jf efaruarp 25,1994
The Kountess
Suggests...
Louisa Spaventa
Staff Writer
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from Slant 6:
Angular and curt, this three piece
is raw and cool like egg yolk. They
seem invented from a list of punkly
prerequisites. Self-assurance music:
aloof, growing things in the shade,
pushing things out of your path with
anything but your hands. Lyrics
rhyme without laughing, but are so
catchy that nobody asks them to go
through the metal detector. Groove
is deliberate, walking slowly in in
vincible beat-up 45-hole boots, giv
ing any pesky mud time to leave the
path or risk the wrath of ragged
soles. The songs are highly orga
nized and last a perfect length of
time. Vocals rest pensively on notes
just long enough to indicate a pol
ished surface. For all their "piss-off"
qualities, Slant 6 has energy avail
able for tapping which allows you
to be vicariously fueled with the
"perfect jam." Especially check out
"Blue Angel."
Shoulder Voices from
Rollerskate Skinny:
Rollerskate Skinny drifts at you
like a complex model of an alien
universe. There are distinct parts to
the general atmosphere that seem
self-involved but, willingly or not,
become unified in a tight little
bundle called a song. The guitar is
often grumpy and pessimistic—a
musical Eeyore. Vocals escalate to
the head and, then, pole-slide back
down again like a paranoid fireman.
Keyboards splash in and out like
faded plastic balls in a swimming
pool. Drums come from overhead
The Inquiring Photographer
Daphne Lewis
Photo Editor
Do you
find
your classes
at Guilford
challenging?
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like gymnasts rehearsing upstairs.
Bass is an upright, rubber snake
squashing itself up and down like a
hungry stomach. "Lunasa" is some
seance followed be the sacrificial
"Bring on Stigmata." Closure with
this album is impossible.
Fire in the Hole
from Picasso Trigger:
The record rips away at the first
like a team of Vivarin-soaked bad
gers claiming territory, or, a pound
full of evilly-bred Dobermans re
leased. Make it louder, loudEß,
louwderrr. Like a pet that can only
be watched not cuddled—Picasso
Trigger songs have a way of becom
ing fond mini-anthems. Whiney,
spicy, scratchy, bossy, saucy and
widely awake. "Queenie" is a con
stant return to petty brawls, aimed
streams of spit, and a pattern of
welts that is healthy only in Music
Land. Without all the
inbetweensong banter of their live
performance, the bullying gets
through, but is purified into a
stickier power that bums like cay
enne pepper. They're the most car
nal NC band I know. They also have
good taste in dolls.
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"Yes, I think the classes are
pretty challenging, but I think it
depends a lot on how much you
want to get out of the class. So, a
lot of it is up to you."
Melina Bloomfield, first-year
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SMOKERS
Cont. from page 6
to complete these repairs and
improvements take prece
dence over installing a venti
lation system.
A second possible compro
mise is to make the Under
ground into a nonsmoking
area.This would be acceptable
if the cafeteria was open
throughout the day and all stu
dents could use this area for
- smoking even if they did not
eat food. However, the cafete
ria hours are inadequate and
this compromise is not pos
sible unless the hours are ex
tended to all-day service.
A third compromise is to re
locate the cunm smoking sec
tion to the windowed gallery
overlooking the Bryan-Milner
lawn. Tte windows in that area
can be opened to allow smoke
to escape. Curtains can be
hung between the partitions to
prevent smoke from disturbing
other students. But, when the
conference room at the left end
of the gallery is used for meet
ings, the smoking section
would have to be entered.
A fourth possible solution
would be to convert the game
room in the basement of
Founders into a smoking
lounge. This would make the
Underground a nonsmoking
area. However, nonsmokers
who use the game room would
be subject to secondhand
smoke.
No decision is being made
in the immediate future be
cause there is the possibility of
a law being passed that will
prevent smoking in all public
buildings. If the law does not
pass, hopefully a satisfying
medium can be found that ap
peases both nonsmokers and
smokers alike.
Photo by Rob Davidson
Photos by Daphne Lewis
"I think they are challenging;
they vary a lot from class to class,
professor to professor."
Jon Willard, first-year
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"Yes, I find them very challeng
ing. They are a little bithander than
I expected."
Tim Wooten, first-year
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"A mixture. As far as challeng
ing goes, psych classes were chal
lenging, but I liked the professors.
JPS classes were diverse, and I like
that. I'm happy with my educa
tion."
Keayba McKenzie, senior
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