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Pit Saturday January 14 1989 Teen Outlook Shaking the study blues Welcome to 1969 folks I know weve been here for a while already but bear with me Im still recovering from the three 20pound kg for the metric freaks turkeys I helped consume over the holidays If you should need proof of this claim examine my pro truding girth but do try not to stare I get very selfconscious ya know Anyhow on to more weighty things GDHS held a staff student bowl ing tournament at the Georgetown Bowl this past week Although no GOHS News Jamie Harrison official results were available for print all indications are that it was GDHS also held a Get Rid Of Your Exam Blues Dance this week Because of the impending and inevitable exam students did their very best to lose these feelings of anxiety over any marks lost while they could have been home studying Yeah youre right It is kind of a stupid idea isnt it Tradition dictates that dying for exams shall not take place until the night before andor the morning of After all who are we to break with tradition In case you guessed by the preceding monologue exams are almost upon us This dreaded annual event has repercussions far more serious than some may think To give you the reader a personal example of this To get Into the institution of higher education of my own choos ing I must obtain a minimum average of 70 per cent with a per cent average in OAC English stands for Ontario Academic Credit a euphemism cleverly con cocted by the Ministry of tion meaning Grade 13 There are no other specifications In the universitys calendar just six My question is this what the heck does Grade 13 Ed have to do with my wan ting a career in the media Ab solutely nothing thats what However the present system of fers such a narrow choice of available OACs the students presently in the Ontario high school system are getting pinched having to take unrelated courses just to be able to say they qualify for further education in Ontario Mil Directory of Services Offered 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tin chmcT Kent 8731655 MACHM TBI WAIT wiwaydont WANT the mm Mtal WE CUT THE BULL Went H Dom And Don CASH or CALL GEORGETOWN RENTALL MISTS TEWS EXFEffiCE it Estimates Guarantee Lie rMUktg Renovator CUSTOM Able Arts Masonry meets eeejerejAL eosrsmu rose- rusk minimum is 4543398 Im not saying that there should be no standards con trary I am however stating that the marks submitted to univer marks which ultimately could decide whether or not the student enters the career of his or her choice are not necessarily reflective of the students true abilities or potential So how many people like myself managed to refine the art of pro crastination by putting off doing any and all IndyStudles and other projects until the last possible se cond Maybe we should get special recognition for actually doing it Perhaps we should just get the credit and shut up The possibilities are endless Thats it kids its past my bed time and my PJs are waitin Anyhow its a veritable hell trying to reach these typewriter keys over my bloated stomach See in a week National ballet troupe welcomed at Guelph In celebration of the University of Guelphs anniversary the University Centre and the 25th an niversary committee are proud to present The National Ballet of Canada on Friday Jan 20 at 8 pm in Ross Hall John Ross High School The National Ballet is Canadas premiere dance company whose repertoire includes nearly all of the fulllength classical ballets as well as a large and growing number of contemporary works On Jan 20 at Ross Hall The Na tional Ballet will dance an exciting program of six ballets Included from the classical repertoire will be Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty Act HI with choreography by Rudolph Nureyev after Marius Petipa The contemporary works in the program will include ballets by George BaJanchine Sir Ken John Alleyne and David Allan The ballets by David Allan and John Alleyne Death of a Ladys Man and respectively were commissioned by The Ballet David Allan a soloist with The National Ballet has created over 20 ballets many of which are in the companys reper toire Death of a Ladys Man in spired by and based upon Leonard Cohens book of poems by the same name premiered in April 1968 A first soloist with The National Ballet John has created ballets for the companys choreographic workshops and The Stuttgart Ballet in Germany Trap- dance was premiered in April Featured in the Jan per formance at Ross Hall will be The National Ballets Principals First Soloists and members of the Corps de Ballet including Kim Ligbtheart Serge Peter Ottman Karyn Tessmer Owen Montague Bar bara Smith and more Tickets for The National Ballet of Canada range in price from 60 to and are available at the University Centre Box Office Sam the Record Man The Bookshelf Cafe and The Corner in Stone Road Mall A charge of SO cents will be levied on the sale of each ticket For Visa and Mastercard orders phone 8244120 extension 3940 NOW OPEN to AS TVe Models C to JJ ELECTRONICS Unit 18731820 MEL 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