-News- Canadian Media Miss Big 1n• M-J Milloy Stories Brief MONTREAL (CUP) - "All the news that's fit to print" is not a in~ectly related to economic media is tacitly agreeing with Incorporation Referendum fitting motto for many Canadian media organizations, according to concerns, leading some theneo-conservativeagendaof The GCSU referendum which a recentlistofunder-reportedstories preparedby ProjectCensored commentators to suggest that big business and financial . will decide whether or not to proceed growing corporate control of institutions, and aiding and with incorporation is this week. The polls willbeopenon Monday, Tuesday The list is composed of 10 by the World Bank. the abetting the political agendas Canadianmediaisatthe heart of deficit-cutters across andWednesdayofthis week. Ifquorum stories ofmajor importanceto Project Censored Canada is an is met and the result is positive, the Canadians which have been organization founded in the ofthe reason for omissions. Canada. GCSU council will submit its ignored by most mainstream lateeighties by the Departmentof "We seem to be seeing "These top censored stories incorporation request to the provincial government for approval. Ifyou have media outlets. Communications atSimonFraser evidence for -the systematic had as their central focus views exclusion of material which which challenge or oppose any questions concerning theeffects 0 They range from stories . University, the University of incorporation, be sure to ask at the aboutoverlooking..~os~y.hon­ Windsor and the Canadian· presents free marketeconomics corporate ownership values," GCSU office, preferably away from violent crime,·by ··Canadian Association of Journalists. It is and private enterprise in a wrote Winter. the polling station. professionals a·nd modeled on a similar group inthe negative light," wrote media Notonlyhas the mainstream corporations, ,to.' -:stories United States. commentator James Winter in media overlooked important ro Tem etend sa distributon a recent issue of Canadian issues, according to Winter, but describing the Canadian Nineof10 stories onthis year's Le journal Pro Tern tente de government"s support for censored list are directly or Dimensions. the focus on sensational maintenir une distribution constante resettlement projects funded Winter. believes that the crimes-especially the O.J. de ses parutions hebdomadaires sur Ie Simpson and Paul Bernardo Campus principal de York. C'est avec trials-has distracted people un plus grand succes, relativementaux annees sub.sequentes, que cet objectif .. from more tmportant issues.' ". a- 6te aheint~· Mais Protem, toujo.urs " "The media are adept at the plus aUdacieux, etend Inaintenant sa ~smagi,cian's distribution au-dela du cadre - ~. trick of :',,- .' ---, " ••-'•...i1i '.'t, universitaire. Sur demande de notre "- misdire~tion, or distracting journaliste telneraire. Rob Goldkind4 audiences away from important la libraire Renaud -Bray acordialement accepte de distribuer notre journal matters and directing them to etudiant. En plus de retrouver chez the trivial 'and unimportant," Renaud Bray un eventail de livres de -.., according to Winter. langue fran~aise repondant atous les gouts, vous ytrouverezun petitpal"fum This corporate control has a de chez nous! massiveeffecton publi~debate, andtheability ofpeopleto make Krever to be Curbed informed political statements, according to Winter. The result Two fonner federal health is the "depoliticisation of the ministers, several provincial ministers and the Red Cross are populace, a dumbing down of seeking to limit the findings ofthe political thought." Krever commission. The Krever Kim Goldberg, a freelance commission was set up by the federal government almost two E:"--~ ...... years ago to investigate how Canadians, predominantly Previous incarnations of Canadian Musicians, p.5 (shown here, Vancouver's ODDS). (... cont'd p.3) hemophiliacs, became infected with HIV through blood and blood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~products between 1978 and 1985. Jake Epp and Monique Begin were federal health ministers Les etudiants de premiere between 1978 and 1985 and have been given notice by the Krever commission that there may be fmdings of misconduct on their annee sont representes part in the final report. Epp and --~-Julie Gauvin Begin object as they never had a chance to testify at the public hearings and therefore could not Al'automne 1995, Jean-Marc Duguay et Shulamit Yemane, aura lieu mardi Ie 30 janvier answer the allegations facing them. ont propose a l'association etudiante du College Glendon au Salon Garigue a16:30. The Red Cross has also filed a (AECG) de representer les etudiants de premiere annee. Les lIs veulent ainsi profiter motion arguing that the Krever principaux objectifs des deux etudiants desormais mandates, deI'occasionpourinformerles commission should not be allowed visent entre autre a faciliter I'integration des nouveaux etudiants des services, clubs et to make findings of fault. glendonniens en milieu universitaire et a assurer une comites qui leur sont The public hearings before representation de leurs interets au sein de I'AECG. accessibles sur Ie campus. lIs Mr. Justice Horace Krever ended se gardent bien de rendre cette last month after two years and at a cost of millions of dollars. It is Les deux mandataires dispositionunoutil delobbying reunion une session uncertain whether or not the experimentant eux-memes Ie etde rencontre. C'estpourcette essentiellement informative, motions to censor the commission "bapteme universitaire", sont en raison que les deux comperes une occasion pour que les will delay the presentation of its mesure de partager les ont decide d'inviter les etudiants de premiere annee final report before the Privy preoccupations de ceux qu'ils personnes concernees a puissent socialiser et partager Council slated for Septelnber. representent. .Cependant, exprimer leurs suggestions, leur experience aGlendon. plusieurs etudiants de premiere opinions ou inquietudes lors ,anoee "ignorent qu'ils ont a leur d'une rencontre in(ormelle qui ----]G/SH------

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Pouvoir d'achat own lives. Not others. everyone, regardless of religion, class, sexual orientation, gender, Depuis quelques annees, les coupures de ability, age, race or ethnicity. subventionsetles reductionsbudgetairesontforce Finally, itmatters little what awomanmighthavedonetoLepine les institutions universitaires sabrer tOllS les a a to make him hate them so. You niveaux, creant une atmosphere de tension entre yourself said "two wrongs don't les facultes, les departements et les professeurs. makearight." Nowyouarefmding Mais, moi, ai-je quelquechoseaperdreouagagner? excuses for behaviour which is D'accord, je dois empochermes dettes etvivre avec unacceptable. It seems that word l'idee que mes etudes sont loin de me garantir un you like to use, "hypocrite", might applyhere. Aspsychologymajors, emploi permanent. Mais si j'ai tout aperdre, si ce we might be interested in studying n'est que l'apprentissage intellectuel, aussi bien Marc Lepine, but as people who tout balancer. Attention, les idees noires n'ont value human life, wecare only that jamais mene nulle part. 14 innocent individuals are now Nous, les etudiants, avons acquis un statut dead for no just cause. superieur, celui d'une clientele recherchee. Les We appreciate the opportunity to express our views. institutions universitaires s'agenouillent Also Anonymous (not): discretement a nos pieds. Puisqu'il n'est plus Lorna Wainwright question de cultiver l'idee utopique d'un droit Marisa van der Plaats d'acces a l'education, il nous reste Ie droit de choisir, de maniere selective, qui nous enseignera les vertus de la connaissance. Puisque la clientele que nous sommes constitue desormais apeu pres la seule source de revenu pour les vendeurs de matiere grise, il nous revientIe droitde s'approprier Ie pouvoir d'achat, chimerique soit, mais reel tout de meme. Ce pouvoir d'achat nous rend maitres de choisiraqui mieux mieux, la meilleuredes options. Nlerde, lorsqu'un cours vous coute environ 550.00 $ aussi bien l'investir de fa<;on rentable! C'estpourcette raison, sans parlerdes autres, que je preconise une revision serieuse des priorites

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Monday, January 29, 1996 .. nouvelles­ ONTARIO EDUCATION CUTS COULD BE WORSE THAN EXPECTED Heather Pringle TORONTO (CUP) - Ontario's provincial government may offers an enormouslyprofitable promised to make education be cutting more from elementary and secondary school funding opportunityto the private sector better." than originally announced, according to education activists. interms ofgoods and services." Steve Dycha, a teacher from Turk says this type of Windsor, says these cuts will not The government said it was education system. privatization has already just affect the education system Newt: Reptilian going to cut $400 million, but "We'vereceived information occurred south ofthe border. and its employees, but the Dogma the amount may be as high as $1 that the government has entered "In the U.S., 3,100 high economy as a whole. billion, according to Marshall into an agreement with a school cafeterias have been "They'll be putting a lot of Patrick Joly Jarvis, vice-president of the companyinTexas who will make contracted out to Taco Bell," people out of work, and there's Ontario English Catholic decisions aboutthe development he said. bound to be a negative spin-off Those of you who are Teachers Association. of the curriculum for the Further cuts, claim into the economy." somehow following US Jarvis says the Conservative education system of Ontario," protesters, will result in larger Manners says that junior politics (or have been avid Pro government is reneging on he said. classes, the neglect of special kindergarten and adulteducation Tern readers for the past two promises and being secretive Jim Turk, co-chair of the needs students, and the are two of the areas most years) will remember fonner about their planned education Ontario Coalition for Social demoralization of education threatened by the cuts. US vice-presidentDanQuayle cuts. Justice, agrees thatpeopleshould workers. "It's an odd move for this for his equivocal and "What frightens us is not just be concerned about the Earl Manners, president of government, because adult contradictory remarks on just what the governmenthas stated, privatization of the education the Ontario Secondary School education is one of the most aboutanything, from StarTrek but also what they have created system. Teachers Federation, says the effective tools for getting people to American values. in confidential documents," he "They'recutting inthe areaof government has broken its off welfare," said Manners. Recently, US House said. support staff. They're campaign promise to maintain And junior kindergarten is SpeakerNewtGingrich gave a quality education. "For example, we've learned contracting everything that can necessary for the early speech at the Center for "Beforethis governmentwas that the government has called be contracted," he said. "Now identification of students with Strategic and International elected, they saidthattheycould learning disabilities or other school boards and said that there's real pressure to privatize Studies in Washington D.C.. cutmoneywithoutaffecting the problems, he adds. they'll be taking $1 billion in areas like music, art and Gingrich demonstratedthat for quality of [the classroom "The ones that suffer will be dollars, not $400 million as physical education." all ofhis education, he is right experience], but you can't take the kids that don't speak the previously stated, from And if these trends do not up there with Quayle when it $400 million from the system language, kids thathave problems education." stop, Turk says, the comes to contradiction.. Jarvis also says the commercialization of the without affecting education." adjusting to a radically different vagueness, and amibiguity. government intends to move educational system is not far "The people are not getting culture, kids that come from Seefor yourselfandtry to come towards privatization of the behind. what they bought when they ~homes withoutstability,kidswith up with your own elementary and secondary "The educational system voted for the Tories.. who tproblems orlearningdisabilities." interpretations of this ... CANADIAN MASS MEDIA BIG STORIES (cont'd from p.l) indecipherable lingo. Should you figure it all out, we recommendthatyou challenge journalist who writes for many employers," she said. investigative zeal" either in probing and doubting Bob Dole in the New alternative and mainstream Thecauseoftheomissions of journalism schools or in information from all power Hampshire primary (ifthere is publications in British the stories in the recent Project newspapers, according to sources," she said. one thing one can learn from Columbia, agreedwithWinter's Censored Canada list are not Goldberg. "Why are all the experts Newtie, it is that you can be analysis. only due to corporate control of "They are not taught that quoted in mainstream papers both an overachiever and full "Theemphasis on 'breadand newspapers and other media, they should question all from business, government or ofBS): Vision ofa Newt: circuses' issues in the media but also due to the way institutions of power: academia? Statements are "In order for my vision to makes us unable to think as journalists are taught and carry governmental, corporate, sometimes regurgitated without work both here at home and individuals," she said. "The out their duties, according to religious," she said. Although question, and journalists have abroad, we have to launch a media don't show the larger Goldberg. the corporate agenda has become glorified genuine dialogue. That reasons behind events. We get "Emerging reporters are not influencedjournalists, they are stenographers," said Goldberg. dialogue has to involve famines, blockades, even 'ethnic encouraged to show any also at fault for not "constantly conversationandconversation cleansing' presentedas isolated on a grand scale." events, withno larger structural On Americankind "[Americans] are aromantic explanations," she said. and often dangerous people In this environment, news who are sometimes confused becomes "a fistful of sand buthavean enonnousreservoir thrown in your eyes, isolated of energy and drive. And we particles with no context or have been thatkindofa people analysis." for almost400 years, andwe're not likely to change As well, the creation of the dramatically. Andso when we deficit hysteria, in Goldberg's get excited, we rush around view, has been "part of a red with more energy than any herring-like strategy to keep otherpeople on the planet, and people distracted." Goldberg when we are notexcited we all added that this obsession over go to the lake. And so it gets very difficult if you're a the deficit in the mainstream diplomat trying to understand media has served the purposes us, because you justfigure out of certain sectors in business the rushing around stage, and and finance. we [then] quitand go offto the "It serves the corporate lake." interest by providing the deficit Sure Newt, we all agree. as a pretext for slashing government social programs. ***** Less social programs mean a Ever notice that during more desperate, and less united, work force to bargain with (... cont'd on p.4) .. Lundi Ie 29 janvier 1996 ~perspectives~~~~~~~ EQUIPE CANADA.· L'envers de la medaille Pierre Naud

Qui pourrait croire qu'en 1996, certains gouvernements laligne de pensee canadienne dont :Bien sur, Ie Canada n'est pas Ie timides interventions du premier considerentles ecbangescommerciaux plus importantsquedes vies ilfut I'un des instigateurs. On ~ut seul pays industrialise qui soit en ministreChretien, quieprouve une bumaines. Pourtant, c'est une triste realite qui est plus repandue allerjusqu'a direqu'en agissaDtde· faute. On pourrait meme dire que grande fierte d'avoirabordeIe sujet qu'on pourrait Ie penser, et Ie Canada fait meme partie des pays lasorte, Ie gouvemementcanadien la plupart de ceux-ci, sinon tous, des droits de lapersonne devant Ie fautifs. trompe sapopulation,carsesgestes entretiennent des liens tres etroits dirigeant indonesien, avec qui il a ne respectent pas ses intentions. avec les pays on les droits de la euoneentrevuedequelquesheures. Alors que I'on devrait feliciter Ie re·spect des droits de lapersonne Autrement d~t, d'un cote Ie personne sont bafoues. Malgre Leprobleme ne peutetre resout "equipe Canada" pour I'obtention en envoyant des troupes de gouvernements'egosille a direque tout, ce truisme n'excuse pas Ie que par Ie peuple, qui a Ie pouvoir de lucratifs contrats servant a maintient de la paix dans presque Ie Canada ne fait pas partie de ces Canada car, autrement, on de boycotter les produitsdes pays .enrichir les compagnies du pays, toutes les parties du globe, est-il mechants pays qui profitent de la legitimerait la politique du "tout­ avec lesquels Ie Canada transige. une ombrecommenceaapparaitre, normal qu'on devienne Ie suppot pauvrete et de la faiblesse de le-monde-Ie-fait, fait-Ie-donc". De cette fa~on, on pourra faire tel un fantome, sur ces grands de cespayspourqui la. vie humaine certains .peuples, alors que de Ceci ferait r affaire de plusieurs comprendreanotre gouvemement succes commerciaux. Ce spectre ne vaut fioins que rien? I'autrecote, ilencourage Ie "cheap politiciens, mais surtout, nous que ron refuse d'etre complices qui commence a hanter Ie N'y a-t-it pas dichotomie entre labour". menerait vers un cercle on ne peut des actes commis avec la devise gouvemement canadien prend la cetengouementpourIe commerce Etl'onpoussecetteexploitation plus vicieux. c~adienne. forme des droits de la personne. exterieur et l'implication a l'extreme en encourageant les On peut maintenant dire que la Etsi cegenre de protestation ne Eneffet, Ie brouillard entourant canadienne au niveau de l'aide compagnies canadiennes a faire solution a ce probleme n'est plus porte pas Ie gouvemement afaire certaines attitudes du Canada en humanitaire, domaine on Ie pays a affaireaveccespays, donnantainsi detenue par Ie gouvernement. II une serieuse introspection, on matiere de relations economiques acquis une reputationquin'estplus auxdirigeants despaysfautifs, une nous en a fait la preuve en faisant devra clairement lui faire se dissipe au fur et a mesure que a faire? sorte de legitimite pour les actes affaire avec des pays comme la comprendre qu'ilpourraitessuyer I'on· nous presente les pays avec Enencourageantles entreprises qu'ils commettent. 'Le Canadane Chine, l'Indonesie, Ie Pakistan, Ie prochain refus de la population lesquels on transige. Alors qu'on canadiennes a echanger avec ce nous impose aucune penalite pour etc... La liste est longue. canadienne en 1997. sait que Ie Canada se fait genre de pays, Ie gouvernementdu nos gestes, donc continuons' en II est evident que la clef du normalement un devoir de proner Canadacontreditde fa~on evidente deduit Ie regime de Jakharta. probleme ne reside pas dans les

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PatrickJoly their attacks to the foundations ofCanadian demQ~I1P:eY~', ., The camps are rallying on both sides of the Mulroney inherent right of the subject by have been acting outsideofhis (surprise, a Canadian law). Airbus affair. There are those who are persuaded that the not protecting'his dignity. line of duties. And lhe reason Department officials only did smoke screens might dissipate and reveal another facet of the Crosbie demanded for Rock's for this is quite simple: in a what anyone in the same ex-PM's alleged misdealings during his term in office, and resignation. democratic society the police position ·would have done, those who contend the liberal cabinet is engaged in a This is a frightening should be free from political namely, contact Swiss Bank systematic witch hUnt targeted at former Conservatives' accusation. A quicklookatour control. Prominent Toronto authorities themselves and government. country's institutions will lawyer Edward Greenspan avoid interfering with reveal whatthejusticeminister poses an obvious question to investigations. Both could be right. prime minister'. should andshouldn't doinsuch demonstrate why such a It is thus a fallacy to advance However, a series of startling TheyarguethatRock should a case: distinction between the two is thatthejusticeministerviolated attacks directed at justice have used his discretionary The Airbus affair was crucial. Would itbeproper for anyone's personal liberties. minister Allan Rock in his powers provided to him by his discovered by the media at the the minister to instruct the Even atwill, theministercannot handling of the affair (by public function to ensure the investigation stage. This RCMP to refer a case to him, for be in charge of investigations, Lysianne Gagnon and former respect of Mulroney's rights investigation function is professional and/or personal period. Crosbie's accusations justice and fisheries minister and civil liberties, Le., the performed by- the Royal considerations if it involved an were even more surprising, as John Crosbie) leave us presumption of innocence. Canadian Mounted Police and actual member of the Greenspannoted,comingfrom wondering about their vision Further, a letter published in falls under the supervision of government? We needn't wait a former Justice minister of the country's democratic supportofGagnonandCrosbie the Solicitor-GeneralofCanada, for an answer. himself: liltdisplays thenatural institutions. suggests that former PM's not the ministry of justice. As Rock's initialinvolvementto instincts ofa former ministerof Published in The Globe and freedom, protected by the in numerous countries, the the Airbus case had been fisheries Mail, both referred to a Canadian Charter of Human Justice department in Canada limited to a memo sent for to more thanofa former (mildly Jlfundamental unfairness Rights and Freedoms, has been is responsible for the Solicitor-General relating to partisan) ministerofJustice."t perpetratedbythegovernment impinged upon and that the prosecution aspect of police possible kickbacks received by If aides to former PM or of Canada' against former justice minister violated that investigation as well as the the federal government from journalists, are unhappy with supervision of the courts. the purchase. The Solicitor­ the role Rock is taking, or the Consequently, it only follows General chose to investigate. lack thereof, their thatitsauthoritydoesnotcome Now, Justice department's dissatisfaction should be .... into playuntil theinvestigation recent contribution came in ·directed at the legal principles function has been completed. only because the information of Canadian institutions, notat Had the justice minister request to Swiss Bank the justice minister. decided to step in a!\d obstruct authoritiescouldonlybeissued IThe Globe and Mail, Monday RCMP's activities, he would by Ju~tice department officials January 22 1995, p .. A13.

Newt: Reptilian Dogma...cont'd from p. 3 parlby m.onths leading to primaries, a lead him all the way to the Oval 15%. second-rate candidate emerges, Office, Steve Forbes, son ofmedia Good heavens, why don't striving on a platfonn portraying mogul Malcom Forbes, vowed this Republicans give Fidel Castro a him an outsider, capable of week to bring Capitol Hill back to try? He has apparently kicked his bringing normality to earth with a flat tax; he says tax cigar habit, couldn't be more ofan Washington's surrealism? While legislation loopholes are the culprit outsider, andhas already shownhe main Republican candidate Bob ofcorruption. His support, though, can take on the political Dole's popularity is unlikely to is less than stable, wovering in the establishment! ! Monday January 29, 1996 .. ------arts- ...stories ofintrigue and torturous boredoffl Undeniably, it's quite comforting to realize that most empowerment that a walkie­ and ran his own 'late-night bar' Guitar Clinic (where he can be musicianswhonowseemtoooze creativegeniusandinfinite talkie can provide is difficult to inHamilton,MoonDogsRecord found in between shows). cool were once anonYmous members of the plebeian class articulate. Mike's position atan Bar, but says he sold more t­ Following torturously dull like the rest of us. Intended to entertain and inspire, the industrial supply warehouse shirts thananythingelseandgot pockets of time at both following is a synopsis of the surprising and little-known certainlyparallelstheexcitement closed down under McDonald's and CountryStyle previous occupations of some of Canada's prominent Gene described. "We were "questionable circumstances." Donuts, Suzanne Little (ex of musicians. known all over, Ontario as the BeforeJunkhouse started to pay Lava Hay) studied Journalism. 'hose specialists'." Mmmm. off, he also installed stereo Next, she snagged the coveted .BrendanCanningofaltema­ actually like to study VancouverpopsterstheOdds systems in retail stores and at Now magazine internship and pop ~rinity hHead held in electronics, if things don't have all been playing forever in bars, which included his own then faded into copy writer tandem the laughably workoutwith the band." As multiple bands, all share an unmusical titles of junior file the twang-rocker's latest infinite respect for clerk and internal mail-boy at offeringclimbs thecharts,this and all. have studied jazz. the Bank of Nova Scotia in seems like an unlikely However, only drummer downtown Toronto, prior to scenario. Patrick Steward has a link to committing to the band full­ Bassist Ken Tizard of . "Yes, I was time. "Theweird thing is thatI Winnipeg's The Watchmen absconded by Adams for a didn't even mind the job too left an unsatisfying ~tint as a couple of years, like a scone in much. I guess, I was just a telemarketer to work at Rock the bakeshop," he explains. happy boy from a nice Express (now known as "That arena-rock phenom is suburban home without a lot Impact) music magazine. prettystrange,butthecashwas of expectations. We all had While juggling stints for more than tolerable." You brainless jobs, butwe made up severalbandssimultaneously decide, if this is a positive or for it at night." True enough. andplayingsixnightsa week, negative variable. Anyway, at FrontmanNoahMintz worked Tizard started out serving as least, he found his way into as a car jockey at Discount Car thepublication'sreceptionist more creative circles. & Truck Rentals, while Mark (how progressive!). "I Angst-riddenindiefavourite Bartkiw functioned as a promoted myself to office Hayden formerly worked at photo: Steven Carty PBN punjabi by nature

member of the city's bike manager. - Then the photo HMV. Originally, he was a custom-designed 'mood tapes'. oblivion. 1/1 got stuck writing courier sub-culture. editor left and I kind of fell cashier,butheeventuallyclawed "They were colour-coded, catalogue copy. Like, how to Michie Mee, Canada's rap into that position. It was a his way up the retail rungs to be everythingfrom mellow soft pop care for your lawn and junk diva and central member of great job, but music was officiallycrowned 'indie-buyer'. to thrashing chaos. Somehow, like thrat. Itgottobedepressing Raggadeath, has enjoyed an always my thing. As soon as He suspects that the promotion I'd convince them that they'd prettyquicklyand uncreative." eclectic mix of past lives and is Igotthe chance, Iquitto play was somewhatofa pacifierfrom sell more shoes ordrinks, if they To supplement her earnings, quite an entrepreneur in the full-time." his boss. "I did notice that my invested in my one-of-a-kind Little got a part-time job present tense as well. After Gene Champagne and pay cheque stagnated, even programme. At least, I avoided working for Now magazine's dropping out of York Mike Trebilcock of The though my responsibilities working in the steel mills." classified section, ~here she university's Phys. Ed. Killjoys had pretty increased, but I didn't care too Would you believe that met former musical partner programme,shestudiedmake­ forgettable jobs, priorto their much. It was as satisfying as Punjabi By Nature'sTonySingh Michele Gould (w/whom she up art. Music soon seduced recent success. "I was a truck working for someone else can was (and continues to be) a suit formed Lava Hay). "I didwhat herawayfrom thatcareerpath, driver,deliveringeverything get." byday? Indeed, it's tr~ethatthe I had to do to make money to though. "I was going to -food, chemicals,machinery, Self-proclaimed snake oil rhythmic minstrel is a senior record and make a video for specialize where there was a etc. And, it was okay," says salesman of computer systems developer/ the band. Making music was void, doing make-up for Gene. "There's kind of a Junkhousehasbeencleverabout analyst for a major financial all Icared about, so I was never women of colour, but then ceiling of potential in that makinghisway, savefor a short­ institution he'd prefer not to 1000/0 committed Jo anything things started to reallyclick for kind of business, though. I lived career as a truck driver. "I identify. "I don't think thebank else." · me in the rap scene,"she mean, I'd kind of peaked spent most of the time hung­ would enjoy this kind of ChangeofHeart'sfrontman explains. In between gigs, whenIwas promoted to two­ over in the passenger seat', he ,attention - in this context, Ian BIurtonheld several service Michie Mee still does make-up waydispatcher." Indeed, the explains. Later, Wilson opened anyway." Further impressive industry jobs to support his sporadicallyandfor years she's andstartlinglyunexpected is the music. "Essentially, I was been designing clothes for fact that Singh was studying willing to do just about "funky women that get it." aeronautical engineeringbefore anything to keep the band Additionally, Michie's a mom landing his current position. happening, and it wasn't all and "professional networker" "Il's just learning how to fix horrible." In addition to dish who's organized a decade of planes11, hesays casually. Right. washing and waiting tables, charitableeventswithintherap "I suppose, I have somewhat of Blurton did postering for out­ community, while also doing a split personality". Agreed. of-town bands and often filled dub-plates (customized raps) Interestingly, ' in for sick orinjured musicians. for different crews or events guitar wizard As desperate as things got, and tons of radio commercials. studied what he refers to as the however, the nucleus of one of "·It's a cool way to earn,"she "pointless pseudo-science of Canada's most influential says. Economics". He also worked as bandsdid have to draw the line Skydiggers' vocalist Peter the only anglo-waiter in an once. "I was working in -a Cash endured more isolated Italian restaurant and restored restaurant, making five bucks employment, working for five various stringinstruments. "I've an hour, and this drunk guy years as a fan repair man in a always been drawn to guitars, came in to use the washroom. dusty Toronto shop. collecting old ones and fixing He fell down the stairs, broke Interestingly, the down-to­ them up, so it was great to get his neck and died. Then, after earth songsmith doesn't resent paid for what was initially just the ambulance left with the his time there. "Itwas actually part of my obsession with the body,mybossaskedmetoclean a good environment to write instrument." That obsession up whatwas left behind. It was in, the pay was prettygood too evolved into a viable source of kind ofa cathartic momentthat and I like figuring out how income, translating into Cripps' pushed me to quit and move in things work", heexplains. "I'd current partner status at The a forward motion." crash vegas photo: Kevin Westenberg +

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There are one of two ,expl.~n"tionsfoJ",Quentin Tarantin() killing spr~efrom TarC;lntinp's former ,minister whq engag~s ensues, and the humans don't and, Robert,Rodrigu~z's' new co-production, From,puskTill' last three films. ' in ridiculo~s, '," boring ev~n show a h,~nt of surprise Dalvn. The first explanation is that the movie was made in The first halfofthefilm seems conversations with Seth about that these blood-sucking ordertoplayapracticaljokeonthemovie-goingpublic. Perhaps to be the scenes from Na'tural faith, and his two kids played strippers have emerged. Tarantino and Rodriguez grew tired of their images as Born Killers th~tOliverStoneleft by. Juliette Lewis and' Ernest G~orge CloO,ney told an Hollywood'snewestcinematic genius~s,andare attempting to on the cutting-~oom floor. Liu. The second" half of the interviewer that the reason he see how bad a movie they can make ,without losing their People are killed left and right, movie soon becomes is in this film is because a TV reputations. The only other pos~ible explanation is that the withonlyahintoftheinnovative completely unrelated, to the starjustdoesnotturndownan two directors were justplain luckywith their debut films, and camera, work of Rodriguez's first half as the two families offer for a starring role in a it's all downhill from here. other films, El Mariachi and enter their destination; The Tarantino film. Juliette Lewis Desperado. TittyTwister,a clubthatisopen andHarveyKeitelhavenosuch The film follows the (Tarantino, who justcan't stay A few rapes, murders and from dusk till dawn. It turns excuse, and should have read adventures of the Gecko outofhismovies),throughthe kidnappings later, the brothers out that it is inhabited by the script and realized that brothers, Seth, (George American desert and into arrive inMexicowitha family in vampires who prey ,on the Tarantino seems to have lost Clooney), and Richie Mexico as they continue the tow. Harvey Keitel is Jacob, a customers. A blood bath his touch. TTC CRACKS DOWN ON FAKE

DavMAWnBarry STUDENT PASSES TORONTO (CUP) The Toronto Transit He adds that people with Alex Vaccari,. external forms of transportation. Commission is turning up the heat on university the fake passes are being commissioner with U of TTC spokesperson and college students who use fake high school caught by regular fare T's Students' Admini- Marilyn Bolton says the student I.D. cards to get on the system cheaper. collectors as well. strative Council, says the TTC loses approximately "The collectors are being . use of the fake passes is a $12 million every year In late November and TTC, says the majority of vigilant for this type of sign that a reduced-rate from people cheating the early December, the TTC the bogus passes were thing," said Walker. Metropass is needed for transit system. sent out plainclothes found atSt. George Station TheTTC cannot say how Toronto university and She says this includes, inspectors to subway by the University of many fake student I.D.s are college students. in addition to the bogus stations near Toronto Toronto, and Dundas being used by post- "This reaction is very student passes, people universities and colleges. Station, which is just s~~on,dary students, but in'dicative' ofthe stress of" ',whodo:n't pay~thelr~fates';'-" As a result of the outside Ryerson Walker says the practice is not only trying to afford transferabusea.ndthe'use operation, 31 post­ Polytechnical lJniversity. common. tuition [but] transpor- of counterfeit tickets. secondary students were And·he.adds.the-TTCis- -'~There is'a'lot of it going' tation [as well]," he said. Bolton says the TIC is found with fraudulent LD. continuing with the on but we can't put an He adds he does not cracking down 011 transit cards and were charged security crack-down, actual... number to it," said support the use of fake fraud because of funding with the criminal offence saying plainclothes TTC Walker."[But] we know. .. LD. cards, saying if post- cutbacks and lost revenue of "fraud under $5,000." inspectors will be in our faresweeps we are secondary students want through lower ridership. Mike Walker, head of returningtoSt.Georgeand finding them fairly to protest TTC rates, they "We havetowatchwhere corporate security at the other stations this month. regularly." should find alternative our money is going more carefully, as the income C"O,MIC':SJBAND'B:Si .DESSlNEB':Si jU~~~~:~t~::';h~h~~i~~ not just cracking down on _------.students,' but on every­ bodywhois tryingtocheat the system. "We are doing ····.. ···0 fare blitzesthroughoutthe system."

The International Studies Association

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on Monday, Tuesdayan-d Wedne'sday. Monday January29, 1996 ... ~~~~~~-sport~ree-space- The Toronto Raptors: Who loves this Game? Jon Barnes . The inaugural season. For many teams, players, coaches and lost by less than 5 points, and hard to believe. them out to be. The fans know sports writers this means many months, even years ofunsuccessful almost as many that have come Butlike the Raptors have shown this, the other teams know this, games. Some people feel that this applies to the Toronto Raptors, down to· one shot at the buzzer. us in the past, they, can put up a real and I hope the Raptors know this. Ifitwas the New YorkNicks who but that is not the case. There is no harder way to lose a fight. Even if Jordan scored 38 game than in the last few seconds, points, he'is not a one-man team, were losing games at the buzzer, people would be saying that they The Raptors may be in last to. Torontohasalwaysgiven 110%, and it has been' very discouraging and the. Raptors'were able to keep are just having some bad l~ck. pla~ in the Central Division, rising to the occasion when itseems for the Raptors. the Bulls toa mere 92 points. So why is it any different for buttheirrecorddoes notdothem almost hopeless to try. Everyone But you have to look more Considering that there have been the Raptors? Inexperience in the any justiee. Being 12 and 29 thought that the Raptors would get closely at situations. There are only 3 teams able to shut down the league may have something to do does not give any indication of destroyed by the Magic, but it was teams who have been in the NBA Bulls this season, one has to give with it, but it is only a matter of theimportanceofthegames they ShaquilleO'Nealandhisteammates for many years and have had the credit to a rookie organisation for time before Toronto becomes a havewon, o~ the moralvictories. whocouldnotfigureouttheRaptors. opportunity to develop their club coming soclose tojoiningtheselect majorcontenderona moreregular Oftentimes themediahavecome The Magic never established a and know each other intensely. few. Itwas an emotionally charged basis. The skills are there, the down hard onthe team for losing lead they could hold and were The recent game the Raptors had game ·on both side·s, coming down hard work is there, and the so many close games, having dominated by the Raptors. The against the Chicago Bulls proves to the final minute ofplay to decide teamwork is there. Now thatis poor percentages from the foul frustration ofthe teamcouldbeseen the point. The Raptors were not who would win by 3 points. When all needed is for everything to work line, or lacking confidence in on O'Neal's face during time-outs. only playing another team, but an you'consider that the teams are at themselves. Thismayallbetrue, It was not only a victory for the aura, an overwhelming sense of opposite ends of the conference together at the same time. but is not what needs to be record, but a huge win for the team hype, andthebestbasketballplayer standings, it sounds like more than There is no doubt in my mind that this team will be successful. considered. as a whole. the world has ever produced. The just a simple loss for Toronto. Those of you who witnessed On the other end of the scale, Bullsareexpectedtotake theNBA The point that I am trying to They have already shown us what the game vs. the Orlando Magic Torontohaslostmanyheartbreakers. championship again this year, and make here is this: the Raptors are a they are capable ofdoing. all that might know what I am referring There have been countless games with a record of 36 and 3 it is not farbetterteamthan themediamakes we have to dois believe inthem. I love this team. I love this game. La peine de mortpour les ~cyclistesdelinquants

Amis automobilistes, en avez-vous assez des economique, efficace. risquent egalement d'endom­ rappelez-vous seulernent de cyclistes >,qui n'obeissent a· ·aucune· regie de Vous trouvez cela'un- perf mager vofre prec'ieuse cec;: la tige horlzontale qUI sa circulation, qui vouscoupentsanscesse, qui vous excessif? Vous detestez les carrosserie avec leur corps.Et trouve a gauche· du volant, lancent des injures sans raison apparente, qui se cyclistes, maisvous etes contre c'est la Ie point important: ils ne poussez-Ia vers lehaut AVANT croienttoutpermisetosent memevouscracherau la peine de mort? Or c'ast sont un danger que pour eux­ de tournera droite, et vers Ie pare-brise? exactement ce a quoi vous les memes, et ne sont en aucune .bas AVANT de tourner a exposez chaque fois que vous fa~on une menace pour vous. A gauche. C'esttout simple et ne De plus, il semble evident religieusement Ie code de la omettez de mettre votre moins que vous tourniez sans demande pratiquement aucun que les mesures punitives route. Non, ces criminels doivent clignotant AVANT de tourner. AVANT avoir mis votre effort mental ou physique. actuelles envers les cyclistes payer plus cher. Que vous vous absteniez de clignotant. Alors, peut-etre qu'a Oh! J'allais oublier. Ne pas delinquants sont inadequates, Pourquoi pas la peine de mort? signaler votre intention de ce moment, un cycliste que vous signaler AVANT detourner est puisque cela ne semble avoir On reglerait Ie probleme assez tourner par inadvertance, par aurez fait chuter sans toutefois une infraction au code de la absolument aucun effet sur rap.idement: ils obeissent ou on paresse ou par ignorance, il I'avoir acheve, deviendra une route, et Ie coupable est leur comportement les elimine. Sans proces, sans n'en reste que vous risquez la menace serieuse pour votre passible d'une amende de 90$ irresponsable. Ces hooligans chaise electrique (il faut peau de quelqu'un d'autre. beau vehicule, et peut-etre et de trois points de demerite. se moquent d'avoir a payer preserver nos richesses II faut quand meme donnera meme pour vous. II est egalementsusceptible de 90$ et d'accumulerdespoints naturelles); des qu'onen verra ces derniers, aussi indesirables Alors, au nom de votre sainte se faire cracherau. pare-brise de demerites pour un stop un deroger au code sacre de la soient-ils, que lorsqu'ils carrosserie, signalez done par un cycliste. brule, contrairement aux auto­ route, on lui passera tout deconnent, c'est leur vie qu'ils AVANT de tourner. Et ceux qui mobilistes qui respectent simplement sur Ie corps. Rapide, mettent en jeu, meme s'ils ne savent pas de quoi je parle,

Tired of the Club scene? I've been admiring you from Wednesday to Thursday) Relax and experience the latest from afar, your pale skin and Come out and support the Henei... if you don't know three progressive grooves off­ dark hair cascading overyour Glendon music community! where you're going, every campus on Feb 2nd. No eyes as you direct the black road will take you there. Attitude, No Aggression, No ball into the corner pocket. I For Sale: a Citizen GSX-220 lines Cheese. See Tom at the Pub Iwould approach you, if only Dot Matrix Colour Printer. ProTem is seeking 2 or 3 for more info, orlookfor flyers I knew that you were not Relatively new in excellent photographs of WOMEN for around campus. Photo I.D. is straight. condition. For more info or if a feature on the Beauty mandatory! Your admirer, a girl. you are interested call 440­ Myth. Photographs should free 9241. show body-form and WILL (or more) L'Association de GOD IS DEAD...AII is be subject to computer science politique permissible. Big Brother is Watching you' doctoring. Submit photos pr6sente: to ProTem in an envelope Omnibus: A people's BRAvorr On January 31 Just a reminder that marked Beauty Myth. ' approach with Marion Boyd and February 1st at 7:30 the Glendon'sWinter Carnival trois former Attorney General and Glendon College Choir will be is quickly approaching (Feb l­ Harbour Front Free Event current native affairs and hosting its second annual 8), so start submitting your Upfront: The Community Justice critic for the NDP. production of Bravo! in the teams and thinking of ideas Speaks presents IIBlack 2 p'tites February 6th, 1996 in the Glendon Cafeteria. This for banners and cheers. the Future: the significance Senior Common Room. musical showcase features Submissions for Carnival of the Million Man March for 18h30. A tous Ie bienvenue. talented Glendon singers, Teams will be accepted until Blacks in Canada. 1I Sunday dancers and instrumentalists. Thurs. Feb. 1 at 2:30 at the Feb 4th, 1996, 3-Spm. vites To the beautiful green­ This event costs only· 5$ for GCSU. Information and Brigantine Room, York Quay submission forms are available (ou plus) eyed pool shark from the on night or 6$ forboth nights. Centre, 235 Queens Quay pub, (the program varies slightly at the GCSU. West. (416)973-3000. l \ Lundi Ie 29 janvier 1996

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