Tuesday, November 3,1987
THEHcGILl TRIBUNE Published by the Student's Society of McGill University
Volume 7, Issue 8
Bring on Bishop’s!!! by Ken Muss Those who played in, witnessed or even heard about Saturday’s OQIFC semi-final at Molson Stadium were at a loss for words in describing the 27-24 triumph the Redmen enjoyed over Queen’s Golden Gaels. Many uttered, “It was ju s t... uh...”, as they searched for the most definitive superlative pos sible. Put simply, it was a storybook comeback. Down 24-7 at the half, McGill scored 20 unanswered points in the final 30 minutes, while not allow ing any Queen’s scoring. Offensive Coach Pat Sheahan called it “ghostbusting”. He was refer
ring to McGill’s inability to beat Queen’s in postseason play in Mon treal in 85 years. The Redmen entered the game rid ing a four game winning streak, truly confident of victory ahead. On the second play Gerry Ifill scampered for 66 yards on a third and one situation, giving McGill a 7-0 lead. All the more reason to be confident, right? Wrong. Queen’s stormed back with strong running combined with play action passing, culminating in a touchdown by Running Back Doug Corbett. Queen’s drove again to the McGill five yard line before the end of the first quarter, setting up a 12 yard
Referenda Results by Angela Chapman The Daily was able to celebrate its first referendum victory in twelve years; Students’ Society also received their $3.00 per semester fee increase, but lamented the defeat of proposed constitutional amendments designed to provide greater representation to graduate students in student govern ment. A Daily news editor, Stephanie Lachowicz, was enthusiastic that the approved fifty cent increase would al low for “more thorough” news cover age. It will also allow the french edi tion to be published weekly and permit more issues per week that will not be “jam-packed” with ads. “We’ll have more space and more opportunity to cover issues such as ra cism, sexism, and homophobia,” Lachowicz said in response to queries about a more radical direction for the Daily. “If students want to consider this more radical, they can.” The increase passed with 1093 votes in favour to 727 against. This represents a “shifting attitude” that is “more receptive to what we are trying to do,” Lachowicz reported. The student body passed the gen eral assemblies amendment, but was apparently less receptive to the idea of amending sections A to F of the StudSoc constitution. Although the no vote exceeded the yes, ‘no opinion’ was selected more than either. “If people were well informed, I don’t think it would have been the same,” President of StudSoc Daniel Tenenbaum told The Tribune . He added that the vote reflected “how
complicated the whole issue is.” Representatives of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society, who formed the ‘No Commitee’ with other undergraduate societies, reported they were “very glad” at the results. Jennifer Fraser, Science Rep. to Council, criticized Students’ Society for not printing the constitution along with the amendments. Undergraduate societies feel that they were not consulted in advance, particularly considering the implica tions to undergraduate representation. Tenenbaum pointed out that the negotiations with the Post-Graduate Students Society began in May of last year, “a difficult time to meet.” He added that consultation would “have been out of politeness... not some thing we had to do.” With the present graduate repre sentation, “It has been the graduate Students’ voice that has been drowned out” in Council, stated Tenenbaum. Representatives of PGSS were both surprised and heartened by the results. Lee Iverson, PGSS VP Uni versity Affairs, said that PGSS “will now negotiate to get out” of StudSoc. He pointed out that “virtually all uni versities in Canada and the U.S.” have seperate societies for graduates and undergraduates. “It seems we were defeated by apathy or uninformed voters,” remarked André Couture, President PGSS. He reported that PGSS will decide what action to take, but that it was evident “the undergrads do not want us.”
Council Considers Strike by Sharon Hayes At last Tuesday’s Students’ Coun cil meeting, councillors showed ap proval for ANÉEQ’s day of action on loans and bursaries, due to take place Nov. 12. Nancy Coté, Arts Rep to Council and member of the External Affairs Committee (EAC), presented a motion that Council encourage students “to skip classes” on the day to attend the demonstration. Mark Cameron, Arts Rep., asked, “Why should we participate when Québec is underfunding McGill and Concordia...Isn’t that more impor tant?” The point was that many McGill students are not eligible for loans and bursaries. There was some debate about call ing Nov. 12 a ‘day of action’ or ‘a day
of strike’. Cameron cited his opposi tion to a ‘strike’ for it precluded letting students decide if they wanted to par ticipate. He also added, “I see underfundung as the major issue to the McGill students.” In response to Cameron, StudSoc President Daniel Tenenbaum said, “I think ANÉEQ has done a lot this year to open up non-members. ..I also think they have toned down. ...By showing on solidarity, we’ll present a common front of universities... and the possibil ity of a student strike for underfunding is not an issue now.’ A representative from ANEEQ’s Central Committee pointed out that, “since McGill doesn’t usually go on strike, it will be taken more seriously and have a greater impact.”
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field goal by Connie Mandata. The Golden Gaels made it 17-7 when Greg Baun romped 23 yards for the major. It looked like the Hallowe’en ghosts of Queen’s-McGill games were really in business when, with 7:30 remaining in the, half, Dave Burleigh blocked a Chuck Petitpas punt and ran it back 52 yards, giving the Gaels a 17 point lead. Something happened to the Red men at halftime, though McGill Quar terback Bryan Fuller said “everyone was calm, we didn’t panic.” Defensive Co-ordinator Larry Ring made some changes: Denis Touchette was moved to safety, and he stopped blitzing his outside linebacker. Mark Haughwitz, the superb inside linebacker, summed it up best with three words: it was “Do or die”. cont. on page 7
Craig Leon (58) and Robert Pichette (9) put the wraps on Queen’s running-back Doug Corbett. photo by Lionel Chow
A thletics C om plex A ppears D oom ed by Chris Flanagan The City of Montreal held public hearings last week in order to permit members of the community to voice their opinions on the proposed project to establish the Mount Royal Heritage Site. Last Thursday, the Students’ Society of McGill University delivered a thirty minute brief opposing the in clusion of the campus in such a zone. Although the committee is merely re viewing proposals at this point (for presentation to city council at a later date), their reaction was not encourag ing. According to StudSoc, the creation of the Heritage Site will create bureau cratic delays for the University every time building renovations or altera tions are required. The committee will require 45 days notice before any such action may be taken. The University would instead prefer to present the city with a master plan of proposed altera tions every five years. Such a plan already exists for internal use and would allow greater bureaucratic expe diency for McGill’s operations. The brief included comments on McGill’s past and present commitment
to cultural heritage; plans for pedes trian walkways, greater access to the mountain, and a new Athletics com plex that could be constructed within the hillside to maintain the mountain's aesthetic quality. The major contention in McGill’s proposal for special status is that a university is a unique environ ment, with needs and characteristics different from the city in general. Bruce McNiven, member of the Advisory Committee of Montreal on the Protection of Cultural Properties, had “difficulty comprehending how a university, cemetary or wax museum is different from anyone else in the com munity.” McNiven stated that the uni versity does not deserve special atten tion and that any recommendations they make should concern the regula tions for everyone involved in the es tablishment of the heritage zone. McGill’s hopes went from bad to worse when the discussion turned to construction of a new Athletics Com plex. “We must establish a principle,” said Jean Des Carrie, Coordinateur du Mont Royal, “that from now on there is
no infringement on Mont Royal. There is no way that we will allow construc tion.” Associate Vice Principal (Physical Resourses) Sam Kingdon was not overly convinced that a total ban on construction would materialize. His primary concern is over the city’s lack of response to the Athletic Complex proposal. “We have not had a public hearing (for the Athletics Complex proposal),” said Kingdon, “We have waited for three years.” Indeed, several Athletic Complex proponents feel that McGill admini stration has been waiting too long. “They ‘ve been taking the ‘don’t rock the boat’ stand,” said James Turner of the Sports Athletics Council. “I think it’s time McGill started to play hardball, w e’ve got nothing to lose.” So far, it does appear that students are making a greater effort than the McGill administration in getting the City to act. The Heritage Committee members themselves noted that the Students’ Society brief was much more detailed and comprehensive than the one presented one night earlier by McGill administration.
Ghetto Fire Forces Students Out by Ian Harrold Several McGill students are look ing for a new place to live after a fire forced them out of their building and their landlady refused to offer them what they considered was an appropri ate settlement. The fire at 3484 Hutchison occured at 3:30 a.m. October 21st. No injuries were reported. Extensive smoke and water damage, estimated at $100,000, was sustained to the fourth (top) floor and the roof, with some minor water damage ocurring on the third floor. The majority of the fourth floor’s eleven former tenants are McGill students. When some of the tenants ap proached the landlady, Jamie Haddid, about alternative living arrangements, they were told they could move into another building owned by Haddid’s company on Jean Talon Street. This was unacceptable to the students as they claimed the distance from down town and the campus made it inconven ient. As required by law, the group of tenants then sent registered letters to
Haddid, notifying her they were leav ing and were breaking their leases. According to article 1652.9 of the Civil Code of Lower Canada, “the lessor...is not bound to pay the rent for the period during which the dwelling...is unfit for habitation.” However, when contacted by The Tribune last week, Haddid
claimed some of the fourth floor apart ments were “still intact” and that she intended to sue those tennants who refused to honour their leases. Former tenant Alan Chowdhury said he be lieved the fire was caused by faulty wiring between the ceiling and roof of
3484 Hutchinson; One Displeased Displaced Student.
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What's On Compiled by Sara Tuesday, Nov.3 •The Gwynne Dyer film series-
War, Part 6: Notes on Nuclear War follows the developments of the nu clear arms race. 12:15pm in Union 310. FREE. •Amnesty International letter writ ing meeting for new and old members. 7pm in the Union Building, room 425. •McGill Student Pugwash is the first event of many in the "Women in Science “ series. Dr. Johnstone of the Biochemistry department will speak about her role as a woman in science. Leslie Cameron says ‘be there’ - 7pm in Leacock 114. •McGill Outing Club meets in Leacock 26 at 7:30pm. All Welcome. •The Player’s Theatre presents Cathedral tonight through Nov. 7 on the third floor in the Union at 8pm. Admission $4 for students, seniors and the unemployed, $6 for everyone else.
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England m eet two Russian sailors...love affairs”! •McGill Central American Group ishavingabenefit:Tools For Peace. A Latin American dinner will be served from 7-9pm; concert begins at 9pm at Cafe Commun/Commune. 201 Milton (comer of Ste. Famille) $5 for dinner and concert, $2.50 for just the concert. •The Union Ballroom will proudly host The Parachute Club at 9pm tonight. You can buy tickets at Sadie’s or at the door- $6 with I.D., $9 if you’re I.D.less.
Thursday, Nov. 5 •Irish Studies at McGill presents Finn Gallagher of Trent University’s English department . “Paradoxical
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Tuesday, November 3, 1987 The McGill Tribune
------- th e McGILL t r i b u n e Publisher Students* Society of McGill Uni versity
Editor-In-Chief Chris Flanagan
Assistant Editor Tanya Van Vaikenburg
News Editors Ian Harrold Jennifer Mori F e a tu re s E d ito rs Mike Crawley Kate Morisset
Entertainment Editor Jennifer Henderson
Sports Editor Jamie Alden
Photo Editor Lionel Chow
Production Managers
... Council Senate Discusses Responsible Research cont.from page 1 “Bacause they (ANÉEQ) represent over 200,000 students, it would be in McGill’s best interest for the future to show solidarity now,” said Coté, refer ring to ANÉEQ’s passive support of McGill and Concordia in underfunding. After further debate, Council passed the ‘day of action’ by a fair majority. Council also moved to pay for the transportation of all interested students to Québec City. To promote the demonstration and to ‘sensitize students ’, there will be a booth set up in the Union. There was much heated debate of two amendments to the SSMU constitution on Executive Council summer spending as a result of dissatisfaction about Gert’s spend ing. One motion set a $10,000 limit on non-budgetary spending while the other, a substitute motion, suggested that the Joint Management Committee, comprised of both councillors and executives, control finances over the summer. Both motions were defeated.
Mariam Bouchoutrouch Stephanie Zetman
Production Assistants: Julie Bertrand Steve Mersereau James-Paul Marois Charles Quinn
Ad Manager Isabelle Pepin
Staff Tosh Bums, David Wright, J.N. Wong, Neal Herbert. Ted Yun. Bruce West, Miles Pitman, Angela Chapman, Michelle Nirtow, Tom irtoué, T.M. Douglas, Mtuk Hyland, Kenny Muss, Kim Farley, Neil Parkin. Sophie Roy, Jennifer Rowland, Graham Jones, R.mri Nicholson, Michèle Dopais, Sarah Emikott, Kelly Mukrair, Marie Potvin, Charles Bull, Lon» Thomas, Dan Mellaraphy, Jiilian Cohen, Sharon Hayes, and many mené. The McGill Tribune is published by the Students’ Society of McGill University. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent Students' Society of McGill University opinions or policy. The Tribune editorial office is located in B01-A o f the University Centra, 3480 McTavish Street .Montreal. Quebec. H3A 1X9, Telephone: 398-6789. Letters and submissions should be left at the editorial office or in the Tribune mailbox at the Students' Society General Office, This is your paper. Comments, complaints, or compliments should be addressed to the editorial staff of the McGill Tribune, or to the Chairperson o f the Tribune Publi cation Board, and left at the Students’ Society General Office in the University Centre. The Tribune Advertising office is located in B-22 of the University Centre. It’s telephone local is :398-6777. Typesetting and assembly by Communication Centreville, 1671 St-Hnbert, Montréal, call Brian at 523-2179.
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by T rib N ew s S ta ff "We are asserting the responsibil ity of the University community to have some concern for the conse quences of what we are doing,” de clared Prof. Myma Gopnik, who presented an amendment to the rec ommendations proposed in the final report of the Joint Board-Senate Committee on Research Contracts Sponsored by Military Agencies. Gopnik’s amendment stipulates
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that the researcher submit written state ments outlining possible harmful ap plications of his/her research; that the Vice-Principal Research ensure that the research proposed does not have “unacceptable consequences that harm the larger community”; and that if it does, that it should not be undertaken at McGill. Prof. Sam Noumoff proposed that an ethics committee be established by Senate to assess whether military re
search affects the greater city. After some debate, this was passed. It was moved that the amendment be brought back to the committee at a later date. Senate also received the report of the University Scholarships SubCommittee and debated a report on scholarship eligibility that recom mended the exclusion of transfer stu dents, second undergraduate degree internal and external students.
Hutchison Fire
cont.from page 1 a friends’ bathroom. Lt. André Veillette of Montreal’s Service de préventions des incendies agreed. Veillette inspected the premises and said faulty electrical wiring was the cause. Another former resident, Joanna Okarmus, said the information she had received form the fire department was that it would be “impossible to estab lish negligence” since the evidence had been burned. Building owner Haddid
claimed she did not know the cause of the fire. Questions about the building’s safety remained unanswered, however. Tenants wondered why no fire alarm was heard and a dispute over whose responsibility it was to install smoke detectors has not been settled. A recent city by-law made smoke detectors the ow ners’ responsibility but leases signed before then leave it to the tenant. Mundy McLaughlin of McGill’s Legal Aide Clinic said “it’s not a clear-cut
thing...the courts would have to decide whether it was a violation of the fire code or delict (negligence). Nevertheless, tenants and the building’s owners said they would wait for the authorities to issue the official report on the fire before considering any legal action. Compensation for personal losses incurred is being deter mined by the tenants' individual insurrance companies.
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To The Editor It was extremely disappointing to read the article by Ian Harrold headed “Admissions Getting It Together” in your issue of October 20, 1987. There were problems for the 1987 admissions cycle, but these problems were caused by changes made after Peggy Sheppard had been encouraged to take academic leave. The statement that “the entire admissions process is just now emerging from a long period of procedural foul-ups” is totally and categorically false. During the 14 years of Peggy Sheppard’s directorship (up until December 1986), the Admissions Office laboured under difficulties caused by shortness of staff, shortness of space, inadequacy of resources provided, and the inability of the University Administration to deliver on a computerization system that had been pressed for by Peggy Sheppard. Nevertheless, the office operated efficiently, and the “problem cases” were almost inconsequential given the number of applications. Dr. E.J. Stansbury Dr. L. Yaffe Professor M.E. Petter Professor J.R. Wolfson Professor M. Bain
Former Vice-Principal Former Vice-Principal Associate Dean (Faculty of Arts) Associate Dean (Faculty of Education) Former Director of Teacher Education
Professor G.W. Smith Associate Dean (Faculty of Engineering) Professor A.D. Teitlebaum Associate Dean (Faculty of Management) Professor R. Rigelhof Associate Dean (Faculty of Science) Professor M. Herschom Former Associate Dean (Faculty of Science) Former Chairman, University Admissions Committee. During their terms of office, the above mentioned individuals worked closely with the Admissions Office, as part of their duties and responsibilities. N.B. During her term as Director of the Admissions Office, Peggy Shep pard reported to the following Vice-Principals: Dr. S. Frost 1972-74 Dr. L. Yaffe 1974-78 Dr. E. J. Stansbury 1978-85 Dr. S. O., Freedman 1985-86
Ed.note The article you refer to did not focus on individuals. It was an examination of the generally problematic area of admissions. The officials interviewed all agreed that the difficulties the admissions office had experi enced this year were the culmination of several years of decline in procedural efficiency. Never did anyone specifically lay blame on anyone else. We believe this is reflected in the article. Lastly, we find it odd that you would consider any number of unanswered applications “inconsequential”.
ASSOCIATE DEANOFSTUDENTS A Committee to advise the Principal on the selec tion of an Associate Dean of Students at McGill University has begun its work. The position contem plated will be a half-time appointment with duties commencing 1 January 1988. The initial appoint ment will be for a period of years to coincide with the term of office of the Present Dean of Students, and may be renewed. In accordance with established policy and practice, because the present Dean of Students is male, the Advisory Committee intends to search for a female, the Advisory Committee would be very pleased to hear from individuals who are interested in this position or who wish to nomi nate candidates. Please direct all correspondence to Prof. I. Gopnik, Dean of Students, Room 211, Powell Building. Applications and nominations will be more useful to the Advisory Committee if accom panied by a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, and should be submitted by 30 November 1987.
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Tuesday, November 3, 1987 The McGill Tribune
Human Demons by Jennifer Henderson LA LA LA Human Steps have been variously described as: “the vicious swan in the stagnant duckpond of 80’s pop culture”, “people who combine the look of punk with the stupefying beat of unrelenting ro ck ” , and “torpedoes...skimming through air as if borne up on some kind of ethereal me niscus”. Montreal-based choreographer Edouard Lock created Human Steps in 1980 with the belief that “art must meet resistance or it is meaningless”. Since then, the company of six dancer-musi cians have toured Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe with their aggressive chal lenge to the traditional dance establish ment. Resistance to categories, to gravity, and to common sense - that is what Human Sex is about. They refuse to be ingested in any traditional manner. Lock’s brand of communication ex presses a desire to push things beyond limits, to see how far they can go before they get out of control. In New Demons , Human Steps turn to oriental and occi dental images, with their everpresent sensuality intact. The show runs at Theatre Maison neuve from November 4 - 8 . Tickets are on sale at the Place des Arts box office and Ticketron outlets.
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The Wings by Jillian Cohen He sits on top of church bells, he smiles at people who cannot see him and he departs from heaven so that he too can experience the human condition. Who is he? A loveable angel (Bruno Ganz) in Wim Wenders’ (director oiParis, Texas ) new screen delight, Wings of Desire. “This film speaks to the angel in all of us,” Wenders said as he introduced his film at the Montréal International Festival of New Cinema and Video, to an appropriately-named ‘Salle Wen ders’ at Cinéma Le Papineau. Wen ders’ heroes are gentle guardian angels who observe the world but are inca pable of relieving human kind from its suffering. The film is done mostly in monochrome and provides an angel’s perspective on earthly life. The angels represent the dignity of life. They are not journeying to earth with a religious message, but cheer fully observing our existence and re minding us of the beauty of simple things in our daily lives. One angel is so taken by this life and the love that it promises that he forsakes his angel hood for mortality and the hostilities of the world. Yet Wings of Desire is not simply a love story. Wender’s masterpiece ex-
Swinging from the rafters...The
McGill Player’s Ca> by Lorna Thomas Cathedral, an original play written and directed by Tomas Mureika, premiered at McGill Players’ Theatre last Tuesday night. Cathedral is part of Players’ attempt to promote original works by young playwrights. Mureika, a McGill student, has written and produced plays across Canada since the age of eleven. His play Easter won the Screeners Choice Award when it premiered at the 1987 Québec Drama Fes tival. Cathedral is introduced by ominous synthesized music played and composed by Emer Brizzolara. (One expects to hear the haunting voice of Vincent Price come over the speakers at any moment.) Instead, one is bombarded by garbled dialogue that is impossible to decipher. The combination of voices and music at the play’s opening sets an auspicious mood to the cathedral setting. The original set design simulates the effect of stained glass windows and creates the feeling of a postmodern church, with the focal point being a severe wooden crucifix . The first act begins during a reception after the marriage ceremony of two high school sweethearts. Eight former high school classmates are reunited at the wedding
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ertainmmt >f Wenders nines all walks of life. He questions adulthood and the work ethic, he marvels at e imagination of children (who, incidentally, are the only mortals capable of comunicating with angels) and he examines human destruction and death. The film is situated in West Berlin, a significantly historical city. But the city also represents a microcosm of the world. The film gracefully passes through time and space, breaks real and fictive barriers and offers us an overall picture of what we as humans represent. The film is a poem expressing the joy of life in spite of the miseries of the world. Wenders gives wings to the viewers so that they too can fly with the angels and see the world through their sympathetic and sometimes envying perspective. M ngs o f Desire is at the same time serious and lighthearted, al lowing the viewer to feel the tender ness and brutality of our world simulta neously. Every image vibrates with meaning.
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The film simply praises life. De spite its intricacy, it offers a hopeful message that is basic and frankly, up lifting. Wings o f Desire can be seen in its original version, in German with French subtitles, at Cinéma Le Papineau.
Tuesday, November 3, 1987 The McGill Tribune
Sand in the Butt: Sons o f the D esert off with the Sons. The dance floor mean while bounced with cow-clothed Foufounistes, enjoying some unpreten tious, well-mixed tunes. The technical side of the perform ance was also worthy'of mention. The common live performance problem of having one instrument (guitar, drums, or whatever) drown out the others was not there for the Sons. The concert was well mixed and the vocals were clear. The
by Dan Mellamphy On Friday October 30th, Les Foufounes Electriques got a dose of solar energy worthy of a Duracell. Sons of the Desert played a fine gig, and the fifty or sixty people in the audience at Les Foufounes were treated to energetic dance beats and good upbeat tunes. Sons of the Desert are composed of three sons (Alain Goulem, Jim Spencer and Neil Stewart) and two daughters (Maureen Bradley and Naomi Emmerson). With a sound close to that of the B52s, but replacing their poor vocal lead with a strong one, the Sons gave a very impressive performance, moving about the stage amd getting the audience to dance up a good sweat.
M A guy leapt up on stage and tambourined his face off."
“We used to have this tamboureenist that came up on stage with us a year and a half ago,” Bradley said at one point in the show, “but he’s not here...”. Clos ing her eyes and turning around, she threw a tambourine over her shoulder, and as soon as it was caught, a guy lept f their friends (immediately giving the play a Big C hill , or perhaps better described up on stage and tamboureened his face i a Breakfast Club air). As is usually the case with reunions, a few skeletons come at of the closet and conflicts occur. The playwright describes his play as: “an attempt to toy with the melodrama and im conventions inside o u t . F r o m the start, the play is a succession of climactic soap pera scenes in the form of one confrontation after another: so and so got so and so H egnant; so and so lied to so and so, etc. While the problems are typical of t.v. soaps, le surrealistic setting and original music cast the melodrama in a more gloomy light, he characters in the play are somewhat exaggerated types, as in the case of the P emented Todd (Peter Soares), Charlie the cynic (John O ’Meara), and the aspiring trophysicist-nerd (Stephen Beauregard), all of whom are played convincingly. The first series of confrontations ends with a death. This sparks a new series of onfrontations, thus revealing more hidden secrets. At one point in the first act, Todd rophesizes that “All skeletons must come out of the closet before we can be saved!”, Prices for McGill tdeed, we do see a lot of skeletons before we are saved. Cathedral runs at Players’ Theatre from November 3 to 7 at 8p.m. For reservations, Ball: 398-6813.
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Project Ploughshares: Working Towards Disarmament by Kelly Mulcair Project Ploughshares is the student disarmament group at McGill which promotes the realization of two funda mental objectives. The first is to in form and educate students concerning pertinent so cial and humanitarian issues, and the second, to create conditions in which these issues can be approached and resolved in a constructive rather than a destructive manner. Within the scope of issues related to disarmament, one of the primary concerns of Ploughshares has been social responsibility in research. Cen tral to this is the controversial issue of Fuel Air Explosives, (FAEs), a weapon condemned by the UN Special Commission on Conventional Weap
ons as an inhumane armament. Within the last few years, the topic of FAEs has acquired increased salience. As Ploughshares coordinator Jamie Kneen explained, “the immediacy and urgency of FAE research right on campus has eclipsed all otherconcems, including those on SDI.” The severity of the issue has re cently led to the formation of a new subgroup of Ploughshares, known as the McGill Ad-Hoc Committee for Responsible Research. Its mandate is to act as a pressure group in order to achieve termination of the researchers' contracts and the implementation of a system to prevent related research on campus. While Kneen admits that the committee has yet to fulfill its first
objective, he remains confident and determined to demonstrate Plough shares’ disdain for FAE research, add ing that public protests and marches are a useful way of accomplishing this aim. “Protests are effective in the sense that they provide a direct message to governments and power holders, and an indirect message to the citizenry that there is group of people who are essen tially opposed to the current state of affairs.” Kneen noted that both the ongoing debate over the issue of FAE research and the marginal success Ploughshares has had in this area, provide an indica tion of the tremendous effort and disci pline required in order to achieve spe cific objectives. “The fact that the uni versity has consistently ignored our
B reaking the Silence by Marie Potvin “Throughout the international community there are violations of human and civil rights. Breaking the silence around these issues is vital to finding solutions.” -Issues o f Silence For the past three years, Uhuru na Ufahamu, McGill’s Developing Areas study group, has been striving to edu cate the Montréal community on “si lent” subjects involving infringements upon basic human liberties. Uhuru tackles this challenge in many ways, ranging from films, displays, plays and speakers to their w ell-know n publication Issues o f Silence and a weekly show on CKUT, “Radio Uhuru”. It is a group which is primarily focused on “educating the community on developmental issues which have no mainstream press coverage,” says Karen Fergusen, an Uhuru coordina tor. She adds, “The group is less de fined than other groups,” explaining that it is not restricted to any particular geographical area or developmental
aspect. This involves not only bringing forth issues regarding underdeveloped countries, but problems in developed nations as well. “We try to provide a link between problems of development in the third world and underdevelopment here in Canada,” says Derek Cook, another of the group’s coordinators. Canada was the focus of two of the five topics in a previous Issues o f Silence edition. Uhuru has played a major role in promoting the Developing Areas mi nor program currently in the works at McGill. The program will encompass related courses from a number of dif ferent departments. Cook says that if all goes as planned, “Those who have unwittingly met the requirements will be able to graduate with the minor.” He hopes for it to be in place by the end of the year. If passed, the program will be the only one of its kind in Québec. Uhuru has a number of events scheduled for early next term including the Developing Areas Awareness Week, and the “Feast or Famine Din
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pleas to terminate FAE research high lights the fact that there is still a lot of work to be done.” In spite of the frustrations and ob structions Ploughshares continues to face, Kneen remains optimistic about the club’s future, pointing out that the group is continually becoming
stronger. The power of interest and involvement continues to nurture the lifeblood of Ploughshares and provide the necessary incentive to produce new initiatives. In line with this idea. Ploughshares extends an open invitation to all stu dents.
A C onspiracy o f Hope by Mike Crawley and Kate Morisset Amnesty International is perhaps the quintessential international organiza tion of conscience. Politically impartial and non-violent, Amnesty has gained world-wide respect during the 26 years of its existence through its policy of universal protection of human rights. The group focuses its activities on prisoners, following three primary objec tives: release of non-violent prisoners of conscience; fair, prompt trials for political prisoners; total abolition of the death penalty. Over 500,000 members of Amnesty throughout the world campaign on behalf of those who have fallen victim to violations of their human rights. The McGill chapter of Amnesty contributes to the cause in a number of ways; through letter writing campaigns, adoption of specific prisoners and increasing awareness within the McGill community. Every Tuesday in Union 425, members meet for informal sessions during which they write appeals to the governments of those who are in immediate need of assistance. These “Urgent Actions” play a vital role in the Amnesty process. Other activities have included the recent “Amnesty Week” and regular information tables to convey their message to students. Amnesty International was the 1977 recipient of the Nobel Peace prize and later, was cited by the United Nations for “outstanding achievement in the field of human rights.” To this day. Amnesty remains an esteemed movement in the international realm. Any students interested in becoming involved in this valued organization should venture up to room 403 of the Union Building.
The Power of Pragmatism by Kim Farley Albert Einstein’s endorsement works wonders. When,on his deathbed in 1955, Einstein signed a manifesto for scientists who were concerned with the escalating arms race, the effect was instantaneous. His signature brought notoriety to Bertrand Russell’s inspir ing manifesto and crystallized a pro posed conference between scientists from both sides in the Cold War. This apolitical meeting of technological minds, which took place in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, gave birth to a pro-disar mament organization bearing the town’s name. This movement diver sified into Canadian Student Pugwash, a group concerned with all aspects of science in society, including environ mental and Third World issues. Student Pugwash is unique among university ‘clubs with a conscience’, because it aims to be a catalyst for social change by expressing all views in an open forum . This is not a group to needlessly rage and bum over issues. Instead, Pugwash presents an entire scope of facts, encouraging the individ ual to form his own conclusions. Says co-ordinator Arne Mooers,’’You’ve got to know before you can do.”
Though the ‘doing’ is left to more radical groups, Pugwash’s role is in valuable on a university campus. “There is a need for groups who take stands on issues”, said co-ordinator Leslie Cameron, “but also for those who raise consciousness.” An example of Pugwash’s rational approach to consciousness raising is last year’s debate over the FAE military research on campus, when two Pugwash mem bers side-lined personal opinions and took opposing sides to lash it out. This year, a constant stream of informative speakers provokes the thought intrinsic to effective action. Planned for January is a Pugwash conference with McGill hosting M.I.T., during which the Cana dian Ambassador for Disarmament to the U.N., Douglas Roche, will give a keynote address. Pugwash continues to attract dy namic speakers largely because of its non-judgemental, apolitical position. In Ottawa, the federal government lis tens to the Student Pugwash national office because, according to Mooers, they do not “spew things off the top of their heads”. Pugwash has realized the power of pragmatism. Most often, the undiluted facts are persuasive enough on their own.
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McGill Athletes Garner Top Awards by Jamie Alden McGill athletes took home the hard ware last Wednesday night at the an nual Gala of Governors, much to the delight of the strong McGill contingent in attendence. The big winner for McGill was butterfly swimmer Robin Lynn Ruggiero who was named Que bec University Female Athlete of the Year. She received a healthy scholar ship cheque of $2500 from The Foun dation for Quebec University Ath letics. Ruggiero who is presently train ing four to five hours a day preparing for the 1988 Seoul Olympic games was shocked with the honour. “I knew about my scholarship for athletic ex cellence,” she said, “but I had no idea about the Athlete of the Year award. Its a great day for me and the rest of the McGill athletes.” The other big winners for McGill were a pair of basketball players. Sec ond year Redmen forward Adrian Bak couldn’t help but smile and flash the first installment of his $2000 scholar ship cheque for athletic excellence. Bak had a remarkable 3.94 G.P.A. last year and was one of the Redmen’s top rookies. The honour for Bak is extra sweet due to the fact that he didn’t even receive an entrance scholarship into McGill. The money has also somehow super-energized Bak, as he is averaging 18 points a game so far this year.
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They did. The Redmen scored on their first three possessions in the third quarter. Fuller hit Mike Soles with a seven yard touchdown toss, and Chuck Petitpas booted fieldgoals of 19 and 27 yards. McGill had made it 24-20 with 15 minutes to play. It was interesting that a little-used wide receiver would come up with the catch to set up the winning touchdown. Luc Thilfeault beat blanket coverage while maintaining the composure to stay in bounds as he and Fuller con nected for 34 yards. Two plays later Ifill plowed over from the one yard line, sending a very vocal Molson Sta dium crowd into a frenzy. Fuller had by far his best day as Redman QB. He was good for 17 of 24 passing attempts for269 yards. Ifill had his finest hour yet with 122 yards and two TD’s. Soles, well, he was just Soles...118 yards rushing, five catches for 38 yards and a TD, 27 more yards on two punt returns. Floyd Salazar was asked what it means to him to play Bishop’s next week. He replied, “the world ... I hate the players, the coaches, the fans but most of all I want to lay a hit on (Wally ) Zatylny.” I think I’ll head to Lennoxville next Saturday because the whole football team agreed with Salazar’s statement. See you there.
Erratum A photo appearing in last week's isssue of the Trib wrongfully in sinuated that Director of Public Re lations, Jean-Pierre Morin, was throwing a protester out of the Administration building. The Tribune regrets the error.____________
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The final major honour went to McGill rookie Martlet Julie Rousseau. Rousseau took home $2000 as the top female recruit in Quebec for the year. She led John Abbot College to both the Quebec Collegiate AAA Champion ship and the Canadian Collegiate Championsip last year, taking M.V.P honours in both tournaments. A total of 32 scholarships worth $52,000 were given out during the night, and two other McGill athletes also went home smiling. Redmen basketballer Bruce McElroy also picked up a cheque for $ 1500 as one of the top academic athletes, and first year offensive lineman of the football team, François Bélanger garnered a cheque for the same amount as a top male recruit in Quebec. Before the Gala of Governors, dona tions to The Foundation of Quebec U niversity A thletics totalled $842,000. Another $102,000 was donated from the private sector, bring ing the present total to almost $950,000. George Springate, one of the organizers of the Foundation was pleased with the business community's support. He stated, “Once we get to a million dollars we’re going to stop right there, and use the interest each year for the scholarship money.” This means that both Quebec athletes and coaches can expect the Gala to be both an exciting and profitable yearly event.
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Redsocs advance to Q.U.A.A. Finals by James MacGregor Both the M cGill m en’s and women’s soccer teams scored impres sive wins in Sunday’s Q.U.A.A. semi final action at Molson Stadium. The Martlets will advance to the finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Concordia, while the Redmen will advance by virtue of a 2-1 overtime decision against Sherbrooke. The Martlets came out strong in the first half of their game, and their hard work paid off at the 35 minute mark, as Naomi Hasagawa split a pair of Con cordia defenders and unleashed a blast into the lower right hand comer of the Concordia net. It was ali McGill would need, as despite numerous missed scor ing opportunités, and a sloppy overall performance in the second half, they hung on for a close victory. The Martlets move on to Sherbrooke to face the rival Vert et Or next weekend for the Q.U.A.A. title. If the Martlets are to
be victorious, head coach Iachetta said “we will have to be quick to the ball and we cannot allow them(Sherbrooke) to shoot from far out.” After the relative serenity of the women's game, the Redmen-VertetOr match came as a rude shock. The game featured a onfield incident that resulted in three players being ejected, includ ing two from McGill. The game was marred by further rough play, and two yellow card warnings were issued to Sherbrooke players by the referee. The Redmen found themselves in a 1-0 hole after Sherbrooke’s Darnel Baghdad beat McGill keeper Kosta Kouremenos for a soft goal. The Red men fought back and tied the game as Lui Konstantopolis scored near the end of the first half. The Redmen’s luck appeared to go bad early in the second half. A scuffle involving the Sherbrooke keeper led to the ejections of McGill’s Welsley
Young and Felice Mastrostefano along with the Vert et Or’s goalie. Despite playing 9 men against 10 (in soccer when a player is ejected his team must play a man short for the rest of the game) McGill won the game on a Jer emy Prupas goal in overtime. The Redmen will be hard pressed in next weekend finals against Concor dia, as both of the ejected players must sit the game out. The Redmen lack depth defensively and the loss of two key defenders will further enhance this problem. McGill coach Claudio Sandrin was satisfied by his team’s per formance but felt that they, “didn’t do much in the first h alf’. Referring to next week’s match against the Concor dia Stingers Sandrin stated, “if they(my players) sit back like they did today they’ll get burned.” McGill will have to take the play to Concordia if they hope to capture the Q.U.A.A. championship.
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