Nuclear Exploitation in the South Pacific by Pam Muir The location is the Marshall Islands, which are a small group of islands located in the South Pacific. Why, you might ask, should we be concerned about these small islands that are only dots on a global map? It is because this area has been and is being used by the United States for a nuclear testing pro gram, and the effects that this testing is having on the residents of the region are horrific. According to Mrs. Darlene KejuJohnson, a native of the Marshall Islands, the people of the South Pacific are also extremely concerned about plans by the U.S. and Japan to begin dumping radio active waste onto the ocean floor (similar to the dumping which occurred off the U.S. east and west coast between 1946 and 1970). Keju-Johnson’s involvement stems from first hand observation of the health and cultural damage to her own
they would be abnormal. KejuJohnson relates stories about “ babies that have come to be known as jelly fish, because they are hideously col oured and resemble bags of jelly...” Although these islands are corn-
people, resulting from the testing in the late 40’s and 50’s. When she was three years old, testing began on Bikini Island. She grew up downwind from this site. She now has 3 tumors and is afraid to have children for fear thaï
parativeiy very small, what is happen ing there involves the world as a whole. These people are not only suffering health-wise, but are also being denied continued on page 2
Report to the Clubs of McGill quest forms. We are bringing up the subject now because April is bound to be a busy month and many clubs will have wound down by then. If you have any questions about budgets or fun ding, Jon Shifman (at Students’ Socie ty) will be pleased to answer them. Room Bookings A reminder — you may book rooms now for next year AND you will not have to pay for them now (or ever, we expect)! Beer Money Another reminder — the money generated from the increase in th price
Club Budgets The success of the Students’ Society fee increase referendum will no doubt make everything a lot easier for the clubs next year. In addition, Yat K. Lo, next year’s VP Internal, strongly supports club funding. At the same time, it is crucial that clubs which are eligible for funding get their budgets in on time (April 30, 1984). Last year, clubs got stuck without money because they failed to get their budgets in before the deadline. In the near future you’ll receive more information on budgets and how to fill out budget re'T
of beer sits and grows while waiting for organizations to ask for some of it. As far as we know, no organization has made a request. Please speak to Scott Keating if you have any questions regarding a request for funds. And... We are still available to answer any questions or help with any problems (although very few people ask). Put a note in any one of our boxes, or giving us a call at home. Marcy Vigoda Scott Keating Amalia Martinez
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The Continuing Saga of Athletics Facilities by Tom Duffy Two years ago, McGill students voted to assess themselves an annual fee which would be used to pay a por tion of the construction and operating costs for a new and vastly improved athletics complex. The annual assess ment, which is to last for fifteen years, will eventually add up to close to four million dollars. There is one catch in the referendum, however. In the event that no decision is reached by June 1, 1984, the money collected thus far will be used to renovate the present facility. Needless to say this deadline is quickly approaching, and there is much doubt as to where and how the new facility will be built. There is no question that the present facilities are sadly lacking. The exam ple of the squash courts probably best illustrates the present state of those facilities. With squash growing in popularity every year, it has become nearly impossible to book a court. Also, as a result of the almost constant use of the courts, many of them are in desperate need of repair. Squash is not the only area where the facilities fall short. Athletics Director, Bob Dubeau points out that more than thirty intramural teams (read 300 students) were turned away because of a shortage of gym space. The construction of a new complex would certainly go a long way toward eliminating these inadequacies. Plans for the new complex call for the addi tion of five squash courts as well as two raquetball courts. Furthermore, in creased gym space would effectively double the indoor games area, accor
ding to Dubeau. This extra space would allow the Athletics Department to improve and broaden both its in tramural and instructional programs. The Athletics Department will not be the only beneficiary of the new facilities. The proposal also provides for an athletics hall with a seating capacity of 2000. While the main use of the hall would be for basketball and in door track and field, it could also be
Sharpeville Remembered by McGill South Africa Committee This Wednesday, March 21st, members of the McGill South Africa Committee will be handing out infor mation leaflets and black armbands in the lobby of the Student Union Building in commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville Massacre. This incident shocked the world at the time, for it revealed the government of South Africa’s complete lack of respect for the most basic human rights of its black citizens in an unprecedentedly baltant and violent manner. The Sharpeville Massacre took place on March 21st, 1960, when several thousand Africans in the township of Sharpeville marched peacefully to their local police station with the intention of offering themselves up for arrest. In defiance of South African law, they were not carrying the humiliating documents of identification, known as Passes, which every black person over continued on page 2
used for lectures, concerts and perhaps convocation. Another aspect of the proposal with applications beyond the athletics department is the provision for a sports medicine-science center. According to Dr. Robert Wilkinson of the Department of Physical Education, this center would be an expanded ver sion of the sports injury clinic with research capabilities which the present facility lacks.
The University is currently consider ing a number of proposals for the con struction of the new complex. The original proposal — and the one most satisfying to everyone involved — calls for the complex to be built on top of the existing gym. The expense of this proposal, however, has forced officials to examine other alternatives. The continued on page 7
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McGill’s “ Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander’’ by Kevin Nishmas In his introduction to A Texas T rilogy, Preston Jones w rote, “ Bradleyville, Texas, population 6,000, is a small, dead West Texas town in the middle of a big, dead West Texas prairie between Abilene and San Angelo. The new highway has bypass ed it and now the world is trying to.” McGill Drama Dept.’s presentation of Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander, part II of Preston Jones’ A Texas Trilogy, is set in Bradleyville, Texas and should not be overlooked b>
anyone. The play takes place in three acts that span twenty years. It focuses on a typical American family living in a small town in Texas. The storyline seems very familiar to me: mother is stuck in Smalltown, U.S.A. her daughter wants something better out of life, the daughter, in the end, remains in Smalltown, U.S.A. — this has been used before but Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander is still a remarkable portrait of a woman (Lu Ann) during the course of her life:
Workshop for Red and White by Brian Todd The Red and White Review, McGill’s very own comedy-musical production, is holding a workshop Saturday, March 31 in Moyse Hall for all those interested in learning about dancing, acting, singing, producing,
lighting, directing, and publicity for the show. Remi Kawkabani, one of the show’s co-writers and co-producers stressed that the workshop was open to everyone, “ It’s there to breakdown fears about getting involved.”
from the time when she is a carefree high school girl to the time when she is a middle aged woman, widowed and responsible for her mother who is a vegetable, a brother who is a certified alcoholic, and her wild, teenage daughter. The play is a bittersweet comedy. It is a reminder of the complications of growing older, of losing sight of what one truly wants. It made me laugh, it moved me, and it completely absorbed my attention for the entire perfor mance. Deborah Kornachuk and Paul Had dad played their parts brilliantly, il luminating the downtrodden lives of Lu Ann Hampton and her brother, Skip. Every supporting role is perfectly done: Gail Hanrahan, Nick Rumin, Greg Taylor, Mark Krause, Rob Scott, Richard Reiner, Bruce Fox, Arthur Holden, and Helen Davis all put in marvellous performances. 5 i’ V V
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The success of Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander is due to Patrick Neilson’s direction. He pays very careful attention to the play’s setting — the hostile and arid environment of Bradleyville, Texas — and skillfully br ings this out through the actors’ per formances. The set and stage designs, done by Caroline Seveigny and Debra Raffey respectively, are also true to the setting of the play. I felt propelled into the city of Bradleyville, Texas, wat ching this barren and deserted little city change its face in the span of twenty years. Seveigny has even seen to it that the Hamptons’ sprouting plant in Act I (set in 1953) has grown into a very fer tile one by 1973 in Act III. Preston Jones’ Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander is clearly a well written play, one that will leave you spellbound as soon as the house-lights go down, till the end of the perfor mance.
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continued from page 1 the age of sixteen was, and still is, re quired to produce upon the demand of a policeman; a law which results in the arrest of at least half a million Africans in South Africa every year. By volun tarily turning themselves in to the authorities, they hoped to overflow the prison facilities, thereby demonstrating the absurdity and inhumanity of such a law. As the crowd assembled in front of the police station fence, however, the police suddenly opened fire without warning, and continued to shoot peo ple even as they turned and fled. Over fifty policemen were involved in
shooting at the unarmed protestors, and when it was over 67 Africans lay dead, and 186 wounded. Many of them had been shot in the back. The commemoration of the anniver sary of Sharpeville with an information and armband day is part of a larger campaign among student groups across North America to inform people of the continued existence of the racist system of apartheid in South Africa. By wear ing an armband on Wednesday, students will be showing that Sharpeville has not been forgotten, and that the struggle against the injustice of apartheid continues.
Exploitation continued from page 1 access to their own land. This is analogous to the situation present in Canada where the native population of the western provinces face difficulties due to the cruise missile testing site. Darlene Keju-Johnson and her hus band Giff Johnson are presently on tour in the U.S. and will spend some time in Montreal. Giff Johnson is an American journalist who has spent most of his life in the South Pacific researching and speaking about pro blems related to Military and nuclear exploitation in those regions. He helped found the Micronesia Support Committee in 1974 and was one of the main organizers of the nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Conference 1983, and has published regularly in
The Nation, Bulletin o f the Atomic Scientists, The Progressive, Oceans, and Pacific journals. Darlene Keju-Johnson has served as a translator and political educator throughout the Marshall Islands in several campaigns and has conducted health investigations among the Mar shallese. She has spoken at major inter national conferences in Fiji, Japan, Hawaii, the U.S. and in British Colum bia. The Kuju-Johnsons’ will be at McGill to speak on March 22, Leacock Rm 26 at 7:00 p.m.. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by the McGill Program Board, Project Ploughshares, the McGill Employees for Nuclear Disarmament. Their story is a very important one.
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T h e 6th Annual P h o to C o n t e s t ju d g in g tu a s held la s t toeekend, a n d s o m e t o a g h d e ci s io n s h a d t o b e m a d e . Ouen lO O p h o t o g r a p h s mette entered. All o f them q u ite s p e c t a c a l a R . T h e r e tu e R e s ix c a te g o rie s ; E x p e rim e n ta l, H a rn a n In te re s t, McGill Life, S cen ic, A b s tR a c t, a n d N a ta R e , (s e p a r a te o n e s fO R b la c k & mhite a n d c o lo r). All t h e p h o t o g r a p h s mill be o n d is p la y in Le acock th is meek. C o n g r a t u la t io n s t o all t h e e n t r a n t s a n d t h e d in n e r s .
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LEIF R. MONTIN Given three m on ths as Prsldent of th e ASUS and everyone will be r e a d in g The O b s e r v e r (our m on thly p u b lication ), people^w ill attend our even ts, and you w o n 't h a v e to w orry about kickbacks — e x cu se m e, H o n o r a r ia : I am not out to d e c eiv e anyone, but to pro v id e s tr a ig h tfo r ward govern in g — with a sen se of hum our. No bullshit — no e x pense accounts.
RICHARD EPSTEIN EXPERIENCE: •A rts & Scien ce Ex ecu tiv e Com m ittee 1 9 8 3 /8 4 . •A rts & S cien ce S p eak ers and Entertainment C om m ittee 1 9 8 3 /8 4 . • M c G ill B lo o d Drive 1 9 8 3 /8 4 ONLY c a n d id a te with Arts Ik Science C o u n c il ex perience. OBJECTIVES: •Increase Funding o f the Speakers &. Entertainment Pro gram. •R estru ctu re The
VP ART TED ALPERT The ASUS should • to be more open and a ccessib le to th e s t u d e n t s It serves. • t o b eco m e more active In upgrading cam pus ev en ts and speakers program, •con tin u e to sup port departm ental organizations. • to be more visible and play a greater role In University affairs. EXPERIENCE •UP Douglas Hall •Chairman IRC •M e m b e r, InterResidence council, U niversity
ELIZABETH FOGLER EXPERIENCE: •I n te r -r e s id e n c e Council 19 8 3 /8 4 •M em ber o f IRC program board 1 9 8 3 -8 4 •M em ber o f Ski Club 1 9 8 3 -8 4 . •R esid en ce S e lec t io n C o m m itte e 198 3 -8 4 GOALS: •Increased funding for ASUS depart m e n ta l a s s o c i a tions •In c r e a se d c o m m u n ic a tio n , b e t w een Council and departmental association s •C o n tin u e d s u p port and increased funding for ASUS journals
JACK VINCELLI In my capacity as P resident o f the
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Observer to make It an alternative on campus. •Provide a course
evaluation guide. •M a k e A SU S a more responsible &. responsive council.
VP SCIENCE MARIE DAVIS
R esidence Council •Llason program •Intramurals ca p tain
•G e t th e ASUS m em bers involved and aware of the th e E x e c u t iv e Council
R e -e s ta b lis h a ' cou rse g u id e a v a ila b le to stu d e n ts w ith sp ecial concern for scien ce courses Support a strong oriented speakers, speakers program e s p e c ia l l y t h o s e Continue support which are scien ce- o f the journal pro-
JEREMY jONAS I would like to g a in o f f i c e and work tow ards the day when p eo p le really know what the ASUS d o e s. We need: More speakers w ho can bring In both Arts and S c ie n c e Students. We need to g e t more o f the 8 0 0 0 o f us to the dan ces and partiesl Teacher evaluation fo r m s p u b lish e d w ith g u i d e s to make them count. S p r u c e up • t h e Observer I Sponsor facultyrep resen tative in tramural team s. 1 want apathy to be unstylish again.
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Students’ A ssocia tion, I have com e to u n d e rsta n d through my d eal in g s w ith th e A.S.U.S., where lie its w eakeness' and Its strengths. It is my b elief that acc o n ta b ility to students, and more a ggresive use of stu d e n t fu n d s sh ould be major p r io r itie s . If e le c te d , I will strive for an A .S .U .S . cern is to Foster in p u t of w h ose primary con- and act upon the students.
VP FINANCE ALEXANDER PARADISSIS Hej! jug ar en van o f Alex Paradissis. Han vill bli VIze~ President, Finance o f den ASUS. Han ar jatte snygg och s n a il ach han tucker om sex och d o lla r s o c o tt arbeta m ychet. Han gar jamt till Gerturdes och om nl ber honom om life ol sa leammer han att geer sa mychet ni vill ha. Tack sa m ychet.
gram with special e m p h a s is on s c ie n c e -o r ie n te d journals.
BENN MIKULA EXPERIENCE: •c h a ir m a n o f a McGill fund raising com m ittee student chairman o f fin a n c e and planning com m it te e In CEGEP stu d en t rep on jo u r n a l’s fin a n ce c o m m itte e at M arlanopolis V.P. Programming at M arlanopolis M cG ill in tramurals OBJECTIVES annual p u b lic a tio n of A SU S budget •in creased funding entertainm ent for dep artm en tal « fu n d in g fo r a journals course evaluation Increased funding « g r e a te r d e p a r tfor speakers and mental représenta-
tion on ASUS coun cil «m ore responsible ASUS finances
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$ C1ENCE R EPR ESEN TA TIV E T O C O U N C IL MYLES DRUCKMAN EXPERIENCE: •S c ie n c e Senator 9 8 4 , Member at ASUS, U n iversity A d m ission s C om m ittee, Graduation Ball C om m ittee for A SU S, B io lo g y C y c lic a l R e v ie w Com m ittee, McGill Redmen Football. GOALS: To g e t students more involved and aware o f student activities. To im prove advertisin g for student produc tions. To maintain th e w e e k stu d ybreak starting in
CAROL], BREBNER This year I w as in vo lv ed in Debating, W o m e n ’s R u gby an d th e O u tin g Club. As execu tive o f the Outing Club there w as need for Initiative and e n thusiasm to over com e som e o f what could be terrned "McGill s tu d e n t apathy." As Arts representative I in te n d to p r e se n t Arts students with in te r e s tin g and d iv e r s ifie d ac t i v it i e s s o th a t students will feel
1 9 8 5 -8 6 . to im prove com m unica tion b etw een stu dent governm ents and stu d e n ts th r o u g h stu d e n t publications. To be a strong and active v o ice for Science Students.
there Is a reason fOr Involvem ent.
TODD KASENBERG U2 F, M icrobiology Ik Im m unology C a n d id a te for P resid en t, McGill S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty (1 9 8 4 ) E d ito r-In -C h ief, M cG ill T r ib u n e , 1983 Vast Experience in student politics, Kennedy C ollegiate Institute, Windsor, Ontario My com m ittm ent to sound financial principles is well known to the in terested McGill stu d e n t. I p r o m ise
SIMMA LEVINE EXPERIENCE: M em b er, A SU S programming com m itte e ; m e m b er , R a d io M c G ill; W e lc o m e W e e k '83. GOALS: R e -in s titu te S tu dent C ou rse Evaluation Guide; m ake C y c lic a l Review C om m ittee findings avaflable; p r o m o te A r ts stu d e n ts in v o lv e m ent in cam pus a c tiv itie s; In crease c o m m u n ic a tio n b etw een stu d en ts and council; ensure
MELISSA GRIGIONE The s c ie n c e students of McGill University m ake up a large part o f the sch ool population. Due’ to this, they lack the unification and representation that they should r ig h t f u lly h a v e . There sh ould be b o th : a g r e a te r am ount of social 8. academ ic activities and greater com m u n ic a t io n b e t w een the Science student's and the undergraduate so c ie ty . I w ou ld love to g iv e you a sen se o f knowing that there is so-
rigorous service on behalf o f all McGill stu dents and intend to lobby for improved com m u n ic a t io n a n d s e r v ic e b e t w e e n Studsoc and th ose it claim s to represent.
th a t a d d itio n a l revenue from dues increase be spent responsibly; strong support for depart mental Journals.
ALLAS DWYER U1 Arts I have ex perience writing on
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n ew sp a p ers (high sch ool and CEGEP) and w as president o f the band com m i t t e e in h ig h sc h o o l. I am p r e s e n tly an e le c t e d m em b era t-la r g e on th e Parish Council at my church in Pierrefonds. I s e e the position o f m em ber-at-large
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s tu d e n ts o f th e Faculty o f Science to the A.S.U.S. and to make students m ore aware o f the activities o f their s o c i e t y , th e r e b y en c o u r a g in g partlcipatlonl
a s an im portant o n e b ecau se they are rep resentatives o f th e a v e r a g e ASUS com munity.
STEPHEN KRAVCIK I'm a U2 anatom y m a |o r w h o h a s b een Involved In R esidence politics and has w orked as Executive Editor of the Tribune. The Job o f s c i e n c e representative Is to represent sc ien ce stu d en ts in both the ASUS and The S tu d e n t S o c ie ty . Therefore, 1 have n o p r o m is e s to m ake ex cep t that, if e le c te d , I'll d o the b est Job that I can.
DREW YOUNG EXPERIENCE: •Coordinator (Asst, to Program mer) Winter Car nival 1 9 8 4 — The Mltz •D irector (Support
DAVE ROSE I have no delu sio n s o f grandeur about this )ob — so I w o n ’t m ake any v a g u e and am biguous prom ises. This y e a r h a s show n us not so much what A.S.U.S. can do right, but w hat it can d o wrong — I'm referr in g to th e honoraria scandal. I’d tik e to s e e A .S .U .S . do s o m e th in g righ t. That's why I’m run ning.
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DAVID DANNENBAUM I am a first year physiology student interested in g e t ting involved with student a ctivities. I have worked in the past on the enter tainm ent com m it te e o f my Student Council at Hebrew A cadem y H igh School. I am born In M ontreal and w ent to high sch ool here. A fter high sch ool I studied a year abroad at the
SUZANNE M A R TINEAU Third year McGill student. Faculty of P hysiology. A ctive V o lu n t e e r fo r B lo o d D r iv e s ; Engineering 1982, McGill Blood Drive 198 3 . No political background at McGill, but very e n e r g e tic , e'nth u s ia s tic and c a p a b le l A lso a n o m in e e for activ itie s coordinator, Physiology S tu d en ts S o c iety . R eady to fullfill r e s p o n s ib ility o f r e p r e s e n tin g th e
Services) McGillFEST — O pen H ouse ’8 3 •E xecutive Comm., Industrial Relations A ssoc. 1 9 8 3 -8 4 • M a n a g e r (F ood and B e v er a g es) Entertainment Con ference 1 9 8 4 •P r o g ra m B oard M ember 1 9 8 4 WHAT’S NEEDED •a v i s i b l e a n d
vo ca l rep resen ta tiv e w h o ’s not afraid to fight for the n eed s o f all Arts students • a c c e s s to what is occurlng on Coun cil
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DAVID M. GIBSON A.S.U.S. n eed s a new v o ice — one that Is responsive to stu d e n t in itiative and ab le to c o m m u n ic a te its ideas to more than a se lec t group of students. Given the chance, I could be this v o ice . A.S.U.S. a besoin d ’un nou veau porte-parolequ elq u’un qui soit sen sib le aux i n i tiatives étudiantes e t qui sache co m
m uniques avec plus qu'un gruope élitlque d 'étu d ia n tes. Si vou s d on nez la c h a n c e , Je serai votre porte-parole.
KATY GRAHAM U2 H u m an istic Studies The McGill ASUS is an Im p ortan t d e c is io n m ak in g body wi t h a substantial budget which n eed s to be a l l o c a t e d in a r esp o n sib le m an ner. As A r ts M ember at Large I will aim to Instill in students m ore en thusiasm In to the ASUS ev en ts and bring any su g g e s tions you may have
mm.-,,.. to the ASUS for consideration. Vote Katy Graham for a m ore e ffe c tiv e ASUS.
THE POSITIONS SECRETARY — David Stevenson SCIENCE MEMBER AT LARGE — Sarah Copeland (U3) HAVE BEEN ACCLAIMED.
m eone In th e undergraduate so c iety w ho wants to represent your interests, that so m eon e is me.
CAST YOUR BALLOT ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 21st YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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by Howard Lando Last Thursday night at the Forum, Bob Gainey scored with 19 seconds re maining in regulation time to give the Canadiens a hard-fought 3-2 win over
the Edmonton Oilers. A crowd of 18,076 was on hand to see the National Hockey League’s number one player on the league’s number one team.
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83-goal man Wayne (Who???) Gret zky was held shotless and picked up a measely one assist despite playing 35 minutes and being on the ice for the last five minutes of the game. The fans were treated to a wellplayed ‘old-time’ style hockey game, filled with plenty of hitting and great goaltending. And for the second Thursday night game in a row the Habs won a game in the dying seconds. (On March 8, Mario Tremblay, as reported here, scored with 13 seconds left to give the Canadiens a victory of the same score over the Hartford Whalers). Saturday night only 477 fewer fans were on hand for the slaughter of the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the Oilers are leading the league in the overall standings, the “ Blue and White” are in the running for the worst-team-otherthan-N ew Jersey-and-Pittsburgh Award. The winner receives third pick in this June’s amateur draft. Montreal stormed by the Leafs 6-1 ending this reporter’s hope that the Leafs would not miss the playoffs for the second time in three years in a
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league that has its teams play 80 games to eliminate just 5 of 21 teams. Somehow the Leafs only trailed 2-0 after two periods having only managed 7 shots at Rick Wamsley in the Mon treal net, while Montreal had fired 31 shots at Allan Bester the rookie Toron to goalie who has now started 20 con secutive games. Leaf coach Mike Nykoluk, a former winner of the Fred Flinstone-Look-Alike contest, replaced Bester in an act of mercy with the lessexperienced ex-Toronto Marlboro goalie Bruce Dowie after Mike McPhee, recently called up for the Oiler game, scored his second goal of the game and third of the season for Montreal at 8:02 of the final period. HOCKEY PARTY THURSDAY Thursday night, (March 22), the McGill Redmen Hockey team will be holding a Fan Appreciation party at the Blue Door Fraternity, 3653 Univer sity Street. Proceeds will go to an unex pected expense incurred on the team’s successful trip to Switzerland over Christmas. All McGill fans are welcome. -Howard Lando
McGILL PROGRAM BOARD APPLICATIONS are hereby called for the following positions: (Deadline: 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 1984)
SECRETARY
ACTIVITIES NIGHT COORDINATOR
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 VICE-CHAIRMAN The student holding this position will 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.
PUBLICITY VICE-CHAIRMAN The Vice-Chairman, Publicity w ill chair a committee of students which w ill 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.
SPEAKERS VICE-CHAIRMAN
WELCOME WEEK COORDINATOR 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.
WINTER CARNIVAL COORDINATOR The student holding this position wil 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.will oversee a large committee of event co-ordinators.
FINANCE COMMITTEE — TWO (2) MEMBERS 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.
GENERAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE — FOUR (4) MEMBERS This Committee w ill assist the Vice-Chairman (General Programs) in the organizing of a wide variety of entertainment, cultural and educational events during the 1984/85 year.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE — TWO (2) MEMBERS
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 all events sponsored by the Program Board w ill be carried out on time and effectively.
VOLUNTEERS VICE-CHAIRMAN
SPEAKERS COMMITTEE — FOUR (4) MEMBERS
Each year the Program Board enlists the assistance of a large number o ' 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 <^re 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 21 ST, 1984. Lisette Noodelman Chairman Students' Society Nominating Committee
Tuesday , March 20, 1984
McGill Tribune
STUDENTS’ SOCIETY NOTICE OF MEETINGS C L U B PR ESID EN TS-ELECT O R A L T E R N A T E S to elect three representatives to S tu d en ts’ C o u n cil M onday, A p ril 2, 1984, 3:00 p.m . U n iv e r sity C entre R oom 3 1 0 The organizations listed below must register the name, ad dress and phone number of their delegate to this election meeting by completing the official delegate registration form at the Students’ Society General O ffice, 3480 McTavish Street, room 105, NO LATER TH AN 4:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH. Completed forms must be signed by the president or chief officer of each respective organization and should be handed in to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary at the Students’ Society General Office by the deadline noted above.
ORGANIZATIONS ELIGABLE TO SEND DELEGATES Advertising Club African Students AIESEC Amateur Radio Amnesty International Arab Students Armenian Students Bangladesh Students’ Society Blood Drive Camera Club Caribbean Students Centrai American Action Group Censorwatch Chess Association Chinese Christian Fellowship Chinese Students’ Society Choral Society Christian Fellowship Circle K Comedy Players Community McGill Confederation of Iranian Students Contemporary Dance Workshop Debating Union Environmental Society Film Society Flying Club
28. Foster Parents’ Association 29. Gay McGill 30. Hellenic Association 31. Heterosexual McGill 32. Hillel Students 33. Indian Students 34. Inter-Fraternity Council 35. International Students’ Assoc. 36. Investment Association 37. Iranian Students’ Association 38. Islamic Society 39. Ismalla Students’ Assoc. 40. Kenya-McGill Stud. Assoc. 41. Korean Students 42. Latin American Society 43. Lebanese Students 44. Legal Aid 45. Liberal McGill 46. Lubavitch Youth Organization 47. Malaysian/Singaporean Students 48. Mature Students 49. McGill Magazine 50. McGill Student Pugwash 51. NDP McGill 52. Newman Students’ Society 53. Old McGill 54. Pakistan Sudents
55. Pan Hellenic Council 56. Personal Finance Club 57. Players’ Club 58. Pre-Law Undergrad Society 59. Program Board 60. Progressive Conservative 61. Project Ploughshares 62. Public Health Interest Group 63. Public Interest Research Group 64. Quebec Israel Student Committee 65. Radio McGill 66. Savoy Society 67. Second Hand Textbook Sale 68. Simulation Gamers 69. Social Dance Club 70. Student Directory 71. Student Handbook 72. Student Liaison 73. Students Against Imperialist War 74. Students' Athletics Council 75. Students for Life Group 76. Students Meditation Society 77. Tribune 78. Turkish Students 79. Ukrainian Students 80. Vietnamese Students 81. Women’s Union 82. Yoga & Meditation Club
NOTES 1. .2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Quorum for this meeting is two thirds (2/3) of the totsl number of organiza tions registered by 4:30 p.m., March 28th (i.e., at least 5 days prior to the meeting). Organizations eligible are only those which are DIRECTLY recognized by the McGill Students' Council and fall under the headings of Functional Groups, Activities and Interest Groups. Organizations which are recognized by one of the fourteen (14) faculty and school societies or through the Students’ Athletics Council are NOT eligi ble to be represented. The Inter-Residence Council has its own representative to Students’ Coun cil and is therefore NOT eligible to send a delegate to this meeting. All delegates must have been active members of their respective clubs for at least two months prior to the meeting. All delegates must be members of the McGill Students' Society (I.e., any McGill student except those registered in Continuing Education). A delegate who is not the president or chief officer of a particular group must be approved as the official delegate by the organization he or she is representing. Organizations NOT listed above which ARE eligible to send a delegate should contact the Program Director in the Students’ Society General Of fice as soon as possible. Organizations not registered by the deadline will NOT be permitted to take part in the meeting.
S T U D E N T SE N A T O R S & to elect three representatives to Students’ C ouncil Thursday, March 29th, 1984, 3:00 p.m., University Centre Room 310
GOVERNORS
The Continuing Saga continued from page 1 most palatable of these alternatives would involve extending the present facility east along Pine Avenue. This proposal would significantly reduce the cost of the project, according to G. Sam Kingdon, Director of Physical Resources. The only obstacle here is that the land east of the gym is owned by the city. Kingdon points out that McGill is currently negotiating with the city to buy the land and hopes to have a decision within the next few weeks. While students have pledged four million dollars to the project, the bulk of the money will come from the M cG ill A dvancem ent Program (MAP). Amid some speculation that the program will fall short of its $61 million goal, Principal Johnson has been under pressure from all sectors to keep their interests in mind. Professor Sam Noumoff, in a letter to the McGill Reporter, questioned the wisdom of a massive expenditure on a new sports complex when all sectors of the Univer sity are suffering from limited resources. He seems to feel that renovations are the most practical answer, although others more closely involved with athletics see simple renovation as an inadequate solution. Students’ Society President, Bruce Hicks, acknowledges the need for new
facilities and also asserts that a larger question is involved here. He points out that it is only the second time in the history of Canadian universities that students have contributed to the cost of constructing an academic building: the other time being the construction of our very own union building. It is this student initiative as well as the pro posal for a new facility that Principal Johnson and others involved with MAP have used as the flagship project in their fundraising efforts. Failure to construct the new facilities after using it as the cornerstone for M AP w ould certainly deal a devastating blow to McGill’s credibili ty in terms of present and future fun draising efforts. When lobbying aginst the construction of the new facilities, perhaps Professor Noumoff and others should consider the broader repurcussions a decision not to build the new complex would have. Athletics Direc tor, Bob Dubeau stated the case best, when he said, “ failure to construct the new facility would be a disaster for athletics, a disaster for MAP, and a disaster for the University.
Coach of the Year Leaves McGill by Frank Young Eddie Pomykala, the QUAA basket ball coach of the year, has resigned as head coach of the McGill Redmen. Pomykala has also announced that he will take over as the head coach of the Bishop’s Gaiters. This move came as no surprise, as Pomykala has been disenchanted with the athletics department at McGill since he took over as head coach last December. At that time, he was given a ten day contract while the department sought another coach. Even though he had been the team’s assistant coach for five years, Pomykala was, for some reason, not thought to be capable of leading the Redmen. For a man who is Quebec’s provincial basketball coach as well as being the person who had recruited such standouts as Carlo Del Bosco and Vilhelm Boggild, this snub was an insult. Even when Pomykala was allowed to coach for the rest of the season, his frustration with the way that athletics are run at McGill was apparent. Pomykala feels that the administration of McGill is somehow “ above” the athletics department. According to him, proper administration support means that the school’s higher-ups are “ behind you, not above you” . This is not the case at McGill. Pomykala also
noted that there is no visible sign of any athletic tradition at this school. This fact makes it hard to recruit potential student-athletes to McGill. Even when a high school athlete decides to come to McGill, he must still gain acceptance by the administration. All of the Redmen coaches feel that academics are the top priority at any university, but recruiting, which is the key to assembling a winning team, is difficult when a person’s worth to McGill is judged solely on the basis of his marks. In Pomykala’s words, the Deans of McGill, “ should understand that a person is more than a transcript.”
Pomykala was also frustrated by the fact that at McGill, “ nobody comes to the games” . University athletics receive almost no media coverage in Montreal. When a team has “ no visible support” it is difficult for the players to get excited about upcoming games. Whatever the case may be, Eddie Pomykala is no longer the head coach at McGill. The administration did not see fit to reward the man who led the basketball team to a runaway title in the QUAA with a substantial contract. McGill’s loss is Bishop’s gain. There is no word on a possible suc cessor to Pomykala.
STU D EN TS N EED ED
NOTES 1- W h e r e th e in c o m in g s tu d e n t s e n a to r is n o t a v ailab le , th e o u tg o in g s tu d e n t s e n a to r fo r th e fa c u lty in v o lv e d w ill be th e o n ly a lte rn a te . 2. A n a lte rn a te is n o t e lig ib le fo r e le c tio n . 3. T h e re w ill b e n o re p la c e m e n ts to th is m e e tin g fo r in c o m in g s tu d e n t g o v e r n o rs w h o a re u n a b le to a tte n d . 4- O n ly in c o m in g s tu d e n t s e n a to rs a n d g o v e rn o rs s h all b e e lig ib le fo r sele c tio n .
Lisette Noodelman Chairman Students’ Society Nominating Committee
Senate A d H oc C om m ittee on D isabled Students
to fill the following positions:
3 students, of which one is a grad, student, any o f whom should preferably be disabled
For more information, please contact the VP. (Lhiversity Affairs), Steven Matthews, at 392-8971. General application forms can be picked up at the Students’ Society General Office, room 105 of the Lhiversity Centre, 3480 McTavish. The LEADLINE for applications is 4:30 p.m. on T LB DAY MARCH 2 7, 1984. ---- —----------------------------------------- Lisette Noodelman Chairman, Nominating Committee
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Inter-Residence
ELECTIONS LOCATIONS OF POLLS
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Residence Representative to Council om inations are hereby c a lle d for the position of Residence Representative to the M cG ill Students’ C ouncil. C an dida tes a n d Nom inators must be m em bers of the M cG ill Students’ Society, a n d have lived in o n e of the follow ing residences as a fee-paying resident at least 3 m onths prior to election:
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To be held Wednesday, March 21, 1984 10:00 am — 4:00 pm Arts Building Bronfman Building Burnside Hall Leacock Building Otto Maass Building Stewart Biology Building Union Building
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