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McGill Tribune Published by the Students’ Society o f McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Tuesday, October 18, 1983
Volume 3, Issue 7
Centraide Puts Lives in Tune by Brian Todd October is Centraide month in Mon tréal. Throughout the month, can vassers walk the streets and rues of Montréal, groups organize events and employees donate to funds, all for the benefit of the citizens of Greater Mon tréal. Centraide is a central fund raising campaign designed to benefit 170 organizations in the Montréal area ranging from the Action Travail des Femmes du Québec to the Y.W.C.A.
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Centraide is aiming to raise $16 million this year. They raised $14.2 million last October. Centraide spends a mere 10% of raised funds on the campaign itslef and 5% on administra tion for year-round operations. That means that 85% of the money goes
IN VESTIG ATIO N by Todd Kasenberg Last weekend, Student’s Council adopted a resolution creating an Ad Hoc Committe to review the role of the International Students’ Association. The reason for this action, according to Students’ Society President Bruce Hicks, was “ to solve an age-old dilem ma. Is the I.S.A. to function as a dropin social centre or is the I.S.A. to serve as a governing body, allocating and regulating the finances fo its member groups?” The Joint Management Committee
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apparently initiated the move by asking Students’ Council for “ guidance” on the role of the I.S.A. to better facilitate financial arrangements. ‘‘Some concern has ben expressed as to whether the I.S.A. has been pro viding the services it is constitutionaly required to provide” , stated Students’ Society Vice President (Internal) Lisette Noodelman. “ It is felt that it (the I.S.A.) may have lost sight of its purpose; the activities it is planning do not appear to be relevant to the inter national thrust of the club.”
directly to help Montréalers. The funds do not leave Greater Montréal but in stead are channeled back to help peo ple with varying needs all over the island. The needs of the various groups are assessed by 172 volunteers who repre sent many segments of the population. They allocate the funds to “ those forgotten and neglected segments of the population” . For example, 29% of the funds allocated are distributed to groups dealing with the needs and pro blems of youth. Centraide has three branches at McGill this year. A football game usually held in honour of Centraide, at which the funds raised are donated to Centraide, has been canceled this year. Employees of the University, both
I.S .A . The review committee, chaired by Miss Noodelman and composed of Club Representatives to Council Scott Keating, Amalia Martinez and Marcie Vigoda, and Students’ Society Pro gram Director Earle Taylor is expected to report back a the next council meeting. Constitutionally, the I.S.A. is expected to “ promote co-operation and co-ordination amongst the member organizations” , and it is this role that will be examined. Marcie Vigoda, club representative to Council said that she was aware of the role problem. “ I think that there is also some financial concern (as J.M.C. involvement suggests). In a time when clubs are receiving major cutbacks in subsidies from the Students’ Society, there must be some concern as to whethter the I.S.A.’s expenditures are continued on page 2
Parents'! It’s 11 o’clock, do you know where your children are?
staff and faculty, can contribute to a staff fund through their payroll ac counts. Phi Delta Theta is holding its annual furniture sale and Tass Bey is soliciting volunteers, to canvass areas of Montréal, via a table in the Union Building. Phi Delta Theta is holding its fur niture sale in the Union Ballroom on Sunday, October 30th from 10:00 to 4:00. Here students and the general public can buy used furniture donated via the Centraide 24-hour hotline. The furniture sale will also feature celebrity guests such as Chuck Zapiec and George Springate as well as a mystery Expo guest, a draw for a brand-new set of furniture and coffee and doughnuts courtesy of Dunkin’ Donuts. Part of Phi Delta’s community service, they hope to gross $5,000 on this tradi tionally popular sale which not only consists o f furniture but also household appliances and electronics. Centraide helps many groups which assist McGill students in turn, such as the Head and Hands Clinic, a com munity clinic in NDG which provides counselling, crisis intervention, con traception and sexually transmitted disease clinics in addition to legal counselling. The Centre d’Éducation et d’Action des Femmes de Montréal also receives funding from Centraide. This group works to improve the living conditions of women generally. It provides refer ral, counselling, prevention and educa tional services concerning violence towards women in its many cruel forms (sexism, sexual harassment, family violence, rape and so on). It only seems natural to give back a little to these organizations which have helped or will help all of us somewhere along the way by giving them a little of our time through Centraide.
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O ld U H i l l — § e e T c u ï l i e r e by Cathy Bowes If you had 20 minutes to tell somebody about your final year at McGill, there would only be one ra tional thing to do — show them your yearbook. Old McGill is not only your university’s yearbook, but so much more. We furnish the entire university with a yearly summary that is as per sonal as your private memories but in a scope almost 20,000 times wider. From September and its W e lc o m e W e e k to June and its C o n v o c a tio n , we record the lives and times of McGill. From In ternational News to Frat Life, we photograph and write about it so that Old McGill sums up that year on cam pus and the important events off cam pus. Our sports writers cover the
Redmen and the Martlets in all their various forms, as well as intramural sports that hundreds take part in. Do we cover clubs? Do we ever! There are over 50 clubs, societies, associations, and publications at McGill and we give each one the atten tion it deserves (sometimes even more!). Every club has the opportunity to relate their activities and ideas, in cluding past successes and future ex pectations. And because man’s soul is not fed by Gertrude’s alone, we have an Arts and Literature section celebrating the many artistic outlets abounding here at McGill: prose, poetry, photography, theatre, and the fine arts of painting, sketching, sculpture, and music. Our graduate section is the most
complete around, with over 2000 photos of graduates and post graduates from every faculty and department, resplendent with their par ting quotes. Any student can buy an Old McGill yearbook and, naturally, any student can work on the Old McGill staff. This year’s edition — our 86th — will have over 350 pages, many of them in col our. We always need photographs and photographers, people to write copy,
people to help design layouts, people to proof-read, people to help. It’s an easy way to find out what McGill has to of fer and fun to work on because the work is steady and there are other folks to help out. It’s also likely to be one of the few instances in life where ex perience is unnecessary — we’ll teach you everything you’ll need to know. Our phone number is 8990 and we’re in room 406-407 of the University Centre. See you there!
I.S.A. continued from page 1 properly directed. Because of the diver sity of the group, it is possible that con flicts of opininon on how money should be spent could arise.” Yat K. Lo, Vice President of Finance for the I.S.A., considers the investiga tion a waste of councils’ time. “ In the past, the I.S.A. acted as a governmenttype body, where distribution of money to the various member-groups was our role. It would be playing pingpong to alter our constitution, as it was only revised last year.” Only half of the I.S.A.’s member groups have been funded this year by Students’ Society. Said Lo, “Obvious ly, this is our main concern: keeping
these groups functional and finding alternative sources of financing. “ Actually, I’m wondering why Students’ Society is worried about the direction of the I.S.A. They should worry more about their own straying for constitutional objectives.” The I.S.A. has planned an Interna tional Students’ Week, to be held November 11-18, during which a number of culturally-diverse activities will be presented for the enjoyment of the McGill Community. As well, the Principal’s Foreign student reception takes place this evening, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the University Cen tre ballroom.
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(Julie London’s wailful C r y M e A R iv e r and the Bacharach/David classic A r e Y o u T h e re W ith A n o th e r G irl),
Big Country’s sound is hard-hitting, sorrowful and evocative of Scottish moors and coast-towns. Ex-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson, guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki have released one of the finest, freshest, most original records of the year. Mystic tales of lost-love and hidden, ancient worlds within the new are weaved to a steaming combination of sharp-edged music, anthemic lyrics and soulful vocals. In T h e S to r m , acoustic guitars and brush drums paint a vivid picture of what may or may not be a postnuclear-war world while backing vocalist Christine Beveridge’s voice soars above Adamson’s wail “Ah my James/They didn’t have to do this.” In C h a n c e , images of coal-town sorrows clash against ringing guitars. In P o r r o h m a n , the singer demands: “ Save us from all love and hope/Give us iron give us rope.” Based loosely on tradtional Celtic and Scottish music, Big Country’s sound combines fresh approaches, haunting vocals and a big-beat feel unlike any other band in current music. In an age of synthesized drivel, Big Country offers sorrow and pride with realism and quiet terror. Commanding attention, and deserv ing it, The Crossing is a fine record, worthy of many repeated listenings.
Is her beehive hairdo for real? When she sings “ He said he’d make me a millionaire/That’s just what I’ve always wanted” , does one take her seriously? Hard to say. Wilson’s love for Cilia Black, Pet Clark, Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick manifests itself on Showpeopie. Catchy sounds, a few great covers
and an incredible coiffure insured with Lloyds of London for £100,000 make this album one of the fun events of the season. Protégé of svengali Teddy Jones — who wrote much of Showpeople — Wilson sings an incredible blend of Motown, Mersey and magic. Her love of clichés, sassy arrangements and lush instrumentals (complete with strings,
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pipe organ and flute) manifests itself in such ready-made classics as O n e D a y I s A L if e ti m e and W o n d e r fu l. A humorous, well-timed throwback to the days of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Wilson’s Showpeople aims for your feet with a beat that’s all-reet.
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I am admittedly a Joe Jackson fan. Have been from the beginning. It is no wonder then that I can say straightfor wardly that this is a classic Joe Jackson album. Simply put, it follows in the footsteps of such classics as Look Sharp!, I’m The Man, and last year’s Night and Day. The same gang per forms on this record, as did on Night and Day. Side one opens with the easy-going, simple, three-chord C o s m o p o lita n , before stepping up the tempo for 1-2-3 G O , a good dance number. We settle into L a u n d o r m a t M o n d a y before shuf fling into M e m p h is , a virtual clone of S te p p in ' O u t. M o o n lig h t, allows us to relax as the side comes to a close. Side two takes us into real soundtrach country; its three tracks are all in strumental. Z é m io clocks in at just over eleven minutes; a solid up-beat jazz-rock number in which the band really cooks. B r e a k d o w n is nothing more than keyboards layered over a heartbeat-disguised back-beat. M o o n lig h t T h e m e reprises the theme of Side One’s closing song, but with add ed instrumental touches. This is definitely one of those albums that merits a place among your collection. Let’s hope the soon-to-bereleased film lives up to its soundtrack’s reputation. (J.W.)
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by Ralph Quirino Richard Thompson is a troubador for troubled times. His music has at tracted a small but loyal following who respect and admire his singing, writing and guitar-playing. As an original member or Fairport Convention, one of England’s premier folk-rock bands, and on his own, Thompson has always captured the pulse of broken love. His new album, Hand Of Kindness (on Hannibal/A&M Records) is a direct statement on his recent divorce from wife Linda. Their on-again/offagain relationship has produced a remarkable series of solo albums: Henry The Human Fly, Hokey Pokey, Live More or Less, Pour Down Like Silver, First Light and last year’s critically-acclaimed Shoot Out The Lights. There is bitterness and sorrow in his lyrics. In The Hand of Kindness, Richard writes: “Well I wove the rope /And I picked the spot/Well I stuck out my neck/And I tightened the knot.” Other titles — A P o is o n e d H e a r t and A T w is te d M e m o r y , T e a r S ta in e d L e t te r and T h e W ro n g H e a r t b e a t — capture raw emotions, bit terness and the uselessness of squandered and lost love. Thompson’s album is released amid recent records from Graham Parker
and The Police which try to capture the horror and sorrow of tortured relation ships. There is a beat behind the message: as in songs like K in g O f P a in and J u s t L i k e A M a n (from The Police and Parker respectively), words strike emotions giving them authenticity. Richard Thompson brings his unusual blend of ballad, blues and folk-rock to the Club Soda on Sunday, October 23 at 9 pm. Backing musicians Pat Donaldson, Simon Nicol, Gerry Conway, Alan Dunn, Peter Thomas and Pete Zorn are all seasoned per formers who have worked with Thompson on stage and on record. A fine performance is predicted. Accordéon, saxophone, pedal-steel and electric guitars, bass and drums mesh to create music inspired by Hank Williams, Sr., bluegrass and country; not to mention a liberal dose of rockabilly and Buddy Holly. Richard Thompson will make you feel for him, with him. Together, a journey will be attempted across feelings often hidden, often hurtful and savage. Thompson’s work has led him into a supporting role with Cleveland’s David Thomas and the Pedestrians. Thomp son’s inspired guitar work blends perfectly within the Pedestrians’ sound, specifically on their recent lp. Variations On A Theme (on Rough Trade Records). The Club Soda is located at 5240 Park Avenue. Telephone: 270-7848.
Richard Thompson Discography: Henry The Humanity — Reprise 1971 Hokey Pokey — Island — 1973 Live More Or Less — Island — 1974 Pour Down Like Silver — Island — 1975 First Light — Chrysalis — 1978 Shoot Out The Lights — Han nibal/A&M — 1982 Hand Of Kindness — Hannibal/A&M 1983
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Art in th e C ity b y R o u la C a f e d jis
Art not being one of my fortés, I decided to expand this side of my ig norance about it by becoming a member of The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. I was not disappointed. The recent opening of Murray Favro’s ex hibition: R e tr o s p e c tiv e introduced me to the world of contemporary art. Favro’s work — conceptual, un conventional, yet contemporary — in troduces one to the realm of threedimensions. Unlike the great works, painted on canvases that are hung on walls to project the artists’ feelings and perceptions, Favro’s major pieces are displayed in the center of the exhibition rooms whereby you can actually be in his work. You can walk into his C o u n tr y R o a d and into Van G o g h 's r o o m , and can long to be near water with his S y n th e tic L a k e .
With a solid aesthetic development disregarding conventional methods and his interest in machine-evolution led him to the artistic approach of ’projected reconstructions.’ What this means, is the use of illusory effects of light rather than paint. It is the use of three-dimensional white models upon
which film images of real are pro jected. T h e S till L i f e and T h e W a sh in g M a c h in e are some of the other projec tions in the Retrospective. Projected reconstructions are simply a blank screen, whereby a slide picture brjpgs the reconstruction to life. Favro’s art follows the same concept — only the screen is replaced either by a model, a rectangle, or any shape, in which the slide gives it substance. Of course Favro takes into consideration the use of distortions; especially if Gogh’s room in order for it to look
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This exhibition, a selection of sixty works, illustrates major movements which have characterized European art since the 15th century. These periods begin with the Italian Renaissance, continue into the Mannerist styles, the Baroque Period, includes France dur ing the age of Descartes, and follows the developments which occured dur ing the 19th century, including neoclassicism, impressionist and neo impressionist movements. It also
covers drawings from modern 20th century styles. If you are into photography, Gallery B of the Saidye Bronfman Center will be featuring the photos of Linda Rutenberg titled U rb a n V isio n s. Her pictures are compositions involving a sense of rhythmic and angular shots of people from the city of New York. This exhibition will go on until Oc tober 31, along with John Paskievich’s A V o ic e le ss S o n g , which is a series of photographs representing the people of Slavic lands.
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The possibilities are enormous when you think about Favro’s technique. We can have reconstructed images of presidents, prime ministers, of future vacation spots. The possibilities are endless. The exhibition also features other models and a series of Favro’s sketches and drawings which provide an insight into the artist’s work and methods, and inspirations. The exhibition is being presented at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts until November 13. If you want to further expand your appreciation for art, the museum will be ehibiting until November 6 works
ROCK AND ROLL IS KING by Ralph Quirino John Gray’s Rock And Roll is a funfilled romp through life in the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of The Monarchs, Nova Scotia’s answer to The Beatles. In the small town of Mushaboom, four men reunite to reminisce on their experiences as The Monarchs, and to perform once more. While they may never have had a hit single, The Monarchs were known far and wide across the province. John Gray’s script is on-the-mark; words and actions capture the spirit, energy, paranoia and feel of the era. Based on actual experiences with The Lincolns, Gray’s characters are recognizable, personable and alive. Screamin’ John — a mutation between James Dean and Death — acts as the chorus, reminding Manny, Chink, Parker and Brent, what it’s all about.
Their performance is exhuberant, hilarious and moving. Babs Chula’s portrayal of Shirly, the groupie with a heart-of-gold, is fun and tough; her costume changes remind us of how transient trends can be. Her message echoes Screamin’ John’s: It’s the music that matters. Whether you were there or not, the 1960s left their mark on us all. If you believe H a p p y D a y s to be the definitive statement on those times, then I hearti ly advise you get yourself a seat at the Centaur before November 6. The sing ing, playing, acting and motion are not only toe-tapping, but true-to-life. Rock And Roll is at the Centaur un til November 6; reservations can be made by calling 288-3161. The Centaur is located at 453 St. François Xavier in Old Montréal. The theatre’s next per formance is Patrick Meyer’s drama, K2.
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UB40 ... Labour of Love ... Virgin/Polygram T-Bone Burnette ... Proof Through The Night ... Warner Bros. Graham Parker ... The Real Macaw ... Arista/ Polygram Tim Finn ... Escapade ... A&M Records Rickie Lee Jones ... Girl At Her Volcano ... Warner Bros. Mick Fleetwood ... The Zoo ... RCA Records R.E.M. ... Murmer ... I.R.S. Records/A&M Shalamar ... The Look ... Solar Records/WEA
Aretha Franklin ... Get It Right ... Arista Records/Polygram The Stray Cats ... Rant’n’Rave ... EMI / America / Capitol Kenny Rogers... Eyes That See In The Dark ... RCA Records Rick James ... Cold-Blooded ... Motown Records/Quality Darkroom ... San Paku ... WEA Inter national Records Tom Tom Club ... Close To The Bone ... Sire Records/WEA Berlin (U.S.A.) ... Pleasure Victim ... Geffen Records/WEA Neil Young ... Everybody’s Rockin’ ... Geffen Records/WEA
Between the Lines By S t e p h e n p c a se R W e lc o m e th e th e T r ib u n e 's n e w b o o k c o lu m n . S ta r tin g w ith th is issu e, a n d in o c c a s io n a l o th e r e d itio n s , I w ill b e in fo r m in g y o u o f n e w a n d o l d b o o k s a lik e . T h e s t a f f a n d I h o p e y o u e n jo y it.
Primer Prees has come out with How to go to College by Bill Jeakle, Eugen Reardon and Ed Wyatt. It’s another one of those self-help books aimed at undergraduate students on how to do things right in university. A very funny , sometimes informative and sobering book. Fatal Vision (Putnam), by Joe McGinniss, is an account of the brutal murders of a U,S. Army physician’s wife and his two daughters. The doctor said in his statement that four hippies chanting “ Acid is groovy” , were responsible for the deaths. The story picks up from the statements and what happened thereafter. A must for peo ple who liked the Patti Hearst scandal. Did ja like those nifty little gadgets in Ian Flemming’s James Bond movies? Want to know more about things of the sort? Then The Complet Spy (Perigee) by Robert McGarvey and Elise Caitlin is for you. It is all about
gizmos of the sort; a list of manufac turers and suppliers for these wonders of technology and a section on what’s new is included as well. A mustfor engineering students! Spider Robinson has won his third “ Hugo” award for his short story Melancholy Elephants, which recently appeared in Analog. The award is like a ‘People’s Choice” award for sciencefiction writers. The Halifax native’s new novel, Mindkiller is due out soon in paperback form. T h is w e e k ’s B e s t S e lle rs: N o n -F ic tio n .
1. In Search of Excellence, Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman (Fitzhenry & Whiteside). 2. On Wings of Eagles, Ken Follett (Gage). 3. The Price of Power, Seymour Hersh (Musson). F ic tio n
1. Poland, James Michener (Random House). 2. The Little Drummer Girl, John le Carre (General). 3. The Name Of The Rose, Umberto Eco (Academic).
Olrfeers O r the Icw n by Cary Lawson and Kathleen Carey Kano, Heon and we two oinkers thought Café McGill might reflect that intellectual ambiance of casual student life inside the Pearl-y-Roddick Gates. But we were most dismayed by the overwhelming presence of pinstripe suits and five inch heels out on their lunchbreak. We paid to sit pretty and not to eat well. Just because you can order lasagna, mortadella ham and get black olives with your dish doesn’t qualify this café as being “ Italienne” as it claims on the front cover of the menu. Most of the selections were n o t Italian cuisine. Heon did try the lasagna though, as it was the special of the day. For $4.15 she expected some type of spice to be employed in its production. They must have laid off the garlic and fired the oregano. Kano got the cheese crepes, two of them and nothing else, not even a sprig of parsley to keep them company.
And, her orange juice was as good as the stuff you get out of the vending machines. Last but not least, we two oinkers got sandwiches and salad. “ Naploeon, what did you get?” “Wilbur, don’t you remember what cannibals we were? I had the mor tadella ham and you had the hot ham and cheese sandwich.” “ Oh, you’re right but my sandwich had only one piece of bread and that won’t keep my hams fit.” Well mine was okay, and because I paid a dollar more than you, I got let tuce and onions on my salad. But $1.75 for my small banana shake didn’t get an oink out of me.” In conclusion, the four of us left hungry and poorer than we expected. If you like pretty decor, look in from outside the café. If you like to spend money to look at pretty decor, then go in. The hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon. - Wed. and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. On our oink scale, this gets an oink.
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Groan! Yes, I am cognizent of the fact that that was a bad joke, but I use it as a means to an end: apathy is not a bad joke. It is a very serious problem, one that we must tackle immediately. You see, I went to my first Students’ Council meeting last week. It was actually frustrating to see that the only persons there, other than Swani Todd, were Melinda Wittstock and Michel-Adrien Sheppard of the McGill Daily, and a concerned patriot, M. Fred Methot. Doens’t anyone out there care what’s happening on cam pus? This wasn’t the only distressing piece of news: in my weekly consultation with Lisette Noodelman (who, as Vice President Internal Affairs of the Students’ Society is responsible for the Tribune), I learned that one of the most important Senate Committees, namely the Committee for the Co-ordination of Student Services (or CCSS), has a number of positions yet to be filled (namely in Dentistry, Law and Music, h in t, h in t). These positions have been well-advertised, and so the excuse “ I didn’t know” (ig n o r a n c e ) is not valid. Can any of you tell me the name of the President of Upper Volta? You get 5 points if you can tell me, but I ask this only to point out that a great number of you can’t tell me the name of the President of the Students’ Society of McGill Universi ty. Now, I know that Bruce is friendly and approachable, so if you don’t know him, make a point to meet him. He won’t bite (or at least I don’t think he will...) What about the McGill Advancement Program? Can you tell me, or anyone else, about its goals? If not, grovel in the dirt, slime bucket. (I promised a friend in that now-famous Microbiology lab of mine that I’d pull an Aislinism...) Permit me to diverge. Last year, which was my first at McGill, I felt it was time to take a break: I had been highly-active in extra-curricular activities throughout my high-school career. In essence, I did nothing but adjust to the new scenario and read voraciously, and for me, it was a waste of time, as I did not perform up to my per sonal academic standards. Finally, it dawned on me that something crucialwas miss ing from my regimen of success, from the Altiora Peto (I seek higher things) of high school. Now, I have always sought to be a R e n a is s a n c e M a n (if you are not sure what I mean by this, I would be pleased to devote a column to its explanation), but my horizons were not being expanded, my stride was not being lenghtened. I was defeating myself. T h e T r ib u n e opportunity providentially arose, and the rest, of course, is history... Swami Todd was born. The point of my divergence is simply that I am having a wonderful time this year, and academic life is so much more stimulating. Why? I like to think that it is because I got involved, and benefitted the most. In conclusion: Try involvement. For some of you, there’s a CCSS committee waiting for your attention. For the rest: not ony will McGill gain... you’ll gain. THE FINAL WORD: Let’s bring back the Anti-Apathy Committee, Swami-style. All of you crusaders ready to stamp out apathy should leave me a note in T h e T r ib u n e mailbox. I’ll report in two weeks time on the response.
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Rugger s Take Tourney by Ace Baker R u g b y ! You’re probably not even aware that while you were shovelling back that third slice of pumpkin pie, the McGill RFC was hosting its annual 8-team invitational tournament over the long weekend (October 8,9). In fact, the*McGill A-side managed to walk away with the cham pionship, going
undefeated straight through the round-robin tournament, not allowing even a point to be scored against them. Squads present included the McGill Bs, Bishop’s, Carleton, SL Francis Xavier As and Bs, Concordia, and John Abbott college. G a m e o n e for our champs was a 36—0 romp over Concordia, with Julian and Theo Loveday ac counting for most of the scor ing. This show was then repeated, asg a m e tw o saw a 36—0 win over St. F.-X. Bs. Competition was a little tighter sistency because of their com in g a m e 3 versus Carleton, as posure under fire: they are able the McGill As managed only a to play as a team at all times. 10—0 shutout victory. Another Says Gow, “ Composure is repeat performance followed, number one. It comes from ex as McGill dumped St. F.-X. in perience, and it allows a team to the f in a l , by the same 10—0 play with confidence, thus score. Honourable mentions eliminating needless mistakes.” goe to Chuck Knirsch and Theo Playing together as a team, Loveday for excellent play and exuding confidence, and main dazzling scoring in the final two taining composure has been a games, as well a to Wayne Coltrademark o f all the ize, Andy Stuart, and... oh, Gow/Breganski teams. This is a what the hell, the whole pack, phenomenon in coaching that is for solid support. The McGill Bs chalked up a reserved for the very few. The two men have been play 1—1 record in the tournament, ing and coaching together for winning their first game versus over twenty years, and 1983 St. F.-X. As by a 4—3 score on marks their ninth season with a late-game try by Steve Robitar, only then to lose in McGill. The two played for the game two to John Abbott, A Quebec provincial team for four 6—4 heartbreaker, in which the Bs conceded the winning try in continued on page 7 ... the last minute of play.
Gow/Breganski: The Winning Combination by Glen Cunningham The McGill Redmen Soccer team have won the national in tercollegiate (CIAU) soccer title for the past two seasons. If they feel they have a lock on a third consecutive crown, who could blame them? Indeed, their aspirations may be very well founded. The key to the steady rise to power of the Red and White can be found with the presence of Head Coach Gord Gow, and his assis tant, Zack Breganski. Gow and Breganski have led the ‘McGill Eleven’ in a rapid escalation to the top rung; their presence in this season assures us that McGill will have another solid squad. Consistency, it has been said, it what separates the great from the good. McGill has maintained a high level of con
RedSocs Romp by S.C. Marshall Last Wednesday (October 12) McGill finished Sherbrooke off for the ’83 — ’84 season, with a 2:0 win, in front of their own Sherbrooke home crowd. On Sunday (October 16), they did the same to Bishop’s, with a 5:1 put-away. On Wednesday, the game was played in a slight rain, in front of a very vocal 50 spectators, at Sherbrooke. The game started with early pressure from both sides. Rookie keeper Paul Desbarats was in nets in this, the toughest opposition seen yet this year. After a yo-yo first half of scrambling and scuffling, and very dirty play, Marc Noe put one in, off a corner kick by Johnny D’Ambrosio, at the 38 minute mark. The second half seemed more in McGill’s con trol, but only marginally so, as Paul w a s put to the test on several occasions. On all at tempts, he made amazing saves, well worthy of praise. To end the half off, after several missed attempts, rookie midfielder Mike MacBain was left alone in front of the net, with two defenders closing in — he took the shot — perfect, it had to go in: a high ball, it tuck ed in above and behind the
Overall, a highly successful weekend for McGill; the As scoring 92 points and allowing none, in 4 victories, and the “ killer Bs” defeating the finalists-to-be St. F.-X.-men and going to the wire with a
solid John Abbottt club. Surely there is no better rugby in eastern Canada! A c e B a k e r is a s y n d ic a te d c o lu m n is t f o r th e G h e tto G a z e tte .
Rowing Review by S.C. Marshall The McGill Rowing Club put in a solid showing at the Brock University Invitational Regatta, on Saturday October 15, at St. Catherines, Ontario. Rita Toporowski got off to a slow start in her women’s single race, in a shell she was not ac customed to, but managed to put in a fighting last 200m, to reduce the lead of Ellen Giles (U. of T.), to under one second (less than three feet). Guy Savard also placed a close se cond in his men’s single event, behind Greg Murphy (Brock). Murphy was the stroke of the gold-winning Canadian quadru ple sculls, at this summer’s Pan Am Games, in Venezuela. Among the bigger boats,
McGill’s picture was not so bright. The three women’s races, McGill’s picture was not so bright. The three women’s races, Novice 8, Junior Varsity 8, and Varsity 8, were all rowed by virtually an identical crew. Their results are listed in the Trib Scoreboard. Among the men’s races, again, basically the samed crews rowed two races: the Novice 8 and the Junior Varsity 8. The Varsity 8 was dis qualified on a disputed call by one of the starting judges known for his lack of judge ment. Overall, this regatta proved to be a good learning experience for the whole crew: it’s the first one in which the entire MRC has participated.
* * The team of the month for to RedSoc sweeper Guy-Marie £ * September has been chosen... Joseph. All three of these Red * The Redmen Soccer team (Red Socs are instrumental in their ^ * Socs) win it, no contest. So far spotless defence stats. In^t * this season, the Redmen have a September, the RedSocs had M * * 15—0 record (10—0 in league not had a single goal scored * * * ui«u, in m league play ^ play), and lead the QUAA stan against them, * dings, ahead of Concordia, Guy-Marie Joseph and t h e j * trois Rivières, Sherbrooke, and other three in the Redmen’s ^ * “back four” are one big reason Bishop’s. * The choosing of the player of for the RedSocs’ big success+ * * * the Month caused some conster record. * nation among the judges. * Honorable mentions go to two N .B .: T e a m s & P la y e r s o f th i * Redmen Soccer keepers, vet M o n th a r e c h o se n b y T r ib „ * Aldo Braccio, and rookie Paul S p o r ts a n d S p o r ts I n f o r m a tio n ^ * Desbarats, but the award goes a t th e G y m * * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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Sherbrooke keeper’s outstretch ed arms. It was Mike’s first goal with the Redmen. The Sunday game versus Bishop’s was under Redmen iron-grip from the very start. This windless, warm, hazy day saw most of the play in the Bishop’s half of the field. Again, after some missed, and some unlucky shots, Peter Ellement almost missed a perfect line, off a shot from Dickens St.-Vil, but d i d manage to put it in behind the keeper, at the 22:00 mark of the first half. With less than 10 minutes to go in ther first half, Kevin shot, to make the score 5:0. Taweel passed to Hisham Bishop’s struck back while Abdel-Rahman, who tipped it the play was officialy stopped; to Dickens, who, in turn, tap the referee was chastizing stop ped the ball, one-two-three, per Alastair Macdonald for tak past the keeper. ing out a Bish player. The In the second half, to add in Bishop’s squad put a shot past sult to injury, the third goal of keeper Aldo Braccio, while the the game was placed by refs back was turned. And it Bishop’s own defence, into the was counted as a fair goal. So, Bishop’s net, via a perfect the final was 5:1, for the good volley header ... suys. Three minutes later, at the In a national perspective, 28:00, Marc got a strong, low penalty shot into the middle of after two years of waiting, the the net. Another two minutes RedSocs finally got their just later, a beautiful goal by reward, as they were named Hisham was taken away, in first in the CIAU rankings (as favor of a penalty shot against of October 3). After two con Bishop’s ... The refereeing in secutive CIAU champs, they this game was questionable, to have never been ranked higher say the least ... Peter took the than in the number two spot.
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Cross Country This weekend saw another successful outing for the McGill Cross-Country Running squad. Out of a pack of 360, McGill placed 9 runners in the top 20 men’s and women’s events. The race, the Sri Chinmoy Road Race, a 10 km run aroung lie Ste. Helene and lie Notre Dame, took place on Saturday, October 15. McGill cross-country runners have been training and racing along the usual hilly, winding cross-country trails, so this flat
road race was a bit of a tax on their talents as runners, accor ding to coach Tom Silletta. Given their lack of expertise on this type of terrain, and given the high level of the field of run ners, Silletta felt that his run ners had done very well for themselves. The main aim in entering the Sri Chinmoy was to keep the McGill squad in fighting form, for their next races, the Provin cial Championships, slated for next weekend, at Sherbrooke U.
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Volleyball Starts
Football Soccer
by Bill Mang The McGill men’s varsity volleyball team opened their 1983-84 season on the up-beat, finishing in the semi-finals of the Vanier Invitational Tourna^ ment, in Laval, Montreal, Oc tober 5. The tournament of 10 teams consisted of two divisions of five teams each, with the top two in each division advancing to the semi-finals. McGill started off very shaki ly against Joliette. Although the Redmen split the match, they played sloppily, making costly mistakes on defence. Against Edouard-Montpetit and Vanier Senior ‘B’, the Redmen played very well, dominating the play, and winn ing both matches against both teams. When McGill played against Chinese V.B.C., however, the Redmen fell flat. McGill was unable to generate any offence. Coach Tark Boustany com mented that there seemed to be a lack of communication on the court. This showed in play, as McGill lost both matches. McGill ended the day with a 5—3 record; good enough to finish in the top two of their division, and to get them into the semi-finals. In the semis, the Redmen played against the Boucaniers de Montreal. The previous loss to the Chinese V.B.C. showed in Redmen concentration, in the Redmen’s first game; the Boucaniers totally dominated.
Ice Hockey
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Bishop’s (27) at McGill (32) McGill (2) at Sherbrooke(0) McGill (5) at Bishop’s (1) McGill (6) at Trois Rivières (4) Chicoutimi (8) at McGill (8) Gala Home Opener
CrossCountry
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Rowing
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Sri Chimnoy Road Race 10 km, 0-39 yrs (m) 1-Doug Brown 32.20, 3-Dave MacGruer 33.32, 5Peter Anthony 34.11, 10-Lyam Peyton 35.15 15-Dave Thompson 36.20, 19-Tony Grey 36.53; out of field of 300. (w) 3-Ingeborg Saksen 41.39, 5-Tania Costanzo 43.57, 6Lucy Drottning 45.26; out of field of 60. Brock U. Invitational Regatta (w) single: Rita Toporowski 2nd (m) single: Guy Savard 2nd (w) Novice 8 4th in heat Junior Varsity 8 6th in finals Lightweight Varsity 8 4th in finals Varsity 8 — disqualified
COMING EVENTS Football Soccer
R e d m e n S o c c e r ’s P la y e r o f th e m o n th , G u y -M a r ie J o s e p h is p i c tu r e d h e r e b e h in d th e C o n c o r d ia h e a d e r . K e e p e r A l d o B r a c c io is w a itin g a t th e n e t, a s a lw a y s . R e d s o c s w e re n a m e d f i r s t , in C I A U te a m s ta n d in g s la s t w e e k .
In the second game, however, the Redmen showed great form, playing the type of game of which they are capable. The n ext to u rn a m en t is on O ctober 22, at Lasalle, Québec.
... Winners continued from page 6 seasons and, as well, Breganski was a member of Canada’s na tional team for two years. With decades of playing and coaching experience behind them, both Gow and Breganski have gained the necessary ‘inside informa tion’ about the intangibles in volved in coaching. A coach’s worth is measured in large part by his ability to motivate his players. Our two are highly regarded by those who have worn the Red and White, as being outstanding motivators. Gow spoke about the con siderations of motivating a soc cer team: “ Soccer players are tempermental, and possess huge egos, for the most part. They have to be dealt with in a certain way; the North American ‘rah, rah’ psyche will not work with these players. Many of them come to us from the soccer power nations, and they arrive on campus with a very low regard for the Canadian game. It is often a major task to get the players to adjust to our system. For the most part, they learn very quickly that they must adapt to the McGill philosophy. After all, we have
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been fairly successful.” With a far-ranging scope in their approach to the game, and a varied ethnic content, Gow and Breganski rely on their psychological wiles almost as heavily as on their coaching ex pertise. While both coaches agreed that they must be adamant in their demands of having the players performing within the McGill framework, both were quck to point out that they must be flexible as well. “ We must always adjust our thinking to the available talent,” says Breganski. “We must build our system around the players, not the other way around.” Both Breganski and Gow took time to comment on the advantages provided with hav ing players with the strongest character. “ Recruitment at McGill traditionally brings us the athletes with a high corela tion between character and in telligence,” says Gow. Bregan ski adds, “They also possess a great will to succeed.” The same attributes have been credited to this year’s men who lead the McGill side to another championship season.
Hockey CrossCountry Rowing Rugby Volleyball Basketball
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QUAÀ Championships at Sherbrooke Dual Regatta vs Ottawa Ormstown Saracend Lasalle Tournament (w) Second Annual Alumni Game
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