The McGill Tribune Vol. 03 Issue 19

McGill Excels at Concordia McGregor attained the position of third placed team overall.

McGill University had more than one shining star at Concordia’s wellorganized and successful tournament.

The debatig team of John McLaren and Baila Lazarus were ultimately ranked sixth. McLaren, an honors mathematics student, was deemed the

by Suzanne Parent

Stephen Boyle, president of the McGill Debating Union, used cool logic, keen wit, and a 175 gram jar of grey poupon mustard to capture the top individual speakers’s prize at the Concordia Debating Tournament held on February 24, 25, and 26. In addi­ tion, Boyle, with his partner Colin

Arms in Space

by Sherif Nematalla

The Honourable Jean-Jacques Blais, Canadian Minister of Defence, will speak on the Arms Race in Outer Space, on Friday, March 16th at 7:30 pm in the Moot Court Room of the McGill Faculty of Law, situated at 3644 Peel Street.

The event is part of a two day con­ ference focusing on the fascinating topic of “ International Security and Outer Space” .

On Saturday morning a session will

3rd placed speaker John McLaren and 1st placed speaker Stephen Boyle.

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next of kin.

The McGill Debating Union will be hosting the world debating champion­ ships in February, 1985. Teams from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and possibly India and Sri Lanka are expected to attend this event.

third placed individual speaker as well as the 9th placed speaker in the im­ promptu public speaking competition.

The position of eleventh placed debating team was achieved by two previous non-debaters from McGill.

Unfortunately, their names are being withheld pending notification of the

be held on “ Future Developments in Outer Space,” which will feature several invited speakers. The afternoon session will focus on “ the Arms Race and Outer Space” . Interesting speakers covering this topic will include two of the foremost authorities on spacebased weapons technologies: Dr. Jack Ruina, Director of the Arms control and Defense Program at MIT; and Dr. Michael May, Associate Director-atcontinued on page 2

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Senate Tackles Sexual Harassment

by Tom Duffy

The Senate is currently engaged in deliberations over the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Harass­ ment. The report is an attempt to delineate exactly what constitutes a case of sexual harassment and to establish procedures for dealing with such a case if and when it occurs.

The report calls for the University to make a clear policy statement on the subject of sexual harassment and to make this policy known to staff and students alike. While the most obvious application of it s procedure would be in the instance of a student bringing a complaint against a staff member, the report also recognizes that cases in­ volving complaints between students, between staff members, or between staff members and administrators might also arise.

After careful consideration, Senate managed to approve the following definition of sexual harassment con­ tained in the General Principles section of the report; Sexual harassment is defined as unwanted sexual attention of a persistent or abusive nature, made by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is inappropriate; or implied or express­ ed promise of reward for complying with a sexually oriented request; or any reprisal or denial of opportunity or im­ plied or expressed threat of reprisal or denial of opportunity for refusal to comply with a sexually oriented re­ quest; or sexually oriented remarks and behaviour which may reasonably be

perceived to create a negative psychological and emotional environ­ ment for work or study.

The report calls for the establish­ ment of a standing committee of Senate which will deal with cases of sexual harassment. As such, this com­ mittee will serve as an informal counselling service as well as a formal body charged with mediating between the victim and the accused. The com­ mittee may also recommend actions to the Principal when necessary.

It should be noted that a number of student senators are concerned that this committee, since it will be universi-

ty wide, will be too impersonal to deal with such a delicate matter. They feel the nature of the board might in­ timidate a student from bringing a complaint. They put forward an amendment calling for the establish­ ment of departmental advisory com­ mittees which would serve to make the procedure somewhat more personal, at least initially, for the victim. While this motion was defeated, a revised amend­ ment could be put forward at the next meeting as the Senate has yet to ap­ prove the entire document.

Also, Vice-President University af­ fairs, Steven Matthews, expressed con-

cern about cases involving discipline of a student for an act of sexual harass­ ment. Matthews pointed out that the procedures called for in the report do not explicitly afford the student the protection of the code of Student Discipline. In answer to this, the com­ mittee which drew up the report said that it was implicit that the Principal should act according to the Code when meeting our punishment.

Lack of quorum prevented Senate from continuing to work on the report which will receive further, and hopefully final, consideration at the next meeting.

Amazing Grace

by Brian Todd

Grace Permaul, newly elected Presi­ dent of the McGill Students’ Society credits her success to a “ genuine ap­ peal to students. I think they sensed I was hard-working. Also I think that I tried to reach most groups on campus by going out and talking to them.”

Grace also credited friends and family for their moral support. She said, “The key is ‘le travail c’est la liberté’.”

A member of this year’s Senate Committee on Women, Permaul would like to work in conjunction with the Women’s Centennial Committee on next year’s anniversary celebra­ tions. “ They have a number of func­ tions planned and I would like to see Students’ Society participate in them,” said Permaul. Permaul has worked closely this year with the Senate Com-

mittee on Women “ to see that women are taken more seriously at McGill.”

According to Permaul many instances of discrimination against women still exist on campus including the Faculty

Club where women are still prohibited from certain areas despite the fact that they may be high-ranked officials who are responsible for co-ordinating continued on page 8

RAEU Reviews Referendum

by Brian Todd

The decision by the March 6 and 7 referendum not to join RAEU (Le Regroupement des Associations Étu­ diantes Universitaires) was due to RAEU’s lack of presence on campus this year, said Paul Muller, treasurer of that organization in a recent interview. “ The Students’ Society did not want to have anything to do with ANEQ,” ex­ plained Muller. Muller says that E

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Large of Lawrence Livermore Na­ tional Laboratory, University of California. Dr. May was also involved in the SALT negotiations between 1974 and 1976. Also speaking will be Dr. Nicholas Johnson of Teledyne —

Brown Engineering. He is one of the top experts in the U.S. on the Soviet outerspace weapons program.

After the session, cocktails will be served and later, there will be a ban­ quet which will feature Dr. Marc Garneau, a Canadian astronaut chosen

to fly on the shuttle.

All students and the general public are invited to attend this interesting and informative two day conference. It will be possible to register at the con­ ference but due to the expected tur­ nout, advanced reservations are

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Louise Morel (514) 392-4632. Registra­ tion fees are only $15 or $5 for students; the conference and banquet is only $30, $20 for students.

STUDENTS' SOCIETY APPLICATIONS ARE HEREBY CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

BLOOD DRIVE — CHAIRMAN

PROGRAM BOARD — CHAIRMAN

The annual McGill Blood Drive, sponsored by the Students' Society, w ill be held from October 15th to 19th, 1984 in the Union Ballroom. The Chairman must choose a committee to oversee publicity, entertainment, door prizes, clinic volunteers, etc. The Chairman is responsible for organizing and supervising the McGill Blood Drive in co­ operation with the Canadian Red Cross. Applicants must be available to plan Blood Drive '84 during the summer.

The Students' Society and Student Services have jointly centralized the major entertainment-oriented committees at McGill under one committee. This includes Welcome Week, Activities,Night, General Programs, the Speakers' Program and W inter Carnival. The Chairman of this cpmmittee w ill have general responsibility for the planning and carrying out of all of the above-named activities. He or she w ill also be involved in the selection of students to fill the following additional positions on the board: Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Chairman (Publicity), Vice-Chairman (General Programs), Vice-Chairman (Volunteers), Vice Chairman, (Speakers), Activities Night Co-ordinator, Welcome Week Co-prdinator and W inter Carnival Co-ordinator. Applications for these positions will be called for in the near future.

Only individual applications w ill be accepted for the position of Chairman.

CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) of the Students' Society w ill organize and supervise Students' Society elections, by-elections, and referenda during the 1984/85 school year.

He or she w ill appoint a Deputy CRO through the normal application process as well as district returning officers (DRO's) to supervise each poll. Like the DRO's the CRO w ill be paid basic minimum wage only on election days for campus-.wide elections. Only individual applications w ill be accepted.

JUDICIAL BOARD — FIVE MEMBERS The Judicial Board of the Students' Society acts as the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution and By-Laws as well as acts of Students' Council and any student group recognized by Council. These five positions are open to law students who, during the 1984/85 academic year w ill be in third or fourth year or pursuing a graduate degree.

Application forms w ill be available in the SAO and LSA offices. Only individual applications w ill be accepted for each position.

McGILL TRIBUNE — EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The McGill Tribune is published weekly by the Students' Society. The Tribune is a tabloid­ sized newspaper with the purpose of informing the members of the Students' Society about campus issues, events and activities. The Editor-in-Chief shall appoint and supervise a large student staff of writers, editors, photographers and production people. Applicants must be in Montreal during the last two weeks of August to prepare for the first issue during registration week in September.

OLD McGILL — EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Old McGill is the hard-cover, 350-page yearbook covering the entire school year. It w ill include photographs of all McGill graduates of that year as well as other relevant material as the Editor sees fit. The Editor shall appoint and supervise a large staff including writers, photographers, section editors and layout people. Applicants must be willing to attend a 3-day workshop in August.

OMBUDSMAN This position, established by the Students' Society Constitution, serves as a means by which students can obtain help in cutting through McGill bureaucracy at all levels and to inform students of the proper channel to air grievances. The Ombudsman is expected to keep regular office hours, familiarize him or herself with all levels of the University's administrative structure and to publicize this service to all members of the Students' Society.

All of the above positions are considered voluntary and are responsible to Students' Council. In the past, some of these positions have received honoraria. However, the exact amounts must first be approved by Students' Council. Except as noted above, joint applications w ill be accepted from not more than (2) students for any one (1) position. All applications w ill be treated confidentially and will be reviewed by the Students' Society Nominating Committee. The best qualified candidates w ill likely be interviewed by the Committee.

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prefered and can be made by calling Hélène Samson (613) 232-5751 or

SECOND HAND TEXTBOOK SALE — CO-ORDINATOR The Students' Society w ill sponsor a second-hand textbook sale in September. The Co­ ordinator must organize all aspects of the sale which include publicity and finding students staff. (The Students' Society encourages applications from individuals representing particular campus groups which could have group members act as volunteers.) The Co­ ordinator must be in the Montreal area for at least a part of the summer to organize this event. Any proceeds realized by the sale w ill go to a charity agreed upon by the Co­ ordinator and Students' Council.

SOUTH AFRICA COMMITTEE — CO-ORDINATOR The South Africa Committee was established by Students' Council to provide members of the Students' Society and the University Community information pertaining to the situation in South Africa. The Co-ordinator shall be responsible for overseeing the activities of the committee and shall act as official spokesperson of the committee.

STUDENT DIRECTORY — EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Students' Society w ill be publishing a Student Directory in the fall of 1984. The Editor w ill oversee all aspects of the publication including the organization of authorization release cards to be signed during the September registration period, establishing a budget and calling for printed quotes from various publishing companies. He or she w ill also decide on other relevant information to be included in the directory. The Editor must be in the Montreal area over the summer.

STUDENT HANDBOOK — EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Student HAndbook w ill be given to every student at McGill during registration in September 1984. This book w ill include introductory material about McGill, Montreal, the Students' Society and other campus groups with particular attention paid to helping new students orient themselves to McGill and Montreal. The Editor must be in the Montreal area over the summer.

"General Application" forms are available at the Students' Society General Office, Union 105, 3480 McTavish Street; at Sadies' II in the McConnell Engineering Building and in Chancellor Day Hall at the SAO and LSA offices.

Completed applications must be submitted to Cynthia Smilovici, Administrative Secretary, Students' Society Office, N O LATER T H A N 4:30 p.m ., W ED N ESD AY, MARCH ,1984.

Lisette Noodehnan Chariman Nominating Committee

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D IALOGUE ON ISSUEg Con

Students’ Society

More Con

by Colin McGregor Tea at the Union cafeteria now costs 40 cents, up from thirty-five the previous week. I am writing the word ‘thirty-five’ because I was taught in English to always by Mark Weintraub Abolish Student’s Society? It’s not nearly enough. What we need are drastic write out numbers under 100. “40” , however, is not a number — it is an obscenity.

It is a walking, breathing, cancerous indication of all that is mentally deficient with measures for a drastic menace. All traces of it, all memories of its existence should our society. It shows that very ugly people with unmitigated power can raise prices be wiped off the face of the earth, vaporized, and disposed of. Its members should whenever they wish, without my approval, and eat into our pockets like an insidious be ground into a fine power and placed in lines on a mirror in front of Johnny Car­ acid. Students’ Society, those faceless bureaucrats that burrow in the basement of son’s nose. Its Union Building should be torn down and replacd by a McDonalds.

That way where its inefficient offices used to stand, under paid zit-faced kids would the Union Building, must be overthrown. To Arms! To Arms!

Once again, the ugly tentacles of Anarcho-Herbal-Crypto-Nihilist control has be busying themselves squeezing out ‘special sauce’ onto dog-meat and grizzle pat­ reared it ugly head and threatens to engulf us all. Not even your dog, Muffy, is safe. ties; on the very spot were Student Society’s President filled his days reading Simply because these sad student politician types have been elected to Student Socie­ Paedophile Monthly, a machine would stand that at the push of a button belched ty positions, they seem to take it for granted that they can do anything with our out bacteria-filled ice-cream free milkshakes. It seems fitting. For Students’ Society money. So one week they raise prices, and the next week they ask for an increase in is, after all, the work of the Devil. It is an evil that surpasses even elevator music.

It is not just that Students’ Society provides a niche for the lowliest sort of lawour Fees. Don’t they have enough? Will nothing stop these dangerous, unreasonable child-abusive Hobbesians? These are greedy men who never bathe, and they must be school bound parasites or for the type who leaves lip-prints on the back pocket of any administration member he sees. It’s not just that it offers a training ground for stopped.

Once a year, we have a sad Saturnalia of democracy and are allowed to “vote” or future politicians, business executives and child molesters. It’s not just that it for “candidates” for “ President” . Ha! How can I in good conscience vote for can­ gives these individuals their first taste of corruption, back-stabbing and double­ didates while millions of my brothers are ground under the boot of oppression by dealing. And it’s not just that Students’ Society is part of an unbearable alphabet men named ‘Hicks’? Albania festers, and turtles scream baseball scores. (This must soup of ineffectual student organizations — like ANEQ, ASUS, PSSA, SWAPO, mean something — Mao said it.) What this University needs is a revolution. TO PFLP... No. What makes Stud’s Soc so unbearable is something far more serious, ARMS! Ooops, sorry, I said that once already. But nobody reads these things far more odious than these things.

It is a horror because., (gasp).. it has the nerve to raise the price of Colin’s tea by anyway, so who’s going to notice?

Clearly, we need to rethink our options concerning Students’ Society. Who do a nickel. It should be remembered that it was this very issue that sparked the revolt they serve? Students who never go to Gert’s, never attend South Africa Committee of the American Colonies and it was this issue that drove Colin into the fit of in­ meetings, and never even see our erected leplesentatives still pay the same money as dignation that only my writing of a ‘More Con’ column would calm. For, after all, those who do all of the above. This is unreasonable, and our only option is to blow what does a nickel added to a cup of tea really mean? It means that fewer students up all that is oppresive and yet is not spelt with the letter “ Y” . Students’ Society will have access to this good, that the joy of tea-drinking will become the preserve of must go, for as Donald O’Connor once said, “ Gee, Gene, I thought you liked Syd. ” a privileged elite. In short, Stud’s Soc’s action has threatened our basic civil liber­ ties, has undermined the very foundations of our egalitarian society. It wasn’t for RAEU Referendum nothing thatPatrick Henry bellowed “ Give me Darjeeling or give me death,” or that Marx dreamt o f the day when the great toiling masses would be free to partake of Muller has already spoken to two continued from page 1 hot beverages. Stud’s Soc is tearing that dream away. So let’s rally behind the members of the new Executive Com­ styrofoam cup, and vanquish the enemy. I let’s say ‘phooey’ and ‘pshaw’ and ‘buzz because of the association of the mittee, Martine Gagnon V.P. (Exter­ off’, to Students’ Society.

Students’ Society with ANEQ, at least nal) 84-85 and Yat K. Lo V.P. (Inter­ in theory, and the “ tight liason” that nal) 84-85. He hopes to speak with Oh. Seems Students’ Society funds this particular publication... So... never mind. the McGill Daily has with ANEQ, Grace Permaul the President-elect McGill students heard more about within the near future to establish some ANEQ activities then RAEU activities. kind of “ working relationship.”

Muller asserts, “ It is important that Gagnon told Muller that she was in light-hearted welcome to the tourna­

by Baila Lazarus students should know that the Daily is On February 2, 3, and 4, the McGill favour of joining RAEU through the m ent. M cGill D ebaters, Colin a pro-ANEQ organ.” Debating Union hosted the largest Students’ Society and there was talk of McGregor and Ben Cohen challenged Muller vows that next year will not parliamentary debating tournament in a repitition of the question to join last year’s tournament winners Nick be a repeat of this year. “ We plan to the world. Eighty-two teams from all RAEU in the fall elections. Muller Parissi and Charles O’Brien from Con­ service the Students’ Society without over Canada, the United States, and hopes that through the support of the cordia. They combine experienced them actually being a member,” said the United Kingdom came to Montreal Executive Committee, RAEU will have debating with experienced drinking in a Muller. He went on to comment fur­ to take part in the competition-. some sort of voice on campus that is continued on page 8 ther that RAEU would take McGill’s The opening Pub Round provided a heard. views into account, especially their “ The Daily will always blast us. But desires on the provincial scene. RAEU they can’t say next time that McGill would report its positions -to McGill hasn’t been informed,” concluded and would await a response.

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——— —S o a p b o x — The McGill Daily: Mandate for Change

by Brian Todd, Editor-in-Chief, McGill Tribune

The recent failure of the referendum to increase the fees of the McGill Daily by $1.00 per year raises certain fundamental questions that have been in the back of minds on campus for a long time. This loss — 1033 yes and 1995 no — (the McGill Daily itself said the question was “ badly defeated” but hesitated to print the actual figures for it), signifies a lack of support of the Daily by the majority of students on the McGill campus. It seems imperative that the McGill Daily and all those concern­ ed with student publications on campus should be asking themselves why this lack of support exists.

Perhaps it is best that these questions be examined first by this corner, a corner set-up as a quasi-alternative to the Daily, a medium set-up to carry the voice of Students’ Society to the people. Bound by constrictive ties to the bill-payers, the Tribune has been hesitant to move beyond the simple reporting or mouthing of StudSoc news. What follows is one person’s views on how the present situation of the McGill campus media can be changed to hopefully make all parties concerned more effective and more accessible to students.

The first question we must ask ourselves is, why the general student population voted “ no” to a one dollar increase in the Daily Publication Society dues. Was it a general stinginess that resulted from a reaction? Was it a hand reaching back to pro­ tect its wallet? It would appear not, since on the same day, the same group of students voted “ yes” to increasing Students’ Society dues by eighteen dollars.

Whatever the politics behind that vote was, there was a basic support to shelling out eighteen more bucks. We can also see from the “ Letters” column in the Daily, several articles in the McGill Magazine and the movement to make the Daily fees op­ tional that there is a wider dissatisfaction with the Daily. There is a certain feeling of helplessness which is reflected in an article such as “ What We Tried To Do About It” published in the March edition of the McGill Magazine. Students, even the members of the Daily Judicial Board feel at a loss when they want to effect changes at the Daily. Even class-room chatter reveals that students dislike paying another dollar for something they do not feel is worth the five dollars they pay now.

Is this dissatisfaction a valid complaint? There seems to be an alienation of the majority of students on campus. They feel that their newspaper does not deal with topics which are relevant to their own lives as students at McGill in 1984. Relevancy for the student population in the 1980’s is the supreme god-head to which we all do penance. It is inbred to such a degree that the Dean of Arts must continually defend the faculty’s existence and social-efficacy not only to the world at large, but also within the university itself. Apparently even here the effects of a “ liberal education” are not felt. However irrelevant the issues the Daily deals with day after day may ap­ pear to be, they are important issues. The control of art or opinion by money is repugnant to all artists and intellectuals and yet it remains a fact of life. This may appear to be a cynical attitude, but even starving artists must eat and magenta oil paint is not particularly nutritious. The McGill Daily needs money to print, its advertising revenue is not enough to support its operations at their current level. It seems apparent that the Daily must change its ways in some fashion or another.

What that precise way is is open to discussion. There is, however, an imperative for change, itself, whether social or anti-social.

Several options exist for the Daily. We must not be tied by tradition or conser­ vative ideals. We are, one hopes, a free-thinking people. The Daily on the one-hand could become more campus oriented to the satisfaction of the majority of students.

This would involve covering more campus events to a greater depth and with a more positive attitude. While this would win over the majority of students, one suspects that the members of the Daily itself would regard this as the highest form of pro­ stitution. Minority issues would have to be down-played or even ignored, special issues instead of centering on the prisons, the poor, gay men and lesbians, and women would pander to majority tastes, focusing on summer sports, fashion, travel in Europe, straight relationships and mild feminism. While this might satisfy the majority, it would not satisfy the Daily or the minority groups on campus. Can you squeeze a vehicle of opinion to make it reflect the views of the bill-payer? While in

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reality this may happen, the journalistic conscience shreaks that it shouldn’t.

There must be other alternatives. The Daily could seek alternative sources of revenue. This has already been tried with little success. This newspaper happens to be set at the Daily Typesetting Shop, providing them with additional revenue. (Daily Typesetting happens to be one of the cheapest in town and is the most convenient.)

Despite other successes like alumni fund-raising, the Daily is stuck. The economy is still in terrible shape. There are limited funds available for student publications.

The final alternative this corner would like to suggest is radically different. Make the Daily a weekly or bi-weekly journal of opinion and special-interest articles, allowing the Daily to concentrate on what it does best, creating special issues that probe social concerns and act as forums for opinion on political, economic and cultural issues. The whole aspect of campus news would be spun off from this new Daily Review. Rather than trying to cover the news on campus, this publication could concentrate on what, for them and a large group of people, is more important.

A new newspaper would be created concentrating very strictly on campus news and news from Montréal. This paper while featuring a certain amount of editorial space would be devoted to McGill or Montréal-related news, sports and features.

This paper could carry the name Daily or could even molded around this newspaper.

While an organization exists at the Tribune, it might be simpler to dissolve the Tribune and start from scratch or even merge the Trib with the new paper. This paper might be a daily, however, it would be important to first analyze the financial feasibility and the need for such an option. Radical changes would have to made in the Tribune if it were the core of a new paper. While funding would have to come from the Students’ Society, editorial control would have to come from below. A democratic structure for the editorial board would be essential. The mandate of this new paper would be strictly set by Students’ Council to provide campus and Montréal-related news, leaving other issues to the Daily Review. With extensive funds going to the Daily Publications Society, they would be able to provide a week­ ly extensive look at important issues, while campus interests could be satisfied by the new paper.

Perhaps this new formula overlooks obvious problems. The Tribune would love to hear from you if you have alternative ideas as would the Daily. Our Letters col­ umn awaits your reply.

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“ I have a fine sense o f the ridiculous, but no sense o f humour.”

Edward Albee

“ Who’s Afraid?” of Leslie Lester?

by Stephen Fraser

McGill Players’ Theatre has a new production, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid o f Virginia Woolf. The Tribune had the opportunity to interview the director of the play, Leslie Lester.

Although she appeared tired from a long day’s work on the show, she still managed to give a good description of what the play was about.

Tribune: Who came up with the idea to present Who’s Afraid o f Virginia W oolf for Player’s?

Leslie Lester: Well, how Player’s works is that anyone can submit a play, whether you want to just see it done at Player’s or whether you want to direct something or want to act in it. I pro­ posed the play itself, as well as direct it and it passed through the player’s ex­ ecutive.

Tribune: Can you tell me something about the history of the play?

Leslie Lester: It’s written by Edward Albee, who has done quite a few other plays (The American Dream, Death oj Bessy Smith) but this one was very popular when it came out and still is for that matter. It came out in 1962 and was first performed in New York.

He wrote a lot of his plays with the basic themes of those in Who’s Afraid o f Virginia Woolf. A lot of his plays (pause) well, they’re very American.

Most of his plays have the American Dream: relationships and what society is becoming, especially in Virginia Woolf. A major theme in it is the decline of Western Society and the pitfalls of what happens to the Dream.

The taking over of mechanics and science as opposed to culture. His big thing are relationships, society and how they work with one another.

Tribune: How different is this play to the Broadway version?

Leslie Lestor: I don’t know... well, I’ve read some articles on it. Number one, it was first done in 1962 and we’re do­ ing it 22 years later. But we’re still plac­ ing it back to the early 1960s. We’re trying to recapture that theme of the upcoming society; science, whatever, was more threatening then than it is now. The couples in this show, one of them is in their fifties and the other in their mid-twenties, and the actors are more or less students bewtween 20 and 25. So there’s a lot more character work going on as opposed to realism.

Tribune: Could you give a short resumé of the play?

Leslie Lestor: Well (pause) it’s sort of difficult to put in a nutshell because I don’t want to take away from any suspensions of what’s going on. It is about two couples, both of the couples’ husbands are professors at the same college in New England. They come over to the elder couple’s house at two in the morning after a party and basically what happens in three acts of

the play is you know, like the fun and games or the relationship of the one couple to the other and the relation­ ships one on one. It’s difficult to really summarize what happens.

Tribune: Is there a generation gap pro­ blem between the couples?

Leslie Lestor: There’s a big difference because the younger professor is a biology professor and the elder pro­ fessor is the history professor so there’s plenty of tension that comes down from a historical culture as opposed to a scientific culture.

but I am continuing my studies in theatre and I hope to direct, much more (smiles).

Tribune: Anything else?

Leslie Lestor: We’re just asking for McGill’s support. Just in terms of theatre. We think this is a good play for university students. They should find it enjoyable. We know we’re going

Tribune: Do they have previous ex­ perience in theatre?

Leslie Lestor: Um... Don and Mary Jo do. Don has directed a few shows at Player’s and Mary Jo has acted before.

John’s acted elsewhere. Michou has never acted before.

Tribune: What about you. Do you in­ tend on going on in theatre?

Leslie Lestor: Yes. I don’t want to say anything too definite about my plans

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Tribune: Is there anything special you’d like to say about this play?

Leslie Lestor: This is the last show at Player’s this semester and we’re trying to promote it, sort of like going out with a bang. It’s a big show and it’s a lot of fun. The play is still relevant and I wouldn’t even use the word “ still” .

It’s extremely relevant to today’s socie­ ty in terms of relationships and the comedy and tragedy of it all. It is a big emotional release in terms of the actors and also the audience to sit through. So in that way, it’s a big show. It’s pro­ bably a show that a lot of people will relate to in some way or another because there’s just four characters and they’re all very different. There’s something they are going to see, there’s something in them (the couples) that is in all relationships. It covers a lot of ground; besides relationships, there is the history and the science bent and that whole issue. Besides that, the con­ cepts of marriage, sexuality, tension and the male vs. female thing. There’s a lot in turn of the male or the female dominating in the relationship and what happens. Things like that...

Alcohol, what happens during the course of the night... They drink for three hours solid after getting home from a party (laughs). There’s also the theme of truth vs. illusion and our set reflects that.

For more information about Who’s Afraid o f Virginia Woolf, contact McGill Player’s theatre. The show runs from March 20-27, 27-31, the tickets are $5 for general public and $4 for students and seniors. Reservations can be made by telephone: 392-8989.

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Tribune: So there are only four characters in the play?

Leslie Lestor: Yeap, just four.

Tribune: Who plays them?

Leslie Lestor: Who plays who? Well, the elder couple, Martha is played by Mary Jo Eustace and George is played

by John Casuccio. In the young cou­ ple, Honey is played by Michou McKee and Nick by Don Carrier.

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“ La Ronde” Loses to Quiche

by Ralph Quirino

Deb Kornachuck (left) and Bruce Fox, as Lu Ann and Corky in the McGill Drama Dept.’s presentation o f L u A n n H am pton L a verty Oberlander, part II of Preston Jones’ A Texas Trilogy which runs March 14-17,21-24 at 8 pm. For reservations call 392-4695.

I know... I know, bizarre title for a review, right? Well, it’s all really very simple. I invited M. to see L a R o n d e, Encore’s Theatre’s last produc­ tion. Having heard nothing about it, being unfamiliar with the work of Ar­ thur Schnitzler, and upon receipt of free passes, M. graciously agreed to be my escort. She also invited me for sup­ per: a quiche, salad and orange/apple cake. M .’s cooking talents are known far and wide. To refuse would be to flirt with danger.

We supped. We sat and had quiet diner music, conversed on life, the universe and the nature of pink dresses. The food was absolutely fan­ tastic; cooked according to the finest laws, with painstaking ability and with a taste that literally exploded sensorial instrumentation. The quiche had strong character, the salad an adven­ turous sense of timing and the cake a delightful sense of wit and tang.

Needless to say, I relished each mo­ ment in true, oinker fashion. I felt sorry for Wilbur and Napoleon, our food experts. They would have oinked and oinked for more. M. was quite pleased with her culinary masterpiece.

With sustenance in stomach, we proceded to Encore, ready for a most plea­ sant evening of stage delection. It was my first visit to the Encore, home of the city’s second English theatre com­ pany. Of L a R onde, I knew two things: it was set in Vienna, at the turn of the

century. We sat down, carefully removing our coats and scarves. The “ Blue Danube” flowed majestically from the ceilings’s hidden speakersystem. We hummed to the music. The lights dimmed, the audience hushed.

The stage, set in revolving tiers, held our interest for all of fifteen minutes.

We admired its set-up and marvelled at its intricacies. It was the last positive thing we said about the play. Despite solid performances from the cast, Schnitzler’s “ rollicking” , “ naughty” and “ sexy” play of love in Vienna at the turn of the century offered nothing but monotony, predictability and a mediocrity the likes of which I have never witnessed on the stage. I don’t like giving out bad reviews... it brings out the heavy in me (please, no f a t jokes!). But L a R on de was an hour and a half of blatant, sexist, un-funny com­ edy. One can call it “ nostalgic” , “ raunchy” and “ sly” . One would be wrong on all three counts.Ten playlets, connected by two actors (one of which appeared in previous scene), each con­ cluding with the act of... um... “ mak­ ing love” , do not a nostalgic-piece, make. We both tried hard to find redeeming qualities in L a R onde. It’s clichéd lines, compromising view and infuriating attitude left one bereft of satisfaction. We were spellbound by its awfulness.

Clearly, next to one of M .’s famous quiches, L a R on de loses all semblance of culture, style, aroma and — most importantly — taste.

Ernesto And Abuse Come To Montreal

Controversial Films at Le Cinéma du Village

by Danny Beck

Ernesto, a Salvatore Sampeni Italian production (1979) that Montréal writer Will Aitken quoted as the gay movie “ we’ve been waiting for all along but

figured would never get made,” will be presented starting March 16 at Le Ciném a du Village.

The bitter-sweet drama, set in the coastal town of Trieste in 1911 rarely

strays, tonally or tempermentally from this period and constitutes one of the film’s more impressive achievements.

It depicts Ernesto’s (Martin Halm) story, a 17 year old Italian boy who

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lives simultaneously three interrelated struggles: his “ career,” his social class’s position and his sexual orienta­ tion.

On one hand, Ernesto has taken a job with a contractor, which Ernesto’s mother sees as a ticket of independence while Ernesto sees it as a dead end.

Ernesto’s dream is to become a great violinist. He quits his job in order to start studying the violin with feverish determination.

Samperi’s movie is also a reminder that one cannot be what one truly wants, that one is irrevocably a prisoner of the middle class — a fact that Ernesto struggles against.

The film takes an insightful and psychological probe into male sexuali­ ty, the rites of passage from puberty to manhood and the way sexuality can be employed to manipulate others and oneself.

Ernesto oscillates back and forth between a straight and gay orientation.

His relationships start with an uneducated dockworker (Michele Placido, awarded the best-actor prize in Berlin in 1979 for his performance).

Placido is so sexually attracted to Ernesto’s innocence and ripeness that he breaks social taboos by seducing him in an empty warehouse. A rela­ tionship sets in and when he begins to continued on page 7

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realize the dangerousness of the man’s passion for him, he flees his respon­ sibilities and commitments and plucks up courage to go see Tandra, a young prostitute who had long relished his presence.

Next, Ernesto goes on to meet a young upper-class violin student nam­ ed Ilio at a music concert, whom he decides to take under his wing and tutor. But to Ernesto’s surprise, Ilio has a twin sister named Rachele, whom

he eventually gets engaged to. In this relationship, Samperi intellignetly ex­ amines the varying shades of sexuality without making value judgements.

Despite the daring subject matter, Ernesto is never pornographic, even though the movie has an erotic am­ biance. Camillo Bazzoni’s camera work is lush and seductive, and Carmello Bernaola’s musical score sweepingly beautiful.

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Battered children; this the major theme devoted in Arthur J. Bressan Jr.’s film ABUSE presented until March 15 at a new and different cinema. Le Cinéma du Village, which started off March 1 with a controver­ sial Canadian Premiere of this film, ex­ plores the nature of Raphael S. Barge and the dynamism of Richard Ryder.

In a semi-documentary fashion, the delicate and taboo subject of battered children is finally and frankly shown Montreal audiences. Harsh, honest and e x p lic it, these a d jectives characterize ABUSE. Thomas (R.S. Barge) is fourteen years old. He lives a double life, not because he is gay, but because he is one of the millions of victims of his paren­ tal “ affection” cycle which oscillates one day between tenderness and the next between cigarette burns, broken arms, slapping and beatings of various degrees. He reaches out for the only clue to liberation he sees, a personaliz­ ed T-shirt which reads: ABUSED? Call 523-3239... Larry (R. Ryder) is making a documentary film on battered children and Thomas will be his star.

Thomas is no actor, because his story is his own.

In the U.S. alone, 4000 children die every year because of their parent’s physical abuse, and these are only the reported cases. This is just the tip of the iceberg. How many suffer in silence? Some kids run away, some don’t, why?

ABUSE is a film not to be missed.

After viewing ABUSE, you’ll think of Thomas as you go to bed...

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Lu Ann Hampton...

McGill Drama is proud to present its production L u A nn H am pton L a verty O berlander of Preston Jones’s critical­ ly acclaimed “ A Texas Trilogy.” Win­ ner of the 1976 Drama Desk Award, The Outer Circle Critics Award and the Cue Magazine Golden Apple Award, this wry and humorous portrayal of life in small town Texas is fast becom­ ing a theatrical classic.

The play takes place in three acts that span twenty years: we see Lu Ann as a squirmy high school girl meeting the man whe will marry; as a bar haun­ ting divorcée with a small daughter; and as a widow with a teenage daughter. Following Lu Ann from her popular, cheerleader, Miss Future Farmers of America Sweetheart days througout the complications of grow­ ing older, we witness the crumbling of her stated ambition “ to have lots and lots of fun.” However, Lu Ann, like a desert plant, persists in blossoming in spite of an arid and hostile environ­ ment.

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Neilson whose credits include the popular McGill productions of M eg and A Funny Thing H appen ed on the Way to the Forum. David Coffman returns to McGill after working in European theatres to design the lights.

His work was last seen at McGill in The Im portance o f Being Earnest. We are fortunate to have Debra Raffey to design the costumes and Carolyn Sevigny from Juilliard School to design the set.

Although Preston Jones’s plays have not yet received much artistic attention in Canada, his works have been widely produced in the United States in­ cluding an unprecedented triple open­ ing on Broadway of the entire Trilogy as well as productions in Dallas and at the Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts.

McGill theatregoers should not miss the opportunity to see McGill’s pro­ duction of this intelligent and bit­ tersweet comdey.

Letters To The Editor,

On Monday, February 13, 1984, at 12 noon, we prepared for our demonstration that we had planned to voice our total disgust at the mud­ wrestling competition (stage show, voyeuristic display of sexist selfindulgence?) planned by the E.U.S. — we discovered, to our surprise, that an ex officio press conference with the Chicago Knockers, advertised as being “ p r o fessio n a l m u d -w restlers’’ , elevating them to the ranks of class athletes in appearance and skill. We decided, (or, rather, our representative did) to attend this press conference, which, ironically, was staged at the same time as our demo. What met our rep’s eyes was a rather farcical arrange­ ment of womyn who appeared more “ aging call girls” in both appearance and demeanor, than skilled athletes.

Our representative taped the entire proceeding, and felt, the energy in that room, was definitely scary. Over 200 men asking questions that bordered on the ridiculous; such as “ you womyn look really fit (many gigglers) — what must I do to be fit?” The womyn answered that she worked out every day, etc, etc. It was not the content of her answer, but the tone of it that pro­ duced giggles. One of these womyn then outlined how she “ broke 2 womyn’s arms, etc.” and men laughed! Having been informed that their appearance in Montreal was vehemently opposed —one of the C.K.’s said that she felt that they (the Chicago Knockers) were very enter­ taining, and that these womyn opposed to their show should come and perhaps change their minds. The whole thing concluded with an invitation to the W.U. to come and participate! Some things that were heard on tape cannot be reproduced on paper — like the men giggling hysterically at the whole pro­ ceeding, the catcalls, the whole at­ mosphere of a sideshow, etc.

We at the Womyn’s Union have stated our position on this issue. We feel it is degrading to womyn, we find the whole concept simply voyeuristic in content, more for men’s sexual stimulation than for athletic competi­ tion. The whole concept reinforces * * *

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negative images o f womyn, and it is unfortunate that those who call themselves theChicago Knockers (their very name is a subliminal seduction) cannot understand that they too have sold out, and are also reinforcing that negative womyn-image. They feel they are admired, when in actual fact, the very ones applauding them (the E.U.S.) are actually filled with con­ tempt. The womyn of this campus (and the men, too) who have been, and con­ tinue to be, opposed to this “ mud wrestling” bullshit have been called “ uptight, envious, dykes, and opposers of free speech.” We feel that we are none of these things we’ve been ac-

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Note From the Sports Department: Captains of Intramural teams that won a league champion­ ship (i.e. the winner of the playoff competition) in any intramural sport are invited to submit, for printing in the Trib, a 50-word type-written summary of your season and the playoffs. These short, concise paragraphs should be dropped off at the Trib of­ fice (Room B19, Union Building) marked 'Sports Department' as soon as possible after the last winning game. Be sure to specify the league. cused of, but rather, we are womyn (and men) who have a healthy respect for ourselves and our sisters, and that respect is there even if they (the Chicago Knockers) don’t respect themselves.

Having failed to get a city permit (we submitted our request too late), and not willing to resort to civil disobediance, we will not protest the pro­ ceedings to take place tonight further.

So, because the event, with much media coverage, is to take place, it may

appear that the E.U.S. has scored a victory. But, in actual fact it has not.

They have gained the contempt o f a major part of the student body, and have lost the respect of many students, male and female.

One more thing— how is it, that, having this event banned on campus by the Dean of Students, and others, these womyn were allowed to come on cam­ pus and promote their media event? It just doesn’t make sense.

The Womyn’s Union

.... Grace events. “We must take a stronger posi­ tion on women. If McGill supports the equality of women, we must show it on our own doorstep,” commented Permaul. Relating this to the Students’ Society, Permaul proclaimed that she would like to see greater input from women. “ We need to see more par­ ticipation in the Women’s Union which is there for all women on campus.”

Next year, Permaul would like to see a much greater participation in Students’s Society. She is planning a large summer advertising plan that would include mailings to all incoming students. “ We are thinking about an Awareness Week in the first week of school. Students will see what Students’ Society is and what it has to o ffe r .” Permaul has simulated meetings of the Board of Governors, the Senate, Students’ Council and the Executive Committee in mind as a way for students to discover the innerworkings of the university.

To guard the increased Students’ Society fees, Permaul is working on setting up a task force consisting of the Executive Committee and management students “ to examine last year’s deficit, where blunders were made and where things could be improved.” Per­ maul stresses that the Students’ Society must go beyond the walls of the Union Building. “ We must have discussion and consideration of problems by students.” « M

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When asked about the defeat of the D aily fee referendum, Permaul said that while anti-D aily factions exist on campus, she could not say whether the vote was strictly anti-Daily. “ There were so many increases asked for on one ballot. Students may have decided just to say “ yes” to one and “ no” to

another. You have to hold another referendum to discover if the vote was anti-D a ily,” explained Permaul. Per­ maul went on that she thought the D ai­ ly would have to be more cautious in their spending next year.” They may have to cut down on issues, but I really don’t know,” predicted Permaul. She seemed sure that the D aily would con­ tinue to exist next year. “There are quite a few capable people running for the Editorial Board. I feel confident they will be able to manage the D ialy as well as it was this year if not better,” declared Permaul.

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most memorable fashion. Surprisingly the lovely table in Leacock 232 remain­ ed in perfect condition througout the entertaining event.

The winners of the tournament were Michael MacFarlane and Kenny Barker of the University of Glasgow Union. They triumphed over Fordham University’s Joe Nocella and Tony Barker. The final round dealt with the pros and cons of disbanding NATO and lent itself to some facinating and humorous speeches.

The top four prizes for individual speakers were won by Michael Mac-

Farlane, Ian Hanoomansingh of Dalhousie, Yale’s Joan Canny, and Charles O’Brien now of Queen’s. A McGill toque was awarded to Fred MacMahon, a past president of the McGill Debating Union, for the best speech from the floor at the final round.

The three day tournament ran smoothly under the direction and organization of Bruce Morrison and Elizabeth Jarvis. Due to the fine reputation which McGill has achieved through this and other events, the university has been awarded the honor of hosting next year’s World Debating Tournament.

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Redmen Bow Out Of Regionals

Redmen in rebounding and shot a remarkable 78.5 per cent from the foul line.

The Redmen hopes for next year should be bright. Despite the loss of Del Bosco and Vilhelm Boggild, the team can look forward to the return of Onabowale, Owen Officer, Ken Tucker, and Ian Dakers. The extra year of experience will un-

Quebec Provincial basketball coach, has yet to be signed to a contract for next year. Hopeful­ ly the administration will make it worth his while to stay.

The Redmen can look back on the ’83-84 season with pride.

The entire team performed when called upon. In the middle of the pre-season, they looked like an average club. The team

McGill Student Competes in Hawaii spirited dynamo can’t seem to move two feet without calling out a greeting to classmates and professors alike. Says Alphie about his professors: “all my experiences with the professors here have been very positive ones.”

Alfonso cited the efforts of Professor John Chomay and David Montgomery of the Phys Ed Department as major in­ fluences upon him. “They taught me about the importance of hard work. Dr. Montgomery led by example in teaching me about mental toughness. Just watching the man train, inspires you. He always taught me about the scientific approach, not heresay. I discovered it works!”

Alphie set his goals on the triathlon through his work with Dr. Montgomery and reasoned he could meet the challenge.

Not leaving it to chance, Alphie worked out daily for 3 1/2-4 hours. He says he enjoyed the training. He viewed the rigorous routine as “not so much as a means to an end, but rather as an end in itself.”

With staggered workouts stressing the respective re­ quirements, Alphie got himself ready for the most taxing event known to man. Founded in 1978 by John Collins, it began as a lark. It derived from discus­

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SWIMMING: Marie-Josée Cosette came in sixth in the 200 M Free Style McGill Cager centre Carlo Del Bosco (above), who averaged 17.2 (2:09:37) as well as in the 400 M points per game this season, scored 14 points in the consolation Free Style (4:35:72) at CIAU game of the CIAU regionals Saturday at Waterloo. McGill lost, Nationals in Toronto last however, 70-57 to the University of Western Ontario. weekend.

140 miles of swimming. cycling, and running:

by Glen Cunningham Third year physical education student, Alfonso Paoletti has recently returned from the sun­ drenched shores of Hawaii where he competed in the “ Iron Man” triathlon. Who did you say, “Alphie?” If you don’t know who Alphie is, you just haven’t been paying attention.

We managed to corner the highly profiled triathlete and twist his arm into telling us about his experience of com­ peting in the gruelling event.

Alphie’s interest in getting in­ volved in the competition stems from a long history of sports in­ volvement. “ Alph” has a background in basketball, ski­ ing, and a plethora of other “off-beat” activities such as rock-climbing, mountain­ hiking, camping to name but a few. “Everything under the sun” is Alphie’s coverage of the many activities he has been in­ volved in.

Of recent times there rmû been a shift from the individual sports to individual endeavors, “which” , states Alfonso, “are more satisfying.” Alphie moved away from sports to talk a little about his career at McGill in the academic arenas and discussed the social climate as well.

“The most positive aspect here at McGill has been the peo­ ple I have met.” Indeed the

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turned around however and demolished the QUAA. To quote Coach Pomykala, “We’ve been surprising people all year long, winning when we’re not supposed to win.”

The Redmen basketball team was certainly a pleasant sur­ TRACK & FIELD: On March 5, McGill won the prise. They had an outstanding QUAA Track & Field Meet at year.

Université de Laval (Quebéc Ci­ ty). The men’s squad finished f i r s t with 150 points. Sher­ brooke took second place (83) and Laval was third (53). On the women’s side, the Red & White also finished first with 94 points. Laval finished second (52), Trois-Rivières third (32) and Sherbrooke fourth (31).

SKI: At the CAN-AM Competi­ tion last weekend, McGill Redmen finished third with 1037 points, behind Western Ontario (1286) and U.Q.A.M. (1066). Rachel Daoust finished third overall in the competition.

SPORTS doubtedly help all of these players. It is doubtful however that Coach Pomykala will be back at McGill. Originally, Pomykala was signed as an in­ terim coach. This was an insult to a man who knew the Redmen players better than any other potential coaching "candidates.

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Great Year Ends For Cagers

by Frank Young The Cinderella season of the Redmen basketball team ended last weekend in the CIAU regional finals in Waterloo.

Thursday night, the Redmen suffered their worst defeat of the season, as the host Waterloo Warriors demolished McGill 88-56. That loss ended any McGill chance of advancing to the National Finals.

Saturday, the Redmen played in the consolation final against the University of Western On­ tario. Unfortunately, McGill lost their last game of the year by a 70-57 margin.

Even though the Redmen lost both of their playoff games, they have given McGill’s few sports fans reason to be proud.

The team finished the year with a 21-14 record, including an amazing 11-1 mark in the QUAA. They ran away with the conference title and were rank­ ed 13th in the country before the regionals. Coach of the year Eddie Pomykala whipped a sluggish team into overdrive after he took over the head coaching duties in December.

Carlo Del Bosco finished the season averaging 17.2 points per game. Carlo’s fellow all-star, Onabowale was second on the club with a 16.3 average. In ad­ dition, Onabowale led the

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sions about who was to be rightfully acclaimed the World’s Greatest Athlete.

It was decided that the three most popular sports on the Island would be the criterion applied to establish athletic supremacy. The events would be: 1) 2.4 mile Waikiki Rough Water Swim, 2) 112 mile cycling path around the Island, 3) 26.2 mile Honolulu Marathon.

Alphie trained diligently put­ ting in daily runs of 8-12 miles, 3,000 yard swimming sessions and 30-45 mile cycling trips! He travelled to the Hawaiian Islands 17 days before the event to acclimatize himself to the in­ tense heat.

His greatest fear, he realized before the race, was not reaching the goals he had laid out for himself. 1) to finish, 2) to run, NOT WALK! the marathon portion, and to com­ plete the course in under twelve hours. This would place him in the top 20 per cent!

Alphie reached the standards he established for himself in the first two instances, but had no chance of completing the course in under 12 hours. The dreaded trade winds that blow off the “Big Island” in Hawaii force lesser-abled men from their bikes, and cut drastically into Alph’s time, but still he finishcontinued on page 11

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by Howard Lando Graduating McGill Redmen defenceman Gilles Hudon was named to the first all-star team of the QUAA in a poll of the leagues’s coaches. Netminder Daren Turner, who will be entering his third season next fall, was named to the second all-star team.

Hudon, whose defence part­ ners this season included the suspended Réal Paiement and the re-activated assistant coach Jean Poiré, also made the first team last year as well as second team honors in the ’81/’82 season when he set a McGill single season point record for defenseman. (22 goals, 32 assists, 54 points in 40 games.)

The Montreal native and political science student was a McGill ‘Most Valuable Player’ twice and accumulated 152 points in 130 games on the Redmen blueline in his four years.

Turner is only nineteen years old and was beaten in the voting by only Ottawa’s Mario Bélanger whose team eliminated the Redmen in four games in the best-of-five QUAA semi-finals.

Coach Ken Tyler has yet to be offered a new contract despite the winning attitude he seems to have brought with him since he

took over the team 5 years ago.

In each of his five years he has progressed in the win column, coaching the team to three wins his first season, twelve the next season and 13, 17, and 19 in the last three years. Assistant coach Dave Mitchell resigned from his other job as assistant to athletic director Bob Dubeau...

Graduating Redmen captain Yves Beaucage completed the season with a 157 game iron man streak. In his four seasons at McGill he played in all 101 league games and missed only one of 165 games... Redmen publicist and QUAA statistician Earl Zukerman is awaiting legal action that UQTR has threaten­ ed to take against him for his accusations that Trois-Rivierés scorekeepers and game officials were giving its team unnecessary assists to pad their players point totals. The scandal has stemmed from an article Zukerman wrote for th e M c G ill D a ily , (Feb. 9, “Tyler says it’s fishy”). Les Stingers de Concordia will represent the QUAA at the CIAU national championships at Trois Rivierés March 16-18 after a convincing 3 game sweep of the Ottawa Gee Gees in the provincial final. Concordia has won the QUAA title 9 straight years.

THE STUDENTS' SOCIETY OF McGILL UNIVERSITY

Final after Overtime Win

SCOREBOAR Redmen Basketball

CIAU REGIONAL FINALS (at Waterloo)

March 8 - McGill (56) vs Waterloo (88 ) March 10- Consolation Game: Waterloo (70) McGill (57) (Waterloo advances to national finals in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend) Martlet Hockey

Quebec Semi-Final (Best-of-Three)

Game 1- McGill (0) at Concordia (1), Feb. 29 Game 2- Concordia (1) at McGill (3) Game 3- March 6- McGill (2) at Concordia (1) (over- time) (McGill wins series 2-1) Final, Best-of-Three, vs John Abbot

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McGill, capitalizing on a rare overtime powerplay, showed their grit in victory after Con­ cordia had tied the score with less than 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.

McGill opened the scoring in the second period on a goal by Martine Chartrand on a neat set up from Brass, Although outgained talent wise the “red and white” showed much discipline by playing sound positional hockey and not retaliating against a much rougher Concordia squad. Says head coach Ivy Steinberg “We teach our players that if they retaliate they will find themselves on the bench.”

Defenceman Ruth Greenbank and goalie Francia Bretti was impressive for the Martlets who play John Abbot in a best-ofthree final.

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The McGill Debating U nion

r e c e n t e le c tio n s a n d r e fe r e n d u m .

A n n o u n c e s ELECTIONS fo r th e fo llo w in g p o s itio n s : President Choirmon of Tournaments Chairman of Debates Chairman of Exhibition Debates Treasurer

Clhanh }jouJor Supporting }jour Student Society.

Nominations close on Friday 16, March at 5 pm Elections to be held on Monday 19, March at 6 pm "in the Arts Council Room.

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Tuesday, March 13, 1984

Celebrate Last-Second Win

by Howard Lando It may have only been the Hartford Whalers that were playing Les Habitants last Thurday but the game had a Stanley Cup atmosphere.

Mario Tremblay’s goal with only 13 seconds left in regula­ tion time gave the Montréal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Whalers and sent 16,636 fans into a frenzy at the Forum.

What was more significant about the goal was that the whole Canadiens’ bench emp­ tied despite the players’ awareness that jumping off the bench now constitutes a delayof-game bench penalty in the National Hockey League. If it were commonplace for fans to storm the playing surface in the NHL (as it is in the National Football League) this would have been no exception.

Had the oftenunderestimated Hartford club

won the game, they would have before Montréal lost to the Min­ been only 10 points back of nesota North Stars in a Montréal with two games in dramatic seven-game quarter­ hand in the battle for fourth final. and final playoff spot in the Being an ordianry team has Adams Division. nof been easy for the Habs, The Hartford-Montréal especially for the elders like rivalry is an interesting one in Lafleur, Gainey and Robinson that the Whalers, who are the but the fans deserve credit for only team that has never won a their support this time. game at the Forum, were also O n T h u rsd a y , the last club Montréal ousted W a y n e G r e t z k y a n d th e from the playoffs back in 1980, O ile r s c o m e to th e F o r u m .

L o o k fo r th e T rib P u ll-o u t R e s ta u r a n t G u id e .

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Alfonso battled the heat and head winds and prevailed over the rough water that forced peo­ ple out to the solid foundations of land, after seasickness over­ took them. Others “ freaked out” over the barracuda and all that they encountered. “There is definitely . life out there!” laughs Paoletti, “sharks, eels, plenty of company.”

Alphie will be completing his degree and embarking upon his masters studies in the field of excercise physiology under Dr. David Montgomery, next year.

He also hopes to return to com­ pete once again in the “Iron Man” competition, two years hence.

Alphie will be demonstrating

his unbridled enthusiasm and his standard of excellence on the trail of both pursuits for who could ever deny those born of the positive traits that establish them as winners.

The last trip cost Alph $3,000.00, “when you calculate the food and travel expenses, like T-shirts.” Yeah, and the wine and singing lessons don’t come cheap, do they, Alph?

“Well I guess I wouldn’t com­ pete if I had to cut down on my social life. I hold that in high esteem.”

Those at the Currie Gym, who know Alphie, (and who doesn’t) will vouch for that!

Wherever Alphie sets out and whatever he sets out to do, it will be with the unbridled en­ thusiasm of those who can only be deemed “winners.”

M cG IL L P R O G R A M B O A R D A P P L IC A T IO N S are hereby called for the following positions: (D eadline: 4:30 p.m ., W ednesday, M arch 21, 1984)

S E C R E TA R Y

A C T IV IT IE S N IG H T C O O R D IN A T O R

The Secretary of the Program Board w ill act as liquor officer, booking co-ordinator and general secretary to the Board. He or she shall be responsible for making sure rooms are booked for events, liquor licences and forms have been obtained for all events as well as taking minutes at Program Board meetings.

The student holding this position w ill be in charge of organizing Activities Night, the annual “ meet the clubs" night in the Union Building which w ill be held on Thursday, September 20, 1984.

TREASURER The Treasurer w ill be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the finances of the Program Board including budget preparation, control of expenditures, ticket sales, payment of entertainers, etc. The treasurer will Chair the Finance Committee.

GENERAL PROGRAMS V IC E - C H A IR M A N The student holding this position w ill oversee all events and activities (with the exception of guest speakers) which take place outside of the Welcome Week or W inter Carnival time periods. Events could include such things as dance and theatrical performances, concerts, dances, comedy acts, films, etc. and be planned by the General Programs Committee.

P U B L IC IT Y V IC E - C H A IR M A N The Vice-Chairman, Publicity w ill chair a committee of students which will ensure that all. events and activities organized by the Program Board are properly publicized and promoted on campus and from time to time within the Montreal community. Design of posters, newspaper ads and on occasion, production of radio advertisements w ill be involved as well as the issuing of press releases.

SPEAKER S V IC E - C H A IR M A N

W E L C O M E W E E K C O O R D IN A T O R The Welcome Week Coordinator w ill chair a large committee of event coordinators. He or she w ill ensure that all activities planned for the Welcome Week period are properly organized and encourage maximum participation by McGill students, especially those students at McGill for the first time. Welcome Week w ill take place from Tuesday, September 4th to Saturday, September 15th, 1984.

W IN T E R C A R N IV A L C O O R D IN A T O R The student holding this position w il be in charge of organizing the six festival days in February 1985 called W inter Carnival. Creative ideas for new Carnival events w ill be encouraged. As with Welcome Week, the W inter Carnival Coordinator w ill oversee a large committee of event co-ordinators.

F IN A N C E C O M M IT T E E — T W O (2) M E M B E R S This Committee, chaired by the Treasurer, w ill plan and carry out the procedures necessary to ensure all events are run smoothly from a financial point of view.

G E N E R A L P R O G R A M S C O M M IT T E E — F O U R (4) M E M B E R S This Committee will assist the Vice-Chairman (General Programs) in the organizing of a wide variety of entertainment, cultural and educational events during the 1984/85 year.

P U B L IC IT Y C O M M IT T E E — T W O (2 ) M E M B E R S

The student in this position w ill familiarize him or herself with guest speakers currently on the university lecture circuit and present a speakers program for the 1984/85 year (in­ cluding Welcome Week and W inter Carnival periods) to the Board for approval. The V-C Speakers w ill oversee the implementation of the approved speakers program with the assistance of the Speakers Committee.

The Vice-Chairman (Publicity) w ill chair this Committee which must ensure that the major task of promoting ail events sponsored by the Program Board w ill be carried out on time and effectively.

VO LU N TEER S V IC E - C H A IR M A N

S P E A K E R S C O M M IT T E E — F O U R (4) M E M B E R S

Each year the Program Board enlists the assistance of a large number of student volunteers who work at the many events. In recognition of the importance of these people who help out at events, this position has been created solely to co-ordinate the volunteers and to improve communications between them and the individual event organizers.

The Students' Society Speakers Program which is coordinated by the Vice-Chairman (Speakers) of the Program Board requires the input of a wide variety of interests across campus to ensure diversity in the guest speakers selected. Members of this Committee w ill also be responsible for assisting in the carrying out of individual events.

NOTE: Notwithstanding the specific nature of some of the above positions, all students holding positions on the Board are expected to attend meetings throughout the year and assist in areas other than their own. (This does not necessarily apply to members of the above committees.)

All of the above positions are considered voluntary. Joint applications w ill be entertained from not more than two (2) persons for any one position. Applications for committee positions w ill only be accepted from individual applications.

All applications w ill be treated confidentially and w ill be reviewed by a committee consisting of the incoming Chairman of the Program Board, the Vice-President (Internal Affairs), the Program Director of the Students' Society and the Liaison Officer to the Dean of Students. The best qualified candidates w ill likely be interviewed by this committee.

"General Application" forms are available from the Students' Society General Office, Room 105 of the University Centre, 3480 McTavish Street; Sadie's II in the McConnell Engineering Building and the LSA and SAO offices in Chancellor Day Hall.

Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students' Society General Office, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST, 1984.

Lisette Noodelman Chairman Students' Society Nominating Committee

McGill Tribune

Tuesday, March 13, 1984

ARTS & SCIENCE G R A D U A T IO N BALL 1984

S P R IN G T IM E IN P A R IS Friday Marck 16 7:00 P M Ritz Carlton Hotel Dinner and dancing to the sound of Bob Carlisle & nis orchestra

Tickets on sale at Sadies FORMAL WEAR

REDUCED PRICES O N FORM AL W EAR OFFERED T O McGILL STU D EN TS BY