The McGill Tribune Vol. 05 Issue 2 by The Tribune

Volume 5, Number 2

Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

Tuesday, September 17 1985

Peel S tre e t H o u se s W ill by Jillian Cohen Four buildings on Peel Street near McGill will soon be demolished to make way for an 18-storey con dom iniu m , th e G a zette recen tly reported. What is more, some residents believe a-fire was set to encourage them to leave. Jim Randle, a pensioner who is superintendent of the buildings, said so m eone recently tried to set one of the buildings, 3440 Peel, on fire. Randle w ho has lived at 3428 Peel for eight years was issued a notice a month ago stating that he would have to leave his home. Another resident of the buildings, A n n e -M a r ie D u fo u r , c o n fir m e d Randle's claim. She believes the fire was set to force the tenants to leave. Rene Lepine Sr., the proprietor of the three greystones and on e 1940's building was originally denied a demoli tion permit but recently won an appeal before the city's planning committee. In an article in the G azette, September 5, 1985, Lepine stated he would offer tenants three months free rent and moving expenses. Lepine felt his project was "beneficial" because the buildings to be demolished were "old boarding houses." Dufour w^s depressed that she was being evicted and concluded "That man (Lepine Sr.) is too powerful." McGill Physical Planning officer, Charles Adler, stated that McGill had sold the buildings a few years ago in an effort to consolidate McGill buildings. However, he did not believe that the

sale had been a mistake. "I believe the long term residents of the buildings (to be demolished) are also the long-term losers. McGill will regard the construction of the con dominiums only as an interested neighbour," Adler said. Josée LaCoste of El-Pine Development Inc., the company that will construct the condominiums, felt "there is a need for condominiums in downtown Mon treal." "It is beyond the point of taking ac tion," John Gardner, a councillor of

Montreal's Citizens' Movement said. He added, however, that tenant Ian Bar rett has hired a lawyer to fight the nonappealable decision. Gardner is hoping for a legal technicality which will enable tenants to remain in their pre sent homes. He emphasized that the im pact of the new condominiums on the housing market will be negative. "The houses that are being torn down are a rarity and the project is a downright shame, " he said. Construction of the new buildings will begin in the spring of '86.

L ife B e y o n d T a x S h e l t e r s by Jeff Brock Despite an increasingly prevalent at titude in our society that a university education is nothing but trade school, a techno-bureaucratic passport to highincom e brackets, there does still exist in and around this institution a concern with a broader picture of life. University education can and should be an ex perience which serves to broaden and deepen one's understanding of the world which w e share. Such an increased understanding often leads to an urge to act upon one's new-found convictions. Happily, there are organizations already existing on campus which facilitate such active ex pression. Uhuru na Ufahamu and McGill's Central America Group are two clubs which work to provide all students with a means for acting upon

any range of issues in the "developing world". Uhuru na Ufahamu would like to put out a journal and a newsletter this year which could function as a muchneeded collective source for developing area studies. Any information concern ing the study of or participation in the cultures, econom ies, and politics of the societies of Latin America, Oceania, Asia, Africa as well as those of the "developed world's" native peoples. In addition, UNU will be putting together a weekly radio show on these and other issues in conjunction with McGill's cen tral America Group. The Central America Group is an um brella organization which ties together students working on any variety of issues concerning Central and Latin America. The sale of Nicaraguan coffee,

teaching English to refugees, human rights, wom en's rights and community awareness are just a few of the causes students have decided to take up under the general auspices of the McGill Cen tral America Group. Both Uhuru na Ufahamu and the C.A. Group are, of course, open to all McGill students. The issues mentioned above are just examples of the activities which these groups are, or could be, involved in. Both these groups are democratic: any and all ideas are w elcom e and will be discussed. W'e are having a joint meeting this Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 17:00 in Union 404. Or, if you can't make this meeting, w e will have a joint table at Activities Night (Thursday, Sept. 19 at 19:00 in the Union Ballroom and Cafeteria). Come, bring a friend and a few ideas, and put those ideas into ac tion.

Funds Sit Idle W hile G ym Crumbles by Alison Fripp As of August 3 1 ,1 9 8 5 , $935,279.46 of student money collected to go towards the construction of a new athletic com plex, is sitting idle in what is called a "Plant Fund" or a holding account. As it stands, the noney shall remain unused until McGill hears from the City of Mon treal concerning zoning issues. Based on the amount of progress in the previous three and a half years, McGill students graduating in June 1986 may not even see construction begin. In a referendum of March 1982, students voted in favour of an increase in their athletics fee of $7.50 per student per semester for 2 years and then $10.00 per student, per semester for another 10 years. A main concern is the part of the referendum that reads, "Should a deci sion to build new athletics facilities not be made by June 1984 ... funds col lected would be put towards renova tions of existing facilities." It seems that there is som e ambiguity as to whether or not there was a formal decision in June '84. James Green, President of Student Society said that he bad discussed the athletic complex among other things with the Director of Physical Resources and Business Operations, Sam Kingdon, and is "quite confident that McGill is proceeding with the Athletic facilities to the best of its ability." He added that "McGill is having great difficulty with the City of Montreal Plan ning Department" which has resulted in endless delays. Sam Kingdon, who is out of town for the week and is therefore unavailable for further comment, has told Green that he expects an answer from the city

by October 1985. Although last year, Green appeared somewhat disapointed with McGill's progress on the project, he would now like to give McGill the benefit of the doubt. However, he con cluded that nothing is done by November, he will "raise a ruckus." Gracy Mimran, VP University Affairs said in an interview she agreed that if nothing was done by November, she would like to see students help the University lobby against the city. She says "we would rather fight the city than the University." Bob Dubeau, Director of McGill Athletics, confirmed the feeling of frustration that has becom e prevalent in Students' Society and the Athletic Department. "It is ironic," he said, "that now that McGill has the money, w e can't get the go-ahead (from the city). Usually it's the other way around." His main concern is that the longer McGill delays construction, the more money they will need because of inflation in building costs. Stu Budden, Treasurer of McGill University reported that "contrary to popular belief all interest earned is add ed to the capital". Interest earned in 1984/85 was $73,509.00 and in 1983/84 it was $38,323.90. McGill students have achieved what no other Canadian university student population has done before. Fed up with inadequate athletic facilities, Students' Society in 1982 turned to its peers and initiated a fee hike. In three and a half years, McGill students have contributed nearly a million dollars. W e now need some action so that we'll know w e have not wasted our money.

T h e In sid e Story New Dean of Students Interviewed. Welcome Week W o u nd-u p ............. Join the Frat C raw l............................ U of T Game Report..........................

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Tuesday, September 17th • W ORKSHOP — David Fennario w ill lead discussion, im provisation and d e ve lo p m ent in the M o rric e Hall Theatre at 3 pm . fo r m ore info, co nta ct Prof. Bristol in Rm. 140A, Arts Building.

• FILM SOCIETY M EETING — in the U n io n Ballroom , all w elco m e , at 5 pm.

Wednesday, September 18th • FALAFEL W EDNESDAY — A ll you can eat fo r $1.99! Every W ednesday at the Jewish S tu d e n t C e n te r, 3429 Peel St., from 11:30 am to 2 pm.

• TRIBUNE STAFF M EETING — General M eeting fo r all in terested staff in B15 o f the U n io n B uilding at 11:00 am

Thursday, September 19th • ARTIC PLANNING POLICY CONFERENCE — o pening speakers and presentations on A rtie Policies in the N o r th ern nations. For m ore in fo. call:392-8202. The c o n ference w ill be held in the

Leacock Building, in Room 232. • ACTIVITIES N IG H T '8 5 — in th e U n io n Building. The Saturday, September 21st Students' Society presents • A R C T IC PLANNING M u rd e r M ystery “ W h o K ill POLICY CONFERENCE — ed James Green?” fo llo w e d reports from w orkshops by a M u rd e r Party in the • M cG ILL FILM SO C IE TY Ballroom . See all the clubs PRESENTS — “ 48 H o u rs " in action. 7 pm , admission in the Leacock Building, is free. room 132 at 8 pm . A dm is sion $2.00 • HYDE PARK — Step up and speak you piece. Presented by A lte rna tive Program m ing o u t Sunday, September 22nd side o f the Redpath Library at • ARCTIC PLANNING 1.00 pm

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Friday, September 20th • A R C T IC P L A N N IN G POLICY CONFERENCE — w orkshops on ecological, social, cu ltu ra l, e con om ic and e ducational issues.

• M cG ILL FILM S O C IE TY PRESENTS — “ The Karate K id " , in th e L e a c o c k Building, Room 132 at 8 pm . Adm ission $2.00 • HAPPY H O UR — presented by Sigma C hi, at 3581 U niversity St., at 5:30 pm

• CARIBBEAN STUDENTS — E le c tio n m e e tin g ; S tu d e n t U n io n B uilding Room 425 at 5:00 pm

Monday, September 23rd • CONVERSATIONS — fo r les bians and gay m en,*at the U n io n Building, Room 425 at 6:30 pm.

• KAPPORAS

— C habad Huse, at the Jewish Student C enter, 3429 Peel St. W INE A N D CHEESE — fo r th e M cG ill U kranian Students' Association, w ill be in th e U n io n Building, Room 107-108, from 7 pm to 10 pm . For m ore info, call: M ike Lysyk at 365-2536.

What's On? • G et y o u r event in this c o l um n by su bm itting the ap p ro priate data to,the T rib u n e by

Thursday n o o n -h o u r o r by us ing one o f o u r handy form s available in o u r o ffice in B-15 o f the U n io n Building.

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SAM Needs Volunteers by Ting Chang & Laila Abdaila Each week 9 people commit suicide in Montreal. At present there is only one organization, “ Suicide Action Mon treal" (SAM), which offers advice and suicide prevention to those in distress. SAM receives an average of 50 calls a day, half of which involve crisis situa tions. SAM is a bilingual organization founded in 1984. It is supported by the government at both federal and provin cial levels, as well as by Centraide and private donations. SAM is a d m in is tr a te d by psychologists, suicideologists from the various fields of science and medicine, social workers, guidance counsellors, professionals from areas such as the theatre and other arts and volunteers. In addition to responding to incoming calls for aid, SAM provides other ser vices. SAM has introduced suicideprevention programmes in schools and community centres. It also organizes support groups and supervisors to work with social service students completing their final credit requirements. The service operates 16 hours a day. By mid-November SAM hopes to have a

new follow-up service in place to sup port the initial aid given to callers. To allow for the expansion of hours and services, SAM is urgently seeking

volunteers for their intervention phone line team, and for other activities, such as community involvement, document reasearch. SAM volunteers receive special train ing on crisis intervention, as well as constant support from more experienc ed supervisors. The training takes place at a convenient time. The 24 hour train ing required is spread out over two or three days, including evenings and w e e k e n d s . O n c e prep ared , the volunteers are asked to work a minimum of 4 hours every tw o weeks, and an average of one over-night shift every two months. Registration and the initial informa tion session for Anglophones will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 7-10 pm, at: Le Manoir Recreation Centre, 5319 Notre-Dame de Grace Ave. (corner Decarie), (metro Villa-Maria). For more information call SAM at 522-3266 If you have 2-4 hours a week to spend on a good cause, SAM is worth serious consideration.

Camera Clique Clicks the Students' Society," emphasises Chaaban. "We are funded entirely by our members." The members each pay $30 a year for which they are entitled to use of darkroom facilities, use of chemicals and the Club's collection of books and magazines, and a chance to buy supplies at a discount. Members may also benefit from instructional classes (conducted by members of the club executive) and technical advice (given by members of the club ex ecutive). Chaaban feels that because of its financial independence, the Club is under no obligation to StudSoc. "We have a right to use space in the Union Building because w e pay all our student services fees," argues Chaaban. "If w e pay rent, we'd be paying the Students' Society twice over. Again, if the Tribune or the Yearbook use our facilities, our members would be subsidizing them." These two publications have to pay for use of the facilities. "They also get to use our chemicals. What w e charge them for is services rendered," Chaaban says. StudSoc V.P. (Finance) Marie Davis is unhappy that StudSoc publications

by Adeeb Khalid The McGill Photographic Society is a maverick organisation by all means. It is constitutionally autonomous of StudSoc and has com plete freedom to formulate its own budget. Vet it occupies space for an office and a darkroom in the Union building rent free and without obliga tions. Its facilities are used by StudSoc publications Old McGill and the McGill Tribune but a fee is charged, a fee which has been sharply increased this year. Over the summer, the Camera Club, as the Photographic Society is popularly known, asked StudSoc for $5000 for "building and renovations" and setting up a second darkroom. The request was turned down and the Club has been asked to resubmit the request as a building project. The Photographic Society began as an ordinary functional club funded by StudSoc. But in 1981, according to cur rent president AM Chaaban, "the ex ecutive (of the Society) felt it could run the club more efficiently if it were autonomous." The Club then unilateral ly withdrew from the StudSoc umbrella. "W e receive not single penny from

should have to pay the Camera Club for use of facilities located on StudSoc pro perty. She is trying to work for an agree ment between the Tribune and the Camera Club that would be mutually acceptable. Nothing had, however, been agreed by press time. But Davis is not concerned with the autonomous status of the Club. "W e try to accom odate as many clubs as possi ble in the building. The Camera Club is not the only non-funded club to have offices in the Union building." She did agree that it was highly unusual for a club to ask money for building renovation but "their request for the money was turned down because it w as received too late and w e felt certain other projects w ere more ap propriate this year," Davis said. "They've been asked to resubmit the re quest as a building proposal next year." McGill's photographic facilities do not stand up very well in comparison. Most universities of McGill's calibre have functional clubs funded by the stu dent government which provide exten sive darkroom and other facilities to all students.

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by Dudley Cordell The McGill Student Union Building will be the location of a new 24 hour-aday automated teller machine (ATM) that is to be implemented by the Na tional Bank of Canada by October. Ap plications for theijse of the machine are presently availaEie in the foyer of the Union Building. Student's Society President, James Green, explained that the National Bank was selected for ATM service because it offered the Student's Society (Stud Soc) the most favourable proposal of 3 banks which the Stud Soc had ap proached. Green further indicated that the 5-year contract with the bank, which would give the final go ahead to the project, would be signed "im minently". According to Green, one of the most attractive benefits of the proposed con

tract is that the first three years’ rent for the five year contract will be paid immmediately to the Stud Soc. This im mediate funding will help enable Stud Soc to purchase 3 computers which ac cording to Green, "will make our (Students' Society) accounting pro cedures 100 percent more efficeint." Preliminary investigations have been in itiated by the Students' Society to locate a software manufacturer, but the com puters are not expected to be installed for several more months. A reported added advantage in deal ing with the National Bank is that is has no loans or investments in South Africa. Indeed, one aspect of the contract with the National Bank stipulates that should the National Bank invest in the apar theid regime of South Africa, the con tract with the Students' Society would be immediately terminated.

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D e a n o f S t u d e n t s B r in g s E x p e r ie n c e new Athletic Complex. Then there was the abrupt decision that the money was needed for normal operations. Can you explain that?

On lune 1, Dr. Irwin Copnik was ap pointed Dean of Students, replacing outgoing Dean R.L. Stevenson. The Dean of Students is responsible for ad ministering the various students and represents student opinion within the University administration. Here, for the first time, Dr. Copnik talks about posi tion and about his own priorities.

Gopnik: I wasn't involved in any of those discussions, so there really isn't anything for me to say. Tribune: As you know, Students' Socie ty plans to ask to students to pay off its accumulated debt with an additional fee starting this year. It strikes som e peo ple that we're being asked to pay for the debt while a surplus of student money exists elsewhere.

Tribune: What's your background for the job? Copnik: Quite a few years ago, I got started working on student grievances and was asked to serve on a Senate committee to revise Student grievance procedures. Later, I was asked to chair the committee and so I did for a couple of years. I felt that was useful; I felt that was important - it really helped the students and the University.

Gopnik: I don't think there is a surplus in my area. It wasn't a surplus in the sense of a profit or money left over. It was deliberately set aside to be there as a kind of protection. Tribune: What about Charter of Rights?

Tribune: You recently met with the Ex ecutive of Students' Society. What hap pened then? Copnik: Well, it was an informal meeting. I got a chance to know them all and I was enormously impressed by them. W e talked about general policies and priorities for the year. I thought th e y w e r e b righ t, d e te r m in e d , pragmatic in their approach. I hope they're a sign of what I'll be dealing with for the next five years — people of that calibre and character. Tribune: What will be your priorities? Copnik: Well, I think there are three major areas that the Dean of Students should attend to. First there's the people area — individual students with pro blems. That's the ombudsman function of the job — problems that can't be solved through the normal channels of grievances. That to me is the first priori tyThe second important aspect of the job is dealing with policy matters. That has to do with serving on the University Scholarships Committee, the Admis sions Committee and twenty-six other

committees. That, I think, is the second most important part of the job - trying to effect policies so that students will get the best possible education. An impor tant aspect of that is representing the point-of-view of students on these com mittees. I've found on these committees that it's really useful to have som eone there to say: "Look, this is the way it looks from the student point-of-view." Now, there are students there as well, but I feel the Dean of Students has a special mandate to find ways to get the University resources in tune with what the students needs are. The third aspect of the job is that there's a great deal of day-to-day ad ministration. The Dean of Students is the head of Student Services- health ser vice, mental health service, athletics,

the residences, off-campus housing, tutorial service, Rhodes Scholarships recommendations. So, there's an enor mous range of day-to-day things that I am responsible for. Tribune: Then, do you see the role of the Dean of Students as being an ad vocate for the students, or simple a gobetween? Gopnik: It's both really. The Dean is an advocate in the sense of som eone who speaks on behalf of the students. In that sense, yes, I think the Dean of Students should be an advocate. On the other hand, w e can't lose sight of the reality that I am an officer of the University. From that point-of-view, the Dean of Students is a kind of mediator. But it's not as though I can't represent the

students in a completely independent and free way Tribune: To turn to some more specific issues, what is your view of the proper use of the Student Services' Reserve Fund? Gopnik: The Reserve Fund is there because w e have to protect ourselves against drastic shifts in enrolment. With any large fall in enrolment, w e could suddenly have to provide exactly the same amount of services with a highly decreased grant. The idea of the Reserve Fund, as I understand i is to provide a cushion against that kind of fluctuation. Tribune: And yet, last year w e heard that money would be allocated to the

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Gopnik: Luckily, I was on the drafting committee of the Charter of Rights. I really like it — on the whole, I think it is very good. And one of the things I notic ed when w e were writing it is that everything in there, the students already have. There's nothing there which isn't already in practice at least in most parts of the University. But what it does is to entrench the rights that students enjoy and should continue to enjoy. I think the delay on implementing the Charter is a technical one, basically. The Principal and Vice-Principal Academic have both said that in all cases that com e before the Grievance Committee, the Charter of Rights will be considered to be determining. So, for practical purposes, it's in effect. I'll cer tainly treat it that way.

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Cyclical Reviews Committees One student Is needed for each of these Cyclical Review

Committees. Students must be in the Faculty but not in the department thay are applying for.

1. Faculty of Arts (Dean Michael P. Maxwell)

D epartm ent o f A n th ro po log y (Prof. D. Aronson) D epartm ent of Italian (Prof. P.D . Stewart) D epartm ent o f Linguistics (Prof. N. Dom inigue)

2. Faculty of Education (Dean David Smith) D epartm ent o f Education in Second Languages (Dr. M ay B. Frith) Departm ent o f Religion and Philosophy in Education (Prof. S. Nem iroff)

Editor-in-Chief — Brian Todd Assistant Editor — Melanie Clulow Entertainment Editor — Features Editor — Stephen Hum N ews Editor — Michael Smart Photo Editor — Ezra Greenberg Sports Editor — Frank Young design and Production Manager — Jacki Danylchuk

3. Faculty of Graduate Studies (Dean Gordon A. Maclachlan) Graduate School o f Library Science (Prof. Helen How ard) Bellairs Research Institute (Prof. W ayne Hunte)

4. Faculty of Medicine (Dean R.L Cruess) Departm ent o f Epidem iology & Biostatistics (Dr. W alter O. Spitzer) Departm ent o f M icrobiology & Im m unology (Dr. R. A . Murgita) D epartm ent o f Family Medicine (Dr. W . Davis) Division o f Gastroenterology (Dr. Douglass Kinnear, M G H ) Division o f Infectious Diseases (Dr. Jack Mendelson, JG H ) Division o f Internal Medicine (Dr. Dale Dauphinee, RVH) Division Oncology (Dr. Michael T hirw ell, M G H ) D epartm ent o f O bstetrics/G ynecology (Dr. A . Brian Little) Division o f O rthopedic Surgery (Dr. Carroll Laurin, R VH ) Division of U rology (Dr. Mustapha Elhilali, R VH ) N utrition Centre (Dr. Errol B. Marliss) M ontreal Neurological Institute (Dr. D .W . Baxter)

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The nomination and subsequent in stallation of Mark Proudman as Chief Returning Officer of McGill Students' Society presents a blatant conflict of in terest which must be terminated. As the past President of Progressive Conservatives of McGill and Publisher and former Editor of the polemic rightwing journal T h e M cG ill M agazine, Proudman has exhibited an affiliation with certain out-spoken campus interest groups. The duties of the Chief Returning Of ficer are to oversee and manage all Students’ Society elections and referenda. A position of such responsibility requires an unbiased and disinterested student, as the main responsibility of the CRO is to ensure that elections and referenda are conducted in a fair and unbiased manner. In short, the position requires a person unaffiliated with any campus group. Never in the past has someone been ap-

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pointed to the position of CRO who has such obvious affiliations with certain organizations. It is a dangerous precedent to allow Mark Proudman to remain in this position. Last March, Proudman actively cam paigned against the Alliance, a slate of candidates for the Students’ Society ex ecutive elections. Can Mark Proudman, as the CRO, seriously be expected to rule fairly if such a slate runs in this year’s general elections? We think not. Proudman is not able to conduct the SSMU elections and referenda in a fair and unbiased manner. We, the undersigned, demand the im mediate resignation of Mark Proudman from his position as Chief Returning Of ficer of the Students’ Society or Publisher of the M cG ill M agazine for the 1985/86 year on the grounds that holding both of these positions is a flagrant example of a conflict of interest.

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L e tte rs To the Tribune I was terribly disappointed to read your article of September 10th which stated that Luc Joli-Coeur was an out sider to the Students' Society Executive Committee. I and every other member of my Executive would have been hap py to answer what w e thought about Luc had w e been asked. However, your un-named source seems to have taken priority over our opinions. There will always be dissenters within any group or society, but when a minority of one has a larger voice than a majority of many, I say that it is a sad state of affairs. Over the sumr)*;r months Luc JoliCoeur has worked hard to expand and enhance our relations with other universities and with the governments. Without Luc, McGill would be an island unto itself. If this did ever occur, the Students' Society of McGill University would no longer have any sway in the public arena. That means that should w e want to stop a fee increase for in stance, it would be virtually impossible. The following are just a few of the things Luc has done for McGill Universi ty students since he came into office: 1. Luc has met with Yves Bérubé (Minister for Education), Political At taché to try to improve foreign student exchange programs. 2. Luc is making impressive headway with the City of Montreal to persuade

them to improve the state of the sidewalks in front of the University Cen tre in winter. (You freshmen just wait until you have fallen so many times because of the ice that you cannot sit down!) 3. Luc has arranged a caucus of all the anglophone universities in Q uebec so that w e may lobby the government on common issues. 4. Luc has met with our Federal Member of Parliament, Don johnston, to persuade him to lobby the govern ment for increased funding to univer sities and to improve youth employ ment. 5. Luc has done extensive research on a Provincial proposed law called Bill 32 which applies to student societies to see how it affects us. 6. Luc has donated extensive time and energy to the International Youth Year Week which will take place starting September 23rd. I could continue the list, but I feel the point is now made. Luc Joli-Coeur not only pulls his weight in his own areas, but is continually informing us of alter nate methods of doing things — ideas he has picked up from other univer sities. JamesGreen President, Students' Society of McGill University continued on page 9

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by Kalli Varaklis The Union Ballroom was evidently the place to be on Thursday night as close to five hundred enthusiasts lined up to see “The Glory", an American band promising a tribute to Bruce Spr in gsteen. The con cert, originally scheduled to appear on the lower cam pus at 8:00 pm, was moved to the Union Ballroom due to the unforeseen cold weather. The jean-clad crowd lin ed up for half an hour before the doors opened at 9:30, and intonations of "glory" echoed through the line which extended from the Ballroom to the front stairs several times over. The en thusiasm of the crowd continued in the Ballroom, but after almost an hour and a half wait, the crowd became restless, and chants of "glory" becam e indiscer nable from chants of "boring". Indeed, when the lights finally were dimmed near 11:00 one wondered if chants of "glory" would erupt into a chorus of "Hallelujah'. The band, sporting black clothes and long hair, surprised the crowd, who seem to have been expecting a clean cut, all-American look. The lead singer looked a little like O zzy Osbourne, and sounded a lot like Tom Waits with a head cold. They started the first set with the "Mitch Ryder Medley" and moved quickly through Bob Seger, an alarming rendition of "Stand By Me" and some songs 'from Cleveland'. Whether these songs were band originals or songs writ

ten by the, Cleveland chapter of the Kiwanis club was left decidely unclear. In fact, it was approximately after "Yankee Doodle Dandy" that the ex citement and enthusiasm of the crowd waned considerably. The crowd had com e expecting nothing less than the Boss, and, now chanting "Bruuuuce" (or perhaps just "Boooo"), they became almost sullen as the band plodded obliviously through the first set. They finished the half hour set with two Spr ingsteen songs, as an enticement for the crowd to return after the break to an hour and a half of Bruce. This was evidently regarded as poor salesman ship by the majority of the audience, as only a handful of diehard Boss fans stuck out the break. After an unwarranted half hour break, the band reappeared, the lead singer in a jean jacket and yes, a bandana around his head, and they proceeded to do a fairly good tribute to Springsteen. The individual band members proved that they were more than com petent on their respective instruments and the in strumental execution of the songs was virtually irreproachable. The remaining few enjoyed the tribute, many indulging in som e traditional fist-thrusting, and a few fans, clutching makeshift American flags, could have easily been described as near hysterical. The particular euphoria experienced by Springsteen fans upon hearing his music combined with a few beers, was enough to con

vince the enthused few that their idol was indeed performing for them, albeit with a case of strep throat. The band accomplished admirably what it claimed to do — a tribute to Spr ingsteen. It is perhaps unfortunate that they initially presented the audience with what amounted to an extremely loud collection of second class imita tions of established music. Had they played the tribute first, it is possible that not all of the four hundred people, who left before hearing it, would have left feeling like they had been promised baked Alaska, and had only gotten melted lime sherbet. The overall feeling was that of vain expectation which com pounded the innate disappoint ment experienced when you don't get the real thing. The five-m em bered band from Cleveland, Ohio is comprised of lead singer David Bacha, drummer Wally Cameron, bass guitarist Gary O'Keefe, saxophonist Paul Mifsud and keyboar dist Martin Cowen. The individual members have played with such bands as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Seger, Pat Traverse and Joe Cocker. The band is currently on a six month tour that will end sometime in January in Los Angeles, and is working on an as yet un named album under a New York label. The free concert was sponsored by the Programming Network as part of W elcom e Week.

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This Thursday night, the Union Ballroom will be the site of StudSoc's annual Activities Night. According to Stephen Hum, one of the event's organisers, the evening will give McGill students a chance to explore the full range of clubs, organisations and other activities available to them on campus. Hum said that between fifty and sixty campus group, including sports clubs and Students' Society groups, are ex pected to operate information booths

and displays at the event. In past years, attendance has been fairly high, with several hundred students attending. This year's Activities Night will feature the "W ho Killed James Green?" mystery contest as an added attraction. Hum said that students will be asked to solve the murder of the late StudSoc president by piecing together clues from each information booth. The con test will also encourage students to visit each booth, he said. However, Hum denied that the

them e of the contest has any special significance. "N one of us wanted James dead," he claimed. "Sure, he could be a lowdown, lying rat, but w e didn't hate him enough to kill him. Honest to God." A police spokesman said that promis ing leads in the case were being follow ed up and that an arrest would be made in the near future. Activities Night will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and will be followed by a dance DJed by Radio McGill.

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Three years ago a Canadian band released its debut album on an indepen dent label that was very well received throughout Eastern Canada. Cold War Night Life was a refreshing change from the typical Canadian sounds that were gaining undeserved praise, like Loverboy and Bryan Adams. In the beginning Rational Youth was three student-type guys who played around with syn thesizers, sung about Europe and spies and bombs, and attracted a large following by combining all this into an original and danceable record. That was the Rational Youth I first knew and lik ed, as did most of their fans I expect. Saturday night another band called Rational Youth played at the Union B a llr o o m . T his ban d b o re no resemblance to the one most of the au dience knew three years ago, physically or musically. C one were two-thirds of the original band and drum machine, all having been replaced by four other musicians and a real drum kit. the only thing in com mon to the two bands was Tracey Howe, but on Saturday he was not standing behind a stack of syn thesizers, but playing a guitar. The band started their first set just after eleven. They played an equal com bination of songs from both of their

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former, finding the format of a syn thesizer band too stiff, and actually not music at all. Wait and see what the crowd does in the second set I was told, the unspoken promise of things to com e. Well, thanks much for speaking with me Tracey; break a leg. I stuck around for the entire second set, which I do not think could be said for about half of the crowd that had at tended the first set. They probably went downstairs to dance. The people that stayed did not seem any more active during this set, which to my ears got rockier all the time, to the sacrifice of any danceable beat that might have been there (but I think I saw Ed Grimley trying to keep time). As the band played 'Saturdays in Silesia' a second time, I stood idly by as a once good dance song was murdered. Not all music has to be danceable, in deed if it was w e would all be blithering idiots. But when one goes to see a band that was first known for one thing, but presents another,-one cannot help but feel let down. So Rational Youth wants to be a rock band instead of a synth. band, that is alright. But I was not im pressed with what I saw last Saturday night, and I do not think" many people were. Look for a new album after Christmas.

albums, but the songs from Cold War Night Life did not bear much resemblance to the originals. This new Rational Youth has obviously made a conscious effort to change musical directions, divorcing itself from the syn thesizer band that established its initial reputation. Instead w e saw a 'rock n' roll' band. A tight, well practised rock band, complete with guitar solos, but not a band that one particularly wanted to dance to. This lack of audience par ticipation did not go unnoticed by Howe, and was one of the things I ask ed him about when w e spoke during in termission. When asked about the original band, it is apparent that it was not all Howe had hoped for or expected. Bill Vorn was the technical knowledge about syn thesizers of the three, but he was 'really not into being in a band', or writing songs, which was H owe's desire. He agreed the crowd was not as lively as he would have liked, but when asked if it would have been any livelier had the music been the synthetic dance stuff they knew, Howe was quick to say they played duller shows three years ago. He seems to be very interested in the live presentation of his music, thinking this new band and style more entertaining than “just being a diode on stage." It would seem he wants most to a live per-

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by Quendrith Johnson W hen the blues came knocking Satur day night at the Alley, only a few people let them in. But even under the weight of empty tables Live jive, the Ron Proby & Paul Revere Duo, gave a spirited per formance like a musical postcard from Bourbon St. at Mardr Gras. “ Let the good times roll...! don't care if you're young or ole...." Tune from blues greats Louie Jordan and Jessie Winchester were mixed throughout the set with contemporary pieces from such artists as Joe Jackson and Van Morrison symbolizing the con trast in the players themselves. Paul Revere, on keyboards and vocals, brings out a Cab Calloway drawl that could make the cat's hair stand on end. “ Don't set there mumblin', talkin' trash...you wanna go out and have a good time you got to spend some cash..." Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Revere began accompanying blues masters like Ivory Joe Hunter, Johnny Lee Hooker, and Ellington bluesman Big Joe Turner in the 1940's. He brings an air of genuineness, of con nection to the music so deep that it shrugs off the hum of electronic percus

sion. When saxophonist and singer Ron Proby puts dark glasses on, the blues com e out tempered by a foot in the door of rock and roll. In the 1960's, Pro by toured with C.B.C.'s Wally Roster's "Hit Parade", eventually joining the Ex po Orchestra in 1967. Recently in addi tion to Live Jive performances, c o production work involving dance market mega-hit makers Denis and Denyse Lapage has been on the agen da. In talking with Proby, one gets the impression of method to his music. "W e don't eat Rice Crispies for breakfast, w e eat shuffles." Shuffles?! "The lowest common denominator bet ween rock and jazz is the shuffle. It's dividing up the quarter note...instead of hard four...well...Bryan Adams doesn't have shuffles, but Bruce Springsteen does," he says trying to explain the anatomy of the music. Saturday night at the Student's Centre may have had rational youth upstairs, but there were some irrational adults in the Alley bee-bopping to electronic jazz. As Paul Revere says: "You tell me your problems; I'll tell you mine...you first."

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C o lo u r b o x C o lo u r b o x C o lo u r b o x C o lo u r b o x by Rollin L.T. Milroy I first heard of Colourbox on a sampler album from Vertigo Records which contained two songs from their forth-coming album. The songs were lively enough but did not impress me to the point of wanting to run out and buy the record. Their name cropped up again at Cheap Thrills when I asked the guy if he had anything new worth reviewing. He said that although he did not know anything about them he could not keep the new Colourbox album in stock. Deciding it was worth a try, I set

out to procure a copy. As it has not yet been released in Canada this meant looking through the import bins. The search finally ended in Ottawa, of all places. The first 10,000 copies include an ex tra LP consisting both of mixes of songs from the first album and more original material. The band is comprised of three peo ple; S. and M. Young and Lorita Grahame. At first listen it would be easy to pass their debut effort off as typical of the post-disco sound com ing out of the

UK as I did with songs on the sample, and this would be a mistake. The music consists of such a variety of styles that it maintains a steady danceable beat without becoming repetitive. The record begins with an Enoesque piano piece, the only subdued part of the album. This is followed by a mix of 'Sex Gun' (from the free album) which reminds one of a better Frankie effort (or is that Trevor Horn?), and like the rest of the album lends itself to the dance floor. Most of the music is synthetic, but

does not have the cold feel devoid of any human qualities that is all too typical of most electronic music. Col ourbox is full of human emotions, ex pressed by Grahame's clear, soulful voice. Her vocals give the songs almost a Motown quality, reminiscent of so m eone like Diana Ross. 'The Moon Is Blue' is a great number that sounds as if it could be from an American Graffitti prom. The lyrics are concerned with relationships and their beginnings and endings. These are appropriate topics; the music lends itself more to love than

such boring things as politics or social reform. The debut of Colourbox seems to have been greeted with acceptance from at least a small group of people. The album is fast and fun, and of enough substance that it should not be restricted to the dance clubs. Hopefully the album will be released domestical ly, giving the band the wider exposure they deserve, but I would not wait; buy an import.

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by Jenny Henderson and Louisa Taylor Do fraternities have a valid excuse for their existence? As any brave soul (or drunken lush — depending on your perspective) who took part in Friday night's frat crawl could tell you, frater nities do indeed play a vital role in the McGill community. They give great par ties. Friday's crawl began early in the evening at Gert's and the first batch of crawlers moved on to the first of three

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fraternities on University St., Sigma Chi. Then it was on to Phi Delta Theta (the red-door frat, whose banner appears to give it the distinction of being the only anti-abortion frat on campus). People arrived with at least one beer in hand, but just inside the door was the oppor tunity to fill any empty hands. The Phi Delts were heavy on the American music, w hereas their blue-doored neighboors, Delta Kappa Epsilon, alter nated their tunes from funk to Lou

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P o s t-C ra w l Reed. Delta Kappa was the scene of som e of the first sparks of romance and rowdiness witnessed by these two rep orted , (sw o o n e d o n e fe m a le crawler: "Pie's touching my shoulder blade !!) Around the corner, Delta Upsilon was without a doubt the most crowded par ty thus far, and the most vocal as various "brothers" toasted themselves with cheers and yet another brew. Their neighbours, Psr Upsilon, a last minute entry into the crawl stops, hosted their party in a basement cavern, but the sheer volume of crawlers forced the crowd to spill into a back alley. At Gam ma Phi, a sorority a few doors away, the street was the party with the ever pre sent ale being dispensed from a door way. Kappa Kappa Gamma was the second sorority on the crawl agenda. It had an abundance of seating room, which at tracted many weary crawle, as they awaited their second wind. It was ap parent that spirits were high aga >when the lack of music in the house w s met with angrily chanted demands for musical inspiration. The crawling mob made its last stop at 3483 Stanley, the home of Alpha Delta Phi, and the source of free beer after midnight. Being at this party was more like being in general admission at a Bowie concert, only the music wasn't as good. The most common whine heard was: "Someone just spilled beer all over me!". Alpha Delta was for many the "last chance frat" — the last chance to say hi to one's infatuation of the even ing, to cradle one's last frat beer, and to marvel at one's survival of this hallowed event.

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L e tte rs continued from page 5 To the Tribune I was very disappointed by your arti cle of September 10, "Students Society; five executives and a change". It seems that the author of this article wants to suggest Luc Joli-Coeur's incom petence to the reader, but is not able to support his suggestions with any evidence. Firstly, it was said that "VP External Luc Joli-Coeur was not really capable of looking after his portfolio." I am left to ask myself what is the source of that grave statement, and why this source has asked to remain unknown. It surely leaves the impression that this state ment was made of the basis of personal appreciation rather than objective judgement on Luc Joli-Coeur's work. Secondly, the author refers to JoliCoeur as som eone having no previous political experience at McGill. This is, as far as I know, correct, but External Af fairs needs to be run with a good knowledge of students politics outside McGill such as other student govern ments. This is certainly mastered by Luc Joli-Coeur, since he has been involved in the area for the past three years. O ne will therefore appreciate this ex perience as more relevant to the posi tion of VP External Affairs, than if it were the organization of a Beer Bash or a Blood Drive. I believe that it is time that people open their eyes to see McGill as an infinitely small part of Q uebec Com munity. I have known Luc Joli-Coeur when I was President of College EdouardMontpetit Student Council and I strong ly believe that he is entirely competent to handle the External Affairs Portfolio. F u r th e rm o r e, I k n o w th a t he represented McGill at all important stu dent meetings held this summer, which is, I believe, precisely what his respon sibilities are. I hope you realise your mistake, and correct it as soon as possible. It would be sad to see one's credibility damaged on the basis of irresponsible statements. Patrick Duchaine BSC. U3

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In recognition of a number of changes to this position, the title will be changed to Vice-Principal (Planning and Computer Services). The main areas of responsibility are: institutional planning and research; relations with government departments and administrative bodies, and with other universities; computer services including the Computing Centre, microcomputer support, data networks, and the telephone and data communications system. Candidates should have appropriate scholarly and administrative experience; facility in both English and French is desirable. N om inations and ap p lication s for, a s w ell a s com m en ts abou t, th e position are invited . T h e se sh ould be a d d r e sse d to Principal D.L. J o h n ston , F. Cyril J a m e s B uilding, prior to O ctober 1 5 , 1 9 8 5 .

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by Gus Gridiron The University of Toronto Blues defeated the McGill Redmen 14-12 on September 7th at Molson Stadium. The winning margin was the result of a 32-yard field goal by U of T kicker Ted Temertzoglou with no time left on the clock. The winning kick was set up by McGill's second fumble in the last 90 seconds. Up until that critical turnover, it appeared as if the Redmen were going to hold on to win after trailing for most of the contest. As it stands, the game will go into the books as a good effort that may bode well for the season ahead. The Blues began the game as if they were going to bury the Redmen, as their first play from scrimmage was an 81-yard to u c h d o w n b om b from Quarterback Rod Moors to Rob Crifo. Crifo had an outstanding game, as time after time, he found the seam in McGill's defence. He finished the day with 173 yards on 8 receptions Things got worse for the Reds, as a long Toronto drive set up a 21 yard field goal with only 5 minutes gon in the first quarter. Redmen Running Back Guy LaForge turned the game around as he scampered 59 yards with an Alex Tarczy pass to put McGill on the board. The Redmen added a single point to end an exciting first half with the score 10-8 in favour of the Blues. The Second half was remarkable only for its dullness. Turnover followed tur nover as McGill kicked its way to a 12-11 lead that stood up until Temertzoglou's three-pointer gave the Blues the win. The silver lining in this loss was the fact that McGill played the N °. 10 team in Canada so close. Although the Red defence allowed 417 yards in total of fence, they only surrendered one ma jor. McGill's Defensive Backs were busy all afternoon, as time and again, the Toronto receivers found the open field behind the Red linebackers. Defensive Back Robin Belanger intercepted two

Photo— Ezra G reenberg passes, and Linebacker Cliff Wilson hit Moors with a crunching blow that knocked the U of T quarterback out of the game for a while. McGill em ployed four different Quarterbacks to little effect, as Toronto allowed almost no room for them to manouevere. Andy Holman led all rushers with 55 yards on 13 carries, while Guy LaForge had 135 total yards

on the afternoon. All in all, it was a fairly encouraging afternnon for McGill's Gridsters, w ho must now prepare to lay the Bishop's G aiters this Saturday at M olson Stadium. Kickoff is at one o'clock, and a large contingent of Bishop's students and alumni is expected for the seasons opener of both schools.

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THE McGILL TRIBUNE— TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 1985

Another Year Under the Bleachers by Frank Young After a long hot summer o f fo llo w in g the Blue Jays as they rise to new heights o f excellence, I am back here at the Tribune for another year o f muckracking sports journalism . Although the to p ic o f this w eek's colum n is the Na tional Football League, I'd like to make a few comrnents on the scourge that is threatening all that is good and decent about the grand sport o f baseball. No, I'm not talking about cocaine use among the players, w hat I'm talking about is far m ore vile and loathsome than that. I am referring to the Bums from the Bronx, the Philistines in Pinstripes, the Dallas Cowboys of Baseball... the Nu Yahk Yankees. Sim ply put, the Yankees are a team that has become successful by plunder ing those teams that have trouble pay ing th e ir bills. Think o f them as the co l lection agents o f baseball. Think of them as the bu lly w h o threw yo u r math

set d o w n the stairs during you first week o f high school. N ow th in k about what w o u ld happen if the Yankees w in the W o rld Series. Think o f the misery that w o u ld be inflicted upon the ears o f all sports fans by the all-pervasive New York media and by the lo w ly breed that is known as the "Y ankee Fans". Not a nice thought now, is it? The only way that the w o rld can be spared this living hell is for the nice, pure Toronto Blue Jays to beat the youknow -w hat out o f the Bronx Bummers. * **** *** **

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Hm m m .. since it to o k longer than ex pected to vent my spleen, m y grand NFL preview w ill have to be truncated. In the National Football Conference, there are very few q uality teams. In the W estern division, the San Francisco 49'ers w ill w alk away from the other teams. The Rams w ill probably w in 9 or 10 games, w hich w ill not be good enough to make the playoffs. The Atlan-

ta Falcons are a year away from conten tion, w h ile the N ew Orleans A ints m ight w in some games if they played in the CFL. The Central Division w ill belong to the Chicago Bears, unless the Green Bay Packers can perform some sort o f miracle. Tampa Bay and M innesota w ill flirt w ith respectability, w h ile the D etroit Lions maybe the worst team in the NFL. The Eastern D ivision could be the league's toughest. It is also the hom e of three teams that I loathe. A t any rate, I'm going o u t on a lim b here to pick the St. Louis Cardinals to take the division. The Cards are a young and very talented squad that w ill have benefitted from the experience o f their first contending season in years. The same cannot be said o f the Redskins. G one are George Starke, Joe W ashington and Charlie Brown from the Super Bowl champs of tw o years ago. Most o f the team is still

around, but this is an aging group. Still, the 'skins should make the playoffs. The Cowboys are good, but I hope they have a bad year. I must say, I d o n 't like the Giants at all, but I still like them more than the Cowboys. The Giants are a good team, but after three years at M cG ill, I am sick o f w atching th e ir in credibly dull games every week: 4th place. The Eagles have a new ow ner w h o has driven three o f the team's best players out. They could w in 4 o r 5. So, the NFC playoff teams should be the 49'ers, the Bears, the Cardinals, Redskins and the Cowboys. If you are a Giants fan, I'm tru ly sorry. Look for a 49'ers Bears title game again. In the Am erican Conference, the W estern Division is w here the Men play. There are fo u r playoff calibre teams in the West, Seattle, Denver, Kan sas City and the Raiders. By placing th e ir names in a hat, I have come up w ith the fo llow in g prediction. 1. Seattle,

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2. Raiders, 3. Kansas City, 4. Denver, 5. San Diego. The Central D ivision consists o f the C le v e la n d B ro w n s (m y pe rso n a l favourites), and three vermin-encrusted teams. The Browns w ill w in , and the Steelers, Bengals and O ilers w ill w in 5 o r 6 b e tw e en th e m . G O Y O U BROWNS! In the East, M iam i and N ew England are going to battle it out all year. I have a strange hunch about the Patriots, but the last tim e I had a strange hunch on the Patriots, it cost me $45. Dolphins, Patriots, Jets (yuck), Bills and Colts. In the Playoffs, The Browns w ill shock everyone and make it to the Super Bowl! O.K., O .K., I have a feeling that either the Seahawks o r Raiders w ill meet the 49'ers for the title. These predictions become void if any player on any team gets injured this season. In other words, unless my predictions tur nout to be rem arkably accurate, I reserve the right to make excuses.

Contest Number One To w in this w eek's prize o f a pair of t ic k e t s to th e M c G ill- B is h o p 's hom ecom ing game on Saturday, sim ply be one o f the first three to answer the fo llow in g five questions correctly: 1. W ho w o n the M cG ill-U n ive rsity o f Toronto Football game on September 7th? 2. W hat pitcher is know n as " D r. K"? 3. W h o did Pete Rose get his record

breaking hit against? 4. W h o is older, Brian M ulro n e y o r Phil Niekro? 5. W hat is the capacity o f Molson Stadium (w ithin 2,500)? Submit all entries in care of Harry G u y-A ssista n t Sports Editor, at the Tribune office, room B-15, in the Union B uilding Basement. Please in clu de name and telephone number.

G o l f C la s s ic G r e e n s H a rry G uy As part o f the W elcom e W eek festivities on campus, the Programming N etw ork sponsored the first ever indoor g o lf tournam ent held at M cG ill. Par ticipants were allow ed to use any m ethod o f m oving the ball, w ith the sole exception of golf clubs. Arm ed w ith table legs, cardboard tubes and size 11 running shoes, the duffers attacked the course w ith a m ixture o f enthusiasm and confusion. The 9 hole course that snaked its way

through the U nion Ballroom was in im maculate condition. The links played tough but fair, and as usual, the course favoured the golfer w ith the best short game. Although the m ulti-national field featured some of the best mini-golfers anywhere, Tribune staffers to o k tw o o f the to p three places. The Final Standings 1. Frank Young — 32 2. Doug M itchell — 33 3. M ichael "B o b b y Jones Jr." Smart — 39

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STUDENTS’ SOCIETY NOMINATING COMMITTEE THIS YEAR - GET INVOLVED IN MAKING YOUR SCHOOL WORK!! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR: S T A N D IN G C O M M IT T E E O F SENATE

Academic Policy & Planning Committee New & Revised Courses & Programs Subcommittee Review of Existing Programs Subcommittee Planning & Priorities Subcommittee University Admissions Committee University Bookstore Committee Committee on Computing University Convocations Committee Committee on Physical Development Space Allocation Subcommittee Honorary Degrees Committee Committee on Libraries University Museums & Collections Committee University Scholarships Committee Subcommittee of USC Committee on Sudent Discipline Committee on Student Grievances Committee on timetabling & Student Records Committee on University Residences Committee on Women

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least 1 of whom is to be registered In the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research 1 representative from APPC 1 representative from APPC 1 representative from APPC 3 representatives 4 representatives 5 representatives, at least 2 of whom are to be registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research 2 representatives 3 representatives, at least 1 of whom is to be registered In the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research 2 representatives 3 representatives 2 representatives, of whom at least 1 is to be registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research 2 representatives 3 representatives 1 representative from USC 3 representatives 2 representatives 4 representatives 1 representative 2 representatives

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SUB-COMMITTEES AND BOARDS Health Service Counselling Service Advisory Board Internaltional Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee for the Selection of a New Vice-Principal ( Academic) Advisory Committee for the Selection of Dean of Medicine Humanities and Social Sciences Area Library Advisory Committee

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Application forms can be found at the Students’ Society Generali Office in the University Centre — Subm it to Leslie Copeland (Operations Secretary) Deadline for applications is Friday 27th September 1985 at 16h30 Mike Orr Chairman Nominating Committee