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by Mike Kennedy
‘‘In olden days, a
glimpse of stocking
was looked on as
something shock-
ing, now heaven
c knows...anything

y : goes! :

: ...and so goes the North
American way of life. With
each succesive generation
breaking in a new set of
norms. The youth of today

: are, as were the youth of

Cole Porter’s day, trying
desperately to establish
their own identity by break-
ing away from convention
and not really understand-.

; ing what it is that they are
breaking away from.

While the true rebel is
breaking away from his
peer group by being con-
ventional, the mock rebels
are out destroying their ear
drums in the name_ of
= ‘‘having a good time’’. One
fashion of destroying ones
ear drums which has _ re-
cently(withing the last two

years) risen to popularity is

““Punk Rock’’. :

So @ Punk Rock, which was

forced to mellow out for ac-

various ways to draw paral-

lels between itself as a

movement and the rock &

roll movement of the late

fifties and early sixties. The

: & unacceptable hair styles,

<é ; the. outlandish lyrics and

the excessive volume are

just a few of the amazing

similarities between Elvis
Costello and Little Richard. |
Punk Rock has a more
: unique statement than any |
music movement which
may have preceeded it. The
statement is so unique in

ceptability on the air
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and that’s been happening for years. : That is to say that like all

you in one of the following technologies, movements, Punk has its’

7 Employers seek out BCIT graduates even if you lack certain academic own elite. The rest are just

' because of the extensive training they prerequisites, because BCIT offers out for a good time, and oh
K receive at the institute and because pre-technology programs to assist what a time they have.

d f h blished lic a : To truly appreciate the

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Computer Systems, Financial Data, Medical Laboratory, in Agriculture Program suffer’. When the. music

Management, Hospitality and Medical Radiography, Nuclear (Agri-Management), Building, begins however, you are

Tourism Administration, Medicine, General Nursing — Chemical and Metallurgical, Civil sure to get caught up in the

i Marketing Management, (leading to R.N.), Psychiatric and Structural, Electrical, Forest mood(unless your too cool,
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i. Lumber and Plywood, of thing) and if you really
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programs, write to the: and Paper Program, Mechanical, find yourself pushing your

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