The McGill Tribune Vol. 03 Issue 17

Foreign Fee Hike Condemned

by Tom Duffy Foreign students planning on com­ ing to McGill next fall might have to rethink their plans in light of a rumoured proposal to increase tuition fees. All foreign students are currently paying an annual tuition of $4350 which represents sixty percent of the average cost of educating a student here. One of the proposals apparently being considered by the Quebec legislature would ask for a greater con­ tribution (eighty percent) but would differentiate among the costs to educate a student in different faculties.

This would mean that the rate for students in the Faculty of Arts would not change significantly (and could theoretically decline), while the rate for those in engineering and medicine would climb dramatically.

The proposal to increase the fees has sparked a flurry of activity and a large­ ly negative reaction from concerned organizations and individuals within the McGill community. The Interna­ tional Students’ Association was quick to respond to the rumours with a letter to Education Minister, Dr. Camille

Laurin, in which they pointed out the various contributions which foreign students make to McGill in particular and to Quebec in general. VicePresident of External Affairs, Patrick Gagnon, also sent a letter to the minister to apprise him of the opposi­ tion of the Students’ Society to any in­ crease. The administration has also voiced its opposition but, admits VicePrincipal o f Planning, Dr. Ted Stansbury, “ We would have no choice but to pass the increase on to the students.”

The RAEU (Regroupm ent des Associations Etudiantes Universitaires) made probably the most coherent op­ position to the fee increase at a press conference held here on Wednesday.

While recognizing the economic pressures which the government is feel­ ing, they emphasized the moral respon­ sibility which Quebec has toward assisting underdeveloped countries and charged that it is just these countries which will be most affected by the in­ crease.

Interestingly, the Quebec govern­ ment has been less than responsive to

the concerns of both students and ad­ ministrators. At a Senate meeting last Wednesday, Principal Johnson reveal­ ed that the Department of Education had not consulted him on the matter.

Furthermore, they failed to discuss the proposal with the Conference of Rec­ tors and Principals of Quebec Univer­ sities. Patrick Gagnon’s letter to the minister was never answered and it may probably be assumed that the RAEU press conference fell upon deaf ears as well.

While students, administrators and faculty are fully cognizant of budgetary pressures to which the government is responding, they are concerned that they are “ shooting form the hip.” As Dr. Stansbury notes, the number of new visa students at McGill has been cut in half in the last two years as a result of the dif­ ferential rate. Another fee hike could, therefore, mean a loss of revenue if its result is a further decrease in the number of foreign students.

It is not, however, simply a question of economics. What is at stake here isthe quality of a McGill education as

well as the value of a McGill degree. As Professor Carole Christensen of the Department of Social Work points out, the variety of experience which M cG ill’s diverse stu d e n t body represents adds an extra dimension to a student’s education. She believes that such a dimension is not available at many schools and that it contributes significantly to the excellent reputation which McGill enjoys.

When contacted about the proposed increase, the presidents of the different foreign student associations within the International Students’ Association ex­ pressed their opposition. Most believe that it can only result in a decline in their numbers. American schools, where the differential which foreign students pay is often less and where employment laws are less strictly en­ forced, were frequently cited as a viable alternative. K.L. Rathi, Presi­ dent of the Indian Students’ Associa­ tion, feels that the province in reneging on its moral commitment to the developing countries and in the end will suffer for it, “ financially, academically and culturally,”

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McGill Tribune Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University, Montréal, Québec.

Volume 3, Issue 17

Tuesday, February 28, 1984

Conference M ay Determ ine Future

Cloud-Buster: Rising to the Occasion

Leading members of the business community, most of them McGill graduates, will be giving seminars dur­ ing the Career Conference to be held this Saturday. The Conference, which is sponsored by the Graduates’ Society, is open to all interested parties.

The Career Conference offers a chance for students to meet people in various businesses and professional careers. In these meetings, students may see the inside workings of the business world. The seminar leaders prepare a short, informative talk and follow this with a question period designed to let students raise their own queries about which courses to take, what the job market is currently like, -a and how to go about getting into a Par­ .'S ticular profession. y5 Daniel Weary, the Conference’s g coordinator, sees it as an alternative to g the counselling services which he says Q are ‘underused’, Apart from the seminars, there will also be sessions on o the technical skills necessary to carry Jj out a thorough job-search. Thirty-six a, d iffe re n t business fields w illbe represented thereby providing a wide range of choice for interested students.

All the professionals are ‘top-of-theline’ people; previous guests have in­ cluded Warren Allmand and Dennis Trudeau of CBC’s M orningside, both McGill grads.

Registration forms for the con­ ference will be available at the Students’ Society General Office. As well, flyers will be distributed during the course of the week. Volunteers wishing to assist in the setting up and hosting of the conference will be welcome.

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Pop Singers

by Colin McGregor

Boy George a rock star? I mean you can’t be serious! Rock stars are... well... God-heads... astral dieties... icons in the pantheon of coolness... sym­ bols of The Attitude. They are beings whose music, whose expressions, whose movements, whose ability to inhale in one sitting drugs worth in excess of the annual GNP of Sri Lanka, and whose tire-tread lips all capture a spirit of rebellion and adventure. They are white boys doing their best to sound black.

Rock Stars leave in their wake a trail of trashed hotel-rooms, outraged parents of teenage girls and smiling Prime Ministers’ wives. The sorts of drugs they take — that is, all sorts — make them punch out busses and force feed queen size water-beds to parking-lot attendants; they throw up alot, sometimes while lying on their backs, and they drive motorcycles at supersonic speeds down cardiac ward corridors. And they die alot too, usually in tragic, violent ways.

Boy George and Micheal Jackson are a far cry from being Rock Stars. They are a breed apart (they are also a gender apart). They are Pop Stars, the lowest of the low. Nothing that could crawl out from under a mossy rock or live in Ed McMahon’s colon could be worse. Boy George would have to ride a motorcy­ cle side saddle. The only drugs he takes remove all traces of facial hair and reduce his sperm count to a soccer score. A tragic death? His end will come when he is faced with a Men’s and Women’s public washroom and runs headlong into the wall between them in confusion. And Micheal Jackson?

After his first strawberry dacquari he’d be rubbing on his brother’s inner leg squealing “ Oh Germaine, I’m feeling so light-headed. Let’s go home and play with the Llama.” You’d only catch him throwing up to keep his weight down.

Nose surgery, skin lightening... he’s like Lena Horne only with a black glove and higher voice.

So I say do away with this blight on our music scene. Give us singers who have successfully negotiated the hazardous path through puberty and who don’t put an “ X” in the box labelled “ Other” under the question concerning one’s sex. Give us anything but Pop Singers!

Rock singers — don’cha love ’em? They provide much needed entertain­ ment for the Great Unwashed, and millions of dollars in hard currency for the British economy. Occasionally they spontaneously combust — this is always alot of fun! One of the surest sings of spring is the sudden catching on fire of a singing sensation. As they say, “ Red skies at night/Jackson’s alright.” As a source of entertainment, and a form of energy for the 80s, rock singers are indespensable.

But they have other uses as well. For example, the mere existence of raock singers guarantees that the sort of people who would normally never find work are employed, and this is important for our social policy. Boy George, for ex­ ample, bounced around form job to job with corporate firms in London before actually hitching on with Culture Club. He simply didn’t fit in with Xerox’s plans for their Risk Management Division, however, and over at IBM they couldn’t get used to calling somebody “ Boy” who was dressed like the secretarial pool. So now he sings. Clearly, this is a good thing.

Recently, the song “ 99 Red Balloons” by Nena became the only fifth Ger­ man Song to make the American Top 100; clearly this is a good thing. Nena thereby has fostered cultural links between the people of different nations and improved her chances of doing well with hunky U.S. service-men stationed in Frankfurt. Just what every Green wants. Would she have had a reasonable shot at anyone above Corporal if she had just been an average peace protester, neglecting to bathe and blocking Japanese tourists, obstructing their view of the Bundestag? Certainly not!

Rock singers — here, there and everywhere. Making scary videos and sing­ ing rebuttals to paternity suits. They’re funky, they’re freaky and they’re not tugging a full caboose o r playing with a full deck. Keep these tremendously useful people off the streets and in the studios, where they belong.

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Boxed In

by Faroukh Kanga As I left the library, that same feel­ ing of uncertainty, which is always pre­ sent when one passes through those electronic security systems, spirited through my body. The instant I pass through such a system, my pulse rate doubles at the anticipation of what it would be like were I attempting to personnalize a library editon of, “ The West Coast Culture REalm: Tanning Theory and Praxis” , and was embarrisingly beeped at by the turnstyle — that evil demon gizmo — upholder of the cybernetic status quo. Had I forgotten to leave the book or at least sign it out? Was I about to be nabbed by the second wave of security whose members are all either ex-NYPD sergeants, or displaced Sikh Warriors?

Ahh Sucess! No beep, I slipped though the turnstyles as if I were total­ ly innocent... I suppose that this proves I am! Soon a feeling of disgust begins to creep upon me. How dare a con­ glomeration of wires and waves pass judgement at to my guilt or in­ nocence!? Vile, putrid, turd-filled box!

How does it feel to be a fink? Why must I face the same learned fear of societal retribution from you, a box, as I do from my father, the courts and my peers? But then I realize the answer to my own question: Marx had told us that man creates his nature — his enviroment. McLuhan took this one fur­ ther and said that man not only creates his enviroment and extensions of himself, but that these extensions have psychic and social consequences for the

user. Well then, if this box was having an effect on me, what was it?

E x te rn a liz a tio n o f my in n er sublimated fears was the only answer. “ A little Freud for fun” he used to tell his patients, and the same for now. A control in the form of an introjected set of ideal demands is created within the individual and society. It becomes such an effective control, that not only do actual acts of aggression produce a sense of guilt, but subconscious flirta­ tions with the thought o f such acts result in the same guilt feelings. Well here I am, “ Mr Guilt Feelings,” brim­ ming with subconscious flirtations, eternally afraid of being called a thief, a bum, GUILTY; and all in public.

This was and is the reason that the box is so hated by me. We have taken the fear of the courts, which had earlier ta k e n th e fe a r o f G o d , and transplanted it, extended it into that lit­ tle box. We created so that in the end we could be controlled; how obscene, how typical!

But... and there always is that ‘but’, how could that box have known that just five minutes earlier I removed from the innards of that book the ‘little fink’ that lets the ‘big fink’ (the box) do its job. The human factor briefly triumphs. But even as I type, other human factors are developing artificial intelligence, robotics with the grace of a decathalete, and most worriedly of all, little black boxes that can now tell when the ‘little fink’ has been remov­ ed. Don’t laugh, AES has it and I hear it’s a real bummer.

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What’s Up, Broadway Danny?

Since his first film in 1966, Woody Allen has produced two kindsof films: the ones that are entertaining, like Love and Death, and those which ‘make a statement’, like Interiors. In his semi-autobiographical Stardust Memories someone says “ you want to make a contribution to humanity?

Make funnier movies.” Since man does not live by Bergman alone, I found this good advice. But Broadway Danny Rose doesn’t follow it. Tgis movie is stuck uncomfortably in the middle: part ‘reality’ part humour, unsure whether it wants you to laugh or be glum.

The movie is organized around a group of off-duty stand-up comedians sitting in a restaurant trading gossip and road stories, who start in on anecdotes about Broadway Danny

Rose, former bad stand-up comic, now talent agent to bad acts — very bad acts. He’s got a man who ties balloons, a woman who plays wine glasses, and the world’s worst ventriloquist, among others.

W oody Allen, wearing heavyrimmed glasses, hair close-cropped and looking more than a little bit like Alec Guiness in Smiley’s People, plays this one almost straight. He adopts wide, expansive gestures and says ‘darling’ and ‘sweetheart’ a lot. Danny Rose, all in all, is a bit of a loser who is a little bit boring.

In the long anecdote that makes up the story line, we learn of one of Danny Rose’s acts: Lou (Nick Apollo Forte) is a singer who does have talent; it is Danny Rose who keeps him sober enough and generally happy enough to

perform. Mia Farrow portrays part of the job of keeping Lou happy: she’s the girlfriend Lou has to have on hand the night of his ‘big chance’. Dannny Rose gets her there, in spite of problems like Lou’s wife and a pair of mafia hit men who mistake Rose for her lover. In the end, she returns the favour by convincing Lou that he is wasting his time with Rose as his agent, and introduces Lou to Sid Bacharach, big-time agent, who steals him away.

Of course, the movie is still laced with the kind of comedy that Woody Allen is best at: “ I need a valium the size of a hockey puck,” he says at one point. But his lines are limited, some good ones are even given away, because a bit of a bore who is a bit of a loser can’t be all that funny. And some of the lines that he does keep don’t come out quite right: his aunt, he says,

“ wasn’t very pretty — more like something that you find in a live bait shop.” To the degree that Danny Rose is a successful illusion, and is a real person to the audience (and not just Woody Allen by yet another name) that line is disturbing, maybe even cruel.

Perhaps the problem is that real people just can’t be as outrageously funny as Allen has been in some of his movies, and that his kind of humour has to be sharply restrained in order to be shoe-horned into a real story. This isn’t necessarily a bad idea — with the caveat that the story has to be interesting enough to take up the slack.

And here, I’m not sure that it is.

Broadway Danny Rose isn’t a bad movie, just a compromise position like carob in your cookies instead of chocolate chips.

C ellu lo id D rea m s

by Stephen Fraser I was sitting in my communications class on Wednesday, trying to come up with an idea for a film column I had been assigned. As fate goes, my answer lay within the lecture. A theory was mentioned, it involved looking at films thematically or as sharing coomon sub­ ject matter. I was getting bored with the “ title, director, studio, actors, resumé” bit and this seemed like a perfect vehicle to talk about some re­ cent action adventure films. The mov­ ing pictures I’ve chosen for this article are both from very peopular serials, namely N ever Say N ever A gain and Sudden Im pact. You might say that these films are not that recent, that would be correct. Most works of the sort have been out for awhile because the motion picture industry has been in its (what I sarcastically call) “ preOscar nomination” period. How often have you seen a James Bond or Dirty Harry picture nominated for an Oscar?

Point made. But I’m getting away from what I would like to say: how do I feel about violence in such films?

Violence in the movies has been a controversial issue in the media forever and a day! People are often heard say­ ing that there is too much violence on TV and in films. The question of televi­ sion violence is debatable. However, I don’t believe the question of violence in action adventure films should be grouped with TV violence.

Violence on the silver screen has always existed. From slapstick, to gangster movies, to those about war, to the western, and the horror boom of a few years back (which should have ended with one of the best modern hor­ ror films, H allow e’en ), you name it, it’s been around for a while. There have been recent studies about how media violence affects individuals which should be taken into account; but how seriously should they be con­ sidered in relation to the motion pic­

ture industry? Films have ratings so that most children don’t get to see Scarface, though the VCR and pay TV will assuredly bring about more changes than we can imagine by put­ ting such films at the reach of youngsters. People go see what they want to see, correct? Well what about pornographic films then? Sure, I worry about their possible impact, but speak­ ing for myself, I’ve seen two such films in my lifetime and both have left me extremely disgusted with their content.

So I don’t go to see those films, I mean, I can’t believe they... Getting away from the objective again! I think you can see by now that this is not a simple issue with a simple answer.

Let’s look at the films I’ve chosen for this column. N ever Say N ever A gain marks Sean Connery’s return as 007. Now be honest, how would you feel about seeing a James Bond film devoid of violence? What would we do to replace most of those nifty “ tricks”

Mr. Bond always has up his sleeve?!

Nope, I don’t believe the fact that violence in this film should be a factor for its discredit. More likely the ever recurring plot of man /group wanting to take over the world should be criticised and some of the unlikely things that happen in most of this British spy’s pictures. Yet, I’ve liked most Hames Bond movies from D r. N o to this latest. I adm it they’re surealistic, but I would not see them if they weren’t. Dirty Harry’s latest, Sud­ den Im pact,is one film that could not survive in any manner without its violence. Some of the scenes bothered me I’ll admit, and do you know why?

Because the deaths looked so realistic.

Harry Callahan is a cop out for justice in every sense of that word. Easwood’s films have a message, “ we have a pret­ ty good system her, but it sure as hell can be better!” Besides, Sudden Im ­ p a ct has so many of the standard scenes for an action film, that I can’t see why most critics panned it on its violent content alone. Good ol’ Clint Eastwood must be laughing his way to the bank because the film was the top box office draw over the holidays, top­ ping Yentl, its nearest competitor, by many points and many dollars.

So, the way I see it, a lot of the violence content in movies is in­ evitable. Take away the violence and you take away a tradition that has sur­ vived from the beginning. Whether you like it or not, violence in films is here to stay, but that does not mean the pro­ testors should throw away their ban­ ners; they are a reminder that there is a limit to the amount of violence a viewer can take, and should be exposed to. That is the thing that must be rem em bered; th ere ’s a lim it to everything.

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L ife, U N IV ER SE A nd Everything

Architect’s Rendition of Proposed Student’s Society Plaza Vote “ Yes” for Fee-Increase Referendum

Cheap Flicks For those who would like to see Woody Allen in his original, uncut incarnation, Cinema V is plying his first movie What’s Up Tiger Lilly, March 8,10 and 11. It’s a Japanese spy movie rescripted and overdubbed into the ridiculous by Woody Allen. This one can literally put people into the aisles, and for some reason doesn’t show up often.

The McGill Film Society is offering two films Wednesday night on the issue of nuclear war. On February 29 — a day that rarely comes: Peter Watkins’ The War Game is the twenty year-old British forerunner of The Day After, and it makes that movie look pretty soft and superficial by comparison. It’s a hard look — they couldn’t show it on the BBC — but it is a film everyone should see. I’m not so taken by If You Love This Planet, the second feature.

However, it is interesting to see what the US State Department is banning these days.

To Sir With Love is showing this Thursday, and is worth seeing just for Sidney Poitier’s incredible intelligence

and integrity as a school teacher in a tough British neighbourhood. The title song is great too. Saturday evening the Society presents The Year of Living Dangerously, which asks the question: will Mel Gibson become a great romantic lead? (Stay tuned).

For further information catch the advert at the entrance of the University Centre, or call 392-8934.

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A new national magazine will soon see the light of day at McGill. The editors of UNIVERSE, a life sciences magazine plan to publish four issues between September 1984 and April 1985. Over 25,000 copies of the magazine will be distributed to university campuses across the country. The editors hope to generate advertising revenue as well as to gain assistance from student organizations.

UNIVERSE will be a non-profit organ ization and is currently campaigning to collect submissions from both academics and students.

The editors plan to orient the magazine towards articles, features and reviews with a futurisr theme.

They see humanity in transition, now and in the near future, and hope UNIVERSE will deal with relevant themes, issues, and concepts reflexive of this particular orientation.

UNIVERSE will contain four sections: Social Sciences, Science and Technology, the Physical Sciences, C rea tiv e A r ts, and Arts/Entertainment/Communications. The Earth is currently divided in about 150 different sections, each segregated by fictitious “ boundaries” .

UNIVERSE hopes to delve into all human perspectives regardless of these divisions; containing essays and articles by and about people who are taking positive steps towards achieving a higher standard of life for all mankind; UNIVERSE will centre on man’s role within his ever-entopic environment.

For the first issue, the Social Sciences/Science and Technology Section will feature an essay on the life, work and legacy of R. Buckminster Fuller. The editors are still accepting submissions which will complement

this feature. Future feature essays include an analysis of the ideas of J. Krishnamurti, Marshall McLuhan and Teillard de Chardin. The editors hope to acquire the rights to reprint a short essay by Aldous Huxley which was first published as a forward in a Krishnamurti volume. Submissions with a basically futurist concept are welcome. Future editions will also delve into education, present and future, and the regenerative eco­ system, among others.

The Physical Sciences section hopes to translate scientific principles and discoveries into understandable terms; an understanding and explaining of scientific thought with regards to life on Earth will also be a focus of the section.

The Creative Arts section of the magazine will introduce and promote the talents of authors, essayists, graphic artists, poets. The editors request any university professsors and students bent on creating, to submit short stories (fiction and sciencefiction), poetry, graphic and creative arts to the adress listed below.

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SCA RLET K EY A W A R D 1984 We are now calling for applications for the Scarlet Key Award which distinguishes those students who deserve recognition for their contributions to McGill aside from academic achievement. Excellence in leadership, as demonstrated by effort and ability to motivate and involve others will be especially considered. Any student exhibiting such qualities w hile maintaining their academic commitments may be nominated for the receipt of this honour.

The February 29th application deadline is fast approaching.

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Carlo Del Bosco Meets Apollo

by Mel Timmy Carlo Del Bosco, at the mo­ m ent, is M cG ill’s leader, n u m b er o n e sc o re r, and Québec’s most effective big man. He’s been playing at

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McGill for four years and only this year is getting the chance to strut his stuff, many thanks to the departure of last year’s pow er fo rw a rd s , R hodes scholar Willie Hinz and 6’9” Manthos Katsoulis.

A handball standout at D a w so n , u p o n e n te rin g McGill’s basketball program Carlo had little experience in organized basketball, a quality so often overlooked. But, com­ bining his athletic abilities with persistent practices and an in­ te n s e d e s ir e , C a rlo h a s developed into Québec’s most versatile and talented center, earing MVP’s and allstar’s in numerous tournaments, as well as such nicknames and the ‘M a ste r B la s te r’ fo r his

Ottawa Eliminates Redmen in 4 Games

by Earl Zukerman It’s over. The hopes and dreams of a McGill-Concordia QUAA Final series and a poten­ tial trip to the CIAU nationals ended when Ottawa’s Richard Beaulne scored on his own re­ bound at 3:14 of sudden-death overtime.

Ottawa had opened the scor­ ing at 2:42 of the first period but David “ Dutchy” Duchasme evened the score on a power play at 19:37.

The middle session was scoreless and the smell of over­ time was in the air.

A poor tripping call by Referee Paul Casdick at 13:07 of the 3rd stanza set up the goahead goal — a deflection by Gee Gee Jocelyn Balduc at 13:45.

But the Redmen arose from a would-be grave when Alain Rabichaud redirected a Mark Reade pass into the net at 18:41.

The game was a thriller from start to finish, featuring superb goaltending, especially from McGill’s Danny Gubiani. “ It was probably the best U n d a u n te d

by Michael Kary Although our once-beautiful blanket of white powder snow seems to have either disap­ peared or turned to ice and slop, the Nordic Ski Team at McGill is still active. Actually there is still quite a bit of good skiable snow left in many areas outside the city, so while training now has to emphasize activity other than ski-ong, the team is still competing on the weekends. At the Gatineau 55 km race held in Gatineau provincial park on Feb. 18, our team turned in a fine performance in this high calibre race that forms part of the prestigious World Loppet

game that I’ve ever seen 2 teams play” said a disappointed Ken Tyler.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the Redmen dressing room after the game as the realization of being eliminated sunk in.

The loss was especially hard for graduating veterans Danny Gubiani, Gilles Huden,Fraser Jamble, Yves Beaucage, Brad Field, Jay McMullan and Mike Nelson who had served the team well through 4 rough seasons.

The players shook hands with each other as tears rolled down their cheeks in the morgue-like atmosphere.

It was truly a sad sight to see Nelson, McMullan and Huden peel off their Red sweaters for the last time and they were among the last to leave the steamy dressing-room.

Coach Tyler sat in a corner staring at the floor with swollen red eyes, pondering what went wrong and whether or not he will be offered a new contract.

There was little to say about the agony of defeat. No com­ ments were offered, none were solicited. b y

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circuit, and features top racers from North America, Europe and Scandinavia. Despite tricky waxing conditions, Scott Dammerman turned in an excellent p e rfo rm a n c e, w inning the junior men’s division in a very fast time of 3 hrs 28 min. Jen­ nifer Adam’s was 23rd in the senior women’s division in a time of 4 hrs 28 min, while Liam Peyton was 42nd in the senior men’s division in a time of 4 hrs 3 min.

The team raced again last weekend at the Viking Ski Club in Morin Heights, and will race next weekend at Mt. Ste Anne in Québec City.

thunderous one handed slam dunks.

In fact, Carlo, a 6’5” native of Montréal North, has travell­ ed a very long road. The other night, facing Concordia, Carlo committed a foul within the first 30 seconds of the game.

The Carlo of Old would have crumbled and crawled into a shell, afraid to be too agresive and commit another foul. The Carlo of today instead went on to hit his first six baskets and the teams first ten points to lead McGill to a very important fifth straight victory, against no defeats.

Performances like this bring to mind headlines like “ Sco Conqs Cone” or “ This is the House That Sco Built” , and clichés like “ the cream always rises to the top.” And when you think about how long it’s taken Carlo to mature, fine wine comes to mind, as well as a Yid­ dish proverb, “ No good comes out of hurrying.”

But I’ve saved the best for last. After the Concordia game I overheard an outrageous but interesting com parision of Carlo with one of the 12

McGill’s Alain Robichaud (6) scored twice last Monday in a heartbreaking playoff loss to Ottawa. GeeGees’ Jocelyn Bolduc broke a 5-5 tie with only 36 seconds remaining in regulation c la s s ic a l O ly m p ia n s , th e mythical hero, Apollo. Curious, I couldn’t help but do some research of my own. If my hunch is correct there may be some truth to the Apollo-Del Bosco connection.

You see, when Carlo’s family came to Canada from Italy, I’m sure his family name was not Del Bosco but Del. Whowever, ♦hey were travelling with another Italian family, the B o sc o ’s. W h a t th e y e n ­ countered at immigration was a lazy official who proceeded to clump the two families together and create the Del Boscos.

I’m sure Carlo’s original family name, Del, is derived from the Greek name Delos.

Now, Delos, as all Greek m ythology students should know, is the Aegean Island on which the Luscious Leto gave birth to the twins Apollo and A rtem is. So maybe Carlo ‘Delos’ Bosco has some of that Olympian blood in him. And maybe, just maybe, he can work his magic for the remainder of the season right up into the Canadian National Basketball Championships.

Remember, almost doesn’t count, only in horse shoes.

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Hoffman Puts Radio McGill On Map

by Glen Cunningham CFRM 91.7 Radio McGill has made giant strides in the area of sports broadcasting in the last twelve months. The credit for the advancements belongs to Director of Sports, Todd H off­ man.

Before the 3rd year Political Science major arrived upon the scene, sports at Radio McGill was a little known commodity that had not been explored.

Hoffman changed all that with an earnest approach of hard work, backing up the multi-dimensional promotional schemes he held within him.

Hoffman works long hours at the station in his administrative capacity: 8-10 hours a week just in the office, not to mention the countless hours assigning staff, doing intervies and generally looking after the project.

H o f f m a n ’s m a jo r a c ­ complishment was to allow CFRM to rise out of the depths of o b s c u r ity w ith a professionally-oriented profile.

Hoffman is most proud of the fact that “ we are a recognized station at the areanas of the ci­ ty’s pro franchises.”

The Concordes, the Expos, and the now defunct Manic were all major contributors to Radio McGill (recognizing the merit of obliging the city’s ma­ jor University voice). No small feat for Hoffman when it is considered that prior to his tenure at the helm of the rising station no such notoriety was forthcoming.

H offm an has taken the CFRM call letters with him to the city’s biggest sports happen­ ings and is always treated with the respect reserved for all pro­ fessional outlets.

Hoffm an’s talents both in the field of administration and behind the microphone have been well-noted. As Sports Director at Radio McGill Hoff­ man’s name is mentioned with great respect. “ Todd has

definately been the major driv­ ing force behind Radio McGill’s ride to the public forefront” says Redmen Hockey play-byplay announcer Jay Gotteiner.

Explains Gotteiner, “ Todd puts in a lot of hard time overlook­ ing all facets of the operation in bringing sports to the McGill community. He leaves no stones unturned.”

Says Hoffman of his ad­ ministrative duties, “ I’d rather be out doing something else but its the old story, someone has to do it.” Despite his claims to the contrary, one would get the im­ pression that he loves every minute of his scrutinization of the station’s sports broadcasts.

Through Hoffm an’s hard ef­ forts Radio McGill was able to provide live coverage of all home Redmen football games and in addition has turned the campus on to Redmen Hockey and B a s k e tb a ll g am es throughout the winter semester.

Getting the station recognized in the pro arenas and providing live play by play coverage are the two major coups Hoffman is most proud of. “ Definately our biggest advancements,” concedes Hoffman. Gotteiner seconds the thought, “ these two areas of advancement have been the biggest boost to the station.”

Gotteiner is joined in his play-by-play by colour comm, man Howard Lando another driving force behind the stations surge to success. Hoffman sites Lando’s administrative poten­ tials as “ vital” to the maintain­ ing of standards and modus operandi of the station. Says Gotteiner of his side-kick, “ Howard has really improved as a colour man. At first he may have been a little tentative, but now he’s right at home behind the microphone.” Both men are recognized for their knowledge of the game.

Hoffman does not hesitate to leave the live coverage to these

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QUAA Semi-Finals (Best-of-Five) Game 1, Feb. 20-Ottawa (6) at McGill (5) Game 2, Feb. 22-McGill (5) at Ottawa (10) Game 3, FEb. 24-Ottawa (5) at McGill (9) Game 4, Feb. 26-McGill (2) at Ottawa (3)(OT) Overtime Goal by Gee Gee’s Richard Beaulne at 3:14 (Ottawa wins series 3-1) QUAA FINAL SCORING LEADERS: NAME: UNIVERSITY Daniel Larouche, UQAC Serge Trépanier, UQAC Mark Kosturik, Concordia Randy Edmonds, Concordia DAVID DUCHARME, McGILL Jean Gauthier, Ottawa BRAD FIELD, McGILL Fernand Deschamps, UQAC Gilles Hébert, Concordia

QUAA STANDINGS University G P. W L McGill 9 8 1 Concordia 9 5 4 Bishop’s 9 4 5 UQTR 9 1 8 Result (X - clinched QUAA title) Feb. 24 Bishop’s (65) at McGill (104)

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two capable disciples. “ That is really the big plus about Todd,” offers Gotteiner. “ He doesn’t try and do it all himself. He doesn’t spread himself too thin.”

H o ffm an him self is no stranger to the booth having done play-by-play coverage of the Redmen Football working alongside Pete Dalla Riva and Jacques Dusseault and Redmen Soccer co-hosting the games with Brian Decaire. “ I never worry about Jay or Howard,” says the man in charge, “ they have proven them selves over the long stretch.” The same can be said true of CFRM’s Sports Direc­ tor.

Varsity Sports Notes SYNCHRO SWIM The Marlinettes won the OWIAA Synchro Swim Championships with 66 points at McMaster University (Hamilton) Feb 18 and 19. Penny Vilagos won the silver medal for the Senior Figures and shared the gold with her sister Vicky in the Duet. Vicky earned another gold medal in the Senior Figures. Dominique Cloutier finished second in the In­ termediate Figures.

SWIMMING The Sweimming Team (M&W) won the QUAA Qualification Meet at Université de Laval Feb 19.

Nina Go ldma n ( M o d e r n Language student), Marie-Josée

Cossette (P hysio-T herapy), Brian Hosegawa (Medicine) and M ac Teskey ( M e d i c in e ) qualified to participate in the CIAU Swimming Champion­ ships, University of Toronto (March 1-2-3).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY The Martlets defeated the Concor­ dia Stingers 5-3 Feb. 17 and will play a best-of-three semi final against the Stingers beginning February 28 (at Loyola).

VOLEYBALL Feb 19, the Redmen hosted an Invitational Tournament at Currie Gym­ nasium. Rive Sud won the final over CEGEP Limoilou by scores of 15-13 and 13-6.

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