![Newseditor: EdwardJames E.
Newsassistant: vacant
news@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Feds2002-03budgetpresentsprojections
Susan Bubak
IMPRINTSTAFF
According to the Federa~onof Stu-
dentsbudget for 2002-03,the organi-
zation is in a "comfortable financial
state," saidvice-presidentadministra-
tion and finance ChrisDiLullo.The
budget was passed at the Students'
Counc~lmeeting onJuly 21.
Budgeted revenue from student
feesisincreasedfrom $828,978.00in
2001-02 to $893,091.17in 2002-03
dueto ahtgherFeds feeandincreased
enrolment. The Feds fee mcreases
annually according to the consumer
price index.In fall2001,winter 2002
and spring 2002, the Feds fee was
$27.31.This Fall,the Feds feewillrise
to $28.02.
TheFedscollected$147,282.83in
student fees from 5,393 students in
May 2002.Student fee revenue is ex-
pected to reach $399,481.14 in Sep-
tember2002and$346,327.20inJanu-
ary 2003,but these figureswillnot be
ate students have paid their fees.En-
rolment for fall2002andwinter2003
is targeted at 14,257 and 12,360, re-
spectively.
Feds arerequiredto set aside four
percentof studentfees,oraprojected
$35,724, to be invested, up to a limit
of $1 million dollars. At that point,
the interest will be spent on "im-
provements to student life," said Di
Lullo.HeestimatedthattheFedshave
retainedabout$67,00Oin studentfees
since2000.
The Feds expect to net $217,000
profit fromtheirbusinessesth~syear,
up fromabudgcted$l72,000in 2001-
02. The Used Bookstore is the most
profitableFedsbusiness,withexpected
profitincreasingfrom$85,000in2001-
02 to $110,000in 2002-03.Ui Lullo
said the projected profit for the Used
Bookstorewasraisedthisyearbecause
iteamedmoreprofits thanexpectedin
2001-02, and operating costs were
lower.TheBombshelterandFedHall
areexpectedtom;keaprofitof$75,000
each,whileScoopsisexpectedtobring
in$2,000.Food operations,including
the Bombshelter deli and Ground
Zero, are budgeted for a loss of
$40,000,whileAiussie'sisexpectedto
lose$5,000.
The budget also includesthe pro-
jectedexpenses,includingsalaries,for
each member of the Feds executive.
Vice-president education Ryan
O'Connor has the largest budget at
$102,920. Di Lullo explained that
O'Connor's expensesincludetheFed-
eration's membership fees for the
CanadianAllianceofstudentAssocia-
tions (CASA)andthe OntarioUnder-
graduate Student Alliance (OUSA).
'The feesforCASAandoUSAhaven't
been finalized, but we are budgeting
that CXSh's feesdbe $26,000and
OUSAdbe$31,000," saidDiLullo.
Although O'Connor's position in-
volvesfrequenttravel,earninghimthe
Revenues
Services Businesses
Student Fees 893,091 Bombshelter 75,000
Fed Hall 75,000
Food (GZand Deli) (40,000)
Scoops 2,000
Used Bookstore 110.000
Total before Aussie's (5.000)
retained fees 893,091
4% retained fess 35,724
Total 857,368 217,000
Ex~enses
Services
President
VP admin b finance
VP internal
VP education
Marketing
Orientation
Programming
Special events
General office (67%)
Total
Profit/(Loss)
Total Profit/(Loss)
Businesses
65,630 General Office 216,678
38,060
96,060
102,060
61,985
20,850
36,985
1,175
433,357
857.022 216.678
346 322
668
nicknameof"VP travel," DiLullosaid
that "his travel expenses were cut a
decent amount this year."
Vice-president internal Mike
Kerngan was allocated a budget of
$96,060 for the Feds clubs and sew-
ices. "A big portion of his budget is
internal commission, which is basi-
callythe salaryfortheclubsdirectoras
well as the operating fund for the
clubs," said Di Lullo. The internal
commission amounts to $26,800,in-
cluding$14,500forspecialprojects.
President Brenda Slomka has a
budget of $65,630, which includes
$13,450for elections,$8,600for stu-
Feds executivereleases strategicplans
Andrew Dilts
SPECIALTO IMPRINT
TheFederationofStudentsexecutive
recently released their strategicplans
for the 2002-2003 academicyear. In
theirstrategicplans,theFedsexecutive
outlinedthegoalsand objectivesthat
they wd be accountable for in the
upcomingycar.
Highlightsofvice-presidentintcr-
1~11MikeKerrigan's strategicplan in-
cludedplans for increasingthe effec-
tiveness of student services through
surveys and long-term planning. He
said that "perception is often aprob-
lem for student s e ~ c e s ,since stu-
dentsarenot alwaysawareofthe serv-
icesoffered on campus."
Kerrigan is also involved in the
creationof aFedsvolunteer database
and avolunteer room,the latter tobe
a used as a resource base for Feds
volunteers, located just outside the
entrance to the Feds'office.
Another key part of Kerrigan's
workwillbewith thelittle-knownarts
commission, attempting to increase
both the quantity and quality of stu-
dent art in visible locations through-
out the UW campus. According to
Kerrigan,the project "has the poten-
tial to make a contribution towards
creating more bright and attractive
hallways in campus buildings."
Vice-president education Ryan
O'Connor'splanincluded the forma-
tion of acommittee aimed at review-
ingandpotentiallyenhancingthe role
of co-opstudentsenkes (CSS).Tlus
initiativeincluded aplanned housing
database for co-op students and an
attempted increasem the volume of
operations for CSS.Resultsfrom the
researchdone by this committccWIU
bc availableon ,iugust 11at the stu-
dent's councilmeeting.
O'Connoralso wasmvolved111the
formation of a deregulation action
committee, aimed at "engagmg stu-
dents in discuss~onson further de-
regulation."Althoughthe Federation
of Students does not currently sup
port deregulation,O'Connor plansto
bringpotentialchangestoFeds' Coun-
cil for policy revision based on find-
ingsoftheactioncommittee,whether
thosefindmgssupportorargueagainst
deregulation.
Upcomingprojectsfor O'Connor
include helping to co-ordmate the
hostmgofthis year's OntarioUniver-
sityStudentrUliance(OUSA)confer-
ence at UW. OUSA is an education-
focusedlobbygroup towhicharound
$30,000of students'moneyispaidin
the form of membership dues by the
Federation of Students each year.
O'Connor hopes that by stagingthis
event at UW, our students will be
inspiredtotake activerolesindeciding
the fate of their education, whether
through OUSA or other means. .All
UW students are welcome to attend
themajority of sectionsofthe OUSLI
conference.
Relievingthepreviouslownumber
of meetings of a Federation of Stu-
dents education advisory committcc
tobe"unaccepralde,"O'Connor's stra-
tegic plan boosted the operations of
the committee. Due to the more fre-
qucntmeetingsofthecommittee,"stu-
dentswhowerepreviouslyuninvolved
1~1thStudents'Council canparticipate
inimportant educationpolicy discus-
sions." O'Connor believes that be-
causeof this fact,the education advl-
sory committee is arguably "one of
the most important committees of
council."
Vice-presidentadmtnistrationand
finance ~ h r i sDi Lullo's plan dealt
withtheoperationofFeds'businesses.
When students fromaUWcourseon
Greeningthe Campuschoseto focus
onawaste,water,and energyauditof
the Bombshelter which "turned out
reallywell," DiLullodecided to con-
duct a full environmental audit of all
Feds businesses.He is hoping an ini-
tiative towards environmental
sustainability will help inspire UW
administrationtonotice the environ
mental impact of their operations.
Di Lullo is also working towards
ensuring the safety of UW students
through the returning of a Patrons'
Code of Conduct for licensed Feds
businesses.DiLullo stated his inten-
tionwas "to properlyinform patrons
what is expected of them. This will
help ensure that Fed Hall and die
Rombsheltcrremainasafeandfriendly
atmosphere that students can con-
tinue to enjoy."
Di Lullo is also involved in the
creation and implementation of a
BarSafe program for the same busi-
nesses. If successhl,theBarSafepro-
gram would potentially be exported
to on-campus bars at other universi-
tiesacrossCanada.
Final key pieces of DiLullo's plan
surround the renovations of the on-
campusrestaurantGroundZero,with
student surveys having been com-
dent government and $2,475for th
executiveresearcher.
Di Lullo's expenseswere listed:
$38,060."The reason why mine is s
lowisbecauseIdon'thavealotundc
[myportfolio]," said Di Lullo.
See BUDGET, page
pleted over the past fewweeksaime
at gathering student input that wi
help shape the new businesses. 1
Lullo stated,"students dbe ablet
direct the decision m a h g proce:
towards what they would like to se
occupythe Ground Zero spaceinth
Winter2003 term."
PresidentBrendaSlomka's stratc
gicplanshowsthatheryearwilllarge]
be spent on administrative dutie
suchasmcreasmg the levelof leadel
shipamong studcnt senators,negot
atmgthe possibilityof auniversalb~
pass for Umrersity of Waterloo sh
dents with Grand hvcr Transit, an
researching the effectiveness of th
Federation of Students' board of d
rectorsbymeansofcompansonswit
other student executiveboards.
Although printed copies of th
executivestrategicplansareonlyavai- -
abletoaselectgroupofpeople,maii
Feds student councillors, a copy c
eachplanis availablefor onlinevieu
ingby UW students atwww.feds.ca
Federationofstudentsexecutivebod
also welcomes students to approac
them with anv questions concernin,
their strategicplansoranyothermitl;
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- 2. Newseditor: EdwardJames E. Newsassistant: vacant news@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Feds2002-03budgetpresentsprojections Susan Bubak IMPRINTSTAFF According to the Federa~onof Stu- dentsbudget for 2002-03,the organi- zation is in a "comfortable financial state," saidvice-presidentadministra- tion and finance ChrisDiLullo.The budget was passed at the Students' Counc~lmeeting onJuly 21. Budgeted revenue from student feesisincreasedfrom $828,978.00in 2001-02 to $893,091.17in 2002-03 dueto ahtgherFeds feeandincreased enrolment. The Feds fee mcreases annually according to the consumer price index.In fall2001,winter 2002 and spring 2002, the Feds fee was $27.31.This Fall,the Feds feewillrise to $28.02. TheFedscollected$147,282.83in student fees from 5,393 students in May 2002.Student fee revenue is ex- pected to reach $399,481.14 in Sep- tember2002and$346,327.20inJanu- ary 2003,but these figureswillnot be ate students have paid their fees.En- rolment for fall2002andwinter2003 is targeted at 14,257 and 12,360, re- spectively. Feds arerequiredto set aside four percentof studentfees,oraprojected $35,724, to be invested, up to a limit of $1 million dollars. At that point, the interest will be spent on "im- provements to student life," said Di Lullo.HeestimatedthattheFedshave retainedabout$67,00Oin studentfees since2000. The Feds expect to net $217,000 profit fromtheirbusinessesth~syear, up fromabudgcted$l72,000in 2001- 02. The Used Bookstore is the most profitableFedsbusiness,withexpected profitincreasingfrom$85,000in2001- 02 to $110,000in 2002-03.Ui Lullo said the projected profit for the Used Bookstorewasraisedthisyearbecause iteamedmoreprofits thanexpectedin 2001-02, and operating costs were lower.TheBombshelterandFedHall areexpectedtom;keaprofitof$75,000 each,whileScoopsisexpectedtobring in$2,000.Food operations,including the Bombshelter deli and Ground Zero, are budgeted for a loss of $40,000,whileAiussie'sisexpectedto lose$5,000. The budget also includesthe pro- jectedexpenses,includingsalaries,for each member of the Feds executive. Vice-president education Ryan O'Connor has the largest budget at $102,920. Di Lullo explained that O'Connor's expensesincludetheFed- eration's membership fees for the CanadianAllianceofstudentAssocia- tions (CASA)andthe OntarioUnder- graduate Student Alliance (OUSA). 'The feesforCASAandoUSAhaven't been finalized, but we are budgeting that CXSh's feesdbe $26,000and OUSAdbe$31,000," saidDiLullo. Although O'Connor's position in- volvesfrequenttravel,earninghimthe Revenues Services Businesses Student Fees 893,091 Bombshelter 75,000 Fed Hall 75,000 Food (GZand Deli) (40,000) Scoops 2,000 Used Bookstore 110.000 Total before Aussie's (5.000) retained fees 893,091 4% retained fess 35,724 Total 857,368 217,000 Ex~enses Services President VP admin b finance VP internal VP education Marketing Orientation Programming Special events General office (67%) Total Profit/(Loss) Total Profit/(Loss) Businesses 65,630 General Office 216,678 38,060 96,060 102,060 61,985 20,850 36,985 1,175 433,357 857.022 216.678 346 322 668 nicknameof"VP travel," DiLullosaid that "his travel expenses were cut a decent amount this year." Vice-president internal Mike Kerngan was allocated a budget of $96,060 for the Feds clubs and sew- ices. "A big portion of his budget is internal commission, which is basi- callythe salaryfortheclubsdirectoras well as the operating fund for the clubs," said Di Lullo. The internal commission amounts to $26,800,in- cluding$14,500forspecialprojects. President Brenda Slomka has a budget of $65,630, which includes $13,450for elections,$8,600for stu- Feds executivereleases strategicplans Andrew Dilts SPECIALTO IMPRINT TheFederationofStudentsexecutive recently released their strategicplans for the 2002-2003 academicyear. In theirstrategicplans,theFedsexecutive outlinedthegoalsand objectivesthat they wd be accountable for in the upcomingycar. Highlightsofvice-presidentintcr- 1~11MikeKerrigan's strategicplan in- cludedplans for increasingthe effec- tiveness of student services through surveys and long-term planning. He said that "perception is often aprob- lem for student s e ~ c e s ,since stu- dentsarenot alwaysawareofthe serv- icesoffered on campus." Kerrigan is also involved in the creationof aFedsvolunteer database and avolunteer room,the latter tobe a used as a resource base for Feds volunteers, located just outside the entrance to the Feds'office. Another key part of Kerrigan's workwillbewith thelittle-knownarts commission, attempting to increase both the quantity and quality of stu- dent art in visible locations through- out the UW campus. According to Kerrigan,the project "has the poten- tial to make a contribution towards creating more bright and attractive hallways in campus buildings." Vice-president education Ryan O'Connor'splanincluded the forma- tion of acommittee aimed at review- ingandpotentiallyenhancingthe role of co-opstudentsenkes (CSS).Tlus initiativeincluded aplanned housing database for co-op students and an attempted increasem the volume of operations for CSS.Resultsfrom the researchdone by this committccWIU bc availableon ,iugust 11at the stu- dent's councilmeeting. O'Connoralso wasmvolved111the formation of a deregulation action committee, aimed at "engagmg stu- dents in discuss~onson further de- regulation."Althoughthe Federation of Students does not currently sup port deregulation,O'Connor plansto bringpotentialchangestoFeds' Coun- cil for policy revision based on find- ingsoftheactioncommittee,whether thosefindmgssupportorargueagainst deregulation. Upcomingprojectsfor O'Connor include helping to co-ordmate the hostmgofthis year's OntarioUniver- sityStudentrUliance(OUSA)confer- ence at UW. OUSA is an education- focusedlobbygroup towhicharound $30,000of students'moneyispaidin the form of membership dues by the Federation of Students each year. O'Connor hopes that by stagingthis event at UW, our students will be inspiredtotake activerolesindeciding the fate of their education, whether through OUSA or other means. .All UW students are welcome to attend themajority of sectionsofthe OUSLI conference. Relievingthepreviouslownumber of meetings of a Federation of Stu- dents education advisory committcc tobe"unaccepralde,"O'Connor's stra- tegic plan boosted the operations of the committee. Due to the more fre- qucntmeetingsofthecommittee,"stu- dentswhowerepreviouslyuninvolved 1~1thStudents'Council canparticipate inimportant educationpolicy discus- sions." O'Connor believes that be- causeof this fact,the education advl- sory committee is arguably "one of the most important committees of council." Vice-presidentadmtnistrationand finance ~ h r i sDi Lullo's plan dealt withtheoperationofFeds'businesses. When students fromaUWcourseon Greeningthe Campuschoseto focus onawaste,water,and energyauditof the Bombshelter which "turned out reallywell," DiLullodecided to con- duct a full environmental audit of all Feds businesses.He is hoping an ini- tiative towards environmental sustainability will help inspire UW administrationtonotice the environ mental impact of their operations. Di Lullo is also working towards ensuring the safety of UW students through the returning of a Patrons' Code of Conduct for licensed Feds businesses.DiLullo stated his inten- tionwas "to properlyinform patrons what is expected of them. This will help ensure that Fed Hall and die Rombsheltcrremainasafeandfriendly atmosphere that students can con- tinue to enjoy." Di Lullo is also involved in the creation and implementation of a BarSafe program for the same busi- nesses. If successhl,theBarSafepro- gram would potentially be exported to on-campus bars at other universi- tiesacrossCanada. Final key pieces of DiLullo's plan surround the renovations of the on- campusrestaurantGroundZero,with student surveys having been com- dent government and $2,475for th executiveresearcher. Di Lullo's expenseswere listed: $38,060."The reason why mine is s lowisbecauseIdon'thavealotundc [myportfolio]," said Di Lullo. See BUDGET, page pleted over the past fewweeksaime at gathering student input that wi help shape the new businesses. 1 Lullo stated,"students dbe ablet direct the decision m a h g proce: towards what they would like to se occupythe Ground Zero spaceinth Winter2003 term." PresidentBrendaSlomka's stratc gicplanshowsthatheryearwilllarge] be spent on administrative dutie suchasmcreasmg the levelof leadel shipamong studcnt senators,negot atmgthe possibilityof auniversalb~ pass for Umrersity of Waterloo sh dents with Grand hvcr Transit, an researching the effectiveness of th Federation of Students' board of d rectorsbymeansofcompansonswit other student executiveboards. Although printed copies of th executivestrategicplansareonlyavai- - abletoaselectgroupofpeople,maii Feds student councillors, a copy c eachplanis availablefor onlinevieu ingby UW students atwww.feds.ca Federationofstudentsexecutivebod also welcomes students to approac them with anv questions concernin, their strategicplansoranyothermitl; tives.
- 5. FRlDAY,JULY 26,2002 Fastpitch wants to be fast-tracked Feds: budget availablenow Aaron Romeo IMPRINTSTAFF Agroupof38womenspearheadedby UW student Vicki Ferguson has ex- pressedanmterestm fo-gaworn- en's fastpitch team. Ferguson ap- proached Judy McCrae, director of athleticsadrecreation se~cesmMay ofh syearregardmgtheprocedureto make fastpitch a varsity sport. The fastpitch group on campus wants to competem the OntanoIntercollegi- ate Women's Fastpitch Association (OIWFA), a league formed m No- vember 2001.The O I W A requues partlcipatmgteams to be of club sta- tus attheurespectiveuniversity Currently,theUW structuredoes not accommodate the creation of a competitiveclubh squckly,a n d d notgrantittothew o r n e n d o u tthe followmg process, which McCrae ~launsis standard An Interested group must exhibit five quahties-finance,leadership, comrmtment,mterestandfadties- for clubconsideration atWaterloo. The group of students has to mamtamanddemonstratethesequali- ties to the athleticsdepartment for a yearbefore theygetclubstatus.Inter- est m baseballdates back to'95, one year before gaining club status, and was recently granted varsity status, coach Brian Bishop and Joe Cascagnettec o n h e d . Onceseenfit,thegroupisgranted club status. The club must maintam financial responsibility, however; members of the men's baseball club paidrougbly$250ayeartocoverteam expenses,although accessto univer- sityfacihtieswasprovided. The h a 1 leap, to varsity status, requites the sport to be on the list approved by the OUA Non-OUA sports(hke fastpitch)arenot allowed to use the term Warriors.' Yet. by attainingclub status,the athleticsde- partmentwillhelporgamewthsimi- larclubsatotheruniversitiestoestab- hsh OUA recognition. The baseball clubwas aclub for sixyearsbeforeit attamedvarsitystatus. There are, however, exceptions; becausebaseballwasintheprocessof being added to the OUA, the men's baseballdub was allowed to use the termWamoi'before recemngvarsity status Thishasraised thequestionof how procedures at the University of Waterloo differ from other universi- ties,especiallysincetheUniversityof Toronto, the University of Ottawa, Brock University, University of Gue1ph,LaunerUniversity,I~2cMaster University,Western Umversity and YorkUniversityhavefastpitchorgam satlonsoncampus.Partofthe reason forthedifhcultymaddmgateamisthe lack of funding and campusmterest, resultingin sportsbemg dropped by universities;Brock and Western are two examples. Thishasresultedmthe OUAsport requirements to be revisited m No- vember and also that someuniversi- t i e s d n o t expand sportsprograms. Another problem nses from the dehifjon ofaclub,fromuniversltyto university. At UW, competitive and These girlshope to find a way campusrecclubsarehandledby ath- letics,sunllartoUofTandMcMaster. Frank Pmar,intercollegiatebusi- ness manager of U of T-athletics, described theirsystemfor newcom- petitiveclubs Acompetitivedubap plymg for membership fallsmto the thud tier.This issimilartowhatUW hasat~ t slevelbelowthe competitive clubstatus Thehfferenceistheoffi- ual title of dub After a probation penod,wheretheclubprovesitslon- gevityandconfomty,itispushedto thesecondtierwhlchisidenacaltothe UWcompetitiveclub Last year was the first year for McMaster's fastpitchteam.Theyap- phed m the spring to be instated m September.ThereseBurns,program co-ordmator, explained that by McMaster's standards,ateamapplica- tion has to be recaved by May for Septemberconsideration.Assuming financesandconstitutionaremorder, the group is given club status. The clubscanbe erthermtermural, extra- mural orvarsity club. Athleacsdepartmentsandstudent unionsjomtly handlenon-varsityath- leticclubsatWLU,Uof0andBrock AccordmgtoWLU's studentun- ion and athletics office, the Launer fastpitchclub's associationon-cam- pus is unclear. Both Sophie Kotosoupolos (VP of student serv- ices)andWayneGowmg(managerof mtewversity athletics and student athlete development) claimed the fastpitchclub was under the other's umbrella. Gowmg stated the lack of teams haveresultedmnoprobationpenod. After presentmg an approved pro posal to the athleticsduector, them- terest group get club status. They wouldn't be assoclatedwthathletics or the WLU Golden Hawks title Gowngsaidpartoftheconfusion is lack of a '?lard and fast rule for athleticclubteams "He addedhehad- "noideawheretheygot [clubstatus]." Brock U handles theu teams through both their athletics depart- ment and theu studentunion.Lome Adams, hector of athletics, stated that the fastpitchteam at Brock ap- p k d toathleticsbutwasrejecteddue to restrictionson athleticexpansion The team then acquired a member- ship through Brock StudentUnion. Usually granted w h the term, membership requires renewal every year. It also has a constitution pre- -ventmgtheBrockfastpitchteamfrom cuttmgmembers or usmgtheBadg- EDWARD JAMES to play an Ottawa tournament. er's name, rules currently broken by thepresentcoach. Queen's University's sportsmfor- maaon officer,HenkPardoel, stated thatalthou&no newsportsarebeing added,it ordinarily takes ayear for a grouptoaheveclubstatus,s d a rto Waterloo. Continued from page2 Susan Bubak and "I'm responsible for the busi- nesses, and theygenerallydon't nee$ money bemg put mto them." Generalofficecostsaccountedfor the biggest expense on the budget Fedssemcesareexpectedtoconsume $433,357 m generaloffice expenses, while the businesseshave been allo- cated $216,678 Other expenses m cludemarketmg($61,985),program- rmng($36,985),onentation($20,850) and specla1events($1,175). Total revenues,mcludingstudent fees and busmess revenues, amount to$1,074,368,whdetotalexpensesfor Feds semces and busmesses add up to $1,073,700,leavmga$668profit. The budget is available at www feds.ca.DiLullofeltthat itwas importantfor studentstohaveaccess to the Feds budget "to seehow theu money is spent,and to make surethe organizationisresponsibletothem." Magda Konieczna IMPRINTSTAFF UW student wins communication award TheresaCooke,afourthyearsystems d e s w engineeringstudent,hasbeen awarded the 2002 George Dufault MedalforExceUencemCommuntca tion. The award is given to a fourth yearengineenngstudentwho pamci- patedm theSandfordFlemingFoun dation T e h c a l Speaker Competi- tionmthe fallorwmter Tobeehgble for theaward,astudentmust achieve ahighscoremthecompetitionaswell a number of outstandmg workterm reports as an undergraduate Grant from National Cancer Institute A $275,000 grant from the National Cancer InstitutehasUWinvolved in I ANY SIZEPIZZAS I I I I I I I II 1TOPPINGSSS :II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I plus taxes ;deliveryextra I I *excludes Party Pizzaand double toppings I I **extra cheese additionalcost I I I ' 465 PHILLIPSTREET LOCATIONONLY :I - I NOT VALID WITH V.I.P. CARDS 1COUPON EXPIRESAugust 15,2002 I L l l l l l l l m l l l l l l l l l l l ~ l ~ l l l l m l l l l l
- 6. Opinion editor: Adrian I.Chin opinion@imprint.uwaterloo.ca letters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Undemocracv Will Peters COMMUNITY EDITORIAL NorthAmencandemocracyisincrisis. ThedespoticbehaviourofPrimeMin- isterJeanChretienandthecomplacent behaviourofhisministersshowshow undemocratic Canadian politics has become. moving the G8 summit to the remote woods of Ailbertais another act of undemocracp. Watching our police take pictures of legitimate protestors ischillmglyOrwellian. X high rankmg Liberal politician admitted off the record that once elected they can essentiallydo what- evertheywant. Tobefair,our&ldemocracycould be seenlongbefore the recentLibera1 drama.Therehasbeenasteadpdehe in voter turnout over time. electoralsystemwhere 50per cent or less of the population comes out onceeven:fourpears togivetheir supporttooneofafewmajorpolitical parties and then returns home is not truedemocracy. Essentially, our system is one of elite decision-makingand public ac- quiescence.Elite elements from the businesscommunitycontrolthe state by virtue of their dominance of the private economy,while the popula- tion quieayobserves. Our media sources are far from objective and democratic.There is a strong and pliant business press and little to no leftwing press. There arefurther stmcturalprob- lems with our system. In the 1988 election,52percentvotedfortheNDP andLiberals.Fortythreepercentsup- ported the conservatives. In spite of this,Brian hlulroney's conservatives gained 60 per cent of the seats. A similardynamichappenedprovindy wwththeHarrisTories.NDPh'PLome Xystrom sad "we are sleep walking towardsacrisisindemocracy." Our democracy is the antiquated "first pastthe post" or "winner takes all" system.This design favours big parties and regional parties. Ailmost everydemocracyin the world except ours, including Britain and the US., has abandoned this design.All other Western democracieshave adopted proportionalrepresentation(PR). This variant of democracy better reflectshowpeople actuallyvote.Ina PRsystemapartythatwins38percent of the vote gets 38 per cent of seats. TherearedtfferentversionsofPR.In a PR system, you vote for a list of candidates instead of an individual candidate.InapartylistPRsystem,the party developsthe list of candidates and ranks them in order of impor- tance,withthepartyleaderatthetop. For example,imagineahypothetical regionwith 10hPs. Choosingfrom among the party lists, voters would select10candidates. Onecouldvotefortheentireparty list or part of it. If, for example, I wanted the NDP to be the govern- mentbut felttheywereweakonenvi- ronmentalissues,I mightvote forsix NDP andf o uGreencandidates.The only"catch"is thatI'dhavetovotefor the top sixNDP and top four Green candidatesasdecidedbytheparty.The 10 who receive the most votes are elected. TherearemanyadvantagestoaPR system.It would reduceoreliminate time-consuming,sillycampaignstry- ing to unite parties. It would likely reducepeople's &sillusionmentwith politics.Forexample,aleffist partyhke the NDP wouldn't need to move to. therighttogainsupport,sacnficingits principles in the process. Another advantageisthatsmallerpoliticalpar- tieswithsigmficantvoter supportcan bebetterrepresented. A PR system would likely elect more women and ethnic minorities. The political systemisinseriousneed of more women. Generally, propo- nents of PR believe that itwillcreate betterrepresentationforwomen and environmentalissues.BoththeNDP and the CanadtanAllianceparty sup- porttheinitiativetoconverttheCana- dianpoliticalsystemtoaproportional representativeone.It's timewemoved closerto truedemocracyby adopting I'K. All letters must include a phone number for verificat~on,and should not exceed 300 words. Letters should includethe au- thor's year and program, or faculty posi- tion where appl~cable.All material is sub- ject to editing for brevity and clarity. The opinions expressed are strictly those of the authors, not the opinions of Imprint. lmprovlng servlcesmust be a priorityin UPASS negotiations Riding the bus in K-W is not alwaysconvenientoreasy.Grand RiverTransit is pursuingthe possibilityofcreatingauniversal bus pass, or UPASS, for students, which would mean unlimited transitusage m exchangefor a discountedbut non-refundable fee. Before studentsconsiderthls pass, we must ensure that the proposal gives us value for our monej InFebruary,aGRT comrms bioned aurvey gauging student opinion about the pass was conducted EedspresidentBrenda Slomkad l be usmg the survey resultsto negotiatea plan with GRT shebehevesto be favourable to students Students' Council d l considertheproposaland decide whether or not ~tshould go to referendum Makmgyourvoiceheard bj votingm a referendum 1sof mmor value In a referendum,you will IN SEARCH OF onlybe asked one question. Students need to work with Slomka to make sure that the question that we're asked is the best question. Now, during negotiations,is the time to voice your opinions.John Cicuttin,managerof transitdevel- opment at the Region of Waterloo, said that the pass would be "rev- enue-neutral" for GRT; that is, moneyGRTreceivesfrom UPASS wouldbe used for serviceimprove- ments, such as extra buses to deal withincreasein demand.Cicuttin said GRTwould improve serviceif the pass is approved;however,we need to tell them what improve- ments areneeded. BrentLayton,T'P financeatthe McIvIaster StudentUnion said McMasterdidnot receiveany commitment from their transit providerwhen theywere s i p gon to a similarplan, and that no service improvementshave been made.He said it is important to ensure that the transitprovider make commit- ments to serviceimprovements before the pass is approved. GRTdoesnot adequatelyserve students;an example is the lack of dkect transitfrom theLakeshore area north of campps to the university.Roughly37per cent of lodging-housespacesin Waterloo in 2001were north of campus, which means that manv students aremthout directbus serviceto the university Cicuttm said GRT has demon- strated a commitment to students by creatingaLaurelwoodroute from the Columbia and Erbsville area to campus and by expanding servicefromGalaxyCinemasat ConestogaMall to campus.These services,however,arenot tailoredto student needs, and if we are going to pay anon-refundablefee,we must make sure that transit improvements serveour needs as students. As Brenda Slomkanegotiates a proposal with GRT, she should look to the successfulbus pass program at the Universityof WesternOntario.Originally approved by a70 5per centvotem a 1998referendum,thepassreceived resounding support m Februaryof 2000when 88per centofvoters agreedto anincrease of $96from $75 for an eight-month term. 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- 7. FRID-IY,JULY 26,2002 CS students are geeks and their mothers are hamsters Is love all we really need? To fh editor, '1h ~ sletteriskrcl>11tt"1loftllclcttcr of the X'cck in thc l ~ u tiscuc of 111piut fit trnb! Dmiel Sa~mders.It I> cer- t,~tl~lyti-i~rth;~ttod;l!-'s roniputrt-i c ~ not Ixcnust oEnn-n~ech;iportr:i!-;il,or ;in-gencr;rl nilccmiceptlon. It's be- exuse 7x-emrgeeks e m,iy not :dl be cl~eh;ird,'110,/:1, i)wgrons 8 111ngonc. someiin?e in co~tilme,~ o ~ i ~ e t ~ ~ i ~ e s : ~ e t i ~ ~ g o i ~ r'1 scene, I > U i A:I 5 lull llll111~ssc~ll!llllclsli>< i l f l < l ~ ~]>~,l~lllg. is]; .I i!-pic:ll (5;tudcnr to c o n - Facts on Iraq Ill l l l ~ ~ l l l ! ~I2 kites to 1,1<~/71!L ,[I-.1 ioli.~ndcscontinue:>hie :~nl~-Tsr;lel slliris, ,111'l 111,1tI other Tslllrt, to ti1,iLe!-ou d3,llit your-he;id. !rnlx~n~t!-iriitlg :l~rcr;tft .in~lcrmsr ni~i.;ilr>since the ce:ise fire in Pelnu C I ~ .1991. nib erldence th:it there TVCI-c 1110 (~Ii~cr- tal)eshx-111po ~ l ~ r : ~ l ~i : d <'11one rlme edlei-. I'he / t.~,hpeople -we con- Yip hits the mark chase urgenil! needed n ~ e d i c ~ ~ t ~ o n . ft'Oei . l l l ~ lcC[~!1~111lU:I h . 1 ~ ~.llllS lo licly ~ t ,p ~ ~ q > l v , l ~ n t t l ~i .S,IS rn,ll,ing llcltl~~lls:111cI scc0g111t1011of ,I I1,llestill l m St;~te.Rut ths c;lnonlI)e:~clucx-cd hen 1sr:lel 1::gu:lr;mteetI pc.~ce:~nd cek. Tllilc I 11.n~feu cs computeus lo aniel Saunders writes another Better but this time n l is not $he Betier of the week
- 8. FRIDAY,JULY 26,2002 Ms. Samuels still doesn't get it UNDEFEATED I'm sure that by now you have all heard about the latestingaymarriage rights. On Friday, July 12three Ontario SupremeCourt judges unanimously ruled the present definitionof marriage as "unconstitutional" and gave Parliament,24months to alterthe defmition. Appealsin both the provincial and federal courts are fullyexpected. Extending fullrights of marriage to same-sexcoupleswould make Canadathe second countryin the world to changeitslaws. TheNetherlands arethe first. I don't doubt that Friday's news had far- reachingeffectsin Ontario, Canadaand the world at large. It seemsthat everytimepeople havebecomeabit hyperactive,ensuringthat theyget their opportunity to statetheircase and make their point. No doubt, thts is an extremelysensitivetopic. However,formeit isn't the court ruling that interests me. Nor is it the idea that perhaps one day I too mapbe able to walk down the aisle. What interests me is the way in which public opinion is forming,and in a negativeway. Historically,wehavealwayslivedwith the same rules in terms of marriage;one man and one woman. To me, that's disappointing. It is disappointingto know that while I may contribute just as much to my community, and while I may be just as good of a person as anyoneelse,I cannot be granted the same societalrights asmyheterosexualcounter- parts. Perhaps that's my own fault though. Perhaps it's not fair for me to look towards marriage as a "right," and shouldinsteadview it as a "reward." So then, why am I and so many other Canadiansbeing punished? In terms of public opinion, some may say that marriage is an institutionin which a male and a femalemayprocreate. Somemay also say that it is God's wdl. Others map go so far asto call same-sexrelationshipsimmoralor unnatural or threatening to the institution of marriage. No matter whereyou stand on the issuehowever, one thing is for sure;we do not livein a societyinwhich everyperson is granted the samerights and rewards. Th~sis due to the factthat asa diverse society(ofa diversepeople) weh e accordingto one set of laws, one set of rules and one set of values. And that's all well and good unal it disrupts the extentto which onemay achievehappi- ness and fulfillmentin theirlife. Don't get me wrong, I am completely amazed and happywith the Ontario court's judgment and their abhty to showprogres- sion. I neverexpectedthts sortofoccurrence to happen so soon. However I have not been as completely amazed and happywith the resulting public opinion, and for thts reason I honestlywonder how long humanitywill wait untilit realizesthe degree to which itis denyingitself its true potential. 2002:Majorityrules? YOU! OFF MY PLANET! Question:alargemultinationalcorporation dumps crap in the lakes and rivers,lowballsits employeeswith subsistencewages, and cooks its financialbooks to inflateprofit estimates. Who should punish them? Answer: the government.After all,this is Canada,andwelivein ademocracy.Everyone votes, and the majority (or at least, a plurality) carriesthe day.And so, the government looks out for the common good of all Canadians. Rut wait.Ask a lefty, and he'll tell you that this isn't really a democracy.I mean, lookat the choices!Alliance-rightwing.PC's - sortaright wing.Liberals-you nevercanbe too sure, but right wing for the moment. ,lnd over on the dusty sideof the spectrum, all alone,sit the NDP. (Incidentally,the combined federalistnon-NDP vote in the last election:78percent.NDPvote:9percent. Hmm.) So: first, the left takes great pains to point out that our government is, in fact, not legitimate -with no authorityto sign trade agreementsorparticipateininternational institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank, or the G-8.In the next breath, we are told that they arelegitimatewhen it comesto regulating privateenterprise. In short, they're legitimatewhen we hke On continuing the work of May Day and implementationof the Urban Revolution IN YOUR INTEREST "Revolution is not just an aspirationbut a problem that we take up for Solution" -hfL song from the '70s. With the successof the hfayDayuprising in downtown Kitchener on May fourth, the policehavebeen attemptingto redefinetheir relationshipwith revolutionaryyouth in downtownKitchener. This redefinition attempt stems from the factthat thepolicerealise that theycan't implementthe repressivepoliciesof the state and the downtown business community wthout reactionandresistance. Realizingthat the people areno longer scared,the policehave steppedup their campaign of aggression and intimidationby a newwave of arrestsand an intensificationof the war on the poor. This is also comple- mented by attemptsof the police to coerce youth into giving them information about the politicalactivitiesof youth and an attempt to furthercriminalizethe politicalactivitiesof young people by putting non-association clauseson activistsand putting bail conditions on people not to attend The Spot youth drop-in centre.rit the same time that this is going on, the corporate media is demonizing poor people in the downtown core and attackmg"the concentradonofsocialservices in the downtown core." Th~sfearmongeringaimed at elementsof the middle class plays on the fears of the liberalbourgoise that the downtown core is being "ghettaized" by hoards of criminal urban youth makingthe core unsafe for them to come down and revelin theircommercialist escapistfantasiesofcheapcommodity consumption. Out of thts climatepromoted by the media and the police, the cityofKitcheneris readyto launch their all-out assault on the poor known as "Urban Evolution." Urban Evolution, the city's new campaign aims at "cleaningup the downtown core of undesirable elements" by shutting down boardinghouses,increasingstaterepression of the economicallymarpalized, and relocatingpeoplewho live in slums to make room for middleclass yuppies. Those who do not yet get the pictures shouldvisit the block in between Cedar,Eby and King,where storefronts and apartments are now being demolished to make room for the new farmers' market wluch is suppose to bring more of the "right people" in the downtown. (It's ironic that most of the stores in this area cater to the growingimmigrantcommunity) At this point it is pretty obvious that the Urban Evoluuon is not good for the toiling masses that currentlyoccupythe downtown. Furthermore it is also obvious that this Urban Evolution is a continuation of the criminalizationof the poor in IGtchenerand it goes hand in hand with the intensificationof police attackson those elementsthat attempt to organize resistance.The crux ofthe problem therefore is how to combat this onslaughtand continue the work that started with the bfay Day uprising(eg.resist the police and liberateour communityfrom the parasitic growths that want to throw us all in the streetsand exploitus?)This can onlybe achievedby examiningthe newarrangement between the people and the police and redefiningour position in the struggle.The police want to isolate us and silenceus at any cost and they are doing tlus by portrayingus as hooligans and thugs, our response must what is beingdone (signingthe UN Universal Declarationof Human Rights, spendingmore on social programs) but not when we don't (freetrade,taxcuts). Well,which 1sit guys?Do you trust the government, or don't you? If you do, then why can't theymake decisions on your behalf? If you don't, then why are they always invokedasthe necessarymuzzle to free enterprise? I'll venture a guess.It is because,when you get right down to it, the philosophyof the left onlybelievesin majorityrule if the majority happens to agreewith left-wingviewpoints.If not -as the chantingmobs at anti-globaliza- tion fests will attest -then the majority is not fit to rule. Pity the poor Left. Even when the system is set up such that it would only take about 35 per cent of voting-age adultsto vote for a left- wing party to catapultthem into power and inflict all sorts of damage on the country,they can't evenmuster that. Suchis the paradoxthat the Left faces:to win power they need support from the masses.But the support never comes, because the massesdon't agree.Sothey declarethat the masses are simply uninformed and unawareof the big picture -stupid,to be polite.Yet in labeling them stupid, the legitimacy of majority rule is thrown out the window. Lifinal note: do not misinterpret this criticismasa defenseofmajoritariandemoc- racy.I don't believe that majority rule is moral at its root, since it tramplesindwidual rights in its very defmition.But it is better than rule by aminority-the Left -and giventhose choices,I'll take the lesser of two evils. the thereforebeoneof strictdlsciphneandcarry out our work whde not giving them any reason to discreditus and through this, show that they are the hooligansand thugs who like to power-trip on anyonewho does not bow down to them. They accuseus of violence,wellthenletus show the people that it is really them that are violent by organizingcampaignsin the communitythat exposethe violence that they are inflicting on our community.With this newwave of mass arrests they want to show that they areinvincibleand untouchable.Well, then let us exposethe fact that they arenot gods but people who are just as vulnerable as the rest of us. the same time we must organize the communityblock by block to resistthe gentrificationofwherewe liveand work. Thiscannot be aprocess that excludes people but rather a strugglefor democratiza- tion of the process of redevelopmentwhere allwhoareeffectedare fairlycompensatedand have a say.We must examinethe class compositionof those effectedm the down- town and createcoalitionswithallclasses that areaffectedwhdemaintainingtheessenceof classstruggle. See MAY DAY, page 9
- 9. FRIDAY,JULY26,2002 Pushin'pronoia SECONDHAND SMOKE I used to spend my time thmkingthings like the police had my phone tapped orwere monitoring my e-mads, building a file on me, or that I wasn't good enough for whatever, orthatwhateverchoicesIwasmakingwere the wrong ones. And maybethat was all true. Maybe I was makingit true, at least to me. But I think that I've learned my lessonnow. That's what life's about anyway,learning from your mistakes. You have to make them before you canlearn anythingfrom them. Here's what I learned:I'm not paranoid, not anymore at least. I'm pronoid. As in pronoia, not paranoia. What's that?" you say. Everyone knows paranoid and that's probably abigpart of the problem.Pretty much the exact opposite of paranoia,pronoia is thinkingthat h g s (fate is a commonly- used word) are conspiringto deliveryouwith uncountable and divine blessings. Most people,over-schooledand im- mersed in aculture of negative thinking, would Uely respond negatively to such an idea. W%at I have to say to that IS,I guess they haven't learned theirlessonyet. How you approach life,how you think about things, what expectationsyou have: do or don't these things have an influenceon what ends up happening?What's your opinion? For argument's sake, let's say they don't. Then the only thmgyour thinkingaffectsis how you dealwith whateverhappens. If you're ready for blessings,beauty and good- ness, chancesareyou'll noticethem more and be more thankful for them. On the other hand, if allyou're expectingis a continuing stringof bad luck and the fatesworking againstyou, that's probablywhat you're going to see. Either way, some good and some bad cometo pass the onlydifferencewillbeyour expectationsand howyou're going to feel about it. On the other side,what if what you think actuallyhas animpact on what's goingto happen? If what you think does have an impact, then how shouldyou think?Expect the worst, or believe in the best? Ram Dass has an interestingphdosophy, whichhe espousesin his book Be HereNow. He believes that in hunthere's the abdity to successfullyactinwhateverpotentialfuture situationmay come to pass without trying to prepare beforehand. Instead,he tries to livein the moment, which is a lot easier to do if you're not worry about what's comingup. Besides,what if expectingtheworst actuallymakesitmore likely to happen?W'hy not believe that things are meant to turn out alright,orevenbetter than alright? What if there's some truth in the idea of self-fdfihgprophecy? The biggest thing to take out of what I'm tryingto sayhere is that it's your choice.It mightnot feel like it, it might feel likeyour mind has a mind of its own, but really it's up to you to choose what you're thinking. Are you choosingto buy into the paranoia that we're seepedin, that is sohard to escape? Or areyou choosingthepath lesstravelled, willing to put your faith in unexpected, unimaginable,unleashed bundles of bounti- ful blessings of goodness, no, greatness? Tf yo11are, just remember to say thank you. UPASS: makmg its way to UW? Continued from page 6 4s demand for trmit went up, they im provedsemceforstudents Shuttlesfromdown town to campus plus "day trippers," buses re served to dealwithotrrflow were amongadd1 nons provided b) London 7 rmsit At UW, we shouldlearn from L'&O dnd hIcMasteraswe decide whatwe need to do ~n negotiatingour own pass There has been no guaranteeof student consultationon the part of the Feds Thls pass has the potentid to provide great value to our student bodv, hut we need to make sure that the proposalwhch tomes out of negcgtutlons does indeed provlde the value for wh~chme are looking hlomkd should find out what services studentsneed If you're interested in makmg iure student get valuabletransit senwe, l ~ p p ~ o d ~ hthe Federationof Studentsand request that detals of the propo<alhe dctermtned by consultationwth students As students.we deserveto have a sayin the proposal that is presented to us The nght to vote 'ye?' or 'no' to an exlstmgproposal is not enough ,1failedconsultationproctss hke the one organued b~Iland, Icerngan and Slomkalast fallwould be a disservice to students Slomka must not repe'tt herwatpaign performance May Day: urban revolution Continued from page 8 In this coalition we must realize that our base of support liesin the homeless and tenants who rent rooms small timeworking class property ownersare also our alhesin this strugglesincethis alsoattackstheirinterests. Finally,shopkeepersandrestaurantowners could also be swayed to join us as long as they seeit to their benefit to strugglewith us (keepingin mind that they are the easiest to be bought out of the coalitionby the city who at the height of the strugglemay decideto throw them money to splinterthe coalition).By organizing on this basis, intensifymg the politicaleducationwithinour communityand resistingall attacks on us by the police, the , peoplewdl be victoriousand beatback the city's assaulton the marginalized.Victory : belongs to the people. As this term glides to its end, I wanted to summarizesome of the things I have tried to teachin this column aswell as some of the things I have learned. When I first startedwriting Finding Balance,I had onlyavagueidea of what I wanted to accomplish. I thought that maybe I could spread some of the lessonsI learned whde travehg out east.Over time, I discov- ered that I had much more to learn than I could everteach.Imprtnt'svolunteerspushed me to write better. Most importantly,I learnedabout people. Respondmg to this column, many people havebeen nice enough to teach me about their views on faith.I have been trying to gather theseexperiencesasI slowlygain amore developedcollectiveunderstandmgof people's perspectiveson faith,religon, the soul, and God. Great discussions have come up and I have met the kindest people. Thank you to all of you, and please continuewriting to me, saying hello to me and inviting me to yourfaithcircles. The main things that I have been writing about are things about which we all know. First of all,Iwant to break people's precon- ceived notions about what it means to be spiritual.To be spiritual means that you don't think that this universe was just createdin vain -there must be some deepermeaning. Being spiritual,however, doesn't mean that you have to talk about God all the time, that you have to try to push your beliefs on others, or that you have to stand on street cornersin tom clothesand scream "Repent!For the end is nigh!" to the peoplewho walk by (I stopped doing that a long time ago). Some of the main themes in all spiritual paths that I have stressed are the unity of purpose behmd allthtngs,the connectedness of all things, and finally, the power of hdness and humbleness.With an open mind and the combination of these three principles,I sincerelybelievethatpeoplecan developthemselves to become better human beings.As my teacher used to say,humans have the abilityto be higher than the highest angels, or lowest than the lowestbeasts. It is through faith,right action,truth, patience, loveand h d t y that we can ascend to our highest potentials (and hopefullystillpass our Gnalexams).Onceagain,thank you to all of you who have so kindly listenedto my rants. Please forgiveme if I have offendedyou.And please continueto keepwritingin and saying hello.Peace. Dr. Discontent disses DeregulationDave Stanley Fogel COMMUNITYEDITORIAL Each term during the last five or so years I've begunmylecturesby saying,'You're payingtoo much for ths course -and others, too"; ''>it some point the obscene amounts of tuition distortthematenalvou're studymg." (Like,wo/ man, if youke gotta work loha hours/week, howthehellare~ougonnafidthetimetoread?) 1also usually citc e e cumnun@ Line, "there 1s someslutId n o teat " Evidently,though,that mtrde mu5t be swallowed (literally.asin =aft Dmner, metaphorically, as in your fee state- ments) None of this seems to bother our unt's prez, "Deregulation Dave" Johnston, whose mantra - make 'em pay more - has all the rangeofGeorgeW.Bush's pronouncements. I myselfpreferthediscourseofrapperBeadPrez whose "They Schools" 1s saturated wlth the recognition that in academc regulations and authontanan administrativestatements ~deol- ogylurks. Thisdoesn't evenbegintotakeintoaccount the practical consequencesof deregulatmgtlu- tionfees.hrecent studvofmedschoolemoIments revealsthatderegulationinthatarenahasaltered the student profile: increasingly,med students are coming from upper-middle class back- grounds. The prospects, then, are for more liposuctionandfewerpublic/community health services. The sucking sound you hear, though, also comesfromthestudentbodyhere (abouts)that anumber ofyearsagofractureditselfpolitically into CFS and ChSA fiefdoms.The latter with theirUWooboostershaveastheysaygivenaway the house (Get it? Casa is 'house' in Spanish). Cozying up in this province to the Common Nonsense Revolution, an agenda of stupidity pimpedby arhetoricofstupidq. the accommo- dating crews that run your local/provincial/ federal studentgovernmentshaveoffered only the most tepid resistance to tlution lukes. Someyears ago, a few of us in the educa- tionalcommunitygaveadishonorarydegreeto Mike Harris (rememberhim, the guy with the same language skius as the aforcmrutinncd Bush?j. It was on K-W's "Day of .ictlonn duringwhichthe universitywas forcedto inter- ruptthebusinessofeducatlon.Attherallyonthe steps of the library -where the "ceremony" took place-hordes of grade schooland high schoolteachersgatheredin solidarity.As forthe university community...well. a smattering showed up. Here, it seems, unless it's "on the exam" very littleattentionispaid. Callitco-opt (!) educationin the land of co-op. So the Itkeh- hoodof futureresistancetoderegulation(andits cousinprivatization,broughttoyoubythegang that calls itself "progressive conservative") is minimal. It looks like "bon appetit" will have to remain the response to cummings' line and the situationhere for some time. (Oh yeah.. .one morething:IteachoccasionallyataUniversityin Havana-Cuba,a so-called"poorer" country where tuitionis zero!But don't worry, that will neverhappen here -Bush disltkesCastro.)
- 10. WATERLOO CAMBRIDGE 15 UniversityAve. E. 600 Hespeler Rd (between King & Weber) goodtimes, good friends TUESDAYS ARE STUDENT DAYS! at DOOLY'S in WATERLOO & DOOLY'S in CAMBRIDGE O n from IIa.m. ti1 close FRIDAY,JULY 26,2002 What isthe craziestthingyouwould doto getoutof anexam? "Set the building on fire." Chris Arbuthnott masters pure math "Skydive out of an airplane while eating chocolate pudding." Preet Sian and Bilal lbrahim 2B science and 2B philosophy "Fake our own deaths." Winona Tong and Holly Ashbourne 28 computer engineering and 38 english lit. "Get hit by a car." Anasa Ahmed and Ruchira Sarkar 3B arts and 38 accounting "Sleep with the teacher." Arvind Chahal 1Bsystems "Swim in the Grand River." Graham Cale 3A comwter science "Hack in -Iwas there." "Throw-up all my guts." Garrett Smith 3A mechanical engineering Jonathan Ng 4A computer engineering
- 11. Featureseditor: NealMoogk-Soulis features@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Bubble tea:a successfulAsian invasion Janice Jim IMPRINTSTAFF You mav have alreadytried 1t If not, oneofyour fnendsmust have No,it's not smolimg-it's bubble tea.Thls 1s not theusual,brown coloured,plan- looking tea Bubble tea comes in a largevarietyof flavoursand colours Jin Hee Song,the ownerof Sweet Drcams in University Plaza, opened her bubble tea shop as a place for atudents to relax and hang out She mewsdrinktngbubbleteaasarelaxing actiwty Toher,bubbleteais"a every daybeverage,analternativetocoffee." Whenaskedaboutfirst-mecustom- ers' reactionstobubbletea,shereplied that people "either loveit or hate it " Songhasbubbleteamakingdown to an art Like a seasonedbartender, the numerous recipes "come natu- rally" to her now Songadmitsthat it took her alongtune to figureout the precisemethodof coohigthe tap~oca pearls. She has found a "happy me- dium" forherpearls,wherebytheyare chewy, but not too soft for her cus- tomers' tastes. Songencourageseve- ryone to "become a kid for an hour, and try this youthfuland fundrink." Bubble tea orginated in Taiwan and the trend soon spread to other hsiancountries,includingJapan. Not long after,bubble tea reached across thePacificOceanandbegantoappear inmanyAsiancommunitiesinNorth dimerica.In thelastfewyears,bubble tea hasgone mainstream,with shops springing up in many cities. Water- loo's first bubble tea shop appeared about threeyearsago.Now,there are ahandfulofplaces intownwhere you canenjoyit. History of bubble tea Theexactoriginsofbubbletea are not known, but legend says that it orginated at a small tea stand in Tai- wan in the early 1980s. Bubbletea comesinavariety offlavours and the requisitetapioca pearls. Voice and the Daniel Saunders.. SPECIALTO IMPRINT Recently returned from shooting at the G8 protests in Kananaskis and Calgary, ihe filmmakers behind the upcomingdocumentaryTheResuqence of Public P~o~estin Canada are elated. "The qualityandquantityof the foot- agewe collected is tremendous-we have enough material for five docu- mentaries." Producer Matt Brodie is also the presidentof VoiceandtheTToiceless, thegroupproducingthevideo,which convenedlastJanuaryandismadeup partlyof studentsandpartlyofvolul- teers from the community. Theybelievethatinthepast decade Canadahasexperienced"a growthin Tea stands that cater to studentswerepopular in Taiwan.Toappealto stu- dents,onevendor added different fruit flavouring to her tea.The sweetand unique taste was an in- stant hit with the stu- dents. Other vendors soon followed and the idea took off.In order to mixtheflavouringinwith the tea, the drink had to be shaken. Shaking the drink caused bubbles to formatthesurface.Thus, the drinkbecameknown as bubble tea. Tapioca pearls are popular in many Asian countries.n e y are typi- cally used in desserts.In 1983, a Taiwanese man flavoredteas.Thetapiocapearls,which sat in the bottom of the cup, resem- bled bubbles, so this drink was also calledbubbletea. Anatomy of bubble tea Tapiocais a starch-like substance that is extracted from the root of the cassavaplant.Tapiocaflourisused as athickeningagentin foods.Itcanalso be pressed into different forms, like cubes, sheets and balls. The pearls used in bubble tea are about the size ofapea. Inthe past,pearlsweretrans- parentorblack;recently,brightly-col- oured pearls have been introduced. Black tapioca pearls are made of a mixtureof sweetpotatoflour,tapioca flour and brown sugar, which gives thepearlstheirdistinctivecolor.Tapi- oca pearls are alsoknown as boba or sago. m e n the pearls are properly cooked, they have a soft, yet chewy texture.Thinkreallychewyjello. ,ivarietyof tea is used as the base of bubble tea. The most common hTeS used are black and green teas. Thetea isbrewedregularlyormadein a more concentrated fashion, then chillcd to scrvc as the base of the bubbletea.Someshopsusepre-made tea concentrates,butthebrewed teais much tastier. The flavouring of bubble tea oc- curs with the addition of a flavour powder or flavour syrup to the tea. Sugarsyrup,honeyor fructoseisalso added to the tea. The flavouringis imporant because itgives the bubble teaits sweetnessandcolour.Milk,soy milk or milk powder may also be addedtogivethebubbletea acreamy texture.Theflavouringcanbebroken into three categories: fruit flavours, western flavoursandAsian flavours. There is endlessvariety of fruit, and thus an endless variety of fruit fla- vours for bubble tea. The fruit fla- Howie the bartender demonstrates that good bubble tea only comes after a good shaking. rambutan and jackfruit. Some of the or slushy.7legiant strawisanimpor- westernflavoursincludepeanut but- tantpartofthebubbletea experience. ter, chocolate,almondand vanilla.If To properly enjoy bubble tea, you you are the adventurous type, you must slowly suck up a few bubbles must try an Asian flavouring. The withthedrinkthroughthewidestraw. most popular Asian flavourings are taro (astarchypotato-likerootvegeta- ble) and sesame ('yes, like those on jjirn@imprint.uwaterloo.ca your bagel). They both givethe bub- ble tea a light purple colour. Other flavoursin thiscategoryarered bean, greenbeanandmalt.Newflavoursare beingintroduced. Depending on the number of flavours carried by your named Liu IIan-Chieh vours rangefromeommon fruitslike shop, it d take time for you to I I Voiceless penetrates the G8 compound cameup with the idea to banana,strawbeqandpeach, tomore sample all of them. put tapioca pearls in the exotic fruits like lychee, guava, Bubbletea canbe servedhot, cold organized public lssent that hasnot been seen in our country since the Depression era," which is Canada's contribution to a globaltrend. Their aimis to use the G8 summitprotests as the centrepieceof a documentary investigating "Canada's new and emerging protest phenomenon," while casting an eye on the summit itself. After months of preparation, they almost didn't make it there. "Our applicationwasturneddown by the G8media accreditationoffice. We were told we needed to be with a major network to be accredited," Rrodiesaid.Theydidn'tgive up there, though. After making the drive to Kananashs,they travelled through a gauntletofbomb detectors,dogsand massive steel gates, negotiatingwith 0 SweetDreams Tea Shop the RCMPuntilthey wereallowedto enter the 30 kin Kananaskis Valley restricted zone-accompaniedbyafour car escort. They found it "chalk [sic] full of police and military" and saw anti-aircraftguns and scout helicop- ters.Brodicadded"cameraswererob ing the whole hme, of course." 'llisseemsappropriateforaproject that arose out of dissatisfaction with whatwasn't shownincoverageofpast globalisationprotests,inthechoiceof images by the corporate media that decides "what Canadians are to see, hear and read." Brodiemeth&e Brown,nowvlce- presidentof Voice andtheVoiceless, atthe2001QuebecCitySummitpro- test, and the project was born when theywereshockedatwhat theysawas distortedmediacoverageoftheevent. "The Toronto Star, the Ghbe, the Post, andeventheCBCwere saying15,000 protestors, when the day to day esti- matesweremorelike60,000to 80,000 ...The numbers are downplayed and theviolenceiswhatmakesheadlines." InAlberta they shotover80hours of footage,includinginterviewswith people on both sidesof the issue and ofdifferentprotest actions.'Lheyeven made a sidetrip to Vancouver,to get interviewswithsuchdisparatefigures asIGIleLasn,the founderofAdRusters magazine,andMichaelWalker,execu- tive directorof the FraserInstitute. They plan to market the finished film to TVO and the CBC, and to submititto CamesandvariousCana- dian hlm festivals.About half of its $11,000 budget is comingout of the filmmaker's pockets, with the rest coming in bits and pieces from un- ions, universities and individuals. What's next forthegroup? "Inter- views in Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, and East Coast,then edit,edit,edit." Brodie said. Imprinl will continue to follow b s storyasTT.Yn'races towards completionofthef hbeforethe release date,currentlyscheduled forDecember 1.Formoreinfor- mationvisitwww.vatv.ca,orsend e-mailtoinfo@vatv.ca.
- 12. FRIDAY,JULY26,20( UW alumnus upsetwith teaching experience What begins as agreat opportunity endswith abroken contract Will Peters-. SPECIALTO IMPRINT Itisfairlycommon foruniversitystu- dents,eitherduringor aftertheiredu- cation,togoabroadtoteach.Although manyhavepositiveexperiences,some experiencesprovethatyoucannever do too much background chechg beforehand. UW graduate Matt Huberthad alessthanpositive expe- riencewhileteachinginMexicowhich has left him much wiser. In addition to a physics degree, Hubert earnedaminorinPsychology and Chemistry. In arecentinterview, Hubert shared some criticism of his experience."The kids were lazy and undisciplined; I had a hard time get- ting them to do work. It was hard to get them to learn." From August 2001 toJune 2002, he taughtinorganic chemistry at the privateColegioAmericanadeTorreon (AmericanCollegeof Torreon) situ- atedinthenorthernMexicanregonof Coahuila. The teaching schedde is similar to North American schools, consistingof five50-minuteperiods from 8:00a.m. to 230 p.m.with a 20 minute lunch at midday. Helearnedoftheopportunityata Queen's Universityinternationalteach- ingjob fairandafewmonthslaterwas "There were guidelines, I wasn't given much help or direction." MattHubert in Torreon. He lived in a simple fur- nished apartment with another im- port teacher,whch was arrangedby the school. Hubert signed on for a two-year contractthatpaid$16,OOOUS peryear.Duetohisexperiencesthere, however, he broke h s contract and returnedto Canada,adecisionwhich costhim approximately$1,000. Ingeneralthe teachingcurriculum wasrelaxed.AccordmgtoHubert, "I wasn't givenmuch help or direction. Theresourceswerepoor. For exam- ple,] we didn't have a fume hood. That limited what I could do." He admitted that hls school was struc- tured similarlytoCanadianschoolsin that it centred around quizzes and tests. X major difference, however, is that it is easier to pass there, Hubert said.ShouldastudentfailaJinalexam, he or she is allowed two make-up exams.Iftbreeattemptsaren't enough, parentsareableto "influence"princi- pals into passing their son or daugh- ter. Astudentmustattaina70inorder topass.& hstglance,it seemslikethe system has higher standards than a typical North American system. In fact,the oppositeistrue.Requiringa 70 to pass simply skews the marking system;a 50is converted to a 70. Hubertconfessedthathis students wereboth apain and ajoy. "The kids werereallyfriendly,alotmorefriendly thanhere,especiallyoutsidetheclass- room.MexicocelebratesTeacher's day, which is neat." Huberthad somegeneralimpres- sionsofMexico. Itisarelaxedcountry whichhas avery poor infrastructure. For example,there isn't a significant drainage system so when it rains, it floods. Houses are cheaply made; a lack of insulation makes it cold in winter months. Healsoobservedeveninths shel- tered,private schoolsettingasign& cantamount ofcorruption."Thereis afairamountofcorruptioninsociety. Thepoliceareeasytobribe;I sawaguy getoffbygivingapoliceof6cer$14US. It doesn't sound like much but $14 US is alot of money there." W ethere,Hubeagot sickdueto parasites. He had health insurance through hls school so getting treat- ment wasno problem."The hospital I went towas arich person's hospital anditwasveqmice.Infact,itwasbetter thanhospitalsI've been toin Canada. I'm sure ordinarypeoples' hospitals were much worse." Hubert actually ranout ofsickdayswhilethereandlost some pay as a result. Mostofhis socialinteractionout- side school was with other import teachers.Near the end of his stay he befriended someA4exlcanswithwhom heplayedrollerhockey.Inanattempt to save money he did not go out much. Communicatingwith family and friends was not a problem, he said. Thereweremanylocalinternetcafes. Long distance calling, although ex- pensive,wasreadilyavailablemaking home that much closer. When asked if he would do a again,Hubert said he would but not atthatparticular school. He foundtheschooltobe frustrat- mg and wasn't pleased with how he wastreated.From these experiences, Hubert knows to investigate more carefullyshouldhe bepresentedwith the opportunity to do it again. Grilled duck and chocolate ice cream Kourtney Short IMPRINTSTAFF Barbecuedduck This cooking method produces golden-brown and cnsp skin. thoughthereis a layeroffatunder the skin, be sure to try the duck meat (whichisquitelean)with the skin- itis really delicious. Youcanpurchase a frozenduckat the St.Jacob's Farmer's Market or at most grocerystores. 8Ib. duck 2cupswhitegrapejuice saltand pepper disposable 9x13" aluminum pan If the duck is frozen, thaw it in a sifikfullofcoldwaterforseveralhours orinarefrigeratorovernight.Remove theorgans fromthecavityanddiscard. Put the grape juice in a small pan andboilituntilthevolumeisreduced by half. Removethe grillfrom one sideof thebarbecue andplace the aluminum pan on the coalson that side.Replace the grill. Turn the other side of the barbecueonlow,closethelidandleave it to heat. Be sure not to turn on the burnerbeneaththepan oritmaycatch fire. (If you have an oven thermom- duck from the barbecue, be careful 2 300gpackagessilken tofu eter,youcanputitinthebarbecue.The duck shouldcook at around 325 de- grees.)Notethatyoucanuse theother sideof the barbecuefor sidedishes. Piercetheduckalloverwithaknife. Theideaistopiercethes hsothatthe fatcanrunoffwhileavoidingpiercing the flesh. Salt and pepper the duck liberally. Placetheduckonthe@ abovethe pan. Close the lid. Every20 to 30 mmutes,baste the duckwiththereducedgrapejuice.Use tongs to turn the duck half-way through cooking. Cook for three hours or until the duckreachesaninternaltemperature of 170degrees. When removmg the becausejuices mayhaveaccumulated in the cavity. Allow the barbecue to coolbefore removingand dtsposing of the aluminum pan. Tocookasmallerduck,youcanuse the samecookingmethod but reduce the cookingtimeproportionately. Servessix. Tofu-chocolateicecream Thisrecipeisidealforlactose-intol- erantpeople,vegetariansandvegans. Itisbettertousepurechocolatechips, becausesincealot ofthemare usedin this recipethequalityofthechipsyou use v d affect the flavour of the ice cream. 11/2 cupschocolatechips 1/2 cupwater 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn syrupor honey 1 tsp.vanilla Blendthetofuin afood processor or blender until smooth. Combine thechocolatechlps,waterandsugarin a small saucepan.Heat on low until thechipshavemelted andthe sugaris dmolved. Addthechocolatemutture, the corn syrup and the vanilla to the tofu and blend untd smooth. Chill overnight.Freezein anicecreamma- chineaccordingtomanufacturer's di- rections.Thismixturecanalsobeeaten as a pudding once itis chilled. Tanya Tango 1/2 02. raspberryvodka 1/2 oz. vanilla schnapps cranberryjuice Sprite Combineingredients,mixingcra berry juice andSpriteto taste. TanyaVas Strawberrydaquiries 2 cupsbolhngwater 13/4 cups sugar 2regularpkgs strawberryJello 2 pkgs strawberryKool ,id 1largecanpmeapplep c e 1htregingerale 2 pkgs (10oz ) frozen strawberne 3 cupswhtte rum Combineallingredientsandfreez Stiroccasionallywhile the mixture freezing. KatrinaK' Flavouredbubble tea Yields a 16oz. seming. 1to 2 cupsice 3/4cups water 2 ounces tea or asdestred 2 ounces sugar syrup (seebelow) 2ounces tapiocapearls (seebelow) ScooothedesiredtexturecomD nents into your serving cup. Scoc syrup,ice,water and tea into cockt: shaker.Closethe shakercup,maki surethatallthreepartsaresecuredar shake vigorously for at least 12 sc onds. Uncap and pour into senit cup.Servcwith an oversized straw Sugar syrup solution 2 cupswhlte sugar 2 cupsbrown sugar 4 cupswater In asaucepan,boilwaterthen ac the sugars. Reduceheat and contint toheatuntilthe sugarcrystalsareful dissolved. Remove from heat. Tapiocapearls 1cuptapiocapearls 7 cupswater In apot, boilwater then add tar ocapearls.Roilfor30minutes,stirrL occasionally.Once the pearlsareso and do not resistwhen chewed, tu~ offtheheat.Letthepearlssteepfor: minutes m the boiled water with tl lid on. Pour off theboiledwaterandrin the pearls with cold water until rina waterISclear. Coverthepearlswthtl sugarsyrupsolutionto prevent the, from stichg to each other. Stir tl pearlsaroundmthe sugarsyrupsol1 tion.
- 13. Science editor: KourtneyShort science@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Search andrescue WARGcompetesattheInternationalAerialRoboticscompetition Andrea Kerswill SPECIALTO IMPRINT TheWaterlooAerialRoboticsGroup (WARG)ispreparingtoventureinto theunknown.Theywillbetakmgpart in the International Aerial Robotics competition,whichbeginsonJuly29 in Calgary.The group willbe testing the result oftheireffortsand skillsby putting their aerialrobots to the ulti- matechallenge.WARGhasbeencom- petingsince1998. Agroup ofrobotsworksasateam towardapredeterminedgoalwithout any human intervention. The team whoserobotsperform thebestaudin the least amount of time wins. Duringthecompetition,the aerial robotsmustperformnumeroustasks set out by the judges of the competi- tion.Thesetasksconsistoffourlevels of increasing difficultythat the crew must complete in order to win the competition. Leveloneaskstheteamtodemon- strate an autonomous fight over a three-kilometrerange, includingor- bits around obstacleswithin that ra- dius. Levelstwo and three areprogres- sively more difficult.Level four asks each team to choose among several missions,whichcanrange from hos- tage rescues to nuclear disasters and biologicalemergencies.Oncetheteam haschosenamission,therobotsmust demonstratethe fullobjectivewithin 15minutes.Withrneachmission, the aerial robots must handle sensors, takephotographsandmovethrough- out the mission in a limited amount of time. The robots report on data gathered during the mission about the location and size of each of the threats.The missions vary eachyear, but theobjectivesarealwaysbasedon asearchand rescuemotif. One of the WARG robotsthat will be competing next week. hfikePeasgoodandGilbertLaiare fourthlevel.Sothisyearwearehoping WARG project leaders.Theywill be tocomplete both the firstandsecond amongthe six students attendingthe competition.Because of the level of difficultyofthecompetition,Peasgood believesthatitwould bephenomenal to get to the fourth levelin the com- petition. "Last year only one team com- pletedthe firstlevel," saidPeasgood. "They areanticipatingthatitwilltake three years for anyone to get to the levels." PeasgoodandLaiareexcitedabout thecompetitionandareanxiousto see what they can achieve through their improvements to the aerial robots. The teams' most recent innovations arethe ductedfanandthe siw-winged q1,ane. See WARG. page 14 Sufferingin summertime ErinL.Gilmer sels.Peopleexperienceawiderangeof o Steroids, such as the pre- IMPRINTSTAFF severitiesofallergicresponsesanditis scripttondrugblonase,maybe likely that most of us will experience takentoreduceswellingofnasal Summertimeispeaktune formanyof sometypeofreaction inourlifedme. tissue. the most annoying allergtes. These Grass,weedorragweedpollen a1 o Antihistaminesdlcoun- include allergtes to pollens, moulds lergiesareprevalentbet~een~ipriland teract excess histamine in the andinsects.Thereareafewhandytips Septemberandareaproblembecause body to alleviatemany of the and pieces of information for allergy they prevent sufferersfrom fullyen- symptoms, but may cause suffererstomU&izethedisturbance joying theoutdoors.Sufferersshould drowsiness and increasecon- that theseallergieshaveontheirlives. avoid walkingthrough forests,fields gestion. Allergies are an overreactionof a or flowergardens and even mowing Decongestantswillreduce hypersensitive immune system. A grass. congestionbut mayhavelim- normal immune system consists of Pollenallergysufferersmaynotbe itedeffectiveness. whitebloodcellsthatprotectthebody aware that they could be negatively hioulds also thrive in the from foreign invaders like bacteria, affectedby certainfoods.Thesep e o heat and moistureofthe sum- wuses and toms, but tn the case of ple may need to avoid melons, or- mermonths andtend togrow the hypersensitive immune system, anges, tomatoes and even wheat. It inplaces&ecompostpiles,cut the body produces an immune reac- maybebeneficialforragweed allergy grass,woodedareasand fallen tion in response to harmless sub- sufferersinparticulartoavoidapples, leaves. Those with mould al- stanceslike grass or dust mites. bananas,cantaloupe,chamomiletea, lergiesshouldavoidthesetypes As aresult,anallergysufferermay honey and nuts. Even alcohol can ofareas. experiencephysical symptomsfrom bring on symptoms. problems affecting the slim, nose, Therearevarioustreatmentsavat- lungs,digestiveorgansandbloodves- ableforpollen allergies. See ALLERGIES, page 14 Fearful fish Leena Singh SPECIALTO IMPRINT Understandingfear Scientistshaveidentifiedagenevaria- tionthatsparksheightenedactivityin ourbrain's fearcentre.Discoveredat the National Institute of Health, thts is the first known gene that directs functionof brain-relatedemotion. The gene activates the amygdala portion of the brain, which controls responseto scary situations.It is also weakly linked to anxiety. David Weinherger,chiefoftheClinicalBrain DisorderBranchoftheNIH told The Vu,rhingtonPost, "Genes don't create personality, but they give you the buildmgBlocks. [Thsgenevariation] is onebuildingblock ofpersonahtp." Ahmad Harrie, lead author and stafffellowatNIH, clarifiedthat scien- tistshave"not discoveredtheanxiety gene." Weinbergersaid, "the gene is part of a complex system for deter- mininghow people fear." The gene is part of the serotonin system, a brakmessagtng chemical implicated in mood. There are short andlongformvariationsto the gene. The short form of the gene contains less protein than the long form. Bacteria killing bacteria Imagme b r u s h g with bacteria, or spraymgbacteriainpourmouth,tokdl otherbacteria.Scientistsareusingcus- tom designed bacteria to fight the battle against tooth decay. This method uses g&e-altered microbes to rid the mouth of the bacteria that causecavities. Jeffrey Hillman of the University of Florida College of Dentistry told The WashingtonPost that the bacteria "will elbow out any other strain," fightingcavity-causingbacteria. Thehuman mouth hasbillionsof bacteriabelongingto300species.The bacteriathatcausestoothdecayisst@- tococn/smutans,a spherical bacterium that surviveson the organicf h that coats the tooth's surface and makes the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). LDH converts food sugars into lactic acid, a corrosivechemical thatgraduallydissolvestheprotective enamelcoatingon teeth. Using these strainsof bacteria to kdlcavity-causingbacteriacanalsobe therapeutic beyond dental hygiene. Chroniclow-gradebacteriainfection causes or contributes to ulcers and heartattacks.Ifnon-threateningbac- teriadisplacesharmfulbacteria, then theneed forantibioticsanddrugswill bereduced. Poison the alien fish There have been sightings tn Annapohs,Marylandofablack,fear- some and gap toothed maw known as the northern snakehead This car ntvorous fish has an appetlte for all lunds of fish,tncludingtts own spe- cies. The snakehead is native to the YangtzeRiverregionof Chinaandis capableofwipingoutallthespeciesof onepond andmovingonitsbellyand tins to the next pond. The fish can survivefor days out ofwater,aslong as it stays wet. The snakehead can survive in below freezing tempera- tures,aswellasswelteringhotweather, makingitquitepossibleforthe fishto establish populations in Canada and SouthAmerica. WalterCourtenay,whoiswritinga riskreportfortheUSFishandWildlife Service,told The ~'ashingtonPost that "thereisnothinggood aboutthis fish from anecologicalstandpoint." There arenumerousprescription and non-prescription allergymedica- tions available, includingantihistaminessuchasReactineand inhaled steroids such as Flonase. If they fail, try tissues.
- 14. FRIDAIY,JULY 26,20( WARG: team vies for $40k prize Continued from page 13 "The ducted fan h ~ sreall-gottell people excited because ~tis n totally differellt platforin than previous years," said Pe;iypxl. He expla~nect that the ductecl fan incorpot-:~testwo counter rorating plates tlli~thelp the fanto flywrtlcallyandm;lnwu.relike ;I hrhcoptes. .~ilthougIithe team usu- ~ l l yt;lkes;I hchcopter to the cotnprti- tmn, the rules hx-ech.~ngccltlm J - c x reqLurmg them to m,ike thcir design sm,~llcr; I I ~more ekfictent. .Iccordmg to I'cnsgc~od,mtese?tIn the IICL I-obotslicepi t11c te:unetlthu smrtc. "Pcoplc mil n.;ilh up to Ithe rolmts] .lid sa!-, h;i~ts cr;m Y'II;I~ AIC p i gu>-sdam$"' h-~imerousitlcIi iclu,~lscoilinl~uce to the succesh oilhc lc,~fn.'~hcmc111- I I ~ I F 01 '.LRG;I;-L ~ t ~ l i l c ~ ~ r~ - o l ~ l - t<w1-,ll-,'lll!- of -I10111 >lc11~11110rt 1l1.u.30ilotx~prr-eeIcoi~tlic p r o ~ c ~ t . 111s c-ithin thcs~1h.11-(1 nr)rlmg ;ind detertn~i~cilmdn.~du.~i~rl1.11tlir mq+c 01 tilt>te,111111.1jip~ns. lhc !pi i/c fkit compieti~?gthe fhrlli ICTCI :lll<l I ' I ~ I I ~ ~ I > ~ill? ~ I I I I ~ ~ W I I ~ I O I II< sl~l,ollo]Xi qll'lllf~-illg!C>Ii- to A l,o~lnd:ll-!-.no1 c;lr A detailed view of a WARG robot's engine. +d 111the ;III V ~ ~ U C ~ C ~csrli- not limited to engineers." '-IRC;in-itcsmr-one~nteretrd FOZillore I I I ~ O I I ~ I ~ I O ~ I9 ~ l > i ~ t ~ r ioloin tile te,im."1hcl.c 1ssomcrli~tig T iliC;, viiir thcir T.el) hit2 ,it h 1 c~cl!bod!:." I'c.i*y~oil~tci."It 1s e c e . ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ c r l c ~ c ~ . c ; ~ ~ - v , ~ r ~ ; . statistics Continued from page 73 In ,ddttton, n~o~licls;die t h v c in humid houses. 1lus c,in I x rcn:cdied I,! lx1rc11,ising,I dchuimdrlier. Of the lnlllion hospital istis e:dl fl-ill11,illcrgtcIc,lctions,h;ilfoccur be- c;luieofulsecr stlngs.I k l i ! ear,,il~out 51lpcople die fi0111rc;ic1io11sto meet ,tings 111the 11s. The liisecti most Ilkel to cmse I I INCREASE i i I YOUR I COMFORT I i LEVEL. I Comfortable tu I handle. comfortasle I to wear. I I I I I I I Packages Proi~enTest-Taking Strategic Personalized Protessional Instruction Comprehensive Study Materials Free Repeat Policy Simulated Practice Exams Personal Tutoring Available Thousands of Satished Students l4'161 924-3740 Gettingto th root of rootbe Katherine St. James SPECIALTO IMPRINT r,Illglll! eC]LLI;1let11t i , tll'll Ill 1 3111:,
- 15. Sports editor: Aaron Romeo sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Mike Bradley: CFLer,Warrior alumnus Aaron Romeo IMPRINTSTAFF MkeBradleyhadoneoftheWarriors' mostsuccessfi~lfootballcareers. Playing tail back, Bradley set UW andOUXmshmgrecordswithacareer 3,773yards.'%'aterloogaveme apretty good career," Bradley sad dunng an mtemew Thatmghtbeanunderstatement, considemg that he's been a three- tuneA-Canadian(1998,1999,2001), four-meOUAall-star,OUA'shnT (1999) and candidate for the Hec CreightonTrophyastheCIAUMVP InApnl2002,WeBradley signed mth the Edmonton Eskunos He is slottedasabackup for runningback Ronald Williams. 'Williams is unbelievable. He treatsme sowellandhehasbeen such a help to me, I've learned a lot from h mmthe fourto sixweeksI've been here." Newplayersusuallyhavetoprove themselves before they start m the~r drafted posit~on.However, Bradley did play in the pre-game against the Calgary Stampeders and, due to Williams' injury, in last Friday's loss w s t t h eSaskatchewanRoughriders. In fact, VIJilliams' injury means Bradley will play tail back on Friday againstthe BC Lions. "I spentalotoftimeinthecoaches' office before and after the meeting working with the offensive co- ordinator making sure I know the system.Lookslike I'm going to get a fair amount of playing time against BC. I'mvery excited about it.I don't know if I'll be starting but I'll prob- ablybe rotatingin and out alot with [runningback John] Avery." Bradley startedplayingfootballat high school in Hahburton, Ontario whdeinGrade9."[Halihurton]isone Michael Liau CSImath Tennis instructor An excellent organizer, Michael knows how to run a program, especiallylessonsandtournaments. Heenjoyslusworkverymuchand inspireslotsofstudents.Heknows the game and likes to share his knowledge. He's anexcellentper- son to work with, treats others with respect and is very open- minded. 'Thankyou,Xichacl. COURTESlYWWW.ESKS COM Bradleyrecentlysignedwith the Eskimos. of the few Canahan towns where footballisprettybigandyougetalarge crowd and a lot of support." Bradleyhrstenrolledinrecreation andleisure,but realisedthathewould preferhissecondacademicchoice,and in December 2001,graduatedwith a BachelorofArtswith a majorin soci- ologyandaminorincriminologyand legal studies. TheUWfootballteam'sbusyprac- tice schedulemakes Bradley's three- timeAl-Canadiantitleimpressive."A lotofstudentsdon't realisehowmuch timetheUWfootballplayersdedcate to the sport.We're [atpractice] from 4:30 and we don't get home all 8:00. So you knew you had to get your homeworkdone.Bytimeyou'redone it's midnight and you're tired. You to havebeen draftedbytheEskimos, a team that is a real contender in the tough Western division. More Im- portantly,Edmontonhasaverystrong fan base. The average game attracts 35,OOOinEdmontonversus 17,000in Toronto. 'We get treated unbelievable by the people of Edmonton, which is awesome.I'm just arookieandevery- where I go in town, people seem to recogruse me already. Somehowthe topic comes up and they are always doing favours for you." Initially ovenvhehned by seeing JohnAveqatpractice,Bradley says"I rememberwatchinghimwiththeMi- ami Dolphins. He had a great year." *Amongthe others he did not expect to see were Jason Tucker and Chris don't feel hke gomg out " However,Bradley says that hn marks werebetterdunngthe seasonthanm theoff season He attnbutes this to the vigorous schedule and the re- spons~bhtyhe feltto- wards the team At 5'8", Bradlev is oneofthe shorterEs kimos "I used to tbmk [my]heightwas a d~sadvantage,but youqulcklyrealiseata higherlevelitisn't that b ~ ga deal as long as youcanmake up forit mother aspectsofthe game hght now I'm 5'8" but I'm close to 210 Ibs so I make up for it there. I've got a low centre of gravlty and I canmove fast." He is very pleased 1Broomball Brazzell,bothofwhomplayedonthe IplayOffs DallasCowboys. leaguesaheadofus, but they arenot. TheOUA andtheCIS areeverybitas / CAMPUS REG and suppornve." ' ' V e Eskunos' cahbre] mademe reahsethelevelofplay Youh kthe NCLMand the h e n c a n guys are ijgifi~p Gym, fitness centre, dressing room update IbroomballAfter plavlngfanstowitha 2-2adraw,closethegame.two comPetltlve, we lust don't have the same people They have playersas are a bigger countrybutweareeveryba as competlave Wedon'thavethedepth On Our team that they but Our startersareeverybitasgood astheirs, I t h d "CFLtalenthas mcreasedhis a~~reclauon Canadan that the EskunOs havea~rettystellarOffensive'we're explosiveandwe showed that pretty quckl~mour~re-seasOnWe'regomg to put 40 pomts On the board a lot Butltkeanyteamwearegomgtohave ouronandoffda~sHowever,Ith* w e dbeoneofthefewleftkickingat the end " bong the areas that need to be workedonisweak performance the games 'weare two good quarters and two bad quarters but we have to put the four quarters together " Infact,Bradleycannotseeanyrea- son the not be the teamat this Edmonton StayifigmtouchdJodieHolton (Uws QB), he vnll be watchg the Warriors and mshes luck UWteamandgoodluck to everyoneatUW " aromeo@im~rintuwaterloo ca Ryan Chen-Wing KIPRINTSTAFF Five broomball teams battled thelr waythrough another successful season at the ColumbiaIce Fields rink slmg atop the were the Stahonsm the Desert Close behdwerethe crazyL~~~~ penws and the whackers,with the EndangeredSpec~esand Weaver's Amy roundtng out the list TheWhackersalsoemerged as of&s F~~play Award, while the Stahonsm the Desert took home the Rusty m s t l e~~~d ~~f~~~~ extraorbmeKarlThemerwon the c ~ ~ ~ ~choice ,hard The quarterfinalshowdownwas betweentheEndangered Speues andWeaver's A m y Roger&heck put Weaver's up 1-0,but Bob Hemgerrepliedtoeventhescore *fiegamewent mto ovemme, where MagnusW k blasted home the sudden deathmer, sendifig the Speuesmto the serms The top-ranked Stahons then met the SpeciesmA closeaffair W~thgoals from SteveSmth, Trevor Fenton, and Heath Wmdcliff,the Stallionsnarrowly held off their opponents to win 3-2 and advancedto the hial In the other sem final, the mackersandthe c ~ ~ Penguns thnlled the throngs of Athleticsismovingaheadwithexpan- sionstoColumbiaIcefieldsrecreation facility.Theathleticexpansions,which consist of a fitness centre, an add- tionalgym and awomen's icehockey dressingroom are hkely to go out to tender m mid-August and go to the board of governors for approval in October. Funding for the renovations was votedonaspartofthe proposalin the Watpaignreferendum,inwhichcom- plaintswerefded,thenappealed.'The appealwasultimatelystruckdownby the Feds board of dmctors under an outdated procedure, thus approving the proposal. The $13.80 fee for 25 yearswillbechargedoncethefaciliues are open for student use. 'T7e've met three or four times withthe architect.Of coursewhatwe wantedw-asmore thanourwalletw-as full," said director of athletics and recreationalservicesJudyLIcCrae. LlcCrae indicated that she had hoped that the additionalgymwould be in a line with and south of the existing two part gymnasium.How- ever,dueto complications,itwas de- cided that the east sideof the existing buildingis abetter choice. With the bddmg of the fitness centre,it map be more attractivefor local residents to buy Campus Rec memberships. Respondmg to ques- tions about the demand for athletic facilitiesfrom peopleworking at the upcomingResearchandTechno1og)r Park she said, "It's an opportunity and aworn for me." "I canseesomeoftheNorth Cam- pus tenants wanting to buy somc memberships.They'llprobablywant todonoon-hour fitnessorafterwork orbeforework fitness.Sotheirtimes forgroupactlritieswillbethe sameas yours, the students; but individual recreationand fitnesswillbe offset," she said. She is wan of too many people from the community using faciliticsinlicuofstudents."Currentlv it'snot ahugeissuebutwhen this [the expansion] happens the answer is, we're gomgtomomtora andwecan't have a flood," she sad 'Women's Ice hockey dressing roombecameahttiemoredfficult for us smce the arenaneeds renovaaon The current Olymp~a[zamboni type machine] room has about a two or threemch clearance pfl thenextone we buj goes up m size,it can't work Sowewere trytngtoput in the dress ing room and an Olympia room but ~tgot too expensive, so maybe [an option is] just renovation for the women's hockeydressmgroom Then Icandehveronallthreeoftheathletics parts of the referendum " "Sowe'remprettygoodshape We hope we cangoto tenderm the m d August The deadhe of approval of Lonstrucuon and evervthmg is the Octoberboard ofgovernorsmeetlng Th~qalso represents mmmal dmup- tion [ofthe currentfacihties] " nvals played fivemlnutesof overtme wlthout a result The winner was determmedm a shoot out,whereBnan Pearsonbeat goaltenderD e m lens to send the Whackersinto tilt fmal Sportmgnew broomball shoes, Cam Cunvood opened the sconng for the Stalhons [eremyWitmer responded for the t~red,under manned Whackers, but it would not be enough Led bv captam Rtston Tapp, the Stallionswent on to score another s ~ ttimes, donunat- mg the foul-mi Jlampion Whackersbl afin~lscoreof7 1 _iddmgahat t n ~ bwas SteveSrmth, withHeathWmdchff sconngN c e and Roger Skubownisaddinga smgle '"Iherc can onlj bc one" sad a proud Smith after the game,whde Cunvood was heard sing "I am gltd we won This wal I won't I, L e to hsten to Fbston complain cben d a ~tor the next two montE ' ( ong inons to the Stalhons
- 16. Arts editor: LaurenS. Breslin arts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca UptownWaterloo gets hot andjazzy Barlowthrilledthe Waterloo crowdfor two hour-long sets. hn ~llprin&s.sent~net-m m6 Princessgreet west ~aterloo 885-2950 JANICE Jlll FreddyColeandandhisquartetservedupsomefinger-snappin'numbers. UptownWaterloo Jazz Festival Waterloo, Ontario July $2613 LaurenS. Breslin IMPRINTSTAFF Iwenttothisyear'sUptownWaterloo JazzFestivalwithoutanygreatexpec- tations. After all, I had recently at- tended two of Toronto's yearlyfesti- vals aVC and Downtown, formerly duMaurier) aswell asMontreal's In- ternauonalfestival,and-let's faceit -Waterloo doesn't exactly have a thnvmgjazz scene Or so I thought. Featuring a short but impressive roster ofmusicians, theUptownFes- tivaldemonstratedtomeandtothou- sandsofothers that youdon't need a culturalmega-centrehkeToronto or Montreal to hold a first-rate music fesaval. All you need 1s some good planning and some good jazz. For the 10th mversary of thts three-day event, orgarners trans- formedaparkinglot atReginaSt.and Willis Way into an awesome soundstagesetbeforemassesofpzz- loversandfirst tunersalike.Insidethe @ant tent, hundreds of people crowded around long tables while . hundreds of others lined the perim- eter, standing around or simng on lawnchairs. Acleai-skyandspectacularweather backdropped the festval's flagshp performances fortwomghtsm arow: Emilie-Clue BarlowandtheBarlow group onFridayand theFreddyCole Quartet onSaturday. Aftermtroduc~onsweremadeon Fridayq h t , the sceneexplodedinto a wild orchestra of toe-tapping and- - - finger-snappmgasheadsnoddedtheir collectiveapprovaltothevocalvivacity band. Barlow opened her set with a swingmg rendiuon of "Stompin' at the Savoy," standingpoised and re laxedmhersleevelesstop(becauseshe mightsweat,sheexplained) Expres- siveinbothvoiceandgesture,Barlow hasag d s h stylethatlendsher songs a fresh,youthfulflavour Backedby the superbmstrumen- tabon ofher father,BnanBarlow,on drums, Duncan Hopkms on bass, Tom Szczesmak on piano, Lome Lofsky on guitar, John Johnson on sax, Steve McDade on trumpet and Russ Little on trombone, Barlow's supple yet subtle nuances demon- strateda gifted flau for jazz. Her tmung and phrasmg, muted with the cusp rhythms and poign- antly-chargedsolosofthebandmem bers-allTorontomamstays-would enchantthecrowdthroughtwohour- longsets.Enjoymgalovelyselection of standards,the crowd bounced to "Route 66," groovedto "My Foohsh Heart"andboppedto'3yeByeBlack- bird "Onboth ofher CDs (Szngsand Tnbute)and on stage,Barlowrevives the classictunesfatthfullyandmagi- natively-andman, can she scat1 Saturdaymghtofferedmoreofthe same when pmust/vocalist Freddy Cole,alongsidegutanst GerryByrd, bassist Zackely Pnde and drummer CurtisBoyd,semedup somecabaret hits and old-timeclassics with great panache. Only recently has Cole, dubbed "theunknown Cole," beguntoachieve significantnotabhty on the jazz ur- cut Brother of the late, world-re- nowned crooner Nat Kmg Coleand uncle ofjazz divaNatalieCole (Nat's daughter),Freddycertadyhad some tough acts to fokw. But after the quartettookthestage,thecrowdsoon reahzed how Cole has left his own umque impression on the world of jazz. Simng slightly crooked at the pi- ano to accommodatehis left foot tc the nght-foot peddle, Cole's con6 denceonthekeysandnonchalanceor the mic set ?amapart from the mon romanac style of his brother, Nai Certainlythe vocal resemblance be tween them remains, but Cole' smoky, bluesy, and conversations techniqueearnedhim anenthusiasti response as he covered Gershm' "Our LoveisHere to Stay'' and suc other favountesas,"L.O.V.E.," "Pa per Moon," and "Sweet Lorraine." Behind him stood a well verse band, fluent m tight arrangement and soulful noodhng. Special atter hon must be given to bassist,Prid~ whosecomplexvlbratogarneredoo~ and ahs as his fingers jumped an gltdedeffortlesslyfrom note to not Indeed, Freddy Cole is not N. KmgCole-anyone canseethat.Bi beforeclosmgh~sencoremtrueCo fashion-with "Unforgettable" - hefeltitnecessaryto sing,"I'mnotn brother,I'm just menwhichmayha7 beenmprovlsed,butwass t l l h dI lame What struckme about theWate loo crowdswas their remarkable r cepuvenesstowardsthe performel When cued by the end of a song 1 solo, the room would erupt into e thusiastic applauseand "woos," n tomenuonthe standmgovatlonsth broughtbothconcertstoanend.fl musicians seemed touched by tl warmthin theroom and,surely,thl performancesreflectedit. Thattheorganizersofthtsfesti~ are co-tted to the punst vision jazz when somanyothers (seeMo treal and Beaches m Toronto) w comeanythmgfromfolktoelectron isatestament,ttuly,to thegood ta of Waterloo's organizaaon. Seeyounextyear.
- 17. FXIDAY,JULY 26,2002 Wood is good wood is seen. We see wood take formsthatare Wood Ryan Legassicke HarbingerGallery August3toAugust31 completelyforeign to it, like a chair that's made with spindles and dow- els. "The wood starts off EmilyAnglin SPECIAL TO IMPRINT round,thengets cuttobe Ryan Legassicke's artwork is gettmg around. Hisrecent accomplishments includewinningtop awardsatToron- to's Outdoor Exhibition last sum- mer,worlungas anartist forthe cityof Oakville and being asked to do an installationby the Harbinger Gallery in Uptown Waterloo. His show 'Wood"wi1l be featuredatthe Gallery this .iugust. LUlthis andhe's only 23. Khen askedabouthis formaltraitl- mg,Lcgassickereplieswmthdisarming modesty, "I got one of those Bb'<l tllmgs,from theUtliversi~of~i1berta in Calgary. I also took programs in furniture, glass and illustration at Sheridan College. I ended up with a diploma in furniture." Despite beinga relativelynewart- ist, 1,egassicke'swork was honoured abovethatof600 other artistslastyear at the Toronto Outdoor Exhibition: "It blew me away," he said. "I won best of show,if you canbelievethat." Despite his youth, the acclaimhe hasreceivedisreadilybelievabletome, because his remarkably developed senseofartisticpurposebecameclear during our conversation. IIis work prmarily explores how vie perceive the materialworld. lotofthework deals 1~1thmaterial perception, how made square, and then gets made round again. Mywork sometimesref- erencesthetreeandsome- times references wood the way we normally see it. It juxtaposes geom- etry and natural shapes, refinementanddecay." Legassicke's installa- tionattheHarbingerGal- lery will combine wood, found objects and even some photography, re- flectmglusinterestindif- ferent modes of repre- sentation, such aspicto- rialand sculptural.When asked how many pieces w-ouldgo into the show, hereplies."It's onepiece, in one room. The room COURTESY LIONS GATE FILMS KirstenDunst playsMarion Daviesin The Cat's Meow.itselfwill be part of the installation." He is enthusiastic about the idea of how the context in which we see art affectshowwe seeit,howitis actually partof theartitself.For thisreasonhe isexcitedabout hiswork's upcoming appearance. "What1findreallyinterestingabout the Harbinger Galleq- is that it's a house. That's an interesting context to work with,because I usuallywork in installations [in more traditional galleries].Theonlycontextthatcomes alongwiththe spaceofthose galleries is the context of art, the whte cube space. Here, you might have to walk up stairstogetto thepiece.Thehouse has different rooms. I find that way more interesting thau showing up, and havingthe pieces laid out." The whisper heard most often The Cat's Meow directed by Peter Bogdanovich LionsGateF~lms splendiferous yacht, the Oneida. As the storygoes,48 hours after leaving the Oneida,Ince&edinhisownhome. Dr.Ida Glasgow,Ince'spersonalphy- Adrian I.Chin IMPRINTSTAFF sician,signedthe deathcertificate cit- mgheart failureasthe causeof death. The Wednesday morning papers, however, told another story:"hfovie Producer Shot on Hearst Yacht!" - WWII literature:tales of "Hollywood is an evil wizard where beautiful people live like fleas on the belly of a dog. The wizard bestows death and destruction headlines that magcally vanished m gloryuponhisparasites,but his curse the eveningedition.Without further ado, Ince's body was cremated, after which his widow, Nell, left for Eu- rope. causesthem to forgettheland oftheir birth,thepurpose ofthek journey and whatever principles they once held dear." -The Cat?Meow. The CatkMeowdeplctsthe desper- Masters of Death auld < 1tltnt1l:it~111tI1~ by Richard Rhodes r,all or Hcrltn. I(nopl Ikc..ul. I> 'I grtdt nt~r,lu;.i t IL 1sc1c.11 The Fall of Berlin, 1945 .itidpr~c~<i..~tidrli~~d, by Anthony Beevor r,ul~trr never muddy Vln ngPress rcg.wcilc . : ~ ~ ~ t r l i ~ ~ r l c ~ c I PhilRobinson I.IIXRh~de~'I)i~o!i. SPECIAL TO IMPRtNT /h/~d1~q'/3,rh,194 7 . / ~ i / c I i 01' /I?1/11:111dT/v /':I,!' 01 reid.'llic~Sov~etofcn- H , r h 1W ?:ireru~oescelleniI)ooks bwc. 11l1 ~ t ssupenur Thereareseveralstandoutperform- ancesm The Cat?Meowconung from atepetyoftheroaring'20swhenlarger- than-lifepersonalitiesandEIollywood legacieswhere born. It takesplace on afatefulNovemberw-eekcndin 1924 Izzard,Herrmann andDunst.Izzard commands the screen with an ap- proach to Chaplinthatis comparable to that of Robert Downey Jr.'s in Richard Littenborough's bio-pic.when a handful of guests who pack their own agendas along with their tuxedos board a luxurv yacht for a Hermann skilfullyportraysHearstas a dark yet sympatheticcharacter and Dunst is captivatingas the efferves- centDavies. . . weekend-long birthdaycelebration. The yachtis owned by publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst (EdwardHerrmann). Includedin the party troupe are the likes of Charlie Chaplin (Eddielzzard); Hearst's mis- tress, starlet Marion Davies (%&ten Dunst);producerThomasInce (Cary Bogdanovich,who actuallyheard the storybehnd The Cat'sMeowfrom OraonWellespiudhomagetoWelles's CztzrenKane(whchwaslooselybased on the hfe of Hearst and Dames)m a that, when read together, fern a synergisticwhole. Both books detailthe horrific de- structionthat occurredonthe eastern front during World War 11.Pulitzer PrizewinnerRichardRhodesmeticu- lously follows the creation and de- ploymentoftheEinsatzgruppen from Poland through and into Russia. Beevorfollowsuphiscriticallyac- claimedbook,StuL~pd,withthe story of the crushingdefeat of the German Airmyandthe eventualSovietcapture of Berlinin A p d 1945. Neither book is an easy read, due more to the subjectmatter than to the wnting style.Rhodes beginswith the creation of the Einsatzgruppen, the organization whose goal was to fol- lowthe GermanArmy afterthe inva- armour, equipment and manpower would quickly over- power the battered German Army. AfteryearsofGerman aggression,the Sovietreprisalswere brutal and hor- rific. Looting, mistreatment of civil- iansand the rape of an estimatedtwo million Germanwomen were allpart oftheSovietreprisalsforNaziaggres- sion. Ifthereisoneproblem areaamong these twobooks,it'sKhodes'attempt to explain why people acted the way they did. It is the onlypart of Masters 4'Death that seems amateurish and poorly thought-out. Beevor's book has no such short- comings.Itiswellresearched,clearly written and sure to win similaracco- ladesto his previousbook, Stahgrad. sion of Poland and eliminate those deemed dangerous or inferior. Mustersqflleath chroniclesthe hi- tialEinsatzgruppendeployments,the evolution of their k i h g approach from shootmgs to mobile gas trucks andtheeventualcreatio~lofconcentra- tioncamps. Atnearly 350pages,Mas- ters ofDeatl? is a pummelling experi- ence of some of the 20th century's bleakest moments. The FullofBeriin 1915 begtnswith theGermanGeneralI-IeinzGuderians' Christmas1944warningtoHitlerthat the Russians were planning a major assault and invasion into Gennan- heldterritory.Hitlerrejectedthewarn- ings and onJanuary 12,1945the So- vietsattackedwithanoffensivewhich scenereminiscent of the famous de- Elwes); feared gossip columnist Louella Parsons aennifer Tilly) and writer Elmor Glyn aoanna Lumley). DirectedbyPcterRogdanovich(The h t Pictare Show, Paper Moon) and struction of SusanAlexanderKane's bedroom (seehlanon Dames).How- ever, Bogdanovlch strays away from the model of Susan Kane as a shnll, talentless gold digger by portraying written by StevenPeros, the amusing Daviesasa+, capableanddevoted young woman. Whatevermaphave happened on the now infamous Oneida, I think it issafeto saythat Hearstwasmistaken yet poignant scripttells the "whisper heardmostoften"versionoftheHearst legend - a legend which combiues factwithspeculation. when he said 'You can crush a man the movie its title, is uttered by Ince whenhecontemplatestherevelsHearst has planned for the producer's birth- day celebrations aboard the mogul's with journalism but you can't with motion pictures."