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Want to Know a Good Number? by Brian Forsythe Todd R e m e m b e r th e scene in “T h e J e rk ” w h ere S tev e M a rtin ru n s u p to th e gas s ta tio n , o w n er a n d sh o u ts, “T h e new p h o n e b o o k ’s here?” W ell, th a t sam e k in d o f e x c ite m e n t w ill so o n be sp re a d ing ac ro ss th e s o o n -to -b e sn o w -co v ered c a m p u s o f M cG ill U niversity. A t last M cG ill’s o w n p h o n e b o o k , T h e S tu d e n t D ire c to ry , is o u t o n th e stree ts. T h e D irec to ry co n tain s th e n am e an d n u m b e r o f every u n d e rg ra d , g ra d a n d p a rt-tim e s tu d e n t fro m all facu lties w ho checked o ff t'hat little b o x o n th e ir re g istra tio n fo rm giv in g th e ir consent. T h a t little b o x sig n alled th e c o m p u te r to co m p ile th e n am e, a d d re ss an d p h o n e -n u m b e r o f th a t stu d e n t. T h e list w as c o m p ile d by U n iv ersity In fo rm a tio n S ervices a n d h a n d e d to th e D ire c to ry ’s e d ito r J u t t a v an d e r K uijp w h o th e n a ssem b led th e D ire c to ry in its final fo rm c o m p lete w ith g rap h ics, p ictu res an d in te restin g in fo rm a tio n . T h e D ire c to ry is lo a d ed w ith useful p h o n e n u m b e rs o f th e v a rio u s clu b s an d activ ities, th e s tu d e n t societies, fra te rn i tie s a n d em ergency services, a n d o f c o u rse y o u r n a m e a n d n u m b e r as w ell as a s tirrin g m essage fro m th e E xecu tiv e C o m m itte e o f th e S tu d e n t S ociety.
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Vol. 2 No. 13, Tuesday, November 30, 1982.
Council Debates Defence Recruitment Patrick H.F. Baillie In a relativ ely q u iet m eeting last w eek, th e S tu d e n ts ’ C o u n c il faced few c o n tro v ersial issues. In c lu d e d o n th e ag en d a, th o u g h , w as a m o tio n by clu b rep. to C o u n c il C o lin T o m lin s th a t, in p a rt, req u e sted C o u n c il to sta n d ag ain st p er m ittin g th e M in istry o f D efence to recru it o n cam p u s. T h e d e b a te ce n te re d o n th e M cG ill P lac em e n t S ervice ro le in b rin g in g (co r p o ra te ) re c ru ite rs to in te rv ie w ' jo b h u n tin g s tu d e n ts . T o m lin s q u e r ie d w h e th e r is w as n o t c o n siste n t to say th a t C o u n c il w as o p p o se d to g ro u p s su ch as th e m ilita ry an d firm s w ith S o u th A fri ca n ties, yet still p erm it th e se p eo p le to use th e U n iv ersity s tu d e n t p o p u la tio n fo r rec ru itm en t. T h o s e a g a in s t T o m li n s ’ p o s it io n arg u e d th a t is sh o u ld be u p to th e s tu d en t to d ecid e if he o r she w ished to h av e an in terv iew w ith th e M in istry o f D efence. W hile c lu b rep. A n d re w F o ti sta te d , “ L et’s n o t d isc o u ra g e an y s o u r ces fro m re c ru itm e n t o n ca m p u s,” Benjie T ris te r (V .P . E x te rn a l) a d d e d , “ It is n o t C o u n c il’s p o sitio n to ta k e aw ay stu d en t access to jo b s .” C o u n c illo rs in fa v o u r o f th e m o tio n arg u e d c o n c e rn in g C a n a d a ’s ro le in
Principal Takes Residence Tour by Patrick H.F. Baillie
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Amidst growing concern about Resi dence fees and services, the Administra tion is being faced with questions from various councils, advisory bodies and individual students. McGill Residents pay fees which are among the highest in Canada, yet receive fewer pleansantries than many other lower priced dorms. For three of the past four years, profits have resulted in the co-ed residences, further fueling the opinion that the sys tem of Residence Administration is due for revision. Following work by last year’s Under graduate rep. to the Board of Gover nors, Steven Matthews, the determina tion of residence fees now ultimately rests with the Board, but more accu rately, the Executive Committee. Mr. Mathews, President of the Inter Resi dence Council, remains opposed to the concept of profits in the upper residen ces, while expressing his concern for the dwindling residence services. Despite hefty fee raises over the last few years, the Residences no longer have a live-in
nurse, overnight security, weekend meals or many other less apparent services. It was to this atmosphere that Princi pal Johnston came in a recent visit to the upper Residences. Because there are no students on the Executive Committee, the decisions regarding residences could easily remain entirely financial, unless the voice of over 1000 students can be heard. The Principal thus became the first person to visit the Residences under a plan to give the Executive Committee and opportunity to understand the stu dents’ side of the issue. Principal and Mrs. Johnston began the evening with dinner in Douglas Hall. Afterwards, the Principal commented, “the food was better than I remember residence food,” a reference to his days at Harvard and Cambridge. Douglas Hall resident Gregg Barrett responded, “and better than we remember last night.”. The meal consisted of Beef Bourguignon that was of a quality not usually seen in the Residences. Later, while Mrs. Johnston took in the traditional after-dinner M*A*S*H, the Principal visited Gardner Hall and
Residence Director, Prof. John Sainsbury. The upper buildings were opened in 1962 and are now in need of extensive repairs and insulation. Their lack of heating efficiency has been a source of debate. The evening concluded with an in formal question and answer period back at Douglas. Topics covered included not only the issue of the Residences, but also the overall financial picture of the Uni versity, the future of the Athletics com plex, Quebec’s role in Canada, and other diverse subjects. Many of the resi dents were impressed by the Principal’s openness and honesty, while it was hoped that Dr. Johnston was able to sense the Residence mood. The discussion of the Residence fees and services will continue throughout the year with the involvement of the I.R.C., the University Residence Coun cil, the Dean of Students and the VicePrincipal (Academic). The long-term result of the Principal’s residence tour remains a question, though, a question that won’t be answered until the new fees are revealed in March, 1983.
arm s e sca latio n , th e in creasin g p o ssib il ity o f a w ar a n d also o n th e “ p o litic a liz a tio n ” o f th e cam p u s. T h e q u e stio n o f jo b s w as se co n d a ry as in te reste d s tu d en ts w o u ld still h av e been free to a p p ro a c h th e M in istry o f D efen ce th e m selves. A s T o m lin s ask ed , “ Is th is U ni v ersity sim ply a la b o u r p o o l?” T h e d isc u ssio n ca m e o n ly a few w eeks a fte r C o u n c il v o te d to c o n d e m n th e te st in g o f th e A m e ric a n C ru ise m issile in A lb e rta . T h is fresh p o in t p ro m p te d A rts rep. E ileen W o n g to n o te, “ I d o n ’t feel th a t w e sh o u ld c o n tra d ic t o urselves by say in g th a t w e are a n ti-C ru ise , b u t u n o p p o se d to m ilitary re c ru itm e n t.” T h e fin al ro ll call v o te w as 12-5 a g a in st th e m o tio n . In o th e r business p rec ed in g th e D e fence q u e s tio n h ad been th e re p o rts o f th e E x ecu tiv es a n d d iscu ssio n s o n th e p ro p o se d c o n s titu tio n s o f th e I n te rn a tio n a l S tu d e n ts ’ A sso c ia tio n a n d th e n ew ly -fo rm ed T a n g e rin e H y p n o cracy .
Gay Rights Activist by Barry Rusnak Harry Britt, gay rights activist and elected city supervisor in San Francisco, while on a speaking tour of the east coast will be giving a talk at McGill this Thursday. Sponsored by Gay McGill, Britt’s speech will deal with the Gay pol itical movement, the substantial politi cal gains made in the recent American mid-term elections, and the future of the Gay movement. The power of the Gay political movement is rapidly emerging as a potent and dynamic force. Not only is the Gay movement growing in terms of public awareness, it is also becoming an organizational basis for electing politi cal candidates. Today the Gay vote and its incipient political organization is making a difference in local and state elections. The most important city in terms of the burgeoning Gay political movement is San Francisco, where it is estimated that 30-40% of the electorate is gay. And Harry Britt, as part of the political scene in San Francisco, is able to speak know ingly on this growing movement.
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Tuesday, November 30, 1981
p iALCX/UE ON ISSUEg PRO - Colin McGregor
These are difficult times for world security, and the quiche-eaters of this earth should recognize it. Each side of the superpower arm-wrestling match has enough firepower to pin the opponent 30 times, and break his ribs to pieces in the process. Too many nuclear weapons? Nonsense. That’s as much as they have, and we have to realize that someone has a responsibility to protect the western powers from annihilation. I believe that the unilateral disarmament gang can make this country what it once was - a large tundra wasteland. People in favour of unilateral disarmament see Russia as a much-maligned country whose existence is so threatened that they have only the option to “build big bombs like the Americans do”. A cursory scan of history will tell you that this is false. The Russians have been deploying troops to wage war on poor foreign powers since Catherine the Great, and even earlier. America, however, was forced into the two World Wars by threatened allies and came in out of a sense of moral responsibility to the free world. Russia pressed her frontiers effectively to the Eastern European borders, while America conquered no one and helped build up the defeated powers. Japan remains eternally grateful to the U.S. for her treatment after the war, whereas Poland and Hungary revolt. Given the record of the past, how can we malign America? They are embroiled in this reluctantly, whereas Russia has been an actively (and enthusiastically) hegemonous nation for hundreds of years. These comparisons give us a more accurate description of the present state of affairs than some would have you believe. “But Russia says that they want peace,” some will reply. Right, Uh-huh. The soviet Union makes many promises and statements on the international front, and if we trusted only these we could disarm tomorrow in the fullest confidence. The next day, however, Berlitz would be doing excellent business with crash courses in Russian. The Soviet Union’s actions speak far louder than their words. In Eastern Europe, in Afghanistan, and in Cuba their record is one of constant deception, hegemony and repression. “In vited ” into Afghanistan, eh? Of course they were - and they were asked to use germ warfare to weed out the Afghani insurgents in;the mountains. Politely, of course. The U.S.S.R. has always shown a remarkable steadiness of purpose in their arm of “crushing capitalism” since 1917. If you think that the Yankee “God, Motherhood and Frozen Apple Pie” shtick is commonplace south of the border, you should tune into Radio Moscow one day on SWZ. Lenin used td constantly pledge to crush capitalism through any means possible, and this pledge is repeatedly echoed by British - accented Muscovite broadcasters each and every day. The entire world seems to be dived into two camps whose member nations are at each other’s throats. The “running-dog, capitalists - Yankee imperialits” are always blamed for the world’s woes. The Russians seem fairly intent on wiping these foul-smelling paper-tiger types out. Shouldn’t we keep our guard up? It seems to make sense that we should remain equal in terms of strength with the Russians. We thereby safeguard our own lives, and we protect our nations. Let’s hope that chowderhead over there does listen. We should be a bit more realistic about the methods of survival needed on this planet today. Let’s hope that old bleeding-heart on the other side of this page has something more substantial to offer us than his usual pout for poor children and furry dogs.
The M cGill Tribune The McGill Tribune is published by the Students’ Society of McGill University. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Students’ Society. Editorial offices are located in the Student Union Building, Room 411, 3480 McTavish St., Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1X9, 392-8927. Letters and submissions may be left at the editorial office in the Tribune mailbox at the Students’ Society General Office. Editor-in-Chief - Anne MacLennan Associate Editor - Patrick H.F. Baillie Managing Editor - Joanne Bayly Sports Editor - Sarah Marshall Photo Editor - Tam ara Tarasoff Staff: Brenda Bloomstone Heather Blundell Dan Costello Gayle Farrell Valerie Hanna Alessa Johns Adrienne Jones Colin McGregor Dan Pope Brian Todd Butch Trishman Edgar Wedig Winston Yoon Advertising Manager: Arnie Zwaig
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I.would like to respond to Fred Methot’s letter of November 23, pur porting the McGill D aily’s marvelous capacity to accept and print negatively critical letters. F red, you know as well as I do that the McGill Daily carefully picks and chooses which letters they will print. Not only that, they will go as far as refusing to print an editorial, written by a member of their own editorial board, simply because they didn’t “agree” with it. Tell me Fred, whose “fragile sensibili ties” are we dealing with? Give the Trib u ne a chance, Fred. Maybe with time, they too can become as open-minded and “objective” as you think the Daily is. For now, at least the Tribune shows some concern for McGill students and events. E. Goldberg
------ Nuclear Armament-----Con - Charles O’Brien
“We have gone on piling...new levels of destructiveness upon old ones. We have done this helplessly, almost involuntarily: like the victims of some sort of hypnotism, like men in a dream, like lemmings heading for the sea, like the children of Hamelin marching blindly along behind their Pied Piper... We have achieved, we and the Russians together,...levels of redun dancy of such grotesque dimensions as to defy rational understanding.” I just finished seeing Ronald Reagan on the T. V. arguing for a two-pronged peace plan. On the one hand he wanted to build up his “defense” arsenal in the name ol deterrence while on the other hand he wanted to further arms reduction. Clearly Ronnie is having a great time arm wrestling with himself...and somehow losing. Is the arms race really a footrace in disguise? Mr. McGregor argues that Russia is a naturally hegemonous country and implies that America is not. This is patently false. For every Warsaw Pact country there is £ South and Central American country to match...for every U.N. vote Russia owns, so does Uncle Sam (7). Next we are told that Russia lies. Again, this is a common trait - notice how Reagan doesn’t include NATO arms and expenditures when comparing the US to Russia. Npte, as well, the use of communist witch-hunts and the old “red menace” schtick Vietnam, Dominion Republic, ElSalvadore, Chile, Angola. Both sides lie-what else is new? The third point is that Russia is trying to take over the world. The only difference between Russia and the US on this count is that Russia admits it. Acre for acre, American imperialism has matched that of the USSR. What is the arms race, really? It’s good for the military - industrial complex...which makes for great kickbacks. It’s a strong election campaign - “those democrats is trying to give ‘merika to them godless commies.” It’s also far easier than trying to find a legitimate solution to a difficult and potentially disasterous problem. Why spend billions of dollars feeding and clothing people when you can create death? Coppingout is so easy. Let’s stand up and stick our heads in the ground. America developed “the bomb” and are the only ones who’ve had the amorality to drop it...twice. America has led the arms race for decades; and leads it now. America has seriously considered “limited nuclear war” (whatever the hell that is) and America will be the first to start the next war. “America is the only member of the nuclear sorority who is not a virgin” as Dr. John McLaren has noted. America is getingthe itch again. If the United States even offered Russia a serious arms limitation agreement, they would accept it. They’re scared. However, the fact is that the US loves the military buildup - they thrive off it. As long as supporters of international terrorism such as Mr. McGregor are given access to the presses, our only hope - the pressure of public opinion - is lost. Close only counts in horseshoes and nuclear war...and the problem is we’ll only know how close we are once we’ve been vaporized. As for the McCarthyite opposite, I think he’d make a great poster-child for mental disease.
“No one therefore must try to get to know from me what I know that I do not know, unless, it may be, in order to learn not to know what must be known to be incapable of being known . . . if that is a possible or intelligible statement!” St. Augustine: 415 A .D .
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SONDHEIM ! Totally Delightful! As the academic school year progresses, it seems that the theatre groups at McGill are putting on better and better shows. The McGill Players’ production of S o n d h eim ! demonstrates this improvement. Admittedly, I was a little apprehensive before the show but once it began, 1was totally captivated. Not only did the Players do justice to Stephen Sonheim, whose music and lyrics were featured in this revue, but they put on a classy act as well. Produced by Michael Shayne and Don Carrier, S o n d h e im ! represents a different genre of theatre. Musical theatre has always managed to captivate audiences and this performance was no exception. Under the musical direction of Paul Keenan, all six performers shone in their renditions of selected songs from such musicals as West Side Story, C om pany, Follies and A F unny Thing H a p p en ed On The Way To The Forum . Josh Morris, as always, endeared himself to the audience with his comical version of such songs as “Pretty Women” and “Comedy Tonight”. In his third year majoring in Drama, Mr. Morris can be remembered for past productions of A F unny Thing H a p p en ed On The Way To The F orum (in which he was also the audience’s darling) and R osenerantz a n d G uildenstern A re Dead. Jennifer Clibbon put on a great performance, especially with that tongue twister of a song, “The Boy From”. Her sassy costumes added a flirtatious twist to her act. The audience, especially the male section, loved her. Chris Ives had everyone in stitches when he sang “Everybody Says Don’t” and Paula Rosen was stunning in her throaty rendition of “I’m Still Here” and “The Ladies Who Lunch.” Ms. Rpsen’s powerful performance reminded onealittle ofLiza Minnelli and her flair for showmanship. And that is a compliment. It was Greg Campbell and Denise Poray who added the polished touch to the Players’ performance. Remembering Greg Campbell’s performances from as far back as high school, I can certainly vouch that he is even better now. It was a pleasure to see him perform in S o n d h e im ! His talent was most memorably demonstrated in “Some thing’s Coming” and in his duet with Ms. Poray in West Side Story’s “Tonight.” That duet was especially moving with that beautiful, cultured voice of Denise Poray. She added the classical touch to the entire show. “Tonight” was the perfect song for her as it seems to have been composed for exactly her kind of voice. Nothing negative can be said about this show. It was delightful and congratulations go to Don Carrier, who directed such a fine group of people. Watch out for the Players’ next production: God O f Vengeance, written by Sholem Asch. It will run from November 30 to December 4 and from December 7 to 11, at 8:00 p.m.. For more information, call 392-8989.
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each with a flashlight illuminating his/her face. From the start, Ariel Harper’s voice stood out from the rest as she huskily belted out her tune. She gave her songs the bitterness and cynicism that was necessary in order to pull them off successfully. She was especially great in her duets with Scott Plate, “Tango Ballad” and “Alone.” Scott Plate was most stunning when he led the group in “Next”, a song about a man with bitter memories of the war and having been in the army. Vincent de Tourdonnet was absolutely powerful when he sang “Amsterdam”. At one point, he held the audience literally spellbound. Anne Farquhar added the right touch of romance to her songs and Aaron Strong was loveable in his rendition of “Useless” as he swept a broom across he stage. But it was the performance of Sue Gemmel that best demonstrated the haunting and sensitive quality of the music and lyrics of Brecht and Brel. As she sings “Barbara Song” and, especilaly, “Surabaya Johnny”, all the emotions that have ever been associated with love and love-gone-sour, such as pain, wistfulness and so on, are finely displayed in this performance. In the end of the show, the entire group of six get together to sing the lilting “If We Only Have Love”. As an ensemble, their voices blend together nicely. They all even managed to move around the room quite gracefully despite the confining space. Given the success of the Tuesday Night Café’s musical revue and that of the McGill Players as well, I’m sure that I can speak for the majority when I express the hope that these and other theatre groups will put on more productions of this sort.
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Tuesday, November 30, 1982
Tuesday’s Child by Adrienne Jones
Tuesday Night Café’s ‘What Keeps A Man Alive’ As usual, Tuesday Night Café did not disappoint McGill audiences with their musical revue last week. Six of their members (Vincent de Tourdonnet, Anne Farquhar, Sue Gemmel, Ariel Harper, Scott Plate and Aaron Strong) sang and performed material from Brecht and Brel. They were accompanied by Michael Bloom, who was both Musical Director and pianist, and Jill Rothberg, who played the flute. The show itself was conceived by Ariel Haprer and Scott Plate. The show began with a very interesting touch. One by one, the singers came into the room, each singing exerpts from “Mack The Knife”. They entered in total darkness,
The Debating Union is an institution at McGill and Scott Keating, this year’s president, is working hard to see that it maintains its high standards. A U3 Biology student, Scott joined the D.U. in his first year. Last year, he served as secretary and felt he would like to stay involved and make a larger contribution to the group. As president he oversees all the Debating Union activities including their numerous tournaments. “We just finished our high school debating tournament where we-invite secon dary students from across the country to come and compete. This year we had over fifty teams from about thirty schools,” said Scott. At their Winter Carnival Debat ing Tournament which will be held in February, seventy to ninety teams from universities around the world meet at McGill. This is perhaps the largest event the D.U. holds during the school year and Scott stressed; “We need judges, (student volunteers with or with out experience).' It’s a great opportunity for people to see what debating is all about.” One interesting debate coming up is on “The Usefulness of the McGill Daily” on December 2nd. Watch for further information. Essentially, every student at McGill is a member of the D.U., although there are fifty or sixty regular vo ting members. They meet twice a week, on Tuesday evenings and Friday afternoons, and they encourage anyone who is interested to atend. Their office is Union B16 and their phone number is 392-8909. FINAL NOTE: Scott, who is also assistant residence director at McConnell Hall, said; “We‘want to see people come out who have never debated before. The D.U. can teach you public speaking and how to make a presentation, and all for free. Why pay for a course when its all right here?” Tuesday’s Child is a weekly column spotlighting students who are involved in an extra curricular capacity at M cGill. Suggestions for future columns can be dropped off at the McGill Tribune Office in the Union c /o Adrienne Jones.
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H ave Y ou U sed the R esource Centre? by Alessa Johns
It’s a well-lit office: filing cabinets, a couple of desks, several chairs, lots of books, and a shelf. “It took a year’s negotiation to get this shelf,” said Marjie Tyroler, laughing and pointingto the solid board, stocked with hard-bound volumes, booklets, papers, and files. Since last spring, Marjie Tyroler has been co-ordinating the Resource Cen tre, which was established by the Coun cil to provide students with a place of find information on special interests, university policy, community action, or current events. Already in 1970 there was an “infor mation centre” for students in the Stu dents’ Society building, where Sadie’s is now. Most of the requests then involved legal problems concerning landlords. The centre disappeared, and an attempt in 1973 to resurrect it met without last ing results. Then last year, the Council decided to try again. The Resource Cen tre was given office space, a telephone, a typewriter, and a budget of $500. “Postage stamps take up most of the
budget,” says Marjie Tyroler. Since September she has written letters to countless organizations requesting in formation updates, pamphlets, annual reports and other publications. She can show you files on all sorts of topics: political movements, study and work programs available in Canada and abroad, health, women’s resources, en vironmental policies and movements,, education (not only student movements, but also concentrations like cutbacks, language policy, differential fees, and so forth), gay information, or the labour movement. And these are only a few of the areas the Centre holds information on. The rest of the budget will go toward subscriptions to publications not car ried by the libraries, and, says Marjie, “Eventually I’d like to develop a file of all the special interest and activities groups in Montreal, including govern ment services, so people can find out where to go to get what they need.” Marjie admits that she could use help at the Centre. Though there are six
volunteers who hold office hours to help people find information, Marjie also needs people who can research issues and develop files. She welcomes contri butions from individuals who might have materials that would be useful for all students, and she would like to expand the scope of the Centre to include lecture notes, lab reports, and course evaluations. “But I can’t do ever ything,” she says. This fall Marjie has spent much of her time arranging the Centre, which is in Room 433 of the Students’ Society building. An old sign remains on the bulletin board: “To whom it may concern—Preparations to convert this office from its present condition of firetrap to something resembling a Resource Centre are now being undertaken; regu lar hours will be established in the near future. Volunteers will gladly be appre ciated as cheap labour always is...Marjie Tyroler.” ' . The clutter is gone; there are colorful posters on the walls, the filing cabinets are admirably organized, and only a
couple of stray boxes grace the corner by the door. Volunteers hold office hours daily from 12 to 3. In case no one is there, you can leave a message on the door saying when you’ll return, and some one will be available to help you then. Or you can call; the number is 392-8928. Says Marjie, “The Centre has pro gressed to the point where either we’ve got the information people need, we can get it, or we can tell them where to go. It’s only when people come and ask for something we don’t have that we know what material we need to get for the Centre.” Marjie, who’s worked on many social issues herself, is excited about the possibilities. “I see the Resource Centre as a baby with the potential to grow into something really useful and important.” So if you haven’t used the Resource Centre, perhaps you should consider it. It could supply readily, information that you would spend much time and effort searching for on your own.
Legal Information from the Legal Aid Clinic
Automobile Information Part I Despite the economic recession and the high cost of gasoline in Quebec, most of us would still like to own a set of wheels. At the Clinic, we have found that students seem to encounter certain car-related problems more frequently than others. We shall deal with some of the problems encountered when acquir ing or registering your car in this article. In our next article, we shall cover car insurance and some of the provisions of the new Highway Code of Quebec. ACQUIRING YOUR CAR
Most students buy their cars second
hand (even fifth hand!). For the few of you who purchase our used cars from an authorized dealer: take heart You may be covered by a warranty under the Consumer Protection Act; and, depend- ( ing on the circumstances, you might also be under the manufacturer’s warranty. In any case, there are strict standards covering the advertising and the condi tions of sale of a motor-vehicle. You should realize that these warranties are limited and vary with the classification of the automobile. Most students purchase their cars in
private sales. This means that there is no special protection afforded by the law other than the general rules of contract. The buyer must beware: caveat emptor. This can be translated in Quebec to mean that the wise buyer will bring someone along to witness every step of the deal. If the seller advertises a car “in excellent condition”, continues to extoll its virtues while you inspect the car, and then sells you the car with a verbal or written statement that the car is sold “as is”; the “as is” means “in excellent condi tion”. If, however, “as is” really means “ready for scrap” you will have a diffi cult time proving this in court unless you, and your witness, have taken the car to a licenced mechanic for verifica tion that the car has no apparent defects. Get this in writing. The reason for this is that the Quebec jurisprudence has stated that in order to sue for latent defect, the defect must not have been apparent to an expert. You are not an expert in the eyes of the law, unless you are a licenced mechanic. ‘ If you have followed this procedure, but still get a clunker, you do have some recourses. The most likely to succeed would be an action against the mechanic for not performing his job with due dili gence and/or for misrepresentation. If you want to sue the seller for your money back, you must bring your action within one year of discovering the defect—the sooner the better. It is always wise to act quickly once you dis cover that you have been had. Note, however, that a latent defect is not an easy matter to prove in court; and that the courts are not necessarily sympa thetic to the purchaser. If you can con trol your temper and the seller is acting in good faith, it may be easier for the two of you to come to some agreement.
REGISTRATION
Under Quebec law you are obliged to register your car. When a car is sold, the registered owner must take the licence plates and the old registration to the licence bureau. The new owner then presents proof of sale and registers the car in his name. (If you give your car to a dealer in trade, your plates are usually transferred to the newly acquired car.) The registration will not be issued unless you can show proof of purchase of the obligatory $50,000 insurance. In some cases a certificate of your car’s road worthiness is also required. Then you pay for your plates and for personal injury insurance. You are also taxed for the book value of the car unless you bring an affadavit attesting to the price you actually paid for the car. If you do not present an affadavit, you will be entitled to a refund upon application for one, but this procedure takes months. If you cannot obtain an affadavit, the buyer and seller should arrange to effect the registration at the main licence bureau in Place Desjardins, where spe cial forms are available. You should be certain that the seller has clear title to the car you wish to purchase. If it was used as collateral for a loan, the car is subject to being seized upon default - even after you have bought the car. If this happens you could lose the car and the money you paid for it. You have a legal recourse against the seller but he is often impos sible to locate in such circumstances. If you believe the seller does not have clear title you probably should not buy the car. To help ascertain whether the seller has clear title you could have him show you his contract of sale and, if it was financed, receipts indicating the loan is fully paid.
Spotlight on Clubs
S p o tlig h t o n C lu b s is a regular fea ture o f T he M c G ill Tribune. If your
Can you remember the first time you went to a hockey game, a movie, or even the first time you went skiing? There are so many special things that you do when you’re young and so many things to experience. Unfortu nately, some kids don’t have that chance. Ken Kramer, a volunteer at the Lyall Pavilion, has seen this and is doing something about it. Ken has a wide background of working with children and also has an interest in developmental and educational psychology. He came to Community McGill to see if he could use his interests into helping in the Montreal community. He devotes most of his free time to the children at the Lyall Pavilion at Douglas Psy chiatric Hospital. Ken also takes the kids on outings on the weekends and what amazes him most is how much they appreciate the smallest things since it is so seldom they are given anything.
The Lyall Pavilion provides a var iety of programs designed to help reintegrate children into the com munity. The children range from age 6 to 12 and are from socially deprived neighbourhoods and unstable family lives. They have behavioral problems and need to be taught to live with others in an acceptable manner, requiring a lot of individual atten tion. Outings create a more stimulat ing and positive environment than in the hospital, where they spend five days a week. Since there are very few recreation facilities and funds for outings, the children have a lot of free time. Ken has alerted Community McGill of their needs. Community McGill would like to provide funds to give these children a chance for new expe riences. Help us by donating money for a button to show you have a heart.
club is interested in being spotligh ted, please contact us by phone or come up to our office in room 411 o f the Student Union Building. Submis sions may be left in our mailbox in the Students’ Society offices.
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Controversial Play by Ken Kuwayti
Tonight is the opening performance of “God of Vengeance”, the third Play ers’ Theatre production of the 1981/82 season. The performance will mark the Montreal English Language premiere of the play, which in its time has been praised as “a masterpiece of theatre” yet was chastised by some as having “ques tionable morals”. “God of Vengeance” was written in the earlier half of the century by play wright Sholem Asch. This may lead many people to ask the question ‘Asch who?’. To which we would reply, not Gesundheit, but that Sholem Asch was probably the best-known Yiddish play wright during the 1940’s and 50’s. His works enjoyed great popularity in this period, largely due to the fact that they deal with university themes rather than strictly ethnic ones. “God of Vengeance” is centered around the tough and tragic figure of Yankel Chapchovitch, a man who makes his home over the brothel which he
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operates. Chapchovitch does all he can to keep his only daughter respectable by keeping her separate from the ‘business’ part of his life. Despite his efforts she becomes involved with one of the prosti tutes. The play deals with the classic problem of a father being unable to accept his daughter’s growing up and losing the innocence she once had. The play was far ahead of its time when it was written, and even now is considered controversial. It - has been forcibly closed in parts of the United States and is rarely performed today. The public reaction to the play angered Asch to the point where he finally refused to let the play be performed pub licly, up until the time of his death. The play, which is directed by Josh Morris, will run until Saturday December 4, and then again from Tues day December 7 until Saturday Dec ember 11. Tickets can be obtained at the Players’ Theatre boxmffice or by phon ing 392-8989.
RECORDS: My Old Room by D an Pope
MI N AT WORK
Business As Usual Men At Work Columbia Records l used to look at your school photo graphs But l don't have them anymore l wonder who’s in my old college rooms Or stuck on my old locker door... I had an orange room my freshman year at Franklin and Marshall. It was a light, not too gaudy shade of orange, but orange all the same. The dorm rooms were painted each year prior to the September turnover— and the imaginative, though slightly demented painter who did the first floor of Klein Hall painted each room a different flashy color. Stretch and Goose, two pre-laws in 108 had a canary yellow room. Fisher and Flatow, the two anti-establishment, controlled-substance experts in 106, had a pale green room which always seemed to be enveloped in a sweet smelling mist. Purple rooms, red rooms, blue rooms—our hall was a relative rainbow of colors. By the end of the year I had on display on the numerous shelves in my orange room, not books, but nearly 1,000 long-necked, empty, 12ounce Rolling Rock bottles. (That’s a little over two cases a week—my roommate helped.) On moving-out day, Fisher, Flatow, and I got together and systematically smashed all the bottles into little green pieces
by hurling them at the radiator to the tune of Bowie’s “Breaking Glass.” In August of that year I received a bill for $68 from the school for “damages inflicted”—I tore it up and trans ferred to McGill. Last May I returned to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to celebrate my former school’s “Spring Arts Weekend”, a three-day free beer bash. Late that evening I wandered in a slightly ineb riated state with my ex-dorm mates, Fisher and Flatow, to room 110 Klein and began banging on the door. Two Freshman appeared in the doorway, looking at us with a mix ture of fear and amusement, a tiny black-and-white t.v. blaring a Satur day Night Live repeat. The room was painted a traditional dull white. I wouldn’t leave until I had crawled up on one of the Freshman’s beds, my old bed, and peered up at the light fixture to read my name etched there behind the fluorescent tube, the only place the paint couldn’t reach—Dan Pope ’79. Well, back to Business As Usual. (The insightful reader will note that the above digression is not merely a random insert, but a some what relevant anecdote inspired by the song, “I Can See It In Your Eyes,” the lyrics being displayed above, which made me think of “my old col lege rooms” and thus sprung forth the digression which you have just read or skimmed mildly wondering when the actual review will begin as you have heard Men At Work on all the stations and on your roommate’s tape deck and you like it and wish to know what this reporter will say— though you don’t really care at all— and are about to stop reading and flip to something else, but don’t give up just yet because here it comes, the Verdict—it’s really a fun album, good dancing music, good party music; and isn’t there such good music and films for that matter com ing out of Australia these days, and don’t you wish you had a pouch like those cute, bouncy kangaroos?)
Director Josh Morris (right) and Richard Bauer (left)
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M ik e M a u ro v ic h R etires
Captain Crunch’s Last Gam e By Glen Cunningham
my career losing to Concordia.” Mau rovich prepared for the Condordia playoff encounter in much the same way he always does though he admits “I stu died the game films a bit more”. Asked about his feelings during the game in regards to it being his last game Maurovich says “the game was intense all the way through and my involvement was devoted to the task at hand. How ever he conceded that “with 7:56 to go I looked up at the clock and figured it wasn’t going to be, so I asked our line men to stand them up for me so I could get in as many hits as posisble.” The “Last Game” syndrome hadn’t really presented itself until that time and then with three minutes remaining on the scoreboard clock “I became very aware of the passing seconds. The guys all came over to. shake my hand and to tell me that they had tried. That had a big impact upon me.” The most emotional moment for Mike though came as the final gun sounded when Mr. Maurovich Sr. came over to shake his son’s hand. The Mau rovich’s always approached Mike’s career as a team following their son’s progress closely attending all Redmen games at home and away. “My Mom didn’t come to this one says Mike “She thought she couldn’t
A man does not spend over half his life in the pleasurable pursuit of playing football without an emotional involve ment. In Mike Maurovich’s case it is called “Love of The Game”. Maurovich had his last fling as a col legiate football-player two weeks ago at Concordia as he closed the book on an outstanding career at McGill. Maurovich enjoyed five seasons with the Redmen and when it had ended he shared a few moments on his thoughts of his days at McGill. “In retirement the biggest disappoint ment to contend with is the failure in not realizing the main goal: To win the Col lege Bowl. “Last year’s team was the best squad this conference has seen in the last ten years” says Maurovich. We should have won it all”. As for the ’82 edition of the Redmen, Maurovich was pleased with the season; We lost 24 ball players,” he states. Wha tever our record though the big thing about playing at McGill is the character of our teams. 1 though all our teams showed a lot of class. I’m very glad that 1 chose McGill for that reason.” “For comparison 1 wasn’t very im pressed with the way Concordia han dled victory,” Maurovich states can didly. There was no way 1wanted to end
handle it; Well maybe she thought I wouldn’t be able to and it would be bettr to wait for us at home.” My Dad felt badly for me and tried to pick me up. Hg told me I gave it everything I had. That meant alot. My Dad’s support has made me a better football player.” When father and son strode from their playing field of autumn together it was with prideful steps. If their depart ing over-the-shoulder gaze at the scoreboard lights was moisture blurred they could blame it on the blustery lateafternoon wind...no one would dare argue with Captain Crunch; who it has been said “tried” every time he laced on the cleats. Nothing more should be, indeed could be, asked of my athlete. There were still after effects of the game to follow: at the team meeting the following Monday the coaches spoke of the future of the Redmen. “I felt I didn’t belong in the room any longer. It was time to walk on.” Î Captain Maurovich talked of the many fine athletes he has met while with the Redmen citing teammates Remy Kawkabani and Marc Lemery as two of the current Redmen he respects greatly. He also spoke of Mike Doherty, another coach, “He makes it easier out there for all of us.” Players from past McGill teams that have left a favourable impres
sion on Maurovich were Mark Joncas “the man was all desire and Rick Biewald”. His intelligence matched his gifts greats athletic ability states Mike. Maurovich also talked about Dennis Wade “the best defensive back I’ve ever seen against the run. Mr. Torpedo was really something else” Mike enthuses. Intalkingabout his opponents Mauorich spoke of Tom McCartney of Queens along with Chris Skinner of Bishop’s as being most impressive. “But there are so many 1 feel I’m leaving too many great athletes out”. In looking back on the McGill coach ing staff Mike talked of Coach Baillie’s ability to employ the members of the team so that it realizes its greatest poten tial. He spoke of Coach Wolfe as being a “great motivator” because of his rapport with the players. “I think that’s impor tant at the college level.” Mike also spoke in glowing terms of his defensive backfield coach Brian Acton whom he calls “the greatest coach at his position in Canada”. He has the total respect of all the players” says Maurovich. The feeling for the McGill Redmen captain is expressed in the same terms: respect.
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N ew Coach for Track Team by S.C. Marshall
Great news is here from the Athletics Department: a new Track & Field coach has just been engaged by McGill. But this is not just any coach, this is Dale Munkittrick. Hailing originally from Lennoxville, and having been involved with T & F for over 20 years, Munkit trick appears to be just what the doctor ordered for our Martlet and Redmen runners and jumpers. Armed with an impressive C.V., Munkittrick appears ready to place McGill up there in T & F, if not this season, then most definitely the next. His C.V. includes such positions as Technical Director of Track Events in the’76 Olympics, National Sprint Coach since ’77, several-time PanAm and Commonwealth Team Coach. Munkit trick also founded his own T & F club, the infamous Montreal Vikings, which was ranked second in Canada in ’78. As well as all the above, he has had, directly and indirectly, 23 athletes who made the National Team within the last 10 years, many of whom include Canadian record holders. Munkittrick has been on two tours to Europe with the Canadian track team, in ’77 and ’81. One of his top athlete, McGill alum
nus Danny Biocci, made the ’76 Olym pic team in the 200m and the 4x100m relay. Three of his athletes made the ’80 Olympic team: Glen Colivas, Marvin Nash, and Bruce Roberts. Although the ’80 Olympics were boycotted, says Munkittrick, the ath letes were still chosen for the team in the official manner, and were bestowed the usual honours and prizes and glory, albeit missing out on the trip to Moscow. Munkittrick has been training the McGill T & F team for a few weeks already, and seems in high spirits with respect to their first meet of the indoor winter season, at Laval U. in Quebec Tiy, on December 4. At McGill pres ently, and admittedly, Munkittrick’s stars are 3-time National Champ Harold Gretzinger, and ’76 and ’80 Olympian Lucette Moreau. The indoor winter season differs from the outdoor summer season in only 4 events: hammer throw, javelin, discus and steeplechase are all not included in the winter season. But, according to Munkittrick, there is a McGill summer team in the works, to carry on the conti nuity of training to the next winter season.
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Fitness With A Smile By Glen Cunningham
Johanne Vaillant is currently working in her fifth session as fitness instructor in the McGill Instructional Athletics Program. With a varied background in active participation in a plethora of sporting endeavours, Vaillant brings a know ledge of vast dimension to her classes. The third year Physical Education Major has participated in many activi ties on a recreational level and was a member of the Quebec water polo team for six years and was with the Canadian National Team before a thumb injury forced her to the sidelines. Her philosophy on sports has changed since the mishap. Her “elite player” phi losophy whereby in order to be consi dered sufficiently proficient in a sport and classified as an elite athlete, special
ization was required, while involvement in other sports was limited to recrea tional level activity. Vaillant is now more tuned to the masses, “promoting total activity for the involvement of everyone with no restric tions on age level or competency.” Vaillant has made the transition of thought intoTeaching expertise and she is most qualified in providing expert supervision to individual needs. “Spe cialization in program design provides those answers,” says Vaillant. The pro cess of pretesting in determining the overall level of fitness establishes a clas sification basis that is vital towards meeting the individual requirements. “We spend a lot of time in preparing the individual,” says Vaillant. The outlets of physical training are many and Vaillant employs a wide
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Intramural Report Okay, okay, alright already. Here it is. For weeks now all these poor slobs have been accosting me with “What about us Ace, we’re the Armadillos, nobody can beat us...C’mon, give us a column...” It’s time to reveal the truth of the matter: the stats (‘coz stats don’t lie). This is for your info sports fans, so that next time you hear some obnoxious beast spout off: “Yeah, well I’m on the Igloos, and I’m tellin’ ya...” you’ll know whether to quiver in fear, bow in respect, laugh hysterically, or run to your bookie with the inside scoop. /. Touch Football (M): It’s over. A long, hardfought season has ended—but not without cliffhanger battles, stunning upsets, and gripping drama. The season ended with a two-way tieforfirst, with two undefeated teams on top, who by the luck o f the draw had not met up yet. It was the Earth-Movers and the Force that recorded these perfect records, trailed closely by the Gonzos (1 defeat), the Holy Terrors, and the Phoenix (2 losses each). The rest of you bums aren’t worth mention. Then came the playoffs (where they separate the wheat from the chaff), and in usual style, the giants were humbled. The Force and the Earthmovers never got their showdown; both crumbled in the opening rounds, and when the dust settled, the two finalists were the Gonzos and the Phoenix, 3rd and 5th respectively during the regular season (love those underdogs!). The showdown was last Wednesday up on Forbes field, and Ace Baker was there. Despite a stingy Phoenix defense and great reserve strength, the refined offensive execution of the Gonzos proved too much. Jumping to an early lead and never looking back, the Gonzos pulled off an convincing 29-7 win. So CONGRATS to the fall ’82 touch football (open league) champs the Gonzos (that’s you Forbes, Mike, Mike, Hillary, Jamie, Peter, Dan). II. Basketball (M): Round one has been completed. Each team has battled it out within its own division, and on the eve of inter-divisional play, the standings are as follows: In the ‘A’ league, the big time, the only undefeated team from either division is the Pinkmen (for faded Redmen, ’natch) at 4-0. Behind them in the AL division are the Cavaliers (3-1, A535 (2-2, the Interdicts (2-2), and Diesel 52 (0-4). The true disappointment here has to be the mediocre showing of A535, a stacked team highly-touted in the preseason, but evidently organization and integrity— their poor start (losing 2 of first 3) only begs the question: Who will stop the Pinkmen? In the other half, the AE division, the rising Swish Squad (3-1) hold first over Tsunamis (3-1, followed by Gardner C, the Superstars, and the Bosons, all ( 1-3). No real surprizes here yet, but don’t take your eyes off’em for a minute...(all are waiting for the Swish Squad - Pinkmen upcoming sure-to-be-a-classic.). In the'B’ league the divisional^rivalries just aren’t there. The four divisions have been utterly conquered by four undefeated teams, who eagerly await the interdivisional play. The big 4 are: In the BE divsion, the Med II Scalps (4-0); the BL division, Y Riskapass (4-0); the BW division, the Odd Jobs (4-0), and the faculty league, B. Hymen (4-0). There should be some very intense, physical basketball (B-league style: ‘if ya can’t take ’em in the alley ya can’t take ’em on the court”) in store for these guys in the next few weeks. That’s this weeks wrap-up, sports fans. The A league plays Monday nights the B league Wednesdays, always from 8-11 P M at the Currie. (Next time: other sports, or the girls, maybe.) —Ace Baker is a syndicated columnist for the Ghetto Gazette.
range, from dance to weight resistance training. The onus of stress depends on capabilities and interest in the class. Vaillant is a strong advocate for weight training for women as it allows for spe cialization of all the body parts. Dance meanwhile provides the aerobic needs and adds a dimension of fun to exercise. Jogging is another important phase of the Vaillant training program. “It answers our cardiovascular exercise needs,” she says. There are three main phases to the Vailant training session: warmup, the actual workout, and the cool down. The warmup consists of stretching exercises, “from head to toe”. The workout is var ied, consisting primarily of circuit train ing with all facets of exercise covered. Push-ups to climbing stairs are all done rapidly, to improve the aerobic condi
tion. The cool down is done together with emphasis on strength and en durance. Flexibility is also a major con sideration with a lot of stretching before relaxing with a game “to maintain the level of enthusiasm for the next session”. The biggest reward that Vaillant receives from the sessions is the “devel opment of the students in performing far beyond their expectancy level”. The fact that we are involved in physi cal education allows for greater under standing of the importance of taking care of our health and also alerts us to the need for safety in exercise, through proper supervision. The students can depend on the qual ity of supervision in the McGill Instruc tional Program in Johanne Vaillant’s classes.
Trib Scoreboard Basket ball Redmen
at Lehigh, Pa. Nov 21 Nov 25* Alumni game Nov 23* UQTR Nov 25, 26, 27 at Concordia Classic vs Guelph
Martlets
Ice Hockey Redmen Martlets
Ottawa Concordia Queen’s & Carleton
Nov 26* Nov 26* Synchro Swim Nov 20* COMING EVENTS Basketball Redmen Martlets Ice Hockey Redmen
Nov 30 Dec 3, 4 Nov 30 Dec 2, 3, 4
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Dec 3* Dec 4* Dec 3
McG: 59 McG: 123 McG: 75
L: 57 A: 107 TR: 59
McG: 74
G: 66
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Carleton Tourney McMaster Tourney Bishop’s York Invitational
Swimming
Dec 3, 4*
Laval FRIENDS OF MCGILL HOCKEY at John Abbott MCGILL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Track & Field
Dec 4
Season Opener at Laval U. (Quebec City)
Martlets
♦home games
"“ A VOICE IN THE DARK An Update on the Tragic Plight of the Near Extinction of Ethiopian Jewry.
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