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By Narinder Ahuja
To many people, espeToda·y,arranged marriages are cially non-Indians, the term still being used for those peoarranged marriage always ple who are still strong believmakes them think of "how ers of finding a suitable match could one marry a complete for their sons or daughters. It's stranger", or "I feel so sorry for not the same procedure as my him/her." These are thoughts parents was. It's more than you would have thought about just the parents meeting each other and dis20 years ago. The definicussing their " ... it's kind of like tion of archildren and ranged mara blind date - it it's also more riages has than just dismay work or it may cussing valchanged a ues and begreat deal not." since then. liefs of the families. Myparents have been married hapArranged marriages topily for twenty-eight years and day are basically a somewhat theirs was an arranged marsafe and dependable way of riage. My parents didn't even finding a match for the boy or see each other until December girl. Usually, both sets of par13, 1964, the date of their wedents are introduced through a ding. I cannot imagine either mutual friend, or as we say in one of them with anyone else. Hindi, bacholyn. From there,
Student Society Screws S(udents Opinions have been floating around, rumours have been circulating, and the word isn't good. The Student Body is growing anxious and agitated about the current Student Society's efforts. Questions arising from overheard conversations include "Who is our Student Society?", "What are they doing at present?", "Where do they meet?", and "Why haven't we heard anything from them?" The Student Body wants someinput! We'vepaidour're fees, and now we want some action! The Student Body wants these questions addressed! -K.B.
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uihl®W®®Ik~ they (the boy and girl) have the opportunity to get to know each other and they can also come to their own decisions whether or not they are compatible and well -suited for each other. It is no longer the situation where the parents come home to their daughter and simply state that they have found her future husband for her. Today, we as the younger generation of the East Indian culture have more control and · sayoverwhowewillbespending the rest of our lives with. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having our parents introducing us to other Indian males and females. After all, it's kind of like a blind date-it may work or it may not. Remember, it' sonly an introduction. Wehavetheright to say yes or no.
Name: JOANNE Age: 19 Town: ABBOTSFORD Really Important Thing We Need To Know: My Boyfriend's name in Gr. 3 was Kevin or Chad. Fave Stress Release: SCREAMING Cause for Stress: SCHOOL
What's Up with That!?!? 1. Why is there never enough ass wipe in the bathroom on campus?
2. Why do condoms only go on one way? 3. Why is Kim Campbell even running for office? 4. Why doesn't the clock on Abby campus work? 5. Why do we have toes? 6. Why do people spend billions of dollars on finger nails? 7. Why is it then when we use the spell check on Bryan's laptop computer that the name Kim comes up as chimp? 8. Why does Bono sound like someone crushed his nut's on Lemon?
9. Why did the cup run away with the spoon?
