Glendon's bilingual newspaper Volume 40, 0004

Iemardi,

31 octobre 2000

Journal bilingue de Glendon

hUp:lIprotem.gioo~.net 2 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 Be Good ROSALIE TAYLOR head. That's what he used to be good. But I never said it to play for me, 'The House of the him and I never told him what I Be good. That's what she said Rising Sun'. He could get those thought of him, or that I loved when I was leaving. The street­ long arpeggios because his him, or that I didn't think he car was pulling up and I turned hands were big enough, but he . was a bad person. And I never around and then she said it as I could never sing it, none of us got to tell him because he died was walking away - be good. I from my mother's side can sing. and that was it. And I never couldn't believe it because that's He would come over in the win­ knew if he knew that I did love what my uncle used to say to ter when he couldn't get work him and that he was good in his me, and when I told her that, her and my parents would find own way, and that I still can't face fell and she apologized and things for him to build and in the play 'The House of the Rising looked away and said, 'Well, it's afternoon I'd come home from Sun'. good advice'. I smiled a little school to find him smoking in When I went to his funeral I and said, 'Yeah it is', and then I the garage. He would talk to me wrote him a letter and put it in couldn't think of anything else and follow me inside and go to the grave and I pictured him as to say, so I just turned and got on the piano and play 'The House an angel smoking a cigarette the streetcar with 'The House of of the Rising Sun', and when I and I told him that, how funny it the Rising Sun' humming in my got older and started to play would be to see him wearing an piano for myself he tried to angel suit, with big white wings teach me, but my hands were and his long hair and stubble. I too small and I never got it. And told him in the letter that I then after a few weeks he would thought he was a good person leave because my parents could­ and that I was sorry he died and n't find anything else for him to that maybe he shouldn't have do, so he'd do his laundry and because his life was just turning then go to the door and turn around. The coroner even said around and say, 'Be good', and he looked 5 years younger than every time, every time he said it he really was. But you can't say to me, I'd think, 'You too'. You things like that. You can't believe that someone shouldn't have died because it won't help ~~... >l." you, it won't let you go on, it and I would think 'Be good', his fault entirely, but she didn't LI ••AIII. will hold you back. And when please be good and please stop see it that way, she took it per­ he died, I had to believe that he drinking and killing yourself. I sonally. She took responsibility cbamplain was dead and let it go. for so long, took all the blame A FRENCH BOOKSTORE could see that it hurt my mom so Be good is what she said and it and now we're still here, watch­ Books tor all ages, music, videos, software, much, and that's why I wanted greeting cards, magazines, etc. was like smashing a light bulb him to stop and to be good, for ing for him as we walk through ~==~ ALL IN FRENCHITOUT EN FRAN9AIS in my head, remembering him her, because she deserved it, and High Park, while he looks down 468 Queen SI. East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1T7 in his angel costume, a cigarette tel: (416) 364-4345 tax: (416) 364-8843 saying it to me, and when she she tried so hard to be there for www.librairiechamplain.com said it, I could see him walking him. Maybe he never knew how hanging from his lips. out the door in that blue jacket much it hurt her, and that it was 11 ~I. (:.lll

'2275 Bayview Avenue Chief Co-Editors Fiction and Poetry Reviseurs Lindsay Porter Glendon Hall, Room 117 11 O'Rourke Vandana Kapoor Rosalie Taylor Pascal Faucher Toronto, Ontario Rob Shaw Melissa Major Photography Staff Writer M4N 3M6 Dr. Wolf News Editor Jeremy Fortier Kristin Foster Tel. (416) 487-6736 Kelley Green Mihnea Dumitru Esta Naomi Fax. (416) 487-6728 Co-op Students Srimoyee Mitra Coralie Cochin .Pro Tem is the bilingual ano indcpendant Arts and Entertainment Advertising Manager Agatha Gasior newspapt:r of Glendon College. founded in Catherine Hancock Jenn Eudoxie Tony Spears Amandine Ody 1962 as the student publication of York Jennifer Sheehy Denzel Washington Universtiy. En plus d'etre gratuit. Pro Tem CUP Representative est le seul joumal bilingue en Ontario. Les Perspectives opinions et les failli emis par les signataires Katerina Bakalis Ines Pirslin Collaborateurs n'tmgagent 4u'cux-m€mes. et non )'e4uipt: Patrick Bois editorialt:. Les articles sous-entendant des Features Editor Design & Production Manager propos diffumutoires, rJcistes. antisemites, Sean· Bawden Noel Barnett Shai sexistes ou homophobes Ilt:: seront pas pub­ Phil Rutland lies. 11le deadline to submit ads and arti· Nicholas L c1.s is every odler Wednesday. Nos NouveIIes Layout & Design bureaux sont situt:s dans It: Manoir Julien Daviau Catherine Walsh Julie Sage Glelldllll, local 117. Pro Tem, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 3 Racing for a Network 1.1. O'ROURKE

Canadian television is now air­ ing the beginning of a long series of episodes dedicated to our nations' history. This comes in part as a response to Canada's apparent need to assert an identity for itself; to create unity throughout itself by asserting a common view of histori'. So whenever historical issues are brought into the spot­ light, the arguments about whether cultural bias perverts, or lead to outright inaccuracies in recounting, comes about. What seems to be missing ends up representing the people whom always 'miss out'. The counter argument for the appearance of cultural bias in history is that it will always be there. No matter who is telling it, there is a prejudice that is always there. What some arguers seem to forget, is that ing its dues for its past worst. going. global citizenship. ageable, unreconcileable bits. some bias involve more justice The type of history/mis- . The fact is, this country IS Perhaps this change in attitude Only if we don't pay attention and thought reflection than oth­ story/mystery portrayed in the going somewhere with this could direct our inter-national now, is the response. The poli­ ers do. Everyone is free to series, thus far, seems to help issue. We now have political policy, where we now deal cy of free space as applied to think what they want, but if we perpetuate old notions of cul­ parties that not only represent mostly with the sources of colo­ Canada could help to resolve have 'make-believers' unjustly ture, and the way it should the interest of different classes, nialism, or their ideological many already divisive issues. twisting an already gnarled record history. but also different geographies. children. If we were to align The way to develop this policy root, then the integrity of the Colonially! When we watch If we do not start paying atten­ ourselves with other countries starts with paying attention to series is questionable. . the first installment of the tion to the way these issues are that are having trouble keeping who is defending what histo­ If, on the other hand, there series, we can all recognise the not only being resolved, but by integrity in the face of cultural ries. Asking 'Where is the exists a more reflective influence that colonial thinking whom, then we are sure to lose oppressors, perhaps the free integrity?'. Perhaps this could account, by people whom were has on our society today. We. out on an important chance. space could attain a global real­ be the new Canadian identity; changed, not permeating same, say things like 'we've come so The chance to show the world ity. 'Canadian- one who partici­ then we would be -closer to far', 'society has experienced how special Canada can be. Some naysayers would admit pates in the effort to establish a truth. The reason this perspec­ progress since then', or even Not only do we have to pay our that this would obliterate the global citizenship that is free tive would have more insight 'Indians are given billions of respects to the injustices of the country, fragment it to unman- from unjust policies.' comes from the fact that their dollars, and they're still crying, past, we must also resolve the experience involved two points when are we gonna stop letting problem of an exploitative atti­ of view; their former one, and them live off our country's hard tude that remains in a lot of our the oppressing one. Its archival workers?'. We think we are policies. Policies that were value is simply more complete being fair, that in Canadian developed to preserve a domi­ Notice when more references are avail­ The next Pro Tan rreetinJ will re :tcld m 'fuesday societies today, the nightmares nant culture, rather than allow able. If it is not used for any­ N::JvErcter 7 at 7:00 p.m., in 117 Glerrl:::n Hlll. la are over; but are they really? all cultures the dignity of realis­ thing like promoting an idea or prochaine reunim de Pro Tan aura lieu le rrerdi, 7 It will be important to observe ing the dream of a 'Canadian identity but is used to remem­ noverbre a 19hOO au 117 Glendon Hall. the direction that certain parts free space'. ber many ideas and identities, it of Canada will take as we move The nations to watch include comes closer to the importance If ya.l h3.ve any a:mrents or q.JeSticns, feel free to an­ away from some type of federal Newfoundland, Quebec and the of history. tact us at 487-6736 or by e-rrail at [email protected]. identity, towards... a global cit­ Aboriginal Nations. These are Letters to tiE Editor shOJ1d irclu:Je yarr rare am a Ih:n= Preserving a culture, and pre­ izenship? Perhaps an unaffili­ peoples who are arguably living nurd:::er Mlere ycu can re reache::l. Yoor letters should serving the integrity of a culture ated collection of sovereign a different experience of not excee:l 400 w:rrds. ThaIik you! are two different things. The states? It will be important to Canada than most. This is not former is binding, regressive observe those who usually to disclude the large number of Si VOJS avez des cpesticns 00 a:mrEntaires, n'hesitez and too blindly nationalistic to 'miss out'. other immigrant populations P3S a nous cmtacter au 487-6736 ou par courriel a be a credible avenue. The Well, important for those who that are here. Quite the oppo­ [email protected]. _ integrity of a culture, however, 'Itutes les lett:rEs all :t:6:bct:a.Irs d:>ivent etre sign§es et want more integrity from their site, they must be included; per­ is what allows it to move for­ irclure votre IlUI'Ero de tel4h:ne. Les lettres re Cbivent history. For you others, you haps it is a first step to truly ward carrying its best, and pay- a1 ootre p:lS antalir plus de 400 nots. M=rci! may not like where this is establishing the beginnings of a 4 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 312000 One College tudent Dear Editor, superior campus. But that on the poetry issue. "I don't one instead of complaining I am writing in response to the is deviating from my mind reading a poem by TS. about it. article entitled 'The little stu­ original point. I strong­ Eliot instead of some wannabe dent that could... ' [Pro Tern, le ly, strongly doubt. that poet who needs crack to -Sean Bawden 17 octobre 2000, p.5] First I the writer asked every remember what a stanza is." One Proud Glendon College need to point out that I write single stud.ent who While I have written no poetry Student! this article on behalf of myself; attended Keele or U of T for Pro Tern myself, I challenge not the GCSU. The GCSU is from the era of which he the author's statements that Dear ProTem reader, not aware on my intention to speaks if they knew of C de la Glendon's artistic community The point of the article was a respond. and as such is inde­ T is one· of crack-heads. Style call to exellence for students, pendent of this article. I am I ask you if you know the name and talent are subjective. One and apparently your oblivious­ questioning what the point of of every campus bar at Keele, might feel that they were lack­ ness to this notion causes you his article was. I question sec­ or better yet any at U of T Of ing from your very own article. to miss the interpellation, and ond year student, Mihnea course you don't. Why should But it is not solely to attack the stops you from flocking to the Dumitru, as to why he is still you? previous article that I am writ­ banner. The way in which you here if he is so obviously dis­ Secondly I question the state­ ing. I am writing to challenge ctitiqued the article is telling of satisfied with both his experi­ ment that the GCSU is "sitting the question, "How many of us the influence the past GCSU ence and education. on their butts, free beer, etc.."I can actually say that they are members have had on you, in I further call into question the have been on GCSU for two enjoying their university expe­ other words, you missed the amount of research that went years now, and I ask, with rience?" I am! Working to pay point. As for the free beer, you into his article. For example, anger, WHERE IS MY FREE off my debt and all; it's part misread the author's intention, the comment of "there was not BEER?! If I have been missing of the experience. However, ask him about it. Aside from a soul in York Main or U of T out on this, damn am I pissed! if you are not pleased with that, I believe that a certain that did not know of Cafe de la The GCSU, as long as I have the experience that you are beer representative provided Terrasse." First, why most we been here, has recei ved no free having here I challenge you some beer, at no cost, for the still use the term York Main? beer. The guy at the beer store to do one of two things: GCSU to use at a function. Do you consider this York will certify this for me. One; find an institution that Whether all the beer 'was .used Other? Or York Inferior? We Moving from the so-called will better satisfy your for that function... it was still are the original York campus. "lack of professionalism." desires, or Two; work free.-ed. The, in my humble opinion, I call into question his opinion towards improving this Fictional Interview 101 BY PATRICK BOIS You must be closing in on 80. - No, I just... a damn shower, you filthy, -? - Forget. it, you smell worse I ask her a few questions. filthy swine. I consider myself to be lucky. - Ok, lets start the interview. than my grandma after she's Last week, I saw Yoko Ono Before I ask you why you taken ajog. - Are you OK? And then she smiles at me with shopping at some bargain bin plotted your husband's death, - You're mean. - Gawk, gawk, me chicken, her vagrant teeth and continues on Spadina. I approached her let - 10 bux. me chicken. on grinning like a retard. and introduced myself as me ask you a few simple - OK, you're right. - Here's your 10 bux. Go take Gino Kolbasa, my favourite questions. - Second question: Why do Italian pom star. She told me -I think I will leave now. you pick your nose while I'm that I did not look like Gino - You know 10 bux could buy interviewing you? Kolbasa and continued on fil­ you a lot of those butterfly tering through a basket of but­ sunglasses. At this point, she begins to terfly sunglasses. I offered her Ok, you're right Mr. dance like a chicken. I almost 5 bux for the interview and Kolbasa. (she begins to vomit because it smells like she declined. I told her I'd blush) my mom's ragout. To my give her 10 bux and what do - Ok, first off. Why do you amazement, she runs out in you know, she smiled like a smell like turnips? the street, still screaming and vagrant. - Well, I haven't washed in dancing like a chicken. A over 2 weeks. It's part of my trans-am screeches from a - Hello Yoko. revitalisation routine. corner and hits her in the - Hello. - You're a filthy pig. behind. She flies 30 feet in - Wassup. -? the air. What a sight. I run to - What? - What do you do. Smear that her and find that she's still - Anyway, how old are you? crap all over yourself. singing and flapping. Pro Tern, J~urnal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 5 The Road to Golgotha: The Finaleut Hold me Network Competitors Until the dawn passes Until the fresh wound appears Together with grace You watch me Make the first cut Will you make the final cut?

Up above The sunlight Penetrates through the woods Branches twist and see The golden paths Paved with dirt

In the wet mirth In dense fog I find my stainless talisman You have seen me Make the first cut Let me watch you Make the final cut And watch the sunrise at dusk The trees whisper The branches cradle me Their scarlet leaves A tender caress Before my final flight Above, to skies of glowing luminescence

When I find you MIHNEA DUMITRU I will not be old battlements of Crusader tures are set aside by the media itics to present problems from a In forlorn lands of enchantment ruins, holy sites, and the heads of apparatus of the West, which Jewish perspective instead of Jerusalem, the Holy City. It rep­ I will be alone millions ofinnocents, diplomatic seems to thrive by reporting the diving deeper into the issues and resents a sacred ground for three Staring at the mirror pressures and political interests frequent skirmishes in the mapping the Palestinian struggle religions. It is the heart of ardent Tiny red droplets dripping into seem to lose their strength. region. The heartless corporation for unification. The powers of nationalism, as it unwinds a his­ the sink One can see the almost insur­ that is the audiovisual realm the Middle East improperly rep­ tory spanning hundreds of years My hand shivering for the mountable difficulties in finding ~tands untouched by the martyr­ resented, the problems of the of conflict between cultures. It is answer to the question: peace for the region. Both Ehud dom of the millions of Jews and region simplified and mystified ultimately· a physical space too Will I make the final cut? Barak and Yasser Arafat are Arabs living in the region. And beyond recognition, and the small to be inhabited by irrecon- . fighting to maintain control of as they raise their voices togeth­ faces of the people transformed cilable problems. their political power, as they find er, begging for peace, their cries into preconceptions all build up Tout plein de flen. The subject of peace between the themselves in a constant grid­ fade away in regional dispute, into a massive onslaught against du tout Palestinians and Israelis rests pri­ lock between their extremist and largely unheard by the interna­ our intelligence. NICHOLAS L. marily on the status of this city moderate factions, constantly tional community. Instead, the And it is within the minds of the that has been a home to aware of the ever-growing dan­ smell of war, foreign policy people, through decades of intel­ Je suis tout et rien li la fois Christians, Jews and Muslims for ger of an armed conflict. interests, economic disarray and ligence sterilization, and phobia Je suis la terre, le ciel et \'eau· the past 13 centuries. Added to Attempts for peace made by the possible reconstruction projects development that the process of Je suis la terre dans laquelle est this existing tension is the issue United States and the interna­ come together to seal their fate. feeding lies to the masses occurs. profonde'ment enracinlun arbre of hundreds of thousands of tional community don't seem to It is much easier to present ran­ And until we actually decide to Je suis un efable dont les Palestinian refugees throughout take on the same progress since dom acts of violence as conspir­ wake up imd reform ourminds to branches ctej~ dtnudtes se bril- the neighbouring states as well as , the signing of the peace treaty acies and extremist activities the present darkness that sur­ ladent au gre du vent within Israel's boundaries. The last year. This is becoming espe­ rather than as the hiatus of a des­ rounds us, to try to make a sense Je suis le mistrol combattant le problem arises with the extreme­ cially difficult with the coming peration for a state in turmoil, of issues that plague. us even in courage des oiseaux migrateurs ly scarce water resources which· of the American elections in just misrepresented in its interests the 13th hour of the 20th centu­ Je suis un moineau cherchant need to be shared with neigh­ /" , ,. two weeks. and misled unto the road of ry; until we're ready to defy the desesperement une branche bouring states as well as the , .; Meanwhile, in the last thirty destruction. It is much more diseased perspectives, falsely genereuse desired emancipation of the days, close to 130 Israelis and profitable, as we have seen attributed to interest rather than Je suis I' ocean ou \'oiseau 'a bout Palestinians under their own Palestinians have died in street throughout the past decade, to bias, we will not be able to live de force s;est laisse"tomber nation state. fights and general unrest. nurture a small fire in Bosnia, our rebirth as a global communi­ Je ne suis qu'un reveur essayant It is through these matters that In such a volatile situation as the East Timor, and slowly escalate ty. It is in this miseducation of de me sortir de la passavite'"de the media finds its foothold, and present one, it would seem the it through the power of news, the millions that the power of the ma vie deviously foreshadows the half­ 11 .. people will have the last word to rather than to present an unbi­ individual subsides to mere Et en meme temps, Je ne SUIS truths that ultimately spark dis­ say as the future becomes ever ased view of the issues and play­ ignorance. qu'un idiot, inutilement fuyant cord. As tensions rise over the more uncertain. But such pic- ers. It benefits US domestic pol- son destruction . 6 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 Getting Stoned at Lee's

PHIL RUTLAND Jaww's set was, in a word, Fan partic~pation was a must fucking heavy! They had me during the song 'Love This rules! Free show. Free and a lot of other people Metal'. 'Love Metal' is des­ CD. If only the booze was screaming for more. After tined to become like free. Oh well. I had lots of their set, the soundman played Metallica's 'Whiplash', and booze at pub night and I didn't 'Angel of Death' which half of Manowar's song cata­ come here to get shitfaced. I sounded rather tame in com­ logw:i; a classic metal came here to see Tchort's parison to Jaww's crushing anthem, which there has release party for their latest blend of hardcore metal. been a solid lack of this past album 'Love Metal', essential­ We then headed out to the pit decade (not counting annoy­ ly a double EP (hopefully you area waiting for the headliners ing Power Metal 'cause its can see a review of it else­ (Tchort) to show up. all 3rd rate Maiden and where in this issue). There Eventually they did and intro­ Helloween were two other bands to step duced us to their brand of rip-offs). Les Godfrey seared up to the stage at Lee's Palace stoner metal. It's rare that through the set with his the night of Saturday the 2 Ist. stoner metal doesn't sound amazing guitar leads; he I can't remember the first like a rip-off of either Black even played the last half of band's name and their music. Sabbath or Kyuss. They have the set with a broken head­ didn't strike me as worth their own sound - sounding stock! remembering either. stoner-ish without going over­ . Overall it was a very good After their set I met up with drive into Blues riffs. Tchort's show. Technical glitches, if my radio partner in Metal fronted by Eric Coucke, a man any, were at a minimum. All madness, J-M and a couple of with a great presence on stage. the bands played with enthu­ his Black Metal bandmates The band saw it in their graces siasm, and the more experi­ (they're looking for a bassist to dole out free CD's to those enced acts showed their by the way). The second band who headbanged the hardest onstage wisdom. Seeing to step up was Jaww, whose (almost enough to make me Tchort was the topping on an guitarist Ethan Bolduc is regret cutting my hair). Even amazing weekend! Still, it blessed with the heaviest gui­ doing some sort of cool magic would've been nice if they tar tone this side ofEntombed. trick to get the fans interested. had played some Mayhem! B-raie du Q ou le manifeste du beret une synecdoque du Franc;ais? Peter). Laissons donc de cote tuque canadienne. Pour repondre a une question ces sophismes sans interet pour aussi metaphysique que celle-ci, reparler de notre vrai beret : le encore faudrait-il savoir de quoi seul l'unique l'inimitable l'in­ Variations sur le mythe du beret qu'on cause. Couvre-chef du contoumable beret. Oh toi beau Gaulois moyen, le beret nous beret qui ne me quitte jamais! Si tu es bete corrime tes pieds, tu vient du pays basque je le vaut Rendons lui justice, loin d'etre ne merites pas le beret bien. Ne au XIXe siecle, du materiel, le beret est surtout Un beret vaut mieux que deux tu croisement fructueux d'une spirituel. En effet, par nature l'auras bouteille de gros rouge et d'une oppose a la chaussette, le beret Si tu n'as pas de beret c'est la baguette efilee, fine et elancee, il est l'ami de la tete. Mais atten­ berezina a grandi dans un univers cham­ tion, novices que vous etes, le Avec ton beret t'as pas l'air bete petre et bucolique avant de pren­ beret ne couvre pas n'importe Le beret est a la tete ce que les dre le maquis en tant· que fier quelle tete. Notre galette a habil­ chaussettes sont aux pieds symbole de la Resistance. le les plus belles tetes, c'est lui Quand le beret est parti les cas­ Si 1'0n en croit Larousse, le qui a garde au chaud le genie de quettes dansent beret est je cite : «une coiffure nos genies tels Picasso, Prevert, Le beret ne fait pas le Franc;ais souple, sans visiere ni bord, et Cendrars, .Sage, Dali, Daviau, Le beret justifie les moyens dont la calotte ronde et plate est Bourvil (incroyable mais vrai)... On ne dit pas beret je ne te met­ resseree autour de la tete sur une A notre grand regret, le beret trai jamais lisiere interieure ». Si l'on en disparait. 11 se trouve menace Un beret peu en cacher un autre croit Lablonde, le beret est je dans cette societe depravee Oll JULIEN DAVIAU & pas, il se porte que diable. cite : «une espece de bouse l'on prefere la casquette a la La parenthese encnantee JULIE SAGE Apres cette petite mise au point hyper ringarde pas vachement bonne vielle galette ; tout ce Dancer in the dark (Lars Von (tout a fait indispensable vous in, ca fait tache dans les soirees perd, tout fout le camps, y a plus Trier). Rien a dire dans le sens Le beret comment c;a marche? en conviendrez), definissons en boite, pas cool quoi!» Mais de valeurs, ca m'ecreure. Oll je ne veux rien dire car tout Tout d'abord, bande de moules, maintenant la problematique : comme de toute fac;on on croit est avoir. Go Go Go!! sachez que le beret ne marche Le beret est-iI veritablement pas les blondes, R.A.P (Rien A Le beret salue cordialement la Pro Tern, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 7 Protesters and Protestees: Network COlTIpetitors LINDSAY PORTER, sities and high schools were were getting very antsy, and woman was of sound mind, That's all I needed. I was out CARLETON UNIVERSITY present, including the likes of others were getting pretty but she was cool and I think of there in a flash. I was rub­ Carleton U~iversity. pissed off since the cops had she really shook the police bing my shoulder as I walked FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, So, in essence, it was a ruined their marching fun. up. away from the carnage and 2000 started as a great day for rawkin' time, but evidently it That "damn the man" fever some creepy lawyer saw this a protest. Plenty of sun shot was not rawkin' enough for was catching and 'only got THE COPS ARRESTED and approached me and asked the temperature upwards of 18 some. Some guy jumped up on worse as time went on. And six protesters in total - some "Do you need a lawyer?". degrees Celsius. The people of the stage, grabbed a mic while "damn the man" fever plus of whom sustained injuries Argh. An ambulance chaser. Toronto were in the best of one of the last bands was try­ lots of angry protesters is a from their encounter with "No thanks. I'll be fine". As I moods. The streets were ing to figure out some techni­ recipe for rash actions. One "Toronto's Finest." As I ran walked further, I bumped into exceptionally clean and the air cal difficulties, and started to angry protester decided it about snapping photos of the a couple of my sisters' friends. seemed a little less smoggy. A "What are you kids doing splendid day for a protest down here today?", I asked indeed. "Unfortunately for the would-be marchers, them. "We are here for a tap­ The Canadian Federation of ing of Jonovision!", they Students held the demonstra­ the police said 'You and your punk-ass replied. I looked back over my tion against Mike Harris at a shoulder at the multitude of PC Policy Convention in friends ain't going nowhere near the cops, media folk, and angry Simcoe Park, across the street citizens and told them that I from the Metro Toronto Financial District! Get your stanky student didn't think they would be get­ Convention Centre. The CFS ting into the CBC any time expected plenty of students asses back to Simcoe Park!'" soon. "Oh no?", they said. and other supporters for their "Are they shooting a movie or protest Against Globalisation. something?" I shook my head, It would appear .police forces tell the masses that a march would be a good idea to occu­ injured and arrested, I looked and said that this was real life. from across the GTA and other around to the Financial py the CBC building. What up to see a group of big cops I noticed the creep-o lawyer regions including Peel and District had been organised. relevance this had to the cause in black. "Ah, fuck!", I was milling about, so I took Durham, expected a great Since this impromptu march of stopping the Tories, I will thought to myself. "It's the off. The crowd that was left number of students as well. was not part of CFS' agenda, never' know. Mike Harris: flippin' riot police squad!" then deciqed to do a pea~eful Their defense against the stu­ the young man was ushered Provincial Government; CBC: But they didn't have those big stroll down to Union station dents was thus: A very clever­ away from the microphone. public-funded media forum plastic shields, so maybe they and go home. Once again, we ly constructed barrier was in The CFS made it clear that with some funding from par­ were semi-riot police. They were accompanied by the place on the side of the road they would have no part of this liamentary appropriations. moved in an eerie wave cops. This time, though, the next to the park and was walk that was being organised. However, it was the closest across the front of the build­ riot police had their plastic guarded by at least 40 pissed­ Nonetheless,· many people big-up building that did not ing. I snapped a photo of shields. When we arrived at off looking cops in regular were down with the idea of have barricades in front of it. some students yelling at Union, some guy with a mega­ blue attire. Across the street at marching around, and so the The masses were angry and them, but avoided the cops phone advised us on how to the Convention Centre was troops rallied and began to students forced their way in. for most of it. But as I stood get home, i.e. travel in groups, another line of police in regu­ head toward King Street. This is when the shit really up from taking a photo, I was etc. As he spoke, the sounds of lar blue. No more metal barri­ started to go down. Some peo­ shoved from behind - the pain approaching fire trucks could ers though - one was satisfac­ UNFORTUNATELY FOR ple managed to get inside, so that came from my shoulders be heard. From what one of tory. If you looked East or the would-be marchers, the the CBC security locked their told me I had not paid enough my frien~s told me, the police West, you could see police on police said "You and your doors. One moment the guy attention. I turned around and sometimes bring in the fire horses, or police on motorcy­ punk-ass friends ain't going who had earlier jumped up on was face to face with a large department so they can hose cles. And if you stopped and nowhere near the Financial stage to organize the march man who resembled the down any rowdy citizens. Or listened, you could hear the District! Get your stanky stu­ was banging on the front door Terminator. "Get MOVING perhaps some bad-ass pulled thumping of the blades of the dent asses back to Simcoe trying to get in, and the next, NOW!!!" he yelled. I assured the fire alarm. Gut instinct cop-chopper hovering up Park!" (note: this is para­ this plain-clothes cop came him I would get moving when tells me that it was a case of above. In total, I would say at phrased ever so slightly). We from inside the building and I got my thoughts in order. the former though. least 200 cops were there by were stopped just north of Roy grabbed him and took him This was the first time I had the end of the protest. Thompson Hall as a makeshift back out. He and his plain­ ever seen someone getting EPILOGUE: THE DAY barricade of motorcycles and clothes buddies wrestled him beaten up by the police in real after the protest, the six pro­ THE DEMONSTRATION police had been set up.'As a down to the ground. From my life, so I was kinda scatter­ testers arrested and charged started as any other. Speeches reaction, a few students tried view, it didn't look like he was brained; being shoved by a were released' on bail. The were given by assorted guest to conduct a sit-in. It failed resisting arrest, but perhaps I big cop didn't exactly help. I people facing charges are speakers. A couple of politi­ and people stood up and start­ was mistaken. The people that suppose I didn't get my Jesse Black-Alien, 23, Davin cally aware musicians got the ed to march back to Simcoe were outside the CBC build­ thoughts together fast enough Wayne Charney, 28, Sean crowd rawkin' out. The Park, singing songs of solidar­ ing started yelling "Police bru­ for the man, because he Donnegan, 19, Hamid Izadi, Raging Grannies were also ity. We were, of course, tality!" One bystander in par­ shoved me a second time. 21, Derek Shawn Laventure, there to show their support. As accompanied by the police ticular showed her dismay by Harder this time. I looked up 24, and Lily Phan, 23. They were the CAW, CUPE and the force. lifting her bike up on its back at him and told him I was on are scheduled to appear in Steelworkers of Toronto. When we arrived back at wheel and shaking it furiously. my way. He started to put his court on November I. Students from assorted univer- Simcoe Park, some people I am not entirely sure that this hand down on his baton. 8 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000

~ L'ecoute electronique au Canada: Ecoute que coute

PASCAL FA UCHER , nication utilises par la popula­ vernement federal se fait ras­ "Le gouvernement respecte les "Le Canada a lui-meme espi­ MONTREAL CAMPUS tion s'etant multiplies. surant. "Les renseignements lois, mais dans les situations onne le Mexique durant les personnels officiels des de calme seulement, reprend negociations de l'Accord de MONTREAL (PUIQ)-Allie Espionnage it la Canadiens ne sont pas com­ Normand Lester. 11 ne craint libre-echange nord-americain, d'un systeme de surveillance canadienne pletes par de I'ecoute electron­ pas d'avoir recours a des rappelle Normand Lester. 11 mondial, le Canada peut ique", indique I' agente du mesures illegales en temps de collabore etroitement avec theoriquement intercepter Au Canada, les donnees Commissaire a la protection crise. Un exemple: pendant la Echelon, par exemple en sur­ toute forme de communica­ d'Echelon sont traitees par le de la vie privee du Canada, revolte d'Oka en 1990, la CST veillant les satellites latino­ tion electronique. En cas de Centre de securite des tele­ Susan Wheeler. Mais I'ecoute a etablit une operation d'e­ americains. Ces informations besoin, la protection de la vie communications (CST), affilie electronique n'est pas illegale, coute sur les Warriors et leurs ont meme aide a privee est rapidement mise de au Service canadien du ren­ elle depend des circonstances. allies autochtones aux Etats­ Bombardier a contrecarrer les cote au profit de la securite seignement de securite, une Elle peut, par exemple, etre Unis." moyens commerciaux abusifs nationale. division du ministere de la autorisee dans le cadre d'une de certaines compagnies mexi­ Satisfait de son dernier cour­ Defense nationale. enquete policiere." Compagnies it I'e­ caines, dans l'attribution de riel, I' internaute le transmet "Organisation la plus secrete coute contrats au Mexique." en toute confiance a son inter­ du gouvernement Team Quebec L' espionnage commer.::ial est locuteur. S'il doute un instant canadien",selon Normand Les accusations d'espionnage toutefois exceptionnel, de de la confidentialite de ce Lester, le CST emploie 2000 Plusieurs medias, dont le commercial sont fortement l'avis de Charles-Philippe type de communication, son personnes et est dote d'un Ottawa Citizen et le Globe and dementies par le Departement David, titulaire de la Chaire inquietude est justifiee. Grace budget annuel de 195 millions Mail, ont justement avance d'Etat des Etats-Unis, qui Teleglobe-Raoul-Dandurand a un systeme hautement $. 11 est le service officiel d'es­ que le CST surveille des assure que la NSA, gestion­ de l'UQAM et specialiste en sophistique de collecte de pionnage et de contre-espi­ Canadiens pour des raisons de naire du systeme Echelon, ne politique etrangere amen­ renseignements, auquel le' onnage canadien. securite. Ex-employe du fait pas de surveillance aupres caine. "La NSA se concentre Canada participe, toute trans­ Toute information preCIse Centre, Michael Frost a publie des entreprises privees. Avec davantage sur le terrorisme mission par Internet, cellu­ quant aux agissements du CST en 1994 un livre troublant sur un budget de 26,7 milliards de international, le blanchiment laire, telecopieur ou simple­ est classee confidentielle. Le les services de renseignements dollars et deux fois plus de d'argent ou l'ecoute de dicta­ ment par telephone peut etre rapport annuel du ministere de canadiens, Moi, Mike Frost, personnel que la Central teurs. Dans le domaine du ren­ enregistree puis analysee. la Defense nationale stipule espion canadien. 11 y devoile Intelligence Agency, la NSA seignement, les pays ont avan­ Depuis 1948, le Canada fait que le Centre a pour mandat I' efficacite de I' espionnage est la moins connue et la plus tage a collaborer etroitement, partie de I'Ukusa Security "d'obtenir I'information interieur, dont la cible de importante agence de ren­ puisque l'ecoute electronique Agreement, un gigantesque unique et en un temps oppor­ choix est le Quebec. Selon seignements americaine. est devenue le seul moyen de reseau mis en place par les tun sur les intentions, les I'auteur, les agents du CST ont Plusieurs ex-employes de lutter contre les terroristes, pays du Commonwealth et les capacites et les activites de concentre leurs energies sur la I'Agence ont revele publique­ eux-memes de veritables Etats-Unis afin d'espionner nations, d'organisations ou de province francophone apres la ment les activites secretes de entreprises transnationales." les regimes communistes. personnes etrangeres". victoire du Parti quebecois la NSA et, par extension, Dans la meme veine, Normand Son outil? Le systeme L' ecoute du continent eurasien aux elections de 1976. Apartir celles du gouvernement cana­ Lester ne juge pas que la pop­ Echelon, un complexe de sur­ incombe au Canada, et le CST de la Norvege, Ottawa inter­ dien. Dans son livre The ulation doit s'inquieter outre veillance secret base en I'execute a partir de la base ceptait les communications Puzzle Palace: a Report on mesure. "Je doute que le CST Angleterre et eqUlpe de d'Alert, dans l'ile d'Ellesmere entre le Quebec et la France. America's Most Secret fasse constamment de l'espi­ douzaines de coupoles liees pres du cercle arctique, et Depuis, une section entiere, Agency, publie en 1982, l'au­ onnage au Canada. lis doivent aux 25 satellites Intelstat, toutes les institutions et baptisee "French Problem", teur James Bamford repondre aune rationalite poli­ utilises par toutes les com­ 'ambassades canadiennes sont est assignee a temps plein a mentionne que l'espionnage tique et economique. Faire de pagnies de tel.ephone. a sa disposition pour ses activ­ I'ecoute des dirigeants quebe­ commercial et industriel est I'ecoute electronique coGte "Echelon est si puissant que ites de "surveillance". cois, revele Michael Frost. chose courante au sein de la tres cher, et le budget du CST ses ordinateurs balaient con­ Comme le CST n'est regi par Le gouvernement de Jean NSA. Les compagnies AT&T est limite. 11 y a toutefois stamment les ondes a la aucune loi, il a toute la liberte .. Chretien a toujours nie ces et General Motors en auraient beaucoup plus de chances que recherche de mots-cles qui d'agir comme bon lui semble. allegations. Le CST s'occupe notamment profite au detri­ vous soyez ecoute si vous leur signalent une conversa­ "Aux Etats-Unis, le Congres uniquement des renseigne­ ment de leurs concurrents aVez, par exemple, des amis au tion ou un message electron­ peut demander des comptes a ments etrangers, plaide-t-il. japonais et allemands. Hezbollah." ique particulierement interes­ la National Security Agency. Or, les communications entre sant", explique le journaliste Pas au Canada. Si les partis le gouvernement quebecois et et specialiste des services politiques se succedent, le l'exterieur sont Iegalement secrets federaux Normand CST, lui, ne change pas. 11 se incluses dans cette defini­ Lester. rapporte uniquement au pre­ tion... Dans son ouvrage En somme, il s'agit d'un mier ministre ou a son con­ Enquetes sur les services immense "aspirateur" a infor­ seil", precise le chercheur au secrets publie en 1998, mation capable de capter sein du ministere de la Normand Lester affirme avoir toutes les communications Defense nationale et charge de appris que Rene Levesque, electroniques dans le monde. cours a I'UQAM Claude Jacques .Parizeau et Louise Cree au temps de la guerre Beauregard. Beaudoin faisaient partie de la froide, sa charge de travail ne Si toutes les communications liste des personnalites surveil­ s'est toujours pas reduite, loin nationales peuvent theorique­ lees peu avant l'election du de la, les moyens de commu- ment etre interceptees, le gou- Parti Quebecois en 1976. Pro Tern, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 9 A Not So Ghastly Ghost: Network Competitor MELISSA MAJOR something, but everyone in the whole office building So rumour has it that there knew something was up," is a ghost in the Central said Rojam Assilem. Static Centre of Toronto. An Since that first incident, interview with several of the numerous other things have employees there revealed happened. These included that some people are doors opening by them­ spooked, while other selves and strange voices in employees are quite excited empty corridors. It would about the entity that lurks appear that someone is just between the walls of the playing a big trick on the giant building. company, but some of the "It was kind of scary the events, workers believe, are first time anything ever hap­ much too complicated to be pened," reports the recep­ pulled off by a person. tionist. "But now that The most interesting of the everyone is pretty sure the tricks was during an execu­ ghost is just doing harmless ti ve board meeting. It was pranks and not out to hurt" said that before the meeting anyone, it's not as bad." was adjourned, each of the What exactly was the first people present stood up to ordeal? During the second find their pants being pulled week of January 2000, when down to their ankles by a the company took over the strange force. A whisper­ The Dove And The Deep building, the transparent like laughter could be heard face of a woman appeared in all around as each of the To face ... Years later I found it (destroying your happiness for the giant front window that employees embarrassingly The reflection of embers Discarded away (garbage) mine own) looks out to the street. With struggled to pull their pants Forgotten, broken (garbage) Staring upon the midnight river My yearning is desperate attempts made by the clean­ back up. Like I Little wake to see Yet I wish to see you remain in ing services to wipe the face So as you can see, this is no Undisturbed by visions flight out of the window, the face regular poltergeist from Shadowless How I would dream You will laugh and I will weep only became more solid. scary movies, just your Alone on the river "I bet people thought we everyday trickster like I saw your dreams Dejectedly watching the union In a sainted field had just painted the window "Nanabush. Except that it I was not of lore of souls Fallen doves are abound as a kind of display or happens to be a ghost. Banished before my acceptance Despondently acknowledging Yet this land is far away Oh... your flame them I must traverse ancient, treach­ It bums so brightly I wish only for a time erous lands Your radiance Tobe alone with you For that I must accept To a Man To Be Heaven in my hands You are monolithic (beauty) The greatest failure Dr. Wolf A visual serenade A bird laughing, flying, singing Who seeps from the deepest Who Knows To bathe and cry I yearn for your sweet songs depths... PATRICK BOIS Yet I do not wish to be Acceptance (of fate) Rain dripping on cottage lawn slowly talking about I awake and your silken gown is The arrow to bring your down­ Loveless Golden Olden, where did you responsibility, life gone fall wither to? My heaven was a dream decisions, cultural positioning From the Coffee Shop to an Abandonment woke me in a as though you know. Hiding unknown zither nightmare your Smokin' Olden, what did you Lycia crumbled and was burned self beneath a black shawl Hope the butterfly... flew uncover? From the urban came an unwel­ Alone in the night... sipping coffee., cigarette corned "ado I gazed in hand, listening to you. Under the moist stone bridge Once more, always you Your face I could not see Sitting, perplexing the enrich­ listening and suggesting Your voice I could not hear ment of life. things. Better things Your breathing I could not feel Explaining, realizing that for us. But you don't hear or see And I knew (fate) enlightenment is strife anymore. Smiling, lying, smil­ That you left me Mussolini linguini, Franco ing (Vanishing in the night, running antipasto through the woods) it all relies on something to be His existence survives below. My soul was yours You laughed 10 . Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 312000

KATERINA BAKALIS existence is even more disturb­ ing. SO MEL LASTMAN is basi­ And what does Mayor Mel cally a shoo-in as Mayor for think about squeegee kids? Toronto in the November 13 Let's not get him started on that municipal elections, or so they one! "They're beggars, that's say. But there's been a lot of all they are. Out!" Well, at criticism coming from citizens least they don't resort to steal­ of Toronto about Mayor Me!, ing, like your. wife did, right and it's only gotten worse after Mel? "If they don't pay their the huge ruckus he caused try­ tickets, they're in jail." Who ing to persuade City Council to can pay tickets when they're pass the Adam's Mine Dump on the street begging for proposal. (Which, if you change? Nooooo-body!!! haven't already heard, has fall­ en through.) WHICH BRINGS ME to the Even though he's Toronto's shameful incident I briefly most famous mayor - (who will mentioned a second ago that ever be able to forget his annoy­ occurred last year, when Mrs. ing Badboy slogan?) - his Marilyn Lastman was caught celebrity status is actually a stealing a pair of designer jeans black eye for Mayor Mel, and from Eaton's department store that matter, it's even more his elitist attitudes and $2.500­ at the Promenade mall in pathetic that a man who is sup­ a-person. special-invitation­ Thornhill. The incident was posed to be setting an example only fundraisers aren't doing dismissed by police on grounds for the rest of society (and his much for his public image as a that Mrs. Lastman had no pre­ wife) refuse to act :ike mature man of the people. Instead of vious outstanding arrests, and ­ adults and pay the conse­ helping to pay for government get this - because of her age. quences of their deviant housing and putting more Excuse me if I'm mistaken, but actions. money into shelters and food I was under the impression that banks, or doing. something there are no stipulations in the PEOPLE WANT PRACTI­ about the vacancy rate in law that say you are exempt CAL solutions to real prob­ Toronto (which is down to less from arrest if you are between lems that affect their everyday than I% at present), he deals 45 and 60! There are senior lives, and their impatience with the homeless situation by citizens living out the last few representatives, but what the and the justice system are with a self-absorbed mayor, paying hundreds of thousands years of their life sentences in HELL was that? Police later allowing him and his wife to who only pays attention to of dollars to enforce jails right now as I write! As brushed the matter aside, com­ connnit crimes and get away how much money he can rake 'Community Action Policing'. the web-page author pointed paring it to a temper tantrum a with them. What kind of in for the Big Boys of the city, Masked as an initiative to keep out, this is a clear case of rich kid might throw at school, democracy are we living in any­ is intensifying with every the city streets safe from crime, and powerful (not to mention spewing obscenities out of frus­ way? Whatever happened to the wrong move that Mel makes. it has now turned into a bom­ important-public-figure) con­ tration. Is it just me, or does no rule of law? It's a sad day When we glance a little closer bardment of harassment on the sumer racism. If anyone else one else realize that death indeed when we can't even trust at public opinion, it's quite homeless population, kicking had been caught, they would threats are kind of ILLEGAL? our authority figures to enforce obvious that Mel's popularity them out of city parks and other have been arrested. Mrs. As well as completely unaccept­ laws on all individuals equally is waning, and not just slight­ public places, even though they Lastman should have been no able and vial misconduct com­ and not resort to socio-econom­ ly. While browsing the web, I have nowhere else to go. exception. ing from a government person­ ic/political discrimination. For came upon several different ality who is in charge of running THIS REMINDS ME of a ON TOP OF that, Adam the city. funny little story I read about Vaughan, a reporter for CBC "And what does Mayor Mel think just the other day, when Mel ne\\(s, tried to talk to Mayor ANOTHER SLOGAN WHICH was quoted as having said that Mel about the incident, and made me laugh out loud was kids? 'Let's not get him startec there are "no homeless people reports Mel as saying, "I heard "MeI Lastman - the Lastman on in North York." The same day you've been talking about my Earth who should be in charge "They're beggars, that's all they at he issued that statement, police wife... Leave my family of Canada's Largest City!" Too were trying to identify the body alone. If you don't fucking True. But more than his lack of least they don't resort to stealing, I: of a homeless woman found leave them alone, I'll kill concern for the majority of the dead at a gas station.. .in North you!" people that live here in Toronto right Mel? "If they don't pay their York. Way to go, Mel! You're Now please, readers, forgive - that is, those of us who are not really on top of things. It is a my intolerance of threatening corporate execs, eEO's or mil­ jail." Who can pay tickets wher tragedy, of course, but the fact behaviour froin our elected lionaire supporters of Mel - is that Mel chooses to deny its the fact that the police force street begging for change? NOt Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 11 etitor

web-sites crying out against legacy from continuing further? front us today and he has built are another demand, seeing as SEEM FARFETCHED? his outrageous platforms Out of the 26 or so other candi­ a platform based on resolving how the homeless situation That's alright, because Tooker which include the bid for the dates running for mayor, (aside them. It's time we made these has been declared .an emer­ Gomberg's positive and com­ 2008 Olympic Games to be from Ben Kerr, an eccentric issues the top priority in every gency. 46% of the 60,000 munity-oriented attitudes give held in Toronto, and a water­ gentleman who sings Kareoke election at all levels of govern­ homeless in Toronto are fami­ him an approachable and front re-structuring project with at the corner of Yonge and ment." lies with young children. down-to-earth public image an estimated cost of $12 billion. Bloor everyday and has been a Some of Tooker's platform that speaks volumes about his Perhaps the Olympic bid could candidate for mayor in the last 3 planks include: homelessness; THAT'S NOT ALL. dedication to Toronto's well­ be seen as generating a lot of elections), one man in particu­ garbage as a resource; tenant's Affordable housing is another being. His hopes for a cleaner money and boosting the econo­ lar stands out of the crowd. His rights; clean energy, like wind major concern. He's looking environment and helping the my, if we get it. These are name is Tooker Gomberg, and and solar; and greening the city to enact a National Housing economically under-privi­ desirable goals for the better­ his campaign, initiatives and with gardens and parks. Policy with funding, as well as leged are worthy causes that - ment of the city in general, I ideologies make sense. restoring rent freezes and the he will not give up on, even if agree, but a good leader knows Before coming to Toronto and ON 12:01 A.M., Sunday, Rental Housing Protection Act he doesn't win. And it doesn't when to focus on large econom­ working for the Worm October nnd, Tooker and a to reinforce and make stronger phase him when people say he ic achievements, and when to is a 'fringe' candidate, retort­ focus on the "little people" or ing that Mel Lastman surely the majority of the population fits into the same catcgory who are the cogs and wheels of when the only attendecs at his the bigger picture and keep functions are those rich everything running so smooth­ enough to afford the pricey ly. And with a number like admission. 60,000 homeless Torontonians, and a garbage re-routing ques­ THERE HAS HISTORICALLY tion that has as yet to be been a great deal of dissent answered, Mel doesn't seem to toward political campaigns have a good understanding of such as Tooker Gomberg's, what the city and it's people because people care more really need right now. After all, about money instead of the fact big corporations like Rogers that their lives and the survival Video, Toys R Us and of their children all depends on McDonald's would not be mak­ a healthier environment, and a ing stellar profits if it wasn't for community of people who are those minimum-wage employ­ mentally well and economical­ ees at the bottom of the food ly secure. We have to stop chain doing the same redundant brushing away the sad truths of thing, day in and day out. the direction in which our Mel's projects are neither sensi­ society is headed. People don't ble nor pragmatic, and he's get involved, they don't care only wasting taxpayers' money about anyone around them, and a lot of resources that could they figure whatever happens be used for things more benefi­ happens and that's that. This cial to the people. dozen Torontonians supporting sort of mentality in Canadian Composting Program as well as him set up tents in Nathan tenants' legal rights. political culture has to end, SO NOW I ask myself - who Greenpeace, he worked on the Phillips Square, in front of the Beginning January 1st 2001, because our society is on a one­ could replace Mel and stop his Edmonton City Council for 3 City Hall, where he has been the province of Ontario will be way trip to nowheresville. And years between 1992 and 1995. sleeping since, and calling it hoisting its financial responsi­ we, as citizens, are just stand­ An environmentalist at heart, "Tent City". They were bilities for affordable housing ing idly by and allowing politi­ about squeegee he wants to eradicate pesti­ protesting against the lack of onto municipalities. Without cians without a broad compre­ cides, promote land preserva­ action towards ameliorating the provincial funding, new social hension of the city's real prob­ l on that one! tion by cultivating gardens in homeless problem, which is a housing doesn't sound plausi­ lems, like Mel Lastman, to take the city that produce their own big concern on Tooker's plate. ble. If Mr. Gomberg can help us on that downward spiral. e. Out!" Well, at food, and restrict the urban He wants to open an armoury it, he won't let the province go This November 13th, go out did~ sprawl. Even David Suzuki is in Toronto and ask that the so easily - asking for help to and vote. Contribute to the .ke your wife endorsing his campaign, stating homeless be allowed to set up build 6 000 new low-cost well-being of your society and that "Tooker Gomberg is one of tents in city parks and be social housing units over the your community by making an tickets, they're in the few politicians I have met allowed to sleep there until the next three years, and establish­ informed choice that will bene­ who has a deep understanding situation can be helped a little ing a postulate that 25% of all fit your future. If we don't .they're on the of the environmental and more. More hostels and beds, new rental construction be now, who knows what the looo-body!! !" social justice issues that con- as well as more food banks, low-income housing. future holds in store. 12 Pro Tem, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 Theatre Review: Cloud 9 Les Voix Humaines .. ~ CATHERINE HANCOCK The musicians, Suzie Napper ",:\ and Margaret Little, have On Monday November 6, the released numerous recordings, Glendon Gallery welcomes one of which earned them the "Les Voix Humaines", a duo Prix de l'ADISQ in 1998. They from Montreal. They will per­ have played together since form an all-German program of 1985, touring all over the world. baroque chamber music on the In 1996, they received the sup­ viola da gamba. The art exhibit, port of the «Conseil des Arts et "Some Variations", will be on des Lettres du Quebec», part of display at the same time. The Canada Council. The viola da gamba became They are both excited to be per­ popular in the 17th and 18th forming here at Glendon and are centuries and was the preferred even working with the Glendon musical instrument among the Musical Ensemble, directed by aristocrats. It sounds best in the meticulously observant small settings because of its George Cummings, for one sweet sounds as well as the mel­ musical piece. The show starts low nuances of its tone. The at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are free Glendon Gallery provides for Glendon Students. For more excellent acoustics for such an inform:ition, call reservations at: instrument. (416) 487-6716. Dreamer AGGIE GASIOR Throwing burned cigarette onto moist ground, She sat on the park bench. She grinds it with her Lit an unfiltered Boot heel. cigarette. Tiredly, Taking a long drag, Head held high, Closing her gray eyes, She stands. Leaning her head back, Hiking up her tight skirt, MELISSA MAJOR approach in their version of inside the little pink dress, even She dreams. Pulling down her Cloud Nine. There was little left this is convincing. Christmas dinner, Low-cut top. Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine to be desired and thus, negative One aspect that made the pro­ Family, Time to get back to work. is an epic play that specifically criticism is not really an issue. duction so successful was the Replaced by the sneering face With that she struts back out focuses on gender, sexuality and Director Daryl Cloran creative use of the set and the Of her father Into the night race. It is very political by undoubtedly had a very precise ingenious set design itself. Iffor Looming above her. Streets. means of addressing a wide vision of what he wanted to see no other reason but because it Dreams of becoming a variety of other issues such as on stage for this production. To was very operationally efficient. Movie star. gender stereotyping, patriarchy watch the action on the stage It was extremely multi-purpose­ Many handsome admirers. and sexual oppression, loyalty, was to be peeking into this inter­ ful and meaningful, with its Instead they're all old men monarchism and colonial esting slice of a bizarre style of melting British flag painted on Driven by their oppression, homosexuality, and living. The fourth wall conven­ the backdrop which had three Needs. pedophilia. It breaks through the tion was by all means effective. doors that emerged from it. As a Dreams of freedom. barriers of conventional theatre Characters who were cross­ whole, the set was definitely one Sees only a dingy, cheap and makes a broad statement cast were incredibly believable of the features of the production motel room about the way humans are sup­ in their roles. James Greenwood and an integral part of what With no way out. posed to act, in the omniscient and Anna MacKay-Smith for made everything work so well. Dreams of true love. view of the eyes of society. It is instance, who played Betty and The production as a whole, all All she feels is about change, as well as about Edward, (a man playing a elements considered, was indeed Lust learning how to love yourself woman and a woman playing a a success. There is no doubt that That's consumed her for who you really are inside and little boy), were so convincing it achieved the presentation of Sixteen years of life. not to fall into a trap where lov­ as portraying people who were issues, by method of this very Hot sensation at her fingertips ing means being told who to be. trapped inside the role of who moving story, in just the way Jolts her back into Churchill has created a work their husband and father, Clive, Caryl Churchill intended. Reality. that is not only magnificently wanted them to be. When the Taking into consideration the entertaining from a theatre per­ explorer, Harry Bagley, talks of complexity of the script, those spective, but is also astounding­ touching Joshua, it is disgusting involved with this production ly inspiring and thought-provok­ because the actor is so convinc­ did an excellent job at using the ing on a philosophical and moral ing in her role as a young boy, elements of theatre available, level. who just happens to think like a such as directing, acting, set, The performance at the girl inside. In act two, Shane costumes and make-up, to bring Harbourfront Centre, put on by Carty, a grown man, plays a five this politically provoking, emo­ the Equity Showcase Theatre, year old girl. After getting used tional and entertaining tale to had an original and insightful to the moustache and large body life. Pro Tem, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 13 And She Said UNKNOWN began to set and it was time to plummet back to earth, having come in for dinner. been caught by gravity. "... and she said 'Losing love is Every once in a while, on one of This is one of the memories I like a window in your heart. those summer days, the activity have of my dad. Tomorrow will Everybody sees you're blown would collect around the centre mark the seventh year since his apart. Everybody feels the wind of the street where my dad death, and stories like the one blow.' " would stand, grinning with a above are what I have now to -Paul Simon, Graceland soccer ball in his hands. He was remember him by. I think this is handsome with his short wavy an article about absolute death There was a little cork-shaped hair and shapely dimpled and transformation and the cul-de-sac tucked in some cor­ cheeks. He wasn't strikingly tall inevitable "carpe diem" cliche. ner of Willowdale twelve or fif­ or lean and his round belly could For those of you who have never teen years ago. The kids there produce an easy laugh that lost anyone, and I believe all of would only have come up to bounced his broad shoulders up us have, this is for you. It's for your knees, and they spent days and down. I can remember as a the people who can say, "Oh, roaming the streets in hi-tops young child running my hand I've been to a funeral once," and and overalls, on BMX bikes and across or resting my head not bat an eye. It's for the folks three-wheelers, eating open­ against those broad shoulders. who have felt that tight grip on faced sandwiches and picking He would hold that ball out, take your insides, squeezing tears out fresh peas and carrots from their a few steps and, with a swift of your eyes. It's for those of friends' gardens. They would kick, send it hurtling towards you who deal with it every day. play hide-and-seek and run the sky and we would all crane The one thing you can count on through sprinklers until the Sun our necks to see it soar and then with death is that it's real. You

CII(!de•.ltl ... l{er,••ae •••" remember when your boy/girl­ has to be one of the most horrif­ Come imotnepub to checkout~aailY$pecials friend went away for a long time ic experiences that can happen and how you wrote the dates on in a lifetime. the calendar with red pen of I've developed a neat little fear Meals when they left and would get of abandonment as a result that Hamburger $2.10 Vegetable (2for 1 on back? Remember how you'd carries over into many aspects Tuesdtlys) Veggie. Burger 2.10 wait by the phone at 11 p.m. for of my life. The incredible rela­ Hot Dog 1.40 Chicken their call and sigh with relief tionship I am lucky to be in right now is tainted every once in a Veggie Dog••••.•••.• 1.40 Cbicbimanga. 1.81 when it rang? This death thing is that feeling you get when while because ofmy insecurities Samosa;. ti •• ".'~'~ ~ " ..99 Quiche••...... •3.27 you've been waiting there for an related to that. Moving out of Pekom.•, *' .. "' *.", 75 S1!!~(JhorHam & Onion hour and he's been gone for two my house a few blocks North C-'nPot Pie...3.74 Grilled-Cheese.••••.•.•.1.87 months. Obviously it's on a dif­ has had its trying moments. ~,. ferent level but that little Going from a house of six to .. it., 2 .. 43 "eets ]Oi)Z with crackers metaphor is fine for my purpos­ nine to a room with only me has Butter Tart 70 been fun and different, but lone­ V.~ es. The phone ain't ringing and Sticks".••.••••••l.l7 C~()n he isn't coming home, and I ly sometimes. There's no one to Pizza Pocket. 1.40 CnmdUe 1.31 remember thinking at one point yell "I'm home!" to when I Pogo~ "".' 1.40 after his death that whatever I unlock this door. Cookie,~.' '.*.::* -•••:.,70 Roti, aoB. ' * 2,.25 last said to him better have been But those are all the bad things. Dutch Clulco'lateCinmk or My life is different than it would Spiced Chick Peas; Lentil & Macadamia Ch()(JfJh#eChip damn good. SpinQch; Mixed Veg, Fritters Realizing your parents' mortali­ have been had my dad not died. Passion Flakie u93 I hope it has given me a deeper & Chutney; Sun~Dried ty is hard. Someone who created Tomato & Eggplant Joe Louis 9-! me and raised me has died. sensitivity to what I don't know. Jamaican Patty 1.40 Pudding 93 Realizing the huge gap that's I know I can enjoy a long walk left by their absence is hard too. and look around and appreciate Chicken or Mild, Spicy, Ab Caramel. 93 You can bet I wonder what my things that perhaps before I wouldn't have. I know things 111 order to tmlmta;nfreshness, product lIWtllalJility lIItlJ1 vary. life would be like if he hadn't died. But one of the biggest have finally worked out between things is figuring out that the my siblings and 1. I know if I'm shit I was feeling is the same shit having a really hard time there my siblings were going through are people around me I can turn 1'0·01 and Eucltre and, on a grander scale, what my to for help. I hope that you can mom was going through. I think find that kind of support when every Wednesday nilllt, begi,.,,;ng November 1 the loss of a spouse, someone you need it. I hope everyone is who has taken on so many roles, that lucky. " 14 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 CUPE 3903: The Issues and Consequences MlHNEA DUMITRU turnout of strikers, yet steadily University returns to haunt stu­ CUPE has requested a 3.75% increased in the later hours. dents and faculty regularly. increase on wages. York has On the 26th of October, the Some full time faculty mem­ Most contracts signed by the offered a yearly wage increase members of CUPE 3903, com­ bers joined the demonstrators university with its non-tenure of 2% over the next two years. posed of graduate students, also. The gathered group man­ faculty have to be renewed on a The strikers are also requesting contract faculty, and teaching aged to turn around a part of the yearly basis. The issues at stake a reduction of class sizes and and research assistants went on incoming traffic, as vehicles this year largely deal with equal treatment of all graduate strike. Picketing at the entrance queued up at the entrance. tuition protection, wage hikes, students. This issue is especial­ of Glendon started early in the The conflict between CUPE financial assistance; and equal ly important due to tuition morning with a rather small and the administration of York treatment of graduate students. indexations, as new legislation

from the Ontario' government THE REAL KEY TO FINDING THE RIGHT JOB... has prompted York administra­ tion to refuse offering any pro­ tection from tuition hikes to future graduate students. According to CUPE, graduate assistants are further hindered by not receiving the same health benefits as other groups of the union and by not receiv­ ing 'a fair first contract'. York is reportedly offering a $4,500 IS KNOWING THE RIGHT" PEOPLE TO CALL. .. minimum, which is severely different from the $9,000 start­ management~ ing sum that CUPE is request­ Spherion Workforce Architects is a global-leader in human capital ing. Our clients represent a broad spectrum of markets and are amongst the elite within During the bargaining process, their industry. Pro Tern approached Principal Kenneth McRoberts and inquired about the impact of a I potential strike, as well as the consequences for the students. Mr. McRoberts had no com­ ments to make. spherion. For the students, this period represents a mixed blessing between cancelled courses and ." workforce architects stacked-up assignments. Many of us uphold the principles· that CUPE is protecting on behalf of Immediate Flexible. and Permanent (Bilingual and Unilingual) positions offering its members. Other students excellent compensation packages are available within the GTA! feel that whereas this is an important case for all interested parties, the students should not • Customer Service • Credit" Analysis be hindered in their studying • Sales Representatives • Administrative process. York University offi­ • Accounting/Financial cially promised to try and com­ • Data Entry mit itself to 'minimizing the • Reception • Collections disruption-. to students.' However, courses have been Please contact either: cancelled, and the ones that have taken place have seen a meager student turnout. Downtown Toronto Toronto Tele-Staffing Note: Information regarding the T: (416) 944-3434 T: (416) 596-3434 strike can be found at F: (416) 596-8150 http://3903.cupe.ca . Updates F: (416) 944-8859 on the protest, rights that stu­ dents have in this situation, as "SPHERION .... We Are Changing The Way CANADA HIRES" well as the settlement offer from the administration, can be found at the York Main home­ page, http://www.yorku.ca . Pro Tern, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 15 ... ~ Two It for the Money thousand CATHERINE HANCOCK exactly which formulas work and which ones do not. They The film industry as well as the are not going to release a film if and none music industry seem more con­ they feel it will not be well PATRICK BmS cerned with how many records received. they can break in sales during Companies like Famous Benjamin Kasparian (John opening week, than the quality Players and Cineplex Odeon Turturro) stars in this brilliant of the actual product itself. As choose what films they will dramedy about the anxieties of film, art, music and books have release in their theatres with knowing one's own doom. Told become increasingly popular, it one thing in mind: profit. The that he has a terminal disease has become apparent that there other movies are often sent and that his life is submerged is a growing gap between those straight to video (if they are into the hands of four weeks, his who make art for the love of art even released at all) and many ex-wife and his friends try to and those who make art simply of them are extremely difficult console him, but only through for production. to find in the video store. the most inane methods. - Furthermore, the media seems We are constantly hearing of The movie has a slight touch of to give credit to films that make new films that break bound­ the supernatural which, at some a lot of money, whether they aries and explore new horizons, occasions, is somewhat laugh­ are quality projects or not. but this is not necessarily true. able. Only a few mundane Take the film, "Lost In Space", The art makers may claim to morons, who had the precon­ starring Matt LeBlanc make changes, but even if they ceived notion that this is sup­ ("Friends") for example. That do, these changes remain small posed to be a really funny movie sucked, plain and sim­ and for the most part, insignifi­ movie, laughed and thus ruined ple. It is probably one of, if not cant. Through all these it for some. There weren't the worst movies I have ever changes, one thing remains the many roars within me because seen. Yet it was number one for same: the formula to which the movie dealt with the somber several weeks. Because of its these modifications happen. theme of being set against time place on the charts, many'view . The main purpose of these and doing what one would truly it as a success. It was a piece of industries is to make money. want to do. I stress the word crap. A waste of two hours, in There are people behind each "truly" because Turturro nails my opinion. industry with only one goal: to the parts where he is, prover~ So it seems as though there are become rich. bially speaking, coming out of conscious manipulations taking And we are the on~s paying his skin and acting on his place. Movie and music mak­ their salaries. The consequence instinct. Although the comedic ers know what kind of images is that our identities have been parts were only a sideshow to the theme of the movie, I produce a certain impact. They formed by the movies we go we read, and the art we appreci­ of it or not, we are the con­ believe that they were not need­ have been in the business for see, the music we listen to, the ate. Whether we are conscious sumers. many years and they know television we watch, the books ed. The thought of only having a few weeks left to live makes one wonder about dreams, as if a man has been beset behind his Chipmunk Checks Out Pro Tern childhood set ofeyes. There are only a few scenes in the film TONY SPEARS inches tall and three to five ed out. and no place for fun and games. (such as TurtlJrro admiring the inches in length, had been spot­ Rob Shaw, chief co-editor at If the chipmunk is not here to beauty of names) that clearly Chipmunk incursions at Pro ted in the Pro Tern office. Pro Tern said, "Pro Tern is open work, then it shouldn't be here demonstrate this, but I believe Tern have increased exponen­ One eyewitness, who prefers to everything and everybody. I period. This is no place for that they are the most vital to tially since its origin in 1962. not to be named, stated that he can't close the door on a chip­ chipmunks. The only good the film. Chipmunks have been seen on barely had time to exclaim that munk just as I can't close the chipmunks are the band." This movie is a good one only if campus in large numbers, but "that was a chipmunk", before door on another student. I Any persons spotting the you contain a certain type of generally these sightings have it scurried under the desk ofPro would prefer, however, that if alleged chipmunk are asked to patience that would pertain to not occurred in the Pro Tern T~m features editor Noel the chipmunk is interested in kindly usher him or her to the the theme. I thoroughly enjoyed it so I decided to give it office. Local residents theorise Barnett. Pro Tern, that he or she join our closest available exit. We ask 4 out of 5 kicks. Because after that this large volume of ani­ It was later confirmed that the meetings every Tuesday at that he or she be treated with all, I do this for kicks. mals is due to the warm weath­ chipmunk's appearance 7:00, like the rest of the stu­ the respect and dignity suited to' I also thought I could add an er that Glendon residents have prompted a Pro Tern journalist dents." a visiting guest. adage that I wrote a few weeks been experiencing. to retreat into the main office Conversely, Aggie, a writer ago that goes well with this and shut the door. An alterca­ On Wednesday, October 25, here who would only give her film: 2000, a chipmunk, described as tion with the chipmunk was first name, went on the record God's greatest gift that can be. being tan with black, white and fortunately avoided when he saying that "Pro Tern is a pro­ endowed to you are the lens you brown stripes, standing two could not be found to be escort- fessional work environment had as a child.

;r .... 16 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 Sabrina Villasefior'sEmbodiment JEREMY FORTIER sitivity towards the intangible spaces among the parts that con­ In case you didn't know, form the essence of reality. In bet ween September 21 and order to maintain the unity of October 20, there was an art those amorphous components, a di~play in the Glendon Gallery, fine and delicate mesh is woven, featuring the exhibit transforming into a whole...blah, "Embodiment", by internation­ blah, blah..."I don't know who al Mexican artist, Sabrina wrote this spiel, but it's a little Villasefior. too crazy in my opinion. All I Vi Ilasefior's creations are know is that I visited this exhib­ focused on the human body and it twice and I thought it was the abstract, to which she gives pretty neat in the way she twist­ eLlsticity through various ed up her figures and sort of cut media: the inks, oil, charcoal, the pictures up and made you - pastel, texture and collages. put them back together. She \1:Jny of her Embodiment didn't twist up all her paintings plCL'es were like big jigsaw puz­ (some were just of big blue lil'S that really drew your atten­ naked women), but the exhibit !lon and made you say t!1ings was still good and even better Iikc. "What the hell is that sup­ because it was free! p()~ed to be?!" But the fun part The only bad thing now is that W:l~ trying to figure it all out by the exhibit is Over and if you missed it, well, there ain't much bending your head at odd you can do. So if you did miss ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE angles. I'm no art critic, but I Embodiment (or didn't even did recognize the creativity and know about the Glendon thought put into Villasefior's Gallery), go inside the Manor SERVICE REPS work. Her art was definitely next time you're walking by and not just a bunch of lame-assed see what's going on. It's free, Club Auto Roadside Services Ltd, a subsidiary of stripes on a piece of canvas. and you just might dig what you The official description of the see. CAA, is Seeking Bilingual (French/English) individuals exhibit starts like this: (For more info, email the Gallery at for Part-Time and Full-Time Contract Positions "Exploring the intrinsic maze [email protected]) at its. call centre in Thornhi11. of the self, one develops a sen- Representatives take calls from stranded motorists across Canada and dispatch service as required. Successful app­ plicants will have good oral and written French & English communications skills, typing skills (30 wpm) and ayail­ ab~lity to work weekends and shifts between 6:00 am and 12:00 midnight Please send resumes to: Club Auto Roadside Services Ltd.

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While we thank all candidates, only those selected for an interview will be contacted JOURNEE DE LA PSYCt-IOLOGIE Presentee par le Centre de consultation psychologique et d'orientation professionnelle du college Glendon Pro Tern, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 17 ... Warning - Admittance restricted to those 18 years of age and over TONY SPEARS RACE. But I digress, especially so elegantly in his Ode to a While new writers for Pro Tern as the smoke is merely the tip of Grecian Urn, truth is beauty and are constantly being sought out the iceberg and there are many beauty, truth. If one accepts this and are always welcome to con­ complaints that beg to be as true than one can come to the tribute to an issue or two, I feel voiced. conclusion that a naked woman that it is my duty to inform you, What should concern all of you would present a more truthful the potential Pro Terri proseur, is that a complaint was made by and, since honesty has its roots about the dangerously offensive an anonymous person to the in truth, honest face at Pro Tern. and unprofessional things that vice-president of SA, Louise Burton G. Cummings would flourish in this office, resplen­ Lewen herself, who subsequent­ probably disagree. However, dent among the disorder of our ly relayed it to 11 O'Rourke, rather than defend his position dimly lit, smoke-filled cham­ chief co-editor of Pro Tern. The or even identify the material(s) bers. complainant, who we will, for which he considers to be offen­ The smoke is, actually, a most the sake of simplicity, refer to as sive, he cringes, doglike, behind particularly offensive part ofthe Burton G. Cummings, wished to his veil of anonymity where he Pro Tern office area. Cigarette complain about the offensive spews unfounded accusations to packages bear grave warnings material on our chamber door higher powers. If Burton G. about the hazards of smoking, so and walls. Well, with good rea­ Cummings was familiar with why doesn't Pro Tern follow son. The walls here at Pro Tern words like 'honour' or 'integri­ suit? In fact, I would, in my are rife with horrid, wicked ty', as opposed to words such as self-appointed job of defender things. For example there is a 'bitch, bitch, bitch', than he of the student body's health and picture of Malcolm X on one of would have brought his con­ well-being, become superfluous the walls which would shock cerns up with the Pro Tern staff iJ there were suitable warnings and appall any member of the in one of our meetings (every on both the door of the office Ku Klux Klan who might be Tuesday at 7:00), instead of and the paper itself such as dropping by. And non-thespians going over the heads ofour chief WARNING - PRO TEM CAUS­ (gay or otherwise) may take co-editors, which is an affront to ES CANCER, WARNING ­ issue with the barrage of movie their dignity. READING PRO TEM DUR­ posters that assail the senses as Despite the ambiguity and ING PREGNANCY CAN one enters what was once dis­ anonymity of the complaint, Pro HARM YOUR BABY, or even paragingly referred to as the Tern has taken the initiative to WHEN READING PRO TEM, "couch room". I, for one, am address these concerns. As of ALWAYS WEAR A CONDOM totally offended by the Pulp Tuesday, October 17, our office (with apologies to Lenny Fiction poster that currently has been non-smoking to unanimous vote, that there is to voice your complaints to us in Henry). We could even expand adorns the left-most corner or accommodate any and all non­ nothing that could be construed person. Better yet, join us on the creative minds of those writ­ our chambre principale. It fea­ smokers who think better when to be offensive. So I challenge any Tuesday at 7:00 pm where ing the warning labels by intro­ tures a fully clothed Uma they can see the other side of the you, Burton G. Cummings, you can make your case in front ducing a precautionary message Thurman holding a novel. room that they're in. However, wherever you may be, to walk of the staff. Or at the very least, reminiscent of Carl Jung, like Suppose that I prefer my women at the meeting that occurred on up to the gates of the manor, don't try to play power games WARNING - READING PRO naked. It is infinitely more aes­ October 17, we polled our pre­ make a right at the end of the with us. It's immature and TEM POLLUTES .THE OVER­ thetically pleasing, as well as sent staff plus our present col­ hall and enter the lair ofPro Tern unnecessary. MIND OF THE HUMAN beautiful. And, as Keats quoted laborators and determined, in a Bedazzled KELLEY GREEN & CATHER­ C: Yes, she is. But I found C: Probably because it's lyon a superficial level. I did I must admit that I never really INEHANCOCK that her movements were too true. I thirik that was the point like how they cast the devil as a liked Brendan Fraser that much. exaggerated. It was as if she the director was trying to make. woman this time. I think that Don't get me wrong, "Encino Rather than writing your aver­ was trying to be sexy. Does she The things we wish for aren't worked well. Man" - loved it. But I'm not a age revue, we decided to record not realize that she is? She always the things that will make K: And God was a black real fan of his work. I gained our conversation about this film doesn't need to accentuate her us happy. man. Although you and I had one thing from this not-so-good and share it with you instead. walk or her speech. It wasn't K: True that, girlfriend, some disagreements on that. I movie: respect for Brendan natural. true that. .. If I were Ebert, I'd thought it was his Guardian Fraser. C: I'm not too sure if I K: But remember she is a give it a thumbs down, hands angel - you came up with the C: Still say, "thumbs liked this movie. It was cute, model. She walks like that for a down. It wasn't what I was God idea. ·down, hands down"? but I don't think it did it for me. living! It's imprinted on her expecting. You? C: Another good aspect of K: Yeah. It didn't meet my K: It was okay - but just psyche. One thing I did like C: I'm still not sure. I the film was Brendan Fraser. expectations. okay. It is a little too typical. about the movie was the fact that mean, the writers took the origi­ He'll do anything. His perfor­ C: I'd probably give it a The entire "3 wishes" was she screwed up every wish in nal "Bedazzled" from the 1960s, mance wasn't "Oscar-worthy" D+. seven; and of course there was some way. It is representative of and just adapted it to fit our soci­ or anything like that, but it was K: Then D+ translates to an argument about how many the fact that nothing is perfect. ety today. A lot of changes have cool to see him take on different thumbs down. Peace out. Keep actually occurred... Elizabeth After a while, I was slightly been made since then and they roles with his different wishes. it real. Hurley, are you beautiful? annoyed. made a lot of it work, yet main- K: Affirmative, Catherine. 18 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 2630's ON VERGE...

Srimoyee Mitra the last time I auditioned. ENGLlDRST 2630 Modern are $6 for adults and $3 for stu­ On the Verge of being pushed So the. auditions came, we Drama presents Eric dents, with pay what you can on against the wall, but this is our A play that requires you to rise found our pieces, memorized Overmyer's 'On the Verge, or November 14th and 15th. You creative journey, from now above reality and explore your them, and presented them. "Oh, The Geography of Yearning,' a can also call (416) 487-6822 to until the 14th, where we'll imagination. In an unknown I hope I get a part"... .The audi­ play with many layers, which reserve seats for a particular encounter an array of bizarre beach in 1888, three female tions went by, the play was cast, questions the assumptions show. last minute objects and unfa­ "trekkers" travel from the 19th a few upset people, and a few made by society, portraying So has 2630 quenched your miliar problems. century to the American south­ excited to begin their journey of three comic 'trekkers', and thirst for theatre?! Another From the our journey of self ­ west of the 1950's. On their 'theatrical action'. "Acting is their fantastical journey. intriguing fact about theatre, is discovery to that of Eric journey they go through jun­ only 35% of a production, the This show runs from November that it never quenches your Overmyer's, don't miss, 'On gles, swamps, steep gorges, remaining 65% depends on the 14th - 18th, at 8pm in Theatre thirst, instead it only pushes the Verge or Geography of winds, and ice storms, and crew." The designers: light, set, Glendon(York Hall). Tickets you for more! And yes we're all Yearning.' encounter an array of strange sound, costume, prop, make-up, characters and unfamiliar the production manager, stage objects, which add to the hilari­ manager, assistant stage man­ ty of the plot. An exploration of ager and the list goes on. We time and space, their journey of took out our papers and jotted self-discovery, articulated to down all posts which made up the audience by their witty 65% of the production. diary entries. 'On the Verge or A week after the auditions, The Geography of Yearning' is everyone was assigned roles. It an exciting and creative recap is hard to articulate the process of the world from 1888 to the of a theatre production, as there 1950's brought to you by the are so many avenue's one can ENGLlDRST Modern Drama. explore. Although every job has 2630 Modern Drama...hmmm, different requirements, a differ­ sounds interesting, entertaining, ent goal to achieve, within dif­ theatrical enough... Modern ferent periods of time, the Drama, yes definitely.... that's intriguing characteristic of what I'm going to take. So I got drama is that, ultimately, all enrolled, and went into my these avenue's converge into Modern Drama class for the one final product. All of which first time, and found out that I make up the play. wasn't the only one craving for As Professor Wallace said, "We some theatrical action. Most of are creating a human being, us were. A diverse class, where giving its bones a definite struc­ for few this was a major career ture, then adding flesh, and move; for some, this was some­ finally the skin." thing they had always been Four weeks into the production interested in; and for many, this and it feels like we have been in was their passion. 2630 Modern it forever. A few weeks ago, Drama, the uniqueness of this most of us were trying to mere­ class lies in the fact that the ly understand what the job learning process starts from encompasses, what we might working in Theatre Glendon, need, what problems we might learning in every step from . have to wade through, and how being a part of an actual pro­ to get a head start. All this has duction to assimilating that now been accomplished. What experience in a classroom. remains is to draw on what we In our first class, after a brief have learned and researched introduction' from Professor separately, and allow the two to Wallace, we left with the blend in together, to accomplish knowledge that next week we our final product. Now it feels were having auditions. like we are almost on the verge Auditions, oh...okay, I can deal - ofcreating our human being, a with that (Two days after)... little intimidated, a little over­ "Oh my god!!" I can't remem­ whelmed, perhaps, but with ber the last time I auditioned. I tremendous amounts of energy have to find a piece, memorize and anticipation. This is a it, and then perform, I have to.. process which allows us, as the uhh... find a piece ....uhhh crew and actors to rise above memorize it...and... uhhh per­ reality, imagine and believe in a form!! I can't even remember world that we are creating. Pro Tern, Journal bilingue de Glendon, le mardi 31 octobre 2000 19 .. Un air de deja vu CORALIE COCHIN & aphone et paralyse dont a "her­ aie demande a faire partie de la AMANDINE ODY ite" Henri. distribution. Alors que je me Tres vite, la gentille petite reu­ trouvais aMontreal, j'ai re~u un "Jaoui-Bacri". des noms bien nion tourne au vinaigre. appel de Guy Mignault (NDLR: familiers pour nous autres directeur artistique et metteur fran~ais fraichment debarques Ce qu'on en a pense en scene du TFT) me proposant au Canada. Quoi? ILS seraient le role. ici? AToronto? Pas possible! Ceux qui n'ont pas vu l'original 2. Vous etes-vous inspire du Eh ben non, c~etait pas possi­ apprecieront toujours l'humour film fran~ais pour interpreter le ble. Trop beau pour etre vrai. grossier et grin~ant du texte personnage d'Henri? Et pourtant, si les deux auteurs conserve par la reprise de la Pas du tout, je n'ai meme pas fran~ais n'ont pas participe a la piece. Quant aux autres, la vu ce film. Je connais J.P. reprise Canadienne de hiur meilleure chose reste encore Bacri, bien-sur, mais notre but piece, «Un Air de Famille», d'oublier le film, l'espace de la etait precisement de ne pas leur humour a bel et bien tra­ representation, afin d'eviter copier ce qui avait ete fait en - verse I' Atlantique. C'est a une toute comparaison injustifiee, France. Nous nous sommes troupe d'acteurs francophones qui nous rendrait presque nos­ simplement inspires du texte et du Quebec et de l'Ontario talgiques de certains de nos l'avons interprete anotre fa~on qu'on le doit ainsi qu'a l'esprit d'aller au restaurant ennuie tout prete a le quitter. Fille unique acteurs fetiches. avec un jeu de scene et des into­ de cette piece a l'humour typ­ le monde. Empetre dans sa de la famille, Betty, est une Mention speciale toute fois a nations plus proches de ce qui iquement fran~ais qui sera mesquinerie, tout le monde se rebelle a la petite semaine: per­ Marie Eykel, deja connue au se fait ici. jouee au TFT jusqu'au 4 parle mais personne ne s'e­ suadee d'avoir accompli un Quebec pour son rOle dans 3. La reaction de public a-t-elle novembre. coute. La mere aux idees bien acte de bravoure en envoyant "Passe-Partout", qui, dans le repondu a vos attentes? arretees sur les choses de la vie, promener son patron elle n'est personnage de la mere, con­ Le public rit (C'est deja ~a!) famille je vous hais est au centre de ce microcosme pourtant pas capable d'avouer tribue largement a rendonner Mais certains details ne sont qui stigmatise une societe OU sa liason avec Denis, simple souffle et vie a la piece. pas encore au point. Nous "Le pere tranquille", bistro dont chacun est absorbe par ses gar~on de cafe. Quant a avons d'ailleurs eu des petits a herite Henri, est, tous les ven­ petits problemes. Phillipe, le jeune cadre Nos trois questions a Olivier changements de distribution dredis soirs, le theatre des reu­ Bourru et raleur, Henri souffre dynamique auquel personne L'Ecuyer (Henri) depuis le debut des representa­ nions houlouses de la famille d'etre le fils mal-aime de la n'aimerait ressembler, il ne tion. Le temps aidera la piece a Menard. Il ne faut pas bien famille et ose a peine dire aux montre guere plus de tendresse 1. QU'est-ce qui vous a amene s'affiner. longtemps pour comprendre siens que si sa femme n'est pas envers sa femme Yolande a jouer la piece? que ce passage oblige avant la ce soir, c'est qu'elle s'ap- qu'envers carusso, le chien Ce n'est pas vraiment moi qui Cookin' Up A Storm

ROSALIE TAYLOR wild, and that we should all pre­ to begin serious study ofthe gui­ " tend that we're in a friend's tar. But Canada didn't seem to It's Friday, October 20, and the basement, having a good time. offer him enough inspiration, so lights are glowing dimly at the The stuffy, upper-class group of he moved back to Spain to redis­ Living Arts Centre in the crowd seems to enjoy this, cover the richness ofthe flamen­ Mississauga. The audience is since they probably don't usual­ co of his childhood. Once he tense with anticipation as the ly have parties in their friends' even found himself on a rooftop lights go down and a man runs basements, so they think they're in Arles jamming with the on stage and begins a solo on a doing something slightly out of Gypsy Kings (who happen to be pair of bongos. Soon after, the the ordinary. And the younger one of his major influences). man of the hour arrives - Jesse group enjoys Cook's sense of And his musical studies have Cook, flamenco virtuoso gui­ 'party' as well. One kid on the paid off. The show at the Living tarist. Maybe it's his youthful third balcony got up and began Arts Centre wasn't just a con­ energy, or his charismatic good raving in the aisles. cert. It was complete entertain­ looks, but the crowd loves him. Jesse Cook seems to be the kind ment. Several highlights With the first strums of his gui­ of guy who can pick up a guitar include the presentation of pro­ tar, everyone in the audience is and have it become another fessional flamenco-style dance captivated and begins clapping appendage on his body. He's artist Carmen Romina, and along.. been playing almost since he Chinese string instrumentalist Throughout the show, the was born. By the age of three, George Gao. Gao's appearance only has two strings. The com­ So if you're into the likes of the Parisian-born Cook describes while living in Spain, he learned was particularly pleasing, as the bination of Cook's rich guitar Gypsy Kings, and you like a himself several times as 'just a to play along with his mother's instrument he plays is not a very playing with Gao's eerie wailing guitar player that knows a lot guy who likes to party,' that he's flamenco guitar records. At the common one - it is the erhu, sound made the show quite more than power chords, go get going to make the show a little age of six, he moved to Canada which is much like a vioHn, but spectacular. Cook's latest CD, Gravity. - 20 Pro Tern, Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper, Tuesday October 31 2000 G-Major CD REVIEW: Tchort DENZEL WASHINGTON LOVE METAL/GOVERNMENT ISSUE ROCK N' ROLL Depress the sixth string with doesn't compromise much and your third therefore I'll give 'em the ben­ finger, on the third fret. efit of the doubt. Love Metal Depress the fifth string, with contains the chorus line: Bad your second Metal-no such Metal. I used to finger, on the second fret. believe that, then I heard ofa Depress the first string, with band called Korn. The second your baby part of the CD is the 5 track finger on the third fret. Government Issue Rock N' Strum all chords beginning Roll. Despite the fact that this with the sixth is essentially two different PHIL RUTLAND through to the first. albums bunched together there Repeat if neccesary. This is a double EP release is no lack of flow. one can .' bunched together on one CD. sense the steady evolution -. The first four songs on the without it sounding like a dif­ CD are the Love Metal EP. It ferent band. Shampoo Posters begins with a cool cover of The leads are just as searing as by Patrick Bois Rasputin (it's a shame I don't they were live. The riffs glow togas savings know who they covered it with that warm stoner lumi­ Shampoo posters, Kenrnore adorned o'levers and fedoras bonds? nescence and driving rhythm from!). It contains two ver­ dryers Slaven ebony micks, thunder­ and groove. Highlights from sions of the song Love Metal, slow down world, slow down ous tricks Or Is it this age of Zion, Epsilon the second half would be the original and a radio edit. I Taboo mothers, Evermore What yore depicts, can it and Babylon 'Obsessed' and the CD closer, don't believe in radio edits lovers afflict? Answer = Fractioned 'Sunday Morning Exorcism'. (ever heard the abominable Slow down world, slow down Evolution If you're interested in Tchort, radio edit of Type 0 Whose eon is bound Negative's 'Love You To contact them at tchortm@hot­ Easter peasants wore long Is it this age of freon, neon and Death'?). but the radio edit mail.com

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