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Published by the Students' Society of McGill University W ednesday 16 O ctober, 1985

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by Brian Todd The McGill Blood Drive fell far short of its goal of 3000 pints last week. The organizers of the event attribute this short-fall to a combination of factors in­ cluding inclement weather and a rash of sickness but in particular they cite an AIDS scare as the main cause.

The Blood Drive, an annual event sponsored by the Students' Society rais­ ed 2285 pints, a drop of 12% from last year's total of 2603 pints. According to Jo-Anne Limoges, Co-Chairman of the Drive, "The main reason for people not giving is that they were afraid of getting AIDS, even if that fear is stupid." There is absolutely no risk of contracting AIDS or any other disease for that matter when giving blood.

"The nurses told me, " continued Limoges, "that for the first time in years donors asked if they change the needles after each person gives blood. If the people who are giving are that afraid then imagine what the general popula­ tion is thinking."

The drop at McGill may reflect a similar drop in Ontario where dona­ tions are off hy 20 percent. In a recent editorial in the Gazette, the Medical Director of the Toronto Red Cross Blood Transfusion Center, Jacob Nusbacher is quoted as saying that the AIDS fear is to blame for the dramatic

drop in donations in Ontario.

The Gazette editorial goes on to say that in contrast with Ontario, blood donations in Québec have not dropped.

Jo-Anne Limoges disagrees, " I don't think it hasn't affected Quebec. Usually we have no problem acheiving 2600 pints. This is even a 12% decrease from that."

A record of donations for each faculty was kept by the Drive to encourage inter-faculty rivalry, however the results w ere disappo in tin g. The vario us faculties and the donation record as A per cent of faculty enrollment is as follows: Science (23.1%), Medicine in­ cluding P. and O T and Nursing (16.1%), Arts (15.7%), Management (14.2%), E n g in e e rin g (1 2 .8 % ), Ed u catio n (11.8%), Law and Dentistry (7.6%), Music and Religious Studies (4.8%), and Graduate Studies (4%). Says Limoges, "The smaller faculties are like families.

They don't really care what is going on in the rest of the campus."

Limoges feels that the efforts made by the Red Cross to counteract an AIDS scare are not enough. "They give out pamphlets at the clinic explaing that you can't get AIDS but that's to people who are already giving. They need to have a nation-wide campaign to dispel this myth."

Missionary Killian Holland speaks to anti-apartheid dem onstrators in front of the Arts Building Friday afternoon. Later in the day, dem onstrators occupied the Administration building to protest M cGill's investments in South African com panies. The issue will be discussed by Board of Governors O ctober 21.

Conservative Budget Passes

by Patrick Hill Despite some procedural wrangling, the 85/86 StudSoc budget overview was approved by council on Tuesday night with a somewhat surprising lack of debate or even interest.

Following Council guidelines, the budget is structured in such a way that no deficit is incurred. In all, it presents few surprises. The subsidies to clubs re­ mained consistent to those of last year, as did the amounts allotted to the upkeep of the Union Building and the

Plagiarism For Sale?

by Michael Smart A very small advertisement that has caused a rather large fuss for two Ot­ tawa university newspapers may be about to inspire similar controversy for the M cG ill Daily, the Tribune has learn­ ed.

The ad, which was published in the Daily's classified section as recently as last Wednesday, solicits students to buy research papers from a California-based

don't think we have the power," he said.

But he did point out that "if a student were caught plagiarising who had read the ad in the Daily, then the disciplinary officer could charge the Daily (staff) under the counselling and aiding clause."

Brendan Weston, the senior news editor of the Daily, said the company was presently "under investigation" by

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M cGill Dean of Students Irwin Gopnik objects to the advertisement, which he feels is an invitation to plagiarism.

According to Gopnik, a reporter for CJFM , a Montreal radio station, telephoned the company that it does sell research papers. The firm also per­ forms what it calls "custom research" on any topic, at a price of U.S. $16 pe page, Gopnik stated.

Gopnik wrote to Daily editor-in-chie Melinda Wittstock last week, saying tha as editor, she could be subject 6 disciplinary action by the University for "counselling and aiding" plagiarism, which is illegal under the Code of Stu­ dent Conduct.

Gopnik said he has received no response from Wittstock, although he noted the ad did not appear in last Thursday's Daily. "I'm just glad the ad has been stopped," he said.

Gopnik cautioned that no direct ac­ tion on the part of the University was currently being contemplated. "There's none I know of that's possible. I just

his staff, but no decision to cease adver­ tisement had been taken. He said the issue of blacklisting the ad would even­ tually come before a staff meeting for decision.

However, Weston expressed his per­ sonal opinion that "there are a lot more important things to boycott. After all, you can get essays in the library. You

can get them from anybody.”

Wittstock concurs, "N o, the Daily does not support plagiarism in any way.

But I see no logical connection between having them available and plagiarism."

Wittstock also took another tack, arguing that plagiarism would go on, with or without the help of her paper.

"If they're available anyway, they're go­ ing to be used. And there's nothing im­ plicit in the ad that says they're en­ couraging plagiarism," she added.

Both Wittstock and Weston see the issue as insignificant relative to the op­ pressive social realities against which their paper fights. " If I had my way, I'd boycott just about every company" for their con­ nections with South Africa or the military-industrial complex, Wittstock said. The Daily presently does not place ads from the Department of National Defence, or major military contractors like General Electric, she said.

The ad first became a public issue when it was printed in the University of Ottawa Fulcrum earlier this year. Its publication prompted U of O ViceRector Susan Mann-Trofimenkoff to write to the paper in complaint.

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by Michael Smart Changes to the University's code of student grievance procedures which would give the grievance committee more power to arbitrate disputes bet­ ween faculty and students received a mixed reception from Senate at its meeting last week.

The proposed changes to the terms of reference of the Senate Committee on Student Grievances were intended primarily to streamline the committee's procedures and to expand the body's

mandate in conflicts over academic evaluation, according to the report of yet another committee created to study the matter.

Due to its failure to reach quorum, however, Senate has tabled the report for further debate at its next meeting.

The most substantive changes em­ bodied in the recommendations give the committee the power to excise a student's mark and engage an external examiner to assign a substitute grade. continued page 9

StudSoc office. The only major increase from last year came under the heading of Council and Committees: the monies allotted increased from $28,103 last year to $36,683.

This large jump was explained by V.P. (Internal) Michael Orr. "A lot of the ex­ penses that were incurred by Council and charged to the General Office last year such as photocopying were transferred to the Council and Commit­ tees budget. As well, a couple of our committees are more active than last year."

Orr went on to clarify, "The External Affaris Committee is going to con­ ferences this year in places like Québec City. In the past this group hasn't really reached out."

The largest addition to the Council and Committees budget was the addi­ tion of summer salaries for all five of the Executive Committee members.

According to Orr, "M arie Davis (V.P. Finance), was very happy because, even though this was a conservative budget, we were able to maintain all these services."

Major items in the total $870,362 ex­ penditures include: • $336,468 for general office costs; • $276,120 for upkeep and manage­ ment of the Union building; • $62,243 for council services, in­ cluding elections, communications and council and committee expenses; • $72,750 for Society activities like Legal Aid ($17,170), the Student H an dbo o k ($ 1 2 ,2 4 1 ), speakers ($6868), and the Tribune ($5675); • $33,205 for functional groups, in­ cluding $9008 for Radio M cGill and $6978 fdr the Debating Union; • $9140 for the 28 campus interest groups funded by StudSoc. On the revenue side, the total of $879,712 will accrue primarily from stu­ dent fees ($750,000), food services ($71,000) and p inb all m achines ($30,000).

The sole opposition to the budget presentation came from Club rep Daron Westman, who opened the Council meeting by asking that the budget be removed from the agenda altogether.

Westman said that the budget hadn't been presented to councillors the five days in advance as required by the stan­ ding rules of order.

President James Green responded by stating that the secretary, due to illness, had been unable to type the overview in time; furthermore, the document had been available to councillors 5 days in advance, albeit not 5 working days.

Council Chairman Keith Denman sup­ ported this view and overturned Westman's motion.

During the short debate that follow­ ed, Westman stated that the lack of ade­ quate notice had prevented him from contacting the clubs which make up his constituency to get their views on a mat­ ter which could affect them directly.

V .P. (Finance) Marie Davis responded to these concerns by saying that she had personally discussed the budget with all the clubs prior to its presentation to council, and that they had voiced no worries. The Tribune was unable to contact representatives of the clubs due to Thanksgiving holidays.

The budget was then approved with the sole abstention of Westman.

Asked about his reasons for abstain­ ing, Westman stated: "I need the five working days because as club rep I had to speak with as many of the cfubs as possible... to find out about any pro­ blems they are afraid might arise. Last year, for example, major changes were made to the Film Society's budget after the overview was presented to council.

I abstained because it seemed to me ir­ responsible to vote for something which might negatively affect my constituents.

"I'm tired of having to rush things through (Council) in the name of expe­ diency. If the system doesn't work, let's change it."

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> M cG ILL FILM SO C IETY PRESENTS "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" at 8 p.m. in F.D .A . Auditorium: admis­ sion $2.00 > H YD E PARK - open forum for debate and discussion, 1:30 p.m. outside Redpath Library

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W ED N ESD A Y, O C TO BER 16 • PRO -CHO ICE M cG ILL - meeting Rm. 423, Union Building at 4:30.

• C E R T 'S — Labatt Happy Hour • BIBLE STUD Y - "Living the Life of the Kingdom, Now” at the Newman Center, 3484 Peel St., from 4 pm to 5 pm.

• SKI TEAM - General meeting 4:30 in Currie Room 305-6. Council meets at 7:00 in room 408.

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MSDIKj TH U R SD A Y, O C TO BER 17 • O N E MAN SH O W - George Curry, Dickensian writer and actor, brings Great Expectations to life at Moyse Hall, Arts Bldg., at 8 p.m. Admission $5.00; tickets at Sadies, at the Graduates Society or at the door, for info, call 861-8186.

• SPEAKER - Prudence Allan, R.S.M. Dept, of Philosophy, Concordia, will speak on "The Concept of Woman Greek and Christian Roots.” 7:30 p.m. in Leacock 132.

• G ER T's — live band and O'Keefe Happy Hour.

• LEC TU R E - Professor Arthur L. Schawlow of Stanford on "The In­ credible Lasers" at 8 p.m. in the Fieldhous Auditorium. Presented by the Dept, of Physics.

Newman Center, 3484 Peel St., at 8 p.m. For more info, call 392-6711.

SC IEN TIFIC LECTURE - Professor A. Achawlow of Stanford on "Spectoscopy in New Light" in the F.D.A. Auditorium at 3 p.m.

A ID S W O R KSH O P - The McGill AIDS Committee at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Bldg, room 425. Everyone welcome.

G ER T'S - Special drinks and D.J. music starting at 9 p.m.

M cG ILL FILM SO C IETY PRESENTS "W est Side Story" at 8 p.m. in Leacock 132'; admission $2.00 A N IG H T FOR PEACE - info and entertainment regarding World Peace; at the Newman Center, 3484 Peel St., 8 p.m.

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SATURDAY, O C TO BER 19 • W O R S H IP S E R V IC E - at St. Martha's-in-the-Basement, followed by brunch. All welcome - 3521 University St., 10:30 a.m.

■ LECTURE - Maureen Kabwe from the United Church of Canada will speak on "Women of Faith in Africa" at the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer, at 12 p.m. > NURSING - Lunch hour discussion, "Nursing and Integral Health Care", Newman Centre, 12 p.m. > YO G A - with Uma Cotten, at the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

• DISCUSSIONS - on Women, Faith and Freedom; at the Yellow Door from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

• KILL Q U EEN 'S PARTY - cheap beer, good music at Psi Upsilon, 510 Pine.

FR ID A Y, O C TO BER 18 • CO FFEE H O USE FOR PEACE - many groups from M cGill and Montreal will be rerrresented; songs and skits at the

M ON DAY, O C TO BER 21 > A LTERN A TIVE FILM N IG H T - in the Alley at 10 p.m .; admission free.

1 READ IN G - Brian Moore, IrishCanadian novelist, will read (with commentary) "The Literary Imagina­ tion" at Leacock 132, at 6 p.m. Part of the Dept of English Lecture Series.

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by Stephen Hum "Vietnam, Vietnam, we've all been there." wrote Michael Herr in his sear­ ing war memoir Dispatches. And we all went back together, last Friday, with the M cGill Daily and the M cGill Magazine acting as the pointmen. * In the debate sponsored by the Debating Union, the two ideological foes clashed over the resolution, "B e it resolved that the Vietnam War was a just w ar." Speaking for the affirmative was Colin Tomlins, shop manager for the Daily typesetting operation, and Brendan Weston, Daily Senior News Editor. Mark Proudman, publisher of the Magazine and staff writer Arnold Cohen argued the negative.

Tomlins established the coda of the debate with a case drawn from the "ends-justify-the-means" school of thought. He delineated three permuta­

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tions of the "just w ar" theory: wars of self-defense, armed struggles for na­ tional liberation, and action on behalf of a nation against an armed aggressor by a third party.

History was the moral spearhead of the affirmative side's argument. Viet­ nam's conflict was a protacted war con­ ducted by the Vietnamese people against external invaders, Tomlins and Weston argued. Beginning with the French, through the Japanese to the United States, Tomlins said, the Viet­ namese were fighting a war against im­ perialism.

T h e ends, freedom and selfdetermination, striven for made the Ten Thousand Day War in Indo-China a just one. "Im perialism destroys," said T o m lin s. He cited the cu ltu ral disintegration of Vietnam under the French and the willingness the French

displayed in turning the country over to another foreign power, Imperial Japan.

Dien Bien Phu and the Tonkin Inci­ dent are flashpoints in a long struggle for liberation. The fall of Saigon in 1975, the affirmative argued, brought an end to a "country without a historical basis” (South Vietnam) that was created by outside powers in response to the popular appeal of the indigenous na­ tional movement headed by Ho Chi Minh.

The opposition attacked ends rather th an m e a n s. " W h o a re th e Vietnamese?" asked Arnold Cohen rhetorically. Cohen disputed the affir­ mative's claim that the Vietnamese were united against "so-called im­ perialist" powers.

South Vietnam was the legitimate manifestation of the aspirations of anti­ communist Vietnamese Cohen stated.

Proudman Remains as CRO

by Adeeb Khalid At its meeting last Tuesday night, Students' Council voted to confirm Mark Proudman's appointment as StudSoc's Chief Returning Officer (CRO).

Proudman's appointment had been ap­ proved by the StudSoc executive in April and had been the source of much controversy on campus ever since.

Several campus groups were not satisfied with Proudman's credentials for the job. His past record of active campaigning during the StudSoc elec­ tions last spring and his duties as publisher of the outspoken M cGill Magazine were seen by many as engendering a conflict of interest. There were also charges against him for infringments of certain campaign rules regarding placement of posters.

The appointment came up for discus­ sion when the report of the Executive Committee was presented to Council.

The document reported Proudman's ap­ pointment as C RO . Maria Lang, Arts rep to Council, moved that the section referring to Proudman's appointment be struck from the report before it is ap­ proved. The Council however accepted StudSoc President James Green's com­ promise of accepting the report "minus the section" referring to Proudman.

It seemed that the issue would be discussed at a later point in the agenda but things were brought to a head when Green moved that Council accept the CRO clause in its own right.

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Proudman, in his speech to the gather­ ing, distilled the opposition argument to its essence; the war was ultimately un­ justified because it "ended one tyranny and substituted it with another tyranny" said Proudman.

Proudman accused the affirmative side of "seriously misrepresenting" history. He attacked the affirmative's assertion of a unified Vietnamese peo­ ple by reminding the audience that the French Union Forces in the 1950s was composed largely of Indo-Chinese.

Said Tomlins, "H ave you heard of the Estonian SS, the Ukranian SS... of the term collaborator?" So it went.

The resuft was frustration. The cour­ troom atmosphere of the exercise, with o ppo n en ts c ro ss-e x a m in in g one another after each speech, was as enter­ taining as "People's C o urt", but ultimately as divorced from reality as an episode of "Perry Mason". Reality was left adrift in a South China Sea of the historical.

There is a term in debating circles: cross benches. It refers to speeches made by members of the audience who find themselves unconvinced by either side in the debate. This debate left one at cross benches.

The affirm ative side, especially Tomlins, had an unerring analysis of the past, but a vjsion of the present which was clouded if not blind. Tomlins and Weston failed to address one of their opponents most potent arguments.

Proudman correctly stated that the end of the Vietnam war saw the lifting of one yoke from Vietnam's shoulders on­ ly to make room for another one.

Tomlins and Weston, like the pro­ gressives who took to the barricades against the Pentagon in the Vietnam W ar era, have yet to properly confront either the fate of the so-called "Boat People" and the continuing nightmare of Indo-Chinese conflict being played out in the forests of Cambodia.

For Tomlins, ends may justify means,

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but postwar Indo-China is a region of abundant means with no end in sight.

Tomlins' third type of "just" war, is nothing more than a sophistic debating tactic included to lend theoretical lustre to the involvement of foreign powers, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, on behalf of North Vietnam.

This is not to say that the ProudmanCohen alternative set alight the hearts of freedom-lovers everywhere.

It's unfortunate that Proudman and Cohen adhere to the specious distinc­ tio n m ade by so m any n e o ­ conservatives between "totalitarian" and "authoritarianism". First offered up for media consumption by former American ambassador Jeanne Kirk­ patrick, the theory excuses the excesses of authoritarian regimes because they are "gentler" and anti-communist.

The cause of intellectual honesty would have better served if this argu­ ment had been left to moulder in a State Department filing cabinet somewhere.

In offering authoritarian governments "as the only hope for reform" in Asia, Proudman and Cohen ignore both the past and the present. Pre-Communist China with its authoritarian government saw the wedding of state imperatives with the interests of the Shanghai under­ world.

In the authoritarian states of Asia to­ day, fragile "economic miracles" have done comparatively little to further either the cause of economic equity or democracy.

Neither argument can effectively con­ vince. The black-and-white of debate does a disservice to the issues. For the Vietnamese themselves, words might have already been written: "And we are here as on a darkling plain, swept by confused alarms of struggle and flight, where ignorant armies clash by night."

It's from "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold. It's an elegy for faith.

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Council ratified Proudman's appointm ent last Tuesday cil, opposed the motion. "There are substantial reasons why Mark Proud­ man should not be C R O ," he said.

At this point, Council went into con­ fidential session to discuss the issue. In the session, in which Proudman was present as a guest, Council voted to ac­ cept Green's motion, and thereby con­ firm Proudman's appointment.

Proudman was obviously pleased with the vote. "I'm very'complimented that I deserve the attention that I've received," Proudman said. "A ll little boys like attention," he quipped. " M y vario us interests do not conflict," said Proudman. "If you are asking for someone who has never been involved in anything, you are asking for continued page 8

by Adeeb Khalid The Students' Council meeting last Tuesday night was lively as Council meetings go. Perhaps it was a sign of the polarization that took place, but throughout its three-hour course, the meeting was beset with procedural squabbles which began with the ap­ proval of the minutes.

At one point, when Council was con­ sidering a motion to consider another motion, Mike Orr, StudSoc V .P. (Inter-nal), complained, "W e're getting mo­ tion sickness."

Despite all these diversions, Council managed to execute some business.

There was considerable debate when the new South Africa Committee (SAC)

policy came up for discussion. Orr mov­ ed to amend section 8 (whereby Stud­ Soc "pledges its solidarity to the South African peoples of all races who strug­ gle to end the institutionalised racism to which they are subject") by adding the word "non-violently".

Amy Kaler, Senate and BoG rep to Council, said, "This is a moral judgment regarding means (of instituting change in South Africa) which we are not in a position to judge."

Bill Brierly, graduate rep to Council, thought otherwise. "The whole docu­ ment is a moral judgment. We should not make even a tacit endorsement of violence," he said. continued page 8

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Caveat Lessor: A Guide To Rental Housing The M cCill Legal Aid Clinic will be publishing articles periodically in the Tribune on various points o f law pertinent to M cCill students.

Lease law will be the first topic discussed in upcoming articles. The following article is a general introduction to the main effects of a lease.

If you need further information on lease or any other legal matter, the M cC ill Legal Aid Clinic will be happy to answer your questions. You should note, however, that the Legal Aid Clinic and these articles can only offer inform ation and not advice. We're only a call (392-8918) or step (Student Union Building, rooms B20 and B21) away.

by Virginia Lam So, you've signed a lease. What have you gotten yourself into? A binding con­ tract, if there is nothing illegal about it.

Written leases are preferable for the sake of clarity but verbal leases are equally valid. In either case, the landlord must give a writing incor­ porating the terms of the lease to the te­ nant within 10 days of the agreement— a copy of the written lease or something to that effect in an oral lease. As well, the landlord must provide a copy of the building's regulations (for example, gar­ bage disposal) before the lease is con­ cluded for it to be binding on the te­ nant. The landlord must also give the new tenant written notice of either the lowest rent paid during the preceding twelve moths or, where applicable, the rent fixed by the Régie. This is important to the tenant's right to contest the rent he/she is paying because of time limits.

As tenant, you are entitled to posses­ sion and use of the leased premises for a specified time in exchange for a specified payment to the landlord. Pay­ ing the rent is the tenant's basic obliga­ tion. Providing peaceful enjoyment is the principle obligation of the landlord.

Other obligations exist between landlord and tenant. These are set out in the Civil Code and in any special clauses agreed upon by the parties to the lease. Specific conditions are without effect if they vary with or con­ tradict compulsory lease provisions.

Obligations must be performed in good faith otherwise the person responsible for the the obligation may be sued for breach of contract. You should look over your copy of the lease to refresh you memory. Hopefully, you have followed the maxim "Read before you sign" so there should be no surprises.

The legal duties of a landlord in Quebec are to deliver and maintain premises fit for habitation. This entails carrying out any necessary repairs and complying with public health and safety laws during the term of the lease. To perform his obligations, the landlord has a right of access to the dwelling for inspection from time to time. Unless there is an emergency, a minimum of 24 hours advance notice must be verbally given to the tenant. Any lock changes must be agreed upon by both parties.

The tenant's general obligation is to use the leased premises with reasonable care and to make minor repairs.

Remember that you are not the owner.

Therefore, a tenant is responsible for damage to the dwelling caused by him or people under his control. In an apart­ ment situation, the tenant has a duty to

not disturb the enjoyment of his fellow tenants. Good neighbourliness should extend to your landlord in that you must alert him to any possible hazards like a loose handrail. In addition, the tenant must give prompt notice of any necessary repairs. If the landlord does not effect necessary repairs or the repairs are badly done, a dissatisfied te­ nant can withhould his rent. You as te­ nant must deposit the rent at the Régie until such time as your landlord has per­ formed his obligation.

A three-week grace period is given by law to the tenant before the landlord can sue to cancel the lease for non­ payment. Nevertheless, you can avoid cancellation by paying the rent and in­ terest owing anytime before judgment.

Systematic late payments may also be cause for a demand for cancellation of the lease by the landlord. The Régie does not look kindly on abuse of the statutory extension.

The tenant may not sublet or assign his lease to another without the landlord's consent. How ever, the landlord can only refuse for reasonable cause and he must notify the tenant within 10 days. Otherwise, the landlord is deemed to have consented. In a sub­ lease, the tenant is still bound by the original lease and incurs further respon­ sibilities as regards the sub-tenant. For these reasons, you might be better off with an assignment since you as tenant are freed of ail obligations under the lease.

If your landlord-tenant relationship is already not so rosy, you will be happy to know that your landlord cannot evict you without the Régie's authorization.

Moreover, eviction requires that there

be serious reasons. The landlord cannot refuse to renew a tenant's lease unless he can raise specific causes stipulated by law. In general, once a lease is entered into, the tenant has the right of maintenance in the premises. The lease is automatically renewed at the end of its term unless the tenant gives written notice (within the time limit) of his deci­ sion to not renew. If ownership of the leased premises changes during the lease period, the new owner is bound by the existing lease.

For tenants new and old, here is a checklist to help you ease you way into your lease

Letter To The Editor To The Editor, As much as I enjoy reading The Tribune for its McGill content, I Was amazed and annoyed at Frank Young's article (October 1, 1985) regarding the development of the athletics complex.

His distortion of the facts, com­ plemented by numerous editorial opi­ nions, could only have been written out of some sense of vengeance—or a loss of memory for reality.

In the article, Young suggested that the University, at the time of the referendum, was less than honest by failing to make clear that the complex was not a sure thing. As those who voted on the referendum will recall, there was a statement included in the question which specifically addressed the allocation of the collected funds in the event that the complex was not built. To suggest that the University was

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deceptive is an act of malice.

Further, to put the onus of respon­ sibility for the present delay onto the shoulders of the University is unfair.

The small scrap of land to which Young refers is not just a few square feet of ir­ relevant sod. It is my understanding that the land is part of the original charter of the City of Montreal and, as such, it will require an act of the provincial parlia­ ment to give this land to M cGill. It would be politically unwise for the Parti Québécois government to be giving away parkland in an election year, so the delay is hardly one about which the University has any direct recourse.

As I said, there is a value in covering this type of story for the interest of the McGill community, but such reporting should stress the facts and not merely present uninformed opinions.

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B io g ra p h e r C o n ce p tu a l izes Joyce's Life

by Daron Westman "Biography adds to death a new ter­ ror." With this quip from Oscar Wilde, Richard Ellman, the author of lames Joyce, the biography considered by An­ thony Burgess "the greatest literary biography of the century", opened his discussion of the "Adventures and Misadventures of a Joyce Biographer" on October 7 in the H. Noel Fieldhouse Auditorium. The second lecturer in the Literary Imagination series sponsored by the English Department and Con­ s o lid a te d B a th u rs t, E llm a n n is Goldsmiths Professor of English at O x­ ford University, as well as the author of the standard critical biography of W .B. Yeats (Yeats: The Man and the Masks) and editor or author of several works by or about Joyce, Yeats and W ilde.

Ellmann began by outling the ways in which Freudian pyschoanalysis has altered the methods of w ritin g biography. Since Freud, there has developed a new concern for the pro­ cess by which character develops and not just the depiction of a fully-formed, static p erso n ality. For exam p le, childhood is no longer an episode to be described as quickly as possible in order to get on to the main topic of adulthood, but a key phase in the for­ mation of the adult subject.

There is also a new conviction that a secret life, only partly under our con­ trol, underlies the one we are thought to live, and that the ordinary aspects of life are as revealing of this hidden self as the extraordinary and as important for biography. Further, the facts do not speak for themselves, but must by analyzed and placed in a pattern. "Life needs to be conceptualized," said Ellmann, "not just presented."

Nor is biography any longer just a linear progression, for the patterns evi­ dent in adulthood cast new light on the experiences of childhood, and vice ver­

sa. The new rule is that biographers must show thematic as w ell as chronological development, because the links forward and backward make of life a mosaic of basic recurring patterns, themes and symbols.

The influence of Freud has also had a sp e c ia l im p lic a tio n s for lite ra ry biography. An author is no longer seen as an autonomous creator, but rather as the sum total of all his psychologically formative influence. The author is now conceived of as writing to exorcise his emotional demons—anger, jealousy, the desire for revenge.

As Ellmann puts it, attention has shifted "from the perfection of the ar­ tifact to the imperfection of the artificer."

W hile aware of the dangers of taking "psychohistory" too far (see "Literary Biography", his inaugural lecture as Goldsmiths Professor and reprinted in his book Golden Codgers: Biographical Speculations), Ellmann agrees that biographers need to apply a "depth psychology" to their subjects. The point of biography is "to filter the life of a sub­ ject through an alien consciousness" to discover its meaning. He illustrated this point by comparing his different ap­ proaches to writing the lives of Yeats and Joyce.

Yeats, Ellmann contends, saw the world in terms of the continual opposi­ tion between dream and reality. His poems evoke the appearance of things, only to reject that appearance for a deeper reality. This pattern, perceived in the poet's work, is reflected in his life, and thus provided the major theme in­ forming Ellmann's critical biography of the man.

Joyce, on the other hand, saw life, not as a duality, but as a unity. This author found no opposition between the physical and the mental, but an inter­ connection between the two realms.

Thus there is in Joyce's work much treatment of the physical processes of eating, defecation, and sex, often described with four-letter words, which Yeats never used.

Joyce further believed that thought processes were influenced by physical states; in his fiction such forces as lust or hunger inflpence the forms and images in which his characters think. For this reason, too, Joyce pays a great deal of attention to particular details in his work, a concern for detail which Ellmann also applies in his biography of Joyce.

Ellmann's most telling example of t h is , an a n e c d o te w h ic h also demonstrates the way in which the quirks of an author's personality affect his work and therefore become the legitimate concern of the biographer, is a story he was told by Samuel Beckett.

Beckett was recording Finnigan's Wake as Joyce dictated, rarely understanding any of it but dutifully recording every word. Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and Joyce interupted himself

to say, "Com e in ", which Beckett, not having heard the knock, included in his text. Later, when Beckett was rereading the text to Joyce, the latter was surpris­ ed by the presence of the "Come in," but allowed it to stand.

Beyond this basic approach, Ellmann sought to establish the theme of each period of Joyce's life. He suggested that the theme of any period is often very obvious from the ruling tenor of Joyce's thoughts, but it is not always clear.

Sometimes it was necessary to find a way to combine two separate strands of his life. For example, between 1932 and 1935 Joyce's daughter Lucia began to go insane and was usually uppermost in her father's thoughts. But in 1934 an American court ruled that Ulysses was not obscene and could be printed and distributed in Am erica. This was tremendously important to Joyce, but Ellmann had already decided that Lucia was the key theme in this period, so he felt the need to combine the two by stressing how Lucia had been so jealous of the attention her father was receiving

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when friends called to congratulate him on the court decision that she cut his telephone wires.

Especially since this example seems to come dangerously close to suggesting that the post-Freudian approach to biography, even in the hands of one so cautious of its extremes as Ellmann, can distort life by forcing it into unitary pat­ terns, it is disappointing that Ellmann did not truly address the question of how to write a literary biography using "depth psychology". Instead, at this point his lecture seemed to live down to its title, degenerating into a series of amusing stories of how he collected the material for his biography of Joyce.

Ellmann's next major project is a biography of Oscar Wilde, which he has already begun to write. Without k n o w in g e x a c tly h o w E llm a n n understands the use of psychology in biography, we may have cause to recall another Wilde obiter dictum about biography, which Ellmann chose not to quote. "Every great man has his disciples," says W ilde, "and it is usually Judas who writes the biography."

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No Man's Land: Bright Film, Grey Topic

by Laila Abdalla In a time when an "artistic film " means one without much action, and often no plot, and a "successful movie" compromises message for action and

box office returns, it is refreshing to find a film with meaning and style as well as action.

No Man's Land is a Franco-Swiss film written and directed by Swiss film maker Alain Tanner. Tanner has been

working.with film since 1957, and has won awards for 8 out of the 9 feature films he has made. No Man's Land is the tenth feature he has directed and it has already won an official selection by the Venice Film Festival of 1985.

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No Man's Land is a film about the shadowy areas which one encounters in life; the frustrating grey area between ambition and achievement, life and liv­ ing death, belonging and staying. Every character in the film is a victim of this grey area, whether or not he/she is aware of it.

Paul, played by Hugues Quester, works as a smuggler crossing the border with illegal aliens, jewelry, and anything else, for the money and the excitement it gives him. He feels hemmed in by the small French village in which he lives, and knows he would suffocate in Paris.

He longs to escape to great open spaces, to fly up into the sky or to move to Canada.

He spends a lot of time, therefore, literally and metaphorically in "no man's land," the area between France and Sw itzerland w h ich o fficially belongs to no one, and thus has no identity. Only in this grey area, which is not a "real place," does Paul feel that he belongs.

Even Paul's love Madelaine (Myriam Mezieres) cannot offer him sanctuary, for her escape is not the same as his.

She is not satisfied with her life as a small nightclub owner in the provinces, rather she wants to go to Paris where she can develop her talent for singing.

The stalemate, however is that her love her Paul will not allow her to feel com­ plete unless he is with her.

Mali (Betty Berr) is of Algerian origin.

She does not feel that she belongs to France, but feels oppressed by it. She wants a husband and children, but feels alienated in France. She like Paul, is in­ volved in the smuggling business, sym­ bolically roaming from country to coun­ try, seeking the unattainable.

Jean (Jean-Philippe Ecoffey) falls in love with her, but unfortunately their love is not any more successful than that of Paul and Madelaine's. Jean feels that he belongs to the land, and therefore cannot rescue or help Mali in

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Bauhaus Meets Ballet

by Alexandra Fotheringham Last weekend Montreal balletomanes were treated to an extraordinary perfor­ mance of Oskar Sclemmer's Triadische Ballet, as part of the Goethe Institutes' Bauhaus Montreal 1985. The Ballet, performed by the Berlin Akademie der Kunste was staged last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Montreal was the only Canadian stop on the group's tour.

Oskar Schlemmer, a painter and sculptor of the Bauhaus school in the twenties, saw in dance a medium through which to express the relation­ ship between man and space, where bodily and spatial laws achieve har­ mony. His ballet, newly choreographed

by Gerhard Bohner, reflects the aim of the Bauhaus school to integrate ar­ chitecture with the other arts.

Schlemmer was absorbed by the idea of seeing his paintings transposed into the fleeting beauty of stage perfor­ mance. Thus, the costumes form the focal point of the ballet and are brought to life by the dancers, rather than simply enhancing the dancers' movements.

The work contains a limited dance vocabulary; emphasis is placed on

sharp, segmented movements defining geometric shapes in space.

The highly stylized movement and the dancers' expressionless faces effec­ tively convey Schlemmer's conviction that even dance could be broken into a tab leau of sim p le sh ap es and measurements.

The triadische Ballet, while not lack­ ing in continuity, is plotless. It consists of thirteen segments into three categories: yellow, pink and black.

The theme of the Yellow segment is burlesque lightheartedness, which is captured in the outrageous toy-like costumes and mincing frivolity of the dancers' moves. However, although the execution was good, the collection of dances did not all seem to support the happy-go-lucky image. Too often, there seemed to be a pathos wich undermin­ ed the main theme.

The Pink segmant which is supposed­ ly a representation of pomp and dignity, seemed more like an elaborate spoof of traditional ballet. In the first duet, the dancers, she in a tutu made of rigid cardboard disks, and he in an outfit that resembled a cotton ball sculpture,

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her exile. He is a cow-farmer and is con­ tent to stay at his parents' farm instead of using his diploma, which he con­ siders useless.

The irony is that the land has no need for Jean. What little there is to be done is done by his father who, in his turn, believes it is all a waste anyway. Jean is in love with Mali but she cannot return his love, much as she would like to. He joins the smuggling troupe, also seeking to attain the unattainable, Mali.

This grey state of being is summarized in the pass-word the smugglers use, "la poule grise est aveugle et sourde." Paul chose this pass-word because it is "comme toute le monde." Everybody is lost in a world of his/her own where communication is impossible in spite of love. No one can help the other.

No man's land thus becomes the passage of death where anyone can go from one life into another. "Death is not beautiful," comments Jean, and is told, by death h rself in the personnage of a hitchhiker, without papers and thus without identity, that it can make beau­ ty. The four main characters want to at­ tain the beauty of a contented life without love, communication, and no fear, and that is why they feel compell­ ed to spend so much time in the purgatorial passage.

Fear is something which strikes all of the characters. They are afraid of everything, ranging from a nightclub to death, and their fear alienates them from each other.

Even the title of the film, in English, does not fit in with the rest of the film which is in French.

There is alienation, love, persistence, and defeat in this film, all stylistically supported by a play between light and dark, action and thougt, music and silence. No Man's Land is a brave film, definitely worth seeing if only to see a contemporary theme being played out against the background of a clichéd cops and robbers story.

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seemed to parody the graceful sen­ timentality of the classical pas de deux.

Finally, the Black segment, symboliz­ ing eeriness and mystique was the most visually exciting piece of the perfor­ mance. Costumes made of wire and str­ ing, highlighted with bronze and gold, added to a feeling that the audience was witnessing a slice of a bizarre under­ world. Most impressive of this collec­ tion was the scene in which two dancers clad in black unitards and bronze and silver disks, performed a dazzling spectacle of flashing lights and mirror images.

The music, composed by Hans Joachim Hespos for the ballet, was ef­ fective yet at times annoying. It was often just so much high-pitched wailing of clarinets and syncopated industrial noise.

The Triadische Ballet is indeed im­ pressive for its innovativeness and uni­ que approach to dancers and costum­ ing. For the spectator, the ballet offers an intriguing display of form and colour.

The images are fleeting and forgettable, but taken as a whole they capture the essence of the Bauhaus movement.

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Organist jo sée April opens National University week at Redpath Hall.

M cGill Goes Cultural

by Megan Doyle The opening ceremony of the Na­ tional University Week, being held across the country from October 10 to 27, was held Thursday, October 10 in Redpath Hall. The hall, beautiful in its cathedral-like atmosphere alone, was adorned with pictorial views of Mon­ treal, Quebec City, the province of Quebec, and other parts of Canada, such as in A .Y . Jackson's "Yuko n.” This pictorial display is entitled "The View from M cG ill." The artists of the 80 dif­ ferent works, dating from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, are both amateurs and professionals. The subjects range from a path on Mont.

Royal to a panoramic view of Quebec City. The mediums vary from oils to photographs, from engravings to pieces of needlepoint.

The opening ceremony speaker ex­ plained that the theme of this year's N .Ui Week is extending ideas. This year, the event is shifting from science and medicine, that which M cGill is so well known for, to culture. The ceremony itself lacked any pomp and pageantry, and under three minutes it jot to the point: "culture is alive and

well and available at M cG ill.” An organ recital by a M cGill music student followed the brief ceremony. This recital was the first in many daytime recitals to be given by small instrumen­ tal and vocal groups in Redpath Hall.

Even though the ceremony itself lack­ ed the grandeur of a grand event, there are many events which shouldn't be missed. Besides "Th e View from M cG ill," found in Redpath Hall, the Redpath Natural Science Museum will open its permanent collections of geology, paleontology, and zoology to the public. David Fennario, guest artist in the Department of English, will open the initial rehearsal of his new play, the second in a Montreal trilogy, to the public. (Morrice Hall, Thursday, O c­ tober 17, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) Student art­ work will be on display in the Faculty of Education Building from October 10-20.

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by Yvette Lang Michel Tremblay's latest play "Alber­ tine in Five Times" has just opened at the Centaur Theatre. About one woman's lonely struggle through life, it is an intense psychological study of her character as portrayed by five actresses.

At thirty, Albertine is confused yet op­ timistic about her future. She is at a c o u n try hom e w ith her siste r Madelaine. At forty Albertine is a bitter and worn out housewife. At fifty she has a job as a waitress at Lafontaine Park and is "happy to be alive". At sixty, however, Albertine is bitter again. Final­ ly we see her at seventy is a home for the aged. Seemingly jolly and content she still feels as alone as ever, "an emp­ ty woman if front of an empty TV set in a room that doesn't smell good".

After creating characters who are both contrasting and similar to each other, Tremblay has placed them all on stage at the same time. Together laughing, fighting and sharing secrets, they gradually unravel Albertine's life for the audience. Director Maurice Podbrey has enhanced the characters' similarities and differences by using symbolic gesture, costumes and setting.

Together these elements work to express the character of Albertine and thus créât a thorough and enjoyable exploration of one woman's life.

The entire cast certainly brings Tremblay's poetic writing to life. Nonnie Griffin who plays Albertine at fifty is especially animated and engaging.

Hands on her hips, she smirks and warns, "If you wanna be heard you have to disobey, or else you get crush­ ed." O f her newfound indépendance she gushes, "W hen I was finally alone I felt giddy". Diane Hollingsworth, Alber­ tine at forty, also has a strong stage presence. Slumped at the side of the stage she lifts her haggard face up and in a raspy voice talks of a one way trip to

the moon, in order to escape from her depressing situation. In addition, touches of humour are well executed by the cast. For example, Albertine at forty moans about her unhappiness.

Optimistic Albertine at fifty reassure her, "It'll pass". "Yeah, but it'll come back" says Albertine at sixty.

What works well with these various characters is that the two sides of Alber­ tine, bitter and optimistic, are evident in each Albertine. In addition, this unity of character is effectively enhanced by gesture. For example, Albertine at thirty tells of her finding her eleven year old daughter with an older man and how she started to beat her. Simultaneously all five Albertines swing their fists and yell, " I kept hitting and hitting and hit­ ting".

Simplicity often creates intensity and especially with the set and costumes in this production. Two sets of long slender poles tilt inward on the action to suggest a cage-like environment. In­

deed A lbertine has felt trapped throughout her life by her children, mother and past. In contrast, the backdrop of tall dark trees suggests a less restricting environment into which she dreams of escaping.

Costum es w e re also sym b o lic manifestations of Albertine's changing character. Both unhappy Albertines were dressed in dark browns and greens to emphasize their dismal situation. In contrast, Albertines at thirty, fifty and seventy were dressed in pinks and blues to emphasize their more positive outlooks.

Together the costumes, set and strong acting performances brought to life Tremblay's poetic portrait of one woman's struggle to find happiness. Ap­ propriately, the play concludes with the five Albertines huddled together centre stage reaching towards a large red moon "w ho's all alone too".

"Albertine in Five Tim es", at Centaur Theatre, plays until November 3rd.

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by Rollin L.T . Milroy Never have I heard an album, that left me feeling so utterly indifferent as does the latest Thompson Twins effort (or lack of). Never have I had to dig so hard to find something, anything to say about an album. Never again will I make the effort to remove Here's To Future Days from its sleeve.

HTFD is so bland and self-possessed that I cannot even say I do not like it, Trem blay's five Albertines congregate at the Centaur Theatre but rather, I just didn't care. The passion seems that a few synthesizer hits have simply as possible; now they cannot ad­ and inspiration that have in the past convinced the band (what is left of the mit their own limits. been exhibited by the band's lively (yet original members) that they are serious After labelling HTFD the most boring, simple) music is missing from this musicians, leaving them blind to their flaccid pop record of the year (ever?), record. The album offers nothing new actual (in)abilities. This has led to ex­ let me mention the mixes avilable on an or suprising; TT have borrowed in­ cessive electronic and "artistic" in­ extra "free" album found with the Euro­ fluences widely (OMD to Banarama), dulgences on HTFD . The band concen­ pean copies. On this album of five but the results are only pale shadows of trates on the parts only, and thus remixes you will discover the TT you us­ the original material. The songs are full obscures the whole. The result is an ed to know and love; all the passion and of clichés (even for TT), as it is apparent aimless, bland collection of songs. energy magically returns. Just goes to from the titles alone: "Kind For A Day" Their new found material wealth has show what a studio can do.

(I'd give it all aw ay...), "Love Is The enabled TT to amass an incredible col­ Ignore this album. Success seems to Law ," etc., etc. lection of electronic equipment, but not have been the Thompson Twins' undo­ When the Thompson Twins first ap­ the ability to produce from it. They have ing; perhaps this record will be their peared, their one saving grace was that b e co m e e n c h a n te d w ith t h e ir downfall, forcing them to go back and they never really considered themselves sophisticated toys, trying to compensate recognise that which got them started. It to be serious musicians, but rather a for talent that is' not there. In the old was fun and energy, certainy not bunch of drifters having fun. Now it days they would have exploited them as musical prowess.

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Fashion: The Big Cover Up emanates.

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U .F .O .: Mmmlff! Mmmlff!

A l.: Ah! Because it's Russian inspired , A l.: Can I help you comrade? of course (sigh). Forgive me but I U .F.O .: W ell, um, yes. I was wondering begin to feel somewhat melancholy if you could tell me what my best bet when I think of my homeland... would be in buying a coat for this U .F.O .: What do you mean "Russianwinter season. inspired?"

A L: But of course! Might I suggest this Galanos original? It is a sable-collared AL: W ell, look at the detail of this Bill Blass fox wrap. Note the snowofficer's coat in Lunairaine mink and skimming length; the flowing yoke represents the newest dimensions of and w asp-w aist co n to u rs; the g lam o u r that to d a y 's fashion sublime eloquence of it all has been stolen from the Russian image, (sniff) U .F.O .: C'mon. You can't expect everybody to afford to look like they spend their leisure time taking sleigh rides through Red Square do you?

by Kevin Davis In this column, questions appear from movies being shown this week by A L: O f course not, you silly goose. The the Film Society. To find out the answers, go to the movies, or check this col­ focus is on the richness of-the fur dealing. One may have the option of umn next week. adding any of a whole array of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1. Who in the cast won an Academy Award?

2. W hich of the stars of this movie, who was also a Hollywood idol, died the year this movie was released?

by Kayana Just when you thought you were safe from Dr. Zhivago, the question arises: has the Russian Revolution indeed died?

Not nyet, apparently. In fact a reliable source informs us that the restless stirr­ ings of a revivalist movement have begun right here in the Montreal area.

Posing as a harmless McGill student shopping for a winter coat, our under­ cover fashion observer has managed to discover some details of this imminent event through a casual conversation with a leading Russian designer who shall be named Aleksei.

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natural furs to their collars, cuffs, and even pocket edges. This variant may be found ready-made in any quality apparel shop or department store or you may visit you local furrier to modify and / or update any coat you already have.

U .F.O .: So if I wanted to join this Rus­ sian "movement" all I'd have to do is add some rabbit fur to this jean jacket of mine?

AL: W e ll... not exactly. The best materials to mix with fur are prefer­ a b ly leather, wool, or even heavy linen, and a 3/4 or 7/8 length is best.

U .F.O .: Oh! W ell, how would you ac­ count for all the cheapos... er... animal lovers out there who want to look really czar out, but do not have the plight of shivering, naked beaver on their consciences?

AL: O h, the fashion world is a very ac­ commodating for anim alitarians.

"Fu n " or "Fau x" fur is quite popular here especially if you don't mind looking like a pink Russian teddybear. (heh, heh) But all kidding aside, do you see this two-toned sheared beaver chesterfield coat by Ralph Lauren?

U .F.O .: Yeah

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A L: Whell even you can duplicate it with a little imagination and save money too.

U .F.O .: How so?

A L: Many Canadians, I have noticed, cover their car seats with a plush, vibrant red material. The texture and colour of this is ideal for making a duplicate of this original. Only you w ill know how little you paid for it.

U .F.O .: Wow! I'm pretty impressed.

You seem to have all the bases covered. How about finishing the whole Volga image?

A L: Ah! No Russian feels fully dressed without the traditional Cossack hat and patent spit and polish boots.

Here in North America, however, all authenticity becomes lost in the ar­ tistic interpretation of designers, I'm afraid. The closest you can get these days is with a simple black pill-box styled hat and maybe a matching muff. They just don't make them here like they do back home though.

U .F.O .: Gee. You've really got me in­ terested. How do I join the ranks of the Russian revival?

A L: W e ll... what's your favorite drink?

U .F.O .: Screwdrivers, hold the O.J. AL: You're in.

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West Side Story 3. What are the names of the two opposing gangs?

4. W hich famous dance number in this movie was performed in a dress shop?

Trading Places 5. For how much money was the bet that caused the exchange of lifestyles of the two main characters?

6. In what financial market were the two old businessmen ruined at the end?

Answers to last week's quiz.

1. She also appears in Batman.

2. He sings " I Got Rhythm."

3. The menace is "M r. Stay-Puff."

4. The dance was "The Time W arp."

5. The soldiers play on a baseball team.

6. The black lawyer was a major.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 6 , 8 :0 0 p.m.

JOAN PETERS

author of “ From Time Immémorial’’ An objective look at the roots of the Arab-lsraeli conflict in the Middle East. at: Concordia University (Loyola Campus) in the: L,oyola Chapel the address is: 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. time 8:00 p.m.

Admission: $3 Adults / $1 Students/Golden Agers Tickets are available at the following locations: McGill Hillel 3460 Stanely St., Bibliophile 5474 Queen Mary, Rodal’s Book Store 4689 Van Horne and C.U.B. 934-0804.

Sponsors: Concordia University Hillel Student Society Canadian University Bureau For further information: C.U.H.S.S. at 848-7492 (Jeff Simboli) or C.U.B. at 934-0804

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WEDNESDAY, OCT 16th Stanley Street Cinema presents: "Sabotage" directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1936) 77 Min. Based on a Saboteur who poses as a small movie theatre manager and the unusual circumstances that lead to his wife killing him.

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week, we w ill again give you, the apathetic M cGill student a chance to win some free beer. .

W e w ill give no clue this week due to the obvious origin of this photograph.

Previous weeks w in n ers...yo u r beer tickets have arrived.

Submit entries to B15 of the union building c/o Ezra. Please date and time entries. continued from page 3 Since Council was divided on this issue, it was tabled as a non-debatable motion till such time as Nigel Crawhall, SAC coordinator, could be present.

Council, however, did approve new terms of reference for SAC after amen­ ding the motion which gave signing authority for the budget jointly to StudSoc V .P. (External) and the SAC coor­ dinator. The motion, amended to keep signing authority solely with the coor­ dinator, was passed unanimously.

In other business, Council voted to

condemn the banning of the book The loy o f Cay Sex and to forward a letter of complaint to the federal Minister for Justice.

The motion, moved by Clubs Coun­ cillor Daron Westman, found wide sup­ port. Said StudSoc President, James Green, "I would extend the motion to include all banned books. I believe in com plete freedom of expression.

Nothing should be banned."

Some councillors, however, had reservations about some aspects of the

somebody who has no experience."

Proudman had further reason to be pleased later in the evening when Council did not vote upon a motion moved by Westman asking StudSoc "at

no further date (to) advertise in or publicly endorse the M cGill Magazine" on account of an editorial in the September 1985 issue in the Magazine that described the Calgary Lesbian Mothers' Defence Fund and the feminist journal Herizons (which the

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" C u lt s " A presentation and animated discussion about cults.

Guest speakers Mike Kropveld, Director of Cult In­ formation Center, Hillel Student Society and Chris Ferguson, McGill Chaplaincy Service.

Time: 7:30 p.m .

Place: Gardner Hall Common Room No Charge

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T H U R S D A Y O C T .1 7 t h "Poetry Reading" Women & Words: A Group Reading Tim e: 8:30 p.m .

No Charge

"Perform ing Artists For Nuclear Disarm am ent" Glen Hilke will be discussing the Nuclear Disar­ mament Movement in the -artist community in North America.

Time: 2:00 p.m .__________________________No Charge

JOAN PETERS author of From Time Immemorial an objective look at the roots of the Arab-lsraeli conflict in the Middle Tickets available at: M cGill Hillel, 3460 Stanely, Bibliophile 5474 Queen Mary, Rodal's Bookstore 4689 Van Horne and C .U .B 934-0804.

For More Info, 848-7492 Jeff or 934-0804

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motion. Management Councillor, Josie Daub said, "It is not our job to write let­ ters on clubs' behalf. (Gays And Les­ bians O f McGill) should write a letter to the minister themselves." Consequent­ ly, there were several abstentions from the vote.

Council also voted to endorse the "O ne F-18 for Peace" march on O c­ tober 19th and to pass conflict of in­ terest guidelines that prohibit coun­ cillors from accepting StudSoc employ­ ment.

Magazine considers to be a lesbian p u b licatio n) as " e x tre m is t" and "nefarious to society".

Denise Araiche, the editor of the Magazine, defended the editorial on the grounds that it attacked the groups because of their leftist political views rather than their sexual orientation.

Clubs councillor Stephen Hum disputed Araiche's interpretation of the editorial.

Hum argued that, "W hat the editorial addresses is sexual orientation, not ideology. W e're left to make a connec­ tion between being a lesbian and being left in the same way as we were once asked to make a connection between Jew and Communist."

Bill Brierley, graduate rep on Council, questioned the right of Council to dic­ tate editorial policy of magazines it advertises in. StudSoc V.P. (External), Luc Joli-Coeur also opposed banning StudSoc advertising in the magazine.

"It would be stupid to ban advertising for the rest of the year for one editorial," said Joli-Coeur. Instead, he presented a "substitute motion" which only condemned the content of the editorial.

Council voted to adopt this substitute version despite the opposition of some members of Council.

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Plagiarism For Sale? continued from page 1 According to the report, the-change was proposed to give the committee "some specific powers in the event the academic evaluation was arrived at through improper or unfair procedure."

However, some senators expressed the fear that the change was an en­ croachment on the long-defended "faculty autonomy" in matters of academic evaluation. Associate Dean of Science Roger Rigelhof insisted that reevaluations be carried out in consulta­ tion with concerned faculty members.

"I think one needs a very careful pro­ cedure if you're going to change a pro­ fessor's mark," Rigelhof said during the meeting. "If you're going to let the com­ mittee change marks, you must ensure that evaluation is acceptable to the faculty."

However, Dean of Students Irwin Copnik stressed that the committee would not be empowered to actually change a mark. Committee Chairman Fran Wilkinson concurred, arguing "w e intended anything but that."

The revised code states in part that the committee may "fashion any remedy it considers appropriate under the. circumstances, including reassess­ ment," if the evaluation had been bias­ ed or otherwise unfair.

Rigelhof also objected to provision which allow the committee chairman to reinstate a student in a program pen­ ding the committee's verdict in the grievance case.

Other important changes to the code are intended to expedite what is now a long and complex bureaucratic pro­ cedure. Most important among these are the recommendations which con­ strain the hearings to a "reasonable" length of time. Few specific time limits are set, however.

The recommendations also propose the creation of a separate committee to deal with appeals of decisions by the Grievance Committee. Presently, ap­ peals are dealt with by the Senate as a whole. The report describes this pro­ cedure as "unwieldy and probably... not the fairest possible hearing to either party."

N ew The motion will be taken up again when Senate reconvenes next week.

The ad was also received by Carleton University's The Charlatan, but the staff deemed it unethical and decided not to print it, the Charlatan reported in an editorial. However, somewhat ironical­ ly, the paper did reproduce a substan­ tially enlarged copy of the ad, including address and phone number, on its editorial page following the decision.

At M cG ill, the advertisement has been running for several years without similar controversy, possibly because no one reads the Daily classified sec­ tion.

Apparently, the Daily did not publish the ad during the 1984-85 academic year, although it had appeared the previous year and is now appearing again. Wittstock did not know why the ad wasn't placed last year, but she said no editorial decision had ever been taken against its publication.

A decision on printing the ad will be taken at a staff meeting this week, Witt­ stock said.

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Scrivener's objectives are best sum­ marized by co-editor-in-chief Andrew Burgess, "by publishing the best of new writing and examining how it is rooted in a larger context of creativity, we're trying to recognize directions in current North American writing."

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In recent issues, Scrivener has includ­ ed the writings of Louis Dudek and Leonard Cohen, and interviews with Margaret Atwood and Alex Colville. It has also published and encouraged many new and young writers from all milieus, including M cGill students. In fact, Scrivener receives and publishes submissions from all over North America and abroad.

Scrivener can be found in the smaller bookstores of Montreal, and in most libraries across Canada. It costs $2.00 an issue, and annual subscription rates of $5.00 are available. The current issue is now available.

This year there are plans to increase circulation, and steps have already been taken to affiliate the magazine with a national distributor.

Scrivener welcomes contributions from everybody. Poetry and black and white photographs are accepted. Fic­ tion and non-fiction should not exceed 8 double-spaced type-written pages.

The deadline for all submissions for the 1985 winter issue is November 15th.

Drop submissions off at the Scrivener of­ fice, Arts 305, or send them to, Scrivener Creative tournai McGill University Arts 305 853 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T6 A stamped addressed envelope and a phone number should be included.

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Under The Bleachers

by Frank Young As part of my contract with the Trib, I am required to present a preview of the National Hockey League (NHL) every year. To tell you the truth, I have been so caught up in the exploits of those Jays that I have not been following the NHL's preparations for the upcoming season. Since I am not the type who would give uninformed opinions, I ask­ ed the Trib's resident hockey expert K.A. Shmir to prepare this year's preview. What follows is the most coherent version of his writing that I could edit.

Stanley Cup Winners: The Edmonton Oilers are the class of the league.

Runner Up: The Philadelphia Flyers are superior to all of the teams in the league, with the exception of the Oi lers.

Honourable Mention: The usual assort­ ment—Habs, Sabres, Capitals etc. etc.

Worst Teams in the League: The Leafs, W halers, Canucks, Penguins, Red Wings, Kings, in other words, the usual.

Leading Scorer: Are you kidding?

What Is Wrong With The NHL?: Everything. The teams play for 7 months just to weed out the Leafs, Whalers, Penguins, Canucks and Devils. Then the Playoffs start, and the fans are sub­ jected to another 2 months of action.

The season starts in early Autumn and ends in mid-Summer, I mean what kind of an idiot would plan something like that.

Who Is To Blame For This: The owners, the League President (the guy who looks like a retarded member of the Kennedy family) the Breweries, the Net­ works, the 7amboni drivers, and especially Harold Ballard.

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So Does Ronald McDonald: Exactly.

If You Don't Like The Leafs Anymore, W h o Should You F o llo w : The Cleveland Browns are an exciting team, as are the Kansas City Chiefs. I have been spending a lot of time watching U.S. College Basketball lately.

Those Aren't Hockey Teams Though: True, but they are exciting.

Hockey Teams To Watch: Other than the Oilers, the Capitals and the Cana­ diens are solid, defensive teams.

The Team That Deserves Support: The M cGill Redmen play in an exciting league, the games are cheap and they serve beer.

Final Remarks: The NHL is in the sort of postion that the CFL was in five years ago. Some teams are strong, while most are nearly broke. The NHL must streamline its schedule as well as cutting down the number of teams involved.

The only way for the NHL to reassert itself is to cut the garbage franchises out of the league, reduce the regular season schedule, and to allow only 8-12 teams into the playoffs. Until they do that, I am going to follow College Basketball in­ stead.

I would like to thank Mr. Shmir for sharing his opinions with the Trib. If he sounded a bit negative about the NHL, it is because of the fact that he was hit in the head with a puck at a Habs game last year. W hile he has recovered physically, the emotional scars are still there.

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Having recently received a letter from Patrick Baillie in response to my column about M cGill's new athletic complex (see page 4), I felt it necessary to pro­ vide a rebuttal to his letter and a clarification of my opinion.

I appreciate Mr. Baillie's concern that I might have distorted the facts surroun­ ding the issue of the new athletics com­ plex, but I do not believe that I am guilty of these charges. Since I did not have an opportunity to vote in the referendum, I was not cognizant of the fact that there was an indication on the ballots that the complex was not a "sure thing". Here I stand corrected.

As to Mr. Baillie's complaint that the article contained numerous editorial opinions, that is only natural consider­ ing the fact that the article was not presented as a news story, but rather as a column. In the "From Under The Bleachers" column, I present my opi­ nion on issues from the world of sports.

The opinions expressed are my own.

If Mr. Baillie had re-read the column in question (Tribune Oct. 1st), he would have noticed that I mention the fact that the issue is in front of government com­ mittees, and therefore I am not placing the "onus of responsibility" on the university. I agree with Mr. Baillie that as this is an election year in Quebec, the Parti Québécois will probably not move too quickly on the this issue. My com­ plaint with this sort of reasoning is that there has not been an election in the province in 4 years, so this is no excuse.

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STUDENTS’ SOCIETY ELECTIONS A P P L IC A T IO N S A R E N OW B E IN G A C C E P T E D FO R T H E P O S IT IO N S O F D IS T R IC T R E T U R N IN G O F F IC E R S .

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by Harry Guy Due to the Thanksgiving Weekend, an unquenchable desire for turkey, and a pair of tickets to a Blue Jays playoff game, this week's sports section is being presented in the form of a...

SPORTS RO UN D UP with Harry Guy Hockey: The Redmen are set to open their 106th season. Coming off of a gruelling 2-9 tour of Czechoslovakia, the Redhocs are nonetheless optimistic about their chances this year. Coach Ken Tyler will attempt to turn his team around, following their disappointing 1-9 finish in the second half of last season. Most of the M cGill offence has returned, including top scorers Dave Ducharme, Alain Robichaud, Daniel Lamirande, Doug Harrison and Mark Reade. There is no question that this year's Redmen will score goals, the pro­ blem will be the defense and goalten­ ding.

Hopefully, McGill will play less ex­ hibition games in the middle of the season, as the team looked fatigued on more than one occasion late in the year.

Soccer: Undefeated in 44 games, and unmatched in all of Canada, the Soccer Redmen are definitely on a roll. After settling for a tie on a muddy field in Concordia, M cGill has reeled off con­ vincing wins. Leading scorer for the team is John Hayward, who has 7 goals in 5 games. Goaltender Aldo Braccio has earned three shutouts already, while surrendering only 2 goals, in the other 2 games.

Martlet Soccer: The M cGill women's soccer team continued its strong play on the weekend of the 5th and 6th.

After being edged by Sherbrooke and Concordia (by scores of 1-0 and 2-1), the Martlets stormed back to wipe out UQAM by a score of 5-0. The team's strong play is made more impressive when it is considered that this is the first season that the Martlets are an official varsity squad.

Rowing: Head Coach Mike Muchnik has recently been named Rowing Coach of the Year in Quebec, as well as National Junior Team Coach for next year. The team is bolstered by the presence of Guy Savard and Rita Toporowski, who are both members of the National Team. In addition, Savard was Quebec Rowing Athlete of the Year for 1985.

Football: After crashing heavily at Carleton last week, it looks as if the Redmen will be battling with Concordia and Bishop's for a play-off spot. The Q UAA has become a two team division this, with Queen's and Carleton being among the powers in the country, while Bishop's is showing occasional flashes of quality. M cGill and Concordia are capable of playing good football, but only one of the two teams will make the playoffs. The other team in the Q UAA, the Ottawa Gee Gees, have not won a game in almost three years.

Cricket: The M cGill cricketeers have recently returned from their tour of In­ donesia and Pakistan where they com­ piled a 6-2 record. .It must be revealed however that one of the wins was tainted. Sources close to Head Coach Dick Hudon tell me that during the game with the University of East Timor in Indonesia, the game had to be cancelled, when riot police stormed the field and arrested all of the Timorese athletes. On the other hand the tour was a success, as the Redmen won 6 games while 80% of the team was suf­ fering from dysentery. Even though he lost 63 pounds during the trip, Batsman Neil "Vag" Craik managed to hit for three centuries. When asked about this, Assistant Coach Christopher McDonald quipped "Neil sure got the runs".

Cross Country: M cGill's X-Country team is outdistancing the opposition in Quebec. A case in point is the team's

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performance in the women's 6k run in Sherbrooke, as 5 of the tip finishers were from M cGill.

Field Hockey: Heading into the next tournament (to be held at M cGill on October 19th and 20th) Queen's is in first place in the OW1AA (East) standings with 10 points, while M cGill is second with 6. On October 16th, the Martlets host Champlain College of Vermont at 4:30 in Molso Stadium.

If I may inject a personal note here, the Tribune is in dire need of quality w riters to co ver M en's So cce r, Women's Basketball, Men's Hockey and Men's Basketball. In addition I would appreciate it if I could get some sort of status reports from the Women's Soccer team, Rowing teams and all of the other teams that have been clamor­ ing for publicity. Address all submis-, sions, résumés and phone numbers to Harry Guy — Assistant Sports Editor — c/o M cGill Tribune. W e are located in the basement of the Union Building — Room B-15.

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Do you approve a special fee for all members of the Students’ Society of McGill University to go directly to McGill University until the Society’s existing debt has been repaid? This debt will be repaid in approximately six years. The fee per semester to be approved shall be: a) $4.00 for full-time undergraduate students ($8.00 per year) b) $2.00 for part-time undergraduate students ($4.00 per year) c) $3.00 for full-time graduate students and students registered in the faculties of Law, Dentistry, Medicine and students pursuing their B. Arch. ($6.00 per year) d) $1.50 for part-time and additional session graduate students ($3.00 per year) The Students’ Society has undertaken not to deficit finance. □ yes □ no □ no opinion 2.

In order for CFRM Radio McGill to obtain an FM broadcasting licence, CFRM must obtain a direct fee levy from McGill students. If after a period of three (3 ) years, CFRM has not obtained an FM licence, this fee will no longer be charged to students.

Therefore, I approve of a fee levy of $2.00 (two dollars) per semester for all full-time undergraduate students; $1.50 (one dollar fifty cents) for all full-time graduate, Medicine, Law, Dentistry and B. Architecture students, excluding additional session students; $1.00 (one dollar) per semester for all parttime undergraduate students; and $0.75 (seventy-five cents) per semester for all remaining McGill University Students. □ yes D no D no opinion According to the McGill Students’ Society Constitution: A "NO" Committee may be formed in reference to the above referenda. Those interested should contact Earle Taylor, Union 105, for more information.

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