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First Nations drummers celebrate the launch of the new book Cis Dideen
Kat-When the Plumes Rise, by Jo-Anne Fiske and Betty Patrick. The
drummers and dancers entertained a large crowd in the Wintergardern
last Tuesday.

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REVIEW .

micreplayy |

WHERE THE GAMES BEGIN. |

Anime Review - Space pirates with boo-
bies and guns:

By: Kathleen De Vere

Sol Bianca:

Sol Bianca is an older movie,
released in 1990 and it carries the dis-
tinction of being one of the first ‘tough
chicks in super armor’ type of anime
movies. It's about a bunch of all female
pirates and their ship, the Sol Bianca
which is incredibly powerful, and
comes armed with all sorts of goodies
like super destructive weapons, the
ability to jump in and out of ‘hyper-
space’ and some nifty laser cutter
whips that shoot out from the sides.
How pirates got this I'll never know.
The plot is pretty simple, good natured
all female pirates who can kick some

serious male booty, get more than they —

bargained for when their latest raid
reveals a stowaway in one of the stolen
storage containers they take on board.
The stowaway turns out to be the son
of a rebel fighter, determined to topple
the corrupt military dictatorship of his
home planet Uno. The pirates decide to
help the boy, despite the risks when
they hear that there are copious
amounts of money to be gained by

helping the boy, and helping them-
selves to the extensive treasury of the
dictatorship. There: are the usual story
developments, a capture, an escape, a
change of heart from the cold natured
pirate captain, and of course lots of
stuff being blow up. The characters are
interesting, but sort of one-dimension-
al, never showing much of an emotion-
al range, and being slightly stereotypi-
cal in their nature. The story is pretty
good too, but there isn’t much explana-
tion of past events, “how did these peo-
ple get the Sol Bianca?” was one of my
questions, considering it’s powerful
enough to blow up an entire fleet of
enemy ships. But what do you expect
from a one hour long one-shot?

All criticisms aside though, this is an
enjoyable movie for two reasons: first,
bodacious babes in form fitting armor
kicking ass, making even the most rad-
ical feminists proud, and second, good
animation, with some very well done
scenes of mass destruction. (Which
makes ME proud!)

Overall, Sol Bianca gets 3 happy Viking
conquerors out of 5.

WE Look LIKE WE BELONG
TO THE LOYAL oROER OF

by Lorenzo Sia

Due to unforseen circumstances, our 12 hours wil be published in the next
issue. I’ve been hit hard by a case of Computer Science and Mathematics
related mid-terms and projects this week. But not to worry I'll be back next
issue, continuing on from Williams Lake, going due south on the Cariboo
Highway on the lone and long trip to Vancouver, staring with Rob Beicher
returning to his seat after a bout of indigestion and a trip to the back of the

coach to drop some “napalm”.