The McGill Tribune Vol. 02 Issue 22

The McGill Tribune Published by the S tu d en ts Society o f M cG ill U niversity

Vol. 2 N o. 22, Tuesday, M arch 1, 1983.

Students to Vote

by Gregg Gibbons At the Students’ Society meeting two weeks ago, it was decided that the question of whether McGill should rejoin RAEU (Regroupement des associations étudients universitaires) should be put to a referendum.

Earlier in the year McGill withdrew its membership because, according to VP Ex­ ternal Benjie T rister, of R AEU’s “inability to effectively disseminate inform ation, lack of financial regulations, and its limited member­ ship.” The purpose of RAEU is to represent as many of the students as possible, in both CEGEPs and universities, in relations be­ tween students and the government. But Trister stated that ANEQ’s main concern was the betterment of ANEQ interests.

With its withdrawal, McGill hoped to prod RAEU into becoming more represen­ tative of the students in Quebec. Apparently this tactic worked. Since McGill withdrew, RAEU has become very vocal against government cutbacks in education, has

provided more docum entation in English, and has shown a willingness to change its voting structure to be more representative (according to the num ber of students each member has).

While McGill was not a member of RAEU, it tried to unify the students in Quebec. But, according to Trister, there is no way to unify so many diverse groups. So, since this isn’t possible, McGill decided that it should join the largest group, which happens to be RAEU. RAEU currently represents 16 CEGEPs and three universities.

Trister added that there are three more universities that will sonn vote on referenda concerning joining RAEU. If these three pass their referenda, R AE U’s representation would be all that much greater. If McGill joins again, it will push for a university caucus so as to separate CEG EPs’ wants from those of universities when it becomes necessary.

A SU S Elections: Comments Concerning Scandal, Subjectivity and Sovereignty in Student Politics and Political Ethics

by Edgar Wedig

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f th a t title is shocking (and in te n tio n a lly so),

th en so it ap tly describes the re­ cent events of basem ent student politics, that have been pervading our student lives. And if you feet relieved at your disinvolvement or un­

interestedness, then think again, (or read on), and realize th a t decisions m ade under your feet affect much more than the petty, sordid and dark political environm ent from which they are egested.

These decisions have as their defined pur­ pose to bear on all your “cultural, educa­ tional, and social activities”, according to the Constitution o f the A rts and Science Under­ graduate Society (A S U S ) o f McGill Univer­ sity. A more overt manifestation of this per­ vasiveness principle can be seen currently posted all over the bulletin boards of our University. See if you can find ASUS cam ­ paign propaganda that does not appeal to increased support for 1) “the journals” 2) the departm ents (especially the “smaller” ones), and 3) guest speaker and entertainm ent “programs”.

While everyone recognizes these seeming­ ly age-old unchanging issues, it remains to be proved that the proponents of this familiar platform actually understand, let alone serve their promises. But we must not try to find fault with our present ASUS candidates, for they have noble intentions. It is the system we must work with. As with any democratic a d m in istra tiv e n etw o rk , th e essence of ASUS politics is electoral choice. And for the ASUS, electoral choice is even more es­ sentially essential to the process.

The Executive Council of the ASUS (ASEC) is not accountable to any higher authority. For those of us who thought there was recourse to the tyranny of these sorts of so-called autonom ous political organiza­ tions at McGill through the Juridical Board

of the Students’ Society, this realization is shocking and frightening. But th at’s precise­ ly why there are elections. ASUS elections are basically the only practical way we can make the ASUS and the ASEC responsible.

As an extension of the fundam ental prin­ ciple of electoral choice, com petition must be central to these elections. Com petition is especially vital when we, the electorate, show so little sympathy, as now, for student polit­ ics in general—that is, when through our uninterestedness, we become ignorant.

Now here is my point: ignorance is what the A S U S currently thrives on. Few people realize the extent to which these student poli­ ticians, unresisted, involve themselves with our “cultural, educational and social” stu­ dent lives. And the degree of political and economic control they have over these facets of our student lives might be partially indi­ cated by the fact that the ASUS makes cru­ cial decisions on the “appropriate” alloca­ tion of over $100,000 of our money.

So, let me proceed to tell you the story of my political encounter with the ASUS. This ASUS exposé is not intended as a malicious attack on certain members of the “tightly knit” organization; rather it is an exhorta­ tion to fellow constituents to take notice of our big, bold and bureaucratic little govern­ ment. If nothing else, perhaps 1 can try to break down the veil of pseudo-democratic ideology that the official AS.US and their “constitution” feed on, and the veil of ignor­ ance that we, constitutents of all these sorts of organizations, have allowed to descend upon us. Maybe we can eventually all emerge from our camouflage , be it of “constitution­ ality” or “apathy”, and at least acknowledge the true comrtion values and ethics that should serve as the moral basis of our ac­ tions.

(For the reason of this underlying theme, I will not try here to conceal the essential moral subjectivity of this article by making use of the jaded journalistic and social-sciencontinued on page 3

Jerom e Kilty’s Dear Liar, a witty, hum orous play which highlights the correspondance between Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the famous English actress, and George Bernard Shaw, the well-known playwright and vegetarian, will be staged Tuesday, March 1, to Friday, March 4, at Players’ Theatre.

Peter D otsikas: D oin g His Best Continued from last week

by Brian Forsythe Todd This is the continuation of the final (hon­ estly) interview with the members of the Executive Committee of the Students’ Society. We now rejoin "Peter Dotsikas: Doing His Damn Best" already in progress.

Tribune: How about this semester, other than things you’ve already mentioned last week, are there any other things you’ve got planned for University Affairs?

Dotsikas: There are a number of motions I’m bringing to amend the rules to give stu­ dents and Students’ Society more inform a­ tion and better com m unication with the Senate. Right now as it stands, we don’t have to be informed about everything. I would like to introduce motions where we have to be told about every single committee.

T hat sets a precident that brings us closer tow ards Senate. It’s more or less a recogni­ tion of Students’ Society officially. T hat is a problem we’re going to come up against in the Student Charter of Rights (whether or not Students’ Society is going to be recog­ nized as the official representation of the students on political issues.)

As far as within Students’ Society itself, as a member of the executive there are a number of issues that have to be addressed.

We are hoping this semester to organize some sort of campaign to show students what Students’ Society can do for them. We will be hopefully going to classes, speaking to students, telling them what we do, where we are and how they can find us.

A nother very im portant problem is the whole issue of cutbacks. There is a Cutbacks Committee set-up of which 1 am the chair­ man, which is going to be responsible for organizing dem onstrations and inform ation

centres so that we can inform students of how cutbacks affect them. It makes no dif­ ference today whether you’ve got the money or not to go to university because every year your education and degree become worth less and less as the quality goes down. It’s a problem we’re all facing.

Tribune: Are there any changes you would like to see made in the job of V.P. (University Affairs)?

Dotsikas: The V.P. (University Affairs) has to deal with a lot of people. There is a struc­ ture and he has to try and maintain that structure and that structure is our com mit­ tees. The other thing the V.P. (University Affairs) tries to do is increase that structure so that he has more feedback.

What I’ve found is probably the same thing other V.P. (University Affairs)’s have found too, they have to spend so much time trying to keep that structure running that they don’t have time to use it effectively as they’ve wanted.

If we had people who could do their job effectively, who would do their homework on an issue, who would walk into a meeting with all the inform ation and know all the questions to ask then we’ll gain a lot of sup­ port from within these committees.

The other problem and it’s more of a prob­ lem for all the members of the executive I believe and also for the VP (University Affairs) is having to deal with bad press.

Again I’m referring to the Daily. A great deal of time is spent trying to justify and explain and fight a lot of things that are written in the Daily. A great deal of time goes into it, trying to convince people that there is a lot more to continued on page 3

Tuesday, March 1, 1983

The McGill Tribune

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1QIALOGUE ON ISSUE

Dense Pack

PRO

by Colin McGregor Once again, the ugly man portrayed opposite has decided to take a serious issue and make light of it. M ark, you see, has a vendetta against everyone on earth who has a wider face than he has. This includes almost everyone on the planet; he finds nuclear annihilation the perfect alternative to continually being teased. Therefore, he favours “dense pack”, a delivery system that is seemingly more efficient than Canada Post.

But imagine if Cheyenne, Wyoming, decides to separate from the rest of the United States.

Suddenly, a sleepy W estern town would become the most powerful nation-state in the world. A rabid, power-hungry chamber of commerce could threaten to nuke any town that beat the Cheyenne Little League Bears at baseball. Hedda McGillicutty, President of the Cheyenne Women’s Auxiliary, would become the most powerful female on the planet, having life-anddeath decisions to make about Foreign Nations and pound cake. Why place major defense decisions in the hands of Western Yahoos? Put the burden of responsibility where it belongs, in the hands of sensible men like Ronald Reagan...

So much for that line of argum ent. Dense pack is objectionable for another reason - it leads to terminological inexactitude within the academic circles that control our lives, and this could lead to war. Dense pack, you see, is a psychological term that refers to the brain structure lobes squish into their cognitive faculties, thus destroying their ability to reason as well as serously impairing their ability to pronounce the words “physical hygiene”. If the words “dense-pack” also become standard military parlance, a confusion might ensue that would seriously incapacitate any intellectual’s ability to discuss mental disorders without suggesting that we should nuke all stupid people. In the meeting halls of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where stupidity and nuclear warfare go hand-in-hand, the results could be disastrous.

Waiter, the cheque.

by Mark Weintraub Dense Pack is nothing to be scoffed at. It is the product of years of research by the most serious, bristle-topped, love the smell of napalm, give the peaceniks to the Khmer Rouge, make Jane Fonda job through the com pound in her tights in mid-winter, take me back to ol’ F ort Dix, ‘Go Army, Go Navy, Beat Purdue,’ minds in the Pentagon. And if our military mental giants can take time out from playing ‘Nuke the Negroe’ to concoct a new missile-basing commie-killing plan, then it’s worth our Atten-Shun! And for the following reasons, it is also worth our support: I.

It’s a hell of a lot better than previous plans which included: a) The Shell-Game Plan—it was based on the huckster’s game played on New York City streets by men listed in the Cosa Nostra yearbook. It involved shunting missiles about on an underground track. It also involved paving Nevada. b) The Postal Plan—here the elements of unpredictability and accuracy were key. The missiles were to be sent to the Kremlin labelled “Air Mail” in discreet brown paper packages marked Frederick’s of Hollywood. When various im portant Politbureau members came to pick up their shipment of red silk undergarments and day-glo whoopy-cushions, BOOM. A hike in postal rates made this plan no longer cost efficient. c) The Out of Town Guest Plan—it involved storing MX and Minutemen missiles in guest rooms and attics all over America. (“ Herb, have some manners and give our nuclear guest the sports section.”)

II. With the Dense Pack system we are guaranteed success in a nuclear exchange. Even if the Soviets wipe out all our silos, we can take com fort in the fact that the town of Cheyenne Wyoming will be wiped off the map. In one fell swoop, a town where Jew-baiting is the most popular local past-time, where T Like Ike’ bumper-stickers have gone into their 75th printing, and where a grass-roots ‘Bomb Barbados’ movement has been picking up steam ever since Zeek Fisher, proprietor of Zeek’s Bank, returned from a week in that tropical island with a sun rash, can be blown to kingdom come.

So I say yes to Dense Pack. So w hat if it’s based on an entirely untested theory. So w hat if its failure would mean the annihilation of everything free people hold sacred: like food, water and the special prizes in the Captain Crunch. So what if it messes up and we have to adjust our pants to take care of the extra foot the radiation would make grow from our abdomens; so what if we have glow-in-the-dark girlfriends. Dense Pack can at least bring us certainty that there’ll be no more Cheyenne.

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On Tuesday m orning I was told that I should do a story on why the SIR on The Daily hadn’t gone through the night before. I was told th at even though 682 signatures were collected the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) had counted only 497 of these as acceptable; thus, being three signatures short, the SIR failed. I said that I’d work on it.

As the day progressed, however, it became apparent that something seemed very rotten in Denmark. I went back to The Tribune office and said that I couldn’t do a story on it because 1 had become too deeply involved.

All my looking into the story the singular question “Why?” kept cropping up. I went to The Daily office and obtained copies of the pertinent sections of their constitution. 1 spoke to Marcy Vogoda, CRO. She said that her decision, which she hadn’t written up as yet, would be that the petitionw asn’t proper because there were not 50(5 proper signa-v tures. Marcy went on to say that an improper signature fell into one of three categories: an illegible signature, a duplicate signature, o ra signature which' didn’t correspond with the student number next to it.

I took the sections of the C onstitution to Steve Matthews who is quite knowledgeable in the area of constitutional jargon. He ex­ plained to me the ways by which one could go about appealing the CR O ’s decision. He said that according to the Constitution, Mr. Jeff Zimskind, as initiator or 3 Daily Board members would have to “compel the CRO to refer a referendum question to the Judicial Com mittee...” (10.3.2 Daily Constitution). I then contacted Jeff and explained to him that he’d have to go along these lines to appeal.

It’s only fair that 1 tell you what compelled me to become so involved. It’s a fact that I have no love whatsoever for The Daily. But this is no longer a question of liking or dislik­ ing The Daily. It has now become a question of how the guaranteed rights of concerned students who wish to place referenda before the student body have been completely de­ nied. Whether you love, tolerate, or despise The Daily, your rights have been taken away!

Why were signatures disallowed because they were illegible? The Daily Constitution clearly states that “...the signatures, student

numbers of (sic) faculties of not less (sic) than 500 members...on a petition” (10.2.2.4).

A signature need not be legible! That’s what a signature is; it’s your special way of saying that it’s you in writing. The CRO said she had no way of telling if the illegible signa­ tures were members of the Society or not because her list went alphabetically by stu­ dent, not numerically by student number.

Mr. Zimskind and I called the Registrar and were informed that there is a list of students at McGill listed numerically by student number. And we were also informed th at the CRO could most probably be provided with this list.

This list talk leads to another interesting why. Why did the University give Richard Flint a supposedly confidential list of stu­ dents’ names and coordinating student numbers? I can see the CRO having it, but: not anyone else! And this presents us with another why.

Why were Richard Flint, Editor-in-Chie of The Daily, Mike M ethot, Daily staffer, and Jeff Zimskind present when Miss Vigoda went over the signatures????? If she needed help, there are many people who wouldn’t be so biased one way or the other who could have been called. If one is up for murder, does one also sit on one’s own jury?

Of course not!

The CRO has two days before she has to subm it a decision. Jeff I told her on Tuesday what the Registrar said. We then asked if she would try and obtain the list and verify the signatures. This is her job, mind you. She said no because she had to write an essay.

Well, to put it bluntly, tough luck. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!

Sohere are the reasons 1 couldn’t write an article. The events explained and questios raised seem entirelyjustified to me. 1am not, as Mr. Flint asked me, doing this because The Tribune is behind me. And Ms. Vigoda asked m e if we could use The Tribune office.

I’m doing it because I feel my rights as a student have been denied. You may think me petty or that I’m kicking dead horses but if you give up a little of this and a little of that without a fight, pretty soon you’re left with nothing.

Gregg Gibbons Student, McGill University _______________________________________ _

Tuesday, M arch 1, 1983

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The McGill Tribune

Commentary

Apologies for Battle Lost available to her. When pressed to check the

by Jeff Zimskind Once again, the Daily has resorted to half- Registrar’s list she replied that she had an truths, falsities, omission, deception, and essay to write, and therefore didn’t have the distortion in its, by now well-know, self-serv­ time. I sympathize wholeheartedly (really), ing manner. 1 refer specifically to the article but then she shouldn’t have taken on the job.

Two other deceptions can be found in the in the Daily’s February 23 edition entitled “Forged names disqualify referendum peti­ article. First, it was reported that Gregg tion”, signed by none other than Richard Gibbons was one of the petitioners. He was merely an interested party. The second de­ Flint.

Here is a recounting of the errors in this ception involves the location of the meeting, piece. Flint stated in the headline, and else­ the Tribune office. Flint quotes Gibbons (a where, that the petition to make Daily fees Tribune staffer) as saying it was “because 1 optional was disqualified due to forged sig­ had a key to the office”. This is half of the natures. This was simply false. It was dis­ answer. The other half is that Vigoda specifi­ qualified because the Daily's ‘Chief Return­ cally requested the meeting to be held there, ing Officer (CRO) Marcy Vigoda chose not as it was only ten feet down the hall from her to include genuine signatures that she own office which was “too messy”.

One thing the Daily did get right: “We (the deemed illegible. The num ber of fraudulent signatures, among which the Daily staff ad­ petitioners) have the right of appeal to the mittedly contributed to, were few. When 1 Daily’s Judicial Committee, composed of questioned Marcy Vigoda, she stated that three senior law students. And we have ap ­ they alone were not enough to disqualify the pealed.

As well, under By-Law 5, Article 3.1 we petition, the majority of signatures disquali­ are seeking “to have a violation (of the Daily fied being due to illegibility.

In his article, Flint insists that I “de­ Constitution) redressed, on the ground that m anded” that Marcy Vigoda change this rul­ in addition to previously stated negligence ing on the petition. I “dem anded” nothing of on the part of the CRO, the CRO didn’t take the kind. 1 merely insisted that she fulfill the into account the time factor in the various duties of her position with the proper vigour processes of appeal in setting the deadline for and integrity, informing her that, after the petition, indeed wasn’t aware of them, speaking with the Registrar’s office, I discov­ and that this in fact was the fault of the Daily ered that there was available to her as CRO, in not so informing her.

As it stands now, the referendum question a listing of students by student number, al­ lowing her both an easier and a more just making Daily fees optional will almost cer­ basis upon which to verify the signatures. tainly not be on the ballot March 9, due to (The Daily Constitution requries only signa­ the reasons cited above. For this I apologize tures, student num ber and Faculty.) She re­ to all the students who signed our petition fused to consider this. As well, when con­ and were behind us in this effort. We won’t fronted with her statem ent of the previous give up however, and as the next date for day that she didn’t want the petition to go Daily Referenda is in November, we will go through, she did not deny it, saying only that through in appeal process in the hope of it didn’t mean she had performed her duty as seeing this question on the ballot then.

Finally, this entire episode, as well as this CRO impartially. The evidence, suggests latest example of irresponsible journalism , otherwise.

Flint also goes on to claim 1 was “tight- only reinforces my opinion and leaves me in lipped about the forgeries, insisting the issue no doubt as to the wisdom and justification is the competency of the Returning Officer.” of our initiative.

1 was “tight-lipped” about everything, pend­ Commentaries may be submitted to the offi­ ing the official decision of the CRO , while ces of the McGill Tribune (Rm 411, Univer­ Flint burst uninvited into the room where we sity Centre, 3480 McTavish St.) no later than were holding our discussion. Flint himself Wednesday at noon and must be typed, dou­ invented the issue of the forgeries, when in ble spaced and signed. The opinions offered fact the issue was illegible signatures which in the column are those of the named authors could have been verified through the Regis­ and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of trar’s office. As for Vigoda’s incompetency the McGill Tribune, the McGill Students’ as Daily CRO , 1 add to this a lack of respon­ Society, its agents or representatives; and sibility and integrity in the performance of accordingly, the McGill Tribune assumes no this particular duty, in addition to a vague responsibility for the content of these articles awareness of those duties and the channels as this is an open forum.

Best (cont’d) continued from page 1 it than what was written in the Daily, that what we really said was this and not the quotation that was made up by one reporter or another.

Personally as Peter Dotsikas, not as the Vice-President (University Affairs), just your average student, I stand-up and say what I believe in as was the case in the co-op matter.

I did believe that the co-op was a needed service, that wasn’t a disagreement. 1 was willing to get up against all odds (because it appeared that I wasn’t going to swing coun­ cil) but 1 wanted to get my say in the matter. I stood up and said yes for the co-op but per­ haps not out of the Women’s Union for var­ ious legitimate reasons which were not printed at the time because the reporters who were there chose not to. I found the next day 1 was called a certain anatom ical part of my body because someone disagreed with me. It really discourages a person to have profanity throw n at them because he does not agree with a certain group. You say, “Is it really all worth it? Is there any point in going against the grain.”

Tribune: How about your plans for next year? Are you going to sweat it again or are you ready to toss in the towel?

Dotsikas: I don’t want to leave altogether. I think going to sweat it again or are I’ll hate myself if I just abandon Students’ Society altogether. Altogether this job has taken its toll on my health, on my personal life and on my marks in school. I’m addicted to Students’ Society and to serving students. It’s a kind of addiction you can’t get rid of.

Next year I’m hoping to do something, I don’t know what but I can almost guarantee that it’s going to be less involved than this year. I wouldn’t wish this job on anyone, it’s a lot. You have to love running around. Per­ haps one year was enough for now. Next year I’d like to hold a position where I could help students but perhaps not at this level.

Tribune: Is there any last words you’d like to say that you haven't said?

Dotsikas: We need students' help. Students’ Society has to provide services for and speak on behalf of and support a structure of 16,0Q0 students. We can’t do all of those things relying on a couple of dozen council­ lors, a dozen senators and 10, 20, 30, or 40 interested, keen students who are willing to do it even though they don’t have a position.

Students’ Society can do a lot for students.

If I didn’t have to worry about infighting between students and to worry about push­ ing for more rights and clearer channels for students as far as the university is concerned we would be a lot more effective.

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tific device of the passive voice discourse. In fact, 1argue that the fundamental injustice of this scandalous situation here could not be recognized or exposed without the personal and subjective involvement of individuals and their beliefs.)

Well, anyway, here’s what happened : Last Monday, Feb. 21,1 came across the Feb. 15 Trib that called for nominations for all posi­ tions by 5 p.m. that same M onday. So, with intentions as 'noble as those of any other candidate, I descended to the ASUS office to get my nomination form.

Down, down at ASUS headquarters, there were no nom ination forms available for me, for they had closed nominations on the 18th. “WHAT!?” 1politely replied. “ Why th at’s impossible, since I have an ad right there in my hand that you placed in the Trib­ une newspaper on February 15. Will you defy common sense and deny me that it is real and true?”

I was informed that an “E rratum ” had been placed in the Daily, stating that the deadline for nom inations had been changed.

1 tried in vain to object that “you guys can’t just advance a d ea d lin e .. .w hat about faith­ ful, honest guys like me who, of course, read only the Trib, and have no way of know­ ing. .

Anyway, I wouldn’t believe them. 1 went and got my, mostly legible, 25 signatures and handed in my nomination at precisely 5:00:18 p.m. according to my very accurate digital watch. (It turns out later, it was much later—more like 5:20—but 1 thought those nice people down there were sincere in their assurances that it doesn’t really m atter if it’s a few minutes late because the CROs wouldn’t be coming in until around six.)

The next day, I was casually informed that my nom ination for V.P. Finance, a position which over the previous weekend had been acclaimed to the now-incumbent Peter Hof­ fman, had not been accepted. Well, of course 1 objected. I seriously thought, in my ignor­ ance, that I had done everything right, but my contentions were fruitless and I was ad­ vised to present them at the Executive Coun­ cil meeting that night.

Again, 1 was shafted.

I sat there quietly, parliamentarily, consti­ tutionally, for tw o-and-a-half hours only to find when my issue was finally raised, that Council could not pass judgm ent on the m at­ ter, since according to the ASUS constitu­ tion, (everything is according to the ASUS constitution), the CRO is his, or her, own judiciary, and his, or her, unqualified deci­ sion is binding. Since the CRO is appointed (to ensure the sm ooth running of all ASUS elections) by this same Executive Council, on which, obviously, the already acclaimed new and incumbent V.P. Finance sits, the decision of the CRO is almost necessarily in line with the interests of the ASEC. But, still, I refrained from hurling abusive invective at these pompous individuals and their bureau* cratic process. It was time to fight brick walls (self-enclosing, I might add) w ith ...so m e ­ thing else.

I went down to the agents of social change.

When I came out of the Daily office, I was armed with some high-power information, which effectively destroyed the ASUS posi­ tion, i.e. the erroneous ASUS position that the nom inations closed on Friday, Feb. 18, not Monday the 21st.

1 proved that the ASUS “Erratum ” was simply not valid, and the previous adver­ tisements, in which Feb. 21 was announced as the deadline for ASUS nom inations, were legally binding to the advertisers. The “E rra­ tum ” failed (to declare previous announce­ ments void) in three respects: 1. The “Erratum ” which had supposedly advanced the nom ination deadline was not marked as such.

2. It was not as large as the previous an­ nouncement, not to mention the fact than only 16,000 Daily copies of the “E rratum ” were circulated, compared with the 28,000 combined Daily and Tribune circulation of the original announcement.

3. Finally, the “Erratum ” came out Thursday Feb. 17, the day before Jhe new deadline. Not only was it no longer topical, since the pre­ vious ad in the Daily had gone in a full week before, but it hardly allowed candidates, who didn’t already have their nominations in, enough time to complete their forms.

So 1 was perfectly legitimated in my ignor­ ance of the changed Friday afternoon dead­ line, which incidentally made the 48^hour period of nom ination reopening (which is constitutionally meant to follow the an­ nouncement of the possible acclimation of a candidate) span the weekend, when no one could get into the Union Building anyway to offer his nomination.

With this inform ation I challenged the CRO to reverse the decision. It was reluc­ tantly agreed that the original deadline of 5 p.m. Feb. 21 should stand, but then, of course, my nom ination came in after 5 p.m. and was, thus, again,-“too late”.

Despite desperate attem pts to disqualify me, the CRO was finally obliged to accept my logic, since 1 added, “In any case, even if it is true th at my nom ination came in after 5 p.m. on Monday, I constitutionally have 48 hours after the deadline to submit my nomi­ nation for a position that threatens to be acclaimed.” And I was right. I was finally running, officially even.

But not for long. On Wednesday after­ noon it was allowed by the CRO and the ASUS president (M ark Reisler), that I would be on the ballots for the March 2 ASUS election. Thursday morning, how­ ever, I got a call informing me that the deci­ sion had been re-reversed, for no particular reason, except that the ASEC and CRO belived that the deadline was Friday, February 18. Period.

These children of politics did not like my playing their corrupt little game, and it was their rules, so they were taking them away and going home. They simply did not want me running against Hoffman in Wednes­ day’s elections.

So th at’s the story, as they say, except that it's all $!/l°S,c true! It happened last week, and despite all my effort, determ ination and sincere belief in the “right” of my cause, a simple, selfish, scandalous and slimy deci­ sion undermines the “dem ocratic principle” which supposedly lies at the base of the ASUS organization and its constitution. I don’t mean to say the ASUS constitution has essential contradictions which created this scandal. Rather, I’m confident that my read­ ing is the “right” one, the only one; what is so appalling, so frustrating and so very distress­ ing is that someone can give himself so much authority as to overrule all democratic and rational process by an exercise of unchecked jurisdictional power and control and mis­ placed sovereignty.

A S U S autonom y is wrong. The A S U S is irresponsible and unaccountable. A n d the only way to com pel the A S U S to respect the laws o f reason and justice is to take away autonom y. A n d the only way to do that, short o f rewriting the constitution, is to re­ form the Executive Council, not only by our vote, but moreover by follow ing up on A S U S decisions through Open M eetings (50 member quorum ) where majority decisions are binding.

But you can’t spend all your time and energy fighting a system that thrives on gen­ eral ignorance, and is conditioned by, and obsessed with, neo-positivist concepts of “constitutionality” and “regulations.” In the final analysis, politics is made of people and individuals and their values.

So, in that fin a l analysis, let’s try to ask ourselves, and m ake our judgm ents, on the basis o f what is "right" and moral, and not what is “constitutional", because rules are fragile and made to be m anipulated, that’s precisely what happens when student politi­ cians get caught up in their own interest-fab­ ricated rules and power relations, and defy the much larger principles of right and ju s ­ tice.

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GENERAL E L E C T I O N ’8 3 Tom orrow , M a rc h 2 n d The positions V.P. Finance— Peter Hoffman Secretary— Alan Rossy have been acclaim ed.

The Candidates PRESIDENT Robert Lande

Katie Armstrong

-Arts Senator, McGill Senate -Member of ASUS Executive Council

Experience:

Andrea M orrison Experience:

-Chairman, Finance Committee, ASUS -McGill representative on RAEU -Interim Arts Representative to Council -Curricuium Committee -Faculty Committee -Chief Returning Officer, ASUS -McGill delegate to Canadian Federation of Students Conference -Ski Team, Radio McGill

-Vice-Chairperson (Speakers), Pro­ gram Board -U3 Rep, P o litic a l S c ie n c e Students' Association -Coordinator, 'A Political Film Series' -Coordinator of "Missing"

Objectives:

Goals:

As an organization representing 6,000 students, ASUS

-Strengthen the role of ASUS in student affairs and programs, and increase the involvemenl of Executive Council members in areas of interest and concern -Enlarge ASUS structure to allow representatives of departmental associations further input into council -Ensure the better use of financial resources to streng­ then the departmental associations, speakers pro­ grams, and journals.

-a strong program of speakers -support for departmental journals -improved course guide -all-night study facility -effective student participatibn on university com ­ mittees—a must -renovations on the Arts cafeteria -informal information officers for new students

should:

Past Experience:

Various Student Government positions Liaison between Student Body end Administration

-provide more leadership in dealings with Students' Society and Administration -encourage more departmental involvement -initiate more events with a wider range of activities (cultural, political, scientific) -place more emphasis on the concerns .of science students

ARTS REPRESENTATIVES TO COUNCIL (2 ) Stephanie Burns

Robert French

Joel Roessner

Experience:

Experience:

Experience:

-Member, Gardner Flail Residence Council, Hall Func­ tions Director.

-Member, Residence Judiciary Committee -President of Students' Council, Lawrence Park C.l.

-Member, Staff/Student Committee -Chairman, Student Fund Raising Committee

-Executive Member of ASUS -Executive Member of PSSA -Student Representa­ tive to Philosophy Cyclical Review Committee

-Winter Carnival Ex­ ecutive Committee, '83 -Arts rep to the Anti- Apathy Committee -Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity

Goals:

Objectives:

-Publicize budgets -Work with Council to get McGill back on the Quebec Student Mcvement -Effective communication and contact between A.S.U.S. and Council -Putforward suggestions on programming, speakers, and entertainment.

-Students must gain access to the Cyclical Review Committee reports -Ensure that these reports are seriously considered by the Budget Committees in the funding of depart­ ments -Return McGill to g responsible Quebec Student Movement that .recognizes our position in the pro­ vince -Push for a week-long study break

Platform:

For far too long arts students have not been properly represented to students' council.As Students' Society is a $2.5 mill ion organization and administers the arts cafeteria, there is no excuse for not showing up to important meetings. I'm committed to representing

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

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SCIENCE REPRESENTATIVES TO COUNCIL (2 ) David C ohen

Tom DeRosa

In the past few years, the Faculty of Science has not been very a c ­ tive in the ASUS.

-Member of the ASUS Finance Committee -Formerly Vice-Presi­ dent and Treasurer of Mtl. West High School Student Council -Active in Intramural Sports

I feel that the science students need to have more of a voice in student government, and I am confident that my three years of study and two years of campus living at McGill qualify me to represent the needs of science students.

Objectives:

-Continued support on behalf of the Science Faculty -Working, toward upgrading facilities, for example; the Undergraduate computer facilities -Finding better ways to utilize money received from Student Society fees

M artine G a gn on Experience:

-Math Curriculum Committee -Treasurer, Panhell Council Goals:

-Fight against cutbacks -Divestment from South Africa -Encourage course evaluation -Promote involvément of Science students in campus activities -Increase availability of representative body to the students -Support women's issues on council

ARTS MEMBERS-AT-LARGE (2 ) John M acFarlane

M ichael Otton

A lexandra Pel

The visible majority at McGill of B.A. and B.Sc. students is invisible without strong representation.

Experience

During this my first year at McGill. I have develoioed a strong desire to participate in student politics. ,

Where the potential for swell accomplishments exists, the initiative is lacking. I am co m m itte d to determined action and effective, enthusiastic input in order that the character and influence of ASUS be re-established and the apathy within the faculties dispelled.

-Organizational expe- ’ rience with a major federal political party -involved, in sports at McGill and the sur­ rounding Montreal community -past judge at the McGill University Inter­ national debates Objectices: ' -inform the ASUS Executive of any constructive grie­ vances and concerns of the Arts community and use my vote accordingly -ensure that finances are appropriated in such a manner that will benefit the majority of the members of the student body

VICE-PRESIDENT (ARTS) Susan Himel

Jeffrey Zimskind

Experience:

Essentially, I would use my position to bring more, and more inter­ esting, speakers to McGill, utilizing the significant financial resources of ASUS.

-Secretary of Arts & Science Executive Council 1982-1-983 -Member of Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning . -Past experience in student government Goals:

-To renew strong representation in council for arts students through their Departmental Association.

-To both recognize and act upon the interests and ideas of arts students -To insure the effective distribution of ASUS funds to areas of student concern -To strongly support departmental journals and stu­ dent events.

And because the various committees affect students in many ways, and they generally know little about them, I would undertake to publish a periodical new­ sletter on committee goings-on.

So: -more speakers -more information -a more interesting McGill experience

I am particularly interested in the A.S.U.S. because of its diversity of responsiblities to the students it repres­ ents. Unfortunately, too few of these students are aware of the work done by the A.S.U.S.; Thus, it would be one of my goals to promote the Society's opera­ tions more fully. I would also strongly advance the publication of another A.S.U.S. course guide, which would prove immeasurably helpful during course se­ lection.

Pierre G. Plante

Vote Pierre G. Plante: -Against student apathy in political in­ volvement -Better representation in university body and student opinion Past Experience:

-President of Philosophy Department in CEGEP -Active in Political Science Student Association -Active in the McGill Daily VOTEZ! VOTEZ PLANT,El Merci de votre soutient.

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Sa o A tu k c n fo ^ w g u w tiS L Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Director: Robert Altm an

by Paul Keyes When Ed Graczyk’s Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jim m y Dean, Jim m y Dean was produced last year on Broadway, it was roundly censured by the New York critics, who felt that the play was a facile rehashing of the most jaded conventions of mid­ century American drama; indeed, the glaring flaws of the screenplay at times cast a vexing shadow over the other ingredients of the film version, directed by Robert Altman. But; as it turns out, the movie easily compensates for its shortcomings on the strength of super­ lative acting and compelling camera work.

The film takes place entirely within the confines of a cluttered W oolworth’s 5 & 10 in the fast-expiring tumbleweed town of Mc­ Carthy, Texas. Here, amidst Sugar Daddy candy sticks, glasses of Orange Crush, and

scores of pictures and other “relics” of their idol, the Disciples of Jam es Dean meet to com mem orate the twentieth anniversary of Dean’s death. Sandy Dennis, Cher and Karen Black are the principals of this club, and each gives an honestly engrossing performance; even when delivering blatantly poor lines, the actors generate such a strong aura of underlying sincerity that the puerility of the words is often superceded. At times, the level of intensity reaches an uncom fort­ able pitch, as registered by the num ber of squirming figures in the audience.

Dennis creates the most complex character in the film in the prson of M ona, the selfavowed m other of D ean’s son; she deftly balances the conflicting traits of gentleness, Bible-belt obstinance, timidity, and mental instability, all the while speaking in a swath of the most predom inant platitudes of schlock fan magazines. Cher plays her continued on page 11

U-1 STUDENTS the McGill Graduates’ Society invites you to attend the annual M cGill

p?” CAREER CONFERENCE on SATU RDAY, M A RCH 15,1983

Spotlight on Clubs is a regular f e a ­ tu re o f The M cG ill Tribune. I f y o u r c lu b is in te re ste d in b ein g s p o tlig h ­ ted, p lea se c o n ta c t u s b y p h o n e o r c o m e u p to o u r o ffic e in ro o m 411 o f th e S tu d e n t U nion B uilding. S u b m is ­ sio n s m a y b e le ft in o u r m a ilb o x in th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty offices.

by Andy Mitchell Hidden away deep within the recesses of the Union Building, down in the dark hallways where only intrepid souls dare wander, one can find (perhaps) the mysterious offices of the McGill Camera Club. Not that there’s anything terribly mysterious about what we do. It’s where we do it that counts. In the dark! But why tell you all this? We surely don’t need any extra publicity for we’ve already filled our quota of photophiles this year (with many more on the waiting list even).

In fact we have one of the largest memberships of any interest club at McGill. We would certainly like m ore members but, alas, due to limited facilities we have to limit our membership roll to 120.

Why are so many interested in our club you ask? Well, there are all kinds of artistic people out there dying for the opportunity to express themselves, and there are others who ju st find it more economical to process their film and print their pictures themselves. Oh yes, did I forget to mention that the main reason a person would join the Camera Club is to make use of the darkroom ? For the price of membership one obtains almost unlimited use of our darkroom facilities. We provide all the equipm ent and chemistry necessary. We also run night courses in basic and advanced photography and darkroom techniques. Film, paper, etc., can all be purchased at the Club office at very low prices. Parties, oh yea, we also have parties. Great incentives all in all. And there’s m o r e ...

Each year we run a photo exhibition and contest, open to all students of McGill. Last year’s exhibit was fantastic, with more than 200 entries in all. Prizes are naturally awarded in all categories. This year we are presenting the 5th Annual Photo Contest and Exhibition in the Leacock building hallway that adjoins the Arts Building. Date of the exhibition is March 7 to 18.

Come on over and have a look, or better yet, there may still be time to enter a photo of your own.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Camera Club drop by our office in Union B /0 6 o r call 392-8965. P.S. We still have space available for summer memberships, but hurry!

eminars are offered in over 30 different work areas. Professionals and Academ ics will be speaking on Summer Jobs, Work Environment and job Preparation.

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M E T A M O R P H O S IS A CHANGE IN FASHION

Special Guest A p pe a ran ce by TH E POPULAR FR O N T Th u rs d a y , M arch 10, 1 9 8 3 8 :3 0 p.m .

U nion Ballroom 3 4 8 0 M cTa vish Donation: $ 5 .0 0 (co m p lim e n ta ry d rin k in clu d e d )

McGill students can often be heard com plaining about the convenience of having to run up and down the steep hills which are an inescapable feature of this campus, to get to class. Jim Dubois, an education student w orking tow ards his M.Ed. in counselling, is inconvenienced in a different way. Jim is confined to a wheelchair and is forced to deal with the difficulties that face all disabled students at this university.

“1 can’t go to half the libraries,” he said, “and I’m forced to depend a lot on the people in my departm ent. There just aren’t enough services for the handicapped. Mrs. Aikens (the service director) does a good job, but she has no permanent staff to assist her, and she has her duties as the director of Off-Campus Housing and Tutorial Services as well. If 1want to meet with her, she has to come to me because her office is completely inaccessible.”

When Jim was an undergraduate at Sir George Williams, he was the co-ordinator of services for the handicapped which encompassed managing the volunteer bank, counselling and seeing to individual needs. The services provided for the disabled at Concordia are presently the best in Montreal.

When I started at Concordia there were 8 to 10 wheelchairs and as of last year that figure had risen to between 25 and 35. O f course, that doesn’t count canes or blind and deaf students... We had a volunteer bank which was great for us and an excellent opportunity for the students involed. We also ran a resource centre which was utilised by a lot of physical therapy students.”

Jim gives McGill ‘A’ for effort but thinks that positive steps should be taken to organize a centre for disabled students on campus.

“Five to ten thousand dollars a year is all the funding really needed to run a program similar to that at Concordia, McGill will increase their enrollment when they are able to advertise a quality service to the disabled population,” he says.

“Granted, you can’t force anyone to use the service if they aren’t willing to come forward and ask for help, but it’s im p o rtan tth at they know it’s there...just let them know, without pressure, so you don’t add to the frustrations they’re living with already.”

Our M an (P erso n ) Tuesday is a w eekly colum n sp otligh tin g stud en ts w ho are involved in an extra-curricular capacity at M cG ill. S uggestions for future colum ns sh ould be dropped o ff at the M cG ill Tribune O ffice in the U nion.

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Concordia University Students’ Association

Association des Etudiants de l ’Université Concordia

C U S A P R O G R A M M IN G PRESENTS

c o m e d y sp e cta cu la r for th e m o n th of M a rch

TO M O R R O W , M A R C H 2nd M i k e M a n d e l, t h e g r e a t h y p n o t i s t & B a c k w a r d s B o b , c o m e d ia n

N E X T W E E K , M A R C H 9 th J o h n V a lb y , “ g iv e s p ia n o s g r e a t h a n d jo b s ’ ’

M a rc h 16th J u d y C a rte r, m a s te r c o m e d ie n n e a n d illu s io n is t “ d e lig h tfu lly h ip , s p a c e d o u t, a n d w ild ly f u n n y ”

B o b b y Collins fu n n y c lo w n w ith

COMEDY SHOW EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN MARCH

A ll sh o w s at th e Lo yola C a m p u s C e n tre , 7141 S h erb ro o k e W est D o o rs o p e n at 8:00 p.m .

Students $1.99, O th e rs $2.99

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Students’ Society NOMINATING COMMITTEE Applications are hereby called for the following appointed positions: INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT BLOOD DRIVE - CHAIRMAN

RESOURCE CENTRE - COORDINATOR

Students’ Society Blood Drive '83 will be held during five days in Septem ber or O cto b er 1983 in the Union Ballroom. The C hairm an must choose a com m ittee to oversee publicity, entertainment, d o o r prizes, clinic volunteers, etc. The Chairm an is responsible for organizing and supervising the Students’ Society Blood Drive '83 in co o p e ra tio n with the C an a d ia n Red Cross. Applicants must be available to plan the Students’ Society Blood Drive ’83 during the summer.

Students' C ouncil recently established a Resource Centre ir> the Union in order to m ake a vailable to the student b o d y the follow ing docum ents: minutes and reports from Students’ C ouncil; Senate a n d the Board of Governors; items relating to external student affairs (provincial, national, international); newsletters, etc. from com m un ity groups; essays; lectures a nd exams. The C oordinator will develop the Centre, a cquire docum ents, co o rd in a te student volunteers and prom ote the Centre. A know ledge of the French la n g u a g e w ould be very helpful.

CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER

SECOND-HAND TEXTBOOK SALE - COORDINATOR

The C hief Returning Officer (CRO) of the Students’ Society will organize and supervise Students’ Society elections, by-elections and referenda during the 1983/84 school year. He or she will a p p o in t a Deputy CRO through the normal a pp lica tio n process as well as district returning officers (DROs) to supervise e ach poll. Like the DROs, the CRO will be paid basic m inim um w ag e only on election days for cam pus-w ide elections, (o n ly individual a pp lications will be a ccep ted .)

The Students’ Society will sponsor a second-hand textbook sale in September. The C oordinator must organize all aspects of the sale which include publicity and finding student staff. (The Students’ Society encourages applica tion s from individuals representing particular cam pus groups which c o u ld group members as volunteers.) The C oordinator must be in the M ontreal area for at least a part of the summ er to organize this event. Any proceeds realized by the sale will g o to a charity agreed upon by the C oordinator a nd Students’ C ouncil

OLD McGILL - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

STUDENT DIRECTORY - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Old McGill is the hard-cover, 350-page yearbook covering the entire school year.

It will include photographs of all M cGill graduates of that year as well as other relevant m aterial as the Editor sees fit. The Editor must be willing to attend a 3-day workshop in August. This position pays an Honorarium of $640.

The Students’ Society will be publishing a student directory in the fall of 1983. The Editor will oversee all aspects of this p ublication including the organization of authorization release cards to be signed during the Septem ber registration period, establishing a b u d g e t a n d ca lling for printed quotes from various publishing com panies. He or she will also d e c id e o n other relevant inform ation to be included in the directory. The Editor must be in the M ontreal area for a t least part of the summer to m ake proper arrangem ents with the Registrar's office. This position involves an honorarium of $150.

OMBUDSMAN This position, established by the Students’ Society Constitution, serves as a m eans by which students can obtain help in cutting through M cGill bureaucracy at all levels and to inform students of the proper channel to air grievances. This position pays an honorarium of $480.

STUDENT HANDBOOK - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PROGRAM BOARD - CHAIRMAN Students’ Society and Student Services have jointly centralized the m ajor entertainm ent-oriented com m ittees at M cG ill under o ne com m ittee. This includes: W elcom e Week, Activities Night, General Programs, the Speakers Program, Winter Carnival and the Red & White Revue. The C hairm an of this com m ittee will have general responsibility for the p lanning and carrying out of all of the above-nam ed activities. He or she will also be involved in the selection of students to fill the following add itio na l positions on the board: Vice-Chairman (Finance), Producer (Red White Revue), V-C (Publicity), C o-ordinator (W elcom e Week), V-C (G eneral Programs), V-C (Speakers) a nd C o-ordinator (Winter Carnival). Applications forthese positions will be ca lle d for in the near future. (Only individual applications will be a ccep ted .)

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The Student H andbok will be given to every student a t M cG ill during registration in September 1983. This b oo k will include introductory m aterial a bo ut McGill, M ontreal, the Students’ Society a nd other cam pus groups with particular attention p a id to helping new students orient themselves to M cG ill a n d Montreal. The Editor must be in the M ontreal area over the summer a nd receives an honorarium of $1,000.

McGILL TRIBUNE - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Students’ Society publishes the McGill Tribune weekly, and will d o so during the 1983/84 a c a d e m ic year. The Tribune is a tabloid-sized newspaper with the purpose o f informing the members of the Students’ Society a b o u t cam pus issues, events a nd activities. The Editor-in-Chief shall be paid an honorarium of $640 a nd is required to be in the M ontreal area during the last two weeks of August to prepare for the first issue in September.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SOUTH AFRICA COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR The South Africa C om m ittee was established by Students’ C ouncil to provide m embers of the Students’ Society a n d the University com m unity information pertaining to the situations within South Africa. The co-ordinator shall be responsible for overseeing the activities of the com m ittee a nd shall a c t as official spokesperson o f the com m ittee. -

EL SALVADOR COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR The El Salvador C om m ittee was established by Students’ C ouncil to increase

awareness a b o u t the socio log ica l, p olitical a nd e c o n o m ic situation in El Salvador. The co-ordinator shall overseethe activities of the com m ittee and a c t as official spokesperson of the com m ittee

CUTBACKS COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR The C utbacks C om m ittee was established by the Vice-President (External Affairs) to increase awareness a b o u t the effects of cutbacks. The co-ordinator shall oversee the activities of the com m ittee.

JUDICIAL BOARD FIVE (5) MEMBERS

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The Judicial Board of the Students’ Society acts as the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution and By-Laws as well as acts of Students C ouncil and any group recognized by Council. These five positions are ope n to law students who, during the 1983/84 a c a d e m ic year, will be in third or fourth year or pursuing a gra du ate degree.

(A pplication forms available in the SAO a n d LSA offices. Only individual applications will be a c c e p te d for e ach position.)

Note ALL THE ABOVE POSITIONS ARE CONSIDERED VOLUNTARY. IN SOME CASES, AS NOTED ABOVE, SMALL HONORARIA OR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT PAY’ IS IN\C»LVED^ NOTED ABOVE JOINT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOT MORE THAN TWO (2) STUDENTS FOR ANY ONE (1) POSITION. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE STUDENTS’ SOCIETY NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL LIKELY BE INTERVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE. "GENERAL APPLICATIONS” FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE STUDENTS’ SOCIETY GENERAL OFFICE, ROOM 105 OF THE STUDENT UNION, 3480 McTAVISH STREET, FROM SADIE SII IN THE McCONNELL ENGINEERING b u il d in g o r in c h a n c e l l o r day hall f r o m the SAO o r LSA o ffic e s .

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO JOANN PASQUALE, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY, STUDENTS’ SOCIETY GENERAL OFFICE, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., TODAY , MARCH 1st, 1983.

Bruce Hicks

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by Ace Baker So what if they’re eliminated—they’re still the greatest.

1 was pretty chees’d off last week sports fans, but I’ve gotten over it. Y’see 1 was asking myself why 1 keep going to those games, as there’s no ’83 playoff to look forward to for the basketball Redmen. I stum ped me all week...’til I found myself back at the Currie, psyched for another game. The answer is quite simple: these guvs are entertaining... Yup, from the warm-ups to the final buzzer. To show you what 1 mean, today’s spotlight is on those very warm-ups, deserving of some press for quite some time now. The following are some observations from a typical Redmen pregame show: Starts with regular lay-ups, then cross-over dribble to opposite side hook, then cornermove power lay-up, switch to reverse lay-up. Sounds routine huh? Not so—’coz it’s during this sequence that the boys manage to tease, please, and ensure the cheers don’t cease, with a few of their very individualized slam-dunks. Here’s the lowdown: Carlo Del B. starts it off with the 1-handed, 180"-pivot, Scomaster-blaster, totally and beautifully unconscious; Willy Hinz (6’5”)—with a mute growl, the ball underwrist for the reverse cuff dunk, bymping head on backboard en route; M anthos Katsoulis (6’9”)—no challenge at all here gang, very laid back, like swattin’ flies—any way you want ’em; Ian Dakers (6’6”)— Mr. Horizonal, airborn from the circle, the ten-figured floating thro-it-thru; Officer Owen (6’0)—the backboard alley-oop, lotsa vertical hang-time, ram-it-down (with my elbows perhaps?); Ken Tucker (6’3” )—your basic John Smith dunk, straight approach slam, very compact and controlled; Simon Onabowale (6’5”)—ladies and gents, a polite dunk, very classy, of the ‘this hurts me more than it hurts you’ variety—once when the mesh was caught up on the rim, the Simon subtle slam left it undisturbed (no kidding); Bernie Rosanelli (6’3")—very slick, the fullextension slam, (shades of around-the-w ord), smooth, like a plane landing; Tamas Peredy (6’3”)—elastic-band man, claws his way over animal-style, appendages everywhere, even his tongue flailing over his shoulder: Vilhelm Boggild (6’3”)—the near bounce-dunk, from floor to board, and stuck on the rim again (dammit); Claude Briere (5’8”)—speedy Gonzalez, a blur, can’t tell whether it’s a dunk or a lay-up; and last-but-not-least Sam Hill (6’3”)—injured (broken foot) but still a threat, tries the wrong-hand wrong-foot, standing-start slam. Said to have dazzled in healthier days.

So there you go sports fans, a whole pile of new ones that you can add to the ‘ole “ Backboard-swayin’ game-delayin’-In yo’ face disgrace”, to complete your own arsenal.

Betcha can’t wait ’til Fridays ‘Dr. J. Hour’ (Friday afternoons open gym-time at the Currie) to try’em out. Hey, if you really want to master the technique, come on up to the Currie tonite and watch the boys th ro w ’em dow n— Redmen vs. Concordia (grudge match) at 8:00. 7:30 for warm-ups. 'NuJI said.

— Ace Baker is a syndicated columnist for the Ghetto Gazette

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Post-Graduate Student's Society ELECTIONS TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 0 ,1 9 8 3 NOMINATIONS ARE HEREBY CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: • PGSS EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT, Internal Affairs VICE-PRESIDENT, External Affairs DIRECTOR, Finance SECRETARY • BOARD OF GOVERNORS ONE GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE • SENATE ONE GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE •COUNCIL ONE PROFESSIONAL' GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE ONE 'ACADEMIC' GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE

NO M INATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1982

CANDIDATES’ QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATING PROCEDURES: Only regular m em bers are eligible to be elected to PGSS positions EXECUTIVE President: N om inations must be signed by fifty (50) nominators.

Other positions: N om inations must be signed by twenty-five (25) nominators.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Nom inations must be signed by seventy-five (75) nominators.

SENATE Nom inations must be signed by fifty (50) nominators.

COUNCIL Nom inations must be signed by twenty-five (25) nominators.

All nom inators must include their year, departm ent, school or institute.

Nom inations must be countersigned by the ca n d id a te w ho must include address a nd pho ne number.

ALLJMOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE C.R.O. c /o THOMSON HOUSE, 3650 McTAVISH ST. NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 18,1983.

ANNE MACLENNAN C hief Returning Officer

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by Mel Timmy The questions circulating the McGill campus and especially the athletics depart­ ment these days are; how and why have the Basketball McGill Redmen failed to produce as expected? How, with personnel like Man­ thos, Hinz, and many others, could their record be as disappointing as it is (4 wins-5 losses), virtually eliminated from post-sea­ son play.

Critics blame it on their youth, absence of drive, and lack of off-court discipline. But, they’re all wrong, every last one of them. It’s none of that, it’s simple. It’s the controversy surrounding their gym bags.

A few weeks ago the players and coaches were given McGill team bags by our humble Athletic Departm ent, hoping that they would be used in their trip to the Nationals, but under the condition that they’d have to be given back after the tournam ent.

Now come on, how can you expect ath ­ letes to perform at their apex with such emo­ tional baggage, controversy and bureaucrat­ ic mumbo-jum bo like this hovering above their heads. Pressure like this will snatch the close games right from in front of your nose, and it did. Two overtime losses to Trois Riv­ ières and two nail-bitters with Concordia.

With the ‘bag controversy’ their record is as noted earlier, 4 wins and five losses, and out of it. Had they been able to keep the bags from the start, and thus think about basket­ ball and nothing else, instead of having to worry ab o u t becoming too emotionally att­ ached to them, for fear of having to relin­ quish them, their record would be 8 wins and l loss. They would be in first place and on their way to the Nationals.

Hasn’t anyone in the Athletics D epart­

ment bureaucracy taken or learnt any les­ sons from history, or read some of the great works of Machiavelli, the great tactician, and son of a lawyer. Machiavelli, born in Florence (Italy) in 1468, never even played basketball (he wasn’t good in sports), but he was perceptive and shrewd enough to recog­ nize the importance of benefits; “Benefits should be granted little by littlfe, so that they may be better enjoyed.”

You just know Machievelli meant ‘give or don’t give but definately don’t maybe give’.

This brings me to my final lesson from history: the discovery of America by none other than Christopher Columbus (now this guy can play ball).

His discovery, on October 12, 1492, which innaugurated the age of exploration and co­ lonization in the new world, was one of the critical turning points in history.

But, do you know why Chris was able to pull it off? Because Queen Isabella l of Cas­ tille, the entrepreneurial genius that financed Colum bus’ voyage, had the smarts to make sure that Columbus notified the sailors of the Pinta, Nina, and Santa M aria, before they left Spain on August 3, 1492 that they could keep their travelling bags.

Can you possibly imagine what would’ve happened if C aptain Chris had told his sail­ ors, “you know those smashing boating bags we gave you, you’ll have to give them back when we discover America”. There’d be no America no free enterprise, no democracy, no M acdonald’s, no Dr. J., and the list can go and on and on.

So somebody up there in the Upper McGill echelons take a lesson. Let them keep their bags. Think about next year’s repercussins if you don’t.

University Centre Cafeteria

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Tuesday, March 1, 1983

The McGill Tribune

- I N T R A M U R A L S T A N D IN G g -

Students’ Society ELECTIONS TO BE HELD

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 ,1 9 8 3 (ADVANCE POLLS - TUESDAY, MARCH 8 ,1 9 8 3 )

C A N D ID A T E S • PRESIDENT

• ENGINEERING SENATOR

Bruce Hicks Louise Houle Christian Howes Steven Matthews Dave Rose

Raul Reilly (a c c la im e d )

• LAW SENATOR Timothy Baikie Ian Bandeen Jean-Pierre Blais

•VP INTERNAL Yat K. Lo Alexander Low Lisette N oodelm an

• MANAGEMENT SENATOR

• VP EXTERNAL

M ichael Law-Kun Steven Lukas Gary Polachek

Patrick G agnon Lome Schaefer Benjie Trister

Motley Crew

Broomball - Co-Rec (as of Feb 25) GP

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Lanthier Div. Hepatitis B F.O.G. Dropouts Gardner 432 Gardner 765

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Meyer Div. Music Cardiac Plumbing Plumbers M arauders Original Alcoholic

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Faculty Zygos I Beer Police F Troop Cool Ohms Grouters Doug Pub Slugs

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Open Patriotic Raiders Music Rowdies Zygos 11 Muffin Men Molson Generics

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Co-Rec Volleyball GP Div. 1.

Allrightas Cell Mates Net Tenders Executives 0s & 5s

Annette Rudman (a c c la im e d ) • UNDERGRADUATE REP TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Ian Bandeen Dexter Johnson

• MUSIC SENATOR

Div. 2.

Lusters Smash 4077 Socs Eh Awesome Olypians Infectious Particles

M alcolm Harvey (a c c la im e d ) • RELIGIOUS STUDIES SENATOR

•ARTS SENATOR (2) Marilyn Bierbrier Peter Dotsikas G race Permaul

David M organ (a c c la im e d )

• SCIENCE SENATOR Gus Dotsikas (a c c la im e d ) Myles Druckman (a c c la im e d )

LOCATION OF POLLS

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Holy Terrors Coenobium A Crash MBA Bam Muppets 11

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Village Cats Fuzzy M utants* Rebars B.C. Cavemen Coenobium Prime*

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♦rescheduled. Feb 24 games cancelled.

ADVANCE POLLS—Tuesday, M arch 8,1983,10:00 am to 4:00 pm ICE HOCKEY

B ishop M o u n ta in Hall (4:00 p m to 7:00 p m o n ly ) R oyal V ic to ria C o lle g e (1 1 :00 a m to 2:30 p m o n ly ) B ro n fm a n B u ild in g Burnside Hall L e a c o c k B u ild in g Stew ard B io lo g y B u ild in g (S o u th b lo c k ) S tra th c o n a A n a to m y a n d D entistry B u ild in g U nion B u ild in g

Women’s (as of Feb 20) Apocalypse McConnel Re-Habs Puck Rats Plumber's Pride Screamers Skating Scalpels Gardner

GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

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M en’s (as of Feb 20)

REGULAR PO LLS -W ednesday, M arch 9,1983,10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Faculty A

Arts B u ild in g B ronfm a n B u ild in g Burnside Hall C h a n c e llo r D a y Hall L e a c o c k B u ild in g M c C o n n e ll E n g in e e rin g B u ild in g M c In ty re M e d ic a l B u ild in g Red p a th Library Stewart B io lo g y B u ild in g (N o rth b lo c k ) S tra th c o n a M u s ic B u ild in g U nion B u ild in g W ilson Hall

Medicine A Law A Beer Police 1 Profiteers 1 Drillers MBA Bucks Science A Arts A Faculty

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Rubber Bullets Flying Butts Lues 1 Law B Beer Police II Profiteers 11 Seamen Arts B Inhibitors Slow Speeds Law C

Students who have not voted at the ad van ce polls on March 8, 1983 m ay vote at the regular polls.

Under no circum stances will students be allowed to vote without a McGill I.D. card

Open A Virgins Indians B VooDoos

MARCY VIGODA Chief Returning Officer Students’ Society V*

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Stopers Southern Comfort Rebels East End Bruins Late Bloomers Anarchists Gardner Douglas Fairbanks Molson Muscle Snake 11 Stoners McConnell B

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Friday League (as of Feb 18)

Thursday League (as of Feb 17)

• MEDICINE SENATOR

Cat’s Meow Druids Bone Hoseheads McConnell A Bullitz Civil Stallions

GP

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Div. 1.

Medicine The Force Sticky Fingers Dynamic Sno-Balls* Nemo Dat*

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Le Team Mighty Molars* McConnell Aces Gardner Griffins Interferons

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MCSS New Left* Tootsies* Gang 11 OGOS Div. 4.

Jum ping Beans II Caribes Pickers Chaos ODAB

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’ rescheduled. Feb 25 games cancelled.

Floor Hockey - Men (as of Feb 20) GP W Open - Molson 5 5 Giants 4 5 Rindwraitits 5 3 lnkspot’s 2 5 Tazmanian Devils 5 1 Phi Delts 5 0 Ultimate Open - Redpath F-Troop Burning Hoops Postcards O.D.A.B. Walking Wounded G-Men Phoenix B-Bee Guns (Default) Faculty Stiffs Potters Kamakazis Interdicts Restorers Mindless Muskateers

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IB^TTSIE=4STrS[Ik4ST, Basketball Redmen

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Erratum Last week’s issue mistakenly reported the QUAA A ll-Star Hockey ‘A’ team as consist­ ing of Gilles Hudon as goalie. This should have read: goalie: Stephan Heon (Concor­ dia) and defence: Gilles Hudon (McGill) and Mike Walker (Concordia). The Tribune apologizes for any confusion resulting from this typo.

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Martlets

Feb 25

QUAA Semi-finals McGill at Concordia

Volleyball

Feb 19

QUAA Cham ps at Laval U.

McG: 63

C: 68

Volleyball Redmen

(w) l-Laval, 2-Sherbrooke, 3-McGill; (m) l-Laval, 2-Sherbrooke, 3-McGill.

Feb 19

QUAA Champs at Sherbrooke (w) McGill: 250 Laval: 53 Sherb: 16 (overall) McGill: 435

(m) [.aval: 249 McGill: 185 Sherb: 53

Qualifiers for CIAU Champs: MarieJosée Cossette (200 free, 100 free), Johanne Chevalier ( 100 br, 200 fly), Johanne Van Derken (100 br, 200 br), Nina Goldm an ( 100 fly, 100 br). Mac Teskey (400 free, 1500 free), Paul Krehan ( 100 br, 200 br), Brian Hasegawa (500 free, 100 br).

Synchro Swim

Feb 11, 12, 13

CIAU 1. Manitoba 2. UBC 3. Victoria 4. Winnipeg 5. Dalhousie 6. Laval 7. Alberta 8. W aterloo 9. T oronto 10. York

by G len C unningham

Feb 16*

Ville-Marie

Feb 19

CIAU Qualifications: Carol Ann Leslie (60m, high jump), Michelle Sutton (300m), René Belanger (shot put), Dennis Barrett (600m), Orlando H aughton (60m, 300m), Gordon Naysmith (5000m), 4 x 200— Haughton, Barrett, Hans Michel, Luc Menard.

McG: 8

VM:

COMING EVENTS Mar 1* Mar 4 Mar 6-13 Season’s over

Concordia at Trois Rivières QUAA Playoffs

Volleyball

Mar 12-13

CIAU Cham ps at UBC

Synchro Swim

Mar 11*

31st Annual W ater Show

Squash -B -D:

Mar 2* Mar 3*

MAAA; CW: Mar 9*. C2: M ar 8* Rockland; Y MCA

Swimming

Mar 3.4,5

CIAU Champs

Track & Field

Mar 11,12

CIAU Cham ps at U of T.

XC Ski

Feb 26

M ontabello Ski Loppette 25km Jr (W): McG 1st (Michel Adans) 25km Sr (M): McG 27th-600 (André Laplante)

Fencing

Feb 26*

McGill Invitational Mixed Sabre: l-U de M, 2-McG (A), 3-McG (A) (M) Epée: 1-McG, 2-Valleyfield, 3-Mt. Morency (W) Foil: 1-McG (A), 2-Ottawa (B), 3-U de M

*home games

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Martlets CIAU 1. Winnipeg 2. Calgary 3. Laval 4. Sherbrooke 5. UBC 6: Victoria 7. Ottawa 8. Saskatchewan 9. Manitoba 10. UNB

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Star Runner at McGill

OW1AA Champs at Queen's 1-McGill: 59, 2-McMaster: 40, 3-Queen’s: 38

continued from p age 6 cheerfully dissolute foil, Sissy, a waitress at the store, and possessor of “the biggest boobs in Texas”, which turn out to be the biggest pair of falsies in Texas. Karen Black provides an even more dram atic example of sexual dissimulation in the role of the vampish, cosmopolitan transsexual, Joanne.

Born Joe, and once employed at the 5 & 10, her penchant for dressing in women’s clothing and her unrequited love for Mona forced her to leave town; she returns for the reunion, and sparks an onslaught of melo­ dramatic confession. Black is convincing in a very dem anding role, utilizing her exotic looks and full limbs to evoke an air suggestive of submerged masculinity.

The narrative is stocked with unexpected twists, all of which expose the illusory nature of each character’s existence. Ultimately, each is made to confront the scars that

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Squash B

Martlets

Victoria (I) Brock (2) Bishop’s (3) Concordia (4) Laurentian (5) Toronto (6) McGill (7) UNB (10) Calgary (8) Winnipeg (9)

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Basketball Redmen

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Basketball Martlets

Swimming

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pretense and delusion have inflicted upon her; the interplay between the actors en­ hanced by the delicately expository camera work, takes the form of a steady process of unravelling, with Altman guiding the action artfully along the boundary separating dramatic realism from illusion. The boundary is a nebulous one; Altman is at pains to make this clear. Though the film is often funny, it is strongest when centered on the plight of the characters trapped by these illusions; Come Back to the Five and Dime___is tempered with abundant rural American wit and insouciance, but the final images of the film indicate the extent of the ruin that the American Delusion can wreak: the camera pans in silence over the crumbling remains of the deserted W oolworth’s for a full minute, a stark contrast to the rest of this emotional movie. It is an ingenious ending to a refreshing and, by and large, satisfying film.

One of McGill University’s most outstand­ ing athletes is 25 year old Kingston Jam aica native Dennis Barrett.

Barrett comes to McGill by way of Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, where he represented that school in his running spe­ cialty, the 800 meters. Barrett finished se­ cond in the conference in the two meets he entered in his aborted stay at Austin Peay. “I left because the coaching was sub-par” states Barrett candidly. He hung in long enough to obtain his BSc. in Physical Education before coming to Montreal to continue studies.

Barrett is currently in his second year of his Masters program in Exercise Physiology.

Prior to his tenure at Austin Peay, Barrett was enrolled at New Mexico State. He com ­ pleted one semester there before leaving for Austin Peay. “The track program was ex­ tremely disappointing”, says Barrett.

Barrett is serious about his pursuits and although he is here at McGill for his educa­ tion, the fact that he is pleased with his run­ ning career aids the attainm ent of all goals.

■ In his first year at McGill Barrett ran the 200 and 400 meter events but this year has returned to his specialty, the 800 meters. As well as running the 300 meter events, Barrett ran the 300 meters against all Quebec schools in the QUAA. On Feb. 19, Dennis will be entered in the QUAA provincial Cham pion­ ships representing McGill in the 300and 600 meter sprints and the 4x200 meter relays event.

Still to come on Barrett’s agenda of events is the CIAU Championships in Toronto, as well as the ultimate test: the Ben and Jewels Invitational, in Edmonton.

The World University Games in Edm on­ ton stands as Barrett's track goal. It’s the biggest meet outside the Olympic Games.

Notes Dennis: “If I fall short I’ll accept it, but that is what I’m aiming at."

In addition to running for the McGill track team, Barrett also goes on the circuit running for the Viking Track Club. Week­ ends allow time for Dennis to travel to Sher­ brooke, and south of the border into Ver­ mont, and other areas in pursuit of his pleasure.

The meets, like most everything else in which Dennis Barrett has had a hand in, have been met with success. He has won several, and is constantly am ong the leaders

in each event. As for his destiny upon com­ pletion of the Masters' program, Barrett in­ dicated he will seek out other areas to ac­ comodate his athletic endeavors.

You can be sure that wherever Dennis finds himself, he will be burning up the track with top class efforts.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 with the

HREEMEM ON FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT

CONCORDIA vs.

REDMEN

8:00 p.m.

At The Sir Arthur Currie Gym

LAST HOME GAME THIS SEASON

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T u e s d a y , M a rc h 1 to F rid a y , M a rc h 4 10 a.m . - 5 p.m .

M c In ty re M e d ic a l S c ie n c e B uilding (6 th F lo o r F o y e r)

C o ffe e & D o n u ts O v e r 1 0 0 D o o r P riz e s in c lu d in g G R A N D PRIZE R O U N D TRIP TO LO N D O N

F re e a d m is s io n to

GIVE B LO O D —

IT’S A GIFT FROM THE HEART

O ld M cG ill

SCARLET KEY AWARD 1983 We are now c a llin g for a p p lica tio n s for the Scarlet Key Award w hich distinguishes those students w ho deserve recognition for their contributions to M cG ill aside from a c a d e m ic achievem ent. Excellence in leadership, effort a n d involvem ent in cam p us activities will be specially considered. Any student exhibiting such qualities while m aintainin g his or her a c a d e m ic com m itm ents m ay be n o m in a te d for the receipt of this honour.

Students m a y pick up a p p lic a tio n kits a t the Students’ Society G eneral Office, 3480 McTavish, room 105 (next to Sadie’s).

Upon com p le tion , a p p lic a tio n forms m ay be returned to the Scarlet Key C om m ittee through Internal M ail at the Students’ Society inform ation desk or in Porters’ Offices in M cG ill buildings.

If you require a d d itio n a l inform ation please enquire at the Students’ Society inform ation desk or speak to a m em ber of the Scarlet Key Com m ittee.

The selection co m m itte e will review a p p lica tio n s on a regular basis a n d will a n n o u n c e aw ard recipients or invite a p p lica n ts for an interview as appropriate.

T h e D e a d lin e is E x te n d e d to M a r c h 9 th , 19 8 3

Darius Bagii David Sinyard Coordinators, Scarlet Key Committee

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