Celine
      Dion
     
     
      A
      Beauty
      with
      a
      beast
      of
      a
      voice
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      REBECCA
      MOCRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BEAST
      OF
      A
      VOICE,
      YOU
      ASK?
      ISN"T
      SHE
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sappy
      love
      song
      singer?
      Well,
      maybe
      she
      does
      sing
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      love
      songs
      that
      don’t
      haveany
      kind
      of
      beast-
     
     
      like
      theme,
      but
      WOW
      does
      she
      have
      a
      voice!
     
    

    
     
      Most
      of
      you
      are
      familiar
      with
      Celine
      Dion
     
     
      because
      of
      her
      duet
      with
      Peabo
      Bryson,
      “Beauty
     
     
      and
      the
      Beast”,
      sung
      for
      the
      Walt
      Disney
      animated
     
     
      movie
      of
      the
      same
      name.
      This
      and
      another
      duet,
     
     
      “When
      |
      Fall
      In
      Love”
      (from
      the
      Sleepless
      in
      Seatle
     
     
      soundtrack),
      have
      made
      her
      famous
      all
      across
     
     
      North
      America.
     
    

    
     
      Dion
      has
      just
      returned
      from
      touring
      in
      the
      US,
     
     
      where
      every
      show
      was
      sold
      out.
      Last
      Thursday
     
     
      night
      she
      sang
      at
      the
      Moncton
      Coliseum
      and
      the
     
     
      crowd
      was
      crazy
      about
      her!
      The
      Bara-MacNeills,
     
     
      a
      family
      folk
      group
      from
      Cape
      Breton,
      opened
      for
     
     
      her
      and
      got
      everyone
      warmed
      up
      for
      a
      night
      full
      of
     
     
      amazing
      talent.
     
    

    
     
      She
      may
      sing
      your
      average
      top
      forty
      material,
     
     
      but
      she
      does
      it
      with
      incredible
      talent
      and
      passion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      was
      no
      doubt
      that
      she
      was
      loving
      every
     
     
      minute
      of
      her
      performance,
      especially
      since
      over
     
     
      half
      the
      crowd
      was
      francophone.
      Celine
      has
      only
     
     
      been
      speaking
      English
      for
      six
      years,
      and
      she
      does
      it
     
     
      quite
      well.
     
    

    
     
      Celine
      comes
      from
      Quebec
      and
      has
      been
      singing
     
     
      since
      she
      wasa
      child.
      She
      was
      very
      friendly
      with
      the
     
     
      audience
      and
      joked
      around
      in
      both
      French
      and
     
     
      English.
      “I
      come
      froma
      family
      of
      fourteen
      children,
     
     
      and
      |
      am
      the
      youngest
      -
      did
      you
      know
      |
      was
      an
     
     
      accident?”
      |
      was
      thankful
      that
      |
      am
      bilingual
      or
      |
     
     
      wouldn't
      have
      caughta
      lot
      of
      what
      she
      said.
      She
      was
     
     
      a
      very
      warm
      and
      appreciative
      performer
      and
     
     
      obviously
      has
      a
      lot
      of
      love
      in
      her
      heart--
      maybe
     
     
      that’s
      why
      she
      sings
      about
      love
      so
      much!
     
    

    
     
      She
      was
      able
      to
      sing
      both
      “Beauty
      and
      the
      Beast”
     
     
      and
      “When
      |
      Fall
      in
      Love”
      with
      the
      help
      of
      Terry
     
     
      Bradford,
      one
      of
      her
      three
      great
      backup
      singers.
     
     
      This
      man
      is
      going
      places.
      He
      has
      a
      beautiful
      and
      rich
     
     
      voice
      that
      sent
      shivers
      down
      my
      spine.
      After
      the
     
     
      exposure
      that
      he
      is
      getting
      from
      this
      tour
      he
      should
     
     
      have
      many
      opportunities
      to
      succeed
      in
      the
      music
     
     
      business.
      He
      definitely
      has
      what
      it
      takes.
     
    

    
     
      When
      people
      ask
      me
      why
      |
      like
      singers
      like
     
     
      Celine
      Dion
      or
      Whitney
      Houston
      all
      |
      can
      say
      is
      to
     
     
      listen
      closely
      to
      their
      voices.
      They
      have
      a
      gift
      that
     
     
      very
      few
      of
      us
      have.
      They
      may
      choose
      to
      sing
      songs
     
     
      that
      you
      don’t
      like,
      but
      |
      can
      guarantee
      you
      that
     
     
      their
      voices
      will
      knock
      you
      out.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Hearing
      this
      woman
      sing
      “The
      Power
      of
      Love”
     
     
      as
      an
      encore
      made
      me
      even
      more
      firmly
      convinced
     
     
      that
      she
      deserves
      every
      reward
      that
      she
      gets.
      She
     
     
      definitely
      works
      hard
      for
      her
      career.
      |
      am
      very
     
     
      proud
      to
      say
      that
      she
      is
      a
      fellow
      Canadian
      and
      that
     
     
      after
      many
      years
      of
      hard
      work
      her
      talent
      is
      being
     
     
      recognised
      around
      the
      globe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      really
      matters
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      FAITH
      HUNTER
     
    

    
     
      LAST
      WEEK,
      |
      TRIED
      TO
      GIVE
      YOU
      SOME
     
     
      encouragement.
      This
      week,
      |
      thought
      |
      would
     
     
      concentrate
      on
      something
      a
      little
      less
      frustrating
     
     
      and
      a
      lot
      more
      complicated:
      True
      Love
     
    

    
     
      I’m
      sure
      that
      there
      are
      many
      of
      you
      out
      there
     
     
      who
      are
      (or
      think
      you
      are)
      involved
      in
      a
      long-term,
     
     
      loving
      relationship
      (suckers!).
      You
      may
      be
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      few,
      however,
      who
      aren’t
      sure
      if
      you’re
      in
      love
     
     
      or
      just
      hopelessly
      infatuated
      (or,
      if
      you're
      really
     
     
      lucky,
      both!).
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      someone
      has
      to
      help
      you
      figure
      it
      out,
      so
     
     
      here
      lam.
      |
      have
      compiled
      six
      questions
      for
      you
      to
     
     
      ask
      yourself:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I.
      Does
      your
      heart
      go
      faster
      than
     
     
      your
      sweetheart’s
      car
      when
      you’re
     
     
      together?
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Have
      you
      ever
      said
      “I
      love
      you”
      to
     
     
      him/her
      and
      felt
      like
      you
      actually
     
     
      meant
      it?
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Ifhe/she
      were
      to
      move
      to
      another
     
     
      province,
      would
      you
      still
      want
      to
     
     
      maintain
      the
      relationship?
     
    

    
     
      4.Do
      you
      find
      yourselfthinking
      about
     
     
      him/her
      when
      you’re
      supposed
      to
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      listening
      to
      a
      friend’s
      account
      of
      a
     
     
      bad
      day?
     
    

    
     
      5.
      Would
      you
      still
      be
      seen
      with
      this
     
     
      person
      if
      he/she
      had
      green
      hair?
     
    

    
     
      6.
      Think
      of
      your
      favourite
      movie/
     
     
      television
      star.
      Would
      you
      agree
      to
     
     
      break
      up
      with
      your
      caring
      companion
     
     
      in
      exchange
      for
      a
      night
      with
      your
     
     
      dream
      date?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Give
      yourself
      one
      point
      for
      each
      “yes”
      answer
      from
     
     
      question
      |-5.
      If
      you
      scored
      five
      points,
      you
      just
     
     
      might
      be
      in
      love.
      If
      you
      scored
      between
      three
      and
     
     
      four,
      you
      carea
      lot
      but
      shouldbe
      careful
      about
      your
     
     
      true
      intentions.
      If
      you
      scored
      two
      points,
      you
      are
     
     
      probably
      just
      infatuated.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      #6,
      if
      you
      answered
      “yes”,
      then
      you
      are
     
     
      definitely
      not
      in
      love
      (if
      you
      answered
      “no”,
      you're
     
     
      crazy!).
     
    

    
     
      ose
      gotta
      go.
      The
      deadline
      is
      slowly
      (well,
      like
     
     
      a
      hurricane
      actually)
      approaching.
      ‘Til
      next
      time,
     
     
      remember
      that
      those
      who
      are
      successful
      are
      those
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      remember
      to
      laugh.
     
     
      Take
      care
      and
      dream
      big.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coffee...sure
     
     
      whatever...to
      go.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      ALEX
      KEAVENY
     
     
      Once
      upon
      atime
      ina
      place
      not
      unlike
      where
      we're
     
     
      living,
      there
      liveda
      couple
      of
      students.
      These
      people
     
     
      were
      happy
      students.
      They
      would
      get
      up
      every
     
     
      morning
      and
      go
      to
      class,
      study,
      smile,
      and
      generally
     
     
      knew
      what
      they
      wanted
      out
      of
      life.
      They
      wanted
      to
     
     
      be
      happy.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      these
      students,
      Susan,
      wanted
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      sports
      broadcaster.
     
     
      Susan
      wanted
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      action--
      a
     
     
      mover
      and
      a
      shaker,
     
     
      involvedin
      that
      sport
      she
     
     
      so
      loved,
      baseball.
      Susan
     
     
      wanted
      to
      attend
      a
     
     
      school
      of
      broadcasting,
     
     
      work
      her
      way
      into
      the
     
     
      industry,
      and
      one
      day
     
     
      work
      and
      play
      with
      the
     
     
      folks
      on
      CBC
      sports,
      or
     
     
      even
      TSN.
      Yes
      Susan
     
     
      knew
      what
      she
      wanted
     
     
      and
      how
      to
      get
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Steve,
      a
      friend
      of
     
     
      Susan’s,
      also
      hada
      dream.
     
     
      Steve
      wanted
      to
      be
      a
      writer.
      Steve
      wanted
      to
     
     
      capture
      his
      thoughts
      and
      emotions
      and
      portray
     
     
      them
      forallthe
      worldto
      readand
      enjoy.
      Steve
      loved
     
     
      writing
      and
      language.
      A
      degree
      in
      creative
      writing
     
     
      was
      Steve's
      ticket
      to
      ride.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      days
      passed,
     
     
      freshman
      turned
      to
     
     
      sophmore,
      and
      then
      to
     
     
      junior.
      Steve
      continued
      to
     
     
      write,
      long
      hours
      alone,
     
     
      over
      coffee
      at
      Caesar’s.
     
     
      Susan
      never
      missed
      a
      game,
     
     
      covering
      University
     
     
      athletics
      like
      the
      dew,
      with
     
     
      passion
      and
      energy,
      honing
     
     
      her
      skills.
     
    

    
     
      Today
      Susan
      is
      a
      lawyer,
     
     
      she
      has
      three
      children,
      a
     
     
      nicehouse,a
      BMW,
      success.
     
     
      After
      receiving
      her
      B.A.
      in
     
     
      Business
      she
      appliedand
      was
     
     
      accepted.
      into
      law
      school.
     
     
      Upon
      graduation
      she
      secured
      a
      job
      in
      the
      law
      firm
     
     
      where
      she
      continues
      to
      work.
      Her
      skill
      as
      a
      lawyer
     
     
      ensures
      her
      not
      only
      prestige
      among
      her
      peers,
      but
     
     
      also
      a
      partnership
      in
      the
      firm.
      Everything
      seems
      to
     
     
      have
      worked
      out
      just
      as
      she
      had
      planned
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Steve
      is
      a
      bank
      manager.
      After
      his
      B.A
      in
      english
     
     
      he
      went
      back
      to
      school
      to
      get
      his.
      B.B.A.,
      because
     
     
      after
      all
      it’s
      your
      best
      bet.
      After
      his
      B.B.A.
      he
      got
      a
     
     
      job
      as
      a
      bank
      teller
      and
     
     
      worked
      his
      way
      up.
      An
     
     
      excellent
      example
      of
      the
     
     
      benefits
      of
      hard
      work
     
     
      and
      determination.
      Just
     
     
      goes
      to
      show
      you
      what
     
     
      you
      can
      do
      when
      you
     
     
      put
      your
      mind
      to
      it.
     
    

    
     
      What
      happened
      to
     
     
      becominga
      sportscaster
     
     
      and
      a
      writer,
      you
      ask?
     
    

    
     
      Susan
      finally
      saw
      the
     
     
      light
      in
      her
      senior
      year.
     
     
      After
      quite
      a
      bit
      of
      explaining,
      she
      finally
      was
      able
      to
     
     
      be
      realistic.
      You
      see,
      there
      are
      only
      so
      many
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Steve,
      a
      friend
      of
      Susan’s,
     
     
      also
      had
      a
      dream.
      Steve
     
     
      wanted
      to
      be
      a
      writer.
     
     
      Steve
      wanted
      to
      capture
     
     
      his
      thoughts
      and
     
     
      emotions
      and
      portray
     
     
      them
      for
      all
      the
      world
      to
     
     
      read
      and
      enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Today
      Susan
      is
      a
      lawyer,
     
     
      she
      has
      three
      children,
      a
     
     
      nice
      house,
      a
      BMW,
     
     
      success.
      After
      receiving
     
     
      her
      B.A.
      in
      Business
      she
     
     
      applied
      and
      was
     
     
      accepted
      into
      law
     
     
      school.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Today,
      Steve
      and
      Susan
     
     
      are
      content
      with
      their
     
     
      lives.
      Steve
      still
      writes
     
    

    
     
      when
      he
      can,
      and
      Susan
     
    

    
     
      is
      happy
      with
      using
      her
     
     
      mute
      button
      during
      ball
     
     
      games.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      broadcasting
      jobs
      out
      there,
      and
      who's
      to
      say
      that
     
     
      if
      you
      do
      go
      to
      broadcasting
      school,
      and
      work
      hard
     
     
      at
      realizing
      the
      goal
      you
      set
      for
      yourself,
      that
      you'll
     
     
      even
      succeed?
      So
      you
      see,
      you
      need
      to
      see
      it
      our
     
     
      way,
      to
      be
      realistic.
      Reluctantly,
      Susan
      agreed.
     
     
      Lucky
      for
      her,
      because
      who
      knows
      what
      could
      have
     
     
      happened
      had
      she
      tried
      to
      follow
      her
      dream?
      Steve
     
     
      finished
      his
      B.A.
      in
     
     
      english
      and
      workedas
      a
     
     
      waiter
      for
      a
      while
      to
     
     
      earn
      somemoney.
      Then
     
     
      he
      went
      to
      Europe
      for
     
     
      a
      couple
      of
      months.
      He
     
     
      hada
      great
      time.
      When
     
     
      he
      arrived
      home
      he
     
     
      decided
      to
      apply
      for
      a
     
     
      Creative
      writing
     
     
      program.
      His:
      father,
     
     
      thinking
      the
      whole
      idea
     
     
      a
      joke,
      insisted
      that
     
     
      Steve
      also
      apply
      for
      a
     
     
      B.B.A.
      program
      just
      to
     
     
      be
      safe.
      Steve
     
     
      reluctantly
      agreed.
     
     
      Steve
      was
      accepted
      to
      both
      programs
      without
      a
     
     
      problem.
      Steve
      was
      preparing
      to
      decide
      what
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      choose
      when
      his
      father
      took
      him
      aside
      and
      told
      him
     
     
      the
      facts
      of
      life.
      Steve’s
      dad
      told
      him
      all
      about
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      real
      world
      and
      how
      writers
      don’t
      make
      any
      money,
     
     
      and
      how
      no
      son
      of
     
     
      his
      would
      ever
      do
     
     
      something
      so
      foolish
     
     
      as
      to
      throw
      away
     
     
      the
      opportunity
      ofa
     
     
      B.B.A..
      How
      he
     
     
      already
      had
      a
      ‘job
     
     
      lined
      up
      for
      Steve
      at
     
     
      the
      bank
      where
      he
     
     
      worked,
      and
      how
      it
     
     
      was
      obvious
      that
      it
     
     
      was
      too
      good
      an
     
     
      Opportunity
      to
      pass
     
     
      up.
      Naturally,
      the
     
     
      sheer
      force
      of
      his
     
     
      father’s
      argument
     
     
      convinced
      Steve
      to
     
     
      abandon
      his
      silly
      thoughts
      of
      writing.
     
    

    
     
      Today,
      Steve
      and
      Susan
      are
      content
      with
      their
     
     
      lives.
      Steve
      still
      writes
      when
      he
      can,
      and
      Susan
      is
     
     
      happy
      with
      using
      her
      mute
      button
      during
      the
      game,
     
     
      and
      was
      even
      able
      to
      attend
      a
      couple
      of
      Games
      in
     
     
      person,
      at
      the
      Skydome,
      in
      the
      Centre
      of
      the
     
     
      Known
      Universe,
      Toronto.
     
    

    
     
      The
      moral
      of
      the
      story
      is
      simple:
      dreams
      are
      great
     
     
      in
      the
      ivory
      tower,
      but
     
     
      in
      the
      real
      world
      the
     
     
      bottom
      line
      is,
      what
      |
     
     
      mean
      to
      say
      is
      that
     
     
      realistically
      speaking,
      in
     
     
      the
      real
      world,
      |
      mean
     
     
      that’s
      life.
      So.
      forget
     
     
      thoughts
      of
      what
      you
     
     
      want
      to
      be
      when
      you
     
     
      grow
      up,
      andacceptthe
     
     
      fact
      that
      you
      will
      satisfy
     
     
      yourself
      with
      what
     
     
      society
      wants
      you
      to
     
     
      have.
      Give
      up!
      We've
      got
      you
      surrounded.