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Analogies abound as administration
explains Princess' new tiara
RRC set to reap the benefits of the private sector: RRC's head honchos
By Scott Prouse the building's former own-
ers, the Government of
This one was a little
Manitoba, but to the new
complicated, at
ones, RRC.
least it did to me
"We don't know what
anyway.
impact this will have,"
But thankfully Red River Konowalchuk says.
College President Jacqueline "It's easier to develop a
Thachuk was sure to help out campaign if the private sec-
with an explanation for what tor knows you're independ-
Red River College had to gain ent."
by getting ownership of the Thachuk echoes
$31.5 million Princess Street Konowalchuk's opinion.
campus from the "We hope that will be one
Government of Manitoba. of the side benefits," he
"It's like owning a house or says.
an apartment," she says. And if local businesses and
"When you want to make a organizations don't know
change, you can go ahead." what to gain by donating to
Thachuk says ownership of RRC, Konowalchuk warns
the building allows RRC them they'd better think
administration to make twice.
changes without as much "We train the work force
consultation with other par- for them," he says.
ties. In effect, she says, it "There's a lot of reasons
eliminates a middle man. why they would support
However, Thachuk says us."
RRC still has to check in with Ron Barnes, the director of
their parents, the govern- campus services for Princess
ment, when they want to Street, says the Princess
make a big step and cross the Street project was originally
street without holding some- supposed to be a lease from
one's hand. the developer, The Princess photo by Scott Prouse
Norm Konowalchuk, the Street Consortium, until the Red River College says taking possession of phase one of the Princess Street campus will
college's vice-president of government decided to pur- make it easier for them to make changes to their new pride and joy.
administrative affairs, agrees. chase the building from known as cash, could be put He says the government is RRC shows a great deal of
"We're still considered them. towards expanding programs even going to increase grants faith in what RRC has
infants," he says of the col- The Princess Street at the new campus or getting to offset RRC's increasing accomplished with Princess
lege's board of decision mak- Consortium is a group a four up-to-date equipment, construction costs. Street, (even though there
ers, formed somewhere in companies, including Corbett Konowalchuk says, without Maybe they'll finish those aren't any student phones
"1992 or 1993," according to Cibinel Architects, ADA mentioning if the college will TV and radio studios this around), and what the col-
Thachuk, to help the college Holdings, Akman be open later than 5 p.m. on year like they told us they lege will hopefully be able to
establish itself as a self- Construction and JJ Banicke. Fridays and weekends. would. accomplish, (like getting heat
directed institution. Barnes says the Notre But Konowalchuk doesn't The college will, however, in the classrooms).
The ownership of the new Dame campus is owned by know for sure why the gov- be run as a sort of quasi- "When you're going to
campus allows RRC to grown the government. ernment would want to grant agency of the government, as have the building in you're
up and get big, sort of like Thachuk says ownership of ownership of the building to Advanced Education Minister name, it shoes a great deal of
your younger sibling getting the Notre Dame campus is RRC, after all, no money was Diane McGifford still has a confidence in the college,"
toilet trained. "inconsequential." exchanged in the transac- lot of authority. he says.
"The U of M and U of W "Our biggest goal is to tion. "We've been very fortu- Konowalchuk is quick with
have their own buildings, it's make sure Princess Street is All RRC has to do is pay for nate," Konowalchuk says of another analogy to explain
part of the evolution of the working and getting new the construction of the cam- the government's role in the blossoming partnership
college," Thachuk says. programs," she says. pus. developing the new campus. between the government and
But what may be most 'The government said 'You Government officials could "The government has been RRC.
important about RRC's new are going to own the build- not be reached for comment. very supportive of post-sec- "Whether they own it or
digs is that the college can ing,'" Barnes says, noting the "Maybe it's because it's just ondary education." we own it, it's still in the
benefit more from the spon- lack of choice RRC adminis- one less building they would Konowalchuk says the gov- family," he says.
sorship of the private sector. tration had in the decision to have to look after," ernments decision to grant "It's like the parents giving
Donations to Princess Street own the new building. Konowalchuk says. ownership of the campus to a house to the kids."
are no longer addressed to This support, otherwise
2 THE PROJECTOR- NOVEMBER 12, 2002
The ballot boxes are now open!
By Lauren Phillips teacher for this year's "It's definitely the most because it is from the stu- criteria formed and identi-
H Teacher Award of Excellence. significant thing I've ever dents themselves, rather fied by panel members.
ave you ever felt
The Teacher Award of been awarded," says Mary than from the college The award is given to the
compelled to
Excellence is a student nomi- Jane MacLennan of being administration," she says. successful nominee in June
bring a shiny red nated award given annually last year's winner for her RRC's Vice-President of and presented on a plaque
apple for your favorite to one RRC instructor for his instruction in Creative Student Affairs, Schubert during the graduation cere-
teacher, but withheld or her outstanding work dur- Communications. Beaubrun, agrees with mony.
because the act is sim- ing the year. MacLennan feels the MacLennan. MacLennan's plaque from
ply too passe? Nominations are now award's value lies in the fact "I think what makes the last year is hanging on her
If you have, do not fear: being accepted for this term, it's nominated and chosen award special is that stu- wall at home. She says the
you can now show your and students are encouraged by students. dents choose one recipient a award has had an effect on
appreciation through nomi- to nominate any teach cr "It really is wonderful. It year themselves," he says. her.
nating any outstanding they feel deserves the award. makes it more meaningful Beaubrun says the nomina- "The award has raised my
tion process is quite simple. self esteem. It helps you real-
Criteria by which a student ize that students have a vest-
should choose a nominee is ed interest in this, and that
up to them makes teaching even more
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THE PROJECTOR - NOVEMBER 12, 2002 3
Price discrepancies no CAT's ass
By Curtis Ash
However, when it came time
R
ed River College to buy their books, the actual
students already cost ended up being around
$1200.
have enough
One CAT student who has
money problems from
pursued this issue, who
paying their tuition and
declined to give their name,
locker fees and feeding
said this creates a "difficult sit-
themselves every day.
uation for students who are
They don't need to have using savings or who are using
price discrepancies a line of credit, it's a big differ-
between the actual cost ence from $800 to $1200."
of books and the price The student also said if
listed on information let- other students are relying on
ters sent out in government aid, they must
provide a letter authorized by
September.
the course co-ordinator show-
According to Students'
ing cost revisions in order to
Association President David
have their aid reassessed.
Lyman, Computer Accounting
The student indicated that
Technology students have
they received their original let-
been wondering about incon-
ter around the middle of
sistent information sent out
August, and the cost was less
about the cost of their text-
than students who received
books. CAT students say the
their information letters a few
information package sent out
weeks later. Students have
to them in September for their
photo by Scott Prouse course noted the estimated since been informed by the
Neither bookstore officials nor Computer Accounting Technology students can assure stu- course co-ordinator that "it
cost of books to be around
dents book price discrepancies won't happen again. won't happen next year.
$800.
When reached for comment,
CAT co-ordinator Robert
Deardon indicated that the
information regarding required
textbooks is submitted to reg-
istration and the bookstore in
the spring.
Letters are sent out after that
to inform students of prices.
Deardon says people at the
bookstore "do not consult us,"
and he has "no control over
the price of the books."
He says instructors may be
required to change which
books, or how many books are
required, after the original let-
ters are sent out to students.
Lyman says this situation
could end up "really hurting
the students."
However, he did add the
brochures prices are based on
may be old.
"Instructors have to pick
their books," Lyman added,
and the timing of those choic-
es may be reflected in the pric-
ing. After investigating the
bookstore, Lyman says he was
informed that generally the
bookstore is not asked about
prices.
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Broadcasting studios delayed Ltil next year
By Jarrod Tully students to ENG -- or electron-
T ic news gathering-- produc-
he completion of
tion.
the new radio and
There are also other factors
television studios
adding to the complexity of
at the downtown cam- the situation. The William
pus of Red River College Avenue building, which hous-
has been delayed into es the under-construction TV
next year, drawing the studio, was originally slated to
ire of some students. be part of phase three of the
While it was originally Princess Street development.
hoped the facilities would be Due to land disputes, phase
completed by November, com- three was moved to the top of
plications have slowed the the priority list, phase one.
process. This unexpected change of
"It's frustrating. We had direction has wreaked havoc
promises that the TV studio with construction plans.
would be ready - that the "We have many architectur-
radio studio would be ready. al issues that have to be wres:
We simply don't have the tled with," said Chair of
things we need to work with," Creative Arts, Bob McGregor.
said second-year journalism "Some of the things being
student and class representa- expected of the developers
tive Anne Cote. and architects are pulling
Television instructor Dean them in two directions. The
Cooper had a different view. initial plan was to be a part of Administration promises photos by Scott Prouse
"As far as the television phase three. Moving things up these rooms full of
course goes, the opportunities has posed some problems," boxes(TV above, radio at
that the second-year students McGregor said. right) will become studios
have are better than any Red "It's not just a matter of by next year. They really
River students in the past 20 throwing up walls. Wiring dia-
mean it this time.
years. We have one of the grams have to be in place first.
nicest facilities in the country Every hole you drill in a wall
and I don't think some stu- creates a new problem."
dio will be relocated to the
dents appreciate what they The television studio is now
Adelaide Street building by
have," he said. expected to be completed by
December 2003.
Cooper was also quick to March or April of 2003. A tem-
Playing down the impact of
dispel the notion that first- porary radio studio, located in
the delay, McGregor main-
year students were at a disad- the basement of the William
tained that students remained
vantage by not having a TV Avenue building, should be
the first priority.
until next year. functional by the end of
"All curriculum is based on
"The first year students January 2003.
learning outcomes. Our goals
aren't missing a thing. According to the Director of
as educators are to make sure
Previous first year students Campus Services, Ron Barnes,
you have all the tools neces-
never touched ENG cameras it became apparent during
sary to work in the industry
or editing suites. We are com- construction that the base-
pletely rewriting the first year ment wasn't feasible as a upon graduation," McGregor
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he said. standards for sound acoustics
"Term two will now be more in the basement," he said. facility that all cre-comm stu- surrounding area available.
dents went to was far inferior
of a media studies program. According to Barnes,
to what we have now."
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Smokers' wrongs Where's the heat?
s a student attending a have to put my toque on when
campus that is still under I come into the building. I
T he college is consider- I guess a lot of college aged peo- construction, I would know were trying to save the
expect the building to experi- environment with this build-
ing a smoking ban ple smoke, I don't know why.
ence some growing pains. As ing, but will someone please
around the doors of its People signed-up for post-second-
immaculate as any architectural turn on the heat? Aren't we
main campus. This measure is ary education should be a little
plans appear on blue prints, the allowed to burn some fQssil
being looked at as a way to protect more aware of what is detrimental
second you add real people to fuels at least until Kyoto gets
students from second-hand smoke. I for their health, but I guess I could
the mix, there are bound to be pushed through?
agree with examining the issue to make the same argument about
glitches in the matrix. When someone hasn't actual-
see if people are being put at risk, excessive drinking (don't forget,
Most of the problems have ly shut those loud ducts off
but don't ask me for my opinion. I I'm the anti-smoking nazi).
been relatively minor and solu- (they get shut off often), they
think smoking is bad, evil in fact. I'm not against smokers as peo-
tions are easily found. When pump out air so cold you could
You don't want to get me started ple, don't get me wrong. I used to
concerns were voiced over the preserve produce. I just don't
because I'm one of those people smoke. I quit about two and a half
lack of clocks in the building, think it's fair that I have to
who quit smoking more than two years ago, but I remember what it
they quickly appeared in the take notes with garbage mitts
years ago, one of "those people" was like to be chained to the little
hallways. on. If my tuition isn't covering
known as an anti-smoking nazi. package of cancer sticks, what it
Recently, I noticed that a the heating bill then I'm will-
It's not that I care about was like having to go outside
futon has been added to one of ing to bring in some coal to
strangers polluting their bodies, go between classes. It was tough and I
the breakoutrooms for our use, burn; Santa brings me a stock-
ahead. What you do on your own have nothing but sympathy for the
but can I study in there when ing full each year. Maybe
time out of my face is your own people addicted to the vile habit.
John Student is catching up on someone has some oil drums
business. What I am against is the I'm just against the term "smokers'
his beauty sleep? that we can build a fire in and
blue wall of smoke I am subjected rights" being bandied about like it
The real mind-boggler at huddle around. If the adminis-
to anytime I want to go out with has any veracity. What about non-
Princess Street is the attached tration wants to use planet sav-
some friends on a weekend or want smokers' rights? What about my
library/cafeteria separated by a ing alternative energy I'd be
to enter a building at the college. I right to pollute my body with alco-
thin wall that falls a good two willing to blow into some wind
can't stand three minutes in places hol without getting lung cancer as
feet short of connecting to the turbines on the roof, as long as
like the Toad in the Hole's base- a bonus. The idea of smokers'
ment, for example. It's gross. My rights makes me want to cough and ceiling. It is the little wall that the heat will actually thaw my
eyes burn and I can feel my lungs wheeze. It all comes down to couldn't. Needless to say, this frozen ears when I come back
blackening. choice: the idea that a smoker makes for a noisy library. I feel in.
My boyfriend smokes, but he chooses to smoke while a non- as though the last quiet refuge Alright, so I'm probably exag-
does it outside. Like I said, as long smoker falls victim to the bad of academia has been snatched gerating a little and whining a
as I'm not subjected to the poison choices of another. Do I think the away from me by the man (the lot. I just wish that the people
man: the person you blame holding the key to the furnace
from cigarettes, I don't care who college should ban smoking at
does what to themselves. The slow entrances? Yes. And next they when you don t actually know would show as much concern
suicide of cigarettes is the problem should charge higher health insur- who to blame). for those in the building as
of someone who chooses to smoke. ance fees to smokers, but that hot- I'm not trying to suggest that they have shown for the build-
I choose to go to the gym, not button is for another editorial. our needs as students are not ing itself. But my brain is
being met, because I'm sure an frozen right now, so I could be
smoke and watch what I eat, it's a
elite RRC task force is assigned wrong.
lifestyle thing. I'm not forcing car-
to each issue and is working
rots, tofu, and jogging on anyone,
diligently towards a solution.
so don't force cyanide and carbon
monoxide on me. However, I do feel a bit neg-
lected when I show up for
school in the morning and I
A brrutal oddyssey of grruesome deprravity
I
t seems that every time I flip on the TV, Britney. While Ms. Spears was traipsing them. Aguilera is so gruesomely, skeletally
I find something to rant about. This around in a thong as a "Slave4U", her thin that her complex dance routines are
time, my target is MuchMusic...again, biggest competition seemed to have a bit obviously helped by puppeteers controlling
but not the station this time. There's one more self-respect. Sure, Lady Marmalade's her limp arms and legs.
specific video in heavy rotation that drives video was sleazy, but it was a remake of an Women take note: This is NOT attractive.
me bananas, but not in the way it's intended old song, and they were in costumes to Please don't use Christina Aguilera as a role
to. advertise Moulin Rouge. Now, in this new model. She is disgusting. I'm a 20-year-old
Christina Aguilera's new sleazefest, aptly video, besides setting women's rights back male--the target market that is supposed to
named Dirrty, is a departure from the pop about 3000 years and giving young girls an find women like Christina attractive. I
singer's usual sugarcoated, radio-friendly impossible body image, Aguilera is associat- don't. The way she's marketed in her music
crap. Christina traded her family-friendly, ing with Redman, a rapper (and the high- video (and on her recent Rolling Stone
girl-next-door look for the over-the-top light of the song) who is a very vocal advo- cover) is offensive to men and women
tramp-fest of the Moulin Rouge video last cate for the use of marijuana. alike.
year, but this new song borders on obscene. Look what your little girl's doing now, It's very well-known that pop icons can
Sure, she looked like a man in drag with mommy! easily change the attitudes, clothing styles
the makeup gun set to "whore" in that last Somewhere in this depraved dystopian and musical tastes of millions of pre-teens
video, but this is ridiculous. Dirrty's epic, Christina decides to take on a masked worldwide, so parents had better watch out.
raunchy video features an almost naked individual (obviously masked due to embar- Before you know it, your little girl will be
Aguilera tramping it up with men, women rassment) in a bare-knuckle boxing mask walking the streets with no pants on, caked
and whatever else she can find in the and WINS. No. This is impossible. Have you in makeup, smoking a fat reefer and
video's Mad Max-esque desert badlands. seen the girl's arms?? She's such an anorex- spelling herr name wrrong, forr some
Here's my problem with the video: ic/starving waif that she has absolutely no unknown rreason.
Christina has built up this wholesome body mass. She must have difficulty even
image with parents: she was the anti- lifting those twigs, let alone fighting with
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783-5353 2003 will be held at the Las roughly $400 and more variety dents can sign up in the
Palmas Resort in Mazatlan. when eating out. Students will Student Affairs office in room
ZaRAVELCUIS Mexico, from March 8 to 15. no longer be obligated to dine DM20 at the Notre Dame
Unlike last year's trip to at the resort for each meal. The campus during office hours,
www.travelcuts.com Puerto Vallerta, SA Program change in location was also a between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
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To accommodate those
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hours.
A deposit of $300 and sig-
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required at the time of sign
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due Nov. 29.
While all students are invit-
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other non-students are also
welcome. The deadline for sign
up is Nov. 8, but the SA office
will be accepting late applica-
tions to fill the 12 remaining
spots.
The cost is $815 per person
for a double occupancy room,
$785 each for a triple and $765
each for a quad, with an addi-
tional flat rate of $167.70 per
person for departure, federal,
provincial and airport fees.
If students wish to sign up
on their own, Blatherwick will
combine other singles together
for a price reduction.
Obtaining travel insurance is
also recommended, and avail-
able at the health office at the
Notre Dame campus.
Some activities students have
enjoyed on past trips and look
forward to this year are snor-
keling, hiking, and relaxing on
the beach.
There are also organized
events such as a Booze Cruise,
sightseeing tours, and bar spe-
cials with free cover and
drinks. Students are encour-
aged to participate but also
have the freedom to do their
own thing at any time.
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ENTERTAINMENT
THE PROJECTOR, NOV 12, 2002
This business of ROCK!
By Sam Thompson
to (cid:9) Vancouver...I (cid:9) got
Iguess I should have known better than to count on technology working in the bath- dumped...so in a lot of these
room." songs I'm like a sad person
who went crazy. People
Tegan Quin is one half of Tegan and Sara, the 22-year-old folk-rock sensations from always ask things like, 'do you
Calgary, Alberta. Her sister is visiting with friends in the other room, so Tegan decided write songs from someone
to hide in the lavatory to conduct an interview with the Projector. Unfortunately, she else's perspective?' and I'm
didn't plan on bad phone reception. like, have you not heard how
"Hold on a second," she says. "I'm gonna switch phones." obsessive and fuckin' self-cen-
Shuffling ensues. Tegan and Sara can be heard cursing at each other in the back- tred I am?
ground and after some more feedback and shuffling sounds, Tegan finally gets back on "I've heard some of Sara's
the line.' new songs and they're just so
"Sorry," she says. "What was I saying? Right...this is definitely my favourite record heartbreaking. They're awe-
we've done. We're a lot more confident this time. I mean, we're 22 now and this is the some, but they break my
job we chose. I think we understand the business a lot more now. I love the music busi- heart every time I listen to
ness. It's fuckin' backward, but I love it!" them. I really want to do
If Tegan and Sara's sophomore release, If It Was You, is any indication, the twins have another record."
definitely got a handle on the music business. If It Was You is a sublime collection of Their (cid:9) "heartbreaking",
songs; an emotional, introspective record that makes you want to laugh, cry and break "obsessive" lyrics obviously
the nearest piece of furniture at the same time. Unlike most albums these days, If It Was have an effect on Tegan and
You seems to flow as a single thought, divided into 12 distinct parts. Sara's fanbase. A quick search
"With our last two records," says Tegan, "Sara and I have spoken a lot and we've had Tegan and Sara perform on November 14th at the online shows just how manic
some negative criticism about how they didn't flow. We were constantly not finishing Pyramid Cabaret with local funksters Rudimental. some of their fans are.
our thoughts and I think this is the first time we wrote a record that followed all of the Tickets are $15. "Some of our fans are just
logical steps." crazy," says Tegan. "We call
That's not to say their previous material lacked focus. As a recently converted fan, I them uber-fans. They actual-
picked up their 2000 record This Business Of Art and was equally moved by their soul- ly bothered to spend the money to make these fan sites, which is amazing. I think a lot
baring, heartbreaking songs. Still, If It Was You has one glaring difference: it rocks! Hard- of our fans are crazy, and it's funny as hell. I don't get it, because we're us!!
rocking screamers like Time Running make you forget that these girls have even heard "You see things like the MTV Music Awards and people like Mya are up there saying,
of acoustic guitars. `I'd like to thank God and the fans'...I think it's more important that my mom still calls
"When we were 17, we were in this really loud rock band," says Tegan. "With these me and she can fuckin' talk me through whatever problems I have."
awful electric guitars and we played drunk all the time. We were hardly ready for the All though Tegan insists she loves the fans, she says their records are made first and
attention we got and for the past 2-5 years, it's been just us as folk singer-songwriters. foremost for their family and friends.
We'd want to play shows and people would say, 'sure, you can open but we just want "I love when I hear that people from our high school are still into our music. When
you and your sister up there with guitars.'" I see it's for our family first, I don't mean that's it's NOT for the fans...it's just important
Tegan and Sara found themselves lumped into the dreaded "girl music" category that our family likes it. Our fans are amazing."
which may have limited their audience. Although Tegan and Sara lay their pain, happiness, jealousy and rage right on the
"A lot of guys were initially put off from buying our records, because they were, like, table in their lyrics, the one mystery about If It Was You is the album cover. What the
`that's girl music'. I don't think it was because we were marketed like that, it's just being Dickens is going on?
a girl that gave people that idea. I hope we can get a lot more guys coming to our shows "We were trying to go for a Britpop look," laughs Tegan. "We wanted to look really
and buying our records. To be honest, fuck yeah, we do whatever we want to do. Our pretentious. I think it actually looks pretty suggestive. Maybe that'll help us sell
band is awesome and we're rocking out. records!"
"I think it's way easier for a guy to be a rock star," she says. "A guy can just pick up a If their latest record is any indication, they don't need the help. If It Was You hasn't
guitar and he'll have girls all over him going, 'are you in a band?' It's such a guy thing. left my CD player for months and is so far the only album this year the Projector gave
There's something sexy and marketable about a dirty guy with a guitar, When I pick up
more than four stars.
a guitar, people are like, 'girl music!' and run away.
"How can we top four and a half? Next time you'll give us five out of five! The new
"Women have to be pampered, they have to do their makeup, their hair...they have
songs are even better!"
to look good. We don't really give a shit about any of this. We just
want to.have a good time. I think Lilith Fair sort of created this 'girl
music' thing, but now you have these strong, confident girls like Avril
Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Eve, No Doubt...it's awesome to see so many
women doing so well."
The varying styles of If It Was You betray some decidedly non-folk
influences. The track City Girl, for example, has an upbeat, almost
reggae feel to it and some of the other sounds are certainly not the
norm as far as modem rock goes.
"I don't want to sound dated," says Tegan, "but right now I'm lis-
tening to things like the Police, the Clash, Bruce
Springsteen...Fleetwood Mac. Sara was almost named "Stevie"
because of Fleetwood Mac, so I hold a special place in my heart for
them. I'm also listening to the new Spoon record. It's called Kill The
Moonlight and it's AMAZING. You should definitely get it. It's just 49
awesome. Sara's listening to...hey! What are we playing in the
car?...Sara's listening to a lot of Wilco and the new Queens Of The
Stone Age."
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'what's next?' Tegan and Sara seem to be moving away from their
original folkie image. Or are they?
"Although we're a fOur-piece band for this tour, I think we're gonna
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"Sara hates when I get all serious with songs like City Girl," says 1st Term Break (for most departments)
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Tegan, "But writing the songs is like therapy. We moved from Calgary
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