re SEPTEMBER 24, 3002 rnin te -- | Cutrure 20 pil he ela bad Ahhh! Spork Attack! By Stephanie Johnston Now that’s a way better distraction than chemistry homework. Unless you really do enjoy inorganic and you had to check out UNBC’s Improv organic equations, Night. Many of us can honestly say that we enjoy improv. It helps our spontaniety and zest for a quick mind. One can even improve their ability to be creative on stage. They key to all of this is engaging your audience. To help with this, on the 4th of September, we had an Improv Night at UNBC. The night consisted of four main actors who would play audience approved games such as the ones on “Who's Line is it Anyway?”. One familiar face was recognized, but this reporter can leave it up to you to discover him in your English class. Many hats were incorporated into the skits, which with came a fair bit of responsibility. (Note-there was a dunce hat too.) It was a casual night, and you should Universal Caps CD Prices to Increase Sales Music to student’s ears Music fans reacted with delight to the news that Universal Music Group will slash the price of its CDs later this fall. The aggressive new pricing policy will apply to all new releases and bring the price Canadians pay for music CDs to below $15, a serious drop from the current range of $20 to $24. “I’m ecsta- tic,” said Sharon Brown, a part-time student studying early childhood education at Ryerson University. “I think it will get more people buying CDs.” Brown said once prices drop she will be more willing to buy multiple CDs at a time. “I'd like to get more than one CD right now,” she said, “but it’s impossible.” The music industry has been dealing with declining record sales over the last few years due to online music sharing. Scott Mueller, a visiting sound techni- cian from Washington, D.C., said the price reduction is long overdue. “It’s stupid for all the record compa- nies to keep their prices so high when so many people are getting their music from the Internet,” he said. Mueller said he hopes Universal's decision will start a price war with other music companies that will fur- ther bring down the price of CDs.. Mike Gludish, regional manager of an HMV Superstore in Toronto, said the music store’s head office is still in negotia- tions with Universal, but that they expect prices to drop any time after Sept. 30. “We're very excited about the news,” he said. “It will be very interesting to see what comes out of this.” The news is not good just for students — Gludish said it will have an impact on everybody. “If a CD is going to be $15, there’s cer- tainly going to be a lot more attraction,” he said. “And instead of people only being able to buy one CD, they now might buy two or three.” Want to double your chances of surviving a crash? Simple. Wear your seat belt. If you don't, all bets are off. www.icbc.com clicking in SEAT BELTS By Dana Schwehr _ Yes, we are aware that the lat- est Harry Potter book came out months ago, and has already been reviewed by larger papers than this one. But I just had the opportunity to read the book this week, and it was really good, Besides, we have a nice four-hundred-word slot in the paper that needed filling, so we decided to provide you with yet another review. So-hold on to your broomsticks, the next three hundred and thirty words are going to be chock full of wiz- ardy goodness. The fourth Harry Potter book starts out by informing the reader that Harry has been in an extremely pissy mood for most of the summer vacation. He has been trying to get information about Lord Voldemort's doings since his nemises came back to life, but no one wants to tell Harry what has been going on. Of course, this is because the members of the Order of the Phoenix, the secret society that fights the evil that is Voldemort, is worried that any owls with Order of the. Phoenix Review — have been there. Although there wasn’t much notice of this event, it was well worth the whole night. There were crazy events including single word songs, house parties and crude remarks all around. So, the next time you think you have seen everything and copper sulphate, be sure to make sure that you haven't been tackled with a spork or done anything crazy on stage. information might be intercept ed. But, since a good deal of the story deals with Harry and his adolescent angst, our main character overlooks this. fact. The rest of the book carries on over the course of the year at Hogwarts (no surprise there), and recounts adventures involving Quidditch, flying horses, and girls. Because, yes, finally, Harry Potter has noticed that girls exist. The first girl he had a crush on turned out to be a real whiner, but he'll learn, we hope. One of the high points of the book was the antics that Fred and George Weasley plot- ted throughout the course of the story. It was actually quite a good read, despite the raging teenage hormones and angst, and there were lots of funny bits and, of course, plenty of action. Anyone who is a Harry Potter fan has to read this book, and for folks who hayen’t yet read the rest of the series, don’t touch this book until you have read the others. You won't find the book nearly as amusing if you have no idea what's going on.