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FEATURES
Keen
Jest and Aural Zest By Robert Becraft
An interview with musician and sound engineer Steve Albini.
The People of Diego Garcia By Oketch
Island inhabitants exiled in the name of U.S. national security.
A Degree of Distinction, a Dash of Doubt
By Joanne Hinkel
A view from the soon-to-be gainfully unemployed.
Between Noise and Poise By Robert Becraft
K.K. Null talks (and doesn't) about musical experimentation.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Live Reviewed and photographed by Emily
Evans
More than just a blurb on the power of live music.
Beautiful Fucking Art By Lori Waxman
Some things to ponder, some things to take home, and some beauteous sites
from the BFA show.
Where Have All the Comics Gone? By Paul Roustan
Webcomics provide alternative to commercial sludge.
SCHOOL NEWS
In Memoriam By Kurt Lashbrook
Remembering SAIC student Maria Volpert.
Freshman Fallout? By David Parker
A new look at figures on returning students.
Globalization Teach-In By Joanne Hinkel
Students rally for rights the world over.
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle By Trevor Paglen
SAIC Marathoners stage demonstrations and meetings to question the administration.
A Challenge to the Administration By the Marathoners
An open letter proposing socially-conscious actions.
"Champlain" Not Sharp enough? By Janice Scull
Building renamed in honor of Alice Sharp.
REVIEWS
Book Reviews Reviewed by Shannon Galvin and Geoffrey Forsyth
DeWitt Henry, ed., Breaking Into Print: Early
Stories and Insights into Getting Published
Charles Baxter, The Feast of Love
REGULARS
F News Question
The Art School Investment Compiled by Andrea Hicks Does SAIC prepare students
for "real world" work?
Filmbitch By Daniel Merkle
Filmbitch says farewell.
Puce Naugahyde By Ross Elfine
Faked orgasms and failed Marxism.
Art Tart By Lori Waxman
Thievery, going out of business, junk e-mail and extra bad karma.
Voices
Three Smoking Hot Pans By Paul Perkins
Cooking feds ... in more ways than one.
What You Missed By Heidi Broadhead and Rebecca Grady
Piotr Wyrzykowski, Dorothy Allison & Sherman Alexie, and Renata Stih &
Freider Schnock.
Strip Joint Edited by Paul Roustan