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> withheld.” now had I not done so Ed Frey,
Laura Winopol CLICHE: “Poverty is a complex Edmonton
Edmonton issue.” Based on the “it-takes-one-
to-know-one” principle, I see the Education system
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es to my previous letter by taking the same UNcomplex step Then they can be rehired at $ feb 5 : |
i = intellectualey lazy, ey 10) I took. Our food choices powerfully per hour (minimum wag
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Jexpected the usual, routinely Robert Haas). instead of regurgitating information
bd out, politically correct plati- B. Mahan’s question of whether I In all my years of learning | had
g/cliches that keep enablinge pee do something about poverty by only one teacher who truly inspired UNPLUGGED
not take responsibility for the being involved with the food bank me.
squences of their stupid choices Big Brothers, etc., is based on the Also, Mr. Klein and his cohorts
b cigs and ji H narrow-minded assumption that should have their wages rolled back
a ofS TOP delivered those anyone not attached to these organi to $5.90 per hour. If they can
tudes / cliches (No easy answers to zations isn’t doing anything. On the demonstrably prove that they’ re
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nare in that individual or fami- continuously see he very tem. They have no leadership quali-
ontvol.” Quite often, that’s necessary, open-minded, observable ties, and in particular lack clear and
Pthe case. A common theme I attitudes/ a ctions, to never become progressive thinking, Party status
from people who escape poor ourselves. I’m doing so now by quo is all they know.
pry is ie life improved once using this unintended time off work
simply C HOSE to,change their to expand my knowledge of what I Heinz Weibel,
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If TURNS OUT, BIG BROTHER IS
wAaSt ching and he’s a stickler for details.
inC anada there are two credit
pureaus watching your every finan-
ial move — and each financial
famble. Trans Union Canada
and Equifax log every time
you pay, OF forget to pay, a
Pre maintain files on
all people in the coun-
try who have credit
(credit cards, bank :
joans). Your credit file
works like a report card.
You're assigned a grade
between one and nine
indicating how diligent
you are at paying bills. A
grade of one signifies to :
marks and nine means the bank like-
ly won't let you stand on the side-
walk outside.
“You can go down pretty quickly,”
warns Tricia French of Credit
Counselling Services of Alberta. Miss
one payment and you immediately
drop a notch. Miss another, and
you're down to a three. “Banks think
anything up to a three is OK,” says
French. Beyond that you'll likely start
having trouble getting loans or other
credit from the blue-suits crew.
Who can examine your credit rating?
“Well, you should,” says French. She rec-
ommends people check their credit file
every couple of years, especially before
they plan on applying for a major loan.
“You don’t want something unexpected
coming out once you’re at the bank.”
Your file indicates where you stand in SMEBELAEOIG RANZOINWES/K Y
the eyes of lenders. You can add a state-
ment to your file (500 words or less) They saw more than just how regularly perfect pay-
explaining any lapses, French advises you pay your bills. Your credit file also ments to move up one grade. If you Services of
checking with both credit bureaus includes “credit information’: age, occu- missed two credit card payments, it will Alberta (423-5265, www.creditcoun-
(CEaqnuaidfaax :1 -18-0800-06-6436-59-978106)6 ; beTcraaunsse Utnhieoyn of tpuast,i oyno,u re mppalrotyneerr,’s endiarméea tiaonn,d maager,i taeslt i-s ta-» takBea da cyreeadri t toh acplepaern sy outro gnoaomde . people. asnelolniyngm.ocuoms) . crTehdeity aodfvfierc e fraeen,d uwniblila sheedl,p
don’t necessarily access the same infor- mated income. Your file should not Every major ‘life event’, from funerals to you sort through your debt. They are the
mation. include information about health, the birth of a child, involves a serious only agency in Alberta permitted to run
Credit card companies, banks, the lifestyle, religion, or reputation — unless outlay of cash. Even break-ups can be the Orderly Payment of Debts program,
phone company, your landlord, your it’s really nasty and then the source must costly. Currently there are 44.1 million a legislated repayment program that
employer, and even the cable guy have be stated. major credit cards in circulation in organizes manageable debt repayment
likely all had a peep inside your credit If your file doesn’t paint a pretty pic- Canada. About half of these are paid in over a period of time. CCSA also offer
file, though none of them could have ture, the best way to fix it is consistency, full each month. Less than 1% of them workshops on how to budget, manage
done it without your say-so. You must says French. It is possible to claw your are delinquent, meaning they haven’t debt and re-establish credit. With careful
give written permission for any agency way back up the scale, but re-establish- been paid in over three months. planning and diligent payments, even
or individual to check your credit rating ing a good credit rating takes time. If you hesitate opening your mailbox the worst rating can achieve absolution.
— remember that form you signed? Generally you will need six months of for fear of the bills lurking inside, French JACQUELINE JANELLE
advises calling Credit Counselling
Ring of truth
smithing course through Red Deer College know, it’s very interesting. But the friends
and got to know his instructor, goldsmith you make will always be your friends, and
Wayne Mackenzie. When Strong decided to while you might not have your own war sto-
pursue further education and was pondering ries to tell any longer, you can still always sit
college courses, Mackenzie suggested Strong down and shoot the shit with them. | guess
_ Worn down by the rat race, apprentice with him at his Electrum Studio ri miss the adrenaline of going into court,
and Gallery. It must have sounded good to standing up on your hind legs, fully prepared
local lawyer succumbs to the lure of gold Strong, because he gave his notice and spent to get blasted by someone, because it is a
his last day as a lawyeri nD ecembeorf 2001. rush. You can be the hero, Charlie Brown, or
Strong says his decision was initially met you can be the goat. And when you win,
=a ‘ONE WHO likes you. [Laughs.] That's an overstatement; with shock. 3 ee ee lose, you
0 ‘afresh lots of people like you, but not everyone rec- “Most people kind ofd ropptehedir jaw and
said, ‘I can’t believe it’,” her ecalls. ‘WShititlm aeeys e em tooo dmiecety itoglm e avie ae si s
New _ ognizes the role you play. | would say for the
___ last year or two I was generally dissatisfied funny thing is, most of the lawyers | told
were the most supportive—-you =» __
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ardon me!
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WE’VE ALL TRANSGRESSED, HAVEN'T WE? There are a couple of other spe- ~ rednecks
Some of us have transgressed a little more cial cases. If you've been con
energetically than others, mind you — enough victed of certain sexual
to raise the attention of the local constabulary offences;-your file will be
and the courts, anyhow. flagged to alert authorities if IF WINNIPEG IS THE Ape
But there are some silly darned !aws, aren’t you're seeking work with capital of Canada, then !
there? “vulnerable” populations. Manitoba must hold the jj)
And you were running with a bad crowd And if you’ve been prohib- of roadkill champion, yi), |
back in the day? Well, who wasn’t? ited from_driving or using Brandon as its
And anyhow, you've served your time and firearms, a pardon won't estown. I never <a
paid your debt. help you there. = so much meat in my |is,
And if all that isn’t enough, you’r es orry — So if you can‘t really > Every restaurant dish jy,
really sorry. hide the fact that you Brandon had meat, either;
So is there some way to return to a slightly were once convicted, it, on it, or on the side, so
dinged-up state of grace now? Can you wipe why would you bother much that slabs of it were
the slate clean, please? going to all the trouble placed in the deli cases by th,
Well, you can certainly arrange to have your of getting a pardon, front cash register, the area usy.
legal history written in a corner of the slate not to mention pay- ally. reserved.-for-desserts in
where people won’t be able to see it — but if ing the attendant other provinces. Brandon wa;
they ask if it’s there, you'll have to tell them the fees? surreal. I felt like I had been
truth. Well, information transported back to Mississipp;
But'before youean even-think abort- applying about the conviction -—,in.the midst of the civil rights
for a pardon, you'll have to complete your sen- in question will be struggle (thisamight be a good
tence. That means you have to have paid up any removed from the time to mention, that I’m
monies owed, including fines and orders of Canadian Police black?). Thad children run
compensation; you have to have served all of away because they saw a blac
your time, including parole; and you have to woman coming.;Once I even
have satisfied your probation order. Once heard the words, “Uh oh,
you've completed your sentence, you have to there’s blackiwoman com-
wait — three years for summary convictions ing.” One girl snatched up
(offences carrying lighter penalties), five years Information Centre. her cat and fled as if from
for indictable offences. Then the National Parole Only the Solicitor the devil hergelf. I probably
Board will have a look, with a little more scruti- General of Canada can saw more wildlife dead
ny for those convicted of indictable offences. subsequently release that than alive orgManitoba’s
Now that you’ve got your pardon — hurray! information. A pardon also highways. Aify excursion AANa NR OR
— you're free of the taint of your slightly or sig- opens up your employment outside Branglon city limits
nificantly naughty past, yes? opportunities. The Canadian was bound t@ reveal sever-
Well, no. Human Rights Act says no one al new chu
For starters, a pardon doesn’t erase a convic- can discriminate against you
tion. If anyone asks if you've been convicted of based on a pardoned convic-
a criminal offence, you can’t say you haven't. tion. That means, specifically,
The National Parole Board suggests you say that you can’t be barred from SMBEAOEGR ANZOINWES/KEYL I It was somteth
“Yes, I have been convicted of a criminal working for the federal public ser-
offence for which I have been pardoned.” In vice (including Crown corporations
addition, provincial and municipal jurisdictions and the Canadian Forces). In fact,
aren't obliged to treat information about those federal forms aren’t allowed to ask
convictions separately, although some do. you questions that oblige you to reveal
Moreover, pardons aren’t recognized by other pardoned convictions.
jurisdictions. You'll have to get special permis- So remember: the only way to keep your of roadkill shot onto plastic.plates
sion if, say, you want to travel to the United nose clean is to keep your nose clean. and asks, “What? You dc
States. KEVIN WILSON what I’m cookin’ for dit
Why Brandon, of all places? lt
was, at the time, a goo decision. ka
moved to Toronto five years earlier
because I was sick of onton. |
packed my bags and
‘they weren’t going t > my ass
again. However, the strain. of cook-
ing cockroaches in my toaster
before putting in the bread was
beginning to get to me. Having 4
meal out in Toronto
on an assembly line
people eyeing you because
Arts and Cultural Management Jazz Band rehearsal 5:00 (Rm. 182)
Program information sessions 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:20 (Rm. 258) Tour of music facilities
Sessions: Effective Leadership 5:00 (Rm. 258) & program information 5&8 (meet @ Rm. 182)
Is it art or is it pornography? 6:00 (Rm. 258)
Arts marketing 7:00 (Rm. 258) Theatre Arts
Fundraising in the Arts 8:00 (Rm. 258)
Vocal Masque Workshop: 5:30 — 7:30 (Rm. 189)
Arts Outreach Peter Pan in rehearsal 7-9 (Haar lobby)
Vocal warm-up workshop 6:00 (Rm. 101) Theatre Production
Computer software demonstration &
Web certificate information session 5:00 (Rm. 308 B) , Program information session 5:00 (Rm. 261)
Educational travel trip slide show 6:15 (Rm. 150) Backstage Peter Pantour = 6:30 — 7:30 (meet @ cafeteria)
Dance ing)
Visual Communication Design
Dance performance &
Program information session 7:00 (Rm. 186) Solving design problems workshop 5-9 (Rm. 417)
. Observe classes in session:
Fine Art Visual Presentation 5-9 (Rm. 108)
Workshops: illustration critique 5-9 (Rm. 411)
Cast your hands in plaster 6:00 (Rm. 192) Drawing foundations 5-9 (Rm. 113)
Drawing from the skeleton 7 &8& (Rm. 422)
Demos: .
Photoshop 6:30 (Library) PI US.
Woodshop drop-in 7:00 (Rm. 381) : ae . ;
Digital video equipment 7:30 (Library) ¢ Information on Digital Arts and Media, ASL-English Interpreter
and Sign Language Studies
Art Tours: Every 1/2 hour starting at 5 5-9 (meet @ info centre) * Campus tours with the Dean
* Career fair in the cafeteria
Journalism ¢ Academic advising
e Free parking
Major events slideshow
(on 10'x14’ screen) _ 5-9 (west galleria)
5&7 (Rm. 285)
5,6; 7,8 (Rm. 130)
Fp8C14a—e6l 9 lb a7l.y . i4n4g7 0
6&8 (Rm. 285)
From female
MARSHRA can
finally see the
to male and light at the end
of the tunnel,
back again
MARSHA WAS 40 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE
discovered that she had been born a hermaphro-
dite. Six years later, tears still well up when she
recalls her abrupt and unexpected liberation
from decades of self-loathing, confusion and
alienation. Had the doctor present at her birth
been alive today, she said, “I would sue his ass
to the wall.”
In the 1950s, when a hermaphrodite was born, SEAMHEANA GDNAROZENIW N E/
the normal medical practice was to wait a few “it was like, if Ic ould only prove myself, I'd The pieces to the puzzle that had been her con-
years to see which gender traits the child exhibit- finally be a man.” fused, tormented life were slowly fitting into
ed, and then perform sex assignment surgery, She was able to fool just about everyone, place, but weren’t yet complete. Marsha had
but Marsha was only eight months old when her except herself. The overwhelming urge to be heard and read a lot about transgenderism and
family doctor made the call... incorrectly. For the feminine continued to torment her, until finally, the concept often preyed on her mind. In 1996,
first four decades of her life she was known as in her mid-20s, she fled her home province and she mentioned it to her doctor in Edmonton. “He
Marshall. moved to Edmonton in the hope of reinventing said, ‘No wonder, it says in your file you were
Marshall was a normal, well-behaved boy herself in a new setting. Marsha had concluded born a hermaphrodite.’ It was the first time I'd
until puberty, when he discovered the wonders that she was a straight cross-dresser and hoped ever been told this. He thought I knew.”
of his mother’s lingerie drawer. “It was a guilty to stay in control of her life by suppressing the It took a while for the revelation — and all its
pleasure, something I did in secret. Nobody urge to dress as a woman as long as possible, implications — to sink in. “Turns out,” she said,
knew.” Though he struggled to be a “normal” and when she couldn't stand it any longer, she’d smirking, “what I thought was the gay part of
and “healthy” kid, his unexplainable urges do it only in the secrecy of her own home. “I was me was the straight part of me, all along.”
haunted him throughout high school, and when aid. “It was at this point Marsha was referred to the transgender clinic
he was 18 Marshall approached his doctor to at Grey Nuns Hospital, where she received the
plead for help. “I was confused,” she recalled, “I gun. green light for a sex change operation. For the
went to him in hope of coming to terms with all Marsha happened upon another cross-dresser, past two years she’s been living as a woman and
these feelings, and what does he do? He threat- who took her under his wing. Soon he had con- taking hormone treatment (as required for the
ens to have me thrown in the nuthouse, or vinced Marsha to dress up and head to the surgery) and has legally changed her name (“my
worse, to tell my parents.” Roost, a gay bar where he assured her she would driver's license already says ‘Miss,’”). She’s
The doctor's only advice was for Marsha to find the acceptance she craved. scheduled for the operation on Sept. 30 in
stop being such a pansy and act like a man. For the next five years, Marsha spent her days Montreal, the only place in Canada where sex
Devastated, she resolved to be more manly by living a typical male life and evenings en femme changes are performed. “After all these years, I
sheer force of will and immersed herself in at local gay bars.“Then I had my first gay sex can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel,
“every macho bullshit thing I could get my experience. It seemed so natural, so comfort- and it’s getting awfully damn close.”
hands on. I got into fights all the time,” she said, able,” she said. “I realized that I was bisexual.” ANDREW HANON-
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PRTERS So.
ifm edicare’s ditions in the U.S. is that millions of
its citizens cannot afford access to
free in basic health care. That's not right
and I would never want to see
ATC Canada follow the Yanks down
Sa that rutted road — as we have so
-ed itoore, gSEoEo;d buddy Ralph thij nks maBneyf oroet hIe rd itgi mfeosr. my wallet
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150 a in Saskatchewan and paid
ed to rae ©a bsa hed s ge absolutely no medicare premiums.
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ing oe ars back. In fact, I’ve llecting medicare premiums. So
ses a few ye eosaiskes wart why is it that the poorest provinces
carriydidnlge finger for the last can offer better benefits while not
vy itos ge t riti wthaecsk edd ono’fft. wThaantt’ s to hceolrlee citni ntgh e anriyc hpesrte mpirouvmisn cea,t aRlla,l ypeht
(though. I've grown rather finds it necessary to raise our rates
ached to my wart and am proud and lower our coverage?
naainscee .i t Mina yab seal uRtae lpwhh ewnoeuvledr lIi gkee t knTohwe iost hwehry thRianlgp hI wfoouulndd liit knee cteos -
sary to give those wealthy doctors
isA ee4 i tC. anadian, I’m a staunch a 20 per cent raise just a few short
Jtjreovuebrl ei, n tmheedni cIa'lrle s.t epI f mreigdhitc aurpe toi s lmiottnlte hcso inacgiod.e nItta sle etmhsa t mmoyr e metdhianc ara e
plate and do my share to save premiums are now going up by
One of the most deplorable con- that same percentage. Surely Ralph
must have known at the time such
a huge increase would have an
effect on health-care spending. I
have worked for wages for over 30
years and have never experienced many Albertans are asking. who are benefiting from this So Hope, Schock it to us!
-| a 20 per cent wage increase. Not Dave Burkhart, Alberta Advantage? Moreover, any others who share
even close. Nor do I know anybody St. Albert Our boy, Ralph Klein, is doing Hope's point of view must become
else who has. his job so well that his corporate more vocal. The yarn must be
What has happened recently to Schock it bosses will effectively continue to unraveled from our eyes, and the
cause this crisis in our health-care spin the yarn, with skewed facts truth revealed in its entirety. We
system? Why has it all come to a to us, Hope and a hidden agenda. They need have to learn to question authority,
head seemingly overnight? Why Ralph to keep the bottom line or those who deem they are the
couldn’t Ralph wait for a more healthy and profitable. authority, such as the government
comprehensive and possibly less Editor, SEE: Unfortunately, the bottom line, and the corporations
biased report from Roy Romanow (Re: Ralph Klein: rock star, letter which the public has every right to lappiaud you, Hope, for voicing
before he went leaping into the from Hope Schock, Jan. 24-30) have a share in, grows for the cor- a reality that many of us grumble
fray? Is money becoming that short There are powerful interests porate agenda and diminishes for about, as we sit back and do noth-
under the dome? Or is this just working to undermine our services ts" f Aing sf too rt her esotou rfu s osr,Trty h isnikt uawtieonh. ad
another privatization payoff to the and exploit our resources in order What is wrong with us? We all
insurance industry for years of con- to increase profits for themselves act as if we are sheep. When Ralph better geto n board before we have
tributing to Tory election cam- and their shareholders. At the pub- tells us we have been baaaaaad, and deep and bitter regrets about
paigns? lic’s expense. This is presented to we are costing the government too important issues we are entitled to
| Before we jump on Ralph’s band- the public, and the world, as the much money, we accept his argu- have a voice in, before it is irre-
wagon to save medicare, I think he “Alberta Advantage.” Don’t we ments. What is really costing the versible and too late.
_| had better provide some honest, realize it is solely the corporations government is excessive corporate E. Vokes,
plausible answers to the questions that do business here in Alberta welfare. Edmonton
The meaning of Fear
expecting too. But they’ve already Israeli Fear Factor got taken off the
gone naked in Playboy. Where's air. So we're going the other way.
the fear there? Let’s see what real- The winner will be anyone who
Stunthtats wi ll really scare contestants ly scares a Playmate. . can stay awake during the entire
(The set darkens. Onespotlight four hours of something we got
goes up over six school desks.) from (chuckling) Canadian radio,
HELLO AMERICA, I'M JOE ROGAN Tonight's first stunt: Pass the something called the CBC Tribute
and welcome to NBC’s special Grade 12 Math final exam! to Peter Gzowski. Let's hear a clip
Playmates edition of Fear Factor, (Looks of concern-cross the I'm told is from 1987:
airing during halftime of the Super Playmates’ faces. More lights go “Welcome to hour three of
Bowl! Id like to ee on GARNET up over six plastic tubs on a break- Morningside. Peter Gzowski here.
for ing up U2 over on Fox. For fast nook.) . I'mhere in Watrous, —
g dios wneterew ho aren’t regular The second stunt: Eat an entire Saskatchewan, in the garage of 87-
| watchers of this show, but who his Unheard Protest and year-old farmer Dougall Duguid.
just hate football, rock and roll, the Unmarked Grave. Ps Dougall, I notice you have a lot of
Trish or all three, let me recap how _ jars here. (silence) Dougall?”
the game works: People debase
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Thurs Feb 7th, 2002 IN THE GROOVE Junior Sanchez has been turning heads as a DJ, remix- Mongoloids.
7:00 pm
er and producer since his early teen years. Other key friendships in hj
life include Erick Morillo ang
The Adventure Travel Company Harry Romero.
8103 - 104 St Jr.’s in the house After paying his dues, Sanche,
finally got his hands on the ge
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Sanchez an international sensation at 23 head. In 1996 he released his
4 first solo project on Strictly
but it was his upbringing that got Rhythm. Junior Sanchez Presents
JUNIOR SANCHEZ the Bionic Traxx was a turning
him here, thanks to Mom’s
Thursday, Jan 31, 9 p.m. records, turntables and his sib- point.
At Halo lings’ music collections. “I have A year later he began touring
10538 Jasper Ave. never listened to just one type of with DJ Sneak, and Roger
www.halo-lounge.com music,” Sanchez has said. Sanchez. The group was dubbed
“Having five older brothers and the S-Men trio, and blew aw ay
HE’S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, crowds with a six-deck show
a sister with diverse tastes from
stood the test of time as an artist, ABBA to freestyle to disco to A few years later, in 1999
and he’s only 23. Junior hit the worldwide stage
He’s one of the youngest, most industrial new wave, I learned to with the UK top 40.anthem 8
appreciate all kinds of music
respected and innovative With U. Since then he’s been a
early on. I began to see how they
DJ/ remixer / producers in all of all worked together.” hot commodity. -He’s even start-
House music. ed his own label, Cube
Yourcan still hear the influ-
At 23, New Jersey’s Junior ences in his style that ranges Recordings, releasing tracks
Sanchez has taken the scene by Felix da Housecat, Rhythm
from fac edge to vocal tracks
storm, selling out shows every- Masters, Christian’Smith,
and a bit of disco flavour.-—
where he goes, leaving a wake of Sebastian Leger and a few of his
The New Jersey native says his
dumbfounded and exhausted own.
fans. Tonight he'll thrill the gmaovme’ sh inmo -tnhoe ndsreinvsee tow omrakk ee thic His motto is “Music should
throngs at Halo Lounge for music his life. It was.a friend of make you move and at the same
another Goldclub Series night Junior’s brother that put the nee- time make you think.” All right
(www.goldclubseries.ca). dle in the groove of his musical Einsteins, see you tonight at Halo
Sanchez now hobnobs and revolution. with your dancing shoes on.
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