The McGill Tribune Vol. 07 Issue 10

Tuesday, November 10,1987

THEMCGILL TftroUNf Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

PGSS Votes to Secede From StudSoc

by Sharon Hayes Last Wednesday, the Post Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Council unanimously voted to initiate seces­ sion negotiations with the Students’ Society.

Lee Iverson, PGSS VP University Affairs, told theTribum that PGSS had decided that if the amendments were to fail, PGSS would commence negotia­ tions to secede. “There were a lot of people in PGSS who were opposed to increasing (Students’ Council) repre­ sentation (in the first place) because they felt it was useless,” he said.

André Couture, PGSS President, commented that, “It took a lot of con­ vincing to get PGSS Council members to give the referenda a chance.” He added that “PGSS had not accepted the deal because, quite honestly, we were not decided.” PGSS’ overwhelming 96% vote last March, mandating its ex­ ecutive to negotiate autonomy, allows PGSS to “cut the links from StudSoc.” Representatives from the Arts and Science Undergraduate ‘No Commit­ tee’, which opposed last week’s pro­ posed (graduate student) amendments to the StudSoc constitution referen­ dum, expressed dismay upon hearing of the PGSS decision to secede.

“W e’re really sorry. We don’t want PGSS to secede. We never wanted that. ...We just wanted the whole thing rene­ gotiated.” said Jennifer Fraser, Science Rep. to Council.

Peter Chema. President of the En­ gineering Undergraduate Society, stated that, “We want PGSS to stay within StudSoc. ...It’s distressing to see them take the result this way.”

Daniel Tenenbaum, Students’ Soci­ ety President, remarked that; “The faculty societies’ problem was not that they didn’t want grad students, they didn’t want it to be at the expense of undergraduate students.”

Secession involves different ar­ rangements between PGSS and Stu­ dents Society concerning the use of StudSoc facilities. Couture said, “We find (that) grad students rarely use SSMU facilities. We have different concerns.” He admitted that, “some graduate students do use clubs.. .but we can work out something financially.”

The PGSS secession proposal origi­

nally presented last spring mentioned possible PGSS transfer payments to StudSoc for graduate use of SSMU facilities. Couture added that money would not be a problem for the PGSS. Tenenbaum disagrees. “W e’ll still have to put in the same amount of services, while for PGSS, separation will have the most effect in their pock­ ets.”

On the subject of SSMU member­ ship, Couture said; “If SSMU wants to help us out, that’s great ...Sure, we can

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“the relationship between the execu­ tives of the two bodies is better than it has been for five or six years.”

The autonomy proposal must first be approved by Students’ Council and go to student referendum before it can be implemented. With respect to the possiblity of Council rejecting the seces­ sion proposal, Iverson said, “That’s what I’m afraid of. We would have to consider legal questions. ...StudSoc has no right to force grad students to be members.”

Defeat Gaiters 32-16

Mark Haugwitz (45), Wayne McRae (43) and Bruno Pietrobon (26) hoist O-QIFC cup in celebra­ tion of the shellacking they handed the Gaiters on Saturday. See page 11. photo by Lionel Chow

Whither Goes Post-Secondary Education?

by Armelle Dodman Two weeks ago in Saskatoon, some of Canada's leading political figures and many of those involved with Canada’s colleges and universities gathered for the National Forum on Post Secondary Education (NFPSE).

The forum was devoted to open debate and workshop discussions on pre-determined themes which are particularly important to Canada’s future post-sec-

Force to

on AIDS

by Ian Rarreld M cGill Students* Executive Committee has unanimously en­ dorsed the establishment o f a univer­ sity task force on Acquired taumne Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Ac­ cording to StudSoc President Daniel Tenenbaum,the task force will try “to sensitize the McGill Studentpopulation m AIDS by clearing up miscon­ ceptions and informing people cm how to protect themselves.” If the task force gets the full support of Students’ Council it will receive funding and be able to pursue projects which include an information cam­ paign in McGill residences and an AIDS awareness week next semester.

StudSoc V P. Finance Don Samoil is expected to meet representatives of the task force this week to discuss fl-

talk together and speak as one but they have no right to say that they represent graduate stu d en ts.” He added that,”Unless we have completely sen­ sitive people on (Students’) Council, there will be no true representation of graduate students.”

Iverson pointed out that other uni­ versities have separated graduate from undergraduate societies and that “things could actually improve” if se­ cession were carried out. He added that despite popular opinion to the c tg to ry •

Task force members have been meeting weekly as an informal W illiam s, a m em ber o f comraitttee, said as m aty as sixty students had pome to m e nrst meet­ ings and that both heterosexual and homosexual students were reprei. A five person steering hoping to carry out a “sex-positive” information cam­ paign in residences and in the Union building, said Williams. He empha­ sized feat fee task force wanted to aim its campaign at the general stu­ dent population feu: dtd “net want in loose sight of the fact tisat most AIDS patients ate gay men.’

AIDS and “safe-sex” < ■>1 > front maimer ”

ondary educational system.

“The main difficulty with which uni­ versities are faced today, and which they will have to continue to face is government underfunding,” says McGill’s Principal David Johnston. He claims that a principal objective of the leaders of post-secondary education will be to harmonize provincial and federal support of post-secondary in­ stitutions.

At present, the federal government funds 80% of the real cost of post secondary education while the prov­ inces pay the remainder. This provin­ cial portion has been shrinking. With full-time employment increasing by 30% over the last few years, govern­ ment support has increased a mere 7%.

Universities are experiencing and will continue to experience difficulties with keeping up with technological ad­ vances.

“The objectiv e now ,” states Geneviève Tanguay, post-graduate delegate, “is to have a more general approach to post-secondary education.

Students need to be taught how to think, read, and write while concentrat­ ing less on the learning of specialized technical skills at the university level.”

McGill's Vice-President (Planning and Computer Services) Paul Daven­ port supports this view. “With the rapid changes in technology and the con­ nected changes in the labour market, students should have an interest in obtaining a broad education which will teach them a wide range of skills.”

Improving accessibility to Canada’s

post-secondary facilities was also dis­ cussed. Despite a dramatic increase in enrolment rates (164,143 in 1960 to 760,611 in 1985), this is not spread evenly through Canada’s socio-eco­ nomic groups and regions.

Children of middle to upper class families comprise the majority of new students while handicapped people, minority groups, and women to a cer­ tain extent, remain at a distinct disad­ vantage, as do those who live in Canada’s remote regions. Alternatives to institutional training, such as on the job training or TV correspondence courses, were discussed.

The framework for managing post­ secondary institutions was also exam­ ined. As Tanguay states, “What we need is a national committee which would be in charge of policy arrange­ ments and which could provide a means for comparison between the different universities.” This could en­ sure that an acceptable level of quality exists in all programs, throughout Canada’s universities and colleges.

A tentative meeting of the National Forum Committee will be taking place in two weeks. In the meantime, individ­ ual colleges and universities across Canada are discussing the NFPSE’s deliberations.

A meeting of the Council of Minis­ ters of Education of Canada has been schedued for February, where the fed­ eral government will take the situation into its own hands or will allow the National Forum Committee to put any necessary changes into effect.

Volume 7, Issue 10

Province Set for Day of Protest

by Stéphane St.-Onge Next Thursday, l’Association National des Étudiantes et Étudi­ ants du Québec will be mobilizing their dissatisfaction with the Québec loans and bursaries system in most CEGEPS and universities.

Acccording to the November issue of Le Québec Étudiant, an ANÉÉQ newspaper, an October 4th Special Congress voted to have a day of action and strike on Thurs­ day, November 12th, to inform the population and pressure the educa­ tion minister, Mr. Claude Ryan.

“The strategy is primarily aimed at stopping Ryan from delay­ ing the reform until after the next provincial election.” according to the newspaper.

ANÉÉQ demands that Ryan set a negotiation timetable to develop a reform plan by the summer of 1988, table the reform by that time, and implement the reforms by the 19891990 academic year.

Luc Rhiaumme, press attaché for Mr. Ryan, mentions that the present system is not under any compression as the number of stu­ dents needing assistance has dropped.

“Mr. Ryan believes that the demonstration is unjustifiable; there is no reason for this. We will see if there is a need to consult the students. If there is a need, he is always available.” said Rhiaumme.

Although the McGill Students’ Society is not a member of ANÉÉQ, Students’ Council voted to acknowledge November 12th a day of action. SSMU President Daniel Tenenbaum agrees with this plan, stressing that McGill will not strike, unlike other member institu­ tions which will do so.

“I feel that ANÉÉQ has toned down their demands in order for McGill and other non-member uni­ versities to take part in the day of action.” says Tenenbaum.

A free trip to the demonstration at Québec City, organized and funded by the SSMU in collabaoration with ANÉÉQ, will leave McGill at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Ac­ cording to Chris Alexander, VPExtemal for SSMU, the group will represent McGill interests, “It has been many years since M cGill has dem onstrated in Québec on any issue. I hope that this action indicates a new willingness on our part to put aside differences for the sake of important issues.” says Alexander.

Charlotte Légaré, Student Aid Coucillor at McGill, believes that the bureauctratic levels and appli­ cation numbers of the system are astounding. Despite its shortcom­ ings, Légaré praises the system.

“I think that its the best system in Canada. There are always mar­ ginal cases which are not repre­ sented. As well, many students from other provinces try to estab­ lish themselves in Quebec to re­ ceive benefits from the system. The

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Tuesday, Nov. 10 •NDP/NPD Executive meeting to discuss Lynn McDonald’s visit on Nov. 19 and the candidates for leader­ ship of NPD Quebec. 4:30pm in Union 107/8 .All Welcome.

•Gays and Lesbians of McGill (GALOM) present Eric Darier who will speak on “The gay movement in France post 1945” at 7pm in the Union B09/10 •All Old McGill yearbook staff please meet in Union 406/407 at 7pm (398-6816).

•Amnesty International: Urgent Action Meeting. 7pm in Union 425.

Bring a pen!

•McGill Students’ Council Meeting 7-10pm in Union 107/8. All welcome. (Ryerson thanks you!)

Wednesday, Nov.ll •'To Remember is to End All War”. Project Ploughshares presents a special tribute to our war dead. Dis­ plays, videos and frank discussion of the current global state of conflict. Is deterrence really working? Why is unilateral disarmament more frighten­ ing than annihalation? 10am-2pm in Unionl07/8.

•The ‘Ad Hoc Committee for Responsible R esearch’ invites all interested parties to observe the goings-on of the Senate meeting dis­ cussing the ethics of responsible con­ tracts. Leacock 132, 2pm.

•’’Inevitability of Peace” Dr. Jane Faily will talk in the Arts Council, rm. 140 at 4pm. Organized by the Asso­ ciation for Bahai Studies at McGill.

HSA, comer of Peel and DeMaisonneuve, 7pm. Bring Your Friends!

•Monchanin Cross-Cultural Center presents a panel discussion on the issue of declining birth rates and im­ migration. 7-10pm, 4917 St. Urbain.

Students S3 (288-7229).

•McGill Outing Club meets at 7:30pm in Leacock 26. All Welcome.

•The McGill Drama Program proudly presents Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece A Doll's House tonight through Saturday at 8pm in Morrice Hall, 3485 McTavish. $4 for students limited tickets so waste no time!

398-6578. The play runs from the 1821st so you can see it again!

•New Club! The McGill Scottish Country Dance Group will meet each Wednesday from 8 to 10 pm at the Black Watch Armoury on Bleury Street, south of Sherbrooke. For more information call David Tessier At 2869983. Even non-Scottish dance stars welcome!

•Coffee house at the Yellow Door, presents Frances Bauer (fiction), Melissa Steele (fiction and poetry) and Tim Crawford (fiction) 8:30pm, 3625 Aylmer.

Thursday, Nov. 12 •Ted Scott president of The Cana­ dian Council of Churches and Idafsa will give a press conference at 10am Union 107-108.

•Dr. Rob. Jacobson, Bishop of Al­ berta North, Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada “The New Reformation” 12pm in the Birks Build­ ing. He will also speak on his recent

fact-finding mission to South Africa at 6:30pm in the hall Building of Concor­ dia University, Room H-l 10.

•Jamie Miller will be presenting slides from his trip this summer to Zimbabwe and Mozambique part of WUSC’S 1987 Student seminar at 4pm in Union 107-108.

•McGill Crossroads meeting featur­ ing gueat speaker Paul Lemieux of Social Justice Committee who will give a talk about Guatemala from 7 to 8:30pm in Union 107-108.

•Coffee House at the Yellow Door,3625 Aylmer presents David Ogalde and his harp at 8:30pm.

Erratum The Oct. 20 issue of the Trib erroneously stated that a Debating Union request for functional group status was turned down by Students' Council. The group involved was not the DU, but the Model United Nations. The Trib regrets the error.

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Friday, Nov. 13 •Caribbean Students’ Society Gen­ eral Meeting. Get ready to go to the Bahamas, 6pm in Union B09-10.

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•Does your club, group or home need a big, heavy computer card filin g cabinet? They’re really cheap. Call Pauls 398-4310 or drop room 613 of Bum de Hall.

•Scrivener literary magazine is host­ ing an evening of poetry reading and music starting at 7:30pm in the Alley.

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Saturday, Nov. 14 •Gert’s Pub presents Jimmy James and his guitar...about 9pm.

•McGill Film Society presents Round Midnight at 7:30pm in Leacock 132. Admission $2.50. Be there!

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M V 1 R A V ELC U IS G oing Your W ay!

LOANS & BURSARIES REFORM Make a point of showing you care On November 12, McGill students will dem onstrate in Q u éb ec City to press the governm ent for: 1: A detailed financial aid reform plan by Summer 1988.

2: The implementation of the reform before the next election.

3: A strong and active student voice in ail aspects of the reform process.

The following information booths have been set up to distribute background papers. sign up for the free trip to Q u é b e c, and fill petitions TU ESD A Y, 10 N O V E M B E R Info, P etitio n U nion • llh - 1 4 h L e a c o c k • 1 lh -1 4 h

W E D N E S D A Y , 11 N O V E M B E R Info, P etitio n Union • llh - 1 4 h E d u c tio n • 1 lh -1 4 h

A loans and bursaries rally with sp e ech es and more information on the issue will be held in Union 107/108 on Tuesday, lO N o vem b erat 15h00.

Mr. Ryan, le t us into th e reform process

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Tuesday November 10, 1987

The McGill Tribune

M odel Parliam ent D ebates Tüition Fee Increases

by Jo sh F ellm an On Friday, the McGill Model Youth Parliament’s 3rd session gave second reading to a bill that, if passed after its third reading in the new year, would call on the provincial government to allow McGill to double tuition fees over a period of two years without penalty. If these increases were al­ lowed, the resolution calls for them to be earmarked for student instruction and student research.

Although the members of the Youth

Parliament vote according to their con­ sciences and the exercise is supposed to be non-partisan, the arguments devel­ oped along two opposing lines. The “Government’s” position, as outlined

by Chris Marshal, “the Minister of McGill”, was that McGill has the sec­ ond lowest tuition rates in Canada and that provincial funding will not in­ crease in the near future. A tuition in­ crease could ease overcrowding and other symptoms of underfunding. The increase was held to be moderate,

“McGill would still have low tuition fees at a low cost, about two-and-a-half more weeks of work in the summer.”

The “Opposition” opinion, as out­ lined by the “Critic for University Affairs”, was that any increase in fees would decrease the accessibility of a university education for poorer stu­ dents, and perhaps reduce their stan­ dard of living. The increase was held to smack of elitism, and to set a dangerous precedent that could result in exhorbitant tuition fees. It was argued that

other governments’ sanction of tuition fee increases don’t make such in­ creases morally right. Some members of the Opposition said that the bill might be acceptable if the loans and bursaries system was reformed, but the “Leader of the Opposition”, Joanne Gamble, called a proposed government amendment reserving 25% of the tui­ tion fee increase for bursaries “flip and ill-considered.” She concluded by say­ ing that as the bill stood, “the cost to students exceeded the value to the University.” The resolution carried despite the unanimous dissent of many members.

Other resolutions discussed this weekend were a proposal on free trade, ‘legislation’ declaring Canada post an essential service, and a measure that would clarify the definition of death and allow for organs to be donated without the donor or the donor family’s approval.

...ANEEQ continued from page 1 government now gives the recipiants a dossier which shows the allocation breakdown, in order to increase their responsibility of the loan.” says Légaré.

At present, disagreements with the system appear in the definition of a dependent student, the lack of funding for part-time students, the parental contribution amount, and the ratio of loans to bursaries. The rules for elegibility are outlined in a 25 page booklet published by Le Ministère.

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Life on the Animal Farm

There was a time when all the ani­ mals of the world lived in harmony with each other. Natural laws governed them, so that their numbers remained constant. Thus they never encroached on Mother Nature, who in her generos­ ity provided them with a variety of circumstances; and as we all know, variety is a main ingredient in a Good Life.

Now, for reasons which we cannot explain, some of these animals were not happy with Mother Nature’s be­ quest, and came down from the trees.

Denying their association with the rest of the animals, they claimed that they were superior, for they had something that the animals did not have, and that was the ability to Reason. But as they were new at the game of Reasoning, and the concept of agriculture was be­ yond them, they looked towards other animals for their food supply.

At first, searching for food was a dangerous game; but the dominant characteristic of human beings proved to be Innovation, or the ability to change the environment to suit their desires. Thus certain animals became domesticated to suit the humans’ pur­ poses. They had quite a bit of freedom, however, as the only way farmers could afford to feed them was to set them out to pasture. Not the Good Life, but not necessarily a bad one either.

Unfortunately, some humans fo­ cused that innovative quality on im­ proving their lot, to the detriment of anyone or anything that might hold them back. For what took hold of them was a desire for gain over and above that which was necessary for a Good Life. Therefore people began breeding more animals that they needed, to pro­ vide for those now residing in towns and cities, away from nature. And the people in the towns and cities began to take for granted that someone else would provide them with food, and eventually stopped wondering where it came from.

This suited the fanners perfectly, for they had reached a stage where they could make even bigger profits. This was made possible by Modem Science

and Technology. It was discovered that by injecting doses of vitamins A and D, sunlight and exercise were no longer necessary for Normal Development.

What these farmers wanted was a con­ trolled environment with few labour costs. What then could be better than raising large numbers of animals in­ side?

Therefore certain farmers began crowding Thousands of animals into large enclosed spaces, in order to inçrease their profits. Yet the animals were Uncooperative, and would Die because of diseases caused by being enclosed,or be mamed because their boredom and frustration at being so confined lead to fierce fights and canni­ balism. But as we know, humans are great innovators, and rather than go back to a more natural method of farm­ ing, they forged ahead; and what did they come up with but very small spaces, so the animals could no longer fight, and large amounts of Chemicals, so that they would not die uncooperatively, but rather would grow very quickly.

Somewhere along the line it was discovered that after all large amounts

of meat were not so very good for one after all. But rather than bow out grace­ fully, the animal tyrants started up campaigns to perpetuate the Myths, not only that humans need a substantial amount of meat in their diet, but, even more Underhandedly, that the meat which they produce is actually Good for humans.

What they failed to tell the unwitting consumers, about whose health they claimed to be so Concerned, is that, on the one hand, “In the factory-farmed steer, there is about three times as much non-essential, storage-type fat as there is nutrient material; by way of contrast, in free-living animals there is between five and ten times as much nutrient material as there is storage fat.” (Ma­ son and Singer, Animal Factories).

Now, what gets stored in the fat of the animals, that later gets transferred to and stored in the human body? To name a few, there are colouring agents, to make chicken skins and egg yolk look yellow, the way they do coming from traditional farms; also, new and stronger forms of chemical pesticides must continually be concocted to combat the buildup of flies and the like

which converge on such high concen­ trations of animals, manure and grain; antibiotics and antibacterial additives are included in high quantities in the feed of most factory animals; and chemical additives and hormones are in widespread use, to speed up produc­ tivity by stimulating growth.

Also in the works are chemicals to enhance the flavour of meat, which tastes dull due to the harsh conditions of confinement and the lack of diver­ sity in their diet. Producers try to chemically recreate the appearance and flavour of animals which have neither vitality nor health, living in an environment of steel bars and cages, insanely close proximity to thousands of others of its kind, and often total darkness except at feeding times. The paradox is that it is sometimes still more profitable to allow up to thirty per cent of the animals to die in confine­ ment than to treat them humanely by providing them with a healthy environ­ ment.

And so we have reached animal factories in the 1980s. Piofit-hungry agribusiness has succeeded in con­ quering nature, firstly by making ani­ mals bow down to their will, thus de­ priving them of the Good Life which is integral to our notion of human rights, and secondly by deceiving us into thinking that somehow this in Neces­ sary. As soon as we accept these facts, we can stop them dead in their tracks. In fact, we Must. For their attitude is, “It may not be wise to fool mother nature, but it can be profitable.”(Mason and Singer) Note: More vital information than can be incorporated into these few paragraphs con be found in Jim Mason and Peter Singer’s Animal Factories (Crown Publishers, New York: 1980).

Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet For A Small Planet (Ballantine Books; New York: 1975), and Laurel Robertson and Carol Flinders’ Laurel’s Kitchen (Bantam; Toronto: 1976), are wonder­ ful vegetarian cookbooks which show the insignificance of animal protein in a healthy diet.

Tanya Van Valkenburg

Je Me Souviens. . .

The death of René Lévesque af­ fords us all a nostalgic look back at Quebec’s coming of age: what Quebec was, what it went through and, most importantly, ^<hat it has become.

The independence movement was bom out of a long period of cultural ine­ quality and injustice. Then, Quebec was a nation of french people ruled by a clique of Insensitive english Montre­ alers. Canada had not yet realized that Quebec was a society within a society and that only through it’s own determi­ nation could there be peaceful co-existence.

René Lévesque embodied that de­ termination. He gave Québec the chance to decide for itself. In the proc­ ess, he instituted what was for many the

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only strategy for survival for an island of french in a sea of english. He gave Quebecers the structures that allowed them to function as a culture and gave other Canadians a chance to observe that a little independence goes a long way towards preserving national (Canadian) unity. Throughout, he ad­ hered magnificently to the principles of gradual democratic change. For this we are endebted to him immeasurably.

Today french and english Quebe­ cers are more confident than ever, more tolerant than ever and more enriched by

the differences and similarities they share as a society. The mixing of cul­ tures has not stopped there. Canada as a whole has shifted to a postion of greater understanding and recognition of what Canadians are really about. We have proved to ourselves that there is a lot of Quebec in Canada and a lot of Canada in Quebec. The relationship is by no means perfect but there is a willingness to proceed with it.

René Lévesque may not have achieved his ultimate goal of creating a nation in the political sense, and there

are still many kinks to be worked out both inside Quebec and inside Canada.

But we will talk until we find solutions, whatever they may be.

René Levesque shook our collec­ tive conscience and confronted us with certain realities. In dealing with them, we have grown up a bit as a nation. It is on the one hand ironic and on the other hand a tribute that today Canadians understand each other better because of him. We are all the wiser. Thank you, monsieur Lévesque.

Ian Harrold

McGill Sports: Winning Teams And Losing Facilities If McGill University loses the battle to build a new Athletic Complex it will be because they never entered the fight. Two city governments and two Provincial Parties have hummed and hawed for eight years while McGill has contin­ ued to meekly request their public hearing. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the University Administration must take affirmative action .

Perhaps the city’s recent Heritage Zone Proposals will convince McGill that their current waiting strategy is not working. Meanwhile, the Heritage Committee has hinted strongly that they will not tolerate any construction on the mountain. If this trend continues, McGill’s proposed Ath­ letic Complex will be defeated before it is even considered.

Although nothing has been done bureaucratically, the

fiscal side of the project is well under way. Students of McGill have, as a group, given $ 1 million to the Complex and promised an additional $3 milion. Students have also pre­ sented a detailed proposal to the Heritage Committee, offer­ ing improved access to the mountain, an aesthetically subtle complex which hinders no view and a land swap which would result in no loss of land for the Park of Mont Royal.

This week’s varsity action may create the same degree of concern by the University Administration. The Redmen football team are one win away from the National Finals; the Redmen soccer team will be playing here at home in the CIAU finals and the Martlets came oh so close. McGill is home to several national contenders, but not to any comparable facilities.______________________C h ris F lan a g an

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T h e W e e b le F a n C lu b To the editor: Chris Flanagan’s editorial of Octo­ ber 20 was entitled, “What is a Weeble?”, but sadly fell far short of offering a reply. Citing two incidents of ‘weeble harassment’ and tempering them with statements referring to our security force as ineffective and harm­ less, hardly does the question justice.

A weeble is a member of the Corps of Commissionnaires; an association founded after World War I to give veterans an opportunity to supplement their insufficient pensions. Our ‘men in gray’ are for the most veterans of the SO A PBO X

Korean and Second World Wars, and as such, deserve our respect and appre­ ciation. Those of us who have had occasion to ask a weeble for assistance value their presence on campus and are aware that they are more than adequately equipped to deal with secu­ rity problems.

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by Ian H a rro ld

It is a sad comment on the film industry when a movie manages to dazzle the viewer solely by virtue of it’s spec­ tacular lighting effects. Yet that is mainly what Less Than Zero does. Then again, the film itself is a sad comment (on life), so what can you ex­ pect?

Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ trendy novel of the same name, Less Than Zero tells the tale of three jaded young Cali­ fornia cokeheads who can’t cope with life’s hardships. When down-to-earth Clay (Andrew McCarthy)comes home from college for the holidays, he finds his high-flying buddies Julian (Robert

Downey Jr.) and Blair (Jami Gertz), giving a new meaning to Bing Crosby’s White Christmas. Julian’s drug problem escalates into a fifty thousand dollar debt. This is no problem for Clay, who asks his father to lend him the money so he can repay meanie drug dealer Rip (James Spader) who is forcing Julian into selling his body to make good.

Too bad Julian can’t rely on his own dad. Dad lives in a house the size of Monacco and whiles his time away play­ ing tennis with a machine. Never mind, he’s of the ‘tough-love’ school of par­ enting and only comes through for Jul­ ian when it’s too late. Simply put, the film’s incredibly conventional premise is that these young people’s lives are ruined because their rich parents neglect them.

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From the title track of their 1 album, the Parachute Club sir “Small victories are big steps, know”. Unfortunately, this seems be the story of this Toronto banc five year-old life.

They have had many small vie ries, among them a few Junos a warm critical reception, but no have helped them achieve a so popular success. And recogniti across the border seems to be ;

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fifty toe-tapping urban ranchers before the show, I marvelled at the hokey post­ ers on the walls and the endless same­ ness of blues tunes that squealed from the stereo system and made it impassible to hear oneself think, let alone talk. Sit­ ting there with some friends and some beer, feeling out of place and watching people strut to and from the washroom (which is expertly placed right beside the stage), I was primed for what was to come.

The Darned is a foursome composed of singer Donna Lee Marsh, guitarist Steve Burliuk. bassist Michael Paster­ nak and drummer Howie Roher. The performance was in fact a record launch for their new album, Hoarse Opera. Ap­ propriately, singer Donna Lee Marsh was a little hoarse that night and had trouble getting to the high notes. But hoarseness aside, her voice was neither terrible nor great. The other musicians fit into the same neither-terrible-norgreat category. The flailing bassist was certainly worth his weight in cows, so wrapped up in his to-and-fro that he accidentally swung the head of his bass into Marsh’s head at one point. Guitarist Burliuk, contorting his body and bend­ ing over his guitar, looked strangely like a dying chicken that night, but played with admirable passion, regardless of the small feedback problem that lasted the entire evening.

The whole performance was loud

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and badly mixed, sounding incredibly similar to what had been screeching out of the stereo system before their gig. The Darned indulged in some classic hokey stage antics, such as talking amongst themselves while playing, frowning conceitedly at their instruments, etc. At one point, Marsh explained that this was indeed a record launch, but that she did not want to interrupt the music with a speech. She then passed a piece of paper around to the audience, saying that her speech was written out on it. “It’s got all the the thank-yous, all the tears and all the blood,” she added.

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The entire evening was a déja-vu: I’ve heard it all before, but unfortunately it’s been better. Their award-winning producer, Morris Apelbaum, however, must expect the band to amount to something. For now, they need a heavy workout. At the end of the night, I was left with two things: a headache, and the question “Where’s the beef?”. The Darned are supposedly a very popular phenomenon in Montréal, but from what I see, they give to this city what cows give to green pastures. There’s potential for growth, but for now it’s just Darned...

by S a ra h G u a ltie ri A play most often succeeds when t barrier between actor and audience broken and we become participants the drama. La Sangouine accompl sn this and more, for in becoming involvi in the world of La Sangouine, we exp rience a genuine compassion whu somehow re-affirms our faith in tl world.

Originally written in French by A toine Maillet, the play received rave r views in the Maritimes. It was sot translated so as to reach a wider auc

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o f the human spirit with a physicaiity tf.si transcends the capabilities of Cbt: average human body. The fom danc­ ers, Donald Weikert, Marc B d tad , Francine Liboiroa and Louise Lecavaftar, it* mixed sex and same sex couples, do baüle in violent confron­ tation and erode passion.

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dience Rises Up lute Club another big step away - despite John Oates’ (of Hall and Oates) involve­ ment in their third and current album, Small Victories.

After their Saturday night con­ cert where they played to a near halfempty ballroom, one can only won­ der why large-scale success eludes them. The Parachute Club is an band with a combination of smarts and sass that works well on stage. From the outset, it was apparent that, to

hell with the small and oft-time unreceptive Ballroom audience, the band itself was going to have a good time.

The band’s poly-rhythmic beats were accompanied by energetic movement from its members. Lor­ raine Segato and Rebecca Jenkins, the vocal duo, meshed wonderfully; this powerhouse did not let up from one end of the 90-minute concert to the other. Another strong performer was Margo Davidson, whose hot saxophone rounded out the talented trio of women.

There were some men in the background, among them Billy Bryans on drums and Dave Gray on guitar, but they wisely stayed put and let the women energize the show.

Jenkins, a newcomer to (he band, was a good compliment to Segato’s powerful voice and their harmony, best displayed with Love and Compassion and Small Victories , made one wish the thumping back­ ground beat was a little less over­ bearing.

Segato is something of a musical crusader. Her socially conscious

of stilled dancers and we watch black and white slow-motion footage of

North America as he treats us to a shadow-puppet show, sings white lying across a rack o f glass milk bottles, and dances to the amplified pulse of three audience members. The backdrop is brought to life with scenes of burning savannah awl doudscapcs, prowling lions and chimpanzees. A see-through screen is lowered in front

The work de fies analysis , and this is its essential point. There is no pre­ scribed meaning, no definitive inter­ pretation for the audience to grasp.

Lock’s postmodern style does not mould our reaction as much as it initi­ ates it. At one point, he uses the image of the Tower o f Babylon (after all, it’s an allegorical show, a» he says), bat to no obvious end. Allegories continue as the dancers use a massive steel lion's head as a musical instrument, as the

lyrics raise a number of issues, from peace (Rise Up ), to world unity (One Nation Under a Groove ), to relationships (She Tell You ), to womens’ rights (Boy’s Club ).

With the exception of the encore set, the Parachute Club sang original materia] from their three albums.

The band has amassed a fairly solid repertoire: A t the Feet o f the M oon, the chart-climber from their second album, was a crowd pleaser as was B oy’s Club. Songs such as Tearing the Veil show promise as singles.

this quality.

La Sangouine tells of her life “where ideal or no ideal, you’ve got to live”, where she has to scrub the floors of Radio Canada if she wants to feed her family. Despite her poverty, she pos­ sesses a heartfelt optimism. Thus, “the war was the best thing to happen because it brought jobs and filled the stomachs”.

At the same time, she reveals the hypoc­ risies of a society in which “it takes a crisis for people think about the poor”.

Her vignettes are humorous and

poetry.

The Hindu influence in the and dance, and die eclectic use of ag « y

synthesis of various media is trademark which can be read Into as little or as deeply as one desires. But this performance, one cannot help but be swept away by its sheer creative

pathetic, mundane but profound, par­ ticular but universal. La Sangouine pos­ sesses a wisdom that comes from expe­ rience rather than education, and a strength derived from hardship and not comfort. She finds comfort only when she resigns herself to defeat. She exudes a passion for life and a healthy cynicism.

La Sangouine is not a play of action, but rather of insight and simple wisdom.

La Sangouine is like Mother Earth and her understanding of life’s workings is inspirational.

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ering o f fans w as hard pressed to equal the b an d ’s energy. It’s a sham e that a C anadian band w ith a platinum album to th eir credit (At the Feet o f the Moon ), and sold-out show s at O ntario P lace in Toronto, cannot even fill the B allroom at M cGill.

stage tor a Punch and Judy show.

n Inspiration: L a Sangouine nee, for while the play has an Acadian heme, the ideas are universal. Canadian inda Moore directs the Centaur Theitre production, and stage veteran Joan Jrcnstein is brilliant as the hearty La Sangouine. Poverty stricken, she has uffered a life of abuse and hardship, but rom sailor girl to scrubwoman, has em ained proud and résiliant.

Jrenstein’s portrayal is both vibrant and joignant. Her authenticity is rare and her ommand unfaltering. It requires a spe:ial ability to sustain such a performance jy oneself, and Orenstein certainly has

But it was their proven anthem. Rise Up, to which the crowd really rose.

The encore set was a modem mix of two old classics, Hot, Hot Hot, and Love Potion No. 9, which also snared the audience’s enthusiasm.

The ballroom was a cozy place for the concert, but the minute gath­

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Conscience of Humanity: Eli Wiesel

by Tanya Van Valkenburg “What is the opposite of law? Not crime, but indifference to law.”

These are the words of Eli Wiesel, 1986 Novel Peace Prize winner, famed author, and “Conscience of Human­ ity”, who spoke at the Law Faculty’s Moot Court last Tuesday, at the inau­ guration of the Raoul Wallenberg Lec­ tureship in Human Rights.

Raoul Wallenberg is a Swedish dip­ lomat, who personally saved over 100,000 Hungarian Jews from becom­ ing holocaust victims in World War II. His methods included sheltering Jews in houses which he placed under the Swedish flag, issuing thousands of protective passports, and personally intervening at the railway station whenever he heard of deportation con­ voys.

Wallenberg was taken prisoner by the Soviets in 1945, who later claimed under Krushchev that he had died in 1947. Reports by ex-prisoners, how­ ever, state that he is alive, and McGill Law Professor Irwin Cotier has taken up the case to have him freed.

Eli Wiesel’s considerable efforts on behalf of human rights make him an appropriate spokesperson of this belief which he shares with Wallenberg, Cotier and Canada’s top lawyers and Supreme Court Justices, many of whom attended the conference.

Wiesel began his discussion with a query as to why Wallenberg’s story did not surface until the 1970s. According to Wiesel, one man personally saved more people than any single govern­ ment. This shakes our accepted belief

that one person can do nothing in the face of human rights abuses. “It was possible to block the machinery, it was possible to save the victims.”

The theme of the conference was Nuremberg Forty Years Later. Nurem­ berg, being the site of the post-WWII war crimes trials, marks the triumph of memory over misinformation. Fami­ lies condemned to partial or total extinction refused to allow their memories to die. “Children, five, six year old children, remembered that they had a story to tell.” After the war, the chroniclers pieced together a sacred history at Nuremberg.

Wiesel has the power to put into words that which defies description.

Many in the audience were moved to tears as he eloquently portrayed certain aspects of the holocaust. “No word can contain the silence of one child when that child went to his or her death. No word can contain the prayer of an old man who hand in hand with his grand­ child went to the grave. No word can contain the silence that preceded the selection in a concentration camp.”

What was learned from Nuremberg?

“First of all, we have learned to discern evil” in the law. Under Hitler the law was evil, but as it was the law it was everyone’s duty to follow it. We must therefore ensure that the law is moral, and continually search for ethical be­ haviour.

The second lesson is that “whenever we discover evil we must resist it - even if it is hopeless,” for in resisting it we save a certain dignity in ourselves and in others.

Finally, we must realize that “neu­ trality never helps the victim; it only helps the victimizer. ...You must side with the victim, even if it is hopeless.

Why? Because the solitude of the vic­ tim is another tool in the hands of the victimizer. ...prisoners just need hope, to know they’re not alone.”

To this end, it is our responsibility to interfere in other people’s and coun­ tries’ business. “It is our duty as human beings as witness in the present, to interfere and stop their political activity...(for) every person has the human right to be remembered as the person he was.”

What must we then do in our soci­ ety? First and foremost, we must com­ bat indifference. “Indifference is the worst disease that could contaminate society,” for it abandons hope.

Wiesel believes the best weapon with which to fight indifference is memory. And by the end of the eve­ ning, no one could have doubted the importance of eradicating indiffer­ ence. For in Eli Wiesel’s words, “What is the opposite of love? Not hate, but indifference. What is the opposite of education? Not ignorance, indiffer­ ence. ...What is the opposite of life?

Not death, but indifference. And there is only one weapon that could fight indifference, and that is memory.”

The most powerful way to express Wiesel’s message would be to print a transcript of his speech. The article, Evils of Indifference by Jillian Cohen strives to portray the emotional reac­ tion created by Eli Wiesel, the Con­ science of Humanity.

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Bread & Bullets

by T.M. Douglas and R. Rosenberg

“Every gun that is made, every war­ ship launched, every rocket fired, sig­ nifies, in the final sense, the theft from those who hunger and are nqt fed, from those that are cold and are not clothed,” said Dr. Eugene Donifer, quoting Dwight Eisenhower, at last Friday’s “Conference on Development and Dis­ armament”.

It is only recently that world organi­ zations, such as the U.N., have ac­ knowledged the interdépendance be­ tween disarmament and development.

McGill International and student groups organized a public conference involving four speakers, internation­

ally involved in both areas.

Julian Payne, Director-General of the Policy Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) delivered a thorough report on the U.N. Disarmament and Develop­ ment Conference held in New York last September. Payne believes that the final document from this session could be viewed as both a success and a failure. In his opinion, it only indicates problem areas rather than offering concrete solutions. “Economic and social progress through development is a necessary precondition for interna­ tional peace and security,” he stated, emphasizing the theme of his speech.

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by Michèle Dupuis and Mike Crawley In a personal interview with The Tribune, Gwynne Dyer proved to be much more than a knowledgeable mili­ tary historian and intelligentjournalist.

These are some o f his more enlighten­ ing comments, casually extracted over beer and café-au-lait in The Alley.

On disarmament: “It’s porcu­ pines making love - you do it very carefully.”

On Canadian neutrality: “It would be worth doing in a very explic­ itly political sense. It’s one of the things that we could do ... to help make war less likely.”

On a conventional WW III: “For about a week; after that it goes nuclear. W e’ll start [it because] it’s our policy if we’re losing conventionally.”

On FAEs: “Nasty things. As an in­ stitution, I don’t think... any university ought to be involved in weapons re­ search. It seems to me just intuitively the wrong sort of thing. There are things you don’t do even if you need the money.”

On m ilitary jobs: “Nobody makes buggy whips anymore. The idea that you’ve gotta preserve their god­ dam jobs for them in an industry that you disapprove of and that isn’t doing any good is one I have a lot of trouble wrapping my tiny mind around.”

On the ch a n g in g peace movement: “It’s moving past...all warm hearts and good feelings. It’s getting smarter and better. They ’ve sort of got their hair cut and cleaned up their

Eclectic continuedfrom page 8 Dr. Ahooja-Patel’s approach was much more direct than Mr. Payne’s.

The Deputy Director of the U.N. Inter­ national Research and Training Insti­ tute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) explicitly linked women to development and disarmament. She said the problem is that women aren’t involved in these issues, resulting in a distorted picture of the world. Dr. Ahooja-Patel implored, “What we have to look at is the big order of magnitude of women’s economic con­ tribution to the wealth of the world.”

David Macdonald, current Canadian Ambassador to Ethiopia, affirmed Dr. Ahooja-Patel’s position on the neces­ sity of including women in the disar­ mament and development process. He went on to discuss the devestating ef­ fects of national and international ag­ gression. Mr. Macdonald reflected on “...the millions that have died in con­ flicts, the billions spent on killing in our lifetime and this experience continuing not in our world, but in their world; not with their arms but with our arms.” He cited the example of Angola, where South Africa has induced starvation by planting mines in fields in order to establish apartheid. Canada is in a position to play the role of peacemaker in such international conflicts, stated Macdonald.

Helen Caldicott, the final and most controversial speaker of the evening, called on world citizens to take action in matters of peace and development.

She discussed the “cruelty factor” as

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act and...are acceptable members...of the political parties.”

On the role of the student: “You need people in the peace movement who do understand how things work.

That, plus enthusiasm and commit­ ment and all the things ... students are better at than people in their forties.”

On changing the system: “In terms of changing major policies ... it goes through the government. So what you have to do is change the govern­ ment. Political consciousness is more important than anything else. You eventually have to change will into policy.”

On John Turner: “H e’s the sort of leader who fine-tunes [his policies to] his perception of what the public thinks.”

On Moammar Gadhafi: “...he in­ habits a different reality within which he is rational, but his reality isn’t ours or most peoples’.”

On the world’s problems: “An inability to realize that compromise is better than the confrontation you get instead. We’ve got a large residue of confrontational thinking around, mostly fuelled by fear.”

On the future: “I do have lots of glimmers of hope - Mondays, Wednes­ days and Fridays. Today’s Wednesday - I’m quite optimistic. [It’s] Thursday?

Sorry, we’re doomed.”

On ideology: “Ideologyis...atool rather than a belief. Most people... use it when it suits them as a tool and they drop it when it doesn’t. It’s like going to church.”

On the meaning of life: “You cannot always get your way in the world but you’re not doomed if you don’t. Provided everybody accepts they can’t have their way entirely.”

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something which has tried to deny human emotion in dealing with global starvation and annihilation. Her deeply rooted beliefs have led to very positive action, but also to overly generalized analyses. For instance, she presented population control as though education were the optimal answer. This ethno­ centric attitude does not acknowledge the role of the family in other cultures.

Also, much of the audience was taken aback when Dr. Caldicott asserted “Women are at least, if not more intel­

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ligent than most men.” This kind of female supremacist statement detracts from her essentially egalitarian social activism.

As the founder of Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament and the President of Physicians for Social Re­ sponsibility (USA), her contributions to development and disarmament can­ not be denied. Dr. Caldicott has not only drawn attention to these issues, but has emphasized a personal level and inspired people to become in­

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“Canada neither can be nor needs to be defended,” explained Gwynne Dyer, as he described a Canada without N.A.T.O. The journalist, filmmaker, and writer spoke of his new defense plan for Canada before a full house in the Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium on Wednesday evening. His logically explained theory centres on the country’s withdrawal from N.A.T.O., an idea which has been labelled as idealistic and nonimplementable. Nev­ ertheless, Dyer’s proposal was not simply an impassioned plea for peace, but a clear plan towards a disarmed world.

The motivating factor for forming N.A.T.O after W .W .n was to prevent Soviet expansion in Western Europe.

The organization eventually took over the task of protecting all its members from Communist expansion. Once West Germany joined N.A.T.O., the Soviets were forced to create their owh alliance to protect themselves from the Western threat. Thus the world was frozen into two hardened alliances.

“We assume that we must be doing something right because we have had forty years of peace,” said Dyer, add­ ing that the present system is not con­ tributing to a peaceful world but in­ stead serves as a justification for the extensive build-up of arms.

Dyer went on to explain how Canada could become a leader in the disman­ tling of the N.A.T.O. alliance. “Canada is well placed to take the lead,” said Dyer citing its geographic position.

“We are too far away from anyone to be attacked, except,” he quipped, “by the U.S.” If Canada were to become neutral, a primary task would be to preclude

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volved. She demanded of our genera­ tion a commitment: “We were bom to save the world.”

The conference was originally in­ tended to last two days with the partici­ pation of numerous authorities on development and disarmament. Unfor­ tunately, Canadian agencies involved in either disarmament or development, such as CIDA, did not fund the confer­ ence because the subject area was not completely within their scope.

Review American vulnerability to Soviet at­ tack from the north. Though Canada would not need a defense system itself, it would have to remain militarized to pacify the U.S. Dyer wants to see a Canada which is a buffer zone between the superpowers rather than an Ameri­ can ally.

He immediately dis­ missed the posibility of U.S. military reprisal. “The reason, apart from moral virtue, being that it would make them look bad,” explained Dyer. “If our move towards neutrality is to promote peace why would they go and clomp all over us?” He then moved to the possi­ bility of American economic sanc­ tions, “...which could range from shakes and shingles to a boycott of everything economic in Canada.” Eco­ nomic sanctions would thus be difficult since a large proportion of Canada’s economy is controlled by U.S. subsiduaries; why would the Americans want to punish themselves?

If Canada were to withdraw from N.A.T.O. and become neutral we would have to expect some “pinpricks and pouting” from the U.S. If we assure them that we are maintaining an up to date security system, however, their reaction should be restrained.

Dyer’s rough estimate of what it would cost to establish Canada’s own security system was between 10-15 billion dollars a year, not much more than we are spending today. This sys­ tem would include air surveillance, interception denial capability and a replenishment of our existing airforce.

W hen asked w hether the government’s proposal to construct 10 nuclear powered submarines was in keeping with Canada’s nuclear free policy, Dyer responded that one or two of them would be useful for under-ice Arctic surveillance. He said he could find no logic in creating ten of these submarines, unless Canada were going to collaborate with the Americans in a planned offensive.

Gywnne Dyer’s lecture was an in­ spiring contrast to the regular “kneejerk N.A.T.O. loyalism”. Canadians feel locked in their alliance with the Western countries because of the over­ whelming power of the United States.

As Dyer pointed out, though, Canada is in the prime position to take the lead in creating a more peaceful world by step­ ping out of N.A.T.O

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R ugby season culm inates with H arvard classic

by R a u ri N icholson Steeped in tradition and honour, the McGill-Harvard Rugby game remains North America’s oldest athletic ri­ valry. Commencing 114 years ago, the game witnessed our early American counterparts, initially sketchy on the exact rules of the game, thinking a drop kick to be a feat of super-human pro­ portions. The same game, however, has developed into the focal point of each team’s season, indicating success or failure, honour or humiliation. Obvi­ ously, this is why we take our training very seriously, working long hard hours with that one objective: defeat Harvard and take the Covo cup!

Going into this year’s match McGill had five consecutive Covo wins and as coach Tom Donnelly noted “Our pride is on the line: we are representatives of McGill and Canada, playing the best school in the U.S.” Redman Rugby has had an on-off year, experiencing defeat at the hands of another Ivy League school, Princeton. The loss only made our boys more intent upon crushing Harvard.

Under a clear October sky, cheered on by both B and C teams, McGill Firsts scored quickly as the outstanding player of the game, Jason Hall, ran in for a fast four. Dave Howard, who had an excellent boot the whole day, con­ verted the try to make the game 6-0.

With the power of the front row, (Brent Byer, Erich Freiss and Josh Samuel) ,the quick hands of James Brown, and the superb play of Dave Howard,

McGill’s strategy soon became appar­ ent: utilize their excellent fitness to outplay and overcome the strong Har­ vard side. An outstanding try by Jay Godsall saw McGill advance it’s lead, but Harvard rallied to a 10-8 score.

With pressure on, the skill and ability of Dave Howard came into play as he kicked one penalty and drop-kicked for another three, making it 16-8. As the Harvard side showed signs of recovery, Jason did it again, scoring a try that should have the boys of Sports Illus­ trated (who were rumoured to have been covering the game) reeling in their seats. The final score: 22-14 and a nice end to a hard fought year.

The B and the C games were equally tough, McGill coming up short to be defeated in both.

The C game, which commenced at 10:30 went for 3 halfs and saw excel­ lent play from scrum half Mengo

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McCall who put the team into the game with a late try making it 12-6. The next try came from Rorie Barr after a great effort on behalf of all the backs. Unfor­ tunately McGill lost their chance and were defeated 12-10. Given another two minutes, the score may have been altered in favour of McGill.

The B game was one of the hardest played games McGill has been in­ volved in this year and can only be seen in the image of Joe Libertorie rambling down the field, terrifying Ivy Leaguers

in his quest for a try. His motivation and intensity is what is best about McGill.

Even after suffering a bad injury he insisted on re-entering the game. Congatulations, Joe. Excellent play was also seen from backs Mike Bowen, James Machines, Doug Cooper and scrum half Bruce Norton. The pack, led on by Scott Calver and Rudi Kieshner pushed hard and held the very strong Harvard pack to a game of inches. The final score was 2 trys to 1, but the B team has nothing to be ashamed of; they’ve had an excellent year and are only getting stronger.

Happy with our day, the men of M.U.R.F.C. retired to the bars and clubs of greater Boston, only to realize the joy of a 21 age limit. ‘Some of us found it harder to take than others and found thenselves in Redneckville prison being eyed by large bikers. Have a nice courtdate Pete and Mike, we don’t hate you that much.

Coming off the Harvard tour we would like to thank the Harvard rug­ gers for their outstanding hospitality, Sports Illustrated for covering the game and McGill coaches for getting us there and back in style.

by D ino S m iljic Ever suffer a one-goal loss? Multi­ ply that feeling by four and you’ve got an accurate measure of the Redmen hockey team’s morale after this week­ end. Friday and Saturday’s perform­ ances in the homestand against Ryerson and Windsor echoed coach Ken Tyler’s comments at the beginning of the season. “W e’ve got a long way to go,” said Tyler. Two more one goal losses have the Redmen reeling with a regular season record of just 1 win and 1 tie in six games. On the other hand,

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The McGill Redmen basketball Old Four tournament with a last sec­ ond 77-76 victory over Queen’s.

Dave Steiner led the way with 23 points and was named a tournament all-star. McGill lost the tournament opener to Toronto, the eventual win­ ners of the Old Four classic, 77-73.

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Daniels and Alex Maggiotto chipped in a goal apiece to round out the Red and White’s scoring in the 7-6 loss.

The game Saturday night was less of a contest than the final score of 4-3 in­ dicated. McGill scored two quick goals in the dying minutes of the third period to make it a respectable outcome on paper. The scorers were, guess who, Tim Iannone, with other singles com­ ing from Jamie Kompon and Francois Olivier. Iannone, the tribe’s one-man offensive powerhouse, has an out­ standing 18 goals and 9 assists in only 9 games, for a spectacular 27 points so far this season. One individual how­ ever, does not constitute a winning team. The very inexperienced rookies certainly have shown that they can gel, albeit at an inconsistent rate, and soon those one goal margins will be in favor of the good guys. Next home game for the tribe will be on Thursday, Novem­ ber 19th when our old pals from Ottawa visit and relive old memories.

Playoffs The McGill Redmen soccer team advanced to the CIAU championships next weekend at Molson Stadium by virtue of 2-1 shootout victory over the croos-town rival Concordia Stingers.

The team’s offense was stagnant most of the game, and their only goal in regu­ lation time came in the 65th minute on a penalty kick by Lui Konstantopoulos. The Redmen playoff against Wilfred Laurier at 1:00 pm next Satur­ day afternoon, and the winner takes on the victor of the U.B.C.-U.N.B. matchup Sunday.

McGill’s grid-iron squad take to the field Nov. 14th in Halifax against the St. Mary’s Huskies in the Atlantic Bowl. The Huskies defeated Acadia 30-23 on Saturday to earn their berth in the CIAU eastern Semi-Final. This matchup will pit two Champlain Col­ lege graduate quarterbacks against each other, Chris Flynn, St. Mary’s gifted scrambler, and Bryan Fuller, McGill’s golden arm. The game will most likely be televised on TSN, in which case Gert’s will be open at 12 Noon for the pre-game warmup.

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Redmen Conquer Bishop’s and the Elements

by Ken Muss On a blustery, snowy, godforsaken day, the McGill Redmen football team silenced their critics taking the OQIFC crown with a 32-16 triumph over the Bishop’s Gaiters in Lennoxville.

The players erupted into a euphoric post game frenzy after beating a team that won both regular season contests, and were favoured by up to 10 points in the final. Redmen quarterback Bryan Fuller was ecstatic immediately after the win, screaming, “ W E DID IT!”.

Bishop’s coach, Bruce Coulter, the O-QIFC’s nominee for coach of the year knew when he woke up Saturday morning that it could be a long day. “I saw the weather when I woke up and said to my wife that we were in trouble.” In trouble indeed, as the Redmen handled the field and weather conditions much better than the Gai­ ters, who bumbled their way through the game, dropping punts, passes and the ball at every critical opportunity.

“We weren’t explosive, but we made the most of our opportunities,” com­ mented Offensive Coach Pat Sheahan after the game. The Redmen scored all their points on Gaiter mistakes.

McGill led at the half 14-1 on the strength of two of Michael Soles’ three touchdowns. His first came after Chuck Petitpas’ opening kickoff hit a Gaiter lineman, allowing McGill to take possession in excellent field posi­ tion. The second came after extreme pressure from the defensive line caused

Mike Soles churns out typical performance - three touchdowns and over 100 yards rushing Bishop’s quarterback Tony Harris to fumble, McGill recovering the ball deep in Gaiter territory. Two nifty catches by wide receiver Luc Thiffeault put the ball on the one yard line.

Soles then hammered it across for a 13 point halftime lead.

The special teams played a large part in the victory. Linebacker, Wayne McRae, blocked a punt in the third quarter, setting up Soles’ third major of the afternoon. This touchdown resulted from the impetus of quarterback Bryan Fuller, who emphatically called off the

field goal unit on third down. Soles subsequently rushed in for the major, saving Fuller from the wrath of Coach Baillie. Robin Belanger put the game out of reach midway through the fourth quarter when he ran back an onside kick attem pt for a touchdown.

Touchette sprang Belanger with a nifty block on Leroy Blugh of Bishop’s (muthafucka).

Defensive coordinator Leroy Ring had to be happy about the success his defensive strategy against the prolific Gaiter offense. Blanket coverage on All-Canadian, Wally Zatylny by Denis Touchette and Floyd Salazar, kept the deep threat from being a factor until the game was out of reach. A flex type strategy also kept the scrambling Har­ ris from rushing upfield with any suc­ cess. It was indeed a superior effort on the part of the Redmen who dominated all aspects of the game.

Offensive Line Coach Chuck Poirier won’t be using his shaver for another week as a result of the thumping. Poir­ ier, who normally sports a Yul Brenner look, has not shaved his head since the Redmen last lost six weeks ago to the same Bishop’s Gaiters, and may not be shaving for a few weeks yet.

The Redmen now head to St Mary’s in Halifax for the Atlantic Bowl. A win there would give the Red and White a berth in the Vanier Cup, symbolic of College football supremecy in Canada, on November 21st in Toronto.

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Swimming Spectacular:

by Graham Jones This year’s version of the McGill Swim Team has proven to all observers that it is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in Canadian University Swimming. Over the weekend at the War Memorial Pool in the Currie Gym, McGill hosted its annual Invitational Swim meet. The men’s and women’s team were not especially hospitable as they drowned their aquatic guests from U of Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Carlton, Laval, St. Lawrence and Clarkson en route to a convincing first place finish overall. McGill finished the two day meet a whooping 150 points ahead of their nearest rival Carleton who fin­ ished with 156 points. The women’s team easily crushed St. Lawrence 18273, and the men’s team squeaked on to the victory podium with a narrow 124111 defeat of Carleton.

McGill appears to be in the process of establishing a mid-season winning streak following their 80-30, 64-49 thrashing of Brock University (ranked fourth in Canada at the time) last week­ end in St. Kits. All signals indicate that the team will be able to carry this mo­ mentum to the Speedo Cup at U of M in two weeks.

Third year coach Francois Laurin a “short guy with short hair and a beard [his description],” is “mildly surprised with the team’s results at this point in the season.” From his position in the pool bleachers, stop-watch in hand, Laurin cannot help but smiling as two McGill swimmers finish one-two in the fast heat of the women’s 100 metre fly.

“Many of our swimmers are posting fast times,” but more importantly he added, “our younger swimmers are producing P.B. (personal best) times nearly every time they compete.”

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and coaches, the swimmers have been [waterlogging four to four and a half hours of pool-time every day since September.

“These swimmers,” said Laurin, “are all very close. They support each other both in and out of the pool.”

Laurin’s warm, personal approach to the sport has obviously endeared him­ self to his swimmers.

The team’s performance this week­ end should make McGill the fourth or fifth best university swim team in Canada. This improved ranking will most probably translate into an in­ creased number of swimmers going to the nationals in March. Last year eight women and four men represented the school. This year, however, Laurin predicts that the contingent going to the

CIAU’s will be closer to twenty.

Laurin expressed some disappoint­ ment with McGill’s antiquated swim­ ming facility. War Memorial pool has not even gone metric with the rest of the nation. Laurin laments,”we are not permitted to host any large scale meets here at McGill, because our pool is measured in yards, and it is six lanes instead of eight. If we could construct a new swimming facility we could con­ ceivably host the National champion­ ships at some time in the future.”

At the present time the team is tuning up for the QUAA championship at Sherbrooke in February, and the CIAU’s in March, and in all likelihood McGill will improve upon last year’s seventh place finish at the national championship.

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