The McGill Tribune Published by the Student’s Society of McGill University
Vol. 2 No. 8, Tuesday, October 26, 1982.
R e fu s e th e C r u ise At the council meeting held Wed nesday, October 13th, the council reps debated and adopted a motion, sponsored by the club reps to council at the request of the clubs, regarding the testing of the cruise missile in Canada. The motion called for the Students’ Society, and the membership of that society, to do three things. The first of these was for Council, on behalf of the students of McGill, to denounce the accumulation of offensive weaponry by any nation. The second was for Council to call upon the Government of Canada
to prevent the testing of the cruise missile (and also the storage and/or deployment of any nuclear arms) on Canadian soil. The third action was to endorse the “Refuse The Cruise” demonstration, to be held in Ottawa on Saturday, October 30th, and to call the students of this university to actively support and participate in this action. Council, in its debate, was informed of some of the salient characteristics of the cruise missile by Chris Cockrill, speaking on behalf of the disarmament
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Just when you thought that McGill had nothing more to offer than an education, comes exciting news from the high fashion centers of the world. Wednesday at 4:00 o’clock in the autumn sunshine, a modelling, session was held. This slightly misplaced assemblage occurred on the roof of the physical plant near Burnside Hall. Physical plant employees, building porters, and students were gathered to watch. Whether it was just a few students having some fun, a genuine session, or just another plan by the school to balance its ever-widening budget deficit remains as yet unresolved. Calls were placed to superiors as physical plant employees shook their heads in disbelief. Sources stated that there were only two possible routes to the (previously unglorified) platform. The aspiring models could have scaled
Council has denounced the testing of the cruise missile and has called upon the membership of the society to participate in the demonstration in Ottawa this Saturday. Tickets for transportation to Ottawa are being sold by the members of Project Ploughshares on behalf of the Montreal Coalition to oppose the Cruise. They can be contacted at their information tables to be found in the foyer of the Union building throughout this, Disarmament Week. : Club Representatives to Council
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group Project Ploughshares. Council was told how the cruise missile was “an offensive nuclear weapon with a throwweight 15 times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.” The debate that occurred convinced the majority of councillors that the issue of testing the cruise missile in Canada was of importance to the majority of students and that there was sufficient agreement amongst the student popu lation to allow Council to take an aggressive political stance on the students’ behalf.
the wall of the stone structure. The weight of the camera apperatus which included a tripod makes this seem unlikely however. The more likely possibility would have had the trend setters passing a porter via permission to obtain access to the roof. At printing it was not known which route was in fact taken nor under what conditions. There appeared to be four perpe trators, three of which were females. Using the enormous central air conditioning unit as a backdrop, the session revealed provocative new-wave black leather. The models were seen horizontally on the huge air ducts and leaning against pressure gages. People in the vicinity seemed to voice approval as if to indicate that the school needs some kind of defined stance on contemporary issues; be them from the garment district or otherwise.
Filip Papich, the president o f the Engineering Undergraduate Society (E.U .S.) is a graduating student studying in the field o f mechanical engineering. Last March he was elected to this important position representing 1733 students. Tribune: What are the various depart ments in engineering? Papich: There are civil, electrical, mechanical, mining, metallurgical and chemical engineering. Tribune: Which is the largest depart ment? and smallest? Papich: The electrical department has 644 students followed by the mechanical which has 544 students. Metallurgical is the smallest department consisting of 30 students. Tribune: Are they all separate organ izations? Papich: We have the E.U.S. which represents the entire engineering student body. Each department has its own specific club and tries to provide certain functions for their students. In most cases its social functions. A department has one or two beer and cold cuts per year. In some cases they use their money for field trips i.e. James Bay Plant.
Tribune: Are there many foreign students or out-of-province students? Papich: About 30% are from out of town. More than half are from Montreal. Tribune: In today’s marketplace which kind o f engineers are most in demand? Papich: At the moment mechanical graduates seem to have the least difficulty in finding jobs. Tribune: Are your courses practical work, can you apply them to profes sional work? Papich: No, we get a lot of book learning. There is not very much practical learning at all. In general the courses are very theoretical. Tribune: How many hours o f classes do engineering students have per week? Papich: It varies on the course load. If you are trying to complete the program in three years it is about eighteen hours of lectures a week as well as ten or fifteen hours of labs. Most students complete the program in three and a half or four years so it reduces their course load. Tribune: What is E. U.S.’s budget? Papich: Our budget is $50,000 a year. Our income is generated through certain events as well as money that comes continued on page 2
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directly from Students’ Society. Tribune: How is the money distributed? Papich: All departments and clubs prepare a budget. Our executive V.P. Internal, V.P. External, Treasurer and myself figure out total budget and allocate the money as we see fit. It depends largely on the sudent enrol ment in each department. Tribune: How much money is funded towards vour newspaper, The Plumber’s Pot? Papich: Our editor better not go over $3,000. Tribune: What has been happening with the Plumber’s Pot? I’ve heard you have had trouble with the content. Will the content change, or will the paper continue in its present form? Papich: We were warned by certain groups on campus as well as groups off campus that our jokes were not appreciated. We are trying to change the Plumber’s Pot by making the jokes amusing, but not disgusting. In addition, we are in the process of trying to get someone to write a career page which would benefit all our students. We might also be publishing a book called the McGill Engineer. The content is technical information of any industry involving engineering. It will be supplied to engineering students. Tribune: What does the P. P. O. stand for, and what function does it serve? Papich: P.P.O. stands for Plumber’s Philharmonic Orchestra. Most of them are engineering students but anyone can join. Although they are vociferous and sometimes considered offensive, they do undertake worthwhile projects. They helped at the Terry Fox Dance. Generally they improve school spirit. Tribune: Many people associate engin eering with pub nites. Do you have any other activities? Papich: Pub nites get all the publicity as far as engineering is concerned. There are many other events that we have during the course of the year. We have our own flagball league and broom ball T h e M c G ill T r ib u n e
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league. We have many social events such as wine and cheese parties. Our biggest event is the Plumber’s Ball which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in early March. We do not just cater to social events. We have serious events as well. This year we had our career seminar day. It was run on October 6. Twelve engineering companies made presen tations regarding their companies. Tribune: What and when is Engin eering Week? Papich: It is held in late January. It gives us a break from our hard work. We run many events to amuse people such as sporting events, drinking events, chess and backgammon tournaments. We^lso have two pub nites during that week as well as a talent show. We welcome acts outside our faculty. Tribune: Do you have a year book? Papich: We have the engineering scrapbook. It contains only pictures. We try to get a cross section of the engineering faculty. It is eighty pages long and costs $5.00. It is really a nice souvenir to have.
“Is the McGill Tribune honestly worth the thousands upon thousands of dollars that students spend on it?” asked an acquaintance two weeks ago. Without hesitation, I answered “Yes!” but perhaps my response was premature. What do you think? This is the eighth edition of the new style, weekly McGill Tribune. By now you should have some idea of what your paper looks like, reads like, and reports like. Is it what you like? I n response to the question of cost, let me put things in perspective. For a planned 27 issues of the Trib une, each and every M cG ill student is paying about 90 cents or just over 3 cents per issue. By comparison, the McGill Daily will print 96 issues at a per student fee of $5.40. But this is not the McGill Daily, nor is it a substitute nor is it a competitor. This is the McGill Trib une. a paper in its own right. The question, though, is whether it deserves to be a paper. Does it serve a purpose for you? What we try to provide is information that is not
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Tuesday, October 26, 1982
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Paul Williams wrote a nice song called “Time and Tide.” It was the theme song for the movie “Lifeguard.” I used to like that song when I was a bit younger. 1 remember walking along Coast Guard Beach on the Cape about five years ago, and hearing that song go around in my head. (I had probably seen the movie the night before—not a bad flick, if I remember, one of those “endless summer” fantasies about a 34-yearold lifeguard/beach bum.) It’s strange when you get a tune in your head like that; no matter how you try to dismiss it, to conjure up another melody, the same one rings in your ears. The Paul Williams song has quite a nostalgic mood to it, what some people like to call a “haunting” melody. That’s one of my memories, walking along, watching the waves, listening to Paul Williams orchestrate the scene. Sometimes the same thing happens with the theme from “Summer of ’42.” I’ll be on a beach somewhere, the Cape, Florida, even the Con
necticut shoreline, and all of a sudden I hear Michel LeGrand and his 100 strings. That’s another song with a “haunting” melody, one that you’ll hear in certain elevators and dentist’s offices. Beaches do that to me, even ugly beaches, put soapy songs in my ears; along with the soundtrack, I sometimes find myself imagining what camera angle the director is using to shoot the scene. I remember watching Merv Griffin on his talk show do a rendition of “Summer of ’42”; he put on what I would describe as a “ forlorn” expression and spoke the lyric " ...th e s u m m e r k n o w s ..." each time he came to it. I had to turn off the set before he finished. As for Split Enz and their T im e a n d T ide, I can’t get too excited or even forlorn about it. Too bad, too. After two solid albums they’ve seem to run into a little dandruff. The main problem here is they try to do too much. They execute a lot of tricky riffs, complicated rhythms, difficult vocals—all pulled off well. But it sounds as though they’re exercising their musical knowledge and literary education for the pure pleasure of showing it off.
Only the tunes written by guitarist Neil Finn have the spirit of former Split Enz music. “Hello Sandy Allen” and “Log Cabin Fever” in particular have the basic energy and directness of such earlier songs as “I Got You” and “Iris.” The single, “Six Months in a Leaky Boat,” is also successful; its clever metaphor of “ship-wrecked love” is the only lyric that doesn’t seem forced or somewhat pretentious. Engineer Hugh Padgham deserves a bit of credit; the quality of the recording is excellent. (Listen for the sparkling clean acoustic guitar on “Six Months in a Leaky Boat.”) Even this engineering expertise shows that the direction of Split Enz is altered; they seem to be more interested in presentation and complex musical execution than the songs themselves. Like Odysseus, Split Enz has wandered away from home. They’re out at sea on T im e a n d T ide; their former sound, a mixture of pop and new-wave, has disappeared, leaving a haphazard collection of disjointed rhythms, scattered sounds. Let’s hope they find their way back to Ithica. Presently, they’re in a leaky boat.
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by Donald Carrier McGill Players remains today Montreal’s oldest English language theatre troup. Although originally a mere extension of the English departm ent, Players evolved to include members of any faculty membership. The focus of the club rests not only on acting, but on technical aspects such as Lighting, Costuming, Set Construction, Sound, Publicity...etc. Whatever the interests of the members, we attempt in some way to channel this enthusiasm through theatre. This year our plans are varied in order to fully use the talent of the McGill community. Our first pro duction is - BUS STOP directed by Claudine Domingue. The play, a light drama, recounts the story of 8 characters with varied problems who are stranded at a small-town diner during a snowstorm. How these people resolve their problems forms the dramatic structure of the play. The Play will run from Oct. 26-31 at 8 p.m. in the Players’ Theatre on the Third floor of the Union Building. There will also be two matinees on Oct. 30 and 31 at 2:00 p.m. O u r n e x t o ffe rin g w ill be “SONDHEIM ” featuring the words and music of composer Stephen Sondheim in a sparkling revue. The show dates are Nov. 18, 19, 20.
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Players final offering of the season will be “GOD OF VENGEANCE”, a Yiddish Classic by Sholem Ash. The play is under the direction of Josh Morris and will be performed Nov. 31 to Dec 2 at 8 p.m. Players will also feature as a holiday attraction a Dance Presen tation featuring student choreo graphed works. The show will run from Dec. 14 to 18 at 8 p.m. at the Players’ Theatre. We welcome new members who can drop by at Players Rm 308 of the Union.
At this time of year, most McGill students are chewing their fingernails as they prepare for midterm exams. Not so with Sandra Rock whose main concern is her Hallowe’en costume. Union Building hacks wait with baited breath for her appearance at this year’s Program Board Hallowe’en Party. Then and only then, will the best kept secret since Bruce Williams’ shoe size be revealed: Sandra Rock’s latest get-up. Sandra, known as simply ROCK to friends and foe, is somewhat of an institution at this institution. You may remember her as Vampira at many of the past Blood Drives or as a red-faced demon last year at the Villians/ Equators concert, or for that matter as a Transylvanian at the Rocky Horror Double Feature. She now masquerades as a cashier at Sadie’s II in the McConnell Engineering Building, pushing Yorkies and Time Magazine. In four years at McGill, Rock has participated in almost every possible facet of extra-curricular activities. She was president of the Biology Students’ Union, Vice-president of Education of her fraternity, Alpha Gamma Delta, Co-Chairman of the 1981 Blood Drive and The Official Program Board Flunkie to name but a few of her achievements. “I love getting people involved in the things that I’m doing. Most of my friends have been sucked in one way or another in the last few years, and they found themselves really having a good time. There’s more to all this than studying.” Theatrics, practical jokes and singing are Rock’s favourite extra-extracurriculars. The stage is her obscure object of desire, a dream which has yet to be realized. In the meantime, she still does her best to help the new kids in town, who have certainly benefited from her experience thus far: “I think of myself as a consultant, and someone who can step in whenever I’m needed. I like that a lot.” FINAL NOTE: Rock’s final comment was particularly profound; “The most important thing in my life right now is getting an unlimited charge account at Johnny’s Brown’s. Think of all the possibilities...The Woman of A Thousand Faces. From the Queen of Hallowe’en and your humble columnist, a very weird and wonderful October 31st to you all. See you next week. Tuesday’s Child is a weekly column spotlighting students who are involved in an extra curricular capacity at McGill. Suggestions for future columns can be dropped off at the McGill Tribune Office in the Union c /o Adrienne Jones.
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Experience - Science Faculty Committee - Senate Admissions Committee - Academic Faculty Committee t| > - I.S.A. Council - External Affairs for Anatomy Students Association - McGill Track Team Goals - To ratify student initiated referendum at Senate - To give bookstore profits back to the students - To make McGill more accessible to the handicapped - To keep our libraries open longer - To see that students’ rights are upheld at Senate A c c la im e d
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Experience - Arts Faculty Committee - Curriculum Committee - School Club presidencies - Liaison between Student Body and Administration - Past Experience in Student Government - Experience as Chairman of Finance and FundRaising Committee Goals - Pass student initiated referendum through Senate - Maintain and advance rights of women through voice on Senate - Protect and ensure recognition of students rights in Senate and Administration - Fight bookstore policy that would take profits from students - Fight library cutbacks at Senate and Committee level
ROBERT LANDE
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Chairman, Finance Committee (ASUS) Member, Faculty Committee Member, Curriculum Committee Chief Returning Officer (ASUS) Aims:
- Senate Committee on student grievances - Senate Committee on physical development - Arts Faculty Committee - V P Administration on the Environmental Society - Coordinator of Student Services (Quebec summer program) - McGill Ski Team, member Objectives
Senate is a potentially powerful lobby for student interests which I feel has not been used effectively in recent years. Two issues which must be addressed: 1. Student Initiated Referenda. Last year, Senate overturned students’ right to initiate a referendum if an issue is important enough. I hope to see this Senate decision changed. 2. Bookstore Money. Students used to receive the revenue from the bookstore. Senate has stopped this. I hope to have students regain this important source of money.
- To insure that the charter of student rights is not defeated in Senate - To insure that S.I.R. (Student Initiated Referenda) is ratified by Senate - To give bookstore profits back to the students - To keep our libraries open longer - To see that student grievances are not overlooked in Senate 4
U n d e rg ra d u a te R e p re s e n ta tiv e s to th e B o a rd o f G o v e rn o rs PATRICK H.F. BAILLIE
Experience: - University Ombudsman - Senate Committee on Timetabling & Student Records - Inter-Residence Council, Residence Policy Comm. - Associate Editor, McGill Tribune Issues: Residence Fees: McGill Residents pay the highest fees in Canada, yet receive fewer services than other universities. The Governors control residence fees. From three years experience in Residence, I’ll inform them of what’s important to the Residence community. Cutbacks: Academic inconvenience has been the University’s response to government cutbacks. As Ombudsman, I’ve heard your comments, so should the Board. With three elected students on McGill’s 44-member governing body, your rep. is the only voice you have. JOHN MARKO
- An English Literature major spending his second semester at McGill. - Well-versed in university affairs. - Against student cutbacks—a voice representing small departments potentially being phased out. - Will demand that the $7.50 in Student Society fees allocated to. improvement of athletic facilities be followed through upon. - Feels that the Board of Governors should not simply “rubberstamp” material from the University Senate. - Intends to push for McGill’s complete divestment of holdings in corporations linked to South Africa. - Recognizes the need for interaction between the student body and the Board. - Opposed to the upcoming hike in tuition.
JIM JEFFCOTT
Who can name one student elected to represent us at the University’s Board of Governors who knows that the Board is the premiere decision-making body in the University? One would assume that this all-important func tion was important to the student body, especially consid ering the diminishing budget with which we are faced. In my campaign I have resolved to stress communication; with the students, among the media; with the McGill Students’ Society; with other student representatives, through common front; and finally with other members who share common goals—James Jeffcott for Under graduate Representative to the Board of Governors.
PIERRE LALIBERTE
In these days of financial restraint, the Board of Governors is playing an increasingly important role in the life of the student. Yet this decision-making bodv^BBt/ ' _ remains mostly unknown to the majority of the student population. This is why, as a representative, my main concerns would be: * cutbacks and their effects at McGill; * the “demystification” of the Board’s internal politics; * total divestment from the firms investing in South Africa. My interest in the Board is not a “sudden opportunistic move”. Through active involvement in campus organizations, I have attended many Board meetings and thus developed a good understanding of how it works. Hope you will put me to the test!*1 W OODY PAULETTE
STEVEN V. MATTHEWS
EXPERIENCE: Undergraduate Representative to the Board of Governors 1981 -1982 Speaker of Council, McGill Students’ Council 1982 -1983 Committee on the Co-ordination 1982 -1983 of Student Services 1982 - 1983 Academic Policy and Planning Committee 1980 -1981 McGill University Senate Acting President, 1982 The Inter-Residence Council 1980 -1983 President, Gardner Hall Residence This year, two main concerns of the Board of Governors will be the issues of divestment and budget compression. Elect someone who is familiar with these issues, and who can speak both credibly and effectively for the student Community. Vote experience on the Board of Governors.
EXPERIENCE: Chairman of Second-Hand Booksale ’82 Club President (M.C.F.) ’82-83 Club Publicity Chairman (M.C.F.) ’81-82 Residence Floor Rep. ’80-81 Residence Secretary-Treasurer ‘79-80 Assistant Darkroom Manager, ’80-81, ’82-83 McGill Daily Photographer ’82-83 OBJECTIVES: 1- To increase student contribution in financial and administrative decision-making, ie. More studentinitiated referenda 2- To effectively communicate student concerns to the board 3- To discourage government education cutbacks 4- To encourage divestment in South Africa With my experience in the above-mentioned areas and interaction with fellow students in the last four years, I feel able to express undergraduate concerns in financial and administrative affairs.
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RADICAL PERSPECTIVES Lecture Review: Perspectives and Strategies (on the disarmament and peace movements) by Marie T. Blanc
The accusations most often fired at peace activists in Europe is that many of them are members or supporters "of leftist parties or factions whose actions against the arms-race is lopsidedly antiAmerican, thereby strengthening Com munist confidence and arms reserves indirectly. Is it also true of Canadian militants? Extensive research on the precise political affiliations of Canadian peace and disarmament movements would be useful and probably fascinating. Take the Cruise Missile Conversion Project of Toronto. Sunday night (October 17), in a small basement room of the Concordia University School of Community and Public Affairs on McKay, a lecture titled PER SPECTIVES AND STRATEGIES (on the disarmament and peace movements) was held, sponsored by Our Generation, a “radical quarterly journal” dedicated to “raising the consciousness of the Canadian Left.” Speakers were a militant member of the Cruise Missile Conversion Project (CMCP) and Dimitri Roussopoulos, longtime peace activist, publisher, and editor for Our Generation. What the CMCP and Our Generation have in common is a question whose answer may or may not have been obvious to the audience of 40 or-so people, most of them in their thirties and early forties, for the most part clearly still dedicated to the social reformist ideals of the 1960s. To the younger, uninitiated listener, the evening unravelled like a riddle. The generic term, ‘Cruise missile’, describes a number of autonomous (self-programmed) missiles that can be armed with either conventional or nuclear explosives. Cruise missiles are
slated to carry a warhead equivalent to 200,000 tons of TNT and are 15 times as potent as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Each Cruise missile costs about $2 million. Litton Systems Canada Limited is an American-owned corporation located in Rexdale, Ontario, which is responsible for manufacturing the guidance system for Cruise missiles. Litton Canada’s fiercest and most determined opponent is the Cruise Missile Conversion Project of Toronto, a group affiliated with the Alliance for Non-violent Action, composed of some 50 disarmament activists whose point is to oppose the production of American weapons on Canadian soil and to propose the ‘conversion’ of the Litton factory into a unit capable of creating high-technology and socially useful products. In his short address to the audience, Schroeter, the CMCP speaker, failed to explain what kind of high-tech and socially useful products Litton should or could make. He did not even speak about Cruise missiles. He spoke, instead, of CMCP activism. He spoke of civil disobedience; of being dragged away from the Litton plant by the police, and of annoying police officers on a Remem brance Day holiday. He described a few CMCP activities such as sit-outs in front of plant gates and handing-out leaflets to Litton workers regarding their com plicity in the pending destruction of the world and of human lives. He linked today’s workers to those German workers in the Third Reich, who made dissembled parts of crematory ovens and tried to apologize later by saying that they themselves had never burned corpses; that they had been simple workers doing their jobs. “But once these devices have been used,” the speaker sid. “there is no more dialogue.”
thing” that looked like one of their own. Thus one could dress up like a ghost or goblin and not be recognized. One of the forces that would overcome the spirits of the night was the sun, thus a huge bonfire would scare away any unwanted As Professor Puhvel of the Depart guests. These bonfires were held until ment of English says many of the the 19th century in Scotland and Wales. customs of Hallowe’en that we now Another symbol of the sun was that celebrate have definite origins in the huge orange vegetable the pumpkin, Celtic world which we don’t know about which lit up with a canclle looked even but we continue to practise the rituals more like the sun. Any spirits not anyway. Hallowe’en has its origins in frightened away by the sun-image would the Celtic Feast of the Dead. This was be reassured by the demonic face carved the feast of Sanhaim, the God of the in thé pumpkin that this house was dead. Celebrated on the First of already possessed by a spirit of its own. November, the Celtic New Year’s Day, As the point in time in limbo between the spirits of the dead were supposed to the past and future New Year’s Day was arise and wander in their old haunts on Sanhaim. Food would be prepared and * a chance for not only reflection but also prediction of the coming year. By set out for the dead relatives. In later tossing apple parings over your days the poor folk would either send out shoulder, burning nuts in a fire, pouring children or go themselves begging for molten iron into water, or listening to food for their own feast. This was called the spirit voices in the wind you could souling and is the origin of half the ritual learn whether you were going to get of Trick or treating. The Feast of married in the next year, or if the crops Sanhaim usually began on the night were going to be all right. before, October 31st. On this night it With the arrival of the Catholic was necessary to have some protection Church such pagan rituals were frowned from the evil spirits. The spirits who upon. However the Church found out were known not to be too bright would that they could not easily wipe out a probably ignore someone or “some-
A Scary Story by Brian Forsythe Todd
At this time of year the childhood memories of fixing costumes, choosing a pumpkin and carving it up, and trick or treating flood into our minds. Today we think of Hallowe'en as a sort of orgi astic experience involving the mass con sumption of candy, wearing strange “ Richard Nixon” o r“Ralph the Rabbit” costumes, and running around a famil iar neighbourhood trying to recognize friends in their mysterious get-ups. But 2000 years ago, the rituals of Hallowe’en were a very real and sometimes frighten ing part of the lives of the Celtic tribes of Europe. Originally spread over a large area of Europe, we now think of the Celts as living in the outer reaches of the continent, that is Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and France. Here the original peoples of the area could escape the influence of the incoming Roman armies. The peoples kept their ancient tribal customs, some of which survive up to the present day.
A pause. It sounded good. He then went on to talk about the urgency of the situation. More needs to be done, he stressed. Writing letters of protest to MPs is no longer enough. Civil disobedience is the real answer. And, he added, if the people see that civil d isobedience is effective for a cause like disarmament, perhaps they will be inspired to use it as well for the abolishment of “sexism, racism, and other forms of imperialism.” This startling string of naughty ‘isms’ closed the first lecture, making it sadly suspicious. Dimitri Roussopoulos spoke next. His address was in keeping with the tone of all his articles and editorials published in Our Generation. In all his works, Roussopoulos urges a knowledge of history as the only way to avoid the eternal return of past mistakes. On October 17, Roussopoulos talked about the origins of the peace movement. Since 1961, he said, activists have moved “from militant action to militant action, lacking the perspective that would make their actions hit the heart of power.” Back in the 1950s’, he explained, the world faced the practical failure of social democracy, and, following Nikita Khrushchev’s denunciation of Stalinist corruption, Marxist socialism also lost much of its self-confidence. A little more innocence was wasted as non-aligned third-world countries succumbed to the oppressive embrace of the U.S.-USSR cold war, giving in to one or the other. The result, according to Rousso poulos, was the emergence in the 1960s’ of world-wide dissident movements grouped under the term of ExtraParliamentary Opposition (EPO), and including the ‘Queens’ or ecologists, the Women’s Liberation Movement, the
urban insurgents, and so on. These groups, Roussopoulos stressed, were and remain capable of effective social change. He said, “They were the radical cutting edge of the peace movement.” But, he argued, their impact is now threatened by “the moral piety, singlemindedness, single-issued orientation of the peace movement of today.” Roussopoulos lamented the present fragm entation of ‘peacenik’ groups which focus on single topics or areas of debate like the Cruise missile issue instead of earning power and momentum by assembling to denounce all forms of military intervention, no matter whence they come, and resist production and use of alt weapons, be they old or technologically innovative. It remains that at the lecture the listener sat confused, and finally amused. At the end, Roussopoulos, the Our Generation editor, had managed to undermine the contented words of the CMCP speaker by calling his cause near-sighted and self-righteous. And, in turn, the CMCP peace activist lost some credibility as he hoped earnestly for the overthrow of ‘im perialism’ when he should have discussed Cruise missiles. So what do the CMCP and Our Generation have in common? They both like to see themselves as radical groups in the struggle for social change. But both ‘radicalism’ and ‘social change’ are vague terms covering a very wide spectrum of practical and theoretical options. During the United Nations Dis armament Week, and especially on the eve of the October 30 demonstration against armament taking place in Ottawa, protesters and peaceniks should take time off to figure out exactly where they stand. centuries-old tradition that was rooted in the superstitions of the Celts. The Church replaced Sanhaim in the 6th century with All Saints Day or All Hallows Day. Thus the night before became All Hallows Evening. The Church still hadn’t conquered the Celts, old customs die hard. The common man thought that it was all well and good to say masses for these faraway dead priests but what they wanted was a feast to honour their dead relative. So in the 10th century the Church again added a feast, All Souls Day, on November 2nd, when masses were said for all the dead. The customs of Hallowe’en lived on and still survive today. People can be seen in rural France to this day placing a glass of wine on dead relatives’ graves. And the practice of trick or treating with its slightly extortionist threat of a trick suitable for the spirits of the night lives on all over North America as well as in the British Isles. So if you are out on the eve of Sanhaim on Sunday night and you catch sight of a witch or a ghost, remember the thousands of years of history behind him and make a dash for the closest bonfire or jack o’lantern for a bit of the sun’s protection.
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The McGill Tribune
Tuesday, October 26, 1982
F a c e -O ff by S.C. Marshall
Did you know that the McGill Redmen Hockey team is the oldest existing hockey team in the world? Founded in 1881, according to Ken Tyler, present Redmen coach, McGill’s team of fair warriors finds itself, one hundred and one years later, struggling for a berth in one of the toughest Intercollegiate hockey leagues in Canada. Fellow league teams include Concordia, Ottawa, Laval U., UQTR (Trois Rivieres), and UQAC (Chi coutimi). The winning team of the 30 league games gets a chance at the Nationals, the Banner Championships, fighting against the best of the 4 other Canadian Intercollegiate leagues. The last time McGill won a Banner was in the early ’40s, and judging by this year’s Redmen Invitational Tournament, they’re going to have a challenging season. But do not despair, because according to the Team Statistician, Earl, the Pearl, Zukerman, we have a very competitive squad on our hands this year. Already, by earlier this month, four players from last year’s team had been cut, since they just didn’t come up to scratch. Other trophies and awards to look for include: Most Improved Player, the Albert Fyon Award (’81 winner was Ian Gamble), Rookie of the Year, the Friends of McGill Award (’81 winners were goalie
Danny Gubiani and top scoring foreward Fraser Gamble), Most Valu able Player (’81 winner is our ’82 Captain, Gilles Hudon), plus the Dr. R.B. Bell Trophy, and the Labatt’s Cup, for the Most Three Stars. What about Martlet Ice Hockey, you ask? That too is a popular and long-time favorite at McGill. The Martlets have been in opeation since 1902, and also, have proven to be an all-round favorite. Last year they recruited a coach in Ivy Steinberg, a Martlet player from ’74-77. She with a little help from friends like Gladys Bean, Assistant Director of Athletics, has managed to put the Martlet gang on their feet again, after a few years of lessened interest (hence also funding), and coach problems. There even seems to be a fairly good communication between the Redmen and the Martlets, says Tyler, who is “pleased as punch” that the Martlets have been able to revive the momentum and vitality of their outfit. And, despite any lack of interest shown by the outside world, McGill Hockey «going places: the Martlets will be hosting their First Annual McGill Invitational competition, inviting prestigious names (such as Harvard) from out of the province, and the Redmen are planning to make it to Japan and Italy for competitions, come 1983.
Tough Tourney for Redmen by Ace Baker
It was one of th o s e weekends for the hockey team - just too bad it had to be the weekend of their very own Redmen Invitational Hockey Tournament. Saturday Oct. 16: The first round saw the Redmen take on Queens in a rather slow-paced but hard-hitting game. Both teams stubborn and deadlocked at one apiece after two periods, it was penalties that would do the good guys in - Queens, 2 power-play goals later (one with a twoman ad) skated to a 3-1 win. But this was mere foreshadowing of what was to come. The Redmen met the Warriors of Waterloo the next day in the Consolation final - another tough battle, in which all aspects of the game were controlled by McGill. Our boys outshot Waterloo 44-27, and physically controlled the corners (even amidst the presence of Waterloo bully Blair McArthur (10), whose antics included stripping and throwing Redmen gloves across the ice, and a particular cross check that broke his stick, - not even to mention the flying elbows and rabbit punches). Despite this control of the
game, the magical Waterloo netminding, and periodic lapses by the reds allowed Waterloo to seize every opportunity particularly forward Rick McKenny, whose hat-trick paced his Warriors to a 6-3 victory. Yes, frustrating, especially in light of some of the outstanding statistics, eg., the third period stretch that saw 5 minor penalties assigned to McGill in 4'/$ minutes, and none to those angelic Warriors, typified above.... ....The GOOD POINTS?...Despite the weekend results, there is definite promise here - honourable mention to Redmen goalie Darren Turner, who halted many a breakaway or uneven rush...to forward Ian Gamble for his ‘Gretzkyesque’ work behind the net setting up a pretty goal for Mario Seyer...and to the whole team, for their hard-hitting and tremendous hustle in light of unfortunate circumstances...So Keep your eyes on these guys with the big thighs - when they go you’ll know, it ain’t no surprise! —Ace Baker is a syndicated columnist for the Ghetto Gazette.
R ed and Football
W h ite S ta n d in g s
OQIFC 1. Ottawa 2. Concordia 3. Queen’s 4. McGill 5. Carleton 6. Bishop’s CIAU 1. UBC 2. Ottawa 3. Western 4. Manitoba 5. Guelph 6. Toronto 7. Concordia 8. Acadia 9. St-François Xavier 10. McMaster QUAA
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1. Concordia 2. McGill
3. Bishop’s 4. Sherbrooke COMING EVENTS Football
Oct 30
OQIFC Semi Final
Soccer Redmen Oct 27*
Field Hockey
Plattsburg Oct 29* Trois Rivières Oct 31 QUAA Play-Offs Oct 30-31 OWIAA Championships at Toronto
Ice Hockey
Redmen Oct 29* Oct 30* Martlets Oct 29* Nov 2
Ottawa Concordia John Abbott at Concordia
Volleyball
Martlets Oct 30* Basketball Redmen Oct 30 Nov 2 Martlets Oct 30
Bois-de-Boulogne at Queen’s at St. Michael’s (Vt) at Queen’s
Swimming
Oct 27*
Friends of McGill Meet
SynchroSwimming
Oct 30
McGill Invitational
Oct 30 Oct 30*
at St. Catharine OUAA-OWIAA Championships Semi-finals
Rowing Rugby
F ree
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Tuesday, October 26, 1982
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Tril3 Scoreboard McGill Tribune
by Sarah Marshall
Students wanting to partake in a sport in a purely recreational faculty have traditionally been plagued by lack of recreational time in all athletic areas. Below are listed the official “Protected Recreational Times” available for use by all students with l.D. Guests may be brought in to the Arena for a fee of $2.00, and to the Gym or Weston pool for $4.00. All the times listed do not include times taken by any week to week variation in Instructional schedule, so it is advisable to check the schedules posted at the Currie Gym. Building Hours for the Gym are: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Weston pool is closed on week ends. Recreational times are as follows: Sir Arthur Currie Gym:
Basketball: Gym I & 2, Fridays 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Gymnastics: Aux, Gym, Tuesdays 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Badminton: Gym 1 & 2, Fridays 8:00- 10:00 p.m. Weight Training: Turner Bone Room, Building Hours Table Tennis: Karate Room, de pends on Instructional schedule.
Currie Pool:
Monday - Saturday, if not in use with classes or special events: 9:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. (5:45 p.m. on Saturdays) Also Monday - Friday: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Monday-Wednesday: 9:30- 10:45 p.m.
Trib Scoreboard Football
Oct 22*
Bishop’s
McG: 29
B: 23
Soccer
Oct 16*
Sherbrooke
McG: 9
S: 0
Oct 20*
Concordia
McG: 1
C: 1
Oct 22* Oct 23*
Bishop’s Sherbrooke
McG: 5 McG: 5
B: 3 S: 0
Oct 17
at York OWIAA Part 2 against Queen’s Vanier
McG: 0 McG: 1 McG: 4
Y: 4 Q: 0 V: 0
Field Hockey
Weston Pool:
Women only: Monday - Friday 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Open to all: Monday - Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 p.m. and Friday 4:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Oct 21 Redmen Ice Hockey
Oct 17
McConnell Winter Stadium Arena:
Recreational Skating: Mondays 12:00 - 1:20 p.m. Thursdays & Fridays 12:00 1:45 p.m. Shinny Hockey*: Tuesday & Wednesdays 12:00- 1:45 p.m. ♦Sticks, gloves, pucks, helmets, and elbow pads only. Sundays (until Dec. 5) at the Gym: Recreational swimming all day, gyms and special rooms available For more information, contact the Gym at 392-4725.
M c G ill F o o tb a ll:
Oct 23* Cross-country
Oct 16 Oct 23
Martlet Soccer Oct 17
It was a brisk Friday evening when I, being the avid sports fan that I am, made a pit-stop at the Dépanneur for beer and headed to Molson stadium for the McGill vs. Concordia football game. Due to my keen sense of foresight I thought to persuade a knowledgable football buff to accom pany me. After all, just because I don’t know the difference between a football and a flying peanut doesn’t mean I can’t report on the salient events of the match! Upon arrival, my technical advisor and cohort, (director descendant of Howard Cosell), brought the scoreboard to my immediate attention. With 4:36 into the first quarter the Concordia Stingers were leading by a score of two-nothing. Concordia in an attempt to punt the ball, was brought to a halt by the Redmen. With their first down at the 15 yard, line, it looked as though McGill could pose problems for the Stingers. (A fine example of how looks can be deceiving.) After a 10 yard gain by number 26, Luc Menard, the culminating excitement resulted in disappointm ent. The play was fumbled with only one yard to go for a touchdown. On a unanimous decision by the surrounding spec tators, Number 77 for McGill walked away with the Oscar for a Fine display of drama on the football field. (Way to let that blood pressure soar!) But
by the end of the first quarter, McGill managed to appear as a vying competitor with the score resulting in a 2-2 tie. As the stands began to fill up and the beer drinking spectators became more boisterous, I found it rather difficult to devote full concentration to the game. I couldn’t help but overhear three leering young gentle men with binoculars comment that they certainly weren’t there for the game. After that it seemed my ears were constantly being assaulted by some sexual comment, but I won’t get into that. I did manage to notice McGill scored a single point at 6:04 in the second quarter with 2 down and 3 yards to go. However, Concordia seemed to take control of the game with a field goal at 2:59 and a touchdown with 8 second to play. This brought the second quarter to a close with Concordia 12 and McGill 3. As the half time activities began my attention was captivated by those ever obnoxious, beer spewing engineers in their obscene robes. In total disgust I made my way to the women’s washroom only to be pelted by a soaring water balloon. Fortun ately I didn’t bear the brunt of it, but some unsuspecting target did. On returning from the bathroom, the score was Concordia 13, McGill 3. It was then I decided how futile and depressing a report of this game had
McGILL INVITATIONAL Consolational final McG: 3 McGill vs Waterloo Championship final UNB: 6 UNB vs Queen’s LEAGUE HOME OPENER Chicoutimi McG: 5
W: 6 Q: 5 C: 6
Montreal Club Meet (M) McG: 9th, llth (W) McG: 1st, 2nd QUAA-CIAU Qualifying Meet at RMC (M) lndiv. 1st (M) McGill team 2nd (W) lndiv. 1st (W) McGill team 1st (O) McGill 1st at Dawson
McG: 4
D: 1
Oct 23
at Concordia Invitational against Queen’s
McG: 2 McG: 0
C: 3 Q: 3
Rowing
Oct 16
Swimming
Oct 17*
at Brock (M) McG: 4th . (W) McG: 5th McGill Invitational Relay Meet 1. McGill 142 Pts
2. John Abbott 119 Pts 3. Montmorency 62 Pts 4. St. Laurent 30 Pts
F rom a Bird’s-E ye V iew Valerie Hanna
October 26, 1982.
Rugby
Oct 23
at Westmount
McG: 24
Fencing
Oct 23
at U of M
Foil:
become. Instead of watching the field, I opened another beer and listened to constructive criticism by the spectators on how these football games could be improved. Among the most popular suggestions was the request for heaters and an open bar. NEWSFLASH in the stands! Some derelict stole the officials’ megaphone. I won’t name any names for the mere fact I don’t know any names. The loaded young gentleman swilling out of a Southern Comfort bottle found the whole event incredibly amusing. I’m afraid my minutes of the game have become disgruntled scribble. What with various spectators grab bing my clip board and contributing their intoxicated views on the game, I was lucky to record the score of Concordia 20 and McGill 4 with 12:18 remaining in the game. Within those remaining minutes I managed to witness another touchdown for Concordia and a passionate scrap a few feet away. The final results proclaimed Concordia the winner by a score of 28-4. Sob! Sob! McGill will
W: 15
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have a chance to redeem themselves Friday when they play their last regularly scheduled game of the season at 7:30 p.m. against the Bishop’s Gators. I can hardly wait to do it again!
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Tuesday, October 26, 1982
The McGill Tribune
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L O C A T IO N O F P O L L S STUDENTS’ SOCIETY BY-ELECTION to be held WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1982
(Advance polls to be held TODAY Tuesday, October 26, 1982)
ADVANCE PO LLS
THE EATERY ___________ $3.25 Tuesday—Paprika Chicken ------------------------—_ ___________ $2.99 Wednesday—Stuffed Omelet with dessert (Special) ___________ $3.25 Thursday—Shish Kabob --------------------------------_____________$1.99 Friday—Falafel. . . ALL YOU CAN EAT (Special) ___________ $3.25 Monday—Hamburger with Tomato sauce _______ All meals include delicious soup and vegetables. We also have Roast beef and chicken sandwiches, chips, chocolate bars, and health food snacks.
- Tuesday, October 26, 1982, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bishop Mountain Hall (4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. only) McConnell Engineering Building Burnside Hall Stewart Biology Building (Northblock) Education Building Strathcona Anatomy and Leacock Building Dentistry Building Montreal General Hospital Dental Clinic Students may vote on October 27, 1982, provided that they did not vote on October 26, 1982.
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University Centre Cafeteria
---- Wednesday, October 27, 1982,
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday:
Redpath Library Bronfman Building Stewart Biology Building (Northblock) Burnside Hall Strathcona Music Building Chancellor Day Hall Union Building Leacock Building Wilson Hall McConnell Engineering Building McIntyre Medical Building Students who have not voted at the advance polls on October 26, 1982, may vote at the regular polls. Under no circumstances will students be allowed to vote without a McGill I.D. card. Students may vote at any poll. Marcy Vigoda Chief Returning Officer Students’ Society
Cecillienne Beef Roll Hot Chicken Sandwich
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B-B-Q Chicken Veal Stew
Chinese Food
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McGILL HILLEL STUDENTS’ SOCIETY For information call 845-9171
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