Features The pirate and the bootlegger March 18, 1998 By Owen Ferguson To the casual observer, CD replay, located next door to the Uptown movie theatre, looks like an ordinary CD store. It has large racks full of Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys CDs and perky staff behind the counter. But a quick browse through the CDs on display might leave you thinking, “Hmm… […]
Sports Dim stars equals buzzer beater fun March 18, 1998 By Thein Huynh The call it March Madness and this year the tournament is crazier than ever. The NCAA tournament has always been a showcase for drama and excitement. But this is the year of the underdog and buzzer beating upsets. Number one ranked Kansas Jayhawks have already been knocked off only a week into […]
Sports March Madness can drive you insane March 18, 1998 By Sean Fitz-Gerald March is the best time to be a sports junkie. It’s the month when the hockey season is closing in on the playoffs, the baseball season is starting up and college basketball is into its season ending tournament. The NCAA final four tournament provides more excitement and drama than most professional sports. […]
Features Household highs March 18, 1998 By Jim Vassallo Your income’s become somewhat abbreviated. The excess of the last six months have caught up with you and you need a little something to take the edge off. That pack-a-day you’ve been sucking down just isn’t doing it. You need a cheap way to commune with the voices in your head. I […]
Arts & Culture Bye bye dance music March 18, 1998 By Shi Davidi Everyone’s selling out these days, and Energy 108 is no different. Dance music fans in toronto breathed a collective sigh in disgust when the radio station added rock to its programming. The transformation of Canada’s first dance-only radio station into a more middle-of-the-road format has left its listeners jilted as they search […]
Might as well Jump March 18, 1998 Hundreds of Van Halen fans “Jump”-ed into line Monday night at Sam the Record Man by Ryerson, for a chance to buy a copy of the band’s new album, “Van Halen III,” at a special midnight offering. Those “Human Being” who dropped $20 for the new disc at the special sale got a wristband, putting […]
Disabled students meet to discuss concerns March 18, 1998 By Simone Joseph April 1: Doomsday. That was the general sentiment of students and advocacy groups at a round-table discussion about provincial government changes to funding for disabled students. The meeting, held at Oakham House last week, was organized by the Canadian Federation of Students to pool knowledge of the changes and plot strategy. Gord […]
www.cheaters.comB March 18, 1998 By Patricia Tomasi Time is running out … it’s 3 a.m. and the essay’s due at 10 … must get it done … feeling sleepy … need more coffee … wake up, there’s only five more pages to go. Or you could just fire up your Internet search engine, type in “essay” and download a […]
Editorial Not having a gay old time March 18, 1998 By Lori Fazari Yes, I’m a heterosexual female, but I love gay men. It’s not like I go out and intentionally fall for gay men. It’s just my damn luck. I think a guy’s good looking, funny and dresses well, and bingo, you can bet he’s gay. This twist of luck follows me everywhere. When […]