly game.” Cressman did praise Sean Fitzgerald and Brett Turner for doing their job. As for the zebras,

“five hole.” After two peri- .’ Cri=ssman stated that, “The

ods, Waterlooenjoyed a two- referee (Beatty) let a lot of plays go so that goal surplus. there were few penalties.”

The offensive teams for both Western As for Western coach Barry Martinelli, and Waterloo finally arose in the third pe- he said, “We played really hard and the riod. First, Mike Johnson scored on a tough game was fairly even. However, Waterloo shot to give Waterloo a three to nil lead. had a couple of breaks and played a hard- Western, much to theircredit,didnotsurren- d&r as Todd Bradley fooled Harris 27 set-

nosed, disciplined game.” Martinelli lauded Chris George as, “having one of his best

onds after Johnson’s goal. Two minutes games here.” Overall, Barry Martinelli gave later, Chris Hare scored to reduce the Water- the Warriors good marks and said Waterloo

Rock on! Warriors cover the pot: OUA finals

by Kate Schwas and Phil Tllker spedd to Jmpht

B 0th the women and men’s curling teams are heading to the OUA Finals after a successful weekend at the

Crossovers in Toronto January 29 and 30. The women’s team went 4-2 at the Crosso- vers, bringing their overall record for the season to 6-4. The men’s team also performed well, going 5-1 at the Crossovers, putting their overall record at 7-4.

Friday, the teams played three games against teams from Trenc, University of lT‘oronto and Queen’s [Jniversity. The War- riors w+:cre ready for battle and fought hard for the cntirc day. Aftera wild nightofparving,

the teams were back on the ice on Saturday to face teams from McMaster University, the Royal Military College and Nipissing University. Both the men and women seemed unaffected by their late night fun and both teams had easy wins over Nipissing.

The OUA Finals, to be held inToronto on February 20 and 21 will see Wilfrid Laurier and University of Western Ontario grace its ice along with our Warriors. Teams from r;hc East Sectional have not been determined yet as their Crossovers were re-scheduled due to weather conditions.

The Warriors will continue practicing for the upcoming finals, and are looking forward to the competition. Good luckat the provincials to both teams.

The third period saw wasted opportunities on both sides. From Rob Marie’s breaka- way that Gelinas halted to a giveaway by Harris that almost resulted in agoal by Scott Batik, both teams had chances to earn the full two points. Eight minutes and 29 seconds into the third period, Greg Fullerton shot from the point and scored togive Water- loo the lead. Indeed, many partisan fans thought that Fullerton’s goal would seal the victory for the Warriors. The Lancers, however, had orher plans. These plans came to fruition three minutes before the end of regulation when Bill Allick scored his second goal of the game. Despite plenty of opportunities to obtain the winning goal in overrime, the result of this match was a 3-3

photo by lee Palmer stalemate. Dave Cressman complimented Wind-

is the better team compared with Laurier. sor, saying, “They play an old-fashioned Forty hours later, the Far West leading dump and chase game. They force you to

University of Windsor Lancers visited Wa- make mistakes and mistakes are the name of terloo. Similar co the Western match, Water- the game? Overall, Cressman called the loo took a fair bit of time to score,,but Sean game “intense, with some big hits, lots of Fitzgerald madearush past several Windsor hard hits and too much stick work on both players to put the puck behind Ryan Gelinas sides.” Dave Cressman commended Sean ten minutes into the game. Later, Ritch Fitzgerald with his play this season, espe- Schaafsma earned a two minute penalty for cially his goal production. holding. Schaafsma lasted . . As for Windsor coach fifteen seconds in the pen- “,, ” ~~:::‘:” i’l. . .: !:

afty box as Rob Marie won (Wat&ob’ i$ \ pf~d~:~;;;a$,;;;;;

a scramble at the-Windsor ’ .” : ” started, we were lucky to get net and snuck the biscuit ” .:: 1.

ti$&jr 3. one point.” As for the play of

past Gelinas. However, Bill the game, Cranker re- Allick capitalized on a marked, “The game was screen play to hoodwink pretty even; the third period Joe Harris near the end of

.: was a stand-off. Overall,

the first period totally. neither team capitalized.” As for players, In the second period, both Gelinas and Cranker applauded Allick for his two goals

Harris stymied any offensive efforts made and Gelinas for stopping acouple of breaka- by Waterloo and Windsor respectively. way. Unfortunately for the Warriors, the flow was The Warriors will travel tonight to St. dictated by the Lane xs. In the 14th minute, Catharine’s to handle the vermin (a.k.a. Kevin Hansel1 seized an opportunity to score Badgers) from Brock University at 7:30 p.m. as the puck flew right into the upper right On February 7, the Warriors return to take on cornerofthe net. As a result, Windsor tied the the Ryerson University Rams at Columbia game at two goals each, Ice Fields. Game time is 200 p.m.

Big wins for men’s and women’s b-ball

by Steve Brooks special tu Jmpdn t

T he Waterloo Warriors women’s basketball team finally removed the monkey from their backs last

weekend. The struggling Warriors nearly doubled their shooting percentages from the floor and the free throw line, while de- fcacing Windsor 76-55 at the same time-

The Warriors were led by second year Leslie Mitchell with 19 points, Meghann Clancy had 14 points and Mary-Frances Lapthorne had 10 points. Earlier in the week, the women weren’t as lucky, They lost a nail-biter to Guelph 51-47 Wednesday evening.

The men’s team came into Wednesday night’s game and put their loses behind them with a 70-58 victory over Guelph. Mike Zavershnik led the Warriors with 13 points. Derek Maat and Mike Stroedereach had 11 points each. Mano Watsa, just back from an injury, contributed eight points to the cause.

Saturday, the Warriors ran into a fiery hot Windsor squad. Windsor, coming off a win against number one ranked EI/IcMasIer, seemed to know how to get at the Warriors Achilles heel. The Warriors lost the game 59-51 to bring their record to 2-S.

Both basketball teams are in action this Saturday, February 6 ar. the PAC.Thewomen tip off at noon and the men at 2 p.m.

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Nordic teams glide to OUA finals

by SteveBrooks spWh/ tu /..prf’nt

T he nordic ski team trav- elled to North Bay for the second OUA qualifier

weekend, hosted by Nippissing. In the team standings, the men finished the weekend with 90 points, which put them in third place behind Carleton and Laurentian, The women finished inchesecondspoc(lO6points)just behind Queen’s,

The men’s team was short

Greg Reain, one of the Warrior’s top skiicrs, who has been sick for the last week. Charles Curtis and Ian Murray, our top skiers, only raced one race (resting up for the finals). Also missing was Jenny Northan, who was not present due to the same illness that kept Greg Reain away for the weekend.

The Saturday Classic race ( 16k for the men and 8k for the women) resulted in eight Wariiors finishing in the top fifty; Charles Curtis finished eighth, Kris Doyon 11 th, Dave Climie 14th, Brian Northan

Znd, Greg Brigley 23rd, Jeremy Crane26th, Chris Naylor45th and Malcolm Lewis rounding out the Warriors in 47th. For the women, Allison Lampi was the first Warrior tocross the line finishing fifth. She was foliowed closely by Jodie Scott who finished 13th, Kelly Skinner 19th, Leanne Wortley 25th, and Monica Henriques finished in 4 1 st,

The Sunday free technique race (16km for the men and 8km for the women), concluded with the Warriors having another strong

performance. Ian Murrayfin- ished second, Dave Climie ninth, Kris Doyon 11 th, Greg Brigley 14th, Jeremy Crane Z&h, Brian Northan Z&h, Chris Naylor 36th and Malcolm Lewis 45 th. Allison Lampi was again the first Warrior to cross the line in fifth. Allison was closely followed again by Jodie Scott who finished eighth, Kelly Skinner 12th, Leanne Wortley 19th, and Monica Henriques 26th.

Dashing through the snow.. .

photo by Ian Alexander Murray

Athletes of the week

Luke Fraser- Warrior Squash by Khten Amin hprintstaf

0 nly a few short years ago, Luke was living in what Canadians would see as a

Luke claims that he made a thou-

tropical paradise. Born and raised in the small northeastern South

sand snowmen in his first year. He

AmericancountryofGuyana, Luke grew up in a land of great rivers and far-stretching seas. You can imagine the shock he experienced when he saw snow for the first time.

says that winter here doesn’t make

practice. Of course, Jie was some-

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whatofaGuyanesesuperstar.Back

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home, Luke played for the junior national basketball team and the regional soccer team. Luke still holds the Caribbean marathon record for 12: 1500 of undefeated

Q: How much time do you

squash games, which he achieved at the age of 15. InCanada, he also excels in sports. Luke is a three time all-star Warrior Squash player, currently ranked first in the OUA

spend on squash?

individual championships.

Q: How do you and the other team members interact? A: They are a great group of guys. We can’t really helpeach other

.during the games because they are one-on-one, but we help each other train and serve harder beforehand. Also, you need to go into the games with a killer instinct, and we give each other pep talks before games.

Q: You must miss Guyana a lot, Do you plan on going back to ‘stay after graduation? A: IonlywanttogobacktoGuy- ana when I can take some of the

him cold because his love for the season makes his blood bubble fast enough to keep him warm.

When Luke came to Canada in 1995, he didn’t know what degree he wanted, so he arbitrarily picked Economics. Luke hadn’t been recruited for the squash team, ._ but he showed up out of nowhere for *tryouts and quickly became captain of the team after the first

A: I train for about three hours a day. But it’s not just all squash. I spendalotoftimejustrunningand stopping on the court, to practice my footwork and to work the mus- cles. Also, I spend time with my coach, who helps me with my hand reflexes. Also, my part-time job is ieaching squash lessons at the Good Life Club. That isn’t really

Leslie, a second year Biochemis- try student-athlete, scored 19 points against Windsor, on Satur- day. Leslie was three for four from the three-point line and demon-

Leslie Mitchell

strated outstandingplay.

Warrior Basketball

practice for me, but . . .

Canadian experience with me, to help others there. Guyana is so corrupt right now. My family is there, and I miss them, but I want to wait and go back when I have something better to offer them. Going back depends on the next few years. Maybe I’ll get serious about squash and want to play full time ifmy knees keep up with me. If I do that, I will stay here.

The Warriors were victorious over Windsor, winning the game 76-56. Mitchell is from Cuelph and was last year’s conference Rookie of the Year.

Luke,afourthyearEconomicsstu- dent-athlete, went into this weck- end’s OUASquash Championship ranked number two in Ontario. He left from the championship as number one, Luke captured the

Luke Fraser

OUAcrownwitha3-Owinoverthe Western representative (9-4,9-Z, 9-4). Fraser made his way to the final by defeating players from McMaster, Western and Queen’s.

Warrior Squash

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Downhi blues

by Davld Alkman /mprintstaiF

L ast Friday, the unofficial UniversityofWaterlooal- pine ski team took to the

slopes of Blue Mountain for their third and final giant slalom race. The flu, injuries and midterms struck the team and only halfof the Waterloo racers were able to make the trip to Collingwood. However, they had their most 5sucdessful results so far this season.

The race was originally supposed to be a slalom, but organiz- ers had to make a last minute change to accommodate McGill and Bishop’s universities, who were making a rare visit from la belle province to compete in the Ontario series. This presented the largest field of skiers to date and the giant slalom format sped up the proceedings.

The fresh and fast snow provided perfect skiing conditions and the Waterloo racers took advantage of this. Heather Brodie and SheilaBarclayplaced l&hand 19th

outofafieldof56womenandwere less than five seconds off the top racer’s combined score. Jennifer Lasky, Christy Fleming and Kate Belcherall had strongsecond runs, with Belcher shaving eight seconds off of her previous run. She also earned accolades for the most stylistic’finish for being the only racer to test out the crash-fence at the end of the course.

Waterloo’s Sean Barfoot returned to action with a vengeance, earning a tenth place finish for the men. Only a little over a second separated. Barfoot from the top racer. Craig Scott and Josh Hall finished 17th and 29th respectively out of 64 racers, while Joel Ziegler had two strong runs and David Aikman . . . well, he at least finished the race. The University of Western Ontario again had a strong day, with their ladies fmishingsec- ond and third while their men finished first and third. The team has a slalom race today at 9:30 a.m. at Beaver Valley resort and is looking to continue their season of improvements.

Hanes our way New Head Coach turns volleyball around

by Kimberly Moser first half as compared to last year has done.” special to /mprint and it went really well. This term, Under the leadership of

we’re 1-2 so far but our fate is still Hanes, the Warriors have more than ftcrcollectingonly two wins

A,

in our own hands. Ifwe win the next doubled their win totals from last during the 1997-98 cam- two games, then we finish second season. More importantly, Hanes

aign, Al Colquhoun and heading into the playoffs.” has brought a winning attitude to the rest: of the 1998-99 University “Coach Hanes has brought an the team that is apparent no matter of Waterloo volleyball Warriors attitude in that we have been sort what is’happcning on or off the decided a change was needed. court. As they head into their So, under the direction of new The Warriors final week of regular season Head Coach Doug Hanes, the play, Colquhoun and the rest Warriors took to the court this have all but of the Warriors are optimistic year with a new attitude. And about their chances and are with only one regular season game remaining, the Warriors appear to have made the right

guaranteed hopingfora shot at a National Championship.

“If we can get by our first decision. With a new attitude and some improved play, the Warriors have all but guaranteed themselves a playoff spoi.

“This season has definitely down there a couple of weeks been a lot better than last year, of lacking and that is the non-ac- ago without three starters and did that’s for sure,” says Colquhoun, a ceptanceofltising.Ithinktheguys fairly well. They have a lot of ex- second-year Systems Design stu- on this teamalways wanted to have perience as far as other levels of dent and graduate of Waterloo that attitude [that losing is unac- play but their university experi- Collegiate Institute. “In the first ceptable] but itwas somethingwe ence is very close to ours. Hope- half of the season, we were 3-2, lacked last year. The potential as I fully, our first match won’t be which is a lot better than our l-5 said was always there but I think against them but I likeourchances record last year. We had a much we sort of needed someone to har- just:toseeifattheendofthegame more positive attitude during the nessit forusand that’s what[Hanes] we could pull it out.”

Move over Mitch . . . We are better than Baywatch!

0 n February 24and 27, the ’ University of Waterloo will be hosting the 1999

Ontario University Lifeguard Competition. This particular Lifeguarding Competition has been running for over 10 years. We are very excited about holding this upcoming event. This University was host lasr year and it proved to be very successful. We had over 200 competitors and volunteers involved in this competition.

The lifeguards’ skills are tested in: National Life Saving skills, recognition and treatment

of life threatening situations, first aid and physical fitness.

At this year’s competition, we are expecting approximately 15 teams from various universities across Ontario. This includes f&r teams from the University of Wa- terloo. In order to make this event a success we are looking for support from the student body. There are a number of ways that you can become involved. You can either be a spectator at the events or you can volunteer on the day of the events. If you have any further questions, contact Kristen Alderson

at [email protected].

Black Knight Campus Recreation Squash

Tournament

For all chose hungry for some intense competition, the PAC was the place to be the last weekend. Squash was the main dish being served up as players in three divi- sions took to the courts for the Black Knight Campus Recreation tournament. Three round robm

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by Steve Brooks The highlight of the weekend qxciaf to /mpr/nt was Jon Roegele’s near defeat of .*. .

University of Water- the top singles player in univer-

T he sity badminton, Anthony Davison loo Varsity Badminton ofYork. Jon wonthe first game 1 S- team ended their season 3, lost the second 1 S-6 and lost the

in sixth place (out of IO teams) third 17-G. Despite losing the with a record of match, Jon was seven wins and nine losses.

Thispastweek- in sixth. against end, the Warriors Anthony all had a record of 1-4 season. against a much stronger eastern The Warriors were a young division. Notwithstanding this team this yearand with manyofthe record, many of the matches were other universities losing their top close and required a third and de- players next year, Waterloo should tiding game, move up in the rankings.

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Leaders of the Week

Rachel Mammell Beau Rivard

Rachel Mammell has worked for Campus Beau Rivard, a Dunneville local, is not a Recreation for two terms as a Lifeguard/ new-comer to Campus Rec. He can be found Instructor at the PAC pool as well as teaching in the PAC or Columbia Ice Fields playing Aquafit classes. Hailing from Kincardine, ball hockey, ice hockey, indoor soccer and Ontario she is in her first year studying kine- volleyball in his spare time. To cope with a siology. Rachel continues to work hard to hectic third year engineering schedule Beau improve her classes and ensure they are remembers to get involved with his friends challenging and fun. and have some fun!

Tournament Ret-ap continued from page 23 Lorbetski defeated Josh Murray while Rich-

ard Mooney overpowered Darryl Rolfe. The matches on Saturday and single elimination match of the day was five game affair be- playoffs on Sunday helped determine the tween Lorbe.tski and Mooney that seemed kings and queensofthecourts for this term. to go on forever. After an excellent effort by

The talented competitors in the A Di- both, Lorbetski came out on top. vision put on quite a show of physical and The C Division semifinals saw Vishnu mental skill. Both Eduardo Echeverria and Persaud dominate Mike Hook9-0,9-3 while Hugh Siddley emerged from the round robin John Holmes beat Mark Swanson in a tight undefeated with Hugh having lost only five match by scores of 10-8, 10-8. In the final, points in nine games! After surviving semi- fina playoff matches against Samy Venin and Max Stevens respectively, these two were pitted against each in the championship. Although an exhausted Echeverria put out a good fight, Siddley cIaimed a decisive victory in three straight games.

In the B Division round robin, Eihab Abouzour, Aaron Chu, Anthony Radcliffe, and JeffWerbin &hed first to fourth out of

despite a valiant challenge by Persaud, Holmes won in four games to take the title.

Black Knight’s ongoing sponsorship of the Campus Recreation tournamentcontin- ues to be amazing. They generously provided prizes for everyone. Black Knight also brought its latest racquets for the players to try and evaluate free of charge. One name was drawn for the biggestprizeofthe day. On top of the free t-shirts everyone received,

sixteen competitors. *In the top half of the the C Division crown and his draw prize, draw, Jason Coxsneaked into the final where John Holmes won a free Black Knight rac- he met Jeff Werbin for the title. In a very quet valued at $230. intense match, Jeff eventually came out on Overall, the well-organized and com- top in four close games by scores of 94,945, petitive tournament was a success for every- 7-9,9-7. In the I32 Division semifinals, Rob one involved.

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You’re a fool not to love this three sides by the vi- brant colours of a desert sunset. Kudos to Henry Broczk- owski for his design and to those who brought it to fruition.

A set is only as good as the actors who fill it and this set was done full justice by a talented cast. The story follows the love-hate relationship between Eddie, played by the sar- donic Chris Goddard, and May, played by

i, .: .: I : ‘; j :,:.: .T the mesmerising . . Trish Lane. May has

m left Eddie, her lover Fourpeasinapd. of ten years, and is

ptlom by Lana willhms trying to start her life over. He tracks her down and tries toper-

by but Co&r lence, love and hate. In her first suade her cocome back to him by speckm/mpr/nt solo main stage production, direc- any means necessary.

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is play is to be performed the intimacy of the small space to hausting to watch. The part is in- relentlessly without a her advantage, creating an intense tensely physical and Goddard’s break.” With this direc- and explosive piece of theatre. Eddie radiates a barely restrained

tion, Sam Shepard begins his play The set is a dingy motel room energy which explodes into vio- &o/fir Low. It is a play which on the edge of the Mojave Desert. lence whenever reason fails to get lives up to the adjective “relent- The fourth wall is ripped away and his point across. His physical vir- less,” filled with passion and vio- the audience is surrounded on tuosity is matched only by his emo-

tional in tensi ty. Goddard bites off his lines with cutting sarcasm and bitter rage.

Goddard’s fight for the lime- light is not uncontested. Trish Lane gives an amazing performance as May. Like Goddard, Lane is fully committed to hercharacter and gives us her all, showing the audience heart-wrenching grief, heart-filled passion and everything in between. May is fully a match for Eddie and it is this equality that makes the struggle between the

derment permanently plastered on his face and his simple nature makes him a perfect foil to Eddie’s caustic wit.

Mish Boutet gives a solid performance as the enigmatic Old Man who exists only in the minds of Eddie and May. Though small, it is an important role, and Bou te t comes through with a quiet grav- ity, a refreshing change after the unrestrained emotion of the two main characters.

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Where: Hagey Hall two characters so fascinating to watch.

Rounding out the action is a wonderful supporting performance by Gary Rush as Martin, May’s date who becomes trapped between the two lovers.

Rush’s Martin is painfully un- comfortable and the scenes between him and Eddie are hysteri- cal. Rush has a lookof polite bewil-

requiring a great deal from its actors.Seebackand hercast meet the challenge head on, never flinch- ing from total commitment to their characters and their emotions.

This sincerity is what makes the play work. The audience cares about the characters because the actors obviously do. The result is a riveting experience. See this Play*

Watch me fall asleep They started out the set with some singles from&X~t&z4ar. I thought completely killed any momentum fairly well-known tracks from the that they were stumblingwith the they had. They stopped talking to In& Trees album and moved to the low-energy level in the room, the audience, stopped joking, and

by Mark Besz /mpn’n fsta ff

I do&t really know what to say about this concert, really. I’m not the greatestfanofthe band,

but I am a great fan of Canadian music. The Watchmen fall into this work, and although I don’t own any of their albums, I do know most: of their work. I first heard of them once they started to get airplay from their first album McLarenFumu~~Room and really liked what I heard from it, especially the tracks “Run and Hide” and “Cracked.” But my interest waned in their1ln the T?zes release, and so I didn’t know what to expect from them in concert. I got my answer last Wednesday.

First, I have to say that I missed the first opening band, so I can’t say much about how good they were. However, the fact that no one was anywhere close to the stage wasn’t a good indication of

nice. Only the tipsy people in the audience moved to the music, and if the band wasn’t hooked up to their amps, I really don’t think I would have heard them.

Not that it would have helped them. Their songs were slightly catchy, but unfortunately, extremely repetitiveand boring. It got old very, wery fast and the polite applause at the end of the set was pretty much an indication that everyone was waiting for The Watchmen to come out.

Around 11:OO p.m. or so The Watchmen took centrestage without much energy to give to the already thunderous audience of 150 - 200 people up front. Everyone else seemed content to listen from their seats where they wouldn’t spill their beer.

which they tried to correct with some audience . participation, asking about a new song to see if they liked it, cracking some jokes, etc.

It was working, I thought. They were giving great rendi- tions of their songs, the crowd (who seemed to be moshing without any rhyme or reason) was loving it, and technically everything was working. I figured that myfearswereoverand that this was going to prove to be a really great concert. That is, until they sangone song(which waseither “Shut Up” or,“lncar- nate” fromBra&&wD& that

didn’t seem to have any fun whatsoever for the rest of the concert. ,

The mood was killed. So much, in fact, that I actually fell asleep. I never, per fall asleep during a concert, and usually I can keep awake whether or not I’m into the music. I never thought it was possible. I prayed that no one would notice and I could hold out until the encore,

So all in all, a mind-numbing experience that I pray I never have to experience again. Maybe next time I should get pie-eyed and be in the mash pit so I can enjoy the concert without caring about the band too.

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No conspiracy here by Mark Besz /mpn’ntsti3tF

E very year, students and faculty from all departments and all walks of life come

together to do one show to entertain the masses because they can. Sort of like Fume, except these people don’t dance on top ofcars or anything like that.

This year is no different. One can go into the Humanities Thea- tre and catch their production cakd “The F.A.S.S. FiIes,” a parody of all paranoia, conspiracies, and millennium-fever movies and books coming out right now. Russians trying to bring communism back, marines .looking for something to blow up to keep the impeachment trials out of the papers, a bfulder- Scully team searching for anything out of the ordinary, and cults on campus trying to find more reasons to part with their money.

Confused ye c? I was. The plot rea1ly didn’t seem to get anywhere close towhat wasgoingon until the very end of the play. Hints. were dropped throughout the play about the ending, but to connect them with the real answers takes having the script in front of you. The actors seemed confused about it too, since many lines were flubbed through-

out the production. Butnoonewas more confused about anything than the band was, who needed a very loud and vocal “one, two, three, four” to get any of the music started, and then couldn’t seem to keep to the beat, This caused more confusion to the players, who couldn’t help but mess up their songs since they had no idea where the band was in the song. I may not have had great: experience in mu- sicai cheatre, but even I cringed when the music started (my guilt was alleviated by the fact that the players alsocringed before most-of the pt’obiem numbers with me, mostly the horrible version of “Tubthumping” and the entirely off-time closing number).

Not that there wasn’t anything good in the play. The Russian spy team was great, with fantastic tim- ingand chemistry between them, and with some good musical numbers. Also good was Nash, the romantic reporter who is looking constantly for a girl who is “strong, beautiful, sensitive, and with a certain childlike innocence.” Same goes with his sidekick pho- tographer who is the most bitterly cynicalcharactertohit thestagein quite awhile, conspiracy theoris e Tav, A&American Major Dick, and UltraWoinan, who somehow

met Nash’s requirements.Thcsc actors make this show bearable, but many thingsworkagainst them, like scene changes that seem to take forever, dance numbers that contain one main dance move (arms sway up, arms sway down, arms sway up.. . ), and the players not being able to keep the dance move synchronized.

My biggest problem came with the weapons in the show. There was an obscene amount of guns in this show, but when fight sequences happened where both sides were armed and ten to fifteen feet away from each other, they instead chose to punch each other or use the guns as c1ubs. This is more a problem of logic more than anything else, and doesn’t con- cernme halfas much as the fact that there are guns there. Yes, it is hard to run this kind of show without them, but I really don’t think that the amount ofguns helped anyone if only five shots are fired at anyone (ail being accurate unfortunately bringing a total death toll in this show to seven or so people). Hopefully this popular culture trend of holding guns ends soon.

Overall, this is an entertaining, if not painful, viewing. And I don’t think there’s any conspiracy behind that.

Let your backbooooone slide

L ast year Maestro Fresh Wes made his return to the music scene with his

new album Buiit To Last. But things have changed in the five years since his previous album Nuuuh, Dis Kid Cun’t Be From Cunudu?!! He’s no longer Maes- tro Fresh Wes but now simply Maestro. Plus he’s changed his sound around in an attempt to attract the attention ofyounger hip-hop heads. And it seems to be working - his new video “Stick To Your Vision” is blowin’uponMuchMusic. But after being away for so long can

energy “Clap Ya Handz/Turn It Out” to warm up the crowd. He thenfollowedupwithamixofnew and old songs. Ofcourse, the hits from his previous albums, “Conductin’ Thangs” from TAe

B/u& Tic Ami?- and “Certs Wid

music announcing that he wanted to educate as well as entertain. He then enlightened the crowd about single motherhood with an a Capella of “We Got It Sewn.”

Throughout the show he kept the crowd involved. In traditional

hip-hop fashion, he had everyone waving their hands in the air yelling “Yeah” and “Hel lyeah.” At one point he had a yelling match between the left and right side of the audience. Everybody was hyped. During his performance of the classic, “Drop The Needle,” he had the whole crowd screaming the chorus. Maestro ended the nightwich the song that everyone was waiting for - “LetYour Backbone Slide.” But before he started he in- viced some of the women in thecrowd uponto the stage to

this Canadian hip-hop pioneer Hey, isn’t that.. . Ho&e? shake what their mama gave still move the crowd? photo by Niels Jensen them.

I don’t know bout crowds The only flaw in the show elsewhere but he had the crowd in Out Da Retsyn” from NMO~, Dis was that Maestro didn’t come out Kitchener moving to his every Kl’dCan’rBeFromC~~~~~.s!!were to do an encore. The club’s DJ word. Maestro was the included. Maestro also dropped a prompted the crowd to scream to puppetmaster and he knew what couple of alammin’ a sqqxlla5. get Maeafro’s attcsntion - and

strings to pull. Before he came out To prove the crowd thar he could screamed they did, It was the only on stage most people were sitting rhyme as fast as fellow Canadian disappointment of the evening. So and the dance floor was mostly Snow, Maestro spit out a rapid fire, I headed for home. I was tired and empty. But when Maestro came a capel1a version of “Still In Da sweaty, but I was also happy. Ca- out everybody rushed the floor. Game.” This drove the crowd wild. nadian hip-hop is still alive and

Maestro opened with the high Lacer in the-show, he stopped the kicking.

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That’s Rantertainment!

by Kate Schwass speciai to lmprht

M any people stereotype music. Often you can hear that rap is crap, metal is scary and most alter-

native bands are just grunge groups that wash their hair. With these categories aside, it is perhaps country music which is scere- otyped the most. When the words *‘country music” are said, many people think about some drunk guy in a bar, drinking beer, crying because he lost his girl and

“If you’re going to play in Texas, you’ve got to have a fiddle in the band” were lyrics sung by Alabama, but these lyrics no longer hold true. While the guitar is still prominent, the fiddle is not necessary. Local artists Beverly h/lahood and Jamie Warren have made careers by using their guitars, while artists like Faith I-Iill and Tim &IcGraw don’t even play instruments.

h/lodern dance songs have also felt the country influence. The song “Ghetto Su- perstar” is actually a beautiful country song

called “Islands in the Stream” that

someone ran over his dog, While you can sometimes still

The face and a II

was sung by Dolly Parton and Kenny

hear IIank Williams Rogers in the 1480s. sound or countrv pi tune, and the

singing about a tear in his beer, the face and sound of coun-

J chorus are incred- d

has changed. ibly similar and it is hard not to make the

try music has changed. Not only that, country music has affected modern dance songs as well.

Perhaps the most popular country face is that of Garth Brooks. While he still sports a cowboy hat, his concerts are far from con- ventional and do not fit the format of a traditional country concert. The smashing ofguitars, and Brooks riding high above the audience by a harness are occurrences which one might expect at a rock concert, but Brooks is a true performer, and has cast a new light on modern country music.

The sound ofcountry has changed too.

like to point out that I can’t thinkofany bar where if “Friends in Low Places” by Garth

connection.

Brooks was played, no one would sing along. Country is finally making its way onto a

In short, I would

scene which can finally be relieved of too much bass, and not enough vocals. To end, I have just one more thing to say:

Sondheim show worth a second look by Kada Grubistc cal comedy recounts Bobby’s various sur- Montreal; SECOND.cam/p@~.y. /mpn’Rtsta.R real encounters with friends and lovers. embarks on the first of many On-

The non-profit theatre troupe aims to tario events. The artistic team of

C opn~any in Cuwwt, Stephen provide “meaningful experiences to up and Michael Gianfrancesco, Brent Sondheim’s first major Krysa and Aoife Broadway hit, is getting Nally, as well as the

a fresh coat of greasepaint next What: Company in Concert locally cast acting en- week. semble, hope to en-

7Vewly arrived in Kitchener- Who: SECOND.com/[email protected]. chant and entertain Waterloo from their previous When: February 5 & 6 1999,8 p.m. Waterloo audiences. Montreal haunting grounds, Tickets are $12 and [email protected]. overhauls Where: Theatre of the Arts $10 for Com@zny in the three-decade-old Sondheim Co~ti, to: ,ight and to- tale to a more modern end-of-the- morrow evening, at 8 millennium New York. The story concerns coming artists,” in what promises to be an p.m. at the Theatre of the Arts. For Bobby, still a bachelor at 35, who is forced to informal and exceptional experience. mor&!tflf&mation, please call 496 confront hiscommitment issues. The musi- Encouraged by a successful opening in 7266.

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tracksonthisCDcontainsomesort works for, not against, the song}. ofvocal distortion, which obscures

for over ten years; she tours mces- sanrly and reIeases at feast one

distracting use of sound effects album per year. As such, ir is only by Lisa Johnson added in post-production gives a natural that she mature and change ffnptif?t5lnff detached feeling to the album. as an artist. This CD showcases

Still, though, Ani is a poignant some of the changes she has gone Onfy an artist like Ani and humourous wordsmith. In through as a musician, a lyricist,

DiFranco would entitle a CD Up “‘Tis of Thee,” she sings, “My and a person. First-time Ani listen- Up Up rl’p Up Up and write lyrics country, ‘tisof thee/Totake swings ers should check out some of the such as, “In walked a man in the at each other on

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Up&is the thirteenth official release on Ani’s own Righteous Babe Records. Ani has always considered herself at her best when she’s on stage (and her fans would agree). As such, this album was recorded live in the studio to rec- reate the live feel which comes through in such songs as “Angel Food” and “Hat Shaped Hat.” The latter song runs thirteen minutes long after being edited down from a thfl8 Aour jam.

Inaddition to drummer Andy Stochansky, Ani was joined in the studio by her touring rhythm section includingJason Mercer on bass and Julie Wolf playing keyboards and providing background vocals. This four-piece ensemble allows for a more groove-infested sound, more spontaneous outbursts and jam sessions, and risky musical ex- perimentation.

Ani has a versatile, passionate voice that is laden with emotion. For such a talented vocalist, it is a sad injustice that most of the 11

the talk show T.V./ Why don’t you just go ahead and turn off the sun/‘&z you’ll never live long enough to undo everything they’ve done to you,” In that same so*g, speaking about homelessness, Ani relates how law enforce- ment officials “criminalize the symptoms while they spread the disease.” And in the title track, she artist’s earlier work (Not a E?etg makes the most apt observation Girl and Dibe are her two most that “God’s work isn’t done by critically acclaimed) before pick- God, it’s done by people.” ing up this latest release.

Ani’s off-beat sense of rhythm and wacky vocal phrasings are also prevalent on this CD. Standout songs include “Angry Anymore,” “Up Up Up Up Up Up,” “‘Tis of Thee,” and “Jukebox” (the one track where the vocal distortion

Upon final analysis, the album is a good fifty-fifty split between high quality and medium quality work. One thingcan be said for Ani DiFranco, though, even at her worst, she would still be better than most artists on the scene today.

aforementioned “Faster,” a tight songwith achorus that sounds like it could have been ripped out of

by Ryan Banks which showcases Rich Robinson’s speu’al to LrTpriM Times”), and who can forget gen- competence as a hybrid lead/

era1 reckless abandon (can I now rhythm guitarist. Tdt B/Q& Crower, disciples of have a collective yawn please). One song that I detest because

the Church of ’70s (W)ret(ch>ro T&eBlack &owes are also not afraid of its sheer cheeziness is “Only A have returned from the desert with to wear their influences on their Fool.” Whether it is the exces- their fifth release& Yuur sively produced over-the- Side. On their way, they’ve changed’t%e& label, made

top sing-a-long antics of the backing vocalists or

a few appearances on the tacky horn section Couti TV(as a result of a that seemingly every suit by an opportunistic band (with a few bucks or former manager) and have a lot of friends) feels nec- excommunicated lead essary to include, I can- guitarist Marc and bass not decide. player Johnny. Rich Also, at times, Chris Robinson now hogs all the Robinson’s vocals really guitar tracks and new re- grate my nerves. He is cruit Sven Pipien rounds very capable but his ex- off the rhythm section. traneous “oh yeah”s (and

By Your Side comes the like) get annoying on the heels of two “dark,” tnd after a few listens, I critically praised yet com- cannot get past the dis- mercially overlooked re- concerting notion that he leases Amor&-a and Th72pe sounds likeGary Cherone SnukesandOne~~um. By (formerly of Ex#ri#e and 1997, faced with a dwindling fan sleeve. The songs have under- 1atestVdn Hul~nvox guy) at times. base, the band was left to ponder tones of a who’s who of my older If you are a Lulu’s patroniziw upon their musical direction. It hit brother’s record collection (ie. 7Ze rock purist or feel that there is a them while they were headlining Allman Bru%-s Band, Lynard hole in your growing “eclectic” the hippie revivalist Fudef tour SRynard, The Stones, etc. ). CD collection (for you fence sit- (with such bands asBlues 2%me!..] What they lack in originality, ters that like “a littIe bit of cvery- that they have strayed from their they make up in energy. Particu- thing”) then this might just be up rock ‘n roll leanings. larly notable songs include the your alley.

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My problem is with almost every other song. I don’t know if it’s just me, but Jane Horrocks(who plays the tit1echaracterin the movie), doesn’t do justice to any of the songs she performs, as is the case with countless

byI%ukBesz num hers of cover tunes. Maybe it’s her voice lmph7tstafle that gets on my nerves, but I think she just

can’t sing like the original performers. Plus, Who likes showtunes? Tfyou don’t, then the flow of the album got on my nerves,

skip this review because that’s all you get on where nothing flowed together with any this soundtrack (with the exceptionofTom coherence whatsoever& made what would Jones singing “It’s Not Unusual”). Not that have been an OK listen into an irritating there’s anythingwrong with that.. .

With songs like “That’s Entertain- ment!” by Judy Gar- land, *‘Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)” by Billie Holiday, “Big S p e n d e r n a n d “Goldfinger” by Shirley Bassey and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” by Ethel h/lerman, you have to know what to expect from this al bum. And since you’re just gettrng tne orrgrnal trme, wmcn pray was the point of the song. recordings by them, you can’t really go wrong Anyhow, great song, bad editing,Tom Jones. with that. What else do you need?

listen. The two strang- est tracks, however, belong to Tom Jones (just the fact that he’s on this CD stumped me. I got this CD for that reason, but it really stumped me) and to a hidden track of Michael Caine singing a song I’ve never heard before, which sounded like he got drunkata karaoke bar. Made me laugh and cringe at the same

the most human, touching songs on the album, this track combines the talents of singers including Bono, Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly. The vocals and instrumentation are deftly melded together to create a touching

by cl&e M. Franc JmpffntsM

Mr. Franklin er “stand behind the instead “seek the truth that is only found in the mind of God and not the opinions of man.” What better way to spread this message than through the most human language of all- music.

Maybe you remember Kirk’s “Stomp,” a hot gospel single played on popular radio last year. Melding spiritual - _

4s . song about the power of human love that transcends boundaries.

His style flows from hymn-like ballads, lcourages people not to like ‘Something About the Name Jesus” walls of religion” and and “Hold Me Now,” to upbeat tracks like

“If You’ve Been Delivered” and “Revolution.” In every song, you can hear Kirk’s determination to make spirituality real, instead of a pious en- tity.

The interludes “The Verdict” and “TheCar(Stomp)” playfully acknowledge the controversy over Franklin’s image. Members of various denominations . 1. 4 * . *

lyrics and power- believe his style IS ful R&B vibes, his work receives notoriety too worldly. However, as a producer and among both Christian and secular circles. performer, his implied Motto is admirable: Franklin’s mass appeal is especially evi- so long as your message is positive,reach the dent on the single, “Lean on Me.” One of people any way you can.

by Darryl Kelman /mpn’ntstafi

Local mainstay Craig Cardiff s release “Judy Garland (You’re Never Home.. . )” is an exceptional record. It’s hard to say whether it’s a new release because the copy- right date is 1997 (so maybe it’s just been lying around the office for awhile; our apolo- gies). In any case, it is a solid ll-track offering that showcases Cardiff s vocal and songwriting range. With his soulful Dave Mathews-esque voice and sometimes quirky lyrics, Cardifftakes the listener toone ofthe most relaxing places a body can go.

The first two tracks, “Circus” and “Ra- dio 9,” are not just the two best songs on the

record, but two of the finest folky-mellow- groove songs to come out in awhile. The acousticguitarriffs are accented just right by electric background noise to produce a great sound. Every other song on the album is a gem as well, including “Pushed,” “Judy Garland,” and “Oxygen Tent.“Cardiff also shows off a bir of his live performance with the cut “Open Window,” which lets the listener know that the high quality sound has to do with Cardiff himself, not fancy production techniques. It tells the listener that this is one act that is definitely worth seeing live.

KW is saddled with the distinction of being a hotbed for singer/songwriters who perform mostly solo shows around town. Some call this a drawback since people can only stand SO many similar acts, but I have yetcoseeinapuborhearondiskabadsingerl songwriter from these parts. That being said, however, Craig Cardiff is not just another singer/songwriter from K-W, as this release has shown, he’s one of the best.

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Faculty of tngmeering: Andersen ConsuItIng Award - available to 3B Engineering. Deadline: March 31/99. Andy (Andreas) Baumgaertner Memo- rial Bursary - available 3A or above Systems Design florfinancial need. Dead- line: March l/99+ John Bergsma Award rn tngineering - available to all based on financial need, minimum 75% average and leadership/ extracurricular involvement. 2 P Brckell Foundation Bursanes -avail- . . able to all Chemical students. Deadline: March l/99.

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Scholarship - available to 38 Environ- mental (Chemical). Deadline: May31/99. Ontano Hydro Engineering Awards - available to 1 B Chemical, Electrical, En- vironmental or Mechanical. Eligible candidates will be women, aboriginal (native) Canadians, persons with disabli- ties or visible minorities. Deadline: July 31199. Marcel Pequegnat Ycholarshlp - available to 38 Civil - Water Resource Man- agement students. Deadline: May 31/99. shell Recruitment Scholarship - avall- able to Chemical, Mechanical,-Civil and Electrical & Computer who have or will be applying for a Co-op position with Shell. Deadline: March 15/99. ‘Standard Products (Canada) Ltd. Award - available to all with preferences to Chemical and Mechanical based on marks (minimum 75%), financial need and leadersbip abilities. Preferences will be given to students who have a home address in the Country or Munici- pality of Perth, Huron or Halton. Dead- line: March t/99. weldtng Product Manufacturers As- sociation of Canada Scholarship - avail-

Klemmer Farmhouse Co-operative Nursery Inc. needs a Teaching Assistant. Klemmer has an opening for a part-time teaching assistant for the hours of 3: 15 to 5: 15 or 5:30 Monday to Friday. Duties include assisting in the supervision of children ages two to five years during indoor and outdoor play. Some cleaning duties are also required. Experience with young children and completion of child development or related courses is an asset. For more information, please contact Melodie Lee at 885-5181.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ll,l999 College Bowl II - Turnkeys us Feds. If you like Jeopardy come to the Student Life Centre at noon. Students, staff and faculty come on out and spend your lunch hour watching this fun event!! KW Chamber Music Society presents “Amadeus’Amati String Sextet” a? the KWCMS Music room, 57 Young Street, W., Waterloo at 8 p.m. For infolreserva- tions call 886- 1673.

Get Ready, Get Set, Go! The Waterloo- Wellington Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada is looking forvolunteersto help with their upcoming special event, the Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-Thon. For info call 746-0202. Big Sisters of Kitchener-Waterloo and area needs you! Female volunteers are required to develop one-on-one relations with girls {aged 4-17) and boys (aged 4-l 1) years. For info call 743- 5206. * Build your resume! Give to the community! Friendly volunteers are desper- ately needed to provide companionship to people who have Alzheimer Disease. Two hours/week commitment. Training/ support provided. Call Alzheimer Soci- ety 742-l 422. The City of Waterloo Volunteer Setv- tees, 888-6488, is currently recruiting for the following volunteer position: “Volunteer Drivers”: are needed to drive seniors to senior day away program on Wednesday and Friday mornings. “Vol- unteer Program Assistants” are needed to assist with a senior’s day program consisting of a variety of organized and supervised group activities designed to meet participant needs and capabilities. Three to four hours per week is re- qurred. English Tutor Program - volunteer tutors are needed to tutor students on a one-to-one basis in written and oral English. Tutors meet students on campus for 1 term, usually once a week for l-2 hours. Volunteer at the International Student Office, NH2080orcaII ext.2814 or email darlenea watservl _ Volunteers with car and time during day are needed to drive elderly clients to medlcal and other appointments. Flex- ible position. Mileage reimbursement available. RAISE Home Support, 744- 7666 Volunteer a Friday niqht with the K-W Association forCoimu%ty Living to help adults with a developmental disability participate in recreation and leisure ac- iivitles. Call Susan at 743-5783.

Coulter at the Volunteer Action Centre at 742-8610. Please quote the number following the title. Further information about the VAC can be found at http:// www.wchat.on.ca/public/kitchener/ vacfiles/vac.htm. NOTE: the VAC has moved to 68 Queen Street North, Kitchener, N2l-l 2H2 (across from the Kitchener Public Library). Do You Have A Flair For Carpentry? #046-2567 Achievement in Motion needs someone to assist with some assembly and basic carpentry. A greenhouse and shed need to be put up when weather permits. Be A Friend To A Local Senior - #065-

Sunnyside Home is in need of one-toone visitors. There are several seniors who would like to have a volunteer come to visit them, for walks, reading, game playing, etc. Child Find Ontario, KW Chapter - #211- 5003 volunteers to assist with Child I.D., meetings, poster runs, public speaking, etc. Help needed on Saturdays, 4 hours a month. Lioness Club of Kitchener is looking for women who enjoy working with others and want to make their community a better place in which to live. KW Sertoma Club - primary focus is communication - helping those who have hearing or speech difficulties. Projects such as Christmas Miracle, Wonders of Winter, golf tournament, etc. The Royal Purple of Canada club members work together to raise money for special needs children. Activities include bingo. If you would like to become involved with an active club, call now. Big Sisters - ask about our short-term match program created for university students. A car is an asset. Call 743- 5206 and ask about our 1 day training session March 6, 1999 from 9 a.m. to 4

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MONDAYS English Language Lab/class is from 2:30-3:20 p.m. in Modern Languages 113, September to June. The class has an emphasis on pronunciation and listening exercises. Students, faculty, staff and spouses are welcome to attend. For more information contact the International Student Office, ext. 2814.

WEDNESDAYS Grace Christian Fellowship, a gatherin of Christians and those interested in Christianity, meets at 4:30 p.m., St. #au& United College, McKirdy Hall. Details: Graham E. Morbey, ext. 3633 or g2morbey@watservl. Office: SLC 2126.

FRIDAYS English Conversation Class meets from 2-4 p.m. in NH 2080, SepteFber to June. Students, faculty, staff and spouses are invited to attend. For more info call ext. 2814, International Student Office.

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ALL residents of Waterloo are required by law to clear snow and ice from the sidewalks at the front of their home within 24 hours of snowfall. HopeSpring is launching a fundraising project. Limited edition prints signed and numbered by artist Bert Williams will be available for purchase at a price of $200 unframed, or $275 framed through Graystone Gal- lery. For more info about HopeSpring contact Betty at 43 Allen Street W., Waterloo. 742-4673. E bytown Food Co-operative: or- ganic, locally grown, minimally pack- aged food for people, not for profit. Affordable prices! 280 Phillip Street, 8uilding A4, Waterloo Co-operative Residence. Call 886-8806 for weekly store hours. Guided Self Change of alcohol use: for individuals who may have concerns about the amount they are drinking and want to cut down. Call Counsel- ling Services (ext. 2655) to find out more.

Waterloo-Germany Exchange - open to all students. Receive UW credits - language fluency - Interna- tional experience - Inter@tural skills! Deadline is March 15, 1999. For more info contact secretary in Modern Languages, Rm 313 or the Director at 885-1211 ext. 2260 or http://watarts. uwaterloo.cal-mboehrin/Exchange/ mannheim.htmi.

St. Paul’s United College has rooms available for the Winter ‘99 and Spring ‘99 terms. Please calt 885-1460 or drop by for an application and a tour! Distinguished Teacher Awards-To nominate your outstanding professor, lab demonstrator, or teaching assistant for the Distinguished Teacher Award, contact TRACE, MC 4055, Ext 3132. Deadline: Friday, February 5/99. The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour presents Nameless Wa- ters. University of Waterloo Art Gal- lery January 14 - February 21, 1999. Informal Opening Reception: January 14, at 4 p.m.. For more info, call (519) 888-4567 x3575 or x6923,

St. Paul’s United College has parking available for the Winter 1999 term. For information please call 885-1460 or drop by the Business Office to see us. A special THANK YOU to all of you who have returned lost wallets. watcards, bank cards, etc. to the Turn- key Desk. Thankyou to all who have participated in making the Turnkey Desk a useful place for all students to come to. We are open 365 days of the year, 24 hours a day. A special thank you to John Swan who has been a great help to the Turnkey Desk!

Designing Learning Activities with Interactive Multimedia - IS301 A fW99) A new Independent Studies project course sponsored by the office of Teaching Resources and Continuing Education (TRACE), Stu- dents in the course will debelop an understanding of the following areas of knowledge: the processes at work in mediated learning activities; the potential and limitations of interactive multimedia instruction; the steps of the development process for instructional multimedia, including recommended milestones, reviews, and risks; the components of an effective design for learner-centred software. For more information, please contact Instructor Kevin Harrigan, PhD - x6832, kevin h @ uwaterloo.ca This January the Farmer’s Market will be in operation again. Students may purchase their $2.00 tickets at the Turn- key Desk in the Student Life Centre. This return fare offers students a trip to the Farmer’s Market in StJacobs to shop. Crafts. fresh Produce, meats. cheeses and flea market buys are all part of this famous local market. So jump on board and enjoy one of the many services offered to you at the University of Waterloo!

Waterloo Community Arts Centre is offering a number of workshops during the months of February and

March on Silk Painting, Watercolour. Figure Drawing and more. For details, please call (519) 886-4577. 25 Regina St. S., Waterloo, ON. N2J 1 R8. College Bowl Il. Everyone is Wet- come; Feb 11 at the SLC. 12-I p.m. Career Workshop for Arts Stu- dents. Join alumni as they share ad- vice on the job search strategies that get results. 8:30 - 3:30 p.m., Saturday+ March 6. Contact Christine Woods, HH 146, Ext. 2119. The WATgreen Advisory Committee requires information from Service De- partments, Staff, Students and faculty regarding campus environmental activities for presenting the state of the environment report for UW. For further information or to forward reports, please contact Patti Cook, Waste Man- agement, DC. Due to heavy snowfall this winter Recycling Blue Boxes must be put where they can been seen for pickup, on top of snowbanks or end of drive- ways. For more info call 883-5150, ext. 234. Nominations closed at 3 p.m., Tues- day, Jan. 19 and the results are: Ap- ptied Heatth Sciences (May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000): Sarah Wilson (Health Studies ; Mathematics (May 1, 1999 to April 30,2001): Daniel Mader (Compu- ter Science) ; At-large (May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2001): Robin Steward (Math- ematics). There will be an election for the Engineering seat; the nominees are Milton Chan (Computer Engineering), and Simon Dimuantes (Systems De- sign Engineering). Ballots will be mailed to off-campus students on Friday, Jan. 22 to be returned by4 p.m. on Wednes- day, Feb. 10. On-campus voting will coincide with the annual Federation of Students’ elections (between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Wednesday, Feb. 10. UW-CMCC Chiropractic Research Clinic is pleased to announce Jeffrey R. Tuling will now be practicing in this clinic. Call 888-4567, ext. 5301 for more info. Did you make a new year resolution to star? working on getting a grasp of some of the interpersonal conflicts that are going on in your life? Or, maybe your life is running smooth right now, and you are just interested in wurking on your communication and conflict resolution skills. The University Con- flict Resolution Support Program will be offering workshops on four consecu- tive Wednesdays, starting on Wed., Feb. 24 and finishing on Wed., Mar. 17. The sessions runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Engineering Lecture Hall, EL209. The workshop is free and all is welcome. For more info and registering call Catherine Fry at ext. 5671 or cafry@ uwaterlooxa. Thanks to the great support given by the staff and students at UW. 240 donations of blood was collected last week at the SLC of which 67 were first time donors. That works out to 960 patients that will have their life extended or saved. From Canadian Blood Services and your community - thanks. We look forward to coming back March 29-April 1 in the Student Life Centre. Canadian Federation of University Women K-W - 35th Annual Used Book Sale at the First United Church, King and William Streets, Waterloo, on April 9 from noon until 9 p.m. and April 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For info/to donate call 740-5249. A Choral Special Event! “The Van- couver Chamber Choir” in concert with ‘The Renaissance Singers’. One appearance only on February 23 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Kitchener at 8 p.m. For tickets: Twelfth Niaht Music Store in the Atrium, Water- loo Town Square or call 745-0675. St. Jacobs School house Theatre presents “Serenade” with Anne-Marie Donovan, Michael Donovan and Leslie Wyber on February 27 at 8 p.m. at 11 Albert Street, St. Jacobs. For info/tickets call 664-l 134.

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