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I don't believe in Santa Claus
2005-12-08
Editorial - Merry Christmas!" George Bailey calls out to a passerby, thankful a benevolent angel has shown him how miserable life would be for those he loved if he was never born. Rounding the street-corner and calling out more festive greetings to inanimate objects, the political correctness zealots descend on George, demanding that he change his tone, lest he offend someone who doesn't celebrate Christmas.
This isn't how Frank Capra's Christmas classic, It's a wonderful life ends, but the way some people are talking, it could. Media watchdogs have come down on the nomenclature of the holiday season as of late, insisting a more non-denominational term than "Christmas Holidays" be used. Even in residence at the University of Calgary, employees (Community Assistants, Residence Life Coordinators and so on) are forbidden from using denominational holiday greetings. Perhaps the PC crowd would be happy with "non-denominational Decemberish holiday type thing." Come to think of it, that's not half bad.
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 Regina Cougars not welcome in Jack
2005-12-08
Volleyball - The Dinos women's volleyball team have been left with a few torn off bits of tissue and some razor burn after some close bouts with the University of Regina Cougars Dec. 2-3. The visitors visited and the hosts hosted. Luckily, the polite Cougars gave the hosting Dinos the last laugh.
The Jack Simpson Gymnasium swayed like the trees in the bitter cold winter wind, with both teams having their fair share of leads. The opening set began with the Cougars up by two before a six-point Dinos run swung the game our way. The Cougars replied with a 6-2 run to gain a 14-16 lead at the break. The felines held on to their lead, letting the Dinos within one before landing three straight points and a 21-25 win.
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 Comedy Interview: James, TV funny man
2005-12-08
Comedy - Canadians are damn funny and we've got a rich history to prove it. From Stephen Leacock to Wayne and Schuster, SCTV to The Kids in the Hall, Royal Canadian Air Farce to Corner Gas, our nation is home to so many wonderful comedians who provide uproarious entertainment. A lot of the comedy we come across these days is on television programs, but for the lauded comedian Ron James, who starred in the defunct series Blackfly, performing on a TV show isn't the most natural place to induce side-splitting laughter.
"There's an immediacy and it's authentic on stage," says James. "You don't have to depend on hype and publicity and networks. You're not a slavish whore to the numbers game. And you don't get to see people taking their glasses off and wiping their eyes and doubling over with laughter when you do a television show. For some reason television has got the credibility beyond the live work. Any performer who's done stand up who's worth their salt knows damn well where the muse sings the loudest is onstage in front of people."
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