Cloud Buster
U p Your D a ily Dues? by Bob Schnapps T he decision on w hether to increase fees paid to the M cG ill D aily is dep en dent upon voter tu rn o u t for the
referendum to be held on the 15th and 16th of February. The current yearly fee payed by every un d erg rad u ate student for the use o f the M cG ill D aily is $5.70. G rad u ate students pay $2.45 for this service. The D aily is asking fo r an in crease o f $1.00 per student. The D aily has not received a fee increase since 1981 when they becam e au to n o m o u s from the S tu d en ts’ Society. A lthough they requested a fee increase o f $0.80 per student in 1983, it was not received. O perating expenses fo r the D aily cir
culation run at $250,000 per year. This cost includes the publication o f the
McGill Other Handbook and three paid staffers which include a business manager and two advertising sales peo ple. the current deficit is running above $15,000 according to Melinda Wittstock of the D aily, and if a fee increase is not received the number of issues printed will decrease. The D a ily ’s number of issues printed has declined from 94 last year to a projected output of 88 issues this year. W ittstock elaborates that w ithout an increase in fees the D aily will be forced to solicit m ore advertisers which will limit the num ber o f articles printed in the Daily. __
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StudSoc shelf is bare, Vote Yes on February 16
by Andrew Johnson J r. T he M cGill P rogram b o ard a n nounces the im inent arrival o f its n ew est b ra in c h ild “ CLOUD B U ST E R ” , a night o f m usic, dance a n d s p rin g f a s h io n s . “ C L O U D B U ST E R ” will bring to M cGill and its M ontreal neighbours an exciting even ing o f colour, energy and design. “ C L O U D B U ST E R ” will follow the grand trad itio n o f its older sibling T H E M IT Z . O u r tw o official sponsors, La Brasserie M olson du Q uebéc Limitée and La D istillerie Gilby C an ad a Inc. invite you to join in this celebration m arking the early arrival o f spring on Friday, F ebruary 17th at 9:00 pm in the Student U nion B allroom . T he o u tsta n ding talents o f several designers, stylists and artists have com e together to present an im pressive and m oving
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Published by the Students’ Society of M cGill University, M ontréal, Québec.
J Tuesday, February 14, 1984
Volum e 3, Issue 15
N ew Sym phony H all at M cG ill’s D oorstep pool o f ta len t. W e d o n ’t an ticip ate an y problem s in finding the right p e o p le .’ ’ A side from the “ Q uebec ru le” , th o u g h , the province will be involved in w hat M s. D ionne describes as a “ turn key” deal which will see the Q uebec governm ent tu rn over the funds fo r and direction o f the project over to C ad illac Fairview C o rp . “ Aside from enforcing the “ Q uebec clause” the province is not involved.” said M s. D ionne. S c h e d u le d fo r c o m p le tio n by A ugust, 1986, co nstruction o f the hall will be the culm ination o f a struggle for the M SO which stretches back about tw enty years to the tim e when its pre sent h ead q u arters, Place des A rts, was built. Place des A rts was intended as m u ltip u rp ose forum and accordingly the M SO has trad itio n ally had trouble
C lu b N ew s R evenue G enerated F rom the Increase in the Price o f Beer W e’ve been to ld th at approxim ately $8,000.00 has so fa r been generated from the increased price o f beer in G e rt’s. W hile the guidelines allocating these funds have not yet been co n firm ed, w e’ve been assured th at the JM C will try “ to e x p e d ite m a tte r s ” . T h erefo re, we advise any g ro u p needing funds for a specific project to m ake a request to the JM C as soon as possible, for m ore in fo rm a tio n , see Scott K eating (leave a n ote in his box at G enreal O ffice). R o o m B o o kin g s f o r the U niversity C entre R oom bookings have begun fo r the fall o f the 1984 term (yes, w e’re su r prised too). If you wish to book room s now you will n o t have to pay fo r them im m ediately. If the fee increase passes you will pro b ab ly not have to pay for them at all. In this sam e vein you can-
with planning fo r a regular Septem berM ay season. “ In p articu lar, we con flict with the o p era p ro g ram m e,” said M s. D io n n e , “ f u r th e r m o r e , th e acoustics are not that great for a sym p h o n y .” At the tim e o f Place des A rts co n struc tion there were sim ilar proposals for the co n struction o f a separate sm aller sym phony hall but the project rem ain ed stalled for nearly tw enty years. T he present project dates back to the fall o f 1983. T he Q uebec governm ent was originally prepared to con trib u te $15 m illion tow ard construction o f the hall. H ow ever, the proposed hall ran into difficulty in trying to find other backers, and when the federal govern ment shied aw ay the province a n nounced in Ja n u a ry that it would shoulder the entire cost. O nce co n stru cted , m aintenance o f
the hall and its activities will be the responsibility o f the M SO which has agreed to em bark on a cam paign to establish a $15 million endow m ent fund for that purpose. A m ongst o th er things, the M SO hopes to raise the m oney through the sale o f reserved seats in the new hall. O ther channels are being explored as well. “ If som e person or fo u n dation contributes a significant sum you can be sure the hall will bear that fo u n d a tio n ’s n am e.” said Ms. D ionne. T he M SO has issued ads in Quebec new spapers inviting architects to apply for the jo b o f planning out the new hall. A ccording to Ms. D ionne, the M SO is near a decision as to the choice o f architect. “ W e’re not o u t'to build a m o num ent, we’re out to get a sym phony hall as good as that enjoyed by any other sym phony in the w o rld .” said Ms. D ionne.
not yet b o ok room s fo r M onday and Tuesday evenings. If the fee increase passes you will be abe to do so. See Louise at the front desk o f the U nion to book room s. Fee Increase As m entioned a few lines ago, the success' o f the fee increase referendum will keep the U niversity C entre open M onday and T uesday evenings. This will elim inate any com petition for room s, an d generally m aking life a loi easier for clubs. If you have any questions about the increase please speak to one o f us, to o th er councillors, or to som eone at the G eneral O ffice. A lso w e’re still available to discuss any pro b lem s or questions. Just leave a note in o u r box at the G eneral O ffice, or give us a call at hom e. (M arcy V igoda, Scott K eating, A m alia M ar tinez.)
Photo by Vince Young
by Stephen H un M o n treal’s cu ltu ral life will receive a boost and the M ontreal S ym phony O r chestra a hom e when a new sym phony hall is built on de M aisonneuve Blvd. T he building will be p art o f a C adillac Fairview D evelopm ent p ro ject, priced at $160 m illion, which will encom pass the city block b o u n d ed by de M aison neuve Blvd, M ansfield S t., M cGill C ol lege Ave. an d St C ath erin e St. The Q uebec governm ent has agreed to pay the entire cost o f the sym phony h all’s constru ctio n — an estim ated $30 m illion — u n d er the condition th a t the architect an d the builders chosen for the jo b m ust be from Q uebec. W hen asked if th a t stip u latio n w ould pose any m ajo r problem s fo r the p ro ject, C laudette D ionne o f the M SO replied, “ N one w hatsoever. W e have a good
Tear down a parking lot and put up a Symphony Hall.