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Sports, any body? Well not yet... Psycho America

By Mel Bostrom

Sports, that’s what should be
in this space right now. Yet, it
being the first month of the
semester, the only sports
being played at this time is
ping pong outside the
Wintergarden. I’m not saying
that there aren’t any sports
other than ping pong. All I’m
saying is that our sports
teams and clubs are getting
organized and practices are
being held. From rugby, soc-
cer, basketball, fencing and
as well as some other sports,
this University is young but
very lucky to have a wide
variety of athletics to choose
from.
With the varsity Basketball,
both men and women, teams

practicing now, improvement
and new players will surely
allow the teams to do well this
year. The junior varsity
teams, including Rugby,
Soccer, Nordic Skiing, and
Hockey, are starting to gather
and practice. As well I’m sure
they'll do good as well. All
they need is the support of
UNBC students showing up
at games. Sure you can get
most of your UNBC Athletics
information here or from the
athletes themselves, _ but

going is always best. Plus itis
sports, which is always enter-
taining.

Being the new Sports Editor, |
also need your help. If you
are on any team or part of
any club that plays sports. Let

me know, by email at by Mark Clements

bostromm@unbe.ca, by call- all the men look like shit, and
ing the Over the Edge office all the women look like babes;
at 960-5633, or by dropping yea, but the men are interest-
in the office at any time, we're ING, where the women are
next to the bank machine Utterly boring '

across from the he above observations |

Wintergarden. | know sports, "€ard at my twentieth high
and I’m willing to come and school reunion. The degree of

watch any UNBC students truth e this axiom is up for
play any kind. debate; but nevertheless, in

Well | think that’s all for now, the looks category the women
next time really I'm going to obviously fared far better than

have sports or at least some MOSt men. If anyone is inter-
semblance of sports. Being ested in this kind of macabre
the Sports Editor with no humour they should check out

sports to report yet, | feel like mary SHentonts * (ae video
’'m not doing my job. So, get American Psycho’. Her film
playing and I'll be there. polarizes men and women into
Cheers and go take a walk, it "7° Narrow complexions: the
is always good to get some en are identified as stoned,
exercise. power-driven, malicious bas-

tards, and the woman charac-
materistics are truly structured as
Meee permissive, dumb and sub-

wa servient. If this sounds unreal,
remember this is the Reagan
eee cra we are talking about here.
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what | have come to believe,
ees Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ on
eee cocaine. In fact, there is an

By:Mike Sekine

If you ever dreamed of study-
> ing overseas, you don’t need
sto dream anymore. The
International Centre is now
accepting applications for
international exchanges for
the academic year of 2001-
2002. The opportunities for
international exchange at
sia UNBC are greater than ever
before - the maximum num-
ber4r of students accepted for
the exchange program has
“ doubled from 20 to 40 spaces.

These is an exchange oppor-

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uncanny resemblance to
Harron’s ‘American Psycho’
Patrick Bateman paralleling
Hitchcock’s troubles Norman
Bates. It is as if Norman gave
his discreet hotel to openly
become Manhattan’s  cut-
throat towering tyrant.

In a surprising way, Bateman’s
uninterrupted violent rampage
does not seem too abnormal
or even newsworthy. The
scariest things about Harron’s
film is the callous response it
evokes. At one point in the film,
| could not help but smile when
people in the theatre started
rooting for Bateman. The rea-
son for this either it is an anec-
dote of our desensitized cul-
ture or that Bateman’s targets
were so convincingly banal
and artificial it hardly mattered.
Bateman is a nut case, howev-
er he does not need to ‘get a
life’ like the rest of the film’s
players. Perhaps this is the first
time in the American film
where the movie’s culture is
virtually more frightening than
the American psycho.

=Exhange Opportunities - Now!

tunity in every program, on just
about every continent (South
Africa is currently being nego-
tiated). The world is ripe and
your for picking! If you’re inter-
ested in collecting more infor-
mation, please visit the
International Centre (#7-153)
and discuss your options with
its friendly staff. The deadline
for the applications on
November 8th. Look our for
information sessions and the
Education abroad Fair to be
held over the coming weeks.

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