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      Once
      a
      mild-mannered
      university
      office
      building,
      the
      Spire,
      now
      well
      into
      its
      construction,
      seems
      to
      provoke
     
     
      strife
      and
      and
      conflict
      in
      all
      quarters.
      Is
      this
      the
      strange
      effect
      of
      the
      radical
      new
      building
      material
      used
     
     
      in
      the
      building?
      Biological
      Concrete,
      which
      is
      actually
      composed
      of
      bacteria
      which
      grow
      a
      keratenous
     
     
      shell,
      forms
      the
      outer
      shell
      of
      the
      tower.
      Could
      the
      computers,
      guided
      by
      two
      elegant
      mathematical
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Junctions,
      be
      causing
      these
      problems?
      What
      really
      is
      going
      on
      at
      Carleton
      University,
      the
      scenic,
      seemingly
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      innocent
      university
      campus?
      Read
      on,
      in
      the
      second
      instalment
      of...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Spire
     
     
      By
      James
      Foley
     
     
      May
      23,
      1998
     
     
      Mr.
      Mitchell
      Morien
     
     
      Construction
      Director,
     
     
      Carleton
      Spire
      Project
     
     
      Dr.
      A.
      Trevor
      HodgePresident,
     
     
      Carleton
      University
     
     
      Ottawa,
      Ontario
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Re:
      Union
      Negotiations
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Dr.
      Hodge:
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      afraid
      that
      the
      possibility
      of
      a
      walkout
     
     
      is
      nearer
      than
      ever.
      Negotiations
      are
      still
      open,
      but
     
     
      little
      progress
      is
      being
      made.
      In
      the
      interests
      of
     
     
      preserving
      amiable
      relations
      between
      the
      staff
      of
     
     
      the
      university
      and
      the
      administration,
      I
      draw
      to
      your
     
     
      attention
      these
      demands
      of
      the
      union
      negotiators
      as
     
     
      of
      their
      meeting
      with
      me,
      May
      20.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      principle
      difficulty
      is
      with
      our
      hiring
     
     
      ofnon-union
      labour
      in
      the
      form
      of
      students
      from
      the
     
     
      Engineering
      faculty.
      The
      other
      specialized
     
     
      workers
      —electricians,
      contractors,
      truckers,
      etc.,
     
     
      along
      with
      the
      chemists,
      biochemists,
      computer
     
     
      programmers,
      and
      mathematicians
      necessary
      for
     
     
      such
      an
      unusual
      project
      have
      protested
      to
      me
      ever
     
     
      since
      work
      began.
      They
      have
      even
      managed
      to
      gain
     
     
      some
      student
      membership,
      although
      |
      think
      their
     
     
      support
      from
      that
      quarter
      is
      slight.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      point
      of
      contention
      concerns
      health
     
     
      and
      safety
      hazards.
      Many
      of
      our
      workers
      complain
     
     
      of
      having
      to
      be
      in
      close
      proximity
      to
      the
      bacterio-
     
     
      logical
      and
      chemical
      substances
      we
      have
      assembled
     
     
      in
      our
      project,
      contending
      that
      the
      health
      hazards
     
     
      have
      not
      been
      properly
      researched.
      I
      have
      cited
      to
     
     
      them
      several
      times
      the
      many
      lab
      hours--years--of
     
     
      work
      which
      have
      gone
      into
      the
      development
      of
      our
     
     
      system,
      but
      with
      little
      effect.
      Certain
      of
      them,
      being
     
     
      more
      troublesome
      than
      the
      rest,
      have
      left
      already,
     
     
      but
      of
      the
      remaining,
      we
      have
      several
      who
      must
      be
     
     
      dealt
      with.
      Perhaps
      if
      Professor
      Gradshal
      and
     
     
      Professor
      Herman
      could
      give
      a
      formal
      talk
      to
      the
     
     
      unions,
      explaining
      the
      biological
      basis
      for
      our
      sys-
     
     
      tem,
      it
      might
      have
      more
      effect
      than
      my
      persuasions.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      course,
      we
      have
      also
      received
      many
     
     
      complaints
      about
      our
      extensive
      use
      of
      computer
      and
     
     
      biotechnology.
      Many
      say
      that
      we
      are
      taking
      jobs
     
     
      away
      from
      traditional
      workers.
      Of
      course,
      every
     
     
      new
      technology
      displaces
      people,
      even
      the
      transi-
     
     
      tion
      from
      stone
      and
      brick
      buildings
      to
      steel
      girder
     
     
      high-rises.
      Despite
      all
      my
      efforts,
      I
      am
      sorry
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      the
      project
      has
      become
      somewhat
      of
      a
      magnet
     
     
      for
      popular
      environmental
      protest.
      I
      hope
      that
      our
     
     
      professors,
      equipped
      as
      they
      are
      with
      all
      the
      facts,
     
     
      will
      be
      able
      to
      dispel
      all
      unfounded
      fears.
     
    

    
     
      Aside
      from
      these
      considerations,
      lam
      happy
     
     
      to
      say
      that
      construction
      is
      proceeding
      by
      schedule.
     
     
      The
      conventional
      concrete
      base
      of
      the
      tower
      is
     
     
      finished,
      the
      Bio-colony
      vats
      have
      been
      fired
      up,
     
     
      and
      the
      Electro_growthing
      of
      the
      structure
      may
     
     
      begin
      whenever
      these
      other
      difficulties
      are
      dealt
     
     
      with.
     
    

    
     
      Please
      give
      my
      regards
      to
      your
      wife
      and
     
     
      family.
      With
      sincerest
      thanks
      for
      your
      continued
     
     
      patronage,
      I
      remain,
     
    

    
     
      Sincerely,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mitchell
      Morien
     
     
      cc/wjv
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ctober
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ottawa
      Citizen
      Aug.
      1,
      1998
      Section
      D3
     
     
      Monster
      Needle
      Won’t
      Stop
     
     
      Growing
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      most
      unusual
      development
      yet
      in
      the
      short
     
     
      history
      of
      the
      Carleton
      Spire,
      scientists
      report
      that
     
     
      the
      material
      used
      to
      build
      the
      Spire,
      dubbed
      Bio-
     
     
      logical
      Concrete
      TM,
      won’t
      stop
      growing.
      The
     
     
      concrete
      is
      actually
      composed
      of
      millions
      of
      micro-
     
     
      scopic
      bacteria
      which
      are
      genetically
      manipulated
     
     
      to
      grow
      along
      magnetic
      and
      electrical
      fields.
      The
     
     
      workers
      at
      the
      Carleton
      project
      have
      found
      that,
     
     
      despite
      all
      projections,
      the
      concrete
      exterior
      of
      the
     
     
      building
      continues
      to
      grow
      at
      an
      exponential
      rate.
     
     
      The
      building
      was
      slated
      to
      stop
      at
      2,400
      feet,
      but
      as
     
     
      of
      this
      writing
      the
      structure
      has
      reached
      a
      height
      of
     
     
      2,600
      feet
      and
      shows
      no
      signs
      of
      stopping.
      In
      fact,
     
     
      the
      entire
      building
      is
      continuing
      to
      grow
      at
      the
      rate
     
     
      of
      10
      feet
      per
      day,
      and
      scientists
      say
      that
      this
      rate
     
     
      will
      only
      increase
      as
      the
      building
      becomes
      taller.
     
     
      The
      Director
      of
      the
      project,
      Dr.
      M.
      Morian,
      was
     
     
      unavailable
      for
      comment,
      but
      sources
      report
      that
      the
     
     
      director
      of
      biochemistry
      on
      site
      is
      planning
      to
      try
     
     
      various
      measures
      to
      cease
      the
      wild
      growth.
      Mean-
     
     
      while,
      computer
      scientists
      at
      the
      Carleton
      research
     
     
      department
      are
      attempting
      to
      rewire
      the
      computer
     
     
      program
      which
      directs
      the
      reproduction
      of
      the
      bac-
      -
     
     
      teria.
     
    

    
     
      Independent
      mathematical
      sources
      report
     
     
      that
      the
      two
      equations
      used
      to
      guide
      the
      computer
      in
     
     
      its
      program
      have
      a
      fundamental
      flaw.
      Apparently,
     
     
      both
      equations,
      (one
      shown
      to
      the
      left
      in
      a
      compu-
     
     
      terised
      reconstruction)
      are
      infinite
      in
      their
      extent.
     
     
      That
      means
      that
      following
      its
      program
      precisely,
     
     
      the
      computer
      would
      never
      be
      able
      to
      end
      the
      con-
     
     
      struction
      of
      the
      building.
      In
      fact,
      according
      to
      this
     
     
      mathematician,
      the
      very
      pinnacle
      of
      the
      building
      is
     
     
      ‘‘undefined’’
      by
      either
      equation.
      ‘‘Even
      if
      that
     
     
      Carleton
      Spire
      were
      to
      grow
      to
      the
      very
      edges
      of
      the
     
     
      known
      galaxy,
      it
      would
      still
      be
      unable
      to
      stop,”’
      our
     
    
   
   
    
     
      expert
      reports.
      ;
     
     
      Official
      reports
      from
      Carleton
      University
     
    
   
   
    
     
      say
      that
      the
      situation
      is
      not
      serious,
      and
      that
      they
     
     
      hope
      to
      have
      all
      parameters
      of
      the
      project
      under
     
     
      control
      by
      the
      weekend.
      In
      the
      meantime,
      the
      public
     
     
      is
      advised
      that
      there
      is
      no
      danger,
      and
      that
      the
     
     
      building
      is
      very
      stable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FOR
      YO
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      22
      Brides
     
    

    
     
      s/t
     
    

    
     
      (Zero
      Hour/Attic)
     
     
      This
      debut
      album
      is
      an
      unspectacular
      though
      not
     
     
      uninteresting
      listening
      experience.
      Sisters
      Carrie
     
     
      and
      Libby
      Johnson
      create
      moody,
      disturbing
      songs
     
     
      through
      their
      use
      of
      murky
      chords
      and
      intense
     
     
      lyrics.
      Emotional,
      harmonized
      vocals
      also
      help
      to
     
     
      set
      the
      album’s
      dark
      tone.
      The
      songs
      are
      well
     
     
      written,
      with
      unnerving,
      poetic
      lyrics
      about
      sub-
     
     
      jects
      ranging
      from
      poor
      families
      selling
      their
      chil-
     
     
      dren
      in
      India,
      to
      a
      horrifying
      journey
      through
      the
     
     
      mind
      ofa
      serial
      killer.
      My
      only
      complaints
      concern
     
     
      the
      overall
      sameness
      of
      the
      tunes,
      and
      the
      weakness
     
     
      of
      the
      instrumentation.
     
    

    
     
      (3.5)
     
    

    
     
      --Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sarah
      Craig
     
     
      Sweet
      Exhaust
     
    

    
     
      (Attic)
     
    

    
     
      Sarah
      Craig
      does
      tend
      to
      be
      a
      tad
      imitative
      of
      Kate
     
     
      Bush,
      but
      she
      pulls
      it
      off
      with
      incredible
      ability.
     
     
      She
      bounces
      all
      over
      the
      musical
      spectrum,
      showing
     
     
      her
      immense
      diversity
      while
      remaining
      true
      to
      her
     
     
      influences.
      ‘‘Wakerife
      Waltz’’,
      for
      example,
      has
      a
     
     
      distinct
      sound
      similar
      to
      that
      of
      German
      cabaret
     
     
      music
      from
      the
      ’60s.
      She
      has
      a
      clear
      tone
      and
      her
     
     
      enunciation
      is
      immaculate.
      The
      album
      is
      well
      worth
     
     
      a
      listen.
      Buy
      it.
     
    

    
     
      (4)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Cate
      Hanus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AURAL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STIMULATION...
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Peter
      Gabriel
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Secret
      World
      Live
     
    

    
     
      (MCA)
     
    

    
     
      lam
      normally
      a
      big
      Peter
      Gabriel
      fan,
      but
      I
      must
      sa
     
     
      how
      terribly
      disappointed
      I
      am
      with
      his
      most
      recent
     
     
      release.
      For
      one
      thing,
      Paula
      Cole
      leaves
      a
      lot
      to
      b
     
     
      desired
      in
      the
      vocal
      department.
      She
      hasa
      very
      air
     
     
      voice
      that
      doesn’t
      mesh
      with
      his
      style
      at
      all.
      Th
     
     
      instrumemtal
      sections
      were
      poorly
      done,
      and
      eve
     
     
      Peter
      Gabriel
      himself
      was
      far
      below
      his
      usué
     
     
      standard.
      That’s
      the
      trouble
      with
      live
      cassettes.
      H
     
     
      must
      have
      had
      an
      off
      day.
     
    

    
     
      (2.5)
     
    

    
     
      --Cate
      Hanus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Robbie
      Robertson
      and
      the
      Red
      Roa
     
     
      Ensemble
     
     
      Music
      For
      The
      Native
      Americans
      )
     
     
      (Capitol/EM])
     
     
      The
      Native
      Americans
      is
      a
      six-hour
      TBS
      docum
     
     
      tary
      which
      chronicles
      the
      history
      of
      North
      Amer!
     
     
      ca’s
      indigenous
      people.
      The
      stories
      are
      told
     
     
      the
      Native
      American
      perspective,
      and
      the
      proj
     
     
      utilizes
      native
      people
      in
      all
      levels
      of
      production.
     
     
      The
      soundtrack,
      featuring
      Robbie
      Ro!
     
     
      and
      a
      group
      of
      native
      musicians
      collectively
      kno
     
     
      as
      The
      Red
      Road
      Ensemble,
      presents
      an
      evol¥'
     
    
   
   
    
     
      strength
      arises
      from
      the
      modern-traditional
      soun®
     
     
      of
      original
      vocal
      songs
      such
      as
      Ulali’s
      ‘‘Mahk
      J
     
     
      (Heartbeat
      Drum
      Song)’’,
      Kashtin’s
      outstandi
     
     
      rocker
      ‘‘Akua
      Tuta’’,
      and
      the
      Robertson-pe'
     
     
      ‘‘Words
      of
      Fire,
      Deeds
      of
      Blood’’.
      Rock-like
      tun®
     
     
      **Golden
      Feather’’
      and
      ‘‘Skinwalker’’
      are
      slig!!
     
     
      weak,
      but
      still
      quite
      listenable.
     
    

    
     
      Each
      of
      this
      album’s
      twelve
      tracks
      is
      P
     
     
      formed
      with
      skill,
      love,
      and
      respect
      for
      the
      past.
      !
     
     
      a
      strongly
      recommended
      for
      all
      true
      music
      love™
     
    

    
     
      )
     
     
      --
      Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rating
      System:
     
     
      5--
      Orgasmic
     
     
      4--
      Oh-me-oh-my
     
     
      3--
      Not
      too
      bad
     
     
      2--
      Getting
      worse
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1--
      Oh
      god,
      throw
      this
      out!
      _~