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Gertrude’s— New and Improved by Joanne Bayly G e rtru d e ’s P u b has been given a new lease o n life. R e m e m b er how it used to be last sem ester, d a rk , d irty , a n d grungy? N ow it is d a rk , p re tty clean , an d n o t at all gru n g y . S tu d e n ts’ S ociety decided last sem es te r th a t in o rd e r to g en e rate increased sales it w as necessary to m a k e G er tr u d e ’s m o re a ttra c tiv e an d th e re fo re m o re p ro fitab le . W o rk b eg an in D ec em b e r to re-p ain t a n d re c a rp e t th e w hole are a. T h e sh ab b y c u rta in s fallin g o ff th e w in d o w s w ere rep laced w ith blinds, an d th e d an ce flo o r w as enlarg ed .
T h e sta g e w as also en larg ed . N ow , n o t only d o es it look b etter, b u t G e rtru d e ’s ca n now a c c o m o d a te la rg e r an d b etter bands. A t th e sa m e tim e so m e o f th e ceilings in th e U n io n ca fete ria w ere re-p ain ted fro m th e ir d istu rb in g hues o f o ran g e a n d p u rp le to a m o re su b d u e d , c o m fo rta b le w hite. Even th e A rts B u ild in g ca fete ria w as included in th e ro u n d o f ren o v a tio n s. R e p a in te d a b rig h t w h ite, it to o , now th a t it lo o k s n ew er a n d clean er, is su re to p ro fit in in creased sales. All in all, th e m o n ey sp e n t will be paid back in increased revenues.
Red & White Blues by Colin McGregor W h en M essers Y o n a S h te rn an d Ian M iller w ere n am ed D ire c to rs o f th e R ed a n d W h ite R eview , M cG ill w as g ettin g m o re th a n its m o n ey ’s w o rth o u t o f th ese tw o ta le n te d p erfo rm ers. Y ou m ay rem e m b er this d u o fro m last y ea r’s R ed a n d W h ite, w hen th ey sto le th e sh o w w ith a co m ed y ro u tin e th a t b ro u g h t th e h o u se d o w n . T his y ear, th ey h av e sto len th e sh o w even b efo re re h e a r sals have ever begun. T h e D ire c to rs a p p o in te d them selves H ead S crip t w riters an d , w ith th e help o f a few o th e r b u d d in g co m ed y w riters, p en n e d th e sc rip t. S h te rn a n d M iller re served final c o n tro l o v er all c o n ten t fo r th em selv es. N ex t, th e D irec to rs a p p o in te d th em selv es as h ead s o f castin g an d held a u d itio n s fo r th e roles, at w hich a p p ro x im a te ly 50 p eo p le tried o u t fo r 20 p a rts, in c lu d in g th e tw o lead roles. In th e ir w isd o m , Y ona S h te rn a n d la n
M iller cast Y o n a S h te rn a n d la n M iller as th e s ta rs o f th e R ed a n d W h ite R e view. In th e c a stin g list p o ste d o u tsid e o f th e P ro g ra m B oard office, how ever, th e ir n am es a p p e a r fa r d o w n o n th e a c tu a l roll o f nam es. T h e th e m e o f th is y e a r’s play is C a n a d ia n p o litics, an d Y ona a n d la n play Steve B ak er a n d D av id M ichaels, tw o n eo p h y tes ca u g h t in th e w eb o f deceit th a t su rro u n d s th e F ed era l P arlia m en t. O n e stu n n in g ly b ea u tifu l actress, w ho has been in several M cG ill d ra m a p ro d u c tio n s an d a u d itio n e d , said “ I w alked o u t o f th e try o u ts . T h e S c rip t w as te rri ble! It read like a b ad Three’s C om pany p lo t!" A n o th e r co w a rd ly a n o n y m o u s in sid er called th e D ire c to rs’ a c tio n s “an a b u s e o f p o sitio n . Y o n a even cast his b ro th e r in a ro le.” O th ers d efen d ed th e sc rip t a n d th e ca stin g , s ta tin g th a t “ No o n e ev er listen s to th e jo k e s anyw ays. W a n n a beer?"
All Dressed Up, N o Place To Go by Brian Forsythe Todd W ith ex am s on ly a fad ed m em o ry and th e light w o rk -lo a d o f th e b eg in n in g o f th e te rm y ou m ight be lo o k in g fo r so m e th in g to d o to fill em p ty h o u rs in y o u r day . O n e w ay to spend a few h o u rs co n stru c tiv e ly is to ta k e a lo o k th ro u g h th e Souvenirs d ’élégance co stu m e ex h ib it o n d isp lay a t th e M c C o rd M u seu m ju st ac ro ss S h e rb ro o k e S tre et fro m th e low er cam pus. Souvenirs d ’élégance is an ex h ib itio n o f d ress an d related accessories, as well as a c c o m p a n y in g p h o to g ra p h s, culled fro m th e p riv a te co llec tio n o f M o n tréa l c o lle c to r A n d ré e M u rp h y . T h e display in clu d es d ress fro m th e E d w a rd ia n era th ro u g h to a ra re C h a n el lace dress circa 1930. As well, fash io n sketches o f cos tu m e by P a q u in , L an v in , V ionnet, C h a n el, L elong, P a to u an d W o rth , ta k e n fro m th e M c C o rd M u seu m ’s co l lectio n o f c o stu m e a re inclu d ed . T he sk e tch e s a re o f th e sam e p e rio d as th e M u rp h y dresses. A s a p a rt o f a new series o f ex h ib its en title d “ M o n tréa l C o llects” , Souvenirs d ’élégance is an a tte m p t by th e M cC o rd , w hich is a fu n c tio n a l g ro u p o f M cG ill, to ex ten d its ties w ith th e M o n tréal c o m m u n ity . T he M c C o rd M useum h o p es th a t o th e r in terested co llecto rs w ill co m e f o rth a n d offer to d isp lay th e ir
p e rso n a l co llectio n s as Ms. M u rp h y has so kindly do n e. F o r A n d ré e M u rp h y , co stu m e co llect ing b e g a n as an a tte m p t to fill a h o le left in her life by th e d e p a rtu re o f g row n ch ild ren . A w o m an w ith an a rtistic bent, M s. M u rp h y w as fasc in ated an d in trig u e d by a sto ry she read in P aris M a tch a b o u t th e g la m o ro u s w o rld o f co stu m e -c o lle ctio n . W hile co stu m e -c o l lectio n has been p o p u la r fo r a long tim e on th e C o n tin e n t, it has o n ly recently ca u g h t fire in N o rth A m erica. It w as th e M cC o rd M useum th a t A n d ré e M u rp h y first cam e to for advice w hen she beg an to collect c o stu m e. W ith h er c o lle c to r’s in stin ct M s. M u rp h y q u ick ly built a sizeab le co llectio n . T ele vision a p p e a ra n c e s in creased h er re p u ta tio n as an e x p e rt in th e field o f co s tum e. T his su b seq u en tly led to d o n a tio n s o f co stu m e s by in d iv id u als. A n d ré e M u rp h y ’s success has sp iraled since then. A t p rese n t th e M cC o rd M u seu m is th e site fo r th e o nly p e rm a n e n t co stu m e g allery in C a n a d a b u t in te rest in this fa sc in a tin g field is g ro w in g . T h e R oyal O n ta rio M u seu m w ill re-o p en its co s tu m e g allery u p o n th e co m p le tio n o f its c u rre n t re n o v a tio n p ro g ra m . T h ro u g h co stu m e s o n e can feel th a t m u ch clo ser to h isto ry fo r th o se a re th e ac tu a l clo th es
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T oilet P aper T akes Its T oll By B ruce M. H icks T h is is n o t in te n d ed to be an O m b u d sm a n co lu m n , n o r th e T rib u n e ’s v er sio n o f A n d y R o o n e y ’s segm ent on 60 M in u tes. H ow ever, it will raise an im p o r ta n t “ D id y ou ever w o n d e r w hy” q u e s tio n a n d re c o u n t th e sto ry o f a s tu d e n t le ad e r fig h tin g th ro u g h th e p a p e r w o rk to solve a p ro b le m w hich is o f p ressin g co n c ern to m o st stu d e n ts. In sh o rt, th is is th e sto ry o f th e n u rsin g stu d e n ts ’ re p re se n ta tiv e to C o u n c il’s b a ttle a g a in st th e rolls o f to ile t p a p e r in th e U niversity C entre. L a te la s t te r m , C o u n c il w o m a n D e ird re M c C o rm a c k sh o u ld e re d s tu d e n ts’ c o m p la in ts a n d beg an to d em an d th a t so m e th in g be d o n e a b o u t th e fact th a t th e rolls o f to ilet p a p e r d o n o t roll in th e w o m en ’s w ash ro o m . W ell D eird re, th e re is a S a n ta C lau s (a n o n -sex ist S a n ta at th a t). N ot only sh o u ld th e p a p e r be flow ing in th e w o m en ’s w ash ro o m th is te rm , but m en sh o u ld also be a b le to en jo y th e sam e benefits. S h o rtly b efo re C h ristm a s, th e P o rte rs w ere a sk ed to rem o v e o n e sp rin g fro m each cy lin d er en a b lin g th e rolls to tu rn freely. H o w ever, th e resp o n sib ility rests now w ith th e u ser to conserve paper! D id you ever w o n d e r how m uch to ilet p a p e r th e
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U n iv ersity C e n tre goes th ro u g h in a y ear? In a n a v e rag e y ea r, th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety p u rch a ses 66 cases o f to ile t p ap e r. W ith 96 rolls in a case an d 1000 sheets on a ro ll th a t w o rk s o u t to 6.3 m illio n sheets o f to ile t p a p e r leaving th e b u ild in g in a given year. N ow th is fig u re varies fro m m o n th to m o n th . F o r ex a m p le , in th is p a st y ear 5 76 r o lls w e re u s e d in N o v e m b e r , w h erea s, o n ly o n e case w as u sed in Ju ly . T h erefo re, u sin g th e ac ad e m ic c a le n d a r as th e ‘h eav y ’ se aso n a n d assu m in g th a t every stu d e n t gets his fair sh a re , th e a v e ra g e s tu d e n t em p lo y s 333.5 sheets a y ear o r 9.26 sheets p er day. T h e co st o f th is ‘serv ice’ com es to a ro u n d $3,630 p er y ear ta k in g in to c o n sid e ra tio n th a t th e S o ciety n o rm ally p u rch a ses W hite S w an C o m m ercial in bu lk a m o u n ts. N ev erth eless, th is is a sizeable a m o u n t o f m oney a n d th e re is no in d ic a tio n th a t to ilet p a p e r will go d o w n (n o p u n in te n d ed ). T h erefo re, th e n ex t tim e y o u are u sin g an o p p o rtu n e m o m e n t to p o n d e r life, co n sid e r th e v al u a b le services p ro v id ed y o u by y o u r S tu d e n ts’ S ociety. J u s t inches fro m y o u r fin g er tip s is a p erfec t ex am p le! T h en im a g in e w h a t y o u w o u ld d o w ith o u t S tu d e n ts’ Society.
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STUDENTS’ SOCIETY NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS are hereby called for the following appointed positions:
COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE STUDENT SERVICES 2 Students for needs assessment survey (1 stu4ent in com puters or q u an tatativ e m ethods and 1 student in A rts or E ducation with a background in social work)
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L egal In form ation from the L egal A id C linic IN S U R A N C E T h e first th in g to n o te reg a rd in g a u to m o b ile in su ran c e in Q u éb ec is th a t it is d iv id e d in to tw o ca te g o rie s: p e rso n a l in ju r y a n d p ro p e rty d am ag e. A lth o u g h th e A u to m o b ile In su ra n c e A ct g o verns b o th , th e R égie de l’a ssu ra n c e a u to m o bile c o m p e n sa te s only fo r p e rso n a l in ju rie s a n d th e .p r iv a te in su ran c e co m p an ies c o n tin u e to in su re fo r p ro p e rty d am ag e. T h e o w n e r o f every véhiculé reg istered in Q u éb ec m u st have a m in im u m co v erag e fo r th ird p a rty liability o f $50,000 fo r p ro p e rty d a m a g e w hich is p u rc h a se d fro m a p riv ate c o m p a n y (evi d en ced by th e p in k slip). T h e p rem iu m fo r p e rso n a l in ju ry in su ran c e is included in th e fee fo r reg isterin g th e véhiculé. It is also p a rtia lly p aid fo r by d riv er licence fees. E very resid e n t o f Q uébec is en title d to c o m p e n sa tio n fro m th e Régie, (re g a rd less o f w h o w as a t fau lt) if he suffers p e rso n a l inju ry as a result o f an accid en t in v olving a m o to r véhiculé w hich occurs in o r o u tsid e Q uébec. F o r ex am p le, if y o u a re a Q u éb e c resid e n t a n d a re stru ck by a c a r in V e rm o n t, U .S .A ., yo u w ould ap p ly to th e R égie fo r co m p e n sa tio n . N o te, how ever, th a t th e R égie will only re im b u rse y o u fo r lo st in c o m e (w hich m ay be in a d d itio n to co m p e n sa tio n fo r
S p o tlig h t o n C lubs Crossing the Rubicon In A p ril 1983 a new lite ra ry jo u rn a l will be p u b lish e d by th e M cG ill U ni v ersity co m m u n ity . It will be called R U B IC O N an d it will m a rk an im p o rta n t step in th e stu d y an d en c o u r ag em en t o f literary activity at M cGill. O n e o f th e m a n y p u rp o ses o f th is new jo u r n a l will be to p ro m o te th e literary co n v e rsa tio n betw een M o n tre a l and th e rest o f th e c o u n try , a co n v e rsa tio n w h ich has been slow ly d e te rio ra tin g o ver th e p ast few years. In o n e sense R U B IC O N is to be a c o n tin u a tio n o f th e M cG ill Literary Journal. T h e new title is in d ic ativ e o f th e new p u b lic a tio n — th e R u b ico n is th e riv er th a t C a e sa r cro sse d to begin th e civil w ar w ith P o m p ey . T he p h ra se “to cross th e R u b ico n ” m eans to ta k e a d efin ite, s tro n g decisio n at th e o u tse t o f a ca m p aig n . T h e w ord ‘R u b ic o n ’ is also sy n o n y m o u s w ith th e w o rd s ‘riv er’ an d ‘b o u n d a ry ’. All th re e o f th ese asso c ia tio n s will be ex p lo red in th e new jo u rn a l. E d ito ria l w o rk on R U B IC O N is w ell u n d e r w ay — c o n trib u to rs to #1 will in clu d e E rin M o u ré, R ay F ilip, L o u is D u d e k , Irving L a y to n , B ruce F e rg u so n , an d G ary G eddes, w ho will c o n trib u te a guest e d ito ria l. In each issue th e re will be a su b sta n tia l in terv iew w ith a co n te m p o ry C a n a-
th e a c tu a l in ju ry ) u p to a m a x im u m w hich is less th a n $25,000 a y ea r (90% o f y o u r a n n u a l n et in co m e, w ith sp ecial av e rag in g fo r stu d e n ts an d th e u n em ployed). If a Q u éb e c resid e n t is in ju red in th e U .S. A . by a n A m eric an d riv er an d su ffers d a m a g e s in excess o f th e m a x i m um set by th e Régie, he ca n su e th e d riv e r fo r th e excess. S im ilary , if he h its a V e rm o n t resid e n t in V e rm o n t, he co u ld he sued fo r th e d ifferen ce. In th is situ a tio n , h o w ev er, th e p riv a te in su r an c e covers b o th bo d ily a n d p erso n al injury u p to th e a m o u n t o f th e co v erag e (w hich is a u to m a tic a lly in creased to th e legal m in im u m req u ired in o th e r ju r is d ic tio n s). If a Q u éb ec resid en t is in ju red by a n o th e r Q u éb ec resid en t he c a n n o t su e fo r an y excess. H is o n ly rec o u rse is to have b o u g h t e x tra p riv a te in su ran ce. In th e case o f a p erso n su sta in in g injury in Q u éb e c w h o is n o t a resid e n t o f Q u é bec (i.e. he is to u rin g , p assin g th ro u g h , o r v isitin g Q uébec), c o m p e n sa tio n will be received fro m th e Régie o nly to th e e x te n t th a t he is n ot resp o n sib le fo r th e accid en t. H ow ever, if he is th e o w n er, passen g er, o r d riv er o f a c a r reg istered in Q uébec w hich w as involved in th e acci d e n t, he is e n title d to full c o m p e n sa tio n d esp ite th e fact he m ay be a t fau lt. N o te th a t it is possib le to be o nly p artially at
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Karen Young In Concert • Montreal's finest female jazz vocalist • former lead vocalist with the Bug Alley Band • appearing with her new latin jazz band
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Trib Scoreboard Basketball Redmen
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Willy’s Rhodes & Other Stuff I’m g ettin g really sick o f w riting a b o u t this guy. H o n est sp o rts fans, th ere are great creative ideas fo r this co lu m n g ath erin g d u st o n th e shelves, ’coz th is guy keeps m aking news. So it’s th e new s y o u g et— afte r all, o n e d o esn ’t go ch a rg in g in to th e E d m o n to n O ilers d ressing ro o m a fte r th e gam e fo r an interview w ith G ra n t F u h r, y o u g o tta stick w ith th e actio n - w here it’s happening. His n am e is W illy H inz, 3-year ca p ta in o f th e R edm en b ask etb all sq u a d , d istin guished o w n er o f m an y M cG ill h o n o u rs b o th on an d o ff th e co u rt. W ell ju st before th e break he ad d ed on e m o re to th e collection - a 1983 R h o d es S cholarship. H o -h u m , all in a days w ork. S o as W illy flo ats o ff to E n g lan d fo r a 3-year ride at O x fo rd , th e R edm en are w ith o u t ‘th e fran ch ise’ as o f n ex t year. W hich m eans th a t this y ear is th e big y ea r...fo r th e g ip p er, etc...O h , in cid en tally , W illy p o p p ed in a casu al 39 pts. in a 2-pt. loss to W aterlo o over th e holidays at th e Y ork to u rn am en t. N ot bad fo r a guy ‘w ith no n a tu ra l ta len t w h atso ev er’, as it w as once put. C o n g rats an d g o o d luck big guy. By the w ay y o u ’re n ot allow ed to leave ’til we get th a t n atio n al ch am p io n sh ip ... • • • Other S co o p s..... a big c o n g ra ts to J o e P a te rn o a n d all th e N ittan y Lions, (and yipee fo r all y o u M cG ill P en n sy lv an ian s) afte r th e big S u g ar Bowl win an d n atio n al title long co m in g fo r P enn S tate.’ W h a tta team , w h atta g am e...d isap p o in tin g show ing how ever, by G eo rg ia ta ilb a ck an d H eism an w in n er H erschel W alker, w ith a m eagre 104 y ard s ru sh in g ...ru m o u r has it th a t th e M cGill co ach in g staff have since scratched him from th e ’83 recruiting list... • • • ...S p e ak in g o f fo o tb all, N F L p lay o ff fever is here, an d th e boys can h ard ly w ait fo r th e S u p er Bowl p arty at Mels. B U T back up a week an d tell m e honestly, how m any o f you died a slow d e a th w ith th e 49ers in th e final w eekend o f reg-season gam es? Y up, if you hav en ’t h eard brace yourself, ’coz th e d efending ch am p s, J o e M o n ta n a et Al., everyones fav o u rite, are out, p u t th ere by n o n e o th e r th a n th o se nasty L. A. R am s, and th eir redeem ed sta r q u a rte rb a c k Vince F errag am o . T h a t nam e ring a bell? You b et—th a ts o u r ow n M o n treal-ex w ho ju s t co u ld n ’t cu t it u p here in th e big leagu es...ooh th e irony... • • • ...A n d w h at a b o u t th o se R ussians? J u s t w hen you th in k y o u can tru s t’em f o r a second a t th e arm s red u ctio n n eg o tiatin g table, they tu rn aro u n d an d w h u m p o u r C anadiens 5-0, n o t to m en tio n th e th u m p in g o f o u r n atio n al ju n io r team on th eir hom e fro n t...D o n ’t kid yourself, th ey ’re up there, co n tro llin g th e w eather, w atching o u r every m o v e...P .S . W atch for T retiak in a C an ad ien s u niform in ’84-’85... • • • ...Intramural Prediction (Scoop). ..this week we’re ta lk in ’ girls hockey. T he preseason w ent p retty m uch as ex pected w ith p o w erh o u se Apocalypse d o m in a tin g th e league. But th e reg u lar season sta rts this w eek, an d th e h ot sco o p is th a t th e team to w atch, th e d a rk horse, yes th e lam e d u ck , th e u p -an d -co m ers are definitely g oing to be th e Screaming Pigs. So keep y o u r eyes peeled fo r th e u p co m in g grudge m atches vs. th e Skating Scalpels, th e Puckrats, an d especially th e show dow n vs. McConnell. T here’s been som e strateg ic changes in th e Pigs cam p, (A n d rée g ot her ow n goalie stick fo r C h ristm as).,.so get good odds w hile you still can, an d lay ’em dow n.... • • • H ap p y New Y ear gang.
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Tuesday, January 11, 1983
A B r o a d ’s H e a d R e v isite d by Nancy Martin A fter my C h ristm as co lu m n ap p e ared , a n u m b e r o f peo p le to ld m e th a t they w a n te d to go h o m e w ith m e fo r th e h o li d ay s, as th e C h ristm as they a n ticip ate d w as n o th in g like th e o n e I d escrib ed in m y article. A s it tu rn e d o u t, m y C h rist m as w as n o th in g like th e o n e I d escribed in m y article . Indeed, it h ad its m o m en ts, b u t th e tr a d itio n a l M a rtin fam ily C h ristm a s, it w asn’t. F irst o f all, as th e tra in chuffed in to H a m p to n , th e re w as no snow on th e elm s. T h e re w as no sn o w , a t all, an y w h ere, a t any tim e d u rin g th e holidays. T h e re fo re , I co u ld n o t ski. I w as n o t h a p p y , h av in g lugged h o m e all th e ju n k p e rtin e n t to skiing. A nyw ay, b ack to th e p latfo rm . N o t o n ly was th e re no snow on the p la tfo rm , th e re w as also no sister. My m o th e r w as th e re , b u t my sister w as not. M y sister had ca r tro u b le th a t m o rn in g a n d by th e tim e it w as rectified, freezing ra in had m ad e th e ro a d s v irtu a lly im passab le. S o, ra th e r th a n th e Bing C ro sb y m o vie 1 h ad a n tic ip a te d aw a it ing m e, th e re w as only o n e sm all and d istra u g h t m o th e r, h aving c o n n ip tio n s, b ecau se she knew th a t 1 ex p ected things to be th e w ay th a t 1 ex p e cted . P o o r M u m . P o o r Sis. P o o r me. W e h ad a lo u sy C h ristm a s Eve. Sis an d 1, in o u r
in fin ite im m a tu rity , re sp o n d e d to th e si tu a tio n w ith a nice b lend o f d ep re ssio n a n d an g e r. Sis in F re d e ric to n , I at hom e. T h ere w ere n u m e ro u s p h o n e calls back a n d fo rth th a t evening, n o n e in itiated by M um , b u t seem ingly all c o n c lu d in g w ith h e r try in g to sm o o th so m e o n e’s ruffled fea th ers. F in ally a b o u t eleven th a t n ig h t, I p h o n e d Sis o n e la st tim e, an d a p o lo g ize d fo r ac tin g like a m o ro n , an d b la m in g h e r fo r th in g s th a t w eren ’t her fau lt. S ecretly , I th o u g h t it w as all her fau lt. So I’m a m o ro n . M u m an d I th e n called it a d a y , a n d I w en t to bed h o p in g fo r b e tte r th in g s to com e. M u m w en t to bed, h o p in g th a t I’d so m ed ay grow up. C h ristm a s D ay d aw n ed , b ut ju s t b are ly. It w as so foggy y o u co u ld n ’t see a b lack ca t a t five paces. T h a t m ay have been ju s t as well. A t eig h t, Sis called to say it w as to o icy to s ta rt o u t yet. A t 10, she called to say she c o u ld n ’t w ait an y lon g er, sh e w as g o in g to set o u t. A t 12, M um an d 1 w ere b o th g ettin g r a th e r n erv o u s, as it’s o nly 65 m iles fro m F re d e ric to n to hom e. A t 2, 1 d ecided I w as now an only child, an d th a t th e R .C .M .P . h a d n ’t called yet to co n firm m y fears, because they d id n ’t have th e h ea rt to b rea k such b ad new s on C h ristm a s D ay. A t 2:30, Sis arriv ed . I b u rst in to tears a n d hugged th a t little v a rm in t u n til her eyes bugged out.
F in ally , it w as tim e fo r th e gifts. A s we e x p e c te d . Sis g av e M um a b ea u tifu l tin y k itte n , all w h ite a n d fuzzy, all in all, a h e a rb re a k e r: M u m ’s im m ed iate reac tio n w as, “ B ut I d o n ’t want a k itte n !” Silence ensu ed . D u rin g th e fo llo w in g w eek. M um d e cided th a t th e little tu s k e r w as ra th e r cu te, a fte r all, a n d n am ed him N oel. 1 fu lly ex p ected th a t N oel w o u ld k n o c k o v er th e tre e a n d pee o n th e p resen ts. He d i d n ’t . H e w a s a m a z i n g l y w e llm a n n ered an d w ell-train ed . Sis, h o w ev er, d id k n o c k o v er th e tree, w hile u n p lu g g in g th e lig h ts o n N ew Y ear’s night. S he so m eh o w m a n ag e d to refra in fro m fu lfillin g th e seco n d h a lf o f th e p r o phecy. N o, it w asn ’t th e C h ristm a s I ex p e c t ed, blit it w as w o n d erfu l. I g o t hugged a n d kissed m o re tim es th a n y o u can sh a k e a stick a t, I g ain ed 5 p o u n d s th e first five d ay s I w as h o m e (at o n e m eal h av in g 4 d esserts to keep M um fro m w o rry in g th a t a n y th in g w ould go to w aste), I lau g h ed u n til I cried. A n d now I’m o n th e tra in as it lu m b e rs alo n g th e b lack St. L aw rence, w ith n o th in g b ut n ig h t a ro u n d us. T h e re a re te a rs in my eyeS, as th e re alw ay s a re w hen 1 h av e to leave m y fam ily. W h en I’m in M o n tre a l, w h ere so m a n y p eo p le a re so a m b itio u s , a n d so
b lasé, I te n d to fo rg et w h a t is so ev ident w hen I’m at hom e: all th a t m a tte rs, all th a t ever really m a tte rs is th e love th a t y o u give, a n d th e love th a t is given back. T h a t’s w hy m y o nly re so lu tio n fo r 1983 is to love m o re, an d w o rry less a b o u t ev e ry th in g else.
P A R T TI ME HELP WANTED S tu d e n ts w a n te d fo r o cca s io n a l, p a r t tim e m a in te n a n c e w o rk in th e S tu d e n t U n io n B u ild in g . M u st h a v e o w n to o ls. O n ly s tu d e n ts e lig ib le to w o rk in C a n a d a n eed a p p ly . F o r a p p lic a tio n of e m p lo y m e n t, a p p ly a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty G e n e r a l O ffic e , R oom 105 of th e U n iv e rs ity C e n t r e , 3 4 8 0 M c T a v is h S tre e t. A p p lic a tio n s sh o u ld be le ft to th e a tte n tio n of th e B u ild in g M an a g e r.
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