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Pointing the camera, Laura Krafchick of Citizens Concerned with Crime against Children and Youth demonstrates to UW computer science staff member Colleen Bernard how interviews with victims or witnesses of crimes are videotaped by police to minimize trauma to the child. C3Y was one of the local agencies visited by a small group of UW people last week as the annual United Way campaign got started on campus.

Three football Warriors suspended

"It was a terrible mistake by the three players, and they are very remorseful," McCrae said.

"The three players, [names, ages and home towns deleted 2010] will be required to pay for repairs for an estimated $10,000 worth of damage they caused when windows, lights and parking arms were broken on campus on Sept. 30," reporter Christine Rivet wrote in the Record yesterday.

UW director of athletics Judy McCrae said the three players are lucky they were not charged by campus police, and that they haven't been kicked out of school. . . .

The players met with campus police and the deans of their respective faculties late last week to discuss the incident. But beyond the required restitution, the three students' punishment was left in the hands of their coach, Chris Triantafilou.

Triantafilou said A and B, both backup defensive lineman for the UW Warriors, will not be allowed to rejoin the team until next season. C, a backup fullback, whom Triantafilou described as guilty "by association," can rejoin the team should it qualify for the post season.

"There's zero tolerance on things like this," said Triantafilou. "It (the penalty) was severe enough to send a message, not just for this season, but hopefully for the entire careers of our freshmen."

How the teams did on the weekend -- from the department of athletics and recreational services

The men's team found themselves down 20-0 to McMaster at half-time, thanks to a very slow start. They started the second half with some spark but eventually fell 26-5 to the Marauders. Scott Dunham scored the only Warrior try. Waterloo's play-off future is yet to be determined. The quarter finals will start October 15.

Field hockey: The team walked away from the weekend with two shutouts. The first was a 7-0 beating over Western. Dawn Culverson and Joanne Fernandes scored two goals each while Robin Leslie, Lucie Charron and Jessa Jennings scored a goal each. Katie McNeil recorded the shutout. In the second game, Kim Trudgeon backstopped the Warriors to a 4-0 win over Queen's. Joanne Fernandes scored twice while teammates Samira Viswanathan and Robin Leslie had one goal apiece. The Warriors host the Guelph Gryphons tonight at 7:00 at University Stadium.

Soccer: Both Warrior soccer teams were to see action last weekend. The women's game was cancelled, but the men's game went on as planned, and the Warriors lost a close game to the Golden Hawks 2-1. Both teams are at home October 14 when they host Windsor. The men begin the action at 1:00 while the women start at 3:00. Both games are at the UW North Campus Field.

Battle cry: Chris Gilbert, promotions coordinator in the athletics department, advises that "Until October 23, ballots will be available at participating Sobeys locations -- 274 Highland Road West, 585 Weber Street North, 94 Bridgeport Road East -- for your chance to win a $1,100 grand prize package and free tickets to the October 28 'Battle of Waterloo' football game between Wilfrid Laurier and Waterloo. Look for the Battle of Waterloo display in these stores."

Football: The Western Mustangs avenged their 1999 OUA semi-final loss by defeating the Warriors 18-10. With Waterloo's Mike Bradley still feeling the effects of an ankle injury, Bradley's backfield mate, fullback Jay Akindolire, rushed for 132 yards on 18 carries. Quarterback Jordie Holton threw for 157 yards, adding 31 yards on the ground, including Waterloo's only touchdown. The Warriors return home to host the McGill Redmen Saturday, October 14. Game time is 2:00 p.m. at University Stadium (and it's Autograph Day: after the game children are invited onto the field to get autographs from their favourite Warriors).

Baseball: The team's season ended abruptly last weekend with a 4-0 loss to the Golden Hawks in a sudden death play-off to determine who advanced to the post season. The playoff was needed because earlier in the week, Waterloo lost two vital games to Western. In the first, Western handed Waterloo a 6-4 loss. In the second game, Waterloo battled for their play-off lives but fell short 6-5 in 11 innings.

Golf: The Warrior team finished the McMaster Invitational Golf Tournament tied for 7th place out of 12 teams. Individually, the Warriors were led by Scott Desmarais, who shot a 74, one stroke off the leader. Ian MacDonald and Ian Hogg both shot a 79 while Brendan Collins and Jeremy Begalke rounded out the Warrior scoring with 84 and 81 respectively. The Warriors will now take part in the OUA championships this weekend at Western.

Hockey: The team continued their exhibition season with two losses to division 1 NCAA teams. The first loss came at the hands of Western Michigan by a score of 7-2. Scoring for the Warriors were Brandan Moffat and Marc Mazzuca. Ferris State defeated Waterloo 3-0 in the second game of the road trip. The Warriors now return home to co-host their annual Oktoberfest Hockey Tournament. The Warriors start Friday at 8:00 against Ottawa.

Volleyball: The women's team continued their exhibition season in Hamilton at the Marauder Invitational Volleyball Tournament last weekend. In pool play, the Warriors lost the opening match 3 sets to 1 to Ottawa. Waterloo then won their next two matches 3-2 over the host McMaster and 3-0 over Mohawk College. In the bronze medal game, the Warriors lost to Ottawa 3-0. The next tournament for the Warriors is October 20-22, when they travel to Queen's for their Invitational Tournament.

Another try for that giant sub

UW food services made its first try at building the world's longest sandwich on September 9, in what director Mark Murdoch is now calling "a learning opportunity". Technical difficulties with the 500-foot oven prevented the dough for the sandwich from baking.

Since then, the oven has been modified and retested, says Murdoch, and since the submarine sequel attempt coincides with Oktoberfest, the bun will be filled with Schneiders Oktoberfest sausage and mustard, and topped with sauerkraut.

Official measurements and verification of the sandwich will take place between 2 and 4 p.m., with the finished product cut and served at 4 p.m.

"Everybody is invited to attend," says Murdoch, who is offering a slice of the sandwich and pop free to anyone making a cash or non-perishable food donation to the Federation of Students food bank. A commemorative button will be presented to the first 2,000 served.

Draws and squares bring in the cash Dollars are starting to come in from fun-and-profit special events held to support UW's United Way campaign. A couple of 50-50 draws and a dress-down day brought in $172.50 from the information systems and technology department, for example, says a note from the UWay office. And speaking of special events, I left out a key word yesterday when I mentioned a pumpkin raffle in the development and alumni office. Seems those were pumpkin squares, not just a pumpkin, that Alison Boyd won. (The squares were made by Pat Cunningham, who's actually just moved from the development office to the faculty of mathematics.) The United Way is seeking to raise $142,000 in the two-week campaign. I expect there will be preliminary figures soon on gifts and pledges from staff and faculty members.

What's happening on a Wednesday

Brubakers cafeteria in the Student Life Centre is marking Oktoberfest with a sausage-on-a-bun lunch today from 11:00 to 2:00 -- cash price $3, or $4 with salad. "This lunch special," says Jeannie Watt of the food services department, "is available outside Brubakers, by the Pillers van -- just follow the Oktoberfest music."

Yuri Quintana of the New Media Lab at the University of Western Ontario will speak today on "e-Health 2000: The Next Generation of Interactive Health Applications". Says an abstract:

E-health web links from Telemedicine Information Exchange

This presentation will describe the next generation of interactive health applications. An overview of how technologies such as wireless communication, Internet and multimedia can be integrated into a new generation of interactive information systems linking patients and health care professionals to the most relevant health information and services. An intelligent information filtering system will be presented describing the challenges of indexing, personalization, and agent-based searching. An evidence-based interactive breast cancer surgery decision aid will also be presented that allows patients to view graphics, text, audio and interactive tools to help them decide on an appropriate breast cancer surgery plan. This electronic decision aid incorporates a rule-based system to allow customized patient feedback based on user inputs. Interactive video, decision-aids and wireless interactive consumer health applications will be discussed and the techniques of digital storytelling. Finally, an overview will be given of the research challenges such as electronic privacy and confidentiality, multicultural communication, and evaluation of interactive e-health systems.

Brian Rudy and the Architects play at noontime in the Conrad Grebel College chapel. "His unique guitar picking puts him in a class of his own," one reviewer says about Rudy, who released a debut CD, "Divided Man", a year ago. He's a Grebel alumnus, as is his drummer, Brent Klassen. The concert, "Just a Little Bit of Rock 'n' Roll", is something of a departure from the usual Wednesday noon fare at Grebel, but admission is still free. The music starts at 12:30.

The Entrepreneurs Association of UW presents a talk today by Dave Schulz of IdeaPark Ventures, on the topic of "Financing, Marketing and Managing Your High-Tech Startup". The event starts at 5:30 in Davis Centre room 1302.

A reminder the student awards office will be closed today, and also next Wednesday, October 18.

Looking ahead to tomorrow: the faculty finals of the Sandford Fleming Foundation Technical Speaker Competition for engineering undergraduates will be held starting at 10 a.m. in Doug Wright Engineering room 2534.

CAR

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