The Gateway (2003-01-23)

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THE GATEWAY
volume XCiinumber 30 « the official student newspaper at the universityo f alberta «+ www.gateway.ualberta.ca « thursday,23 january, 2003
New international residence
could be built in Garneau
KRISTINE OWRAM development plan, said Associate Vice-
Associate News Editor President (Academic) Art Quinney.
Serious accommodation shortages are
forcing the University of Alberta to “The very first thing
build a new residence for international
that we're doing is
students that may be located in the
neighbourhood of Garneau. getting a clear
Enrolment increases and a general lack
understanding of the
of space, particularly for international
students, encouraged the University to historic perspectives of
begin site analyses of a variety of pos- the houses in the area.”
sible locations for a new residence.
According to David Bruch, Director of ART QUINNEY, U OF A ASSOCIATE
Housing and Food Services, this pro- VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)
cess began two years ago.
Currently, the U of A has no resi-
dence designated for international stu- As there are concerns that the loca-
dents, although about 40 per cent of tion of the new residence will prompt
students in the HUB residence are from an outcry from Garneau residents who
outside of Canada. want to preserve the heritage of their
Initial site proposals included an area neighbourhood, the University will
east of HUB mall, Michener Park (a be holding community consultation
married students’ community south- meetings to discuss any concerns the
west of the U ofA ), and the northeast residents may have.
sector of campus, which is the area of “I would anticipate the Garneau
Garneau between 110 Street and 112 community might have some ques-
Street. tions or issues depending on what site
Although no definite decisions have and what building blueprint we end
been made, the Garneau area is the up proposing,” said Bruch. “We will
favoured option. The northeast sector have a proper and in-depth conversa-
of campus has been designated for tion with the residents later on in the
the location of future residences as planning ner
ZAC BURT
| part of the University’s long-range Pr E GARNEAU+ PAGE 2 SADNESS IS BEAUTIFUL But if you’ve got some serious winter blues check out todays feature, and cheer up would ya?
| Engineering Week heldl ofsfu cle: this year CIBC machine closure
prompts ire from users
LEAH COLLINS Other events, such as the CAB rally
Associate News Editor (a battle of the bands event) and ice Sacre found this year’s event to be
sculpture contests, were removed alto- a relative success, and remarked on
Mid-January on campus is typically gether. participants’ good behaviour, calling it
awash with the sound of engineers run “The dean pulled support from us: “probably better than any other year.” CIBC reports being
wild, but this year, the campus was he spoke to risk management, and Activities attracted 150 participants people have been calling to lodge com-
a mite quieter as Engineering Week barred all the places we were allowed and plenty of supporters, but Hare felt ‘swamped with calls plaints. “We’ve been swamped with
moved their events elsewhere or can- to book. We weren't allowed to have a that student involvement would have calls,” he said.
due to closure of
celled them altogether. permit, and if we did show up in quad been higher if activities had been held Caravaggio stated CIBC needs
Because of intervention from the we would be kicked off by campus on campus. machine in CAB roughly 9000 ATM transactions a
Faculty of Engineering, event planners 5-0,” said Engineering Week judge The origins of Engineering Week month to be profitable. The CAB ATM
were prohibited from advertising in Lynda Hare. date back to 1938. The event provides received roughly 6500 transactions a
engineering buildings and from book- “We were told that we had to take engineering students with an oppor- KELLY ZENKEWICH month, far too low to allow it to
ing space on campus. it off-campus, take it out of where he tunity to trumpet their faculty pride News Writer remain open.
Activities that are usually held in was watching. We didn’t really want and take a break from the rigours of
quad, such as toboggan races, tug-of- to turn his head to where it was going coursework while making their fac- The recent closure of a CIBC ATM “I don't know how they
war, and keg races were moved to the to be, we just wanted to go through ulty more visible on campus. located in the breezeway of CAB
community of Windsor Park. Engineering Week as quietly as possi- EE ENGINEERWEIEKN G+ P P/A GE 4 has prompted angry reactions from can say transaction
campus users. levels were too low.
The removal of the machine was due
There was always a
to “low transaction levels,” according
to a CIBC representative. Many stu- huge lineup of staff
dents and staff who bank with CIBC
and students at that
regularly were upset by the decision.
Incensed by the ATM'’s closure, machine.”
Randy Reichardt, an engineering
librarian for the Cameron Library, RANDY REICHARDT, LIBRARIAN,
posted a sign where the machine once CAMERON LIBRARY
stood listing numbers for people to
call to complain to CIBC. The closure did not come as a
“I don't know how they can say surprise to U of A Chief Financial
transaction levels were too low. There Officer and Vice President (Finance
was always a huge lineup of staff and Administration) Nazim Merali,
and students at that machine,” said who has been handling some of the
Reichardt. complaints about the machine's clo-
CALEB YONG CIBC representative Nicholas sure.
Chris Jones and Josh Bazin are two engineers who would hate to see Engineering Week disappear. Caravaggio confirmed that many PLEASE SEE CIBC MACHINE © PAGE 2
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NEWS thursday, 23 january, 2003
THE GATEWAY Garneau resident raises
thursday, 23 january, 2003 concern for historic trees
volume XCIl number 30
Published since 21 November, 1910
Circulation 10 000 historic sites are preserved, according
GARNEAU + CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
ISSN 0845-356X According to Dr David Cruden, a to Quinney.
Garneau resident who is also a profes-
Suite 3-04.
Students’ Union Building sor of civil and environmental engi-
University of Alberta neering at the U of A, community
Edmonton, Alberta cannot oppose what
members may oppose the building of
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a new residence in their neighbour- the University does
Telephone [phone] hood, but there is nothing they can do
Fax [phone], with its own resources
about it as long it is built on land the
E-mail [email protected]
and its own land.”
University already owns.
“Quite frankly we cannot oppose
editorialstaff
DAVID CRUDEN, RESIDENT,
what the University does with its own
GARNEAU NEIGHBOURHOOD
resources and its own land,” he said.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF David “Skip” Zeibin
“However, there are some things the
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U of A is going to have to take into “The very first thing that we're
MANAGING EDITOR Raymond Biesinger consideration. There are some houses doing is getting a clear understanding
[email protected] |4 92.6663 in the area that have historical sig- of the historic perspectives of the
nificance that have to be preserved, houses in the area,” he said. “And cer-
NEWS Ebro Jhenifer Pabillano
and there are also some magnificent tainly some of the existing homes in
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stretches of elm trees. I’m sure univer- the area will be saved for posterity.”
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITORS sity students who appreciate the envi- Quinney also promised that the
Leah Collins ronment will thank the University for architectural style of the residence
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behaving in a reasonable fashion and would mesh well with the surround-
Kristine Owram
[email protected] |4 92.6664 preserving the natural beauty of the ing buildings, trying to create a
area.” “village” to fit in with the commu-
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Adam Rozenhart Although a certain amount of space nity. The administration hopes the res- KARYN BERRY
[email protected] |4 927052 I’M STILL STANDING The HUB machine is the last CIBC ATM on campus.
will have to be cleared for the resi- idence will be ready for occupancy by
SPORTS EDITOR Brendan Procé dence, steps will be taken to ensure September 2004. CIBC machine closure was
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CAMPUS
FEATURES EDITOR Heather Adler spotted at the south end of HUB mall not a surprise, says University
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trying to kick an ashtray off the wall.
CRIME BEAT
PHOTO EDITOR Patrick Finlay They were approached and identified.
[email protected] |4 92.6648 One male was immediately arrested Only one CIBC machine now left on campus
on warrants for sexual assault and five
PRODUCTION EDITOR lain llich Compiled byJoseph Kumpula
other charges, and one female was taken
[email protected] |4 92.6661 ([email protected]) into custody for being listed as a miss- CIBC MACHINE ¢ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ting the compact cash machines on
CIRCULATION MANAGER Daniel Kaszor ing person. Two other people were tres- In the time leading up to the clo- campus. The Cash N Go machines are
[email protected] |4 92.5168 PAONT TH E BACK FOR PARKING passed. sure, CIBC had been gradually phas- an easy way to allow customers to get
SERVICES ing out its presence on campus, he cash, but not necessarily to do all their
businessstaff On 16 January at 10:30am, Parking STUDENTS TURN HEADS said. The bank used to sign multi- banking, he said.
Services reported a fraudulent permit in At 11pm on 17 January, constables year contracts with the University to
ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE Jubilee lot. Tickets were issued, and the responded to two intoxicated patrons maintain rental space for its machines, “I wanted to blanket
Nikki Boyenko car was towed. who had been evicted from the but recently dropped down to annual
[email protected] |4 92.6700 campus with
Laterthat day,a distraught manarrived PowerPlant and refused to leave the and then monthly agreements to keep
AD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER at Campus Security, asking for assis- front steps. their machines in their locations. [Cash 'N Go] machines,
Dave Leriger tance. He admitted to altering a parking Both were students, and one male was “Obviously we knew this was but the transactions
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pass, explaining that his wife and child arrested for public intoxication. A cab coming, we just weren't sure when
BUSINESS MANAGER had been ina serious accident which had was called to take them home. exactly,” he said. just aren't there. Like
Don lveson placed them in intensive care and he had Anhourlatert,h es ame pair caught the CIBC has been the bank with the any business, they want
[email protected] |4 92.6669 no money for parking. attention of constables when a snowball most machine closures on campus
OFF-CAMPUS DISTRIBUTION S*A*R*G*E Both Parking Services and Cliff's was thrown at them. Another snowball over the past few years, dropping to a to turn a profit.’
[email protected] |4 80.8423 Towing waived all fees. prompted an arrest and fine for public single machine in HUB from an origi-
ALLAN MAH, DIRECTOR, U OF A
#223 11215 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, TSK OLS intoxication for the second student, and nal six. No further ATM closures are
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING SERVICES
CROSS-COUNTRY CROOK both were escorted off-campus. expected however, with most banks
THE GATEWAY is published by the signed into multi-year rental agree-
Gateway Student Journalism Society At noon on 16 January, Campus
(GSJS), a student-run, autonomous, Security received a report of two males DANGEROUS CONSUMPTION ments with the University. But even Cash N Go is reluctant to
- aoppoleirtaitceald niont -afcocro-rpdroafnicte owrigtahn iztahte ion, fighting at the south end of HUB mall. CONTINUES IN LISTER However, more of the independent open more machines due to transac-
Societies Act of Alberta.
One was identified as currently being Just before midnight on 17 January, a Cash N Go machines such as the ones tion levels, said Mah. There are cur-
THE GATEWAY is proud to be on probation for uttering threats, with Lister Residence Life Assistant contacted in Van Vliet and the basement of CAB rently four Cash N Go machines on
aC afnoaudnidainn gU nmievemrbseitry oPfre tshs.e an extensive criminal history spanning Campus Security to report an extremely will likely be installed in the future, campus, and the company expects to
Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, and intoxicated male in Henday Hall. due to their convenience and accessibil- only install up to three more machines
complaints ity. within the next academic year.
Winnipeg. He was. trespassed and Constables responded, but could not
Comments, concerns, or complaints about the escorted off-campus. enter the resident’s room, as he had Allan Mah, Director of Real Estate “T wanted to blanket campus with
Gthaet eEwdaiytso r-cionn-teCnhti efoar t to hpee raadtdiroensss sahboouvled. bIef tfhier stE dsiteonrt- to chained his door shut. The door was and Building Services at the U of A, the machines, but the transactions just
in-Chief is unable to resolve a complaint, it may be SEXUAL OFFENDER ARRESTED forced open, and officers were success- was approached by Cash N Go approx- aren't there,” he said. “Like any busi-
tBaokaernd toof tDhier ecGtaotrse;w ayb eySotundde ntth atJ,o uarpnpaelails mi s tSoo ctiheet y'nso n- On 17 January at 4:40am, a group was ful in reviving the male. imately three years ago to start put- ness, they want to turn a profit.”
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THE GATEWAY + volume XCi number 30
8.8% tuition hike for
STREETERS
Grant MacEwan College
Anew U of A residence
for international
Couch Potato Charity Challenge
students will likely be Tuition increases “We did have a voice. We were
involved through the tuition and Saturday February 15, 2003
built in the Garneau determined three years
administrative fees counsel and com- Mill Woods Town Centre
neighbourhood in advance, says GMC mittee,” he said. “We did state that Get a team of 4 together to compete!
were fundamentally against tuition
president
increases, although we do understand Fun and exciting events include:
What do you think the economic precursors as to why -Munchie Relay
they’ve happened.”
-Potato Chip Challenge
about building a new
CAITLIN CRAWSHAW
-Refrigerator Sprint
News Writer
residence in the “We have an 8.8 per cent
Great prizes include:
U of A students aren’t the only ones increase forecasted for -Lazy Boy Recliner HonouErveanrt Cyha ir
Garneau area?
facing tuition hikes next year. Students
next year which was
at Grant MacEwan College (GMC) are
si In support of the Youth Emergency Shelter
facing an even higher tuition increase decided two years ago, -DVD Player Society. Call Rosanna at 468-7970 to register
Shannon Moist than U of A students for the 2003/2004 but it still puts us at the -Pizza for a Year your team of four today!
Animal Biology II academic year, at 8.8 per cent. -Shopping Sprees
lowest in the province.”
This decision has been in the works
-and so much more! se
for a long time, according to GMC
NATHAN MISON, PRESIDENT,
President and CEO PaulJ B yrne.
STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF
“We decide on our tuition fees three
years out and we publish them so we GRANT MACEWAN COLLEGE BRITAIN AND BEYOND
|d on't really have a problem with it. have tuition in place for the forthcom- Group
Since international students don’t have ing year and the following year. So The Students’ Association at GMC Departures!
we do that through a consultative pro- has taken a different approach to deal-
the option of going and looking for an d PaGhage FOF GHE INDEPERDENG GPAVELLEP
apartment ahead of time, they need cess—what’s called a tuition fee com- ing with tuition increases this year from $999
mittee, consisting of students and staff. than they have in the past.
some place to live. On the other hand, |
We take our recommendations to the “We're actually working in collabo- Package Includes:
love the nature around the U of A, and board, the board approves them, and ration with the administration to lobby
|t hink that should be preserved. |t hink we publish them,” he said. the provincial government as well as
there should be an effort made to build “Our tuition fee as it stands right the taxpayers to try and show that edu- wm Return flight to London on
around the old houses and trees in the now is one of the lowest in the prov- cation needs to be well-funded,” said special Travel CUTS
ince at about $2400. With the addi- Mison.
area. group flight
tions we'll still be below the system Although the Edmonton Journal
standard in the colleges and technical stated the college’s administration had w lransfer from airport to
institutions—not in the universities, raised tuition by 9.7 per cent, Mison
accommodation in London
which is usually double what our stu- says this number is inaccurate accord-
dents pay.” ing to the figures he’s seen. wm 3 night accommodation
GMC Students’ Association President “We have an 8.8 per cent increase
in hostel (dorm room)
Nathan Mison said his association was forecasted for next year, but this still
heavily involved in the tuition increase puts us at the lowest [tuition rates] in m Big Bus sightseeing tour of
|t hink they should probably save their process. the province.” London (hop on hop off
money and keep tuition lower. There
GRANT MACEWAN FACTS service)
has got to be plenty of housing locally
already. I'd prefer if they limited their w One evening meal
enrolment and kept tuition down. « More than 42 000 students are 60 diploma and certificate programs, m Daily continental breakfast
currently enrolled at Grant MacEwan over 1500 career-related courses, univer-
College. sity transfer programs, applied degrees,
SUB, UofA
preparation for college and university,
+ The college has four campuses professional development courses, and 492-2592
throughout Edmonton, offering over corporate training. -< TRAVEL CUTS
www.travelcuts.com
Source: www.macewan.ca
AERE A
|k now most oft he housing around the tS
ae
University is full of students, so there's
no point in demolishing it to build more
housing for students. Also, |f ind the
whole of Edmonton is lacking in old,
nice buildings, and there’s no point in FRIENDS
us demolishing these buildings for new
ones when the University area is really
the only place where they have any kind
of old buildings remaining.
tae
Brian Woodrow Hi 7
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|heard they're going to plow down
some old houses to build streets and
stuff, and that’s really stupid. It’s a waste
of culture and heritage, and I’m sure
that they can find better places to
build a new residence. |t hink maybe
they should slow down a bit on the
new buildings, because they're building
another new residence by Lister right
Now, and they’re already raising rent to [EON
HORSE
do that. Maybe they should wait a few
IRON
years, be a bit more conservative, and
stop spending so they don’t have to
raise students’ expenses even more.
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WHERE’S ED MCMAHON? Chris Jones and Josh Bazin of the Engineering Students’ Society present the Campus Food
Bank with a cheque for $2807.75 collected during Engineering Week activities.
Lack of faculty support drove Engineering ~ SUBTitle<
Week off-campus, say students
ia)a EK * CONTINUED FROM PACE 1 that the moving of events off-campus Chris Jones, Engineering Students
Biiriearis Week has an extended were the result of such incidents. Society (ESS) Associate Vice-President
reputation of student conduct viola- According to the letter, “the Faculty (Industry), said the ESS is in favour of
Buy or Consign
tions, including an incident last year of Engineering is very supportive of stu- participation in National Engineering
when. hired strippers were brought dent participation in Engineering Week Week.
into CAB. and believes that local activities should But he argues the Dean’s prediction CD's or CD-ROM
Hare believes this sort of bad pub- be combined and coordinated with of increased involvement with National
licity is what caused the faculty’s lack the country-wide activities associated Engineering Week won't deliver, and
of support this year. with National Engineering Week.” involvement will likely plummet.
“I know the Dean has been trying The letter states that Engineering “Early January is a very low-work
to raise funds and do things with a Week participation has declined over part of the year. Early March, particu-
new engineering building and I don’t the past ten to fifteen years and “by larly in engineering, is not,” said Jones.
think he wants anything to detract aligning the two “Engineering Weeks’ “Frankly, we don’t think [the combi-
from that. I think there are a lot of it is desired that participation rates will nation of both Engineering Weeks] is
incidents that have been building up, increase given the much wider group appropriate. They are distinct and it’s
anywhere from 20 years ago to last of on-campus and off-campus activi- not clear that they should be mixed.”
year. The things that happened last ties that will be possible. ... it is antic- This sentiment was shared by Hare,
year were pretty much the last straw,” ipated that this transition will occur who was unsure about the future
she said. gradually over the next few years.” of the U of A’s Engineering Week. |
David T Lynch, the Dean of National Engineering Week, which “If we have some determined people . a
Engineering, was unwilling to do an takes place in late February/early March, it'll probably go off again without a aan es tt
interview, and a letter from his office is an event intended to raise the profes- hitch, but at the same time it probably ae 492-9744
provided no response to speculation sional profile of engineering. depends on the Dean’s reactions.”
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I WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN AMERICAN THE OTHER DAY.
Not because of my tone or my nature, but because
I happen to be from North America. “God Bless
America, Adam,” an eBay buyer from Britain e-mailed
to me. When I explained to him that I was from
Canada, he told me that he was relieved. “After all,”
he said, “they're trying to get folks over here into a
war.”
It seems we aren't alone in our reluctance to jump
on the war train, despite what CNN would have you
believe. I can think of no greater evidence of this
than what I witnessed on Saturday afternoon, as more
than a thousand Edmontonians marched, in solidarity
and for peace, down Whyte Avenue. I was pleasantly
surprised to see that hundreds of thousands of people
all across the globe marched as well, and I’m going to
keep my hopes up, but not because these numbers are
going to easily stop an invasion of Iraq. means that certain people will not January 16 (“Hudema’s language border-rcluaimninng ethreys w,oul d
Not unlike the Canadian Government, the Bush get in, and the more the cost rises, ugly, not becoming of a student never pay fines to Canada Customs
administration, and the US government in general, the more exclusive and elitist univer- leader,’ 21 January). While it is fair for what they did. They would much
An open letter to
has a problem with selective hearing, whether it sity becomes. Worse, the fact that to argue that anyone who is part of rather be martyrs and go tjoa il.
concerns such important and Earth-changing President Rod Fraser our university has approved differ- any organization should make sure Then, the unbelievable - hap-
decisions as a war, or something as delightfully ential tuition (thereby allowing fac- they agree with the beliefs being pened—only hours after the prison
stupid as the United States’ infamous electoral college. Over the next few weeks, ulties like Law and Medicine to jack espoused on his or her behalf, Welke gates closed and the media and
And this seems to be where we find ourselves; President Rod Fraser will be receiv- rates well beyondthe previous maxi- seems to have forgotten to hop Ralph Klien departed, they very qui-
citizens are disagreeing with government decisions, ing hundreds of letters from con- mum-allowable amount) means that aboard the train to the real world or etly started paying their fines and
they’re protesting, lobbying, writing letters to their cerned students about the massive a lot more people with brilliant was only present for thirty-four sec- coming back out of prison—the
representatives and making very little headway. Many tuition hikes he and the rest of the minds who could have been a doctor onds oft he rally. very thing they said they would
world governments so crave power that they will Board of Governors approved last will instead be operating on the grill Sure, any references to Fraser’s never do.
ignore the requests of their citizens and do what they Friday. of a McPiece-of-crap's. appearance, albeit intended only |w ould have thought real martyrs
believe is right. The SU believes that, as students Personally, |d on’t know what kind to get the crowd involved, are would have stayed the course.
Democracy, it turns out, has little to do with being begin to pay an increasing share of of game | was playing when | rolled unnecessary, and in any case, irrele- Now, nthe ManitobaCo-operator
represented anymore. Now it’s about the government the University’s budget, we must the dice andwon the prize of beinga vant. Seriouslmyo,st people involved of 5 December, Ken Heaman of the
doing what it thinks is best for its people, or for demand accountability from those middle-class white girl with two uni- understood that the “ugly” chants Western Canadian Wheat Growers
other people of the world. George Bush’s government in positions of power and author- versity educated parents in Canada, hadallthe emotipuonchn oafawlell - Association goes off the deep end,
decided what was best for the Iranians, for Cuba, for ity—just as taxpayers demand but the stakes were high. Somehow, placed “yo mama” joke, and were claiming 80perofc faremenrs twa nt
Afghanistan, and will soon decide for Iraq. accountability from their elected |h ave ended up with both the marks certainly not the platform on which to market outside the CWB.
What is the result of these sorts of actions? We've representatives. Although it is only and money to saunter into this insti- Hudema’s “tactics” were based, as Whoa, where do people like Mr
seen it: the destructive results of certain governments the student, NASA, alumni, and fac- tution, and! am thankful. the letter implies. Hudema’s “Freeze Heaman get their facts?
making certain decisions. Sanctions, for example, that ulty representatives on the Board of |c hose university because | could, the Fees” campaign was based on For evidence that Heaman’s claim
have starved hundreds of thousands, maybe more; Governors that are truly represen- and while I'm here | will choose exposing facts about what the isjust unbelievacbhelcke ,th e results
bombing campaigns that have resulted in civilian tative of the various constituencies one other thing—to fight for lower Administration is or isn’t doing to of the recent CWB elections. Of
casualties and friendly fire “errors”; soured relations at the U of A, we still believe that tuition so that the choices | have spend money more wisely. all the farmers in the CWB areas
that mean the only way certain countries can get those who are neither elected nor made are available to everyone. Anyonewholistenedtohim speak that had a chance to vote for their
certain other countries’ attention is by restarting representative need to be held to on tuition matters, or attended the choice, only 17 per cent of those eli-
KIRSTEN MCCREA
certain nuclear programs. account for their actions. Board of Governors meeting and gible voted for marketing outside
Is it possible that all it boils down to is a desire for Asa result, we are forwarding the Arts lt saw his presentation to Fraser and the CWB.
power? Is that why leaders seem hell-bent on starting hundreds of letters we have received the rest of the BoG would under- Lastly,. why are many farmers
wars or invoking their own ideals on the peoples of from students to the President, and Education is not a right stand that his arguments and the giving short shift to the anti-Board
other nations? It depends who youre talking about, we expect that every student who issues he brought to light were well- bleating? Because they see the
but one thing is certain: the hundreds of thousands signed the letter with hero r his mail- As someone paying thousands of researched and supported, effec- board squeezing top dollar from the
of people who marched for peace last Saturday aren’t ing address deserves a personalized dollars to attend this fine university tively (and respectfully) presented, market for their benefit. Also, mil-
going to stand idly by while reckless decisions are reply from the President—the same |f elt bile rising when |s aw a few pro- and the closest thing to a “student lions of dollars are saved on trans-
made without considering who will be affected. as we receive from our MLAs and test signs this past week. “Education voice” that the university has had in portation costs thanks to the CWB.
What could mere citizens do to prevent these MPs. isa right!” is the wrong message for recent memory. Of major importance is the fact
tragedies from happening? How can we possibly take a time like this. To rant about Hudema's “tact- that the CWB is the best market
back power? By doing what we did on Saturday: MIKE HUDEMA These protestors need to realize less,childish,and irresponsible” com- developer for western grain, bar
speaking out by the hundreds, in a unified voice ANAND SHARMA that education is not a right, it isthe ments and threaten to “boycott none. Balance that with the anti-
against atrocities being committed. For those of you STEVE SMITH domain of the service industry, just his future initiatives” is shortsighted Boarders aiding and abetting a for-
who doubt the effectiveness of protesting, I should KAIL ROSS like being a waitress or a salesman. and seems to be the equivalent eign government to bring trade
point you in Tony Blair’s direction—he’s softened his MAT BRECHTEL As students, or customers, we pay of boycotting Disney because the sanctions against a Canadian mar-
hardline stance on Iraq already. The Students’ Union Executive the University to provide a quality priest in the Little Mermaid popped keting agency (again, the CWB) many
So, numbers can make a difference on governments. education, and |, for one, am proud a boner. of their farm neighbours want to
Maybe the US won't drag us into a war after all. Gaining entrance to to do it. One wonders how Welke can find keep, all because these board haters
post-secondary a Yes, it is a lot of money, and | a political party to vote for. At any are unable to convince their farm
ADAM ROZENHART would like to stop the tuition hikes, rate, the letter threatens to under- neighbours that the open market is
complete crap shoot
Entertainment Editor but | get a feeling of accomplish- mine a sincere and hard fought the farmers best friend.
ment to be attending this school. effort on the part of Hudema and Can your believe it?
Too frigging cold | woutd like to question whether The money | pay is a tribute to the the SU. I'll trade one questionable
Andrew Knack, upon making the work necessary to get here. remark fora solid fight on my behalf HENRY NEUFELD
assertion that beinga university stu- The Students’ Union should spend any day. Waldeck, Saskatchewan
dent destined for a “good” job is its time trying to accomplish the
So, EVERYONE, HAVE YOU BEEN OUTSIDE YET? better than being “the old bitter attainable, like actually lowering STEVEN PETERS
Yup, neither have I—the cold has terrified me so person at McDonald’s who makes tuition, instead of spreading left- Neuroscience Ill Letters to the editor should be
much I'm going to try to live in SUB until it abates. $7.00 an hour” ever stopped to wing propaganda which accom- dropped off at room 3-04 of the
While I live in this building, feeding off chocolate wonder why that person took the plishes nothing. Anti-Wheat Board Students’Union Building, or e-mailed to
bars and Nutty Club I'll steal from SUBMart (note to role of burger bitch in the first place farmers full of hooey, managing @gateway.ualberta.ca.
self: don’t tell SUBMart), I'll ask myself: is God punish- (‘The cost of post-secondary is a ZACHARY WEAVILL The Gateway reserves the night to
“totally unbelievable”
ing us? Is it something about too many pollutants in the cost worth bearing, regardless,” 7 Engineering tt edit letters for length and clarity,and to
air? Is ita phase of normal global climate change? January) refuse publication of any letter itdeems
Whatever the reason, these nice light winters fol- Perhaps it was because even then, President's remarks What is it with these anti-Cana- racist, sexist, libelous, or otherwise hate-
lowed by wild cryogenic-lab freezes are wearing on even before tuition rose 209 per entirely excusable dian Wheat Board farmers? That is, fulin nature.
the nerves. God, I’m calling on you to send winters of cent in ten years (which, obviously, is when they speak or write in the Letters to the editor should be no
consistent cold and gradual freezing. None of us like the well above the rate of inflation) they media, why is it they are so totally longer than 350 words, and should
full quota of cold coming within one week. ‘could not afford to go on to post- Paul Welke seems to pride him- unbelievable? includethename,studentidentification
secondary. self on taking the moral high ground | well recall the anti-CWB media number, program, and year ofs tudy of
JHENIFER PABILLANO Let's face it, the cost of tuition is in his criticism of a particular chant event in Lethbridge this autumn and the author, to bec onsidfoerr puebldic a-
News Editor prohibitive. Right from the get-go, it slogan used during the rally on the adamant assertions of those tion.
6 OPINION
thursday, 23 january, 2003
Quit it, pre -boys Affirmative action may be
discriminatory, but in the right direction
to be replaced by a fitted tee and dis-
tressed denim jeans? Is Hulk Hogan—
the Hulkster, if you will—going to KIRSTEN counterpart to be convicted. This is more likely to be economically disad-
forsake his patented mullet (and all MCREA the result of both an inability to access vantaged in our system; this means
the little Hulkamaniacs) for the faux- skilled legal aid, and an entire judicial they tend to work longer hours at shit-
hawk? Is a clan of Diesel-clad goons system rooted in Anglo-Saxon his- tier jobs and as students, have less
going to break into my house to shave tory. For fuck’s sake, up until recently, time to spend on school. This affects
my pelt-covered chest and slather my people still had to swear on the their grades, which affects their access
newly hairless body with self-tanner? Bible! to scholarships and bursaries, both of
There’s a question that’s burning inside Well sure-as-Shirley hope not, ‘cause Not only do we need more which affect their chances of getting
me lately, and this time the burning Ilike showering on odd-numbered days Aboriginal lawyers who can better into faculties like Law.
hasn't been restricted to my urethra, and brushing my teeth only when my This past week has been a positive understand their client’s particular This year, the U of T employed the
as it’s been carving a hole in the core left hand beats my right at paper-rock- wham bam of talk about affirmative experiences and histories, we also policy of affirmative action and admit-
of who and what I am. That question? scissors. And I love shaving roughly action, the direct result of a landmark need a greater respect for Aboriginal ted ten Aboriginal students into its
What is up with all the God-damned once every three phases of the moon. I case filed against the University of culture, including traditional disci- first-year law class, out of a total of 179.
pretty-boys around lately? don’t pluck my eyebrows. I don’t brush Michigan by a white woman denied plinary methods such as sentencing Not only does this mean Aboriginal
There’s no doubt more and more my hair; I don’t even own a brush. entrance because the U of M sup- circles. people are on their way to having
greasy dudes like me are throwing These pretty-boys look like they have ports “diversity.” The case garnered more equitable legal representation, it
away their dignity for a bottle of more brush than Athabasca. international coverage when every- also means that for at least ten stu-
hair gel and some eyebrow tweezers. Best of all, [like my grooming habits one’s favourite dictator, George Bush, Thoughil know that dents, the clichéd but nonetheless real
Maybe I'm different than most males, being socially acceptable. jumped on board with his support the entire concept of “vicious circle of poverty” is being
but my dignity doesn’t come that See, what we have to realize here, for it. Yep, time to end those racist ripped to shreds.
race is a fallacy, it
cheap. You'd have to give me at least gentleman and gentleboys alike, is that practices that have been keeping us What should be an even playing
160 o-zees of sweet Colt 45 nectar and we are riding a pretty sweet double- whites down for so long. Damn the still functions as reality field often looks more like a mountain,
a couple of Transformers to wrestle my standard here. If my morning routine man! with your skin colour still determin-
in our society. The
dignity away from my kung fu grip. consists of scratching deez nuts, my Though I know that the entire con- ing how much climbing equipment
But it’s becoming pretty common for peers don’t consider me particularly cept of race is a fallacy, it still functions Great White North is you've got.
some “men” to be taking this payoff. behind in the grooming department. as reality in our society. The Great We simply do not live in a meri-
aptly named indeed,
And while the pretty-boy used to be However, if a girl tried to pull this White North is aptly named indeed, tocracy. And sure, maybe affirmative
confined to such places as beauty salons, same stunt (substituting, of course, and perhaps no group in Canada and perhaps no group action is discrimination, but it’s dis-
boy bands and their citadel, the Rum “deez nuts” with other things), she’d feels the pain of this more than our in Canada feels the crimination against the people who
Jungle, I am increasingly spotting them probably be told by several of her more Aboriginal population. have already emerged as the winners
in places like SUB, the Adult Superstore, blunt friends that she looked like ten Aboriginal people account for 2.8 pain of this more in our racist culture. It’s just that, as
and most disturbingly, Ezzie’s. pounds of shit in a five pound bag. per cent of the Canadian population than our Aboriginal an institutionalized practice, it’s far
Yes, Ezzie’s, haven of the unshow- Now before FUSS breaks down my and 18 per cent of the federal prison more tangible than the subtle cur-
ered, armpit-hair-having male is being door and starts calling me a sexist ass, population. Eighteen fucking percent. population. rents that lie beneath North American
overrun by the pretty-boy. This is dis- let me say that I don’t necessarily think 13 389 Aboriginal people are currently society, and as such is far easier to see
turbing—if one can’t go to Ezzie’s this is fair. However, no one can argue incarcerated in Canada; sweet home and attack.
unshaven with rocking jeans, a T-shirt, that this is not the way it goes. Alberta easily takes the lead with a A study done by Corrections Canada Even with affirmative action, we're
and a two-day-old coat of body oil, So, pretty-boys of the world, I have grand total of 5 887. Think about that shows that offenders who go through still ending up with mediocre middle-
where is one going to do it? Until an ultimatum for you: either take the fora second. Think about what being Healing Lodges re-offend at a rate of 6 class students, and only the best poor
“Hot” Rod Fraser breaks down and preening down a few pegs or stay in in jail does to a person's family, to per cent—only about half the national students. President Bush wants a meri-
throws a shooter bar in the men’s Rum Jungle all day long. Otherwise, their chances of getting a job, to their average of 11 per cent. tocracy? He'll get one. He just has to
change room in Van Vliet, nowhere. the next time I see you I’m going to life. Fair representation in the legal be patient and let affirmative action do
And if it’s Ezzie’s now, what's next? rub my greasy, unshaven mug all over Upon arrest, an aboriginal person system isn’t going to happen on its the things for visible minorities that it
Is the standard Lubex jumpsuit going your white, fitted, cashmere sweater. is far more likely than their white own, though. Visible minorities are has already done for women.
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and Science, namely, that the English- Many classrooms in these faculties ting what we pay for.
language proficiency of many teach- do on frequent occasion lack such ser-
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employed by those faculties is of a will not allow me to name names or
deplorable quality and is, in the main, point fingers; and it is not my wish to Coordination
functionally inadequate. Their skill do so. I only wish to relay the general
with the language in which they are sentiments of my peers, sentiments Office of Students
required to instruct the students of with which I have been bombarded | would really like to administer this
this university, it seems, is given lim- since my enrolment in the Faculty of issue's sack beating to the fools respon-
ited consideration during the process Engineering. My own experience in sible for St Albert Transit.
‘Greening’ our campus while providing
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students with an experiential learning
sequently, the quality of education has sentiments as justified, and I now feel in the suburbia hellhole? Must we really
suffered. I must once for all voice my accompa- deal with the joke of a transportation opportunity.
With the exception of the Faculté nying accusations. system that they supply us with? For
St-Jean and language programs, the I accuse both my faculty and this those who have not experienced the
Educating students, faculty, and staff about
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Instruction is to be delivered in English, instructional positions, particularly because the powers-that-be decided regional and global communities.
assignments are to be submitted in when needed most, as in such cases not to run your bus route that day, |m ay
English, and discussion is generally where the instructor's first language is seem to be needlessly whining.
expected to occur in English; dis- not this institution’s official language. Maybe you've never had the “for-
cussion is especially expected to so I refer mainly to the junior professo- tune” of standing for the forty minute Check out our website for further information.
occur upon students’ request. There is rial stock and to the many teaching voyage across town during rush-hour, www-.su.ualberta.ca/lecos
a perfunctorily enforced expectation assistants employed supposedly for my only to have a bus-driver like Mullet Man
among students, no matter their ori- benefit. or Female Mullet Man decide an extra
Geneva Rae, Director Dwayne Wohlgemuth, Associate Director
gins: the manner in which they will And, rather than argue this point, go minute detour is just great.
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OPINION
thursday, 23 january, 2008
Bathhouse raid the result of
a fearful society and a vague law
= ANTHONY sometimes, and the gnawing hunger These raids and arrests, based on
- EASTON that it produces, lead people to fur- laws that are deliberately vague, can
tive encounters. Hand jobs in wash- be adapted to anything people may
rooms and locker rooms, fumbling find offensive or untoward. They are
in parks at night and the back rooms nets, meant to catch undesirables with
of bars happen in a secret set of ritu- a remarkable efficiency.
als and networks, but they have their To be convicted under the “Common
own dangers. Bawdy House” Act—under which 13
Often though, these events are not inmates of the Goliath were arrested—
If your stude : Breeder pigs—cops—broke into the just about a quick lay but about an one needs to be offered sex and offer
processed, please see SFAIC.. Goliath Sauna in Calgary over understanding of personal identity. recompense. This is the case for het-
Christmas, arresting 15 people for They can lead to arrest, and assault and erosexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals,
being in a common bawdy house. For murder are often related to this kind pig-fuckers and anyone in between.
those who don’t know, the Goliath is of hidden joy. The way this law is enforced how-
a place where men have sex with each ever, against sites that queers have set
other, a place that exists because of a up to prevent violence, sends a very
The Goliath was a lot
puritan fear of pleasure; it was raided clear message of codified homopho-
because of that same fear. There is a of things, but now, bia. These men were engaging in an
savage irony here, because it is the act that those who enforce morality
it’s proof that there
repression of queers that led to sites of view as evil because it is the other,
safety like bathhouses. still exists a pressure because it is for pleasure instead of
The Goliath was a lot of things, purpose, because it is done with the
to squelch the sexual
but now, it’s proof that there still ease that one satisfies a craving for a
exists a pressure to squelch the sexual instinct, to reduce it cheeseburger.
instinct, to reduce it to reproduction, to reproduction, Much contemporary morality is
and to castigate those who take plea- about controlling your urges. These
sure in it as wicked, base, or danger- and castigate those arrested men don’t see why they
ous. To engage in sex that violates the who take pleasure should (and at least one Prime
taboos against having a good time is Minister, Trudeau, agreed with them),
in it as wicked, base,
dangerous—those who engage in sex and I am sure many social conser-
4-80 SUB for its own sake too often find them- or dangerous. vatives ‘think the life of a homosex-
selves the victims of violent bashing, ual is filled with non-stop orgies and
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social discrimination and raids on To avoid the arrests and the violence, they can get their hands on. These
intuitions that try to provide them and to add comfort to the experience, two assumptions, held by a field of
www.gateway.ualberta.ca safety. bathhouses opened up to anyone who sexually repressed guardians, lead to
There are other factors—a. man knew where they were—think of panic and give us things like raids,
all the opinions you'd ever want, who wants pussy can go to the bar them as speakeasies for sodomy. As which came not from cleaning up the
and get it, a one night stand or two or we've seen, raids are not unknown streets or preventing AIDS or making
24 hours a day thousand are somewhat noble when and arrests happen within their con- the world safer, but because of peo-
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THE: GATEWAY * volume XCI number 30 FEATURE 9Q
T...[JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE, WELL,M EA NYMORE. | WAS TIRED AND SAD,
VEN WHEN | SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY. |W ENT THROUGH IN MY HEAD
University students face unique stresses in their daily lives. Students come froman array ofva rious and —
sundry backgrounds, with many often experiencing independence and responsibility of this sort
for the first time in their lives. The transition and confusion over their future roles in society is
compounded with exam pressures, tuition, and relationship issues. According to a student —
life survey conducted on campus in 2001, “ since the 1980s the level of distress and psy-
chopathology has not only increased but is greater than that among the general popu- «
lation.” As well, the survey found that 90 per cent of students have had to deal with
the adjustment issue and bad grades, 80 per cent were concerned about their _
future careers, and 60 per cent had dealt with a broken romantic relationship. _
Not surprisingly, final exams made for to be the most stressful times of the
year. =
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Part of the onset of depression in university populations has to do _
with the age of the students. Many mental illnesses develop durihg
late adolescence and early adulthood, and because young students
: . often lack the life experience to deal with their problems, the
~ : — ‘ illnesses can overwhelm the average student. Wing to take
on everything at once leads to things getting out of hand,
and their ineffective coping styles only worsen the situa-
tion. Dr Howard Saslove, the director of the U of A's Student
Counselling Services, cautions that, “as a species, we arent
into prevention much,” leading students through a nega-
tive spiral of depression (causing more suffering) before
finally seeking help.
The university lifestyle does nothing to help this situation.
Depression is often aggravated by former problems and,
of course, the two largest factors in many students’ expe-
rience: sleep and alcohol. “Too little of the former and too
much of the latter,” worsens the symptoms in students,
Saslove says. Many students deny problems with alcohol or
even substance abuse, using these as coping mechanisms to
mask their pain. This is a short term solution, however, and
leads to negative consequences down the road. Eating disorders
and body image issues can also cause or result from depression.
Coping mechanisms often come in extremes and can take the
form of promiscuity or risk-taking to mask or compensate for their
inner sense ofl ack.
1Q FEATURE
thursday, 23 january, 2003
since the1 980 the levelo fd istress lins tuclents] and psychopathologhya s
notonly increased but it greater than that among the
population
what is
Lanses of
cocaine increases the levels of monoamines in the
brain producing a euphoric high, the level exceeds affects
depression’ what is normal and cannot be sustained. After a depression
cocaine spree, the depressed individual was left
emotionally lower than when they started.
Triggered by biological predisposition (genetics)
or by environmental factors (stress and anxiety), Patients housed in the notorious Bedlam asylum Like many other forms of mental illness, there Depression has many biological and psychological
depression is a brain disease where the levels of ser- during the eightieth and nineteenth centuries were seems to be a genetic pre-disposition to depres- triggers, most often stress-related. In a 2001 survey
atonin in the brain are reduced— sometimes drasti- subjected to water-submergement, electric shock sion. Approximately 25 per cent of those with uni- of UofA students, female students found parental
cally— and feelings of sadness, lethargy and overall and other forms of physical abuse. In part through polar disease and 50 per cent of those with bipolar issues, sexual assault, unplanned pregnancy and
negativity result. Depression is a very serious and scientific advances, mental illnesses are better disease have parents with either unipolar or bipolar . loss of a loved one to be amongst the most stress-
very real disease oft he brain, not a moral weakness understood and sufferers receive better treatment. disease. Identical twins, whether reared together or ful situations. They also rated higher on concerns
or laziness that someone can just snap out of. Thougha stigma often still remains for those suffer- apart, also concurrently suffer from bipolar disor- “related to academics” and had a more negative
ing with depression, it is hoped that further discov- der with a frequency of 70 per cent. While there view of themselves than males. Dysthymia is twice
Think it can’t happen to you? An estimated 8 per eries in psychology and drug therapy will eliminate is currently little support for curative means via as common inwomenas in men. It occurs in approx-
cent of adults will experience a mental disorder inappropriate stereotypes, and help the depressed gene therapy, conventional treatments are often imately 3 per cent of the population, whereas bipo-
in some form over their lifetime and depression, individual life a fulfilling healthy life. implemented successfulloyn those individuals with lar disease occurs with the same frequency in both
often referred to as the “common cold” of mental familial depression. sexes.
illnesses, is among the most common ofd isorders.
Another prominent explanation for depression is While depression is actually quite treatable, it is dif-
the monoamine theory. In a healthy brain there ‘ ficult for a victim to seek treatment, as the energy
the history oh depression exists a normal level for each oft he naturally occur- to help oneself is often lacking. Sufferers feel an
ring neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers inability to change their condition which leads to
of our brain. When the production or availability of a vicious cycle of self-defeating attitudes. The aver-
depression
a particular neurotransmitter exceeds or falls short age depression “episode” lasts about nine months.
Endogenous (Severe) Depression Those suffering of the normal range, neuronal dysfunction occurs,
from endogenous depression, or unipolar disease, manifesting in the behaviour and emotions of the Depression is a disease surrounded by many igno-
Throughout history, depression has been a phe- are those whose tendency towards depression is individual. rant and misguided stigmas. One oft he greatest of
nomenon which has intrigued and challenged med- disproportionately large considering their actual these stigmas is that of seeking treatment. Patients
ical professionals. In the second century, it was experience. To an untrained observer, there may The neurotransmitters involved in depression are often feel that seeking professional counselling
theorized that melancholy, or depression, was the seem to be no reason for such emotional imbal- thought to be serotonin, norepinephrine and dopa- indicates a weakness or that they are “crazy.”
result of an excess of black bile in the body. Though ance and while the emotions of the sufferer can mine, members of a class of neurotransmitters
there have been many spiritual or physical explana- range from mild to severe, the most extreme called monoamines. When solution samples are Theworst outcome for those suffering from depres-
tions for depression, people have usually assumed it cases involve wishes for death or suicide attempts. drawn from certain areas of a depressed individu- sion is suicide. While it is not attempted as often
to be the cause of some mental illness. Sometimes individualsw:il l experience delusions al’s brain, the levels of these neurotransmitters is as society may assume, a significant portion of
that their brains or internal organs are being rotted often found to be low. Because the low levels of depressed people have considerediit, ifo nly to rule it
“IM ALWAYS STRESSED OUT AND away, or that their emotional circumstance is a pun- neurotransmitters may be in fact a result of the out. Suicide is associated with prolonged, untreated
I’M ALWAYS TIRED. IT JUST SEEMS ishment for some unforgivable sin. depression itselfw, ec annot draw direct conclusions depression.
from this evidence alone. However, the monoamine
LIKE THERE’S NO END: STUDYING,
Dysthymia A form of depression characterized by theory of depression has been useful in developing
WORKING, TRYING TO PAY OFF MY
milder but longer lasting symptoms than endog- anti-depressant drugs.
LOANS, | FEEL LIKE I'VE LOST ‘ME’ IN enous depression that tend to span around two Rowto
years in length. It is less crippling than other forms After a time of personal tragedy or grievous loss,
THERE SOMEWHERE.”
of the disorder but its drawn out nature can make it a person could become depressed for a certain
- TIM REID, ARTS Ill
equally traumatic to sufferers. period of time while they attempt to cope with the
change. This emotional state is a normal reaction The most important thing that people must realise
Manic Depression (Bipolar) About 40 per cent of to external conditions, and should not be confused about depression is that it is something that hap-
Until the second half of the twentieth century, those who experience depression also suffer peri- with endogenous clinical depression, provided the pens. It is not.a flaw or a weakness, and as such,
there was little effective drug treatment for depres- ods of mania. This illness is characterised by short person eventually recovers. cannot be cured simply by telling yourself to get
sion. In the nineteenth century, Freud tried to spurts of gregariousness, confidence and inspi- better or visualising positive thoughts.
treat his patients with cocaine, a well intentioned, ration, interspersed between longer periods of “1 don't tell people I've been on medication. They'd
but destructive act. While depression.Fora student, this disease can be incred- think |w as crazy.” Inthe current treatment of depression, drugs which
ibly baffling when trying to fulfil academic and increase serotonin levelsare used.
personal responsibilities. Prozac and