The McGill Tribune Vol. 02 Issue 25

The McGill Tribune Published by the S tu dents’ Society o f M cG ill U niversity

Fripperlecture

Vol. 2 N o. 25, Tuesday, M arch 22, 1983.

by Dan Pope An exciting evening is in store for progressive music buffs on Wednesday, March 30. Robert Fripp will give a “lecture and demonstration” in Leacock 132 at 8 p.m.

Robert Fripp is the founder of King Crimson, the ground-breaking band of the late 1960s. Throughout his career, Fripp has always been well ahead of his time; his musical techniques have always been inno­ vative and influential, anticipating later groups like Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and Asia. Artists like Brian Eno, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Blondie and even Hall and Oates owe Fripp no little debt; his expertise in the studio (as producer) has enabled each of these performers to success­ fully capture their fullest potential.

For those unacquainted with Fripp’s work with King Crimson, a “gentle" initiation can be found in “In the Court of the Crimson King” (their very first lp, 1968) and “Beat" (their most recent, 1982). Both albums feature innovative, melodic and progressive

music.

Fripp’s most passionate interests, however, have not been directed towards popular accessibility; his experimentation with syn­ thesized guitar (a musical system of his own invention called “Frippertronics”) provided the focus for many of his solo ventures (“Exposure,” “God Save the Queen”); his work is aimed at “investigating the pop song” in an attempt to “change the music industry from the inside out.”

Fripp’s latest release, “1Advance Masked”, is a collaboration with Police guitarist Andy Summers. The album shows Fripp once again in his most innovative mood; besides occasional percussion provided by the two, the only instruments featured are the two guitars in a duet format.

We can expect that such themes will be touched upon at the lecture, and, along with his “Frippertronics” demonstrations, we can anticipate an evening of exciting and thoughtprovoking entertainment.

MUSIC for Your Fingers

Robert Fripp will be at McGill Wednesday, March io lh . Tickets are available at Sadie s.

by Gregg Gibbons •Passing by the suggestion- read ‘com­ plaint’—board in the Redpath library a cou­ ple of weeks ago, 1 noticed that there was a letter complainingabout the lack of typewri­ ters available for the common student to use.

Living in residence. I’ve never had this prob­ lem as there are always typewriters to be had through begging, borrowing or stealing. But 1 can sympathize with those who aren’t so

McCord Museum—Vacation/Sedation

by Brian Forsythe Todd Looking forward to your summer vaca­ tion? You can get an advance view of what your next vacation could be like at the McCord Museum this month and next. Va­ cation/ Sedation, a hilarious new exhibit by Bob de Slob examines the banality of the universal vacation and satirizes the high

hopes travellers sometimes put into their va­ cation dreams.

This exhibit by Bob de Slob (alias Robert McMurtry) includes seven “packaged holi­ days" which are amusing displays of photos and mechanical devices all put in a holiday setting inside a suitcase. These “packaged holidays” use themes harped upon by travel

VAC A TIONJ SED A TION...a lifetime b f holiday horizons. (A t the McCord)

agencies such as the secluded desert island, a man standing alone in a suitcase of sand surrounded by a wooden fence, or the group package tour with hundreds of photo-people in a suitcase of waves. “The packages” can replace the holidays themselves and as the title of the exhibit says Vacation/Sedation.

The exhibit also includes “Timely Tips for Travellers". 21 photos mounted in frames with convenient handles for carrying and bi­ lingual tags for easy interpretation. One such photo is of a huge cow , over whose back we see the heads of a middle-aged couple stand­ ing behind her. In the distance we see an Austin Mini and an anxious fellow traveller.

The accompanying card reads, “Inexper­ ienced travellers^jften pack more gear than they really need. This only takes up car space and usually limits enjoyment.” Other photos cover many other problems faced by vaca­ tioners in a satirical if somewhat cynical way.

The rest of the exhibit is made up of a series of photos entitled, “Relaxation- A Guide to Good Form." Condimentary Placemats (complete with last meal eaten) and post-vacation sunwear, combining “photo-facades” of "one’s own pictorial and verbal deceits of vacations past" and stylish sunglasses in many colours.

For a hilarious look at vacations, whetherthey be north, souh, east or west, take a peek at Vacation/ Sedation at the McCord till the end of April, free for McGill students and Faculty with their i.d. card. It’s a lifetime of holiday horizons and you'll come away with a smile on your face.

fortunate. However, relief is on the way, folks.

The thing to do is truck on over to Burn­ side Hall, second floor, across from the ele­ vators. Walk over to the desk and ask the receptionist fora MUSIC Boff-hour code so you can use the SCRIPT feature. If you’re not very good with typing, then this way of doing your papers is for you. You’re alloted $150 in MUSIC money and the code is ac­ cessible from 5PM to 2AM weeknights and anytime on the weekends. The great thing about using the MUSIC/SCR1PT is that you don’t need any liquid paper, erasers, or for that matter even paper. But the main thing you must do if you’re not familiar with all the different commands used with this system is go to the bookstore after you leave Burnside. But you have to go down to the basement outlet, where all the computer science stuff is. There on a shelf are some little pink pamphlets which contain anything and everything you ever wanted to know about the MUSIC/SCRIPT system but were afraid to ask. All for $ 1.25. But back to Burnside...

You have to fill out a form at the recep­ tionist's desk that asks some really crucial information: name, rank. ID number, and why you want the code. The code, by the way, is your key to using the computer. It’s on a Tittle yellow piece of paper, along with the password which corresponds. Ifyou then want to ‘sign on’ you have to leave the Burn­ side because they don’t have access to MUSIC B. Your best bet is Rutherford building. On the terminal screen, you might see VM 1. Hit the ‘enter’ key so the screen goes blank. Then type in “d musicb". Hit ‘enter’ and wait. When the screen reads “MUSIC B”, hit enter again so the screen goes blank.iSlow type in “/ ID" followed by the code they gave you. Something like / ID F1TY, that’s just an example. After you hit ‘enter’ the computer will ask PASSWORD? Type in the password from the little yellow paper, hit enter and you’re on your way. But 1 strongly suggest that you go by the infor­ mation pamphlet before you start so you know what to do.

Using the SCRIPT feature isn’t that hard after you practice on it for awhile. It doesn’t cost anything, except the time for practicing.

And it’s easier than a typewriter.

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Tuesday, March 22, 1983

J 1 IALOGUE ON ISSUE The Daily

by Mark Weintraub All right you filth lovers, get your rabid tongues back in your smut-filled heads, 1know you’re probably just dying for a long juicy helping of well-deserved anti-Daily invective. You’re just waiting for us to dump down a load of putrid verbal faeces of the sort that dirt-bag publication unloaded from its diseased and amply-stocked colon last week. But No. I refuse to stoop. 1refuse to frolic in the muck with a group of subterranean scum-bags. 1 have my principles.

As a child my parents instilled a real sense of dignity in me, a set of principles. Never steal from trashcans without wearing rubber gloves they said; never discuss the family’s innermost sexual secrets with men who have flour-sacks for homes; never open the door if a large group of scar-faced men from the Sicilian Plumbing Co. start caroling in the vestibule; never eat auto parts; never take rides with girls in füscia-colourèd vans who think you're pretty grown up for your age and want to try stuff on you that you’ll read about later. And most of all, never resort to mud-slinging. It was my grandfather who told me that one. He looked like a hockey-stick with hair and we brought him a cardigan that said C.C.M. on the back for his birthday, but when he pulled me over one day and said “Sam (the schmuck has yet to get my name right) if ya’ can’t think of anything nice to say about someone, take another piece of brisket and shaddup.” I knew he was right. So 1 listened to him.

In grade eight there was a creature in my class named Consuela Unpronouncable. Her physical deformities were serious: besides her hacking cough and the lovely habit she had of pulling crustaceans from her scalp, she was voted Miss Obese American three years running. She had to number and letter her chins. But her hideous appearance was more than made up for by her sadistic personality (she used to like force-feeding firecrackers to bull frogs) and by that lovely way she had of biting postmen. The other kids had great fun putting NEET in her shampoo and Carnival Side Show posters on her locker. 1stayed silent. When she asked me one day to tell her honestly what 1 thought of her. 1 remembered my grandfather and said, “Consuela, for a fat girl, you sure don’t sweat much." Though she left in tears later fire-bombed my house, 1 think she appreciated my principles.

And so it is on principle that 1refuse to grapple in the mud with the human back-wash of the McGill Daily. I will not even mention their feats of ethical limbo-dancing, their ability to embody in journalism the kind of honourable conduct that made prize-fight promoters and Japanese generals so famous. Knowing how much they’d enjoy the contact, I will not wrestle in their mire. 1 have my principles. 1 shall not say a word.

The M cGill Tribune welcomes your letters. They should be subm itted double-spaced typed and should not exceed 300 words. Deadline lor letters is the Wednesday prior to publication at noon. The Tribune reserves the right not to print any letter it may receive.

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Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Students’ Society. Editorial offices are located in the Student Union Building, Room 411.3480 McTavish St., Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1X9, 392-8927.

Letters and submissions may be left at the editorial office in the Tribune mailbox at the Students’ Society General Office.

Editor-in-Chief - Anne MacLennan Managing Editor - Joanne Bayly Features Editor: - Marie-Thérèse Blanc News Editor: - Brian Todd Sports Editor - Sarah Marshall Photo Editor - Tamara Tarasoff Staff Ace Baker Brenda Bloomstone Bruce Chase-Dunn Dan Costello Glenn Cunningham Gayle Farrell Gregg Gibbons Donna Gulbransen Colin McGregor Dan Pope Brigette Ramaseder Mel Timmy Neil Tolchinsky Butch Trishman Mark Weintraub Advertising Managers: Tamara Tarasoff and Edgar Wedig

Dear Sir, I’m sorry 1 don't know your name—there was no by-line on yourcolumn in the March 8 Tribune and 1 have never read it before (don't feel bad. I'm not a McGill Student).

I’m reading your column this morning be­ cause a friend brought home a copy the other day and left it on the kitchen table. All this to say 1 think you are a funny writer and you should continue your efforts even if such appeals for letters are a little pathetic.

But it worked, you got 7 minutes of my time and one of my precious 32c stamps. I’m indifferent to the Grateful Dead by the way (having never slept with Bob Weir) but if 1 ever happen on another Tribune on the kit­ chen table I’d appreciate reading about polit­ ical rock and roll (i.e. the Clash), young jazz musicians such as Wynton Marsalis and solo artists like Joan Armatrading, Shaun Phil­ lips, Bruce Cock burn, etc, 1like Joe Jackson, too. But what’s so great about Menât Work?

Is it possible that your name is David Wil­ liams? At any rate—keep up your courage and 1 hope to read you in the near future.

Brenda Shanahan Shhh. No one’s supposed to know I ’m really David Williams. But would+ou believe it— those knucklehead lay-out people forgot all , about my by-line I Do yo u have blonde hair,

by Colin McGregor The McGill Daily is a part of everyday life for us here at McGill University, much like cutbacks or a hacking bronchiakcough during the winter flu season. What we need is a form of intellectual Dristan—simply closing down the paper and sending the staffers home to their doubtless deprived socialist homelands would be far too simple, and not nearly enough fun besides. So here are just a few “fun” suggestions as to what we could do in order to throw a proverbial wrench into the proverbial works of the very real and very expensive typesetting equipment run by the Union Basement Gopher’s Co-operative.

I. Tell them where they are; This would confuse them beyond repair. By reminding the Daily that their newspaper is in point of fact located in Montreal at a University, we would automati­ cally wipe out 80% of their news material. Cogitate on the subject for a minute if you will—if you sent a copy of the Daily to your Aunt Emma in Watney, England, where would she think that our campus is located? Her first guess might be Johannesburg, followed closely by El Salvador.

Washington, D.C., or Fire Island. They would be forced to write about local concerns, if only they ventured out of their basement lair long enough to look at the various visual and verbal clues to their location. You know, snow and the like.

II. Teach everyone Esperanto. That way, we could convince the Dailyites that it is highly unfair for them to publish their paper in English or in French because of the billions of other people who don’t speak either language, but need to be told how to think. The Daily would start translating all of their articles into Esperanto, but because of their insistence on ignoring grammar and simply using an Esperanto-English dictionary, all of the sentences would turn out very similiar to “I weel not buy thees record, eet ees scratched." Grammar was never a Daily long suit, at any rate.

III. Recruit everyone on the Daily fo r the Rugby team. Well, this would result in several clasS-action suits against the Psi U fraternity, but could be justified in the long run.

IV. M ake them pass school. Force the staff to take five courses per semester, and to graduate once their degrees are finished with. The Dally would soon become the M onthly, As Count F-loyd says, "Scary? Veeery Sacry!” (Real students are to the Daily staff as snow is to Ecuador.)

1 V. Institute a Sunset Law. The Civil Service has this sort of law for its Commissions so that once the function of an agency has been exhausted, its existence is terminated. If we had that sort of rule here, the Daily would not be able to publish articles on any subjects that it had already exhausted entirely. This way the paper could be printed on a postage stamp.

Saves money—but what could my canary use for cage carpeting?

Brenda? Are you o f legal age? Perhaps we could exchange photos. Then again, a meet­ ing might be profitable to fu rth er discuss our musical qjlegfances in an expanded context.

Brenda is a very pretty name. Quoting Yeats:

"Brenda! O Brenda! O Bren —", etc. I f you really want to read about political issues, tr \ the McGill Daily—they’re changing the world: it’s so cute.

Dan Pope

Students’ Society REMINDER TO A U CLUBS ll student clubs which registered for the meeting to elect 3 reps to Students’ Council, please be reminded that the meeting will be held on: Thursday, March 24,1983 1:00 p.m.

University Centre, Room 310

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I.PAC./Hillel Presnrts a Panel Discussion on

Alternatives For P e a ce Between the Arabs & Israelis

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McGill Film Society l

5 -All films shown THIS WEEK in L132 • 8:Q0 Mar 23 Death of a Salesman

Mar ,24

To C atch A Thief

8:00 '

Mar 25

G oldfinger

7:00 9:30

Mar 26

Chariots of Fire

7:00 ’ 9:30

All film s $4.50 exce p t Fri. Sat. $1.7,5

Dan Nim rod

Sim cha Flapan

Jo n ath an Livny

Editor and Publisher of Dawn Publishing Co. and The Canadian Jewish Elerald.

Founding Editor of New Outlook

Former AttorneyGeneral of Judèa and Sumaria.

Thursday, M arch 24, 8:00 p.m., Leacock 219 Admission: $2.00 public, $1.00 students Inform ation: 845-9171 :

Tuesday, March 22, 1983

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A Broad’s Head Revisited

by Nancy Martin The cry has been heard across all contin­ ents and down through all ages: “We must put an end to apathy.”

But what is apathy? Is it really such a dirty word that we should strive to eliminate it from the face of the earth before we tackle war, injustice, oppression, murder and a few other choice ones? Turning to Webster’s Concise New World Dictionary (because it happens to be the only dictionary 1 possess) we discover that apathy is “lack of emotion” and/or “lack of interest; indifference.” Oh. If I’d known that, 1think I might have selected injustice or oppression as my topic. Anyhow, let’s forge ahead, and see how it goes. Never too late to turn back, and all that.

It would appear that there is no one who is totally apathetic, then, barring coma and lobotomy (to digress just a touch, don't coma­ tose and lobotomized states sound blissfully calm and tranquil?“What would you like for

your birthday, dear?” “Oh, Mummy, could 1 please have a lobotomy?”). Surely, for each and every cognizant person on the planet, there must be at least one thing that inspires some emotion or interest. So, you see, it’s not nearly so bad as they thought. There is no total apathy.

In my less than humble opinion, it seems that the folks who are running about scream­ ing about apathy and making such a dread­ ful racket, are upset because 100% of the population is not out crusading for or against the pet causes of those particular folks. And that is absurd, because we all ain’t never going to do that about nothing! The average citizen has numerous concerns more important in life than crusading. There’s food, shelter, keeping the car on the road and beer. And that’s exactly the way it should be.

There must be a broad mid-section of the citizenry of any nation who tranquilly go about their business, and never in their life

lay hands on a placard or picket City Hall. If we were all down picketing City Hall all the time, the country might last two days; but probably not. Crusading and picketing must necessarily be relegated to those among us who are both intellectually nervous and eith­ er financially secure or financially oblivious.

Moreover, there are some of us accused of apathy who are totally undeserving of that label. I’ve been told that I’m politically apa­ thetic. That couldn’t be less true. I am pas­ sionately apolitical. I’m not too painfully aware that most individuals who aspire to “lead” the rest of us poor wretches ultimately do so for the sakes of their own egos, and that the leadership consists largely of care­ fully chosen rhetoric designed to assuage our fears that what we’re listening to amounts to a pile of horsefeathers. The less of the selfserving megalomanis 1 pay any attention to, the simpler and more sane my life is. Those guys can make you crazy. And if anyone

Tuning In

by Butch Trishman 1was standing in the queue waiting to get on a computer terminal when my mind began to wander. The place upon which my mind focused was distinctly different, yet somehow possessed a disturbing flavor of familiarity. It seemed as though 1 was now settled in a type of showcase world. A world which foreshadowed our present world, but somehow magnified the plaguing wrinkles with which we have all learned to accept as rule.

1 could see myself standing in line in the Administration building waiting to pay my fees. To pass time, 1 decided to evaluate my bill and check for errors in addition. As I was scanning the list, 1 serendipitously came upon an alarming figure. Two thousand dol­ lars of my annual education budget was to be for mandatory non-classroom expenses!

After turning to and questioning the fellow behind me with the long last name, 1learned the reason behind the incursion of such an expense. Apparently, as a result of com­ plaints from non-English and non-French groups at McGill, the McGill Daily and the Student Handbook were to be published in 112 languages. Needless to say, 1 was ap­ palled; my nerves turned to putty.

I immediately jumped out of line and headed for Gert’s. As I reached the lobby and turned toward the front door, I saw people assembled on the courtyard lawn in front of me. Once I had opened the door to the build­ ing. 1 understood the episode before me. It was a rally of some sort. 1momentarily stood still to grasp the pageantry. Huge signs were being held by most of the gathered protes­ tors. Squinting carefully, 1 read a few of the arguments.

“Discrimination against Burmese Capri­ corns,” said one sign.

“Down with prejudiced admissions poli­ cies,” stated another.

Upon inquiring, I learned that not since 1919, has there been a Burmese citizen with a zodiac sign of Capricorn enrolled at McGill.

1 stepped up my pace toward Gertrude’s.

Only ano’ther 200 feet away, 1saw another gathering in front of the Engineering build­ ing.

“Must be a full moon tonight,” 1 thought.

1turned the corner near the F. Cyril James building when directly in front of me were, perhaps 400 hundred enraged students—all with clenched fists, and all shouting some incomprehensible slogan toward the lobby of the Arts building. 1 curiously approached the angry mob. 1 wasn’t long before I under­ stood the injustice that was being rectified.

“The mindless, discriminatory Art Histo­ ry department has unconditionally been dis­ torting subject matter thereby concentrating strictly on traditional forms of art,” ex­ plained the kid wearing the Vanier sweat­ shirt. He continued, “For political reasons, they are limiting the student’s right to equit-

ably study various art forms from through­ out the globe.”

“For instance,” he said. “I’m in my last semester of art history, and I don’t know a thing about the Samoan Renaissance.”

“I guess the system is collapsing all around us,” 1 quipped.

1 began sprinting toward the Union. The rhythm of my feet slapping against the pavement had a soothing effect on me. I could hear the volley of assorted chants aris­ ing from all corners of the campus. Ap­ proaching the Union, I could hear the ca­ dence of the next motto becoming increasing­ ly audible.

“Solidarity among beer drinkers, down with non-thinkers,” was the battle-cry. As 1 headed toward the stairs en route to Gert’s a screaming student noticed me.

“You’re not going in there,” he halfstated.

“Yes, 1 most certainly tm ,” I dared.

“But they don’t serve a single brand of beer that is brewed in Albania,” he informed me.

“Times is tough all over,” 1 said.

I felt pressure on my left foot when 1 re­ membered where I was.

“I was here first,” snarled a short preppy girl “You better let me in or I’ll report you to the Women’s Union,” she said.

“That’s okay, I’ll report you to the Society of Worthwhile Issues," I responded.

“Oh. my God." she said in utter embarassment. “I didn’t realize....Excuse me won’t you,” and she scampered away.

does finally pull the Big Number, I think I'll probably know as soon as anyone else.

Indeed, I am apathetic about somethings, such as football and whether or not Maggie Trudeau will ever find herself. But I don’t expect football players or Maggie Trudeau to lose any sleep over whether or not 1 can afford to go to Europe in 1984, so I guess we’re even.

Certainly, there is apathy around, and there always will be as long as there are 24 hours in a day and we all remain human.

What it seems to boil down to is one’s attitude toward the old “half-full or halfempty” question. Being something of a cock­ eyed optimist, I lean heavily towards the “half-full” school of thought, but if you want to complain about it being half-empty, that’s your tough luck pal. That’s your choice, and I can’t help feeling rather apathetic about it.

Students’ Society CHANGE OF MEETING attention student senators & governors elect lease note that the meeting to elect 3 reps to Students’ Council originally called for March 24th has been rscheduled as follows: P

Thursday, March 31,1983 5:00 p.m.

University Centre, Room 107/8 .

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Tuesday, March 22, 1983

The Ugly Side of Beauty

by Diane Bousquet Success is tough these days. You have to be intelligent, strong-willed, and good-look­ ing to boot. To make it in life, the fashion magazines say, women must rub, pour, sprinkle and spray themselves with cosmet­ ics. What’s worse is that men are starting to do it, too.

But do you really know what you're get­ ting when you but that stuff, or what happens when you put it on? According to Gary and Steven Null, authors of “How to Get Rid of the Poisons in Your Body," most cosmetics on the market today are some­ times useless and often dangerous.

Before you write this off as another lifecauses-cancer article, you might be interest­ ed to know that there are safe, inexpensive options available for many cosmetics.

If mother never told you about UltraBrite, she probably didn’t tell you about:

Eye Liner. The American Medical As­ sociation advises against the practice of out­ lining the border of the eyelids with eye liner.

The Association's files are full of reports of women who have lacerated or permanently discolored the mucous membranes around the eye and impaired their vision.

Lipstick and Rouge. Lipstick is essen­ tially a tube of oil mixed with wax and possi­ bly coal-tar dyes. These dyes have’ been known to cause gastrointestinal, upsets like gastritis and colitis. Okay, so you’ve never heard of someone dying of an overdose of lipstick. But how many doctors examining a patient with blood or liver problems would suspect lipstick as the cause?

Rouge or blush fs à variation ol lipstick.

You can find health-safe lipstick and rouge made from vegetable dye at a health food store.

—Moisturizing cream. Moisturizing dry

skin is both beneficial and beautifying: the preservatives thrown in to kill bacteria are not. The “Journal of the American Medical Association” reported cases of allergic reac­ tions to a family of preservatives used, paraben esters. These reactions included “chron­ ic eczema, crusty lesions, red and painful eyes, and swelling of the eyes and face."

(Uck.) Even if you don’t develop a reaction to the creams you use, you may want to switch to lanolin, the oil from sheep’s wool. It closely resembles the oil from your own skin and will not interfere with the skin’s natural pro­ cesses such as eliminating waste products of replenishing cells. 1have been using it for six months; the bags under my eyes disappeared after two. Lanolin has a light medicinal odor that fades soon after application and costs about one-tenth the price of famous-name moisturizers.

—Face Powder. Talc, a principal ingre­ dient of face powder, has been found to con­ tain dangerous levels of asbestos. A talc par­ ticle you breathe in at age sixteen will probably stay in your lungs until you die. It is impossible to use powder without inhaling some of it. Need I say more?

Cornstarch works just as well, and can be absorbed by the lungs. Again, it is much cheaper than brand-name powder.

- Mascara. According to the U.S. Food .and Drug Administration, eye makeup is one of the leading causes of cosmetic injuries in the Unites States. Mascaras with “lash extenders" contain nylon fiber that can fall into the eye and scratch the cornea. If you must use the stuff, remove it carefully every night.

The best way to have beautiful, clear skin is to eat well and stay healthy.

Now you know how Cleopatra really died.

Students’ Society BUDGET & OFFICE SPACE REQUESTS N o tic e to a ll M c G ill S tudent G ro u p s: (Submissions will be received from April 5th until 4:30 p.m.

April 29th, 1983) Budgets Budget requests are limited to groups directly recognized by the McGill Students’ Council (i.e. organizations classified as “functional groups” or campus-wide “ interest groups” ).

Interest groups must have been in operation since January 1st, 1983 in order to submit a budget request and shall not show a budget deficit of more than $400 which represents the subsidy to be received from the Students’ Society. Interest group budget requests must include in the revenue column membership fees from not less than 30 members each paying not less than $2.00. These membership fees and a signed membership list must be handed in no later than October 31st, 1983 by any interest group with an approved budget.

Interest group budgets will be approved on a first come, first served basis. Certain interest groups are not eligible to receive Students’ Society funds as per Council policy adopted December 7th, 1977. These include groups with political or religious affiliations or beliefs. Any other group which, by the nature of its doctrine, discourages membership by all except those which adhere to that doctrine, as determined by Students’ Council, is also ineligible to receive Society funds.

Office Space in the University Centre Any student group on campus may request office space in the University provided the group has been in operation since January 1st, 1982. According to Council policy adopted September 13th, 1978, the same groups ineligible to receive Students’ Society funds are also not eligible to be given office space in the Union.

Office space will be awarded on a first come, first served basis with the following provisios: • groups with office space in 1982/83 will be given preference • Students’ Council reserves the right to assign office space to any new ad hoc committee it may form up to the time at which space allocation for 1983/84 is approved by Council.

• the Joint Management Committee will review all space requests and, at its discretion, will decide which groups assigned space will have to share offices.

• groups recognized by the Students’ Athleics Council will be entitled to one office only. This office will be shared by not more than 6 sports clubs as determined by the SAC. Due to the extremely high demand for office space in the Union, it would be highly appreciated if groups, which do not absolutely need office space, refrain from requesting an office.

NOTE: Application for Budget forms may be obtained at the Students’ Society General office. There is no specific request form for office space. Requests with justifications should be typed and addressed to the Joint Management Committee. They should be delivered or mailed to: Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students' Society General Office, Room 105, 3480 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A1X9 NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., FRIDAY APRIL 29th, 1983.

David Sinyard Chairman Joint Management Committee

Most cosmetics on the market today are sometimes useless and often dangerous.

Siesta Believers Unite!

by T. Gordon l have long harbored suspicions regarding the validity of the attitude prevalent among Northerners towards Southern resting hab­ its—or, more specifically, the SIESTA: a pe­ riod of two to three hours in the middle of the day during which nothing is accomplished aside from sleep. Advocates of the ‘North­ ern’ way of life defend their staunchly nega­ tive attitude with such brilliant clichés as “Those lazy Latinos will never get anywhere by sleeping in the middle of the day when they could be making money!”

What these, and other rabid statements of this kind, seem to disregard is the fact that Northern climes are the only places where the phrase ‘getting places’ has any real signif­ icance. It is my personal hypothesis that if a survey were to be conducted it would be found that in those Southern cities where the metropolitan industrious bustle characteris­ tic of Northçrn cities was missing, there would be found in correlation a significant lack of overweight, cigar-smoking, ulcerridden business men and/ or women.

Of course, this is all off the top of my head and I have absolutely no concrete basis from which to back these outrageous allegations save a strong desire to sleep away a few hours in the middle of each day! I cannot think of a more pleasant way of life.

There are those of you who will read this far and think to yourselves “Bosh! This per- ' son is mad!” and resolve to read no further.

But wait! Let me take up yet more of your precious time in attempting to justify my rantings.

Has it never struck you as unusual, per­ haps even unhealthy, that in a world of rela­ tively regular, even cycles, that the human body remains awake for 16- to 18-hour stretches and then tries to cram all the rest it needs into six to eight short hours of sleep? Is this not another burden to be added to an already strained society?

Vehemently, l answer YES! YES! YES! Not only is this lifestyle unhealthy, unnatu­ ral and unsatisfying, but it is also immoral!

By denying ourselves those few hours of sleep during the day we are creating tired, grumpy people at the long day’s end. As we all know, tired, grumpy people cannot func­ tion as well as, nor achieve harmony with others as well-rested, happy people. Thus we are further encouraging the alienation syn­ drome prevalent in our society, not to men­ tion the disintegration of the family unit, and the escalating divorce rate.

It is indeed a sad thing to stand by and watch a country as great as Canada someday may be sow the seeds of its own destruction in refusing to accept the only logical solu­ tion: the siesta. I, for one, do not intend to let this happen without a struggle. I know that there are many siesta-believers out there who, fearing the battle against the unyield­ ing, overweight, cigar-chomping, ulcer-rid­ den business community to be futile, have been remaining in their closets at high noon all these years, waiting for the opportunity to voice their preferred sleeping habits. To these people, let this be a call to arms. Speak out!! For your family, your dear ones, your country, your precious sleep!

Tuesday, March 22, 1983

The McGill Tribune

Cam pus News •••• Recent studies show that a tight job market will be awaiting M BA graduates, particular­ ly in manufacturing, construction, and trhnsportation. Bottom Line/ Personal newsletter says 57,600 students graduated with MBA’s last spring even though major firms are re­ ducing the number of MBA’s they hire by 25% to 50%. The most promising areas of specialization are accounting, banking, and electronics.

•••• Students charging phone calls to a third party are discovering that it is not a fool­ proof method. Four students at the Universi­ ty of Florida were charged with fraud for charging $700 worth of long-distance calls to university departments. After seven months of investigation by U. of F. police and Southern Bell Telephone, the co-eds were finally tracked down when the charged a call to a non-existent faculty.

•••• The Psi Upsilon fraternity of Dartmouth College has recently lost recognition status.

The probation is a result of a “rush” ritual in which two students became intoxicated and wandered off aimlessly. Before tFje dust cleared, one student was found asleep in a garage, while another student broke and en­ tered and was found watching T.V.!

•••• True love doesn’t deserve a price break, say students on the University of Wisconsin

dormitory advisory council. Leaving a dorm mid-term costs some suden'ts up to $700 in penalties, but leaving to get married has cost only $150. Not fair, said the budget-con­ scious students. From now on, young lovers will pay a $260 fine, the same amount charged to those evicted from dortns for vandalism.

•••• According to a survey at the Texas A&M, students spend $3.5 million a month on fun at that campus. The random telephone poll of 120 undergraduates revealed that students spend, on the average, $118 a month on things other than rent, utilities, bills, and basic food. 27% of the students polled admit­ ted that they wasted some of their spare funds.

•••• McGill graduate William Shatner draws 30 enthusiastic super-fans at Vanderbilt Uni­ versity in Tennessee. The group recently formed the “T.J. Hooker Viewing Society," complete with membership requirements, and Christmas cards. Of course, the primary group activity is watching every episode of “ T.J. H ooker," and club members have gone to unusual lengths to do so. When the Nashvill television stations pre-empted the show, four society officers viewed the network feed at the local ABC affiliate. For future refer­ ence, notes and pictures were taken.

•••• —Art Beewald is a syndicated columnist for the Ghetto Gazette.

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Inter-Residence Council CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Residence Representative to Council om inations are hereby c a lle d for the position of Residence Representative to the M cG ill Students’ C ouncil. C an dida tes a n d Nom inators must be m em bers of the M cG ill Students’ Society, a n d have lived in o n e o f the follow ing residences as a fee-paying resident at least 3 m onths prior to election:

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DOUGLAS HALL GARDNER HALL Mc C onnell hall MOLSON HALL ROYAL VICTORIA COLLEGE MONTREAL DIOCESAN COLLEGE N om ination sheets m a y be o b ta in e d a t Bishop M ountain Hall, or at the Royal Victoria C ollege. C an dida tes must o o b ta in the signatures of twenty-five (25) Nominators.

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE C.R.O. c /o Bishop M ounta in Hall, 3935 University Street, NO LATER THAN

4:30 P.M., FRIDAY, MARCH 25th, 1983.

By Order, I.R.C. J.P. Blais Election Officer

Students’ Society NOM INATING COMMITTEE Applications are hereby re-opened for the following appointed positions: INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER

SOUTH AFRICA COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR

The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) of the Students’ Society will organize and supervise Students’ Society elections, by-elections and referenda during the T983/84 school year. He or she will a pp oint a Deputy CRO through the norm al a p p lica tio n process as well as district returning officers (DROs) to supervise each poll. Like the DROs, the CRO will be paid basic m inim um w age only on election days for cam pus-w ide elections, (on ly individual a pp lications will be a ccepted.)

The South Africa Com m ittee was established by Students' C ouncil to provide m embers of the Students’ Society a nd 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 and shall a c t as official spokesperson of the com m ittee.

PROGRAM BOARD - CHAIRMAN Students’ Society and Student Services have jointly centralized the m ajor entertainm ent-oriented com m ittees at M cGill under one 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 n d C o-ordinator (Winter Carnival). Applications for these positions will be ca lle d for in the near future. (O nly individual applications will be a ccep ted .)

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SECOND-HAND TEXTBOOK SALE - COORDINATOR The Students’ Society will sponsor a second-hand textbook sale in September. The C oordinator must organize all aspects of the sale w hich include publicity and finding student staff. (The Students’ Society encourages applica tion s from individuals representing particular cam pus groups which co uld 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 and Students’ C ouncil

STUDENT DIRECTORY - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Students’ Society will be publishing a student directory in the fall of 1983. The Editor will oversee all aspects of this publication including the organization of authorization release cards to be signed during the September registration period, establishing a b ud ge t a nd calling for printed quotes from various publishing com panies. He or she will also d e cid e on 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 summ er to m ake proper arrangem ents with the Registrar’s office. This position involves an honorarium of $150.

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 sociological, p olitical and e c o n o m ic situation in El Salvador. The co-ordinator shall oversee the activities of the com m ittee and a c t as official spokesperson of the com m ittee

CUTBACKS COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR The Cutbacks C om m ittee was established by the Vice-President (External Affairs) ’ to increase awareness a b o u t the effects o f cutbacks. The co-ordinator shall oversee the activities of the comm ittee.

NOTE: It is C ouncil p olicy to autom atically reopen positions where two or less people have applied.

All the above positions are considered voluntary. In som e cases, as noted above, small honoraria or part-time em ploym ent p ay is involved. Except as noted above, joint applications will be a c c e p te d 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 N om inating Com m ittee. The best qualified candidates will likely be interviewed by the com m ittee.

“General A pplica tion ” forms are available from the Students’ Society General Office, Room 105 of the Student Union, 3480 McTavish Street, from Sadie’s II in the M cConnell Engineering Building, or in C hancellor Day Hall from the SAO or LSA offices.

C om pleted a p p lic a tio n s must be subm itted to Joann Pasquale, Adm inistrative Secretary, Students’ Society G eneral Office, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., TODAY.

Bruce Hicks Chairman

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The McGill Tribune

D irectors’ Projects

Photo by Cathy Bowes

This week, and through the next 2 weeks, McGill’s English Department presents its Directors Projects. Instead of writing papers, the students in various Drama courses get credit for directing, producing or acting in a play which they open to the public when it is in its final, polished stage. Thirteen different plays in all will be presented, beginning March 21 and finishing off on April 16. All plays promise to be very entertaining, as well as very diverse, and each will be presented only once. So go find the schedule, posted on most of McGill’s major bulletin boards, and plan on attending one of these productions. And, oh yes, admission is free, so there’s no excuse for not attending. Show your support, be entertained, and indulge a in bit of escapism in the English Department’s Directors' Projects.

John O'Meara and John Marko in Bretch's T h e E x c e p t i o n a n d t h e R u l e , directed by Valery De Miller, stage manager Wendy Lash. This exciting performance will take place Fri., March 25, at 6:00 p.m. in Leacock 219.

The Importance of Being Earnest, with Vincent de Tourdonnet as,Algernon (pictured seated, above), was a raving success. De Tourdonnet was the perfect aristocrat philanderer that Algernon was meant to be. Even the other actors seemed to shine in his presence, and the entire play picked up and im proved almost overnight. Why was it, then, that de Tourdonnet was played by director Brenda Anderson fo r only the fe\y perform ancef fro n t M onday night to Thursday matinée last week? Is it true that de Tourdonnet, after rehersing his role fo r two months, lost his voice, but even by opening night had sufficiently recovered and could have performed. Why didn’t he? Stay tuned fo r the details in next w eek’s Theatre Update.

IM P O R T A N T N O T IC E

Effi Mayer and Paula Danckert in a scene from T h e E f f e c t o f G a m m a R a y s written by Paul Zindel. You can see it today in Leacock 219, 4:00 p.m.

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Dh, What a Lovely War \ musical statement, anti-war, and more. cGill Players and Players’ T heatre have succeeded in their final major effort for this year, in producing a very good (and appro­ priate) musical, which, u n d er the guise o f excellent entertainment, secretes an m portan t, sobering message: that despite all the horrors of the First W orld W ar.

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tothing has changed. Oh, W hat a L o v e ly W ar is a commendable dram atic achievenent. It provides a really fun comic rendition of the lamous egocentiic nationalistic optimism, ignorance, persistence, and monumental mistakes and accidents of the personalities ind events of 1914-1918. The play allows us to laugh about a subject which is much more offensive than morbid, and carries with it an intimidating relevance. In this respect, this injoyable musical comedy is extremely volatile. Let me explain how well it is presented, given his preliminary understanding of its potency.

There are a few things one should know before the action begins, otherwise it is likely to tppear to be incoherent. Oh, W hat a Lovely War was written as an historical as well as dramatic tndeavor. Everything that occurs or is spoken during the performance actually happened petween the years 1914 and 1919; thus, we must recognize the distinction between the authentic Historical fact or impression, and the performed dramatic interpretation (usually sarcastic) of he raw historical information. While we watch the play, we realize that all ol the lines were actually spoken in earnest during the Eirst World War. In often comically satirizing the old mpression, therefore. Oh, What a Lovely War is making a serious, implicit anti-war statement.

The distinction between the real events and characters and the often satirical and dramatic staging of these historical facts and impressions is central.

For this reason, the form of the play as musical review is very effective. Twelve Pierrots open the performance by saying that they arc going to do a show lor yob. At first, the ringleader tells you exactly what is happening, but it’s interesting that for the first three skits and songs there is no mention made of the war. . .rather it appears that the w'ar descends upon the actoi. as it the war is somehow above the action, anti it sucks the players, as well as the circumstances they are portraying, into its horrible vortex o! accident and miscalculation.

Within this action, the distinction between the players and anonymous clownlike actors and the real life of World War I events and circumstances is accomplished in several ways. First, there is very effective use of costumes. When the androgynous Pierrots become real characters, they change from their clown outfits into authentic costumes. When female actors appear as circa-1914 women, they are wearing full costemes, and the roles portrayed are very interesting indeed. Other roles are changed by the change of a hat, which also has its implications. Similarly props are used to highlight the real, and Don Carrier, director and co-producer, capitalizes the absurdist elements of the play using real World War 1guns, helmets and gas masks on the one hand to portray and transform characters, and red plastic toy shovels on the other hand to stress the ludicrous nature of the situation. Third, the constant use of slides and ticker-tape which depicts the actual developments of the war are a constant reminder of the true human foundation of the (satirical, comic) musical presentation. And finally, both to complement the occasional absurdity of the presentation, and to remind us of the horror of the actual events of WW1, the live three-piece band backs the musical with sensitivity, telling the audience whether it is to laugh, or to be silent."

Restaurant Review: Slovenia Meat Market

by Tam ara T arasoff

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n a m e is n o t your typical d in in g e s ta b lis h m e n t's n a m e , b u t S lo v en ia M eat M ark et is m ore th a n a typical dining establishm ent. As you stand (yes, stand—there are no seating facilities at Slovenia) ingesting your won­ derful Slovenian delicacies, you will note that the decor is unique and unlike any of your average restaurants. Dried sausages, sa­ lamis, smoked ribs- hundereds of themgrace the entire front wall. The incredible stock of imported European treats covers the back wall. But what you are there for is right in the middle: sandwiches, the most delicious sandwiches you can imagine, are-created in front of your eyes. Smoked meat, pork, bacon, veal—kept warm on the window sill, enticing the Main’s countless passers-by— are sliced thinly and piled high between two fresh buns. Slovenia’s sausage sandwiches are also favorites, consisting simply of a sliced sausage on a bun. What 1suggest you direct your attention to. however, is what is called the Slovenia Mix. Veal, ham, smoked meat, pork, bacon, or whatever other meat you may desire, are sliced, combined and piled on a bun. Every time you order it it’s different, and always .to delectable. And the amazing thing is that the whole thing is but $1.50, a deal nobody should pass up. In fact, none of the other sandwiches will put you out more than $1.65, and chances are after you have one, or at the most one-and-a-half, you will be too full to eat another bite. Al­ though, come to think of it, as you stroll

Approbations to Players’ for a fine intellectually and culturally satisfying evening. The Players’ Theatre offers an excellent environment for this tight production which, despite its complex and fast-paced logistic and athletic demands, allows effective use of the audience. Don Carrier obviously knows his theatre well and the pleasing result exhibited precise, yet flexible, choreography and active, but not aggressive, interaction with the audience. Experiencing Oh, What a Lovely War at Players’ is a refreshing and énergetic example of what can be done with one’s resources when these are not unlimited.

The achievements is not flawless, however. 1 he play itself is very difficult and often tends to obscure the vital distinction between, and separation of, levels of action. We should never recognize particular Pierrots because they are anonymous, and only come to life as impersona­ tors. They should be unanimated and vague when undefined by costumes or props. The stage as well should appear anonymous and completely stark, that is, without character. In these respects 1 find there are some minor distractions, and for this reason I would like to see the musicians placed in a less central position because they are not part of the action and confuse the effect of the stage as forum. Moreover, they require a lot of light which robs Players' Theatre of using its lighting capacity to the fullest.

Oh, What a Lovely War is playing at Players’Theatre, third floor Union Building, until March 27 (see ad on back cover for details), it is an excellent, enjoyable production (if you know what to expect) and its fun, comic, satirical form as a musical enhances the final thrust of the profundity and relevance of its message—of the obscene human cost of humankind of War.

along St. Laurent, where any smart studentdoes his shopping, you might be tempted to try a pastry at. . .but that’s another story.

For the best sandwich deal anywhere, and for a meal for even the largest appetites (but smallest budgets) try out Slovenia Meat Market, 3653 St. Laurent (just above Prince Arthur—it’s actually quite close to the ghet­ to). It’s addictive. I’ll warn you, but take the chance.

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The McGill Tribune

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Students’ Society McGILL PROGRAM BOARD APPLICATIONS applications are hereby called for the following appointed positions:

(D e a d lin e : 4:30 p.m ., Thursday, M a rc h 29th, 1983) VICE-CHAIRMAN GENERAL PROGRAMS

VICE-CHAIRMAN SPEAKERS

The student ho ld in g this position will oversee all events a n d activities (with the e xce ption of guest speakers a n d the Red & White Revue) w hich take p la c e outside of the W elcom e Week a n d Winter Carnival tim e periods. Events c o u ld in­ clu d e such things as d a n c e a n d theatrical perform ances, concerts, dances, c o m e d y acts, films, etc.

The student in this position will fam iliarize him or herself with guest speakers currently on the university lecture circuit a n d present a speakers program for the 1983/84 year (in c lu d in g W elcom e Week an d Winter Carnival periods) to the Board for approval. The V-C Speakers will oversee the im p le m e n ta ­ tion of the appro ved speakers program .

VICE-CHAIRMAN PUBLICITY

VICE-CHAIRMAN VOLUNTEERS

The Vice-Chairm an, Publicity will assem ble a n d ch a ir a co m m itte e of students w hich will ensure th a t all events a n d activities organized by the Program Board are properly publicized a n d p ro m o te d on ca m p u s a n d from tim e to tim e within the M ontreal com m unity. Design of posters, new spaper ads a n d on o cca sio n , pro d u ctio n of radio a d ­ vertisements will be involved as well as the issuing of press releases.

Each year the Program Board enlists the assistance of a large nu m be r o f student volunteers w ho work at the m a ny events sponsored. In recogn ition of the im p o rta n c e of these p e o p le w ho help ou t at events, this position has been cre ated solely to co -ord in ate the volunteers a n d to im prove c o m m u n ic a tio n s betw een them a n d the individual event organizers.

VICE-CHAIRMAN FINANCE

SECRETARY

The Vice-Chairm an, Finance will be responsible for oversee­ ing all aspects of the finances of the Program Board in clu d ­ ing b u d g e t preparation, con trol of expenditures, ticket sales, arranging for pa ym en t of entertainers, etc.

The secretary will a c t as liquor officer, b o o k in g co-ord in ato r a n d general secretary to the Board. He or she shall be responsible for m akin g sure rooms are b o o k e d for events, liquor licences a n d forms have been o b ta in e d for all events as well as takin g minutes at Program Board meetings.

CO-ORDINATOR WELCOME WEEK

CO-ORDINATOR ACTIVITIES NIGHT

CO-ORDINATOR WINTER CARNIVAL

The Co-O rdinator, W elcom e Week will chair a large co m m itte e of event c o ­ ordinators. He or she will ensure tha t all activities p la n n e d for the W elcom e Week period are properly organized a n d e n c o u ra g e m axim um p a rtic ip a ­ tion by M cG ill students, especially those students at M cG ill for the first time.

The student h o ld in g this position will be in ch a rg e of organizing Activities Night, the an n u a l "m e e t the clu b s” night in the Union Building in m idSeptember.

The student ho ld in g this position will be in ch a rg e of organizing the six festive days in February 1984 ca lle d Winter Carnival. Creative ideas for new Carnival events will be e n co u ra g e d .

As with W elcom e Week, this CoO rdinator will oversee a large c o m m itte e of event co-ordinators.

NOTE: Notwithstanding the specific nature of some of the above positions, all students holding positions on the Board are expected to attend meetings throughout the year and assist in other areas beside their own. The Board will jointly organize Activities Night under the direction of the Chairperson.

All of the above positions are considered voluntary. Joint applications will be entertained but not from more than two (2) students for any one position. All applications will be treated confidentially and will be reviewed by a committee of the incoming Chairperson of the Program Board, the Vice-President (Internal Affairs), the Program Director of the Students' Society and the Liaison Officer to the Dean of Students. The best qualified candidates will likely be interviewed by this committee.

“General Application” forms are available from the Students’ Society General Office, Room 105 of the Student Union Building, 3480 McTavish Street.

Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students' Society General Office NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., TUESDAY, MARCH 29th, 1983. • '

Bruce Hicks Chairperson Students’ Society Nominating Committee

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The McGill Tribune

Students’ Society STUDENT LEADER REGISTRATION attention all McGill Student Leaders: The 83/84 President, Editor, Chairperson, Co-Ordinator of Chief Officer of any McGill Student Club, Society, Publication, Service, Council Committee or Association must register with the McGill Students’ Society NO LATER THAN APRIL 15th, 1983.

Registration allows McGill organizations to 1. be able to reserve meeting and events space in the Union at no cost 2. be able to book space in other campus buildings at McGill rates 3. receive the summer edition of the McGill Student Leader Publication 4. be informed about the September leadership seminar 5. receive copies of operating manuals for club officers.

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Students’ Society VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers requested for next year’s Blood Drive Program Board & Students’ Society Publications

NOW IS THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUT WITH NEXT YEAR’S ACTIVITIES!

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V olunteer Interest(s): (Check many if you wish) □ BLOOD DRIVE □ PROGRAM BOARD □ ACTIVITIES NIGHTS □ CONCERTS/DANCES □ GUEST SPEAKERS □ WELCOME WEEK □ WINTER CARNIVAL □ SPECIAL EVENTS

□ STUDENTS’ SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS (photography, layout, writing, editing or design)

Student leaders must complete the above form, or obtain a summer registration form from the Students’ Society General Office, Union 105, 3480 McTavish, complete it and hand it in BY APRIL 15 1983 to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary.

□ STUDENT HANDBOOK □ STUDENT DIRECTORY □ McGILL TRIBUNE □ OLD McGILL YEARBOOK

AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION The Students’ Society is often asked for the name, address and number of students holding various positions at McGill. Kindly initial one or both of the following categories authorizing the Students’ Society to give the above addresses and numbers to those requesting them.

1. Student Leaders on campus o n ly __________ 2. Any member of the public asking to get in touch with the person holding your position(s). __________________ hand in or mail to: Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary 3480 McTavish, Room 105 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9

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Check here if you are interested in getting involved during the summer

Please indicate a ny particular area(s) within the activities or interests you checked in which you would like to work: (eg., publicity, logistics, finances, etc.)

Hand in com pleted form at the Students’ Society General Office or mail to: Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, 3480 McTavish, Room 105, montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9 (392-0930).

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The McGill Tribune

Tuesday, March 22, 1983

Stoke Those Spokes!

by G len C unningham

McGill University student RossChafewill be representing McGill at the World University Games upcoming in Edmonton. The event is the biggest meet aside from the Olympic Games, and Chafe will be using the meet as a stepping stone for the Olympics.

Chafe has reason to feel confident going in to the Games. He holds a plethora of cycling awards and has been training diligently for he upcoming events.

Chafe, twenty, has been competing at the club level for seven years and at the National Junior and Senior levels for the last four years.

1979 saw Chafe streaking home with the Gold and Silver Medals in National Jr. events. He later competed in Argentina and received world recognition being ranked.

In 1980, Chafe joined the Senior circuit and won a pair of Silver medals in the Na­ tional Championships.

In 1981, Chafe followed the National Training Program but could manage no bet­ ter than a fourteenth place finish.

In 1982 Chafe decided not to follow the National program and was forced into a po­ sition where he had to win three events in order to qualify for the National Team berth.

He did exactly what he had to do, leading the way in three races, and was ranked fifth in the Nation in road racing.

Chafe explains that there are really two sports in cycling; road and track. Despite his impressive string of victories. Chafe was a last cut from the National Team selection, and missed the opportunity to compete in the World Championships and the Com­ monwealth games.

Chafe spoke with pride about one of his

major cycling accomplishments: Moving from the Road to the track, Chafe teamed up with three other cyclers in the four-man 4 km sprint and finished fourth in the world in his first time out! No Canadian had ever quali­ fied in the event before! Chafe has raced around the world including Argentina, Boli­ via, Mexico and will be adding to the list covering some 15 countries by year’s end.

Chafe will be heading to North Carolina before leaving for Europe where he will train for six weeks before returning to Edmonton and the University Games. Following this.

Chafe will continue his hectic schedule, mov­ ing on to Thunder Bay, for the National Championships.

Going to the University games with Chafe will be team-mate and fellow McGill student Richard Young. Chafe cites Young as “out­ standing”, with tremendous power for the track events (more spring oriented), and Young can really power the bike, says Chafe.

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Chafe’s accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by the powers of the sport: Chafe has signed on with Velo Sport who has of­ fered him a full sponsorship. One of the most pleasing aspects of the sponsorship is the donation of his bike, 2,000 dollars worth of sleek machinery that Chafe states are “the best in Quebec.” Velo Sport can be assured that Chafe won’t be merely spinning his wheels in his quest for gold.

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Habs’ Gab Irvin at Sports Dinner

by G lenn C unningham

Dick Irvin returns to McGill University March 25th to host the Varsity Sports Awards Banquet, marking the fourth time in the last five years that he has performed the role of Master of Ceremonies.

While McGill is pleased to announce the presence of the well-known media personali­ ty at the helm of the proceedings, Irvin recip­ rocated the thoughts of positive response of his Alma Mater saying; “There is something to returning to the school you have graduat­ ed from. I am honoured that l have been asked once again.” (The one occasion that Irwin was not on hand at the event he was entangled in a previous committment: Can­ adiens were playing that night.)

Irvin completed his degree at McGill, earning his B.Comm. in 1953. During his tenure he carried the colors of the Red and White as a smooth skating forward for the Varsity Hockey Redmen.

In discussing policy at CFCF with regards to time allotments for the coverage of pro and amateur sports, Irvin pointed to the ob­ vious factor of fan interest that is generated by athletics. “A college arena draws 17 peo­ ple, the Forum packs 18,000 into the build­ ing; that should teli you a little bit about where our interests lie.”

Irvin’s unique talent for bringing the scores and stories to an awaiting audience with unprecedented succinctness, has placed CFCF’s nightly Pulse among the elite rating of Television’s sports reporting. The man simply never makes a mistake! “Its some­ what strange to be using the degree to read out sports scores,” laughed Irvin. Irvin be­ comes a triple threat for CFCF when he steps away from Ogilvie Avenue television came­ ras, changes jackets, and takes a stroll along the catwalk at the Montreal Forum to the CFCF radio broadcast booth, where he car­ ries the play-by-play report of the Canadiens on all non-televised Habs’ games. Again char­ acteristically Irvin has manifested an ability to stand above the crowd. With a most effec­ tively perfected ’peaks and valleys’ approach to calling the action, Irvin provides a verbal picture of the action and he uses the lulls to offer anecdotes and stories (that hallmark his of unique style).

Irvin “paid his dues”, as he states it, work­ ing six years of amateur’ hockey behind the microphone." I’m no stranger in the booth” acknowledged Irvin.

Dick Irvin has been the color commenta­ tor on CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada pres­ entation for the last eighteen years. Every year the CBC vies for Irvin’s services and the CFCF brass obliges, seemingly pleased to have their top man involved.

Again Irvin has risen to the top in the trade, with snappy between-play commen­ tary and sharp interviews with his between period guests. Irvin has been the acknowl­ edged czar of the position, taking home the ACTRA Award for Sports Personality (Media) Of The Year.

Remember March 25th the A wards Night — come out and meet the athletes that repres­ ent your university and maintain its athletic reputation...M eet the coaches and mingle

with the celebrities...Support your school, it is virtually a moral obligation. For more info, call Harry Zarins at the Sports Infor Office, or call the General O ff ice, at the Cur­ rie Gym. Tickets are going fa st but there are tickets available now.

Tuesday, March 22, 1983

The McGill Tribune

The S co o p

Poetic Justice

by Ace Baker 1982-83 certainly had its ups and downs for the McGill Redmen basketball team. Whilethe talented young squad (6 rookies) came up with many exciting victories, the general sentiment at the close of the season had to be one of disappointment. When the CI AU selects the top 11 teams in the country for its national playdown tournament (under the new format: division winners, wild cards, and host college), someone has to be ranked no. 12. Yes, that was our Redmen.

Pre-season exhibition losses had hurt the team’s national standing, and it seemed that nothing short of a QU AA title would redeem them. With this goal in mind, the Redmen took on the province, and in the end came up short. The cliffhanger losses to Concordia told the story—too little too late.

Despite a strong finish—in their last three games, the Redmen thum ped the entire QU AA, beating Bishop’s by 62, Concordia by 20, and Trois Rivières by 14- the final result of a 7-5 season in play was not enough to boost the ranking into the top ten. So while '82-83 isn’t over yet for the final four, the ’team that had it all,’ our own Redmen, is already looking at ’83-84 and the prospects therein.

The only graduate from this year’s squad is Willy Hinz, who is off to Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. While he will certainly be missed, it appears at this time that there will be 11 returning players. Coaches Staples, Pomycala and Franquelli are currently involved in the task of meeting with each player on a ‘one-to-one’ basic to discuss the past season, plans for next year, and the role of each player in the overall scheme, as well as to devise a weight program and summer training schedule appropriate for each.

Recruiting, always an ongoing process, is well underway for next year. Despite reports of interested players in various parts of Ontario and Quebec, it is expected that Redmen recruiting will be highly selective for ’83-84, catering to specific team needs.

There will be no post-season play for the team this year (Redmen international spring tours have usually been held every sècond year; ’82 was Scandinavia and the U.S.S.R.), so the regrouping and application of energies towards the (dare 1 say?) upcoming season are in full swing Yes, the Redmen are looking good in the off-season, and as usual should be no. 1 in May. Next year, the goal is clear: simply,, to realize the team potential and take home a national championship.

— Ace Baker is a syndicated columnist for the Ghetto Gazette.

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A thletic Facilities R eport F o rth c o m in g

by Eugene Thomas Grimaldi On Thursday, March 3. the Athletics Board met; included on the agenda was the question of the new facilities’ update. The Athletics Board asked Professor Martin Weber (faculty member on the Athletics Board), as Chairman of the Sports Informa­ tion Committee (a standing committee on the Board), to inform the Sports Facilities Committee, the Project Committee (Sam Kingdom rep), and appropriate University offices of the necessity of collecting informa­ tion, or, at least an up-date, on the status of this project. Additionally, the Sports Infor­ mation committee should secure a tabula­ tion of student contributions collected for the ’82-’83 academic year, from the office of the Vice-Principal for Finance and Adminis­ tration.

As of March 16th, the Sports Information Committee has collected the information which will be included in the forthcoming report. The Committee, at a meeting on March 9th, discussed the mandate given by the Athletics Board, and decided it would look into the original facilities priorities list.

It was realized that a number of unanswered questions would be directed to a reprqsentar

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tive of the Project Committee at the next meeting, scheduled before the end of the term.

The Report of the Vice-Principal for Fi­ nance and Administration: The office of the V.-P. for Finance and Administration re­ ported that as of January 31, $202,849.67 has been collected. A complete updated report for the project will be furnished by the ap­ propriate offices of the university by the end of the semester.

If there are any student inquiries, direct them to the appropriate members, listed below: Chairman: Bob Dubeau (Director of Athletics) Students: Lori Henritzy (S.A.C.) Robin Anderson (S.A.C.) Andrea Shaw (CAHPER) Riccardo de Filippo (Architecture) Non-Students: Bob Wilkenson (Phys Ed) Jan Meyer (Athletics) .

Sonny Wolfe (Athletics) Martin Weber (CCSS-Eng) Secretary: Peter Smith (Athletics) For informatipp: 392-4725 .

by Mel Timmy The time has arrived to ponder the season, strange it has been, there’s m ore than one reason, But to hell with the year, it’s the boys in the band The Redm en they call’em, the grandest in the land.

The rookies, the rookies, we heard so much One thing was proven, the clutch was not such: Simon, quiet and sm ooth, his game so deceiving, the defenders that faced him left mostly grieving.

Now you see him, now you don’t, his name is Owen when this m an’s on his game his badness is flowin’.

Up up and away, th at’s Sam Hill in flight, with his dunking portfolio, it’s miraculous he’s white.

Kenny Tucker, an animal yet a gent, if you’re looking for Kenny, he’s at 100 per cent.

His passes so hot, sometimes get no takers, the one and only, may I introduce Ian Dakers.

The hook shot, the jum per, Manthos made it look smoove, simply unstoppable when he entered his groove.

And now for the veterans, some gone, some stayin’ wherever they’ll be you know they’ll be playin’: Unconscious, outrageous, his jam s never lame, but please Carlo, just once in a game.

Claude Briere, his smirk so vast, rem em ber Briere, he who laughs first laughs last.

Anywhere past half court, it’s all in his realm, how could they falter with Vil at the Helm.

Peredy, Tamas ‘Kid’, “you bet th a t’s my name”, “late nights and dancing d on’t mess up my game.”

Bernie Rosanelli, simply outrageous, “Coach sub me off. I’m not quite courageous.”

Willie the “ Rhodes”, Hinz has it all, one more to go; the Forbes it will fall.

Now answer me this: (again) W ith Luigi, Eddie, and Butch as coaching staff bosses, how did this team end up with 5 losses? „ , . ...

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