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theYARSlTY MONDAY,MAY16,2005 THEUNIVERSITYOFTORONTO'SSTUDENTNEWSPAPERSINCE1880 VOLCXXVI,NO.I Naylor: the doctor in is » PROFILE bySARAHBARMAK NEWSEDITOR Dr. David Naylor is excitedly wav- ing me into an unfinished, open area in the eastwing ofthe Medical Sciences Building, towards some closed double doors marked "CAU- TION." "They built this atrium on thesiteoftheoldcafeteria,"hesays, gesturing to the space we're stand- ing in. which is totally white except for some whimsical coloured lights inside oval shapes cut out of the ceiling. He points to a crack in the doors and tells me to look through, at what looks like a patio covered in tarp. "They added this outdoor meetingplacebetweenthe Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, where staffandstudents from both caneat andinteractwitheachother Itsjust wonderful." Naylor. currently finishing a six- year term as U ofT's Dean of Medi- cineand poisedtotakeon the helm of president, is as enthusiastic as if he'd designed the place himself. But anyonewouldfeelacutelyconscious of minute changes to an institution he had been associated with forthe KARADILLON past25years.Unlikehispredecessor, Velutarboraevo:president-designateDr.DavidNaylorbelievesCanadiansvaluescholarsliipforscholarship'ssake. Robert Birgeneau, who before being chosenas president had spent more a first-class post-secondary institu- as "an integral part ofthe university how you're useful.' We can't lose lion in funding allocated to Ontario thanadecadeatMIT, Naylorwas,as tion that isonaverypositivetrajec- experience." sight of the fact that fundamental post-secondary instituitons in the hesays,"aninternalcandidate." tory."Naylorreadilygushesaboutas- Thoughsoft-spoken,heispassion- scholarshipinthehumanities,social provincial budget announced last A Woodstock, Ont. native, Naylor pectsofthecityrangingfromMayor ateaboutwhathecallstheCanadian sciences, and sciences is incred- Wednesday. For someone who has studied at Oxford, where he and his David Miller to Scarborough's "large value of "scholarship for scholar- iblyworthwhile in its own right and stated Ontario "should be number wife met as Rhodes Scholars (she is contributiontoourdiversity." ship." He criticizes "stakeholders should not require this constant one in the country in per-student nowCEOoftheMaRSDiscoveryDis- It's these remarks which point who are trying to steer researchers rearguardactiontodefendit." funding for universities," this comes trict, a non-profit corporation with to Dr. Naylor's broad and inclusive towarddoingthingsthataredemon- On the other hand, the press for as a symbolic windfall, one that closeties to UofT). At a point from idea of the different things U of T strativelyrelevantorhaveimmediate greater accountability and "useful- can only mean a break in rising tu- whichhecouldhavejoineddozensof means as an institution to the stu- impact. ness" is "certainly understandable ition levels. Dr. Naylor emphasized, institutions, he returned to Toronto. dents, staff, and administrators who "This is different from commer- forus,giventhatthere'samajornew however, that while "there is very The reason forhim issimple: "1 love call it home, and his keen interest cialization, but has thesametoneof investment which we all welcome obviously a generous envelope of this city," he says. "It's a humane, in all of these facets. He especially saying scholarshi—p can't be valued andwhichishugelyoverdue." multicultural,excitingplace.UofTis emphasizes campus and student life in its own right saying 'show us Naylor is referring to the $6.2 bil- See \ i)//)fl onpage2 Gov't to int'l Confessions of a Junketeer work students: it byCOLINTAIT FILMCRITIC byALLISON MARTELL Undergraduate Student Alliance. — LOSANGELES Everwonderwherethosemoviequotes NEWSASSOCIATE "Right now, on average, it costs comefrom?Youknowtheones: praiserainsdownonyet about $11,200, and ranges inOntar- anotherfilmthatyoucantelliscrapfromamileawayand Citizenship and Immigration io all the way up to $17,000-20,000 yetsomereviewerfromBoise,Idahosaysit'sthegreatest Canada (CIC) announced two ayear." flicksince Gone with the Wind?Well, when studios aren't changes on April 18 that will affect Currently, international students inventing critics (as in the 2001 episode whereSonyPic- how international students pay for can only take part-time jobs on tures invented a critic named David Manning to praise their educations. The first change campus. It can be hard to make their sub-par releases A Knight's Tale and The Animal), will allow those students who have endsmeet.Novoawouldhavetaken they're treating writers from smaller markets to all-ex- completed two semesters to work advantage of a chance to work off penses-paid trips to NewYork and L.A. and hoping that off-campus during the school year campus. having been wowed by the generosity of the hospitality and full-timeduringthesummer. "Jobs on campus are not easy to anduniqueaccesstostarfigures,thatth—eexperiencewill "I'mabouttograduate,"saysAbril get," she says. Novoa found a job subsequently garner a favorable review or at the very Novoa. "So it came a little bit late." with the University Health Insur- least, azingyquotethatthestudiocanthen pasteonto a Novoa came from Mexico to study ance Plan, but it didn't offer as printadtoenhancethecredibilityoftheirnewrelease. political scienceat UofT. As an in- manyhoursas shewanted. "During RogerEbertcallsthesepeople"quotewhores"forgood ternational student,sheknowswhy theyearIwasworkingabout ten to reason,astheyoftentradetheirreputationsforaccessto the change is important. She paid 15 hours a week." She would have the stars and repeated trips to paid-for splendour at the about$12,000ayearintuition. taken a job off campus, "anything manyfilmjunkets. "Weknowthatthecost ofeduca- like that would have been easierto This was exactly what 1 experienced recently at the tion [for international students] find,formorehours,"butshewasn't pressjunket forthe newestAshton KutchervehicleA Lot has gone up tremendously in the allowedto. past ten years," said Adam Spence, K.D&R.B. See./I \AA/ onpage6 Executive Director of the Ontario See 11 )/\k onpage3 News 2 Monday,May16,2005 » ON CAMPUS VARSITY Sam slam Uncle Protesters The Varsity\s celebrating our 125th anniversary tliis year! byBRUCEHARPHAM lacobucci that U of T fully disclose ministration argues that military NEWSASSOCIATE all of its investments, especially research sometimes has peaceful We'd like your help designing a logo forthis military-related ones, inadditionto applicationsbutweneedtoremem- important milestone. A presentation by ttie U.S. Army asking for an immediate end to all ber that the military research is International Technology Centre- militaryresearchoncampus. ultimately concerned with nothing Canada scheduled to take place at Theincident,whichwas noted by butdevelopingbetterwaysofkilling The winning design will be used throughout the Sanford Fleming Building on severalTorontonewspapers, shows people." Hamel, who recently re- 2005-06 to promote 125 years ofThe Varsity May2wascancelledatthelastmin- U of T's odd bedfellows. Some turned from giving a series oftalks and the best studentjournalism in Canada. ute as two dozen protestors yelled months ago, there were protests ontheethicalresponsibilitiesofsci- their objections. The presentation at the Ontario Institute for Studies ence in South Korea, alsocriticized The winner will also receive $500 worth of wmoasstlmyeafnrtomtothreecrFuaictulrteiseesarocfheArps,- ilneaErndeudcatthiaotnt(hOelSIEn)stiwthuteenwaitswaass- tcihveilaidamninisspitnr-aotfifosn'sjucsltiafiym tmhialtittahrey travel on VIA Rati!* plied Science and Engineering and sisting Toronto-based Atlantis Sys- research. Medicine, to participate in Penta- tems Corp. in developing training "The lack of discussion on this, Send your designs and contact information to gon-funded projects. The protes- softwarefortheU.S. military. whetherornotweshouldbeengag- [email protected] by June 1 (JPEG, GIF, or PDF taonrds,faacultcyo,mbcihnaanttieodn"Gorfeatstmuidnednst,s UTohfiTs ihsansotmafadrefirnotmotmhieliftiarsrtyfmoarta-y imneg. iTnhemrielitnaereydsretsoearbceh,a wdoirsrciuess- format, please) deadbodies,"attheadministration, ters:duringbothWorldWars, many sion about the ethical implications a spoof of the University's slogan, members of the U of T community of engaging in this sort of work," GreatMindsforaGreatFuture. jostled amongeach othertohelpto Hamel said. "This is not an issueof Whentheprotestorsattemptedto develop militarytechnology; in the academicfreedom,it'sanethicalis- meet with U of T Interim President secondWorldWar, UofTscientists sue,"hecontinued. "IftheUSSRhad (*someconditionsapply. Contactusfordetails) Franklacobucci,theyweretoldthat helped develop the proximity fuse offered researchgrantswhileitwas hewasunavailable.The president's which made it easier to destroy invadingAfghanistan,would ithave office later issued a statement say- aircraftwithoutadirecthit. beenappropriatetoacceptthem?" ingtheadministrationwouldnotin- Professor Paul Hamel, a medical Chris Ramsaroop, a graduate New Grads. Career Fair terfere with researchers' academic scientist who specializes in mam- student who helpedtoorganizethe freedom and that military research mary gland research was at the protest, alsospokewiththeVarsity. often has unanticipated civilian protest and spoke to The Varsity. "This is nothingmore than theU.S. uses. AuntieS.A.M. (StopAmerican "1 first heard about this from some militarytryingto get our research- Ideal for newly graduated students, a great way to launch your career into a Militarization), the name of the ad students and immediately became erstodotheirdirtyworkforthem.," successful future. Help others with their career growth while developing your hoc group, demanded in a letter to concerned," Hamel said. "The ad- Ramsaroopsaid. career. Foundedin 1993,VTRACConsultingCorporation(www.vtrac.com)isaconsulting, \ 1)/.O/? , Continuedfrompage1 OlivieriandHealydisputes,inwhich crossover between issues." Both his recruitment and training firm specialized in Technology, Finance, Consulting and clinicalfacultyclaimedtheirabilityto workasVice-ProvostfacilitatingUof Governmentsectors. We provideourservicestosomeofthe top 500 global and new student aid money that's been publish negative information about T's partnerships with hospitals and national organizations. We would to invite you to our open house and different signalled in the budget, how that's drugs was blocked by the pharma- othergroups, and his experienceas oexpcpiotritnugnisttiaretstwoiathrienwoaurrdigngroawnidngprcoosmppearnoyu.scRaercereuritinmebnutsinwielsls.provide you with an goi"nWgetosfhloouwldissttihlalnukncltehaer."province, tcehuetirceaslearccho.mpDarn.iNeasylowrhcolaimfsunhdee'ds aforheeaxlatmhprlees,etahrechaedrviasnodryadcvoimsmoirt(toene, Time: Wed May 18^2005 3:00 PMto7:00 PM take some time to figure out how confident"we'vetakenproactiveand for the 2003 SARS crisis) translates Wed May25'^ 2005 3:00 PMto7:00 PM to allocate these funds effectively, positive steps to protect academic intoknowledgeofthecomplexways Address: 366 BayStreet, 5'"floor, Toronto, Ontario and then get back to advocacy and freedom,"andthattribunalsinplace public institutions handle their re- pressuring the government to keep todaywouldhavehelpedresolvedis- lationships with private and public Pleasesendyouresumeinwordformattoadmin(S)vtrac.comRef: 11039, investing." putesmorequickly. interests. andbringahardcopywithyou.ToRSVPorformoreinformation, One conflict that U of T has been Healsoemphasizesthatacademic "It's startling to see the parallels," pleasecallusat:(416)366-2600ext.219. consistentlycriticizedfor,bothinthe freedom "cannot be constrained he says. "We're entering a new era" ^TRAC pastyearsandrecentlywithprotests by regulations and bans on certain in which there is a greater push for overtheU.S.military'sinterestinre- sponsors," like the U.S. Army. He accountability, productivity, and search, istheissueofacademicfree- saysthatwouldputuson"aslippery integration in both spheres. "One of "Solutions for Growth" dom.AsDeanofMedicinesince1999, slope" and that, in any case, it is thehappysituationsformehasbeen Dr.Naylordealtcloselywithboththe "veryunlikelythatsensitive military dealing with both areas [of health- research is going to be done in an careandeducation]." academic environment where the Onething The Varsityhadtoknow ONLY FOR UofT STUDENTS workmustbepublishable." was whether Dr. Naylor is planning Naylor benefits from having cre- on serving his whole presidential NEW & Summer ated policy in the fields of both term. Could there be anywhere else Spring education and healthcare, areas in pressing to be? 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[email protected] » NEWS IN BRIEF Teach English LSAT MCAT Overseas GMAT GRE Post-secondary Preparation Seminars education gets $6- Complete30-HourSeminars billion lifeline ESLTeacherTrainingCourses ProvenTest-TakingStrategies PersonalizedProfessional Instruction Intensive60-HourProgram Ontario's universities and col- ClassroomManagementTechniques ComprehensiveStudyMaterials leges were allocated $6.2 billion of Detailed Lesson Planning Simulated Practice Exams theprovincial budget overthe next ComprehensiveTeachingMaterials FreeRepeat Policy five years, U of T learned in an an- InternationallyRecogniiedCertificate PenonalTutoringAvailable nouncement last Wednesday. 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"The priority this budget places Election Required on higher education is particularly impressivein lightoftheprovince's UniversityofTorontoCommunityRadio Inc. hastwovacanciesonitsBoard fiscal constraints," said interim President Frank lacobucci. li of T ofDirectorsforfull-timeundergraduatestudentrepresentatives said that increased funding would JOSEFSZENDE help it ameliorate student-to-tac- ArchitecturecriticChristopherHumeandfoodwriterNaomiDuguid Nomineesandnominatorsmusteach bearegisteredfull-timeundergraduate ultyratios,which accordingto are- discuss"theartofdailyliving"atInnisCollegeduringtheVoicingToronto attheUniversityofToronto. cent study are the worst in Canada conference. at 24:1. Nominationsopen 10amMay24 -SARAHBARMAK Toronto paints its self-portrait at conference Nominationsclose5pmMay26 Get more Varsity U of T's Humanities Centre fails its visual artists. He said that Intheeventthatthereareinsufficientnominationsobtainedintheabove » welcomed the Toronto's leading an artist inVancouverasks "ifyou period,then: online artists and critics to Innis College are traveling...the cost of a ticket MaverickIndependentMP frornotmo,Maaycon13fetroen1c5efoornVtohiecsitnagteToo-f tsoamNe,ewwhYyorwkoualndd aTnoyroonnteostisopthien Nominationsre-open 10am May31 Nominationsre-close5pmMay31 andproudUofTgradCarolyn the fine arts in the city. Speakers Torontoexcepttochangeplanes?" included playwright Djanet Sears Architect Jack Diamond assert- Parrishsatdownwith and CityTV's MosesZnaimer. ed that many Toronto buildings ElectionJune2(9am 9pm).Votersmaycastaballotat91 St. GeorgeSt. TheVarsitytotelluswhythe Despite the noted success of (such as the ROM and the AGO) (2ndfloor).ValidStudentIDisrequired. Liberalgovernmentisfinished the city's drama and literature focus onlyontheaestheticsofthe communities, there was a lot of buildinganddisregardfunctionfor Formoreinformation pleasecontactClUTat: inthenextelection. criticism of our architecture and the community. "It's easy to solve Gotowww.thevarsity.cafor visualart. problems based on one aspect 4169780909ext. 203orbyemail [email protected] thefullinterview. Richard Rhodes, editor of Cana- only," hesaid. NominationformsareavailableatClUT-91 St. GeorgeSt. 2nd Floor dian Art, commented that Toronto -JOSEFSZENDE TT(9/fA»Continuedfrompage1 Montrealend. ARE YOU A HEALTHY WOMAN Finally, itisnotclearwheneither The second initiative announced initiative will come into effect. The is an extension of the work permit Ontariogovernmenthasresponded 18-30 YEARS OF AGE? that international students can positively, but will have to sign an apply for after they graduate. Cur- agreement with Ottawa. Yang had rently, if they find a job related to hoped that students would be able Are you interested in their degree, students can stay in to work off-campus by mid-sum- Canada for ayear aftergraduation. mer.Butitmaybemorelikethefall, clinical research? Urinodderwotuhlednbeewtwgouidyeelairnseso,uttshiedepeo-f orTehveensaescolantdeapsaJratnuoafryt.he agree- We are Women for Women's Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. ment, for international students Health Research and Butthereisconfusionoverhowand who have graduated, is supposed whythethreecitiesareexcluded. to come into effect today. Though "Initially, my understanding was that seems unlikely, both changes that it is the employer's location," will happen eventually. With that said Ben Yang, coordinator of the in mind, student groups are think- International Students' Centre ing about the next major issue for (ISC). "In other words, if a U of T internationalstudents. If you have no history of oral or genital herpes [student] finds a job in a smaller "Tuition [for international stu- infection, you may qualify for participation in community, then that's okay. Now dents] must also be regulated by an investigational vaccination against herpes. it's turned out to be not only the the provincial government," says employer's location but where you Spence. study." This would exclude stu- For her part, Novoa thinks inter- dentsatUofT. national students should have ac- The CIC announcement says that cesstomorestudentaid. this initiative will apply outside "I've done the math before, and of the three cities, but does not international students in Canada specifyexactlyhow.FortheISC,the payquiteabitofmoneyintotheed- distinctionisimportant. ucation system," she says. "That's "We will continue to lobby the the way it works everywhere. But governmenttosay'look,reconsider 1 think other problems are impor- this'," saidYang. Addingtothecon- tant, likehavingnoaccesstoschol- fusion is a lack of agreement over arships, and no access to other For more information please contact: where Toronto, Vancouver, and sortsoffunding." Dr. Iris Gorflnkel Family Physician Struggle forthe Cloud Forests of Ecuador 1849 Yonge Street, Suite 516 Communities Clasli with Canadian Mining Company - at Davisville Subway An Ecuadorian community activistwill be in Toronto to speakto the public abouttheiron going struggle Please ask for: 10 King's College Road, Sanford Fleming Building, CHRISTABLE (416)486-8444 Room 1101, University ofToronto May 17th 7:30-9pm .Herpevac Formore info contact qsaul(a)foecanada.org — Opinion Analysis 4 Monday,May16.2005 [email protected] open Presidents aren't popes: the selection process Habemus presidentam! After EDITORIAL " actively, not only through official "Ibelievethat an extensive international searcti corporate and academic partner- universitiesare by the Governing Council, the ships, but also by encouraging magicalplaces University of Toronto wandered meetings, and inject life into the and providing opportunities for ofinnovation into its own backyard to appoint debate over what the president's a sense of outreach and social U of T Dean of Medicine since roleshould be. involvement amongst individual andimagination, 1999, Dr. David Naylor, as its 15"^ If the president is primarily the students and staff. criticismand president. university's ambassador to the But besides acting as a corpo- creativity, dreams Who did Dr. Naylor beat out rest of the world (and that seems rate face forthe university, here's for his new office? We'll never tobethecurrentjobdescription), hoping Naylor will actively tackle anddiscoveries." know. While not quite matching then Naylor is quite qualified. some of the everyday problems Anexampleofpresident-desig- the mysterious rites of the papal He has been a Vice-Provost in affecting students. The president nateNaylor'salliterativeskills. conclave, the opaque nature of charge of relating to health care bynatureofthejob has no signifi- thepresidential selection process institutions, and has a wealth of cant influence on the day-to-day WWW.NEWS.UTORONTO.CA Seewww.thevarsity.cafor has been discouraging. Especially experienceindialoguingwithgov- running of the institution, but Naylor'sfullacceptancespeech. for those who feel that after 150 ernment and the private sector. hopefully his past experience as yearsofOldBoys,itmightbetime Dr. Naylor's connections can only liaison may result in vocal lead- forawoman totryherhandatthe help ensure that the various lev- ership in areas such as student Alliteration inadvertisementsandincertain job. els of government keep U of T in club space allocation, crumbling istherepetitionoftheinitial kindsoforatory,butitsoverusein Arguably this discretion keeps mindwhen allocatingfunds,start- infrastructure repair, sessional soundsorsoundclustersoftwo expositoryprosecanstrikesome the process from becoming ing with the recently announced instructor and associate profes- ormorewords,asinprettyPolly, readersassophomoric. overtly political, but realistically post-secondary education pack- sor packages, and commuter dis- invisibleink,orthesplendidsplinter some exposure to the candidates age in theprovincial budget. engagement. Alliteratedwordsareusuallyplaced KennethG.Wilson (a list of frontrunners, for exam- With his background in com- Ideally, Naylor could have real veryclosetogether,buttheyneed (1923-). TheColumbia ple) could shake up the lethar- munity outreach, Naylor should impact in strengtheningthis insti- notbeimmediatelycontiguous. GuidetoStandardAmerican gic school community, get more recommit the universityto engag- tution's most important resource Alliterationmayoftenbecatchy English. 1993. peopleouttoselectioncommittee ing the city and nation even more -the student body. Takin' Care of Business LETTERS Dear students in Andso,beginningMay16'"the Internationalstudentsface an abrubt endto their Canadian summer classes, TproervoinotuoslcyamspuubsdeuesdwiUlnliavgearisnitbyeof jammedfullofObusformpack- experience AsthesmoggishTorontobreezes packsandtoo-heavytextbooksfor waftoveryouonyourwaytoSid thosewhochoosetogarnishtheir Smith'ssterileandwindowless MaythroughAugustwithasideof Myname is ErickaSkirpan, and Citizenship and Immigration law What about all the skills I have recesses,teasingyouwithsummer's academia. I am being deported because 1 (as available on the International learned in my five years that are promisesofpopsiclesandtreeforts Butdon'tbefooled,thedankbun- took Drama. 1 have been living Student Centre website) states not limited to stage performance? fromsomanyyearsago,don'tlose kersofNewCollegearenottheonly and studying in Canada for the that graduates must seek em- Was it only the art of the mono- heart! arteriesoftheUniversitystillpump- last five years. I have paid all in- ployment that is "consistent with logue for which my thousands of Nowyouaremature,nolonger ing. The Varsityispublishingoneis- ternational tuition fees, and been the recently completed field of dollars havebeendoledout? titillatedbythestalestickofgum sueeachofthesummermonths,and quite loyal to this university. 1 study." In this case, a political science intheFleerbaseballcardpack. getsbackintofullswingwithtwo have made friends, established One might assume that "con- degree only qualifies a person to Nowyoulikejazz.Andsushi.And issuesaweekcomeSeptember. professional contacts, and essen- sistent with the... field of study" work in government, (a position sunblock. Isn'titluckythattermpapers tially built a life in my adopted can be interpreted fairly openly. for which an international student Butreally,ifyoulookatitfromthe andlabreportsaren'tonlystimula- home. A Bachelor of Arts is vast in its would not even be considered). A nerdyacademic'sperspective,sum- tionoutletyouhaveavailablewhile Now, as 1 am readyto begin the ability to support various fields pre-med degree presents no op- mercoursesarethemostintense you'resoakinginallthatheavily professional life my education ofemployment. tions but to immediately pursue affairsyou'llhavewithyourprogram condensedinformation!Notonly prepared me for, 1 am told 1 will However, despite this logical graduate school if the student de- ofstudy.Immunologyineightweeks canyougetjiggywithdifferential be sent back to the United States assumption, it seems that anti- sirestostayinCanada.Andyet,no orless!Thecollectedworksof equations,butyoucanalsowrite upon graduation. international sentiments aimed explicit caveat has been made to GeofferyChaucerinasmuchtime forus. For all international students, at students like myself are in- internationalstudents,andtheelu- asittooktofigureoutthatwhathe Tomakemoreofyoursummer it is extremely difficult securing stitutionalized in conditions like sivenessofthepost-graduatework waswritinginwasn'tEnglishasyou courseexperiencethanmerelybor- permission to work in Canada this oneto an alarmingdegree. In permit remains hush-hush until it knowit! rowingbooksfromagiantpeacock, afterreceivingadegree. Thegov- fact, the policy requires that the istoolate. Thisisthetimetogetupcloseand sendoffanemailtousaslisted ernment of Canada happily takes job be entirely synonymous with Joe Volpe's expansion of oppor- personalwiththedegreeyouhave below.Don'tbeselfish.Thissum- a student's money during her the field one has studied. tunities for off-campus woi-k per- chosentodevoteyouryearsand mer,giveyourtimetomorethanjust — university career, but afterwards For me this means my Drama mitsinAprilsuggeststhedoorsare dollarsto thiscouldreallybethe yourcoursereadings. wants nothing to do her; this is degree, even though it is an Hon- opening for international student makeorbreak.TheUniversityseems something 1 have experienced up ours Bachelor ofArts, only quali- workers.Still, thestrictness inthe toencouragethiskindofintensity closeand personal. fies me to work as an actor. Find- law controlling graduate work per- withthecuriouslyhideousroomsit Although current immigra- ing work as an actor is not only mits leaves international students allocatestosummercourses. tion laws have supposedly been an arduous and poverty-inducing withveryfewoptionsindeed.Ifind Truly,theymustbetryingtofoster expanded to encourage more challenge i—n itself, but this stipu- itsadanddeceitfulthatneitherthe apurelyintellectualappreciationfor students to stay in Canada after lation also more disturbingly governmentnortheacademywarn whatyou'relearning.Ifyourclass graduation, it is still nigh impos- deniesthearrayofotherqualities international students of this pol- wasonthethirdfloorofVictoria, sible for most graduates to quali- my education has cultivated as icy before we put over $10,000 a you'djustbelookingoutthewindow fy for a work permit. The current beinguseful to myworklife. yearintuitionintotheircountry. anyway. îêVARSITY Editor-in-Chief SportsEditor AssociateSportsEditor Contributors: 21STuosrsoenxtoA,veOnNue,MS5uSite1J3606 GrahamF. Scott MattSomers MChartitstVoepnthreePsociarier ElaineCairns,ZeeCormier,SharonMcCalla, ProductionManager MarisseRocco, ErickaSkirpan,JosefSzende, OpinionsEditors RogelioBriseiio J.P. Antonacci ColinTait NewsEditor BiannaGoldberg ACsasnodciiacteeNDeewbsiEditor Sarah Barmak MaryGazze ScarboroughBureauChief PhotoEditor Available CarolynHarris KaraDillon Bruce Harpham AllisonMartell ErindaleBureauChief Editorial: Advertising SMciikeneceGEhdeitnoru Available BenSpurr VARSITYPUBLICATIONS: (416)946-7600 (416)946-7604 E-mail: Arts&EntertainmentEditor AssociateA&EEditor GeneralManager AdDesigner [email protected] TabassumSiddiqui JordanBimm JohannaHerman RogelioBriseno . scienceis<tlievarsity.ca Monday,May16,2005 5 SCIENCE BRiEFS» makes Payette the case for space byMIKEGHENU SCIENCEEDITOR For eleven days in 1999, Julie Pay- ettewas on topoftheworld, circling theEarthevery90minutes, 153times in all. "Out the window of the Space Shuttle you see an extraordinary spectacle, called the planet Earth. You see the planet being alive: vol- Worstconventionever canoes, erosion—you can even see On May 7, an MIT time traveler where tectonic plates are colliding," conventionattractedover400people Payettetold The Varsity. from the present, but not a single Her trip began at the Kennedy (genuine)specimenofStarFleet'sfin- Space Center, in Florida, with the est.Buttherewassomedramaduring astronauts firmlystrapped into their the countdown to 10 pm: a podium seats. "You'reonyourbackforabout collapsed during an MIT professor's twohoursbeforelaunching,"saidPay- lecture: later, audience members ette.Thatiswhenfinallaunchprepa- flinched when a musician dropped rationstakeplace."Thefirsttwomin- his guitar on a cymbal. But only fog utesareaveryshakyride," shesaid. from asmoke machine floated in the This is duetotheexplosivepowerof designated landing pad area as the the Shuttle's solid-fuel boosters, one appointedtimepassed.Studentsthen on each side of its main fuel tank. raidedthetreatsthathadbeensetout "Youcanfeelthepush-you'regoing fortheirtime-traveling guests. Event upwards,andyou'regoingfast." organizershavearguedonlyonesuch When thespent boosters fall away convention would ever be needed, into the ocean, the Space Shuttle's MIKEGHENU since futuretimetr—avelers could just three main engines kick in. "The JuliePayetteattheUofTspacedesigncontest'sfair."Iwishtherewerealotmoreofthesecompetitions attendretroactively aslongasword ride becomes much more smooth," organizedwhenIwasakid,becauseIwouldhavelovedtoparticipate,"saidPayette.AfterobtainingaMaster'sof ofitsurvivedfarintothefuture. Payettesaid.Theliquidhydrogenand AppliedSciencedegreefromUofTin 1990,shewashiredbytheCanadianSpaceAgencyin 1992. -MIKEGHENU oxygen fuels in the Shuttle's bullet- Source: Wired shaped tankmixto provide the final Payette was selected from a field of Earth as a spaceship in a three-di- we've always had as humans with thrust to escape the Earth's grip. As 5,200applicants. mensionaluniverse?" traveling in space, exploring, going Leprosy,influenza and thecraft accelerates upwards, astro- ShespokeattheUofTspacedesign Richards said he is encouraged farther is still there—just lookat the nautsfeelgravity'sforcepullingthem competition fair, which took place by the recent success of the Ansari popularityofsciencefiction,"Payette small pox(oh my) ever more strongly in the opposite May 6-7. Fifteen teams of Ontario X-Prize in stimulating private-sector said. "Ifmorepeoplewould havethe direction. "You weigh a hundred highschoolstudentspresentedscale interest in space travel. The $10- chance to go to space and see the Scientistshavemappedthegenome pounds more due to the space suit, modelsanddesig—nsofspacecolonies million award challenged would-be planetfromabove,Ithinkwe'dhavea of the bacterium Mycobacterium and you can feel yourself getting for10,000people aprojectstudents astronauts to soar 100 kilometers differentperspectiveonhowtotackle leprae, the cause of leprosy, hoping pushedbackintoyourseat." hadworkedonsincelastOctober. abovetheEarth'ssurfacetwicewithin itsmaintenanceandconservationfor to find the origin of this crippling Themostremarkableeventoccurs They also heard from Bob Rich- two weeks. Burt Rutan, whose team theyearsahead." disease.Leprosyisoneofhumanity's eight or nine minutes after take-off, ards, a space industry expert, who won the X-Prize last fall, has signed Payette does not know when she oldestdiseases,andisfoundinnearly whentheShuttle'senginesswitchoff. in 1987 co-founded the International adeal with Richard Branson's Virgin will fly on the Shuttle again. She is every country on Earth. An analysis The astronauts go from being pulled SpaceUniversity(ISU) inStrasbourg, Galacticthat maymakethebriefhop nowhelpingpreparefortheShuttle's of 175 different strains of the bacte- backbyaforcethreetimestheirmass France. The institution has gradu- intospaceavailabletopayingcustom- futuremissions."Whenthey'reonthe rium indicates that the variants are to feeling completely weightless - in ated over 2,300 students, creating a ers by 2007. The ride will last about ground, astronauts put together the so similar that they are all derived a quarter of asecond. "It's an amaz- networkofindividualswhosepassion 40 minutes, and is expected to cost missionsoftheothers,"shesaid."It's fromoneindividualbacterium,which ing feeling, because it's impossible istofurthertheexplorationofspace. around US$200,000—this in orderto months and years of preparation." likely came from either Central Asia to train for it on the ground," said "ISUisStarfleetAcademy,"said Rich- experience three minutes of weight- The first step is getting the Shuttle or East Africa. Moreover, it appears Payette. ards."Itreallyexists."Hehopesspace lessness. fleet flying again. "The planned date thediseasewasnotbroughtbynative She is Canada's chief astronaut. exploration will embolden humanity For all the private sector's recent for the next mission is in July," she AmericanswhocametotheAmericas AlongwiththeCanadianSpaceAgen- to begin to see itselfas an interplan- successes, however, Payette said said. NASA's long-term goal is to put across the Bering Strait. Rather, the cy's fourotherastronauts, Payette is etaryandinterstellarspecies."Arewe that getting into space remains a a human on Mars, but that probably study indicates that leprosy came embeddedinNASA'sastronautcorps, goingtobeatwo-dimensionalsociety very risky business. "We are still in will not happen for at least two or with immigrants from Europe and and works as capsule communicator with two-dimensional thought, bat- the infancy of putting people into three decades, according to Payette. slaves from East Africa, adding lep- (CAPCOM in NASA-speak) at mis- tlingoverbordersandresources?"he space." Nonetheless, she said it un- Still, she says, "there is a saying at rosytothelonglistofdiseasesintro- sion control in Houston. One of four asked."Orarewegoingtostartseeing derscores our continued interest in NASA that the first Martian is alive ducedtothenewworldbytheold. astronauts hired bythe CSA in 1992, ourselves as aplanetarysocietyand exploration. "The fascination that today." -ZOECORMIER Source:Science Strategy to help conserve species and habitats Seaswarm andfish migrate by ELAINECAIRNS years?" It has since evolved through from urbanization. Ontario's popula- The North Sea, located along public commentary and input from tionisexpectedtoincreaseby4million Europe's northeast coast between Ontario's Ministry of Natural grassrootsadvocacygroups.Thegov- between 1996 and 2028. The OBSwill Britain and Scandanavia, warmed Resources is drawing up policy to ernmentseekstoengagethepublicon have to accommodate this unprec- by0.6 C between 1962 and 2001, and safeguard the province's biodiversity. the matter, as opposed to regulation, edented level of urbanization, while already commercial fish populations AdraftofitsOntarioBiodiversityStrat- MacLeanexplained.Ontariansmustbe retainingbiodiversity. Likethecanary have felt the heat. Scientists report egy(OBS)isopentopublicreviewuntil awareofthestrategyinorderforit to inthemineshaft,citybirdsaregoodin- inSciencethisweekthat21 of36spe- May25. succeed, since conservation depends dicatorsoftheexistenceofadangerous cies of fish living near the bottom of "Yougotootherplacesintheworld ongettingthepublicinvolved. imbalanceinanecosystemgrowingin the North Sea have shifted range in andbiodiversityisacommonphrase.. Some agreements in the past have numbersandcomplexity. responsetothiswarming.Fifteenspe- the public in Ontario doesn't know hadsuccess.ThroughtheGreatLakes Elizabeth Zajc, at the University of Are you more interested cies moved northwards (byas much what it means," said Jim MacLean, Water Quality Agreement, signed by Waterloo, has shown that a doubling in stars, orangutans, as 400 kilometres), and six moved of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Canadaand theUnited States in 1972, in the amount of urbanization sur- cancer, wind power, intodeeperwaters.Moreover,thesci- Resources, who is managing the OBS the two countries pledged to tackle rounding a habitat actually leads to a galaxies, genes. Mars, entists note, warmer waters seem to project.Toclearuptheconfusion,the pollution by adopting an ecosystem four-fold drop in bird diversity levels. makefish breedingmoredifficult.To- documentdefines biodiversityas "the approach. This has greatlydecreased UsingGlobal InformationSystem (GIS) aliens, opposable thumbs, gsettohcekrs,—thaelsreeardeysuultnsdei—nrdisceartieouthsatprfeiss-h vgaernieest,yspoefciliefes,aansdeexcporseysssteedms,thtrhoautgihs SppolelcuiteisonatinRistkheAcGtreoaft20L0a3keas.imsThteo tveegcehtnaotlioong,ysahnedhadsatdaetaebromuitnebdirtdhsatatnhde repdewsotoicdisd,es,UVmovuinsitoani,nst,ime surefromoverfishing mayplummet shapedbyecologicalandevolutionary protectsomeofCanada'smostendan- habitatareaandtheamountofurban- travel, schizophrenia, killer inthenearfuture;thestudy'sauthors processes." gered species, such as the swift fox, ization surroundingitarethegreatest viruses, dark matter, and predict that the redfish and the blue According to MacLean, the govern- trumpeter swan, ferruginous hawk, factors in determining diversity. "We the meaning of life? whitingwilldisappearfromtheNorth ment "started with a blank sheet of peregrinefalcon,whoopingcrane,and have to try to maximize habitat area Seawithin50years. paper and asked them [the public] woodbison. while minimising urbanisation," said Write for Science -Z.C. whattheythinkshould beinthestrat- One of the emerging threats to Zajc. Hermodelmaybeusedinfuture [email protected] Source:Nature egy...what can we do in the next five Ontario'sbiodiversity,however,comes land-planningprojectsintheGTA. Arts Entertainment review^thevarslty.ca Going Confessions of a Junketeer Deepa Money cant buyyou agoodmovie, hut it mightjust be enough to buy the critics JI \X£'7>>Continuedfrompage1 Like Love. In addition to reviewing the film, I was invited to fly to L.A. and stay at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel in orderto participate in a press conference with the film's creatorsandstars.Thetripwouldbe fullypaidfor;1wouldonlyhavetopay fortransportationtoandfromtheTo- rontoairport.Asweetdeal,1thought, and signed up immediately, having nevervisitedL.A.orbeentreatedlike royaltybyastudiobefore. The first problem 1 encountered was the fact that 1 hated the movie. A Lot Like Love is one of the most derivativeand boring romantic com- — edies I've seen in recent years one that steals liberally from the likes of generic mainstays like When Harry MetSally,JerryMaguire,andevenrips offtheghettoblasterscenefromCam- eron Crowe'sSayAnything(replacing for—signsofthemalaiseI'mexper—ienc- and wonders if perhaps a betterway thegoodpart,wheretherearebeauti- the radiowith aguitarand a terrible ing theideathatIdon'tbelong but might be for each ofthe inquirers to ful restaurants alongside run-down renditionofaBonJovisong). no one seems to be mentioning the raise their hands. Chaos, however, garages. Iwalkbyoutdoormalls and Thefilm sets its storyin the racier factthatnooneenjoyedthemovie. reignssupreme. gated communities. 1 walk by CBS early90s,whereOliver(Kutcher)and At the press conference, the other "Ashton! Ashton! Have you ever Studios,wheretheparkinglotis also Emily(Peet) hit it off immediatelyby reporters' logic apparently follows been a member of the 'mile high guardedandlockedup.1wonderwhat joining the 'mile-high club' on the my own. They gently lob softballs club?'" peoplefearbehindthosewalls. plane, and then spending the next andofferupplatitudesinlieuofques- (He tried it once, but it was re- Ialsowonderabouttheflowofcapi- seven years resisting the chemistry tions.WhenwetalktothewriterColin allyhardtocoordinatebecauseofthe tal,asit spreads outward toward the of their initial encounter. Whenever PatrickLynch,peopleseemmorecon- line-upsforthebathroom.) terribleneighborhoods ofsegregated the two experience the relationship cerned with his biographical details "Amanda! Amanda! Do you believe space.SouthCentral,Watts,Torrance, blahs, theysimplycalleachotherup (asub-paractorwhoappeared in bit inloveatfirstsight?" Compton. Names I knowfrom myex- and rememberwhatwas goo—d about parts inHotShots and T2) than with (She doesn't. She believes "in a lot posuretoAmerican culture. ImagesI their lack of a relationship which hisquestionablewritingability. of chemistry and lust at first sight. remember from highway chases and remains suspended throughout However,exposuretothepersonali- MaybeI'm gettingtooold, but 1 think riots. Los Angeles' inequity is inher- the course of the film. That the film tiessoftens—myperceptionofthemov- lovetakes work, and 1thinktimingis ent in its geography, and yetthe lure 'borrows' liberally from successful iealittlebit it'shardtofeelasangry everything. Both people have to be ofthis placeis preciselythat. Ontop romantic comedies along the way is atsomeonewhoisobviouslyadecent ready to be open, and I think that's ofall theracialdivides lietheAmeri- testament to the depressing state of persontryingtomakeabuckinstead whatthemovieisabout.") can royalty who live the outlandish popularfilmstoday,andtypicalofthe of creating art. And you have to feel There'sawholelotmoreofthatbe- lives that workingforthe bigstudios — practice of simply casting younger, sorry for a guy who has obviously foreapublicistarrivesand threatens provides them with the very same fresherfacesinwhatusedtobebetter been left to his own devices while totakeourstarsaway(geez,andjust studios who have the resources to movies. the higher-profile talent (in the form asweweregettingtotheimportantis- shell out big bucks to wine and dine This,setthetoneforthewholetrip ofAmandaPeetandAshton Kutcher) sues). Nowisthelastchanceforthat the likes of me without a second for me, and also inserted a feelingof areusheredinbypaparazzi,security, all-importantfinalquestion... thought in order to procure a quote dreadthat1wastoexperienceforthe andasmallarmyofpublicists. 'Ashton!y4s/jton!Whenestablishing that most likely won't appear in any duration of my excursion. At every Director Nigel Cole turns out to be a relationship, do you make the first adanyway. KARADILLON stepIwa—scertainthatatanymoment ajoyto listen to. Thedirector of Brit move?" TovisitHollywoodistounderstand anyone fromtheairportcustomsof- comedies Saving Grace and Calendar (He's not really "a move guy." He the amount of money at the studios' — Award-winningCanadianfilm ficerwhoscrutinized meexcessively, Girls is an amazingly entertaining doesn't really know if he even "has disposal themoneytobuyopinions, directorDeepaMethaspokelast to the plane full of fundamentalist speaker, who laments the fact that moves."He's"kindofshy.") torentoutseveral floorsofa$350-a- WednesdayattheKofflerCentreas Christians returning from the Holy therejustdon'tseemtobeenoughtal- "Ashton!Amanda!Ashton!Amanda! nighthotelforthepurposesofaglori- partofAsianHeritageWeek. Land, to the entirety of the hotel ented people in Hollywood anymore. Ashton!Ashton!" fied press conference, the ability to staff, and finally the p—ublicists (who Hetellsusthathereadabout50or60 Itistoolate.Theyarewhiskedaway employanarmyofpeopletopromote 1 dreaded most of all) could at any scriptsbeforehecameuponthisone, from our all-too-brief encounter. afilmthatmightbebetterservedbya timerevokemyplaneticket,throwme and indicates that thetalent pool for We'releftnowtoonlyseethemrepeat- betterscript. outofthehotel,orthecountryforthat actorsisequallyshallow(withtheex- edly on our movie and TV screens, Myreviewofthefilmunfortunately matter, basedstrictlyonthefactthat ception ofMr. Kutcherand Ms. Peet, magazinecovers (bothfashiongloss- remains the same, but my review of Ireallydespisedthefilmthatwasthe thatis). iesandthetabloids,ofcourse),sitting the junket was that of a once-in-a- basisforthiswholejourney. ButascleverasColeis,he'snotthe courtsideatLakergames,and onthe lifetime experience. It felt like a trip The dread persisted as 1 sipped a star, or, in Tinseltown parlance, the Broadwaystage.Sigh. wononagameshow.Itpossessedan $14 beverage under a lemon tree by "talent."AshtonKutcherandAmanda The phalanx of reporters walks to otherworldly aura of something that Review ofColdplay's the pool of the hotel, as three sepa- Peet are ushered intotheconference the podium to retrieve their record- I'll likely never experience again. So sold-out show at Kool rate waiters saw to my every need. room.MegastarKutcherputshisaudi- ers.They,likeme,h—avebeenchanged the junket rates four stars, while the Haus The dread followed me to my hotel enceofreportersateaseimmediately bythisexperience notonlybytheir movie... maybeoneand ahalf(inail room(whichhad beenupgradedtoa with his typical Punk'd-style shtick, encounterwithtwophotogenicrising honesty, the half was earned by the ridiculouslyexpansivesuitecomplete bangingon the microphoneand yell- stars,butbytheirencounterwithThe moneythatthestudiospentonme). • Thievery with balcony view of the Hollywood ing, "Test! Test! Is this thing on?" In GreatHypeMachinethatattemptsto Andasformyownquoteaboutthe Corporation: an Hillsandaking-sizedbed).Thedread thepresenceofsuchbeautifulpeople, elevatemediocritybythrowinglotsof movie,1offeredup"AmandaPeetand continued to rise in mewhen I found thereporterslaughgraciously,having moneyat publicity, instead ofspend- AshtonKutcherarethenewMegRyan interviewwiththe D.C. out that the room came with $125 in beenmomentarilyentertained. ingittomakeabetterfilm inthefirst andTom Hanks,"which Ifiguredwas groove merchants allowance to spend as 1 saw fit, and While I'm tempted to ask Kutcher place. ambivalent enough for people to de- did not subside until checkout time and Peetwhy1 got in afight with my After the conference 1 decide to cideforthemselveswhetherthatwas priortotheirToronto thenextday. girlfriend after watching the movie walk. Thankfully, I escape my hotel agoodorbadthing.Intheend.practi- gigthisweek After a morning spent eating $50 (which is supposed to be 'romantic,' bill scot-free. Nobody walks in L.A. callyall theassembled quotes ended worth of room service in my fluffy right?),1don'tstandachancetoeven because it's impossible to get any- upbeingsomethingtothiseffect, but hotelrobe,1makemywaytothepress askamongstall theseasoned profes- wherewithoutacar,andeverything's my status as a campus newspaper See theArts conference. The brunch spread is sionals whose technique of yelling so spread out. But 1 have about six criticwaseasilytrumpedbythelikes section at magnificent, and reporters scramble their questions as loudlyas possible hours to kill before my flight home, ofGoodMorningAmericaandreview- to stuff themselves with miniature over the other reporters has obvi- and 1 hate not getting a pedestrian ers from the major U.S. dailies.—Ah, www.thevarsity.ca! quiches, exquisite bacon, and the ously been honed over the years of senseofaplace(even ifit's,well, not well, so 1 wasn't a quote whore at freshberryplatter.1scrutinizemyfel- attendingsuchjunkets. the most pedestrian-friendly place). least 1couldgohomewith memories low members of the press, scanning Kutcher looks a bit shell-shocked, 1 walkalongMelroseAvenue, but not ofL.A.,andmydignityintact. V X X X [email protected] V_>/ k-/ Monday,May16,2005 7 Sex and sports: beautiful muscle? MARISSE ROCO andSHARON McCALLA tack/e the conflict betweenfltness andbeauty thatplagues modern female sports inpart III ofIII ofthe series. Women's involvement in pinkshortsduringhermatches. an—someone like Anna Sorenstam, woman deal with this sports has radically in- It is unsettlingthat a woman can- whoisoneofthemostskilledwomen constant contradic- creased over the past 30 not feel comfortable about herself playinggolftoday. tion? years. There are more women's if she does not look 'feminine'. The A2001 examinationof41 competi- I'd like to pose one hockey,basketball,andsoccerteams mediadoesn'tcontaindiversedepic- tivefemalefigureskaters byCanadi- question:Isitrightfor thaneverbefore.Thisriseinpartici- tionsofwomen'sbodies. anresearchersGailTaylorandDiane societytoexpect afe- pation has dramatically improved To be feminine, so the stereotype Ste-MarieoftheUniversityofOttawa mal—eathletetohaveit the level of competition and calibre goes, is to be one thing and one found that all of the athletes used all beautyasdefined offemaleathletics. thing only: thin, young and physi- someformofweightcontrol,suchas by pop culture, and This does not stop me, however, cally attractive. Women who do not the athletic skills to from hearing little boys chide each meet these criteria often wonder thriveinone'ssport? other for "throwing like girls" in if they are beautiful and desirable, \ gentleman who was .sitting I will say this: as a schoolyardsnation-wide. and unfortunately, in a society such in front ofme at the game young and relatively Resistance against women in ath- as ours, beauty is too often equated attractive black wom- leticsstillexists.Femaleathletesnot withworth. repeatedly kept giying me an, my male friends onlytacklequestionsregardingtheir Womenhavetherighttoch—osejust unsolieited updates on the are still surprised athleticability,butalsotheirfeminin- about anything in Canada whom plays ofthe first period, by that I am a sports ity.Competitivefemaleathletesoften theydate,whichschooltheyattend, enthusiast who not developmuscularphysiquestomeet what car theydrive. So, whyshould ohviously assuming I could only loves sports, but VenusWilliams:anexampleofawomantoomuscular thedemands oftheir sport. How do societydenywomen the right tode- notcomprehend whatwas also has an in-depth tobeconsideredattractivebytoday'ssociety? female athletes tackle the demands finewhatitmeanstobe'feminine?' goingon. knowledgeof them. oftheirsportwith contradictoryso- -MARISSEROCO I remember when I wrote my first to be attractive, but when they are cietalstandardsofbeauty? article for The Varsity on the men's appealing they are not really taken In a 2004 study conducted by Society and the media place various diet strategies, at one point hockeyteambackinNovember2004. seriously in terms of their sports researchers for the publication Sex great demands on women in in their lives. It was also found that Agentlemanwhowassittinginfront skillsandknowledge. Roles: A Journal ofResearch, 21 fe- terms ofbeautyand attractive- 93 per cent believed the pressures of me at the game repeatedly kept In an industry that has histori- male university athletes were asked ness. Women involved in sports are ofweight-loss relateddirectlytothe givingmeunsolicitedupdatesonthe cally been dominated by men, it is howtheydealtwiththerelationship not exempt from this and have to sportoffigureskating,asportshow- plays of the first period, obviously imperativethatwomenwhobecome between athletic performance and constantlystruggletobebothphysi- casingtheskinniestframes. assuming 1 could not comprehend involved in the sports world have femininity.Thewomenreportedthat callyfit and 'beautiful' intheeyes of It is probably safe to say that the what was goingon. KindlyI nodded a strong self-identity, high self-es- eventhoughtheywereproudoftheir society. notionofwhatsocietybelievestobe and smiled and continued to make teem, and the drive to pursue their athleticbodies,theywereuncomfort- Female athletes are expected to 'sexy' is also incompatible with the myownnotesonthegame. careers. These are the new rules of ablewith beingmore muscularthan be physically fit and excel at their definition ofthe ideal female sports I—t's starting to seem like a Catch thegame. most women. Being 'too muscular' sport, and to beasizezero and not participant. How does the average 22 society wants women athletes SHARONMCCALLA gavethewomentheimpressionthat overlymuscular,tobeaccepted.This theyweresacrificingtheirfemininity socialexpectationcanleadtosevere forthesakeoftheirsport. problems, one ofthem being severe Classifieds The study found that female ath- eatingdisorders. letes tried to compensate by adopt- Takealookatanysportsmagazine AREYOUASTUDENTSUBLETTING PRACTICALSOCIALTHERAPY ingtraditionalfemininetraits.Female or internet website and you will see FORTHESUMMER? can help you with your growth, vtwhoeelailrreiyhnbaagilrsl,kicprrltisacykieentrsstpelapadyleaorcfsetdirnosbuisosetwressdooinnn ApinrnsentdaeoamKdioonufaranntwilkoyomvbaaenaguwtriahfcouilnagcwttouhmaelelcnyovrleeirpk,-e UrgentlyMwYaSnTteEdR.YFSuHnOP&PERpeSrfect for SeMmautamuimrleeD,rarveirsedpsToiundlseilnboclece.h4iCn4ad@lihlvoitd4mu1aa6l-i4ll1.o7co-ok7im6n1g9foorr sdfreeaxpuueda,nldpeacnnocinecc,/eirrnnesdl,eatpieaonnngsdeherin,pcs,efepeelirnfgorilmsiaskuenecsea, thefield,and onefemaleboxerwore resents the average-looking wom- students. 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One day I'll come home www.runto.ca . 8 Monday,May16,2005 TheVarsity Libraries, Archives, and Information Systems Enoblers of Knowledge and 21^ Culture for the Century no Eêyond Master's Information Studies in June 200^ Application DeacJIinc: l^j theYARSlTY MONDAY,JUNE20,2005 THEUNIVERSITYOFTORONTO'SSTUDENTNEWSPAPERSINCE1880 V0L.CXXVI,N0.2 Hated postering ban kiboshed byMARYGAZZE NEWSASSOCIATE Individuals and small businesses whomcikeuseofposterstoreachthe UofTandgreatercitycommunitycan breatheeasierasdebateonacontro- versialposteringbaninthecityofTo- rontowasdelayeduntilSeptember. The council took over four hours todebatetheissue.Councillorsvoted 21 to 17 to revisit the motion in four months. CouncillorAdam Giambrone proposed the motion. "Perhaps we canspendmillionsinabetterwaythat willbenefitthecity." The slog showed how long the cityhas been feudingoverthe issue: the proposal has continually been delayed since it was first introduced inMay2001.Even MayorDavid Miller wasawayforallbut 15minutesofthe debate. Throughout the debate, council brought up such seemingly insignifi- cantconcernsasthecostofremoving glued on vs. taped posters. But they notably neglected to mention much about the real people that would be affectedbysuchachange. How many times have you been involved with a community fundraiser?Have you ever sublet your apartment, or offered tutoring services to gain some quick cash? Didyourelyon postingsmallnotices KARADILLON aroundthecity?Formanylow-budget Keeptheman'shandsoffmyglossies:JordanBimmvaluespostersastheprimarywayofgettinghisfansouttoshowsputonbyhisband,Debaser. communityorstudentgroups,poster- ingisoftenthemain,ifnotonlyoption, band, Debaser, with posters every can have an impact becausethey let and deter tourists.The proposal in- eventwouldneedtobeincluded.The becauseitiscost-effective.Justalook month.Although posters may only people knowthatyouexist. Whatdi- cludedbanningpostersthatwereover proposedbylawforcestheacceptable atSidSmithbulletinboardstellsmuch provide20to30percentoftheband's rectionourcityisheadinginifwetake 22 X 28 centimetres in size.Posters posterstobepostedoncollars,plastic about the prevalence ofposteringon audience, they promote the band in avoiceawayfromyoungartists?" referring to the same information bracketsonhydropolesdesignedspe- campus. the music community as well as the However, many councillors, espe- would haveto be posted at least 100 cificallyasabackingforposters.Also Jordan Bimm, a third-year Ameri- city."The best form of advertising in cially from the former city of North metres apart, andanameand phone can Studies student, promotes his generalispostering,"hesaid."Posters York, feelthat postersareaneyesore number for the group organizingthe SeePOSTEBSonpage2 Reading, writing, and rapping Third world loses a Ph.D, Canada gets a cab driver byCAROLYNHARRIS manynewcomerstoassumethatthey NEWSASSOCIATE willbeabletofindimmediateemploy- mentintheirfieldsofexpertise. The U of T Faculty of Nursing has Contributors to the site discussed created a website to assist female boththe financial and social implica- immigrants in Canada. The site, tions for immigrant families when produced in conjunction with the professionals encounter obstacles to Women's Health in Women's Hands employment. CommunityHealthCentre, addresses Anexampleoftheadviceonthesite thedifficultiesmanynewarrivalsface reads:"Eventhoughmanyimmigrants during their first months of settle- willtrytogetajobintheirfield,many ment, including language barriers, willbecaughtintheviciouscycleofno culturaldifferencesandtheobstacles Canadianexperience.Thesolutionfor toaprofessionalcareer. themwillbetodosomeotherworkin Thesituationsuniquetofemaleim- Canada,generallyofalowerstatus." migrants receive particularattention, MariaJesusDocando,acontributor especially the common expectation to the website, faced this situation thatwivesand mothersaresolelyre- when her family arrived in Toronto sponsibleforthecomfortandstability from Nicaragua in 2002. Although oftheirfamilies.Thewebsiteincludes she had trained and practiced as a thecontributionsofimmigrantwomen psychologist,hercredentialswerenot fromfourteencountriesasdiverseas recognizedinCanada. KARADILLON Pakistan,SierraLeone,andHaiti. "1wasonlygivenaBachelorofSci- StudentsatRegentPark'sLiteracyThroughHipHopclassshowoffmadspellingskillsduringabee. According to Faculty of Nursing ence Degree here, making it hard to Professor Dr. Denise Gastaldo, many enteraprofessionalcareer,"Docando byBENSPURR ofthewomeninvolvedinthecreation stated. "At the beginning, I found life NEWSASSOCIATE reading. "In 1979, 'Rapper's Delight' 7-12areparticipatinginaninnovative ofthewebsitefaced unexpecteddiffi- here very difficult." She currently by The Sugarhill Gang became the newprogramcalledLiteracyThrough cultiesuponarrivalinaCanadiancity. works as a volunteer counsellor in a In a library on the edge of Regent firstrapsongtoberecognizedbythe HipHop(LTHH),aclassthatseeksto "Theymadedecisions based onfalse community centre for immigrants, Park, Rayon reads aloud from a mainstream,"hesays.Thisboyisnot help children in some of Toronto's assumptions." gaining the Canadian experience textbook while his classmates fol- enrolled inyouraverageafter-school low-income communities who are The selection process currently necessary to gain paid employment lscoewneal—onegx.ceItptis faortypwihcaatl cRlaaysosnrooims prRogaryaomn.and 19 other children aged See/./7'/•;// ID onpage2 iprnocfleusdseisoneavlaleuxapteiroinenocfee,duecnactoiuornagainndg See WEBSITEonpage2 — News 2 Monday,June20,2005 news@tlMvarsHyxa » Grad bankrupcy break not enough: students NEWS IN BRIEF byBRUCEHARPHAM students. Nobodyhas explainedwhy payment,manygoontofullypaythe NEWSASSOCIATE students should be treated in this debt," hesaid.TheCFShas launched manner. aconstitutionalchallengetotheBank- The federal government has re- "Thefederalgovernmentissending ruptcyprovisionsarguingthatitspro- cently announced changes to the mixed messages about its policy on visions discriminate on the basis of Bankruptcy and InsolvencyAct. The post-secondary education. On the youth, which constitute the majority new provisions will allow university one hand, Bill C-48 provides a big ofpost-secondarystudents. TheCFS students to claim bankruptcy status boost in funding while this change haswaitedoverayeartohearajudg- sevenyearsaftergraduation, instead doesnothingtochangethecountry's mentonthecase. ofthecurrentten.Thechangewasan- discriminatorylaws," Bretschercom- JosephAllen,abureaucratatIndus- nounced by Minister of Industry Da- mented. (BillC-48,theNDP'samend- try Canada, explained the rationale vid Emerson and Minister of Labour ment to the federal budget, includes behind the changes. He said that andHousingJoeFontanainearlyJune $4.6 billion for social programs, amendments were being implement- aspartofBillC-55. includingeducation.) edmainlyastheresultofaSenatein- The reaction of student groups to Joel Duff, a representative of the vestigationoftheissue,thoughthere the change was one of muted opti- Ontario branch oftheCanadian Fed- havebeeninformalconsultationswith TYRONEMCCARTHY mism. They are appreciative of the eration of Students, was even more interestedstudentgroupsaswell. change, butseeitasamerelyinterim critical. "While this is good change, C-55 received its first reading in Thousandsgetsequentialat of First Nations, the churches that solutiontothelargerproblemofstu- itdoesnotaddressthebasicfinancial earlyJuneand isunlikelytomake its TorontoComicsArtFestival ran the schools, and lawyers repre- dentfinancialneed. problem that university tuition dra- waythrough parliament before2006, senting former students would be "Thislegislationisastepintheright maticallyincreasedinthe1990s,"Duff as the House of Commons is sched- ThesecondbiennialTorontoCom- implementedbynextMarch. direction, but it is still fundamentally commented. uledtoriseforitssummerbreakthis icsArtFestivalorganizedinconjunc- lacobucciisnotcommentingtothe discriminatory,"StudentsAdministra- Duff also sought to counter what week. tion with comic shop The Beguiling mediaabouthisappointment. tiveCouncilPresidentPaulBretscher he considered a misconception In 1998, the Bankruptcyand Insol- took over the back alley of Honest -TRAVISCAMPBELL said. "Only two groups in Canadian about student responsibility. "Only8 vencyActwaschangedto institutea Ed'sMay27-29. society are discriminated against in per cen—t of students who take loans ten-yearwaitingperiodbeforegradu- The well-attended event aimed to RotmanSchoolgets$10mil; bankruptcylegislation:criminalsand default and once they missed a atescoulddeclarebankruptcy. promote the city's thriving comics 1Spadina"haunted house" community, as well as hostinginter- nationaltalent. gets$1 milmakeover Hooked on hip hop works for kids The fest culminated in the intro- duction of a new award to honour The Canadian Crescent Manage- outstanding contributors to Cana- mentFoundationdonated$10million dian comic art. The Doug Wright to the Marcel Desautels Centre for /,/Z£7f,4r}»Continuedfrompage1 Ultimately, the students will write groupsoffourorfive,thevolunteers Award was won by cartoonist and IntegrativeThinkingattheJoseph L. struggling with literacy. LTHH was and record their own hip hop songs havetheirhandsfull.Butthekidsare illustrator Seth, who also spoke at RotmanschoolofManagement. conceivedbytwostudents,Shahmeer and produce their own compilation almostasenthusiasticaboutspelling theevent,andcomicartistBryanLee The CCMF founded the Centre in AnsariandJasonShrouder-Henry,in CD. as they are about causing trouble. O'Malley(pictured). 2000. The funds will help to attract ordertotargetkidswhotheyfeltwere A secondary goal of LTHH is to Gettingawordrightintheprogram's —SARAHBARMAK visiting scholars, organize interna- beingletdownbytheregulareduca- dispel the popular image of hip hop frequent spelling bees sends them tional academic conferences, and tionsystem. as being about nothing but luxury, into a flurry of excitement. They lacobucciheadsupgov't finance the acclaimed Integrative "Therearehugebarriersforpeople violence, and the objectification of sometimes break away from their ThinkingSeminarSeries. withoutliteracyskills,"saidAnsari,a women. "Hiphopisapositiveforce," teachersonlytochallengeeachother compensationcommitteefor Toronto philanthropist Bernard thirdyearcommerce student at U of explained Ansari, "although right tospellacertainword. Aboriginalabuses Hermancontributed$1 milliontothe T,"andyouthofcolourmeetdifferent now it's being used very negatively It appearstheirenthusiasmis pay- restorationofcampusheritageprop- barriers[thanotherCanadians]. The in the mainstream." He insists that ing off. Ansari tells the story of one TheinterimpresidentofUofTwill erty 1 Spadina Crescent this month. educationsystemisnotreallyaimed artistslike50CentandEminemhave of the program's biggest successes. represent the federal government in Built in 1875, the mansion-esque at these kids...they would be losing hijacked the genre and steered it Quiet 7-yearoldTisean is oneofthe talks on changes to the Aboriginal structure has housed both Knox out iftherewasn'taprogramgeared away from its roots. "Originally, hip youngest kids in LTHH. His mother residential schools compensation College and the Connaught Labora- tothem." hopwasaforceforchange," hesaid, had never heard anything positive system. tories, as well as the offices of The Although hip hop is widely seen inreferencetoitsemergencein1970's about her son from his teachers at Franklacobucci,aformerSupreme Newspaper(formerlyTheIndependent as anything but educational, the NewYorkin responsetopoorcondi- school."Afteracoupleofdaysheread Court Chief Justice, will consider Weekly). It currently houses UofT's initialsuccessofLTHHsuggestsoth- tionsinthecity'surban,low-income, betterthananyoneintheclass,"said overhauls to the flawed compensa- FineArtDept.Bernard'sdonationwill erwise. Ansari and Shrouder-Henry andraciallydiversecommunities. Ansari,"Hedidn'twanttostop." tionsystemforformerstudentsofthe refurbish the entrance and central have demonstrated that the verbal LTHH only uses songs by artists LTHH is garnering so much atten- oftenabusiveresidentialschools. staircase to create the Sharon and agility and impressive vocabularies like Talib Kweli and Immortal Tech- tion that there is talk of larger orga- Changesthatcomeoutoftalksbe- BernardHermanLobby. exhibitedbymanyoftheworld'sbest nique,whotheprogramdirectorssay nizations taking the program to the tweenthegovernment,theAssembly -CAROLYNHARRIS rappers can be instructi—onal to kids. havestayedtruetohiphop'soriginal nationallevel,whichisgoodnewsfor Part oftheircurriculum whichwas sociallyconsciousmessage. Canada's underprivileged children. designed in conjunction with U of T A typical day at LTHH is hectic. "Ideallywhatwewantisforthesekids HEBSITE»Zor\Xmuedfrompage1 professionally educated immigrants linguistics professor Kristin Phan Many of the students, who were re- to have the same chance as people workinginlow-paidservicejobsupon involvesplayinghiphopsongstothe ferred tothe program through three from more privileged backgrounds," inherfield. arrival in Canadahas led Gastaldoto children, whothen arecharged with localschoolsandacommunityorga- said Ansari, "we want to get it into Jaycee Singh learned of the ob- question the government's method writingdownallthelyrics.Theythen nization,arenotonlystrugglingwith theirheadsthattheycandowhatever staclestoprofessionalemploymentin of selecting newcomers. She argues pointoutallthewordstheydon'tun- literacy but have behavioural prob- anyoneelsecando." Canadabeforeherfamilyimmigrated that the government must either derstandanddiscussthem. lems as well. Even when teaching in from India. Her relatives, who had streamline the process of evaluating already settled in Toronto, warned foreign credentials or select workers Michael Wilson gets honorary degree from Renaissance prince her that Canadian experience and with a technical instead of academic qualificationsarecrucial.Singhstates education. The underemployment thatallnewcomersshouldbeawareof of immigrant professionals is of par- this situation. "Information needs to ticular concern to Gastaldo because be given [so that immigrants know] it results inthe loss ofexpertisethat theymaynotgetthesameprofession would benefit others. "When third inCanadaandmustnotfeelbadabout worldcountriesloseanurse,teacher, initiallyhavingtoworkinafactory." orengineerandCanadagetsacleaner, The widespread phenomenon of everyoneloses." POSTERS»Cor\t\medfrompage1 Giambrone pointed out that the ban would treat smaller businesses proposedwasasystem(similartoour inequitably. SAC elections) where the advertiser Not all small business owners wouldpayasmallfeeforastamp.The agree."Referralssaveoverheadcosts banwouldhaveexcludedgaragesales, of advertising," said Giovanna Bono- lostkittensigns,andthelike. mo, a Private Langucige Consultant "If the postering ban was imple- whofreelancesasanEnglishlanguage mented, I would start putting flyers teacher."Posters cause litter and on cars or mailboxes,"said Kelly wastepaper,"shesaid. Shepromotes McCarthy, who promotes her home- hercoursesthroughstudentreferrals, based jewellery company Pink Lotus and has never postered."In a field Designs in Etobicoke. She estimates such as private education, a poster that 40 per cent of her business is does not exemplifythequalityofthe generated from posters."Postering is serviceoffered,"sheexplained. the only form [of advertising] I cur- Posters will be put on the back KARADILLON rently use," she said.Other forms of burner for now, until Mayor Miller, FormerMinisterofFinanceandMinisterofInternationalTradeMichaelWilsonwasawardedaDoctorofLaws advertising"wouldbemorethanIcan who has opposed the ban, develops degreebyUofTChancellorandfashionplateViviennePoyatConvocationJune7. afford. Magazines and others are not an alternate solution that will allow anoption." posteringinSeptember.