The McGill Tribune Vol. 05 Issue 16

T i f f M C G IL L T R IB U N E Volume 5, Number 16

Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

Tuesday 28 January , 1986

T em p ers Flare In T h e U n io n B u ild in g A n ti-D a ily

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by M ich èle D upuis Some M cG ill students are unhappy w ith the Daily. " I t is im possible to get any alternative views in the Daily," said H oward Gerson as he and co-ordinators David Rose, David Gibson and Steve Smith lead some 40 students to occupy the Daily office last W ednesday at noon.

W hen trying to quiet dow n the row dy demonstrators during the sit-in, Senior News Editor Brendan Weston referred to the crow d as "a n im a ls ." Later, David Rose stated that he thought that this act on W eston's part was "n ea r contem pti­ b le ."

The twenty-five m inute sit-in was follow ed by a tw o hour discussion group in the U nion Building. Weston was confronted by a group o f some 25 students w h o protested the editorial policies, content and the statement of principles of the Daily. But the confron­ tation turned out to be a face-off bet­ ween opponents over specific news stories and political issues.

In an interview tw o days later, G ib­ son, ASUS president and m em ber o f the Board o f Directors o f the D aily Publica­ tions Society and Rose outlined the aspects o f the Daily to w h ich they took exception. As paying students, Gibson asked for changes to the Daily's co n ­ stitution w hich allows for the editorial board o f the Daily to refuse articles that do not fall "w ith in the o p tic " of the constitution, it is w ritten in the section 2.2. o f the constitution.

Further, Gibson contends that this editorial power provides the Daily editors w ith a "m o n o p o ly o f the content o f the paper." A ccording to Gibson, the Daily has not portrayed " a balanced view o f the facts" and that the facts it has used were "b ia sed ."

The Daily could achieve a balanced view by "stating alternative view s" w ith ip their articles and by publishing different articles" stated David Rose.

A n o th e r reason th a t th e g ro u p organized the demonstration was to "aw aken (the Daily staff) to the fact there is a large degree o f anim osity toward (the staff) on cam pus," Rose said.

W eston's reaction to the occupation was that the "in tim id a tio n tactics by a small num ber o f rabid, reactionary peo­ p le " w o u ld not w o rk. W eston stated that the Daily has "n e v e r refused to

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students " c a n 't c o m p la in if (the students) d o n 't contribute anything ," but then noted that not all students had the tim e or the talent.

W hen asked if he thought the dem onstration w o u ld be successful, Rose noted that "h istory takes tim e to u n fo ld ," but he d id not belief it w o u ld affect future Daily policies.

A ccording to Gibson, the organizers w ill now focus on the lease negotiations between StudSoc and the Daily in order to pressure the Daily to change its con­ stitution. The group may also organize a Board o f Governors dem onstration in the future.

discuss the paper w hen (students) come dow n one at a tim e o r in small groups."

W hen confronted w ith accusations that the w ritin g o f the Daily was biased in that it on ly represents one vie w p o in t o f an issue, M elinda W ittstock, Editorin-Chief o f the Daily, countered that "th e re are many sides to a story" and "o n e side is covered by the com m ercial m edia."

W ittstock suggested that if M cG ill students tru ly wish to effect change on the Daily there were m any avenues. She suggested w ritin g articles fo r the Daily, o r failing that, to "ju s t call (the Daily) u p " and give an op in io n o r "ju st to go to a staff m eeting." She stated that

D a ily l u d ic ia l B o a r d C o n s titu tio n

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by Adeeb Khalid The va lid ity of the C onstitution o f the D aily Publications Society (DPS) was challenged at a hearing o f the DPS ju d icia l C om m ittee last Tuesday night. " I f one pushes the m atter far eno ug h ,, the binding docum ent (for the Society) may be th e ir letters patent issued when they w ent autonom ous," said Steven Fraser, the in itia to r o f the petition.

The Judicial Com m ittee was hearing three petitions relating to an attem pt last fall to run tw o university-wide referenda that w o u ld have directed the Board of Directors o f the DPS to make certain amendments in the Constitution. The amendments w ould have made the pro­ cedure fo r holding DPS referenda "m o re parliam entary" and entrenched the right of students to " o p t o u t" o f the DPS. The referenda could not be held in the fall referendum period because of a procedural wrangle: The Board of Directors appointed the Society's Chief Returning O fficer on ly on O ctober 30, just tw o days before the deadline for submission of referendum questions.

The new CRO to o k till Novem ber 4 to pass the petitions and changed the w ording of the pream ble to the question in progress.

This wrangle resulted in three peti­ tions. The Post Graduate Students' Society, the in itia to r o f the referendum petition, com plained that the "d elay

beyond its control, because o f what ap­ pears like negligence in the appoint­ ment o f the CRO was very prejudicial to the petitioners." The remedy sought was to hold the referendum in February so that a second referendum required to ratify the amendments in the constitu­ tio n made by the first could be held in the same academic year. " N o t to hold the referendum because o f this procedural wrangle w o u ld be un­ fair to the in itia to r," said Fraser. The in­ itial strategy o f the petitioners was to hold the tw o referenda seeking am end­ ments to the Constitution in Novem ber and the ratification referendum in the March referendum period. If the tw o amendm ent referenda are held in March, the ratification referendum can­ not, under ordinary circumstances, be held till November. Fraser fears that by then, the movem ent m ight have lost its political mom entum.

The Board o f Directors o f the DPS challenged the amendments made by the CRO in the questions as ex­ traconstitutional. The Board also claim ­ ed that the questions themselves were "unconstitutional, uninterpretable, un­ fa ir and inappropriate and therefore unacceptable for submission to the mem bership of the society in a referen­ d u m ."

The DPS constitution can o n ly be amended by and at the initiative o f the Board of Directors. The Board consists

An angry dem onstrator gesticulates at th e Daily.

Photo - O w e n Egan o f three Daily staff representatives and four student members elected at large.

However, Fraser showed the com m it­ tee a copy o f an advertisement that the Daily had published at the tim e o f the autonom y referendum in March 1981 w h ich he said promised th a t students w ill be allowed to determ ine DPS policy.

"T h e o n ly w ay I co u ld see o f chang­ ing the Constitution was to initiate a university-wide referendum directing the Board o f Directors to amend the Constitution. W hat else can I do?" ask­ ed Fraser. " D o I go to the Students' Society Judicial Board and com plain

against the DPS fo r false advertising?"

M ore specifically, the DPS claim ed that the " o p t o u t" provision w o u ld not m erely amend the constitution, but also effectively change the mem bership o f the Society. Said Ken M onteith, Chair of the Board o f Directors o f the DPS, "T h e question also does not address the ques­ tion o f access to services after o p t out.

The Board should protect those w ho continue to pay."

After the three-hour hearing, the Judicial C om m ittee decided to hand dow n a judgem ent w ith o u t reasoning in the near future. The reasoning w ill fo llo w later.

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by Sophie W ilson Last M onday Board of G overnors members voted in favour of a $100 materials charge, despite claims that the revenue w o u ld not and co u ld not possibly be used o n ly for materials.

G overnors generally seemed to o pleased w ith the extra $1.5 m illio n in revenue that the charge w o u ld create for M cG ill to be concerned w ith the ac­ co untability o f such a charge.

Since 1968, the university has been bound to a fee freeze by the provincial governm ent. The university reasons, however, that such a freeze is not b in ­ ding for the cost of "m aterials w hich become the property o f the student."

Legally, the materials charge can thus o n ly be used to defray the cost o f pro­ ducing "m a te ria ls:" a term w hich seems to apply on ly to paper hand-outs and photocopies.

Vice-Principal John A rm our assured Board members that the m oney raised by the charge (to be levied at the rate of $3.33 per credit) w o u ld not be put towards paying o ff M cG ill's $9 m illio n debt. Said Arm our, "th e aim is to

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enable M cG ill's departm ents to im ­ prove the quality o f education... The University is resisting th e tem ptation to use this to reduce the d e fic it."

A ll fo u r students on the Board spoke against this charge.

Recognizing that many governors had not been in school fo r "several years," Andrew Ainsw orth o f M acD onald Col­ lege offered a detailed breakdown to the cost o f materials he received last semester. He came up w ith a "h ig h " o f $2.30 for a course w ith 46 handouts, and a " lo w " o f 5 cents fo r a course w ith on ly one handout. Even taking this into consideration the cost o f wages fo r typ ­ ing and photocopying, Ainsworth told BoG, " I d o n 't see where all the m o n e /s g o ing."

Ainsw orth's m otion to postpone a vote on the charge until the administra­ tion "la id down w here it's going to be spent," was defeated.

A lthough James Green, president of Students' Society, voted against the materials charge, he admitted that he had " a fair am ount o f sympathy for the fe e ."

Green recommended that the $100 charge be put in place, but any further increase be done on a faculty by faculty basis. Said Green, " I understand the university is caught between a rock and a hard place, but I'm concerned w ith the precedent such a charge creates."

Am y Kaler also spoke to the issue of "th e dangerous precedent o f accepting new charges." " I f w e pass a $100 charge for fees this m onth, w ill w e be asked to accept a $30 charge for wear and tear o f buildings next month?"

G racy M im ran, graduate represen­ tative to the Board, proposed a third amendment, to assure "th a t fees w ill be covered that are already in place." This am endm ent was also rejected.

Donald McSween perhaps best sum­ med up BoG rationale at the M onday meeting: "A s long as it is somewhat reasonable — generally in the direction o f reason — I w o u ld th in k the thing should have our su p p ort."

The on ly members to vote against the charge were the four student governors.

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Thursday, la n u a ry 28 • LIVE JAZZ IN THE ALLEY — featuring students from the M cG ill Faculty of Music. 9:00 p.m., Free.

• DROP IN AT N E W M A N — w ith Rev. Chris Ferguson. Chaplaincy Service, 3484 Peel St. 9:00-11:30 a.m. Call 392-5890 fo r more inform ation.

• S H IA T S U IN T E R P E R S O N A L M E D IT A TIO N — fo llo w e d by Peace Activists' Prayer G roup. 10:00 a.m. at the Y ellow Door, 3625 Aylm er St. • LABO UR S T U D IE S G R O U P W O RKSHO P — presents "Transition to Socialism in Zim babwe: Labour, M in­ ing, and Agricultural Policy Since In­ dependence" w ith guest speaker Don W einer o f C la rk University. 12:00-3:00 p.m ., Centre fo r Developing Area Studies, Seminar Room 100.

• SOUTH AFRICA COMMITTEE — meeting. Items to -b e discusses include fundraising, RSA Q u iz II, media watch.

All w elcom e. U nion 107-108 4:30 p.m.

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W ednesday, January 29 • SIGN UP — in U nion lobby to be a judge for the W in te r Carnival Debating Tournam ent between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. U ntil tom orrow .

• IRISH STUDIES — at M cG ill presents Prof. Brian John o f McMaster University speaking on "T he Healing A rt o f John M ontague." Arts C ouncil Room. 8:00 p.m.

• M CG ILL FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS — "R e p ulsion " U nion Ballroom. 8:00 p.m. Free.

• DESA — presents poetry reading by Elizabeth Spencer. 3:00 p.m ., Arts C ouncil Room.

• CENTRAL AMERICA GROUP — general meeting. 4:30 p.m., U nion 404.

A ll welcom e.

"B e it resolved that Tied Aid is Im m o ra l," w ith four cham pion M cG ill debaters. Union Building 107-108, 7:00 p.m.

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Friday, January 31 • FO O D SYSTEMS GROUP SEMINAR SERIES — Debate: "F irs t W o rld Agriculture — W hat Are the Lessons for the Third W o rld ." 2:00 p.m. Centre for Developing Area Studies, 3715 Peel St. Seminar Room 100.

• F IL M N IG H T — at Presbyterian/United Church Campus, 3521 University St. Feature films fo llo w ­ ed by discussion. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 30 • LIVE AT GERTRUDE'S — "Seven Sisters." 9:00 p.m. Free.

• H U M AN IS TIC STUDIES SPEAKERS SERIES — presents readings by Patrick Lane, w in n e r of the 1978 G overnor General Award for poetry. 4:30 p.m.

Arts C ouncil Room.

• " N O T JUST YES A N D A M E N " — H ow to read the Bible w ith a university m ind. 7:30-9:00 p.m. 3521 University St. Presbyterian/United Church campus chaplain presides.

• W O M E N , FAITH A N D FREEDOM SERIES — Sylvia D olla speaks on "C hoices and Challenges," a personal faith journey o f a w om an returning to school. The Yellow D oor, 3625 Aylm er.

12:00 noon.

• M CG ILL FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS — Mad Max. 8:00 p.m. Leacock 132.

• M CG ILL FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS — The Road W arrior. Leacock 132.

8:00 p.m. $2.00.

• PSSA PRESENTS — discussion group w ith Prof. Patrick James, "C urrent Issues in In te rn a tio n a l R e la tio n s."

Leacock 429, 1:00 p.m.

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Saturday, February 1 • M CG ILL FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS — "M a d Max: Beyond T hunderdom e."

Leacock 132. 8:00 p.m. $2.00.

• M C G IL L W IN T E R C A R N IV A L DEBATE TO U RNAM ENT — begins.

9:45 a.m.

• "T H E T W ILIG H T Z O N E " — a new

E ditor-in-C hief — Brian Todd Assistant Editor — M elanie Clu ow Entertainm ent Editors: Barbro D ick and Neil M ilton Features E ditor — Stephen Hum News Editors— Adeeb Khalid and M ichael Smart

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Sunday, February 2 • "B IK E FOR PEACE" — an organiza­ tional m eeting o f Teamworks Canada.

A ll w elcom e. Unitarian Church o f M on ­ treal, 3451 Simpson. 2:00-4:00 p.m.

M onday, February 3 • WEEKLY DIN N E R — at Alpha Epsilon Phi (wom en's fraternity), 3553 Aylm er Street, Apt. 6, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

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Media Blamed For AIDS Fear

by Alexis Cam pbell "T he m ajor agent fo r the transmission o f AIDS is the m ed ia ," Liason worker David Cassidy told the audience at a conference on "A ID S Awareness" presented by the M cG ill MSc Nursing Colleagueship last Thursday.

Cassidy, w h o works for Ville-M arie Social Services, explained that inspite of the fact that the media has focused at­ tention on AIDS recently, its coverage has generated a lot of anxiety because it has not been comprehensive. For exam­ ple, an article may sim ply state that AIDS may be transmitte'd through saliva, leaving the otherwise uninform ­ ed reader wondering w hether a peck on the cheek may be the kiss o f death.

Since the media is the public's main source of inform ation on AIDS it is not surprising that this lack o f com prehen-, sive coverage results in widespread m isconceptions about the disease.

Cassidy cited an example that occured in the head office o f V ille-M arie Social Services. An employee announced that he was being tested for AIDS. Several w om en in the office, w hom he had kiss­ ed on the cheek, refused to go home for fear o f infecting their children. Eventual­ ly, tw o doctors had to be brought in to convince the wom en that there was no danger to themselves o r th e ir families.

As Cassidy wondered, " I f profes­

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sionals can become this panicked, how must the general public feel?"

Public ignorance has not been a lle via te d by professional groups, whose mandate is to provide support and health care. The Royal Victoria H ospital produced a health care manual dealing w ith AIDS victim s w hich was approved for publication last September by the Regional C ouncil but has yet to be printed.

During a panel discussion, one AIDS victim , named David echoed Cassidy's views. W hen he was first diagnosed as having AIDS, he was placed in total isolation, w hich is excessive and un­ necessary provided suitable precautions are taken, according to Bev Cam pbell, a nurse at the Bureau o f Infection Control o f Health and W elfare Canada.

David consjders educating and infor­ m ing the public to be to p priority. AIDS is. a fatal disease w ith no known cure, and education is the best way to pre­ vent its spread, he said. " I wish that I had been educated tw o o r three years ago."

Dr. G ordon Jessamine, Chief o f the Field Epidemiology Division of Health and W elfare Canada, spoke about facts and fallacies concerning AIDS. N ot all people infected w ith the virus die. Some carriers show no symptoms at

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by Baila Lazarus Some days it doesn't pay to get o u t of bed. And some days it doesn't pay to at­ tend the W o rld Debating Cham pion­ ship at Fordham University in New York City. Such was the case w hen five keen debators set out from M ontreal on January 4 to represent M cG ill at the week-long tournam ent attended by 53 teams from ten countries. N o sooner had the M cG ill debators arrived in M anhattan when, after registering at the illustrious YMCA, they emerged to find that all their luggage had been removed from the hatchback o f their car. O b ­ viously some concerned New York citizen was a firm believer in the con­ cept o f 'travelling light.'

As if this was not enough, one debator was later asked to donate her w allet to M anhattan's less fortunate. A nother was relieved o f his coat w h ile attending a form al dinner, and finally, the city decided that the debator's car was tak­ ing up too m uch room in the city streets and had it towed to an im pound for safe-keeping.

O ne w o u ld th in k that the obvious reaction in such circumstance w o u ld be to pack up what remained of one's dignity and head fo r the safety o f home.

N ot so for the hard core members of M cG ill's Debating Union. N ot o n ly did they manage to rise above the hum ilia­ tion of know ing that their personal belongings were being displayed for

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sale somewhere in the seedy depths o f Soho, but they remained to debate, and later, to trium ph at the W o rld Debating Cham pionship itself.

Despite having to debate in oversized borrow ed suits, and undersized shoes, M c G ill's 'A ' te a m o f M a tth e w Mendelsohn and G opal Sreenivasan managed to place first after the tw elve prelim inary rounds on ly to be awarded the ninth place in the final standings after being upset in the octa-finals. Also placing in the top 16 were Bruce M o r­ rison and Lawrence Zucker w h o finish­ ed in thirteenth place. Just to top things off, M atthew M endelsohn added to his debating laurels by achieving the honourable third place in individual speaking.

The tournam ent was w o n by Univer­ sity College, from Cork, Ireland w ho trium phed over a team from Sydney, Australia.

N ot being ones to rest on th e ir achievements, members o f the debating union are w ell underway in th e ir preparations for yet another interna­ tional tournam ent to be held here at M cG ill January 31 to February 2. Teams from Canada and the United States, as w ell as from as far away as New Zealand have already guaranteed their attendance. Anyone interested in judg­ ing for the tournam ent (no experience necessary) is asked to contact the M cG ill Debating U nion at 392-8909.

all, and can be identified on ly by a blood test. O thers suffer various symp­ toms such as fever, weight loss, night sweats, diarrhea, and extreme fatique.

Dr. Jessamine cautions that people suf­ fering from such symptoms should not panic, since th e ir chance o f actually having the disease is low, but they should see their d o ctor immediately.

The th ird type are the actual AIDS v ic­ tims. All infected people, w hether or not they have symptoms, are capable o f transm itting the disease.

The AIDS virus is transmitted through body fluids, including semen, b lood, and saliva. The virus must enter the bloodstream through a break in the skin or mucous membrane. Transmission may be direct, through sexual inter­ course, o r open w ound contam ination, or indirect, through blood transfusion, a rtific ia l in s e m in a tio n , o r o rg a n transplants.

High-risk groups include homosexual or bisexual males (76 per cent of AIDS cases in Canada at the present time), th e ir hetero se xu a l p artners, drug abusers w h o often share needles, and unborn children o f female AIDS victims.

The risk o f infection by blo o k transfu­ sion w ill be greatly lowered by the in ­ troduction of a test for blood donors, reported as 99.8% effective.

Those w h o are at a lo w risk include people living in the same household as an AIDS victim w ith o u t sexual contact.

The chances o f developing the disease when proper precautions are taken is very low .

For inform ation on AIDS, call M on ­ treal AIDS Resource C om m ittee at 937-7596 o r Com ité SIDA-AIDE M on ­ tréal at 282-9888.

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Bev Campbell o f the Bureau of Infection Control in Ottawa

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STARTS MONDAY FEBRUARY 3 r d SO HURRYI Catch political hum ourist M ic h a e l M c G e e Mystery Photo Here's another easy one. An alternative route to Gert's. Last week's photo was of "th e gate that prevents traffic on University St. from entering campus via this lane." That is W a lbraw PI. next to the Rutherford Physics Building. Last week's winners: ALEC SANDY, TO M PRODE. You may pick up your been tickets from Suzanne M antha in the CVC office (B-19 o f the Union). As usual send your answers to Ezra, care this paper, B-15 o f the U nion Building.

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O p e n Letter To Th e D a i l y ed anything above and beyond the $100.00 fo r course materials.

A m y Kaler decided that she did not w ant to present any o f the motions so Andrew Ainsw orth (MacDonald C ol­ lege Representative to the Board of G overnors) presented the first, I presented the second and G racy M im ran (Graduate Representative to the Board of Governors and VicePresident, University Affairs o f the Students' Society) presented the th ird .

I presented m y m otion in a form I thought most palatable to the Board members so that it w o u ld have the best chance o f success. Indeed, I did manage to w rin g from both the Prin­ cipal and the Vice Principal Finance o f the University a guarantee that they w o u ld not increase the $100.00 by more than the cost o f living — another point noticeably absent from your arti­ cle and editorial.

I am sorry that you cannot see the motives behind my actions and am sor­ rier still that I have to take the tim e to set the record straight w hen you could have done so yourself by talking to me.

U nlike others on this campus, I do not a llo w m y personal views to interfere w ith my responsibility to the students of this University — I hope that you can say the same.

• James Green President, Students' Society of M c G ill U niversity

O p e n Letter to th e M c G ill D aily W h y is it so hard fo r you, as ex­ perienced journalists, to get the facts straight?- Is it your goal to mislead students at M cG ill — to try to lead them do w n your pretty path? I am, of course, referring to the editorial and article in the Wednesday, January 22nd, issue of the M c G i l l D a ily .

O n Friday, January 17th, I spent a fair am ount o f tim e helping the D a i l y w rite an editorial denouncing the proposed $100.00 course material charge. The editorial was printed, but my name was om itted. T w o days before that in Senate, (Wednesday, January 15th) I spoke o u t vehem ently against the $100 charge and voted fo r a proposal to table the issue. I have yet to read about that in your newspaper.

O n M onday, January 20th, the stu­ dent representatives to the Board of Governors and I met to plan our strategy in dealing w ith this issue. That m eeting was particularly im portant in light o f o u r unsuccessful approach in Senate. W e decided upon three mo­ tions to com bat the fee: 1) Refer the $100.00 charge back to the faculties and im plem ent a fee w hich reflects each faculty's needs.

2) Split the $100.00 charge, faculty by faculty, so that it cannot be increased u n ifo rm ly and arbitrarily by the Univer­ sity.

3) Present a m otio n that w o u ld guarantee that no student w ill be charg­

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by Keith M a rtin M cG ill Crossroad'snext m eeting w ill feature a debate between fo u r senior M cG ill debaters. Bruce M orrison and Lawrence Zucker w ill debate M atthew M endlesohn and G opal Sreenivasan on the to p ic "B e it resolved that tied aid is im m o ra l." Since these are fo u r ex­ cellent debaters, w h o recently placed

very highly at the W o rld 's Debating Championships as M cG ill's represen­ tatives, the debate should prove to be v e ry in fo rm a tiv e and in te re s tin g .

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H e jira : The Art of Politics

by Stephen H um Politics by Example. "P o litics versus Art? W ell, A rt need not be political, not explicitly anyw a y," said Yvette Jancso at last Friday's regular m eeting for members o f H e jir a , a publication w hich if it is not political is so by example rather than by rhetoric.

Founded by nine wom en at M cG ill in the fall o f 1983, H e j i r a bills itself as a journal for w om en's art. It is recognized by campus student societies as a special interest group though it is not o fficia lly affiliated w ith either StudSoc o r any of the undergraduate associations.

The magazine solicits advertisers, but presently its prim ary sources of revenue are donations from various faculty societies and w om en's groups in the M o n tr e a l a re a . H e j i r a , d e s p ite precarious finances at times, usually

m aintains a production schedule o f tw o issues per season.

Though H e jir a currently publishes on­ ly in the regular university school year, there have been discussions concerning a summ ertime incarnation for the magazine.

Since its founding, H e j i r a seems to have successfully navigated an indepen­ dent course amid a plethora o f often short-lived literary journals. Early edi­ tions o f the magazine (when it was a "M o n th ly creative jo u rn a l") reveal an enterprise whose surface look was not necessarily distinguishable from T h e R u b ic o n , M a t r ix , S c r iv e n e r or dozens of other such journals.

"When I first got involved w ith H e ­ said Deanna Young, Managing Editor, " it was a literary venture for me, not political at all. Still, w o rking on it I've really gained an awareness of the barriers facing wom en in the art w orld.

Yes, there is d iscrim ination.”

Nonetheless, in its th ird year H e jir a continues to steadfastly avoid discuss­ ing politics in an overt manner. But w h ile open to all members o f M cG ill University, the magazine on ly publishes w ork by w om en. It remains, p rim arily a journal for creative w ritin g as well. jir a , "

The price o f such integrity is a p ublic image w hich is sometimes blurred.

Noted Young, "som e people come and te ll us that w e 're to o radical, to o W hat d i d distinguish H e j i r a was that it feminist in orientation to suit them. was a journal put together by wom en as Then others w ill come and say that an ou tle t for w om en's art. w e 're not radical e n o u g h . " But content is a function o f participa­ tio n d e cla re d H e j i r a ' s m em bers.

"N o th in g is excluded from our pages because it doesn't exem plify 'o u r' political direction. W e d o n 't have a nar­ row ly defined political manifesto. W hat One article of the code in particular,

by Jenny Henderson appears in H e jir a is representative o f the "1 am definitely not mythical. I am making double submission of the same best that is actually subm itted." said available to all students." These were paper to several professors illegal, H e jir a m em ber Heather Frise.

As for not being fem inist enough, the words of Dean of Students Dr. Irwin generated a discussion which illustrated Gopnik, who spoke to a small gathering profoundly different views.

Q uendrith Johnson declared, "This is a Article 16 prohibits the submission of in the Douglas common room Wednes­ journal w here a group of wom en have even "a substantial portion of any day night. an o pportunity to w ork together fo r the About twenty students relaxed on academic writing...for which credit has benefit o f wom en. That's a political couches while the Dean outlined his previously been obtained or which has statement in itself." responsibilities and spoke about the been or is being submitted in another " H e j i r a is a support network accessi­ Code of Student Conduct and course," without prior permission of ble to wom en said Johnson. The Disciplinary Procedures, copies of both professors. members of the editorial collective are Gopnik said there have been three which were passed out. Most students M cG ill Students, but submissions are were seeing the code for the first time. cases of double submission discovered accepted from outside the university at A questionnaire concerning the code since he was appointed Dean in well. circulated last week by Douglas Hall September. "There is no standard The magazine continues to evolve.

Assistant Director John Hale brought punishment; each case comes before a Recent issues have featured interviews, this general lack of awareness into hearing committee. But often the conse­ such as the one w ith the local band quence is a zero on both papers and no W o n d e u r B rass in the last issue, and focus.

Gopnik expressed dissatisfaction with chance to rewrite either." record and book reviews. A stronger Most professors would be willing to the distribution of the code, but main­ emphasis on the visual arts is also tained that "Ignorance of the laws is no give their written permission for a stu­ emerging from the forge. excuse for any offence. The laws are dent to do combined research for two Deanna Young stated that another reasonable because they were made by papers, he said. However, he added feature of H e jir a was its intention to students as well as professors, so it's not that "the catch would probably be that launch each issue w ith an evening of such a burden to be responsible for the paper submitted to both professors perform ing arts and readings from would have to be twice as long." knowing them." material in the magazine. " I th in k w ith Several students argued for the legali­ The code lists the various academic this w e can prom ote w om en's art at a and non-academic offences which can ty of double submission, claiming that broader le ve l" she said. lead to action being taken against a stu­ the essential point is that the paper is "A n Evening w ith H e j i r a " w hich laun­ dent by the University, ft lists the product of the students own work. ched its December issue was highly suc­ disciplinary officers and others .with Gopnik responded with an analogy of cessful said Young. disciplinary clout (including weebles), two students, "Jack and Jill," both tak­ " I d o n 't th in k you can easily define and outlines the composition of com­ ing the same two courses: "jack writes H e jir a , but if you w ant to make a stab at mittees for hearings and proceedings. two different papers and Jill submits the it, I th in k you can say w e 're defined by Gopnik said that the code is to be same paper for both courses. Having o u r ca p a city fo r g ro w th ." stated published along with three other done half the work Jack has done, it editorial m em ber Jancso. documents, including student grievance would be totally unfair for Jill to be judg­ " I f there's a first principal you have it procedures, sexual harassment regula­ ed equally," he explained. th e re ," agreed Young, "W h a t's im por­ When one student claimed to be tions and the Charter of Students' tant is that w om en are w o rking together Rights. He favours a mass mailing to get completely supportive of the idea of on this. W e evolve as w e get each the package to all students. The code is double submission, the Dean answi aspect under control. W e d o n 't want available at Student Services. sym pathy." Not w anting sympathy, H e ­ j ir a doesn't always get it, but m ore im ­ portantly, it d o e s n 't n e e d it.

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"conservative finance g ro u p " whose members are drawn from the corporate w o rld (conspiracy theories are, of course, disavowed). It is Saloma's "c o n ­ servative la b y rin th ," w e are told, that is r e s p o n s ib le fo r th e "R e a g a n R evolution," w h ich is in tu rn the cause o f all manner o f evil.

O m in o u s P o litic s is a listing o f the com ponent parts o f this "L a b y rin th " whose influence Saloma so deplores.

The listing is thorough, if not ex­ haustive. A ll o f the m ajor conservative organizations are to be found in the in­ dex, and there are even a few listed of w hich I had not heard. The com pilation o f O m i n o u s P o litic s (and it was obvious­ ly more a matter of com pilation than of co n tin ue d on page 9

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"O v e r a period o f more than tw o decades, political conservatives have q u ietly b u ilt a vast coalition o f th in k tanks, political action groups, religious b ro a d c a s te rs , c o rp o r a te p o litic a l organizations, senators and represen­ tatives, Republican Party officials, and other groups w ith budgets to ta llin g hun­ dreds o f m illions o f dollars an n ua lly," according to John Saloma.

Those "hundreds o f m illions of do lla rs," Saloma hypothesizes, come from and are directed by a top level

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by K alli Varaklis "Reagan rules the entire W estl G or­ bachev rules the entire East! W hat do you c a ll th a t?

M a d n e s s ...M a d n e s s ...M a d n e s s ..." A penetrating, hard-driving reggae rhythm erupts follow ed by the insidious addi­ tion o f hypnotic vocals and m erm eric guitars resulting in the Messenjah style of reggae that an enthusiastic audience enjoyed Friday night.

Messenjah performed in the U nion Ballroom Friday, preceeded by special guest stars Dub-U-5, to a sold-out au­ dience that obviously remembered the concert from last year and knew what to expect. The com bined presentation was the clim ax o f the second annual 'Fiesta '86 — A M ulticultu ra l Extravaganza,' presented by the M cG ill M ulticultural

'Society.

However, the performance Friday night was definitely not a simple repeat o f last year's concert. The band d id n 't rely as m uch on stage effects, replaced the dram atic light show and stage backdrpp w ith an increased concentration on prom oting the free spirit and in­ tim ate rapport they manage to establish w ith the audience. The music em­ bodied a more traditional type of Jamaican reggae and shied away from the "A m e rica n ize d " genre of reggae the Canadian band o rigina lly prom oted.

The concert was dedicated to the eigh­ teen year old brother of the lead singer — the form er saxophone player, w h o was killed on Thursday — the day prior to the concert.

O n stage, the band cultivates the non­ chalance and spontaneity o f a jam ses­ sion. The innate, incessant m ovement o f the band members encourages the audience to fo llo w suit and the unabashed ebullience demonstrated by the band is contagious and intoxicating.

The overall effort o f the band is shared equally, emphasizing the group's unity and helping to m aintain the spontanei­ ty. The natural charisma o f the lead singer, O jiji, w h ich seems to instigate the w arm th o f the band, is offset by the sharing o f lead vocals.

The six-membered band from Kit­ chener, O ntario, is one o f Canada's few successful reggae bands. Although most o f its members grew up in Canada, the band, for the most part, sticks to a fairly traditional Jamaican reggae sound and a stereotypical Rastafarian reggae image.

One appealing aspect o f Messenjah's music is that their reggae, a successful blend of Bob M arley and the W ailers and a slightly more upbeat UB40 sound, is not exclusive to the tastes o f die-hard Rastafarians and can be enjoyed by casual reggae enthusiasts. The band en­

joys popularity in the United States as w ell as in Canada, but hasn't been able to make the transition from the university/small clubs circ u it to the coveted status of international appeal. They have produced tw o m oderately suc­ cessful albums, "R o ck You High in 1983, and "Session" in 1984, and had a h it song, "Jam Session" on th e ir form er record label, WEA. But presently, the band appears to have stagnated somewhat, perhaps due to the lack of any new original material.

Messenjah was preceeded by the Montreal-based Dub-U-5, an innovative re g g a e -b a s e d b a n d . T h e m u s ic presented by the eight-membered or­ chestra enhances the traditional reggae sound w ith elements of jazz, rock, ska and calyso. The result is a novel mélange, sounding vaguely like the English Beat, collectively referred to as D ub rock. The original core o f Dub^J-5, Dub Trio, w hich specialized in a rub-a-dub style, has expanded to i n ­ clude a^saxophone, keyboard, trum pet and steel guitars, the result being a

more diverse sound. The performance Friday, to a small audience, was a lively attem pt at spontaneity and exuberance, but the band in itia lly c o u ld n 't arouse the unconvinced audience to any great hights o f excitem ent. The crow d was unprepared for the unusual and incon­ sistent sound, and was perhaps taken aback by the band's eclectic ap­ pearance.

Nevertheless, the obvious talent of the band manifests itself, particularly during instrumental numbers, and their attempts to motivate the slum ping in­ terest in reggae by incorporating cur­ rently popular genres, are com m en­ dable. Yet, one cannot help but feel that the surge ahead to bigger and better musical endeavors is at the partial ex­ pense o f some o f the characteristic elements that in itia lly attract reggae en­ thusiasts. Their music, conspicuously lacking the sensual, hypnotic rh yth m 1 associated w ith Jamaican reggae, w ill appeal to fans ready fo r a change, but perhaps w ill also alienate some reggae purists.

by Kevin Davis The Film Society wants you to come to one of its film s fo r free this week. If you can answer four o f the questions below, and are one of the first three people to com e up to room 432 o f the U nion Building between 2 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, you w ill w in a free pass to one o f o u r movies this week. For those w h o can't answer the questions below, com e and see o u r movies o r check this colum n next week.

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6. W hat mode of transportation is used by the young tribesman to get to "Tomorrow-Land?

A n s w e r s to last w e e k 's q u iz : 1. The sailors m utiny on the Battleship Potemkin because o f the execution thi s witness.

R e p u ls io n 2. The Kossacks infamous slaughter 1. In what other film that w e are show­ took place in Odessa. ing this semester d id the star o f this film 3. The name o f the c lu b was "La Cage j appear? aux Folles."

M ad Max 4 . A sheilah is an Australian's girl.

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High-Tech New Club Open For BUSINESS

by N icole G aouette "People are sick o f cute things because 'n o w ' is a very cold, very hard w o rld ." Richard H older has successful­ ly translated this cynicism into a very sophisticated nightclub that this past W ednesday. BUSINESS, located at St. Laurent and M ilto n inside the old Reitm an's factory, is the brainchild of H older, his identical tw in M aurice, and tw o others, and has been under con­ struction since the summer.

The main attraction at BUSINESS is the unique approach to design and at­ mosphere. The decor is based on a few basic themes, o f w hich every detail of the clu b forms an integral part. If it isn't

urban or industrial, then its theatrical, and it's th e theatrical aspect of BUSINESS that makes the difference between sterility and sophistication. A r­ chitect Jacques Rousseau, w h o is cur­ rently w o rkin g on the Fine Arts Centre w ith Moishe Safdie, has created a severe and spartan interior using con­ crete, glass, and steel. To counter the harshness o f this interior, the theatrical elem ent has been introduced; the staff, lighting, and future plans to put the club through periodic artistic transformations (à la AREA in New York City) all con­ tribute to the high-tech drama.

In hiring staff, H older looked for "d yna m ic, extravagant, high energy

people w ith personality" and he has assembled an eclectic group w h o lack that patronizing and irritating air one finds in to o many M ontréal clubs.

The lighting system was designed by Alain Lortie w h o also does the lighting fo r local performance artist M ichel Lemieux. The lights, to be operated by a special lighting artist, cover the entire bar area as w ell as the dance floor. O c­ casional spots beam up from the flo o r like Star Trek transporter rays. The lighting effects, the over-enthusiastic dry ice m achine, plus a few drinks make for a heady com bination.

O ne of the most interesting aspects o f BUSINESS w ill be the m onthly artistic

transformations. Local artists w ill w ork was all danceable and had the dance fo r three m onths to create a new look flo o r packed. for the club. Although they must meet BUSINESS does have a cover charge w ith Holder at least once a week to o f $3 on Wednesday, Thursday and discuss th e ir ideas, the artists w ill Sunday nights and $4 on the weekends, basically have carte blanche. Their w h ic h is really not unreasonable when creations, w hich w ill be seen by 5000 to one considers the $120,000 to be spent 10,000 people, can be as extreme and on the decor every year. Drinks are outrageous as the artists' imaginations, average in terms o f dow ntow n bar provided th e ir w o rk can be done w ith in prices: m ixed drinks cost $4.50, beer the lim its o f tim e and a $10,000 budget. $2.75.

The music was aptly described by A lthough it m ight not be w ith in the Tom m y Schnurmacher in the Gazette as average student budget to spend a night so avant-garde that you w o n 't have d rinking at BUSINESS, it's w orth it just heard it before, but other DJ's w ill love to go and dance and see the place. it. N ot m uch o f the music at Wednes­ BUSINESS is w e ll w o rth the price of ad­ day's gala opening was fam iliar, but it mission.

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by Jacki Danylchuk "Let there be light..."

The reading began with Peter Nixon's poem "Creation." That sense of drama and a confident, measured delivery contributed to the impression Nixon's work made on the fifteen who gathered, for DESA's second poetry reading last Wednesday.

"Creation" was one of several pieces he read which concerned the process of writing and the meaning of art. In "Phobia", "Terror is looking at a blank page." "Writer's Block" described the frustration of failed communication, when words are "a filled swamp where ideas drown."

"My latest work is more directly commited to social and political issues," Nixon said. An example was "Jour et Nuit", inspired by the sight of a woman ("her life bulges out of a torn shopping bag") begging outside the doors of a bank where "empty three-piece suits recite a backwards liturgy,/Jour et nuit.") The poem is a strident castiga­ tion of what he percieves as a cold, mercenary society. Another piece, "Liberation Song", concerns the role of the artist in this anti-utopia: "I am the one who washes the sky with acid/...I will not lie to you,/Will you love me or fear me?"

Alex McArny was next, with a dozen poems read in a conversational, almost offhand tone. His work was compared to early Gaellic poetry for its simple, direct language. "I see myself in a Bar­ dic tradition," he agreed.

Some of his most engaging work jux­ taposed snatches of conversation and

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fragments of description in gritty, humourous collages. One example was "Richmond Buffet", a sketch of the diner at the St. Catherine's Kresge. "On the Bus", was written in the same mon­ tage technique, described an archtypal group of urban transit passengers: lone­ ly old women, school children, tired workers, and a punk, "Deep Purple spilling out of his ghetto blaster."

McArny's subject matter ranged from blizzards to infatuation, drink, Scott's Bluff, Nebraska and his red hair. His work was marked by a strain of wry humour. In a poem lyrically entitled, "The Wind Sings of Gentleness", "Joy percolates beneath the skin," when spr­ ing brings "The utter housebrokenness of this pet, the city."

A book of McArny's poems, called U r b a n E c o lo g u e s , will be published this year.

When Megan McArthur was asked what she thought about her poetry, she laughed before answering, "I don't think too much about it. I write it and try to get published and then I don't think about it any more."

McArthur read three pieces that were published in the summer '8 5 issue of S c r iv n e r magazine. "The Frogs" was an enigmatic simile: "we are like grotesque frogs at sea/...crawling ashore to burn on the rocks." "The Man" presented one who took to Jesus, "as zealot and enthusiast/the hours spent working in the mines/seemed full of light and the peace was astounding/...That man's smile became an absolute blessing."

Another of McArthur's poems, "An­ cient", sketched a picture of an aging

by Johnny J. Blancmange is a band people will be talking about a lot over the coming weeks. Their third album, B e lie v e Y o u M e , has just been released, and it is sure to build upon the success the band has already established. This album is also the first that Blancmange will tour in Canada.

When Blancmange first appeared six years ago, I was put off by a review say­ ing “What can you expect from a band named after a fluffy dessert?” I have since changed my mind. There is something to their music. Maybe nothing drastic, but something original.

The foundation of this British band is two guys who teamed up after playing in rival bands, in 1 979 . Neil Arthur is dark and tall, Stephen Luscombe is blond and shorter. They augment themselves with many other musicians: a total of 19 on B e lie v e You M e .

The new album continues in much the same direction as it's predecessors, with pleasant, clear vocals and har­ monies and catchy melodies. The first single, 'Lose Your Love,' is pushing cliché and formula-pop, but it serves a purpose. It will introduce the album to a large market, allowing the record com­ pany to release some of the stronger songs that dominate the album as singles. '2 2 3 3 9 ' and 'Other Animals' are likely candidates.

Arthure and Luscombe share the responsibility of writing the music, usually working apart. Most of the com­ posing is done on a computer, a system

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woman and communicated a fierce reaction to what the poet sees as a bitter loss of human dignity. "She doesn't do much anymore/...Why doesn't she scream?"

Suzanne Matheson read a villanelle based on Joyce's P o r t r a it o f t h e A r t i s t as a Y o u n g M a n , and another piece, "La Joie de Vivre", in which she asks Picasso, "Did your fingers ache to drop the brush/and join hands with dance again?" These were her most recent works. "I've just started writing again after a while, I'm trying to get away from being too personal," she explain­ ed.

"Exorcism", was a curse on the dead­ ly physical attraction of an aristocratic green-eyed blonde. "How fortunate that you have the flaw of egotism!" it concluded triumphantly. "Narcissus" similarly dealt with the appeal and superficiality of appearances: "one stone may shatter your reflection."

Anthony Burgess, the editor of S c r iv n e r magazine, read two poems.

"Nerves" began, "I knew a person who knew n erves/h e was in physiotherapy...He limped most of the time.” Burgess reflects on the problem of "understanding life's motion."

His second piece was the first canto from a work in progress. This poem also concerned the question of meaning and the difficulty of finding inspiration: "I am sitting here trying to write/...I think the problem lies with me/Too much ex­ perience, too much life."

The next DESA reading will be held on February 27 th. Everyone interested in reading their own work will be welcome.

that they find helps to get a song down quickly, while it is still in their head.

Although the composing is very hightech, Blancmange does not attempt to play everything on sampled or program­ med synthesizers. They would rather use the original instrument, such as str­ ings or flute, than play it on some com­ puterized monstrosity that moonlights at NASA. An outgrowth of Blancmange is the West India Company, a group establish­ ed by Luscombe. He became interested in Indian Music as a teenager, ex­ perimenting with it in his own composi­ tions. Around 1 983 , he was able to work with Pandit Dinesh, an Indian emmigrant who also plays with Blanc­ mange, and Asha Bhosle, who has sold over 4 0 million records in India over the last 37 years.

The result of this collaboration was a four-track EP, The West India Company.

It succeeded in combing the distinct sounds of East and West, and encourag­ ed the group to continue to work together.

Blancmange plays the Spectrum this Saturday, Feb. 1 . From all accounts they perform a polished, energetic show.

Believe You Me will be heavily featured, and it has some strong points, like the whole second side.

Blancmange is excited to finally be playing in Canada, especially Montreal, where they have a devout following.

The crowd at the show is guaranteed to be highly partisan, and you might be too, after the show.

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The original production of lolanthe in 1882 was the first to use the newly con­ structed Savoy Theatre complete with revolutionary electric lighting. Although criticized for its political satire, the show was a success.

The plot mixes the fantastic with the political as a fairy Queen and her chorus of fairies attempt to help Stephron (son of lolanthe) win back the heart of Phyllis, a popular lady with the House of Peers.

Keith White, this year's Stage Direc­ tor, has been involved with the Savoy Society since 1 9 7 4 . Conductor of the Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Wanda Kaluzny will serve as Music Director. lolanthe will run January 3 0 through February 1 and then February 5 through 8 at 8 :0 0 p.m. in Moyse Hall. There will be a Sunday matinee on February 2 at 2 :0 0 p.m. Ticket prices are a little com­ plicated, and are as follows: • $6 .0 0 for all Friday and Saturday shows. • $5 .0 0 students and seniors, $6 .0 0 for others on Thursdays.

• $4 .0 0 students and seniors, $5 .0 0 for others on Wednesday and matinee.

For reservations and information con­ sult the Savoy Society (392 -8 9 9 3 ) or Sadie's Box Office (392 -8 9 2 6 ), 9-5 on weekdays.

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Comedy On The Couch

by Megan Doyle

"Good evening. I'm your party psychiatrist."

With this comment, party host Albert Nerenberg began a night of improvisational theatre with Theatre Shmeatre last Sunday evening at\Le Steppe (5175 Parc Ave.) The audience was invited by the host to play an active role in the improvisatio n al process by suggesting geographical locations and genres (topics) to guide the performance.

The first group to perform was Apatheatre, consisting of John Sopol, Charles Stuart, Barb Kerr and Jack B. Flexer. This was their first "real" show and with this in mind they did a very good job with very few nervous lapses and laughs. The first improv game of the evening was "Freeze," which can be described as "random ideas smashing together." The host would interupt the dialogue with the word "freeze," and then a new person would replace the

topical events.

The Theatre Shmeatre Improv League is the main body from which groups such as these evolve. One such group that has branched off is an all women's trou pie called Underwired (yes, in a bra). This T heatre Shm eatre phenomenon is proving to be quite con­ tagious and hilarious.

Sunday Improv Comedy Night is a regular event these days at Le Steppie with the show starting at 9 :0 0 p.m. Ad­ mission is $2.00.

old and re-interpret the frozen body in order to create an entirely new scene.

The second group! to perform was Insta-Theatre. This group, composed of five females and one male, was tighter and more professional than the first group. One of the high points of the evening occurred in this half of the show. This was the song "Nicaragua is mine" performed by our host on guitar with backing vocals by three of the girls.

This song was characteristic of the light raillery directed that evening at some

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H O W T O A P P L Y : “ G e n e r a l A p p lic a tio n ” fo rm s a re a v a ila b le G e n e r a l O f f i c e , U n i o n 1 0 5 , 3 4 8 0 M c T a v i s h S t r e e t ; a t S a d i e ’s I I i n t h e B u ild in g a n d in C h a n c e llo r D a y H a ll a t t h e S A O a n d L S A o ffic e s . A ll to h a v e a w r itte n re s p o n s e to th e ir a p p lic a tio n s b y th e e n d o f M a rc h 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 will be accepted from not more than two (2) students for any one (1) position.

AH applications will be treated confidentially and will be reviewed by the Students' Society Nominating Committee. The best qualified candidates will likely be interviewed by the Committee.

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writing), must have involved a great deal of research; although its value is reduced by the fact that it is unreferenc­ ed.

Saloma's long list of (undoubtedly ac­ curate) facts is unencumbered by argu­ ment. Between the introduction, writ­ ten by Henry Steele Commager, and the conclusion, there is no attempt to make a case.

It is as if the reader were expected to be scandalized to learn that, for in­ stance, corporations provide 20 per cent of the conservative Heritage Foun­ dation's budget. How does this com­ pare with the Liberal Brookings Institu­

tion? What do the figures establish? This kind of question is neither asked nor answered.

Commager, in his introduction, asserts that the new-found power of the conservative movement is due to the "subversion of reason by money.” This is the real message of Saloma's book.

The ahistorical idea that the power of money is any greater in U.S. politics to­ day than it was fifty, or a hundred years ago is the basic premise of Ominous

Politics.

That U.S. conservatives have recently learned to effectively raise and spend money is well documented by Saloma.

Of particular interest is the story of the Richard Viguerie organization, which raises money for conservative causes from small donations, solicited by mail.

The influence of the Viguerie organisation, and in particular of the related National Conservative Political Action C om m ittee NCPAC), is debatable. Unfortunately, Saloma does not join the debate; nor does he attempt to see the conflicts that have arisen bet­ ween the radical, mass-based conser­ vative organizations of the Viguerie type and the traditional establishment.

The question of the role and impor­ tance of conservative intellectuals suf­ fers from a similar lack of analysis. All the names, dates and places are here: but none of the ideas which might ex­ plain the significance of these thinkers.

Ominous Politics, which was produc­ ed under the auspices of the liberalleaning magazine The Nation, suffers from the same want of serious analysis

S T A N D IN G C O M M IT T E E S O F SEN ATE A c a d e m ic P olicy &. P la n n in g C o m m itte e

U n iv e rs ity A d m iss io n s C o m m itte e U n iv e rs ity B o o k s to re C o m m itte e C o m m itte e o n C o m p u tin g

U n iv e rs ity C o n v o c a tio n s C o m m itte e C o m m itte e o n P h y sica l D e v e lo p m e n t

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U n iv e rs ity M u s e u m s &. C o lle c tio n s C o m m itte e U n iv e rs ity S c h o la rs h ip s C o m m itte e C o m m itte e o n S tu d e n t D isc ip lin e C o m m itte e o n S tu d e n t G rie v a n c e s C o m m itte e o n T im e ta b lin g <Sc S t u d e n t R e c o rd s C o m m itte e o n U n iv e rs ity R e sid en c e s C o m m itte e o n W o m e n A D H O C C O M M IT T E E S O F S E N A T E A d H o c C o m m itte e o n M a tu r e S tu d e n ts A d H o c C o m m itte e o n D is a b le d S tu d e n ts C O M M IT T E E F O R T H E C O O R D IN A T IO S u b -C o m m itte e a n d B o a rd s H e a lth S erv ices C o u n s e llin g S erv ice A d v is o ry B o a rd I n te r n a tio n a l S tu d e n ts H e a lth In s u ra n c e

that afflicts most partisan books. The U.S. conservative movement of the 1980 's, being an intensely partisan topic, has given rise to a number of such books, for and against. There exists a need for a searching account and analysis of the movement; a need that books like Saloma's cannot fill.

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that "The values of the University com­ munity (represented by the code) are ones which everyone should be familiar with by the time they get to university."

He went on to reiterate his earlier point

that the code was written in collabora­ tion with students.

Douglas residents had the opportuni­ ty to express discontent with other aspects of life at McGill and several described frustrating experiences as new students. One student described her impressions of the administration process as "cattle being herded" through orientation, advising and registration.

The Dean agreed that more organiza­ tion is required. He especially con­ demned the performance of professors acting as advisors to incoming students.

"The problem is that in the hierarchy of a professor's values, the quality of his or her advising is just not important. No one brags about their advising," he said.

R E P R E S E N T A T IO N 3 r e p re s e n ta tiv e s , a t le a st 1 re g iste re d in t h e F a c u lty o f & R e se a rc h .

3 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 4 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 5 re p re s e n ta tiv e s , a t le a st 2 o f w h o m re g iste re d in t h e F a c u lty o f G r a d u a te &. R e s e a rc h 2 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 3 r e p re s e n ta tiv e s , a t le a st 1 o f w h o m re g iste re d in t h e F a c u lty o f G r a d u a te &. R e se a rc h 3 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 2 r e p re s e n ta tiv e s , a t le a st 1 o f w h o m re g iste re d in t h e F a c u lty o f G r a d u a te 6 R e se a rc h 2 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 3 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 3 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 2 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 4 re p re s e n ta tiv e s 1 re p re s e n ta tiv e 2 re p re s e n ta tiv e s

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a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty M c C o n n e ll E n g in e e rin g a p p lic a n ts s h o u ld e x p e c t 1986.

O p e r a tio n s S e c re ta ry , F R I D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 7, 1986.

N o t e : T h e a b o v e p o s itio n s m ay b e su b je c t t o c h a n g e p e n d in g official S e n a te a n n o u n c e m e n t o f S t u d e n t p o s itio n s.

F u r th e r in fo r m a tio n o n t h e U n iv e rs ity A ffairs C o m m itte e s m ay o b ta in e d b y c o n ta c tin g G ra c y M im r a n , V ic e -P re s id e n t, U n iv e rs ity A ffairs, 392-8911

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fidence and wisdom, and her influence This past Friday night brought an ex­ settled the Martlets in the second half so citing evening of basketball to the Sir Ar­ that their team execution improved considerably. thur Currie Gymnasium as the two McGill teams competed against their Though McGill won this game by 28 rivals from Concordia. The Martlets points neither the Martlets nor the emerged triumphant, with the final coaching staff can be pleased with their score being 71 -4 3 , while the Redmen overall performance, as Concordia is a lost an emotional battle in the final team the Martlets could have easily beaten by 48 points. Call it playing at minutes 8 1 -7 2 .

Last year, the Concordia women's the level of the competition, or simply team finished first in the league, but the call it lack of concentration, the Martlets loss of their entire starting line-up has didn't act to their potential Friday night; left them a weak and inexperienced but look for them to do this on Friday at group. The Martlets should have home as they will be playing a good devoured this team but did not as they team, Laval, in a game they will have to were unable to get coordinated perform well in to win. throughout the entire first half. While High scorers for the Martlets were the Martlets' rebounding was solid, McNaughton and Janet Swords with 13 every other aspect of their game was points each, while Nancy Avery and very weak. No set offense was run, and Carolin Doody hit for 9 points apiece. careless turnovers abounded. The score The Redmen game was quite another after 9:00 minutes attested to this as the story, as Concordia's team is ranked se­ Martlets were down 14 -5 . cond in the country, while the Redmen are not ranked at all.

The last third of the half saw the The first half was extremely wellMartlets make a slight recovery to finish played, with the Redmen hitting from the opening sessioty three ahead of the everywhere on the floor. Not enough Stingers 2 6 -2 3 . can be said about their play in the first The second half saw a marked im­ half, as everything the Redmen did was provement in team play as the Martlets right. McGill's defensive rebounding came out running - executing the fast was merciless, their defence dogged break and shooting with much improv­ and the inside passing from Claude ed accuracy. Mention must be made of Briere to both Pat Arsenault and Clint the play of Bonnie McNaughton as she Hamilton was awesome. Simon performed with great intensity and con­ Onabawale was very strong inside, sistency throughout the entire game, despite being stuffed several times early while showing admirable maturity and in the game, and Bernie Rosanelli's poise. McNaughton, in her fifth year of shooting was dead on. The Redmen wre Management, plays with great con­ sharp and quick, forcing many tur-

novers, and capitalizing on every Stinger error. Rosanelli took a brutal charge in the final minute of the first half that ended with the Redmen up by 11 -5 1 -4 0 .

The Redmen came out in the second half slow and lethargic, whereas the Stingers emerged determined and buoyant. The cheering from the numerous Concordia fans helped to spark their defense, as forwards Chris Latter and Craig Norman dominated McGill: the two would finish the game with 32 and 31 points respectively.

McGill seemed uneasy from the open­ ing minute of the second half, and while the Stingers were good, the Redmen lost this game themselves. They were cold and tentative, shooting infrequently and missing everything. Vet it was not simp­ ly lack of execution that lost this game, it was lack of concentration. McGill got two calls for key violations, showing that the Redmen didn't have their heads on in the second half.

Within six minutes of the half, the Stingers had outscored the Reds 13-3 to cut the home team's lead to one.

At the ten minute mark the Redmen coach, Ken Schildroth, put his squad in­ to a zone defense that kept the Redmen in the game, but the last two minutes saw the curtain fall as the Redmen let it slip through their hands to lose 8 1 -7 2 .

Had the Redmen been able to main­ tain their impressive play of the first half the large McGill crowd would have left the gymnasium as witnesses to a major upset, rather than as spectators at another frustrating loss.

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The McGill Redmen hockey team, cur­ rently enjoying modest second-half suc­ cess, swept a pair of weekend games from Ontario opponents, defeating the University of Western Ontario 6-2 on Saturday, and Queen's University 6-1 on Friday night.

In the Queen's game, centre Mark Reade set a McGill single-season goal scoring record midway through the third period by knotching his 3 2 nd goal of the season, eclipsing Mike Bradley's old mark of 31 established in 1977 - 1 9 7 8 .

"I wasn't thinking as much about the record as I was about our line missing good chances all game and finally get­ ting one," Reade said about the goal set up by linemates Dave Ducharme and Doug Harrison. On January 19 against Concordia Reade's record-setting goala-game pace ended at 13 games, a streak Reade "knew would have to come to an end sometime."

Benoit Lafleur scored twice and Daniel Lamirande, Doug Harrison, and Dave Ducharme added singles to com­ plete the scoring in the dominating ef­ fort over a team from Kingston whose perfomance can be summed up in the quality of their jersey's insignias—prac­ tically invisible.

On Saturday night McGill extended their unspectacular winning streak to four games in a romp over Western who sport a 10 -3-3 won-lost-tied record in the Ontario Univeristy League.

Ducharme led McGill with 2 goals, and Lamirande, Andre Martin (his first of the year), Alain Robichaud, and François Olivier adding singles.

Tonight the 'Red and White' will.play against Concordia at Loyola Campus (Sherbrooke Street West) in an effort to even their QUAA record at 7 -7 . Reade, in his third year at McGill, is fully aware of his team's tendency to collapse at this time of year in matches that they're sup­ posed to win.

"No way are we gonna fold—we'll get stronger," promises the Redmen sharpshooter.

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January 28 McGill at Concordia 7:30 p.m.

January 31 McGill at Chicoutimi February 2 McGill at Chicoutimi

1, UQTR

M a r tle ts

McGill 71

24

Q U A A Standings (as o f January 20) CP W T l GA CF 14 11 3 0 64 92

Pts

22

2 , Ottawa

14

9

5

0

94

54

18

3. M c G ill

13

6

7

62

69

12

4 . Chicoutimi 5 . Concordia

15 14

5 4

10 10

0 0 0

69 61

104 97

8

10

Redmen Statistical A bstract (excluding Exhibition games)

Shorthanded Goals; McGill 6, Opposition 2 Powerplay Goals: For 13 , Against 18 Shots on Goal: For 3 8 8 , Against 4 6 6 Scoring Percentage (minimum 4 0 shots): François Olivier 29.5 % Alain Robichaud 2 8 .2 %

The M c G ill T rib u n e * Tuesday 28 [an u ary, 1986

STUDENTS’ SOCIETY ELECTIONS N O M IN A T IO N S A R E H E A R B Y C A L L E D F O R T H E F O L L O W IN G P O S IT IO N S B O A R D O F G O VER N O R S ONE UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE (inch Law, Medicine and Dentistry)

S TU D E N TS ’ S O C IE T Y E X E C U T IV E PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT, Internal Affairs VICE-PRESIDENT, External Affairs SENATE ARTS (inch Social Work) DENTISTRY EDUCATION ENGINEERING (inch Architecture) LAW

2 1 1 1 1

MANAGEMENT MEDECINE (inch Nursing and P&OT) MUSIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES SCIENCE

representatives representative representative representative representative

1 representative 1 representative 1 representative 1 representative 2 representatives

D E A D L IN E : F R ID A Y F E B R U A R Y 7 , 1 9 8 6 A T 1 6 : 3 0 H R S

CANDIDATES QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATING PROCEDURES E X E C U T IV E President—may be a member of the McGill Students’ Society in good standing with the University except: i) partial students taking less than three courses ii) students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research who are non-resident students or full members of the teaching staff.

Nominations must be signed by at least 100 members of the McGill Students’ Society together with their year and faculty.

Vice-Presidents, Internal & External—same qualifications as for President.

Nominations must be siqned by at least 75 members of the McGill Students’ Society alonq with their year and faculty.

BO ARD OF GOVERNORS Candidates must be members of the McGill Students’ Society and must be registered at McGill University as full-time students in good standing following the normal load of courses per year. Nominations must be signed by at least 75 members of the McGill Students’ Society along with their year and faculty.

SENATE Candidates must be members of the McGill Students’ Society and: 1. be students in good standing who are registered full-time for a degree or diploma and have satisfied conditions for promotion in their previous year of studies. or 2. be students in good standing who have satisfied conditions for promotion in the previous year of studies and who are registered in a degree or diploma program, but who are permitted by Faculty to undertake a limited program. or

3. be students in good standing who are registered full-time or in a limited program for a degree or diploma, and who are repeating a year for reasons other than academic failure.

Nominations must be signed by at least 50 members of Students’ Society who are in the same faculty as the prospective candidate together with their year and faculty, or by 25% of the student enrolment in the faculty together with their year and faculty, whichever is the lesser of the two.

• CANDIDATES MAY RUN FOR ONE POSITION IN EACH OF THREE CATEGORIES PROVIDED SEPARATE NOMINATION PAPERS HAVE BEEN HANDED IN FOR EACH POSITON. A PEN SKETCH OF 100 WORDS OR LESS AND A PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE MUST BE HANDED IN WITH THE NOMINATION. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE STUDENTS’ SOCIETY GENERAL OFFICE IN THE STUDENTS’ UNION NO LATER THAN:

16H30 FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY c/o LESLIE COPELAND, Secretary

MARKPROUDMAN Chief Returning Officer

N.B. Students in Continuing Education are NOT members of the Students’ Societv OFFICIAL NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE STUDENTS’ SOCIETY GENERAL OFFICE, ROOM 105, 3480 McTAVISH STREET ALL NOMINATION FORMS MUST HAVE THE CANDIDATES SIGNATURE TOGETHER WITH HIS/HER YEAR AND FACUTLY, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

RESPONSIBILITIES & REMUNERATION OF STUDENT POSITIONS P r e s id e n t , . „ The chief elected officer of the McGill Students’ Society is the President whose duties are: to enforce the Constitution and ByLaws, to supervise the functions of the Executive Committee, to represent the Society in acccordance with Students’ council policy, to set the agenda, date and time of Council meetings and to coordinate relations with between the Society and the McGill Administration. The President is an ex-officio member of all Students’ Society committees, the Senate and the Board of Governors and acts as chairman of the Students’ Society Executive Committee. Remuneration for this position is approximately $2,500. In addition, the By-Laws guarantee the President summer employment with the Society at minimum wage.

V ic e - P r e s id e n t, I n t e r n a l A f f a ir s The Internal Vice-President is responsible for relations between the Students’ Society and all student organizations at McGill University and for Students’ Society programming and communications. The Internal VP sits on the Executive Committee and Students’ Council and acts as chairman of the Nominating Committee, he or she assumes the duties of the President in the event of resignation or impeachment. Remuneration is approximately $1,500.

V ic e - P r e s id e n t, E x te r n a l A ffa ir s The External Vice-President is responsible for relations between the Students’ Society and student organizations outside of McGill University and relations with all levels of government. The External VP sits on the Executive Committee and Students’ Council and is in charge of any external affairs committees established by Council. Remuneration is approximately $1,500.

S tu d e n t S e n a to rs & G o v e rn o rs Student senators and governors are responsible directly to their constiuents but are encouraged to attend student caucus meetings organized by the Students’ Society. Student senators and governors are eligible to run as one of three student senator and governor reps to Students’ Council, meetings of the McGill Senate are held approximately once every two weeks during the school year. The McGill Board of Governors meets about once a month during the school year.________ _____ ____________

ONEY:

WORK AS A DISTRICT RETURNING OFFICER DURING STUDENTS’ SOCIETY ELECTIONS, MARCH 1 0 - 1 2 .

If interested and eligible to work in Canada, fill in an application form at Students’ Society General Office, by February

28,

1986