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The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

WHAT’S ON TUESDAY

Featuring

Tuesday, March 3 • Ontoanalysis to Logoanalysis in Art, an exhibition of oil sketches and small paintings by Thomas Seniw, continue*, until March 13th at the Foyer Galery, Birks Bldg. For info: 392-4828.

• McGill Young Alumni present Exercise Without Risk at 8pm in the Leacock 232. Dr. Mitch Rubinovich, Associate Prof, of Surgery at M cGill University, will tell you how to prevent sport-related injuries.

• German Students: Are you planning to visit Europe this summer? If so, why not attend the International German Summer School in Rostock, G D R (East Germany) July 11 to 31. For info: 768-8001.

• Political Analyst and Journalist, Jeffery Simpson, will give a talk entitled "Inside Ottawa" in Leacock 13 at 4:30pm.

Sponsored by the PSSA. • The Sexual Assault Center urgently needs committed volunteers for their telephone crisis line. Training session-, w ill take place March 13,14,15, and 21. For further info: 934-4505.

• Attention all Women's Union members there is a very important meeting-discussion in B09/10 of the Union.

Come by the office for details (Union 423).

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WEDNESDAY Wednesday, March 4 • Italian Straw Hat will be presented in the Ballroom by the M cGill Film Society. Don't miss this free film!

• McGill Squash Club is having a club night at 19:00 at the Currie Gym squash courts. Tournament sign-up will take place. For info: 254-8607.

• Dr. John Hiscott of the Jewish General Hospital will speak on "Regulation of interferon gene expression" at 5pm n Rm705 of the McIntyre Medical Science Bldg.

• Planet o f the Apes filmfest presented by DESA continues tonight and every Wednesday night in Gerts at 7pm. Free!

• The Fear of Rape: How it shapes our everyday lives. A documentary film followed by a discussion and refreshments, presented by International Women's Week. The film starts at 7pm in the Union B09/10.

• Prof. S. Steele, from the School of Social Work w ill speak on "Women, family and therapy" as part of International Women's Week at noon in Union B09/10.

• Women's Union General r-ieeting. Come up and volunteer for Friday's Benefit for Chez Doris at 4:30pm in Unior 423.

• M cGill Outing Club general meeting and discussion of upcoming trips at 7:30pm in Leacock 232.

• Irish Studies at M cGill presents Angela Bourke, University College, Dublin, who will speak on "Art for whose sakeOral literature in Ireland" 8pm in Arts Council Room, 160.

THURSDAY Thursday, March 5 • Gays and Lesbians of M cGill (GALOM) present the last in a series of communication workshops entitled "O n Group process — is consenus the way?" at 7pm in Room 425-26. All Welcome!

• Dr. Sara Westphal, an editor of SIGNS, will speak on the State of Feminist research" at noon in Union B09/10. All part of International Women's Week. Get Involved!

• Room with a View, starring Maggie Smith, will play in the F DA A at 7:30pm. Admission is $2. Presented by the M cGill Film Society.

• Theatre Shmeatre presents The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman March 5 to 7 and 12 to 14. Voluntary contribution of $4 $5. For info: 289-9725.

FRIDAY Friday, March 6 • Americans Abroad presents movies night in the Molson Hall, music room. Repo Man, Delirious and more' Everyone welcome!

• Come and Dance between the Stereo Types! M cGill Women's Union is holding a dance/benefit in honour of Inter­ national Women s Week at 8:30pm and to benefit Chez Doris, a Montreal women's shelter. Admission $3 students $4 general.

• Dr. M. DePampholis, member of the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, New Jersey will speak on the "Origins of paparonius DNA replication and4heir regulation during early Mammalian development" at noon in Room 705 of the McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg.

• Lèvent Hekimoglu will speak on "Bureaucratic authoritarianism in Latin America" at noon in Seminar room 100 of the Center for Developing-area Studies.

• The Godfather, part II, with Robert DeNiro and Marlon Brando will be presented in Leacock 132 at 7-30pm Ad­ mission is $2.25. ’ H ‘

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SATURDAY Saturday, March 7 • East o f Eden, starring James Dean based on the novel by Steinbeck, will be shown in Leacock 132 at 7-30pm Ad­ mission $2.25. Presented by the M cGill Film Society.

C IN E M A P O S T E R SA LE March 4, 5, 6 2 5 0 titles: more than ever before!

Main floor Union Building Rm 1 0 7 -1 0 8 A lso available: m usic p osters Unlimited quantities on order page 2

SUNDAY Sunday, March 8 • Morning worship at 10:30am with Presbyterian/United Church Campus Ministry followed by brunch at St-Martha's-in-the-Basement. For info: 392-5890.

• Anglican morning worship at Christ Church Cathedral 8am — traditional Eucharist; 10am —- contemporary Eucharist with choir and sermon. For info: 392-5890.

MONDAY Monday, March 9 • Anglican chaplaincy student and staff Eucharist every Monday 12 noon. For more info: 392-5890.

• McGill Cheerleaders hold practices from 9 to 11pm in the Currie Gym, Dance Studio. Everyone welcome!

I NEWS

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

Council Opposes Member Restrictions, Weapons Contract

by Stephanie Zelman The open-door policy of certain clubs on campus was the subject of heavy debate at last Wednesday's Students' Council meeting.

M cGill's policy currently allows ac­ cess to any campus club, activity or functional group to any student wishing to join. But according to Carlene Gard­ ner, Clubs Representative, it is necessary to protect groups on campus such as The Black Student's Network, Gays and Les­

bians of M cGill, the Women's Union and Access M cG ill, who are in a “ disad­ vantaged" position. In an effort to im­ prove the condition of these groups, an amendment to M cG ill's by-laws was proposed, which would permit restric­ tion of membership into these organiza­ tions.

dividuals from the disadvantaged groups where those individuals have intentions contrary to the original aims of the group. Peter Nixon, Arts Representative, stated that the presence of these 'others' should not be allowed to determine the course of the group, nor inhibit in­ dividual autonomy.

In connection with Chapter I, Section 20 of the Québec Charter of Rights, the proposal seeks to exclude certain in­

Vigorous objections were raised in an attempt to defeat the motion. "It's discrimination all over again," stated

Mark Readman, PGSS representative.

Grace-Ann Baker, VP University Affairs, condemned the proposal, remarking that Student Council "is playing a game of la w y e rs ." Randy Flemmings, Arts Represetnative, suggested the alternative of media coverage, claiming that he has "confidence of intelligence in people."

As pointed out by Rick Chance, VP Finance, all members of Student Society pay fees and furthermore, one of StudSoc's goals is to integrate its members.

The Race For The P residen cy

by Jennifer Mori "The time has co m e," the Walrus said, "T o speak of many things; O f ships, of sails, of sealing wax, O f cabbages and kings. " Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass This year's Students' Society Presiden­ tial election will be a tight race with a record five candidates running for the post. This past year has been filled with controversial issues which mark the boundaries of the battlefield on which the election contest w ill be fought.

Despite thei4 large number, there is a striking similarity between the can­ didates' platforms and the election may depend largely on personality and ex­ perience. Perhaps 1987-88 may mark the beginning of the end of student apathy; never has there been so much to fight an election over. All candidates deplore the present lack of interest in student affairs. They may be in for a sur­ prise.

"I made a mistake over the $2,500 tui­ tion fee increase," admits Ian Brodie, presently Students' Society VicePresident External Affairs, "but it was in­ tended to show the provincial govern­ ment that we were ready to do our share, provided that loans and bursaries were reviewed." Brodie's experience in office includes the positions of VP External, Residence Rep to Students' Council last year, and membership on various Senate.

C o m m itte e s " to o n u m ero u s to mention." Brodie believes the university should be a partnership between students and professors, a situation which can exist only with a strong Students' Society. He wants StudSoc to incorporate, become a separate entity from the university, and intends to im­ prove communication links with the stu­ dent body. Brodie wants to establish student-faculty parity on university bodies such as Senate, Faculty Councils, and committees to increase the student voice in university government. He also intends to promote Francophone con­ cerns and hold a student congress in the fall, if elected.

Brodie believes M cGill's best interests lie in'joining and taking the lead in a stu­ dent federation, ANEQ, RAEU, or the Coalition for the Quality of Education.

"W e must be leaders," stated Brodie.

"W e are one of the few Québec univer­ sities with contacts outside the province."

He also thinks closer consultation bet­ ween the university, the city, and Stud­ Soc is necessary to resolve such issues as student housing and the athletics com­ plex. Housing involves (non-existent) money and the athletics- issue depends on a city zoning decision whiçh StudSoc is not likely to influence, but Brodie believes that something must be done, "especially about student housing." The bookstore is a student-university issue, the grant of StudSoc space dependent upon the number of floors in the building and StudSoc pressure. "W e should definitely push for some space," said Brodie.

"PGSS is vital to the Students' Society," Brodie told the Tribune, "especially as graduate students are such a high proportion of students at M cGill. I don't know what their hang-up about services is," he continued, "but the other points are negotiable." If PGSS leaves, Brodie confesses bewilderment; "I honestly don't know what I'd do." He claims that the PGSS would not achieve

as much independently as it would as a member of StudSoc. Randy Flemmings believes that the Students' Society "must become more open and representative." StudSoc ex­ ists, claims Flemmings, to co-ordinate activities for students and co-ordinate relations with the adm inistration.

"Students' Society is isolated and alone," claims Flemmings, a situation he hopes to rectify by setting up a sugges­ tion box in the Union Building and man­ ning an information table with student councillors. Flemmings also wants to in­ vite administration members to address Students' Council and sit down with them to discuss a housing policy. Flem­ mings has been Arts Senator and Arts Rep. to Council this year.

Flemmings believes that tuition in­ creases are inevitable and acceptable, provided thay are not overly high and a corresponding loans and bursaries in­ crease takes place. He thinks M cG ill does not need to belong to a student federation.

Candidates Advocate Fee Hikes

by Elizabeth Pasternak Students planning to cast their vote for the position of Vice President (Internal) on the basis of the candidate's stance on tuition fee increases may find they have little to choose from on March 11. When interviewed by the Tribune about their election platforms last week, all three candidates supported fee hikes to some extent.

"I see a deterioration in the quality of education at M cGill and I'd rather pay a little more artd get a better education," said Terry Sbrissa, one of the candidates for the position of Vice President Inter­ nal.

Matthew Ruane, another V.P. Internal candidate, also supports fee increases.

"Students wouldn't mind the increase if they could see it coming back to them...it's a small minority that are cry­ ing out against it," he said.

Steven Lightfoot, also a nominee for V.P. Internal, is in favour of fee in­ creases, however not as "radical a change as the one defeated."

Lightfoot, who is in U3 Engineering, is a representative to the Engineering Undergraduate Council. His main plat­ form policy is to see Student Society

functioning efficiently and providing students with services. "The government itself should be a-political," he em­ phasized, "(it should) not be trying to secede from administrations."

Sbrissa is director of Alternative Pro­ gramming for Programming Network and committee member for Winter Car­ nival and Welcome Week 85-86. She is in U2 Political Science.

Her main platform policy is to im­ prove Student Society's communication with the student body by making council meetings more open or by publishing a general letter to inform students of Stud­ Soc affairs. Sbrissa would like to see more coordination between faculties and restructuring of the Programming Network.

Ruane is currently V.P. Treasurer of the Gardiner Hall Residence Council, and he sat on the International Students Health Insurance Sub-Committee of Senate. He belongs to several clubs at M cGill and is in U3 Political Science and History.

Ruane wants to bring Student Society and various clubs closer together. He feels that publicity of StudSoc and club events should be more widespread. He

Senate Laments Lack Of Funds

by Jennifer Mori "Does anybody know how to work this thing?" asked Vice-President Daven­ port (Planning and Development), in reference to a recalcitrant overhead pro­ jector that refused to co-operate with Davenport and Vice-Principal John Ar­ mour (Administration and Finance) in the presentation of the university finan­ cial report to Senate last Wednesday.

Professor Roger Bennett, amidst hoots of laughter, came to the rescue to make the

Flemmings hopes the PGSS w ill not secede but finds their demands unaccep­ table. "I'd hate to see them leave,” he said. "If we can't work together at M cG ill, how are we supposed to work with other universities?" Èven if the PGSS secedes, Flemmings hopes to work with them.

Flemmings believes that the Students' Society should demand space in the bookstore, which should be operated on a break-even basis. He believes that a settlement can be reached with the ad­ ministration on this point. He also wishes to stress to the university and the city the contribution M cGill students make to the downtown area and that this should be taken into consideration when deliberating on housing or the athletics complex.

Keith Fountain is the unknown can­ didate from Radio M cG ill. "There should be no more card carrying Pro­ gressive Conservatives in the Students' Society," he declared. "I'm not afraid to continued on page 4

Said Nixon, "The amendment doesn't say that's impossible." The motion was defeated after much discussion, which eventually negated the possibility of what co u n cillo rs called "reversediscrimination" in the StudSoc Constitu­ tion.

In other Council business, Amy Kaler, member of the Responsible Research Committee, proposed a motion to op­ pose the Engineering Department's pro­ ject to develop fuel-ai r explosives (FAEs).

The Committee approached StudSoc to add credibility to its objection of M cGill's involvement in such research which organizations such as the United Nations have deemed indiscriminate and inhumane.

Stephen Fraser, PGSS Representative, noted that this may affect auxiliary development, not directly linked to chemical weapons. According to Kaler, mass destruction by detonation, the possibility of American Air Force in­ volvement, along with funneling of the Canadian Department of National Defence, all denote that the FAE project is 'directly' in conjunction with military chemical warfare. Council voted to op­ pose endorsement of this research by a vote of 10-0 with six abstentions.

Genviève Tanguay, PGSS President, sat patiently for hours only to discover that no vote would be taken on the PGSS referendum issue. Council was not prepared to make a rash decision due to time limitation, and as stated by François Longpré, Law Representative, there was no advance notice to the Constitutional Committee. But according to Fraser, "There was an understanding of suffi­ cient notice."

The proposal for proportional representation and fee reduction for post-graduates w ill now be up for referendum within their own Society.

projector function.

"What you have just seen is the best part of the presentation," said Armour in preface to a review of the cumulative ef­ fects of almost a decade of underfunding on the various sectors of the university.

Armour began by examining the reductions in the university's income since the provincial cutbacks began in 1977-78. The lion's share of M cGill's in­ come, from the Québec grant and tui­ tion fees, has decreased $49.4 million in

real terms since then, although revenue from self-generating sources — sales of goods and services, gifts and grants, en­ dowment income, and short term in­ terest — has gone up $7.7 million for a total decline in operating income of $41.7 million, a 21.2% drop. Enrolment has increased 16% in the same period.

This year's expected deficit is $110.6 million while the projected accumulated deficit will be $29.1 million by the end continued on nags 4

would like to see a wider variety of clubs, in addition to stricter rules on the operations of'clubs that use the Union building • The Union BallrooVn rental policy, ef­ fective since last year, allows certain groups such as Programming Network to have priority over other groups.

As a part bf Student Society the Pro­ gramming Network should have priority .in renting the Ballroom, but not at the expense of other clubs, according to Ruane. "It's up to the individual case," he said.

Sbrissa claims that the present system works well because other clubs don't have the budget to hold more than one event in the Ballroom* Lightfoot said he would not change the present policy.

He remarked on the possible s e c e s ­ sion of the PGSS from Student Council, saying "I can understand the reasons why they want to leave. I think it would be to their detriment to leave but I won't get upset." Ruane and Sbrissa declined to make any comment on the matter.

External Ties

by Ian M. Harrold Increasing M cGill's presence in the Quebec student movement and cautious trepidation on a possible tui­ tion fee increase characterize the views of the candidates for the position of next year's Vice President External.

Chris Alexander (U2 History and Political Science), John Horvath (U1 Education), Francis Lacombe (U2 Political Science), as well as Vincent Poirier (U3 Mathematics) and Derek Harris are running for the VP External's spot.

Some of the candidates interviewed were in favour of a slight increase in tuition fees, recognizing, as Lacombe put it, that there is a "definite underfunding problem...particularly here at M cG ill." Alexander, who as Speaker of Student Council, voted in a tie­ breaker to oppose any increase, never­ theless says higher fees may be "ac­ ceptable under certain conditions in the future."

Vincent Poirier said he agreed with the idea of a slight increase but would reamin "flexible to student opinion."

Even though the Quebec Government has placed a 3-year moratorium on a fee hike, Lacombe said it will never be a "dead issue." John Horvath, mean­ while, declared himself definitely against a hike, and said it is a "popular misconception" that M cGill has low fees in comparison to other univer­ sities.

On the contentious issue of the Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS), which has recently threatened to secede from Student Society if its demands for greater council represen­ tation are not met, the candidates were also at odds. Lacombe and Alexander believe that a PGSS/SSMU split would be detrimental to both parties but said they could sympathize with some of the graduates' demands. Poirier said the PGSS "ought to be separate" because graduate students "are dif­ ferent."

Horvath had no opinion about PGSS, claiming he was not well versed on the issue.

The Quebec student movement is ___________________ continued on page 4 page 3

FEATURES

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

The Ethics Of Weapons Research

by Marc Wills A recently-formed committee of con­ cerned M cGill students is calling on the university administration to cancel a research contract involving two McGill Mechanical Engineering professors and the Department of National Defense.

The ad hoc Committee for Responsi­ ble Research at M cGill is objecting to the potential military applications of research being performed by Professors R. Knystautas and J.F. Lee on Fuel Air Ex­ plosives (FAEs).

Fuel Air Explosives consist of gas or aerosol clouds of small particles of vapour droplets which are released into the atmosphere. Unlike most conven­ tional explosives which are solid and contain their own oxidizing agent, Fuel Air Explosives can become explosive when mixed with the air in the at­ mosphere.

Professors Knystautas and Lee have been funded since 1982, first by the US Air Force then by the Canadian Defense ' Research Establishment, to research a more reliable detonation technique for Fuel Air Explosives. Their contract with the Department of National Defense, worth some $150,000, has recently been renewed and approved by the M cGill Board of Governors.

The ad hoc Committee for Responsi­ ble Research argues that FAEs could be

put to use as an offensive weapon of mass destruction. The US Army used an FAE bomb, the CBU-55, in Vietnam with the stated inteation of clearing minefields and defoliating trees to make landing strips. Apparently FAEs have not been used more extensively precisely because their detonation has not been perfected.

"This is the reason the research at M cGill is being done on the detonation process," explained Amy Kaler, an Education student and former student representative to the Board of Gover­ nors.

The professors' research is described in an October 1986 Canadian govern­ ment publication as "the study of the for­ mation of detonation by turbulent mix­ ing and transition from deflagration to detonation."

In speaking to The Tribune, Professor Lee explained that his research involved "a basic fundamental problem of com­ bustion" and emphasized that his fin­ dings are available to the general public in published journals. "A ll our research is completely unclassified," said Lee. Professor Lee maintained that "the military wants to use it (FAE technology) to save lives." According to Lee, poten­ tial applications of FAE technology in­ clude "industrial safety" and "trying to make nuclear plants safer." Asked

The Presidency continued from page 3 take chances and I'm not doing this for my C V .”

Fountain intends to encourage more participation in the Students' Society and claims that the university ad­ ministration is patronizing towards StudSoc. He wants StudSoc to have more power; "a little more shit now and then."

Fountain believes tuition fee increases are necessary to improve the quality of education but that they should be moderate and accompanied by a cor­ responding rise in loans and bursaries along the lines of the ANEQ Ste. Thérèse loans and bursaries platform. "M cG ill's interests lie in joining some student federation, preferably AN EQ...so we can throw our weight around."

Fountain holds that the PGSS has legitimate grievances. "I wouldn't blame them for voting 'yes' to leave the Students' Society," he said. Though he does not accept their facility usage poll, he sees merit in several PGSS proposals; for example, the VP Graduate Student Affairs. Fountain is against outright secession, believing that "strength lies in numbers."

He holds that co-operation with the university to set housing policy is necessary and sympathizes with the pro­ blem of cyclical enrolment but affirms that Students' Society should make a stand on the bookstore issue. "W e

wimped out on the bookstore," Foun­ tain told the Tribune.

Fountain basically believes that the Students' Society should defend student interests and increase its profile. "I'm running for people tired of inaction," he concluded.

"M cG ill needs true representation," Daniel Tannenbaum, Management Undergraduate Society Vice-President External, told the Trib. He intends to ac­ complish this by "reinstating the Presi­ dent's Council which would have the Presidents from all faculty associations," he said. He plans to keep in touch with the electorate by speaking to the campus in September. Tannenbaum holds that the biggest problem with the Students' Society executive is their inaccessibility.

The worst problem of the Students' Society itself is lack of participation. He hopes to encourage Francophones to participate in the M cGill community as well as the rest of the student body. "The Students' Society exists to make universi­ ty enjoyable," he stated.

Tannenbaum believes that the Students' Society should not join a stu­ dent federation without the possibility of considerable gains. He intends to establish a better 'rapport' between M cGill and other schools in the pro­ vince. Tannenbaum sees both sides of the tuition increase question and will

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whether he was concerned the findings of his research could be used to make a military weapon, Professor Lee respond­ ed that he wasn't.

Professor Knystautas also pointed out that his research was available to all in­ terested. "I don't care who funds us, I do the work no matter who sponsors," said Knystautas. Knystautas explained that he was simply a scientist who would be conducting research on combustion "regardless of funding service." "I can't get involved in the ethics of this ques­ tion," said Knystautas.

Knystautas argued that his work, as that of other scientists, could have positive or negative applications. "Any substance can be a cure or it can be poison," he said, insisting that his research was being misinterpreted by "inflamed, biased, politically-minded people."

But Kaler remained unconvinced by the professors' arguments. "Pu re research cannot override moral con­ siderations," said Kaler, "the obvious military applications outweigh the other potential applications."

The Committee for Responsible Research's literature, drawing on Stockholm International Peace Research Institute publications and Tom Gervasi's Arsenal of Democracy, notes that Fuel Air Explosives, deployed as military

abidfe by the results of this spring's referendum on University tuition fee policy if elected.

He foresees better co-operation with the administration and hopes a closer relationship will be forged. Housing is a major topic of discussion. As for the bookstore, he feels that Students' Society should hold out for space. "W e're forfeiting $30,000 a year," he said. "W e should get something." Tannenbaum hopes to work on university bodies like Senate and the Board of Governors as well as with the administration informal­ ly although "w e must remember that students are not a majority."

"I cannot accept the PGSS amend­ ments," stated Tannenbaum, "but I say every attempt must be made to keep them." If the PGSS secedes, Tannen­ baum hopes to work with them but feels that the secession would set a dangerous precedent.

"The Students' Society means getting involved; caring," intoned Jordan Waxman, this year's editor-in-chief of O ld M cGill. Waxman is captain of the varsity swim team and is doing a qualifying year for med school. He got his BA last year in Humanistic Studies.

Waxman considers the Students' Society the voice of the studnts to the admnistration and vice-versa. He holds that there should be a monthly open forum for students to air their views. "If nobody shows, they can't complain," saiçl Waxman. He also holds that com­ munication between the Students' Socie­ ty and the administration should im­ prove. "I intend to be vocal in Senate and elsewhere," Waxman told the Tribune.

He feels that tuition should be raised within reasonable limits provided that there is a corresponding rise in loans and bursaries. He wants M cGill's relations with other universities to improve but that "M cG ill works well in isolation."

Waxman feels that the athletics com­ plex is very important and that better communication with the city would speed up the bureaucracy.

PGSS is, "a case of too little too late," claims Waxman. "If the PGSS breaks off, it may do better autonomously than within the Students' Society and its rela­ tions with the Students' Society relations with the PGSS, but with all faculty organizations."

weapons, are "2-5 times as effective, weight for weight, as T N T ." Fuel Air Ex­ plosives have been described as a new kind of conventional weapon capable of narrowing the gap in explosive power between conventional and nuclear weapons. Apparently victims of an FAE blast are asphyxiated, not because of a lack of oxygen but rather "because the membranes of the lung are ruptured by the blast."

Kaler said the Committee for Responsi­ ble Research wants "an immediate stop to the development of FAE technology at M cG ill." Kaler hopes as well that the

VP's External continued from page 3 presently in a transition phase, and cand idates felt M c G ill should spearhead a revitalized or completely new student movement. For Poirier, the Association Nationale des Etu­ diantes du Québec (ANEQ) is "too lef­ tist and the Rassemblement des Associations Etudiantes Universitaire (RAEU) is "dead." He feels M cGill could move ANEQ more to the center to reflect M cGill's more conservative outlook. Lacombe said a new coali­ tion, originally started to oppose tution fee increases, has expanded and he would like M cGill to help found this new alliance. Alexander is "eager to play a role" in founding a revitalized RAEU. Horvath emphasized stronger ties with other Montreal universities.

University w ill set up better guidelines to govern the ethical implications of research at M cGill.

The controversy surrounding the FAE research contract should swell in the next week. Yesterday the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors was to review its decision to approve the contract's renewal and last week Students' Council approved a resolution expressing opposition to FAE research at M cG ill. The ad hoc Committee for Responsible Research at M cGill has scheduled a news conference for tomor­ row afternoon. e s p e c ia lly C o n c o rd ia 's Student Association.

On other issues the candidates stressed reform of the present student loans and bursary system, progress on the new athletic complex and a strengthening of M cGill's ties to the rest of the student community.

Alleviating M cGill's "isolation from the mainstream" by providing "a research and document base" for bet­ ter informed choices would be a priori­ ty for Alexander if elected.

Lacombe would like to see a strengthened Off-Campus Housing facility to provide an improved, affor­ dable housing service for students. Hor­ vath wants "greater co-operation for stu­ dent employment." A fifth candidate for the position, Derek H arris, was unavailable for comment.

Senate O n Funds

Graduate Studies (12.0%). Those with continued from page 3 cuts lower than average are Agriculture of May. No relief from university sources (6.8%), Engineering (6.1%), Medicine is in sight; the unrestricted endowment (4.8%), Music (3.9%), and Religious funds have been exhausted in payment Studies (12.5%). The only faculties of previous annual deficits to the tune of whose budgets have increased are Law $18.1 million. Thus M cGill is entirely (9.2%) and Management (0.3%). dependent on provincial w ill.

"Because the FYP formula is not ade­ Armour presented a tentative budget quate," said Professor Richard Salisbury, projection used in discussions with the Dean of Arts, "w e have not been given p ro v in c ia l g o ve rn m e n t. Though any additional funding despite steadily speculative, it predicts a break-even increasing enrô lem ent." Salisbury budget by 1992-93 provided expen­ claimed that there was a continuing diture remains constant, the tuition decline in cost spent per student unit freeze is lifted in 1989-90 and doubled and that Arts could not pay T.A .s for new in four annual instalments thereafter, students. and a $4 million grant improvement Davenport replied that the FYP was scheduled to begin next year remains not a good indicator for the past three to constant until 1993. four years' increasing enrolment I After explaining the collection of realize that it's too slow,” he said, "but I funds, Armour left the stage to Daven­ also realize that the relative cost per stu­ port to explain how they were spent. dent unit shifted."

Due to drastic budget slashing to Vice-Principal Samuel Freedman faculties and academic-support services, (Academic) agreed with Dean Salisbury and community services, (7.0% and and stressed that the problem was com­ 5.4% respectively), total university ex­ pounded when certain faculties were penditure has risen only 2.7% since historically underfunded as was the case 1981-82. Faculty funding has been cut with Arts. Remedying the Arts situation 8.5% and support services 9.4% , 11 % of is not simple and has been delayed that figure from administration alone. because, "it's easier to remedy historical Davenport conducted a breakdown of . underfunding in small faculties," said budget allocations per faculty. The facul­ Freedman. ty funding formula is the Five Year Plan Dean Robert Belanger of the Faculty of (FYP), based on changes in enrolment Management expressed concern that, over 10 years. The FYP allocates three"the present formula is a disincentive to quarters of funding increases resulting devise new programs and increase from enrolment increases to the faculty, enrolment," while Professor Herbert while the remaining one-quarter goes to Morrison wanted to know, "what did the administration. The other faculty fun­ Law do right?" ding source is the discretionary Freedman replied that Law had had allowance, based on the faculty's in­ serious historical underfunding pro­ dividual situation with respect to blems for quite some time and that this finances and enrolment; "a mean and had been brought early to the attention standard deviation measure (of the of the administration by Law being, the FYP)," said Davenport. Faculties suffer­ first to volunteer for cyclical review " ing cuts greater than the 8.5% average Thus, despite relatively low enrolment are Arts (8.7%), Science (12.5%), Den­ increases, Law received considerable tistry (12.0%), ,Education (23.6), and discretionary allowances.

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Fast Food Creeps Up The Main Some eighteen months ago ground was broken on the north-eastern corner of St. Laurent Blvd. and Pine Ave. and now, almost a year behind schedule, one of Montreal's newest fast food emporiums is open for business.

Pizza Patio is now open! (Read the leaflets pasted in the windows.) With two hundred stores from Newfoundland to British Columbia, Canada's largest pizza chain has finally come to Montreal, i, as well, had to control my emotions upon hearing the news — imagine, Canada's top selling pizza, calzone and donair right in our own backyard. Terrific.

When construction first began, the prospect of fast food on this section of St. Laurent, a traditionally ethnic European neighborhood, brought angry reactions from shop owners and residents, a few days of picketing, and condemnations from city councillors. The graffitti sprayed on the wall surrounding the construction site which reads "BURGERS G O H O M E," aptly summarizes prevalent feelings.

Eighteen months later, shop owners are still expressing mixed emotions about the appearance of fast food on St. Laurent. During that period of time Harvey's opened a restaurant just one block north of Pine Ave. Most proprietors don't feel that the fast food alternative will adversely effect the quantity of people that they serve. The manager at Schwartz's commented that "competition is a good thing. As long as the food is good you have nothing to worry about." Angelo, owner of the Hungarian and German Meat Market, said: "I like competing" and that the appearance of fast food "doesn't really effect business."

He explained that ever since Europeans came to Montreal, the area surrounding St. Laurent Blvd. has been their settlement: "Even when they move out to the suburbs they still return for traditional foods.

Although most shopowners agree with the above conclusions, there is another side of the story. As Angelo puts it: we-should "keep tradition and not let junkfood come on the street." The reasoning behind this statement is apparent — generic fast food establishments do not by any measure fit into the traditionally ethnic character of the neighbourhood.

The storefront of Harveys and the architectural design of the fast food conglomerate do not even

closely approximate the traditional sidewalk storefronts filled with steaming sausages or bursting with the color of fresh fruit. Complete disregard for architectural continuity displayed by the developers of these properties, coupled with the introduction of a heretofore untasted (and unwanted) phenomena on this part of St. Laurent, to me, reflects one of the inherent pitfalls of a community based on a market economy. The entrepreneurs who develop properties in diverse and unique communities do not always take into account the social concerns of these communities and the effect of their developments on them.

Although Harveys made an attempt to adjust the appearance of its restaurant in Jacques Cartier Square to be more in keeping with the character of Old Montreal, they evidently did not consider it necessary to take into account the unique flavour of the St. Laurent area. As for the fast food con­ glomerate, its ability to be successful is, in my opinion, contingent upon its ability to assimilate the character of the neighbourhood. How feasible this in fact may be rs reflected in its inability to attract enough investors to even cent all of the available spaces. In other words, it seems at this time most in­ vestors — and there are many in the regional fast food business — do not believe that serving fast food on this area of St. Laurent is a profitable enterprise.

That the appearance of new businesses and the people that they attract are welcomed by all pro­ prietors on St. Laurent is not open to question. However, if the traditional backround of the community is paved over in the process, I am afraid we will have lost more than we could ever gain. All efforts should be made by the community at large and groups concerned with the economic and social development of Montréal to help develop this and other ethnic communities in such a way as to preserve the traditional qualities which have made them noteworthy.

The intrusion of Pizza Patio et. al. should not be viewed as an isolated event, but rather, should be taken as a sign that the course of development now overtaking St. Laurent needs to be checked and studied before it is too late.

Ezra Greenberg

Letters To The Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR For The Well Dressed Volunteer To The Editor: The impression with which you were left after your interview with Anna at Chez Doris is unfortunate. I have no doubt that you were indeed insulted. I am sorry on behalf of Chez Doris.

Key to our screening of volunteers is the recognition on the part of the person benevole is that she is there to be given unto as well as to give, to be taught as to teach.

Perhaps the word you were given on your clothes was the kindest word that could be said about a person who, from the tone of your article, sounds a bit like a person who thinks: "I do not look any different...how more capable I am to give more."

Our women need many things in­ cluding the opportunity to learn that, if they take some pride in their ap­ pearance, they will be less likely to be treated like "poor trash." They need models around them that see themselves as worthwhile to look attractive — not overdressed but simply like a woman.

More important by far is, not the humility to look like them — poor — but rather the inner recognition that we — intellects, or artisans'or "givers" — have a world of learning and developing and listening to do as we move to enter the deep dark world of the alienated, isolated women who are incredibly gifted in the art of survival, who tell us something significant about the human spirit.

We who volunteer, in the centre, as Staff or on the board need to be people who simply are prepared to receive the riches of these — no, we do not use the romanticized term "bag ladies" — the so called poor of our society.

If, in the process, we have a skill, an

art, a person to share we are welcome to stand in solidarity with poor women everywhere, and also at Chez Doris.

Elizabeth Tremain President P.S. We also have a few men volunteers, including a professional hair stylist.

Humour Must Offend To The Editor: Is it just me, or do art students (at least thoSe' associated with either GALOM or ' The M cGill Daily) have no sense of humor. Humor, in any shape or form, has two consequences: 1) that it will amuse some people while, 2) offending others. No matter the type of humor, there will be those who will be offend­ ed. However, the great lengths to which Mr. Clark and others have gone to punish, yes punish, the Plumbers' Pot is in total excess and shows a remarkable lack of humor and tolerance. There is no doubt that Pot humor is offensive to sortie, but as I have stated before, all humor offends someone. If you're a den­ tist, BiU Cosby's "dentist" skit would certainly offend you; if you're a mother or father, Eddie Murphy's records would definitely offend you or at least your sen­ sibilities. Even after a Pot apology, you continue to rant and rave. The Hot has stated many a time, to the blindness of

people like yourself and others, that it is a SATIRICAL publication, and as such, to be taken with a grain of salt.

Concerning Mr. Clark's opinion that all intelligent persons should be offend­ ed by the Pot shows a lack of understan­ ding in human nature and the human capacity for humor. On his opinion that the Pot is a waste of money and that Engineering students are throwing their money away: why do you think Engineers pay for the Pot? It is because they ENJOY IT, there is no other reason for the Pot existence. 1 cannot stress more that humor, because of its nature for poking fun at something or someone, will offend, and if a book, novel, short story, TV show, movie, radio show, record or anything else offends you, you don't have to read or listen to it, because no one is forcing you to.

Pierre Pavlenyi, Bachelor's of Engineering

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The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

Give Us This Day Our Daily

by Heather Clancy

The Daily has resolved upon a definite and clearcut policy. Here it is in a nut­ shell: We are here.

1. — To act as an effective medium o f correspondance between undergraduates, faculty, governors and alumni. We intend to keep every McGill man, old and young, well-informed on news o f his university.

2. — To boost all feasible schemes o f university improvement, such as.

A new gymnasium, dormitories, a closed rink, and a new Arts building.

3. — To oppose fearlessly and unceasingly anything that savours o f sectionalism at McGill University.

4. — To act as the official organ o f all University announcements.

5. — To keep McGill in constant touch with the great university world o f Canada, the British Isles and the United States.

(McGill Daily, 2 October 1911) The average M cGill student probably regards the M cGill Daily as an everyday occurrence, or at least, almost everyday.

A mere peek into the archives should serve to shake this conviction. Maybe it's time to blacken your hands a little on issues past.

The first M cG ill Daily, its front page decorated with ads for items such as "Gurd's Dry Ginger A le" and "K & E Slide Rules,” appeared on campus on October 2, T911. However, this was not the first student publication to come out of M cGill. Student writers got their first shot at publishing in 1873. The resulting paper — known throughout its lifetime as The Gazette, The University Gazette and The M cG ill Gazette — lapsed in 1890 because its "moralistic character was hard to maintain."

The M c G ill Fortn ig htly had a somewhat briefer lifespan (1892-98) and took a form which was more newslet­ terlike, reporting news of societies, faculty items and class reports. Next in line, The M cG ill Outlook (1899-1907) adopted an even "lighter style," giving even less prominence to the popular literary essay. Its successor, The M cGill Martlet, was extinct after three years.

Which brings us to the Daily.

The Daily has seen a lot of days since its establishment as a Student Council newspaper in 1911 to its declaration of autonomy in September 1981. And some of its history may surprise you.

The Daily of 1912 was just that, a weekday daily, which began production with the promise of 700 subscriptions.

Soon after, a Saturday issue was added.

The validity of its name was weakened only slightly when after the twenties it was no longer feasible to publish on Saturday.

For approximately the first twenty years of its existence, the Daily served to relate college events to the students of M cG ill. However, there was an obvious lack of women's coverage in the paper.

The issue came to the fore in a Daily editorial, November 22, 1928. Entitled "A Problem," the piece reached the conclusion that there was no place for women in M cGill College; "they are af­ filiated with it in the institution of the R VC ." By March 1936, the newspaper's position had changed; the Daily admit­ ted "that (women's) demands should be met with sympathy and respect." The first woman editor was Judi Zeisler in 1961.

The Daily celebrated its 25th anniver­ sary with a switch in editorial policy. It brings attention to this change: "At first the Daily was the mouthpiece for Coun­ cil and the opinions expressed were those of the Students' Council of M cGill, but that has been done away with and at the present time, as may well be seen by a glance at the Masthead of the Daily, the opinions expressed in these columns are those of the Managing Board of the D aily." (March 19, 1936). At this time, a World News Column was introduced, bringing a new dimension to college journalism and disgruntlement among those who believed college newspapers should only disseminate college news.

The history of cyclical resignation at­ tempts and/or impeachment threats goes back to at least ten years earlier and has page 6

been more than adequately covered in Montreal newspapers. Council's authori­ ty was tested in 1926, 1932 and 1967, among other years, and there was strong pressure on the part of the administra­ tion to "injudicious" articles (such as those on beer) from being published.

Student support often rallied behind the paper.

The Daily, as the oldest student publication in Canada, understandably received much coverage by the city's supposedly legitimate papers. In 1936, the Herald recognized its contributions to the training of the activeTjournalist at M cG ill, while also making reference to the "high literary quality" of its editorial content. The Star reported in 1944 on the appointment of the Daily as the president of the Canadian University Press (CUP) of which it was also a foun ding member (1938). In 1953, the Daily won the Bracken Trophy for the bes: editorials in Canadian University jour nalism. It was registered third for genera excellence.

The Daily's autonomy bid, first made in March 1980, was the logical conclu­ sion to its evolution from campus bulletin to a form of alternative press.

Successive editorial staffs during the 1960s kept the administration, and subsequently students, on their toes as they advocated the principles of the rad ica l group, "S tu d en ts for a Democratic University." Tension bet­ ween the administration and the paper culminated in the notorious John Fekete affair of November 1967. (The legal pro­ ceedings lasted much longer.) The arti­ cle in question was accused of libelling John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson in language "far beyond all contemporary ideas of propriety." The objectionable passages were reprinted from an American anti-establishment magazine.

Although confiscation was attempted and the staff had been forewarned by author Paul Krassner, the edition receiv­ ed wide circulation. Fekete, under whose byline the article appeared, was asked to resign and an obscene libel suit was filed against him by Principal Robertson. Regardless of the outcome, the event is an illustration of the Daily's growing struggle between airing longburied issues and appeasing the will of Students' Council The passing of the autonomy motion in March 5, 1981 released the Daily from the latter concern.

Ratified by a margin of 1,637 to 1,252, the change gained large support from that year's Student Council. President Todd Ducharme remarked, "The idea of separating the press from government is important." (M cGill Daily, February 5, 1981).

The first Daily with its new set of prin­ ciples was published on August 31, 1981. Editor Brahm Pascal's Comment is still applicable: "Perhaps underlying all our efforts is the fact that we may never have a chance to work this way again once we leave here. There is not much grace outside the Roddick Gates for im­ agination, self-interest, and idealism."

In accordance with its progressive statement of principles, the Daily covers suppressed issues. Besides the annual women's issue, the Daily publishes a

Lesbian and Gay feature, traditionally on Valentine's Day — not to annoy as much as t a celebrate the February 14, 1979 victory of the Pink Triangle Press over Canadian censorship of The Body Politic. This year marks the 7th year of this policy . A French edition of the Daily appears every other week and is current­ ly in its tenth year of existence.

The staff of today certainly could not be mistaken for that of the '40s or '50s.

Procedure then was incredibly formal.

The Students' Council screened not only potential editors but also their reporters.

The present staff, which, according to co-coordinating editor Joe Heath, is comprised of approximately 100 regular and semi-regular members, is run on a system of "participatory democracy."

Everyone is entitled to represent themsplves and their own interests. As a member of the Daily Publications Socie­ ty, each student may attend and con­ tribute at weekly staff meetings. While Heath agrees "that not everyone has the time, or the interest" he stresses that "at least the mechanism exists" to effect change at the newspaper. Any and every M cG ill student may attend Daily meetings.

As a member of CUP, the Daily shares an invaluable information exchange with 50 universities and colleges across Canada. Duplicate effort is saved for “those who stress the brand of journalism it is hard to get published in everyday media. Through this wire service, Daily articles are transmitted and read throughout the country.

It's impossible to know what founder W .E.G . Murray, prodded along by Pro­ fessor Stephen Leacock, was thinking after that first issue in 1911. But the gutsy editors of 1911 weren't far off when they proudly stated, "W ell here we are, M cG ill, and here we are to stay." After nearly 76 years of risky editorial deci­ sions and bleary-eyed production ses­ sions (many juicy tidbits couldn't possibly fit into this article), the Daily is less regular, but the print which smudges our hands is certainly no less real.

Daily Statement Of Principles The McGill Daily abides by the Statement of Principles of Canadian University Press, which reads as follows: We, the members of Canadian University Press, affirm that we hold the following principles in common: That the major role of the student press is to act as an agent of social change, assisting students in understanding and acting against oppression and injustice, and emphasizing the rights and respon­ sibilities of the student.

That the student press must, to fulfill this role, perform both an educative and active function, and critically support the aims of groups serving as an agent of social change; That the student press must use its influence as an agent of social change responsibly, as outlined in the Canadian University Press Code of Ethics, presenting campus, local, national and interna­ tional news fairly and accurately, and interpreting ideas and events to the best of its ability; That the student press must as its main priority assist students in acting against any system where it is found to be preserving a hierarchy based on power and privilege, or to be oppressive to women, lesbians and gay men, indigenous people, and ethnic or other minorities; That the student press must use its relative freedom from commercial and other controls to en­ sure that it acts in accordance with its major role, and to examine the issues that other media avoid.

FEATURES Reaching The Daily Limit paper has dropped 27% in the past four

by Ian Pringle As The M cG ill Daily wades through its years — from 13.2 pages to 9.2. As costs 76th year of publication, to describe the for each issue run at approximately paper as being in deep and troubled $2,000 without advertising revenue, water is somewhat of an understate­ both the number and size of issues drops ment. Although the paper is without the proportionately as the financial dilemma approximate $10,000 deficit which worsens. burdened it some five years ago, finan­ W hile all departments are adversely cial circumstances are far from comfor­ affected, two features of the paper which table. Moreover, the cutbacks and have been most seriously affected accor­ sacrifices necessary to maintain con­ ding to Daily co-coordinating editor Joe tinued operation have been remarkable, Heath, are the French and Science edi­ enough to leave The Daily a skeletal tions. Despite the rise in the proportion remnant of what it once was. of French students at the university, edi­ Skepticism and concern over the tions in French have received crippling quality of publication during recent cutbacks. Another section which has suf­ years, 1986-87 being no exception, is fered in particular this year has been not unfounded and not unheard. During Sports. Furthermore, with space so the course of past years, the paper has restricted by economics, The Daily is in been reduced from a daily publication to a position where it can only publish a one of only 3-4 days of the week. The mere 50% of its available news stories.

With inflation rising at an annual rate average size of the paper has decreased significantly while the percentage of of 4%, The Daily has received no tangi­ space given to advertising has risen ble increases in its operating funds for markedly. ten years, while the expenses have con­ Publication of the paper is based on a tinued to escalate. Since 1981, printing contract with the M cGill administration costs have soared 30%, and while the whereby The Daily will publish 95 paper's management secured a new con­ issues per year. The paper's funding tract with a different printer at only a 7% comes not from any student association, increase from last year, an additional but rather from the student body in the 10% increase is projected for next year. form of a $2.85 levy paid each semester.

Crucial revenue from national adver­ As such, The Daily owes its responsibili­ tising has seen drops of 8% in 84-85, ty directly to M cGill students and not in­ 10% in 85-86 and a projected drop of directly through representative bodies.

48% for this year due to a bottoming out The structure of The Daily allows for of the market. The resultant deficit for any student to participate in the paper's this alone will approach $10,000. publication with all members, including Several years ago, typesetting editorial staff, having one vote of equal machinery was purchased in order to reduce production costs, and a commer­ weight in operational decisions. As a result of straitened financial c ir­ cial typesetting shop was established to cumstances, The Daily has been unable draw extra revenue for the paper. Its to meet its contractual obligations of 95 •failure to do little more than break even issues and this year the paper's proposal has further eroded any degree of finan­ for a reduction to 82 issues was accepted cial stability in consideration of the by the University Board of Governors. equipment's $11,500 depreciation in With the cancellation of 2 issues in value each year.

November, the number has been further The figure known as 'deficit from full reduced to a probable yet unapproved health,' based upon the costs of meeting 80 issues. The most visible effect of cuts the paper's contract for 95 issues, the has been the ratio of advertising to writ­ 5-year annual depreciation of the ten content. The average issue is forced typesetting equipment and a projected to devote 50% of its space to advertising deficit of $15,000, is pinpointed by The and this figure sometimes runs as high as Daily at $101,403.35.

65%. In addition, the average size of the Clearly, The Daily is currently in a

position where it is severely restricted from providing the university with the service it desires, due to financial cir­ cumstances beyond the control of its staff. According to Heath, it is excellent financial management which has kept the paper alive.

Continual cutbacks have reduced the situation to dismal at best. The photography department budget has not increased in five years and relies on staff member's personal equipment for continued operation. Prior to his resigna­ tion in the fall, the editor-in-chief receiv­ ed a scant $650 honorarium, the lowest in the country and a $300 cut from 1984. One editorial position was cut and significant staff reductions have been made in the advertising depart­ ment. Office space during the day is one half of one room, there no longer exists a miscellaneous category in the budget to cover unforeseen expenses (the standard for a corporation is between 5-10%) and there is only one working typewriter.

Owing to its financial situation for this year, The Daily w ill be unable to meet its fee requirements to CUP (Canadian University Press) which amount to $12,500 for 86/87 plus an additional $1,300 from a deferral three years ago.

"What the upcoming referendum of fee increases w ill determine is whether they (the students) want a serious newspaper on campus or not," says Heath. "The Daily is a corporation own­ ed by the students and the majority do not understand the Tribune's position as a Student Society paper and that the two papers are highly complementary."

At present, The Daily produces its issues at a price of 54-6<t per student, the cheapest rate of all Canadian university newspapers. According to Heath, "the referendum fee increase would generate $40,000" and would result in a significantly higher quality of publishing service. As Heath put it, "the paper could be far more than it is now.”

At this point further sacrifice or cut­ backs appear out of the question if the paper is to survive. And according to Daily staff what is in question is quite simply continued operation and service to the M cGill community.

A McGill Tradition...

by Chris Flanagan Just what does happen to a Daily Editor when life at M cGill comes to its inevitable conclusion? The available evidence convincingly suggests that these seekers of truth have not joined the Daily merely for social prestige. Nor is addiction to reporting and the uncover­ ing of injustice simply a passing phase with Dailyites. No, these exposers of op­ pression appear to be genuinely commit­ ted to the pursuit of journalistic careers in various media.

A surprisingly large number of recent Daily editors have gone on to pursue ac­ tive careers in journalism. Fully onehundred percent of the most recent Editors-in-Chief remain involved in the media.

Last year's Editor-in-Chief, Melinda Wittstock, has been elected National Features Editor for the Canadian Univer­ sity Press (CUP). Albert Nerenberg (1984/85) remains actively involved in Theatre Shmeatre, an improvisational theatre group which has been perform­ ing in Montréal since the spring of 1984.

The Editor in 1983/84, Susie Goldenberg has had quite an interesting journalistic career. Immediately after M cGill she did an internship with the Globe and Mail and then landed an editorial job with the now defunct United. Press Canada (UPC). Dissatisfied with the Canadian Press (which took

over UPC), Susie went to India and Pakistan where she now works as a freelance writer.

Supplement editor Brendan Kelly and Dailyite Martin Siberok went on to found the Montreal Mirror, where Siberok is currently editor.

The previous year's editor, Richard Flint is no exception to the trend. Flint worked in Montreal as senior news editor with the Sunday Express until its closure in January 1985. He has since moved on to England where he edits the British Seafarer's Union newsletters.

Although D aily dinosaur Colin Tomlins claims Brahm Pascal (1981/82) has "to ta lly disappeared," recent evidence points to Peoria, Illinois, where he reputedly works as a copy editor.

As the plot thickens, the real Daily haven begins to materialize. Do Daily editors go to Washington when they die?

Only if they've been very bad. But while they remain alive, they may more often than not be found at the CBC. Take Anne Brocklehurst (1979/80) for example, she now works as a producer for CBC radio's AM show Daybreak.

Where is Gino Apponi (Supplement Editor 1981/82), you ask? Same bat show, same bat channel. And how about Alan Conter? He's none other than the producer of CBC radio's insomniac pro­ duction: Brave New Waves. Additional ex-Dailyites with the CBC include: Julian

Share, Rick Boudreau and the most famous of all contemporary Daily editors, Mark Starowicz. Just in case you don't have a television, Starowicz is the producer of CBC's "award-winning" The Journal.

Still not impressed? Ex-Dailyites have spread themselves across the globe.

They've ended up at the Edmonton Jour­ nal, The Winnipeg Free Press, The Mon­ treal Gazette, The Mexico City News Times and believe it or not, TIME Magazine. Yes, John Scott is now a Senior Correspondent with the Daily's nemesis and he once worked as an editor for the same Daily we all know and love.

Some have even returned to M cGill.

Professors Irwin Colter and Ruth Wisse have evidently been forgiven for associating with the student newspaper.

Going way back, famous Canadians A.M . Klein, Leon Edel and Lionel Shapiro have all passed through the Dai­ ly offices for reasons other than the plac­ ing of a classified ad.

And where is the grandDaddy of all Daily editors, the first editor-in-chief himself (in 1911), Mr. W .E.G . Murray?

Why he's long dead of course, where all Daily editors will one day be. So whatever you think of the Daily, realize this about their staff: at least they're try­ ing to do something about the shape of the earth before they're six feet under it. page 7

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

PRESIDENT Ian Brodie In the past year as Students’ Society VP External, I have seen the way that we McGill students are viewed both within the University and in the Quebec com ­ munity. I have seen that when it comes to important decisions affecting our education, students have very little influence or input.

As Students’ Society President, I would actively campaign to increase our influence and ensure that our concerns are not ig­ nored, either at McGill, or in the rest of the community. We can and must be allowed to become equal and active partners in the decisions affecting our education.

Randy Flemmings In my two years of involvement in McGill student politics, have alw ays con­ sidered myself to be a student represen­ tative, rather than a le a d e r of th e students. This year * as your Arts Senator, Arts Rep to Council, Member of the Joint Management Commit­ tee, and a member of the A .S .U .S . Council, I have always ensured that your wishes and aspirations were adequately represented.

If elected president, I will work to improve communication between Students’ Society and the student body; uphold the financial viability of Students' Society, while making sure students know how their money is be­ ing spent. Your support is vital for an open and representative 1987-88 Students' Socie­ ty.

Keith Fountain

Daniel Tenenbaum

My main motiva­ tion for running for P r e s id e n t of S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty were the disappoin­ ting performance of the previous Student Council, both in the area of defending , H performance students' interests and generally.

If elected President, I would be the first to take decisive action on such issues as main­ taining the tuition fee freeze, while searching for alternate forms of university funding, making McGill a more accessible place for the francophone contingent of the Students’ Society, and in general promoting a much higher level of activity and responsibility in Council.

I am a second year Honours Political Science student from Ottawa, Ontario.

My experience as Class President, V .P .

External M .U .S ., and a member of the Studsoc External Af­ fairs Committee has a llo w e d me to assume the responsibility of handling 1 ' * i V issues important to all students.

In addition, my attendance of every Stud­ soc meeting since September and my recent discussions with various student leaders has helped me develop a vision of what I believe is essential for a successful year at McGill.

J ’ai grandi et véçu à Montréal pendant vingt ans, c ’est pour cette raison que je con­ nais bien notre communauté. Selon moi, c ’est une charactéristique très importante pour la candidature à la Présidence du Stud­ soc.

Jordan Waxman Over the past three years at McGill I have gained the vantage point of beiong a s u c c e s s f u l, ex­ perienced student le a d e r .

H a v in g studied in numerous d is c ip lin e s , fro m Physiology to Law , and graduated B .A ., I currently head a staff of over 25 as Editor-inChief of Old McGill Yearbook, and lead the Varsity Swim Team as Captain.

This election is a question of responsible leadership - leadership of a student body of over 20,000. A truly good leader is selfless and passionate, and leads people to where they want to go - not with blindfolds but open-eyed; with knowledge, and with vision.

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V IC E -P R E S ID E N T EXTERNAL Chris Alexander I strongly believe that SSMU cannot affo rt to re m a in isolated from the Q uebec s tu d e n t movement. In order to influence upcom­ ing transforations of the province’s finan1 cial aid system , we must better link our lob­ bying efforts with those of other Quebec universities. In addition the SSUM requires a clear student-generated vision of McGill’s future to guide long-term policy in areas such as university funding. Having served on the External Affairs Committee for two years, as well as Students' Council, Senate and BoG this year, I believe I have the ex­ perience and commitment to enact those and other ideas as V-P External.

Derek Harris As a first year Art; & Science student consider McGill a; great place “ to live and learn” , yet with all good things there is room for improve­ ment.

I would beino st ef­ fective as V .P . External since I’ve had ex­ perience in approaching corporations for donations and dealing with bureaucracies.

As V .P . External I would foster our in­ terests by meeting with the Quebec govern­ ment regularly. My main goal would be to develop a better student exchange program with universities around the world. Thereby McGill would reap the benefits of a truly in­ ternational university.

John Horvath My platform is simple. I do not wish to insult your in­ telligence like most candidates running for a position do.

Simply put, I intend to kick some ass (mostly the provin­ cial government).

My experience and qualifications to serve this position is abundant. I am a member of the NUS (National Union of Students, based in Europe), honourary member of the ULU (University of London Student Union), and was a former member of SUJAC (the Stu­ dent Union of John Abbot College). I also have a passing participation in the affairs of the DCSS (Douglas College Student Union in British Columbia) and a familiarity with CUSA and their members.

I wish students the best of luck in making the right choices for their future!

Francis Lacombe I am a native Mon­ tre a l eager to establish greater rap­ port between McGill and the outside com­ munity on all levels.

En tant francophone je me sens par­ ticulièrement qualifié pour effectuer cette tâche.

Since being President of my high school, I have been active as a member of the SSM U ’s External Affairs Committee. If elected I would bring more than my ex­ perience to this position: a willingness to listen, a willingness to take a stand, and an understanding of the challenges that con­ front the average student.

McGill is a citizen of Montreal, and as such, can and should pressure City Hall to move forward with the proposed athletics complex for which we have already been contributing funds.

Vincent Poirer Vincent Poirier is a th ird year W mathematics student who’s been involved ;♦ with McGill Clubs l^jp- * sin ce 1984, par ticularly with the M cG ill U n iv e rs ity Photographic Society for which he was the 1986 Photo Contest co­ ordinator and where he also assisted Mr. Gérard Martin in producing the Society's 1987 calendar titled “ A View of McGill” . Vin­ cent is currently a member of Liberal McGill, the Photo Society and he also photography editor for the 1987 edition of “ Old McGill” , the university yearbook.

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Notre voix doit être entendue, nous devons nous impliquer. Student’s Society decisions affect you, be a part of them.

V IC E -P R E S ID E N T INTERNAL Steven Lightfoot Even with its pro­ blems, I think McGill is a good school.

With more student input in decision making c irc le s , I believe we can im­ prove it. I am running for the position of Vice-President Internal in an effort to in crease student participation in the school government and involve good management practices into the MSS administration. This would include non-politically based appoint­ ments by the nominating committee.

If elected I would hope to add an air of fun to my position (fun and school are not necessarily contradictory). Maybe together we can reduce the price of beer at G erts...

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Matthew Ruane My name is Mat­ thew Ruane, and I am running for the office of VP Internal.

I have been a student at McGill for the past three years and I have seen three se p a ra te g o v e rn ­ ments come and go. All have shared the sam e problem, how to accurately represent the majority of the student population. Each student must be adequately represented, both those of the “ silent majority’ ’ as well as the vocal minority. I believe I am the best person to accomplish this. I am currently Vice President and Treasurer of the Residence Council of Gardner Hall, and in the past have served on Director Selection Committees, and on the International Students’ Health Insurance Sub-Committee of Senate.

Terry Sbrissa Experience: 1985 W e lc o m e W eek Com m ittee / 1 9 8 5 86 Concerts Commit­ tee - Programming Network / 1986 & 87 Winter Carnival Com­ mittee / 1986 Orien­ tation & Resource Centre Volunteer / Volunteer Coordinator fo r ’ In vitatio n ’ 8 6 ’ - M cG ill Open House / 1986-87 Chairperson Alternative Programming Goals: To better inform the student body o' Council decisions / To establish lines of communication between groups, societies and Students’ Council / To ensure good programming Involved with student programming for two years, I feel I know how things run in Students' Society and how some things could change. All I need is a chance to make my ideas reality.

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u” DERGRApUATE REP TO BOARD O F G O VERN O RS Paul Pickersgill Never being one to * enjoy the sidelines, I feel the best place for me to participate is on the Board of G o v e rn o rs.

My experience this year, both on the Board __________________ _ an d w ith th e Students’ Society, has made me familiar w ith the im p o rtan t stru c tu re s and mechanisms within the University, expecially those of interest to students. To be effective as your representative sucy knowledge is vital. Equally important, election to the Board will allow me to see through the proposal for over new athletes complex, an issue with must not drag on any longer.

Rye Symons • The B o a rd of G o v e rn o rs n e e d s : m o re s tu d e n t representation. I will W p u sh fo r an expanded and s tro n g e r s tu d e n t voice. We must have „ s u n ite d an d co -

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ordinated policies todemonstrate to the administration our own view of McGill. I will ensure that divestment is thoroughly and promptly completed and that student rights, the quality of teaching, and McGill’s international diversity are vocally supported.

With experience as President of the Arts and Sciene Undergraduate Society, as a student representative on various Senate and Arts Faculty committees, and on CFRM ’s Board of Directors, I will provide the leadership and understanding to best represent you.

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

To ta k e p la c e M a rc h 10, 11, 12 1987 ARTS SENATOR Kathy Assayag Students at McGill realize that the sue- , cess of their universi­ ty life depends great­ ly on their academic standing. The majori­ ty of our time spent at McGill involves struggling through exam s, research-papers, and assignments.

Very little time is left for students to actually get involved in everything they would like to if time allowed for it. Furthermore, students struggling to meet dead-lines don’t need the added pressure of worrying about various things such as library hours, availability of reserve materials, the operating state of photo-copy machines etc...W hat I therefore propose to the students in the Faculty of Arts Is to be their “ voice" in any incoveniences they experience during their years at McGill.

Hoping to serve you in any way I can, and to render university life as enjoyable as possible - Kathy Assayag

Ward Brown I would like to take a more active role as Arts Senator by pro­ vid in g a g re a te r amount of student in­ itiated policy, and in­ cre a sin g the c o ­ operation am ongst Student Senators. I would address such issues as the alleviation of overevaluating and underfunding in the Arts Faculty, introducing a comprehensive admissions policy and a more coherent residence policy, ensuring the appointment of ombudsmen and the passing of the SSMU constitution. As the current Vice-President Finance of the ASUS I have gained valuable experience in dealing with both McGill ad­ ministration and many aspects of student government. I believe that if elected I can en­ sure for Arts students responsible and effec­ tive representation in Senate.

Andrew Burgess

James Donoghue

Rye Symons

Th e p r o fe s s o rs that student senators deal with have been around a long time, and they’ll be around long after most of us are gone; we have to overcome this disad­ vantage by sending experience and informed students to face them. I want to use what three years of fighting for student rights have taught me about dealing with professors and ad­ ministrators, to deal with ridiculous new cur­ riculum changes, new laws affecting course evaluations, threats of new fee increases and hidden charges, and centralization of bureaucracy and curriculum planning in the Faculty. With your vote, I'll be a loud voice for students, in Senate.

It is important that A rts students be strongly represented on senate. If elected I would strive to im­ prove student policy a c c e s s ib ilt iy and responsibility. My ex­ perience this past year as vice-chairman finance for the pro­ gramming network and in chairman of finance for Winter Carnival leaves me well qualifies to represent Arts students on senate.

I believe that the Arts Faculty needs a s tro n g an d ex­ perienced voice to re p re se n t its in ­ terests. The student senators m ust be united in their efforts when facing the ad­ ministration. In particular, the overcrowding and underfunding of the Arts Faculty must be recitified. We must ensure that the new student constitution is passed, that an Om­ budsman is finally appointed, and that a comprehensive admissions process is im ­ plemented.

I presently serve as President of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society and as student representative to the Senate Admis­ sions and Scholarships Committee, the Arts Curriculum Committee, and CFRM 's Board of Directors.

RADIO M cG ILL BOARD OF DIRECTO RS Dave Bate

Ward Brown

Joshua Fellman

As our university radio station, Radio M c G ill s h o u ld re p re se n t th e broadest range of programming tastes.

I will work hard to expand the general d ir e c t io n o ff programming to encompass a wide variety of student interests. I am committed to enhancing the growth of Radio McGill as a fully functional FM station. I will work to ensure the smooth daily operation of Radio McGill and to approve a budget which provide programming which interests the entire student population.

If elected I can provide for McGill stu d e n ts bo th reliable represtation on the Board, as well as effective input into financial matters and matters concerning is s u e s of programming and the daily operations of CFRM. I have been involved with the Radio station as a disc jockey, and I have gained experience in financial matters as the current Vice-President fin an c e of the ASUS. I have had a long standing interest in the affairs of the Radio Station and I would like to continue to assist in its management. I am currently serving on this year’s CFRM Board of Directors.

The su ccess of R a d io M c G ill d e p e n d s on it s p o p u larity among s tu d e n ts.

To g e n e ra te and m a in t a in su ch popularity without becoming a clone of com m ercial radio, and while serving University minorities requires good and responsible guidance. I feel that I could provide this. I think that I will represent general student tastes on the directing authority of this important element of the campus media. With the possibility of an FM license in the near future, this position becomes even more important, and I hope that you will elect me to it.

M A N A G E M E N T SENATO R Chris Gardiner

Jaime Levine

Richard Tattersali

Running for the R e p re sen ta tive to S e n a te fo r th e F a c u lt y of Management is the bigg est ch alleng e I ’ve ever undertaken.

If elected I will give all my time and ___ energy to fill the position how. And this is not just a Mulroney promise, but a Sunkist one -‘ ‘you have my word on it” .

Being a U2 student, my experience is widespread at McGill. I have been involved in both athletic and non-athletic clubs taking on numerous tasks.

My goals are three fold.

1) To have our Faculty represented and heard at all meetings.

2) For our Faculty to be given the prominence & recognition it deserves.

3) To extend a personal invitation to Senators to attend all Management parties.

A m is s e d opportunity is the saddest thing in life.

—Woody Allen Think about it. We all regret not having gone for the gusto once in a while.

T h is is you * o p p o rtu n ity to in s ta te a p ro p e r representation for your faculty. A motivated devoted, substantial voice that will articulate your position in the policy making body of McGill University. It is time for the management faculty to be taken more seriously. I am personally not satisfied with attitudes towards our faculty. We are not c o n s id e r e d th e e lite of M c G ill undergraduates. We are. Do yourself a favour. Don’t m iss this opportunity!

By combining my experience on the S tu d e n t S o c ie ty Council and on the In te r- R e s id e n c e C o u n c il (p a s t president), with my interest in stu d e n f c o n c e rn s , I w ilf g J U l provide Management students with a strong and vocal representative to the Senate in 1987-88. I am very approachable and this will facilitate strong ties between the Senate and you, the students. Inter-faculty relations, student input in any tenure review and g re a te r a c c o u n ta b ilty of the administration for photocopy fees are some key concerns on which I will focus. Vote for experience and responsibiltiy. Vote for Richard Tattersali.

P O L L IN G S T A T IO N L O C A T IO N S T u e sd ay , M arch 10 1) BMH (4-7) 2) Union 3) Wilson (Social Work) 4) Thompson House (4-7)

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M EET THE C A N D ID A T E S CO M E O N E, C O M E ALL! Meet this year’s candidates. Find out what next year’s executive intends to do to you!

W ednesday, M arch 4, 12:00 noon M cConnell Engineering C om m on Room Thursday, M arch 5, 1:00 pm Room 302 Union M onday, M arch 9, 1:00 pm Bronfm an Cafeteria

W ed n esd ay, M arch 11 1) BMH (4-7) 2) RVC (11-2:30) 3) Bronfman 4) Education 5) Leacock 6) McConnell Engineering 7) Thompson House (4-7) 8) Strathcona A&D 9) Union 10) Dental Clinic (11-2:30) Thu rsd ay, M arch 12 1) Arts 2) Bronfman 3) Burnside 4) Chancellor Day Hall 5) Leacock 6) McConnell Engineering 7) McIntyre 8) Redpath Library 9) Stewart Biology (South Block) 10) Strathcona Music 11) Union 12) Birks ALL PO LLS ARE O PEN 10 am T O 4 p m U N L E S S O T H E R IS E IN D IC A T E D .

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

While we catch up on our SLEEP

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The McGill Tribune Tuesday, March 3, 1987

Daily Bash Draws Diverse Crowd

by Dr. Hendrix Neptune Here is a story about what I did last Saturday evening. In short, I went to the M cG ill Daily Bash at the Union Ballroom. How was it, you ask? Fine, thanks. Actually, it started off rather slowly with my companions and me seeking refuge from the overwhelming odor of gel that oozed out of Gert's (this was due to the excessive quantities of this controlled substance needed to make a "Fashion Statement," I later found out). Reaching the third floor of the Union Ballroom we were frisked professionally by the ultra-right-wing M cGill Security Emergency Task Force and ordered to proceed with our even' ing...carefully. The majesty of the Ballroom never ceases to impress me.

Enough babble! The Daily had put together what appeared to be a very pro­ mising show with two veteran Montreal bands, Condition and Deja Voodoo be­ ing fronted by the unknown quantity Failsafe.

The crowd was average size (approx.

250) when Failsafe took it by surprise and began playing. I had noticed the lead singer (or perhaps lead philosopher is a better term) walking around before the set with a Walkman looking angry and confused. To put it bluntly, Failsafe didn't impress me. They played regular thrash interspersed with dramatic monologues along the lines; "That's your reality, not mine" and "W e don't give any answers." Memorable stuff.

After their second number all the prep­ pies left to go smell gel, and by the time Failsafe hit its love song, "Necrophilia,"

their songs are about getting lost." only the die-hards and the soundmen re­ Finally Condition took the stage and mained. I think Failsafe's garbage- the crowd grew to a considerable size philosophy offended me more than the with people who looked eerily like the lead singer's shock therapy antics on band itself. I must admit, Condition's stage. One friend summed up the whole brand of kitsch-jungle-lounge music experience saying, "It seems like most of doesn't turn my crank, but I respect their

large following in Montreal — they do what they do well. They put on a respec­ table show highlighted by new member John Sobol on Sax and Julia Gilmore's unbeatable voice. It was a good mix of stuff from their two albums, however I

found the never-varying riff monotonous after a while. Regardless, they were good. Better than Failsafe, at least, and they are planning a European tour, so they must be good, right?

I was considerably excited when Deja Voodoo took the platform. I've seen these guys five times and they have never put on a bad show. Gerard Van Herk and'Tony Dewald have that je ne sais quoi, that magic, that star-quality that merits an eight-page newsletter all about their exploits. They are deserving gods of the Montreal music scene and my all-tim e (and o n ly) favo rite sludgeabilly band. They attracted a huge crowd of hyperactive fans to the Ballroom and rumour has it that Brent Bamboozle of CBC's Brave New Waves was in attendance. How can I describe their masterpeice of a show? Close to perfection, I only wish Gerard would break his strings more often. I was also slightly dismayed at the fact that Deja Voodoo have hired a roadie to re-string the guitars, I remember two years ago when Tony went into a ten-minute drum solo while Gerard re-strung the guitars on-stage. It was like art or something.

Seriously, though, the show was impec­ cable and the Ballroom has never seen such an enthusiastic crowd. Deja Voodoo is the wave of the future, catch it. I am proud to say I know someone who used to know Gerard's brother. De­ ja Voodoo are planning a Canadian Tour starting this Wednesday and on the 14th will be in exciting downtown Prince George. All in all, a great evening or something.

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FEATURES McGill Assists At Model UN

by Kelly Mulcair From Thursday 19 February to Sunday 22 February, 17 students from M cGill University participated in the 32nd an­ nual Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) Conference held at the Mariott Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the third roadtrip sponsored by the M cGill United Nations Society, which also sponsored delegations to Princeton and Toronto.

The HNMUN is a simulation of the United Nations which aims at teaching its participants about international rela­ tions. Each delegation attending the HNMUN represents one or more coun­ tries. Representing the Republic of Paraguay, M cGill contributed to an estimated 1,300 delegates from across Canada, the US and Mexico and abroad.

Participants in the HNMUN, as well as representing countries, are members of different international organizations.

The 1987 simulation was divided into six General Assembly Committees, four Economic and Social Council Commit­ tees and four Special Bodies Commit­ tees, each of which was comprised of

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S tu d e n ts’ S o cie ty of McGill University

Multicultural Society ELECTIONS M arch 25 and 26, 1987

Nominations are being sought for the following positions:

President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President

(internal) (External) (Finance) (Administration)

one or two delegates from the member countries. Committee time was divided between formal debate, with speeches and questions from the floor, and infor­ mal caucusing, with discussion and often dispute, over working papers, amendments, and finally, resolutions.

The lifeblood of the HNMUM is the resolution. Each country participating in the HNMUN was encouraged to uphold its national interests vis-à-vis the global arena. Universal compromise, as the M cGill delegation soon discovered, was often a difficult and frustrating task.

Hours of formal and informal negotia­ tions, caucusing, debate and hard work, were necessary to achieve sufficient con­ sensus to pass resolutions.

Trying to achieve legitimate consen­ sus, delegates became aware of the obstructions inhibiting the passing of resolutions in the actual UN. The goal of any UN simulation is to familiarize participants with the inherent problems operating within the United Nations. Its emphasis is on process rather than product; the actual passing of resolutions does not determine the overall success of the exercise. What is

Sidetrack

AUCOIN AWARD FOR BASEBALL WRITING In respect for the memory of longtime mem! >or Joan Aucoin of La Presse, the Montreal Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America gives an award, including cash prizes, for the best baseball related story or essay by a Quebec student. Write 500-800 words on a topic such as: Baseball Free agents; Where will major league baseball be in 1992?, A game I'll never forget, What baseball means to me, or any baseball topic, fact and/or fiction.

Send typewritten copy to: •

Only one person from each international club and one person from the full members who do not belong to an international club may be nominated for a position on the Executive of the Multicultural Society.

All full members of the Multicultural Society who do not belong to an international club must, amongst themselves, elect one nominee for a position on the Executive.

Nomination papers for the position of the President must be signed by at least thirty (30) full members of the Multicultural Society. Nomination papers for the remaining positions must be signed by at least twenty (20) full members of the Multicultural Society.

All nominations must be submitted to the Students' Society General Office in the Students' Union no later than:

C/O Jackie Rose P.O. Box 500, Station M Montreal, HIV 3P2 E ntries m u s t b e p o st m a r k e d b y M ay 15. 1987.

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16h30, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 c/o LESLIE COPELAND, Secretary N.B. Students' in Continuing Education are NOT members ot the Students' Society.

Offical nomination forms are available at the Students' Society General Office. Room 105, 3480 McTavish Street. All nomination forms must have the candidate's signature together with her / his year and faculty, address, telephone number, and International Club.

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by Randy Marsh The university track and field teams had a very successful week-end of com­ petition at the Q .U .A .A . championships on February 27 & 28 at the University of S h e rb ro o k e . O v e r a ll, the team dominated the event and returned both men's and women's provincial titles to M cGill. Thirteen athletes will represent M cGill at the C .I.A .U . championships in Saskatoon on March 14 & 15. Team displayed great cohesiveness and spirit with outstanding performances by many individuals. Included in these were: Caroline Ladanowski: 1st 1000 meters 2:56.00 1st 1500 meters 4:38.26 min 1st 3000 meters 10:06.54 anchored the 4x800 meter rela> to 1st Leslie Estwick: 1st High jump 1.78 meters + new record (old recrod 1.70 meters) 1st 0 meter hurdles 8.95 sec 2nd Long jump 5.54 meters 2nd 60 meters 8.02 sec. anchored the 4 x 200 meter relay to 1st Rosemarie Walker: 1st 60 meters 7.75 sec.

(3rd fastest time in (C .I.A .U . so far this year) 2nd 300 meters 41.83 anchored the 4x400 meter relay to 1st Pedro Bradshaw: 1st 60 meters 7.22 sec 1st 300 meters 35.66 sec anchored 4x200 meter relay to 1st place anchored 2x400 relay to 1st place

AUCOIN AWARD

Only members of the Multicultural Society are eligible to be candidates. Note:

important is that the students gain an understanding of the purposes and func­ tions of the Llnited Nations and the urgent problems which it must face and work towards solving.

The students from M cGill University who participated in the HNMUM, as well as other model UN conferences this year, should be commended for the time and effort they invested in researching and developing their respectiv( topic areas; judging from the success of the conferences, their hours were well spent.

A special thank you should be extend­ ed to Professor Patrick James, who was the faculty advisor for the HNMUN, as well as to Chris Deehee and (onathan Freed, the head dejegates, who organiz­ ed and guided the M cGill d e le g a t io n through the simulation.

The M cGill Model United Nations Society welcomes and encourages students who have an interest in interna­ tional relations to join the club and possibly gain valuable insight and ex­ perience into the realm of diplomatic relations and the functioning of the United Nations.

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Tom Marshall: 1st 600 meters 1:21.17 min 3rd 1000 meters 2:32.30 min anchored 4x800 meter relay to second Alain Gourges: 1st Triple jump 13.36 meters 1st High jump 1.90 meters 2nd 60 meter hurdles 9.26 sec.

3rd Shot put 11.27 meters Congratulations are in store for all the teams members, head coach Dennis Bar­ rett, and assistant coach Randy Marsh.

Best of luck to all the Martlets and Redmen going to the C .I.A .U .s in one weeks time.

A R K S ENTERTAINMENT Socialist Realism At Soviet Film Festival

by Jillian Cohen "Film is the most important form of art," proclaimed Lenin in 1919. This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the October Revolution and Montréalers have the chance to see as many as 70 films at "Les rendez-vous du cinéma soviétique."

The film festival focuses primarily on recent films, but the true Soviet cinéphile need not be disappointed. The festival does offer a few historical films such as the 1937 Lenine en Octobre.

Soviet films are a means to reinforce the Socialist message. The "politiks" of

film-making began as early as 191 7 with the emergence of anti-Czarist films. In the 1920s Soviet film-making blossomed with an increase of 11 films in 1921 to over 150 films being produced in 1924.

Under Stalin, who allowed only classics to be produced, the film industry ex­ perienced severe restrictions along with all other art forms.

The 1960s marked the appearance of the film industry in all the republics.

Récit d'un Homme Inconnue (1980) shown at Le Laurier is an ancestor of that tradition.

The film is directed by the Lithuanian Vitautas Jalakiavitchus. Its Chekov-like theme is a tragic love affair between an aristocrat Guerogui Ivanovich and Zina, his mistress from a lower social class.

The film does not escape from the Soviet message. The typical love story is intertwined with class conflict. The decadence of the elites in the Czarist years is constantly being shown in con­ trast to the suffering and hunger of the proletariat. Quick shots at maimed peo­ ple in the St. Petersbeerg streets and men hovering over a fire for warmth reinforce

Crazy Felix Storms Alley

by Dave Marsh In their first Montreal engagement, Toronto-based band Crazy Felix packed a record crowd into M cGill's Alley. Last Friday night set a precedent for that venue, as the band brought their unique brand of funk-driven rock & roll to an unusually boisterous audience. A large and faithful Toronto following, as well as a Kingston contingent, kept up with the band for this weekend stop on their Québec/Ontario tour (they played Secrets bar Sunday and then returned to Toronto's Lee's Palace Monday night.

A new band, these veteran players are alread y m aking w a ves. Led by

gu itarist/singer/songw riter Gordon Forstner, they maintain a frenetically energetic presence. It's obvious this band has a lot of fun, but it is equally ap­ parent that the music is thoughtfully con­ structed. Layered arrangements and vocal harmonies are juxtaposed against the edge of Forstner's Nèil Young-esque guitar style, and the lines hammered out by bass player Drew Sellers. The lyrics are alternately amusing or provocative (Forstner was a poet and published a col­ lection of his work on Tantrum Press, but claims his interests changed when he realized "You can't pogo to a dactyl, man").

Crazy Felix is involved in an ongoing recording project at Sounds Interchange in Toronto with engineer Cory Mandel, but as yet hasn't thought about ap­ proaching a label. "W e need more time to write, to work out the rough edges.

Mostly, now that we've got the sound, it's just a matter of increasing our choice of material." Felix does all original tunes, with a couple of classic covers.

Crazy Felix is a must. Certainly The Alley w ill never be the same.

It's encouraging to see variety and in­ tegrity in live music at M cGill. Hopefully this new trend wil continue throughout the year.

For The Well Dressed Crowd

by Michael Seidenfuss If you compare Eric Clapton's latest album, august, with Cream's classic Wheels of Fire, you'll find it hard to believe that both albums feature the same guitarist. Wheels o f Fire contains some of Clapton's most blistering guitar work. The young, fiery guitarist's burn­ ing effervescence on tracks like "White Room" and "Sitting On Top O f The W orld" illustrate what an outstanding and influential musician he really was.

But Wheels o f Fire is almost twenty years old. O f course, it is both unfair and ridiculous to take Clapton to task for not continuing in the same vein. Albums like 461 Ocean Boulevard and No Reason To Cry prove that he doesn't have to play blues-based acid rock in order to be effective. Unfortunately, for almost a

Drumming Up One Earth Tour

by Tribune Entertainment Staff "O ne Earth Tour" is the theme of KODO's world tour, which stops in Montréal for two performances at Theatre St Denis on March 4th. KODO, a troup of Japanese drummers and dancers, perform a spectacle of visual beauty and mastery of technique centered on TAIKO (traditional Japanese Drum). By bringing the sounds of TAIKO to people around the world, KODO aims to remind us all of our communal membership on earth. The experience promises to be beyond the conventional — an event of rare intensity that no one should miss.

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So, aside from the fact that this new album features clapton at his most sub­ dued, what else is there to add? W ell, like his last LP, Behind the Sun, August is Eric Clapton with his eye on the pop charts and his hand on his wallet. All the trademarks for a trendy '80's pop album are here: derivative dance and funk rhythms, upbeat tempos, lots of horns, keyboards, Phil Collins on drums, Tina Turner on two tracks, etc., etc... All these strategems can’t disguise the fact that these are mediocre songs built around half-baked arrangements. The guitar hero doesn't play much guitar either,

prefering instead to wallow in this an­ tiseptic, synthetic mix. From Robert Johnson to Robert Palmer in one easy lesson.

There are some redeeming moments.

"Take A Chance" is very soulful, and "Bad Influence" is a pleasant mid-tempo strut. On "Miss Yo u ," you actually get to hear some (believe it or not) ripping guitar leads, but then on the very next track, "H oly Mother," Clapton drifts back to Zombie-land.

What really makes this record such a bland wash-out is its total anonymity.

You don't especially feel like you're listening to Eric Clapton — this could be anybody, if it weren't for his name on the sleeve, for all I know, this could be Ringo Starr.

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The plot thickens when Guérogui Ivanovich's lackey Stephan, really a revo lu tio nary in disg uise, suffers humiliation from his callous master. Yet Stephan's disguise is a means to the end — to kill Guérogui Ivanovich's father.

The character of Zina also suffers from the cruelness of Guérogui. Jalakiavit­ chus' direction seems to be ridiculously advocating feminine inferiority. Zina constantly cries and sinks in submission while stating to her lover "vous êtes mon amour unique."

The film has a heaviness and at one

point in the film Guérogui lies in bed almost suffocating under massive blankets. One cannot help but visualize the director Jalakiavitchus being suf­ focated by the blankets of the system.

Overlooking the melodrama and overabundance of themes, Récit d'un Homme Inconnue is a worthwhile film.

The very opportunity of a Soviet cultural experience is worth the ticket price. "Les rendez-vous du cinéma soviétique" which runs until April 16 at Le Laurier, Outremont et L'Autre Cinéma should not be missed.

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GRADUATE STUDENTS

R E F E R E N D U M Annual Referendum will be held March 6 - 12, 1987 on the ques­ tion: Do you agree to mandate the Post-Graduate Student Society (PGSS) to negotiate autonomy for the graduate student members of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) subject to the following terms: a) Membership fees currently paid by graduate students to the Students’ Society of McGill University will be paid to the Post-Graduate Students' Society. b) Services currently provided by the SSMU that benefit graduate students, such as Clubs; Legal Aid; will be funded by direct transfer payments negotiated by the PGSS with the SSMU. c) New services as determined necessary to support the needs of graduate students will be implemented by the PGSS with the funds previously given to the SSMU as Membership fees. These services might include: Travel Services; Day Care; Symposia Funding; Scholarship Funding. d) That the PGSS would be recognized by the SSMU as the sole representative of all graduate students at McGill Univer­ sity. The SSMU would not be in a position to speak for all students at McGill University unless leave had been given by the PGSS.

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Hockey Redmen Make It To Finals

by Mike Doria As much as we all wanted to see it, it wasn't supposed to happen. True, M cGill made the playoffs for the fourth time in a row under Coach Ken Tyler.

But the Ottawa Gee Gees, ranked seventh in the nation and 13-4-1 in Q UAA play this year, were regarded as heavy favorites against the Redmen who posted a dismal 4-12-2 regular season record. The Redmen stunned Ottawa two games to one earning themselves a berth in the Q UAA Finals against the powerful, fifth ranked Trois Rivières Patriotes. The Redmen are now only one giant leap awaytfrom a slot in the CIAU Championship.

The Ottawa series started off pretty much as expected with M cGill giving the Gee Gees a tough time, but dropping the opener in Ottawa, 3-1.

Game two was a complete turnabout as the Redmen stunned the Gee Gees 6 - 1.

It was an excellent game which

M cGill did not break open until late in the third period with three goals. McGill held a 2-1 lead after the second as goalie Stephan Fortin held the fort, turning away 18 shots. Fortin continued his brilliance in the third as Ottawa poured it on, but midway through the period John Harris scored a clutch goal (his first of the year) to make it 3-1. Later Vesa Surenkin iced the game with a shor­ thanded goal. Other scorers for M cGill were Mark Reade (who is now M cGill's all time leading scorer), Tim lannone, François Olivier, and Mike Babcock.

Fortin was a hand's down choice for first star as he devastated Ottawa kicking away 38 of 39 shots. Reade earned se­ cond star and the third star was Jamie Kompon who was clearly M cGill's best defenseman.

That set the stage for last Wednesday's classic (no exaggeration) in Ottawa.

Once again, Fortin was the story, stopp­ ing 33 of 35 shots. Fortin could do no wrong in the series holding the Gee

Gees who averaged over 6 goals a game imthe regular season to 6 in 3 playoff contests. His 94.5% save percentage in the series was also remarkable. Fortin was the key in this series, and will be against Trois Rivières, but let's not totally forget his teamates. Benoit Lafleur (5-3-8 in his last six games) continued his in­ spired play, scoring two goals and an assist in the victory. That earned his se­ cond star in the game (Fortin was first, of course). Lafleur tied the game early in the second on a deflection from a Jamie Kompon shot. It was soon Lafleur 2, Ot­ tawa 1 as the high-flyer took a lead pass at the blue line, broke in and let go a slapshot that picked the top corner.

The heat was on Fortin in the third as he came up with save after save, until Jean Poulin's unstopable deflection knotted the game at 2. At 10:34 March Lajeunnesse, who has been outstanding of late, cut in from the left wing and swept the puck (with a little help from a friendly defenseman?) into the net. From

there on, Ottawa gave it everything. ing in their first final of any kind -ince They even called for a stick measure­ 1946-47. So all you diehard fans will get ment. But M cGill's defense tightened up to see at least two more Redmen hockey and Fortin continued his heroics, games this year. notably when he rubbed Jocelyn Bolduc Redmen Notes with two minutes to go, making an — Playoff schedule: Wed. March 4 at acrobatic glove save. As happens so T .R ., Friday, March 6 (7:30pm) at often in play-off hockey, a hot goalie M cG ill, and if necessary, Sunday, March made the difference and thanks to 6 at T.R ., Wed., March 11 (7:30pm) at Stephan Fortin, the Redmen will be play­ M cG ill, and Friday, March 13 at T.R. continued on page 15

Survival Of The Wettest

The Demise Of The QUAA

by Ken Muss With the onslaught of the QUAA playoffs and the success that the M cGill Redmen Hockey team has enjoyed thus far, our attention has been diverted from the demise of the Q UAA hockey league.

M cGill Athletics Director Robert Dubeau stated this week that it is "80% certain" that M cGill will follow the lead of the Ottawa Gee Gees and the Concor­ dia Stingers and join the Ontario Univer­ sity Athletic Association (OUAA) hockey league next season. Mr. Dubeau also noted that the Université de Québec a Trois Rivières will probably follow suit.

The Ontario league has stipulated that UQTR must modify their scholarship program by raising the average needed to maintain the scholarship from a " C " to a " B " average. UQTR seems ready to accept this stipulation.

When asked about the possibility of the rebirth of the Big Four league featur­ ing teams from the University of Toron­ to, M cGill, Queen's and Western On­ tario, Dubeau replied with a flat "n o ."

"It's just that the other schools don't want it," said Dubeau. "There was much division about it (the Big Four) at Western. They're worried about their Ontario rivalries breaking down."

So the O UAA w ill fatten to 17 teams next season with the death of the QUAA. M cGill Sports Information Co-Ordinator Paul Rousset believes that there will be "two divisions." Most likely the format would follow that of the football con­ ferences with an Ontario/Quebec divi­ sion and an Ontario division itself. This would be geographically divided in order to reduce travel costs.

Why is the Q UAA hockey league a corpse? Simply put Québec schools haven't been icing varsity teams. Last year the Université de Québec à Chicoutimi terminated its hockey pro­ gram. Schools like the Université de Montréal and the Université de Québec à Montréal only ice junior varsity squads. There are no varsity teams from hockey hot beds like Québec City and Sherbrooke.

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The final question remaining from a M cGill point of view is how long can the existing teams operate? The new addi­ tions to the O UAA with the exception of Ottawa should have increased travel costs as there will be more trips to On­ tario. W ill M cGill's success in this year's playoffs carry over to next year? Pro­ bably not. In the mean time, M cGill Athletics and the stalwart fans will savour the success of the Redmen to date and hope for another playoff upset of UQTR.

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Few sports at M cGill are as intensely competitive as innertube water polo. It's fish eat frog and every amphibian for itself when these intramural animals enter the pool.

In tube action on Saturday afternoon the virile Dead Caribou team were drowned 21-9 by the league leading Boys Club. Although the action seemed rough, the Dead Caribou were not play­ ing with their usual ferocity. Innertube coordinator and Official Referee, Mat­ thew Noble (AKA contestant number three) recalls an earlier Caribou match: "They were pulverizing each other, it wasn't a matter of getting the ball but an attempt to drown opponents." Noble was forced to change the rules in an at­ tempt to curb violence. "It got way out of hand," Noble told The Tribune, "it was more like a water wrestling match."

"I don't think it's violent," Dead Caribou Captain, Meg Raven said in­ nocently, "A big part of the strategy is to get the other players out of the tube."

Once players have been "tackled" they are not allowed to touch the ball. When questioned about a particularly brutal foul, Raven resonded: "I tried to drown

the goalie, that's all."

Inner tube water polo is the only in­ tramural sport that is strictly co-rec and the rules encourage participation by both sexes. When a woman scores, two points are awarded; men's goals only count for one. In addition, teams must have a minimum of three women in the 1 pool at all times. "If you want to be suc­ cessful, you have to coordinate the ac­ tivity of the guys and the girls," exlained Linesman Francis Lacombe. Experience and ferocity are also key elements to winning innertube water polo.

In division A it looks like the vicious Dead Caribou will make it into playoffs along with The Boys Club and the Loan Sharks. At the bottom of the league The Fallopian Tubes are tied for last place with the Convoluted Tubules and may have to settle for a good draft pick as their season comes to an end.

In division B, Team Carp are three points ahead of second place Dunkin Donuts, while the other five teams are battling it out for last spot. The Sinking Seven may be going down, along with the lowly Lessor Sacs and the impotent Whale Sperm.

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McGill Swimmers Dominate At Clarkson

by Iordan Waxman The M cGill Varsity Swim Team made a large dent in the victory podium on February 21 and 22 at the Q UAA Cham­ pionships at l'Université de Laval. After perhaps the most successful season in twelve years, the Martlets claimed the championship banner, thoroughly drub­ bing the defending champion, Laval Rouge et Or. En route to the title, eight McGill women qualified to compete at the CIA U national championships this weekend in Halifax, N.S. Among them are Manon Venne and Robin Ruggiero, who each raced to five individual gold medals, and anchored M cGill's relay teams to another two first places.

Freestyler Alexa Bagnell and former Olympic hopeful Chantal Venne com­ prise the other two legs of the winning relays; one of which (the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay) is ranked first in Canada.

The other two are ranked third.

Other CIAU qualifiers are veteran Cynthia Pincott, — who along with Manon represented M cGill at last year's National Championships — breastrokers Nathalie Lussier and Rose Anne Van Mierlo, and a fast newcomer, Cynthia Aita.

This makes the largest delegation of female swimmers from M cGill to com­ pete at this level in over ten years. In 1976 McGHI won the event and subse­ quently sent a number of swimmers to the Montreal Summer Olympics.

Jason Meeuwig prepares for national relays, The Redmen finished third behind Laval and U. of M. but left an impressive mark on the other teams at Q UAA's. On­ ly five men competed for M cG ill, yet four of five w ill also attend ClAU's and all the athletes scored points in every race.

Chris Lambert, a first-year student shat­ tered the M cGill record in the 200 metre butterfly event by over two seconds while staging a stunning upset for the men's gold. Fourth-year Med student,

Brian Hasegawa, in his last year with M cG ill, came within 22/100ths of a se­ cond from his school record in the 50 metres freestyle event, and rookie Keir Craigie broke the M cGill mark in the gruelling 400 metre individual medley.

Freestyler Jason Meeuwig, who as ex­ pected will anchor the men's relays at the Nationals, hopes this small but powerful Redmen squad can once again break the top ten in national rankings. “ Last year no men from M cGill made

it...this year we are going with four. We showed that we (the Redmen) could hold our own against teams like Laval and U. of M ., which had twenty guys."

The Martlets are currently ranked fourth in the nation, and are the only nationally-ranked team at M cG ill. This enviable position now makes the M cGill swimming program quite enticing to new recruits. Head Coach, François Laurin is optimistic about the future of the team. "The Intercollegiate Athletics Coordinator, Harry Zarins, has been a great help in procuring top swimmers for M cG ill," said Laurin last week. "The team is just now starting to gain the recognition and respect it deserves."

Indeed even international-calibre athletes like the Venne sisters and Robin Ruggiero enjoy training with Laurin, whose unique style of coaching is help­ ing to prôduce such astounding results.

"H is workouts are intense," said Manon after a recent training session at the Cur­ rie Pool. "I don't do nearly as much mileage as with my club team but the quality of training is so high...I'm dead!"

The swim team continues to train hard in preparation for this weekend's CIAU challenge, and many swjmmers like Venne and Ruggiero hope to change guts to golds for M cGill. With such strength from the team's young swim­ mers, and more excellent athletes to come in the future, Varsity Swimming should become the next big name sport to hit M cGill.

continued from page 14 — If the Redmen win two playoff games, they would become the only hockey team (in hockey history according to Earl Zukerman) to win as many playoff games (4) as they won games in the regular season.

— The Redmen had not won a playoff series si nee 1945-46 when they were na­ tional champions. The captain of that team, Gord "Goose" Gosselin, was on hand with Hall of Famer, Dog Harvey, for game three at Ottawa.

— Mark Reade, M cGill's new all time leading scorer (and still counting) was named to the Q UAA first All-Star team and for the second straight year. Stephan Fortin and Tim lannone were chosen for the second team, lannone was also nam­ ed Rookie of the Year.

Bad News

Friday night at Trois Rivières, the high­ flying Redmen came to town and were shot down 8-0 by the powerful Trois Rivieres Patriotes in the first game of the QUAA final. The fact that M cGill had just one day off (as opposed to ten for Trois Rivieres) was evident as the Patriotes were all over M cGill scoring five power play goals. The referee lost control of the game assessing a whopp­ ing total of 166 jaenalty minutes. In fur­ ther ugliness, the game was delayed four times, including once for 15 minutes, as Trois Rivieres fans heaped abuse on the Redmen and Coach Tyler. O f course, this «.possible at Trois Rivieres because unlike at M cG ill, there are more fans than players in the stands! Let's do something about that, go cheer on the Redmen for games 2, 4 and 6 in exciting Q UAA playoff action.

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music scenes. The Chairman of the Concerts Committee should be prepared to attend the entertainment conference sponsored by the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities, June 6-10, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario.

The Chairman of the Programming Network will have general responsibility for the proper functioning of the Network office and for providing the proper administrative backup to the committee chairmen. The Network Chairman will advise the .committee on activities they are planning. The Chairman will call and chair meetings of the McGill Programming Network and sits on the committee which selects the following committee chairmen: Activities Night, Alternative Programming, Concerts, Performing Arts, Speakers, Welcome Week and Winter Carnival). Only individual applications will be accepted for the position of Chairman. Applicants for this position should be prepared to attend the entertainment conference sponsored by the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities, June 6-10, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario.

The Student holding this position will be in charge of the week-long Carnival festivities in February 1988. The Carnival Chairman will direct a large committee of event coordinators and volunteers.

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McGILL FIESTA CHAIRMAN To co-ordinate the various Multicultural student groups in Fiesta'88. Includes Exhibitions, cutural shows, international buffet and closing dance.

McGILL TRIBUNE — EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The editor shall appoint and supervise a large student staff of writers, editors, photographers, and production people. Must be in Montreal during the last 2 weeks of August to prepare the first issue

JUDICIAL BOARD — 5 MEMBERS Open to third and fourth year law students. The Judicial Board acts as the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution and By-laws as well as acts of Student Councial and Student Society recognized groups.

SOUTH AFRICA COMMITTEE - COORDINATOR The South Africa Committee was established by Students’ Council to provide members of the Students' Society and the University community with information pertaining to the situation in South Africa. The Coordinator shall be responsible for overseeing the activities of the committee and shall act as official spokesman of the committee.

TRIBUNE PUBLICATIONS BOARD - 2 Students-at-Large The Tribune Publications Board is responsible for managing and controlling the finances and legal affairs of the McGill Tribune and for guaranteeing that the objectives of the Tribune are met.

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SUB-COMMITTEE - 1 Student-at-Large The University Centre Sub-Committee is responsible for establishing long term financial plans for the upkeep, renovation and improvement of the University Centre.

How to apply: “ General Application” forms are available in the Students' Society General Office, Union 105, 3480 McTavish Street; at Sadie’s II in the Engineering Building and in Chancellor Day Hall at the S A 0 and LSA offices. All applicants may expect to have a written response to their applications by the end of March.

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SECOND HAND TEXTBOOK SALE COORDINATOR The Students' Society will sponsor a second hand textbook sale in September 1987 and possibly January 1988 The Coordinator must organize all aspects of the sale which include publicity and finding student staff.

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