Put Down Your Pens...continued from pg.9 Workshops in the same medium. (In other words, for Workshops, it will be necessary to have taken a specific junior-level course before you can move on to a senior-level one. This will make sure that people advanced in the medium do not have to wait while beginners catch up.) The num- ber of required courses of this kind would vary from school to school and department to department. Potentially an Added Bonus At the school, everyone knows we have a major problem with resources - there aren't nearly enough of them and there is no money to buy more. What this means is that we have to figure out ways to use what we do have as efficiently as possible. Some of our resources are in high demand at particular times of the year, i.e.. mid- term projects and final projects, and rela- tively speaking, in lower demand throughout the rest of the term. Workshops might have the added advantage of spreading out the use of those resources over the term, allow- ing more people to use it in the same amount of time. This is one proposal. | know it entails a lot of problems, some of which | have con- sidered, some of which |'m sure I'm not even aware of yet. I'm also sure there are other ideas out there. | think it's important to start talking about this. / would love to hear what you think, both positive and neg- ative responses (maybe particularly negative) so that we might find a compromise that we can work towards. Please e-mail me with any suggestions, comments or alternate the- ories. Send comments (addressed: Put Down Your Pens) to influx@eciad.bc.ca, or mail to: Influx, Put Down Your Pens, Rm. 140, 1399 Johnston St., Vancouver BC, V6H 3R9. UOUAAID SE wR WS Pea | ie O GOGdD Sui? EELS: ) © OOOO by Thomas Girard If the tie-dyed jeans revival and" Bad Girls” episode of Sex and the City weren't enough to bring back memories of John Travolta doing the arm thing, try checking out the Commodore's Disco Tronic on a Tues- day night. A five dollar cover gets you into a studio 54 packed with glit- ter, glamour, and disco fever. DJ Chiclet and MC Velvet turn the beats around until 2. A flight of stairs takes you up into a world of pure lust. Crowds of party people in beaming lights break it down again and again. The chic disco regulars take the stage welcome you with open arms. Cage dancers keep everyone shaking. And when you're boogied out, you'll find plenty of other rides for cowboys and girls of all sorts. A shot of Jack Daniels at one of the bars is enough to keep a cat jogging throughout the night, and at a decent priced five-fifty, buying for others is attractive. But if sipping a cocktail is more your bag, the tables, chairs, and private booths that circle the dance floor are perfect for that, or what ever else you might run into. When all you need is a glass of water (boogying down can make you thirsty) it's right there in front of you. The pitchers of ice water are a savior, and the snacks are decent as well. And if thunder and lightning send you running to the washroom, fear not, you'll happily find a psy- chedelic seventies-free space, with plenty of room to fix your hair. The one thousand capacity gets filled up quickly, so if you aren't a disco-dud, keep in mind that doors open at eight, as it's not uncommon to find yourself Kung Fu Fighting to get in. Blue suited red bow ties and their cowboy booted blondes can hit the lines around 10 without wor- ries. Those without sequin vests will wait at least half an hour. But even outside, the beats fill the streets. You'll find the Commodore centrally located right on Granville, between Smithe and Robson, around the movie theatres. The recently revamped music venue is something to see on its own. Parking sucks, as the sur- rounding area is reserved for public transit vehicles only. But paid park- ing is plentiful, so dress up, be seen, and pack your picture ID. A place this chic doesn't feel bad about sending you home to watch Boogie Nights. 19 @ Put Down Your Pens...continued from pg.9 Workshops in the same medium. (In other words, for Workshops, it will be necessary to have taken a specific junior-level course before you can move on to a senior-level one. This will make sure that people advanced in the medium do not have to wait while beginners catch up.) The num- ber of required courses of this kind would vary from school to school and department to department Potentially an Added Bonus At the school, everyone knows we have a major problem with resources. - there aren't nearly enough of them and there is no money to buy more. What this means is that we have to figure out ways to use what we do have as efficiently as possible. Some of our resources are in high demand at particular times of the year, i.e... mid- term projects and final projects, and rela- tively speaking, in lower demand throughout the rest of the term. Workshops might have the added advantage of spreading out the use of those resources over the term, allow- ing more people to use it in the same amount of time. This is one proposal. | know it entails a lot of problems, some of which | have con- sidered, some of which I’m sure I'm not even aware of yet. I'm also sure there are other ideas out there. | think it’s important to start talking about this. | would love to hear what you think, both positive and neg- ative responses (maybe particularly negative) so that we might find a compromise that we can work towards. Please e-mail me with any suggestions, comments or alternate the- ories.. Send comments (addressed: Put Down Your Pens) to influx@eciad.bc.ca, or mail to: Influx, Put Down Your Pens, Rm. 140, 1399 Johnston St., Vancouver BC, V6H 3R9. by Thomas Girard If the tie-dyed jeans revival and”Bad Girls” episode of Sex and the City weren't enough to bring back memories of John Travolta doing the arm thing, try checking out the Commodore's Disco Tronic on a Tues- day night. A five dollar cover gets you into a studio 54 packed with glit- ter, glamour, and disco fever. DJ Chiclet and MC Velvet turn the beats around until 2 A flight of stairs takes you up into a world of pure lust. Crowds of party people in beaming lights break it down again and again. The chic disco regulars take the stage welcome you with open arms. Cage dancers keep everyone shaking ‘And when you're boogied out, you'll find plenty of other rides for cowboys and girls of all sorts. A shot of Jack Daniels at one of the bars is enough to keep a cat jogging throughout the night, and at a decent priced five-fifty, buying for others is attractive. But if sipping a cocktail is more your bag, the tables, chairs, and private booths that circle the dance floor are perfect for that, or what ever else you might run into. When all you need is a glass of water (boogying down can make you thirsty) its right there in front of you. The pitchers of ice water are a savior, and the snacks are decent as well. And if thunder and lightning send you running to the washroom, fear not, you'll happily find a psy- cchedelic seventies-free space, with plenty of room to fix your hair. The one thousand capacity gets filled up quickly, so if you aren't a disco-dud, keep in mind that doors open at eight, asit’s not uncommon to find yourself Kung Fu Fighting to get in. Blue suited red bow ties and their cowboy booted blondes can hit the lines around 10 without wor- ries. Those without sequin vests will wait atleast half an hour. But even outside, the beats fil the streets. You'll find the Commodore centrally located right on Granville, between ‘Smithe and Robson, around the movie theatres. The recently revamped ‘music venue is something to see on its own. Parking sucks, as the sur- rounding area is reserved for public transit vehicles only. But paid park- ing is plentiful, so dress up, be seen, and pack your picture ID. A place this chic doesn’t feel bad about sending you home to watch Boogie Nights. 2 ©