2. Page FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,;
Meal plan questions Waterloo deserves A turnkey profile
Food senices sapsthat abuses of the more
tax-exemptmealplan couldgenerate
U%'does notreceivetherecoptionit
a tax penalty for the university.The
deserves based on its status and
concern is with students who pur-
achievements.We shouldworkto get
chasetax-exemptmeals forothers.
our name out there.
cover and page 6
page 9
Flexing student Back to Berlin . . . - . . .
muscle
'The government affairscommission
planstoflexstudentmusclestobetter
thehousingsituation.Itwillalsocam-
paign to get students voting in mu-
nicipalelections
pagc 3
Radio Waterloo 2
This soon-to-be-launched tak radio
willbring a frcshinitiative to the ears
of students. Muskoka Club plans to
w-ebcaststudent-based "radio."
Regular content:
IGrim IIassanem has found more
things to hate about the town for-
merly known as Berlin.
page 11
Although 'l'urnkeys do everythmg
fromcleaninguppuketobrcakingup
bar fights, thcy do not in fact know
everythtng.
page 14
Reaularcontent:
Pigssaving the world Royal Queen's too K-Pet
Scientists have developed a way to
for waterloo Imprir~tprofilesalocalband with Wa-
decrease farm pollution from pigs. terlooconnections.
Phosphorous in pig manure causes
dangerous agriculturalpollution. To
counteractthis,Dr.Forsberg,amicro-
biologistatthe Universityof Guelph,
hasgeneticallyen~$neeredapigtopro-
duce less phosphorous m its fecal
matter.
page 17
Cryosphere
pagc 22
Burning dogs
Iqprillt rips apart a locally-produced
movie. Noholdsbarred-they aren't
goingtolikeus aftertheyreadthis one.
cover and page 22
Freeconcerts?
UW hosts adiscussion of the current MichelleTituseqdores ConradGrebe1
stateof our crysosphere,and the sig-
'l'empers flare as Queen's defeats
concertsand exposesthetricksofthe
nificanceofthehuman impactonour
Waterloo38-2.
tradetoscoringfreeconcerts.
c h t e . page 19
page 23A .
cover and page 18
U W golfers really The Strokes
score
The varsity golf team prepares for
OUAchampionshipat GreySiloGolf
CourseafterwinningChallengeCup.
page 20
Soccer triumph
After last week's tie, Tarriors out-
played the defendingnational cham-
pionstobeatthem3-2.I.aurier scored
asmartgoal byheadingthe ball outof
the keeper's hands.
page 23
Wssed the Strokes concert? Don't
xiorr~-I(!.lc Rea was there and still
managedto deliver a review.
coxr and page 25
Candida
Ti11Petersgoes to the Shaw Festi~al
aild rcviewes Cuj~ciida,the classic
romatic comedy.FTeltkedit. Hel&ed
it fine. Better than the wine.
page 26
"IIINaveyoumy phonenumberwouldy~
call?Why?"
-MichelleTitus
"Sure, i'll try anything once."
Tanveer Ali
2A applied studies
"Yes, becauseyou're wearing
a halter-top."
PeteMalysewich
38 economics
"I refuseto answer on the
grounds that it will incrimi
nate me."
Joyce Ouyang
4A anthropology
"No, becauseI've got five
numbers already to call."
Dan McGahby
3 history
"Yes, 'cause you're cute."
Kunle Dee
science grad
"Sure, because I like talking
to people and making new
friends."
John Paul Curry
1styear arts
"I wouldn't have asked if i
wasn't going to call."
RamsayHanlon
3rd year science
"Actually Imeet enough gir
in my SMF 204 [Introductiot
to Human Sexuality] class."
JesseArks
1st year arts
3. Governmentaffairs commission
launches to address close to home issues
Commission of studentsto educatepoliticians about student needs
Christine Louriero
SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
1hebeds Government AffairsCom
mission is an amalgamation of the
National Affairs Commission and
the Provmcial Affairs < ommission
Ryan O'Connor proposed toput the
two commissions togeth~rin hopes
of gaimng more shldcnt interest
ChrisEdey was appointed the Go1-
ernmentAffairsCommissioner Feds
councilintroduced the commiasion
along with a renewed sense of pur-
pose
Thecommissionhasidentifiedthe
educationofloca1,pr~mncialand fed-
eral politicians on issucs that affect
post secondaryinstitutions, student
needsandissuesfacedby studentsa
mportant According to bde),they
wish to "foster commumcation and
understanding between" students
andthepoliticalcommunityatlarge
The commission's current mandate
is educating students and locals and
gathering local support m the hous
ingbylawissucs hdey statedthat the
comnussionn ishes to incrcasccom-
municationwithcitycouncilinorder
toincrcase competitionanddecrease
monopolies m the U aterloo houa-
ingmarket
The studcnt awarenesscampaign
is d l in its organirational phase
Thus far, several poster campaigns
have been run, including one that
beganwiththepassingofrecentFeds
councilresolutmntoeducatestudents
on mwcipal affairs and to fight a
lodgmg house bylaw re-
strictionmWaterloo The
community launch,
which the commission
hopes will includc off-
campus medin exposure,
i$ planned for the ncvt
one to nxo weeks The
commission is planning
an information session
targetedtoeducatingfirst
year students, many of
whom are newto the city
andwillnotfeelimpacted
by the Waterloo housing
crunchuntiltheir second
ycar An outreach is also
planned in order to im-
prow community rela-
tions and gather "allies,"
encourage participation
of the planning students
association and its pro
fessors, as well as gather
support of municipal
councillors
According to Edey,
the l'lannmg Students
Association is especially
interested 111 Y aterloo
housing issues. as a di
rectlyaffectstheircourse
ofstudy The association First on the commission's agenda istackling the housing issue.
is attempting to gather
support for their stance from plan- also better housing for students, bringdownhousmgpricesand force $25,000e r a fmt offense bnforce
ning profeqsors which, he believes, can be mcreased poor landlords to adhere to housing ment of such fines would also bol-
Edey sees th~sissue as one of with the remo>al of the 75-metre codes ster "community health and well-
community benefit, not only atu restriction on lodging houses im AccordingtoEdey,thecityisneg- being," said Edey
dent benefit He stressesthe impor- posedbycitycouncil.Increasmgcom- ligent in enforcing property stand-
tance of not only more housing, but petitioninthe housingmarketwould ards bylaws, citing a maximum of See GAC, page 7
How safe is your university?
Safetyauditidentifiesproblem areasaround campus
Susan Bubak
IMPRINTSTAFF
The Federation of Students and the
safetyofficeconductedaperscmalsafety
audit on October 9 to identify safety
concernsoncampus
"'I he safety audit is intended to
ensurcthat the campusenvironment
fcels non threatening to all students
whetherornot theparealoneoreven
ifit's lateatntght," sadMikeKerngan,
bederationofStudentsmce-president
internal
About 15dunteers participated
in the safety audit The voluntecrs
formedteamsthatinspectcdanumber
of areas on campus, including the
church college walkways,East Cam
pus Hall,HageyHall, the optometry
building, the psychology,anthropol-
ogy and sociologybuildingand L'WJ l h e walkway to the optometry of dirt running up the side," said mendations for improvements are
Place Another group of volunteers building was identified as a problem Kemgan "Additionally, we noticed summarued and then reviewed by a
surveyedthe residences areabecauseofpoorlightmgandovcr- thatalotofbushes hadgrownuptothe personalsafetygroupwithrepresenta-
The teams looked for a variety of grownshnibs "All thelightswereout path,possiblyconcealtngpeople" , tionfromUVPohce,plantoperatmns,
safetyhazardsoncampus,suchaspoor alongthepathand therewerebigpiles Plantoperationshasbeen notified health servicesand the safetyoffice "
hghttng inadequate ofthesesafetyconcerns The audit reportwill be presented to
signage and places andisintheprtxes of thelmthealthandsafetyco-tteem
thatcouldconcealan corrcctingthem Major November
attacker 'We look recommendations In other campus safety news, thc
fordarkspotswhere suchasncwlightingand Ridesafeprogram,whichprovidesfree
thelightmgcouldbe signsmustbeapproved transportation to students, staff and
improved, places by the a committeeof facultytodestinationccmandoff cam
thatmayneedanad several university pus, will be expanded with the ad&
ditional help line, groupsbeforethe) can tionofa second an TheStudentLife
overgrown plants be implemented Endowment rund contributed
thatcouldhidepeo AccordmgtoI<evm $33,791 60towardthepurchaseofthe
ple at mght and any Stmartofthesafetyof vanandtheStudentSenicesAdvtsory
oddlocationswhere fice,therecomrnenda- Committeeallocatedfundsfor mam-
students could feel tionswillbe evaluated tenahceandthe dnver's wages
uncomfortable." ' SUSAN WEAK by several umversi~
saidKemgafi Another safety van will soon be added. bodies. "The recom sbubak@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca
4. 4 FRIDAY,OCTOBER18,20
Deregulation, part one:accessibility
Are the poor turned away by hgh tuition?
The ways that high tuitionaffects
accessibllityisbyprospectivestu-
d ; d r l T * P $ Y ~#van.. 4 i g f 2 ~~3 vir!hb ? '*+?, dent not beingable to afford it in-
UWRVAN.COM
an absoluteway, students hnking
thevaren't able to afford it and
thmkmgthat the cost is not worth
If! ou gne someonemoney tt does thepotentialbenefit
not instantlymake him smarter or Various organi7ationsham
generally morc able of apcrson It performed studies to gaugewhether
does,though, make him more able tuitionaffectsaccessibdity
to pay for things, suchas a university At the Universityof Toronto, the
education Prowst's Task Force onTuition and
If money does not make stu StudentFinancialSupportreleaseda
dents more able to benefit from a report m 1998 As a part of its report
umversityeducation,thcnwhy it studied the proportion of students
shouldit factorin thelrabllity to from differenthouseholdin~omes
accesssuchaneducation
This questionis the essmce of
theissueof accessibilityof post
secondaryeducation
Because ofunderfundingof
universities,that is less fundingper
qtudentin real dollars,deregulation
generallymeanshigher hution
Lowerrevenue fromauniversity's
operatinggrant from theprovince
puts a stramonfinancesand makes
tuitionhikesamorc attractive
option If programs arederegulated,
whichmeans theprovincialgovem-
mcnt's controls on hutlon are
removed,thenthefinancdpressure
canbereleasedbyanotherlarge -
revenue source t w o n Other
sourcesmust also be pursued, but
wouldrequirelargerp r o p o d
p s to reahze the sameabsolute
and suggestedthat increasingtuition
didnotaffectaccessibilitybetween
1991and1996atU ofT
It said,"The group then rewewed
recentevidencefromtheUntversity
of Toronto wh~chsuggested,in
aggregateterms, that there had not
beenadeclinein therelativepropor
tmn of students from lower-income
householdsbetween 1991and 1996
astuitionlevelsincreased."
The Federations of Students
performed a studyin 2000 compar-
ingthe houshold income of
students at Ontario mersities in
1991to those in 1998 It found that
overthosc sevenyearsthepercent-
age of students from backgrounds
of belowaverage incomedropped
from 71 6per cent to 61 1percent
In h s 5ameperiod engineering
p,that is smallersourceswould hubon, for example,rose from
.I
$973to $1,943,a 99 6per cent
increae
'1hereport indicatedthecorrela-
tion between rising tuition and
smaller lower-incomeattendance
"Overall, this report suggests
that recentincreasesintuition fees
havemade auntversityeducation
harder toaffordforlower-mcome
students," tt read
Last month the Canadian
AssociationofUm~ersitt Teachers
published a report, ALCUJIlerued,
whichcompared unix ersity tuition
to wages for different types ofworlc
as farback as 1857up to this peat I
indicatesthat inflation-adjusted
tuition is at its highest lex el in
historyand thataverageunder-
graduate arts tuition rose mobt
rapidlyoverthe 1990s
In the United Statesan advisory
committee on student financial
assistancereported to congressin
hmpy l'romzrer The Myfh ofCollege
Arcess z n h m ~ aThe report says,
"Whileparents' education-
specificallyh a v q a collegedegree-
alongwith f;unilyincome is
positively related to student
academicpreparation, thereisno
evidencethat ithas aneffecton
collegeenrolmentindependent of
the effectof familyincomeand
f m c d a i dforcollege qualified
high schoolgraduates "
Problemswithaccessibllitythat
stemfromtheperceivedbarrier of
high tuition, sometimes referred to
as"sticker s h o c ccanbeaddressed
with information Both this and
lackof financialmeans,however,cai
beaddressedwithbetter financial
assistance.
The problem that expands the
debate on deregulationbeyond
accessibilityisthatproviding
education requiresmoneyand
tuition is a significantpart of a
university' revenue The next
question then becomes how to
ensure qualitv,malungaumveisity
educationworth while
rchenw~ng@~mpr~nt.uwaterloo.c
Talk radio for UW
MandyWesson
SPECIALTO IMPRINT
The motivation behind Radio Two
is so slmple, one wonders how a
void that obvious remained empty
for solong RadioTwois an online
broadcasting statton that willactas
a counterpart to the alreadyexistmg
University of Waterloo radio sta-
tion, CKMS Organized independ
ently from CI<MS, Radio Two,
modelled after the popular CBC Ka-
dio Onc format, is designedto corn
plementCI(MS RadioTwowascon-
ceived as a sub project through the
UlT-based hhskoka Club, agroup
of students dedicated to campus
life and building a strongL?Arcom
munitp
Realizing the lack of a "common
cultural institution" within UW,
the statmil's founder and president,
AlexMatan,mas encouragcdto crc-
ate a station that appealed to all
students regardless of their indi
vidual malors or interests Re
sponding to both private and pub
lic criticism that thc University of
KJaterloo is too segregated, Radio
Two was created as a discussion
forum in the attempt to bridge the
gap and foster a real spirit of com
munity within UW In defense of
the criticism, Matan was quick to
point out that it is not for lack of
interesting on-campus events and
clubs that many students feel left
out, but rather as a result from the
absence of a common forum to
relay relevant information about
these events'to the student body
Unlike other radio stations,Ra-
dio Two is entirely online Being
online is an important part of the
station's mandate as it enables the
station to provide more than one
channel at a time to its listeners
While the primary channel will re-
main discussion-oriented with
breaks scheduled for radio staples
like the news and weather, other
channels will exist to facilitate the
varied and divcrsc interests of UY'
students BJ visiting the 'cb site
and clickingon a link,listeners will
be able to acccss ainyriad of shoms
dealing with different issues TI
commitment to diversity stel
from the station's desire to sho
case a wealth of on-campus talc
that has, in their opinion, been
nored
The nature of an online stati
offers real solutions to problel
that often restrict frequency rac
stations. Shows, speakers andgui
lecture series that once depend
on physical attendance can now
taped and accessed at the convt
ienccof the listener The qualitya
content of spccializcd broadca
will alw improve as many cont
butions can be taped ahead of tir
and edited to mcet a standard oft
unachierable by Iir e broadcam
One of the station's main cc
ccrnsis actingasanon-campus ne
bulletin,informing students abc
current news stories and camp
eents as the7happen Matan coj
mented that his goal is not to 1
place other news forums such
Im~rzntbutrather, to "facilitate t
already existing institutio
through a new medium " Mat
envisions a vibrant broadcast rr
dium that would see live broa
casts of relevam campusel ents,h
beds meetings that in the past ha
been largely overlooked or i p o r
by UW students, heard live
In preparation for the Octot
30 launch of the radio static
countless interviews. discussio
and special presentations have
readybeen taped and are now be1
organi~edwithin the atatic
Among these presentations isa 16
ture on the imDortance of wom
in enpeeringtapedearher this yt
at the University of Waterloo.
In offering something for cvc
listener, Radio Two hopes to 1
come a permanent fixture in t
UW community that it so c h ~
ishes. Those interested in learni
more about Radio 1wo can vi
theirWebsiteatradio2 feds ca b
thosc seekinga more involved rc
in the station, a list of voluntc
positions ax~ailableis posted on t
Muskoka Club leb site
5. FRIDAY,OCTOBER18,2002 5
Bet you have a problem
GAC:studentsgetinvolved
Continuedfrom page 3
Thecomssioniscontenttofind
supportmthe community '1he 75m
restriction on lodgmg houses im-
pacts communitymemberswhen it
becomes aproperty rights issue
As~tstands,ifaresidentofWatcr-
loo sells his or her home, she could
not sell it to a landlordintending to
useitasalodginghouse,orturnitinto
a lodgmg house herself As Edey
pointedout, studentsinVaterlooare
responsiblefor989d h o n of discrc-
ttonaryspendingintheWaterlooarea
andUmversityofWaterloograduates
areresponsibleformanyofthehi-tech
companiesmthearea Universitystu-
dentsprovide asteadysourceof rev
enue for the city and an "econormc
impact is felt in Toronro, Ottawa,
Montreal,VancouverandCalifornia's
Silicon Valley," according to a
Pricewaterhouse Coopers study de-
taded on uwstudent org
Waterloostudentsalsocontribute
to the community through acts of
volunteerism,suchasacleanupof the
ClairCreekwithWaterlooParksSew
ices Edey said it seems that this stu-
withgambling dentinfl~lenceintheWaterlooareacan
be overlooked and the commission
willbeencouragingstudentstoregs
ter to vote inthe Fall2003municipal
From lotteryto the stockmarket,it's alla gamble
electionsinordertogather better stu-
dentrepresentatton
Sean Lauria The council has
Thecomrmssionalsoplanstodis-
tribute to students a pamphlet ex
plainingcoursesofactionavadableto
studentsexperiencingproblemswith
Iandlords Edey stated that students
SPECIALTO IMPRINT tips for responsible
gambling which
they claim, if fol-
lowed, guarantee
that youwill not de
velop a gambling
problem. Respon-
sible gamblers bal
ance gamblingwith
other leisure activi
ties, onlyuse money
setaside for leisure
"Seven per centof 18to24-year-olds
haveseveregamblingproblems," said might fear enction and hesitate to
reporthousmgmfractions Thepam-
phlet will outline landlord responsi-
bikes, applicablecitybylaws andlist
LisaCoupcms,councilprojectman-
ager at the Responsible Gambling
CouncdofOntario Tncontrast,counul
researchindicatesthat3.8percent of
adults have severe gambling prob-
lems "Resear~hiscurrentl~bemgcon
ducted to find out why," said
resourcesfor studentconsultation
The comrmsston plans to meet
Thursday,October24at5p m in the
environmental studies coffee shop
Theywdlbeplanningand discussingCoupems
Prom October 7 to 10 the Re
sponsibleGamblingCouncllof On-
tario was at the Student Life Centre
togamble,setatime
limit,take frequent
breaks and avoid
on-site cash ma-
chines for addi-
tional gambling
money, the council
offers.
The council of-
orpzation of future events and a
formletteronhousingissuesforstu
dents Forfurtherinformation,Chns
Edeycanbereachedatgac@fedscaandoncampusresidencestoeducate
students on how to gamble respon-
siblyand identify signs of gambhng
addiction
Gamblmg,whosedefinitionisnot
hmtedt~pla~ingcardsin smokycasi-
nos, occurs anytime someone risks
moneyonanuncertainoutcome 'The
most popular forms of gambling
among 18to 24-year-oldsare sports
betting,lottery scratch tickets,cards
and occasionally sloth at casinos,"
fers many services
for those who sus-
IMPRIWARCHIVES
p~ctthatthe~ortheirStudents are easy preyto gambling.
friends may have a
gambling problem The council, information on Gamblers Anony-
foundedm 1983,runs 45 treatment mous and otherprograms available
facilitiesin Ontario The organua- for those strugglingwithgambling
tion's Web site can be found at addiction Inthc Idtchener-Water
responsiblegambling org, and has looregion, counsel~ngforgamblmg
contact information for all gam- problems canhe foundatSt.Mary's
bling treatment centres as well as CounsellingSenxes Pullon,Couperus said
'1he council includes investing
in the stock market as a form of
gambling The mission of the
council is to make the public aware
of signsof gamblingaddiction and
safegamblingpractices
Signs of gamblingaddiction are
pending increasing amounts of
time at gambling venues, chasing
lmaes by playtng higher stakes to
try to win back lost money, gam
bling to escape dailypressures and
obligations, neglecting family,
friends and personal health and
becominginvolvedintllegalactivi-
ties to finance gambling.
Gambling addiction often de
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t-
vebps when someone is feeling
vulnerable and m going through a
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saidCouperus Above all,the coun-
cil stresses,some of those addicted
to gambling do not view it as a
means of entertainment but as a
me ureinar
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source of income. It is important
to remember that gambling ven-
ues such as casinos, racetracks and
bingo halls design games that will
allow them to make a profit, not
the player
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Watcards: one meal at a time please
Continued from cover
Then asked if thiswas a new food semces
policy,Murdoch saiditwvasnot "It getsposted
everyyear wedidn'tput newpostersup atthe
startof thei ear Hadwehad theonginalposters
up atthestartoftheyearitwouldn't beanissue."
He added that whtle the policyappliesto all
students holding meal plans, food sewices m-
l o o h g for the most frequent
abusers first "Four Chtnese
specialsbeingbought atDavis
Centreatlunch andit's like,
for three weeks," he said, de-
scnbmgoneofthemorememm
rable instances of meal plan
abuse I-Ioweber, he also said
"For starters, 1don't bclicve
aiqone7$cardha been confis
cated" and he added that if
food senices noticed abnor-
mal purchasmg habit, they
would "have a chat nith that
tudent "
Meaimhile, the potcr has
raiqed some other issuer 1he
poster tates that "ail Ontario
univcrsio wasfmedmorethan
$60,000" for not ha tng safe
pard in place to prexent the
abuscof themealplnns hen
askdnhtchunir ersin mques
tion was fined, hfurdoch sad
"vou'd h,~eto ask them "
he said 'bell, I'm not going to tell you that,"
citing a confidentiality agreement with other
foodsenlicedirectorsfromotheruniverssties
'We sawarapid escalationin theamount of
rniwse of the meal plans this year and are very
concernedthatthatwillgenerate orcreateforus
a huge tax penalty "
Fdy,whenaskedabouthispositiononthe
policy,Murdoch stated"our commitment is to
make sure that we're treating
students fairly and maximiz-
ingtheirtaxadvantages We're
trying to make sure that wc
haveapohcymplacethatthey
continue to receive that ben
efit"
TYLER THOMAS
Federal and Provtncialtax leglslatlon prohcbitsthe we of tax
exempt meal plan fundsby ~ndivldualswho are not quoiified to
receive these beneftts
The use of your tax exemptUW Food Serv~cesmeal plon to
purchosefwd forsomeone else is stricttyproh~bited.
An Ontario unwersw was fined more than $60,009because the
universliy In question did not have In place sufficientcontrols to
prevent this abuse
Meals may be purchased oniy by and for WE WATCARD holder
Each transactionthe cashierwill examme the photo on the
WATCARD to ensurethat the person mak~ngthe purchase is the
WATCARD holder The cashter will also determine lithis person is
attempting to purchase food for other people
If a WATCARD is being used by someoneotherthan the
WATCARD holder or if the cashtersuspectsthe person is
attemptingto purchase meals for someone else,the cashlet
nust Keep the WATCARD The WATCARD can be recovered from
the WATCARD Officethe next buscness day All discouqts and tax
exernpt~onswtll be terminated for this WATCARD
heilasbedwllo"t1leinnwa5, Students are only allowed to purchase one meal at a time with their meal plan. This messageis posted at food servingfacilities.
7. FRIDAY,OCTOBER 18,2002 7
Saranyah Yogarajah
SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
Math professor passes away
The UniversityofXJaterlooismoum-
ingthelossofmathematicsprofessor
RonScoinswhopassedawayonSw-
d a ~October13followlngabravefight
againstcancer.
In a mcmo, dean of mathcmatlcs
Alan (;eorge wrote, "Ron faced his
dlness in the samcway he faced other
challenges-~ithcourage,~acc,and
optimism. To thosc who knew him
and worked with him, saying that he
witlbemisscdsccmsprofoundlyinad-
equate.7(.'eha~~elostamtmderfidfriend
withwhom itwasa joy towork, and a
vetyspecialman."
Funcral services for Wyear-old
Scornstookplacc at Mount Zion 1,u-
theran ChurchonThursday,October
I I .
Georgealso said,"[Scoins]served
the facultyandtheunivcrsiq formore
than 23 years.IIe was an outstanding
teacher,receivingaUX'd~stingu~shcd
'reachii1gA~vardinl999~1dOCUbA's
'lta~lu~iIwardin2000.Moreover,his
contributions went well beyond the
campus.IIewasakeyindiv~dualifiour
inathcmat~cscontest operations,and
was one of our leaders111thedcvclop-
inent and nurturingof the wonderful
relatmnshtpweenjoywithhighschool
teachersmOntarioandacrossthecow-
try.Hewasateacher's teacher."
Flu shots available
Aftermanymquiriesintot h e a d b i l -
ity of flu shots on campus, health
service's Linda Grant revealed in a
memo, 'We now have on hand flu
vaccincforthchlghriskpopulationof
students,staffand faculty.Thisisavail-
able without an appointment.
"The clinicforthehealthypopula-
&onof students, staffand facultywill
be in the multi-purpose room at the
Student Idfe Centre from Monday,
November 11, until Thursday, No-
vembcr11,from 10:30a.m.until5:30
p.m."
Graduate dean search
TheUniversityofWaterloohas started
itssearchforitsnextdeanofgraduate
studiesafterJake Sivakof theoptom-
etryschoollcfthispostonAugust31.
Associateprovost GaryYraller issen7-
ingasinterimdeanwhilethe searchis
carriedout.
Theuniversitysecretariatreleaseda
memo delegatingan election for the
nomincc committcc comprised of
sevenmembers.
The memo states,"Per Policy 44,
nominations arc rcqucstcd for one
senator of professorial rank, to be
electedbytheSenate;and onc senator
ofprofcssorialrank fromeach faculty
(a total of six),tobe electedbya vote
ofthe regularfacultymembcrswithin
that faculty."
The secretariatinNeedlesHal1,or
thosecretariatTebstteoffersnomina-
tion forms to be elected for Senate.
The form must be returned to the
secretariat by noon on October 30,
completeand signedby threc regular
facultymembers.
Awards for volunteering
In recognizing the contribution of
students within the university and
community, the President's Circle
Awards for Volunteerismwas estab-
lishedin1997.Eachyearacommittee
selectstcnrccipicntswhohavepartici-
pated it1 extracurricular activities in
variousorganizations.A $250award
. .
isp e n toeachrecipient.
Any member of the Universityof
Waterloo or of the community may
nommate a student for this award.
Studentsarealsoencouragedtoapply
directlyfor an award because volun-
teeringworkhaving suchasmallpro-
filc.Application formsareavailablein
Needles IIall and the Federation of
Students in the Student life Centre,
and they arc due by Novcmbcr 1.
Feds president ties the knot
Brenda Slomkawas thc firstFeds
leader to get married while in office.
This past Saturday, October 12, she
married fellowUnk-crsityofWatcrloo
student Ray I(oprowslu. They had
the ceremonyin Ray's home town of
T.ondon,Ontarm,tryingtoavoid"the
whole Oktoberfest thmg "
I'hcy only took a hart hone!
moon and Brenda returned to murk
her surname and is now lwown as
Brenda I<oprowrk~.
Professional and
post-degreeday
DEBORAH DONAHUE
Representativesof44 universitiesfromacrossCanadaandaround
the world were in the Student Life Centre October 16 to talk
about their professionaland graduate programs. This fair was
organized by UW career services.
10. FlUDAY, OCTOBER 18,20C
YOU! OFF MY PLANET
scandal.SolicitorGeneral1,awrence
MacAulay,hm-ingdoled out jobs or
mone) topretty much evcryoncon
Prince Edward Island, 1snow under
fire forhavinghanded out federal
gowrnment contracts to a fcw of
lns fricnds.
Sowhat else ts new?
'l'his is the problem with a
Liberalgovernment: it's lcssabout
policy-they nerer havemuch
policy anywayand it changeson the
fly-and more about conduct It's
about systematic favours It's
about lapsesmethics And most
of all, it's about loweringour
expectations
Nowhere is this defining
charactcnsticofbig-LLiberalism
more prevalent than m the party's
kingpm,Prune MmsterJean
Chrtitien Apm, I'm not talkmg
about policy-though I don't care
for most of the PM's vtews I'm
talkingabout personal responstbil-
ity
Despae the bihons -yes,
that's hzllzonr,everyyear- of
End the liberal scandalocracv
Four easy steps to undefeatedness
point wherewe vtcwincompetent
governanceandgrievous wasteasa
regularpart of government?
It ts true that the absence of a
strong secondparty is part of the
problem Yct, it has also been
cdightemi~gin a strangeway, as it
has shown us all how the Liberals
beha ewhen the do not have to
worq about public opinion
defiant,unrepentant, arrogant.
I canhear thecatcallsalrcadj-:
othcr partiesare lust as bad. Rut are
they> I like very 11ttlein the NLII'
platform, J et I auld nerer claim
nor 1s there an! evidenceto
sugest -that mcmbers of that
par4 would beha c in sucha11
irresponsible manncr And a's
hard to see how the Canadtan
Alliance,whopropose that their
constituents should be ableto recall
members if they are unhappy with
theirperformance,couldevereven
try to bchave as flippantlyas the
Liberalshave
I repeat:it's not about policy. It
is about conduct. #hatever you
thmk of the Liberalparty's policies,
the behaviour of manv -dare I sav
most?-of the cabinetisa desecra-
tion of the institution of govern-
ment and an affront to all Canadi-
ans Next tune around, given the
fight push, perhaps Canadianswill
fmallybe fed up with this garbage
and remove them from office.
As my column name suggests,
remainingstrongmthe face of
defeat1sextraordinarilyimportant
to me As a person who is gay I
ha e been dealt a difficulthand, but
I do not allow that to h t my
ahlltty to be happy Instead 1vsew
my sexvalityas a gift -something
that makes me vcry special-and I
feel as though I ha e been g~en the
opportumtp to teach others about
honest loveand acceptance This
week I present to you my personal
recipeforremaimngundefeated It's
for anyone,gay,straight,bt,
whatcver
1. Allow the struggleto empowerand
enhgbtenyou.
There ts no such thing as fdure
Recopze your shortconungs as
onlylearmngexperiences,merely
steps onward on the greater road to
success If we did not struggle,we
could not denve enjoyment out of
our achievements Our struggles
make us stronger and much more
hardywhen threatenedwtth defeat
If J ou view life as a struggle that
will empower and enltghtenyou,
) ou canneverbe defeated Instead,
dollars that have been spent
inappropriatelyand/orunaccount-
ablv,no mtstcr in the Chretien
cabinethas everresigned Indccd,
the Pnme Ministerhimself rou
tmclj shrugs off misspending as ~f
~tm ere no big deal -- so what,
these things happcn, and so on
and so on
Conttast this wit17 the action, of
disgraced Ontaliotouiism mini5ter
CamJackson Y hcn it nas
exposed that he had misspent
taxpa C ~ ' Smoney, he promptly
resigned N o cox er up No
c aston Just plain and i m p k
responsibiltty
But ha e1%e ex cr, or T illIT,e
ex er, see this sort of responsibtlity
with the federallib~rals;Of course
not Jane Stewartlost sex era1
billton dollars at FTRDC and shc's
sttllthere Alfonso Gaglianowas
rewarded forhis extensivepork
barrellmgwith a dtplomaticposttng
to Denmark Anyone who is
removed does not do so voluntar-
tly,as anyhonourable minister
would They getpttched overboard
by the boss, who then insists thcir
removal had nothing to do with
any sort of misbehaviour whatso-
ever
All this and thc opmon polls
stillhave the gnts hghtyearsahead
of any opposition So the question
is, do Canadiansjust not care> Or
havetheI,ibcralsmerelysucceeded
m lowermgour expectations to the
youwill regard everyletdown as
somethmg to push you and drive
you harder. An empowered person
cannot be defeated
2 Fznd strength ~~yozdr1nk7zkd
".
I he Buddhtsts point out that
hfe provides nothing for one to
grasp onto. I disagree; I believeyou
can grasp onto your individuahty
Recognizethat the unwerse m-
tended for you to be specialand
uniqueaseveryoneiscreatedasan
original work of art. No matter how
strangeor extremeyour habits or
lifestylemay seem,101-eyourself for
tt, as there is no one ltke vou. God
and the umversc have put you on a
specificpath, thereforeyoucannever
compareyourself toanyoneelseor
theirpersonalvictories Atrue
individualcanneverbe defeated
3. Re~ognqethatyou run he
radqendent ofsonety by lyhaUetgng rtc
des.
Remember that neither God nor
theuriiversecreatedsoctctv's rules,
we did.That means that we are
hvmgaccordingto humaty's rules
and those rules arenotperfect
Unfortunately before youwereborn
societyhad alreadydetermmed how
difficultyour lifewould be just by
yoursex,class,race,religionand
sexualitySocietym extraorhardy
shallow but you don't have to be
You can rise above all that has been
assumed of you and challenge the
rules and show that the w-oddcan
rekllybeaveqracceptingand
beautifulpIace A person who lives
mdependent of society's rules can
neverbe defeated
4. Seeyoursef UJ theg~~ardanof
your u1m happztze~~.
No matter what happens to you
durmg this bfetime, know that J ou
can diea happyand fulfilledpcrson
You can hvc and dic undefeated So
do this one needs to undcrstand
that one can choose how one reacts
to life'simperfccuons Realve that
people do not hurt 1ou, you allow
to feelhurt Tafe 1snot
unfair, you arc just too lmited By
choosingto reactm apostttvewaj
to life's little ups and downs you
wd1alwavs come out on top You
canpick yourself up, dustyourself
off and moe on to thc next
challenge,playinglifeforthcgame
that a 15 And edeq onewill be
amazed by how wonderful your life
seems to be Khat they don't
reali~e,though, is that it isn't your
hfe that is wonderful, it ts you By
seemgyourself as the guardian of
your own happmess, mstead of
other people,you can never be
defeated
As an individuallivingwtth the
tribulations associatedwtth bemg
gay, I remind myself that rematnmg
undefeated is kel I remind all of
you to do the same Change the
glasses through which you see the
world and no matter what happens,
victorycanalma)sbeyours
How I learned to stop
worrying and love Moby
ESSENTIAL INSANITY
1Io.many lamentshave you heard
from [insertyour-favorite-musical-
genrehere]-headscomplaining
about how corporations haw
managed to co-opt thcir culturcand
use tt to icll clothes,cars,perfume,
tnlhng stuffed animals>Too many;
So man! you have kept a notebook
detailmgall suchlaments in
chronological orderand the
notebook 1s now the swe of the
Greater'l orontoAreaphonebook
(if such a monstrosity exists)>
Or how many ttmcs has "sub
culture" reportedlydied; The
answer is 42. The answerto
everythingis42
Fortytwo times and some of
the more spectacularmoments
bcmg Moby smgle-handedly
endearingmtddle agedpeople
everywhereto,"that new-fangled
electronicmusic,youknow,the
kind m those Tide commercials"
Hsp hop What more need I say?
Everyone's favounte, Ntke, taking
the momcntum of the anti-Nike
movement and using it for one of
their ad campaigns Yes,Nikc
created billboardsm Autraha for a
new soccer shoewith text that said,
"The most offensive boots we've
cvcrmade 100%SlaveLabor," the
hada fictionalgroup of "acton~ist<
stageamock rally and wagea wcke
bombing campaip against the
company,not because the ad was.
offensive,but rather because the
shoesallegedlygk-eathletesan
unfaircompetitn-eadvantage(No
Jqqo, Naomi Klcin).
But crappymusic and slick
marketingteamsasde,cailevcnts
S U C ~as these really resultindeath:
of whole molements? Nerds with
laptops are still makingmusic for
sad robots in thetr basements, hip
hc~pthrives despite Nell) and one
mock rally organiscd by that
"dcmomc" Ntkc does not under-
mme the force of 50 others
Really, the oneswho are
bemoaning thcsc deaths are the
hipsters -the ones who only
ltsten to records no one else has
heard of,whowear labels "you can
only get at this little store m Berlir
and who worship in the cult of
exclustvity,a subsidiaryuf the
machine known as capitalism A
sub-culturewitharealcore,a real
meantng, 15 not dependent upon
the approval, or disapproval,of tk
mainstream It is not built upon
the same principles It is not a re
hash of somethmg-or-other, wtth
new coat of paint It has the legs t
run away It will sing Glotla Gaync
as a leaves the spotlightand you
need not mourn
Reputation:Waterloomust
Continued from page 9
Take a look at our school'sYeb
page, ormore specifically,the co-op
Webpage It barely listsany of our
most notable achievemcnts. To
someone unfamiliarwith the
school, L'W might seem like a
mcdiocre institution In order to
push aterloo from a regonal
school to a world-classInstitution,
we must pursue severalcourses of
action
First,increasepubhc awareness,
not lust tn Ontario, but also all over
the world I'd e5timate that less
than half of Canadianseven know
that Yaterloo is the best school in
Canada. Publicawarenessis
achievedthrough mediaexposure,
aggressivecorporatenetworking
(especiallym the U S ),andbranding
-building a unified, luxurious,
and professional mage surround-
ingthe Univensityof XTaterloo
name UniversityofWaterloo is
alreadywell known m Ontano, but
wc must put a greater emphasis on
showcasmgour achievementsinthe
US. andwesterncanada. The fact
that we have only one employeem
the co-op department dedicated to
US corporate relations ~ho-sthat
there isa seriousdefictencyinthis
The second major step that
'Xatcrloo must take is to target a
broadergeographicareaforunder
graduaterecruiting Ye must recru
awcssivcl~ athtgh schoolsin
western Canada,the L'S, Furope
and Asia 'ire should follow the
Y aterloomandate recruitthebes
regardlessofuheretheyarc
from Rightnow, about 85pet ccr
of student5are from Ontano, but
a truly global mstttution, this
number should be much lower TI
order to help gatninternational
reputation.Waterloo should conta
thePrmceton Reviewand U S
Ncws and K orld Report, invite
them to the campusand encourag
them to rate Waterloo alongaith
Amencan schools Currcntly,
McGillUniversttyand Umversityc
Torontoare the only two Canadia
rated by the Princeton Revicw- It
actuallyquotes aMcGill student
c l a m gthatthetracademicsand
workload " are second to
none " It is imperative that this
mtsconceptton ofhighereducatioi
in Canadabe corrected If Wraterl,
could even get a top 20 spot m the
rankmgs, there would be a flood c
apphcationsfrom Amertcanand
other high schools
Greatpeople, compamesand
institutions didn't get where they
are by sellingthemseh es short or
reframingfrom tryingsomething
different
11. FRIDAY,OCTOBER18,2002
Back to BerlinKarim Hasanem
COMMUNITYEDITORIAL
Hey you guys, I found more stuff
to hate, soyay for me, nay -yay
for all of us So if I can tear your
attentionawayfrom the
homoeroticgoings on of the
latestepisodeof Smallville,we can
get down to business I hate the
name I(itchener hatehate hate
hatehate hate hate, hate it Never
hked the way it sounded Before
1916,however,Kitchenerwas
known as Berlin This name
shouldbe restored for three
important reasons
First,the GermanMennomtcs
settledths region and cultivated
the land lT1ell,toget techmcal, the
landwas claimedby the British
Crown and then granted to the SLI
NationsIndians for their loyalty
dumg the Americanwar of
independenceTheNativeAmen
cans sold the land to Colonel
RichardBeaslev,who sold the land
to a group of Mennonite farmers,
who then formedthe German
Company 1ract As far as I'm
aware,no natipeswere sodomized
and slaughtered forthis particular
plot of land,which, considermgthe
history of colomal expansion,is just
weird, but okay,whatever,let's lust
move nght along
Wlde our notion of German
toleranceof otherracesmay stillbe
colouredby the actionsof Nazi
Germany,GermanMennonites
havelongbeen anexceptionally
tolerant group of people It was this
clunateofacceptancethatattracted
large numbers of immigrants In
1833,the hamletof Berlinwas
named in honour of the heritageof
its settlers Try to rememberthe
word "tolerance" andthe phrase
"named m honour of," because
they're goingto play an important
ro1~in understanding my latest rant
Second,thenamel3erlinac-
knowledgedandvalued the cultural
heritage of its inhabitants Berlin
wasconsideredthe Germancapital
of Canada,and probably std is
However,World War I brought
with it an ugly tide of anti-German
sentiment In an act that immortal
ized an otherwisepassingmood of
bigotry, the name Berlinwas
abandonedin favourof Kltchener
Everythingthatthe city's culture
was supposed to stand for was
demcdout of exstence fora name
that would sound better to English
ears Butwhy IGtcheneG
Third, the town of IGtcheneris
named after a steamingpile of shit
GeneralHoratioHerbertKitchcner
(1850 1916),wasanEnglish
d t a r y officerduringthepeak of
Bntish impend eqansion Among
his manyachievementswas the
massacreof the Sudanesearmy
duringthe battle of Karan in 1898
Lbhywere the Bntish fightingthe
Sudanese?To stealtheir land and
subjugate them, silly
See KITCHENER, page 13
A planner's protest to housing bylaw
MAPS AND LEGENDS
In thesepages lastweek,Joe
Nethery took aim at the Feds efforts
to oppose the City of Vi'aterloo's
restriction on new studentlodging
housesand successfullymanaged to
touch every base for agrand slam of
completelyincorrectplanntng
arguments
Joe starts off by sayingthat the
removal of the restrictionon
student housing -no new lodging
house may be establishedwithin 75
metres of an existing one -would
"inevitablyleadtoarealestate
frenzy" and thatpropertyvalues
and rents would rise. Excuse me for
pointing this out, but having more
landlordsrenting out more rooms
would pull prices down, not up.
Supplyand demand,Joe Property
values would indeed go up, as
currentresidentswould be able to
selltheirpropertytowhomeverthey
want and not have the city telling
them what they can and can't do
with their house.
As it stands now, lodgmg
housesare overvaluedand can
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chargehigh rents becausethey don't
have toworry about any new
competition movingin next door
Students and residentsboth lose
under the currentsystem,the only
winners being the landlords
Next, Netheq questionsthe
desirabthtyof establishingmore
studenthousing close to campus,
implyingthat a is "isolatiomst "
LVrong-it's good plamng The
CityofWaterloodesperatelywants
people to get out of their cars and
onto buses, or even better onto
sidewalks Enablingpeople to live
nearwhere thcyw o r k orwhere
they study-allows them to walk
or bike instead of dnving Having
more studentslivingcloser to
campuswould mean less conges-
tion on UniversityAvenue and
ColumbiaStreetand lesspollutants
m the air, adesirableplanninggoal
if thereeverwas one
As for studentghettos,they are
much more aproduct of shady
landlordsandpoor enforcementof
the law than seedy students and
their rambunctiouslifestyle Ifcities
with large studentpopulations were
half asvigilantin enforcingtheir
property standardsby lawsas they
werewithchasingaroundparlung
violations,ColumbiaStreetwould
not look l&e file footagefrom
Sarajevo
He then moves onto dumping
on studentcouncilfortheir direct
stance on this issue and wondeis
why thcyaren't beingmore"concih-
atory "IfNetheryhadcheckedthe
hstory of this issue he would have
noticed that the restrictionhas becn
in place for almosta decade and that
theFedshavebeen"conci1iatory"
the whole time And what was the
result of all of ths quet and polite
diplomacywith cityhall?Absolutely
notlung, exceptthat now thc mayor
characterizesstudentsasarsonists
and the city's planningstaff is
consideringdoublingthe restriction
to 1SOmetres Clearlyanew
approachwasrepredandcouncil
delivered
I stophereto correctmyself;
NethEry onlyh t atnple of inepti
tude IIehadtwoverycorrect,very
important points "students do not
vote" and "until we use what rights
we doAave to instigatechange,get
used to beinglaughed off" The city
pays no attentionto our concerns
becausewe don't vote and city
councillorsdon't thtnkwe everwill
Students showingup at the polling
booth is the second thing that must
happenif studentinterests are to
receiveconsiderattonatcityhall The
Feds took the first step by demon-
stratingthat they w d d no longer
acceptthe city's doubletalk Now
they must work with the rest of us
to take the second
MindingWaterloo's
business
NealMoogk-Soulis Road At the time of this writing,
COMMUNITYEDITORIAL the WLUSA labour dispute had
entered its fifthweekwith httle sign
In response to the letter to the of a resolutionand the Umversityof
editor1astweekcnticizingImpnnfs Guelph staffassociationhad voted
recentpublicationof storiesdealing to st&e pendingthe breakmg off of
with issues on UW campus, their labour negotiationswhich
Imprint's mtssion statement, as have beenunderway sincethe
found inthe policies and proce- b e g i m g ofJune
dures, says that Imprint's mtssion Thy should UE' studentsnot
is to provide "the University of
Waterloo communitywith informa
tion, entertainment and a forum for
the discussionofissues that affect
the community" The author of
last week's letter implied that both
Launer stories PKLU studentumon
is holding its own, October 4,2002,
KTLU Cordcditor-in-chieftcrmi
nated,September20,20021were not
of importance toWaterloo students
be concernedwith labour disputes
as the two closest universitiesto
Waterloo, both of which with UW
has closeacademicties,includingthe
TRELLISsystem Universityof
Guelph enrolmentnumbers about
15,000students,what would
happen if that group put added
strainon theWaterloolibrary
system,practicallydoublingthe size
of the UW libraryusership?
and as suchdid not deserve Granted,the spacewhich both
coverage As the author of both storieswere p e n was large in
storiesin question, I beg to differ comparison to the rest of the news
In the firstplace,asignificant section Fach of the three storiesm
number of UV students study at questionwere written ~ i t hthe best
Tamerandviceversa As such, of intentions to coxer as many
these ~ u e sdo mean a lot to some sides of each issue as possibleto
UV students Impnnf,as the avoid the possibili~of being
campusnewspaper for this demo a~cusing~biasedandunresearched
graphic,has aresponsibility to writing As a smgle reporter, I am
inform them only responsible for my own stories
Second,for the week that I
coveredthe issue of Cordeditor in
chiefManeeshSehdeb's firing,atthe
beginning of the week a did not
look as if the Curdwould be
publishedat all that week The Cord
productionstaff did manage to rally
and produce apaper for thatweek,
I'he issue still stands that an
unexplained firingby a campus
orgamzationis news for UW
students Granted,the storywas
long, but in order to inform the
student5as much as possible,awas
necessarytocoverallanglesof the
storyand leavenothingtoconlec-
ture.
Thrd,withreferenceto the
WLUSA strike,UW students
shouldbe aware ofwhatis affecting
and not the enttre section IIad the
news sectionin each of those three
issueshad more content as awhole,
then perhaps my stones would not
have stood out However, due to
circumstanceswhich I didnot
control,localon-campusnewswas
notadequatelycoperedandmy
storiestookprominence in the
section Iwas informedafterwards
that my energiescouldhax~ebeen
betteremployedcoveringthese
events,but again I beg to differ
As I have shownbefore, the
storieswhch I coveredareimpor
tant to UE' students and it can be
arguedthat they are lustasimpor-
tant as many of the other stones
that Impnntruns, save for the fact
that the incident dtd not happen on
thepost-secondarycommunityas the UW campus
whole and not simplywhat
happensw i t h our own Rtng See WLU COVERAGE, page 13
1
;...this is your week for
1 B A R & G R I L L
...where it'sall about talent!
T NORTHWATERLOOAT NORTHFIELD
Td:886-7565
12. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,20C
In responseto Mr. Nethery
To the eenitor
1hough I disagreewiththe theurban
planning arguments made by Joe
Netherymhiseditorialconcemgthe
Federation ofStudents' stanceonthe
75 metre lodginghouse restriction,I
millleal earesponsetothat forothers
better ersed m that discipltne I do,
however, wish to respond to other
comments he makes in his piece
Manyofthosewhosupport the 75
metre minimum distance separation
oftencite theexampleofthe"student
ghetto" whichexistsjust north ofthc
campusofQueen'sUmwrsityinKmg
ston,as asituationwhchwouldinevi-
tably be rephcatedinVaterloo I hs,
however,is alarmist -and simulta-
neously untrue The dilapidated
houses which can be seen m k g
ston's ghettoare the resultof ageand
densit) I he neighbourhood near
Queen's is almost a century old and
many of the residences contained
thereinare rowhouqes Io clam that
the neighbourhoods closest to the
unir ersities in aterloo -many of
1%hich are bunplo~s and fen are as
den5eh situated as IGngston's --
woulde~,entuall) resemblethata hich
occurs m I<ingston is fallacious and
clcarlj negates the suable contetual
chfferences between Vaterloo and
ICmgston Italsoncglccts the factthat
Vi aterloo's Propeq StandardsBylaw
- and provincial legislation - if
properlyenforced,canadequatelyad
dressanyhousmgqualityissueswhich
may arise in the future
Mr Netheryin hiseditonalgoeson
toquestiontheabilityofthcfcdsand
studentstoeffectchangeinm~mcipal
politics,noting that "until we mobi-
hzea forceatthepollsncstNox ~mber
behmd an anti bylaw candidate
thereisnoneed [forthec i q tohsten"
No anti-bylaw candidate,or5omeonc
fa~wuringstudents' perspectives on
municipalissues,willpresenthimself
for electionunlessstudents and their
reprcscntativcs illustratetoprospec-
tneandcurrentmembersofcitycoun
cilthatwe,asa group,wishtobecome
more mvolvedinmunicipaldecision
m h g - and will m turn actlvely
participate by voting in the nest
muncipalelection Todo thesethings
we cannot afford to sit idly by until
netNovember's election-wemust
now start engagngourseh esand be
come more involved 1 encourage
students to participate and provide
inputontheaffairsofthe mumipalin
whtchaffcctthcm dtrcctl~
ChMonday,cltycouncdn 111hold
a meeting,pait ofwhch nill include
significantsection5dmotcd to 5tu
dent housing beryone in the com
mum5 is welcome to attend, the
meeting commences at 6 30 p m at
cityhall, on the corner of Regina and
WilliamStreetsinUptownwaterloo
Joe Nethery's pessimism aside, I
very firmly believe that the deciskn
that Students'Councilmade ,mclud-
mgendmgdiscussionsonthe U Pass,
was appropriate and has certainly
causedsomeatcityhalltoengage ina
discourseaboutourclfferencesinphi
losophy regardmg housing issues
Saddam notworth Iraq
Bassam Khadori's assertion m last
week's communiq editorialthatpro-
testersshouldacquescetoaUSbomb
ing and invasion of Iraq that would
allowits people to "regain freedom"
requires some comment
The argument for US militaq in
terventionmustbepredtcatedonwhat
Saddam Hussem is currently doing,
notonhypotheticalscenarios Today,
the Kurds and the Shi'aes, both of
horn werebnrtall) suppressedinthe
early'90sn ithUSpassivi~,areliving
in relative freedom Things are ob i
ouslr not ideal -T won't den), for
example, the political eccution of
someShi'ite clerics But,byandlarge,
thesegroupsarenotbeingharased by
Saddam's goons It 5eems to me,
then, that the most saddening and
freedomrestrtctmgaspectof Iraqiso-
cietyowrthelastseveralyearshasbeen
theeffectthattheU N economicsanc
tions have had on the population
Fortunately,there isno need togo to
war to get rid of these murderous
sanctions,which have only served to
strengthen Saddamand M1innocent
kids The onus to end them resides
with those countries, including our
own,thathave arguedfortheirestab-
lishment Indeed,theU S couldpeace
fully end the sanctions nght now if a
wanted to
Of course, a world without
Saddamwould bebetterforeveryone
But theway toget nd of this tyrant is
not to blow up tens of thousands of
innocent people Conservative csti
matesput the number of Iraqiskilled
durmg the 1991Gulf & ar at 110,000
ThiswaslusttoexpeltheIraqid t a r y
from Kuwait It is almost a certamq
that a forthcoming confhct - to
overthrowaleaderinstalledmacityof
over three million -will havemuch
grimmer consequences And Ihardly
thinkthatsuchconsequencesareworth
thc toppling of one man
From one woman to
two others
To the editor,
InresponsetotheGlom's andNicole's
lettersregardu7gtheVaterlooYTomyn
Centre for two women empowered
enough to speak their minds, it sur-
prises me that you are too afraid to
comevisitusinthe'omyn's Centre
As two women deloted to im
proving the lives of women, it sur-
prisesme thatyoudonot come tothe
centre,gctinvolvcd andmakeitwhat
youwant,as eachwoman ormanwho
comes tous is encouragedto do (you
wouldknowthatifyoupaid attention
instead of writing ignorant and
mflamatoq letters)
As two women conccrncd with
ptice,peace andequahtyforwomen,
a surprisesme that you are attacking
the very mstitutions that agree with
your ideal5 Instead, you have taken
thecowardlypath ofcriticizingsome
thing without tqmg to change it
It seems to be a common path
hereat'aterho twoyearsagoitwas
Imprwt, last year it was RPIRG 1L c
ha e a proud traditim at this school
forslammmgthesen71ccwc calluse-
less, while not trying to make thcm
moreeffectiveoracccptingthatweare
partofacommumtywheree e~one's
moneygoestowardeveqoneelseand
eachpersontakeswhattheywantfrom
theexperiencethat moneycreates
Asalong tune,actmedunteer for
a varietv of acti7ttles on campus, it
conmually frustratesmetoseeas m d
coreofdedlcatcdvolunteersworking
hardtokeepourextra curricularcom
munityaliveandvibrant,whilebemg
criticized that we do not work hard
enough,thatwe arenotaccommodat-
ing enough, or that what we do is
useless In doing this, you propagate
the apathythat we volunteersaretry
ing to remcdy Are you looking for
change,GloriaandNicole,orareyou
lookmgforafight?I suspectthelatter
If so,pleasetakeitsomewhereelse At
the 1Vomyn's Centre,we're too busy
butldmg a commumty and helping
otherstohavetme foryour cowardly
attacks
- Charlotte Clurke
Womyn'i CA7en/reI nhnteer
Open-mindednessstill closed
To the editor,
Aaron Cowan's column on October
1(Gaydar.thehomo-homingdevice)-
onlyservedtoreinforcestereotypical
vicwsofhomosexualsasdressigdif
ferently,spealungclfferentlyand,hot
tom Ime, looking homosexual It i'
asifMr Cowanissaymgthatthe014
safeandstraight-fonvardwayforho
mosevuals to put themsell-es ou
thereistosubscribetothestereotppc
put on them by society
Gone are the freedoms to dres
hke a hcterosemal Gone are thc
freedomstomoveandtalkand thml
likeaheterosewal Allthe freedom
whichheteroseuals enjoyinregard
to acting how they want and stil
bemgablctoletpeopleknowof the1
sexualityaretakenawayfromhomo
sexuals Mr Cowan seems to haw
accepted this homosexualmodel o
appearanceandhasindeedcelebratec
the ease and success that domg sc
bringstohis searchforotherhomo
sewal men
More mportantlp, by forcini
homose.iuals to accept this differ
ence m appearance for the good o
their ability to "pick up," it further
societalimpulsesand opportunltie
tostereotypehomoseualsmailega
tile context It 1sas if Mr Cowan i
saying that because homosesual~
haveembracedthestereotypicallook
itcan nolongei be used asa deroga
toryandmsultingtarget foislursan1
hate
Thereisagowingtrendinsocleo
to reclaimwords and actionswhicl
havein recenttimesbecomeused a
insultsandbais forhate EveEnsle
has set out to reclaim the word '>a
p a ' ' through the stage show 'Thl
VaginaMonologues,"similartohog
homosexual men have set out tc
reclatm theword "fag "It seemst h ~
homosexual appearance is just th~
latest addition to that list
In the clostng paragraph of t h ~
column,Mr Cowangoesas farastc
sa) that"gaydaris acrucdandneces
sarypart of livingas agay person I
makes random run-msandpick-up
possible forebenthe queercornmu
mty and lessens the importance o
gay bars and online chat rooms '
Perhaps Mr Cowan shouldthinko
the effect this gaydarhas outside o
theeaseitgiveshomosexualsmfind
mg romantic or sexualpartners an(
think aboutthe consequencesof ac
cepmgtlus stereotypicalappearance
I'he sad truth is we still live in .
world where there are people wit1
closed-mmdedviewsaboutrace,re
ligion, sexuality and a number o
other issueswhomay seethishomo
sexual stereotype as a target for ex
ploitation and abuse rather than .
way to get a date.
IN SEARCH OF
13. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,2002
Kitchener: end this honour to genocide
Continued from page 11
For his actions,he was awarded
an honorary degree. Inwhat, I have
no idea, maybea bachelorin the arts
of genocideor something. Ayear
later,he was made chiefof staffto
Lord Roberts during the South
hfricanX'ar. Left to carryout
Roberts' plans to crush the Boer
resistance,GeneralIGtchener
employeda "scorched eartWpohcy,
mcarunghe had 30,000 homes and
farms destroyed Oh, he also
interned 115,000Boersinto
concentraBoncamps. Concentra-
ti011camps. Of the 115,000,they
were mostly women, children and
the elderly. In fact,this marked the
birth of concentration camps or at
least,when people began to call
them that.
EmilyHobhouse was an
Englishwoman who was the first
civilran to visit the cmps and lobby
for better condrtions. Yrhenshe
attempted to visit the camps a
secondtime,afteralreadyhaving
received permission to do so,
Kitchener stopped her. He only
allowed her to visit one camp,
Bloemfontein. In Bloeinfontemn,
she was horrified to find the
condition of theprisoners, especially
the sickand dying children,who
V
weredcniedbasicnecessitiesfor
survival. Therewere in total 115
camps forwhites and 80camps for
blacks. 'l'he blackswere,of course,
used for slavelabour, because that is
just what the British did back then.
From 1901to 1903,almost
18,000imprisoned Boers died,
22,000 of them children.The
victlmsof the camps diedbecause
of overcrowding,inadequate
nutrition and unhygien~ccondi-
tions. The officialnumber of blacks
who died in camps is placed at
14,000although it is suspected to
be closerto 34,000.For thcse acts of
heroism,Kitchenerwasawarded
with more trtlcs: viscount, field
marshal,consulgeneral,earland
secretaryof stateduringWVI.
The only detailof his sordid life
story that made me laugh was the
manner of his dcath -while on
the 1XM.S.Hanphire during a
mission to Russ~a,the ship ha a
German mine. Ship sank. IIe
drowned. 1,4ggled. This hap-
pened m 1916,the yearBerlin,
Ontariomas renamed in his
honour. Good stuff. The funny
thing is, it's not as though hts
actionsinSudanor SouthAfricaare
skeletonsUI the closetof his career;
theyarethe victoriesforwhichhe is
celebrated. The name of our
neighbouringcityisa directcom-
memoration of his military "adv-en-
tures." It's a shame no one waited
until the end of the twentieth
centuryto renameBerlin. Tfthey
had, we might have had suchgems
todayasHitlcr Town-Waterloo. Or
Pol Potville-Waterloo. Or G.W.
Bush-Waterloo. A damn shame
mdeed.
Solet's review.
German Mennonites settlethe
area,cultivatethe land and buld the
infrastructure. Check. Mennonites'
tolerant outlook encouragesother
immigrants to settlein the area.
Check. As areward fortheir
tolerance,the German inhabitants
of Berlinarcgreetedwith anti-
German sentiment and the cityis
renamedafteragenocidalmaniac.
Check. 'lTell, colour me tickled to
be here!
I'd like to staff a campaignto
changethename of Kitchenerback
to Aerlm. I'm sure many of you
couldgive a damn. I'm sure there
are many arguments not to change
thcname,like financialcosts.
Frankly,I couldgive a damn. If
there are costs,good. 1hope it will
be a lessona costlylesson m
naminganentirecityaftera cold-
blooded little troll.
Y7eout.
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wnterseeksgreaterscope
Continued from page 11
Furthermore, eachstorygrewas
I researched further. As a reporter
who feelsthe necessityof creatinga
balancedstorybygivingeach side
equalprominence,
I could not shorten my research
time. In the case of the '&%USA
stories,eachone took approxi-
mately sixhours to researchand
two hours to write. This is more
time than I have spent on writing
term papers, but w~thmy term
paper, only the professor will be
reading it and not a host of in&-
viduals who have a vested mtercst
in the issue at hand. In that van,
by the time we had discoveredthe
lackoflocalcontent, Ihad already
researchedandwrittenmy stories
and was unable to contribute more.
issues relevent to students in
gcneral,I have hoped to make them
more aware of theworld around
them. The hope is that once we see
that there is more that just UWand
the littleevents here on campus,
studentswillhaveagreaterapprecia-
tion for this community and their
world ingeneral.In closingand as a
finalsuggestionto readerswho are
unhappywith the coveragethat
Imprint has givento selectstones
deemed unimportant to Vaterloo
students in the face of other issues:
volunteer to write those stories
yourself. A volunteer organization,
as Impri~~tis,works only as well as
its volunteers do. The more
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14. FRIDAY,OCTOBER18,2002 page 14
Sex by numbers
--"L --, , L,,
Helping out a fellow student, the turnkeys launch into a flurry of activity.
A desk for all seasonsLauren Staines
SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
VirtuallyemrystudentatUniversityof
Vaterloowill,atsomepoint,visitthe
Turnkcp desk. The Turnkey desk is
parthelp-desk,partcoffeebar andan
invaluableresourceforUWstudents.
NancyO'Neil,coordinatorof spe-
cial events,booktngs and programs,
has been working at in the SLC for
almost six years and says that the
turnkey desk is "the greatestplace to
work...everybodygetsalongsowell."
Althoughsheadmitsthatbeingopen
24 hours a day can be taxing on the
staff,theyareverydedicated.
The Turnkey desk is unique to
UW. 'We've had people come from
otheruniversitiestoseehowthc desk
runs," saidO'Neil.TheTurnkeysen-
deavourto answerany questions,no
matter how bizarre. If someone ap-
proachesthe deskandneedstospeak
toalawyer,forexample,theTurnkeys
will help the student find the phone
number of alocallawyer.
Sometimes students ask the em-
ployees questions that cannotpossi-
blybe answered."I getpeoplecalling
me up to ask me Fobin's number.]
I'm like, 'Robin who? 'Oh, I don't
know, she's a student here,' " said
TurnkeyHalaIaalaf.
IChalaf says that many people ap-
proach the desk just to talk. 'We're
here to be friendly. . . [but]we have
ways of dealing with it if it gets too
annoying." I M a f saidthatalthough
shegetshitonquiteoften,she's "never
been completelybothered enough"
tofeelthreatened.
OneTurnkeyemployee,Tara-Lee
Markides, said that her job includes
"cleaning up puke, disrupting bar
fights, sometimes seeing guys run
around naked, talking to the police,
retrievingfurniturethat's beenmoved
to the street .. .it's a barrel of mon-
keys."AlthoughshesaysthattheTurn-
key deskis agreatplace towork, one
drawbacktothejobisthat"it's thought
that the Turnkeys know everything.
Wedon't, butwe knowwhere tolook
itup." OnatypicalWednesdaynight,
shegetstenphone callsfrompeople
wanting to know the status of the
Bomber's infamous line-ups
They would hke to clear up two
misconceptions:"Feds tickets mean
Feds office!"exclaimsIChalaf,as her
co-worker Markides adds, "Fcds
would makealotmoremoneyif they
had us sellingtickets here." In addi-
tion, they do not give change on the
weekendsanymore,becausetheyrun
out of change and the banks aren't
openon theweekends.Thisisapopu-
lar request - usually from people
whowantquarterstodotheirlaundry
-andindeed,duringthe the 15min-
utes of the interview. no fewer than
threepeopleasked forchange- -
Theexasperationdisappearsfrom
theirvoicesastheydcalwithcustom-
ers.Both Turnkeysare outgoingand
friendly,whichclearlymakescustom-
ersmorecomfortable.Betweentheir
livelychatterabouthowbizarre some
of thelrtasksare,theypolitelyhelpall
of the customerslinedup in front of
thedesk.BothembodyO'Neil's state-
ment about the employees of the
Turnkeydeskbeingpolite,sweetand
willing to help anyone.
They are also able to laugh at the
quirks their iob entails."One time I
gotacallaskingthe exchangerate for
rupees. L~ke,theywere serious,with
the accent and everything,y'know?
And I'm like, call the bank," says
Khalaf,laughing."I get the weirdest
calls,I'm serious."
Birthdaygifts and birthdav suits
Ride the rubber!
Q.As a birthday gift some friends
of mine (both male and female)
gaveme a selection of sexualitems
that includeda rubbervagina.I
found it funnyand was touched by
their kindness.Also, I think the
rubbervaginawasexpensive.
Unfortunately,I would never use
the item. I feel bad about this; what
do you think?
Also, I pride myself on being
comfortablewith my sexualityand
it bothers me that T am uncomfort-
able using the item. Women use
vibratorsandtheyare comfortable
with them and societydeemsit
acccptzble.
Why am I uncomfortablewith
the rubbervagina?
Sexuallyconfused
A.You're very1ucky;noteveryone
gets a rubber vagina for his birth-
day!My thoughton the female
versusmale usage of sex toys is that
for women to simulatepenetration
they need somethingbeyond
fingers.Thus,womenare requred
to use somethingbeyond their own
body to satisfythis curiosity.Men
have everythingtheyneed tohappily
pump away.
Now let's considerthe unwanted
vagina itself.Sexstoresusuallyhave
ano-returnpolicy,thankfully, so
takingit back and tryingto get
somethingelse is not an option.
That leavesyou with givingit to
someoneelse (kind of creepy),
throwingit awayor tryingit out.
My advicewould be to view this
asachallenge.If you reallypride
yourself on beingcomfortablewith
your sexuality,use that rubber
vagina!If you don't hke it, toss it.
To three or not to three
Q.My boyfriendand 1have been
together for a few months and he is
startingto complainthat our sex life
isgettingboring.He recently
suggested getting someone m
volved in a threesome.I like the
idea,especiallysmceIenjoyflaunt-
ing my body in front of other
women T Towever,my boyfriend
has a crush on one of my room
mates and wants her to be the one.
I don't want this, because I find my
roommate unappealingand I can't
picture myself rollingaroundnaked
with her, much less sharingmy sex
toys with her. I don't want my
boyfriend to break up with me for
not wanting to participate.what
should I do?
7hree's company
A. My reactionwhen I started
readingthis was, "Okay, hewants a
threesome; she doesn't," but then
you said you're into it.
Yourboyfriendislucky.More
men than women are interestedin a
minagea troi~and sincethe standard
fantasyrequirestwo women and
one man, the numbers just don't
work out.Thisgivesyou leverage.
Tellhim you would prefer
someonc that neither of you knows
instead.Make him buy new toys for
the big event.Trust me, if you're
willing,there's no way he's goingto
let you go over a fewconditions.
Additionally, I'm a bit worried
that he wants to do this with a
roommate he has a crush on.A
threesome should be about wild
sex between the two of you, not a
way for him to screw somewoman
he has the hots for.
15. FRIDAY,OCTOBER18,2002 15
Blackshop aromantic
experience
Blacbhop Restaurant
20Hobson Street,Galt
621-4180
www.blackshop.ca
Amoonlitwalk is the perfect
endingto ameal at the Blackshop,
both to prolongthe romance of the
experienceandtocompensatefor
anyoverindulgence.Myentire
experienceoftheBlackshopwas
estraordinary;thefoodwasdeca-
dent,the servicefriendlyandthe
atmospherecasualyetelegant.
Whilewewaited for our table,
my companion and I perused a
wine list as extcnsiveas onewould
expectof SolC's sisterrestaurant.I
orderedaglass of Fetzer
C;ewurztraminer ($6),a sweet
Californiawhite,whde my compan-
ion had a glass of Rosemount
Shiraz-Cabernet($7),adryAustral-
ian red.By the time winewas
poured,our tablewas ready.
Although we had planned on
sharingan appetizer,I couldn't
rcsistthe escargotala
Bourguignonne($7.90)while
smoked salmon ($9.90)is one of
my companion's favouritedishes,
sowe eachhad our own.The
escargotswere tender,bathedin
butter infusedwith garlicand, I
suspect,shallots.I was surprised
that chopped tomatoes and onions
were servedalongsidetheescargot,
but found that spooningthe
mixture on bread dippedin escargot
butter yielded pleasingresults.The
lox-style smoked salmonwas
excellent,servedwith rostipotatoes
(a fried potato patty), red onions,
capersandsourcream.
Myentrbewas arackof lamb
($27.90),prepared medium-rareand
encrusted with dijon mustard.I was
impressedby the chefsrestraintin
applying the dijon;too much and
the mustard overwhelms the lamb.
The dishwas furtherenhancedwith
aBurgundyjus, which tasted equally
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mashed potatoes, which were bland
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Mycompanionordered the
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experienceof vealis mostlylimited
to schmtzeland osso bucco, this
dish was a surprise.The vcal was
grilledmedim-rarelikea steak,but
the meat was almostwhite and the
flavourwas quite mild. The longrib
attachedtothe vealchopwas
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For dessert,we shareda sliceof
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Guelph cleans up pig manure
Scientistsput rat DNAinto pigs to reduce phosphorus pollution
Jennifer Holdner
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Scientists hate developed a waj to
decrease farm pollution from pigs
Phosphorous in pig manure causes
dangerousagriculturalpollutionand
results in increased algae and dead
fish Tocounteracttlus,Dr borsberg,
a microbiologst at the Unwersltyof
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Phosphorusfrompigsisa signifi-
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terpollutioncausedbyexcessiveplant
nutrients) occur as a result of this
phosphorous ltis estimatedthat use
ofthe engineeredpigcanreduceland
use by 33per cent
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ganism),termedtheEnviropig,which
produces the enzymephytase
In normalpigs, 50 80per cent of
phosphorous fromgrainsis attached
tophyttcacid,makmgitunavailablefor
pigs toabsorb Ifthephosphorusand
phytic acid combinatton is not ab-
sorbed by the pig,itisgotten i ~ dof in
thefecalmatter
Phytasc is produced m the pig's
mouthand isactivatedbythestomach
acids It breaks down thephy&cacid,
thus reIeasing the phosphorus so it
can be absorbed into the pig's abdo-
men
The Enviropig, having more
phytae than normal pigs, is able to
absorb more phosphorus, which
means less of a is released into the
emironmentvia fecalmatter Accord-
ingto Dr Porsberg, the phosphoms
absorbed is used by the pigs to meet
theirnutntionalrequirements andany
extrais excretedin theurine
Phosphoms is an essentialnutri-
ent forpigsandiscommonlyfoundin
most feedgrams Pigsabsorbapproxi-
mately one-third of the phosphorus
in feed Currently pig farmers have
been addtng phytase directly to pig
feed which reduces the amount of
phosphorus excretedby 25 to 35 per
cent The Fn~iropigcan reduce the
amountofphosphorous byatleast60
percent Toachievethesameresultsby
screened the pigs and con-
cludedthat ex~rcmelylittle
phytase was found in pig
tissues.Largerconcernsfor
the project stem from the
Novel boods Act which 15
concernedwithallergrcreac-
tions 'in humans from the
expression or production
of the newprotein. Market
demand and consumer ac
inserted a DNA construct, made of addmg the enzyme to the feed is ex- ceptancearealsosigflificant COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
E.d' and rat DNA, into a pig em pensive,costFngthefarmersabout$8 issueswhichwrlldetermine Researchersatthe Universityof Guelph have developed transgenic lines
bryo The product isa transgenicpig to $10per pig whetheronedayyouwdbe of Yorkshire pigs, trademarked Enviropig, that use plant phosphorus
(containingDNA froma foreignor- Dr Forsberg and his team have eat% Envirqlgmeat. more efficiently.
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f removing warts - duct
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nitrogen, which is traditionallyused
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Satellite images can he used id1
mathemat~calmodcls to measure the
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the concentrationnfice in the Arcttc.
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20. UW golfers canreally score
Waterloowins ChallengeCup for third consecutiveyear
Heramb Ramachandran
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Asfallbringsonf w dtemperatures,
the UW golf team remains
smoldering hot. The team has en-
joyed somefine successthis year. In
particular, with strong showings in
the. Challenge Cup, the Guelph
Invitationaland theWestern Open,
the golf team appears in top form
headingto the OUA championship
October 20-22 at Grey Sdo Golf
Course
TheChallengeCupwashosredby
UniversityofWaterlooatEImiraGolf
Course October 4. Four teams in
additionto the hostswere invitedto
participate. Universityof 'I'oronto, victory.
McMaster,Western and Untversity TheGuelphInvitationalwasheld
of Guelph.The formatof this tour atCuttenClubGolfCourseonOcto-
namentwas a match playwhere six ber 7.Thewet andwindyconditions
pointswasthernaxunumscoreeach madescoringsomewhatdifficultUn-
golfercouldattainVaterlooremned dauntedbytheweather,theWarnors
the cup with a score of 21.5 with fmshedsecondwithanoverallscore
Guelph fmshing second with 17 of 302, the sum of the four lowest
points Waterloohaswon this tour- mdividual scores Laurier won the
namentforthreeconsecutiveyears. tournamentwitha scoreof297.First
Ian MacDonald had the most yearplayerDerekPatinawasthe low
points for Waterloo with six, fol- Warnorcardinga73w~chwasgood
lowed by Steve Johmon with five enoughforthe third place medal for
points. Rookie Jud Whiteside and individual scores Fellow freshman
secondyearplayer Chns Vredeveld Jud Whiteside shot a 75 which gave
contributedfourpointseachwithco- him the fifthbest score of the day
captamJustm Fluit adding the final As a final tune-up for the OUA
two and a half pomts to seal the championship,Vaterlooparticipated
in the Western &en at St.Thomas
(W) W A R m HOCKEY
INAUGURAL SEASON 'OPENER
Saturday, October 19, 2002, 7:30PM
vs York Yeowomen CZFArena
(MI WARRIOR HOCKEY
rday, October19,2002,2:00 PM
Golf Course on October 10 Agam
using the lowest four scores from
eachteamtotabulatethewinner,Wa-
terloo&shed thirdwithatotalscore
of326,lG shotsbehindWestern,the
eventualwinnerLaunerhshedsec-
ond with a 321.
IanMacDonaldwasthelowWar-
rior and finished third individually
with a 75. Other Waterloo scores
Justm Fluit - 79, Mark Burke - 85,
Chris Vredeveld-86andDcrekPabna
-87
J m e Steedmanwas the low fe-
maleWarrtorwinningabronzemedal
in the women's divisionwith a solid
89.Asmatterofnote,theOUAcham-
pionshipwdlforthe firsttimefeature
a women's competition.
In next week's championship,
both the Waterloomen andwomen
wdlbcestiffcompetitionfromLauaer
andWestern.Theirpoiseunderpres-
surewillbe heavilytested
If the seasonso far is anyindica-
tion, the Warriorswdl have a strong
showing. Stay tuned for scores and
h~ghlightsfromthe OUAchampion
October 11 - October 18
Cross country
MustangInvitational(atWestern)
Waterloowomenranked first
Waterloomen ranked third
Field hockey
Waterloo2, 0
Waterloo 1,Toronto 1
Waterloo3, Guelph0
Football
Queen's 38,Waterloo2
Men's hockey
Waterloo 5, Guelph4
Waterloo4, Guelph 1
Waterloo3. Slovema3
Men's runbv
Comingup
October 18 -October25
Men's basketball
Oct 18-19atWLU tournament
Women's basketball
Oct 19vs.ConcordlaatLaurier
Field hockey
Oct.19 20crossoveratVestern
Football
Oct 19at Toronto, 2p.m.
Golf
Oct-20-22OUAChampion
shipsat GreySdo,Waterloo
Men's hockey
- .
Oct 19vs Windsor,2pm
Waterloo34,Launer5 (ColumbiaIcefieldArena)
Men's soccer Oct 20 at Windsor,3 30p m
Waterloo3, Laurier2 Women's hockey
Women's soccer Oct 19vs York, 7 3% m
(ColumbiaIcefieldarena)
Waterloo0.Laurier0
Men's soccer
Women's vollevball
McMaster3,WaterlooO
Oct. 19vs.Western, 1p.m
(ColumbiaField #2)
Men's volleyball Oct. 20at Windsor, 1p.m.
McMaster3,Waterloo2 Women's soccer
Oct 19vs Western, 3p.m
(ColumbiaField #2)
Oct. 20 at Windsor, 3p.m.
Squash
Oct.18-19WestSectional#l at
Western
Men's tennis
Oct.19vs.McGillandBrockat
Brock,9a m.
Women's tennis
0 www ouaca Oct. 19vs.WesternandMcGill
0 www.athleticsuwaterIooca at McGill,
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Rugby: strong
defence leads
to victory
Continued from cover
Ciezar praised the Warnor defence
believingthatitwonthemthegame.
Healsostatedthattherewasmuch to
work on before the Guelph semi-
finalgame,puttingruckshighonthe
to-do list.
AmongVaterloo's keyplayersfor
thisgame,CiesarnamedKerriWebb
whohadgooddrivesandgoals,leigh
Nevermann who scored within the
first eight minutes, Kristina
Heemskerk who had a good tackle
andBethBookerwhohadtwogame
winning saves.
The Warriors face Guelph man
awaygamethisSundayin asem-final
game
![Page FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,;
Meal plan questions Waterloo deserves A turnkey profile
Food senices sapsthat abuses of the more
tax-exemptmealplan couldgenerate
U%'does notreceivetherecoptionit
a tax penalty for the university.The
deserves based on its status and
concern is with students who pur-
achievements.We shouldworkto get
chasetax-exemptmeals forothers.
our name out there.
cover and page 6
page 9
Flexing student Back to Berlin . . . - . . .
muscle
'The government affairscommission
planstoflexstudentmusclestobetter
thehousingsituation.Itwillalsocam-
paign to get students voting in mu-
nicipalelections
pagc 3
Radio Waterloo 2
This soon-to-be-launched tak radio
willbring a frcshinitiative to the ears
of students. Muskoka Club plans to
w-ebcaststudent-based "radio."
Regular content:
IGrim IIassanem has found more
things to hate about the town for-
merly known as Berlin.
page 11
Although 'l'urnkeys do everythmg
fromcleaninguppuketobrcakingup
bar fights, thcy do not in fact know
everythtng.
page 14
Reaularcontent:
Pigssaving the world Royal Queen's too K-Pet
Scientists have developed a way to
for waterloo Imprir~tprofilesalocalband with Wa-
decrease farm pollution from pigs. terlooconnections.
Phosphorous in pig manure causes
dangerous agriculturalpollution. To
counteractthis,Dr.Forsberg,amicro-
biologistatthe Universityof Guelph,
hasgeneticallyen~$neeredapigtopro-
duce less phosphorous m its fecal
matter.
page 17
Cryosphere
pagc 22
Burning dogs
Iqprillt rips apart a locally-produced
movie. Noholdsbarred-they aren't
goingtolikeus aftertheyreadthis one.
cover and page 22
Freeconcerts?
UW hosts adiscussion of the current MichelleTituseqdores ConradGrebe1
stateof our crysosphere,and the sig-
'l'empers flare as Queen's defeats
concertsand exposesthetricksofthe
nificanceofthehuman impactonour
Waterloo38-2.
tradetoscoringfreeconcerts.
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U W golfers really The Strokes
score
The varsity golf team prepares for
OUAchampionshipat GreySiloGolf
CourseafterwinningChallengeCup.
page 20
Soccer triumph
After last week's tie, Tarriors out-
played the defendingnational cham-
pionstobeatthem3-2.I.aurier scored
asmartgoal byheadingthe ball outof
the keeper's hands.
page 23
Wssed the Strokes concert? Don't
xiorr~-I(!.lc Rea was there and still
managedto deliver a review.
coxr and page 25
Candida
Ti11Petersgoes to the Shaw Festi~al
aild rcviewes Cuj~ciida,the classic
romatic comedy.FTeltkedit. Hel&ed
it fine. Better than the wine.
page 26
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Tanveer Ali
2A applied studies
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PeteMalysewich
38 economics
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Joyce Ouyang
4A anthropology
"No, becauseI've got five
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Dan McGahby
3 history
"Yes, 'cause you're cute."
Kunle Dee
science grad
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to people and making new
friends."
John Paul Curry
1styear arts
"I wouldn't have asked if i
wasn't going to call."
RamsayHanlon
3rd year science
"Actually Imeet enough gir
in my SMF 204 [Introductiot
to Human Sexuality] class."
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