The McGill Tribune Vol. 07 Issue 4

THE MCGILL TRIBUNE Volume 7, Issue 4

Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

Tuesday, September 29 1987

by Miles Pittman A proposal to amend the University’s regulations for final ex­ ams is going before Senate on Wednes­ day. If it receives approval, it will be­ come University policy in 1988-89 (at the earliest), and life at exam time will become radically different.

The document, entitled Regulations Concerning Final Examinations. comes from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee (APPC), and it contains provisions to ban in-class tests during the last two weeks of school.

Clinical, field, lab or seminar courses are excused from this, as are courses which have “a pattern of continuing evaluation” (i.e. language tests not worth more than 10%). In lecture courses, finals will have to be given ei­ ther in the formal exam period or before the last two weeks of classes. If they are scheduled as formal finals, they have to be worth at least 25%. If exams make up more than 50% of a course, profes­ sors will have to give a formal final, and “D” courses which have a December midterm will have the exam scheduled in the formal exam period.

Under the new policy, the due date for all term work must be no later than the last day of classes, although it will still be possible to get extensions that run into the exam period. Graduate Representative to APPC, Lee Iverson, thinks that this clause is “a load of junk”. Initially, the proposal was to have term work in lieu of exams due no earlier than the last day of exams, to give students as much time to write papers as they have to study for finals.

Now, the exact opposite of this is being proposed. Vice President University Affairs Maria Battaglia agrees:” It should be more lenient.” At the APPC meeting, when this change was made, Iverson was the only student present; although this change in the proposal did come from two students, who talked to another member of the Committee, Iverson said, “I didn’t feel that I was on solid footing” to oppose, due to lack of

student representation. He was opti­ mistic, however, about amending this clause at the Senate meeting.

The proposed changes regarding inclass tests have been prompted by widespread student complaints. APPC Chairman Vice-Principal (Academic) Sam Freedman identifies the severest of these as excessive workload. With both term work and exams due in the last two weeks, “the Counselling Serv­ ice sees far more stressed students then than at any other time,” said Freedman.

He suggested that in-class finals are not the best methods of evaluation. Prob­ lems of overcrowding and collusion or, as Freedman calls it, “group work”, preclude ideal exam conditions. Asso­ ciate Dean of Arts Martin Petter called

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University Exam Policy Revised

Students sardined into U1 classrooms.

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Plutonium over Canada

by Kim Farley Should just one of the planned hundreds of plutonium filled aircrafts crash en route over the Canadian North, radioactive plutonium powder could be blown straight into the heart of populated areas.

What? Radioactive nuclear waste? Why is Canada, a supposedly dedicated member of the Non-Proliferation Pact, allowing this toxic substance anywhere near its borders in the first place? These questions plagued Tad Homer-Dixon and Carolyn Lee, two Canadian PhD candidates at M.I.T., when they discovered an article about the proposed flights in theChristian Science Monitor several months ago. They became enraged.

Homer-Dixon, the founder of Canadian Student Pugwash, spread that rage to McGill students at a Pugwash-sponsored lecture last Wednesday night.

“It is a sorry commentary on this situation that two graduate students were the only ones to research the dangers of these flights. The bureaucracy just didn’t make the effort.”

The scenario began to unfold five years ago, when the U.S. started formulating an agreement to transport uranium waste products containing plutonium from Japan to Europe for re-processing. (Under the terms of an agreement between the U.S. and Japan, the U.S. supplied Japan with the nuclear fuel and remains responsible for it. Japan can do nothing without American approval). Japan lacks its own re-processing facilities, which are in the planning stages but will not be completed until the year 2000. Japan, however, is unwilling to store the nuclear waste until that time. Instead, shipments are being scheduled from 1990 until the end of the century, by air rather than sea to offset hijacking risks.

To Homer-Dixon, the American government’s failure to consult Canada about the plan denotes a “lack of respect for Canadian sovereignty.” He feels, however, that this failure was “an oversight, not a conscious attempt to ‘hush up’ negotiacontinued on page 3

Poli-Sci Overcrowded

By Sharon Hayes and Stéphane St-Onge The everpresent problem of over­ crowded classrooms in McGill’s Arts and Science Faculty has once again reared its ugly head. This year’s com­ plaints come from students in depart­ ments ranging from Art History to Political Science, predominately in200 level courses.

The principle reason for overcrowd­ ing is increased enrollment, coupled with no increase in classroom space.

Another reason is that McGill, unlike most other universities, allows a virtu­ ally unlimited enrollment in under­ graduate classes.

Last year, Francis Scardera, a U2 Anthropology student, initiated a peti­ tion for an overcrowded 200 level history class.

“People anticipated that the class numbers would lessen, yet it never occurred,” said Scardera. The petition, which was submitted to administration late in the semester has not yet been considered. Scardera adds.’T was not the only person feeling that the class

of francophones at McGill, to the “Daily Français” and survival tech­ niques for the french-speaking student.

Guillemette says francophones at McGill recognize themselves instantly and are eager to help each other out.

“They watch for French names and listen for French conversations in class and in the halls,” says Guillemette, “...there is such a thing as a french clique at McGill.” He says coming to McGill can be a real “adventure” for some who speak little English. His advise is to “take an intensive anglo­ phone bath.” As an example, he cites his own experience of living in resi­ dence , where “99% of the people are English.”

The organization hopes to dispel “the paternalistic attitude of some” who would have francophones com­ pletely integrate themselves into the English student population.

Guillemette hopes new McGill Québec members will want to help organize

events like a week-long festival of Quebec related concerts, cinema and speakers planned for next semester.

The club has also set up an information bank for students wishing to take french as a second language courses in the Montreal area.

Pierre Carabin, the Editor-in Chief of the “McGill Daily Français”, hopes the newspaper will provide an outlet for French students. Carabin expects to

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Designer bike racks

publish the “Daily Français” every second Tuesday fifteen times this year.

Carabin personally feels that the Uni­ versity Administration puts out a “misleading bilingual image that doesn’t reflect the reality.” Although students are technically allowed to hand in assignments written in french, Carabin says this often is not the case.

Student Society President, Daniel

by Angela Chapman Don’t blink or you’ll miss them.

Six “state of the art” bicycle racks have been “strategically” placed around the University to minimize problems of blockage to handicap ac­ cess. Professor David Covo of the School of Architecture and Henry MacDonald, Furnishings Coordinator (Physical Plant), acting on findings of the Senate Committee on Facilities for Disabled Students, designed a bike rack of black metal tubing suitable for both kryptonite and the older cable locks.

According to MacDonald and Covo, the budget for these racks was “about $6,000.” Covo elaborated that each rack was built at “between $600 and $700: a price two times as much as other models,” but that the committee “felt these other models were inappro­ priate.” These other models are rarely used and affectionately called “wheel busters.”

Chuck Adler, Assistant Physical Planning Officer, told the Tribune that this year is “a trial year” for the racks

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Francophones an increasing presence at McGill

by Ian Harrold Francophones at McGill make up a whopping 28% of the student body.

This situation draws interesting paral­ lels to the outside world. Even though McGill is located in the middle of a vast French majority, this university tends to reflect the values of the still larger English majority located, for the most part, outside Quebec. That at least is what some prominent francophones on campus are saying and they’re plan­ ning to do something about it.

McGill-Quebec is a new club for students that was founded last spring.

Its main goal is to promote the French fact at McGill and make francophones more aware of their rights and them­ selves, says the clubs’ interim presi­ dent, Daniel Guillemette. The club, which according to Guillemette is politically neutral, recently held a Rendez-Vous which attracted over 125 students. Speakers at the meeting held forth on topics ranging from the history

was overcrowded. Most people not only signed their names on the petition, but wrote comments which filled the back of the sheets.”

McGill’s Political Science depart­ ment may raise its academic standards next year to solve classroom over­ crowding. A departmental meeting will

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W H A T ’S ON TUESDAY September 29 •Tired of rushing around? Need a break? Come to Leacock Tea for a quiet, pleasant atmosphere, a comfort­ able setting to relaw and talk. Wonder­ ful pastry, tea, coffee from 3 to 5pm every weekday, in Leacock Room 307.

•AIESEC presents guest speaker James Orr of London Life, who will speak on the topic of "AIESEC from a busi­ ness perspective”, in Bronfman 45 at 12 noon.

•Everything you always wanted toknowabout Judaism but didn't have the Chutzpah to ask! Every Tuesdays a discussion group on Juda­ ism will meet at 7pm, 3460 Stanley.

For more information:845-9171 •Tuesday Night Cafe's first production of the season See Bob Run will open this evening at 8pm in Morrice Hall.

Tickets are $5 for students and seniors,$6 general admission and can be reserved by calling:398-6600 •Amnesty International general meet­ ing for new and old members at 7pm in Union 425.

•Players Theatre and Production Pon­ tiac present Un One Night Stand, the french adaptation of Carol Bolt’s popular comedy thriller. The produc­ tion will run tonight to October 3rd, and the 6th to the 10th. For reservations: 398-6813 or 849-2143.

•McGill Student Pugwash will hold its new members' night at 7:30pm in Room 426 of Burnside Hall. All Welcome.

•Plant Breeding Contributions to Feeding People is the topic for a lecture given by Dr. Kenneth J. Frey of

the University of Iowa, at 6pm in Lea­ cock 232. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY

T u esd ay, Se p te m b e r 29, 1987 T h e M cG ill T rib u n e •Modern Times , directed by Charlie Chaplin, will be shown in Leacock 132, at 8pm. Admission: $2.50.

FRIDAY

September 30 •Vox Relogionis- A forum of debate in Religious Studies. All students in­ verted to participate in an informal series of weekly essay - presentations on the subject of Religious Studies.

Deadline for fall term:Thursday, Octo­ ber 1st. Please submit entries, descrip­ tion of papers to Richard Cooper's mailbox, Religious Studies Building, 3520 University or; James Jerris' mailbox, 4th floor Morrice Hall: 8456628.

•Anne Diamond McLean, Robert Har­ ding and Steve Luxton will read from their works at 9pm at the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer. Admission:$2.00.

•Destiny, a German film of 1921,will be shown in the Frank Dawson Auditoriun at 7:30pm. Admission is Free.

Presented by the McGill Film Society.

•The Laminated Poster Sale begins today in the Union Building. Get wholesale prices on those posters you’ve always wanted, just until to­ morrow!!

SOAPBOX

by Ted

October 2nd •The Cancer Centre presents Dr. Glen Ward who will speak on “Cellular Heterogeneity in Normal and neoplas­ tic human bladder epithelium”, in the McIntyre Building, Room 705 at noon.

•Gallipoli, an Australian film, directed

by Peter Weir, will be shown in Lea­ cock 132 at 7:30pm. Admission:$2.50.

Presented by the McGill Film Society.

•Lamda Chi Alpha ,3505 Peel,is hav­ ing its annual Rum and Reggae party 9pm. All welcome.

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SATURDAY October 3rd

•The acclaimed comedy, My Beautifle Laundrette, will be shown in Leacock 132 at 7:30. Admission: $2.50. Pre­ sented by the McGill Film Society.

THURSDAY October 1st

•The American Poety Association en­ courages Canadian Students to enter their poetry contest. Deadline is De­ cember 31st, so, before you get swamped with papers and exams, write no and come to the Tribune, B01-A of the Union, for details on where to send it

M e e tin g !

The Tribune will hold its weekly meeting tonight (Tuesday) in room BOIA at 6p.m.

• Come and see Monday Night Football on our 2 giant screen TVs

The Alley is proud to present Politically-minded Bohemian guitar dude

• Thursday has B -52 Bonanza with shots at $ 2 .0 0 From 9 pm until close

C R A IG O FFM A N

• Friday is wreckless, chaotic and vulnerable

Wednesday, Sept. 30th

W H Y NOT D RO P B Y ...

On Tuesdays & Thursday nights check out McGill's finest

MTW 11 am - 1 am Th & S 11 am - 2 am Fri. 11 am - 3 am

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No cover for any of the shows Mon 11 am - 6 pm Tu-Fri. 11 am-1 am

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NEWS

T u esd ay, Se p te m b e r 2 9 , 1987 The M cG ill T rib u n e

The Lincoln Collection -Worth the Effort?

ARTS& S C IE N C E

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this proposal, and a similar one submit­ ted to APPC by the Faculty of Arts Special Task Force, “active preven­ tion.” Rather than piecemeal regula­ tions, professors will have “clean, simple rules” to follow.

Implementing these regulations will not be without its problems. Batta­ glia pointed out that, “there is no provi­ sion for enforcing these rules” and also suggested that the University, with the anticipated increase in number of fi­ nals, would have to post the exam schedule before registration so that students could plan accordingly.

According to Lee Iverson, however, these problems are mostly logistical.

Despite division within the APPC over term paper deadlines, Freedman, Iver­ son and Petter all seem to feel that the University is taking steps to correct a

problem which has made student life unnecessarily difficult during the last two weeks of class. At the moment, said Iverson, “many students are get­ ting completely screwed.”

Francophones... continued from page 1

Tennenbaum, who was elected in part on a promise to improve the french aspect at McGill, is optimistic about small changes. He points to the re­ sounding success of this year’s Salut McGill Welcome Week, which was more bilingual than ever. Tennenbaum senses a climate of greater harmony and compromise that he hopes will result in a greater appreciation of McGill's multicultural setting.

Plutonium... continued from page I

Original collection behind closed doors. material as it comes out. According to McGill’s Director of libraries, Dr. Eric Ormsby, this money has not yet been received, but is expected soon, along with an additional series of Lincoln’s letters.

At present the Nathanson Room can be seen by appointment only, through the Reference dept., but tbis temporary arrangment is an awkward one for the busy library staff. The collection does

tions until they reached a point where Canada would be powerless to stop them.”

Nevertheless, the Canadian govern­ ment has been dangerously apathetic about the entire situation. HomerDixon questions “the government’s commitment to protecting our North­ ern sovereignty. They haven’t so much as raised a squeek.”

Was the fuss over the Polar Sea Inci­ dent in 1985, in which the government took up the sword for Canada’s sover­ eignty, merely a symbolic gesture in­

stead of an ambitious precedent?

If pushed, the government’s prob­ able course of action will be to demand that the plutonium be converted into pellet form for transport. Although this would remove the risk of plutonium dispersing into populated areas in the event of a crash, it is not yet planned because of the enormous expense it would cost Japan. But even if this compromise evolves, Canada will still be a passive participant in global nu­ clear trade. For many who support Canada’s non-proliferation stance, this is too prolific for comfort.

it intriguing, even for those who aren’t graduates of American History. Dr. Ormsby said, “We are trying to get some sense of public interest, in order to establish a schedule of hours” so that the Nathanson room would be avail­ able for public viewing. Dr, Ormsby noted that the donor wished his collec­ tion to be available to all Montrealers, not just McGill students.

The McGill Arts and Science Undergraduate Society in now calling for applicants for the following positions:

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By Mark Hyland Books by the carton-full, statues and bookends; medals, proclamations and posters... all trundled into the McLen­ nan library just as students were re­ turned to classes three weeks ago.

“What!?!,” you ask. “What stat­ ues...?, what bookends...?”

Ahhhh. If you missed it in the Ga­ zette, or have been avoiding the library like the plague (both perfectly reason­ able possibilities), then now you know: McGill has been donated one of the largest private collections of Abraham Lincoln material in the world.

Dr. Joseph N. Nathanson graduated from McGill Medicine in 1919, and always thought he owed something to the school where he learned his profes­ sion. Over the next fifty-odd years he went on to become a successful physi­ cian and professor of Medicine, and also began assembling a collection of “Lincolnalia“ that now rivals any other in the world, save the catalogue of Abe’s correspondence at the U.S. Li­ brary of Congress. Recently Nathan­ son, now 93, decided to give it all away.

Although he toyed with the idea of giving his collection to Cornell Univer­ sity (where he taught for much of his life). McGill eventually won out “be­ cause I wanted people to come in and browse, to be able to read and touch it.”

The collection can now be found in the new Joseph N. Nathanson Room on the fourth floor of the Graduate library.

However, the material is still a long way from being as accessible as Dr. Natanson envisioned it. The tedious process of cataloguing the material has not yet begun and, as Suzie Slavin, Head of Reference for McLennan, said, “We don’t know what’s there.” How­ ever, Slavin said that the McGill librar­ ies have already taken possession of many of the books in the collection.

Dr. Nathanson’s gift also includes $25,000 (US) for the upkeep of the collection, as well as for adding new

Senate to revise exams...

UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETY GRAD BALL CHAIRMAN: The Grad Ball Chairman will be responsible for the

planning and the overall opeations of the Annual A.S.U.S. Graduation Hall in mid-March.

This position calls for a creative and enthusiastic individual capable of motivating people and meeting deadlines. This is a perfect position for those interested in being a partof one of McGill's social events.

SECRETARY: the ASUS Council requires a secretary whose responsibility it will be to take minutes at all ASUS Council meetings, prepare Agendae, and ensure that the ASUS office is well maintained. This position calls for a responsible and experienced individual willing to donate time during school hours.

CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER: The Returning Officer will be responsible for the organization and supervision of all ASUS elections and by-elections. This position of responsibility requires an individual who is capable of leading a team.

COURSE EVALUATION DIRECTOR: The Course Evaluation Director will be responsible for producing a Course Evaluation Manual to be distributed to all Arts and Science students in the Spring. The applicant for this position should be very organized and shouldbe witling to spend many hours working with the ASUS and McGill Administration to compile data and meet deadlines.

COURSE EVALUATION ASSISTANT : The Course Evaluation Assistant will work with the Course Evaluation Director in the compilation ofdata for the Course Evaluation Manual, This time-consuming job should be considered by anyone familiar with the collation and interpretation of numerical data.

All the posiitions above except that of ASUS Secretary are paid positions and are open to McGill Arts and Science students only.

Interested persons should apply through the ASUS office at Leacock 319 before October 13, 1987. ________________________________________

Bike report... continued from page 1

and that. “They (the bicycle racks) have been made ... at a budget of roughly $10,000.” This figure was also given

by Maria Battaglia, VP University Affairs of the Students’ Society.

“In early July, Sam Kingdon, Asso­ ciate Vice- Principal (Planning and Physical Resources) announced to me that they were spending $10.000,” Battaglia reported.

To accent the quality of these racks, Kingdon told Battaglia the University was “only getting 200.” Battaglia said she had been assured that the racks would be on the campus by late August. “The last I heard, “ Battaglia told the Tribune September 16, “he said there had been a slight delay but he gave me assur­ ances that at least one is to be in front of the Union Building.” There is in fact no

rack for the Union Building. Battaglia optimistically concluded, “He gave me his word that they would be here and I trust that he will have them here for the students.”

All sources agree on the problems posed by bicycles to handicap access.

Professor Covo claimed the problem was “double-barreled,” and that, “Our hope is to provide enough racks and sensitize students to the problems they cause inadvertently.” During the sum­ mer, stickers were placed on bicycles to make students aware of the access problem. Covo reported that this is still being done.

The bicycle racks can be found at F. Cyril James, MacDonald Harrington, MacIntyre Medical, and the Stewart Biology buildings, as well as beside Redpath Hall.

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OP/ED'

T u esd ay, S e p te m b e r 2 9 , 1987 T h e M cG ill T rib u n e

After the walkout: In Praise of Free Tgtrade Canada’s decision to walk away from the free trade talks with the U.S. last week gave a surprising jolt to the traditionally calm Canadian/American relationship.

Y et this decision, taken two weeks before the U.S. Congress’ mandate to negotiate runs out, may have severe long-term effects on all of us, whether we care or not.

Canadian nationalists, who number many students and academicians among them, will say the breakdown in talks bodes well for the future security of Canadian cultural and economic sovereignty. If the Mulroney governments’ past record on trustworthiness and integrity is anything to go on, their fears that Canada is ready to ‘sell the store’ are certainly well founded. In the larger context, Canada’s decision to break off the talks must be seen as a desperate, last-minute bargaining ploy by a government about to watch its main economic policy go down the drain.

At the same time, the move should reassure the public that the government never intended to sell-out (or, more probably, Mulroney realized the political conse­ quences of doing so).

By pulling out of the talks, Ottawa hopes Washington will wake up and realize that Canada is serious about its major demands. These include a system of binding arbitration to settle trade disputes and the continuation of vital Canadian cultural and economic subsidy programs.

Here, the Americans ought to listen. They themselves know that failure to resolve a Canada/U.S. trade pact will reflect badly on them when they try to reach a new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (G.A.T.T.) in the near future.

What will the 91 -member nations of G.A.T.T. think if Washington can not even play fair with its Canadian neighbours?

The European Economic Community, now in its 22nd year and still growing, as well as the G.A.T.T., prove that trade agreements can be fair and advantageous to all involved.

In these final days before the October 6th deadline, unofficial negotiations will

Once again, this university may have to depend upon a government that basi­ cally demands a lobbyist to ensure that the interests of students are main­ tained.

In the face of dwindling funds, the university bureaucracy has taken upon itself the role of allotting funds. In the words of Mrs. E.A. Gameau, Adminis­ trative Assistant, “Someone had to es­ tablish priorities.” She notes that, “I also live in a place that needs atten­ tion,” referring to a gaping hole leaking plaster chips on her floor.

The nursing and social work library at Wilson Hall is an example of what happens when basic repairs to the fab­ ric of a building are not done. Three years ago the roofof thejournal section and reading room needed attention. To be fixed, and three years ago, it was brought to the attention of the Physical Plant director. A director later, the repairs have finally been slated for Sept. 29, 1987. ‘A promise is as a

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fenroferMcrri amie Aldea continue with much public bantering and posturing. Canadians should start playing hardball and push for a good free trade deal; one that allows for impartial resolution of differences and respects the inherently different cultural and eco­ nomic ideals both countries hold.

Ian Harrold

promise does’ may be the bottom line for Nursing Faculty staff under the di­ rection of Dr. Mary-Ellen Jeans, Direc­ tor. Rumours are circulating that a demonstration is planned if repairs are not to start this time.

Wilson Hall desperately needs some P.R. Ithas been cleansed and purged by catastrophic rains that flowed through the building onto the street in July 1987. It has wiring defects, heating problems, and the library itself suffers from noise due to photocopiers located right in the story areas. Repairs have been delayed by sub-contractors and replacement of carpets and linoleul has just started this week. Wilson Hall and more especial],y its library, is suffering from low morale. Isn’t it time some­ body recognized a library as an essen­ tial student service and put it high on the bureaucratic list of priorities?

M arta Mirecki MSc Nursing (Qualifying)

ence, and Education. Furthermore, positions are still available on Senate Committees. (Note that the nomina­ tions period has been extended to Thurs. Oct. 1st!) But there’s more...

leaving more funds for a larger book collection. These changes are already underway; visible changes could be expected by September 1988.

Libraries The Redpath and MacLennan liraries will be undergoing an administra­ tive and physical change. No jobs will be lost, but the staff’s work will be di­ vided so that students can benefit from an improved service. This metamor­ phosis will also decrease the duplica­ tion of books and periodicals, thus

Housing A Students’ Society Housing Task Force was established to look at the scope of the crisis situation and to explore a wide range of possible solu­ tions to the housing crisis.

The committee hopes to have a report ready by the end of the semester. Any sugges­ tions, comments, or complaints are welcomed by the committee.

Jonel Chow ■

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Council Corner

by Maria Battaglia Now that you’re well settled after three weeks of classes, you ask your­ self- is there more to University life than just classes and parties?!

The truth is, there is lots happening at the University Affairs level. Believe it or not, students have an active voice at levels of the university ’s decision-mak­ ing bodies, including policy making committees.

For this reason it is crucial that all po­ sitions still open be fulfilled. Senators are neede from the faculties of Reli­ gious Studies, Music, Dentistry, Sci­

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Underfunding Not Appreciated To the Editor: It appears that nursing and social work students have been the latest victems (sic) of university bureauc­ racy, It is no secret that the Quebéc Provincial Government has cut funding to ‘english’ universities, choosing to favor instead ‘french’ universities such as the University of Quebéc and the Universityof Montréal. Ostensibly the reasons given by the government for the cutbacks have been that McGill has a large endowment or trust fund which could cover expenses.

There is a tradition behind most english-speaking universities whereby alumni recognize the contribution made by their university with a mone­ tary contribution, This usually happens after establishing a career or in re­ sponse to a particular funding drive.

Expenses have indeed beat covered by the university, to theextent that monies in the fund have been rapidly depleted.

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An Upcoming Issue The Senate/Board Caucus will be ‘examining’ the new exam policy to ensure that students’ interests are al­ ways taken into consideration. This policy, which makes the exam period the compulsory period in which to write a formal exam, will be presented to Senate tomorrow.

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By Michelle Ninow three of which will be french Beginning October 19, CKUT is ductions. planning to air its first play of the fall The magazine section o season ofTHEATRADIO. The weekly program will be used to pro production will consist of a radio drama plays currently runninj and a magazine section.

Montréal. Once again, the Ian Pringle, producer of the series, is phasis will be on the produc excited about this new program. The which need exposure, not ( material he is planning to use for mercial plays.

THEATRADIO will be, for the most Pringle does not yet havi part, unknown, that is unrecognized entire fall season finalized, it plays or those which have not been pre­ he is still looking for actor viously performed.

■tresses, directors and script “We want to produce plays which ers for some of the product need exposure” explained Pringle. The Pringle wants to use peopli Fall season will include twelve plays, the series "whose enthusiasr the production outweighs talent”. The program will pro <^\CG\LL amateur or aspiring theatre et siasts with a chance to get s

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Sartre and de Beauvoir The Struggle and the Passion

by Moira MacDonald Philosophers, especially the great ones, can be easily glorified and even deified. Perhaps their works would have more meaning if one could understand the authors as human beings. Tête à Tête is not a factual play in the sense that no one really knows what went on between de Beauvoir and Sartre in those final days. As the play’s director Jean-Louis Roux says, “Sometimes we must forget the truth and trust to the artist and his imagination.” Nevertheless, Montréal playwright Ralph Burdman, who has done extensive study on the works of these two philosophical geniuses, has produced an account which will likely satisfy even their most ardent followers.

The audience first meets Sartre from his own perspective: in darkness.

Gradually the lights rise and the blind Sartre is seen conducting Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. Although now physically frail - a combined result of old age, amphetamine abuse, cigarettes, and al­ cohol - Sartre is still a man of great passion, rage and spirituality. At this moment these qualities remain below the surface, but they will emerge during the course of the play.

By contrast, Simone de Beauvoir ap­ pears as a character in constant physical motion. She blusters into her apartment where Sartre has been staying (they never did shack up), carrying with her tales from the publishing house where she has been in conference with her editors.

The play’s dilemna arises when the audience understands that Sartre, far from resigning himself to death, has accepted the fact and decided to die with

Tête à Tête is not concerned exclu­

sively with questions of life and death.

The death element, while important, seems to function more as a backdrop for the characters’ discussion of their feel­ ings for each other than as the central focus of the play. The immense love that exists between them is best expressed by Sartre’s metaphor: “We are spiritual Siamese twins.”

The two characters are portrayed by Monique Mercure and Gabriel Gascon, both returning from the French produc­ tion of Tête à Tête presented last year.

Mercure’s performance at first appears forced, as though she were trying too hard to get at the heart of de Beauvoir’s character. This tendency improves to­ wards the end of the first half. Gascon is faced with the sizeable obstacle of por­ traying a blind man. Eyes are usually the actors’s best tools for expressing emo­ tion and personality. Without use of the eyes, he or she is forced to rely on personal comprehension and a relation­ ship with the character in order to sig­ nificantly affect the audience. Gascon obviously realizes this and allows the audience to feel both Sartre’s deep spiri­ tual dynamics as well as his very basic human qualities.

Théâtre du Café de la Place provides an appropriately intimate setting for the presentation of such an emotional rela­ tionship. At times, however, the sheer force of these characters seems too big to be contained and the presence of a re­ straining force is clearly felt both by the performers and the audience. The play’s theme of grappling with inner strength provides a fitting commentary on the lives of de Beauvoir and Sartre, for no

Sometimes wemust forget the truth and trust to the artist and his (sic) imagination” ”

dignity by discontinuing his medication.

In this way he will die with his thought processes intact. De Beauvoir, however, (who it would seem is the one really living physically) has not accepted her companion’s death and has evaded any thoughts pertaining to it.

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matter how great the mind, the body is still a limitng factor as Sartre’s case demonstrates so vividly.

TêteàTête runs at Théâtre du Caféde la Place until October 17. For reserva­ tions, call 842-2112.

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Players’ •Theatre Surp

by Patricia Badir In its brochure. Players' Theatre bills itself as “The only student run an nanced theatre on the McGill campus.” It also claims to be “the oldest Enj speaking theatre in Montreal.” Finally, it boasts of its capacity to produe to sixteen plays per year. However, any innocent person who happen wander into the theatre’s office (which is carefully decorated with balk and beer bottles) quickly discovers a theatrical energy which surpasses expectations that the brochure might lead one to have.

Players' is indeed student run and operated. The executive is an ccle council of seven, coming from all faculties. Together they determine theatre’s artistic policy, the upcoming season's productions, and the loca of the next cast party. When asked about the image of such a student oper theatre, president Tomas Mureika insisted that the space is a forum for rything "from absurdity to social conscience.” He does not classify the the as experimental, trying to avoid being “pigeonholed into that Theatre meatre alternative thing." However, Kristin Kieren adamantly insisted since the theatre operates within a university milieu, "theoption toexperin s definately there.”

The theatre’s targeted audience is obviously the student body. Player eeking toexpand its membership through enthusiastic participation at ev uch as activities night. Three dollars entitles a McGill student to a onedc iscount on the year’s productions, monthly newsletter, as well as the rig! participate in the productions as technical or artistic crew.

However, despite this drive to recruit McGill students as participants audience members, Players’ continues to reach out into the larger Mon: community. Through multi-ethnic and francophone productions, as wel co-productions with established theatre companies such as The Associai For Producing Artists, Black Theatre Workshop and Class Act Productu he theatre seems to be expanding as a community theatre beyond the cam ates. |y-~r Though officially student funded, Players’ Theatre, in their 1986 season, managed to pay back all the money given to them by Student Soc: and make a considerable profit. Nevertheless, the theatre is still plagued u

Tuesday Night Ca

by Kelly Mulcair Since its conception in 1977, Tuesday Night Cafe (TNC), has played a central role in McGill’s theatrical milieu, offer­ ing a dynamic source of campus enter­ tainment.

TNC is a student run, non-profit or­ ganization sponsored by the English De­ partment. The theatrical group, headed

by Executive Director Ed Hitchcock and Production Coordinator Martha Gall, sees itself as offering an enriched learning experience to students inter­ ested in the field of dramatic arts. As Gall stressed, “the good thing about Tuesday Night Cafe is that it offers experience and the only requisit to in­ volvement is interest.”

Unlike McGill’s Player’s Theater, which prepares a fixed calendar of theatrical performances at the beginning of each year, Tuesday Night Cafe does

not have a prescribed list of f formances and as such rema heavily dependent on stud proposals and ideas. “We ret depend on student input, not j in the field of acting but also general proposals and techni assistance.”

As Hichcock aptly points c students who audition for ro and are not chosen can take sol ; in the fact that TNC offers a bn range of tasks in the related fie “Students don’t have to appeal the actual play to be part of I production.

There’s alwa something we can offer them, ] instance right now we are looki for an educational coordinai and a technical director.”

Traditionally, TNC perfon between three and four plays f

Tuesday, September 29, 1987 The McGill Tribune

Radio Drama radical experience.

In theatre classes, students are ught to think creatively, and ith this new radio production ringle wants to provide an outlet >r these newly learned skills, irith the introduction of HEATRADIO an experimental anting enviroment will be cre­ ed where amateurs can hone leir skills. “My aim is not to turn it the best possible productions / using professionals and well town scripts,” explained ■ingle, rather he wants to use HEATRADIO as more of a orkshop. He even plans to pro­ dean opportunity for apprenticigwhereby new directors will be tie to work with experienced

directors to gain enough knowl­ edge to be able to try something on their own.

Pringle has been recruiting people for the productions from McGill and around Montreal. He is planning toapproach the National Theatre School to find addi­ tional people for the series. Pringle is still accepting applications and new scripts. The best way to make sure that he will consider an actor/actress, direc­ tor, or scriptwriter for a production, is to go and see him in his office at the CKUT radio station. Application forms get “misplaced” or filed away so the best plan is to see him in person and let him know that you are enthusiastic about being a part of the new THEATRADIO production.

:s Wildest Expectations tiquated lighting and sound equipment. As well, it must continue to contend th ‘ Pub Nite’ during Friday and Saturday night performances. These are thnical problems that cannot be remedied on Players’ budget. Kent Harries, etheatre's technical director, believes thatitis”a fantastic thing that Players' n still operate...if I ever get money it will serve only to replace what is broAs with all theatre on a shoestring, creativity must make up for money, it Players"',says Harries.’ we have become masters of the scrounge... why y when you can beg, borrow, or steal.”

Being the oldest English theatre in Montreal is not Players’ only accomshment. Last year it was awarded a three thousand dollar grant, from The cGill Associates ,for renovations. Student Society presented the theatre th the “Club of the Year” award for 1986-87, the “Chief Officer of the Year iward to Eileen Bistrisky. and the “Treasurer of the Year” award to Michacl lylor. Despite this recognition. Players’Theatre has been criticized by the ess for being amateur. Inresponse to this, the 1987-88 executive has decided direct their efforts towards making all productions artistic as well as box fice successes.

This year's season began with Sam Shepperd’s Cowboy Mouth. This one an. one woman, one lobster show set the theatre off well by responding to aspitations to be experimental, while maintaining its artistic integrity, om September 29 to October 10 the theatre will be presenting a new French tnslation of Canadian playwright Carol Bolt's One Night Stand. In store for fall season are an act from the 1987 Comedy Festival “Juste Pour Rire”, >Irene to Me, and Bagladv to You ; Cathedral, and original work in its first oduction; a new adaptation of Hamlet; and Ronald Howard’s The Dresser.

New this year is a Theatresports league, for which workshops have alredy gun. January marks the beginning of the McGill Drama competition in tich budgets will be awarded to winning university playwrights to produce ;ir works in a festival atmosphere.

Dropping by Players’ Theatre would be well worth and thespian 's time, tor ere is certainly much more to this theatre than a brochure could lead one to :lieve.

Alive and Well mester, depending, among her things, on student involveent and participation. This year iwever, the theatrical group ay have a difficult time schedulg plays because Motrice Hall, 4C’s original place of performice, is now being used by the lglish Department. The conflict ems from the fact that Moyse all is currently undergoing novation and as a result, the rglish Department has had to cupy Mortice Hall in the inrim.

As Hitchcock explained the tuation poses serious conraints onTNC’s flexibility; they i longer enjoy unlimited access Morrice Hall, but now must ork around the English epartment’s schedule in orderto

put on plays. “We are currently looking for alternative areas to perform but in the meantime it looks like we’re going to have to share Morrice Hall with the English Department.”

In spite of all the confusion surround­ ing stage location, Tuesday Night Cafe will kick off the season tonight (in Morrice Hall) with the Montréal première of See Bob Run. This play was recently awarded Best New Cana­ dian Play, and promises to provide five days of solid theatrical entertainment.

Although TNC usually generates its own production, this year the first play of the season is being performed by The Outlet, a Torontonian based theatrical group currently touring Canada. Nightly performances will begin at 20h00 and tickets can be purchased at the door, or by making reservations at the TNC of­ fice, 398-6600.

Last year's smash hit Top Girls, produced by the English Department

Keeners make English Drama program look good

by Mike Crawley The McGill English Department Drama program is faced with a change in location, but a lot of eager new blood is expected to compensate for the antici­ pated technical difficulties. The pro­ gram has been forced to move its two productions into the 50 seat Morrice Hall theatre, home of Tuesday Night Cafe, due to the renovations of Moyse Hall in the Arts Building. Over fifty students, however, auditioned for the seven roles in Ibsen’s A Doll’ s House, McGill’s fall production, set for staging in mid-November.

McGill Drama is funded by the De­ partment of English and operates as an outlet for students in the Drama and Theatre option to flaunt their thespian wares. Students in other departments, however, are not only allowed to par­ ticipate but are strongly encouraged.

“It’s not a formal program,” says Howard Mendelsohn, assistant to the drama secretary and producer of A D oll’ s Hou se. Keen volunteers “won’t be confronted by stem people.”

Despite the fact that the fall production has been cast and most technical posi­ tions filled, volunteers are still needed for ticket sales, publicity and usher posi­ tions. Auditions for the spring play, Freedom of the City, by Brian Friel, will be in early January. This will be directed by Paula Danckert, a McGill graduate now working professionally after attending the National Theatre School.

Both of these shows will be per­ formed in the minute theatre of Morrice Hall. Complete technical improvements to ancient Moyse Hall will make future productions look more professional, while a redesigned house will increase ease of viewing and cut the seating from

450 to 300. Construction has fallen behind and won’t be completed until the summer of 1989. In the meantime, McGill Drama is confronted with budget cuts. The Department’s theory: smaller theatre, smaller bucks.

Anne McDougall, set designer for A Doll’s House, says the play “might not look as polished.” She added, “There is more of an emphasis on actual acting values [in this play].” But the show must go on, and it will from November 11-14 and 18-21. The limited seating makes reservations for your $4 student seats a smart idea. Penny Farfan, a McGill masters student, is directing the play, which is a philosophical piece connect­ ing themes of self-realization, women’s rights and conventional morality. Deep stuff.

The concept behind the Drama pro­ gram is not to train professionally, but rather to provide entertainment and an opportunity for anyone to get involved.

“It’s open-ended; you can do pretty much what you want,” comments Men­ delsohn. However, he does see a prob­ lem, as Drama & Theatre option stu­ dents “are not forced to get involved.

Probably next year, the program will offer credit for working on shows.” At the moment, students are encouraged to participate on the basis of improving on the university experience through extra­ curricular activity. One present option for credit is a 500-level course, Medie­ val Drama Workshop, which will culmi­ nate in the performance of Everyman.

All technicalities aside, Howard Mendelsohn calls the turnout at audi­ tions “phenomenal,” pancularly be­ cause almost all were freshmen. This bodes well for the future of this mainstay on the McGill Drama scene.

Exclusively Gilbert and Sullivan

by Bilquisse Visram The McGill Savoy Society, the oldest university affiliated Gilbert and Sulli­ van group in Canada, normally stages its annual production at Moyse Hall. This year, proposed renovations of this facil­ ity will make it largely unavailable for such events. ’ Since its conception in 1964, Savoy has annually performed a Gilbert and Sullivan musicals on campus. This year however, the musical group is prepared to go off campus in search of suitable facilities for its production of the G on d oliers. Audition for the Gondoliers, which is tentatively scheduled to hit the stage in late January,

or early February, were held this past Thursday, Saturday and Monday. In an interview with the Tribune. Society Pre­ dident Rachel Edwards, and co-produc­ ers Courtney George and David Tees, stressed that experience acting and/or singing are not required.

According to David Tees, “The Sa­ voy Society is largely a social club.” If you missed the auditions, but would like to get involved in this year’s production, volunteers are needed to help out with technical aspects, as well as costume and set design. The Savoy Society is funded by the McGill Student Society, and pa­ tron funds.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Tuesday, September 29, 1987 The McGill Tribune

Painting exhibit: Deeper Than Mere Art

by Jan e Gillis Have you ever, during the course of your university career, found yourself lost in a clutter of text books piled ceiling high? And while enduring this mahem, do you ever ask yourself that burning question which only time and destiny can answer: Is there life after McGill?

Well, rest assured - there is. Take Annelies Epstein, for example, a for­ mer McGill student with an M. A. in Art Education and a tapestried background in art, music and art gallery manage­ ment, who has recently ventured out on her own with an exhibition taking place at Dollard’s Galerie de la Ville on de Salaberry.

The paintings in this exhibition con­ sist of portraits and portrait-figures of Epstein’s friends and acquaintances.

Upon viewing her works it is obvious that there is something deeper occuring in the painting. There is a certain bond, a relationship between the painter and the subject which adds a third dimen­ sion to the canvas. In particular, it is with the subject’s eyes that Epstein captures the individual’s character and expression.

“The positioning of the figures and the creation of the environment around them serve not only as formal devices, but as visual metaphors,” says the artist of her work. The subjects are set in

realistic settings, such as a bedroom or a living room, and surrounded by drap­ eries, chairs and flowers. In these set­ tings, the subjects all appear low-keyed and natural, and the viewer is able to relate to them. She uses a pallet of fushia, deep sea blue, forest green and amber. The shades are somewhat dark toned but come off the canvas as lowkeyed brights, “The cult of personality, which was the original motivation for the portrai­ ture in the Renaissance, has been superceded by the contemporary artist’s interest in imposing his or her vision on the subject. Rather than being bound by the need to flatter and strengthen the identity of the individual, the artist may now use the sitter as a point of departure in the creation of a painting which has values other than realism of depiction or the political function of establishing the status of an individual in a hierar­ chy,” Epstein explains.

There are fourteen works of art in all on display. Especially captivating are “Reclining Nude” - a modem day Rubens-like model, but now with a woman in control of the brush - and “Baroque Interuption of Intimacy”, which is like catching two lovers unaware.

The exhibit is on display at Galerie de la Ville until October 16. For more information, call 845-2328.

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Annelies Epstein's Sandra (Oil on Canvas, 1987)

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Film Review: The Surreality of Desire

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by Geoffrey Booth In The Law of Desire , people must pay their dues for crossing the barrier of rationality into the mad world of desire.

The film expresses director and writer Pedro Aldomovar's belief that “the dream of being the object of limitless desire is nurtured in the soul of every human being,” by taking a satirical look at the violent and ridiculous be­

haviour of men and women possessed by desire.

Pablo Quintero (Eusebio Poncela) channels his passions into creative expression, making marvelously eso­ teric and erotic films. This partially compensates for his inability to be the only object of his lover Juan’s desire.

He is in turn pursued by Antonio (Antonio Benitez), who selects Pablo

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Carman Maura (Tina) and Fernando Guillen (the Inspector) in a scene from Law o f D esire.

as his initiator into homosexuality and is soon transformed into an obsessively jealous and possessive lover.

The third slave to desire is Tina (Carmen Maura), once Pablo’s brother but now his sister. Ever since her sordid and disastrous first affair that initially persuaded her to change her sex, Tina has been sworn off men. Antonio re­ kindles her long dormant lust, but longs to possess Pablo body and soul and to establish himself as the only object of Pablo’s desire. It is the extreme actions taken by this one dimensional character that create the plot complications and the resulting tragedies.

Aldomovar's achievement lies in his ability to avoid the melodramatic po­ tential inherent in the many inevitably cliché situations in this story of love and revenge. He has created an artful balance between the pathetic and the absurd.

The intrusion of wittily surreal cine­ matography and characterization work against our natural instinct to sentimen­ talize. Overall, it is a refreshingly bold perspective on sexuality, where homo­ sexuality is the immediate context, but not the overall concern.

The Law of Desire is playing at Cinéma Bogart.

ARTS

Tuesday, September 29, 1987 The McGill Tribune

Film Series Fights Wrongful Jailing

by Mike Crawley Nelson Mandela has become a worldwide figure and his wrongful imprisonment is deplored by every­ one but the “run-of-the-mill conser­ vative cretin,” says Mike Ryan, an organizer of the local stop on the International Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Tour. Ryan is most con­ cerned with drumming up support for the case of Leonard Peltier, die other symbol on the tour’s double bill. Café Commune, on Milton at Ste-Famille (just a hop away from the McGill ghetto), is the location for a weekly film series benefit, which is attempt­ to increase public awareness of Peltier’s predicament.

Leonard Peltier, a 42 year-old Ojibway/Dakou Indian, has been a victim of a massive FBI coverup, a multitude of fabricated evidence in the US courts and even a questiona­ bly procured extradition from Can­ ada. The International Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Tour is presently proceeding across the country, with a stop in Montréal from October 3-5.

Plans for the three days include a press conference, native entertain­ ment. speakers directly involved with the Peltier defense and perhaps a rep­ resentative from the African National Congress.

“We're trying to build up con­ sciousness,” Ryan said “...and in­ crease public pressure." At the mo­ ment. Peltier's demands forafair trial are supported by Amnesty Interna­ tional. church organizations across North America, over 50 US congress­ men and 60 MPs. Supportive editori­ als have appeared in both The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star. The American court system, however, 11 years after his extradition, continues to keep him mired in prison and frus­ trated, despite appeals.

In June, 1975, a massive gun battle occurred on the Pine Ridge Reserva­ tion in South Dakota during which two of the invading FBI agents were killed. Four months later, Peltier and three others were indicted for the murder of the men. At that time he was in Alberta, and once tracked down, asked for political asylum due to fear of an unfair trial. The US government used affadavits from a diagnosed psychotic, which stated that she witnessed Peltier kill the FBI men, to return him to the States. Soon after, it was revealed that the af­ fadavits had been acquired through coersion and had since been ac­ knowledged as false by the woman.

She swore under oath that she wasn’t even on the reservation at the time.

Two things are clear from this case: the Americans have violated our joint extradition treaty through fraud; and Leonard Peltier deserves a new trial.

The Café Commune film series which focusses on the problem of the Indians’ culture loss, continues Thursday. October l , with a selection of shorts depicting Indian musical

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with well-known native folk-singer Willie Dunn. A voluntary contribu­ tion is all that is requested. More in­ formation regarding the Solidarity Tour’s October 3,4 and 5 tenure in Montréal is available by phoning 842-7509.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Lacy and Waldron

by William Brock Despite his mastery of a difficult instru­ ment, soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy left the U.S. in the mid sixties for Eu­ rope and an audience he felt was more receptive to his playing. His fourteen city North American tour, which ended at the Musée des Beaux Arts audito­ rium September 20th, represents a tri­ umphant, if humble, return home.

Accompanied by fellow expatriate and frequent collaborator Mai Waldron, Lacy played two forty-five minute sets for the sellout crowd of over three hundred. The show encompassed both old and new, with Lacy and Waldron performing renditions of Ellington and Monk tunes as well as more progres­ sive original material. Unfortunately, the Ellington standards suffered from sloppy playing on Lacy’s part, the saxophonist seemingly wrestling with his instrument at times. Only occasion­ ally did Lacy exhibit his exceptional command of both intonation and tonal manipulation. That command was in evcidence in Waldron’s own ‘Hooray

Steve Lacev and Mai Waldron team up at Beaux Arts.

for Herbie’, a freer composition that provided both musicians with a lot of room in which to display their consid­ erable talents for harmonic invention.

It was in the Monk tunes, especially ‘Evidence’ and ‘In Walked Bud’, that both players hit full stride, playing with the kind of sympathetic exchange one expects from two players who have played together as long as this duo has.

Waldron was especially good, his chunky almost orchestral style grace­ fully sliding in and around the tricky chord progressions, the pianist com­ pletely engrossed in his playing and oblivious to everyone but Lacy.

If the show had a flaw, it was a lack of momentum. Lacy seemd too tired to muster the kind of intensity his music requires. One was left wondering if perhaps the demands of the tour had worn at Lacy’s ability to generate that intensity. Nevertheless, the perform­ ance of Lacy and Waldron had in it to satisfy the enthusiastic and apprecia­ tive audience that night.

Lost Library Materials New Replacement Costs Effective September 1, 1987 replacement charges levied to users who lose library materials will be: • The price as listed in current in-print sources, plus $25.00 processing fee as well as a binding fee where applicable • Flat rates for out-of-print items based on averages in such disciplines as: $30.00 Social Sciences $30.00 Humanities $60.00 Art & Architecture $60.00 Law $67.00 Medicine $60.00 Phyisical Sciences • an adjustable flat rate, at the discretion ofthe library, in esceptional cases. plus $25.00 processing fee as well as a binding fee where applicable This charge reflects the ever-increasing costs of searching, ordering, cataloguing, and shelving library materials,. All users are urged to be cognizant of the wealth of resources available in McGill’s libraries and to help maintaining the collection for everyone's benefit.

McGill Film Society

GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, September 29 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0 Union 107/ 108

Topics to be discussed include:

STUDENTS’ SOCIETY ELECTIONS To be held on O C TO B E R 2 8 -2 9 , 1987 NOMINATIONS ARE HEREBY CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

Religious Studies

1 rep

Science

1 rep

Music Dentistry

1 rep 1 rep

Education

1 rep

Candidates must be members of the McGill Students' Society and: 1: be students in good standing who are registered full-time for a degree or diploma and have satisfied conditions for promotion in their previous year of studies, or 2: be students in good standing who have satisfied conditions for pro­ motion in the previous year of studies and who are registered in a degree or diploma program, but who are permitted by Faculty to undertake a limited program, or 3: be students in good standing who are registered full-time or in a limited program (or a degree or diploma who are repeating a year for reasons other than academic failure.

Nominations must be signed by 50 members of the McGill Students Society in the same Faculty as the prospective candidate, or 25% of the students enrolled in their Faculty together with their year and faculty, whichever is the lesser of the two.

N.B. Students in Continuing Education are NOT members o f Students' Society.

O fficial nomination forms are available at the Students' Soaety General Office, Room

• Next semester's Film Schedule The MFS always needs a hand and is interested in hearing suggestions from its members.

105, 3480 McTavish S treet A ll nomination forms must have tie candidate's signature, together with his/her year and faculty, address and telephone number. A pen sketch o f 100 words or less and a photo o f the nominee must be handed in with the nomination.

A ll nominations must be submitted to the Students' Society General Office in the Union Building no later-than: FR ID A Y , O C TO BE R 9 th 1987, 4 :3 0 p m ~ d o Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students'Society General Office (Union 105)

Christina Sbrocchi Chief Returning Officer

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SPORTS

Tuesday, September 29, 1987 The McGill Tribune

Guy Lafleur Trophy Awarded in Controversy

Musspeak

by Ken Muss In an effort to keep hockey players in school longer, Molson Breweries an­ nually award the Guy Lafleur Trophy to the best hockey players in the prov­ ince. This year the two awards were: one in the Junior Hockey catagory, and one in the University/Collegiate cate­ gory. Last year, you may recall that Redmen Captain Mark Reade captured the honour while the award still cov­ ered all student hockey players in the province - junior and scholastic.

This year, Alain Bisson of the na­ tional champion Trois Rivières Patrio­ tes was awarded the trophy in the Uni­ versity category over Tim Iannone of McGill in a bit of an upset. Don’t get me wrong. Bisson is a talented player and against other players he would be an excellent choice. He scored three or four important goals sparking the Patri­ ots to the national title at the C.I.A.U. tournament in Edmonton last year. For his efforts he was named to the all-star team for that tournament.

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However, Redmen Head Coach, Ken Tyler was “very disappointed that Iannone didn't win”, considering that the head to head statistics favour Ian­ none. Iannone finished sixth in league scoring and lead the league in playoff scoring and hat tricks. He also notched seven powerplay goals. Bisson, mean­ while, ended up thirteenth in the scor­ ing race, finished well back in playoff scoring and failed to register a hat trick.

Furthermore, the McGill forward was the only rookie to make the QUAA all­

star team and the only rookie to play against the Canadian Olympic Team last November. Bisson played his inau­ gural QUAA campaign as well.

When contacted by The Tribune, acting Executive Director of the QUAA, Bernard Gagnon stated that a selection commitee from Molson’s, headed by Rejean Houle, made the decision. Gagnon noted that Houle felt the decision was very difficult but that Bisson’s performance at the National tournament was the deciding factor.

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Gagnon found the decision difficult to fathom, however, stating “I can’t see why the other guy won, you’ll have to talk to Rejean Houle and the Selection Commitee at Molson’s.” The Tribune did try to contact Rejean Houle, who was unavailable for comment.

It was obviously a difficult choice for the Selection Committee to make.

Another factor may have been that the Committee was under pressure to award an athlete from a school other than Reade’s. It was also learned by a source that wished to remain anony­ mous that Iannone was advised to sub­ mit a scholarship request to the league.

This request came immediately after Molson’s decision. Political pressure does run rampant in University ath­ letics.

The time most assuredly has come to rid sports of politics. It only serves to insult the dedication of athletes, coaches and fans alike.

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Rugby Ravage Redmen Downed but not out

by Rtiari Nicholson fast and physical Princeton side. DeWith Teddy Roosevelt’s famous spite attempts by Erich Friess and the words “hit the line hard” in mind, the new McGill team captain, Cart to rally infamous McGill Rugby team pro- the team with great play we lost 15-8. ceeded to the town of Princeton to The surprise of the day was saved convert the heathen to Canadiana. for the Ç game when our mainly rookie Target Princeton: beautiful in that team plummeted the Princeton side pre-fall romantic sense, home of the 46-0. Lead by veterans such as Dean Tigers and future leaders of the free Gemmel and Kasey Fukama both world. Settling in, o u t lads soon took backs and forwards played a fast, hardadvantage of that fraternity hospitaliyt hitting game. It should be noted that and confused choruses of “O Canada” Colin “the spill” McLaine got his very could be heard echoing from baroom first try in his very first game. Great basements. kicking on the part of Meingot McCall.

Saturday moming-gametime-crisp, Oh, there is no joy in McGillville, cool ami ready for action the McGill mighty Foote has been injured. “Face” teamfmdsthernselvesonthepitchtwo spent a night in the hospital and was tours early. Finally the 8 game com- not able tojoin us in the Saturday night meneed and some truly fine rugby was ravage, whereupon a young Princeton witnessed. The backs were really girl was heard to say “But, I heard you tight, moving the play back and forth guys were good looking?” across the field, probing weaknesses The Princeton ruggers, a great and concentrating their attack. Led on bunch of lads, will be best remembered

by Simon Board, with some awesome for their outstanding hospitality and shoe-string tackels and Jay Godsall, great food.(We were invited!) McGill playing good heads-up rugby, the Bs conies off the ravage tour ready for defeat»! Princeton handily 32-0. future games and invaisions, wanting Our A team, made up of quite a few revenge on our neighbors for any rookies, experienced some problems wrongs they may have committed in acentuating their attack upon the against us.

Trib Scoreboard Football: O .Q .l.F .C weekend results September 26th Bishops 28 McGill 18 Queens 29 Carleton 6 Concordia 18 Ottawa 9 Soccer: Martlet and Redmen Results Women: McGill 1 Concordia 1 Men: McGill » Bishops 0 Concordia 1 McGill 0 Womens Rugby: W eekend Results McGill 16 Concordia 4 John Abbott 4 McGill 0 Womens Field Hockey. Tournament at Laurentian Sat Sept 26th McGill 1 Carleton 1 McGill 3 Trent 0 Sun. Sept. 27th: Queens 1 McGill 0

by C . Foster We lost. That shouldn’t happen considering our enrollment is 24,390 compared to Bishops’ 1,250. Or should it ? ... someone mentioned that even their fans seemed to look like football players. ..

This was the second McGill-Bishops’ matchup of the year. We lost last time too. Saturday’s matchup saw the Red and White beaten 28-18.

Bishops’ opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Tony Harris to Wally Zatylny. Both of these gentlemen were named to last year’s All-Cana­ dian offensive team. Zatylny had 72 yards in receptions on the day. Harris went 10 for 26 with 178 total yards in passing.

Moments later Redmen receiver Paul Moore, on a 42-yard pass, catch, bounce and run brought the team over the centre hashmark for the first time in the game. McGill could not capitalize at this early stage, turned the ball over to Bishops and conceded a single point on the Gaiter’s subsequent punt. This courageous behavior was characteris­ tic of the Redmen punt return team which allowed many a punt to bounce into the end zone. Second quarter action saw Gerry Ifill’s fourth touch­ down of the season combined with Chuck Petitpas’ convert bring the Redmen within one point of the “Gaaedaahhrrs”. Bishops’ pulled ahead on a 46 yard field goal by Simon Restall to lead 11 -7 at the half.

The Redmen defense held the Gai­ ters to 106 yards of offense in the first half, respectable considering Bishops’ usually claims over 500 yards of of­ fense a game.

During the third quarter it rained, so all the fans on the stadium’s north side climbed up and stood in the shelter in front of the press boxes and blocked my view, so I don’t know what went on.

As the fourth quarter emerged Bishops’ led 21-11 but lo and behold Claude Bourgeois, a man revived, caught a long bomb from our 40, shook two tacklers and ran for the TD. With five minutes to play McGill missed the scoring opportunity of the century as Bishops’ held us on the 11 yard line.

We claimed a field goal, but Tony Harris sprung back with two succes­ sive long yardage passes to Zatylny.

Three plays later Dennis Walker pranced over the line. Final score: Bishops’ 28, McGill 18.

The best news of the afternoon then came: The post-game reception was moved from the hot and crowded COTC lounge to the gym. The heat was bearable and beer was obtainable.

Quarterback Bryan Fuller commented on the effective Gaiter pass rush say­ ing, . .they knew I was a pocket passer so they came shooting up the middle. Later on the linebackers began delaying before they shot up at me...I knew they were out to get me.”

Later he commented, “I’m confi­ dent we’ll finish 5-2.”

Fuller had drank two beers at this point. Offensive coordinator Pat Sheahan's outlook was more realistic: “We’re looking at a situation where we have to put together a string of victories. The team is looking forward to playing Bishops’ a third time. . . in the playoffs.”

Attendance was not up to last week’s high but was nonetheless a respectable 3,169.

RedSocs Keep On Rolling

by Ruari Barr On Friday night in front of 60+ McGill and Bishops’ fans, the es­ teemed Redmen soccer team convinc­ ingly defeated the Gaitors 3-0. This extends McGill’s record to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in Q.U. A. A. action. “This is an extremely well spirited and motivated team,” says new head coach Claudio Sandrin. This motivation was read­ ily apparent in the way the team held the play and controlled the ball throughout much of the game. The Redmen applyed continuous pressure to the Gaitor defence, and if not for the poor playing conditions the score might have been more embarassing.

In the first half impressive goals were scored by John Hayward and Kevin Taweel, and another tally in the second half convinced the boys from Bishops’ to run back to Lennoxville, fearing the big city lights. Hayward is defending his Q.U.A.A. scoring title of last year where he amassed 12 goals in ten games.

This win extends the Redmen’s five year undeafeated streak to 61 consecu­

tive regular season games. McGill fans should be extremely proud of this fact and it would be great to see more of you out to their games coming up. McGill’s next home appearance is Friday Octo­ ber 2nd against the lads from Sher­ brooke. Sherbrooke is a much im­ proved squad and should give our Redsocs a good run for their money.

Late Addition: The Mcgill Redmen ’s 61 game unde­ feated streak came to an end last Sun­ day afternoon at the hands of our crosstown rivals the Concordia Sting­ ers. The Stingers prevailed 1-0 in what was a tightly fought battle epitimized by the Redmen’s inability the find the scoring touch. “We played an awful first half,” said halfback Jeremy Prupas. “In the second half we had the ball in their end the whole half but couldn’t manage to put the ball in the net.” It seems almost fitting that Concordia should be the team to vanquish our boys. Last year Concordia beat Mcgill by the same 1-0 score, then had the victory taken away for use of an ineli­ gible player.

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