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- I guess it had to happen. The deli tions of its members." This is not At worst, when foisting spurious O where I go for sandwiches has a to say that he did not cherish propaganda, mission statements ~ mission statement. Posted in billboard such beliefs, only that he was too are misleading. At best, they are +-' proportions behind the counter, where busy eradicating a disease to superfluous. One local retail outlet, the menu should be, is their corporate embroider the words on a doily in a "statement of core values" C manifesto, replete with such feel-good and have them framed. issued to its employees, imparts 0 sentiments as "We recognize and But we Jive in a time when the stunning revelation, "We respect the rights of others" and "We humility and quiet accomplish­ recognize that profitability is · acknowledge the diversity in our ment are seen as weaknesses, essential to our success." Well, U community." The poor harried em­ when enterprising executroids duh. Might as well include the part C ployee making my sandwich behind buy off-the-rack personalities about opening the doors. As for the counter was so busy respecting . from Tony Robbins and other the respect-the-rights-of-others 0 rights and acknowledging diversity such snake oil salesmen, when type of statements, these are •- that he forgot the mustard. what you say is more important nothing more than institutionalized Cl) Nowadays, you can't swing a PR than what you do. edicts to "play nice"- something Cl) flack without hitting a mission state- And considering the expense we all should have learned in • _ ment. Open a brochure, pick up a and effort that often goes into kindergarten . ...::::"' newsletter, enter an office, and there preparing a mission statement, There is nothing inherently tiiiii!IC- it is-a screed of self-congratulatory the lack of originality is appalling. wrong, of course, with an organiza­ piffle-empty, plastic words masquer­ The same sanctimonious tion striving to be virtuous and ading as noble declarations. bafflegab, cut from the same productive, or wanting to define its I may be wrong, but cookie cutter, appears across the goals for the benefit of its mem­ I don't Columbus had corporate spectrum-lifeless, bers and the public. The practice of a mission statement. stultifying balloon juice that entrenching these ideals in a He had a mission, to be sure, but I barely registers on the conscious­ mission statement becomes doubt he posted a statement in the ness. So many companies today insidious, however, when the words galley of the Santa Maria to the effect are eager to accept new chal­ supersede the action, as if just that "We are committed to exploring lenges that you'd be inclined to saying it were enough to make it uncharted territory" or "We recognize think we live in a nation of corpo­ so. Besides, as much as I enjoy the right of all crewmen to rape, rate daredevils. The truth, of being respected, recognized and plunder and pillage." course, is that challenges are acknowledged, sometimes I just Jonas Salk did not publish a state­ problems, and nobody likes want the mustard. ment declaring that his research team problems-least of all profit­ "respects and values the contribu- conscious corporations. 1------Opi~tiiiiiJ ------'----- 3 Editorial Yes, this is still your doesn't cost us any more over the summer, due to a student newspaper. Okay, than our Other Press fees. lack of students. Secondly we lie. It's really a maga­ Which you've paid already. is the lack of students. zine, but underneath, we're So you can come down here What's the point of scoop­ still the same friendly Other and get creative and talk ing a national story if the Pressers we've always been about your ideas (or lack next issue doesn't come out There's a reason for our thereof) and it's okay if you for three weeks, and only unprecedented metamor­ knock over a few chairs in 1000 or so students are phosis. You see, a student frustration while you're at around to read about it? newspaper does not only it. st don't throw them, and This issue marks a exist to pro~de_ you with we'll be happy. departure for the OP, as well reading material and infor­ Now is the perfect time as a test. It's tough being a mation. If it did, the Other to come down, too, be­ newspaper when you only Press would probably have cause there's a lot of stuff come out monthly. The been taken obver by some happening. Too much stuff. Georgia Strait has a shelf department of administra­ It's an annoying trend. Why life of a week, and the OP is tion by now. (Communica­ is it that all the truly inter­ published biweekly (as in tions and Marketing, per­ esting things at this school once every two weeks, not haps.) happen during the summer? twice weeky) over the fall But we haven't been, and Last year in amidst the and winter semester. But that's because the OP is government's revision of during the summer there staffed by people wo would their student loan policy (a isn't the demand for a never let thtat happen, story that the OP scooped biweekly paper (except because the real reason over every newspaper in BC, from certian members of why student press exists is if we may be so bold) and the DCSS who just can't go because it's a learning the resignation of Bill Day I for more than a month experience, and we're not hiring of Susan Hunter­ without their dose of Other­ about to let the administra­ Harvey-Hunter (never could ness.) A monthly newspaper tion, or anyone else for that remember her name), the doesn't make a lot of sense. matter, take away dur DCSS president resigned A monthly magazine learning experience. amidst an election scandal does. The format lends This particular issue we're and an entire chemistry itself to exploring issues to learning about how to do a class protested- their final a greater extent than a magazine. We didn't get it grades. newspaper. But does it perfect, but we're pretty This summer is already work, in your opinion? We're darn proud of it. off to a rousing start, looking for feedback here. A heck of a lot of inter­ seeing the resignation of What do you think of the viewing, writing, editing, Susan Harvey-Hunter­ recent changes to the OP? rewriting, photographing, Harvey and the beginnings Do you like the magazine developing and praying to of the DCSS student build­ format? Do you think we the deity that rules over ing, which has been in the should stick with it during computer networks goes planning stages for nearly a the summers? The Other into every issue we put out. decade. Press is your paper, and we We work harder and longer This trend is disturbing want to know your opinion. at this thing then we ever here at the OP for two If you're not oing to come do at our classes and we reasons. The first is that we down and help, it's the least get more out of it, and it only publish once a month you could do.

4 July 4, 1996 - Volume 20 Issue 17 The Other Press is Douglas College's autonomous student newspaper. We have been publishing since 1976. Being autonomous means neither tile Douglas College Student Society nor the College Administration nor the government can tell the Other res$ what to print. The paper is under the sole contrOl and utter domination of the students of Douglas CoUeg lease feel free to come on down to our basemeqt c ve and 'ixcetcise your power. By contributing to two out of threq consequetive issues in a semester, you too c beco~e a voting •~r member. The Other Press is 0111 as a rnl!Jeirarchical collective. Sort of. At any ra no ones in charge, so don't phone and ask for our residept ... we don't have CD -· one. CD a We receive our funding om a student levy collected every serncst at registrati n, and ftom local and a.• national advertising revenlle. The Othei Press is a mep1ber of tlie Canadian University Pre a cooperative of student newspapers cr from across Canada. We claim to adhere to CUP's Statement of Common Principles and Code of Ethics. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what to m publish, and what not to publish. If you have any quibbles with what we chOQse, maybe you should get n your lazy butt down !)ere and help. Letters to the Other Pres hould be a maximum of 500 words but if you can wri e something longer ~ withol't repeating y rtelf, we may print it. Letters ~uld be legible. lfthey're n disk, we will be very bappy. Each letter must include writer's name and phone number (how~ver, if so asked, the OP will publish letters phone numbers are never to edit for

Dear Editor,

So here we are in 1996, with four ... Women face resistance from more years to the year 2000!! I am those around them when trying to told we've come a long way, baby as leave abusive and controlling relation­ the Virginia Slim's slogan would have ships. us believe). In some people's opinions, there are more perks to being a ... Police rarely act accordingly to woman than being a man in this day what is required of them through the and age. Upon hearing such com­ "Attorney General's Policy Against ments, I can't help but wonder how it Violence in Relationships" to pursue is that: perpetrators of assault. Ooordln ting Stilff ... One worr.an is raped every 1 7 So the truth is that we've only Advertisin • A.tidrew Carroll A & Ent rtainment • R bel Young minutes in Canada (Canadian Associa­ begun moving forward, and have yet Classifieds • Michael Pie~ tion of Sexual Assault Centers' statis- · to go a long way. The sexist attitudes Creative • weny Wo tic, based on reported cases only!). and power imbalances still in our Cover • O.eryl Chiu society are at the root of the violent CUP Liaison • vacan~ and vailable Distributiop • Byron Stedmann (actil)g) ... Women who are raped, too often acts carried out against women. Features - Shari A erman get the response "that's terrible, but Graphi - S a May she was asking for it" based on what Recently, there have been demands News - Pa I Andrew Opinion and Editorial- C cKay she was wearing or where she was. placed on the Canadian Government to Photography- Eric Milne fight violence against women through Production · Joyce Robinson ... Teenagers (yes, those Generation providing $50 million to rape crisis Sports · Miguel Strother X-ers who are supposed to be free of centers nation-wide. Our government Contributors all those sexist pressures!) experienc­ has refused to make a commitment (a Jim Chilboyko, Jason Kurylo, K in Sallows, Earle ing dating violence often perceive mere $2 per Canadian!). If you believe Gale, Kim Jorgensen, Dan' I Weber and Chad Iverson. violence in their relationship as his there is a need to take action, write or Employees indication of love for her, which has call your local MP's office (Vancouver's Accountmg • Marion Drakos taken the form of jealousy. However, own MP Hedy Fry could do with a Production Resource · Darin Clisby the truth is, assault is about his power wake-up call)! Editorial Resource · t Ernst over her, NOT passion! Gwyn Mcintosh

5 After a combined 18 months of searching for a president and an interim appraisal on the one we hired, Douglas is forced to begin all over again. Did we ever really have a I col'lege president?

Al~ost four weeks after the president of Douglas the key priorities we have to deal with it's an unfair assumption to believe College abruptly resigned from as a college," McKendry said. "We the presidential search committee office, senior college administra­ have to deal with the logistics of should have been able to detect tors are maintaining they still have operating a college. People are fo­ those differences. no idea what caused Susan Hunter­ cused on that now and we're moving "As I recall, Bob [Buzza, the Harvey to take such drastic action. ahead," he added. McKendry will college board chair] made it clear Hunter-Harvey resigned on June rotate presidential duties with the there was not a probationary 10 after three other vice-presidents for the period with the president, I: BY.i.l?.a~(ldrew I serving as next few months. McKendry said. "Her predecessor's college presi­ When he was asked if finding a new goal? were amended ... the measure dent for only nine months. She was president was one of those key of hit or miss in the long-term is • hired after a lengthy, painstaking priorities, he said the college board unclear." Bill Day, the former presidential search process. But had .already set up two search com­ president of Douglas, who served John McKendry, who took over mittees to find someone to replace for 20 years befote retiring last immediately as interim college the outgoing Hunter-Harvey. One of year, would normally establish president, said to call the presiden­ those committees will be much like annual objectives as a guide for tial search a flawed process would those that were used to hire her last the administration of the college, be a judgment call on his part. June. But the other one was formed to and they in turn would be reviewed "It was her resignation. I don't deal with more immediate concerns. by the college board. It is under- ... know why she took that course of "The first (committee) is to con­ stood when Hunter-Harvey took action, but she did," McKendry firm an interim president," McKendry over as president, she established said. said. He went on to say the college different objectives that may have At this point the only thing that may have to repeat the intensive met with disapproval from the is certain is that Douglas College eight-month process that was used board. has invested almost two years of last year to hire Hunter-Harvey. This However, Buzza did say there time and money only to have to process required sifting through was an interim agreement in place start another presidential search dozens of potential candidates from all to appraise Hunter-Harvey's own process. McKendry, vice president over North America. pre-set goals six-months after she of instruction, must temporarily But McKendry says it's not fair to took office, but that she resigned vacate his post while the college fault the search process as the reason prior to her appraisal. - sets new priorities because of for the president's sudden departure. "We had scheduled a meeting Hunter-Harvey's unexpected exit. Nor is it fair, he added, to cite the for her six-month interim ap­ He said the senior administration "fundamental differences in manage­ praisal," Buzza said. "It's a process wanted to act quickly to plan their tnent expectations" as something that we used to evaluate her perform­ next move. "Twenty-four hours should be sorted out during that ance. And she provided the instru­ later, I had the vice-presidents sit process. He said the process was ment for her own appraisal," he down with me, and we identified designed to find a president, and that added. Buzza then produced a

6 News Hunter wrote: "Much of my work involves working outside the college . ... "

letter from Hunter-Harvey that simply ships between the stated she was resigning from her college, business, gov­ duties as president of Douglas College, ernment, labor and many effective immediately. international interests Buzza said that because of the requires a great deal of interim agreement, Hunter-Harvey's time and effort." Despite contract is nullified. He wouldn't say if repeated attempts to that meant a contract pay-out for the interview the ex-president, the only dent Society, said the resignation out-going president. "The president correspondence the Other Press ever came as a surprise to him. "It's obtained legal advice when the con­ had with Hunter-Harvey was just after disappointing because of all the tract was drawn-up, and she's obvi­ she was hired and then once again, committees that were formed in ously obtained legal advice now - as three weeks before her resignation. order to hire her, " Seaweed said, has the board. All I can say is the McKendry would hot confirm or referring to the rigorous process used board respects her decision," Buzza deny that Hunter-Harvey was having last year to sort through over 190 said. trouble with the transition from applicants, which were eventually unter-Harvey, who was the vice­ Manitoba's post-secondary system to narrowed to four. The search finally president of academic research at the college community in British ended last June with a single recom­ HBrandon University in Manitoba Columbia. "Whether she was having mendation from a presidential selec­ before becoming presiaent of Douglas trouble transferring from the univer­ tion committee to hire Hunter-Harvey. College last September, stated on May sity system in Brandon to the college "You look at all the things that are 14 that she had to spend a consider­ system here in BC, I don't know," happening (at Douglas); the David able amount of time familiarizing McKendry said. "There may have been Lam campus, they've had all sorts of herself with the BC college community a few glitches there." committees set up for that," Sea­ in addition to her duties at Douglas. Another factor that may have weed explained. "And then you get She also referred to the same scenario influenced Hunter-Harvey's decision to rid of your key-administrator. It looks , in her initial press release after offi­ resign is that five days after writing bad on the whole campus." Douglas cially taking office last September. the rebuttal· to the Other Press, College has scheduled the opening of In a letter responding to an editorial Hunter-Harvey's father passed away. the David Lam campus in Coquitlam in the May issue of the Other Press But three weeks later, on the day she for September, and it's expected the that criticize~er for dodging inter­ resigned, Buzza said that her father's opening will go ahead as planned. view requests, Hunter wrote: "Much of death had nothing to do with her "We should have a long-term my work involves working outside the resignation. He would only say that her interim president in place by Sept. college - meeting with others such as leaving was "a mutual agreement 18," McKendry said. "Things are in college presidents from around the between the college and Hunter­ fine shape and they're moving province to ensure the entire post­ Harvey." straight ahead. We're not floundering secondary systemfunctions Dave Seaweed, vice-president at all." effectively... The building of partner- external of the Douglas College Stu-

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At a time when the Because the building will, And Lennax might be smokers who congregate province is coming down technically, be on govern­ right. Other colleges have beneath clouds of blue hard on smokers, it may ment land, the government smoking areas to which the smoke around the doors. surprise you to learn that will have jurisdiction over it. by-law and government no­ Sunny Yoo, a business, students here might soon And its anti-smoking stance smoking policy does not commerce and administra­ be lighting-up indoors. could result in a smoking seem to apply. At Vancou­ tion student, said, "I don't Restaurants and pubs ban on the new building. ver's Langara college, for feel good in the morning already face an increasingly Also, if the new. building is example the students' union having to walk past them, smokeless future. Legisla­ granted a public licence, it building has a large indoor and it's embarrassing." tion is· in place banning would be put it in the same smoking section. Although she is a non­ smoking in eateries, and the class as restaurants, and "But," she said, "I don't smoker, Yoo said she would government has considered 1 the ban would again apply. think the city will do any­ like to see "one small room" extending the ban to all But, student society thing until the building is for the smokers. public places. president, Katrina Lennax, constructed and standing. And Lennax agreed with Within its buildings, said the society wants a Then they will make a Yoo's comments. Victoria has already acted, smoking room there. The decision." "I'm a smoker," Lennax and banned smoking. building's SO year lease, she While most students said, "and I have a problem But the soon-to-be-built said, gives them "the sort around the college seemed walking through those doors. student society building of rights a strata building surprised that the new We want to keep it [smok­ (set for construction on the tenant has," and a degree building would likely have a ing] clean and keep it out of grass next to 7th Street) of autonomy. smoking room, many said the way." might buck the trend. It She said she doubts the such a.room, with extractor And the possibility of a may feature, among other government will force a fans (which will pull smoke separate smoking room was things, a room dedicated to smoking ban on them, as out of the room,) would be also appealing to a second­ smokers. the building, which may also a good idea. year student who gave her It would be the first have a bar, will be more like For smokers it would be a name as P. Prasad. As a non­ indoor smoking facility a club than a public place. place to go. For non­ smoker who is allergic to allowed at Douglas since And she said the long lease smokers it promises to keep cigarette smoke, she would August 1 990. means the government the outside walkways clear like to see a smoking room That is, if the student should not think of it as a of smokers. only if it is "away from non­ society can get the neces­ government building, but Non-smokers have often smokers." sary licence from the rather a private building on complained at having to "In restaurants you could provincial government. government land. walk through the throngs of still smell it," she said,

8 ------News bullied into giving up. rule against it because it is Schuurmans said blaming a indoors. smoker for his health "They should incorporate problems would be like into the design covered blaming someone with a verandas with heaters to get poor diet for his heart around the by-law," he said, disease, or criticizing pointing out that this has someone for not taking been done to great effect by enough exercise. some restaurants. "Where will it all stop?" Construction work will he said. begin on the new building in Schuurmans said he the next couple of weeks, would welcome a relaxed according to Leonard. place where people can We will find out in the socialize between classes. months that follow whether He said it's about time the Douglas will again have an college had somewhere like indoor smoking area, or that. whether anti-smoking planned. (The planning And that was the senti­ sentiment will prevail in referring to the open-plan started in 1989 when the ment of Tony Liu, a business, Victoria and the room is style many smof

... And just like that, she's after so many years of Bill Day. Give it Besides all the other responsibili­ gone. Not so much as a "by your time, and things will function ties of her office, the school was leave," just a brief letter saying, smoothly. going through major restructuring in effeft, ·"I quit," and she's out But did they? Or was she thwarted and reorganization, the last hurrah of here. at every turn by the phantom of Mr. of the outgoing Day. Imagine I'm referring, of course, to our Day? The channels of power cut deep hopping into a washing machine on esteemed, and now ex, president after 20 years, and it's tough to the spin cycle, and you've got of DC, Dr. change their course, especially within some idea what it must have been ifrent Ernst Susan Hunter- a year. And, by her own admission, she like sitting down in that presidential Harvey. Her spent most of per time playing figure­ chair for the first time. And by Douglas email account canceled, head-networking with other BC col­ spending a great deal of time and her cellular phone returned. After leges, meeting local businesspeople, effort on things happening outside Bill Day's monumental (and, it sucking up to the government. How the college, I believe that she lost seemed, never-ending) reign as can you establish authority within an sight of what was happening inside president, Susan Hunter-Harvey's institution if you're always being of the college, just long enough for nine months seem like no more shuttled off to another function, everyone to return to what they than a blip in the continuum. another meeting? were doing before she arrived. She What went wrong? Why, after Oh, I wouldn't go as far as to say held everyone's attention, if only such a lengthy process to select that she was deliberately Shanghaied for a moment, and instead of the perfect president, did by petty bureaucrats afraid for their calling people to her, she let them Hunter-Harvey resi'gn, having own positions. Rather, l.would say that go back to the way they were served less than a year in office? the course she followed, "meeting before. Following old streambeds The official scuttlebutt is that with others such as college presidents instead of forging nev.' ones. nobody knows nothing except from around the province to ensure Which is too bad, because I liked for Hunter-Harvey, and she's not the entire post-secondary system her, and I liked a lot of what she talking, least of all to the OP. functions effectively" kept her focus stood for. She dreamed of dragging Everybody on the. fourth floor on the higher levels of administration. Douglas into the future, but looks suitably shocked over her Hunter-Harvey admitted that "The discovered that she had to drag abrupt departure, and the phrase building of partnerships between the the college out of the past first. "I don't know" rings from behind college, business, government, labour And she failed. Oh, she accom­ every office door and hangs on and many international interests plished some good things, but she every lip, like they're afraid that requires a great deal of time and failed to change the course of an people might hold them person­ effort." Perhaps it took too much institution caught in a twenty-year ally responsible for Harvey­ time. Too much effort. Perhaps she deep rut. She suffered the slings Hunter's departure. would have been better served to look and arrows of outrageous fortune, She was doing a great job, first to her own college, partnership but ended her troubles after a they say. She was a great building be damned, at least until she mere nine months. person, they say. There were a had established herself. Alas poor Susan. There are few problems, sure, but those The circumstances surrounding her people who mourn your leaving, were just transitional glitches appointment as president were hectic. even if we didn't really know you.

10 ------OpilliiiU ------:------Missing I

Have you seen this woman? If so, please call the Douglas College Presi­ dent's office, at' 527-5381. Last seen June 10, 1996, wearing tan business suit. Answers to "Susan"

------Opi11i1111s ------11 You too can be a young entrepreneur

Sitting across the table in a boardroom of his Richmond offices, Theme presi­ dent and CEO David Lui apologizes for seeming preoccupied. In addition to the h~ti _c day that com­ monly Linda Ong & greets Lui, Shari Ackerman he has lost his sched­ ule book and has double-booked our meeting with several other interviews for his retail stores. Dressed smartly in a casual, navy-blue vest with a mandarin­ collared, tan-striped shirt underneath, Lui seems oblivious to the cacophony surround­ ing him, and to the many demands on his time and attention - a new store in Fairview, Ontario, to be launched this fall, local manufacturing possibilities, franchising in the US, intro­ untouched by the stress of his fast­ bankruptcy that many first-time ducing bath, body, and paced lifestyle. In fact, he thrives entrepreneurs face. This business perfume products, and a new being at the helm of Theme, a trendy mogul is no stranger to high hopes flagship store in Vancouver. women's retail fashion store he im­ and big dreams. A North And, if that's not enough, Lui ported from Hong Kong just three Vancouverite by birth, Lui decided has also found time to get years ago. to take a calculated risk by jumping married, organize a province­ Lui is no average 25-year-old. In just into the retail business right after wide model competition, and seven years - he got into the busi­ high school. He had his sights set scoop the BC Young Entre­ ness at the age of 1 8 - he has on Theme during his many visits to preneur Award, all the while managed to learn and master the Hong Kong with his mother. The making trips to Hong Kong, complexities of running a successful youthful but classy look of Theme Toronto, and New York. retail store. His perseverance has paid piqued his interest, so he toyed "Diversifying my portfolio," off: Theme is expanding rapidly instead with the idea of bringing it to North he calls it. of suffering America, particularly Canada. Despite all this, Lui seems the usual sales struggles or even "At that time, Le Chateau was 12 ------~eatu~e ------the only trendy store, but they to criminals, and a good he was ready to realize didn't have the quality, and the chef proved hard to find. his vision of Theme. Now three years clothes only lasted for one season," Still trying to find his niche, Lui later, Canada has eight stores - five explains Lui. "I wanted to bring decided to get some post-secondary in Vancouver and three in Toronto - something to Canada that's very education and enrolled in business, all operated by Lui. fashion forward, at an affordable marketing, and accounting courses­ But Lui is one of the lucky ones. price with seasonless appeal." With part of a two-year program at the Several Hong Kong based fashion this tempting notion in mind, an British Columbia Institute of Technol­ houses expressed interest in opening aggressive 1 8-year-old Lui ap­ ogy. He also helped out with his dad's branches in BC, but none have been as proached Kenneth Lai, Theme's grocery business in North Vancouver, successful. One of Lui's contacts tried chairperson in Hong Kong, and but never gave up on his dream of to run Bossini, a well-known casual- pitched the idea. succeeding in the wear company from Hong It didn't work. Having started his fashion industry. Kong, at Eaton Centre in retail venture in 1 986 and with While Lui was the early '90's. He was barely 1 2 stores in operation, Lai struggling with career open for business for wasn't quite ready to bring Theme choices, Theme was Now three only six months. to Canada. rapidly expanding years later, Despite his success, Far from being discouraged, Lui throughout Asia, Lui emphasizes it wasn't turned his entrepreneurial vision branching into Taiwan Canada has easy and admits there elsewhere - beginning with a and Japan. Spreading ei.ght were several obstacles to menswear store in Richmond's its successful wings overcome - finances Aberdeen Mall. Its life span was beyond the Asian stores ... being the biggest. short; however, as it began to lose borders into North However, Lui's mature money in 1993. Lui realized he was America was always looks gave him a certain in over his head - he didn't know an ambition of advantage. "Nobody what to sell, yet had obligations to Theme's chairman knew how old I was when pay rent. Lai, but he didn't have enough man­ I first got into the business," he says. Little did he kriow that in a short power and local business knowledge to "When I was 1 8, people thought I was while he would return to the Aber­ do it. Lui knew he was the perfect 26. When my age was actually re­ deen Mall, in style. choice, so in 1993 he gave Lai another vealed in the press, everyone was After closing his menswear store, call. quite shocked." While it's true that Lui Lui began to explore other occupa­ It took one meeting in Hong Kong has the quiet confidence of someone tions, like becoming a policeman in for Lui to own an exclusive North much older than 25, he is also candid Hong Kong, or trying his hand at American license for Theme, including in conversation. running a won ton house. No way - the United States. With his lifetime "Is that my sweater you're wear­ his mother didn't want to lose a son savings, some money bor?owed from ing?" he asks, midway through the his dad, and $60,000 from the bank, interview. "Uh, no, it's not, actually."

r------~------~eQtu~e ------13 "Oh, it's a matching dress. We up a non-disclosure accou,nt and So why is the store called Theme? have one just like that," he says. registering in every state. Right now Lui laughs, recalling himself asking Lai Lui can spot Theme clothing from he is looking into setting up non­ the very same question when he was across the street - a tell-tale franchise shops in San Francisco and in Hong Kong. His version of the sign of his hands-on business Los Angeles, ventures that could answer is that a "theme" is what philosophy and his seasonal happen within the next couple of people are always searching for - a purchasing trips to Hong Kong . years. . representation of something else. "It's While global markets are what As well, he is negotiating with a big­ a popular term because people are Theme i:;. after, Lui wants to time New York designer (whose name constantly asking what the 'theme' is capitalize on his existing stores he wouldn't disclose) who is looking underneath the surface," he says. It by catering to what he calls for someone to manage his stores in seems apt given the variety of collec­ "local flavour" - marketing for Canada. Lui would only say that the tions, each with a theme, behind this Canadian cities, not the stere­ designer was a "household name and Hohg Kong clothing chain. otypical Asian market that he has everybody wears it." He has had There is the Essence line, which is a already se.cured. Lui admits he several management offers from A/X relaxed, reasonably priced careerwear targeted the local Chinese Armani, but declined - he wants to line, the Vision menswear line, and the market at first because they focus on Theme. Executive line, which is the higher­ knew. what Theme was all about Locally, Lui is considering setting up priced career wear. Target clientele are from its base in Hong Kong. a manufacturing plant in Vancouver anywhere between the ages of 1 6 and With approximately 60 per with a friend of his in Hong Kong. He is 3p. Ideal customers are people who cent of Theme's Vancouver also anticipating a new flagship store are just starting a career, and who clients being Asian, Lui now either on Robson street or in Rich­ want "good-quality fashion without wants to focus on diversifying his mond Centre Mall. Recently he ob­ spending too much." client base . For instance, the tained a license for a perfume line, an As for what Theme customers can search for local models in last eyeglasses line, and a body and bath expect to find in store this fall and · year's Lower Mainland Theme product line, slated for launch either winter, Lui said the classic Audrey model competition was a market­ this fall or next spring. Hepburn look will continue to be ing effort aimed at catering to "Confidence and persistence ... those popular, though the colours for winter local tastes; to give something are the key motivators to succeed in will be somewhat brighter. Basic blacks back to the community for its whatever career path one chooses," and whites, with some lighter browns support, as well as to create Lui offers as advice to the ambitious mixed in, will dominate much of the some excitement and build young. "And make a lot of contacts. merchandise, simply because they clientele. Don't be afraid to go with it, and most always sell. Apart from his work in the importantly, don't be intimidated." Lui Vancouver area, Lui has many compares entrepreneurial business in As our interview draws to an end, other future prospects in view. Vancouver to that of Hong Kong, Lui leads the way out of the board­ One is the negotiation of a where the days are long and the room and into the reception area franchise package. So far, On­ approach to business more aggressive, where two women are seated, presum­ tario's Fairview store is the only though he prefers the West Coast ably waiting to be interviewed. There franchise in Canada. However, Lui because it has a more "laid-back, 'is a stack of messages, the office is wary about franchising Theme comfortable attitude." But no matter phones are ringing, and there is a buzz too quickly. Franchising south of where you are located, long hours go of voices coming from the upstairs the border involves a complex hand-in-hand with owning your own office. Lui smiles patiently. Business process, which includes setting business, he adds. as usual.

14 ------~egtu~e ----~------Lions start with a loss

The British Columbia Uons Football Club opened Meanwhile, the 1996 season with a disappointing loss in BC troops down for a Place at the hands of the always troublesome surprisingly stayed McManus Edmonton Eskimos, in front of a healthy crowd of into the third quarter, when the Esks 29,425. long drives, each leading to touchdowns. ur·u!!ln1J!;:',J-1lt4Lltilll>.· The game started off with promise. The threw passes like harpoons, picking apart the BG Lion's first drive of the season, with Andre highly touted secondary like it was whale meat. Ware at the helm, led deep into· Edmonton only sour ball to roll off Danny's nn~n .., ... territory. The audience politely buzzed with hands of BC cornerback Brandon Harnil1ton~Mi1o,i\'l excitement, perhaps recalling the positive leading to a stunning 1 09-yard int•<>rl'•F>ntinn'i report card the local media had given the return touchdown. But the return was re­ Heismann trophy winner turned; the· Lions were offside. The Uon's Jim Chliboyko after June's encouraging lack of discipline led to more than 10 preseason. (Ware had penalties for more than 100 yards, perhaps thrown for over 400 yards in four quarters the start of yet another heavily-penalized of action.) Unfortunately, the drive stalled year. Third quarter yardage had the within the Esk's 20-yard line, and Lui Eskimos with a slight edge; 214 yards to Passaglia's first field goal attempt of the BC's eight. For BC the fourth quarter season bounced the wrong way off the was merely a scavenger hunt for a uprights. Let's hope this wasn't an omen. touchdown, and with a few minutes left The defense looked good initially, as well. in the game, Ware threw an impressive The highly-touted secondary swarmed around 12-yard TO to Mike Trevathan. This one Eskie receivers and streaky Edmonton QB counted, and the Lions made the double Danny McManus found himself passing to the digits. The final score was Edmonton 28, BC more open stretches of artificial turf. The Inuit 14. offence didn't get a first down until the last Though it was not an impressive game minute of the 1st quarter, nor did they pass for the Lions, there were some bright the midfield marker until the second. spots. New Lion Clarence Verdin showed The heat of the first few drives dissipated some sparkle as a return man and re­ quickly, though. The second quarter was a ceiver, though he seemed a little adverse limp 1 5 minutes that belonged more to the to taking hits. At least twice, he stepped preseason. Ware's scrambling suddenly out of bounds a few yards earlier than seemed more like a cry for help (to the offensive he had to. And during the first half, at offensive line) than daring bravado, and he wasn't least, the Lions defence dropped getting much help from his receivers, either, who various Esks for impressive losses. As went after catchable passes with less gusto than well, kick return coverage showed a lot ball boys at Wimbledon. Members in the audience of hustle. But it is clear that rookie wondered aloud if the two new Vancouver Griz­ coach Jo~ Paopao has a long long zlies watching from the sidelines, Roy Rogers and weekend ahead of him to prepare for the Shareef Abdur-Rahim, could be substituted for Lions next contest against Winnipeg, in Lion receivers. Halfway through the second, Ware Manitoba, on July 6, a game that will be had personally run for more yards than the aerial attack had gained, and completed only three out ~~~~~~T~h~e~L~e~o~'snexthome1 9 versus the of ten passes. ~ of the

~------Sports ------15 Where I live a large highway the engine to whine with displeasure. breakfast of oatmeal which had t project is underway. Very Smoke poured out from a large orifice consistency of paper mache, early every morning a large in the muffler as the car sweated off hurriedly packed our gear, and group of men and women quart after quart of oil. But still she headed to the park office to with sun-splashed necks and climbed, drawing us nearer to our register and watch videos explain­ hands that show years of destination: the Bowron Lakes Provin­ ing the danger of the lakes and hard labour gather and slowly cial Park. how to deal with these hazards spread apart. Located about an hour northeast of should they in fact be e by Miguel Strother For most of Quesnel, the park is a natural 11 3.2 We were so eager to get on the the drones km lake circuit, world famous for its circuit that the videos could have who trickle along the high­ incredible scenery and wide variety of passed for a tenth grade math way in their single occupant wildlife. My partners and I had left lesson. Two hours later, our first vehicles, the sound of the behind girlfriends, children, and a footprints were made on the well construction crew's heavy LARGE number of responsibilities, in worn 2.6 km trail which leads to machinery is drowned out by order to test ourselves to the fullest Kibbi Lake, the first of the seven the mind-numbing trash of on the circuit. None of us had much waterbodies which also include radios. Everyone, slowly, as if experience in the great outdoors, aside Indian Point, Isaac, McCleary, Swan, mesmerized, travels to the from early childhood wilderness camps Bowron, Spectacle, that we would same spot they did yester­ and the many hours spent on the ski have to conquer if we were going day. All, as they did yester­ hill, so this was to be the first date in to be successful in completing the day, yearn to be going what we hoped would be a long love circuit in the ten days we had somewhere else. These are affair with the boundless BC wilder­ allotted. the meshed sounds of chaos ness. Like in any relationship, we were Although it was only the first of that vibrate in the city. about to learn how much work was many more kilometers to come, On June 1 2, in a desperate actually required . the 2.6 km portage from the bid to escape this chaos, I After a 1 0 hour driv.e, blurred by to the lake was almost ~nough to found myself traveling the small towns and ever-changing scenery turn us back. The cost of traveling northerly portions of highway we found ourselves surrounded by the lake circuit is a mere $60. For 97 with two other students, ancient, moss-laden forests. More tired an additional $40, a simple inven­ Angus Gartner and Shane than excited, we had finally arrived. A tion known as a "canoe dolly" can Olin. Unlike the crowded, camp site was picked, tents were be rented. This simple invention is pulsating arteries of the city, quickly and somewhat awkwardly a tool that could have aided us the highway was practically erected, and we relinquished ourselves incredibly during our trip, but as our own. The late model to the comfort of flannel sleeping bags poor, economically unstable stu­ Honda Civic hatchback in for the evening. We were wise to retire dents we decided that in the which we traveled was our so soon. The next day would prove to of the pioneers of old we would artificial mule, packed with be the fullest and one of the hardest rough it and portage throughout more gear than it looked we would spend on the lakes. the entire trip. It almost killed us. capable of. Every hill caused Dawn came early. We quickly ate a Every step of every trail we had

16 ------Sports ------Portaging Sucks I And how portage was filled with the flesh embraced us that evening and shown completely fend for ourselves. This tearing agony of a heavy canoe us that the rewards for our hard work didn't just mean throwing a box of digging into the flesh of our shoulders. would massively outweigh the pains of Kraft dinner into a pot of boiling The slightest odd movement caused the labour required. water, it meant that we had to make us to resent the awkward walking style Over the next few days, as we certain that we were fully nourished of the person at the other end of the moved higher and higher into the for the next day's travel. We saw the canoe. Add a couple hundred pounds mountains, the scenery became more distances we had been traveling of gear, and multiply by three (the and more amazing. Huge glacier­ increase from the dismal 5km or so on number of trips it took us to move all capped mountains surround on either the first day to as much as 23km. The of our gear from one point to another) side of the emerald green lakes that amount of energy that we put out and you come up with the same we paddled. Instead of Boeing 747s, required us to make large, healthy answer every time: PORTAGING flying above us, there were osprey meals. We had to set up and break SUCKS!!! gliding silently overhead looking for down our makeshift homes every day. We didn't finish that first portage unsuspecting victims. By the way, We had to ensure that we were in no until late in the afternoon. The feeling thanks to Mark Rowe DCSS athletics danger of being infiltrated by hungry of pride at completing this minor task rep. For what I, athletics coordinator bears. This meant thoroughly cleaning was suppressed by our total exhaus­ for the student newspaper, couldn't all of our dishes, keeping the camp tion. We came to canoe, but after that tell ya, but thanks all the same. The air sight spotless, and putting all extra portage we were lucky to get all of quenched with every breath. On the gear up in bear caches which ranged 1 .5 km of canoeing in on the lake shores of the lakes we encountered anywhere from 1 0 to 1 5 meters off before we had to set up camp for the everything from small streams trickling the ground. This may not sound like night. from the dense, haunting forest, to much, but add to the mix tired, As frustrated as all of us were, the raging waterfalls pouring from massive knotted muscles and the short tem­ peaceful serenity of the mountains at avalanche shoots which stretched pers of twenty year olds, and menial dusk cradled us like newborns in a towards the heavens for miles and tasks turn into major projects. mother's arms. The noise of the city, miles. After several days on the lakes, we which we had all become so accus­ Above the mountains, the skies became much more skilled as paddlers. tomed to had been replaced by the were constantly metamorphosing. Our strokes had evolved from short haunting echo of a loon's cry. The dry Thick, fluffy clouds would roll over top and choppy to long, smooth and stench of exhaust was forgotten, of us, sometimes bringing a quick, graceful. Canoeing had changed from a replaced by the smoky smell of a refreshing rainstorm and sometimes frustratingly slow process into an campfire and the freshness of a just providing a dynamic image that enjoyable hard day's work. mountain lake in the late stages of was a perfect contrast to the ancient, We encountered a couple of other spring. sludge-covered trees that were groups along the way, one of which That night, after working so hard constantly appearing through the included a 69 year old former trapper for very little, the mountains wel­ clear, green water. who answered my question on what comed us. Although we had been The next several days proved to be thought the weather was going to be shown how hard we were going to one of the best learning experiences like with a phrase that went some­ have to work, the mountains had of my entire life. Each night we had to thing, if not completely, like this: "

------Sports ------.... ::I 0 two people try and predict the My partner and I got out of our It took all the energy that I had to weather in the mountains; a newcomer canoe and took a long look at the keep paddling down the final stretches and a fool." difficult section of the river, carefully of the river, but as we emerged on to Day 4 was the most difficult day planning a route which we felt we the edges of McCleary Lake it all that we faced on the. Although we could navigate. Unfortunately, both of became worth the effort. were getting-much better at traveling, us skipped class the day that they Wind whipped the surface of the we had yet to encounter any of the taught lefts and rights. We managed lake into foot high waves, which problems we were warned of in the to get ourselves stuck up on a rock in sparkled in the brilliant sunshine that opening day video presentation. The the middle of the river. With thou­ tore through the black thunderclouds. waters had been calm and the weather sands of cubic tonnes of water rushing About a kilometre away on shore a quite nice. When we left our campsite by us, threatening to topple us and all small cabin stood with smoke wafting on Isaac Lake the weather was nothing of our supplies into the ice cold water, from the chimney. The farther along short of perfect. We managed to make my partner made a brave lunge the lake we got, the more mountains great time in the early morning and forward. The desperate act dislodged we saw, until we were engulfed by the decided that we would stop by a river us from the rock and sent us hurtling massive peaks of the Caribou moun­ that flowed out from the shore. After forward in the rushing river. From here tains in a full 360 degrees. It is the a nice lunch and a short rest we the current threw the side of the most beautiful and inspirational sight I started back out on the lake. Shortly canoe into a large log that was jutting have ever seen. That night we all sat into the paddle a light breeze started from the depths of the river. Miracu­ exhausted around a fire dining on fresh up. Seconds later that breeze evolved lously, we managed to keep the canoe lake trout and talking to the nicest from a refreshing little tickle to an upright. The near-accident had shaken American couple I have ever met. Each extremely annoying head wind. Pad­ both our nerves quite badly but one of us was truly amazed at what dling was much harder and a whole lot amazingly we were left unharmed. we had just accomplished. The work slower. Despite this, we managed to Several calmer sections of the river had been hard but yet again the reach the end of massive Isaac lake by followed before we were forced to mountains had rewarded us. mid-afternoon. That's when all hell make yet another agonizing portage The next day we took a day off to broke loose. The lake following Isaac is to avoid a section of the river known play in the beautiful mountain paradise a small lake known as McCleary. We as the roller coaster. Yet again we before we set off to complete the rest were told by. many of the rangers that loaded the canoe and struggled of the circuit. It was certainly an this is the most beautiful spot on the forward on the fast-flowing river. incredible journey around the rest of entire circuit. To reach this lake, Below us in the icy depths the shat­ the circuit but it didn't compare with several short portages must be made tered hull of an old canoe lay omi­ the days we spent on McCleary Lake. to avoid difficult sections of white nously on the rocky river bed. Ahead If you ever get the chance I urge you . The first of these river sections lay a waterfall that truly made me feel to go. The Bowron is not only a place is runable but a warning is posted as insignificant as I have ever felt in that will provide you with a worthwhile stating that only EXPERIENCED my entire life. Enormous amounts of escape from the everyday rush of city oac::ldl,ers should be attempting to run white water pounded into the river life, but it is a place where you will section known as "the chute." below, causing a deafening roar. By learn about the true power of nature ad we decided not to run "the chute" that point it was early evening and the and all her majesty. In return for would have been forced to make majesty of the falls could only provide watching, listening and respecting, she extra portage. And because us with a minute or so of relief. It was will teach you more about yourself AGING SUCKS we decided that we getting late and we still had a ways to than you thought possible. ld give the river a shot. It almost paddle before we got to our destina­ our trip. tion for the night. ------Sports ------at atert:ainrnetat

Brilliant pyres!. Perry and Co. amaze stragglers by Cire Obdurate This was the first show night with. The show sold Porno for Pyros has per­ out long before the gig formed for the release of date, and for $31 .50 most their latest album, titled expected the gig to last Great Gods Urge. The Pyros longer than it did .... "A gave an excellent, although dollar a minute" some some would say say it was disgruntled fan mumbled short, show at the Commo­ past me on his way out. It dore on June 1 2. lasted only a bit longer than The audience at this sold half an hour. However, I can out concert was excited understand the band's point long before Porno for Pyros of view, Vancouver is a came on stage, and when small city and they have to they did, Perry Ferrell was play the next night in at it again with his captivat­ Seattle, and must keep their ing stage theatrics, and energy for L.A. It's a shame, even furthered himself with I know. But all this changed ~ an offering of wine to his when The band returned to ; faithful followers. the stage for their third ;: It had been a long time encore thirty minutes later, I: since I've seen the Commo­ with only a dozen people J dare packed with such left in the Commodore. ! intensity on a weekday Brilliant, absolutely brillaint! .Affairs and events Here's what's up and coming for July PLAYS Quentin Tarentino in­ to Theatre under the Stars, THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE, as part of the Warped spired playwright Mark X July 1 0-August 1 0. THE starting on July 19. Tour on Wed the 1 0. Here has brought the FALL OF TROY, a steamy GIGS TORI AMOS is coming to essence of Tarentino's translated production under Hey, a not to miss gig is the Orpheum Friday, July style to live theatre in themes of "sin, retribution coming on Sunday July 7, 19, while ALANIS WAITING FOR QUENTIN, and redemption" is at the THE SCORPIONS with AUCE MORRISETTE with FRENTE at Vancouver's Little Gastown Theatre starting COOPER and JUNKHOUSE and OUR LADY PEACE are Theatre until July 1 3. A July 11. will be appearing at the going to blast GM Place reading of DON JUAN IN MOVIES Coliseum, anyone with a July 31 (too bad this HELL is being presented Video In Studios is having taste for nostalgia should one's sold out). The by the Western Gold an installation called be there, but if you're in for VANCOUVER FOLK FESTI­ Theatre Society July 8 at RUOACH/THEENTRANCE a more modem thrashing, VAL begins on the 19. If 8 pm at Bard On The running from July 5, BLEND­ PANTERA and WHITE ZOM­ classical music is your Beach. Also starting on ING MILK AND WATER: SEX BIE will be at the PNE Forum fancy, then' make plans to July 1 0, THE SOUND OF IN THE NEW WORLD is July 26. NOFX, PENNYWISE, see the VANCOUVER MUSIC and JESUS CHRIST coming July 1 0, and IN LAGWAGON and others are CHAMBER MUSIC FESTI­ SUPERSTAR are coming SIGHT: MEDIA ART FROM coming to Plaza of Nations VAL coming on the 22.

A.ts & Ente.ta,n111ent ------19 But then, I suppose this is a natural enough reaction to being called "the funkiest sax player alive." That title and concerts the massive ego that was in evidence Friday night are not undeserved. While Parker may not be the most technically­ accomplished or even the most soulful player around, Maceo Parker there's no doubt in my mind that he just may be-as one Furious funk and friend of mine would put it-the funkiest sax player in the I..,..Jit"Jiiii..,.., 'SC:"'",.~ ~ umverse. At oqe point in a set drenched with groove, I ego live at the Commo oun self turning to mY friend and babbling only half- oherently, "This is the by Kevin Sarlows the fucking funkiest band I have ever Former James Brown saxman, Maceo Parker, has had his seen." And they were. funkiest own thing going for years now, but that doesn't change the Parker and crew may have been fact that he 's been indelibly affected by the years he spent playing to the already-converted, but sax backing the Godfather of Soul. It was obvious from the that didn't mean there was any slacking player many JB mannerisms that he pulled out of the funk-bag going down. Parker's no fool, he soaked throughout his sold-out Friday night show at the Fabulous up a good chunk of the adulation that alive. Commodore that Parker's years with JB were an apprentice­ was being thrown his way, but he wasn't ship of sorts. It was all there-the intricate shuffling foot­ afraid to share it around. Every member of his band got work, the ongoing vocal call-and-response game between ample solo time-the two guitarists, the trombone player, frontman and audience, even the larger-than-life ego. The the bassist, the drummer, even the female backup vocalist master's influence was clear. whose only roles in the band appeared to be playing tam­ Actually, Parker's ego was the only drawback to an bourine and Looking Good. The Hammond organ player otherwise amazing show. Maybe it wasn't obvious from all reminded us that this was a Jazz Festival show, letting rip the vantage points in the packed Commodore, but from with some fine, old-school jazz lines. front-row centre Parker's attitude was so thick you could Maybe it was the buzz in the air resulting from the eat it with a fork. From the mol'l).e he strolle f r. knowledge that this was to be the last weekend of the recej ing a patented ovrr. ~-td1 -t Cl 1'\9: ames­ Commodore as we know it, or maybe it was simply the Brown-stye 1ntr , 1tiwas clea'r tHat the s ow was as much presence of a near-legendary force in funk music kicking an ego-stro e for Parker as it was a good time for the out the jams with an incredibly tight band, but this show audience. won't be one that is easily forgotten.

distance from the Bronx, Good Boy,' 'Brian Wilson,' Barenaked love-in then broke out into the old 'Enid,' and '$1 000 000' A lesson in pizza and m Sl 80s song Chakka Khan,' (and when the fans threw r only changin9 the words t r f Di ner to the stage on by rachel young 'Jackie Chan.' cue, adi q oted "Everyone always told us 2. Shove it as far into Another crazy thing they Oasis from the unfortunate that we had to play the your mouth as possible, did was blend together 'You mishap at the Pacific Commodore Ballroom in then put it back in the box. Oughtta Coliseum, slurring, "We're Vancouver," said Ed at the (It's kind of like a new dog not soft, we are hard, we mid-June per,sonal show at peeing on t e furniture.) are hard!") lotus land's esteemed 3. Point to it, and an­ From the Bruce Cockburn venue. It was perfect: a nounce, "That one's mine!" tribute album, the Ladies manageable size crowd, (A very vital step, just to performed 'Lovers in a sold out to Ladies aficiona­ make sure everyone Dangerous Time,' and they dos, brand new bouncy knows.) mixed 'King of Bedside floor, and a bouncy stage to The Barenaked Ladies Manor' with 'Crazy' for match. There was only one performed a fabulous show their final encore. thing missing-.-:pizza. But for the tour to promote In town to do some CD­ wait! Just as front man their newest album, Born On ROM video stuff (in their Stephen Page looks past a Pirate Ship. They, of underwear!) for their the blinding spot lights, a course, did their running upcoming album, the fan runs up with a slice of commentary of life as the Ladies also played the pizza! That night, Vancou­ show continued. They told Know' (Alanis Morrissette) Orpheum on the 22nd. ver got its first lesson in the crowd that they saw and 'Just a Friend' (Biz It's too bad the crowd How To Eat Pizza. · Ja kie Chan's Rumble in the Markie) while break dancing didn't get some of their 1 . Choose slice. Bronx (or Rumble in Vancou­ in perfect unison for the Toronto-based jokes; they (Choose the biggest, ver, as the Ladies referred electrified crowd. made a really funny one because the next step may to it) and loved the beauti­ They performed the about looking for trees. not guarantee you another.) ful mountains off in the standards: 'Jane,' 'What a (Some people got it, guys!)

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spotted 1,/n 111:.' 1 anien · Par~ /1 1 i ~- ~I I ( tha ~· : ~ w,AfjJ with&¥~ ~· A sum07te of lo~e 1~i~s~~ a~d the bea~t~~uJ;, ~n !i h ~~-2~ _·.· ge r/., -~ -. b'; '~i' ~:i / 1\N·',~n,; · /l ~ -~-' Runte, Campbell, and Knight-physical poets .,.". Cllsby ~ ~~r· I 1 J ~~ 1 Raise Curtains. questions about what it .is like to be a PC! tglvep o the actor ... J A sparrow flew into the large red of such a great annual occurrence, wnat anymore," reflects and white tent and landed on the the best part of theatre is, and other ' , C~mpb,.ell. T.here·is no best roughed stage at the popular site of quizzical notations they had on their rnl,d. · aCtor. An actor can only· be Bard on the Beach, the Shakespeare Knight admitted that the best part, in her best because the people Festival. Just imagine what could have eyes, is that the audience has to work in around ther(l are good. been going the performance. They can't sit there and s. Run.!e and Campbell both rachel young through that tiny say, "Impress me," they have to focus 1.1' , ~_ gree 'y't'ith Knight that the bird's mind: "All their mind on the performance and the ! rnihdset of the..actor MUST the world's a branch, and the birds its bare essentials on stage, rather than the .f ' BE BEAUTIFVL is like prosti­ perchers .... " Well, maybe not. large, vinyr kite flying in tne background, , "iution: Even the modern This year's chosen plays are The the party boat floating by with the thud, plays are robbed of the Merchant of Venice and Much Ado thud, thud of the bass, and the.distant ' beauty of the English About Nothing, starring Curt Max police sirens that were certainly more ' language. Runte adds, Runte as Claudio (Much Ado) and distant in years to Shakespeare than. in "Certainly the meta morpho- Gratiano (Merchant), and Lyndall city blocks to the performance site. They " sis of the language is Knight as Hero (Much Ado) and Lady must suspend their minds, work with the important ... but you never in Waiting (Merchant). actors, and most likely get something see justice armed with a Alberta native Runte figures that more out of the experience. book-" acting chose him, he didn't choose it. The two young actors discussed them- " ... except Portia," In his last year of high school, he was selves, their passionate on-stage affair, interrupts Knight. in a play that was witnessed by some and the uncanny connection between Tpe Portia is pla~ed by people from an acting school. From Merchant of Venice and the National Debt. Denyse Wilson, a Studio 58 then on, he was definitely an actor. In the Merchant, the Jewish loan shark, graduate in her 6th season Meanwhile, Australian born Knight Shylock, (played by Artistic Director and with Bard 'on the Beach. was in English and Journalism, and Executive Producer Christopher Gaze), Portia, a main character in then proceeded to the George Brown loans out three thousand ducats (a lot of Much Ado, poses as a male Theatre School, from where she money) in exchange for a pound of flesh if lawyer to bring justice recently graduated with an absolute the money can not be repaid under the before the courts of Venice love for Shakespeare. But no matter terms of agreement. for the love of her husband. where they're from, the important Enter director Douglas Campbell. Merchant of Venice thing is that they have been brought "He is, as we all are to some degree, the previews on July 9th and together for a very memorable annual victim of his own prejudice, but a good 1Oth, and Champagne and event that takes place in the beautiful man for all that," says Director, Douglas Shakespeare follows open- setting of Vanier Park. Campbell. "He does as his own religion ing night on July 11th. Much After one performance of Much Ado teaches him," he continues. This is a very Ado About Nothing contin- About Nothing, the audience was controversial piece dealing with constant ues through to the end of allowed to partake in a talk-back Anti-Semitism, although the Christians September. session. Audience members, ranging in certainly don't go without scorn. Exit stage left. age anywhere from 19 to 65, asked "There isn't a great deal of respect ------A..ts & Ente•ta,nment ------21 ••••· • •••• • , .,, •r• • • ' boring, it's not. There is a better Soundscapes album, however. If you are interested in Soundscapes, then it is best to first pick up Robert Fripp: 1999-Soundscapes Live in Argentina (DGM). Tracks like '1 999,' '2001 ,'and 'A Blessing ofTears' all provide the listener those moments that Fripp is so eager to share with his audience. The sounds and ranges of sounds are more dynamic on 1999 ... than on Radiophonics. The tracks vary greatly too, which, while not being monotonous, is a fault with Radiophc:mics. Fripp asks his listener to defy the concept of casual mus1c and passive performance, to become an activ~ partici~ant in t.he. moment. So few things that we take part In, especially art1st1c !# ...... , . endeavours require us to have discipline these days. It is good to roOOrT frtpp have something' that presents an alternative to the norm. So don ' t radkrphor}IC5= 1Cf15 give up on it, Soundscapes is~'t as a b.ig a challeng~ as it mi~ht seem, it only requires that we hsten to 1t rather than JUSt hear 1t. 500rx:i5capr2:5 volu1-.4cz I - /AJQ 1n CTfFTTtiY)Q by B._y-lJf) :::rtQdf,...(Of)f) ctg..Vca-eo 5/n Wftt} 5f2)XJShcm Robert Fripp is an unusual individual. He is the man behind the musical juggernaut known as King Crimson, which is, ironically, the most coll11'Ylercially accessible outlet for his music (listen to ~lxxp~5/ne Thrak and Starless and Bible Black to understand the irony of 'Shut Up (and Sleep With Me),' as the first song for this group this.) He has worked with Brian Eno, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, pretty much tells you what to expect. Do you remember that Andy Summers (The Police), The Grid, and Alex P~tterso~ song? Shut up, and sleep with me. Come on, come on and sleep (Orb)-a veritable who's who of some of the most 1nfluent1al with me... I think you probably do, but just don't recall who musicians of the past 30 years. actually sang the song. Well it is Sin With Sebastian from their Although he would probably despise this moniker, he could album Golden Boy. very well be called one of the founding fathers of progressive The Golden Boy CD is a combination of slow, but not too slow music. Indeed, he and Brian Eno certainly helped pioneer modern tunes, and lots of dance. ambient trends. This brings us to Soundscapes, an album series . It contains no pronounced interludes, which leaves no time to taken from a series of live performances in Buenos Aires, Argen­ relax. Just get up and dance. Well, there is one break. They say tina. 1995's performance was recorded at the Goethe Institute. the track 'Right or Wrong' is a song. I say it is a VERY LONG The best way to describe Soundscapes is to think of it like a interlude (3:48 minutes) that just happened to be called a song. soundtrack, in fact, think of a psychological horror or sci-fi. Th~ It has hardly any beat and it is very depressing (not like a slow very fact of having a composition called 'Atmospher~' should g1ve song makes one depressed). Far from that actually. I skip it one an idea about the actual content. Soundscapes IS very every time I listen to it. Yup, that bad ... for me anyways. ambient only don't suppose it to be the same kind of ambient that The rest of the CD, however, is filled with great dance music. Alex Patterson has put out. Nor should one assume that it falls 1could even say for all moods you are in. This CD has a bunch of into the trends of Chill Out and Isolationist, though it does tend cheer you up tracks that must put a smile on your face. One of towards the later. my favorities is called 'When Things Go Wrong.' This is one of This is Fripp's musical world and categories are not so easily those tracks that you can really tell what is happening with this defined here. Soundscapes is about performance, as strange as poor guy in your head. Probably a good candidate for a music that may seem, especially considering that there is only one video. But I can't say this is my favorite as lots of these tracks musician and he has a reputation for being rather withdrawn and have good beats or cool ideas and to go through them all would static on stage. However, the aspect of performance that Fripp take a while and I don't think my editor would like if I started emphasises is that of listening. A person doesn't go to see . rambling again. 1 think Vancouver is ready for Sin With Sebastian. Soundscapes, like they would Pink Floyd, he/she goes to hear 1t. This album is good for a friend who likes fun in his/her music. Soundscapes is the relationship of the audience to the musician, Phoenix Pixs! and the discipline exercised within that relationship. While not a substitute for an actual live performance, Well 'Shut Up (and Sleep With Me)' was a great hit when it came out. 1think Sin With Sebastian can do well Radiophonics is an exercise in the discipline (or "craft" as Fri~~ refers to it) of listening. This is not soft, friendly ear candy; th1s 1s with 'He belongs to me' with a duet work. While it can easily be used as background music, the real with Marianne Rosenberg, and benefit comes from sitting down really listening to it. Fripp is 'Golden Boy.' I also believe that challenging the listener to go beyond the societal paradigm of 'When Things Go Wrong' is even music as incidental, and to realize the musical experience as worthy for a hit in Vancouver. actual. This is perhaps why I am unable to recommend In conclusion, as they say in the CD, Radiophonics right off at the start. The fact is that it does take its "this album is dedicated to everybody toll, even on disciplined listeners, to say nothing of the novice who dares to be different." listener. I'm not couching my terms to avoid saying the album is

22 ------A.ts 4 Ente•ta,nment ------near what New Order and the Eurythmics used to be classified -pr&tr2r ~A.{JII under. But what is it? Well, it is what it always used to stand for: the different, the odd, that certain something about the XM~ beSNEAKPEEK. His career has taken him in diverse directions, from a Where is this going?This band don't have ~ ~ "proto-punk" (whatever that is) solo album (Nadir's Big anything to offer to listeners, except an ~ hance) to an Opera based on Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall obvious heart. 50¢ from each disc will be ~)I:I:Id)IV3Ns"' !":" •• f the House of Usher, to narrating an H.P. Lovecraft donated to the Youth Action Coalition Centre ukqs • miJt~-cirk tory in a performance of the Kronos Quartet. to help get young women off the street. J.':~r\:nu~;~l:d'-ue,:t':~ X My Heart is another step in Hammill's musical devel­ l:x..j rachQ/ opment and exploration, this time into a minimal, almost painfully subtle exploration of songwriting and recording. Album opener 'A Better Time' sets the mood for the album. Sung acapella, the background vocals are stylisti­ cally similar to a medieval choral piece. Dirgelike, with a cynical optimism (or perhaps just a Zen-like acceptance of what is, it's hard to tell), the piece is spacious and open, with sound and silence each having sonic value. The idea of space and silence is carried through most, if not all, of the songs on the rest of the album. On many songs, it is rare that more than two musical ideas hap­ pen at the same time, creating a sparse, at times almost ambient or ethereal quality. At times similar to an early Bowie album, there is a richness in the instrumentation that lends to the album's subtle beauty. Violin, flute, sax, and viola are tossed in with piano, drums, and guitar to create an atmosphere that is dark and foreboding, yet lyrical and melodic. Perhaps the key to understanding this album lies in the song 'Earthbound' (not a Yes cover). Hammill mourns that We're earthbound/but we all long for flight. Per­ haps Hammill is earthbound, but his music at times evokes the heavens; a rich, complex musical atmosphere. It might take a few listens to fully grasp the subtleties of this album, but it is well worth the effort. by Trent !:x..j Tr-Qf)T ~ (e:p), lost rn 1f)f2 stroo:t- (cd 51'nf/2 arx:J v!doo) ct-kl.J5 A.{J'r)d A.ftirJifrt owl rQCorc/:; Independent labels have so much going for them these days. A lot of people are sick and tired of the main­ stream, well known, frequency-familiar music out there, so they turn to the indie stuff for salvation. More and more the independent record world is supported-as it should be. The world of monstrous corporations should be brought down and the anarchist indie labels should shine through ... except when it comes to just average (bad) rock. Unfortunately, Cirkus Mind is just average rock. Think about this: what is alternative music? It is certainly not Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and it's nowhere cd rev1evvs• Answer: Way cool! Far out! Totally awesome! (how many additional slang terms can you come Looking for a up with?) 100% natural, non- Two of the better songs are Nick toxic alternative to Heyward's 'He Doesn't Love you Like 1Do' speed?? Well this and 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)' by may very well be it. Dead or Alive. Of course, an 80s compilation When I plugged this wouldn't be complete without Adam Ant and baby in and just sat Wham! (the true icons of 80s pop music). there listening ... within five minutes I was ready to The collection could have been better if scream, or run around pulling my hair out. The Bonnie Tyler's 'Have You Ever Seen the album is great if you're into raving brain acceleration. Rain?' was replaced with a Cure song, and if If you plan on listening to this one from start to finish the omission of some of the better New in one sitting, make sure you've got your Ritalin right Order songs was rectified with something beside you. fx-!J kif...( better than 'Deacon Blue.' And, seri- 1.- .1.- ously, what's an 80s compilation without r;O-r;{JA..( the Pet Shop Boys? Depeche Mode? local Morrissey? Question:_... Another answer: Qf)tl...¥2r5af What can be said about Incomplete (but still not bad .... ) Ho-Hum is so-so. another compilation of British J-.. " 1.- 1 Being just a little more 80s songs? 1../---:; rae, ;Q young specific, at first glance the cover is pretty simple, one of wlr)Qbibk& those "I was drawn by a four-year-old" type. This is in stark Wtr}Qbibk2. contrast to the CD itself, which is cloven with leaves in a nice shade of green. Although I don't see how that relates to the rest COf}C'rr2112 rocorr:J:5 of the album. Enough about aesthetics, how does it sound? Winebible is hailed by Hmm, well let's see. I guess the best way to describe the some as "Enigmatically band would basically be "bar stool rock." You know, simple outside of time, geography three-chord rock that you could hear in most any club on any or trend ... " and this album given night. has been described as That's not to say they're completely without promise.lt's hard "absolutely awesome", but I not to like a band with a name like Ho-Hum, that kind of honesty have trouble understanding Dance like animals under is kinda rare, especially in the music industry. I mean (hypotheti­ why. the moon for instance feels cal situation) let's say you were in a bar with your friends Admittedly, the songs on cliched. I hate cliches. enjoying a bevy or two, and Ho-Hum happened to be playing. the album are catchy Winebible does demon­ Then the next day, if someone asks you if you had a good time, (though uninspiring) and the strate their talent in composi­ you would probably say yes (but that might be in direct propor­ vocals charged, but I can't tion and variety. Each song is tion to the number of bevies you managed to enjoy). help feeling like I've heard a well packaged little perform­ I'm not sure if I'd recommend buying the album just yet, but 1 them somewhere before. ance. The music is eclectic, would check 'em out if they ever came to town. I think they're a Perhaps that is the enigma. ranging from roaring rock to band that needs to grow on you. Who knows, maybe seeing Where they come from is melodic acoustics. This mix them live would change my mind. lx.j cf)ad AJQI.SOf) difficult to say. may be difficult on those who eJoba11Joo5f2. culturr2. Their most attention like to put on music to suit getting song is 'Savage their mood. vol. 3 Garden'. The lyrics flow Perhaps Winebible's singer/ along the same direction as guitarist, Brian Hughes, says it a White Zombie song. The best. sound rolls out with a "We've got to be able to play Queen Street and small This album is great. It rhythm of it's own. But the reminds me of many nights lyrical content makes me towns at the same time." Bloody fence sitters. in small clubs with ambient feel embarrassed to be lighting and people stacked listening to it. lx.j dan() eli~ to the doors. If you want to Not that I'm the least bit groove and house music is prudish. It just smacked of your thing, this one is something deplorable. definately worth picking up. lx.j kif...( 24 ------&.ts & Ente•ta'n... ent ------IF)r& E~r2.5 music buff. Although the title of track lacks a bit in focus, the rest Bt-an/Q.~Parn certainly holds up well enough, especially 'Fire This Ground down/oa:l (Puppy Gristle part 1).'This is 1Jr&ffwt2rk the EP they should be market­ Skinny Puppy's got a new ing the most. ball to play with! It squeaks, Sidewinder is a fairly short and rolls, and is, well, true eight track EP, all tracks of industrial music at its best. which are very well done. The download, the new Skinny decay of each sound supports Puppy side project has produced two albums, the chains, saws and other indecipherable Eyes of Stanley Pain and Sidewinder. instruments that tuck the feathers off any other odd birds trying to The Eyes of Stanley Pain is true to its title. It is a clear vision of chirp in the realms of industrial music. Some tracks are Skinny the new project has to offer: pain, pain, and more pain. Puppy and Nine Inch Nails at their best, but even the two bands __,,_, ...... (and brilliantly) mastered right here in Vancouver, this combined couldn't top 'lm5,' a song comprised of repetitions cuts track release is sure to please even the most skeptical and splices, and volume swells and fades. ' These brilliant releases are some of the best work that have The real treat for come from the long list of high quality albums by Nettwerk the listener is Benny following in the bloody footsteps of the recent relea~e of Goodman's 'Sing, Sing, Brap, by Skinny Puppy. Sing (With a Swing).' Many older folk may remember the short 'Sing, Sing, Sing'; this version begs to be turned up to 11 and danced to. A thumping backbone rhythm makes this song enjoyable but lasts for over eight minutes, making it a little difficult to OOat- of ff)r& bJ8 dance for the whole song. barx;i5 Benny outdid himself when he recorded this r..KTiolJs crti5t-5 version live at a nightclub. X)"0 ~lJ51C spr2Cfal Three other famous tunes grace this compilation: cuithbf}5 Artie Shaw's 'Blue Skies', You may be looking at the Eddy Duchin's 'Stardust' title and saying to yourself "Oh and Glenn miller's version ADelicious Way to End Your Nite no, not another compilation." of the old Gershwin song But hold in there, this is no 'I've Got Rhythm.' One of It's Late Nite. You're hungry for the taste of Boston Pizza. ordinary compilation of 40s and the reasons this CD is so So come in and enjoy 50s big band tunes: it is a great is that the songs are fabulous compilation giving the all performed by the anything from our menu, late into the Right. listener a large range of tunes, original performers, and Boston Pizza Late Nite. not just Glenn Miller's well they have a nostalgis hiss known ones. The list includes to them, not like the Swing The stuff dreams are made of. Guy Lombardo (a Canadian), Kid's Soundtrack which Duke Ellington, Count Basie, was performed by a 1990s Benny Goodman, and yes, Big Band. I encourage there is one song by Glenn anyone who is even 1114~ Columbi~ New We~tmin~ter Miller, although it is not the the somewhat interested in all too cliched 'In the Mood'. the Big Bands of the The Count's swingin' 'One 1940s and 50s to buy this O'Clock Jump' is also on this CD. Even if you are not all Come And Get It All. album, with his minimalist piano that interested, these solos taht make it all even performers and classic better. The sappy, nostalgic tunes may change your 'Tennessee Waltz' is also on mind. this CD. I\()C}n2w Carroll ____ t======~~====~~~~Ente~a,nment ------25 intervievvs A sound of their own ... Ain't no turning back for Spacehog by Jason Kurylo

"How many times have Your pick for best grin. "Besides, Christ, we've you heard that you're the Travolta film?" been playing 'In the Mean­ next David Bowie?" Cragg: "Hmm ... I suppose time' for two years now.... " My question's laced, of Pulp Fiction, but I've never course. Like any "hot new really considered him one of band," Spacehog's been my favourite actors or Spacehog's debut album, plagued by journalists that anything .... " Resident Alien, rests com­ refuse to give them an Langdon: "Stayin' Alive. fortably in the SO's on the identity of t,beir own. And Was that the name of it? Billboard chart. 'In the vocalist Royston Langdon No, Saturday Night Fever. Meantime,' the first single, does sound a Brilliant peaked at # 3. They've lot like a film." opened for the Red Hot Chili young Peppers on a stadium tour, Bowie. So who's giving them an early taste know?" "78, I You can of the big venues. So, is all Langdon nods. "Touring think. your fa­ tell the the attention too much, too with the Chili Peppers was Actually, band's quick, for this great. I mean, they're there's a both twentysomething band that waaaay further down the rumour vourite · flattered only met 2 5 months ago? line that we are, and to going around and Drummer Jonny Cragg watch how they handle now that I'm Muppet and annoyed doesn't think so. "It's been everything ... It was a David's love­ by any tolerable, that's for sure. learning experience, for child." why? compari­ Every other band I've ever Sl:IFe. Langdon's sons. been in, the goal has been grin gives Miss Cragg to make a record. And to What's the dumbest him away, points to have one out, and to travel question you've been asked but you a Vancou­ to cities you've never been in an interview?" can't help Piggy. ver article to, never even heard of, ar1d Langdon laughs. "How did but be mention­ have people paying to see you get the name sucked in. ing the your show.... Space hog?" Something to do with requisite Bowie, Thin Lizzy, "Sometimes it gets to be Cragg moans. "Yeah. You strawberry sunglasses and a the Pogues, Matt the a bit much, where it's all find yourself being quite the hypnotic Leeds accent. Hoople, and a handful of done for the record com­ actor, telling the same story "Really?" others. "I realize it's journal­ pany, for the band. Like a million times. And with "I think it was started by istic method, a way to today, Anthony's at the that one, there's not really my mother in fact .... Most communicate a sound by hotel, doubled over with a story to be told. We were likely wishful thinking on her written word, but... this some bug. He'll play to­ just sitting around, getting part." guy's talking completely in night. And sometimes you high, and our manager terms of other bands." just need the time to be wanted a name for a gig. Langdon wants to get Royston Langdon, or Jonny Royston came up with "So who's your favourite back in the studio soon, so Cragg, you know, where you Spacehog, we all had a good Muppet and why?" us writer-types can com­ can take a shit or pick your laugh about it and left the Cragg shrugs: "Animal, of pare Spacehog to nose. But for the most part, name on the machine. By course. Role model." Spacehog. "I think you're I think it's moving along at a the time we woke up the Langdon, naturally, grins: more respected with your good pace. I mean, it hasn't next day, the poster was "Miss Piggy. Same reason, second album, and they let got to the point where it's out." He grins. "There actually." you have your own sound in disorientating, where you're wasn't really much turning the reviews." More of the getting dodgy upstairs, you back then, was there?"

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High-wire Act Daniel Gawthrop New Star Books Considering this book's difficult to see the larger subject (Mike Harcourt and picture when one is in the his NDP government) and midst of events, and this the era that it was released book steps back and views (shortly after Harcourt's the events through a few rather ingracious exit from years of cool history. public politics in the wake of The writing is strong, but the Nanaimo Bingo scandal), not stellar. And, while one would expect author Gawthrop's research is Gawthrop to come out both extensive, it is far from guns blazing. exhaustive. But then, who Which he does, but would really want 1 000+ they're pointed squarely in pages on Mike Harcourt? In and the the direction of Bill Vander a province filled with politi­ Zalm and the Social Credit cal wackos, Mike Harcourt is l party. To set the stage for a bland, uninteresting Harcourt's entry into figure. Even the scandal provincial politics, Gawthrop that destroyed his political lays waste to the Socred career (Bingogate) is legacy of political highjinx minuscule compared to and scandal. By the time Vander Zalm's Fantasy the first chapter is done, Garden fiasco, although it ~ ] Vander Zalm is presented as was blown totally out of HARCOURT an ignorant, uniformed proportion by a right-wing LEGACY leader with a messianic media and the fact that it complex and a penchant for was the first really interest­ thinking of himself first. ing thing to happen on the Harcourt's bland presence BC political stage since and pragmatic politics come Gordon Wilson's "We're not across glowingly when having an affair" affair with is not an even book. Harcourt." Now that's even­ compared to the egomania­ Judy Tyabji. It its biases on its handed political reporting cal Vander Zalm. Pundits and the public sleev~. But unlike some by the local dailies.) High Which is Gawthrop's don't want boring leaders. publications in this province, Wire Act offers a good intention. Though he They want larger than life. it doesn't pretend that it's overview of the political addresses every element of They want the Amour de trying to be fair and even. situation in BC over the the Harcourt regime - Cosmoses and the Wacky (Province columnist Brian past half a decade or so, good and/or bad - he has Bennetts and the Bill "My Kieran is reported to have and sets the stage for the a definite bias towards the life is a Fantasy (Garden)" said that he would give the rest of this century. Defi­ good in the NDP. Vander Zalms. And Harcourt NDP six months and "then nitely a worthwhile read. One could argue that with just didn't fit the mould, I'm going to make sure by Trent a primarily right-wing media, falling prey to poor public they're defeated. What a book with a left-wing bias image and an inability to Marjorie Nichols did to Dave is only tipping the scales speak in ten second sound Barrett is nothing compared back towards centre. It is bites. to what I'm going to do to

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How exactly I n late May, the Douglas College washroom on the main concourse. Student Society office was the scene Though the office had been unoccu­ does a thief of a startling break-in. What makes pied at the time, there were people the crime so noteworthy is its auda­ within meters of the crime. A guard cious nature: it happened in broad was stationed in the nearby security break into a daylight, in a glass-walled office booth, and a student was directly on located just meters away from the the other side of the glass wall, main security booth on campus. "Not though this seems to have worked in locked room a very shy thief," said a source. the thief's favour: the student was The break-in occurred sometime painting a banner which stretched the between 1 :00 and 1 :30 length of the office, preventing with a wall Jim Chliboyko pm, while the office was anybody from seeing inside. vacant. The thief Although the thief pried open a apparently gained access through the locked door and manhandled the cash made of glass office's west door. The resourceful register, there wasn't any serious intruder then constructed a low wall of damage. The only cost of the crime office chairs in order to camouflage was that of future prevention; the in the middle their actions. The thief took the office's west door now bears a shiny office's cash register from its new deadbolt lock. Despite the unsuc­ countertop perch, and seems to have cessful nature of the break-in, at least of the day settled down behind the makeshift one person in the office admits to barricade to work on opening the .feeling "vulnerable," as a result. register. Even though the thief suc­ An employee of Paladin Security in a busy ceeded in bashing open the cash suggested that the thief might not drawer, the intruder was ultimately have worked alone. Rather, a partner unsuccessful, as the cash register had might have tried to distract the guard concourse in been emptied by employees ahead of at the booth while the intruder slipped time. in unnoticed. "They were in and out, Finding nothing in the register, the and that's about it," said the guard­ an office thief went looking elsewhere for who refused to give his name. Though money. In the end the only thing taken it is not common for a break-and-enter from the office was an employee's to occur on college grounds, it does directly across wallet, though it, too, was empty. It happen "every now and again. The was found later that evening by doors aren't good around here," he from security? security in the garbage in the men's added.

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