The McGill Tribune Vol. 02 Issue 16

T h e M c G ill T r ib u n e Published by the Students’ S ociety o f M cG ill University

V ol. 2 N o. 16, Tuesday, January 18, 1983.

Students’ Society Launches Awareness Campaign Apathy Takes Its Toll S te p h e n L eaco ck w ro te in th e M cG ill A n n u a l in 1924: “ The old college is no

by Bruce H icks It is stro n g ly suggested th a t an y o n e w h o passes th ro u g h o u r im m o rta l R o d ick G ate s to stu d y in th e se hallow ed h alls o f h ig h er learn in g , m a in ta in a sense o f h u m o u r, b ecause M cG ill is filled w ith irony. N o t only d o es C a n a ­ d a ’s o n ly s tu d e n t D aily n o t p u b lish every d ay , b u t C a n a d a ’s m o st n o ta b le n o n -p o litic a l s tu d e n t E x ec u tiv e is 4 /5 p o litica l science stu d e n ts (p re sen t and p ast). T o to p th in g s off, last w eek my

co lu m n in th e Tribune ta lk e d a b o u t th e ev e r-p ressin g co n c ern o f to ilet p ap e r a n d th e n e x t d ay I w as fea tu re d u n d e r “ ass-h o le” in th e D aily . It d o es pay to keep o n e’s h u m o u r!

T h is y e a r has a c c o rd e d m an y c o u n c il­ lors an d stu d e n ts an o p p o rtu n ity to sit back a n d , by p u ttin g th in g s in to p ers­ pective, see th e iro n y o f c e rta in o cc u r­ rences. N o t th e least o f w h ich has been th e o n g o in g sa g a o f o n e o f th e c o m m it­ tees I have th e h o n o u r to C h air.

Are You Gilty?

by Brigitte R am aseder W ell, if y o u ’re n o t, get p re p a re d fo r â d o se o f G ilt w hich w ill ca u se a ram p a g e o n cam p u s. G ilt, th a t d y n am ic 5 m e m b er b a n d w hich play ed to cap acity a u d ie n ­ ces a t M cG ill last y ear, is back!!!!

T h ey ’ll be a p p e a rin g at th e U n io n Ball­ ro o m o n S a tu rd a y , J a n u a r y 22nd and y o u d o n ’t w an t to miss it!

T h e th re e w o rd s w hich th e ir lead g u ita rist, M a rk D e la h a n ty , uses to des­ crib e th e b an d a re “pow er, pop, w ave,”

a n d th a t is ex a ctly w h at th e ir m usic an d p e rfo rm a n c e s ex u d e. T h is y o u n g M o n t­ rea l-b a sed b a n d is full o f y o u th fu l elec­ tric ity a n d e x c ite m e n t b ut is also high on talen t, professio n alism an d ap p eal. T h eir stag e p rese n ce is se n sa tio n a l an d lead singer, S h a n e M o o re ’s c o n sta n t dash es in to th e au d ien c e heig h ten th e energy o f th e ir m usic.

G ilt’s m u sic can be d escrib ed as new w ave ro ck . T h e ir v ast re p e rto ire incontinued on page 6

Engineering Week

By J o a n n e Bayly By now y o u m ay have n o tic e d th a t E n g in e e rin g W eek has been in full sw ing sin ce la st T h u rs d a y . T h o u g h lim ited this y e a r w ith liq u o r licenses fo r on ly one h o u r a d ay , th e E n g in e erin g U n d er­ g ra d u a te S o cie ty in te n d s to m a k e full use o f th a t o n e h o u r per day. E vents su c h as beer bash es a n d b a r nites, co n ­ te sts a n d film s, s h o o t-o u ts a n d b o a t races, will give E ngineers, a n d an y o n e else, th e o p p o rtu n ity to have fun an d an o cc assio n al free beer.

A n y o n e e n te rin g in an y o f th e co n ­ tests, th e S cav e n g er H u n t th is m o rn in g a n d th e tu g o f w a r o r w h e e lb a rro w race o r egg to ss th is a fte rn o o n , w ill be p ro ­ v id ed w ith a b eer to e ith e r c e le b ra te his

o r her v icto ry o r to get o ver his or her loss.

N o t to be m issed to n ig h t is A m a te u r N ight. A n y o n e is free to com e u p on stage, be e n te rta in e d o r e n tertain in g , a n d to p e rfo rm an y so rt o f show .

M o st even ts a re free ex c ep t fo r P u b N ite, w h ich h as a 1 d o lla r ad m issio n , a n d all even ts a re o p en to ev ery o n e (if y o u w a n t to m ix w ith th e E ngineers!)

T o to p o ff th e w eek w ill b e S a tu rd a y ’s d a n c e fe a tu rin g G ilt, p resen ted in c o n ­ ju n c tio n w ith E n g in eerin g W eek an d P ro g ra m B o ard E ngineerin g W eek’s T h em e is “T h ere’s N o Life L ik e It”, m ean in g , I suppose, th a t life as an en g in eer is to u g h ?

doubt gone and we cannot bring it back i f we would; but it would perhaps be well i f we could keep alive something o f the intim ate and friendly spirit that inspired it . . . Whereupon, I am certain, som e will at once propose a university com­ m ittee on brotherly love with power to com pel attendance and impose fines.”

F o r w an t o f a b etter cause, S tu d e n ts’ S o ciety in tro d u c e d th e A n ti-A p a th y C o m m itte e in to its fold.

W ith S e n a te ’s 22 S ta n d in g , 4 A d H oc, 4 J o in t a n d 12 T e n u re C o m m ittees; th e B o ard o f G o v e rn o rs’ 12 S ta n d in g , 7 J o in t, 1 A d H o c an d 23 “ O th e r” C o m ­ m ittees; C o u n c il’s 8 S ta n d in g , 3 A d H o c a n d 3 E x te rn a l A ffairs C o m m itte e s an d G o d k n o w s how m an y facu lty an d d e­ p a rtm e n ta l co m m ittee s, it is little w o n ­ d e r th a t th e A n ti-A p a th y C o m m itte e w en t th ro u g h m o st o f th e first te rm u n ­ n o ticed . F in ally , in late N o v em b er, C o u n c illo r B ob B raid an d V ice-P resi­ d en t B enjie T riste r to o k it u p o n th e m ­ selves to fo rm a lly d e m a n d a m eeting.

(F a c e it, it is m ildly em b a rra ssin g th a t a c o m m itte e to fight a p a th y h ad g one seven m o n th s, since its in cep tio n , w ith ­ o u t a m eeting.)

Yet a p a th y h ad n o t finished inflicting its w o u n d s u p o n th is w ell-in ten tio n ed c o m m itte e . Q u o ru m co u ld n o t be rea ch ed a t th e first m eetin g a n d th e re­ p re se n ta tiv e s fro m M a n ag e m en t an d E n g in e e rin g h av e yet to a tte n d one.

(H a v e n o fear th o u g h , becau se th e 'la te st in d ic a to rs sh o w th a t a p a th y has been co n q u e re d in th o se facu lties - so m uch

so w ith E n g in eerin g , th a t V ice-P rin cip al F rie d m a n arg u e d th a t th e re w as little need fo r liq u o r d u rin g E n g in eerin g W eek.)

U n d a u n te d , th e in d iv id u als p resen t beg an to an a ly z e th e p ro b le m an d c o n ­ stru ctiv ely e v a lu a te a lte rn a tiv e s to effect a rem edy. O n e o f th e m a jo r p ro b lem s w as d efin ed as aw aren ess. F ew stu d e n ts are a w a re o f w h a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ S ociety p ro v id es a n d th a t b u ried b e n e a th th e p o litical rh e to ric an d gam es, are services th a t m an y ta k e fo r g ran te d . F ro m ta n g ­ ible th in g s su ch as to ilet p a p e r to th e less ta n g ib le s like fig h tin g fo r s tu d e n t rights, th e re is m u c h th a t goes w ith o u t notice.

It w as to rem ed y th is th a t th e A n tiA p a th y C o m m itte e d ecid ed th a t on J a n u a r y 18th, it w o u ld lau n ch an aw a re n ess ca m p a ig n . T h is w o u ld have a g o al o f in fo rm in g stu d e n ts o f th e servi­ ces o ffered by th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety to c o m p le m e n t th e a c ad e m ic side o f s tu ­ d en t life.

H o w ev er, th e A n ti-A p a th y C o m m it­ tee w as n o t o u t o f th e fo rest yet. E x actly o n e w eek b efo re it w as to begin, th e aw a re n ess ca m p a ig n su ffered its first m a jo r se tb ack . A n o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n on c a m p u s, w ith access to ty p e settin g e q u ip m e n t lau n ch e d an A n ti-A w aren ess C a m p a ig n . A n d so th e sa g a co n tin u es!

N ev erth eless, th e S tu d e n ts’ S o ciety A n ti- A p a th y C o m m itte e o ffic ia lly la u n ch e d an aw aren ess c a m p a ig n to d ay .

T h e re w as no fan fare o r p a rty , afte r all (by d e fin itio n ) no o n e cares. If all goes w ell w e m ig h t be a b le to h av e fan fa re o r a p a rty a t th e en d b u t rig h t now , no on e m ay show up.

Escort Service Returns

by Patrick H .F . Baillie “ N ew an d im p ro v e d ” is p ro b a b ly n o t th e best w ay to d escrib e it, b u t re g a rd ­ less o f th e lab el, th e I.R .C . E sco rt S e r­ vice is back. F o llo w in g so m e a d m in is­ tra tiv e p ro b le m s last sem ester, th e S er­ vice h a d a ro u g h s ta rt, h o w ev er m o d ifi­ c a tio n s to p ro c e d u re s h av e been m a d e a n d a “ useful safe sy stem ” now exists.

O n W ed n esd ay , T h u rs d a y an d F rid a y n ig h ts ( s t a r t i n g to m o r r o w ) fro m 10:30pm . to 12:30a.m ., an esco rt fro m th e lib ra rie s o r G e rtru d e ’s to th e g h etto o r th e R esid en ces is ju s t a p h o n e call aw ay. A t th o se tim es an o p e ra to r will an sw e r calls to 392-4261 (a free call fro m th e M cG ill p h o n e a t th e end o f th e p a y ­ p h o n e s in th e U n io n b u ild in g ) an d p ro ­ v id e a reliab le esco rt. T h e esco rts, all o f th e m R esid en ts, have been screen ed by

H all co u n cils a n d w ill be id e n tifiab le by a n am e ta g an d a co d ed badge.

B rian O ’C o n n e ll, o rg a n iz e r o f th e ser­ vice, e x p la in s th a t “ we need th e co d e so th a t im p o sters d o n ’t p rese n t them selves as e sco rts.” T h e co d in g will be so m e­ th in g like th a t u sed o n sk i lift tick ets, fo r e x a m p le a c o lo u r o r s h a p e u n iq u e to th e ev en in g . T h e ca lle r will be to ld th e ir es­ c o rt’s n a m e a n d th e id en tify in g “co d e” .

In a n o th e r o f th e ch a n g es fro m th e e a rlie r sy stem , m ale o r fem ale escorts w ill be av a ila b le , th e w o m en w o rk in g in pairs.

In sp ire d by a sim ila r system at Q u ee n ’s U n iv ersity in K in g sto n , O n ta ­ rio , O ’C o n n e ll ad d s, “ It’s p o ssib le th a t w e m ig h t ex p a n d th e service to o th e r n ig h ts w ith m o re h o u rs, b u t it d ep en d s on th e resp o n se; w e’ll see how it goes.”

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Tuesday, January 18, 1983

The McGill Tribune

T j IALOGUE ON ISSUEg Modern Architecture Pro - Charles O’Brien

C o n - C o lin M cG reg o r

S o cie ty is essen tially a sy m b o lic co llag e, c o n ta in in g w ith in it a d o m in a n t sy m b o lic ach etype. T h e re a re th re e m ain ca te g o rie s w ith in w h ich th e m a in sy m b o l m ay fall: th e circle, th e tria n g le an d th e re c ta n g le .2 In an c ie n t G reece th e c e n tra l sy m b o l w as th e circle - fo r ce n tu ries afte rw a rd s all science w as b ased u p o n c irc u la r m o tio n (epicycles an d th e like), th e circle w as p h ilo so ­ p h ically p erfec t, an d th e su n a n d p la n e ts circled th e e a rth . T h e n ca m e th e scien tific rev o lu tio n . T o o bad. In to d a y ’s society th e a rc h e ty p a l sy m b o l is th e rectan g le. L o o k o u t y o u r w indow . B uildings are re c ta n g u la r, cars are re c ta n g u la r (esp ecially if y o u d riv e a L ad a), tru c k s an d buses a re re c ta n g u la r, a n d cities are d iv id ed u p in to re c ta n g u ­ la r blocks. O u r so cial fa b ric is plaid. L o o k rig h t in fro n t o f y ou. T h e d esk y o u are stu d y in g o n is re c ta n g u la r, th e u n o p e n e d b o o k s o n it are re c ta n g u la r, th is n e w sp a p e r (w h a tev er) is re c ta n g u la r, an d so is C o lin . R e ctan g les d o m in a te o u r m o d e rn existence.

Y o u c a n ’t sw in g a d e a d cat w ith o u t h ittin g it o n a rec tan g le . I f y o u p u t th e c a t in a b o x , th e cat is rec tan g u la r.

T h e re is, how ever, o n e in te g ra l elem e n t o f m o d e rn so ciety w h ich serv e as an o m a lie s to th is m osaic. A s n o te d by O sc a r th e G ro u c h , a le ad in g p h e n o m e n o lo g ist a n d p a rt-tim e g a rb a g e co llec to r, “ O ne o f th e se th in g s is n o t like th e o th e r, o n e o f th e se th in g s ju s t d o esn ’t b e lo n g ...” 2 O sc a r is clearly a llu d in g to th e d o o rk n o b . L et’s ta lk d o o rk n o b s.-1 'W e are d iscu ssin g p la n a r g eo m etry i.e. th e p a tte rn o f sy m b o ls in tw o d im e n sio n s so th a t th e g en tlem an o p p o site can u n d e rs ta n d w h at is a t issue here. In cid e n tally , C o lin , sto p calling m e “ ch o w d e rh e a d ” an d d o so m e th in g a b o u t y o u r b rea th . It sm ells like sew er gas.

2G ro u c h , O sca r the, Being in Garbage, F u ll C o u rt P ress, 1972.

3D o o rk n o b s are a to p ic u p o n w hich M r. M c G reg o r is q u ite kno w led g eab le.

C o lin w ill be a p p e a rin g n ig h tly o n th e c o rn e r o f A tw a te r a n d D o rc h e ste r, clad in his w id e-necked b illy -b o o ts a n d his tre n c h -c o a t w ith th e clip -o n p a n t legs. If y o u see him , ask him a b o u t th is w eek’s topic.

T h e o n e in d isp en sib le p a r t o f m o d e rn society w h ich is n o n -re c ta n g u la r is th e d o o rk n o b . W h at I am sug g estin g here is th a t we sh o u ld rep lace o u r ro u n d d o o rk n o b s w ith sq u a re ones. S o m e m ay a rg u e th a t th in g s o th e r th a n d o o rk n o b s a re ro u n d im p o rta n t th in g s such as testicles an d th e O ly m p ic S ta d iu m . In resp o n se to criticism s o f th is n a tu re , I can o n ly p o in t o u t th a t w e have n o p ain less w ay o f c h a n g in g th e s h a p e o f o u r v ita ls (b re a sts in c lu d ed ) a n d th a t even if w e d id , th e y w o u ld lo o k p re tty silly. A s fo r th e b ig “ 0 ” , I w ould be all in fa v o r o f p u ttin g a sq u a re m o u ld a ro u n d it an d filling it w ith concrete.

S q u a re d o o rk n o b s d o n ’t lo o k o u t o f place, w o u ld n ’t c o st m uch to in stall, w o u ld help unify o u r diverg in g social fab ric, a n d a re n ’t d a n g e ro u s unless y o u ’re very d ru n k o r ex c ep tio n ally u n c o o rd in a te d , CoHn. It’s a b o u t tim e o u r g o v e rn m e n t b eg an p assin g useful leg islatio n . E n o u g h o f th is fa c a d e o f try in g to save th e ec o n o m y - th ey only m ak e th in g s w orse; e n o u g h o f p lay in g c a b in e t-m in iste r-ta g ; en o u g h o f m o v in g em b a ssie s...e n o u g h a lre ad y . R e sp o n sib le go­ v e rn m e n t m u st n o t allow a n tiq u a te d sym bols an d o u td a te d sh a p es to p erv a d e th e m o d e rn w orld. W e m u st act now , filling in sta d iu m s w ith cem en t, p u ttin g d ead cats in b o x es, m a k in g o u r c o in ag e sq u a re lik e bills - a n d first an d fo re m o st, d ea lin g w ith d o o rk n o b s.

A g reed th a t g o v e rn m e n t has no p la ce in th e b e d ro o m s o f th e n a tio n ; b u t it c e rta in ly has th e rig h t to ch an g e th e d o o rk n o b w hen n o b o d y ’s lo o k in g .

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It’s a c o m m o n p ro b le m - C h a rles O ’B rien gets to ch o o se th e to p ic fo r th e w eek’s

Dialogue on Issues, a n d he goes o n a n o th e r illite ra te ta n g e n t. W h a t will y o u d o , w h at will y o u do?

W ell, in th e p a st I’ve ig n o red him a n d w ritte n a b o u t his g en eral c h a ra c te r. T o d ay , h ow ever. I’m g o in g to d o th e sam e.

C h a rle s led a d e p riv e d c h ild h o o d - his 4 th th ro u g h 8 th g ra d e lifetim e w as largely sp e n t in a clo set. H is m o th e r fo u n d it m u ch ea sie r th a n ta k in g him fo r w alk s. A s a re su lt, he d e c id e d th a t e v e ry th in g in th e w o rld is re c ta n g u la r. T o be fa ir, C h a rle s has been very c o n siste n t in his w o rld view , c o n s ta n tly striv in g fo r re c ta n g u la r fo o d , re c ta n g u la r w o m en , a n d re c ta n g u la r clo th es. C h a rle s o n ce w en t o n a fo u r h o u r ra m p a g e o f p illag in g a n d p lu n d e rin g d o w n St. C a th e rin e S tre e t at th e very sight o f an E ggo w affle d isp lay in B uyw ell’s. H is k in d e rg a rte n te a c h e r used to w ean him o n sto ries o f th e “ K n ig h ts o f th e R e c ta n g u la r T a b le ” so ’s n o t to u p se t him.

A n d y o u sh o u ld see his g lo b e a t h o m e. T h e m an goes so fa r as to fo o tn o te his v ario u s irre lev an cies, a ttr ib u tin g th e m to O sc a r th e G ro u c h (w h o , fo r th e sa k e o f re c ta n g u la rity , C h a rle s believes lives n o t in a ro u n d g a rb a g e can, b u t in a tra s h c o m p a c to r). B u t no, I c o n te n d , n o t everything in th is w o rld is sh a p e d like C h a rle s’ p ad d e d cell. F lo w ers are flo w er-sh ap ed ; fo o tb a lls a re fo o tb a ll-sh a p e d ; an d d ea d cats a re d e a d -c a t-sh a p e d . Y ou k n o w , squishy.

T h e n , M r. O ’B rien calls fo r re c ta n g u la r d o o rk n o b s . W ell, I h av e so m e sta tistic s to p ro v e ju s t how ex p en siv e th is w o u ld be. In M ed iev al M a c e d o n ia th e re w as o n ce a m o n a rc h called M ad K ing E th e lre d . In 1149, he d ecreed th a t every sin g le d o o r k n o b in th e k in g d o m sh o u ld be ch a n g ed in to rectan g les in o rd e r to satisfy his in c o h eren t rav in g lu n a tic w him s.

S o o n , M a c e d o n ia w as p lu n g e d in to m assive d eb t. T h o u s a n d s o f p e a sa n ts s ta rv e d to d e a th b ec au se th e y h ad to sell th e ir e n tire y early cro p yield s to C raz y P rin c e C h a rles, E th e lre d ’s so n , w h o h ad th e sta te m o n o p o ly on re c ta n g u la r d o o rk n o b s. T h e sta te , b a n k ru p t, h ad to be b ailed o u t by a c o n s o rtiu m o f M ed iev al C h in ese L au n d ries.

D o y o u w a n t y o u r c o u n try to be b ailed o u t by a c o n s o rtiu m o f M ed iev al C h in ese L a u n d rie s? I sh o u ld h o p e n o t. T h ey w ill ta k e o v er m a jo r b a n k s a n d c o rp o ra tio n s , an d th ey will even wok you dog.

B ut C h a rle s has a h id d e n m o tiv e b eh in d his a rg u m e n ts. H e k n o w s his M edieval H isto ry , a n d h as reg istered a c o p y rig h t w ith th e P a te n t O ffice fo r re c ta n g u la r d o o r­ k n o b s. H e ’s h o p in g th a t it w ill be a tr e n d th a t sw eeps th e n a tio n , a n d th a t he’ll cash in.

H e really w an ts to re tu rn us all to th e F e u d a l S ystem .

N ow we k n o w w hy C h a rle s is re fe rre d to la u g h in g ly b ack a t h o m e as “th a t crazy id io t” . H e co m es u p to th is U n iv ersity fro m S o u th C a ro lin a an d sp re a d s his S h e riff L o b o id eo lo g y a b o u t in te rio r a rc h ite c tu re in o u r G o d -fe a rin g lan d o f snow . 1, fo r one. am sick o f th e se S o u th e rn e rs co m in g u p to o u r lovely co u n try .

C h a rle sla n d is a lan d o f p ix ie -p eo p le a n d golliw ogs, o f fairies a n d elves, o f re c ta n g u ­ la r d o o rk n o b s a n d ro u n d sq u a re s. Is th is th e lan d y o u w a n t y o u r kids to in h a b it? L et us h o p e n o t - let us sim ply rely on o u r g o o d sense, an d go back to callin g him “ C h o w d e r­ h ea d ” .

From Shakespeare to Computers

by M el Tim m y M cG ill U n iv ersity , w h a t a n in stitu ­ tio n , e v e ry th in g a s tu d e n t co u ld ask fo r,...a w o rld class o rg a n iz a tio n ‘m o re ’.

‘M o re ’, is th a t first full w eek o f a sem es­ te r w h en all o f us in te lle c tu a ls se arch fo r th e p erfec t co u rse. D u rin g th is b rie f pe­ rio d o f tim e M cG ill is n o t o n ly a ce n te r fo r th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f h ig h er le arn in g b u t a g ru elin g h ea lth spa. A n y n o rm a l s tu d e n t ca n easily sh ed te n p o u n d s in th a t first w eek, ju s t se a rc h in g fo r th e p erfect co u rse o r classro o m especially suited to his o r her ta ste o r schedule.

T h e fo llo w in g is an e x a m p le o f o n e o f th e m a n y w o rk o u ts th e u n iv ersity h ad to o ffe r o n M o n d a y , J a n u a r y 10/83. T h e class b eg an 9 o’clo ck s h a rp , th e exercise; In tro d u c tio n to S h a k e sp e a re 216A. S tu d e n ts g a th e r in a c la ssro o m , d e­ sig n a te d by th e M cG ill tim e ta b le . In c o m p le te silence th e y s ta re a t e a ch o th e r a n d w o n d e r if th e y ’re in th e rig h t place.

T h ey w ait fo r th e te a c h e r to e n te r o r fo r so m e a le rt stu d e n t to q u e stio n th e ir su r­

ro u n d in g s. W ith in m in u tes th e puzzle is solved; th e c lassro o m has been ch an g ed to a c c o m m a d a te th e n u m e ro u s cu ltu re buffs a ttra c te d to th e w o rk s o f S h a k e s­ p eare. “ Buy w hy? T h e re ’s p le n ty o f em p ty seats.”

E ight h u n d re d feet o f halls, th ree flights o f sta irs, an d 1,000 b u rn t o ff ca­ lories la ter, 25 tire d b u t eag er stu d e n ts a rriv e a t th e seco n d p h ase o f th e ir w o rk ­ o u t. H o p in g th e y ’ll get a ch a n c e to rest a n d sit d o w n th ey a re sh o c k e d to en ­ c o u n te r 105 m o re ch ild re n o f S h a k e s­ p eare stu ffed in to A R T S W 25.

T h u s, fo r 45 m in u es stu d e n ts a re tre a te d to a sa u n a a n d Richard The Se­ cond. N o t th e m o st p le a su ra b le co m b i­ n a tio n b u t a su re w ay to b u rn o ff m o re calories.

A t five o f te n tw o bells so u n d a n d th e m o rn in g ’s first w o rk o u t is co m p leted .

S o m e stu d e n ts h av e a b rea k , b u t m ost, if th ey are p a rta k in g in th e M cG ill ‘sp a ’ p ro g ra m h av e tw o m in u tes to to w el o ff

a n d co o l d o w n , a n d th e n a th re e m in u te jo g to th e n ex t “s ta tio n ” o r classro o m w h ere e ith e r th e c o u rse d o es n o t e x ist o r th e w h o le pro cess o r w o rk o u t is re p e a t­ ed.

T h e eag er beavers a re m isled th ro u g h ­ o u t th e w eek by th e b lack d o ts in th e A rts an d S cien ce c o u rse b o o k le t. T h ese d o ts, p laced beside th e m o st in te restin g co u rses, sig n ify in g th a t th e specific c o u rse is n o t b ein g o ffe re d th is y ear, p ro v id e fo r a m o st c h a lle n g in g w o rk o u t.

T h e av e rag e A rts stu d e n t p articip a tes in th e se stre n u o u s ex ercises a b o u t th re e o r m a y b e f o u r tim es d aily fo r th e first w eek o f a sem ester. By th e en d o f th e w eek he o r sh e is jo y o u sly th in n e r b ut u n fo rtu n a te ly tire d , a n d will se ttle fo r n ex t to a n y th in g as lo n g as it fits, it’s n o t to o ea rly in th e m o rn in g , th e re a re no classes o n F rid a y , th e re isn’t to o m uch read in g , a n d it’s so m e w h at in terestin g .

T h a t d o e sn ’t leave m u ch . 1 guess th e an sw er is I n tro d u c tio n to C o m p u te rs.

Tuesday, January 18, 1983

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A P.L.U.S. for You

by Brenda B loom ston e P a r th o G h o sh , p resid e n t o f pre-law u n d e rg ra d u a te society (P .L .U .S .) is d o ­ ing his th ird y e a r in jo in t h o n o u rs eco­ n o m ics a n d p o litica l science. E v n tu a lly he w o u ld like to get an M .B .A . law degree.

Tribune: Who belongs to the pre-law

society, which faculties do the students come from ?

G hosh: W e have s tu d e n ts fro m all facul­ ties in c lu d in g en g in ee rin g a n d m a n ag e­ m en t stu d e n ts, b u t m o stly p o litical science stu d en ts.

Tribune: How many members do you

have?

G hosh: W e have a p p ro x im a te ly fifty m e m b ers a n d a b o u t fo u r o r five co m ­ m ittees th a t m em b ers can jo in .

Tribune: What is the difference between

pre-law society and the law undergrad­ uate society? What is your relation with them?

G hosh: P re-law is fo r p eo p le w ho w ant to go in to law sc h o o l b u t are presen tly in an u n d e rg ra d u a te p ro g ra m . W e have no co n n e c tio n w ith th e law sc h o o l b u t we d o h av e ties w ith th e law u n d e rg ra d u a te society.

Tribune: Is there any practical learning

in P. L. U. S. ? Do you visit courts or law school?

Ghosh: T h is y e a r we in te n d to a tte n d th e m o o t co u rts. W e will be ab le to sit th ro u g h so m e o f th e cases. T h e re is th e p ra c tic a l elem e n t o f v isitin g th e law sc h o o ls. W e have tw o trip s d u rin g th e y ear. O n e is to a n A m e ric a n law sc h o o l a n d o n e to a C a n a d ia n law sch o o l. W e p la n to go to H a rv a rd to give stu d e n ts a ch a n ce to sit in o n classes a n d ta lk to stu d e n ts. W e fin d o u t n o t on ly w h a t law sc h o o l is a b o u t b u t a b o u t th e p ro fe ssio n as well.

Tribune: A re the members o f P. L. U.S.

very serious about going into law?

G hosh: N o, m o st o f th e m a re n o t serio u s. A b o u t th irty o r fo rty p erc en t o f o u r m e m b ers a re in te re ste d a n d co n sid ­ erin g law b u t, they w an t to find o u t w h at

it is all a b o u t. T h a t is w hy th ey b elo n g to P .L .U .S .

Tribune: Do you publicize your infor­

Tribune: Are m any o f yùur pre-law society members accepted in to law school?

mation or events?

G hosh: 98% o f o u r m em b ers u su ally get accep ted . T h e very fact th a t th ey ta k e th e in te re st to jo in o u r a s so c ia tio n says a lo t a b o u t th e c h a ra c te r o f th e stu d e n t.

Tribune: Do m ost o f your members

Ghosh: W e d o n ’t h av e a n y p u b lic a tio n s, b u t w e h av e tw o fu n ctio n s. W e h av e a lib ra ry o f c a le n d a rs o f th e m a jo r law sch o o ls in th e w o rld . W e h av e L .S .A .T . p re p co u rses, trip s, m eetings an d sp e a k ­ ers. T h ese a re o u r in fo rm a tio n a l fu n c ­ tio n s so we really d o n ’t need a new s­ p ap e r. A ll o f o u r ex ecu tiv es a re versed o n w h a t it is law sc h o o ls w a n t o r w h a t y o u need to g et in. S o y o u ca n a sk th em .

Tribune: Which speakers will be coming

to McGill in the near future?

G hosh: W e h av e a y o u n g g e n tle m a n co m in g fro m H a rv a rd law sch o o l. H e is a p ra c tisin g law yer in S eattle. H e will tell us w h a t it is like in A m eric an sch o o ls a n d a b o u t th e em p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n i­ ties. H e will be sp e ak in g on F e b ru a ry 28.

Tribune: Do you have other social

activities?

Ghosh: Yes, we h av e w ine an d cheese parties. T h e id ea o f P .L .U .S . is t o h a v e a w ay fo r p eo p le w ith th e sa m e interests to in te ra c t. W e p ro v id e th e so cial en v ir­ o n m e n t fo r p eo p le w h o a re in terested in law.

Tribune: W ould you be able to advise

som eone as to which program they should go into before trying to get into law school?

Ghosh: N o, in law th ey a re n o t lo o k in g fo r a specific d iscip lin e o r line o f th o u g h t. T h ey a re lo o k in g fo r intellec­ tu a l skills. It d o es n o t m a tte r w h ich p r o ­ g ram y o u a re fro m as lo n g as y o u can read a n d w rite w ell an d th in k an d ex p ress y o u rs e lf logically a n d p e rsu a ­ sively. T h a t is w h at is im p o rta n t. L aw sc h o o l is th re e g ru elin g y ears o f h a rd w ork. P re -la w society d o es n o t p re p a re y o u fo r law sc h o o l b u t in fo rm s y o u an d ex p lain s to y o u w h a t to ex pect.

Tribune: How many students does

McGill law school accept every year

want to go to McGill law school?

G hosh: W e h av e a larg e p erc en ta g e o f A m eric an stu d e n ts as m em b ers a n d m o st o f th e m w a n t to go to A m eric an u n iv ersities. S tu d e n ts fro m M o n tre a l m ig h t p refer to go to M cG ill.

Tribune: What are the basic require­

a n d a s k us w h a t y o u w a n t to k n o w a b o u t law an d w e will help y o u w h eth e r y o u a re a m e m b er o r n o t. M an y stu d e n ts a re u n a w a re o f th e re q u ire m e n ts to get in to law . W e a re h ere to help an d g u id e th e m . P re-law society gives y o u a feeling o r a ra tio n a l assessm en t o f w h at y o u sh o u ld ex p e ct is y o u p lan to go o n to law sch o o l. If y o u h av e an y q u estio n s, d ro p by ro o m 413 in th e U n io n B u ild in g o r call 392-8944.

m ents to get into the law facutly at McGill?

G hosh: M cG ill has o n e o f th e to p law sch o o ls in C a n a d a . M cG ill em p h asized th e L .S .A .T . m o re th a n o th e r u n iv e rsi­ ties a n d th e G .P .A . T h e re is n o given L .S .A .T . sco re o r given m a rk fo r M cG ill co u rse s. Y o u h av e to be ab o v e av e rag e to get in to law sch o o l. W h a t y o u really need is co n sisten cy a n d so m e fu n d a m e n ­ ta l stu d y h ab its. Y ou m u st w o rk h ard , be rea lisitc a b o u t y o u rse lf a n d have g oals a n d p rio rities.

Tribune: Does P.L. U.S. hold any politi­

cal views?

G hosh: W e a re a n o n -p o litic a l g ro u p .

W e serve th e stu d e n t b o d y . Y ou co m e

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THE CAFE CORNER

We’re kicking off this year’s W inter Carnival with a

30 Hour Dance Marathon/Benefit Concert featuring

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University Centre Cafeteria Union Building

McGJLL PROGRAM BOARD.

and Studanta'

to a d d to th e C a p p u c c in o , C a fé -a u -la it & E x p re sso ; F ro z e n Y o g u rt a n d Ic e C re a m a n d th e p le a sa n t C a fé a tm o sp h e re snuggled in th e so u th w in g o f th e ca fete ria. T h e prices a re re a so n a b le an d th e coffee is th e best in tow n. „ .. . , Brought to you by The F o o d & Beverage D epartm ent Students’ S ociety o f M cG ill U niv.

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Union Ballroom 3480 McTavish Friday, January 28th thru Saturday, January 29th

T o enter the m arathon, pick u p in fo rm a tio n sheets a t th e S tu d e n ts’ S o ciety desk, n ex t to S ad ie’s in th e U niversity C e n tre.

P ro c e e d s w ill go d irec tly to th e M o n tre a l A sso c ia tio n fo r th e M e n tally R e ta rd e d .

Tuesday, January 18, 1983

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Trib Scoreboard Basketball Redmen

M artlets

Jan 13* Jan 14

Jan 7,8,9*

McG: 83 McG: 103

RI: 67 B: 57

McG: 85

Y: 70

McG: 54 vs Brock McG: 57 vs Concordia McGill takes 4th place. Bishop’s 1st.

B: 67 C: 61

Rhode Island

a Bishop’s M artlet Invitational vs York

Mont Jay Peak St. Sauveur VER M O N T

Hockey Redmen

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Memorial U. (Nfld)

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at Chicoutimi

McG: 6

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Martlet Invitational vs U. de M.

McG: 0 McGill takes 3rd place, U. de M. 1st

Swimming

Jan 7,8,9

Jan 15,16

M: 12

Quebec Cup McGill swimmer Brian Hasegawa, swimming under home team Beaconsfield colours, worn 100m breastroke, placed 3rd 50m freestyle.

McGill swimmer M ac ‘Squid1 Teskey placed 2nd in 400m free.

McGill defeated St. Laurent in this dual meet.

COMING EVENTS Basketball Redmen: Martlets:

Jan Jan Jan Jan

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at Concordia Trois Rivières at Concordia at Laval

Hockey Redmen:

Martlets

Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan

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at Concordia Ottawa Chicoutimi at John Abbott at Concordia

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University Centre Cafeteria • SKI FOR LESS • SKI FOR LESS • SKI FOR LESS • McGill students can now purchase discount vouchers to ski anytim e at M ont St. Sauveur and Jay Peak at I and II.

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Anytime $20.. $15.00 (C anadian Dollars) G roup rate inform ation (20 skiers or more) contact Sylvie Dagenais 866-7190 or 430-4370.

• SKI FOR LESS • SKI FOR LESS • SKI FOR LESS

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TRANSLATIONS B rian F rie l’s Translations, w hich is now playing a t th e C e n ta u r, received a h ea rtfe lt w elco m e fro m its au d ien c e o n o p en in g night. T his w elcom e w as o nly p a rtly du e to th e ta le n t o f th e a c tin g a n d te ch n ic al crew . T h e w rite r o f th is play, B rian F riel, deserves th e o th e r h a lf o f th e c re d it, as his p lay is a tru ly sensitive piece o f w o rk , o n e th a t ex p lo res th e c u ltu ra l co n flicts a n d v iolence th a t ensues once th e G aelic la n g u ag e is th rea ten e d .

M an y Q u eb e ce rs w ere a b le to rela te to th a t th em e, o n e th a t is n e ith e r u n iq u e to Q u eb ec n o r to Ire lan d .

T h e p lay ta k es place in I rela n d (1833), fo r th e m o st p a rt, in a tin y o ld sc h o o lh o u se in th e to w n la n d o f B ade B e ag / Ballybeg. T h e lives o f th e p eo p le w h o a tte n d th is sch o o lh o u se, as w ell as th e lives o f th e to w n sp e o p le in general, are in v ad ed by tw o E nglish so ld ie rs w h o set fo rth to an g licize th e are a. S tre e t nam es, as w ell as o th e r g eo g ra p h ic lo c a tio n s, a re to be ch a n g ed a n d a n en tirely new system o f “ N a tio n a l E d u c a tio n ” will be re p la c in g th e tr a d itio n a l “ H edge S c h o o l” . C o n flic ts a rise w hen th e c h a ra c te rs differ in th e ir d ecisio n to be o r n o t to be assim ilated.

In Translations, th e p e rfo rm a n c e o f S a ra h (played by N an cy P alk ) w as o u tsta n d in g .

S a ra h w as a m u te girl w h o w as in love w ith th e y o u n g sc h o o lte ach e r, M a n u s (p lay ed by M ich ael R u d d e r). M a n u s h ad been te a c h in g h er how to so u n d o u t n am es an d w o rd s a n d , in re tu rn , sh e w o rs h ip p e d him . M s. P a lk ’s p o rtra y a l o f a m u te le arn in g to sp eak , to g e th e r w ith th e d o e-lik e ex p ressio n s o n h er face, en d e ared h erself to th e aud ien ce.

A lso w ell-loved w as Jim m y -J a c k (p lay e d by S ean M c C a n n ) w ho w as a lo v eab le, old m an , alw ays q u o tin g H o m er. H e also h ad th is fix atio n th a t he w as g o in g to m a rry th e g o d d ess H erm es h erse lf (th e Iris h m a n ’s love o f d rin k is also h u m o ro u sly sh o w n here).

C o u p le d w ith th e p e rfo rm a n c e o f M ichael E gan (H u g h ) w ho, p lay ed th e o ld h ea d ­ m a ste r, th e se tw o c h a ra c te rs d e m o n stra te d tra d itio n , th e love o f le arn in g an d th e unw illin g n ess to let th e ir cu ltu re die out.

M arcy C o h e n (B rid g et), W illiam D u n lo p (D oalty),. an d P e te r M essalin e (C a p ta in L an cey ) d o fa ir jo b s as à flirty (as well as flighty) y o u n g w o m an , a d u m b b u t lov eab le m an , a n d a s n o b b is h o fficer. Y et it is th e p e rfo rm a n c e o f G e ra in t W yn D avies (L ie u te n a n t Y olland) th a t is im pressive. H is excellent d ic tio n is refresh in g to h ear an d his p o rtra y a l o f th e y o u n g lo v estru ck officer n o t only by Ire la n d itself, b u t also by a y o u n g Irish girl, M aire, is very w ell d o n e. T h e y o u n g L ie u te n a n t loves th e lyrical so u n d o f th e G ae lic la n g u a g e even th o u g h he d oes n o t u n d e rs ta n d it. H e is h e sita n t to ch a n g e so m e o f th e lovely n am es o f to w n s an d creeks. H is ro m a n c e w ith M a ire is so m etim es a m u sin g , especially w h en th ey are b o th d e c la rin g th e ir love fo r each o th e r in th e ir ow n d ifferen t languages. B ut, as alw ays; th e lan g u ag e o f love is u n d e rsto o d .

S a n d ra N icholls, w ho p o rtra y e d th e fair M aire, w as slow to b rin g her c h a ra c te r to its full p o te n tia l a n d so m e tim es sp o k e a m ite to o quickly. B ut, to w a rd s th e seco n d h a lf o f th e play, her p e rfo rm a n c e b egan to sta n d o u t, n o ta b ly w hen she goes h a lf crazy a t th e d isa p p e a ra n c e o f h er love, L ie u ten a n t Y olland.

T e rre n c e Kelly, w h o played th e p a rt o f O w en (b ro th e r to M a n u s, so n o f H u g h ) did a f in e jo b in p o rtra y in g th e p a r t o f th e so n w h o w ent to E n g la n d , m a d e it rich (o r a t least w ell off) an d w h o com es b ac k to his fam ily w ith th e ta sk o f aid in g th e E n g lish to rid th e to w n s o f th e G ae lic c u ltu re. It is to w a rd s th e en d o f th e play th a t O w en realizes th a t he w as b etra y in g n o t only his ow n peo p le b u t also him self.

E lsa B o lam did a c re d ib le jo b o f d irec tin g th is fine b u n c h o f p eople. A n d cred it sh o u ld also go to M ichael J o y fo r designing such lovely stag e sets.

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A R E YOU G ILTY? T his is n o t, how ever, to u n d e r­ sta te G ilt’s o w n creativ e ta len t. T h ey h av e an eq u ally s tro n g an d diversified se lectio n o f o rig in a l m a -te ria l w hich le n d s fu rth e r d y n am ism to th e ir p e rfo r­ m ances. G ilt’s m u sic is highly d an c ea ble.

T h is b an d is d efinitely well on th e ir w ay to th e to p a n d th e M cG ill P ro g ra m

B o a rd , in c o -o p e ra tio n w ith th e E n g i­ neerin g U n d e rg ra d u a te S ociety, is p ro u d to h av e th is o p p o rtu n ity to have th e m at M cG ill. A g ain , G ilt will be a p p e a rin g on S a tu rd a y , J a n u a r y 2 2 n d in th e U n io n B a llro o m , 3480 M cT avish. A d m issio n is $3.00 fo r M cG ill S tu d e n ts (w ith I.D .) a n d $4.00 fo r th e G en e ra l P u b lic. T h e sh o w sta rts at 9 p.m . D o n ’t m iss th is sp e c ta c u la r p erfo rm an ce!

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Image Change Needed for Martlets

by A ce Baker and M el Tim m y Im ag e C h a n g e N eed ed fo r M a rtlets

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It’s finally hit me.

N o k id d in g sp o rts fans, all w eek I’ve been p erp le x ed by th e p ro b lem s o f th e M cG ill M a rtle ts b a s k e tb a ll te a m . T h ey ’re cu rre n tly ra n k e d no. 7 in th e c o u n try -a w eek ag o in th e ir ow n M a rtle t to u rn a m e n t, a c o n v in cin g w in o v er Y o rk w as fo llo w ed by c liffh a n g er losses to B ro ck a n d C o n c o rd ia . W hy are w e losing th e close ones?

I w as a t h o m e p la y in g a c a su a l g am e o f T riv ia l P u rs u it w ith m y g o o d frie n d M e 1 w h en it cam e to me. T h e q u e s tio n p u t to m e w as, (u n d e r ‘S cience a n d N a tu re ’), “ W h a t co u rse , heav y c lo th is d eriv ed fro m th e h id e o f a sheep ?’’ E u rek a! I sc o re d an in c o rre c t a n sw e r w h en I b lu rte d o u t “T h e ir u n ifo rm s!” . T h e an sw e r o f c o u rse w as w ool.

B ut n o n e th e le ss I h ad fo u n d th e m issin g link. T h e ro o t o f th e M a rtle t p ro b le m s is in th e ir u n i’s! T h e re has to be a c o n n e c tio n betw een th e ir 4 th q u a rte r slo w d o w n s, a n d th ese 100% b u rla p w o o l tu n ic s (see p ictu re). T h o se new n y lo n -p o ly e ster m odels seem to ad d th e zip needed late in th e g am e, a t least fo r th e o th e r team s. P erh ap s M cG ill sh o u ld , as an in v estm en t, b rin g in a set fo r o u r girls.

T h e p lay ers, w h en in terv iew ed o n th e su b je ct, ex p re ssed d iffe ren t o p in io n s. O n e M a rtle t sta te d : “ I d u n n o - 1 k in d a like th e m ...I w o re th e m to ‘G lace’ o n ce a n d they w ere really a h it...b u t th e te a m d e rm a to lo g is t to ld m e I sh o u ld save th e m ju s t fo r g am es.” A n o th e r d isag reed , say in g “ I find th em stiff a n d inflexible... M ay b e th a t’s w h y I’m h av in g tr o u b le o n m y la y -u p s...” A th ird rev ealed , “ It w o u ld n ’t be so b ad if th e y ’d a ir c o n d itio n th e g y m ...o n e tim e la st D e c em b e r we o p en e d th e d o o rs, b u t th e o th e r te a m s ta rte d c o m p la in in g a b o u t th e fro st o n th e b a c k b o a rd s, an d k ep t ask in g fo r sc arv es...”

A t th e risk o f g o in g to ex tre m es, th is c h a n g e could be a c c o m p a n ie d by a sw itch in sh o es fro m th e M a rtle t o x fo rd s to th o se new , lig h ter ru n n in g sh o es th a t o th e r team s are w earin g , a n d even a rep la ce m en t o f th e ir an k le-len g th ra c o o n -c o a t w arm -u p s.

W h o kno w s? T h is c h a n g e o f a ttir e c o u ld in sp ire a w h o le M a rtle t c h a n g e o f im a g e— m ay b e even a leave fro m th e tw o -h a n d e d set sh o t a n d h o o k , to th e leap -sty le th a t has b eco m e p ro m in e n t.

W h en q u e s tio n e d a b o u t th e p o ssib ilities o f su ch p ro m isin g in v e stm e n ts, M cG ill A d m in is tra tio n o fficials o ffered n o official co m m en ts. O n e a d m in rep rese n tativ e, w ish in g to re m a in u n id e n tifie d , sp o k e o u t: “T h e re ’s no way — w ith all th e b u d g et cu ts, w e c o u ld never a ffo rd su c h an e x p e n d itu re . T h e o n ly p o ssib ility w o u ld b e to a rra n g e a tra d e -o ff - p erh a p s, say, u n ifo rm s in stead o f th e new gym co m p le x ...”

M ean w h ile, th e stru g g le vs. u n iv ersity b u d g et cuts co n tin u es...

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Tuesday, January 18, 1983

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Slush Season ’82-’83

by S.C. Marshall W h a t a m iserab le C h ristm a s! H ow can o n e p o ssibly enjoy th e h o lid ay s (an d th e new skis) w ith n o snow ?

It w o u ld be fine if th is w ere F lo rid a , b ec au se th e n a t least w e’d h av e h o t sun, sa n d , etc. O r it w o u ld have been fine if w e h ad h a d co ld w e a th e r— th e n a t least w h a te v e r m easly snow fell, w o u ld have stay ed .

A n d th e n we h ea r th e m o a n s o f ag o n y fro m th e A lp in e sk iers, “ O w oe is we; we h av e n o snow on w hich to sk i” , an d th e sk a te rs, “T o call a sp a d e a sp a d e w e have n o w h ere to use o u r blades” . H o gw ash, say 1: th e skiers had snow , alb eit m a n ­ m ad e, b u t sn o w all th e sam e, an d th e sk a te rs can use in d o o r arenas!

T h ese a r e ju s t th e m a rty rs, th e people

th a t w e’re su p p o se d to feel so rry for.

W hy, even th e M cG ill O u tin g C lu b had fun: th e y h ad so m e ‘w o rk ’ to do at th e ir h o u se in S h aw b rid g e. B ut w h o co u ld po ssib ly hav e h ad a w o rse h o lid a y th a n th o se p o o r so u ls on th e N o rd ic (cro ss­ co u n try ) ski team !?

In c h a ttin g w ith a m e m b e r-a t-la rg e o f th e te a m it is d isc o v ered th a t th e re w as a tra in in g c a m p p la n n ed fo r th e C h ris t­ m as v ac atio n . “ W h a t a p erfec t o p p o rtu n ity to im ­ p ro v e y o u r style. W h a t d id y o u d o w ith no snow ?” “ W e sk ie d a ro u n d th e ed g e o f a la k e .”

U p o n f u rth e r in v e stig a tio n , w ith th e c o a c h o f th e te a m , T o m S ille tta (a U3 P hys. E d. s tu d e n t at M cG ill), th e in sa n i­ ty o f th is m e m b e r is d en ied . In fact, th is

ST U D E N T ’S SO C IETY D eputy C hief R eturning Officer A p p lic a tio n s fo r th e p o sitio n o f D e p u ty C R O a re c u rre n tly being accep ted . A ll a p p lic a n ts m u st be m em b ers o f th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety o f M cG ill U niversity. G en e ra l a p p lic a tio n fo rm s a re av a ila b le a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety G e n e ra l O ffice. T h is p o si­ tio n involves w o rk ru n n in g o f u n iv e rsity elections. S o m e p a rt-tim e e m p lo y m e n t is in v o lv ed . A p p lic a tio n s m u st be s u b m itte d by F rid a y , J a n . 28, 1983, 4:30 p .m . to Leslie C o p e la n d , O p e ra tio n s S ecre tary , S tu d e n ts’ S o ciety G en e ra l O ffice, U n io n B uilding, R o o m 105.

F o r f u rth e r in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t M a rc y V igoda a t 392-8921 o r call th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety G en e ra l O ffice (392-8922) an d leave a m essage.

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is e x a c tly w h a t th e ski te a m d id to sa l­ v ag e th e ir cam p.

A p p a re n tly , if th e w e a th e r th is C h rist­ m as had been a n y th in g like last y ear’s, in th a t a b u n d a n c e o f snow a n d neg ativ e te m p e ra tu re s, th e ski te am w o u ld have g o n e o ff to th e ir tra in in g c a m p in M o rin H eig h ts. A s it w as, th e y d id get th e re , w aitin g fo r th e w e a th e r to get cold e n o u g h to w a rra n t a ski. T h ey en d ed up sk iin g d o w n M o u n t C h ristie (M o u n t Z it), p ra c tic in g th e ir u p h ill an d d o w n h ill tech n iq u es.

S ille tta d o esn ’t th in k th a t th is lack o f (refin ed ) sk iin g o v er th e h o lid ay s will m a k e to o m u c h o f a d ifferen ce in th e c lu b ’s p e rfo rm a n c e in u p c o m in g races.

A cc o rd in g to S ille tta , th e clu b is m ainly a p a rtic ip a tio n club; th e y ’re n o t su p e rco m p etitiv e . A n d th e y ’ve been keep in g in sh a p e w ith th e u su al d ry la n d ro u tin e .

T h e ro u tin e in clu d es ru n n in g , sw im ­ m ing, a w eig h t p ro g ra m , an d a n activ ity called h ill-b o u n d in g . T his m ean s h o p ­ p in g u p a hill a c c o m p a n ie d by tw o ski poles. It helps stre n g th e n th e legs, an d it im p ro v es th e balance.

C o m in g u p in th e n e a r fu tu re , g o o d to -ex c ellen t sh o w in g s in th e Shell C u p , o n M o u n t R o y al, J a n 2 2 ,2 3 ( a r e n o u n e d n a tio n a l co m p etitio n ) an d th e S ealtest C u p , a solely P ro v in c ia l c o m p e titio n , a re an tic ip a te d .

L o n g -te rm , we ca n lo o k fo re w a rd to ch e erin g o n th e te a m at th e C a n a d ia n S k i M a ra th o n , th a t fam o u s tw o -d ay , fla t-o u t 100km ski fro m L a c h u te to O t­ ta w a , as w ell as th e m o re p a rtic ip a tio n

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M cG ill U niversity to th e v a rio u s co m m ittee s o f S en ate. If y o u h o ld su ch a p o sitio n o r sit o n an y c o m m itte e a t th e U niversity, it w o u ld be a p p re c ia te d if y o u w o u ld ta k e th e ' tim e to fill o u t th e fo rm a n d d ro p it o ff a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety G e n e ra l O ffice, 3480 M c T a v ish S tre et. T h is will g rea tly fa c ilita te us in o u r ta sk o f c o -o rd in a tin g a n d o v erseein g stu d e n t re p re se n ta tio n a t th e ad m in istra tiv e level.

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9. If no m eetings have been called (fin d o u t fro m th e C h a irm a n ), why?

10. H ow often d o yo u p a rtic ip a te in th e discussion? ---------------------------------------------21. H o w are stu d e n t reps received by th e facu lty a n d a d m in istra tio n reps?

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