The McGill Tribune Vol. 2 , No. 3 , T uesday, S ep tem b er 2 1 ,1 9 8 2
Published by th e S tu d en ts’ S o ciety of McGill University
Make A Friend . . . For Life
Welcome Week is Only the Beginning
by Joanne Bayly Make a friend . . . for life is the theme of this year’s blood donor clinic. Starting this Monday, the 27th, and taking place in the Union building, this annual clinic hopes to collect 2,600 pints of blood, an increase over last year’s total of 2,200. A new feature this year at the clinic is their reserve a-bed service. If you don’t have much time to spare, youcancall aheadat 392-8976and reserve abedfor acertaintimeat whichyou can giveblood. Thiswill enablepeoplewithtight sche dules to avoid the line-ups. Prizesthisyear arebetter thanever. Includedin thelist ofgive-awaysisatripfor twofromNordair, awaterbed from Waterbeds Unlimited, aweek end for two at the Chateau Champlain, dinners for two from numerous restaurants, and Texas Instrument calculators. Labatt is also offering a deal of a “pint for a pint”, one pint of blood donated will earn you afree pint of beer. Entertainment and activities to promote the blood drive arevaried this year. An arcadegame will beavailablefor donorsaswell asjugglingacts, visits from sports celebrities, and the Miller & Schtern comedy teamwill performdaily. Wednesday, between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. it’s “Hot Dog Night” for donors. Thursday is pizza night, with the food provided by Gertrude’s. Fri day, the Blood Drive will present the film “Por ky’s” in Leacock 132, with a discount for blood donors. To finish off the week, on Saturday, the “Whizz Kids”, described as the “hottest band fromNewYork State”, will perform. The clinic will beopen between 10:00and 5:00 Monday, TuesdayandFriday, andbetween 10:00 and 7:30Wednesday andThursday.
by Sarah Marshall
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Features Dialogueon Issues Martlets and Mudpies Tuesday’sChild Theatre Review Records Spotlight on Clubs
Overall, this year’s Welcome Week festivities were a smashing success. The level of student enthusiasm and participation was phenomenal, evenduringtheweekbeforeclassesgot underway. Lyrock yitertained near capacity crowds in Gertrude’s for three consecutive nights. Body Heat was a near sell-out. The open air pub consistently had ahappy crowd lingering around lower campus. This year’s novelty event, the Computerized Meet-a-Stranger Dance was incrediblypopular, fillingtheBallroomtocapacity. The dance also managed to set the stage for several relationships All told, the first week’s successcreatedmomentumfor thesecondweek, McGill’sspirit is definitely alive! Now that the major party’s over, students should be aware that there is still alot going on. Thebest waytofindout exactlywhat’shappening -and howto beinvolved - isto attend Activities Night onWednesday, September 22nd. It will be held in the Union Building at 3480McTavish. All the various clubs (there are close to 100clubs at McGill) will have booths set up so that students can roam about and discover more about the activities that interest them. Among the clubs represented will be the McGill Outing Club, the Camera Club, the Debating Union, and the Women’s Union. There will be political groups, fraternities, and representatives from Student Services who will informstudents of the various serviceswhichareavailabletothem. Thelistingof clubs mentioned above is at best across-section of thegroupswhichwill bethere. Toobtainaclear
picture of what McGill can do for you and, similarly, what youcandofor McGill bybecoming involved, students are strongly encouraged to attend Activities Night. Remember, it’s on Wednesday, September 22nd, at 7:00p.m. inthe Union Building at 3480 McTavish. Admission is FREEand refreshments will beserved. FollowingActivities Night, the McGill Program Board’sBloodDriveCommitteewill bemakingan appeal for the most invaluable type of student participation: the donation of blood. The target thisyear is2600pints. Of course, theBloodDrive Committee will attempt to make things as pleasant aspossiblewhileyou’rethere. Therewill be continuous entertainment, visits by wellknown personalities as well as“bed” prizes! The Blood Drive will take placefromSeptember 27th throughuntil October 1st. OnSaturday, October 2nd, there will be aBlood Drive Dance featuring the Whiz Kids, an up-and-coming American band. Hopefullythedancewill beacelebrationfor arecord-setting number of pints collected. Coming later in October, the McGill Program Board is nowin the final stages of planning three major entertainment events, including a Bud Rock dance on October 8th. Try to keep your calendar open because there’s alot more enter tainment coming your way. ERRATUM. In the Welcome Week article in the TribuneissuedonTuesdaySeptember 7th, it was statedthat WelcomeWeekeventsweresubsidized throughStudent Society fees. The article should have read Student" Services fees not Student Society fees.
The Cups’ Kick-Off
INSIDE Student Services Provide the Essentials Marc Reisler: The A.S.U.S. This Year
by Brigitte Ramaseder
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H eterosexual McGill? The following is the transcript of an interview conducted by the McGill Tribune with Don Bulua, President (Pro-Tern) of the newly formed Heterosexual McGill. Duetoitsrecentlyapproved constitution, Hetero McGill is not as yet eligible for funding or space allocation in the University Centre. McGill Tribune: C ould you outline briefly the pu rpose o f H etrôsexual McGill?
President: Personally, I feel that Heterosexual McGill represents a large portion of the student body. We would like to see all latent heterosexuals of McGill come out of the closet and be proud of their sexual preference. Too muchemphasis has been placed on the emergence of homosexuals. GayMcGill, sureit’sanactive organizationinthe McGill community, and they haveevery right to exist, but 1feel that Heterosexual McGill should beafforded the same privileges asGay McGill. McGill Tribune: W hat suggestions d o you have
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It wasprobably oneof thosespring dayswhen you thank the powers that be that there are no exams or term papers for you to write: bright, clear, hot sun beaming down, blue sky . . . And everyone turningout for theday’sfootball game. This, however, was no ordinary footbal game. This day, May 14 1874, was to see the very first football gameever playedintheworld, andit was between Harvard and McGill Universities. From that gamesproutedtheStates’(unofficial) national game, and McGill’s longest standing team. Ever since that sunny May day, McGill has had an Intercollegiate Redman’s football team, this year certainly no less than any of the previous 108. Although the same game is still being played here at McGill, there have been certain changes since 1874. These changes all go along with the keener spirit of present teams. Changes that include coaches’ scouting of the high school and CEGEP levels, and atotal of no less than seven trophies to be won either by team or individual player. One can imagine keen football players of the nineteenth century, in the true spirit of amateu rism, showingupfor the first practiceof theyear, not havingpickedupafootball all summer, except at the family picnic. No such thing as training existed then! Although nowIntercollegiate teams would love to practice and train all summer (the better to be prepared for the season ahead), according to Sonny Wolfe, coordinator of facili tiesat theGym, andalsoRedmenFootball coach, the law has been laid down by the proverbial ‘they’: There is to be no organised official team trainingduringtheoff-season(thesummer). Thus the Redmen have to make do with getting together in twoes and threes and practicing on their own, in their neighborhood park. This year thefirst official practice at the Gymwasthe25th of August. AgainaccordingtoWolfe, thereisnowvirtually nosuchthing^sjust showingupat the first prac tice, and getting on the team. More recently.
upwards of 95%of the teamhave been scouted and recruited from CEGEP and high school teams. And at present, as compared to the one trophy in 1874, there are several trophies for the team, and more for individual players. For the team, the Shaugnessy Cup is awarded to the Montreal areachamps(thebattlebetweenMcGill and Concordia), and the Vanier Cup is for the national champs. For theVanier Cup, thecountry is divided into four conferences: EasternOntario & Quebec, with six teams, WesternOntario, with eight, Western Canada, with five, and Maritime, with four.
As for trophies for individual players, they are all voted within the team, by the players them selves. They include: Most ValuablePlayer, Most OutstandingLinesman, Rookieof theYear, Most ImprovedPlayer, andMost SportsmanlikePlayer (eat that, McEnroe!). The last time our Redmen won a Vanier Cup was 1962. Thelast timetheywereinthefinalswas 1973. This sounds disappointing enough, but given the recent successes against the competi tion, perhaps thetime hascomefor another Van ier Cup for McGill.
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The McGill Tribune
Tuesday, September 21, 1982
jQ IALOGUE ON ISSUE
Civilization by Colin McGregor
by Charles O’Brien
This is too broad for civilized discussion. We must now narrow the topic: One cannot discuss civilization as a whole, its relative merits and problems, inthespaceofasmall columnintheT ribune. It wouldtakealmostdoublethat. Instead, I propose to defendour present civilization in the context of the three major benefits which weasstudents receive fromour society: medical science, televisionandbeer. Anyformof humanlifestylethat didnot includeany of these three pillars of civilization would hardly beworth living. Let usstart withthemost difficult onetodefend: medicalscience. Asmuchasyoudislikethepersonliving besideyouinresidence(or intheghetto) whoinsistsonplayinghisfluteall night andkeepingyouupwithno consideration towards tomorrow’s Stats test and as few reasons as you can conjure up to defend his existence, doubtlesstheprolongationof hislifeisanadmirableresult ofcivilization’ssumtotal works. It also means the prolongation of your life - the samemedicines that kept you alivewhenyou hadpneumonia in grade one kept him also as well. And you can’t quarrel with that. Putting up with more people is a consequence of medical science that can be unpleasant at times, but better than the sum of the consequencesif it meansyour death. Medical sciencekept youalive, andyou shouldall begreÿful. There are no grateful dead. Whichbringsmetotelevision. Awellspringof information, apanaceatosociety’sills?Maybenot, simply becausenot everyonecanaffordtheCablevisionnecessarytobringDick Cavett totheirownscreenseach evening. No, televisionissomethingmuch less; it distracts usfromthe more mundaneaspectsof tedious life. I will admit for just asecond that someaspects of civilization can betedious. Examples abound. But television givesustwothings that everyoneneeds -what wewant, andwhat wedon’t want. To deal with the first onefirst, T.V. hasalittle somethingfor everyone. Perverts andreal mencanwatchCharlie’s Angels andCHIPS. Quiche-eaters canviewE.T.V. andtheBolshoi Ballet anytime it’son. Idiots canwatch John Davidson, softies can watch soapoperas and anyone can watch News andSports. No one can watch the Dukes of Hazzard, but it gets high ratings nonetheless. T.V. has something for everyone - it is aninherently dem ocratic media. But T.V. givesuswhat wedon ’t want: it givesussomethingtocomplainabout, andmankindalwaysneeds atarget upon which it canvent its collectivesorrows andfrustrations. Wecannot alwayscomplainabout the food at camp, so once we have left summer cdmp we can watch television and complain about bad re-runsandterrible commercialsfor aslongaswelive. Sooner or later, wemay evenbesick of Star Trek. The third pillar of civilization isbeer. B eer needsno defense. It is bubbly, it isalcoholic andit isperfect. They sell beer at G ertru de’s, which isrun by thesamepeoplewho print this very newspaper. Go quickly and buy it there. Soinconclusion, donot listentothevitriolic ravingsof madmenwhowouldhaveyoubelievethat lifewas nicer without creature comforts or automobiles. They will tell you that mankind before civilization was happier, that theyfrolickedintheforest withnoclothesonanddidn’t havetoattendclassesandthat lifewas therefore“peachy-keen’.Thisisnot true. Peoplewerecoldandwet at night, theyoftenfell preytodiseases and had no opportunities to seeMork fromOrk. And they never drank beer. Case closed. ' Do not read on, for you will simply bewasting your time....
Hi, I’mavitriolic madman. If youthink about it, theargumentsagainst lifeasweknowit arequitecompelling...If not natural. We’ve all readZen an d th e Art o f M otorcycle M aintenance andEwell Gibbon’sTasty T rees an d H appy H erbs so it’snot asif the“backtonature” school hasn’t hadsomerecent advocates. Andwhynot?Wecertainlyhave strayed afair distance fromour pre-cambrian roots. ToquoteJean-JacquesRousseau, lifeinthe“stateof nature” was“debenfunlà” andevenHobbessawit asexciting. Therewereno laws, taxes or evenFriday tutorials (not to mention paleolithic orgies). Soyou see, anarchyisn’t all bad. Unfortunately, someidiot pavedparadiseandput upan“AuBonMarché”.Would the Schillers survive in astate of nature? No. For my secondargument let usconsider what ananarcho-syndicalist communeentails. Agreedthere is no T.V. - the Dukes of Hazzard crowd might have a rough time of it. However, other forms of entertainment, such as staring at rocks, throwing rocks and survival would take its place. Your basic primitivehasasimplelife. Herunsaroundpickingupberries, vegetablesandother primitives. Gert’swould survive. Wewouldall becarefreenomads-whichcanbecomparedtogoingtoEuropefor thesummer. Fun, eh! Enoughof antiquatedpre-FrenchRevolutionphilosophies. Weall know that wecouldhaveabetter time of it without civilization. Wewouldn’t needtopretendtobegoingtoschool inorder toparty: it wouldbelike livingat Woodstock all year long. Wewouldn’t beunemployed, nor wouldwebeseenasyoungmindless punks out for agood time....that would all benatural. Godcreated us, right?Healsogaveusall thestuff weneedto livemeaningful andproductive lives. God wasthefirst anarchist -andnaturewashiswayofsaying“screwthesystem”.Wedon’t needT.V., asalready noted, nor beer. (“We could create root-beer or eat hemp instead.) As for medicine, it deserves its own paragraph. Theschool of natural healingisverypopularintheEast (not thetownships, India) andrightly so. It isjust as effective as our modern medicine and a lot more fun. The basic cure is known as accupressure (i.e. massage). You don’t get better any faster than with pills, but at least you die happy. Finally, let meget tothereal reasonwhyI’magainst civilization. Beinganavant gardescreamingradical, I believethat lackofcivilizationisthewayof thefuture. Anarchyisinevitable. EventuallyuncleRonwill fireoff his neutron bombs andwe’ll all begone. Closeonly counts inhorseshoesandnuclear war. What happens then? Only the cockroaches will survive. Cockroaches, beingsmart aswell asugly, will refuseto formany type of society. Instant anarchy! Until then, what canwelowlyhumansdo?Wecanbeginbyrealizingtheheinouscrimesofour modernworld. We canstandonstreet cornersmakingrudegesturesat passersby. Wecangivegenerouslytothecockroach liberation movement. Wecanstop laughingat RonaldReagan’spolitical policies....but most of all, wecan pray that somebody cancomeupwith abetter argument infavour of civilization than Carlsberg, Minister Roger’sNeighbourhood and Laetrile.
A M essage from the Chairm an of the B oard
M ARTLETS & MUPPIEg - to Richard Flint for choosing the nameof the McGill Tribune -to themajor undergraduatesocietiesfor working together toensurethe successof theTerry Fox Pub Night.
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- to the Plumbers Pot for printing offensive pictures of questionable humor and significance. -toConcordiaUniversityfor tryingtodirect cutbacktosuchareasasblackandwhite pictures on I.D. cards. - to CTCUM maintenanceworkers for postponing (again) their strike plans.
The McGill Tribune The McGill Tribune is published by the Students’ Society of McGill University. Opinions expressedarenot necessarily those of the Students’ Society. Editorial inquiries may be made by calling392-8927. Editor-in-Chief— Anne MacLennan Associate Editor— Patrick Baillie Managing Editor— Joanne Bayly Photo Editor—TimTrapp Staff: Brenda Bloomstone Heather Blundell Adrienne Jones Sarah Marshall Dan Pope Brigitte Ramaseder
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as President o f this organization ? President: Firstly, I would liketo seeHeterosexual McGill become an active socializing body. It would be a relief to beable to bend down in the men’sroom andnot havetoworry. Also, I wouldliketoseean entireissueoftheMcGill Dailydevotedentirelyto heterosexuality. McGill Tribune: Are there any m em bership requirem ents to belong to this club? President: AnyMcGill student maybecomeafull member ofHeterosexual McGill bysigningthemembership list and paying the annual fee. There are no requirements, including sexual preference. Who knows, we may even prove to homosexuals the joy of heterosexuality. McGill Tribune: H ow d o you think G ay McGill is going to react to this new club? President: I think thanGayMcGill, morethananyoneelse, will understand the need for a Heterosexual McGill. ThusI feel that GayMcGill will bendover backwards in any way they can to help us get
TheMcGill TRIBUNEisolder thanthePrince of Wales. Its history is one of controversy, however, this year theTRIBUNE promisesto be utterly rampant with objective reporting of the important issues faced by the Students’ Society and its members. The TRIBUNE is the McGill student weekly newspaper. Wearedemocratically runandevery student isencouragedtojoin our staff. Weare in needofall kindsof personnel, fromphotographers to feature reporters. Our staff is not subject to strict editorial control; all we ask is that our reporters seek to relate anunbiasedapproach to any given story. This paper does not advocate any political ideology as we do not feel that a student newspaper should beanything but objective inits
reporting. This maybeanaivepoint ofview, but if youcan’t beidealistic inuniversity, whencanyou be? Surely, this is a more honest approach to journalismthan that found inanewspaper which considers itself anagent of social change. The TRIBUNE is geared toward providing informative reading on all aspects of student life, includingsports, student politics, andactivities of interest oncampus. Another goal ofthispaperwill be to ensure that campus clubs and interest groupshaveanopportunity toinformthestudent body on their activities. We hope that our effort will encourage you to avail yourself of what this university and its student government have to offer. Benjie Trister Chairman, TRIBUNE Publications Board
page 1 started up. McGill Tribune: You d o n ’t think that they will try to giveyou a hard time? President: SomehowI find it hard to swallow. McGill Tribune: Seriously, is this just to m ak e a m ockery o f the w hole interest group idea? President: At first it may appear that this club is not legitimate but let me assure you that our intentionsarenobleandhonourable. Wefeel that there is a definite need in the McGill community for such anorganization. McGill Tribune: D o you fe e l that your group m ay b e dom inated by men, thus inviting pressu re from w om en’s groups on campus?. President: I would like to see an equal representation of men and women in our club; anything less could cause problems. McGill Tribune: S o you don't fo r e s e e a fight brewing? President: No, but if there isweshall rise to theoccasion.
After all, GayMcGill hasbeengettingaroomfrom Students’ Society, andwebelievethat weshould begetting ours too! McGill Tribune: You d on ’t fe e l that w om en will b e c o m e envious o f your position o r that men will dom inate the organization? President: Exactly. McGill Tribune: What activities d o you fo r e s e e H eterosexual McGill sponsoring? President: We shall encourage socializing among our members, many more parties, any and every opportunity for social intercoursewill beutilized. We will endeavor to integrate our members into the Montreal night life. There is a vibrant heterosexual community out there. We will also sponsor seminars to informour members of the many dangers of communicable diseases. In addition, we will offer guidance to members of McGill’s Gay community, some of whom have confessed that they are heterosexuals trapped inside homosexual bodies. - .
The McGill Tribune
Tuesday, September 21,1982
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Student Services Provides The Essentials by Patrick H.F. Baillie During the process of your admission to McGill, someone probably told you about the Dean of Students’ office and Student Services. However, you also heardseveral other speeches that same day and, in the mental shuffle that resulted, Student Services became a blur. Well, nowtheyearhasstarted, thepaceissettlingdown and you may be asking about that speech. Here, then, isanabbreviatedguidetoStudent Services, preparedwith the helpof KaySibbald, theActing Dean of Students. There are two items about Student Services that shouldbestressedfromtheoutset. First, you havepaidStudent Servicesfeesaspart ofthecost of attending McGill and with only one exception (Tutorial Service), all of the programs operated
through the Dean of Students office are free. There are no additional charges for using the HealthService, theCounsellingService, Student Placement, etc. Second, for the most part, the Student Services are centrally located at 3637 Peel Street in the Powell Student Services Building (north-east corner of Peel and Dr. Penfield). Exceptions to this are as noted below. As oneworks throughthe building, it becomes apparent that almost any problemcan be solved here, but really the purpose of many of the Servicesistoavoidproblemsbeforetheybecome unmanageable. All of the Services maintain the strictest of confidenceandaretheretohelpwhen helpisneeded.Startingfromthegroundfloor and working up, these are the Services that you will find: Health Service -Openfrom9to5dailyandwith a telephone answering service evenings and weekends, the HealthServiceprovides accessto doctors and nurses on adrop-in or appointment basis. Referrals to outsideM.D.’sanddentists or to their own staff including a gynaecologist, dermatologist andorthopaedic surgeonareavail able. TheHealthServicealsoprovidesinformation on nutrition, V.D. and other issues through pamphlets and/or personal counselling. Mental Health - Following referral from the Health Service, the Counselling Service or just your own initiative, the Mental Health Service offersskilledpsychiatristsandpsychologistsat no additional charge. Off-Campus Housing - Utilizing computer listings of everythingfromaone-and-a-half toand eight-and-a-half, furnished or unfurnished, for yourself or agroup, east or west of campus, with daily updates, the Off-Campus Housing service can helpyou to find that home away fromhome. Only suitable andsafety-checked housingmakes it on the listing. Tutorial Service -If you’rehavingtroublewitha course, therearewaystoget by, besidescheating or dropping out. The Tutorial Service provides departmentally recommendedstaff for whichthe student pays half the cost. Sessions are held
FOOD & BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT Students’ Society of McGill University FRIDAY
TODAY Corned beef and cabbage & Hawaiian Ham Steak
WEDNESDAY Chicken à la King on rice
& Stuffed green peppers
Fish & Chips & Leftovers from the whole week at $1 a crack
SPECIALS Every Friday at 2 p.m. Danishes, doughnuts, muffins, etc., at 54 price
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European style coffee and dessert counter featuring capuccino, expresso
UNIVERSITY CENTRE CAFETERIA YOURS TO DISCOVER
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either individually or ingroups of 2or 3. Not only tutorsandstudentsshouldvisit theoffice, but also thehandicappedstudents. Anyonewithaphysical handicap should let this office know that you’re here, evenif you don’t needtheservicesoffered suchas the chauffeured drive to class.
Student Aid & Foreign Student Advisor’s Office -Locatedonthesecondfloor, theStudent Aid office provides assistance to students who can’t make it financially. They also helpwith the government bureaucracies that can keep your federal andprovincial applications tiedup. Come to the office before you get down to your last crust. TheForeignStudent Advisor’sOfficeisnot just for takingcareof visasandother immigration problems, they do their best to prevent culture shock for the student whoconfronts abigcity as well asabiguniversity. Counselling Service - With both clinical and educational counsellingavailable, theCounselling Service works in either a 1:1 setting for personal problems or with groups sessionsfor workshops in such areas as weight control, speed reading, preparation of aC.V., etc. Vocational assistance and career planning also exist. Materials for GMAT, LSAT, MCATandother test registration are available, as are calendars and catalogues fromother universities. Student Placement Run by the Canadian government, Student Placement provides job opportunities to Canadians or those with work permits. Along with co-ordination of on-campus interviewsfor long-termemployers, theofficealso has information about summer jobs and jobs during the school year. Dean of Students - Right in the heart of the building, the Dean of Students Office delivers whatever might be lacking in the other services. For thematurestudent, assistanceisprovidedfor gettingback into the system; the foreignstudent checks in here for health insurance; the aspiring
individual will find Rhodes scholarships applica tionsat thissite; andthestudent wiht acomplaint will find an ear and anombudsman, both formal andinformal. AcloselinktotheStudents’Society is maintained through joint projects such as WelcomeWeek, theWinter Carnival andtheRed and White Revue, which all receive funding from here. Finally, ifyouhaveideasfor theimprovement of Student Services of McGill in general, the Committee on the Coordination of Student Services would begrateful for your energies. Outside 3637 Peel are a few other important services too: Chaplaincy Service Headed from 3484 Peel (the Newman Centre), two other locations exist. At 3460 Stanley, the Jewish Hillel Students’ Society is found, while the Yellow Door at 3625 Aylmer sitsinthemiddleof theghetto. Concerned with the physical, mental and spiritual individual, the Chaplaincy Service crosses many denomina tions and offers support for matters such as personal relations, moral dilemmas and family crises. Thestaff isalsofreetojust sit andtalkwith anyonelooking for anintelligent conversation. Athletics - Primarily located at the Sir Arthur Currie Gymnasia (Pine Ave., just east of Univer sity), the Athletics facilities include swimming pools; squash, basketball, tennis, badminton and racquetball courts; judo, fencing, danceandpingpong rooms. Through the instructional and intramural programs, various clubs and teams, the Department of Athletics is sure to have something to get you involved. In additon to all of these services, the Dean of Students office is also responsible for the ResidencesandtheverylimitedDayCareservice. Hopefully, thisarticlehasservedtoclear upsome of the questions which you may have had about Student Services and will make your year run a little more evenly.
T u esday’s Child by Adrienne Jo n e s
“Thefunctionof theI.S.A. istohelpinternational studentsovercomesomeofthelonelinesstheyfeel whentheyarriveinthecity, givingthemtheopportunitytomeet peopleandestablishfriendships,” says Leigh Melinyshyn, interimpresident of the International Students Association. According to Leigh, thiswill beacrucial year for theI.S.A. Amajor effort isbeingmadeto re-establishthe organization, an ambitious task to saythe least. Their first event met with great success, however, whenwell over 350 students turned out for the International Students Reception, which was part of the Welcome Week festivities andsponsored by the Graduates Society. “Wereceivedexcellent support frombothStudentServicesandtheStudents’Societyfor theevent. It wasgoodtoseepeoplefromother countriesminglinginsteadof stayingonly in their owngroups,” said Leigh, whose next project will besollicking newmembers at Activities Night onSeptember 22nd and planning workshops with Legal Aid, who can offer advice to international students experiencing problems of alegal nature inMontreal. Interestinglyenough, theorganization’sactiveinterimpresident isaCanadiancitizenfromThornhill, Ont. Whenaskedhowshebecameinvolvedwith theI.S.A., sheresponded; “I hadalot of friendswho wereinternational studentsandI knewthat manyof themwerehavinghassles. I wantedto help... and after makinginquiriesI foundthat thebest thingtodowouldbetoget theI.S.A. goingagain. I’mhappyto see it’s beenareal groupeffort sofar ... .” TheI.S.A. isfundedbytheStudents’ Society andoversees21different in d e p e n d e n t societies. Their officeisB15in the basement of theUnionBuildingandtheprogrammesof theindividual societies are always postedthere. Thisyear, Leighwould liketo seemorepeopleusetheofficeasacentral meeting place. “. . . more traffic through the office means more active members . . . we’ll need help for the big international festival cominguplater wherewetakeover thecafeteriaandservedifferent exotic foods, put on shows and displays . ..” Leigh is asecondyear Sciencestudent looking toward acareer in medicine. This past summer she workedwiththeChristianMedicalSocietyintheDominicanRepublicprovidingbasicclinical servicesto thevariousvillagesintheareaandshehopestopracticemedicineoverseesoneday. Right nowthough, her mainconcern is the success of theI.S.A. Final comment: “TheI.S.A. isreallygladthat therearesomanyinternational studentsat McGill, and will do everything possible to make themfeel welcome here.” Interested people cancontact Leighat 392-8940or drop in to Union B15. T u e s d a y ’s C h ild is a w eek ly co lu m n sp o tlig h tin g s tu d e n ts w ho a r e in volved in an e x t r a c u r r ic u la r c a p a c ity a t M cG ill. S u g g e s tio n s f o r fu tu re co lu m n s c a n b e d ro p p ed off a t th e M cG ill T rib u n e O ffice in th e U nion c /o A d rien n e J o n e s .
Make a Friend... For Life McGill Blood Drive starts Sept. 27th
Tuesday, September 21, 1982
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Marc Reislcr: The A.S.U.S. This Y ear (the A.S.U.S. literary magazine.) The rest of the money goes to the A.S.U.S. for basic operating expenses.
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Marc Reisler: The A.S.U.S. this year
by Brenda Bloomstone M a r c R e is le r, th e p r e s id e n t o f th e A r t s a n d S c ie n c e
U n d e r g r a d u a te S o c ie ty
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a g r a d u a tin g s tu d e n t w h o is m a jo r in g in E n g lis h lit e r a t u r e a n d p o lit ic a l s c ie n c e . L a s t F e b r u a r y h e w a s e le c t e d t o t h i s i m p o r t a n t p o s it io n o f re p r e s e n tin g o v e r 6 ,0 0 0 s tu d e n ts . Tribune: W h y w e r e y o u in te r e s te d in b e c o m in g p r e s id e n t o f th e A .S .U .S .?
Reisler: I got involvedwiththefinancecommittee of the A.S.U.S. I became chairman of that committee andthat enabledmeto get involvedin all aspects of the society. I also was the chief returningofficerfor theby-elections. Bybecoming involvedI foundthat 1likedtheideaofcontributing tothestudent community hereat McGill. I figured that theA.S.U.S. wasasgoodaplaceasanytodo that. It isagoodtrainingfor all differentjobsinlife. It isatraininggroundandit gives meachanceto help out.
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Reisler: My special project is to organize an
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information service especially in the first two weeksof school. Newstudents comeinconfused about different aspects of the university. During these two weeks students may drop by the A.S.U.S. office which is in the basement of the Union Building and clarify any of their problems. The A.S.U.S. will make students aware of the different channels that exist within the university and advise them where to go for further information.
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Reisler: We get ten dollars from each student which is included as part of the student service fees. It was doubled from five to ten dollars this year. Some of the money was allocated already. Four dollars per student automatically go to the departmental associations (i.e. political science, biology, chemistry, etc.) One dollar goes to the
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Reisler: Wehaveall kinds of speakers comingin but we havenot madeany final decisons yet.
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p la n n in g ?
Reisler: A.S.U.S. has an annual event during WelcomeWeek. Wewereinvolvedinbringingthe to play at McGill, We werealso involved in bringingJames Doohan who plays “Scotty” in S ta r t r e k . OnSeptember24ththerewill beaTerry Fox Dance. The rest of the entertainment for the year is still undecided. Spoons
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W ill y o u s u p p o r t th e m a c tiv e ly b y fu n d in g th e m ?
Reisler: We fund anumber of student academic journals (The R e g is te r, M c G ill L it e r a r y J o u r n a l, S c riu n e r,, etc.) That is one of our main projects WealsofoundatheatregroupcalledtheT u e s d a y N ig h t C a fe .
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Reisler: Yes, we get $16,000 a year from the cafeteriafortherental ofthe.cafeteria. That isour shareof the revenuespaidto usbytheStudents Society. We have a contract with the Students’ Society food and beverage department. We just renegotiatedacontract.whichwasveryfavourable for both parties. We got renovations. The Students’ Society and the university building put incertainrenovations, namelypaint, newlighting fixtures and newseatingarrangements.
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Reisler: Last year A.S.U.S. was strapped for funds. Themajorimprovement theydidwashave the referendum to make sure we were not short of funds. My job is to keep up the improvements by getting the best speakers we can, having the best dances we can, funding the journals to the best of our ability and running all this without goinginto debt. Wewill doour utmost to deepup the improvements.
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We are looking for writers, photographers, and production and lay-out staff.
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C o n s tru ctio n In d u stry is V ictim of O ngoing E x o d u s from Q u e b e c by JOHN CIACCIA The plight of Quebec’s bellweather construc tion industry provides a stark indication of the alarming economic consequences of the continu ing drain of this province’s most precious resource—its people. This issue has reached such serious propor tions today that it clearly transcends mere parti san politics and must be a cause for concern among all thoughtful men and women across Quebec. In urging that we examine the root causes of our economic malaise and strive to achieve con census on those basic essentials required to ensure this province remains a desirable place to live and work, let ■me put the picture in perspective. Since the P.Q. government has been in power, our population registered a net loss of some 140,000—from the ranks of the “Anglos” and “ethnics” alone—in addition to heaven only knows how many French-speaking persons. This, significantly was the first time in our pro vince’s history that our ethnic population has seen an actual decline. In the midst of this exodus, a depressed building trade was left to face its own loss of $4.2 billion, representing the ongoing decline in Quebec’s percentage share of overall Canadian construc tion activities. In the residential area alone, this loss, over the five-year period, amounted to 100,000 man-years. Nowhere is the impact of this in human terms more poignantly evident than in the housing sec tor, where new starts declined from a healthy 25.2 per cent of the overall Canadian total in 1976 to a scant 16.7 per cent for last year.
This translates into a direct housing loss of 57,136 new starts, dwellings which would have been built had we succeeded in maintaining our share of the overall Canadian market at the level of five years earlier. In terms of new construction investment which could have come to our province but went else where, the net loss in the housing sector alone over the five-year period is estimated at around $1,336 billion. It must be stressed that these estimates are based on our maintaining our normal share of even the depressed market of recent years. The 25 per cent figure is considered reasonable, since Quebec has some 26 per cent of the total Cana dian population. Thus, neither the general economic recession nor the effects of inflation can be used to explain away the disparity. A look at the following comparative tables will make this point abundantly clear: OVERALL CONSTRUCTION IN CANADA A N D QUEBEC (expressed in millions of dollars) YEAR CANADA QUEBEC QUEBEC 1976 12,199 2,803 23.0 1977 12,419 2,468 19.8 1978 13,134 2,405 18.3 1979 14,143 2,463 17.4 1980 15,452 2,512 16.3 1981 18,735 2,864 15.3 HOUSING SECTOR YEAR 1976 1977
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QUEBEC 1,564 1,480
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CANADA 273,203 245,724 227,667 197,049 -158,601 177,973
QUEBEC 68,748 57,580 43,671 41,730 29,186 29,645
QUEBEC 25.2 23.4 19.2 21.2 18.4 16.7
(Source: Statistics Canada and C.M.H.C.) This surely must lead even the most impartial observer to the inescapable conclusion that our pitiful showing over recent years must bear a direct relationship to population loss and govern ment policies. Let me review, then, what I consider the princi pal causes of concern which combine to produce the twin phenomena of an ongoing exodus of our human resourses and general malaise. First, there can be no question that fiscal poli cies which place a grossly inequitable share of the taxation burden on the backs of Quebecers remains a prime source of discontent. Apart from its most obvious effect of directly discouraging new investment, our taxation struc ture’s adverse economic effects are further com pounded in that it tends to provoke an exodus of the management class—just that element our society today most urgently needs for job creation. The type of petty and unnecessary irritation I refer to is well illustrated by Quebec’s stubborn refusal to follow the example of the rest of Canada with the abolition of succession duties. This direct penalty for business enterprise and success can be clearly demonstrated as an imme diate discouragement to private sector capital growth and is a direct cause for the departure of many Quebecers along with their investments. The second factor contributing to the overall climate of uncertainty and its resultant exodus of population, is the Quebec government’s persist ence in carrying on a constant confrontation with Ottawa. Not that I would suggest for a moment that everything which eminates from federal sources must necessarily be seen as wise and good. Still less would I advocate that Quebec abdicate its responsibilities in areas affecting its vital interests. To carry this, however, to the point of psycho logical warfare cannot help but adversely influ ence the daily lives of the people of this province with its impact of constant hassle and bickering, creating antagonisms for the sole purpose of furthering the goal of political independence. Because the government in power cannot allow itself even to appear to be cooperating with Ottawa, the people of Quebec must pay the price in terms of lost economic benefits which could have been derived from working with our federal counterparts. Thirdly, there can also be no doubt that certain excesses in Quebec’s implementation of its lan guage policies are an ongoing source of irritation to French and English-speaking people alike, especially in the area of small business. Surely the mere struggle to survive economi cally is sufficiently acute in today’s world without being forced to cope with the constant and costly
interference in our business and personal lives bt overzealous elements of the Office de la langui française. In touching on this delicate area of language, le me make it very clear that the principle of thi primacy of French cannot today be serioush contested. Refusal, however, to attenuate the effects of Bil 101 by acceptance of the Canada Clause make; no cultural, economic, or even political sense it today’s context. Hopefully, the recent Judgmen of Chief Justice Jules Deschenes will remove thi; obstacle, provided the Quebec government hat the good sense to implement it immediately. In terms of depriving this province of potent îallj productive talent, the unseen adverse effects o the failure to implement language legislation in e sophisticated and civilized fashion have still to be calculated. In laying blame for our present economic anc social plight at the door of the Parti Québécois government, we must also understand the special combination of circumstances which gave rise tc perhaps well-intentioned, but sadly misguided actions. At the close of the turbulent decade of the 60s, Quebec society, it must be recalled, found itself facing an agonizing dilemma. First, our birth-rate—formerly among the high est in the Western World—had dropped dramati cally to among the lowest. Immigrants to the pro vince were continuing to be attracted massively tc the English-speaking sector. Hence our various attempts at language legisla tion. Hence also our efforts in the area of educa tion reform. And hence, obliquely, the ho ol social measures, designed to somehow preserve a special notion of family cohesiveness within the province’s boundaries. The tragedy today is, however, that the very remedies prescribed in a desperate attemp: to find a cure, now clearly threaten to kill the patient. Instead of serving to reinforce Quebec’s strength in terms of population, immigration and economic underpinning for the entire society, our misguided legislation has had precisely the 01 posite effect in discouraging newcomers and driving out vital elements of our existing population. In this connection, studies on the economic effects of immigration are particularly revealing. Over the period 1951-74, for example, immi grants who occupied 22 per cent of new jobs were also directly responsible for creating 25 percent of all new jobs. Studies also showed that our immi grant population accounted for about 20 per ent of Quebec’s gross national product, although t hey formed only 12 per cent of the population. Thus, with this vital sector of our society today showing a net loss, it becomes clear that govern ment policies—especially in the light of the newlycreated department of Immigration and Cultural Communities—work squarely against its >wn publicly-avowed economic and social aims. Now, no responsible government, surely, an rejoice in a growing exodus of people of both language groups and widely different ethnic origins. Government must have the courage to publicly recognize that continuation of policies which result in such loss of invaluable human resources can lead only to further economic decline to the detriment of all of Quebec society. This government has a clear duty to modify these policies, if it is truly interested in ensuring that Quebec maintain and even enhance the qual ity of life of all its citizens.
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McGill Players In thecomingacademicyear, McGill students andfaculty alikecanlook forward to what looks likea promisingyear for theMcGill Players. In the immediatefuture, thePlayerswill beholdingauditions for their first productionof thisseason, T h e B u s to p , written byWilliamInge. Theplay, whichtakesplacein amid-westerntownduringthe 1950’s, centers upontheplight of aconcernedgroupof menandwomen who find themselves stranded together at a bustop. In the courseof their long wait, these people are forcedtocometotermswiththemselvesandtheir problems. Astheygrapplewiththerealitiesthat they had for solong ignored, it is not very difficult to sympathize with them, laughwith them, and, indeed, evenrelatetothem. Avery sensitively-writtenplay, T h e B u s to p will most certainly beacrowdgatherer up at the Players Theatre. Auditions for this production will be heldon the following dates: Mon., Sept.20 - 12noon-2 p.m. - 7p.m. - 9 p.m. (B308) Tues., Sept.21 -3 p.m. - 6p.m. (B308) Wed., Sept.22 - 12noon - 2 p.m. (B308) - 7p.m. - 9p.m. (T.B.A.) All thosewhowish to audition must bringatheatre pieceto reador present. T h e B u s to p will run from October 25th until the31st. ThePlayers arealsoplanningasecondmajor production for theendof November, earlyDecember. In addition, the club intends to explore other areas of theatre by holding amusic night and adance production later on in the semester. Theatre lovers will be delighted to learn that amusical is being planned for the second semester. Aside fromthese, the McGill Players will continue their tradition of lunchtime theatre. Students will beableto enjoy their lunch hours(note that I usethe plural) upat the Players Theatre in roomB308, where they will watch the Players performFrench and English scenes and one-act plays. For thosewhowishtojoin theMcGill Playersor at least seewhat thegroupisall about, visit themon Activities Night, Wed., Sept. 22, where they will demonstrate their talent by performing somescenes from last year’s plays as well as from their first summer production of Jimmy S h in e . Remember, a successful theatregroupisnot onlycomprisedofactorsandactresses. Anyonewhowantstocontribute their timeandeffort towardsareassuchasprops, make-up, costumesandpublicity, shouldnot hesitate to drop by the third floor in the Student Union (B308) or call the Theatre at 392-8989.
Savoy Society This year, the Savoy Society has chosen Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta, the Y e o m a n o f th e for their 17th annual production. This charming operetta takes us back to the reign of Henry V III and, specifically, to the dramatic location of the Tower of London. In brief, the plot revolves around two sets of characters, the first being Colonol Fairfax, a man who was being held prisoner (unjustly, of course) in the tower and the plans being made to free him. The second set of characters is represented by the sad, wandering jester, Jack Point. The Savoy Society has undoubtedly demonstrated its energy and talent in the past and McGill audiences can look forward to this production which takes place in March. Auditions for singing members of the Y e o m a n o f th e G u a r d will take place on the following dates: Mon., Sept.20 - 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tues., Sept.21 - 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Wed., Sept.22 - 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Auditions will be held in the Strathcona music building on Sherbrooke Street, the 6th floor. As with most McGill clubs, the Savoy Society will be well-represented on Activities Night, in the Student Union, where all those who are interested in getting involved with this year’s production are welcome to drop by. As with all productions, people are needed to help with the technical aspects of doing a show—sewing costumes, building sets, doing the lighting, and so on. For more information, visit the Savoy Society office in B429 of the Union or call 392-8983. G u a rd ,
Tuesday Night Cafe The Tuesday Night Cafe is composed of a number of McGill students who are very committed to theatre. While they put on many performances in the course of each academic year, they are also very well known for their theatre workshops. These workshops enable those who are interested in theatre to explore different aspects of the field in some depth. Past workshops have concentrated on, for example, voice and speech as well as mime. The first workshop of the year will be held on Saturday, September 25th, and will focus on auditions (ie. the do’s and dont’s of auditions). For more information regarding the auditioning workshop, drop by the T.N.C. office in the Arts basement (Office D) or call 392-4637. The co-ordinators of the Tuesday Night Cafe have recently formed a reading committee whose main objective is to look over scripts written by students, eventually choosing those to be used for production this year. T.N.C. members plan to experiment with different forms of lunchtime theatre as well (ie. radio plays). Throughout the year, members will be performing for various high schools within the city. On the McGill campus, the group will put on some major productions, the first of which will take place sometime in the beginning of November. Com edy Players The Comedy Players is a relatively new group on campus. It was introduced to McGill by Michael Harwood last November. The club is composed of approximately eight performers and staff writers who call themselves the “Laughing Stock.” These performers operate on a rotating basis. In other words, each member is given the opportunity to perform on an equal basis as his/her peers. The Comedy Players is currently experimenting with new, refreshing ideas regarding sketches and comedy songs. The first show is set for the end of October and will provide McGill audiences with an hour or two of original comedy songs and sketches. Technical staff is still needed for this performance. Students interested in finding out more about the Comedy Players should visit them in Room B404 of the Student Union^or call Louis at 487-2428, Mike at 933 9638, or Comedy Player’s office at 392-8943.
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M a r s h a ll C r e n s h a w
Marshall Crenshaw Warner Bros. F r o m m y w in d o w n e a rly e v e ry d a y , I s e e th a t g ir l g o d o w n th e h ig h w a y , a n d I th in k s h e ’s tr y in g to c a tc h m y e ye , s ta n d in g a lo n e 1 s e e h e r d r iv e o n b y , a n d th e r e s h e g o e s a g a in w it h a n o th e r
g u yIn this debut album Marshall Crenshaw proves himself as the most worthy successor to Buddy Holly that has come along in the past twenty-five years. The album is titled simply M a r s h a ll C r e n s h a w and it should establish Crenshaw as one of the most exciting new artists of the 80’s. Marshall Crenshaw is an adolescent through and through. He’s the type of guy who never should have left high school. He sees life as a series of summer days and pretty girls. Crenshaw should have grown up in the 50’s, not the 70’s: he embodies the fabled naive simplicity of life in that decade. He should have been performing along side Bill Haley, and not Joan Jett. Crenshaw’s music has a wonderful toe-tapping simplicity which never delves further thematically than “I really love you, Mary Anne...” It is as if Crenshaw has never heard of agent orange and Alexander Haig. The beauty of his music is that Crenshaw manages to bring the listener into his carefree 1950ish world of high school dances, automobiles, and 17 year old girls. Marshall Crenshaw wrote and co-produced all the songs on the album. He gets spririted support from bassist Chris Donato and drummer/brother Robert Crenshaw, and handles lead vocals and guitar himself. His experience on Broadway, as Paul in “beatlemania” no doubt gives Crenshaw his talent for coining catchy, sing-along melodies. Also detectable in Crenshaw’s music is the
influence of Buddy Holly, most notably the “Holly hiccough”. Crenshaw uses only a trio (drums, guitar, bass), a somewhat rare entity in today’s synthesized world of over-produced, “wall of sound” bands. The light quality of instrumentation on the album conveys Crenshaw’s over-all carefree, light-hearted mood. Crenshaw’s music is the kind which lends itself well to live reproduction w it h o u t the inevitable loss of production techniques. • ‘‘Someday, Some way” is the single release of the album, and seems to be getting somewhat frequent airplay on the AM stations. Any of the album’s twelve songs, however, could no doubt have a decent shot on the AM circuit; all Crenshaw’s music is bouncy, catchy, and likely to appeal to the adolescent 45rpm buyers. Crenshaw’s “Mary Anne” is unquestionably the definitive Mary Anne song. For anyone with a Mary Anne, this is the song for you. Play it for her. (Beware of Townsend’s “Mary Anne with the Shaky Hands,” however . . .) The one song which most aptly summarizes Crenshaw’s philosophy is “G iris... ” It is the stand out musically in the collection. G irls , g irls , g irls ... W h e n I ’m w a lk in g d o w n to w n o n a s u m m e r day, G ir ls , g irls , g irls ... A ll m y tr o u b le s s e e m m ile s a w a y ...
This album is very hard to resist. It’s music which leaves you feeling good. Period. I can’t think of anything that is wrong with it except that it doesn’t last quite long enough (approximately 33 minutes). For best results, listen to M a r s h a ll C r e n s h a w at high volume in a red Buick convertible (the kind with rear fins) while flying along the New Jersey coastline. In summertime, of course.
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Amnesty International by Miriam Altman Sitting in a prison cell with your hands tied both literally and figuratively? There are many prisoners of conscience all over the world whose only hope of survival or freedom is international knowledge and interest in their situation and a resulting pressure for governmental action. Amnesty International helps those who become victims as a result of their political or religious beliefs, their associations (i.e. friends, family, union involvement) and those simply arbitrarily arrested. There are many levels of involvement which one can have in Amnesty-McGill. On an individual basis one can write letters on behalf of these prisoners, subscribe to the Amnesty International bulletin or simply make use of our literature available in the Centre for Developing Areas Studies library. There is much work to be done; volunteers are needed for many functions. For more information, please leave your name and phone number at the Amnesty office (room 415 Union Building) or in our box at the Students’ Society office. Keep an eye out for information of our first general meeting.
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The Mini-Course Program is a series of non-credit, instructional courses designed for the enjoyment and self-development of students at McGill University as well as the general public. It provides for learning opportunities in areas that are not provided for in the University curriculum.
ELIGIBILITY: These courses are open to the general public; however, members of the McGill Stu dents’ Society will enjoy a slightly reduced fee. (N.B. All McGill students are members of the Students’ Society except non-resident students and those in programs adminis tered by the Centre for Continuing Education.
Late registration will take place on September 28th & 29th in Union 105 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the information counter.
INFORMATION: 392-8930, 392-8922 All course fees (unless specified) must be paid in advance during registration by cash only; otherwise, you will not be permitted to take the course. No refunds will be given for any reason whatsoever, except in the case of cancellation of the course.
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This program is subsidized through your Students’ Society membership dues; however, the basic cost of each course is reflected in the fee charged.
The Students’ Society reserves the right to cancel any mini-course for which there is insufficient registration. Full refunds will be made in this case.
Registration will take place at the information counter (Room 105) of the University Centre, 3480 McTavish Street, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22nd
We hope these mini-courses will give you pleasure in learning opportunities for self development and help you acquire new skills.
JAZZ DANCING-BEGINNERS Instructor: Maureen Tobin Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. ■ Beginning: October 6, 1982 7 sessions in Union 301 (Ballroom) Fee: $18 McGill students, $23 general public Registration: 18 minimum, 25 maximum M en and women are all invited to learn the basics of jazz dancing^with each class consisting of jazz warm-ups (Luigi method), choreography and a selection of relaxation ex ercises to close the evening. Students will be required to wear either a leotard and tights or stretch pants and ballet slippers or bare feet. About the instructor M aureen Tobin has had 10 years exp erience in the fields o f ja z z , ballet and tap dance. S h e is also a form er student of L es Ballet Ja z z and previously taught “Dancing in J a z z ” for the Sou th Sh ore Protestant Sch o ol Board.
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED JAZZ DANCE Instructor: Deborah MacKenzie Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 14 sessions in Union 301 (Ballroom) Fee: $28 McGill students, $33 general public Registration: 25 minimum, 30 maximum This co u rse is designed for the student who is already familiar with the fundamentals of jazz dance.
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORY JAZZ DANCE Instructor: Deborah MacKenzie Mondays & Wednesdays, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 14 sessions in Union 301~(Ballroom) Fee: $28 McGill students, $33 general public Registration: 25 minimum, 30 maximum
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This course will introduce the student to the basic jazz ex e rcise s and fundamentals of jazz dance. Stu d en ts are required to bring leotards and stirrup tights o r sleeveless shirts and loose pants— it is essential that the knees are covered and feet are bare. Stu d en ts may change in adjacent washrooms. B o th men and women are encouraged to take this course. About the instructor: D eborah M acK enzie has had professional ex perience in ballet, m odern, tap and jazz dance jn V ancouver, New Y o rk , T oro n to and M ontreal and has done choreographies in afro and rock jazz. S h e was the founder of the McGill Ja z z Club (1977) and presently teach es jazz dance at Concordia University.
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Instructor: Jo e Bihler & Jon Shifman Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 5 sessions in Union Cafeteria Kitchen Fee: $70 McGill students, $85 general public Registration: 10 minimum, 15 maximum This is a five w eek course of basic preparation of F rench gourmet meals. Meal preparation will include C ordon Bleu, T orn ed os Rossini, Steak au Poivre, Filet of Sole Bonne Fem m e and C rev ettes à Tail gratinée. W ine will be served with each meal. Participants will be ex p ected to participate in the preparation of each w eek’s menu. About the instructors: C hef Bihler, internationally trained chef has worked in Europe and North A m erica. Presently he is an employee of McGill University. Jo n Shifman also an employee of McGill University is a raconteur, a bon vivant, and a connaisseur par excellence.
PUBLIC SPEAKING Instructor: Harvey Berger Thursdays, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Beginning: October 7, 1982 7 sessions in Leacock 210 Fee: $55 McGill students, $60 general public Registration: 25 minimum/maximurh This co u rse is designed to enable students to develop skills in 3 basics of public speaking: the development of ideas for a talk or debate, organiza tion of material in support of that idea and presentation of material to an audience using a dynamic delivery. Beginning with introductory talks by th e students, the co u rse will cov er a variety of speaking situations including: an informative talk, a persuasive talk, a d ebate, role-plays in social and business situations such as a job interview, a talk to actu ate, and how to handle on-the-job speech situa tions in which clarity and assertiveness are required. About the instructor: Harvey Berger teach es public speaking at Vanier College and has taught at M cGill for three years. He is a former broad cas ter and has worked in industrial communications. H e has also done media training.
KNITTING-INTERMEDIATE Instructor: Nancy Martin Mondays, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 5 sessions in Union 107/8 Fee: $12 McGill students, $16 general public Registration: 10 minimum, 15 maximum This co u rse is aimed at the knitter with a basic knowledge, as outlined in the Introductory course. T h e Interm ediate course will deal with more com plicated stitch patterns: cab les, popcorns, increasing, decreasing, e tc ., a s well as reading p atterns, and creating designs with colour. S tu dents will undertake projects such a s vests, sw eaters, so ck s, hats. About the instructor S e e Knitting— Introductory
FOLK/ROCK GUITAR I Instructor: Mike Crochetière Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Beginning: October 7, 1982 8 sessions in Bronfman 549 Fee: $40 McGill students, $45 general public Registration: 10 minimum/maximum This course is designed for those with little or no playing experience. Em phasis is placed on the basics of guitar playing such a s chords, strum ming and picking techniques. Stu d en ts are required to supply their own instrum ents. A m ethod book, supplied by the instructor, is available at an additional $15.00. About the instructor M ike C ro ch etière has been teaching guitar for 9 years and holds a BA degree. H e is presently working towards his BFA specializing in music composition.
INTRODUCTION TO STAINED GLASS Instructor: Jan e Andrews Mondays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 6 sessions in Union B09/10 Fee: $38 McGill students, $43 general public Registration: 14 minimum, 16 maximum This course will te a ch the copper foil m ethod of working with stained glass. E ach student will be given the opportunity to com plete two p rojects such a s light ca tch ers, windows, jewellery boxes, etc. Pattern making, etching, glass cutting and soldering techniques will be covered. Although som e basic tools and supplies will be provided, students can ex p ect to spend from twenty to thirty dollars on their own tools and supplies. A glass cu tter a s well as a sh eet of clear glass (2 square feet in size) will be required for the first class. About the instructor: Ja n e Andrews is a student at Concordia Univer sity and has been working with stained glass for four years. S h e has been teaching Stained G lass at McGill for two years.
PHOTOGRAPHY I Instructor: Stephen Eisenberg Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Beginning: October 6, 1982 6 sessions in Union B09/10 Fee: $30 McGill students, $35 general public Registration: 18 minimum, 25 maximum Photography I is an intensive introductory course to photography aimed at the novice to intermediate level photographer. T h e course co n sists of 6 lectures covering such basic subjects a s handling and care of the cam era, film and how it re a cts to light, exposing film, etc. T h e co u rse also covers such topics as exposure m eters and how to get the m ost out of them , stro be, close-up photography, filters, com position, lenses and lens selection, cam era construction and design, buying new and used equipm ent, and various other topics that would be of interest. T h e lectures co n sist of dem onstrations from a 400 slide show and discus sions relating to the material being covered. Em phasis is placed upon student participation and ex ercises are suggested for the student. It is suggested that students bring an unloaded 35 mm o r 120 cam era to each lecture. About the instructor: Mr. Eisenberg h as been involved in studio and freelance photography and the film industry over the past 7 years.
CLASSICAL/JAZZ GUITAR I Instructor: Mike Crochetière Thursdays, 9:00 -10:00 p.m. Beginning: October 7, 1982 8 sessions in Bronfman 549 Fee: $40 McGill students, $45 general public Registration: 10 minimum/maximum This course is for those interested in learning to read music. No exp e rience is necessary. Depending upon the inclination of the class, a classi cal and/or ja z z m ethod will be used. Stu d en ts are required to supply their own instruments. A m ethod book, supplied by the instructor, is available at an additional $15.00.
Instructor: Mike Crochetière Thursdays, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Beginning: October 7,1982 8 sessions in Bronfman 549 Fee: $40 McGill students, $45 general public Registration: 10 minimum/maximum T his co u rse is designed for those who have taken Level I or its équivale Item s covered in this co u rse include advanced picking techniques, mov ble ch o rd form s (barre ch ord s), the 12-bar blues and rhythm will be em phasized. Stu d en ts are required to supply their own instruments. A m ethod book supplied by the instructor, is available at an additional $15.00.
Instructor: Mike Crochetière Thursdays, 7:45 - 8:45 p.m. Beginning: October 7,1982 8 sessions in Bronfman 549 Fee: $40 McGill students, $45 general public Registration: 10 minimum/maximum T his co u rse is intended mainly for lead guitarists. It includes an indepth discussion on improvisation using scale patterns (blues, m ajor, minor, m odes, e tc.). M ethods for finding the key/chords of a song by ear, alternate tunings, e tc., will also be discussed. It is recom m ended that Levels I and II o r equivalent have been attained by the student wishing to register for this course. Stud en ts are required to supply thier own instr u m ents. A m ethod book, supplied by the instructor, is available at n additonal $15.00.
KNITTING—INTRODUCTORY Instructor: Nancy Martin Mondays, 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Beginning: October 4, 1982 3 sessions in Union 107/8 Fee: $8 McGill students, $12 general public Registration: 10 minimum, 15 maximum T his co u rse is for the non-knitter. It will co v er the m ost basic facets of knitting; casting on, casting off, knit stitch, purl stitch , garter stii h, sto ck in ette stitch. S electio n of wool, working to tension, and col ur coordination will be covered as well. E a ch student will undertake > ne simple p roject, such as a scarf. About the instructor N ancy Martin is a M cGill em ployee. H er ex:>e rien ce in textiles ranges from knitting and needlepoint to weaving and clothing design.
WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE Instructor: Carolyn McSwan Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Beginning: October 5, 1982 8 sessions in Union B09/10 Fee: $35 McGill students, $40 general public Registration: 25 minimum, 30 maximum T h e self-defense system taught in this co u rse and offered to the female com m unity has received wide acclaim from schools and police depart m ents alike. It will de-em phasize physical ta ctics and co n cen trate on developing an aw areness of potential danger situations through the use of psychological defense tactics. Though not a co u rse in martial arts, som e fundamentals of physical self-defense will be covered. G uest lecturers include Ja m e s A nderson, Chairm an of the Police Technology Depart m ent at Jo h n Abbot College and Philip Schneid er, a M ontreal lawyer About the instructor Carolyn M cSw an holds a black belt in karate as well as a B.E d degree. S h e has an extensive teaching background and has participated in num erous karate and self-defense seminars.
CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION BASIC LIFE SUPPORT Instructors: certified CPR instructors on staff with the Resuscicare Institute Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Beginning: October 7, 1982 5 sessions in Union B09/10 Fee: $50 (For All) Registration: 6 minimum, 21 maximum T his co u rse will teach basic anatom y and physiology as well as a preventa tive health program. Stu d en ts will learn to recognize the sym ptom s of heart a tta ck and choking victims and will b e shown 1 and 2 person C PR on adult and child mannequins. R escu e techniques for victims of obstru cted airways (con scious and unconscious) will also be taught. Stu d en ts successfully completing the co u rse will be certified by the Q u eb ec H eart Foundation.