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October 29 2001 Pool -0 .A..., rampant at RRC By Kelly Stifora

ue to persistent student theft, the Red River College Students' DAssociation is considering a rise in the price of a pool game on the RRC campus. RRC Students' Association Executive Director Owen Desnoyers is currently considering options to prevent students from using wooden coffee stir sticks to cheat the coin mechanisms on the pool tables located in the Cave lounge, a practice that has led to a drastic drop in revenue generated by the tables. The SA has already tried placing signs in the Cave warning students of the consequences if they get caught steal- ing on campus, which could include expulsion from the school. The signs have been repeatedly ripped down shortly after their posting. "Due to the fact that we're seeing almost a 50 per cent drop in revenue within our pool table service, we may have to raise the price from $1 to $1.25 to make it more difficult to cheat," says Desnoyers. "Or (we could) incur a much higher cost and re-configure the actual key mechanisms to make it very difficult to cheat. The end result is that it will become very inconvenient to students in general. "In one week we saw a $300 drop in revenue." Of the profits generated by the tables, 60 per cent go back to the SA and, therefore, into student programming and other SA initiatives intended to improve student life. The other 40 per cent goes to Premiere Amusements, the company that installed and maintains the tables. "It's unfortunate that the dishonesty of a few students is causing so much havoc," says Desnoyers. "If this contin- ues, it wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility for (Premiere Amusements) to decide it's not worth it to have the tables here; they have other locations. They could just pull them altogether." "This is a business that the company does on our behalf, and they're giving us a commission for the privilege." According to Desnoyers, another option available for curbing theft is going back to tables that require four quarters instead of one loonie. "Again, it will become a greater • inconvenience for students, who would have to go and find quarters some- where on campus," says Desnoyers. The change machines in the Cave dispense only loonies. Dennis LaPlume, co-owner and oper- ator of Premiere Amusements, says that this problem is not one that his compa- ny runs into in other locations occu- pied by their machines. "I would say that it's unique to Red River," says LaPlume. "We have pool tables in several bars in the area, and we don't run into that problem in those locations." A projector staff member photographed these students playing pool in the Cave Oct. 23. None of them dug for CONTINUED ON PAGE 2... change before starting their games.

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Correction Notice In the Oct. 15 issue of the Projector, Azon Canada Inc. was incorrectly identified as Avon Canada Ltd. The staff of the Projector would like to College vacations will apologize to anyone affected by this error.

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photo by Rayna Anderson CHRISTMAS STUDENT FLIGHTS Dancing days in Mexico will return for another year. Despite some travel fears, the SA Don't wait... Or it will be too late! has decided against cancelling the spring break trip to Puerto Vallarta. By Andrea Slobodian director Michael Blatherwick bars in Mexico offering food won't make any guarantees. and drink promotions and ed River College stu- Also available are 55 spots says they might be even more dents aren't letting ter- for Minnesota. This year's trip willing to do such things R orism-spawned is relatively new; a Mall of now, which he says students travelling fears stand in their America trip was planned last will appreciate. way of having a good time. spring but fell through Blatherwick and SA events PLANNING ON FLYING HOME Despite the wave of fear because of a lack of interest. co-ordinator David Rittberg that washed over world travel Last year, the spring break say they have not heard of FOR THE HOLIDAYS? in the wake of the Sept. 11 trip to Mexico sold out with- any students opting not to go 'To help facilitate your travel needs Travel CUTS terrorist attacks, RRC is still in about two weeks, says SA on either trip because of trav- offering student trips to secretary Fairlie Wilken, who el worries. has initiated a Travel Request Register. This can Minnesota Nov. 23-25 and is responsible for taking trip "The only concern I've be completed at one of our booths or online. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on deposits. heard is that money has to be spring break. When asked if trip interest in before Christmas," says Issues of travel safety has decreased because of stu- Rittberg of the spring break Book your flight now and only a $25 deposit is haven't seemed to impact dent travel fears, she says, "I trip. required until one month prior to departure. many students' choice to take haven't heard anything in Last year, final deposits had a vacation. The RRC that regard at all." to be in after the new year. Students' Association began "We're confident we can The change in deadline BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS NOW! accepting deposits for the sell the vast majority of the results in this year's switch to trips Tuesday, Oct. 16. So far, spots," says SA executive a higher-calibre all-inclusive 13 people have signed up for director Owen Desnoyers. resort. 499 Portage Avenue Minnesota and nine for "Students shouldn't have The trip also costs about Mexico. to worry about anything. It's $100 more than last year 783-5353 A total of 40 seats are avail- going to be a great trip." because an upgrade was able for Mexico. Last year, However, Desnoyers made from a two star to a there were 75. There is a pos- admits, "The recent develop- three-and-a-half star hotel. VITRAVEL CUTS sibility that the number will ments have had us asking 'is The thought of spring be upped if more people are there going to be any reluc- break on a Mexican beach is www.travelcuts.com enough to renew some stu- Owned and operated by the Canadian Federation of Seidents interested, but SA program tance?' We suspect there will be some reluctance." dents' interest in travel fol- Yet Blatherwick says, "I've lowing the terrorist attacks. had tons of people inquire." "I want to go, hell yeah," Red River College's newspaper He says he has no worries says first-year Business about either trip. "I think it Administration student would be a lot different if we Jeffrey Bull. "No worries." were going overseas." CMOR station manager While he's sure some are Corey Ducharme wasn't so ie leery of travelling now, positive when he was asked if lo7octorjs Blatherwick says, "Being cau- the Sept. 11 events have put tious is great, but people have him off travelling. lives... The hospitality indus- "Fuck yeah, it's scary," he Red River College's Student Newspaper for over 30 years. try wants people to move says. Yet he is still planning to on." go to Puerto Vallarta and is Projector Staff Contributirig Writers and Photographers A plus Blatherwick sees in putting off going to the recent impact on the trav- Minneapolis so he can save el industry is that it may have for Mexico. Editor-in-Chief the hospitality industry tak- He says his travel fears will Kelly Stifora ing extra measures to ensure be present on the airplane, Myleen Aco Gordon Ellis customers are happy and will but he has a strategy to stifle News Editor Steven Adams Teresa Nickerson return. them: "I'm going to sleep the whole way so I won't worry." Andrew Buck Rayna Anderson Natalie Perrault He gives the example of Andrew Buck Natalie Pona Entertainment Editor Merrit Buffie Natasha Roebuck Andrea Slobodian Jackie DePape Andrea Slobodian Pool theft Trevor Dineen Kelly Stifora CONTINUED FR M PAGE 1... Photo Editor DJ Phat Samuel Thompson LaPlume adds that before raising the price, adjustments Rayna Anderson Heather Dreger Laura White will be made to the tables' coin mechanisms, which may help to prevent students form hijacking games. "We're going to try to toughen up the coin mechanisms a Advertising and Sales Manager bit to make them a little bit slower," says LaPlume. "There are Guy Lussier parts we can put in that will make it tougher to get the stir sticks in." If you have an opinion about something The Projector One option that is not being considered is to have the you've read in The Projector, or would c/o Red River College Students' Association tables monitored. like to address an issue concerning Red DM20 - 2055 Notre Dame Avenue The expense of such staffing, according to Desnoyers, River College, please write to us. Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 0J9 would turn the tables into a money-losing venture. Besides, they have never been monitored in the past. E-mail The Projector at: Reach Projector editors at 632-2479 or by fax at 697-9080. "It's on the honour system," says Desnoyers, "so it's unfor- tunate that there's a number of students that have no hon- [email protected] Advertising can be reached at 632-2070. our. It's not fair to the students who do pay."

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BGym loft expansion could be on the way Natalie Pona for classes . Karen Jaymer, a Recreation bigger North Gym exer- Services facility attendant, cise loft may soon be a agrees that the exercise loft is Areality. too crowded, but says that the Red River College's Recreation facility • has been receiving Services department and the more compliments than com- Students' Association have been plaints lately. pushing to expand the small loft "The space is a little to suit the greater number of stu- cramped. It's something we're dents working out this year. trying to work out," Jaymer "We suggested that the fit- said. "Our strength training ness appraisal room could be classes have been very well opened up to allow more received. The classes have space for the students to use been full." free weights and equipment," The Tuesday and Thursday Students' Association night classes run until Nov. 6, President Robyn Osmond then may start again after said. Christmas. The fitness appraisal room is Rachel Mawejje, a first-year now next to the exercise loft Business Administration stu- in the North Gym. According dent, said that the closing of to Osmond, the facility does the North Gym for classes is 18-20 appraisals each year. inconvenient because her Recreation Services and the time for working out is already SA are talking about moving limited. the appraisal room to office "They should be able to pro- space on the mall level. vide you with a facility every Osmond says that if extra day," she said. "It screws up space were to open up, the SA your routine if you can't would donate $1,000 for new train." equipment such as an ab Mary Vasconcelos said that machine and some new free her workout is her time to de- weights. stress. This year, Recreation "Working out is the time I Services chose to stop a policy get to wind down... the class- that required proof that a stu- es here are intense. It's espe- dent had attended a fitness cially important for Red River information class as a require- students to have the time to ment for using the gym. As a work out," the first-year Med- result, more students are now Lab student said about the clo- able to work out at the sures. College. SA President Robyn Osmond said that the move Osmond said that there has puts extra pressure on the been no deadline set for the photo by Natalie Perrault small exercise loft, especially North Gym's expansion. with the gym being closed "The SA is pushing for Students making use of the College's fitness facilities may be able to access a new, Tuesday and Thursday nights many changes," she said. improved gym loft if proposed changes to the North Gym go through. City includes apartments in recycling expansion By Andrew Buck The larger bins were cling program will cost the also paid for an advertising sustainable," said Mayor Glen t used to be that no green installed at the blocks, while city $600,000 annually, plus a campaign for the program, Murray in the release, "and it grass equaled no blue apartment complexes with $700,000 start-up cost. which is currently under way. demonstrated Council's com- seven or less units received the box, because only houses The provincial government Brochures explaining the mitment to protecting our I individual boxes. is donating $685,000 to help program have also been could participate in the environment, reducing ever- While the city says partici- cover that cost. dropped off at apartments, increasing amounts of city's recycling program. pation in the program is vol- In total, 85,000 units are according to a press release. garbage, and reducing the ris- That's about to change. untary, it hopes to "recover expected to be affected by the "This is a critical step for- ing costs of garbage collection Starting Nov. 1, residents of more than 4,500 tonnes of new program. The city has ward in making our city more and disposal." apartments, condominiums recyclable material annually and townhouses will be able through the apartment recy- to return glass, paper, plastic cling program," said Coun. and other recyclables to the John Angus (St. Norbert), factories from whence they chair of the Standing Policy came. Committee on Public Works. Importaffilletioll Bemired During October the city was "This is in addition to the busy delivering the familiar 28,000 tonnes collected blue boxes and larger bins to through our existing residen- Regarding Your 1,950 apartment blocks and tial recycling program." 360 smaller complexes. He said the apartment recy- Student Benefits Health Plan Recycling conference hits RRC By Kelly Stifora Resource Recovery Corporation, Manitoba Product Stewardship The Prescription Drug Benefits Card will be arriving shortly at the Student Benefits ed River College Corporation, Resource Plan Office (Room FM 66) for students newly enrolled in the Health Plan (Watch Recycling Co-ordinator Conservation Manitoba, and for an announcement in the Projector). While you are waiting for the RNatalie Seaba has been Lord and Partners Limited. busy organizing the Earth In addition to the Green Prescription Drug Benefits Card to arrive, the Student Benefits Plan Office and Care Conference 2001, Corridor, the conference will fea- Canada Life require students to submit a Manitoba Pharmacare Application. which will take place at the ture two free events. To obtain the application, stop by our office at Room FM 66 as soon as you can!!!! RRC campus Nov. 8. Director of Resource "Recycling on campus is up Conservation Manitoba Randall If you are a student who already has a Prescription Drugs Benefits Card from last 450 per cent since the 1999/2000 McQuaker will present the con- year, you are also required to complete a Manitoba Pharmacare Application for year, based on two solid waste ference's keynote address, "Green your Prescription Drug Benefits Card to remain active with Canada Life. If you did audits," says Seaba. "It's an amaz- Choices to Stop Consuming the ing thing. I'm really excited Earth" at noon Nov. 8 in the not pick up your card from last year, please drop by our office to do so. about it." Tower Lounge. "I wanted everybody within In addition to other topics, Please be advised that students who fail to submit the Manitoba Pharmacare the campus and people outside McQuaker will talk about how application will risk the suspension of claim payments from Canada Life. the campus to see how well we're our purchasing decisions can doing at RRC," says Seaba, "and have an affect on our environ- to enhance awareness of environ- ment. I'd like to thank the students who have already submitted their Manitoba mental issues, programs and From 11:00 a.m. to noon on Pharmacare Application. You should be receiving a letter from organizations." the same day, a free seminar on Manitoba The conference will feature the composting will be presented by Pharmacare with a "Confirmation Number." It is important that you make a Green Corridor in the library Resource Conservation Manitoba copy of this letter and mail it to the following address so that no interruption of hallway. Several organizations in room GM-43 (the Green coverage occurs. will represent themselves with Lecture Theatre). booths along the corridor, includ- Seaba hopes that many RRC ing Environment Canada, students will attend the confer- Manitoba Conservation, the ence's events. Canada Life Benefits Service Canadian Council for Human "I think it's important for stu- Resources in the Environmental dents to be aware of the environ- (Policy # 63560 Div 0) Industry, the Manitoba mental issues that face us today," PO Box 4408 Environmental Industries she says, "and to know how they Association, the Manitoba Ozone can not only respond to them, Regina, Sask. S4P 3W7 Protection Industry Association, but also how they can be proac- the Manitoba Association for tive in saving our environment." ...... 7- • • • • - ...... ••••• • • RED RIVER COLLEGE CREATING STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION A VISION

TEACHER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE UPCOMING EVENTS Along with all of the other services that we offer at the Students' Asso- ciation, we also have a teaching award given to Instructors. The Students' Association recognizes that there are exceptional instructors who go out of November 6 their way to insure that you, the students, have the best education possible. 3rd Class Rep Some of these instructors will often spend extra time with students after class, or explain things different ways until you understand. Does this sound Meeting like an instructor you have right now? Keep them in mind, because as time goes by you will have an opportunity to nominate them for the Teacher 12:00 — Award of Excellence. White Lecture Theater For more details, See Kevin Haiko at the Students' Association office at Dm20. November 14 DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN? Imaginus

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RED RIVER COLLEGE around OF APPLIED ARTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A JOINT VENTURE BY RED RIVER COLLEGE SECURITY & THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION THE PROJECTOR - October 29, 2001 5 RRC Security Service maintains status quo By Gordon Ellis ed to Winnipeg. "I know I wasn't alone in innipeg is not like thinking that a plane might New York, L.A. or crash into the college," said Washington. Red River College student Jeff But does that make Bromley. "There were the Winnipeg any less likely to sound of planes overhead all become a target for terrorism? day." Campus security has been Winnipeg has yet to fall vic- forced to look more closely at tim to any forms of terrorism preparing a policy to deal with stemming from recent events, this new issue. but it has fallen victim to over Red River College Security four anthrax scares in the last Services manager Jim Dreyer two weeks. says he can understand that All the scares have been some students may fear what proven bogus, but that doesn't may likely never happen. make the fear any less real. No He wants all students to one could have predicted that know that Security Services is the World Trade Center would prepared in the event that have collapsed from an act of something should happen. terrorism. "The main thrust of this In a recent Winnipeg Free whole issue has been directed Press article, Mayor Glen towards the United States," Murray tried to allay the pub- says Dreyer. "It hasn't been lic's fear, saying, "We're a rela- directed towards Canada." tively isolated, low profile city Before Sept. 11, the College that is safe and secure and not had developed a plan to deal a likely target." with situations like this. In the wake of the mayor's "The police are immediately plea, federal Health Minister notified, and they in turn Allan Rock announced plans would use their resources to to spend $12 million on deal with any situation," said Canada's health security mea- Dreyer. sures. The mail room has been Winnipeg is at the centre of informed to keep an eye out this security program with the for 'flags' when dealing with Canadian Science Center for suspicious mail, including Human and Animal Health items such as misspelled located in the city. names, mail without a return Its virology lab is the only address, and stained packages. lab in the world that com- photo by Gordon Ellis On the afternoon of Sept. bines laboratories to diagnose 11, many planes were rerout- both human and animal RRC Security Services manager Jim Dreyer says the College has a contingency plan in place infections. for potential terrorist strikes. Scholarship fund nears distribution point By Heather Dreger date the SA has contributed every dollar that the SA A committee is being mine what types of scholar- $82,500 to the fund. donates to the fund. formed to oversee the distribu- ships they should design. f you've already been won- "Right now we're in a prime The MBSI is a five-year pro- tion of the fund. "We'll look at what the college dering how you are going situation. The government is gram designed to encourage It will be made up of SA is already providing and fill in Ito pay next year's tuition, actually doubling anything donations from individuals executive director Owen the gaps," says Desnoyers. good news might be on the that we're putting into the and private organizations. The Desnoyers, SA executive The committee has already way. fund. We're taking advantage program offers to match funds members and Student decided that there will be a of that," she says. The Students' Association contributed into three cate- Advisory Board members. scholarship in the memory of has initiated a scholarship As of Sept. 1, there was gories: scholarships, bursaries Darlene Funk of the College's Chad Hildebrand. fund that could be ready for $165,000 in the fund. and endowment gifts. Awards Department has also Last year, Hildebrand died Osmond expects there to be distribution to students as The SA has chosen to con- been asked to sit on the com- from complications related to early as next year. over $200,000 by the end of tribute to an endowment mittee. head trauma after being struck Two years ago the SA con- this year. "Ideally we'd like to fund, which means that once The recently formed com- by a puck while watching a see it at $250,000 before we the desired amount is collect- mittee has started laying hockey game in rural tributed a lump sum to initi- start distributing it." ate the• fund and has been ed in the fund, scholarships down basic concepts for the Manitoba. The SA has already donating on a monthly basis Through the Manitoba will be dispersed based on the amounts and criteria of the received permission from ever since. SA President Robyn Scholarship and Bursary interest that the principle scholarships they intend to Hildebrand's parents to name Osmond confirmed that to Initiative, the provincial gov- amount accumulates, assuring distribute. They will conduct the scholarship in his memo- ernment has agreed to match the longevity of the program. research and analysis to deter- ry.

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What's your dream? 6 THE PROJECTOR - October 29, 2001 RRC faculty member wins national award Award presented at Oct. 30 ceremony in Halifax, N.S. By Natasha Roebuck cate programs. the World (1999). "It's largely due to her stead- Louise Gordon, program co- or the second time in fastness that PLA is growing odinator for the Council on recent weeks, a Red River here in Red River," said Post-Secondary Education and Program and Curriculum an award selection committee College faculty member Development manager Pam member, says that Blower's Fhas been'selected for an award MacAskill, who nominated nomination is due to her recognizing their work with Blower for the award. extensive work locally, inter- the Prior Learning Assessment MacAskill was prompted to nationally, and throughout Program. nominate Blower for the Canada. RRC's PLA facilitator Deb award because of Blower's self- Criteria for the award Blower will receive the 2001 less attitude and outstanding includes a demonstrated com- Canadian Recognizing commitment. mitment to and the promo- Learning Award. Blower has worked exten- tion of PLA, results achieved The national award is in sively in training and advising through commitment, and recognition of Blower's signifi- PLA practitioners throughout whether the nominee's work cant and innovative work in the province in designing has created a lasting benefit the development and imple- assessment curricula in their within the PLA field. mentation of PLA programs designated areas. The PLA process gives stu- and policies on domestic, "I'm really impressed by her dents the opportunity to national, and international generosity and spirit in fur- translate the knowledge and levels. thering the education of PLA skills they have gained from "I'm honoured," says practices in Manitoba," said outside the classroom or from Blower. "Having this award is MacAskill. other academic institutions a full recognition that Prior In addition to advancing into course credits. Learning Assessment is an PLA initiatives locally, Blower The PLA Department also important part of our learning has worked at the national offers students the chance to culture — and that we need to level. She currently serves as gain credit through the devel- recognize it." chair of the board of directors opment of a portfolio detail- Blower has been an instru- for the Canadian Association ing their skills from mental part of the PLA process for Prior Learning Assessment, educational or life experience. since RRC first implemented it and has participated in vari- The portfolio serves as an aid in the Early Childhood ous PLA research projects. in job planning and self-evalu- Education Program in 1983. Blower has also facilitated ation. Through her work, Blower numerous conferences and Blower will be presented photo by Kelly Stifora has expanded PLA services, workshops internationally, with the award Oct. 30 at the which now have been estab- and has written a chapter in Recognizing Learning PLA facilitator Deb Blower will receive the 2001 Canadian lished in many of the the recently published book, Conference in Halifax, Nova Recognizing Learning Award Oct. 30 in Halifax. Her work College's diploma and certifi- Experiential Learning Around Scotia. has helped to expand the PLA program at RRC. NDP doles out part-time student job funding By Natalie Pona Education Minister. their post secondary pro- shift each week. This program Deadline for application to "For many Manitobans, grams. The provincial govern- fits with their school sched- the Business Mentorship and ed River College stu- attending university or college ment will kick in up to $3.30 ules," said Fast. community service bursary dents are eligible for can be a significant expense," per hour to supplement the Interested people need to program is Dec. 28, 2001. The hree new programs that said Caldwell. "These pro- student's minimum-wage pay. register with STEP services at opportunity to work part-time Rt grams will give students an "The initiative is for the Manitoba Education, with the provincial govern- could put some extra cash opportunity to help fund their employers. We give them Training, and Youth to be ment continues throughout into their empty wallets. education and expand their wage assistance to help the referred to a government job. the year with the STEP pro- Business Mentorships, com- work experience." students get the experience Fast says that she sees 10-12 gram. munity service bursaries, and Through the community they need," says Fast. applications for the programs Students can get more infor- part-time government jobs are service bursary program, up to The third program is a ser- every day. mation or pick up applica- being offered by the Manitoba $1,000 is available to students vice that connects students "We look to fill about 150 tions at the College in room government, which is putting who finish 200 hours of vol- with part-time government positions every year," she says. D-104, or can apply online at $200,000 towards the cost of unteer time at a non-profit jobs. "There's only so much money http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/yo the programs. organization. Students can "Students usually work one in the budget." uth/index.html. "I think the programs are choose a charity, or they can wonderful," said Heather apply to the Volunteer Centre McFayden, a counsellor with of Winnipeg for a placement. the College's Career and The Business Mentorship Employment services. program gives students on the "They're not only getting job training. students out into the commu- "The program connects stu- nity, but they also get to make dents with businesses that are Movie some money." related to what the students Red River's full-time stu- are studying," explained Jodi dents are eligible for the Fast, a placement consultant Manitoba Education, for the youth program. , Training, and Youth programs She said the hours students Tuesday that were announced Sept. 13 work won't interfere with by Drew Caldwell, the NDP's SmILE.101 Madness faculty of entistry 1-bag Freshly Popped Popcorn

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Thursday, November 8 - 7:30 pm Show your student or staff card at the Arena Box Office or at the RRC Student's Association Room DM 20 and receive any seat for 1/2 price! NO LIMIT ON NUMBER OF TICKETS. The Projector inion What price free pool? hen I was a kid, my mom used to keep a jar on a high shelf that W was full of money. When she had an excess of $1 bills or change, she would throw it into the jar. Although I didn't know it at the time, the money was intended as a rainy day fund. My mother, being single and at work full-time, wanted to have some money around the house that my two brothers and myself could use to buy food, or hop into a cab bound for our grandparents' house in the event of an emergency, or of my mom having to stay late at work. I was, of course, completely unaware of the practical considerations that led to this jar of money when I stum- bled upon it one day looking for a clean cup, or matches with which to set a small, but nevertheless ill-conceived fire somewhere in the neighbourhood. So I took it. Not all at once. Slowly I whittled away at the emergency fund money, taking a little here and there to pad my allowance or to go to McDonald's for lunch instead of eating at home or, even worse, at the babysit- ter's house. As my mother continued to put her small change in the jar, I continued to remove it. I didn't notice that I was taking it out faster than she was putting it in, or decided that I didn't want to notice. Either way, it wasn't too long before the kitty was practically empty. And then emergency day came. My mom wasn't going to be home for dinner; she had to stay late at work, and then all night, and then the next day. So she told my oldest brother where the jar was, and told him to keep his younger brothers fed and occupied with rental movies until she got home. But there wasn't any money left in the jar. Or, surely, not enough to buy even one meal for three kids, let alone rent a movie. My theft, which I thought was harmless at the time, meant that all three of us would go hungry for the better Criticism for the cowardly part of a weekend, and without entertainment. If that wasn't enough of a lesson to me, my brothers delivered a ie purpose of this editorial is to address a letter Now, seriously, KM, everyone is entitled to their joyful, but nevertheless sound beating to me after I, in response to a CD review published in the last opinion. wracked with guilt, confessed to the slow draining of the Tissue. We did not receive it at the Projector, but Just because you like Garbage doesn't mean our money jar. it was addressed to one of our writers and rudely reviewer has to. And just because she doesn't like I don't expect the RRC students who feel no need to posted on a bulletin board in a building F computer Garbage doesn't mean every Creative pay for their pool games to feel guilty after reading this lab, cowardly signed KM. The letter is as follows Communications student is clueless and ignorant. article. I'm not that naive. (spelling mistakes have been corrected): Don't base your opinions on the one small group What I would like is for all RRC students to know you have worked with. That is a sign of ignorance. what this theft, although it may seem insignificant to Your review of the new Garbage album, Her review shows she does have knowledge of the some, is costing us. Beautiful, in the Projector is disgraceful and is band, as she was able to compare Beautiful with the It's costing us about a hundred bucks a week in rev- what I have come to expect from clueless, band's past releases. enue slowly drained away from Students' Association ignorant Cre-Comm students. You will find OK, so you disagree. It is ridiculous to post a letter coffers. Money that belongs to the students of RRC; that that the album has rated very highly with the that could embarrass the reviewer in the view of all would be used for programming (bands, comedians, music press and fans. Having seen them this Creative Arts students. She doesn't deserve hate mail socials) or to support the SA, those people who work so past Monday, I can tell you that the new songs for being a critic. And it is rude to end said letter with hard to ensure that our tuition stays frozen, that we're translate very well live as well. This is by far "Shut yer mouth," whether it's a song title or not. safe at school and that our voices are heard when we their best album and one of the best albums of We're all entitled to our opinions. Even you. But have something to say. the year. Please be aware that when you leave no one deserves to be treated rudely. Next time you Because of a few selfish students, we could all end up RRC and enter the mass media that your igno- have something to say, try to be a bit more diplo- going hungry some day, even if only in some small way. rant Cre-Comm opinions influence people's matic. And if you think yourself a music expert, why And besides, if you can't afford a buck for pool, maybe decisions. A one-star rating should be reserved don't you write CD reviews for us? your time would be better spent in class than in the for the worst of the worst. Your album review Next time, KM: "Silence is Golden". Cave. indicates that you have little knowledge of the AS, second-year Cre Comm. band and of music in general. Next time: "Shut yer mouth." KM, 2nd year Ad Art Liberal government burns millions with pill SNAFU at do Pablo Escobar, Timothy Leary and Patent? Woah, maybe we'd be better off not asking doctor, (hey, I could work for Health Canada) but Hunter S. Thompson have in common? the Justice Minister. even I could dissect that statement with ease. After all, we won't have any more Aspirin to cure If these "junior officials" actually did place the They'd all make a better Minister of Health than the headache she'll incur looking up patent in the order for the pills, isn't there some sort of chain-of- Allan Rock, even if two of them are dead. dictionary. That's right, Bayer makes Aspirin, too, command that would require a senior member's sig- Whether it be blow, acid, or — well — anything else and is also a major player in a pharmaceutical indus- nature on the order? Maybe the folks down at mind-bending, those three gents knew rules ho. 1 try that invests over $1 billion of R&D money in Apotex mistook 900 for 900,000 — we all know how and 2 of acquiring drugs: get the real stuff and don't Canada each year. messy those prescription orders can get. mess with your dealer. And that's what separates By shelling out $1.5 million to Apotex for a cheap- And if these officials made the order, not Rock, them from the beleaguered Rock. er no-name version of the pill, Rock not only broke what does that say about control and order in feder- In an effort to protect Canadians from the omi- the contract but also voided the patent for the pill. al departments? Are "junior officials" in the justice nous corn starch/anthrax threat, Rock ordered up a Not only does the government have to soothe Bayer, department going to release thousands of prisoners few (i.e. 900,000) anthrax antibiotics pills from it also has to pay off Apotex. Cue cash register nois- from jail? Will similar underlings in the finance Canadian drug maker Apotex. Good planning, es here. department throw $100 bills at an unsuspecting right? Not exactly. I suppose we can't really blame Rock, especially public from tall buildings? See, had Rock talked to Justice Minister Anne here in Winnipeg, where the "W" stands for whole- "There are different versions of what happened. McLellan he would have learned a thing or two sale. No-name products are a heck of a lot cheaper, That will eventually be sorted out," Rock has said. about a thing called a "contract". He used to be a after all. But wait! Apparently the minister who Like when? After the government cuts Apotex a fat lawyer, but I guess he's forgotten a thing or two since brought us the Airbus and Hepatitis C fiascoes isn't (definitely not P-H-A-T) cheque? The Liberal govern- receiving his requisite Liberal cabinet full-frontal really responsible for this latest SNAFU. ment has long been drunk on its own power and lobotomy. Assaulted in the House by a payload of questions invincibility. This pharmaceutical farce is just anoth- Turns out the federal government already had a that would make even Osama bin Laden cringe, er example. deal with German pharmaceutical giant (what did Rock released a startling new revelation: it wasn't his we tell you about pissing off the Germans?) Bayer, fault — junior health officials actually ordered the who holds the patent on the antibiotic Cipro pills. pills. Is that the best he could come up with?-Fm-no THE PROJECTOR - October 29, 2001 9 Reflections on October Why we don't need women's history month

By Rayna Anderson because you're a girl. All that anyone said to me goals through perseverance. Their was that if I want something, I should go after it. efforts paid off, they're happy believe that Women's History Month is corn- I never needed a special month each year to with their lives and their know that. accomplishments. It doesn't pletely unnecessary. Why do we need a But teachers and books could only teach me so matter to me if they're month to celebrate the achievements of much about what I can accomplish in life. My male or female. It doesn't Ladian women, can't we just celebrate people family showed me that they were right, that any- matter what their skin in general? thing is possible. My dad had barely made it colour is or their ethnic I suppose that I'm part of that rare, new breed through high school but he worked his way up or religious back- of women that has always been made aware of from a manual labour job to upper management ground. They taught the sacrifices and accomplishments of the in a company. My mom returned to the work- me that I can do what- women who have come before. Women's liter- force after my little brother started elementary ever I want in this great ary and scientific contributions have always school. She worked hard and moved from job to big world. I think that been included in my schools' curriculum. My job, looking for the office environment she anyone is capable of giv- university's English professor decided to focus wanted and the job she could love. Now, she has ing the public that kind our Victorian literature course on women's travelled across most of North America and has of lesson. works. He included, among others, all three of met so many interesting people. Best of all, she I don't believe we need a the Bronte sisters in our studies and several was finally able to buy the horse she always Women's History Month women who had to write under male pen-names wanted. Little girls' dreams do come true. anymore than we do a Blue- in order to get published. The concept of pre- My biggest inspiration in my life has been eyed People's Accomplishments tending to be someone else in order to follow grandmother. She left the family farm to join the Week or a People With Hockey Hair your dreams seems so foreign to me. army when she was young. Shortly after the end Appreciation Day. These are all just Since elementary school my parents and of the Second World War she met my grandfa- physical characteristics. Just like a teachers have always encouraged me to be ther who had been badly injured as a prisoner of person's sex. What it comes down strong wherever my interests lie. Whether it was war. In the 40s she was a taxi driver, practically to is this: either we celebrate each sports, science fairs or choir practice, no one ever unheard of then. She put herself through beauti- and every small difference between told me "No, you can't do that! You're just a cian school and shortly afterwards opened her us or accept the fact that we're all girl." The idea that I have limitations because I own shop. Her will is still as strong as ever, like more alike than we are different. We need to am female never crossed my mind. I have always when she tells me that I must value my educa- celebrate everyone's lives and accomplish- been taught that people can do whatever they tion above all else. ments. It reflects poorly on our society that want to do; there was never any mention of sex, My family has given me the greatest lesson of we have to separate people into groups religion, race or gender preference. No one said all; they have led by example. They have shown defined by their physical appearance in order to that you should try harder to be something me that they have been able to achieve their celebrate their accomplishments. Letters RECYCLE To the Editor: Dear Editor: DVDs IN THE VILLAGE 475-0077 In regards to the article titled, "Graduated licensing introduced in Manitoba" (Oct. 15), bravo. www.mts.net/—moviev I enjoyed reading an un-biased on a serious program now in place in Manitoba. According to your article, Jeff Rogers, a Culinary Arts student at Red River College, said that • the system would be "a waste of the government's money." In response, I hardly think that reducing traffic fatalities and crashes is a waste of government spending. By implementing this system, the government is acknowledging that traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for BL 15 to 19 year-olds and the second-leading cause of death for 20 to 44 year-olds. reirt=mmit Sttong Graduated Licensing works in reducing the amount of vehicle collisions. Only a few years after Graduating Licensing System was introduced in Ontario, there was a 31 per cent reduc- JC tion in the crash rate among beginner drivers. 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Responsible for planned and preventive maintenance work and repairs to building systems and equipment you must have training. an understanding of HVAC equipment, electrical and mechanical I would also encourage Jeff Rogers to think a little more about the people who lost their loved systems, sprinklers and fire alarm systems. You wil monitor and ones to traffic crashes the next time he gets into a car. pert= preventative maintenance on building management systems and equipmentYou must be willing to work shifts, be available for on- Sincerely, call/stardby and emergency call-out Highly motivated and team-oriented, the positions require a minimum of Sara Williscroft two years specialized technical training. A minimum 5th Class Power Engineering Certificate is required. MADD Canada Assure your future by faxing or e-mailing your resume quoting reference number #01-0518/0519 on the subject line to fax: National Youth Advocate 204-947-1019. E-mail: [email protected]

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Giselle goes mad and takes her own life. twenty years. Giselle is A Giselle She joins the Wilis near her grave in the for- said to be Hart's signature est. role. Her success as a Royal Winnipeg Ballet The count comes to visit Giselle's grave dancer stems from her L and the Wilis take hold of him. Giselle tries ability to dance Giselle Oct. 17-21 to sustain her beloved, but as the night expressively and convinc- wears on he becomes more and more ingly. L weary. Just as he is about to collapse, the "It was the Bridget light of dawn reaches through to the forest Jones' Diary of the ballet," By Laura White floor. Giselle and the Wilis disappear into said Stuart %Ferguson, a E the mist, leaving the count alone and Business Administration depressed. student from Red River ie Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicked off The story is chilling, but it is also com- College, who attended the T their new season with a classic from pelling. The sets and costumes were beau- preview performance. "I'd Tthe Romantic Era, Giselle. tiful, especially in the second act. The Wilis go again," he added. "We call it the 'girl power' ballet," RWB appeared in sparkling white costumes, with Upcoming RWB pro- dancer Cindy Winsor told the audience white, filmy veils covering their heads and ductions include Sleeping during a pre-show chat on preview night, their faces. Beauty and The Nutcracker, both of which Tuesday, Oct. 16. When Giselle was first staged, it marked feature music by Tchaikovsky. Tickets for The story is based on the German legend the debut of pointe shoes, special dancing Preview Night — A.K.A. dress rehearsal — of the Wilis, spirits of young girls who have slippers that allow the dancers to dance on are available to students for $10. Preview died of unrequited love. The Wilis inhabit the tips of their toes. The slippers were cre- night takes place at the Centennial Concert the forest after dark and enchant every ated to lend a supernatural quality to the PHOTO COURTESY OF RWB Hall the night before each production passing young man to dance himself to his ballet, so that the dancers seemed to be lessly across the stage as she dances, evok- opens. The audience consists mainly of death. floating across the stage. ing this weightless quality. students, the media, and philanthropists Giselle is a young peasant girl who falls The highlight of the night was the per- The role of Giselle belongs to Winnipeg's who support the RWB. in love with a count masquerading as a vil- formance of Tara Birtwistle, as Myrtha, the prima ballerina Evelyn Hart. As of this pro- For more information on future perfor- lager. When his true identity is revealed, Queen of the Wilis. Birtwistle glides effort- duction, Hart has been dancing this role for mance schedules, visit www.rwb.org.

No Oscars for K-Pax M Alien flick good in theory, has trouble transferring to big screen 0 probably be able to afford my Red River K-Pax tuition by now. But this movie decided to throw in a twist: the stranger could be from V Starring Kevin Spacey another planet. The story revolves around the soft-spo- ** /5 ken character Prot (Spacey), who appears at I Grand Central Station only to be arrested and put Ma mental ward because he tells an officer, "I can't take off my glasses, the E By Trevor Dineen light on your planet is far too bright." This just shows that apparently you can be evin Spacey is a two-time Academy arrested for saying stupid things these days. S While in the mental ward, Prot gets Award winner and Jeff Bridges has placed under the care of Dr. Mark Powell Kbeen nominated for four shiny little (Bridges), where the two begin their many Oscars. But, when the opportunity came sessions together. Dr. Powell slowly begins PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES for them to work together on the movie K- to learn that Prot knows things that no Kevin acting spacey as Prot the alien (at right) with Pax, they must have left all that Oscar tal- other human should know and he can see Dr. Powell in a scene from K-Pax. ent at home. things that are undetected by the human The idea behind K-Pax is one that is over- eye. Although he is still skeptical, the good have been trying to cure for years are sud- classing Jeff Bridges slow-motion running used in Hollywood movies these days: a doctor can't help but ask the question, denly healed by Prot's mere presence. scene that only he can do so well (see stranger comes into the lives of a small "what if he really is from K-Pax?" Security guards are placing bets on whether Blown Away and Arlington Road...classic group of people and is able to help them in The doctor is not the only one affected or not he truly is an alien. And while all this slow-mo). a way that no one else has. If I had a dime by Prot's presence. The entire mental ward is going on, Prot just sits there, with his silly Overall, K-Pax resembles a cross between for every time I've seen that premise, I'd begins to change. Patients that doctors little grin, staring up at the sky. E.T. and Awakenings: an alien in a mental K-Pax is a good movie ward. I guess this goes to show, when you in theory. It has a good have two Oscars, you really don't care story behind it but it just about getting a third. doesn't transfer over onto the big screen. Spacey, who has blown audiences away in films Help Fight Kidney Disease such as The Usual sus- with every TREAT! pects and American Beauty, struggles to make the character of Prot any- Please support the thing more than dull. Any chuckles that his Kidney Kandy Sale character creates disap- Call 989-0807 pears by the midway point of the movie. The 1-800-729-7176

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R By Andrea Slobodian U4ia's now-defunct Neon Nights. working on another. The first compilation, time to club- and social-goers: "If you are at He's thankful to be in the club scene and "DJ 2.0's No Rest for the Wicked," has nightclubs or socials and you want to con- at better way out of the wedding/social circuit. tracks he mixed together (sort of in MC verse with the DJ, a surefire way not to get 0 to be the centre "They're generally kind of jerk off Mario or Chris Sheppard style). The CD your song played is to be an ass." Adams events," he says. "For me, anyway. I find had a limited run and is no longer avail- says criticizing the DJs choice of music Woof attention at them rather dull. It's like, "Brown Eyed able. "The people at Music Baron down- won't get your song on faster. "Don't be, F the bar than to be in Girl," "Love Shack," assorted crap Euro- town were nice enough to sell it for me," he 'hey, are you going to play this shit all charge of the music? dance and hip-hop. That shit bores me to says. night? Play my song.' I guarantee the DJ "You're essentially 'The tears. If I hear "Bootylicious" one more DJ 2.0's next release is slated for spring will go out of his way to not to play it." I Guy' that's doing it," says time, I'm going to vomit." 2002. DJ 2.0, Sttve Adams. His dislike of mainstream chart-toppers Besides DJ-ing, Adams is completing his Adams is no stranger to means he isn't necessarily thrilled with the second year of Creative Communications L the spotlight, having been direction U4ia is going in by becoming at Red River College. He is a former a resident DJ at U4ia, Pharaoh's. "People have an idea of U4ia as Advertising Art student and has worked as which closed last week- more underground," he says. He thinks art director of Uptown Magazine. E end. He will continue his Pharaoh's will be more mainstream. He His advice for aspiring DJs? "I still kind of duties when the club re- says the management is planning to keep it am one," Adams admits. "Within the city, opens in a month as "high NRG," but he predicts more Top 40 a nightclub is the biggest you're going to S Egyptian-themed music, comparative to the Tijuana Yacht get. In the grand scheme of things, that's Pharaoh's. Club. nothing." "I like going out to "I'm big into progressive dance stuff," he Adams isn't sure he's going to advance in clubs," Adams says. "Here, says. He lists trance, hard house and house the grand scheme of things and make a you're part of the party, as his favorites. "Anything that's not main- career out of DJ-ing. "If I can, all the better. but you're being paid." stream, that you don't hear on the radio," I love doing it." But he calls it an expensive DJ 2.0 gets his name from the electronic he says. hobby that doesn't pay well. "You have to reference to the next phase, like Version As well as spinning tunes at U4ia, Adams have a passion for it," he says. 2.0. Besides, Adams "I've always been "If I hear "Bootylicious" one more time, I'm going to vomit."- DJ 2.0 says he'd eventu- PHOTO COURTESY OF CMOR into music, especially ally like to get into the electronic variety," he says. runs the light show, goes through the new radio as an on-air personality. Know any interesting He credits his lifelong love of music as record pool and compiles the Top 20 list. But for right now, he says he's just hav- what got him interested in DJ-ing. As most If he were to make his own Top 20, ing a good time. RRC students who DJs do, Adams got his start doing weddings Adams lists his favorite DJs as UK's DJ Paul Adams advises aspiring DJs to start at and grads and has worked his way up to Van Dyk, DJ Tiesto, local DJs Shawn weddings and socials, "where everybody would make a good pro- nightclubs and production, with no formal Sommers, Brent Phillips, Jay Walker and DJ gets their go." education in the field. Raz. "Go to the Roadshows and the Crystal file? Submit suggestions "Aside from a friend kind of showing me So does Adams play music he likes at the Sounds," he says. "Immerse yourself in to the Projector at the the basics about six years ago, I'm basically club, or does he rely on charts? "I try to do music culture. Read magazines, watch self-taught," he says. "DJ-ing, mixing, it's a bit of both but you basically have to cater Much Music, listen to the radio." RRCSA office, all about practice." to the crowd. If they're not into it, they're Adams also urges young DJ hopefuls to Adams was a resident DJ at U4ia for nine going to leave." take advantage of the opportunity offered room DM20. months. He has worked at former Canad Adams released his own independent from campus radio stations. Inns Windsor Park club Boogie Nights and mix compilation a few years ago and is One last piece of advice from the DJ, this

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E By Kelly Stifora Langendorfer of the troupe's material. "A ing about what to expect at an Evil Bob Expect the unexpected. lot of it is very dark comedy." Live show. *Catch Evil Bob Live Nov. 9, at the hawn Kowalke is not "We are extremely politically incorrect," "Corpses," says Finkbeiner, "lots of Deaf Centre (285 Pembina Ave.), along D above taking a shot adds Kowalke. corpses." with Improvision (formerly known as in the face for come- The members of Evil Bob Live realized "Brief nudity is a strong possibility," Full Frontal Improv), another Winnipeg S that this set them apart from other comedy chimes in Langendorfer. comedy troupe. Y dy. The 27-year-old troupes at their first founder of Evil Bob Live Friday Night Comedy proved this one day last Warehouse perfor- summer, shortly after the mance. end of the Winnipeg "It was kind of an Fringe Festival. unwritten law that no "In our program, there was a coupon for one would swear," says RED RIVER COLLEGE one stupid thing, to be performed by the Kowalke. OF APPLIED ARTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY undersigned member of Evil Bob Live," "And then I went out explains Kowalke. "After the Fringe, I was there," says walking to the Toad in the Hole and this Langendorfer, who was girl ran up to me and said 'Oh my god, apparently unaware of you're that Bob guy!' Then she dug around this unspoken law, in her purse and pulled out one of these "and one of my first coupons and said 'I have a coupon. You lines was 'Ow! Fuck have to do something stupid." Off!" "She hummed and hawed for a few min- Are these young utes, then she called this guy over and said comedians worried that to him 'Punch this guy in the face.' Then their dark brand of he hummed and hawed for a few minutes, humour will turn off so I'm like 'No Man, she's got a coupon, if audiences still sensitive you want you get a free shot." from the events of Sept. Kowalke grins, revealing a deep sense of 11? satisfaction. "We're not trying to Wednesday, December 12, 2001 "That was the proudest day of my life." be offensive," says Evil Bob Live, started by Kowalke in Baria, "but at the same 7:30 p.m. - North Gymnasium. Beausejour eight years ago, went through time, we're not going to several cast changes on its way to the cur- try to make sure we rent line up of seven (including Kowalke), don't step on anyone's Graduates and Potential Graduates: who have not yet performed together. toes." It's a diverse group. Kowalke, when not "You really can't cen- taking blows to the head for the sake of sor it for the people laughter, is a construction worker. The rest who aren't going to If you have not received your graduation of the group includes second year Creative appreciate it," adds Communications student Andrew Kitzmann, "because the package by November 13, please contact Langendorfer, Web designer Steve Baria, people who are going to rd floor University of Winnipeg theatre student appreciate it will then Enrolment Services (Registration) 3 John Finkbeiner, Jen Kitzmann, who be missing out. If we Building C, or the Continuing Education attends the Pollock School of Beauty, censor it, it's not really Clinton "I'm a chimney sweep. No, really. fair to the people who Office (Plaza level Build g immediately. I'm a chimney sweep!" Tod, and Veronica are going to enjoy it." Temopolski who was not present at the "It's a 50 / 50 split," time of this interview (which was some- Kitzmann continues, "if what akin to trying to control a bag of you don't do it, some hopped-up monkeys). people are going to be **Note: qradffatfpn Attire mu t be worn. The Gown order form What can one expect from an Evil Bob pissed off, and if you do is includatin the graduation package. Live performance? do it, other people are "Well, we're willing to take it a bit farther going to be pissed off." (than a lot of other troupes)," says Which tells us noth- THE PROJECTOR - October 29, 2001 13

PTE brings Woolf's words to life T RECYCLE The stage is simply constructed, A Room of One's Own with a section of a tile-lined floor, YOUR a backdrop resembling the walls H Prairie Theatre Exchange of an older building of a universi- ty, along with a chair and a table. CDs Until Nov. 4 The audience is brought to differ- E ent settings such as the lecture **** /5 theatre at Cambridge and the pathway of a university campus, A DVDs with Fox's subtle-yet-effective IN THE VILLAGE 475-0077 [email protected] change in her actions, tone of By Myleen Aco voice, and use of vivid descrip- T tions. an words written in 1928 have the same res- The only place where a person R onance today? Can a 90-minute mono- may get lost is in the repeated mention of historical events and Clogue keep an audience interested from literature. Someone who is not beginning to end? Judging from the audience well-read in classical prose and E response at Prairie Theatre Exchange's season poetry may not understand why opener, A Room of One's Own, the answer is a Alfred Tennyson or Christina resounding yes. Rossetti are mentioned in passing. The theatre was nearly full for the one-woman Most people, however, will understand Woolf's use show's second night, with a crowd of mainly older of a major figure in classical writing - Shakespeare. CANNES LIONS and middle-aged women. The layout of the the- Woolf uses Shakespeare's sister to prove a point atre's seats to surround the stage makes the pro- that women have to work to have their voices duction more effective. The monologue, which at heard, which Shakespeare's sister had not been times was also a lecture, becomes more personal able to do. and intimate, making the spectators feel as if they The final words of the play are a plea that THE All NEW are the intended audience for Virginia Woolf's Shakespeare's sister lives inside all women, and original words, which the play is based on. that her legacy must live on through the women Woolf wrote A Room of One's Own in 1928 for writers of the world. It was a poignant message to MEI BEST COMMERCIALS! two lectures she gave to female students at end an emotional play. The message is still as Cambridge University. Scholars describe Woolf as strong as it was in its time. an influential feminist writer and a founder of the Modernist movement. THE WINNIPEG ART GEM NOV. 5 11 The main idea of the play is that a woman needs 300 Memorial Boulevard Tel 786-6641 WAG ArtSite: www.wag.mb.ca two things in order to be a great writer: her own money, and a place of her own so that she can work. It also suggests that there would be more 7:00 & 9:30PM NIGHTLY women writers in the world if they could have the opportunity and encouragement from society. 2PM MATINEES NOV. 10 & 11 Woolf's words were adapted for the stage by Parental Guidance (may offend some) 110 minutes British writer and director, Patrick Garland. The Shaw Festival, a major theatre company based in Advance Tickets at all ItieRe" - s- ter locations Ontario, had a successful run of the showis Canadian premiere last season. The play has Charge-by-phone 780.3333 Order-on-line: www.ticketmaster.ca already shown in Ottawa, and after Winnipeg will have a run in Rochester, New York. Kelli Fox, an award-winning actor and Shaw Festival veteran, rivets the audience with her por- UPCOMING EVENTS/VENDORS trayal of Virginia Woolf. She brings Woolf's words to life as she moves across the stage, changing her Check out what's going on in the Library Hallway (Mall emotions from witty sarcasm to vented anger fre- Level) in the following 2 weeks quently with a subtle change of tone, diction and (subject to change without notice) mannerisms. The changes in the lighting and the intensity of the piano-playing in the background Week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 add to the dramatic effect. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF PTE Oct. 29 - Campus. Ca (cool free stuff) Oct. 30 - Early Childhood Ed. (fundraiser) A Wave of excitement Nov. 1 - Lizzy & Company (jewelry) Nov. 1. - Jacky Bartush (candles, outerwear) MTC season off to excellent start Nov. 2 - Costco (membership promo) songs. Even though dialogue is not spoken, the The Wave story is always clear and easy to understand. The Week of Nov. 5 - 9 show is set in present day in a high school and cen- Manitoba Theatre Centre tres around a teacher, Dr. Berg, who attempts to Nov. 5 - Brave New World (clothing) teach his class about Hitler's rise to power in Nov. 6 - Executive Jewels (jewelry) Until Nov. 10 Germany. In order to get them involved in the his- tory lesson, he forms a movement called The Wave Nov. 6 & 7 - Lizzy & Company (jewelry) **** /5 and appoints himself leader. All of the students except Tanis submit to the movement and are Nov. 8 - Earth Care bay guided by Dr. Berg's student enforcer, Mark. Nov. 8 & 9 - Varsity Crew (jewelry) Eventually the students become out of control and By Teresa Nickerson Dr. Berg is forced to show them how disturbing their behavior has become. Coming soon!! f you only see one Manitoba Theatre Centre per- The play itself is based on an experiment that teacher Ron Jones conducted on his class in the formance this year, make it The Wave. 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DJ Pick Pressure 4-5 Burning The Process Dreamworks * /5 Dilated Peoples Expansion Team f you want to hear the latest addition to the Capitol Records long list of generic, cookie-cutter hard rock/metal bands, then Burning the Process **1/2 /5 I is right up your alley. The boys in Pressure 4-5 elated Peoples was once only are obviously trying to get some kind of mes- known in the underground sage across with their macho "fire" imagery and song titles like "Beat Dhip-hop world, consisting of The World" and "Melt Me Down." Unfortunately, I have no idea what 3 people, AKAA, DJ Babu, and that message is. To be quite honest, Burning the Process nearly put me DJ Phat Evidence. Finally, they are getting to sleep. All of the songs sound exactly alike, but seem to get worse as recognition with Expansion Team, their fourth album, com- the album progresses. This group doesn't have a shred of originality prised of 16 tracks of hardcore hip-hop. When I popped the CD into my stereo, between all five members. I pumped up the volume and heard Live On Stage. I was immediately discour- A lot of people are under the impression that heavy metal gives the aged to listen to the rest of the album. Then I heard the next track, Worst Comes listener violent tendencies. In Pressure 4-5's case, they're absolutely To Worst; decent beatz, decent lyrics. Then Clockwork: Dilated gives props to right. While listening to this pitiful excuse for a record, I seriously con- Cypress Hill and Jurassic 5, pretty bumpin' track. I looked at the CD back and saw templated taking a baseball bat to my CD player to put it out of its mis- that the fifth track featured Tha Liks (Tha Alkaholiks) so right away I skipped it ery. Truly awful. - Samuel Thompson up to Heavy Rotation. I'd have to say that I've heard much better from Tha Liks. Then Self Defense, so far the best track. The next few tracks were alight, but then Lit I heard track 13, War - it was weak. And the rest of the CD just got worst. At the end of the 16th song, there was a hidden track, it was alight. Overall though all I Atomic gotz to say is that usually I show my peoples much love, but these peoples only RCA/BMG/Dirty Martini Records gets little love from me. **1/2 /5 s Atomic's first track suggests, I'm sure the new album by Bubba Sparxxx California pop-punkers Lit means "Something To Asomeone." Unfortunately, it did little to pique my interest. Dark Days, Bright Nights With Atomic, Lit seem to have mastered the art of 'borrowing' Beat Club/Interscope Records the sounds of other bands. The entire album is reminiscent of ** /5 the latest Suicide Machines record...but a lot worse. This is a group with all the makings of a good punk band, but their sound has been so ver since Eminem became a household name, edgy, off- tailored and overproduced that any edge they may have had is long gone. A number of colour rappers have been the next big thing. In an obvious the tracks have very promising high-energy intros, but they all inevitably turn into attempt to turn a profit, hip-hop producer Timbaland has slowed-down pop-rock tunes that make the listener want to throw the disc out the win- put together an 18-track album with his own Caucasian protege, dow. Bubba Sparxxx. In Lit's defense, there are some songs that will get your foot tapping, but they're unfor- Dark Days, Bright Nights is a record with some catchy beats, a few chant-along cho- tunately few and far between. Lit is definitely a group with a lot of promise, but they've ruses, and plenty of ambition, but isn't much of a listener-friendly album. Bubba's lyri- been stuck in the mainstream radio/pop-rock niche for so long and show no signs of get- cal content, when not being blatantly misogynistic, tends to promote the negative "trail- ting out. er-trash" stereotype of the southern United States. If hearing about Bubba's sexual mis- As far as radio and video rotation goes, Atomic's singles are destined to become hits, adventures in the backwoods isn't enough, the country-fried MC seems to feel the need but sharing the top 10 with the likes of Britney Spears doesn't help the band's "punk" to proclaim his superiority in the rap "game" every five minutes. credibility. The songs may be hits, but "Atomic" is a definite miss. - Samuel Thompson In all honesty, Dark Days, Bright Nights starts to sound better by the second or third listen, but that's mainly due to Timbaland's infectious beats. Unless you're looking for some truly uninspired hip-hop, pass on this one. - Samuel Thompson The Watchmen Slomotion Disc One: *** /5 Ian Brown Disc Two: ****1/2 /5 Music of the Spheres *** /5 Watchmen's first album, 1992's McLaren Furnace Room, maymay be the greatest rock record ever produced in Winnipeg x-Stone Roses member Ian Brown seems to have visited (a big claim, I know). Danny Greaves' violently earnest some sort of Brit-pop holding warehouse in order to find vocals complemented Joey Serlin's now whining, now crunching Einaterial for his third solo album, Music of the Spheres. but always-on guitar over a bed of jangling-balls rhythm provid- A little Oasis here, a dab of Robbie Williams there, a Pink Floyd ed by bassist Ken Tizzard and drummer Sammy Kohn and created a sound that, to a dis- -style soundscape laid underneath and presto! enchanted first year university student like myself, felt like Winnipeg; gray and cold, but This is not to say that the album is altogether bad; it does have unwilling to lie down. some very strong points. Brown is a clever lyricist, as is evident in "F.E.A.R.," the albums It's no surprise, then, that on their fifth release, Slomotion, the first since the amicable first track, and one of it's strongest. Here Brown slyly builds the entire song around the departure of Kohn last year, it sounds as if The Watchmen have had their spine ripped title acronym, with every verse offering a new version of what it stands for (For each a out. Having decided to go the R.E.M. route, the rest of the band replaced Kohn with a road/ For everyman a religion/ Find everybody and rule/ Fuck everything and rumble). It drum machine, and like those other former greats, the music has suffered. It becomes may sound cheesy on the page, but somehow it works. even more obvious when you listen to disc two, a well-chosen compilation of songs from As do Brown's arrangements, for the most part. This man clearly knows his way around their first four albums (although I wonder why "Brighter Hell" was included, but not "Say a string section (evident on "Whispers") and a keyboard ("F.E.A.R."). There is, however, Something"). one thing missing: a drummer. Many of Brown's songs are held back from soaring only Slomotion does have its strong points. Greaves' vocals sound just as plaintively pissed by the muted, boring use of a drum machine. off as they ever did, and here they're so slickly recorded that if you have headphones on, Maybe he should go pick up a little more Oasis, for that full-bodied sound. - Kelly it's easy to convince yourself that he's singing to you from inside your head. These for- Stifora mer Winnipeggers deserve credit as well for their ability and willingness to adapt with- out giving too much ground. Sure, they may sound a little more like Econoline Crush; Merlin but the force of old Watchmen music is still there. All in all, and I never thought in a million years I'd find myself saying this; I miss the Merlin's Milkbar Stereo dangling balls. - Kelly Stifora ** /5 en I listened to Merlin's Milkbar Stereo for the first Afroman time, I was pleasantly surprised. The first track, "Rock- The Good Times Star Skinny" is an upbeat funk jam with an extremely Universal catchy chorus and a sample of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff." */5 The momentum of the opener carries over to the pop-rock of "Ultrasensitive," but the remainder of the album consists of real- t seems that every year, someone unleashes a preposterous ly boring rock tunes and bad piano ballads. novelty tune on the unsuspecting public (recent offenders Merlin's funk influence pops up at random points throughout the disc, but doesn't Ihave included the Baha Men and the Bloodhound Gang). This save Merlin's Milkbar Stereo from being a whiny, self-indulgent concept album. The year, it's Mary Jane parishioner Afroman and his beyond singer obviously wants everyone to know how brilliant and sexually prolific he is, but the appalling first (and, God willing, last) single "Because I Got title of the last track, "Legend In My Mind" sums it up quite nicely. If it wasn't for the High." Unless you're really into Adam Sandler and Tom Green, you'll find that The Good funky sound of "Rock-Star Skinny," Merlin's Milkbar Stereo would be better off as a beer Times is anything but. For the ugly bulk of the record, our man jabbers on about having coaster. his peter polished by assorted women (including Colonel Sanders' wife), the pleasures of If you can get a copy of the first track, don't waste your time and money on the rest of drinking and driving, masturbating, and, of course, smoking loads of chronic. And the the CD. The Milkbar Stereo definitely needs to be turned off. - Samuel Thompson fact that this gets played on a radio station listened to primarily by 13 year-olds is horri- bly irresponsible. Quite possibly the worst album ever made, your money would be bet- Kenny Lattimore ter spent on a waterproof Chia Pet. - Steven Adams Weekend Arista The Verve Pipe **1/2 /5 Underneath ** /5 ere's one thing for sure about Kenny Lattimore: the man's ot pipes. The R&B singer behind Weekend's 11 tracks can ichigan band The Verve Pipe prove on their third major gwail away about lost love like there's no tomorrow. His soft, label release that, despite almost 10 years in the busi- smooth voice is as finely toned as anyone in the business. MMness, they are still merely freshmen. Unfortunately, that's part of Kenny Lattimore's problem. While Since the release of lone hit in 1996, The Verve Pipe seem to he can definitely handle the material, there are very few instances on Weekend where have experienced, if anything, negative compositional growth. Kenny strays away from a by-the-numbers R&B sound. As talented as the man is, he does- Every song on this album sounds the same. Start with a generic n't bring anything new to the table. acoustic hook, add some airy cymbals, and cue the swelling chorus. After that guitarist If Lattimore relied on funkier backing tracks, or injected more of a soul influence into A.J. Dunning picks his way through an uninspired break and then it's back to that sac- his songs, he might have a better chance at lasting success, instead of being just another charine, cascading chorus. mn-of-the-mill, pretty-boy R&B singer. However, if you're into that kind of generic radio This would be fine for one or two tunes, but on Underneath, these guys never get out fare, then Weekend is the disc for you. of first gear. When things do pick up slightly, such as on "Happiness Is," the albums fifth This CD has a well-produced, slick studio sound that's bound to earn the singer at least track, it seems like the Verve Pipe are trying to emulate Dave Matthews by way of Seal a minor radio hit, but it's still not really worth your while. 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