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Tuesday, April 7 • Book Fair Depot. Start spring clean ing? Have loads of books you just do not know what to do with? Why not drop them by Redpath Hall Tuesdays bet ween 10am and 2pm to help prepare for the McGill Book Fair. For information: 392-4826. • Auditions for a new musical to be per formed in late May — early June. 1 soprano, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 tenor, 1 baritone and 1 dancer are needed. Call Steve at 277-8148 for an appointment.

WEDNESDAY Wednesday, April 8 • German Students: you are invited to attend the International German summer school in Rostock, GDR (East Germany). For information call Dr. Weiss at 768-8001.

THURSDAY Thursday, April 9 • The M cG ill Choral Society is holding its annual spring concert at 8pm at the Erskine-American Church, corner Sher brooke and Crescent. They w ill be featuring Norman Luboff's "African Mass." No admission charge. • Volunteers are needed to tutor French and English to immigrant students. For more information call Heidi at Hillel: 845-9171.

FRIDAY Friday, April 10 • Last day of classes! • Diamond Raltansi w ill speak on "Islam and rural politics in Pakistan” at noon in seminar room 100 of the Centre for Developing Area Studies, 3715 Peel. • Women's Union last potluck/party, at Tina's. Meet at the Women's Union at 7:30pm . For m ore in fo rm a tio n 392-8920. Please return our books. • Undergraduate or graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering are invited to make nominations of professors for an award intended to recognize outstan ding teaching performance. Deadline is today. Info in Dean's office Room 382. • McGill's Big Final Bash presented by the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society from 9pm to 3am in the Ballroom, featuring Mandala, Top Rank ing, Shakin' Foundations, Ray Condo and a live DJ in the Ballroom. Admis sion: $4 M cG ill students, $5 guests.

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Sunday April 12 • Morning worship at 10:30 with Presbyterian/United Church campus ministry, followed by brunch at StMartha's-in-the Basement. For info: 392-5890. • Anglican morning worship at Christ Church Cathedral, 8am traditional E u c h a ris t: 10am c o n te m p o ra ry Eucharist. For information: 392-5890.

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The M cG ill Tribune is published by the Students Society of McGtll University. Opinions expressed dr not necessarily represent Students' Society of McGil University opinions or policy. The Tribune editoda office is located in 8-1 5 of the University Centre. 3480 McTavish Strpet, Montréal, Québec, H3A 1X9, telephone 392-8927. Letters and submissions shook: b e left at the editorial offices or in tin? Tribune mailbox at the Students Society General Office. This is your paper. Comments, complaints, or com pliments should be addressed to the editorial staff o' the M cG ill Tribune, or to Kevm Davis, Chairman Tnbune Publications Board, and left at the Students Society General Office in the University Centre. The Tnbune Advertising Office is located m B-22 of the University Centre its telephone local is 392-8954 Typesetting and assembly by Daily Typesetting, 3480 McTavish Street, Montreal. Printing by Payette and Simms, St. Lambed, Q u élxx .

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Closing Off Developing Areas by David Apen The M cG ill Centre for Developing Areas Studies w ill face a decision Tues day by the Executive Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research on whether its university funding should be continued. The Council is expected to vote on the salary paid to the Centre's Editor/Coordinator Rosilyn Boyd. The Centre's Acting Director, Warrick Armstrong, called an emergency meeting of the Centre on Friday. According to Armstrong the "fate of the cen: tre w ill be decided on next Tuesday" by the executive Council. If the Council votes to eliminate the Coordinator's salary, the Centre w ill still be able to appeal to the University Senate and the Board of Governors. Ffowever, Armstrong said, "the decision of the Council w ill carry a lot of weight." According to Armstrong, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Gordon MacLachlan wrote a letter to Boyd in which he recommended that her posi tion be abolished on May 31 of this year. MacLachlan is also the Chairman of the Executive Council. Last year, an ad hoc committee of the McGill Academic Planning and Priorities Committee recommended that the Centre should continue, but with volunteer faculty members running the Editorial/Coordinator office. Accor ding to Armstrong, Dean MacLachlan agreed to abide by the Committee's decisiQn^But he added that if Boyd's position were abolished, "after the 31st of May this centre w ill no longer exist." MacLaclan's recommendation was made for financial reasons, Armstrong said, as a way of fixing the 21 million dollar University deficit. "W e are being sacrificed on financial grounds...the University feels it must protect its mainline programs, that any other organization must go." ' Gne member of the Centre said, however, that "the University w ill be say ing a piddle, not even $30,000" by abolishing Boyd's position. The Centre, also receives grants from the Canadian International Develop ment Agency, which pays the salaries of two part-time Centre staff members. However, Armstrong said, any future government grants might be jeopardized by discontinued University funding.

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Grads Say Yes To Escrow hv Jennifer Mori "Stay in your seats. We're going to get people from the movie," ordered Post Graduate Students' Society VicePresident Internal-elect, Karen Russell. She was addressing the PGSS General Meeting, an assembly which traditional ly has difficulty obtaining its quorum of 100 post graduate students. Students from the Thomson House movie and the bar participated in the debate and approval of a PGSS Council motion that the PGSS request the University to hold PGSS membership fees in escrow, "pending the outcome o f negotiations w ith the SSMU (S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill University)," and, if negotiations are not concluded by October 1, that "these funds he released to the PGSS without restriction." The PGSS General Meeting spent an hour amending the motion, finally ac cepting the original version, although there was heated debate on the issue. "The referendum to negotiate seces sion and the motion (on the floor) would allow for secession without a referendum on secession itself," com mented a member Of the Gallery. " If PGSS stalled on the negotiations, the few people on the negotiating commit tee would make the PGSS secede," he confined. "W e must conduc t negotia tions in good faith." "The issue has come up every year for 2% years," replied Steven Fraser, PGSS Rep. to Counc il and PGSS Speaker. "This is the first referendum we've had in five years and it's the biggest turnout we've had in a long time. People are anxious to see something done." Alex Koukoulas, PGSS Rép. to Grad. Fac ulty executive, asked what was to be clone w ith the escrow funds, if they were released to the PGSS. "You are, doubling PGSS membership fee's," said Koukoulas. "D o you have a concrete plan on how to spend them?" "That has yet to be worked ou t," ad mitted Fraser. "The Oct. 1 escrow deadline' gives us time to work out a game plan." "The money paid to SSMU would not immediately go to PGSS," interjected David Schulze, PGSS VP External Af

fairs, and Graduate Rep. to the Board of Governors. "W e would have to use pro per fee* increase procedures." Lee Iverson, Graduate Senator, arguc'd that the Students' Society Coun cil had no time to discuss the issue in the fall as, "only the Students' Society executive tends to be around in the summer." If there is going to be a negotatied settlement we must go through SSMU Council and we must consider procedural difficulties." "W e'd like to put on as much pressure as possible," explained Genevieve Tanguay, PGSS President. " I f the question cannot be discussed at the next Council meeting, we w ill push for another special Council meeting." Tanguay anno un ced th a t Chris Ferguson, a University chaplain, had been chosen as a mediator. "W e want April to be the last month for debate." In the PGSS Council meeting follow ing the General Meeting (which broke up due to quorum loss), a PGSS commit tee to negotiate autonomy was ap pointed. Autonomy would proceed along the lines laid down in the PGSS referendum ballot; suspension of fee payments to StudSoc and transfer of those funds to PGSS, new PGSS services to be set up with those funds, transfer payments to StudSoc for continued post graduate use o f SSMU facilities and PGSS gaining the right to speak for all graduate .students at McGill. Autonomy negotiations are to proceed if Students' Council does not accept the PGSS con stitution amendments proposed in early February. The committee's members are Mark Roadman, PGSS VP University Affairs, André Couture, PGSS VP Ad ministration, David Schulze, Grad. Rep. to BoC. and the alternate, Yves Prairie,, chair of the Special Committee on Graduate membership in SSMU. The results of the PGSS/SSMU survey are complete. The statistician, Prairie, remarked that, "the survey proved what the preliminary results showed, that post graudate students use Students' Society services much less than undergraduates." The final results w ill be used by PGSS in its negotiations with the Students' Society.

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Computer Aids Career Choices by Elizabeth Pasternak According to Marxist theory, making a choice is a negative action because it negates other choices. Such is the feeling one gets trying to determine a major program or career path. However, Choices, a computerized software program for vocational alternatives is designed to do just the opposite. Choices, developed by Employment and Immigration Canada 10 years ago, attempts to lead away from the narrow, over determined and over-specialized career paths that society lays before students. However, Choices does not offer guaranteed satisfaction. The first stage of Choices involves selecting priorities from a structured booklet, concerning such things as work site, hours, physical demands, interests and earnings. Then, with the help of a guidance counsellor, the choices are fed into a computer which w ill hopefully procure a list of possible careers. However, the computer may be unable to provide any answers if the data does not coordinate. For example, having only a high school diploma and demanding to make over $50,000 per year is not very realistic. In such a case, the com puter then asks that compromises be made to the original selections. The counsellor acts as an aid during these deci sions. One of the difficulties people have is the belief that there is an ideal job waiting for them. Dr. Daryll Albright, a senior counsellor at the Student Powell building affirms that "most people aren't perfectly suited to a vocation." He adds that once a person gets beyond this fantasy of a magical vocation, "then it is easier to make committments and compromises, to make the decisions that you have to make." Sometimes Choices w ill register a result on the first attempt. However, Albright notes that " it would happen more if economic conditions were better so there would be more jobs. As the situation is, the problems of vocational counsel ing are becoming more severe." The main asset of Choices is that it "stimulates a person's

thinking," says Dr. A. Hum of Educational Psychology. A per son is prompted to consider new ways of viewing a career. Moreover, the process hpefully leads to a clearer understan ding of one's priorities in choosing a career. As Albright in sists, "The more willingness to explore, the more appropriate (Choices) is." "People feel a bit better about the choices they've made," says Albright, referring to people who take vocational tests. However, Hum believes that Choices is not completely effec tive alone and needs to be suplemented with other things." Choices does not evaluate creativity, self-knowledge or per sonality. For this reason, Hum feels that Choices would be most productive as part of a career workshop where people could discuss such strategies as personal delivery and resumé writing. According to Hum, the best time to take the Choices test is during the last part of high school, when programs are narrow ing in focus. "Choices is now being used in all the high schools in Montréal," said Hum, "Pressure is put on the high schools to get the program, so that students come to university having already taken the test." Choices is available at Student Counselling in the Powell Student Services Building. In addition, Counselling also offers the Strong Campbell Interest Merge, a computerized test which compares your interest with an inventory of interests of other people in diversified occupations.

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Moore Hopes To End “ Disillusioning Experience by Ian Harrold

Science Undergraduate Society presidenti to "improve the spirit and atmosphere" >xt year. He thinks the prevailing atmosphere is "pretty imt McGill can be a "disillusioning experience." aver three other candidates by a margin of 225 votes out ol Tribune last week that he intends to co-operate more close ly with the rest of the ASUS executive, departmental associations and

refffSgntatives in an effort to foster greater unity and more student involve ment. He said that the Faculties of Management and Engineering provide good examples of more closely knit student communities. To this end, Moore said he would like to see the creation of a newsletter to better inform arts and science students, saying that "the bulletin boards we have now are too crowded." He would also like the ASUS department reps to "go out and meet about ten new people a week" to give students a chance to make suggestions and/or air their grievances. More intense communication is required between ASUS and the Faculty's departmental associations, said

Moore, but he was careful to point out that this should not interfere with the associations' autonomies. Ftowever, when asked about past irregularities in the associations' elections, Moore said ASUS would definitely enforce proper! election conduct as prescribed by the associations' consitutions. Moore saidj he would urge the associations to hold Career Days, bringing in successful^ employed alumni to show undergrads that "there are jobs out there." Although Moore declined to comment on the overall performance of this year's ASUS executive, he did say he "appreciated" the actions taken to wipe.

out a whopping $23,000 deficit incurred by the executive in 85-86. He said the current ASUS budget of $90,000 was "enough to do things." Sound finan cial management, he said, would keep things on track. On the subject of the annual ASUS week, judged by some to be rather lackluster this year, Moore said he would urge the ASUS Vice-Presidents to gather more student input as to exactly what students want to see. All his talk of "better student atmosphere and spirit" might sound naive to some, but he genuinely hopes for improvement in 87-88.

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A year's worth of M cG ill Tribunes involves a lot of hard work. This year has been no exception. Beginning in September with a fledgling editor and a dearth of experienced staff, the paper seemed destined to a shaky beginning and an uncertain future. Yet miraculously the Trib began to appear regularly on campus. Somehow enough stories were written and enough photos wen1 taken to fill up the pages, and the Trib persisted. W hile the contributions of scores of writers, photographers and artists helped make the Trib what it was this year, I'd like to take up a few precious copy inches to thank the members of the editorial staff. Without their commit ment and late nights, nothing could ever have come together. Heather Clancy (Assistant Editor) An absolute godsend. Calm, cool, and com mitted. Without her, drama reviews would have been scarce and page numbers, staff lists and photo credits non-existent. Was also, incidentally an invaluable link with the Daily. Michèle Dupuis (News Editor) Also known as demi-goddess of the deadline and tireless defender of the short paragraph. Singlehandedly recruited and trained a fleet of top-flight newswriters. (Who else would have known that ). Mori would learn to live and breathe PGSS?) Chris Flanagan (Sports Editor) Slasher of sports manifestos and heir to the Chair. Authoritative yet unassuming, determined yet not obsessive, Chris has given a new meaning to the concept of vagabond environmentalist style. Good luck in September, Chris. Jacket and tie de rigeur. Ezra Greenberg -- Photo Editor and author of ezratorials unparalleled anywhere. W hile keeping abreast of world events, Ezra also found time to in vestigate issues close to all of us in memorable treatises on cafeteria litter and burgers on the Main. Hopes to continue his crusade in Washington next year. "Those people could use some good old fashioned decency and concern," he sd'd^ Jenny Henderson (Copy Editor) A late but much-needed addition to the staff. 11er long-suffering eyes and sense of structure saw to it that crimes of syntax were dealt with before publication. Highlight of the year: The Somerville Inci dent. Kate Morisset (Features Editqr) Halifax whiz-kid and organizational dynamo mo to mention a Wizard with the What's On). A reader of minds. Kate neser has to be told anything — it's "already been taken care o f," Tanya Van Valkenberg (Arts and Entertainment Editor) An official secondsemester addition to the staff, Tanya had been hanging around the office for y |p |. It was only a matter of time before we harnessed her creative energy to the wei!-oiled machine that is the entertainment section. Tanya: a veritable patron ol the arts. Stephanie "Can't we have a tri-colour cover every week" Zelman Production Manager) Steph taughi u> to care. Without her unflagging pehflstefice we •novel would have gotten annoyed brought to want to make the Trib look bet ter A stic kle1 to: detail ami relentless graphic hunter, all the credit for the ! rib's new md impioved appearance goes to Steph and the production team (who gave up their Friday nights for this). Go w ild on the computer next year, guys! ' jjf « Jack Berry - Ad-manager and Union guru. The only one who ready knmvs what's going on where, when and with whom, Jack provided fife /rib w ith .In dispensable moral and well-informed advice. Granted, most of this advice: was not taken, but we love him anyway. *. ' How many pages next year, Jack? ” *

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In the conttnumg conuov^rsy surrounding the possible secessio9 ; ^ | p p from Students’ Society*, it is important to consider a few points. r T C S f has a !egitin:ate g f'tx’ w pjrthe current level of services thaf Graduate Bstudqnts receive. Many being 'part-time' students, often engaged in research 6fF campus, they certainly* arc unable to take full advantage of, the services .ey J available tp them at. Students4 Society. For the same reason, many are unable tioft•!> to Use the services of PGSS. Yet many do get involved in the various clubs, • out lot 4 S H É hJ "'v e up ms committees, and, activities available. There is no question of these students not , hill „cü W . expeC' mt " f t And for fgr paying their fuff PGSS fees, yet a reduced fee is charged for Students' Society : so {*W®h has Pte” w a ifo y ^ ^ tts reality. b‘S S A udiiW ^^eto more Secondly, it is understandable that PGSS is upset at the lack o f progress in Besides, w,nd ot e _ ^ânW IMS? ga bso wha'- we U we wdV their current negotiations with SSMU. But look at what they're asking for. tittle fo "' ',° r'n ë t bV 'ben- r,u" pvent Their suggestion of proportional representation on Council would give-them a P ^ ' i0"X v e to ^ e up^ own nonwe would h a w bring W , r co«ee. full one-quarter of the seats in a bloated and largely unworkable new cou of ovet80 members — triple its current size. The most common complaint ( the existing Council is that it is too slow and inefficient when dealing with simple orders of businessJ The resulting increase in size w ill likely bring its Chris flat»Ran |radlgm proceedings to a standstill. As well, with many of the current councillors elected by acclamation (especially PGSS), it would be difficult to overcome student apathy in trying to wbat a mes economytill these additional undergraduate and graduate positions. Jear Chrjs The manner m which Students' Society has proceeded is certainly worthy of dfft yes, w ” Iioyrnent wr .mivetstW some criticism. Yet the choice of altering Council in such a devastating way to ip°sa6/e appease one Faculty, or face the option o f losing it forever is tantamount to ex toot umate^en throwing >rfoc$ muob U inrti^ - | - ut tniu.....tortion. Such a crucial issue should not be rushed through at the end o f a busy You year, instead, a schedule should be established to begin immediately, with ire COke t t employ a ^ ^ * * 1 "J. representation from both Societies who can meet over the summer and/or fall, more 'ban %tou# °’ L , rt involved to prepare an amenable solution. create a who ^ ^ nanspo ,mOne of the staunchest supporters of secession for the past few years has dustrtes-Jb to J e d(Sposa\ The combined editorial board's of all M cG ill sports media would like to ex been Steven Fraser, Through a variety of positions on SSMU Council and in taking Y“O garbage tend a hearty congratulations to all organizers, nominees and particularly PGSS Council, he has attempted to duplicate his previous success o f pulling agine au Hey. awards winners at the Varsity Sports Awards Banquet which took place Friday the Alma Mater Society out of Queens University's Student Association. The technology J e\ocat lan d jJ & .w for for night. The dedication and devotion shown by the Martlets and Redmen has repercussions are still having a profound effect on the ability of that Associa ;-.iu«t up a" 'b , „ some ftUedÜP ,hèrë w ill be not gone unnoticed. Special mention also goes out to the coaches, trainers tion to play an effective role at their University. As well, his comment that this and team supporters who have contributed so much from behind the scenes. w ill be his "swan song" indicates a strong personal interest. One can only u n W e '^ ^ ^ fp ro d u e ^ c S S The sports media would also like to offer an apology for any omissions, er hope that the direction of PGSS is being run by cooler heads. rors or misprints that may have inadvertently undermined the efforts of those The Post-Graduate Students' Society has an important role to play in a in Red and White. Finally, we would like to offer you an apology on behalf of strong Student Government. At a time when the SSMU has overcome major the Sports unauthorized apology) for inadvertently not in u pc styrofo3" octety ,s 0 H ore tne -,Por’‘>Administration (an unautno obstacles such as the immense debt to the University, and the difficult years A v Every'bu'bin ë ,re are many mJ re viting any members of the unviersity press to the awards banquet. For this! after receivership in the 70's, now would be a time to put attention to dealing dav' - al means m produced, n reason we are unable to print or broadcast the achievements of those who with real issues that directly affect students. and 'bat that need ^ ponder deserve recognition. "Congratulations” from all of McGill. Let's hope that the contribution from Graduate students w ill be a construc things’ mote Ken Muss tive one. industry- boomingChris Flanagan economy *

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by Heather Clancy Even the cold plasticity of a telephone receiver cannot contain the energy of Julia Gilmore, lead singer and manager of Montreal's Condition. The four-member band has recently produced its second album, Red Hot and Blue, and is looking toward its third Bopor Drop, to be released by September. Condition, which formed "seven long years ago," was originally a trio, with no particular musical direction. Through experimentation and in "reaction to the shit we were hearing" they developed an artsy, j 5 zzy sound, its roots in the 30's and 40's, reminiscent of early Lounge Lizards and James White and the Contortions. This melange can be found on their album Mumbo jumbo. The retirement of original member Eddie Strawiak has also brought a change in their repertoire. The reconditioned band with Julia Gilmore on vocals and combo organ, "Skinnie Vinnie" Vezina on drums, Slim Lanthier on guitar, and "B ig " Johnny Lobos on tenor saxophone describes their material as "urban primitive swing." Anyone who has seen the band knows that they don't sound like the current alternatives. Their lively sound is more obviously a derivative of the 30's and 40's combined with the "the raw energy that many early forms of music have." Red Hot and Blue marries the old and the new by adapting the music originally written for three pieces to the band's expanded range of instruments. Gilmore says that the title came out of an old radio program, a clip of which can be found on an old Delta Rhythm Blues album (borrowed from a member of Montreal's Deja Voodoo). She feels the phrase defines the two extremes of material the band bounces between, hotter than hot and bluer than blue. Gilmore's virtual inaccessibility demonstrates the degree of success the band has attained. "W e are very much a working band," Gilmore told the Tribune from some unknown Toronto location. The group w ill be in and out of Montreal until mid-May and is booking its second west coast tour. They can be caught at Tatou April 16-18 and at Les Foufounes Electriques in early May.

Condition attracts a diverse audience, not very young (you w on't find a crowd of 16-year-olds). Gilmore feels the common denominator is a sense of humpr. At first people were put off by their antics, but Gilmore quips, "Everyone gets it now, unless they're an asshole." Joking aside, Condition is serious about their future. Most of the band members maintain second jobs (Slim even worked at the Voodoo-ridden Café L'Espresso). Vinnie is currently trying his hand at writing for a CBC children's program. W ith respect to the band's financial status Gilmore says, "W e'd like to make more of a living off it.” This means breaking into the US, and perhaps European, market. Gilmore admits, "As patriotic as we are, its very difficult to sustain a band (in Canada)." Meanwhile, the band is content with its indepen dent label, ATnok out of Ottawa. Upcoming projects include the dive into video with "W ay Down Deep," their current single and a cultural exchange with the city of Berlin. They plan to board the plane in early December. The Berlin band, the Rainbirds, w ill visit here in October. Their third album Bop or Drop, to be recorded in a 24-track studio (the previous two were produced on 8-track) is in the works. In the future, Gilmore hopes to "get out from behind the keyboard" ("I feel like I'm behind a counter") which is responsible for the heavy bass audiences now hear. Gilmore admits she hasn't always sung and played her olding Yahama organ, circa 1960. "The music was mostly instrumental un til we found out I could do two things at once." They'd like to see the addition of a trumpet and stand up bass. * The elusive Gilmore, and her even more elusive counterparts (who couldn't make it to the phone) seem to have the spirit it takes to keep this band in top form, as evidenced by their recent appearance at McGill. Their style "hotter and very up," should keep them smoldering on the Montreal circuit, and beyond.

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Tonight, as every Wednesday, four writers are performing. Daniels em phasizes the importance of the word 'performing.' Reading one's own work is not simply a matter of looking at a page and saying what's pritned on it. A piece read with feeling and a voice which reflects the work's mood can make the difference between an au d ie n c e 's u n d e rs ta n d in g or misunderstanding of it. Tonight is a good night. The programme is wellrounded beginning with Lori Weber's account of how a group of Montreal

kids spend their summer roasting under the sun, looking for things to do and becoming more and more restless with each passing day. The audience chuckles w ith nostalgia as she describes how she and her friends would sit on the steps in wet bathing suits trying to see who could make the best heart shape with their bums. Steve Luxton is more into attention-grabbing with his suspenseful folktale about the mysterious, horrific 'Faufeuillé' a bog monster worse that the most evil demons of hell. Ian Ferrier is much

more factual but in a way that carries the audience until he says something so shocking the audience can't help laughing. Judy Mermelstein is the one artist of the gorup completely devoted to poetry. Her poems are frank, but im mediately thought-evoking and she has structued her presentation in such a way as to present a group of poems each centred around a particular theme. The audience slowly sips their coffees, knowing that at the end of the evening they'll have to put on their woolies and brave nature's sadistic

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Fainting In Coils Musical Schizophrenia by Robert Costain For a band with no more than thirty shows to its credit, Fainting In Coils has made quite a splash on the Montreal music scene. The local quartet appeared at Club Soda as part of last month's* New Music Festival and took a small Sunday; night audience by storm with a powerful set.* They also have a self-financed single in release,! and plan to release another this summer. 1In speaking with Dave Wallace, Fainting In^ , Coils' lead singer, one is quickly taken by his in ^; fectious enthusiasm. He and the band really en-* joy what they are doing and it shows. Wallace is modest about the group's sound so far, and is the first to admit that the band needs a lot of work to tighten up their act and develop a unique style. Ideally, Wallace, who works part-time, would like to earn his living making music. Judging from the band's live performances and their single release, Wallace may not be dream ing pipe dreams. "G od W ith A Gun” is a power ful, energetic single in the same vein as early Sim ple Minds' material. Bassist Rick Byers and Drum mer Eric Lange weave driving percussive pattern: that are interesting but still danceable. Guitarisi Jason Gifford creates hard-driving guitar sound reminiscent of The Edge's urgency on "N e’ Year's Day." Wallace's vocal stylings are uniqu and well-measured, but Jim Kerr and Kerr's owi influence, Bryan Ferry, are obviously imprintei on his style. The B-side of the single features two track: which adhere to the same glitter-rock-with-a difference style. The single, says Wallace, is nol really representative of Fainting In Coils' curren sound. Though their repertoire features man1 hard driving numbers, they are now leanin; towards a less harsh sound. But the band's ap proach remains very eclectic. Wallace is an ad mirer of the ethereal sounds of bands like the Cocteau Twins and says that some of the group's newer material attempts to create the same kind of sounds. In some ways Faining In Coils seems to be m usically schizophrenic. If they spread themselves a little too thin in terms of musical style it is at least partially because they have nol yet become completely comfortable with any om style yet. Wallace also says the band members diverse musical backgrounds made a cohesiv musical style difficult. "W e have several musical instigators," say: Wallace, who with bassist Byers comes from background in more alternative music, while Gif ford and Lange's tastes run towards more conven tional, popular music. The amalgamation of thesi different tases makes for a non-formula, yet ac cessible sound, though the band is not without it: internal conflicts. The band members each hav their separate creative interests. If they ever get chance to record an album, says Wallace, they w ill have to "evolve into a more common direc tion." "I see an album as being a concept, not just a group of songs," says Wallace. But it is hard for a band to find something different to do these days. Wallace believes that many bands spend too much time on that one song that w ill make it big for them, and ignore the rest of the songs on the album. Wallace is realistic, seeing an album asl something to be done when the band has) something cohesive to sqvj

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Failsafe: A "Heart-Core" Band

|Failsafe is ^M ontréal based band with ts roots in the East. Vocalist lain and 'assist Ewan, both of whom spoke to |Kate Morisset last week previously layed in Nova Scotia. Ewan played in band called Urban Attack in Dart[mouth; lain sang for the Karma Wolves nd Room 101 in Dartmouth until [Ewan stole their guitars for Urban Atack. They became friends. Failsafe is: lain on vocals, Ewan on bass, and Angie on guitar. K.M. How did you get started? Ewan: This really great band from Rhode Island, Verbal Assault was play ing at the Rising Sun. The day before the show I was talking to the producer who said that they didn't have an open ing band, so that Saturday afternoon we decided to get a band together. Sunday afternoon we got together around the kitchen table for two hours and put a band together. Without having really practiced we found ourselves on Photo — John Sheridan stage... lain: A rock and roll experience... Ewan: In fact at that show our guitar municate energy to whoever chooses tc player, James, a great guy form out of listen in the hopes that somebody may town, said to me, 'start the next song,' gain from our experiences... and I said 'no you start it'...It turned out K.M.: Do you have a basic theme 'that neither of us knew how the next throughout your music? song went so on stage at the Rising Sun lain: Individual perseverance and over we created a song...in fact, it's a coming things...we are taught that the number we still do...' individual who is alone doesn't have lain: I made up the lyrics as we went strength that he or she has to be part of along...it was good...live improve a team or organization to accomplish jazz... anything...our lyrics emphasize the Ewan: ...real spontaneous show... strength individuals have within them... lain: We have been called different Ewan: People sometimes get a negative things by different people...what we feeling from our music but it's positive have come up with is "heart core." We because we are admitting that we have sing a lot about the soul or what is go made mistakes and that we are ready to ing on inside the individual... learn from them... Fw^rv ! \A/r»l I\r\COWthof u/a rr\ U K.M.: What about influences? Ewan: Any kind of music you like w ill influence you.. I like Black Flag, some pop music, the Persuasions, U2...but not one sin gle influence, lain: I really admire Beefeater, a band Washington that played in Mon treal last summer....I really admire, Ewan w ill hate me for this), but I really admire their respect for life and for soul forces or whatever, that sounds hipsh...their philosophy is based a lot on Buddism...although ours, I wouldn't we are Buddists but...shut up lain, next question... K.M.: Who is responsible for writing the music? Ewan: Basically we write spontaneous ly in a group, some songs were written usic first, others the lyrics first...we 't really have a pattern. What have the reactions been to Failsafe? lain: We have had good reactions...those who come expecting a really fast band I think are disappointed because we aren't that fast...a lot of people have said that we generate a lot o f in te n s ity ,...s o m e th in k too much,...but I consider that to be a com pliment. At least we make people feel somethng, good or bad. Are there many avenues in Monreal through which you can get ex posure?

Ewan: One thing we have here in Mon treal which is fairly accessible to every one is CBC stereo latenight program, 'Brave New Waves'...I am surprised that more bands haven't taken them up on their offer because that's nationwide Canadian exposure. The music press, such as the Mirror, Rearguard, The Link and other university newspapers are also receptive to musical copy, lain: We have taken a weird route...we play a lot of political benefits which are not geared to crowds...we play like the Café Commune with twenty people or so there who wouldn't normally have gone to a show...we could get on bills with visiting bands but we aren't really into that. K.M.: So you take Failsafe seriously? It isn't a pastime? Ewan: So seriously I dream about it...in fact once I woke up at five o'clock in the morning and wrote lyrics...I'm blind so I had taken a straight piece of cardoard and written down the words that were in my head...the next day lain came over and he tried to read them...it took us forever to get through them...we were able to laugh through it though...if you can't laugh at yourself you may as well quit, lain: Let's talk about getting lost...It isn't externally, it's internally...it is to lose yourself w ithin yourself...go into yourself and find out what is going on... Ewan: Yeah, get lost and find something new. K.M.: Is Failsafe going to be around for a while? lain: In our different forms...we have gone through so many guitar players and drummers...Ewan and I have re mained constant...we are going to record a tape and go on from there. Kate Morisset

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Charing Cross R oad A Delightful Correspondence produced as a BBC television movie, in London theatre and on Broadway. The director, David Jones, said he did not want to make an "alternative version' to these prior efforts, but it seems he and the screenwriter, Hugh W hitmore (responsible for the BBC teleplay), laboured little over proper adaptation to the big screen. Perhaps film is not the best medium in this instance as the story concentrates on words rather than visual effect.

by Mike Crawley Everyone needs to see a sentimental movie once in a while. 84 Charing Cross Road provides a sufficient dose for the heart that needs warming. It's an emo tional story that stirs up the viewer w ith o u t being terrib ly fastidious. However, its apathetic photography makes it look like a television show. But at least there were no commericials. Anne Bancroft plays Helen Hanff, whose autobiographical story gives the film its basis and title. As a struggling writer in New York in 1949, Hanff's love for English literature draws her to an advertisement for a rare books shop in London. Her requests for selections lead to a growing correspondence with Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), a reserved Englishman working in the store. The movie alternates between New York and London scenes of the two characters receiving their letters. The film adeptly develops the relationship between Helene and Frank even though they ap pear in separate segments. This unique approach is one of the movie's strongest aspects as it is accomplished without any problem of continuity.

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pensive one who reveals only a portion of his personality directly through lines. Much can be ascertained from his reac tions and expressions as he reads Helene's letters and replies to them. They are a treat to watch. 84 Charing Cross Road was previously

Another blatant problem with the film ing was the face-on shots when the two main characters were talking aloud as if the other could hear. I was so startled when Bancroft suddenly started speak ing to me! When this occurs, the au dience is gruffly shaken and abruptly reminded "you are in a movie theatre" and the magic fizzles out like air from a deflating balloon. I hate when that hap pens. Nevertheless, l was touched by the story. So a wistful tale and fine acting balance' filmmaking to give 84 Charing Cross Road a 7 1/2 on this writer's scale. PS: Have a good summer, movie nuts.

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First Class Prints Dominate Gallery III by Mark Hyland

tw o rough sketches where watercolour has beeen added afterward; the principal com positional elements of the staff and the woman's eyes are manipulated subtly to suggest innumerable potential variations possible on the one simple, strikin g theme. Tw o small acrylic works carry the series fur ther; here the experimentation occurs in colour, with deep hues o f blue and red adding a foreboding weight to the image. The print "Lady in W aiting" has the same figure placed in a stark black and white background, w ith a red smear of dripping, b lo o d y c o lo u r s e e p in g downwards from her neck. It is the most immediately powerful o f the prints.

Old Montréal's tiny Galerie III welcomed a steady stream of visitors at the opening of Scott Macleod's R ecen t W orks last Thursday evening. The local ar tist has exhibited before, but on ly with other groups and in dividuals; the current show is the first where he has the floor all to himself. "It's also the first time I've seen the works framed and col lected together in the same place," said Macleod. "W hen they're scattered all over the studio, and there's paint around and everything, the effect just is n 't the sam e." M acleod studied art at John Abbott Col lege in Ste-Anne de Bellevue, and is presently in his third year at Concordia, where he concen trates on print-making. "I'm not The resolution of the Monica really learning anything at Con series is the huge "Empty cordia now, but print-making is G a llo w s " c a n v a s w h ic h expensive and I have twenty- dominates the small gallery. The four hour access to the presses composition has been honed to there, so it's still a good arrange evoke an enormous sense of ment*" weight, the staff is bowed and the eyes o f the figure droop Half o f the 14 works play a under a mass of raven hair. The part in what Macleod refers to as bottom third of the canvas is a the 'M onica' series. The series' hellish confusion of flame, and main form is that of a woman the top third contains a gallows resting her hands wearily on a pole and a half-dozen menacing staff that rises before her to con black figures vaguely emerging ceal most of her face. There are from a sea of dark blue.

Macleod avoids pinning any specific meanings on his art, and says he doesn't begin a painting w ith a conscious idea of what elements he'll put into it; " I do my work, and afterwards it speaks to m e." He doesn't study painting at Concordia, choosing instead to focus on printmaking, but paints actively in his StHenri studio. He counts two in dividuals as his most important mentors in this medium: artist Frank Caprani and Gerry Pedros. Both exhibit around Montréal and the latter taught Macleod last year at Concordia. The show represents an im pressive variety o f styles. Even in the single Monica series, strik ingly different techniques and media are used to explore the dominant visual and emotional themes. The prints show both a strong command of design and a subtle sense of texture, while the expressions of colour in the can vases create a p e rva d in g presence behind their forms. The prices of the works range from $50 to $350, although many were sold on opening night. The show continues through April until the twentyfifth, at Galerie III (363 Place D'Vouville, a few blocks south of Metro Square Victoria on M cG ill College).

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Creative Discontent by Melanie Clulow Lone Ranger In Pakistan, by Julian Samuel. Emergency Press. 51pp. A staunch advocate of 'creative radicalism' and a crusader of sorts, Mon tréal poet and film-maker Julian Samuel uses literature as a forum for discontent. His principal aim is to shock the compla cent into revolutionary fervour. To this end, Samuel has recently published a scorching indictment of Western hypocrisy in the developing world, and the complicitous media that support it. His collection of poems, Lone Ranger In Pakistan, is an unsubtle at tempt at exposing and explaining terror and oppression everywhere. Samuel's powerful poetry succeeds at the first ob jective, does less well at the second. W ith energy and a Marcusian disregard for 'propriety,' Samuel's writing is stark and brutal. His subject matter is concerned primarily with issues of ethnocentrism, covert cultural imperialsm, and the pervasiveness of the military industrial complex. The poems are unrelated and for the most part microsmic — concentrating more on ef fects than on causes. Yet each poem contributes to the thematic whole. W hile much of his work is heavily laced with tired sentiment and unappealing imagery, the best by far is the title poem, a narrative which deals simultaneously with issues of class hierarchy and the im print of bourgeois values on supposedly "liberated" nations. The book is flashy and slickly put together, designed to catch the eye and draw it beyond the cover. Inside, black and white photographs of familiar Mon tréal graffitti alternate with shining ex amples of popular bourgeois culture (eg. an ad for the "n e w sensational melodrama, The Indian, starring A.S. Lipman, a white American, as both Red Feather and lieut. Rex Sterling) and are integrated with Samuel's text. Ironically, each page is set up to look like a wire service new release, disseminating infor mation that would never make it into the mainstream Western press.

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vague, undirected guilt. Samuel's ciriticisms offer no foothold for personal political action. Everything is bad. Manning Marable calls Lone Ranger In Pakistan representative of "the cutting edge of cultural and social change" and a "challenge to Canadian literature." The book is indeed important. However, the cutting edge of its challenges might easily alienate the non-violent, nonFanonian revolutionary, a component of the discontented Left Samuel might do wfell to address.

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Tuesday, April '7, 1987 The M cG ill Tribune

Getting Into The Country, And Staying by Nathan Fong M cG ill Campus Legal Aid

Have you ever wondered how many ways there are of getting into Canada as an immigrant? There are five (legal) ways:

The Independent Immigrant

The Assisted Relative

An applicant must go through a visa officer who w ill apply the point system in order to appraise the qualities and skills of that applicant. The officer uses this to determine eligibility for perma nent residence.

Citizens and permanent residents may assist the applications of relatives who do not fit into the “ family class." These applicants must go through the point system, but they require fewer points than an independant applicant. The Canadian relative must show proof that he can provide lodging, care and maintenance for the applicant and ac companying dependents for five years.

The Family Clause

This is the simplest and most widely used method. A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident may sponsor so meone from this class. The sponsor must provide a financial guarantee with respect to the wellbeing of the family member for a prescribed period. The sponsored individual is not eligible for welfare during this period. This class is relatively straightforward: applicants do not have to qualify under the com plicated point system (see Independent immigrant). This class includes spouses, fiancés, unmarried children under 21 and parents and grandparents over 60, and unmarried orphans under 18 who are the grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces of the person spon soring them. This also includes children under the age of 13 eligible for adoption. If the sponsor does not have any family members inside or outside of Canada, then he or she may sponsor one other person, who w ill be considered a family member. What about marriages of conve nience? Marriages contracted in Canada are presumed valid for purposes of sponso rs h ip . H o w e ve r, im m ig ra tio n authorities may look behind a marriage if it is seen as a ploy to get around the immigration laws. The onus is on the Im migration Commission to show that this is a marriage of convenience.

Factors include education, vocational preparation, experience, age, facility in either French or English and, at the discretion o f . the officer, 'personal suitability.' Points are also given for pre arranged employment arid occupations in demand. These latter two factors are crucial in getting into Canada as an ap plicant without a sponsor.

Refugees

A refugee is someone who, according to the law, has a well-founded fear of persecution -,for reason of race, religion, nationality, or due to membership in a particular social or political group.

Usually, it means there must be proof of actual persecution in the applicant's history. It is especially useful to consult an immigration counsellor or a lawyer specializing in immigration law for this category.

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entrepreneur category. Emphasis is on background, expertise and the en trepreneurial spirit of the applicant The visa officer is normally concerned with the applicant's record in business, finan cial resources, and intention to par ticipate actively in a venture which con tributes to economic development and the creation of jobs for Canadians. The McGill Campus Legal Aid Clinic provides legal information and sugges tions in conformity with the Bar V t of Québec. Further assistance with respect to immigration, or any other legal pro blem is available at the clinic from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, in Rms B-20 and B-21 of the Student Union, or by calling 392-8918/8919.

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Psychic Predicts N.H.L. Playoff Results by Ken Muss Adams Division

Hot streaks by Boston and Montréal have made playoff picks very difficult. Hartford has played consistent hockey this season and if Liut is hot they'll go far. They are healthy this year, a switch from recent seasons. Montréal should take Boston in six games and do what they seem to have done from time im memorial — beat the Bruins in the playoffs. The Whalers should handle Québec in 5 games for sure. Hartford should also have the upper hand in the division final against the Habs. The Whalers w ill enjoy home ice advantage and that w ill be the key. Last year les Canadiens needed game 7 at the Forum and O.T. to beat the Whalers. Patrick Division

P h ila d e lp h ia , P h ila d e lp h ia , ’ » Philadelphia. The Flyers are indeed my choice for the Patrick Division. The Rangers don't have the speed or the coach that surprised both Philly and Washington. The Caps for their part en joyed an excellent second half after a dubious start. Washington w ill again dispatch the aging Islanders to their TV sets for the remainder of the Playoffs. The Caps are not ready for Philly however, and would need a small miracle to upset them. Smythe Division

Calgary w ill repeat as Smythe Champs plain and simple. The Oilers have had another fine season but they just can't

beat the Flames. Edmonton w ill easily turn aside the Pat Quinnless Los Angeles Kings — probably in four straight. Calgary, now a playoff hardened team, w ill need just 5 games to send the Jets to the proverbial golf course. The Flames w ill show the Oilers who is mentally tougher and oh by the way, Bob Johnson is a better coach than Glen Sather. Norris Division

What a difference a coaching change can make! Fire Nick Polano, hire Jac ques Demers and voila — a first place club. The Red Wings could very well be a semi-final this year. You never can tell though, when you're talking about the Norris. They are Patsies during the regular sked but they get •serious in playoffs. Remember Calgary needed seven games to beat the Demers coach ed St. Louis Blues. My picks here w ill be assuming that Toronto and Chicago join Detroit and St. Louis in the Norris playoffs. Detroit w ill take care of Ballard's boys without serious difficulty and Chicago w ill upset the Blues. If they don't it's neither here nor there because Detroit w ill beat the winner.

Cinderella story w ill fall a littlç short. The Stanley Cup final w ill feature two expansion teams but expansion teams with a lot of history nonetheless. The Broad Street Bullies won two Cups back in '74 and '75 and nobody w ill ever forget Dave 'the Hammer' Schultz. The Flames have been a consistent con tender since moving to a warmer hockey climate. Philly in six games — bet your house on it. Maybe you should bet only a buck. I was wrong once before.

What does all this babbling mean? It means that according to Muss, Philadelphia w ill meet the Whalers in Wales Conference final and that Calgary w ill battle the Red Wings for the Camp bell Conference Crown. The Flyers, backstopped by Ron Hextall, w ill get their second shot at the Cup in 3 years. Calgary w ill not be denied their second straight final appearance and the Detroit

The Students' society would like to Congratulate these students on their appointm ent to the follow ing positions. 1987/88 Academ ic Year

O th e r P o s it io n s Blood Drive Coordinators: Fiesta Coordinator: Chief Returning Officer: Food & Beverage Committee: (two students-ât-large) South Africa Committee Coordinators: University Centre SubCommittee: (one student-at-large) Tribune Publications Board: (two students-at-large) Judicial Board (5 members):

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P r o g r a m m in g N e tw o r k P o s it io n s Chairman: Secretary: Vice-Chairman Publicity: Vice-Chairman Volunteers: Alternative Programming Chairman: Concerts Chairmen 1. 2. Performing Arts Chairman: Speakers Chairman: Activities Night Coordinator: W elcom e Week Coordinator: Winter Carnival Coordinators: 1. 2.

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