The McGill Tribune Vol. 05 Issue 22 by The Tribune

THE MCGILL TRIBUNE Volum e 5, Num ber 22

P i c k e r s g i l l , by Adeeb Khalid An unusually high turnout marked last week's elections and referenda as students voted to elect a new StudSoc executive and student representative to Senate and BoC. The Daily Publications Society (DPS) had also put eleven con stitutional amendments forward for ratification. Students were voting to ac cept the new StudSoc constitution and to give their opinion on the impeach ment of the staff of the McGill Daily. The large number of questions voted upon, and the unusual turnout held up the final announcement of results till Thursday afternoon. One feature of the massive turnout, however, was the large number of spoilt ballots. Paul Pickersgill won the race for Presi dent by a wide margin. He finished with more than twice as many votes as runner-up James Donoghue who beat out Anarchist Joe Heath by merely two votes. Lindsay Classco had a large lead over Mike Cordon in the race for the position of Vice President (Internal) while Ian Brodie emerged winner in a tight three way race for VP (External). Speaking later to the Tribune, Picker sgill admitted that he had a lot to learn

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but was confident of his ability to tackle the challenges his new position would offer. "Don'-t count on my stepping into of fice just now and right some great wrong there," he said. "Students' Society on the whole is functioning bet ter now than it has in recent history." "My major concern would be to in stitute some sort of a reciprocity pro gram with other universities through which students would have access to the athletics and library facilities of other universities," he said. Pickersgill also expressed his hope for good communications with other stu dent associations on campus. "I am all for a very open, positive working rela tionship with other groups," he said. VP (External) Ian Brodie was convinc ed that StudSoc should join a broader Québec student organization. He said that the External Affairs Committee of StudSoc, on which he sits, is preparing a report on the subject. "They'd be recommending that we join either RAEU (the Rassamblement des associations étudiant(es) univer sitaires) or ANEQ (Association nationale des étudiants de Québec) and I do not

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C a n d i d a t e s by Tribune News Staff The race to succeed David Gibson as President of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS), the largest undergraduate faculty society at McGill, will pit Kenny Rosenstein against Rye Symons. Kenny Rosenstein has been cam paigning on the slogan, "Avoid Aliena tion. Elect Rosenstein." "It's a way of getting people's atten tion," stated the candidate, "What it means is that, hopefully, there is a movement behind me on campus to get me elected—a movement which con stitutes a majority—you're alienated from it unless you join." Rosenstein is currently President of the Economics Students' Association. The Department of Economics has been under the trusteeship of the Dean of Arts for the past year. Rosenstein, who served on the Dean's Committee to find an external chairman for the department, maintains that his ex perience and the bridges he has built in McGill administration qualifies him to be ASUS President. "W e have to work within the system. It's important to gain the respect of the deans and administration." Rosenstein remarked. Within the ASUS, Rosenstein is in terested in seeing that departmental associations play a larger role next year. "I believe in one department, one vote," Rosenstein said, "Larger depart

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ments shouldn't be allo w e a to dominate debate. It would be detrimen tal to getting the smaller associations in volved." On the question of reviving The Observer, the ASUS's official publica tion, Rosenstein is cautious. "It's only fair to say that I couldn't give you a fair assessment now. I'm not one to make rash decisions, you know." Rosenstein also promises to promote a "Big Brother" system for first year students, pairing them with upper level students to guide throughout the dif ficult first weeks of school. Rye Symons doesn't think that the structures of the ASUS need to be changed drastically, but he is determin ed, he says, to see that the grassroots are better represented. Symons, enrolled in a joint honours program in History and Political Science, is a first year student, but he has been active in the Inter-Residence Council (IRC) as a member of that body's policy committee. Symons has also served on the Honorary Degrees Committee of the McGill Senate and has been a member of the Crown Investment Society. Despite his relative lack of ex perience, Symons feels himself capable of assuming the responsibilities of the ASUS Presidency. One of the main planks of his platform is "awareness". "I know that a lot of first year students or upper level students for that matter

want to prejudice their decision by say ing anything right now. W e will, however, join one or the other." VP (Internal) elect Lindsay Classco could not be reached for comment. Meanwhile, Chris Alexander won election to the positions of both undergraduate representative to the Board of Governors and Arts rep to Senate. Randy Flemmings won the other position for Arts rep on Senate. Grace Ann Baker beat out Earl Bloom for Engineering rep to Senate. O n the other hand, McGill students gave a new C o n stitu tio n unto themselves in a fit of absentmindedness, as the number of those who had an opi nion either way. The referendum ques tion pollled 935 votes in favour and 361 against, but there were as many as 1435 voters with no opinion. Spoilt ballots numbered 232. O f the eleven referenda put forward by the DPS, eight passed with large ma jorities. Those that did not pass con cerned a proposed fee increase in the DPS fee students pay, and the installa tion of a fee inflation-deflation mechanism that would have allowed the DPS fees to be increased every year by not more than 5% to account for in flation. A proposed amendment to the DPS constitution that would have lowered the quorum necessary to bring about constitutionàl amendments in the socie ty from 15% to 12% also failed to carry through. The vote was 842 in favour, 1328 against. But the question that had aroused perhaps the largest amount of interest recently, that of the impeachment of the staff of the McGill Daily, remained unanswered. As the fairness of the cam paign had been questioned, the Judicial Committee of the DPS ordered the ballots impounded until such time as it could rule on the petition. The fate of the referendum was not known as of press time. In the only race in the PGSS elections, David Schulze beat Alex Koukoulas by 101 votes to 92 for the position of graduate representative to the BoG.

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don't have much of an idea of what ASUS is or what it does," said Symons. "Awareness is half the battle here." Symons said he would promote the ASUS with regular articles in the Daily and the Tribune at the beginning of next year. "W e (ASUS) need to want to be seen by more students," He stated em phatically. Symons believes that another way to promote greater participation in the ASUS would be to emphasise the role of the departmental associations. "They're the heart of ASUS," Symons remarked. "I don't want policy to come from the top." Symons also promises to make ASUS more accountable to its members. He intends to go about this by issuing regular financial statements for ASUS expenses. "I'd like students to know where their money is going." He would also publish an annual budget. Symons is also concerned that ASUS play a larger role as a lobbying body within the University. "W e should lob by Senate on issues which concern ASUS members, like fee hikes for exam ple. I'd like to see more co-ordination on such matters with StudSoc," he said. Symons would also like to see the Observer revamped and make more ac cessible to ASUS members, "I think it has the potential to be a great magazine. "Participation and accessibility." stated Symons, "are the keys to my campaign."

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by N. Gaouette Ballots from the referendum to im peach the staff of the Daily will be counted after all. The Judicial Commit tee of the Daily Publications Society rul ed last night that the campaign run by the Yes Committee had not been unfair. The No Committee had objected to certain campaign pamphlets published by the Yes Committee which labelled the Daily as "anti-semitic and racist". But the Judicial Committee felt that "the finding of truth in campaign representa tions is better left to the forum of the public arena and the wisdom of the students than to4 his committee." At the judicial hearing last Saturday, Daily news editor Adam Quastel countered the accusations of racism and anti-semitism. Quastel felt that the charges were serious that they would in fluence voters unfairly. "No one would vote in favour of an accused racist or anti-semite," Quastel said. The labels had made the Daily's position unfair to argue, Quastel felt, since the "automatic response to ac cusations of this nature is always negative." Quastel also questioned the letters of support the Yes Committee had receiv ed from James Green and Luc JoliCoeur of StudSoc and David Gibson of ASUS. Quastel contended that the let ters expressed personal opinions, but the Yes Committee's addition of these person's titles, without their knowledge or consent, implied that the letters represented the policy of StudSoc and ASUS.

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Quastel felt that the differences these people had with the Yes Committee were of a political nature, and that charges of racism and anti-semitism were being used to take the Daily to task over those differences. The Daily's Editor-in-Chief Melinda Wittstock argued that the Yes Commit tee's claims that the only possible way students can affect the current "undemocratic" organisation of the Daily is through impeachment were "clearly false" and "slanderous" as they implied that the Daily had violated its own co nstitu tion by acting undemocratically. "All members as students of thé DPS have speaking rights at Daily meetings, and anyone can join," she said. The statement, she felt, would unfairly influence students at voting time. For the Yes Committee Jeffrey Ed wards made only a short statement at the hearing. The bulk of the Yes Com mittee's arguments was contained in the written petition submitted to the Judicial Committee. "If the Judicial Committee accepts to determine whether the Yes Committee statements are true (which we are cer tainly ready to prove), then it is setting itself up to replace the student elec torate," the petition said. Counting of the ballots was in pro gress as we went to press last night. The referendum requires a turnout of 15% to be binding. All DPS referendum questions in last week's election had at tracted the required turnout.

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by Tribune News Staff The Vice-President (Arts) of the ASUS chairs the Arts Faculty Council of McGill's largest undergraduate faculty society. This year there is a two-way raace between Andrew Burgess and Mark Holder for the position. Andrew Burgess asserts that ex perience is his main qualification for the job of VP (Arts). "Experience is one of my major pluses," he stated. Burgess has served for the past year as the VP (External) for the Department of English Students Association (DESA) and has been a past chairman of exhibi tion debates with the McGill Debating Union. "I've had a lot of time to learn how to deal with ASUS on behalf of English Students. I think I can bring that knowledge to work for Arts students at large," Burgess remarked. Referring to the stuctural changes cur rently being debated in the ASUS, Burgess noted, "There is a great deal of potential for next year. I'd like to strengthen the voices of the individual departments within the ASUS. It would

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be a shame if the opportunity to effect that were wasted." Burgess would begin to work toward that goal by starting in the Faculty of Arts. "I would institute regualar meetings of the Arts concil, which, to be frank, has existed only on paper in the past," said Burgess. Burgess says that he would work to expand ;the functions of the Arts Coun cil by setting up committees of council, in order to have greater feedback from students. "I want policy to flow up not down," he said. Burgess, an editor with Scrivner, would like to re-examine the role of the Observer, "I think there is potential there," but Burgess wonders aloud whether there is a need for a literary magazine on a campus with a number o f lite r a r y m a g a z in e s a lre a d y publishing. "Perhaps it should be a newsmagazine," he said. Mark Holder would like to make ASUS more relevant to the average McGill student. Holder doesn't believe that most

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• Women's Union General Meeting. To be discussed: year-end evaluation, plans for next year, elections for new coordinating committee. 4:30 pm in Union 423. •

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For The Future Under Gorbachev”. 12:15 pm in Leacock 232.

• Drop-in at Newman with Reverend Chris Ferguson, Presbyterian/Untied Church Chaplain. 9-10:30 am at Newman Centre, 3484 Peel. For more information call 392-5890. •

Live Jazz in the alley featuring students from McGill Faculty of Music. 9 pm. Free

• Shiatsu Interpersonal Meditation at 10 am followed by Peace Activists' Prayer Group at 12 noon. At the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer. Spon sored by the Student Christian Move ment, 392-6742. • Around the Fireplace: Conversation and Flot Chocolate with McGill Chaplains Rev. Helmus Saabus and Rev. Fr. Andres Desypris. noon. (Bring your lunch) Newman Centre, 3484 Peel. For more information call 392-5890.

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DESA presents the eigth of nine readings by Canadian female authors. Lorna Crozier will read from her works at 3 pm in the Arts Council Room.

•PGSS presents Duplicate Bridge Night. Grad students and members welcome. 7:15 pm at Thomson House.

Film Society presents Le Illusion. 8 pm Union Ballroom.

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Osier Medical Aid Foundation presentsShotdance featuring music by Radio McGill. All proceeds to vaccines for Nigerian children. 8 pm-2am (Hap py Hour 9-10 pm) Union Ballroom. Admission $0.99.

FREE. • Speakers Committee of the McGill Programming Network presents Mike Duffy of CBC-TV speaking "Ottawa From The Inside Out". 7:30 pm in Leacock 132. $4 General Public, $2 with McGill I.D. • Around the Fireplace: Conversation and Hot Chocolate with McGill chaplains Rev. Helmus Saabas and Rev. Fr. Andreas Desypris at Newman Cen tre, 3484 Peel. 4 pm.

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•Central America Group General meeting. 4:30 pm, Union 404.

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SfrURDitif Saturday, March 22 • McGill Film Society presents Breaker Morant 7 pm Leacock 132. $2.

sriDfly Sunday, March 23 • St. Martha's-in-the-Basement Palm Sunday Worship Sevice. 10:30 am, brunch to follow. 3521 University. For more information call Rev. Chris Ferguson, Presbyterian/United Church Chaplain, 392-5890.

Bible Study: "Not Just Yes and Amen" 7:30-9 pm at United Theological C h u rc h , 3521 U n ive rs ity, St. Martha's-in-the-basement. For more information call 392-5890 • McGill Film Society presents The Last Metro. 8 pm, Leacock 132, $2.00

The Students’ Society of McGill U niversity hereby c a lls for recommendations for the 1985-86 Dedication Award. N o m in e e s s h o u ld b e in d iv id u a ls w h o h a v e s h o w n o u ts ta n d in g in v o lv e m e n t a n d d e d ic a tio n to e x c e lle n c e at a n y S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty s p o n s o re d a c tiv ity . R e c o m m e n d a tio n s h o u ld be s u b m itte d in w ritin g to th e E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e , n o la te r th a n 1 2 : 3 0 p .m . W e d n e s d a y , M a rc h 1 9 th .

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ny Friday, March 21 •McGill Film Society presents Manhat tan. 8 pm. Leacock 132. $2.00

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by Tribune News Staff If Council reverses the Executive Committee decision on the approval of the new Radio McGill by-laws, the sta tion may face difficulties in obtaining its coveted FM licence. At last Tuesday's Council meeting, several councillors expressed concern over the action taken in the name of Council, that approved the by-laws. There was a feeling that the by-laws were undemocratic and had been hur riedly approved in order that CFRM could submit its application to the CRTC by the deadline. Said Aurele Parisien, Club represen tative to Council, "According to these by-laws, the Board of Directors of Radio McGill has autocratic rule; the rest of the staff has no direct say in the running of the station." Added Daron Westman, "It is ludicrous that we even consider accep ting by-laws like these. They are undemocratic and there is no provision for student initiated referenda." President James Green attempted to justify the approval of the by-laws. "The CRTC would not grant the station a licence were there an SIR clause in the constitution. W e can have that proviso only if we remain a campus station." Green asserted that the inclusion of an SIR clause in the by-laws would definitely prove detrimental to Radio M cGill's application. He said that the CRTC must be satisfied beyond any doubt that the student body is com pletely behind the station. He cited the example of McMaster University's radio station which lost in its FM bid because

of an SIR clause. Vice-President (External) Luc JoliCoeur supported Green's justifications. "Students voted 'yes' for FM. This is the way the CRTC works and I do not think there is much we can do about it." he said. However, several councillors remain ed dissatisfied with the by-laws. Said Parisien, "The CRTC application is be ing used as a baseball bat to ram these by-laws down our throats." He sug gested that since the CRTC application dealine has been extended, Professor Buckley (Broadcast Law) be invited to the next Council meeting to clarify the CRTC's position. It was agreed that a representative of Radio McGill should be in attendence at the next Council meeting for further examination and examination of the by laws. ! In other business, the new Tribune Terms of Reference, which will grant the newspaper a measure of editorial autonomy was passed with little opposi tion. Luc Joli-Coeur's motion that the terms of reference include a proviso that the Tribune Publications Board must meet frequently with the Vice President Internal was defeated. In defense of the new terms of reference, Keith Denman, Chairm an of the Tribune Publications Board, said, "The new terms of reference allow the Tribune to operate at-.arms length from the Students' Society. To give the VP In ternal more power would compromise the paper's editorial freedom since the VP already sits on the Board

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by Marc Wills An internal motion to impeach the editors of the McGill Daily was trounc ed in a vote last Monday at the newspaper's weekly staff meeting. A group of recently-instated staff members brought the impeachement motions charging the Daily's editor-inchief Melinda Wittstock and four other editors with incom petence, antiSemitism and racism. However, a heated three hour debate over Wittstock's stormy editorship end ed in a 35-18 vote against the motion. The assembly agreed thereafter that similar motions aimed at Senior News Editor Brendan Weston, News Editors Joe Heath and Adam Quastel and Sup plement Editor Mike Gordon need not be voted on. "There has been a lot of talk recently about keeping the Daily tradition. The way to keep this tradition is to remove those who are threatening it—the editorial staff," said Karyn Miller, who moved the impeachment action against the Daily's editor-in-chief. Miller argued that Wittstock's O c tober 17, 1985 article on Israeli arms ex ports was anti-Semitic. The article, the

Daily’s outstanding rent agreement with Students' Society and the Student In itiated Referendum on the impeach ment of Daily staff were cited as grounds for Wittstock's dismissal. For her part, Wittstock conceded that her Israeli arms exports piece was "an unfortunate article" whose "lead and finish were unclear" but denied that it was anti-Semitic. She argued that it was ridiculous to blame the Daily's rent agreement difficulties on just the newspaper's editors. Many staff members spoke favourably of Wittstock's work as editor and pro mised to resign if Wittstock was im peached. But the prospect of a Daily without experienced staff receded as the vote tally was announced. Thirtyfive staff members voted against the im peachment motion, eighteen for, with three abstentions. It was agreed by the assembly that the results of the motion against Wittstock would be representative of similar votes on the fate of Weston, Heath, Quastel and Gordon. This year's embattled Dai ly editorial staff has staved off yet another challenge.

P res and V P s continued from page 1 students are concerned with the various in-house political issues which ASUS has dealt with in the past year, such as constitutional change. "I suspect that three quarters (of McGill students) rank it as a low priority for them and I suppose that's a shame." Holder said. Holder, a sociology major, regards the job of VP (Arts) and the role of the ASUS in general as that of an supraombudsman for students. "I like to tell students what their options are if they have a run-in with McGill administra tion," Holder stated. Holder believes that, if students aren't excited by constitutional change, the subject of their own rights will move them, "Even the most aloof student has

to come to realize this," remarked Holder. If elected, Holder promises to launch a campaign next year to heighten awareness of the ASUS and how it can help students deal with the administra tion. Holder stressed the importance of departmental associations to such a drive. "They (departmental associations) can do work at the class level. We could also print leaflets and posters," the can didate said. Holder would attempt to stay in touch with the average student through the use of course evalutaions and surveys. "I can't stress enough how tired I'm get ting of student politicians who deal with the issues that average students don't see as a priority."

Friday at noon a group of students stood for a moment in silence on the steps of the Arts Building. It was a mo ment of silence to break the silence sur rounding human rights violations that are muffled by ignorance. East Timor, Guatemala, Kurdistan, Namibia are names that seldom make the headlines or get mentioned on TV. They should be, according to members fo the six McGill groups that organized last week's campaign to raise awareness of these issues. "The problem is not just apathy. What you don't know about you can't act on," said South Africa Committee Coordinator Nigel Crawhall in an inter view. He gave the example of the rise and fall of interest in the African famine

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by Michele Dupuis It's a tight race as six hopeful can didates vie for the two positions of Arts representative to Students' Council in the ASUS elections today and tomor row. The Students' Council is the govern ing body of StudSoc. It must ratify all decisions taken by the StudSoc ex ecutive. Arts councillors also sit on the executive of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society. Third year Economics major Cara Amodio stated that if elected, she would "use the position to its fullest potential. The students don't know much about Council or about what the Arts rep does there," she said. She thought that the lack of visibility of the Arts rep con tributed to this. "The newsletter this year has been pitiful," she said. If elected, she would like to see the Observer used to its "fullest potential." Amodio was events co-ordinator of this year's Winter Carnival. Susan Baum, a third-year Joint Honours (East Asian-Political Science) student, stated that her most important objective in the coming year would be to enable the students to change the StudSoc constitution through a Student Initiated Referendum. The newlyadopted constitution does not include this provision. Baum noted that ASUS should be

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work on the crisis. But at the same time, Canada "accepts the American view that Namibian independence is only negotiable if linked to the removal of Cuban troops from Angola," Crawhall said. "Canada may as well not be on the committee." Namibia is one silent issue among many. The goal of groups involved in Peace and International Development across Canada is to develop a strong network for solidarity action. Seven campuses decided to participate in the moment of silence on Friday, each focussing on different issues. The first wall to break down is that of ignorance. And according to Crawhall, Friday was a good first crack.

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restructured to allow the various depart ments more input into the executive. O n the Daily issue, Baum stressed the need for StudSoc to come to an agree ment with the newspaper over the lease. "Students' Society should accept that the Daily is an autonomous body, and interfering with it is not their role," she said. of the McGill tournai of Political Science for the last two years. Bruce Best, a first year Economics ma jor, considers the upcoming tuition in crease "the big issue" right now. "I would like to look at both sides of the issue. It is hard to say right now what my position is on the issue," he said. Best acknowledged his lack of ex perience, but said he had been keeping up with the issues. Heather Corcoran stressed the need for "a sense of freshness, new ideas and new approaches in addition to ex perience to tackle issues at Council." Corcoran stated that she "worries about the hierarchy of power a lot in student governments" and noted that while she considered the Daily pro blems and tuition fee increases impor tant issues she would fight for a "more accessible, more vocal and more representative ASUS executive." Corcoran stated that she did not want to see the Daily staff impeached for fear that "students would lose the paper altogether."

Corcoran is assistant program director at Radio McGill. Melissa Gopnik thought that the com ing year, with the issues of the Daily and the tuition fee increase on the agenda, would be crucial. "W e will need people with experience to deal with these issues this year," Gopnik said. She would like to see a university wide referendum on the issue of joining the Rassemblement des associatios étu diantes) universitaires (RAEU). On the issue of the tuition fee increase, Gopnik "would like to see what the government comes up with before l make a deci sion." Gopnik stated her opposition to the impeachment of the Daily staff and stressed the need for more cooperation between StudSoc and the Daily staff. Gopnik was co-chairperson of this year's Winter Carnival. John Kaplan stated thathis most im portant goal would be to create a new faculty journal with selections from ASUS and all faculties on campus of poetry and prose. "I want to put together a valuable, in teresting and meaningful program" for the coming year in Council. He seeks to organize Council such that all groups and faculties are equally represented on it, and "everyone in the Arts faculty to get their share."

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“WHY THE PROTEST’’? - A look at integration & absorbtion in Israel and current problems in Africa by the chief Rabbi of Ethiopian Jewry.

MARCH 25-Tuesday 1:00 P.M. Hillel, 3460 Stanley

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by Sophie Wilson Candidates for Science Represen tative to Council next year generally showed a lot of enthusiasm but little ex perience in interviews with the Tribune over the weekend. Science students go to the polls today and tomorrow to elect two represen tatives from a field of five, to the ASUS position of Science Representative to Council. Having worked for The Network, Alex ander Paradissis has the most previous experience working with StudSoc. Paradissis, a U3 mathematics student, has helped out with this year's Winter Carnival and W elcome Week Network programs, and is on the current McGill Hellenic Society executive. Paradissis favours an active approach to issues of concern for students. He would like to see the student charter of rights passed, tuition increases oppos ed, and divestment continued. "I think we should take advantage of the fact divestment's popular with students right now," he said. Like Paradissis, Victoria Korley con siders divestment and fee increases as prime carry-over issues for next year's council. Korley sees some increase in tuition cost as necessary, w hile recognising that "a lot of people are here because of low fees." Having served as a floor rep. at RVC residence, and as executive member of several high school clubs and activities, Korley considers her "many organiza tional abilities" as her best qualification for the job. Korley views a science rep.'s position as essentially service oriented rather than issue oriented, and sees herself "co-operating with others, learn ing and contributing on committees." Said Korley, "I would encourage in volvement, by making myself available, by introducing myself in classes." Rina Hogue was involved in student government at high school. Hogue has no such experience at a university level, but has applied for senate standing committees for next year. "I'm starting to get my feet wet," she said. When talking to the Tribune, Hogue was not sure what the job of Science

Rep. entailed, but felt that science students "need someone with a big mouth, so to speak." "I'd like to see things happening, but I can't think of examples off the top of my head," said Hogue. "I'd want to find out how science students felt first, and then act accordingly." Stephen Cohen's main concern is the "unbelievable apathy" he sees as particulaly prevalent among science stu dent. "It's disgusting," he said. "Science students come to school, and they go home. They're not interested. You talk in front of a class and they don't listen." Cohen told the Tribune he would like

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to see the ASUS initiate some sort of stu dent career counsellor programme, as well as providing "open forums" for students. "A lot of people don't know what their options are," said Cohen. Cohen proposed involvement in charities as a possible avenue to in creased student participation, citing Management students' annual Heart Campaign as an example of a charity drive that gets students involved in their student government. "I was one of those apathetic students," Cohen said. "That's the best experience I've got."

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by Marc Kamerer Senate decided to establish a Stan ding Committee that would draft what would be a prototype for all student body constitutions on campus at its meeting last Wednesday. An amend ment that would have entrenched the role of StudSoc on the committee was defeated. Senate was voting to accept the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Student Association Constitutions which recom mends the establishment of a Senate Standing Co m m ittee on Student Association Constitutions to be chaired by the Dean of Students and composed of a cad em ic, BoG and student representatives from Senate. The man date of this committee will be to draft a set of principles upon which Senate will base its evaluation of student associa tion constitutions submitted before it, both up until now and in the future. This evaluation is a determining factor in Senate's decision whether or not to submit a student association's request for fee approval to BoG. In his promotion of the proposed recommendations, Dean of Students Ir win Gopnik stated that the previous routine of submitting student associa tions to BoG had given rise to

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"disagreement on what grounds advice should be given and on what grounds it should be taken." These recommenda tions thus represented a "response to that particular problem." Gopnik also pointed to the uni queness of the proposed committee as being a constructive factor. It is "intend ed to be technical (composed of) a small group of people With considerable knowledge" whose obligation is to give the Senate objective advice. As well, there will be a working majority of students which is not the usual practice. Since "this issue is closely tied to students' interests," such a deviation from the norm is considered ap propriate. Questioned over what would happen in the case of any student constitutions found to be presently in conflict with any future principles as established by the Senate, Gopnik replied that, "I don't want to anticipate decisions of the committee if it was found that the organization was unconstitutional they (the committee) would go to the association to give them a chance to change it." StudSoc president James Green mov ed an amendment that would have

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“WHY THE PROTEST’’? - A look at integration & absorbtion in Israel and current problems in Africa by the chief Rabbi of Ethiopian Jewry. HILLEL STUDENT SOCIETY

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The MrCill Tribune is published by the Students' Society of McGill University. Opinions expressed oo not necessarily represent Students' Society or McGill University opinions or policy. The Tribune editorial office is located in B-15 of the University Centre, 3480 McTavish Street, Montréal, Québec , H3A 1X9. telephone 392-8927. Letter and submissions should be left at the editorial offices or int the Tribune mai‘box at the Students^ Society General Office This is your paper. Comments, complaints, or compliments should be addressed to Keith Denman, Chair man, Tribune Publications Board, and left at the Student Society General Office. The Tribune Advertising Office is located in room B-22 of the University Centre. Its telephone local is 392-8954. Tyoesetting and assembly by Daily Typesetting, 3480 McTavish Street, Montreal. Printing by Payette and Simms. St. Lambert, Québec.

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Believe it or not...the MYSTERY PH O TO has returned. Sorry, no clue this week. I would like to thank those who have waited patiently for their beer tickets from weeks gone by. Previous Winners: Spy, Stephen Vogel, Greg Herenchak, Douglas

Waterson, Ingrid Birker, lohn MacFarlane, Alec Sandy. Please pick up beer tickets at and submit entries (c/o Ezra) to B-lh5 of the Union Buildings. V o lu n te e rs N e e d e d

• for many different community service programmes over.the summer, both in the Montreal area, other cities and overseas — travel, work and meet in teresting people in Europe, Latin America and Asia. • to teach English as a second language at community centres. • to tutor elementary and secondary school students.

• to help organize a special Olympics day for mentally retarded children. • to help with a "Meals on W heels" programme, preparing and delivering meals to isolated elderly people. • to help staff the office NEXT YEAR: meeting Tuesday, March 18, Union 408. Get Active! Contact us at Union 408, 392-8937.

Aurèle Parisien appears to be somewhat offtrack with respect to the Daily editorial board elections which were held on Sunday, March 9 (Letters, March 11). Mr. Parisien correctly stated that a large percentage of Daily staffers did sacrifice the entire day in order to participate in the elections of that paper but he fails to realize the reasons for such a large turnout. It is important for everyone to be aware that by the end of January, membership on the Daily numbered no more than half of what it was on the day of the elections which, according to Mr. Parisien, was 58. Why is it that in the year during which the present editors of the paper have been spending most of their time defending themselves against various student groups and threatening referenda, has the membership on the paper suddenly doubled? The answer is quite simple. The,Daily is the newspaper of those who finance its operations, namely, the students of McGill. As such, students have the right to contribute some of their time to the paper and in so doing, obtain a staff voting right a short time thereafter. Several relatively new staff members, concerned with the poor quality of this year's Daily and its deteriorating reputation on campus, decided to use the mechanisms outlin ed in the Daily's constitution to change and improve McGill's autonomous newspaper. Towards this end, we felt that replacing the editor-in-chief and senior news editor was the most effec tive way of obtaining a noticeable im provement. Impeachment motions were thus submitted the Monday prior to the editorial board elections and were met with the informal approval of just under one-third of the total Daily staff. Because of their commitment to sav ing the paper, several new staffers sub mitted their names and ran as can didates for various positions on next year's editorial board. The editors were thus faced with the reality of an opposi tion from within their own 'house,' and in response, ensured that all longtime staff members, satisfied with the Daily's performance this year, were present that Sunday for the elections. Their ap parent goal was to prevent the inclusion

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of any 'new blood' into an editor's posi tion. As it turned out, not a single member of the staff who was known to support the impeachments and who sought a position in which some in fluence as to the direction of the paper could be effected was elected. As a mat ter of fact, only those known to support the goals and outlooks of the present editorial board were elected to any position at all while those known to support change were left out in the co ld . True, the election s w ere democratically run, however, effective ly ensuring the exclusion of those ad vocating change within the Daily is a true indication as to the 'openness' which the present editors claim exists. So you see, Mr. Parisien, the Daily is not an organization which should stand as an example to other student groups on campus. Rather, it is the symbol of a body which has been run ragged in try ing to 'fend off' those who wish to im plement change. It is the very integrity that you mentioned which is in serious question with regard to the Daily editors. It is imperative that the Daily listen to students' voices, especially when those voices call out in such numbers and with such frequency as they have this year. If this is not done, then perhaps change will come about more effective ly next year and the occupation of the self-proclaim ed Anarchists in the editorial positions of the Daily may sud denly come to an end. H a rv e y Y e le n _________________________________ A rts U 3 T o th e T r ib u n e :

The Political Scien ce Students' Association Executive wishes to inform the McGill Community that there will not be a debate this semester involving the South African Ambassador, Mr. Babb. The P.S.S.A. Executive supported this debate and, in coordination with the South African Committee (SAC) and Black Students' Network (BSN), extend ed invitations to a representative of the African National Congress and Am bassador Babb. The resolution before the house was to be, "be it resolved that the South African government is a reform govern ment." Sadly, however, both parties refused to share a platform with representatives of what each deter

mines to be "illegitimate" or "terrorist" organizations. Therefore for practical reasons, such a debate was unfeasible. The P.S.S.A. Executive regrets this oc curence but encourages all students to attend the upcoming discussions led by prominent speakers. These include the Soviet Consul on Tues. 18 March at noon, Knowlton Nash on Thurs. 27 March at noon, Hanke Brunkehorst on Thurs. 3 April at 3 pm and Eric Uslaner on Mon. 7 April at noon. P o litic a l S cience S tu d e n ts ' A ss o c iatio n E xecu tive

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This is in response to a letter printed in the Tribune on March 11 from Jenny Beeman and Maggie DeVries. The main thrust of the letter is to take exception to the style of the article en titled "The Race for the Top." Hindsight shows that they were correct when they said that "Pickersgill might well run away with next week's presidential elections," but the writers do have a valid point. As Film Society President, I strongly objected to the alliterative statement "Pickersgill's piddling practice at pick ing mainstream films that everyone has seen and wishes they hadn't..." Paul is the Film Society Treasurer and handles all financial concerns of the Society. The films shown in the last year all came from suggestions from viewers and members. All suggestions were discussed at members' meetings. The final candidates were selected by the full Film Society Executive, and I made the actual bookings. So their comments should have been directed at me, and not Paul. I do not feel that the Film Society showed only mainstream films this past year. There were many films that we have shown that I am sure most students at McGill have never seen. W e do try to choose films that we feel will have a good attendance. If a film does not have a good attendance, obviously there is not much interest in it. From September to the present, we have had close to 10,000 viewers, so there ap parently is a large percentage of the campus that does not share your views. W e co nsid er suggestions from

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Last week the Students' Council passed a new set of Terms of Reference for the McGill Tribune. Within these terms were provisions for an editorial com ment expressing the collective viewpoint of the Editorial Council. This is the first of a series of editorials that will be published in the Trib this year. In this week's Trib you will find an advertisement paid for by a group of students. This ad links the actions of the Daily Publications Board of Direc tors with that of the former President of the Phillipines, Ferdinand Marcos. This kind of hysterical comparison is counter-productive and only serves to further confuse the student body. While much of this comes after the fact, as a decision was taken on Sunday to count the ballots in the referendum to impeach the Daily staff, clearing up why the delay occurred is more important than flinging insults around. The Board of Directors of the Daily, a body made up of both Daily staff and stu dent representatives unanimously challenged the fairness of the referendum campaign. It was not the Daily Editorial Board nor the staff who challenged the vote and thus closed the ballot boxes. What was at issue was whether the "Yes" and "N o" Committees had fair campaigns. The "Yes" Committee had been accused of libel and thus pre judicing the results of the referendum. You can be sure that if during an elec tion campaign one of the student politicians who signed this ad were libell ed, there would have been an investigation by the CRO. In this case, the Board of Directors, rather than deciding amongst themselves whether the campaign was libellous and thus not running the referendum, (a real possibility that was avoided by the blockade put up by one student representative), asked an impartial body, the Judicial Commit tee, before the referendum to rule on the matter. The constitution forced a ten-day period between the challenge and the Judicial Board Hearing. The Board, once it heard both sides, handed down its judgement in one day. The Board of Directors is not some blood-stained dictator but rather the body responsible for over-seeing the interests of both students and the Daily, a responsibility it has not taken lightly.

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B U D G ET R E Q U E S T S TO A L L M c G ILL S T U D E N T GROUPS (Submissions will be received from March 14th until 4:30 p . m. , March 2 7th , 1986)

BudgetrequestsarelimitedtogroupsdirectlyrecognizedbytheMcGillStudents’Council(i.e., organiza tions classifiedas "Functional Groups", campus-wide "Interest Groups"or "SocietyActivities") Interest groups must have been in operation since January 1, 1986 in order to submit a budget request. Groups submitting budget requests will be contacted regarding their submission as soon as possible. In terest group budget requests must include in the revenue column membership fees from not less than 30 members each paying not less than $2.00. These membership fees and a signed membership list must be handed in no later than October 31st, 1986 by an interest group with an approved budget. Certain interest groups are not eligible to receive Students’ Society funds as per Council policy adopted December 7th, 1977. These include groups with political or religious affiliations or beliefs. Any other group which, by the nature of its doctrine, discourages membership by all except those which adhere to that doctrine, as determined by Students' Council, is also ineligible to receive Society funds. Application for Budget packages may be obtained at the Students’ Society General Office. Requests, with justifications, should be typed and addressed to the Joint Management Committee. They should be delivered or mailed to: Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students’ Society General Office, Room 105, 3480 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9 NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., MARCH 27TH, 1986 Marie Davis Vice-President (Finance) Students’ Society of McGill University

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continued from page 13 reminds us all that in Montreal, at least, racism has also gone "underground". These are all disturbing realities that are at the basis , of AfriCanadian theology. But still one may ask: What on earth is it? In short, it is a theology which pays attention not only to a Cod in Jesus, "up there in the heavens", but it also pays attention to the issues on earth in so far as such issues conspire to keep most of us, as AfriCanadians, at the very bottom of the totem pole; that is, AfriCanadian theology is not so heavenly conscious, so "opium-like", (in the words of Marx) that it is of no ear thy good. In particular, it is a theology of liberation which is intended to be a forceful and frontal attack on Canadian racism in all its forms, wherever it is found; not merely on the more private and personal levels, but more so on the institutionalized level as well; that level where racism usually masks itself in political, ecclesiastical, academic and economic structures; i.e., those struc tures which help to perpetuate more subtle and perhaps "softer" forms of "apartheid". AfriCanadian theology: What on earth is it? Again, it is a theology whose feet are firmly planted on the earth; it is primarily a theology that attempt to liberate A friC an ad ian s from the shackles of racism so that our dreams and our drives can bear more fruit in the here and now; namely, on this earth and in this country. Without this agenda item (racism), AfriCanadian theology funs the risk of coming across, especial ly to AfriCanadian intellectuals as mean ingless chatter; or in the words of another, as "sounding brass and tinkl ing cymbals".

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F lo a tin g by Lisa Shatzky Tim Macky, a third year Science stu dent in chemistry at McGill, used to have an extremely hard time relaxing, even when it was not exam period, until he discovered the power of "floating''. Suzanne Gendron, also a McGill stu dent, wanted to use "flotation" to enhance her ability to learn a second language, as well as to develop a better memory. These people are referring to what is known as a flotation tank, an enclosed chamber filled with approximately ten inches of warm saturated solution of Ep som salts-water. The salt water is so dense that the effects of gravity are counteracted, and one experiences a sense of weightlessness and a release of muscular tension. The chamber itself is pitch black and silent, where one's sensory input is restricted and internal "awareness" is greatly enhanced. The flotation tank is a type of sensory deprivation instrument. Many subjects have described the flotation tank as an "inward experience" that allows one to gain a greater control from within and develop certain abilities that may not have been otherwise possible. The fundamental idea behind the flotation tank is making use of altered states of consciousness, an ideà that has already been put to use over the cen turies. In many cultures, some sort of sensory deprivation experience has been considered essential in the train ing of spiritual leaders. Shamans, witch doctors, priests,

Y o u r T e n s io n s gurus, yogis, and other spiritual seekers endure frequent retreats into small rooms or caves, withdrawal to mountaintops or islands in order to fully ex-

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conquer the world." A growing number of students and professionals who experience stress and high tension on a daily basis are choos ing the flotation method of letting go and relaxing. Because of its popular de mand, there is a flotation tank located in downtown Montreal in the Medical Arts building, at the Canadian Hypotherapy Association. Miriam Praw, founder and director of this centre, explains the benefits of the flotation tank derive in part from its neurophysiological effect on the brain. "What happens during flotation is that there is an increased production of theta brain waves," she explained, "and these signal receptivity to learn ing. That good that many people refer to while in the flotation tank is caused by an increased biochemical production of beta-endorphins, which is the brain's natural pain and pleasure attenuators." There is an increasing amount of research being done on the actual ef fects of the flotation tank, especially in such areas as biochemistry, brain waves and behavioural change. While flotation tanks have been around for many years in the laboratories of university psychology departments, in private homes or com mercial centres devoted to tank use, these tanks are now being used in health spas, biofitness institutions, hospitals, by professional athletes and for "superlearning" courses at several universities.

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by Bob Kirke "The two methods (for achieving the aims of the Palestinian people) are the olive branch and the machine gun of the freedom fighters. If the world does not contribute towards a peaceful pro cess, then the machine gun will remain the only other option." These words, from The Palestine Liberation Organisa tion representative to the United Na tions, Zuhdi Terzi were indicative of the speech he gave last Thursday here at McGill. Speaking on the topic of "The PLO and the p eace p ro ce ss", Terzi presented the PLO's stance on a number of questions pertaining to the Middle-East situation. His opening remarks, while slightly top-heavy with rhetoric, dealt with the international community's recognition of the PLO and of the Palestinians' claim upon the territory of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. T h e U n ite d N a tio n s G e n e ra l Assembly in 1974 conferred upon the PLO observer status. This came after PLO leader Yasir Arafat presented the opening address on the General Assembly debate on "The Question of Palestine" on November 13th of that year. At the same time the General Assembly recognized that the Palesti nian people had the right to in dependence and sovereignty. Terzi, in citing these resolutions demonstrated the international support for the PLO and the Palestinian land claims. With regard to the peace process itself, Terzi questioned the intentions of both the United States and Israel. According to Terzi, the United States had deliberately opposed the initiative put forward by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in 1977 as well as the Arabbacked Fez plan of 1983. He cited Israel as being constantly op posed to constructive peace initiatives. In this light the saw the ruling "junta” in Israel as being little different than its predecessor. He also identified the Israeli refusal to allow U.N. observers

those perceptions that are still available to us. In this case, after light, sound, tac tile sensations, gravity, and movement are shut out, what is left are thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and mental im ages. In test conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health, some subjects seemed to become aware of one's inner processes. Dr. John Lilly, neurophysiologist, has demonstrated that by simply focussing awareness inward a person can actually strengthen his or her immune system, tower blood pressure, control pain or inhibit certain hormones.The flotation tank itself is similar to a biofeedback machine in that ifw orks by permitting the subject to become more aware of subtle and minute internal changes and states. Its effects are not only physiological but psychological. People who emerge from the tank often claim that the world seems suddenly brighter, more vivid and colourful. The benefits of the flotation tank have been said to include problemsolving enhancement, increased creativity, ac celerated learning, reduction of anxiety and increased self-confidence. Robert Sonocleas, a McGill music stu dent, stated "W hen I'm stuck on a par ticular piece in music, or when I am composing and find that I am at a block of some sort, I know that a float in the tank is what I need...I always come out of the tank with the feeling that I can

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Prevention: $4 saves a life A group of medical students at McGill have organised the Osier Medical Aid Foundation (OMAF), named after the pioneering physician, to try to help these children to break out of that cycle. The price is suprisingly slight. OMAF has negotiated a package from Con naught Labs that for $10,000 will pro vide enough vaccines to protect 20,000 children from measles, polio, whooping cough, tetanus and diptheria. It is estimated that this will save about 2,500 lives, at a cost of just $4.00 per life. These vaccines will be sent to a rural hospital, run by Dr. Ellen Einterz, a

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Ward Brown Very few students are aware of where their money is spent. Through reforms such as in troducing an annual budget and auditor’s report, I hope to in crease student awareness of the ASUS's functions. By revamp ing other programmes such as student course evaluations, I in tend to increase student involvement with the ASUS. I can provide the leadership necessary for an effective ASUS.

Tracy Jussaume Objectives: -to deveolp a better rapport bet ween ASUS and students. There is a need for more accessibility. -am willing to help groups, not neccessarily under MSS, find funding. -coninue to take an interest in the various student groups no matter the nature or size and to keep an open mind to their appeals.

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Susan Edwards Because it constitutes such a significant percentage of McGill’s student population, the B.Sc undergraduate faculty re quires a stronger input in university affairs. As V.P Science, my primary objective would be to ensure this is ac complished. At the same time, however, as a member of one of the smaller science departments, I feel it is necessary to ensure that each individual department is equally represented.

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Debby Burshtyn The role of member-at-

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Counci l . Jeremy is nice.

Andrew Burgess People want more from ASUS than a pat on the head and “here’s what we're going to do with your money". They want a revitalized Observer, a course guide by students, big brother/sister programmes, stu dent representation on all staff committees, and most of all, they want to be consulted before policy is made and in formed afterwards (not vice-versa).

students at all ASUS meetings. My motivation to seek this position is to insure the consideration of science students in all decisions and to be involved in the organization of the various activities of the society. I have had experience in the area as co-president of my high school and am currently a UIF on the Jewell Scholarship.

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Stephen Cohen One of the advan tages of being in a small science department is the ability to get first hand knowledge of particular concerns which students possess and then to deal with these concerns. Accessibility and responsibility to all science students, as well as full representation of their concerns, are the most important prerequisites for council members of the ASUS. These are prerequisite that I can fulfil.

Don Mathewson “What, me worry?"

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Deborah Allman When l transferred to McGill from my university in California, I notices two

Carrington would like to see every member of the ASUS benefit from

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differences. 1. There’s no surfing club at McGill! 2. Here at McGill there seems to be a greater scope for student involvement in the running of their own university. I sould very much like to become involved myself, and hope to have the opportunity to do

membership fee in 1986-87. He will promote more co-operation between the ASUS and departmental associations and will strongly voice the concerns of Arts students on the Arts and Science Executive Council.

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Rina Hogue Science Students have unique con cerns and special in terests. Which deserve attention then they have been getting in the past. One way to ensure this is to seek responsible representation on the ASUS. I feel that I can provide the strong voice that science students need to represent them in this organization.

Mark W. Holder My main objective is to sensitize students about matters which can no longer be ignored: 1) Like what to do if accused of cheating, when you believe ■ you’re innocent? what are your rights? 2) If faced with sexual harass ment by professor or otherwisewho hears your grievances? 3) To channel and liase infor mation conserning students through the bureaucracy A vote for Mark W. Holder is a vote for us all.

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Victoria Korloy Having had organizational and public speaking ex perience as the vice president on a stu dent representative council and a member of the debating team, I feell capable of successfully fulfilling the re quirements of science representative to council. The undergraduates need active representation and I would try to be that In put, along with my colleague, if elected.

Sherry Pielstlcker Strong links and better communicat ion need to be made betweek the ASUS and the student body. As Arts Members at Large I would implement these objectives. I have a great deal of experience in student government and athletic boards which help qualify me for this position. I’m very enthusiastic and hope to be able to make next year a better one for you.

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Alix MacLean Alix MacLean believes that the Science Fauclty should: -ensure that all Departmental Associations views are heard in the MSS -establish an effec tive Tutoring Service tor all levels and disciplines within the Science Faculty -establish an equilibrium between ASUS and McGill Student Society. An experienced organizer, Alix has the necessary qualifications to represent the Science Faculty as ASUS Science Represen tative.

Alexander Paradlssis As a Science Rep to Council, I would be representing science students on bothe the ASUS and the MSS councils. I will be promoting stronger and more active deparmental societies in the ASUS, pushing for the pass ing of the Students’ Charter of Rights and longer hours at the Science library and op posing tuition increases.

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Cara Amodi If elected I promise to vigorously pursue the needs of Arts students on the McGill

Susan Baum Experience:

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Council. I feel that my platform of Responsibili Tribune/Student Member, East ty, Accessibility, and Visibility af Aisan Studies Advisory Committee. fords the best opportunity for strong I am an avid observer of StudSoc representation of our faculty. and have regularly attended Council meetings in the past year. I advocate Student Initiated Referenda, enabl ing students to directly change StudSoc's constitution. I support restructuring of ASUS to allow greater representation and input from departmental associations.

Bruce Best Too much time has been spent on destruc tive criticism of the Ad ministration. What is needed is a constructive attitude, which could unify studnets and Administration to lobby together for funds from the Government. Divided, students and Administration will not succeed. United, they can. My aim as Arts Rep would be to approach all ASUS/MSS issues with a positive, constructive attitude, looking for the best interests of Arts students and students in general.

Heather Corcoran I am running for Arts Represen tative to Council with the aim of ensuring an effective and

Melissa Gopnik I believe that “ I would be the strongest voice for Arts students on council if I'm elected as

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representàtive. I know how to get things done on council and at a time when important issues, such as tuition fees will be on its agenda for 86-87, Arts students need a strong voice. -Chairperson of Winter Carnival '86 -Chairperson of the ASUS -Vice Chairperson of finance of Welcome Week '85 -Rep to Arts Scholarship Commitee 84-85

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working relationship between students Council and the A.S.U.S. I will endeavour to be receptive to the input of the Arts Faculty and strong ly represent and support the Faculty within the ASUS and Student Coun cil. Vote for a strong voice. Vote Heather Corcoran

John Kaplan Considering that the ma jority of undergradu ate students are in arts, the Arts faculty must be ensured fair representation on the Students’ Council. Nonetheless, that other faculties have their priorities must be respected by the Arts Represen tative to Council. Having been a stu dent here for 3 years I have had the opportunity to take courses in several departments. My involve ment as President of two campus clubs and being a member of others gives me the current knowledge needed to represent the students

T H E F O L L O W IN G Q U E S T IO N IS B E IN G A S K E D D U R IN G T H E A S U S E L E C T IO N S ON M A R C H 1 8th , 19th 1 9 8 6 Do you approve of an amendment to points 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 of Article VIII and points 1.0. 3.0 of Article IX of the present constitution of the McGill Arts & Science Undergraduate Society, which would be replaced by a new article IX as printed below □ Yes

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Current Article VIII 5.0 The Arts and Science Interdepartmental Council (ASIC) shall consist of the Executive Committee and the President of each departmental association. The ASIC shall serve as a forum for the discussion of issues of concern to the departmental associations and provide an avenue of communication between the departments and the ASEC. The ASIC shall be chaired be the President of the Society and shall meet at least two times per academic term.

5.2 Only departmental presidents or their designated representatives may nominate, stand for election, or vote for the two representatives to ASEC. Current Article IX 1.0 A departmental association recognized by the Society and eligible for funding shall include all undergraduate students in a particular department or program in the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science, and shall comply with all By-Laws and policies of the Society.

5.1 The ASIC shall elect two representatives, one from Arts, and one from Science, to ASEC. The President shall call for nominations before September 30th of each year. Elections shall be conducted at the earliest possible opportunity.

3.0 The executive officers of a departmental association shall be democratically elected by the members of the association.

9.3.4 In the event that one or both of the Councils fail to achieve quorum, the final decision will fall to the ASEC. 9.3.5 If the ASEC must make decisions involving financial obligations, these shall be subject to ratificaion at the next meeting of each Council.

Proposed Article IX: Departmental Associations 9.1 Arts &Science Interdepartmental Council 9.1.1 The Arts & Science Interdepartmental Council (ASIC) shall consist of the V.P. Arts, V.P. Science and the Presidents of each recognized departmental association.

9.4 Meetings

9.4.1 The two (2) aforementioned councils shall meet at least once a month. It will be the responsability of the respective Society Vice-Presidents to ensure that the Departmental Presidents receive the meeting dates at least ten (10) working days in advance. 9.4.2 If the President (or eligible Vice-President) of a recognized departmental association fails to attend two (2) or more meetings per academic term, the ASECreserves itself the right to remove the status of reocognition of the said association for the following academic term. 9.5 Recognition (Accreditation of Departmental Associations

9.1.2 The ASIC shall be subdivided into two (2) independent voting bodies i.e. an Arts Council and a Science Council. These separate councils shall be chaired by their respective Society Vice-President. 9.2 Voting Policy 9.2.1 The Arts Council and the Science Council shall be voting bodies with voting rights extending to all issues except. a) constitutional allotment of money, b) office and administration costs of the ASEC, c) funds allotted to the official ASUS journal.

9.5.1 A departmental association includes all undergraduate students in a particular departmental or program in the Faculty of Arts of the Faculty of Science. 9.5.2 Any departmental association shall be recognized by the Society and therefore be eligible for funding, if it complies with all By-Laws and policies of the Society. It shall have had democratically elected executive officers, an approved constitution and shall have attended all but one meeting of the Arts or Science Council during the preceding semester. 9.5.3 Each recognized association shall receive per capita funding of four dollars ($4.00) per full time B.A. and/or B.Sc. student enrolled in the department of program. Payment will be made in two (2) equal installments, one per academic term. 9.5.4 Departmental associations must submit a written budget proposal for the fiscal year to the V.P. Finance, for review and approval of the FC, no later than December 31 of each year.

9.2.2 On each Council, quorum shall be set at fifty percent (50%) plus one of the Presidents (or eliqible VicePresident). 9.2.3 In each Council, a simple majority vote will be considered binding. 9.3 Passing of legislation 9.3.1 Legislation initiated by the ASEC will be vetoed, if both the Arts Council and Science Council aqree to do so. 9.3.2 Legislation initiated by one of the aforementioned Councils will be vetoed, if both the other Council and ASEC agree to do so. 9.3.3 In the event that one of the aforementioned Councils ratifies and the other Councils fails to ratifv the final decision will fall to the ASEC.

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Topper Headon first earned his fame as the drummer in The Clash. He was also the only member who knew how to play his instrument when they started. He left the band behind three years ago, and faded into the shadows. Until last week, the last thing I heard he was being busted in London for nicking a bus-stop sign a year ago. He'd wanted to brighten up his drab flat, and started a fad in the process. Now he is suddenly back with the release of his first solo album, Waking Up. This is a weird album for me, and I probably shouldn't be writing about it (so what else is new, you say). I am not well grounded in the musicians or style of music, although both are familiar to me. Headon is a character of whom I know stories, probably more fiction than fact. So this whole article may be a load of what The Clash's Joe Strum mer would currently attack with scissors. Then again, I might not be far from right. After a three year sabbatical, Headon has returned with an album that shows

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no vestiges of an angry punk. Listening to Waking Up, you see James Brown, Chicag o in the 1960's, Motown (wherever that is), and fraternity parties. Without trying to be, this is a classic rhythm and blues, soulful record with a beat that would keep even an Alpha Delta party going. Headon always reminded me of the little kid in Giles cartoons. He was always in the background, the quiet type, but with a guilty-as-hell smirk on his face. He looks nattier on this new record than he did three years ago, but still guilty. Apparently he spent those years not only cleaning up his looks, but also his life. He kicked a smack addic tion, tearing the monkey off his back and throwing it down on vinyl to become one of the strongest songs on the disck. Thankfully he has not joined the Pete Townsend Exiting Orifice School of Dopers Anonymous. He sees his recovery as a useful example to others, but only if he can get on with things, but not gloat over being coherent for once. Headon had planned on doing the singing on Waking Up himself, but the

quality of the songs he wrote required a singer of equal stature. Jimmy Helms, an ex-Madness backing singer, was chosen for his deep, soulful voice. Other musicians include ex-Blackheads keyboardist Mickey Gallagher, a wild brass section, and a plentyfunk rhythm section lead by Headon's strong but controlled drumming. "Drumming Man" was the single that catalyzed the record, and is a classic funk tune. "Got To Get Out O f This Heat" is my fave. Future reviews will probably make a lot out of how this has been the year of The Clash and it's alumni. When rela tionships break, it is usually the people who were dumped that are all the better for it. But a comparison between Headon's album and his old band would be unfair, as there is no relation, musically or spiritually. Punk can't and doesn't exist anymore, which is one reason why it is special. The musical in fluence will always be there, but the period is over. Headon knows this and is moving ih new directions, proving again that he is an innovative and fun musician. Too bad Strummer can't get a desk job somewhere.

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The highlight of Saturday's Yuk Yuk comedy night in the Union Ballroom w as the p erfo rm an ce by Larry Horowitz, a Canadian stand-up come dian on his way to the coveted status of international recognition. Horowitz's companions on the triple bill, however, could not match his polish nor his good taste. Professional and armed with come dian savoir faire, Horowitz established a great rapport with the audience, prudently feeling his way around their responses, and adjusting his monologue to successful angles of subjects the Canadian audience identified with and delighted in. He manoevered through more risqué subjects with sensitivity and showed throughout the show un failing humour. Horowitz was preceded and followed by Bowser and Blue, a Canadian musical comedy act who presented a series of popular songs with altered lyrics. The duo emulated many current performers with admirable success, armed only with two guitars, a few per functory props, and a tremendous amount of talent and ingenuity. The songs were clever and demonstrated that a lot of originality and creativity was necessary at their conception. Par ticularly notable was a convincing, satirical and very funny version of Spr ingsteen's "I'm On Fire", which left the au d ien ce in stitches. The show however, can never be accused of sophisticated, witty, humour. The material w as almost e x clu siv e ly

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On Monday March 24, the eyes of all afficianados of trash will be riveted to the T.V. set as the Academy Award presentations will be telecast that night. Personally, I'll be watching the NCAA Basketball Tourney for most of the night, but I do expect to catch the presentation of the big awards. I realized a few years ago that the Oscars do not reward true talent or outstanding performances, but instead they are an irresistible exercise in selfcongratulation. Therefore, I have to ad mit that I have never missed an Academy Awards show in the last ten years, and except for those moments when Sally Fields' name is mentioned, I usually enjoy every schlocky moment of it. With that in mind, I have donned my prognosticator's hat and will hereby p red ict the w in n e rs in vario u s categories. You will notice that I have predicted the winners and not the most

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For every person who complains about her roommate or boyfriend or parent being horribly cheap, I would like to suggest that they see Molière's comedy "The Miser" now on at Moyse Hall. Surely no one is as memorably miserly as the play's namesake Har pagon, who doubles the days of Lent in order to save on feeding his servants. Director Harry Anderson has chosen a modern translation of the play which eases some stiffness out of the text. In addition, the cast has worked hard to animate their Lengthy sections of dialogue, therefore the pacing is brisk and the play is funny from beginning to end. Essentially, the play concerns a greedy old miser whose love of money excludes his good sense. There are the inevitable mistaken identities, secret romances, dupes and deceivers all of which reveal the folly of humankind. The plot, however is only a backdrop for a parade of delightful charactertypes which are played off against each other with great comic effect. Especially touching is the sweetness Anderson has drawn out of all of the characters, in cluding the miser. Robert Scott as Harpagon the miser, looks like a huge pear topped with a wig of grey, fly-away hair. Playing the part to extremes, Scott the suspicious, moneygrubbing manner of Harpagon who looks as if he is always about to burst. Harpagon is most ridiculous in one very funny scene in which he learns that his money has t>een stolen. Scuttling about the stage in a tirade he screams, "My poor money, my dear friend. I've lost my support, my consolation, my joy." As Frosine, the wenchy matchmaker, Dawn Roach is absolutely wonderful. Every wriggle of her torso, pucker of her lips and husky burst of laughter is delicious. In one memorable scene Frosine, who is skilled in the "art of milking men," flatters Harpagon in order to clinch a business deal, "you were never," she purrs, "as young as you are now. I see fellows of five and twenty who are older than you." Also enjoyable are the performances of James Simon, Anne Keller and Justin

deserving person, as that is what the Academy itself does. After all, Lionel Richie has been nominated twice this year. Best Foreign Film: The Official Story is an Argentinian film about a depressing subject, and therefore it should win. I'd like to see When Father Was Away on Business take the Oscar, simply because it is from Yugoslavia, and nothing is fun nier than watching Lisa Hartman or some other blonde starlet try to pro nounce strange names. Best Original ' Screenplay: Woody Allen could take this award for Purple Rose of Cairo, since the Academy ig nored this fine film in every other category. Then again, the authors of Brazil could win, but since they have said nasty things about the studio heads, don’t bet on it. So it will be Woody, or the writers of The Official Story, depen ding on how many hearts are bleeding at voting time. Best Original Song: For the true

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Hay who imbue their characters with particular charm. Period costumes designed by Debra Raffey further embellished the portraits of the characters. Harpagon's son, G éante is a real dandy and he looks ap propriately ridiculous in a creme and baby blue outfit complete with ribbons and lace. Princess Di would have blush ed at the sight of it. Also deserving of praise is Patrick Neilson, whose set design provides an excellent and varied

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devotees of well-dressed garbage, this is the category to watch, as Lionel "Dull, Duller, Dullest" Richie is the proud holder of two of the four nominations. Even worse news is that the other two nominees are Swill Collins and Huey "Yaw n" Lewis. Since Collins has won already (OHM YGODÜ), look for Lionel to flash his ugly mug onstage on the 24th for the excruciating awful song "Say You, Say me". Cod help us all. Best Director: Here is an interesting categroy. Two of the nominees John Huston and Akira Kurosawa are masters who could die at any moment. Also up for an Oscar are two decent directors of mainstream film: Pete W eir and Sydney Pollack and one Brazilian. Forget the Brazilian and the young guys, this con test is between the old masters. Since I doubt that any Californian would bother to sit through Kurosawa's Ran, John Huston would stumble up to the podium on Oscar night for the excep tional job that he did on Prizzi's Honor.

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playing space. All in all this lively production of "The Miser" is vigorously paced, thoughtfully acted and best of all, very funny. So don't be miserly! At $3.00 per ticket (student), this production is a perfect bargain. "The Miser" plays March 19 through 22 at Moyse Hall. Tickets may be pur chased at Sadie's or reserved by calling 392-4695.

Best Supporting Actress: Last year, I actually met Amy Madigan (nominated in something called Twice in a Lifetime). She was nice, witty and intelligent. She also doesn't stand a chance. The Sup porting Acting Awards are usually the tip of the iceberg. If the award goes to an actor from a big movie, chances are that that film will collect many statues. Winner: Margaret Avery of The Colour Purple, although I liked Anjelica Huston in Prizzi's. Best Supporting Actor: The toughest category, as there are a couple of oldtimers up against some fine actors. Eric Roberts is a great young actor, but he won't win. Klaus Maria Brandauer is supposed to be the next big thing from Europe, and he has a 15 percent chance of winning. The winner will be either Don Ameche (he is very old) or William Hickey in Prizzi's. It could go either way, but Ameche may kick off momen tarily so he gets the nod. Best Actress: At least Sally Field is not nominated. Three of the nominees, Anne Bancroft, Jessica Lange and Meryl Street have won before, and Bancroft and Lange were in movies that stiffed badly. It comes down to Geraldene Page and this Whoopi woman. I didn't see either of their movies, but Geraldine Page has been nominated seven times before, and has never won. Pick Page, but look to Bancroft as a possible dark

horse. Best Actor: James Garner!!! What the heck is going on here? Garner doesn't have a chance and Harrison Ford is a decent enough fellow, but he can forget it. Jon Voight has won before, so. he won't be too crushed. This leaves William Hurt and Jack Nicholson. Apart from being two of my favourite actors, these guys are great. Hurt has never won before whereas Nicholson has taken home two Oscars. It's a toss up, but they'll probably give Jack Oscar number 3. Best Picture: Kiss Of The Spider Woman - forget it. Witness is a thriller, enough said. Prizzi's Honour ws good, but it was neither long enough nor "im portant" enough. That leaves Out of Africa which was something like four hours and The Colour Purple which I haven't seen, and the winner is...The Colour Purple and all of Hollywood will sleep contented, knowing that they did their good deed. So, there you have it; the winners of the Academy Awards. If Meryl Streep wins (Yikes), than that means Out of Africa will take the top honour. But if one of the two supporting actresses from the Purple movie wins, then the film will win as well. As for me, I expect to be watching Louiville-Kansas in the NCAA Cham pionship game.

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Christopher Dickey's With the Con tras: A Reporter in the Wilds of Nicaragua proves the shallowness of the debate: this book shows that there are actual real-life people behind the posturings of the p oliticians in Washington and Managua. The author is a Washington Post cor respondent who travelled in Central America from January 1980 until September 1983. During these years he established intimate ties with the major players in the region: members of Somoza's National Guard, the Sandinista government and the antiSandinista contras. The account of the formation of the contra forces and their role in this 'not-

so-secret' secret war forms the major part of the book. It is written in an anec dotal, novel-like fashion, replete with quotes and vivid descriptions of the atracities involved. At first glance, one doubts that his description could be so detailed, yet later one finds forty-two pages of endnotes which scrupulously document his sources. With the Contras successfully paints the sordid picture of this undeclared war that has claimed nearly 12,000 Nicaraguan lives. Many of the contra leaders come fromt he ranks of theguardias, members of the National Guard smen under the ex-dictator Somoza. These are men who 'love to kill' as an extenion of their machismo: at first, they are a rag-tag group of 500, yet with the decision of the Reagan administration in 1982 to extend financial and material aid, the contras are now a cohesive force of 15,000 brought together under the banner of the U N O (United Nicaraguan Opposition). Their guerilla warfare consists of indiscriminate kill ing, including civilians, something the Reagan administration has consistently denied, but is substantiated by the

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Am erican Watch Report "Hum an Rights in Nicargua" of July 1985. However, the savagery of Dickey's pen does not abate when he turns toi consider the Sandanista government. He expresses despair over the inclusion of the moderates and shift toward a more hard-line marxist approach under President Daniel Ortehga and Tomas Borge. Dickey also provides documen tation of Cuba's role in the Nicaraguan Revolution. The most intersting (and harrowing) part of the book is not his description of warfare in the jungle but of the faceless, bureaucrats who run the war for the Contras: men trained in the military academies of the United States and work for the "Agency" (i.e. C.I.A.) and say "neutralize" when they mean murder. These are the bureaucrats who distributed the infamous handbook to the Contras entitled "Pyschological Operations in Guerilla Warfare", which describes a hundred and one ways to kill. William Casey, director of the C.I.A. and a close Reagan confidante, directs

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a r the C.I.A. operations based in Honduras and Costa Rica and bankrolls the Argen tine paramilitary experts who train the Contras. During the 1982-83 congres sional investigation these operations were referred to as "Casey's War". Its objective is the overthrow of the N icarag u a n g o v e rn m en t. If the Nicaraguan regime has become more onerous it is due in no small part to the continued American support for the Contra activity. With the Contras is at its best when it deals with this irony of American foreign policy: The "Reagan Doctrines" tendency to further entrench the totalitarian aspects of the Nicaraguan regime it seeks to eliminate.

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•In a country where every action is performed for the good of the people, music is just as important as industry or agriculture. Such is the feeling of the top minds of Moscow in 1948. A Musician's Union Conference has been called by the Cultural Commissar, Zhdanov (Richard Farrel), in order to redefine the stan dards for Soviet composers. Dissatisfied with its progress, Stalin and Zhdanov are determined to personally correct the seemingly anti-Soviet practices of two of the more focal composers: Pro kofiev and Shostakovich. Master Class by David Pownall explores the results of this hypothetical situation. The four men meet behind closed doors somewhere in the Kremlin, where Stalin and Zhdanov alternately bully and patronize the two musicians into conforming. Their motives are question ed. Prokofiev is criticized as being too commercial, and Shostakovich as too depressing (and atonal). However, their talent is an enormous and valuable Soviet resource. If only they can be con vinced to compose within the proper limits. The conflict culminates when the four try to collaborate on a representative Soviet masterpiece (Stalin's idea). The result is a pathetically humorous com position, and the two political figures are forced to realize just how personal the language of music is. Pownall reveals his views on the sub ject with a great deal of cynical wit, especially in the lines of Prokofiev (Graham Harley). As the play pro gresses, the resolve of Stalin and Zhdanov wavers, and their behavior becomes ridiculous mainly due to the incredible amount of vodka they are consuming. They vacillate between the

unification of the party and their per sonal appreciation of music, admitting that what they are asking will destroy the true path of the creative process. Characterization is interesting. The then aging Stalin (Maurice Podbrey) is incredibly vigorous in the play. The two musicians are physically much weaker than their political counterparts. Their artistic talent is what gives them strength. I he play's only flaw seems to be the odd lack of balance between the two acts. The second is far superior. Its force is stunning after the rather pallid first half of the play. Pownall's effective script doesn't leave a lot of room for direction. Never theless, director Gordon McDougall makes good use of the stage. The play's static setting could become tedious, but it doesn't. Paul Keenan, musical direc tor, masterfully integrates the play's musical elements into the action. All four actors work with the piano at cen tre stage with a natural ease. The actors worked well together, especially in the second act where ten sions were greater. No one really dominates the others, although the retir ing Shostakovich (Doug Kier) is especially appealing. This play is both thought-provoking and enjoyable. An excerpt from "Testimony: The Memory of Dmitri Shostakovich" (Solomon Volkov) sums up its main message: "W e need brave music...brave because it is truthful." By being truthful a composer understands his country and his people. Master Class plays from March 11-April 6 at the Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal. Ticket information may be obtained by contacting the box office at 288-3161.

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into the occupied territories to in vestigate alleged human rights viola tions as an example of the "iron fist" policies of Israeli occupation. These alleged abuses have been documented by the International Red Cross and Amnesty International. The audience clearly was divided and the split was apparent as it waited for the talk to begin. As Terzi entered, a group of students draped a Palestinian flag across a table at the front of the hall, quietening down the audience. Although the crowd was wellbehaved for the opening speech, the question period was taken up by Terzi's defence of his position before a stream of harsh question from the Israeli par tisans in the crowd. Contrary to events of this type in the past, the audience did not get out of hand at any point. Credit for this must go to Terzi himself, who answered the questions well and seemed to spare the audience from any diatribes. In fact it was probably members of the

audience which participated in the g re ate st " p r o p o g a n d a " e ffo rts. Literature published by the World Zionist Organization with titles such as The Palestine issue: Just the Facts, was distributed before the talk. Contrary to the approach taken by these groups, Terzi attempted to ap proach the issue, the need for peace. The McGill Arab Students' Associa tion, one of the sponsors of the event, has been active in recent weeks publicizing the plight of the Palestinian people. Several weeks ago they presented the Canadian premier of the documentary film Gaza Ghetto, which focused on the life in the Gaza Strip. Upcoming in their public lecture series will be a visit from the author/historian Alfred Lielenthal. Lielenthal, the author of What Price Israel? and The Zionist Connection will speak on "Terrorism in the Middle East: The Double Standard". The lectùre will be held in Lea. 26 at 4:30 p.m. on March 26.

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T h e o lo g y by Gosnell L.O .R . Yorke The new word, "AfriCanadian", points to' all of us as Black citizens in Canada whose roots, ultimately, are an chored in African soil. The word draws attention to that African diaspora which stretches from 1606, with the arrival of the first recorded Black to Canada, a slave and linguist by the name of Mat thew da Costa, to the present, encom passing both the native-born and all those of us who are part of the con tinuous but tightly-controlled immigrational influx from around the world. So far, no scientific census has been done on Blacks in Canada. According to the best estimate, however, there are now approximately 500,000 of us in the country, or aobut 2% of the population. AfriCanadian theology, has its roots in the Black American Theology of libera tion of the 60's—itself a by-product of the civil rights agitation of that decade. AfriCanadian theology is a conscious and deliberate attemt to talk to and about God in Jesus Christ within the context of both the experiences and ex pectations of AfriCanadians. This AfriCanadian focus of AfriCanadian theology should come as "music to the ears" of most of us, AfriCanadians, since historically, the Church, more than any other institution, has been at the very centre of "our world". Within the Church, we have been (and should still be) able to experience our full human dignity and worth. When battered and badgered in "the racist world'.', our A friCanadian pioneers sought and found healing and wholeness in the Church—especially in the Black Church. This was so because the predominantly White Church was (and still is) not exempt from the demonic and dehumanizing sin of racism. This rejection in both White Church and world was the experience not only of the Black loyalists who came to Canada from the U.S. to fight on the side of the British during the war of American Independence (17775-1783); and not only of all those Blacks who came here from south of the border via the so-called Underground Railroad between the 1790's and the outbreak of the American civil war in the 1860's, but racist rejection is also still being felt by those of us who are here in Canada today. Just ask the following, for example: French-speaking AfriCanadian taxidrivers in Montreal; AfriCanadian students at all levels; nurses, teachers, doctors and all other AfriCanadian pro fessionals; those hard-working and pro ductive AfriCanadians who are trying to sponsor their loved ones to Canada and who sometimes have to work solely with white immigration officers who seem to delight in giving them "the run around"; and, of course, those ar ticu late leaders of A friCanadian organizations like the National Black Coalition of Canada (N.B.C.C.), or the emerging Black Students' Network (B.S.N.) here at McGill. In terms of documented evidence of contemporary forms of racism in Canada as a whole, one need only refer to the recent Federal Governmentsponsored study, Equality Now (Spring, 1984). This study, among other things, clearly demonstrated that, for AfriCana dians, "all is not well". W e were forcibly reminded that we, the most visible of Canada's fifty-plus ethnocultural groups, are at the same time the most invisible when it comes to occupying employment positions of privilege and power—both in the private sector and in the government's civil service bureaucracy. This is true in spite of the commendable multicultural policies of both federal and provincial governments; policies that have been

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seeing the light of day since the early 70's. An even more recent media exposure of the AfricCanadian plight, both shock ing and sickening, came to us in the form of a documentary entitled, Grading the System (Dec. 18/85). This was produced by The journal of the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (C.B.C.), and it made it clear to all and sundry that the entire educational system, from top to bottom, is riddled

with racism—a racism that manifests itself, for example, in the consistently inferior quality of education that our AfriCanadian yotith receive—especially in Toronto and Halifax. Not to be forgotten either is Mike Gordon's report in the McGill Daily (on Monday, March 3). the experience of a first year student at Concordia, Robert Douglas, who was allegedly hounded and harassed by the metro guards because he is (slack

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S e n a te M e e tin g continued from page 4 altered the student^representation on the committee to include two student Senators and one representative from StudSoc. "The representative from StudSoc would have expertise because of their involvement in the political pro cess," Green argued. In response to this, Gopnik reiterated his stand that the committee is to be technical in outlook. "W e wanted to avoid the political process to signal as much as possible that it (the committee) should be a technical part of the work of the Senate." In any case, Gopnik noted, "All of the students (on the committee) will be from the Students' Society." The amendment was defeated, and the Senate then proceeded to accept the report. In other business, Senate deferred the report of its Committee on the Disclosure of Information as it was con sidered too general in scope in its pre sent shape. At issue here was the availability "of access to nominative data by student members of the University Scholarships C o m m itte e ( U S C ) ." G iv e n the assessor's interpretation of Senate's Guidelines "that article 3.3 of the Guidelines did not guarantee access to nominative information solely on the basis of membership in a committee," the Senate Committee presented a mo tion to Senate that all members of a statuatory body, committee or sub committee of McGill be guaranteed equal access to information. Committee member Mark Warner contended that the Senate report should be viewed in terms of its intent and acted upon quickly, especially since the report had already taken "the better part of a year to be realized." However, the majority opinion on Senate was that the report was too general in scope and would need refin ing. Attempts to amend the report's mo tion to make it more defined were con sidered insufficient and after some debate Senate voted to refer the report back to the Committee and seek its réin troduction in a modified form at a later date.

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I have had it up to here (my hand is on my forehead) with all of the current talk about drugs in sports. As far as I'm concerned, there is no more of a “drug problem" in sports than there is in the rest of the world. The problem is that the media has jumped on the “ issue" of drugs in the sports world like flies to you-know-what. Nothing makes me angrier, other than Brian Mulroney, than when some 50 year old writer or T.V. sportscaster gets on his high horse to decry the awful state of the sports world because of the fact that some atheletes have dabbled in illicit substances. It doesn't matter if the player is a drooling junkie, if his name is merely mentioned in the same sentence as the word "drug” , then the man is labelled for life by these toupee-clad guardians of the good. Be that as it may, I thought that it would be interesting to take a look at what the various sports leagues are doing to com bat the "drug problem". Basketball: A few weeks ago, the Na tional Basketball Association (NBA) banned New Jersey guard Michael Ray Richardson from the league for life. That's right, for life. The reason behind this move is the fact that Richardson tested positive for cocaine for the third time in less than three years. For Richardson, the quickie rehab programs did him no good whatsoever. It really warms the heart to see the charitable way that the NBA treats peo ple with an illness. What is equally an noying is the fact that the league threw Richardson out while he was still a ma jor force on the New Jersey team. That is a point for another column, but what annoys me here is the fact that the NBA makes no real effort to control the problem, they only punish. The idea seems to be that any player will think twice before they snort some lines if they know that the league will punish them if they're caught. W hile there may be some logic behind this idea, it is lost on me. It seems as if Richardson has a serious problem, and the way to help him out is not by taking away his livelihood. Some would say that a basketball player is a role model for the youth of America, and the youth must be told that cocaine use is bad. But one must remember that it is the NBA itself that has let the situation get into the papers. If the league had a rehabilitation program that showed any success, and was conducted in private, then who

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would have ever known that Richard son had a drug problem? Football: Five or six years ago, the Cleveland Browns set up a program to treat drug abuse. This program involved players and coaches trying to help other players in private. My understanding of the program was that it worked along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous. There were no threats, no pointing of fingers. It was based on a desire to help. Several other teams have since in stituted similar programs. Unfortunately, the league and the player's association have not yet agreed upon an NFL-wide plan to combat durg abuse in the same manner. Recently, we have witnessed the ugly spectacle of the coach and owners of the New England Patriots pointing fingers at seven players in an effort to explain their humiliation in the Super Bowl. Were these players not on drugs during the season? Most disturbing of all is the fact that 5 of the 7 were only accused of smoking marijuana, and that not one of them tested positive before the game (although not all were tested). Here we see another side of the issue, the player as scapegoat. The Patriots are not in terested in helping, they are only in terested in protecting the image of the club's management as being evervigilant in the face of corrupting in fluences. Unfortunately, my editor will not let me use the words that I feel sum up this despicable situation. While there is some movement towards a wellreasoned drug plan within the NFL, it is high time that there was a league-wide program based upon confidentiality and trust to combat potential drug addic tion. Baseball: Peter "One-day-l'll-bePresident" Ueberroth has just announc ed a series of fines against baseball's most serious drug offenders. For the "most serious" offenders, there is a fine of 10% of the base salary that is to be donated to a local drug treatment facili ty. If the offenders do not pay, they must sit out a full year. For a player like Keith Hernandez, this fine represents a tidy sum of $135,000 (US). Don't weep for Keith, though, as this money is tax deductible, so Hernandez will only feel the pinch to the tune of about $30,000. This plan of Ueberroth's is a failure even as public relations. It does not at tack the problem of the drug use, it only punishes the offenders (and not very

heavily). I do not understand why the league brass can't keep these things in the private domain.Don't tell me that baseball players are entertainers whose every move should be open to public scrutiny. The players that have been fin ed have never been shown to be ad dicts. They have used cocaine, as most 28 year old millionaires probably do. The hypocrisy of these fines boggles the mind. I heard something once said about the "good of the sport". As far as I'm concerned, a person's right to privacy should take p recedence. Because of one messy drug trial in Pitt sburgh last year, Ueberroth feels that he must take a (very public) stand. Mean while, his program is a complete shambles. Hockey: A few years ago, Ric Nattress of the Canadiens was arrested for drug possession. Although he paid a price that the legal system felt was fair, the NHL still suspended him for a lengthy spell. Since then, there has not been much talk of drugs in hockey. Whether this is due to a well-run, and private, drug program, or due to a lack of drugs in hockey, I'm not sure, but do not for a moment applaud the NHL. W hy not? Because of the league's sickening non-stand on a much more serious problem; drunk driving. Craig McTavish killed a woman a few years ago when he got behind the wheel after a heavy night of drinking. Pelle Lind bergh killed himself and injured 3 others when he lost control of his P o rsche w h ile in to xicated . Yet, McTavish was playing hockey in the NHL almost immediately after serving his one year in prison while Lindbergh is on the verge of being deiified. What would have happened if McTavish had been stoned instead of drunk? Chances are that he would not be in the National Hockey League. Most digusting of all is the current Dave Hunter case. Hunter was recently arrested for driving drunk for the fourth time. What has John Zeigler and the rest of the geniuses in charge of the league's well-being done about Hunter? Nothing at all. At Hunter's trial, his lawyer told the jury to go easy on this menace to socie ty as he is an Edmonton Oiler, and should therefore be given preferential treatment. The jury bought it, and Hunter served two weeks in jail. The sentence is currently under appeal, but don't hold your breath for the NHL to suspend this potential killer. Ric Nat tress is nailed with a small amount of drugs, and he is made to suffer, while Hunter is a chronic drunk driver. Guess who pays the heavier price? If the sports world wants to merely punish drug users, then they are doing a damn good job. If they want to help those with a drug problem, then they are doing nothing at all.

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Call to Order and Speaker's Report Approval of the Minutes dated December 4. 1985. Executive Reports Business affecting the interests of the Society a ) Be it resolved that the Special Committee on Grad uate Student Membership in SSMU be struck to examine all aspects of this question. The mem bership of the Committee shall consist of two reg ular members, the VP-University Affairs, and the Secretary. The Committee shall present its final report to Council in October 1986. b ) Be it resolved that Secretary" in the PGSS Con stitution and Bylaws be amended to read "VicePresident. Administration" except in the second occurance in Article 15, Section I (j). and in Bylaw 3. Part II. Section 3 (b). 5 ) Adjournment.

COFFEE and D O U G H N U T S will be served

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STUDENTS’ SOCIETY O FF IC E S P A C E R EQ U ES T S NOTICE TO ALL McGILL STUDENT GROUPS

Network speakers presents:

(Subm issions will be received from March 14th until 4:30 p.m. March 27th, 1986)

Any student group on campus may request office space in the University Centre provided the group has been in operation since January 1st, 1986. According to Council policy adopted September 13th 1978, the same groups ineligible to receive Students’ Society funds are also not eligible to be given office space in the University Centre. Please note the following: • Groups with office space in 1 985/86 will be given preference. • The joint Management Committee will review all space requests and, at its discretion, will decide which groups assigned space will have to share offices. Due to the extremely high demand for office space in the University Centre, it would be highly appreciated if groups, which did not absolutely need office space, refrain from requesting an of fice. In the letter of application for office space, please include any comments or recommendations relating to the physical condition of the club offices, the adequacy of the furniture and accessories and any improvements that should be made.

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There is no specific request form for office space. Requests, with justifications, should be typed and addressed to the Joint Management Committee. They should be delivered or mailed to:. Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students’ Society General Office, Room 105, 3480 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X91*0 LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1986

Marie Davis Chairman Joint Management Committee

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FORMER MONTREAL EXPO PITCHER "THE SPACE MAN"

BILL LEE

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WHAT DOES THE McGILL DAILY HAVE IN COMMON WITH FERDINAND MARCOS A n sw er

SPEAKING ON BASEBALL A N D M E A N IN G

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Wednesday, March 26, 1986 7:30 p.m. Leacock Building, Room 132 Tickets: $2 McGill students with ID S4 General Public T h e m o n w h o o n c e w o r e o s p o c e suit o n t o th e p itch in g m o u n d . T h e m a n w h o s o y s h e p u ts m o riju o n o o n his p a n c a k e s to m o k e h im s e lf " im p e rv io u s to b u s f u m e s " . A u th o r o f T h e W ro n g Stuff. S p e a k in g a t M cG ill o n life in t h e m a jo r le a g u e s .

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NEITHER OF THEM LIKES TO COUNT THEIR ELECTION RESULTS Jam es Green Mike Orr

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Dave Rose Marie Davis Gracy Mimram