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Hall Presidents raise residence fees to get own free rent.

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Elijah Harper discusses Native Rights at Fiesta.

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Paul Simon triumphs again.

T rip le c r o w n November 6-12,1990

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Both soccer teams and Martlet rugby take provincial titles.

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w h a t ’s o n NOTICES The McGill program of Drama and Theatre presents "Rubber Dolley", with preformences running November 7-10and 14-17, tickets are avail­ able at Sadies.

McGill Ski sale is on this week from November 7-11 in the Union Ballroom.

META is holding a T-shirt design contest for animal rights with over $75 in prizes, call 276-

0914 for full details.

Vegitarian Festival all this week from 11:00 to 3:00 in Unionl07/8.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6 A m ensty International meeting at 6:30 in Union 425, call 284-4257 for more informa­ tion.

General meeting of the McGill Literacy Council at 8:00 pm in Union 410.

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Stu d en ts:

The University of Detroit School of Dentistry is now accepting applications for the class entering in the Fall of 1991.

The McGill Snowboarding club has trampoline training at 9:00 in the Currie gym.

Sushi demonstration at 12:00 followed by a video of "Diet for a New America" in Union 107/ 8.

Learn to fight city hall by working with QPIRG's guide to city government lobbying, 4:00 pm in Eaton 505.

QPIRG waste management action committee meets in 2130 MacKay at 5:30.

Coalition against sexual as­ sault meets in Union 423 at 5:00.

Debate on Vegitarianism in Union 107/8 at 12:00.

Students for globlal respon­ sibility meets in Union 410 at 5:00.

The McGill Film Society presents Womens' Union Night with a series of films and disscussion in FDA Auditorium at 7:30 pm.

Prof. A Broadherst will speak on "Changes in Europe and the German Question" in the Law building's Moot Court at 6:00.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7

The McGill Graduate asso­ ciation of Political Studies will be selling recycled paper prod­ ucts on campus somewhere under the trees. Christmas cards, gift wrap, stationery, and envelopes all made from 100% recycled paper- in Leacock lobby in case of rain or snow.

Clare Fawcett will speak on "Archaelogy and the Creation of a Japanese National Iden­ tity" in Leacock 738 at 4:30.

The McGill Film Society presents "BridgeOver the River Kwai" in Leacock 132 at 7:30.

The McGill Snowboarding club has trampoline training at 9:00 in the Currie gym.

Tofu cooking demonstration

ACCESS McGill general meeting open to all interested in the needs of disabled stu­ dents, in Union 105 at 7:00.

6 • Canadian or US DATs are acceptable.

• US citizenship or Michigan residency is NOT required.

• The school is 1.5 miles from the Detroit/Windsor tunnel.

Our Canadian students can and do commute daily.

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at 12:00 in Union 107/8.

QPIRG waste management action committee meets in Ea­ ton 505 at 5:00.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 McGill Caribbean Students' Society general meeting in Union 107/8 at 6:30.

The McGill Film Society presents "Pink Floyd: the Wall" in the FDA Auditorium at 7:30.

Latin American awareness group coffee house. Food, beer, latino and local performers in solidarity with political prison­ ers in Chile. CDAS common room, 3715 Peel 8 pm untill midnight.

Daniel Crisafi wiil speak on vegetarian nutrition in Union 107/8 atl2:00.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 McGill Rugby at St. Julie field at 1:30, men's vs Harvard, women's vs Mount Allison; beer and T shirts will be sold call Ma tt for directions284-5379 The McGill Film Society presents "Cinema Paradiso" in the FDA Auditorium at 7:30.

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F ir e s g u t t w o b u i l d i n g s in M c G ill s t u d e n t g h e t t o

BY STEPHANIE SMALL P olice are in v e stig a tin g the causes of tw o se p arate fires th at occu red in the M cGill are a w ith in th e p a st th ree days.

Y esterday m o rn in g 's fire in the ap a rtm en t b u ild in g a t 3440A lym er left a n eld erly m ale resid e n t dead.

T he fire sta rted ju st before nine in th e m o rn in g in the victim 's ap a rtm en t. H arro ld Bisette, a re­ tired ju d g e, w as 95 years old.

M cGill stu d e n ts lived in m ost of the fifty ap artm en ts a t 3440 Aylmer.

11took firefighters alm ost five hours to ex tin g u ish th e fire w h ich left the b u ild in g u n in h ab itab le. O ne of the four floors w as d estro y ed a n d the o th ers suffered severe sm oke an d w ate r d am age.

F la m e s ro se ten s t o r ie s h ig h d u rin g F r id a y 's f ire a t the P r e s b y te r ia n C o lle g e .

A n o th er fire early S atu rd ay m o m in g g u tte d the inside of th e P re sb y teria n C ollege C hapel a t the co rn er of U n iv ersity an d M ilton, le av in g an estim ated $1 / 2 m illion dam age.

Fire in sp ecto rs su sp ect arso n in th e b laze in th e C h ap el because it sta rted in tw o sep arate places; one in th e ch ap el itself a n d a second in th e b asem en t. R em n an ts of the

C h a p el's fu rn itu re w ere fo u n d rea rran g e d w ith in th e C hapel, in d icatin g th e fu rn itu re m ay h av e b een g ath ered to g eth er to sta rt the fire, according to the C ollege's su p e rin ten d e n t, P eter H illenaar.

The su p e rin ten d e n t also said an u n w o u n d fire hose a n d a u sed fire ex tin g u ish er w ere fo u n d in the basem ent.

"It looks like w h o ev er started th e fire tried to p u t it o u t before ru n n in g aw ay," H illen aar said.

The fire w as co n tain ed to the C hapel, b u t offices o n th e first floor of th e ad jo in in g hall w ere flooded a n d the b asem en t au d ito riu m w as filled w ith four inches of w ater. N o on e w as in ju red in th e residence across th e co u rty ard .

P resb y terian C ollege resid en t L inda V aras w as th e first to notice th e flam es a n d call 911 a t ab o u t 3:45 am . A lread y aw a k en e d b y an obscene p h o n e call, V aras h eard p eo p le in the street b elo w an d looked o u t to see billow s of sm oke b etw e en h e r w in d o w an d the C hapel.

By th e tim e resid en ts evacuated th e bu ild in g , fiery pieces of d eb ris w ere falling d o w n a ro u n d th em as flam es rose o u t from th e C hapel

w indow s.

"The side w in d o w s w o rk ed like b illo w s ," P r in c ip a l W illia m K lem pa said, referin g to th e w ay incom ing air d re w th e flam es u p to the h eig h t of a ten sto ry b u ild in g .

A b o u t fifty firefighters w ere called to th e scene. Som e w ere still p u ttin g o u t the last sm o u ld erin g flam es five h o u rs later.

K lem pa estim ates the d am ag e to th e b u ild in g a n d fu rn itu re to be a b o u t $500,000. T he P resbyterian C ollege sp e n t $80,000 to ren o v ate th e C hapel five years ago. The C hapel is u sed b y tw o cong reg a­ tions o n S u n d ay s an d b y th e C ol­ lege for reg u lar services. It w as last u sed b y th e M cGill C h ristian Fel­ lo w sh ip C lub o n F rid ay evening.

K lem pa sp ecu lated th at som e­ on e co uld ha ve h id d e n in th e b ase­ m en t w ash ro o m s w h ile the D ean of R esidence locked the d o o rs of the College. The d o o r to the C hapel in sid e th e hall w as n o t locked.

E vacuated resid en ts w aited in b u ses su p p lied by the fire d e p a rt­ m e n t d u rin g th e fire. A lth o u g h som e of the resid en ts are theologi­ cal can d id ates a t th e college, the m ajority of the residents are McGill students. □

Engineers go green The en g in eerin g cam p u s publication, T h eFaucet, p u t o u t a first issue o n 50% recycled p a p e r last w eek.

Because th e p ublication is p rin ted o n fine pap er, it can also be recycled th ro u g h M cG ill's fine p ap e r recycling pro g ram , u n lik e re g u ­ lar n e w sp rin t T he q u ality of regular n ew sp rin t is too low to m ak e it econom ically feasible to collect it o n cam pus.

"In creasing u se of recycled p ro d u cts h elp s increase th e d e m a n d for u se d p ap e r," w ro te Faucet ed ito rs L ouis D uchesne an d P aul K ruzich.

"If o th e r publications show ed a sincere in terest in recy cled p r o d u c ts ... th is w o u ld speed u p th e process of im p ro v in g p ro d u cts a n d red u cin g prices."

The Faucet is the first ca m p u s p a p e r to u se this p ap er.

$5 0 0 , 0 0 0 granted to Redpath Museum C o m m unications M inister M arcel M asse an n o u n c ed a $500,000 g ra n t for the expansion of M cG ill's R ed p ath M useum . T he m u seu m is th e o ld e st b u ild in g in C a n ad a d esig n ed specifically as such.

T he g ra n t will allow th e m useu m to re-open its d o o rs to th e public after tw en ty y ears of b ein g u se d only for teaching a n d research.

"The heritage m u st be conserved, disp lay ed , stu d ied an d m ad e available to C anadians to w hom it belongs," M asse said at the m u seu m last w eek.

McGill Professor honoured M cGill professor Leo Yaffe received the Prix d u Q uebec for lifetim e ach ievem ent in Science last w eek.

T he 74 year old chem istry professor w as h o n o u red for his research a n d teaching in nuclear chem istry w ith the a w a rd w h ich carries $30,000 in cash.

"P eople u n fo rtu n a te ly ten d to eq u ate nuclear w ith b om bs," said Yaffe in an interview w ith The Gazette. "I have n o th in g to d o w ith bom bs. I'm a p assio n ate believer in the peaceful uses of n u clear en ­ ergy."

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Editorial

A n o th e r M o d e s t P ro p o sa l A n o p en le tte r to th e S cott's Food Services a n d the

b lu stery m o n th s o f w in ter, w o u ld p refer to toast

p ro p rie to rs of T he Alley:

th em selv es a g o ld en h u e th an in d u lg e in a d o u b le­

To W hom It M ay C oncern, This is to ad d re ss y o u r recent decision to forge a b o ld , n ew an d m ore profitable "identity" for The Alley. A s o n e of a m in o rity o f stu d e n ts w h o v alue

d ip o f S p u m o n i a n d M aple W aln u t. C onveniently located, th is to n e a n d ta n e m p o riu m w o u ld allow stu d e n ts to a d d th o se crucial to u ch -u p s before an

this a lternative to th e vacu ity o f oth er S cott's w ate r­ in g holes, m y in terest h as b een p iq u e d b y the cu rio u s tw ists a n d tu rn s this sto ry has taken in

ev en in g o f rollicking rib ald ry a t G ert's.

S SM U H o u se o f H o rro rs W ax M u su e m / p o rtra it stu d io : Scream a t the h o rrify in g tableau, frozen for­ ev er in w ax, of K ate M o rriset sig n in g a w a y th o u ­

recen t w eeks.

First, S cott's took sw ift action to cru sh those m is­ erly ro u stab o u ts w h o enjoy a b ook w ith their coffee

m ascots a n d in fo rm atio n kiosks! T hen h av e y o u r p ictu re tak en w ith y o u r fav o u rite SSMU dum m y!

b y th ru stin g them into a n ew D ark A ge. S u rp ris­ ingly, stu d e n ts w ere still h esitan t to p ay $1.75 for a m uffin, d esp ite the charm o f the n ew candlelit am bience. A p p aren tly , the w aiters also fo u n d the flashlights a b it cum bersom e.

san d of d o llars o f y o u r m o n ey for re d chicken

A S co tt's C h ick e n V illa: T his m ay salve the dissa p o in tm e n t w e all su ffered w h e n w e discovered th a t th e C olonel's secret recipe w o u ld n o t be av ailab le a t M an ch u W ok.

M o n tre a l's firs t S m o k e-E atin g C a n d le s 'R ' Us: F orget th e cap p u cin o a n d sp ro u ts set-up, M r. M o­ ham ed . T hese m iracle sm o k e-eatin g can d les could

In an y case, U nion B uilding O perations M anager T azim M oham ed h as since seen the light, a n d so too h av e g rateful A lley p atrons. B ut n ow a w h isp e r in th e w in d tells u s th a t m ore radical change m ay be in

b e a g o ldm ine.

If th e feeble m in d of o n e o v erw o rk ed u n d e rg ra d

store. T alk a b o u n d s of co nverting The A lley in to a d é p a n n e u r, o r ev en in to the m uch needed ice cream p a rlo u r for w hich stu d e n ts h av e b een v ig o u ro u sly

can d ev ise fo u r such d iv erse n e w "id en tities" for T he A lley, I sh u d d e r to im ag in e w h a t m ay resu lt from th e u n io n of th e Scott's v a u n te d b rain tru st

lobbying. W hile these pro p o sals certainly have a

a n d th e SSMU th in k tan k . W h atev er y o u r ev en tu al

so rt of nonsensical charm , the full p o tential of an A lley m etam o rp h isis has b are ly b een scratched.

decision, b est of luck in to you in all y o u r fu tu re endeavours.

P lease find below , for y o u r consideration, a few m o d e st p ro p o sals as to altern ate A lley "identities":

H u m b ly y o u rs,

U n io n B u ild in g w e ig h t ro o m / ta n n in g salon: C ertainly there are m ore stu d e n ts w ho, com e th e

T h e T rib u n e w e l c o m e s y o u r le tte rs a n d c o m m e n t s .

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e x c e e d o n e p a g e , t y p e d d o u b le s p a c e d ( a b o u t 2 5 0 w o r d s .) C o m m e n t s a r e a v e n u e for m e m b e r s o f th e M c G ill c o m m u n it y to w rite g e n e r a l o p in io n s a n d s h o u ld n o t e x c e e d 5 0 0 w o rd s . A ll s u b m is s io n s w ill b e p rin te d in o r d e r of a r r iv a l in ro o m B-01 A , a n d w e w ill n o t p rint a n y t h in g r a c is t , s e x i s t o r h o m o p h o b ic .

d o e s n 't s it a lo n e Take up the weapon of yo u r ancestors.

Be united in thought and deed

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So that you may fulfill the com mand of o u r Kitikanga -

S p e e c h

The K in g of England.

-O rd er g iv en b y M aori le a d ­ ers to M aori soldiers in the N e w Z ea lan d E xpeditionary Force d u rin g W orld W ar I. For m o n th s now , stories a b o u t S o u th A frica h av e a p ­ p ea red o n th e sam e p ag e of The Econom ist as stories ab o u t C an­ ada.

W h ichever co u n try w as m o v ed to th e o th e r's sid e - e d i­ tors a t th e m ag azin e obviously th in k b o th stories of settlers try in g to keep aboriginals in a b a rre n p e rip h e ry m ake for a co nsisten t layout. Ironically, o n ly o u r arcan e v ocabulary seem s to d istin g u ish C an ad a from South Africa. S o u th A fri­ cans lo n g ag o gave u p the p a ­ tro n izin g term "native."

W ith O ka alre ad y becom ing h az y in w o rld m em ory, w e m ig h t h av e h o p ed to m ove back to the A u stralia or G reen lan d page. But o u r ren ew ed co nstitutional b an ter­ in g has seed ed an o th er sim ilar­ ity b etw een S outh A frica an d C a n ad a w h ich foreign ed ito rs m ig h t soon notice. This tim e th e sim ilarity is o n th e lead in g ed g e of n ativ e d e m a n d s rath er th a n g o v ern m en t policy.

Som e N ativ e lead ers h av e d e m a n d e d special N ativ e scats in th e federal Parliam ent. The special seats w o u ld p re su m a ­ b ly m ake it necessary for N a ­ tive C an ad ian s to vote o n a roll se p arate from those o f o th er C anad ian s. To m ost of us, the pro p o sal to give N ativ es spe­ cial seats from w hich th ey can voice u n iq u e concerns so u n d s ad v e n tu ro u s, to som e it m ay ev en b e so u n d .

South A frica's ap a rth eid architects th o u g h t so too. The concept of se p arate seats w as p a rt of the b ig trick three g en ­ era tio n s of them u sed to con­ vince "n ativ es" th a t ev ery step th ey took aw a y from full an d eq u al citizenship w o u ld get them m o re p ow er.

Before 1936, Blacks an d M ixed race "co lo u red s" from South A frica's C ap e P rovince sh ared the v o te w ith w hites.

B ut w h en w h ite M em bers of P arliam en t d em an d e d an en d to Black v o tin g th a t year, the Black All A frican C o n v en tio n su g g ested a com prom ise. T hey w o u ld accept a sep arate roll, g u ara n tee in g them special Black seats w ith o u t interfering w ith the w h ite vote. In o n ly ten d ay s P rim e M inister J.B.M. H ertzo g took th e sm all a n d logical n ex t step w ith an an ­ n o u n ce m e n t th a t Blacks w o u ld elect a council of W hites to rep rese n t them . C o lo u red s lost

ROBERT STEINER th eir co m m o n roll rig h ts in a sim ilar w ay 14 years later.

U ltim ately a p a rth e id re ­ p laced w h ite N ativ e rep resen ­ tatives w ith se p arate Black p arliam en ts a ttach ed to strips of B an tu stan w astelan d . P ro m ­ ises of m o re p o w er h ad becam e a g ran d io se excuse for total disenfrachisem ent. By n o w th a t strateg y 's d ism al failure to p ro d u ce an y th in g close to fair rep resen tatio n has m a d e th e id ea o f sep arate scats a n ath em a to a n y South A frican serious a b o u t change.

"A h yes!" p ro p o n en ts of the p la n m ig h t rally back, "But d o n 't ig n o re N ew Z ealan d ."

Since N ew Z ea lan d confed­ era ted in 1907, M aoris h av e h ad special seats in P arliam en t reserv ed for them . The co n stitu tio n al p ro v isio n em erg ed from settlers' lo n g ­ sta n d in g "respect" for M aoris w hich co n tin u es to d a y w ith M aori p articip atio n in form ing N ew Z ealan d law .

B ut the w o rld b en e ath th at co n stitu tio n is n o t so p u re, a n d a lot m o re w hite. Ju st as W hite S o u th A fricans u sed se p arate rolls to keep a Black m ajority o u t o f p o w er, likem in d e d K iw is u sed a sep arate roll w hich forced M aoris to accept a co u n try b e n t on their o w n d em ise. S eparate seats p u t M aori M Ps in th e p e rm a ­ n en t m inority, w h ile their electors p o sed for w h ite scu lp to rs w h o w a n te d to p rese rv e a "d isap p e arin g race."

The strateg y of sep arate seats is the sam e w h erev er it is p ro p o sed . B ut its success in d isen fran ch isin g o r assim ilat­ in g special g ro u p s d e p e n d s o n a larg er n u m b e rs gam e. South A frica h as e n o u g h Blacks to h av e m a d e th e id ea of reserv ­ in g a sm all n u m b e r of seats for them an obv io u s sham . In C an ad a, as in N e w Z ealan d , th ere m ay be too few "N a ­ tives" to p rev e n t sep arate seats from sh o v in g them to th e back benches o f o u r future.

If m em b ers of C a n a d a 's First N atio n s rea d E u ro p e's Im perial h isto ry as atten tiv ely as th ey u n co v e r th eir ow n, th ey m ig h t find th eir sep arate seats sp raw led alo n g an u n ­ com fortable b o tto m line.

M ost em p ires eag erly g u a r­ an tee cru m b s o f d em o cracy to those th ey h av e o p p ressed , h o p in g th a t those w h o sn atch th e cru m b s will fo rg et th e loaf.

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In resp o n se to "A re you h ere to g et an e d u ­ catio n (or a G PA )" T ribune, O ctober 30N o v e m b e r5 To th e T ribune:

c h e a tin g

T o th e T r ib u n e :

m aintains th a t it is safe to say th a t stu d e n ts

I am w ritin g to correct som e im pressions as w ell as a statem en t in the article o n cheat­

d id cheat." I h av e n ev er m a d e su ch a n a sse rtion. T he E ducational T esting Service uses this "cut-off" in th eir ev a lu atio n s an d they

in g in th e Trib un e of O ct. 23,1990.

In the first place there a re several (notone) co m p u ter p ro g ra m m e s w hich p erm it the

m ay initiate an in q u iry b ased o n th is as w ell as an y o th e r related in fo rm atio n such as a

logical in te rp re tatio n th a t th e re m ay have b een collaboration b etw een the w riters of h ig h ly sim ilar exam s. T w o of these p ro ­ g ram m es w a rra n t n o special "verification"

sures th a t relate stro n g ly to th e o th e r p e r­

w ritte n section of th e exam as w ell as era­

in th a t th e y are sim ple so rting p rogram m es

so n 's exam .

The "o d d s" u sed in th e M cGill context are m uch hig h er th an the 10,000/1 factor; th ey v/ou \dbeapproxim ately 1,000,000/1 (4.8 stan­

th a t p erm it the in stru c to r to gain the sam e

d a rd deviations) to initiate q u estio n in g co n ­

in fo rm ation for a large class th a t could easily

cerning the sim ilarity. A s w ith th e E d u ca­

b e o b tained in a sm aller one b y m anual

tional T esting Service, o th e r ev idence m ay

co m p arison of exam p apers. T hat inform a­ tio n sim ply relates to th e sim ilarity of the a n ­

also b e em ployed.

Finally, it sh o u ld be stressed th a t serious

sw ers.

The co m p u tatio n th a t could be associated w ith "o u tsid e" verifiaction w o u ld be the one th a t co m p u tes probabilities. It sh o u ld be m en tio ned tha t no less th an tw o professional

q uestions ab o u t th e exam v alid ity are con­

statisticians as w ell as th e E ducational Test­ in g Service (Princeton, N.J.) h av e been con­ su lted in a n effort to en su re th a t o u r w o rk is

the statistical ex ten t of isolation of th a t p air of stu d n ts w h o are in the sam e g ra d e ran g e an d co u ld n o t h av e h a d access to each by

so u n d . H ow ever, w e w o u ld w elcom e a n y

v irtu e of b ein g seated rem o te from one

efforts to d em o n strate fu rth e r validity of the

an o th er d u rin g th e test.

sidered in a p p ro p ria te u n less n eig h b o u rin g seating b etw e en the p a ir of stu d e n ts is clear from the U niversity records. T his factor w o u ld acco m p an y th e exam sim ilarities an d

p rocedure.

T here w as one statem en t th a t requires

S incerely,

correction: "If the chances are h ig h er th an 10,000 to 1 th a t stu d e n ts cheated, H a rp p

D av id N . H a rp p P ro fesso r

P erm it m e to give th e q u estio n of ed u c a­ tio n a t M cGill th e p ersp ectiv e of a transfer stu d en t: I tran sferred h ere from T ren t U ni­ v ersity last year, a n d feel I h av e som e p e r­ spective o n this issue.

M cG ill's policies reg a rd in g stu d e n ts can o nly b e d escrib ed as co u n ter-p ro d u ctiv e, w h e n th e p ro d u c t d esired is seen to b e e d u ­ cated stu d en ts. T his is ev id en t in th e a d m in i­ stratio n 's attitu d e to w ard s course w ith d raw ­ als, the n ew 'co m p u ter-co p ' m u ltip le choice cheating process, an d in virtually everything th e a d m issio n s office does. It is n o t a q u es­ tio n of specific p ro b lem s or policies, b u t a fu n d am e n tal a ttitu d e a b o u t everything.

T his becom es m o st ev id en t w h en one con­ sid ers all of these aspects in the sam e lig h t a u n iv e rsity th a t is stodgy, concentrates on g iv in g o u t m arks, n o t educations, a n d th at is p reo ccu p ied aboVe all w ith p rese rv in g a re p u ta tio n for b ein g 'd e m a n d in g '. M cGill is slow to ch an g e its policies a n d req u irem en ts b ecau se th ey are all qu ick fixes. S tu d en ts cheating? G et a co m p u ter to catch 'em . N o t en o u g h tim e to m ark essays? M uli tple choice exam s. R e p u tatio n w orries? G ive every o n e sh it m ark s, a n d d o n 't w o rry ab o u t w h a t they learn; m ak e th e ad m issio n s process hell so stu d e n ts th in k th e y 'v e 'arriv ed '.

Policies are m a d e eith er to im p lem en t a p h ilo so p h y , o r to fix p ro b lem s arisin g o u t of th a t p h ilo so p h y . M ost of M cG ill's b iz arre policies arise o u t of the latter situation. McGill h as an attitu d e , d ee p ly ro o ted , th a t says th a t lo w m a rk s are g o o d - it m eans courses are 'd em an d in g '. This is tw isted, fellow students.

T he p h ilo so p h y sh o u ld be to challenge stu ­ d en ts to th in k , find o u t h o w th ey think, w h at th ey th in k , see if th ey can learn h o w to d o it

- a n d re w a rd th em accordingly. T hink ab o u t y o u r classes: d o you g et this feeling, o r d o y o u feel th ey are try in g to trip you u p b y fin d in g w h a t y o u d o n 't know ?

This is seen in th e over-reliance a t M cGill on exam s, n o t essays (w h ere w e really learn stuff). M cGill is n o t the n orm , a n d d o es n ot h av e to be - at T rent, in first-year courses, the average v alu e of ex am in atio n s w as alw ays less th a n 30% - for the w h o le year. I have fourth-year courses here, in arts, w here exam s are 70-80% of th e m ark set-up. The cheating problem arises because stu d e n ts are m a d e to resp o n d in a rid icu lo u s fashion; this p ro b ­ lem is n o t so p rev alen t (if it exists a t all) in schools th at place a h ig h er em p h asis on essays. Essentially, w e sh o u ld b e ask ed to show n ot the facts th a t w e h av e m em orized, b u t the v ery fact th a t w e th in k - a n d h o w w e d o it.

M cG ill's esteem cu rren tly resid es o n a tw en ty -y ear o ld im age o f this school, an d a re p u ta tio n for b ein g 'ch a llen g in g '; b u t this 'challenge' is b ased on adm issio n s stan d ard s (condescending a n d nit-picky) a n d th e low m arks available in courses. This attitu d e says n o th in g w h atso ev er ab o u t w h a t w e learn, an d lots ab o u t h o w th ey see G PA 's: as a p u n ish m en t for those w h o d o n 't p lay the gam e, a n d as a rew ard for those w h o p lay it real well.

The u n d erly in g a ssu m p tio n is th a t low m ark s m ean a good ed u catio n ; b u t I can affirm th a t I n o t o nly learn ed m o re at T rent, b u t g o t b e tte r m ark s for m y efforts. I am n ot a ttem p tin g to sell T rent to anybody: I tran s­ ferred for reasons, som e of w h ich w ere actu ­ ally good. But M cG ill's rid icu lo u s p o stu rin g w ill ev en tu ally b e seen as the fra u d it is; let's h o p e w e'v e all secured o u r fu tu res b y the tim e em ployers, schools a n d th e public-atlarg e catch on.

Sincerely, G reg A lto n - BA U3.

W h y I F C d i d n ’t g e t t h e b o o t T o th e T rib u n e : W ith m u ch a tte n tio n b e in g a ttrib u te d to th e issu e of the W alk-Safe N etw o rk 's SSMU club status, m any unofficial letters h av e b ee n w ritten b y F raternity m em b ers ex p ressin g th e ir o pinions w ith reg a rd s to th e recent loss of club statu s b y th e Inter-F raternity Council.

U n fo rtu n ately these letters d id not express the actu al reasons for th e Judicial b o a rd 's decision. The

Judicial b o ard in d icated th a t "...it is clear from th e InterF ratern ity C o u n c il's co n sititu tio n th a t th e I.F.C. is not o p e n to all M cGill stu d e n ts." T h ere w as n ev er a n y m en ­ tio n of th e I.F.C. b ein g sexist becau se th e council is co m p o sed o f b o th w o m en a n d m en.

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S t u d e n t s su ffe r fr o m b a d p r e s s ... a g a i n

V e r y f e w s t u d e n t s v o ic e d a n o p in io n a t la s t w e e k 's fo ru m c o n c e rn in g Q u é b e c's fu tu re .

M c G ill m i s s e s c h a n c e t o s p e a k o u t o n Q u é b e c ’s f u t u r e

BY RICH LATOUR M cGill stu d e n ts lost an o p p o rtu ­ n ity to p rese n t their view s on Q u eb ec's fu tu re to a provincial com m ission stu d y in g the issue.

S tu d en ts' Society (SSMU) an d th e L aw S tu d en ts A ssociation (LSA) h a d each in te n d ed to subm it briefs to the B élanger-C am peau C om m ission, w h ich w as set u p by th e provincial g o v ern m e n t to ex­ am in e Q uébec's fu tu re follow ing th e d e a th of the M eech Lake Ac­ cord. The tw o associations h ad until last F riday to su b m it their briefs to th e com m ission.

N eith er bod y w en t forw ard w ith th eir p ro p o sed briefs because b oth failed in th e ir respective efforts to g ath er s tu d e n t view s o n th e issue.

S tu d en ts' Society h a d asked stu ­ d e n ts to fill o u t a q u estionnaire a b o u t Q uébec's fu tu re d u rin g the FEEQ referen d u m tw o w eeks ago.

B ut few er th an 11% o f stu d e n ts v o te d a n d few er th an h a lf of those w h o voted com pleted thequestionnaire.

O n ly tw elve peo p le atten d e d a fo ru m held b y SSMU la st w eek to h ea r stu d e n ts' opinions.

"I d o n 't feel the inform ation w e 'v e g ath ered is representative

of h o w stu d e n ts feel," SSMU P resi­ d e n t K ate M orisset said. "U nless w e h av e full rep rese n tatio n I d o n 't feel com fortable su b m ittin g (a brief)."

S tu d en ts' Society d id n o t offi­ cially com pile questionnaire results once it d ec id e d n o t to su b m it a brief to th e B élanger-C am peau C om m ission, acco rd in g to SSMU E x te rn a l A ff a irs C o m m itte e spokesperson D ave M essenger.

H e attrib u ted th e lo w tu rn o u t a t th e SSMU forum to lack of p u b lic­ ity. B ut he does n o t believe th e low tu rn o u t m eans M cGill stu d e n ts d o n o t care ab o u t Q u éb ec's fu tu re.

M essenger h y p o th e siz ed th a t stu d e n ts are p ro b ab ly co n cern ed ab o u t h o w M cG ill's v iew w ill be in te rp re ted in a fra n co p h o n e soci­ ety.

The L aw S tu d en ts' A ssociation w as a ttem p tin g to com p ile its o w n brief in the belief th a t its m em b ers, "being fu tu re jurists, are a crosssection of C a n ad a a n d a cross-sec­ tion of Q uébec," acco rd in g to LSA VP (External) R obert Fabes.

The LSA h ad p u t o u t a call to its m em bers for subm issions on O cto­ b er 9, b u t received few responses.

A law stu d e n ts' forum o n th e issu e h ad a sim ilarly lo w level of p artici­

pation.

"I'm d isa p p o in te d b ecau se 1feel th ere w as a lo t w e co u ld have ta p p e d in to ," LSA V P (C om m on Law ) M arie L ussier said . "It w as a co m b in atio n o f b a d tim ing, sh o rt notice a n d o th e r co m m itm en ts."

O rg an izers from b o th associa­ tions w ere d isap p o in ted by the tu rn of events.

"I th in k th is is a n im p o rta n t is­ sue - o b v io u sly w e are n o t g o in g to h av e m u ch voice," M essenger said.

"A fter th e com m ission h earin g s start, I th in k M cGill stu d e n ts w ill becom e m o re com fortable w ith the idea o f speaking ou t," h e p red icted .

M cGill stu d e n ts w ill h av e a n ­ o th er o p p o rtu n ity to p re se n t th eir o p in io n s in F eb ru ary once the C om m issio n h as finished h ea rin g from g ro u p s w h o su b m itte d briefs an d o p en s to th e g en eral public.

M essenger h o p es stu d e n ts w ill follow this route.

"I d o n 't th in k th is is an issu e th a t sh o u ld b e d ro p p e d ," M essenger said.

L ussier also ex p ressed th e h o p e th a t stu d e n ts' v iew s w o u ld still b e h eard . "It's im p o rta n t to le t the C om m issio n k n o w th e g en eratio n co m in g u p d o es care," she sa id .Q

P a r t - t im e r s ’f e e s t o in c r e a s e ?

BY JANET LOGAN A lth o u g h full-tim e stu d e n ts m ay receive a 10% red u c tio n in their s tu d e n t service fees, part-tim e stu ­ d e n ts m ay face an increase of u p to 450% u n d e r a flat rate fo rm at now b ein g co n sid ered b y a S enate com ­ m ittee.

M cGill cu rren tly follow s a com ­ plex nine-tiered stu d e n t services fee structure. Last spring, the C o m m ittee on the C oo rd in atio n of S tu d en t Services (CCSS) agreed to a tw o -tiered form at to sim plify s tu d e n t service fee paym ent. B ut w h en it w as p resented for approval b y th e finance sub-com m ittee this year, S tu d en ts' Society P resid en t K ate M orisset su ggested exam in­ in g a n altern ate p ro p o sal w h ereby all stu d e n ts w o u ld p ay the sam e am o u n t. T he flat ra te fee proposal is n o w b ein g considered.

A ccording to P o st-G rad u ate S tu ­ d e n ts' Society VP F inance Bob Collins, M orisset's intercession w as ill-considered.

"Before w e ev en h a d a ch ance to vote o n the agreed (form at), K ate M orisset d ecid ed to ... look a t th e p roblem all ov er ag ain ," C ollins said.

The com m ittee h a d ag re ed u p o n a tw o-tier system b y w h ich fu ll­ tim e stu d e n ts (at least n in e cre d its p er term ) p ay $72 an d p art-tim e stu d e n ts $29 p er term . T his y e a r's CCSS re fe rre d th e a p p r o v e d a m en d m e n t to th e finance su b ­ com m ittee so it co u ld p ro v id e th e p ro p e r financial d ata.

"W e sho u ld look a t w h a t w e 're d oing before w e start ru b b er s tam p ­ ing thefinance com m ittee's report," M orrisset said.

She felt th a t it w as im p o rta n t th a t

stu d e n ts b e co n su lted th ro u g h a qu estio n n aire ab o u t every possible option.

"Before a g ro u p of tw en ty people sit a ro u n d a ro o m a n d d ec id e h o w th e y 're g o in g to ch an g e fees, w e sh o u ld exam in e all o p tio n s. The flat rate is a n option," M orisset said.

U n d er th e flat rate fo rm a t M o ris­ set su g g ested b e ex am in ed , all stu ­ d en ts (full tim e, p a r t tim e a n d ses­ sional) w o u ld p ay ap p ro x im ately $65 p er term . T his fee covers S tu­ d e n ts' Society, athletics, a n d the v ario u s P ow ell B u ilding stu d e n t services.

C o m m ittee m e m b er a n d P ost G ra d u ate S tu d en ts' Society VP Finance Bob C ollins feels th a t there is no n eed to look a t the flat rate fee becau se it d isre g a rd s "th e 10,000 p art-tim e stu d e n ts w h o w ill b e facing a h u g e im p o sitio n o f fees

S tu d en ts d o n o t have a p o si­ tive im age in th e m edia. N ew s­ p ap e r co lum nists love to p o r­ tra y stu d e n ts as freeloaders tak in g ad v a n ta g e of th e tax p ay ­ ers' m o n ey an d g ettin g a "free rid e" from th e system . P apers like the Financial Post d o n ot h esitate before p rin tin g h ea d ­ lines like "...pupils p lay hooky from school d eb t".

Last w eek 's A u d ito r G en­ e ra l's re p o rt p ro v id ed the p e r­ fect o p p o rtu n ity to criticize stu d en ts. The M on trea l Gazette rep o rted th a t " stu d e n t loan d efau lts m o u n t" an d sh o w ed a p ictu re o f a stu d e n t ru n n in g aw a y from college w ith a fistful of m oney. T he im plications of th ese visual a n d verbal state­ m ents are u n fair an d d an g e r­ ous.

The m ed ia is m ak in g the p ro b lem look w orse th en it ac­ tually is. P ap ers across the c o u n try are seizing on th e sta­ tistic th a t on e o f every six stu ­ d e n ts d efau lts o n his o r h er loan.

Len W esterberg, press attach é to G erry W einer, C a n a d a 's Sec­ reta ry of State, says these fig­ u res are m isleading: 84% o f stu ­ d e n ts p ay back th eir loans o n tim e. A n o th er 8% d o p ay th eir loans in full, b u t p ay late. The rem ain in g 8% of cases g o to liti­ g atio n an d a b o u t half the con­ tested m o n ey is reco v ered . A l­ th o u g h this record is n ot p e r­ fect, the d efa u lt p h en o m en o n is n o t th e w id esp re ad frau d th at th e p ress m akes it o u t to be.

The Gazette also says ad m in i­ stratio n , in terest an d collection costs a m o u n t to an extra ten m illion d o llars p e r year. But several k ey facts are bein g ig­ n o red in this accusation. The g o v ern m e n t d istrib u tes m oney th ro u g h b a n k loans. T he banks, w ith som e exceptions, w ill claim a d efa u lt even if o nly one p ay m en t is m issed or late.

If the stu d e n t w ere a reg u lar a d u lt w o rk in g custom er, the b an k s w o u ld u se its o w n re­ sources try in g to recover the m oney. H o w ev er, becau se stu ­ d e n t loans are g u ara n tee d b y th e g o v ern m en t, b an k s claim d efau lts rig h t aw a y a n d receive com plete reim b u rsem en t from th e g o vernm ent. A stu d e n t w h o has m o v ed a n d has n o t received a letter from th e ban k ; or a

th a t d id n 't exist before."

M orisset ad m its som e stu d en ts w ill face increases b u t says "no m a tte r w h a t w e d o, som e people a re g oin g to g et screw ed an y w ay ."

"M y feeling is th at w hichever w a y you go, it w ill be u n fair to som e; w e m u st d ecide w hich (pro­ posal) w ill h u rt the least am o u n t of p eople," co m m ittee m em b er an d L aw S tu d en ts' A ssociation Presi­

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O u ts id e LARA FRIEDLANDER stu d e n t w h o is late on o ne p ay ­ m en t w hich could be m a d e u p a t a later d ate, is o ften a u to ­ m atically labelled a d e fa u lt case a n d h a n d e d o v er to th e g o v ern ­ m ent.

S tu d en ts are n o t th e o nly ones to b lam e for th a t extra ten m illion d o llars p e r y ear in tax p ay ers' m oney.

T here also seem s to b e little atte m p t b y the m ass m ed ia to find o u t w h y stu d e n ts are d efa u ltin g on their loans. The m ed ia seem s to assu m e th a t stu d e n ts are just try in g to g et aw a y w ith as m uch as possible.

This is a gross m isrep resen ta­ tion. O f course th e re w ill alw ay s b e peo p le try in g to take a d v a n ta g e of th e system (this is not a pro b lem specific to stu ­ dents).

M an y g rad u a tes ju st d o n o t h av e th e m eans to p a y back loans acco rd in g to th e rig id rep a y m en t sch ed u les set o u t for them . For exam ple, loan rep a y m en ts sta rt six m o n th s after g rad u a tio n . Sylvia Fiouti, a research er a t th e C a n ad ian F ed eratio n of S tu d en ts, says "six m o n th s after g ra d u a tio n is n o t en o u g h tim e for stu d e n ts to find a d ecen t job." By contrast, th e G lobe a n d M ail calls this w aitin g p erio d "a six-m onth in ­ terest holiday."

S tu d en t-b ash in g m ay b e a w ay to sell n ew sp a p ers b u t it is also a w ay to e n d a n g er accessi­ bility to h ig h er education.

Sim ilar p ro b lem s in th e U nited States h av e led to calls for red u ctio n s in available loan m oney. R educing lo an s m o n ey o n th ese g ro u n d s w as a n o p tio n rejected b y C an ad a, says W esterberg.

T ig h ten in g u p o n stu d e n t loans is a n ap p e alin g o p tio n for d esp erate deficit-cutters. By p e rp e tu a tin g th e spoiled stu d e n t stereotype, th e m edia o nly m akes lo an red u ctio n s m o re p o p u la r w ith th e general public a n d m akes s tu d e n t loan cuts a n easy political option.

d e n t Bram F ried m an said.

B ut Collins p o in te d to th e p a r­ ticular p ro b lem s of p art-tim e stu ­ dents.

"Som e p eo p le are n o t p art-tim e b y choice; th ey m a y h av e a fam ily, a job or financial restrictio n ," Col­ lins said. "[Because] a p erso n is in school only p a rt tim e does n ot m ean th a t th is sam e p erso n w ill h av e m o re tim e to u se th e gy m ."

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L e g a l tu itio n f e e b o y c o t t m a y b e r is k y fo r s t u d e n t s

BY CLEMENT KING A n a tte m p t to d evelop a safe a n d effective p ro te st again st last y e a r's fee hike is flo u n d erin g d u e to legal u ncertainties.

P rovincial stu d e n t le ad e rs h ad h o p e d stu d e n ts co u ld w ithold p a rt of th e ir tu itio n fees b ecause th e increase is being contested in court.

B ut participation in a p roposed boy co tt is "ask in g (students) to d o a lo t m ore th a n w e h a d o rigi­ nally thought," said Robert Fabes, VP U n d erg rad ua te Affairs for the F éd ération des étu d ian tes et é tu ­ d ia n ts d u Q uébec (FEEQ).

"E ven th o u g h it's legal accord­ ing to the law yer, th e re 's no g u a r­ an tee thatM cG ill w o n 'td e-re g iste r stu d e n ts." said Fabes.

FEEQ h a d h o p ed the financial p ressu re created by the boycott w o u ld force U niversity a d m in i­ stratio ns across the province to ask th e g o v ern m e n t to negotiate w ith stu d e n ts ab o u t last year's tu itio n fee hike.

T he legality of last y e a r's tu i­ tion fee hike is bein g arg u e d in co u rt b y th e federation. P en d in g th e o utcom e of the trial, stu d e n ts m ay legally d ep o sit th e differ­

ence betw een the old an d increased am o u n ts into an acco u n t ad m in i­ stered b y the court. If the co u rt rules inFEEQ 's favour, the am ount, w ith interest, w o u ld be retu rn ed to students.

"It w o u ld be a legal bo y co tt b u t nevertheless o u r law yers think that

"It w o u ld be a legal boycott but nevertheless our law yers think that it could p ose som e risks."

FEEQ President N icolas P lourde it could p ose som e risks," FEEQ P resid en t N icolas P lo u rd e said.

"The law yer (from FEEQ) c a n 't find an y th in g th a t w o u ld n 't allow M cGill to de-register stu d en ts," Fabes said. This risk could decrease

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th e n u m b e r of stu d en ts w illing to p articip ate in th e boycott.

If the boy co tt received w id e­ sp read s tu d e n t su p p o rt, the U ni­ v ersity m ig h t b e h esitan t to use its legal rig h t to d e n y stu d en ts access to ed u c atio n for partici­ p atin g in th e p ro test. It w o u ld be a politically u n p o p u la r m o v e for th e ad m in istra tio n to take re­ co u rse ag a in st 10,000 stu d en ts w h o w ith eld p a rt of th eir fees.

B ut FEEQ executives fear the boy co tt w ill n o t g en erate large su p p o rt g iv en th e lo w tu rn o u t of referen d a a t M cGill an d U deM last m o n th . In each election only 11% o f stu d e n ts v oted o n the is­ sue of jo in in g FEEQ. "U sing the referen d u m as a b a­ sis of p red ictio n , it is difficult to believe th a t w e w ill g et a m ajor­ ity o f stu d e n ts p articip atin g in th e boycott," Fabes said.

E ven if FEEQ w ere able to gen ­ era te sufficient su p p o rt, it is u n clear w h a t effect the lo st rev e­ n u e w o u ld h av e o n th e adm inistation. M cG ill's cu rren t deficit w o u ld b e $6.5 m illion h igher w ith o u t the fu n d s from the fee hike. V ice-Principal Finance John A rm o u r ad m itte d th a t d u e to the w o rsen in g financial situation, "to cu t back fu rth er w o u ld be im pos­ sible".

"T hey co uld cu t back profes­ so rs' salaries," said Fabes, "but politically it w o u ld b e suicide.

The p ro fe so r's u n io n w o u ld n 't let them cu tb ac k . T hey still have to p a y th eir em ployees."

Because stu d e n ts p ay tuition, stu d e n t service a n d faculty fees in on e lu m p sum , it is unclear w h eth e r or n o t the U niversity co uld a p p ro p ria te o th e r fees to m ake u p th ed ifferen ce in tuition.

M cGill co u ld also resp o n d to th e resu ltin g u n d e rfu n d in g as it has in p ast years b y b o rro w in g m oney a n d increasing the deficit.

T he U n iv ersity h as am p le credit to co n tin u e b o rro w in g until a co u rt decision is reached.

T he FEEQ executive is sending letters to U n iv ersity associations in FEEQ this w eek o u tlin in g the d etails of th e p ro p o sed tuition fee boycott.

"I h o p e w e can decide (w hether o r n o t to su p p o rt the boycott) at C ouncil o n T h u rsd ay ," M cGill's VP E xternal A lex U sher said. G

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F o r e p la y o n c a m p u s H o rny D evil a n d Penis en g ag e in in terco u rse o n the U nion Building step s to p ro m o te safe sex. The play w as o n e of m an y ev en tso rg an ize d fo r H ealth Services' STD A w aren ess Week.

"W eg o t really m ixed reactions," the H o rn y Devil said. "S om eengin eers refu sed to take th e co n d o m s b eing d istrib u ted a n d sh o u ted obsenities. But p eo p le in th e library a p p la u d e d a n d w an te d a n encore."

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T e le p h o n e c a m p a ig n s e t s w h e e l s tu r n in g t o i m p r o v e a c c e s s b i l i t y fo r t h e d i s a b l e d a t M c G ill M cGill stu d e n ts m ay see m ore w h eelchair ram p s, elevators a n d w ash ro o m s accessible to the d is­ abled a n d m ore stu d en ts w ho need th ese services o n cam p u s in the n ear future.

T he M cGill A lm a M ater Society launched a telephone cam paign last w eek to obtain financial su p p o rt from alu m n i for increased cam pus accessibility.

"W e are shooting for $100,000 (over the next year)," M ary P at C orm ier, a coordinator of fu n d rais­ in g for M artlet H ouse said.

U n iversity ad m in istra tio n w ill try to m atch the co n trib u tio n of the A lm a M a ter fu n d u p to $100,000.

T he telep h o n e cam p aig n m arks th e lau n ch o f a co o rd in a ted effort b etw e en th e university , the alum ni a n d the stu d e n ts to increase acces­ sibility a n d a w areness to the n eeds o f d isabled stu d e n ts o n cam pus.

M cGill has lo n g been perceived as an u n frie n d ly place for disabled stu d en ts. Because the cam p u s is sp rea d o u t a n d b u ilt on a hill, it "is a n ab solute n ig h tm are for the p hysically d isab led stu d e n t," said

C o o rd in ato r o f D isabled S tu d en t Services M eribah A ikins.

E asyaccess for M cGill's disabled is restricted b y p ro b lem s an d in ­ consistencies in facilities on cam ­ pus. E ven access to A ikins' office at th e Pow ell S tu d en t Services b u ild -

Because the cam pus is spread out and built on a hill, it “is an absolute nightm are for the physically disabled student."

- Meribah Aikins, Coordinator o f D isabled Student Services ing is not disabled-accessible. Some stu d e n ts m u st m eet w ith h e r in an o th e r p a rt o f th e b u ild in g .

A Senate-B oard of G overnors Joint C om m ittee w ill d ecide o n the u se of the A lm a M ater Society funds. A subcom m ittee is "in the process o f d ra w in g u p a list of p ri­ orities for the m o n ey ," Pentesco said. □

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T w o Inter-R esidence C ouncil (IRC) executives resig n ed to p ro ­ test IRC P resid en t K aran jitD u lat's h an d lin g o f a p ro p o sal to g iv e resi­ dence p resid e n ts tw o m o n th s free rent, w h ich w o u ld b e fu n d ed by increased s tu d e n t resid en ce fees.

IRC VP (Finance) K en F ong an d S ecretary Jam es C ook accuse D ulat of u n d em o cratic p ro ce d u re s because h e d id n o t co n su lt th e resi­ dence stu d e n t b o d y before p assin g th e fee increase w h ich w ill take effect n ex t Septem ber.

"It is m y feeling th a t an y k in d of p ro p o sal su ch as th is sh o u ld go th ro u g h the p ro p e r cha nnels," said Cook. "T h at's w h a tm a k e s stu d e n t g o v ern m e n t w o rk ."

D u lat m e t w ith IRC Executive O ctober 17 to d iscu ss th e p ro p o sal to increase stu d e n t resid en ce fees b y 60 cents p e r m o n th to allow hall P residents tw o m o n th s free room a n d b o ard . A cco rd in g to F o n g a n d Cook, w h en IRC raised objections to the p ro p o sal, D u lat m e t w ith the hall p resid e n ts a w ee k later an d received th eir su p p o rt. D u lat o r­ d ere d b o th his executive a n d the p resid e n ts n o t to d iscu ss th e issue.

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A cco rd in g to C ook, such a m o ­ tion sh o u ld b e a p p ro v e d b y each hall council, th e IRC an d th en th e

Dulat ordered both his executive and the presidents not to discuss the issue.

URC. Fong said D u lat justified the w ay h e b y p assed IRC b y say in g that "p resid en ts are allow ed to a c tu p o n im plicit in form ation."

"It m ean s th a t p resid e n ts can act o n w h a t th ey feel w ith o u t co n su lt­ in g th eir councils," F ong said.

D ouglas H all P resid en t M ike P atterso n believes the p resid e n ts w ere p ressu red in to accepting the p ro p o sal w hich "seem ed like a g o o d idea a t th e tim e." B ut P atter­ son, Solin H all P re sid en tM ark Luz an d M cConnell H all P resident A da San n o w feel D u lat poorly h an d led th e p ro p o sal's passage.

P atterso n w ith d rew his su p p o rt for th e p roposal.

F ong believes every IRC execu­ tive sh o u ld resig n o u t of "collec­ tiv e resp o n sib ility " to p ro te st ag ain st D u la t's actions. A lth o u g h IRC Secretary M egan S tephens d escrib ed D u lat's actions as "com ­ p letely d ish o n est", she d o es not in te n d to resign.

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w h o also sits o n URC said sh e h ad th o u g h t th ere h ad b een som e d is­ cu ssio n of the p ro p o sal before it w as b ro u g h t to URC. "It's a p p a re n t th a t th ere w a s n 't e n o u g h d iscu ssio n ," T racy said.

"W e've learned an d w e'll take steps to e n su re ad e q u ate com m unication in th e fu tu re."

B ut T racy w o u ld n o t co m m en t as to w h e th e r or n o t p ro p e r pro ce­ d u re s h a d b ee n follow ed.

Fong an d C ook w ill p ress for D u lat's im p each m en t un til th e en d of the m o n th w h en th eir resig n a­ tions tak e effect.

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"[This precedent] means that presidents can act on what they feel without consulting their councils."

-Ken Fong m e n t o n th e calls for his im p each ­ m ent.

H e also h in ted that stu d e n ts w h o o p p o se th e fee increase could choose to o p t o u t of p ay in g it.

"If on e feels stro n g ly ab o u t it, (the increase) w o n 't ap p ly to him (sic)," D u lat said.

But acco rd in g to D o u g las H all VP Sim on C hi, this suggestion w o u ld b e im possible to im plem ent.

"U nless the w h o le p ro p o sal is retracted , this policy w ill affect stu d e n ts on an equal basis w h eth e r th ey like it or n o t," said Chi. Q

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BY G A LL A G H ER M ACKAY E xpectations are h ig h for A thol F u g a rd 's m o st recent play, M y C h ildren , M y Africa, w hich is m ak ­ in g its C a n ad ian d e b u t at the C en­ ta u r this w eek.

In th e first scene of th e play, Isabel, a w h ite girl from the tow n, d eb ates T ham i, a Black from the location (ghetto). She arg u e s that w o m e n 's e d u c atio n sh o u ld in no w ay be different from m e n 's re­ g ard less o f differences in biology.

T he largely liberal au d ien ce w as shocked a t th e su d d e n shift. N o o n e expected to h ear a Black South A frican argue for som ething w idely

Fugard addresses a general and forgiveable lack of comprehension on the part of the outside world of some of the outlets for Black South Africa's rage. p erceived here as discrim ination in a p lay ab o u t m o d e rn S outh Af­ rica. E xpectectations w ere con­ fo unded.

The hig h expectations o f Fu­ g a rd 's n ew play w ere also som e­ w h a t u n fu lfilled . D irector M aurice P odbrey, th e Executive an d A rtis­ tic D irector, failed to give this rich text th e d ra m a it deserv ed . The p la y w as n o t sh o rt o n dram atics, b u t th ro u g h o u t, there w as a sense th a t p e rh a p s M y Children, M y A f­ rica sh o u ld have been a book.

T he p lay w as sp ark ed in Fu­ g a rd 's m in d b y "an u n re st related in cid ent" in one o f S outh A frica's to w n sh ip s, in w hich a teacher w as 'n eck laced.' N ecklacing is a prac­ tice in w h ich a living p erso n is m ad e to w ea r a necklace of flam ing tire. It is an unfath o m ab le practice.

Yet F u g a rd 's atten tio n is tu rn ed to u n d e rsta n d in g th e m ysteries b eh in d th e violence th a t rocks the ap a rth e id state. M y C hildren w as w ritte n w ith th e p la y w rig h t's d a u g h te r in m in d for the role of Isabel, th e y o u n g w h ite w o m an w h o calls o u t a t the en d of th e play, "I'm lost". T here is a sense that F u g ard is a d d re ssin g m ore th an ju st the confusion his o w n d a u g h ­

ter m ight feel, b u t a g eneral a n d forgiveable lack of co m p reh en sio n o n th e p a rt of th e o u tsid e w o rld of som e of the outlets for Black South A frica's rage.

lience in to so m eth in g th a t co u ld be id en tified as feeling.

By co n trast, E rrol Slue w as q u ite excellent as M r. M., th e teacher. "I am p ro b a b ly th e o n ly Black

The play was sparked in Fugard's mind by "an unrest related incident" in one of South Africa's townships.________ Soo G aray, th e actress in the pivotal role of Isabel, a lin k b e­ tw een Africa an d the audience, w as a d isap p o in tm en t. H er p o rtray al seem ed to need m o re rehearsal, to refine her m an n erism s an d eb u l­

C onfucian in th e co u n try ", h e confides to th e au d ien ce a t the b eg in n in g of the play. "I feed the w ild b ea st in m y h eart, H ope, w ith m y s t u d e n t s " , h e d e s p a ir s .

B lending a reliance o n "traditional

w a y s " w ith a n im p a s s io n e d co m m itm en t to b u ild in g th e new A frica o n the backs of p ersonal relatio n sh ip , it is M r. M. w h o is inevitably an d b ru tally sacrificed a t the e n d of th e play. It is h e w h o is fed to th e h o p e of his stu d e n ts for his treason as a one-tim e inform er.

T ham i (M ichael E dw ards) is one m em b er of th e N ew Africa: the b est an d the b rig h test, at that. H e m u st reconcile his love for his teacher w ith his fight ag a in st the o p p ressio n im p o sed b y a B antu ed u catio n . H e m u st contextualize the sacrifice of his friend w ithin the stru gg le to w h ich h e has b o u n d his future. E d w a rd s is a p ow erful

actor, th o u g h his stag e presen ce is n o t terribly consistent.

The set is a strik in g ly sim ple counterbalance to th e com plexities o f th e h u m a n relationships. It is also the stro n g est visual elem en t in a play ch aracterized by slightly sta g n an t blocking.

This is th e first tim e F u g ard him self h as n ot d irected th e play: it is a pity. For d esp ite the richly p e rh a p s overly - literate text, this play does n o t q u ite g et in sid e th e soul. P erh ap s F u g ard h im self w o u ld be able to in sp ire his p ro fo u n d p h ilo so p h y an d his p e r­ sonal politics w ith a m issin g elelm ent of theatre.

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G eorge F. W alker's script is funny, b u t m u ch of th e h u m o u r is w asted b y th e cast. T he re su lt is a p ro d u c ­ tion th at d o es n o t seem to k n o w if it w an ts to b e com ic o r d ram atic. Pi­ erre LaRocque, p lay in g an incom -

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T he b a n d of rev o lu tio n aries (w earin g m atch in g berets) consists of Ju n io r (Ken C am eron) a n d G ail (Laura J. Forth), th e y o u n g lovers; G ail's frien d S an d y w h o tu rn s tricks

A c to r Tim R o b b in s sh o w s an im p ressive range o f em otions in Jacob's Ladder.

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BY ADAM STERNBERGH T here a re m a n y reasons w h y film is th e perfect m e d iu m w ith w hich to ex p lo re the relationship b etw een reality a n d dream s: the d u ality of the film im age, b o th highly realistic an d ex trem ely easily m an ip u lated ; the sim ilarities b etw een cu rlin g u p for a to w atch a film in a d ark e n ed theatre a n d cu rling u p for a lo n g w in te r's n ap , etc.

B ut let's not w ax p h ilo so p h ic . Is th e re a n y th in g m ore d o w n rig h t sp ooky th an a m ovie in w hich yo u ' re n ev e r q u ite sure w h a t m a n n er of w ee b eastie could p o p from the re ­ cesses of the character's tw isted m ind a n d in to y o u r lap? A fter all, if it's a d rea m , a n y th in g goes, a n d th erein lies th e terrifying b e a u ty o f th e con­ cept.

Jacob's Ladder is a film ab o u t d rea m s a n d dream ers. Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) is a V ietnam Vet, h o n o u rab ly d isch arg ed follow ing a d eb ilita tin g (an d extrem ely yucky looking) injury. Singer is n o w d i­ v orced from his w ife a n d living in N e w Yo rk w ith his girlfriend, Jezzie (Elizabeth P ena). O r p erh a p s h e isn 't d iv o rced , nev er w en t to V ietnam , an d is h o m e safe in b ed w ith his wife,

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The first h alf h o u r crackles alo n g o n th e w in g s of L y n e's co n fid en t a n d im pressive visual sequences. But soon the action is slo w ed to a craw l b y th e p ed e stria n p lo tlin e, w h ich m e an d ers ab o u t u n til finally offer­ ing a feeble a n d im p lau sib le excuse for Jacob's d escen t in to m ad n ess.

Jacob's flip-flops from n ig h tm are to n ig h tm are ev en tu ally becom e tire­ som e as th e film m ires in its o w n visu al richness, a n d b eg in s to sp in its w heels.

Robbins stru g g les to flesh o u t a character w h o p lay s straig h t m an to pale g h o u ls a n d p iles o f v ib ratin g gore. P en a's p erfo rm an ce is service­ able. She p robably w a sn 'th ire d p rim a rily for h e r actin g ability, as she sp e n d s m o st o f the film in v ari­ o u s states of u n d ress.

T he "tw ist" e n d in g w ill in v a ri­ ably surprise, if only because it com es com pletely o u t of n o w h ere. T here are m any in teres tin g questions ab o u t life a n d d e a th to p o n d e r o v er coffee after this film , b u t m o st of th em are n ot ad eq u ately ad d re ssed in th e film itself.

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stru g g lin g for th e covers. O r h e 's d y in g in the jungle. O r h e 's in Hell.

U ntil the final m o m en ts of the film, th e audience is n ev er su re w h ich of these scenarios is reality, an d w h ich are n ig h tm arish d elu sio n s, existing on ly in S inger's to rtu re d brain.

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Jacob's flip-flops from nightmare to nightmare eventu­ ally become tire­ some as the film mires in its own visual richness, and begins to spin its wheels. ish d irecto r A d rian L y n e's d istu rb ­ in g cam era angles a n d break-neck ed itin g instill Jacob's Ladder w ith an edge-of-your-seat atm o sp h e re rem iniscent of L yne'slast effort, Fatal A ttra ctio n . B ut Bruce Joel R u b in 's scrip t fails to p ro v id e m o re th a n a sta rtin g point. It d o e s n ot p ro v id e

B rid g e t M cF a rth in g (left) scours D on M a x w e ll's beard fo r som ething in g ab o u t the afterlife w hich plagued h is o th e r recent fim , Ghost. U lti­ m ately, R ubin p ro v es th a th e h a s the im ag in atio n to co m e u p w ith a script as in terestin g as Jacob's L a d d e r , b u t n o t the skill w ith w hich to m ake it w o rk . n

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BY KIM FARLEY N ew M usic is in a p erm a n en t identity crisis, a n d it th riv es o n it.

T he 1990 line u p is in sy n ch w ith the festiv al'sex p erim en tal trad itio n , b rin g in g su rreal rh y th m s o u t of the m o u th s of g u itars, bassoons, violins, m ed cv ial d ru m s, a n d sy n th esizers to reflect the influences of jazz, p u n k , classical, a n d ab o rig in al beats. T he o n ly th in g co n sisten t a b o u t N ew M usic is its d isco n tin u ity .

A hig h lig h t from last w ee k w as th e K ronos Q u artet, a San Francisco g ro u p co m p o sed o f tw o violins, a cello an d a viola. T he p erfo rm ers rejected black ties in fav o u r o f p u n k ensem bles th a t ju m p ed a n d q u iv ­ ered to the m usic. C alled th e "vision­ a ry sa v io u rs of the m o d e rn ch am b er en sem b le...classical m u sic 's Fab F o u r" b y R olling Stone, th e Q u a rte t

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n m e n t

5

g le s

S i m o n ’s n e w

r e le a s e a n o th e r s u c c e s s

BY JONATHAN BERNSTEIN

ve fo r job secu rity ; W illiam (D on M axw ell), a philo so p h isin g v ag a­ b o n d w ith a m ysterious b a n k ac­ count, a n d W ineva (Bridget M cFarthing), a crazed b anshee w h o w a n ts to d e stro y th e w orld.

In general, perform ances are le­ th arg ic a n d inconsistent. The lack of

SEE CRIMINALS PAGE 12 . . .

Look u p the nam e P aul Sim on in th e 1958 Forest H ills H ig h School yearbook a n d you w ill see the w o rd s 'm usic' an d "law 'w ritten u n d ern eath his photo. Look u p A rt G arfunkel in th a t sam e book an d y o u w ill find 'ch o ru s' w ritten there. T he tw o

The chicote, chakeire, bata, berimbau and casinets are just some of the exotic instruments which make this arguably the most exciting release of the year. y o u n g m usicians g rew u p together o u tsid e N ew Y ork C ity a n d w ere k n o w n to classm ates as Tom an d Jerry. T he cat an d m o u se team w en t o n to collaborate on m a n y successful album s. Sim on & G arfunkel becam e th e ca t's m eow of th e m usic w o rld in the 1970's. W hen the tw o long-tim e friends decided togo their o w n w ays,

P a u l Sim on w a lk s the streets o f N ew York C ity and realizes th a t he w a s pro ba bly sa fer in B ra z il.

it w as one o f the m ost h ig h ly p u b li­ cized separations in m u sic history.

Since th a t tim e, P aul Sim on has > th riv ed in th e role of solo p erfo rm er an d has, in som e respects, red efin ed th a t v ery role. S till C ra z y A fter A ll , O n e T ric k P o n y an d are ju st a few o f S im on's solo accom plishm ents. H is n ew est These Years

Graceland

-at.

effort,

A m e r ic a i p l e s r u le s co m b in ed a v a n t g ard e P hilip G lass w ith H e n d rix , cem enting their re p u ­ tatio n as th e 'en fan ts terrib les' of strin g q u artets.

The Rhythm o f the Saints

T h u rsd ay , N ov. 8: W eird electron­ ics, lots o f percussion, a n d an A u s­ tralian d id g e rid o o are on th e bill for T est D ep a rtm en t an d Sylvain C oté.

T he L o n d o n based Test D e p a rt­ m ent, N e w M usic's an sw er to Billy Bragg, bills itself as "a p u re p ro d u c t of th e T h atcher era, acting as bo th accu ser a n d claim ant." T heir piece "Pax B rittanica" uses m edieval a n d trad itio n al in stru m en ts to tra n sm it ideas ab o u t th e decline of the British em pire.

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fu lly n o t to ex p lo it it o r to ap p ly W estern sta n d ard s. A n d like Byrne, S im on in v ariab ly succeeds.

T he first so n g o n th e alb u m , "The O b v io u s C h ild ", b o rro w s its d ru m solos from live reco rd in g s in P elo u rin h o Square, S alvador, a n d Bahia,

follow s in the vein of th ese in n o v a­ tive trium phs.

Brazil. T he first so u n d w e h ea r is the

R ecorded m ostly in Brazil, S im on

d ru m s. In th e d ista n t back g ro u n d ,

follow s in the footsteps of D avid Byrne of the T alking H ead s. Both

th e yells of a p p ro v a l from th e g ath ­ ered cro w d a re audible. T he song

m usicians try to c a p tu re th e v ery

e n d s w ith o ne o f th e m o st ro u sin g

soulful ta p p in g of G ru p o C u ltu ral's

d ru m solos ev er recorded.

sense at all. For exam ple, on e should

T he chicote, chakeire, w ater bow l, b ata, scraper, cow bell, so rd u , b erim ­

be w ary of m usicians w h o sing of

b a u a n d casinet are just som e of the exotic in stru m en ts th a t Sim on fea­

m y d a r lin g / A n d th e sky is flecked w ith h o p e / Raise y o u r w eary w ings

tu res in his rep erto ire of m elodies.

T h ro w in a harm onica, lots of congas a n d bongos, an akai e wi sy n ­ thesizer, a triangle, a piccolo, a tam ­

ag ain st the rain, m y b a b y / W ash y o u r tangled curls w ith g am b ler's soap..."

In an y case, P aul Sim on has once

bourine, a varied assortm ent of saxes, tru m p e ts, tro m b o n es a n d flugelh o rn s, a n d S im on's o w n g u itar, an d y o u h av e arg u ab ly th e m o st exciting release of the year.

Som e lyrics d o

n o t m ake an y

h â lfm o o n s "h id in g in th e clouds,

ag a in p ro v en th at h e is on e o f the b est a ro u n d a n d The R hythm of the Saints sh o u ld m ake m any h a p p y th a t he chose to go in to the field of m usic rath e r th an becom e a law yer.

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e n te r ta in m e n t

O d e T o R o c k y B a lb o a

The Rocky V contest.

The long-awaited fifth leg of the Roeky saga is soon opening in Mon­ tréal The official release date is No­ vember 16th. However, if you are likeushere at theTRIBUNË, you will not be able to wait that long.

We are giving you the chance to enter the Rocky V contest and win two free passes to the Nov 12th special premiere. All you have to do iscompose an "OdeTo Rocky" poem and submit it to the TRIBUNE office inroomB-OlA of the Student Union Building by Friday at 5r00 pm. The top five winners will receive free; passes to thesercening and the grand prize winnerwillnotonly geta Rocky poster along with the pass, but also have the poem printed in the follow­ ing issue of the TRIBUNE. An ex­ ample of the genre we arc looking for has been printed here to aid each : Contestant, Good luck.

C r im in a ls

T h e re once w a s a b o x e r n am ed Rocky, H e w a s a h e c k o f a fig h te r, a ta d cocky; H e h a d th é sm a rts, h e h a d th e w it, H e h a d th e eye o f th e tig er, b o y w a s h e fit!

H e w o n m o st of h is b o u ts, v icto ries g alo re, H e fo u g h t a b ig R u ssian a n d a lm o st sta rte d a w ar; F rom W a sh in g to n , th e n a tio n 's ca p ita l, to N e b ra sk a , T h e y all k n e w h is n am e, ev en th e N e b ra sk a n s.

O h , Rocky. O h , R ocky. O h , R ocky. O h, Rocky! ; W e n e e d yv o u r stre n g th , w e n e e d to d r in k so m e sak i; T h is g rea t co u n try is d ro w n in g in th e m is e ra b le v a p o r of th e w istfu l m ist th a t w ad e s in fro m th e s h o re a n d w e n e e d y ou. Yes, w e d o. W e h av e n e e d of y o u r p o w e r a n d u n flin c h in g courage. C o u rag e is su c h a n im ­ p o rta n t th in g . So few p e o p le n o w a d a y s can b o a s t su ch a p u re , u n a d u l­ te ra te d q u a lity . B ut le t u s sav e th a t co n v e rsatio n fo r an o th e r d ay . Back to th e issu e at h a n d : S ave us. R ocky. S ave u s fro m th e C o ld .

In

CRIMINALS FROM PAGE 11 energy m ay ha ve been d u e to a short­ age of audience, b u t th a t is n o ex­ cuse. C am ero n 's voice varies from th e w h in e of a child to the to u g h B rooklyn accent of his father.

T he choiceof this accent brings u p an o th er question. W hy is it neces­ sa ry to use an A m erican accent in a

L o v e ,

w a s te d

C a n ad ian w ritten , C a n ad ian p ro ­ d u ce d show ? A re th ere no to u g h crim inal types here?

T he m o st p ro fo u n d asp ect of this p ro d u ctio n is th e grafitti o n th e set w h ich rea d s, 'T o o m an y causes w ith o u t a rebel." T oo b a d it is n 't original.

For those of y o u w h o enjoy eatin g a t B urger K ing, th e eve-

h u m o r

n in g is n ot a com p lete loss. T h ere is a B urger K ing S tu d en t c a rd w ith every p ro g ra m .

Q C rim inals In Love continues N ov.

6th thru Sat. N ov. 10th at M c G ill Player's

Theatre.

Tickets

are

4$

for Students/seniors and 8$ fo r adults.

Tuesday, N ov. 6th is pay-what-youcan.

N ew

M u s ic

NEW MUSIC FROM PAGE 11 P erfo rm in g w i th them is Sylvain C oté of the g ro u p Rhythm A ctivism . T he title track of their last alb u m , Lo u is R ie l In C hina, su n g to th e tu n e o f "L ouis L ouis", cast Riel as a p izza d eliv ery boy an d a D u n k in D onuts w aitress. ( Spectrum

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Summer is a lively time to study abroad and earn credit. It’s the season when Europe comes alive with its outdoor cafes, festivals, and celebrations. And it may be the best time for you to escape the ordinary summer scene.

Choose from 20 different Syracuse University pro­ grams in England, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, and the Netherlands.

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F rid a y a n d S atu rd ay , N o v 8 a n d 9: T he R esidents h av e b ee n tu n n e l­ lin g th eir w ay in to p e o p le 's p sy ­ ches since 1972, w ith o v er tw en ty re c o rd in g s in c lu d in g "F in g e rp rice", "The T h ird Reich a n d Roll" a n d the recent "The K ing an d E y e".

C am era shy, The Residents show n o th in g to th e au d ien ce except th e b ig lu m p y sh ad o w s of th eir carniv alesq u e costum es. For th e N ew M usic Fest they'll p erfo rm ad a p -

Cam era shy, The R esidents sh o w n oth in g to the au d ien ce except the b ig lu m p y sh a d o w s of their carnivalesque costum es. tions of au th en tic W estern B allads in act one, blues, g o sp el a n d voo­ d o o in A ct Tw o, a n d Elvis in A ct T hree. W ard ro b e u n k n o w n . ( Spec­ tru m , 8:00 p.m .)

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N e u b a u te n 's (w ith La La La H u m a n Steps) n am e, m ean s 'n e w b u ild in g s in collapse' in G erm an , su its th e w o rk of th e se self proclaim ed "p ro p h e tso fe h a o sa n d decline."

C om ing o u t of th e

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m o v e m en t in Berlin, th e g ro u p is o n the fringe of G erm a n cu ltu re b u t is cen tral to th e th em es of N ew M usic.

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f o c u s L is te n in g to N a tiv e v o ic e s : The Canadian public w ill find it more and more difficult to ignore the increas­ ingly loud voice of the Native people.

They are making themselves heard through art, modern communications media and political institutions.

I n u i t a r t is t s a re b re a k in g a w a y f ro m s t e r e o t y p ic a l a r t f o r m s lik e t h is one. See s t o r y b e lo w .

E lija h H a r p e r : u n l o c k i n g t h e N a t i v e b a c k y a r d

BY MICHAEL FALK "T he events o f this sum m er b ro u g h t A boriginal people to ­ g eth er across th e country," Elijah H arp er said in an interview last w eek. Issues o f land claim s and N ativ e sovereignty h av e been b ro u g h t to th e surface b y th e con­ troversies su rro u n d in g th e M eech Lake agreem ent a n d th e O ka crisis.

H arp er h as been p art of the M a n ito b a n political la n d sc a p e since his 1981 victory in the R upertsland riding. H ow ever, his rise to national prom inence cam e just this year, from his w illingness to sin gle-handedly block o f the M eech Lake Accord.

P rotesting the repatriation of the British N o rth A m erica Act u n d e r T ru d eau , h e described the consti­

tution as "the single g reatest th reat to m y people."

A ccording to H arp er, like the 1982 C onstitution, M eech Lake d id

"Aboriginal people want to be recognized as contributing to this country, as founding people of Canada".

- Elijah Harper nothing to recognize an d g u ara n ­ tee th e rights a n d th e cu ltu re of C a n a d a 's A b o rig in a l p eo p les.

O pposition to th e M eech Lake

A ccord d id n ot sp rin g u p over night. "T w en ty y ears o ffru stratio n w ith th e federal processes con­ verged w ith centuries of b u rn in g anger" in p ro d u cin g his stan d on behalf of N ative people, said H a r­ per.

The accord o n ly reaffirm ed a system of law s and regulations, dictated by the federal governm ent, th at stym ied C a n ad a 's aboriginal people at every turn. ' W e w ere locked in o u ro w n b a c k y a rd s," said_ H arper.

T he In d ian Act places control of N ative affairs u n d e r th e auspices of th e federal go v ern m en t. T he federal g o v ern m en t has final say ab o u t an y changes on th e reserves; fu n d in g an d its control; a n d the creation of law s an d legislation on the reserves.

T he Indian Act establishes o r dictates th e n a tu re of relations betw een th e federal governm ent a n d N atives. A ccording to H arp er th a t relationship sh o u ld "not [be] one of dom inance.".

But A boriginal peo p les' frustra­ tio n w ith th e Act is continuously ag g rav ated b y th e reg u latio n s u n d e r w hich th e federal g overn­ m en t is su p p o sed to deal w ith land claims.

U n d er th e cu rren t system only six claim s are dealt w ith each year, leaving a h o rren d o u s backlog of cases w hich N atives w an t to have settled as quickly as possible. This frustration com es o u t clearly in H arp er's o w n view of the land claim s process.

"W e have h u n d re d s an d h u n ­ d red s of land claim s th a t have to be

d ealt w ith. It'll tak e an o th er th o u ­ sand years before [the governm ent] will settle them all."

As things stan d now , only the English an d French are recognized as being the fo u n d in g peoples of C anada. H arp er feels a m inim um d em an d is th at a n y process o r set of accords th at seek to am end the constitution, m u st recognize N a­ tives. "A boriginal peo p le w an t to b e recognized as contributing to th is country, as a fo u n d in g people of C anada".

T he failure of th e land claim s process w as clearest at the reseve of K anesatake. H arp er cites a fu n ­ d am en tal failure of th e process to take into account N ative input.

SEE ELIJAH HARPER . . .

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I n u it a r t r e f le c t s t h e g r o w t h o f it s a r t is a n s

BY SARA BORINS

m ent as a p a rt of th e C an ad ian heritage.

Jack Pollock, an a rt d ealer w ho has dealt directly w ith In u it artists

ered art in a com m ercial sense.

W orks o u tsid ers labeled art, w ere,

O ver th e last eighty years, Inuit

T he C anadian G uild of C rafts

believes th at m any have, "clearly

art in Q uebec and O ntario has been

Q uébec w as foun d ed in 1906 "to

been exploited b y (their) ow n

for th e Inuit, p ro d u cts of d aily life - spears, charm s for h u n tin g , and

considerably influenced an d often exploited b y th e 'w h ite m a n 's' d o m in a n t culture an d th e C ana­

educate th e public as to th e value of such art, industries an d crafts."

It is uncertain h o w responsible

d ia n art m arket. T he governm ent

th e guild w as for th e su d d e n in ter­

of C an ad a has taken steps to p re­ serve an d encourage Inuit culture, b u t w ith th e increasing integration

est from E uropeans th a t follow ed.

U n f o r tu n a te ly , w h ile I n u it craftspersons profited from th e sale

into m odern society o fth e ln u it

of their art, th ey saw little of the

peoples, the face

overall profit.

O ver tim e, th e situation has im proved. T he C an ad ian G uild

of Inuit a rt

continues to change.

In u it art is often perceived as a collection o f p rim itve forms: squat figures th ro w in g spears o r soap­ stone carvings of anim als. Several Inuit artists are trying to m ove aw ay

bu y s all of its pieces from N ative a rt cooperatives w hich m aintain a

...view ers ought to not consider this art "as native art but as art, full of diverse images and ideas."

-N airy Klem kerian.

from the stereotypical im age w hich

chase w orks d irectly from th e art­

is so com m ercially successful, and w hich is protected by th e govern­

ist," said th e G uild adm inistrator, N airy K alem kerian.

Woman on the M o o n , p art

of a show

garm ents.

Inuit artisans w ill get b etter fi­ nancial recognition for their w ork

at the C an ad ian G uild of Crafts of Q uébec, m ark a change in them e.

T he w orks w ere created using the

once societal attitu d es to w ard s

W estern techniques, such as lithog­

th e ir w o rk change.

rap h y , yet th e im ages are m an i­ fested in a trad itio n al sty leo fd eco rativism an d prim itivism .

K alem kerian suggests that view ­

people an d other C anadians."

Pollock felt th e In u it artists w ere

w ith a strong trad itio n al style.

T ikitu Q in n u ay u ak 's Football an d

ers o u g h t to n ot consider this art

pricing standard. H ow ever, "th ere are m an y dealers w h o deal p u r­

a rt im ages of th eir m o d ern w orld

"as n ative art b u t as art, full of div erse im ages an d ideas. If w e

K alem kerian explained th a t al­ th o u g h som e G uild visitors do

w o rk to w ard s recognizing and

com m ent th a t th ese w orks rep re­

accepting these v ary in g form s for

sent th e sad situation of a culture

w h a t th ey are th en p erh ap s w e m ig h t gain som e insight into an ­

w hich has largely been lost, such an attitu d e "reflects th e problem of

o th er culture."

w an tin g to keep n ative artists cre­

ating in a specific, often stereotypi­ T oday som e artists are try in g to cal w a y fo r th e c o n s u m e r's m ove aw ay from th is stereotypical benefit".

JU ideal b y incorporating into their -. T P r r j r r r x r j T 4

easily exploited b y early dealers because m ost h ad n ever co n sid -,

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fo c u s

R a d i o s t r i v e s f o r f a ir , n o t u n b i a s e d , r e p o r t i n g Radio rep o rtin g of the conflicts th is su m m er at K anaw ake and K anesatake b ro u g h t to light q ues­ tions about the journalistic stan ­ d a rd s of com m unity stations. N a­ tive controlled stations in th e re­ serves, an d in d e p e n d e n ts like R adio McGill w ere accused of unfairly slanted reporting. The con­ flict served to illustrate the differ­ ence betw een m edia that are con­ trolled b y the users an d its com ­ m ercial counterpart. For native sta­ tions, reporting of this su m m er's events w as necessarily governed b y th e point of view of the com m u­ n ity w hich they serve.

W hen recording events for ei­ th e r h istory or journalism , selec­ tio n of subject, sources, and even w hich w o rd s to u se often reflect an ultim atelyone-sided poin to fv iew .

T here is no reason not to present b oth sides of a story, b u t even the story that y o u choose to tell reflects a bias of som e sort.

To present th e M ohaw ks in their confrontation over th e golf course,

C om e

s e e

w ith o u t looking a t h o w th e y got there is im possible. O n th e o th e r hand, w hy should th e K ahnaw ake com m unity radio station rep o rt the actions taken b y th e g o v ern m en t in anything b u t their o w n term s and

"The idea that there is a neutral picture of events is fallacious."

- Bryan Zuraw , CKU T. interpretation?

"O u r m a n d ate is to p resen t all kinds of new s and N ativ e issues," said C onw ay Jock, M anager of CKRK, th e K ahnaw ake station.

W ith com m unity rad io stations, local concerns are h an d led from th e inside, instinctively sh o w in g a non-objective po in t of view . Be­ cause perfectly dem ocratic balance of p rogram m ing te n d s to exclude m inority g ro u p s b y not allow ing th eir voices to be h eard the role of

o u r

new

a ir-

c o n d itio n e r - a p p ly fo r th e p o s itio n o f fo c u s e d ito r th e

sam e

at

tim e .

Experienced writers interested in the position of focus editor next semester should come to the Tribune office (Union B01A) on Friday, November 9, at 3:00 pm. Contact Lisa or Kelly if you can't make it.

STUDY IN FRANCE S tud en ts can enjoy a u n iq u e o p p o rtu n ity to e a rn univ ersity credits to w ard a C an ad ian B.A. w hile stu d y in g in the so u th of France n ear Nice. The U niversité ca n ad ien n e en France offers stu d ies in H um anities, Social Sciences an d French an d E nglish language courses to stu d e n ts w h o have the equivalent of one year of u n iv ersity studies.

S tudents m ay qualify for F ed eral/P ro v in cial stu d e n t assistance pro gram s (loans and bursaries).

co m m u n ity rad io is to m ake su re a variety of p erspectives com e to light.

T his challenge to offer an alter­ native to th e conventional v iew ­ point h as been tak en u p by stations not directly in volved in conten­ tious situations.

'T h e to n e of o u r rep o rtin g in general is to try to cover aspects of a story th at th e m ain stream m edia tend s to ignore," said Bryan Z uraw , M usic D irector of CKUT R adio at McGill.

"The id ea th a t th e re is a n eu tral p ictu re of events is fallacious. Re­ sponsible journalism req u ires an aw areness th a t an y issue is going to have different values ap p lied to different things an d th a t w here there is d isag reem en t th e re is not a sim ple rig h t an d w ro n g ," said Z uraw .

D u rin g th e O ka crisis this su m ­ m er, CKRK could h av e ru n into a conflict betw een p ro m o tin g N ative solidarity w hile at th e sam e tim e sustaining n eu trality guidelines.

Jock said this w as n ot a problem .

"D uring th e crisis w e k ep t a fea­

tu re called editorials w here people cam e on th e air an d gave their opinions. W e h ad full cooperation on b o th sides." T he statio n 's in ter­ est is K ahn w ak e's po in t o f view , b u t h e explained th a t all sides of th e issue w ere presented fairly, in accordance w ith g uidelines from th e C an ad ian R adio and Telecom ­ m unications C om m ission (CRTC).

CKRK also offered live rep o rts an d p h o n e calls from negotiators.

T he CRTC has p u blished a series of g uidelines to en su re a balance of p ro g ra m m in g . T h e C a n a d ia n B roadcasting Act states "...the p ro g ram m in g p ro v id ed by th e C a n a d ia n b r o a d c a s tin g system ...should p ro v id e reaso n ­ able, balanced o p p o rtu n ity for the expression of differing view s on m atters of public concern."

T he CRTC acknow ledges that in d iv id u al stations will interpret th a t balance, as w ell as determ in e w hich item s are of public concern.

Because different co m m u n ity ra ­ d io stations an d n ew sp ap ers rep ­ resen t different com m unities, an d th erefo re different local interests, a

certain am o u n t of leew ay is al­ low ed.

"I th in k CKUT w as p articu larly strong in p resen tin g th e native side of the issue. W e had a rep o rter inside th e trea tm e n t center w h o w as filing rep o rts rig h t u n til th e en d . She p resen ted excellent re ­ ports, especially co nsidering th e em otional situation," said Z uraw .

T he objective o f co m m u n ity rad io is not to b e n eu tral b u t to b e fair. "W hat balance really com pels is for a p ro g ram m er to consider w h at is th e strongest arg u m en t ag ain st w h at I am saying, to p re s­ ent them , an d refute them . It d o esn 't accom plish an y th in g to set u p p ap e r tigers: th e big challenge is to confront th e to u g h est arg u m en ts."

If o n ly on e side of a story w as rep o rted no-one w o u ld b e able to w eigh all points an d m ake u p th eir ow n m in d s on an y th in g . At th e sam e tim e, com m unity stations like CKRK an d CKUT m u st b e able to hold on to th eir identity, local fla­ v o u r an d altern ativ e voices b y a certain selection, a n d yes biased, p ro g ram m in g .

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E lija h H a r p e r ELIJAH FROM PAGE 13 "T he situ atio n in O ka could h av e been resolved a lo n g tim e ago, if o nly th e g o v ern m en t w ould sit d o w n , talk an d lis­ ten," said H arper. "O k a goes back h u n d re d s of years. A nd these k in d s of situations can develop if a governm ent d oesn't act.".

T he roots of th e O ka crisis lie in a h isto ry w here govern m en t treatm en t o f N atives h a s been characterized b y th e forceful re­

m oval of th eir elected leaders an d d enial of th eir rights to traditional land.

At O ka, the contentious land w as scheduled to b e a golf course.

H arp er ridiculed th e "priviledged few [w ho w an ted to] chase a w hite ball aro u n d " th e sacred land th at th e M ohaw ks claim as p art o f their sovereign territory.

T he d eath of M eech Lake an d th e events at O ka, show th at a reso­ lution to th e problem s faced by N atives is linked to th e fu tu re of C an ad a. H arp er w arn s th at C an a­

dians, h o w ev er su p p o rtiv e to the N ative cause, m ust n ot "ex­ pect th e g o v ern m en t to act."

Instead, h e suggested th a t an y resolution to N ativ e problem s w ould com e th ro u g h self-de­ term ination.

"Y ou've got to realize w here w e're com ing from . W e've been left o u t of th e dem ocratic process fo rh u n d re d s o f years'.'

All th e N ative p eo p le seek is "the ability to control o u r lives.

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BY JESSICA MCBRIDE

S p e a k e r ’s O n W ednesday, O ctober 31 perhaps tw en ty p eo p le cam e to see P rakash D iar, law yer for the S h a rp e v ille Six sp e a k . H e w an ted to talk ab o u t the South A frican justice system , b u t he ex plained th a t d u e to th e vast­ ness o f th is subject he w ould lim it th e lecture to Sharpeville.

H e su ggested th e incident an d en su in g trial a re indicative of th e justice system in th e A part­ heid state.

L iving in O ttaw a now , h e is still v ery m uch tied to his co u n ­ try a n d is b en t on changing it.

H is dignified presence e m p h a­ sized his passion for his cause.

D iar rep resen ted six people w h o w ere accused of m u rd e r in a sy stem w h ic h co n sp ire d ag ainst them . T here is no jury system in South Africa. Even if th ere w as a jury, th e re is no such th in g as a ju ry of peers for a Black m an on trial. Based on te n u o u s evidence, w hich Mr. D iar said pointed only to their innocence, a single judge not o n ly convicted th e Sharpeville Six, b u t sentenced them to d eath

C o in e r b y hanging.

A fter years of ap p eal th e d ea th sentence w as revoked. T hree are serving 18 year sentences, th e o th ­ ers m u st rem ain in prison for 25 years.

D iar believes th e sentences are an exam ple of racial bias. A w hite farm er accused of m an slau g h ter of a black m an a ro u n d th e sam e tim e w as fined just $1500.

T he events at Sharpeville m ake a grisly tale in th e retelling. A ccord­ ing to Diar, in 1960 a peaceful gro u p of protesters gathered at th e police station in the to w n sh ip of S harpe­ ville in the T ransvaal, protesting th e pass laws. T hese recently re­ pealed law s stated th a t each m an an d w om an, from th e age of six­ teen on, m u st carry a pass to w ork, travel o r live a n y w h ere o u tsid e of jail. These passes w ere com prised of their nam e, a photo, tax receipts an d a job record.

The lo catio n -to w n sh ip -o fS h arpeville in T ransvaal, South A frica has had a tu rb u le n t history.

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Official n u m b ers state betw een ten an d tw en ty th o u sa n d people g ath ered at th e station th a t day, alth o u g h p h o to g rap h s an d w it­ nesses suggest it w as m ore like th ree to fo u r th o u sa n d . M any fam ilies b ro u g h t th eir children.

T hreatened b y th e m assed people, th e police fired o n th e crow d, kill­ ing 67 an d w o u n d in g 186 m ore. Of th o se 67,70% w ere shot in th e back, facing a w a y from th e police sta­ tion, as if ru n n in g aw ay.

A g ro u p of five m en an d one w o m an w ere accused of m u rd er­ ing an official. "The m a n 's house an d car w ere set on fire, T hen he, in an unconscious state, w as set on fire." T he official h ad been firing on th e crow d.

A n "official" w itness claim ed he co uld id en tify six people w ho w ere responsible for this m a n 's death.

T his w itness ad m itte d h e w as sta n d in g th ree houses aw ay, b u t co uld h ea r on e w o m an say, "Let's kill him ." Y ou m u st u n d erstan d , Mr. D iar stressed, h e h eard this th ro u g h a large crow d an d th ro u g h m uch d u st on th e ro a d . M ore over, th e w itn ess identified th is w om an as Isabel, th e on e w om an im pli­ cated.

P r a k a s h D i a r s p e a k s o u t a b o u t the S o u th A f r ic a n ju s t i c e sy ste m .

H e a r ty w o r k e t h ic ta k e s M a r tle ts t o V a n c o u v e r T he M artlets' 1-0 victory over C o n cordia a t Loyola S tadium last S u n d ay clinched their second co nsecutive Q uebec U niversity Soccer L eague (QUSL) title, ca p ­ p in g a season of th o ro u g h d o m i­ nance.

A lth o u g h M cGill finished sec­ o n d to C oncordia in reg u lar season p lay , th e M artlets controlled S un­ d a y 's en c o u n te r, d ic ta tin g the g am e's tone. T he next step for the team is to advance to national sem i­ finals in British C olum bia as Q ue­ b ec's u n d efe ate d cham pions.

T he 1-0 scoreline w as sim ply not reflective of the M artlets' em phatic perform ance. Playing in conditions m ore a k in to an E nglish pic­ nic, the M artlets cam eto term s w ith a sw irlin g w in d an d u n rele n tin g rain to keep the Stingers p in n e d in th eir o w n h alf for m u ch of the af­ ternoon In d eed , M cG ill's o nly goal, scored b y S haron Tait after only four m inutes, pro v ed an in su r­ m o u n tab le d am controlling the flood of m issed chances th a t p la g u ed th e M artlets as th e gam e w o re on.

The goal itself w as a b eauty, an a p t subject for fu tu re m usings. Its g en ius, how ev er, w as ironic in a m a tc h in w hich C oncordia's efforts ag ain st M cG ill's scoring m a d e for g e n e ra lly less e x q u is ite g o al chances.

Tait cap italized o n a defensive error, lobbing th e ball b eh in d the im m obile C oncordia keep er w ith aplom b an d d ig n ity from tw en ty y ard s out. A ccord in g to Tait, the "M artlets [take a] d eterm in e d app raoch to the gam e." T he goal cer­ tainly p ro v ed th at, b u t she m o d ­ estly disclaim ed th a t th e sh o t w as "lucky, because of the defen siv e m ix-up an d a id e d b y the w in d h o ld in g the ball u p in the air."

The M artlet's d eterm in atio n w as ev id en t th ro u g h o u t th e gam e, as th e league-leadin g Stingers w ere h u rrie d an d o u tp la y ed . T he sea­ so n 's tw o prev io u s m eetin g s b e­ tw een the cross-to w n riv als h a d b o th en d ed in 1-1 ties, b u t S u n ­ d a y 's en c o u n ter w as w o n by M cG ill's stringent p rep aratio n an d self-confidence.

"C oncordia w ere a v ery good team , b u t w e w ere co n fid en t th at w e could dom inate an d beat them ," said S haron Tait, w h o w as n am ed the g am e's MVP. T he w o rk ethic p ractised b y the team on this o u tin g w as n o w h ere m ore ev id en t th a n in the effective­ ness a n d control of d efe n d ers Sue Bell, an d Jocelyn D util. D util, a m em ber of the 1990QUSL w o m en 's soccer A ll-star team , w as in stru ­ m ental in d isru p tin g an u n ch a rac­ teristically shaky Stinger offence.

B ell'scoverageoftheleague'sM V P , A n n ie C aron, stu n ted C o n co rd ia's attacks at their source. D util cam e in to h er o w n in th e second half,

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P h o t o : J a r e d R a ym a n

BY MICHAEL HARROLD

The M a rtle t's defeated C oncordia U n iv e rsity 1-0 to take their 2nd consecutive cham pionship. d irectin g M cGill to victory, a n d w as u n lu c k y n o t to seal it w ith a th u n d ero u sfree kick o nto the cross­ b ar five m in u tes a fter th e break.

M artlet coach Tony Iachetta, w ho w as n am ed QUSL C oach of the Year a t th e g a m e 's en d , ad m itte d th a t h e w as "a little w o rrie d as w e c o u ld n 't g et th e second goal, b u t I'm really p ro u d w ith h o w w ell th e team h as p lay ed ." Iachetta h as led

M cGill to th e QUSL conference finals in each of his fo u r seaso n s as coach, o n the w ay to co m p ilin g an im p ressiv el6 -4 -8 reco rd . H ecited th e M artlet w o rk ethic as th e reaso n b eh in d th eir victory.

"W e'v e w o rk ed h ard for th e last m o n th a n d a half, train in g every d ay , an d n o w the practice is p ay in g off."

T he M artlets w ill fly o u t to V an­

couver th is w eek en d for th e CI AU n ational sem i-finals m atch ag a in st th e U n iv e r s ity o f B r itis h C olum bia. Iachetta ad m itte d to k n o w in g v ery little a b o u t the q u ality o f M cG ill's n ex t ad v ersary , b u t th e d e t e r m in a tio n a n d self-confidence of his sid e suggests th e v ery real p o ssib ility of im p ro v ­ in g o n last seaso n 's silver m ed al finish.

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R edm en w rap up Q u eb ec c h a m p io n s h ip y e t a g a in

BY RAYMOND BUTCHER A b o u t 150 fans trek k ed o u t to M olson S tad iu m o n S atu rd ay af­ tern o o n to enjoy th e In d ian su m ­ m er a n d th e QUSL m e n 's soccer ch am p io n sh ip b etw een th e M cGill R edm en a n d the S herb ro o k e V ert et O r. For th e R edm en, it w as n o t sim ply a m a tte r o f w in n in g the Q uebec ch am p io n sh ip . A lso at stake w as a n u n su n g w in n in g tra ­ dition th a t h a d been cultivated over m an y y e a rs— n o w the en v y of an y intercollegiate team .

The R edm en d id n o t d isap p o in t.

A lth o u g h fav o red to w in, th ey h a d to com e o u t from b eh in d to extract a 2-1 victory o v er Sherbrooke.

The sw eet victory o vershadow ed th e fact th a t the g am e lacked rh y th m an d flux. R edm en p lay is u su ally ch aracterized b y crisp passes a n d p atien t, chess-like strat­

Redm en J.P . V ia la rd strid es fo r the ha ll against Sherbrooke.

egy"W e are a team th a t passes a n d gets th e ball d o w n . W e d id n 't d o

th at," said A ssistan t C oach G azzola. M o st o f th e R edm en con­ cu rre d w ith th a t assessm ent.

In stead o f p lay in g their gam e, th e R edm en allow ed them selves to b e levelled d o w n to the ra th e r u n te ch n ic al, b an a l S h erb ro o k e style.

"W h en ev er w e p lay Sherbrooke w e lo w er o u r g am e to their level," ex p lain ed C oach Sandrin. "W e sh o u ld d o m in a te them ."

W hile it w as clear th a t M cGill w as th e b etter team , th ey failed to u n leash th eir su p erio r skills an d creative p lay -m ak in g talents. Sh­ e rb ro o k e's g am e strateg y w as ra th e r pessim istic. By letting the R ed m en attack , th ey h o p ed to frus­ trate McGill b y spoiling th eirb u ild u p w ith o u t really attem p tin g of­ fensive p lay of th eir ow n.

Ironically, a R edm en defensive la p s e a l lo w e d S h e r b r o o k e 's S tép h an e Pouliot to gain p osition on k eep er Bert Lee before ch ip p in g a perfect sh o t o ver his head an d

in to th e far corner. T he rest of S h erb ro o k e's offensive effort w as lim ited to a good ru n b y A dnane.

T he R edm en offense m ay h av e been a little slu g g ish b u t th e d e­ fense w as certainly sh arp . A recent exhibition m atch ag ain st the C an a­ d ia n Soccer L eag u e's M ontreal S u p ra team w as, C oach S an d rin confided, a test. C ram m in g o f this k in d m ay ex p lain th e p re p a re d ­ ness of the R edm en defense.

G laringly d o m in a n t w a s d e ­ fe n d e r S té p h a n e K e n n e p o h l.

T h o u g h b y n o m ean s the tallest p la y er o n th e p itch, h e still m a n ­ ag ed to w in elev en h ead ers. C hris D ry sdale also d isp lay ed his d efen ­ sive m ettle w ith p o w erfu l clear­ ances an d an ticip ato ry ball-sense.

T he d u o effectively sh u t d o w n the S herbrooke offense.

D espite the o u tstan d in g R edm en defense, the aftern o o n tru ly be-

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O ld F o u r g o tte n

BY AM Y W IL SO N If experience counts for anything, th is co u ld be a g reat season for M artlet basketball. T here are nine h a rd e n e d v eteran s o n th e squad, fo u r stro n g rookies an d there is a lo t o f o ptim ism .

"W e have a lo t m ore experience a n d a v ariety of p layers this year," says second year D ebby M orse.

"W e 're m o re relax ed , n o t as stressed because w e kn o w w h at to expect from each other. W e play w ell to gether."

T he 5'10" g u a rd , w h o h a d an o u tstan d in g rookie year, attrib u tes th is y ea r's p ostive o u tlo o k to the d e p th of positions a n d th e team 's fa m ilia rity w ith ea ch o th e r's stren g th s an d w eaknessses.

C y d n e y H o d d er, a 2nd year for­ w ard , a d d s inside talent to the list o f M artlet strengths.

"O u r stro n g p o in ts as a team are th a t w e get th e ball into th e post p lay ers an d w e can really u se o u r g u ard s," noted the six footer.

"W e're fairly stro n g u n d e r the b o a rd s an d at the w ings. I f s good to p la y tog eth er w h en y o u 're fa­ m iliar w ith the team ."

N o one k n o w s th e M artlets b et­ te r th a n fifth-year g u a rd s T ina F aso n e a n d B eth A rm stro n g .

"T h ey 're the experienced lead ers in the backcourt," says C oach Chris

M a rtle t coach C h ris H u nter conducts her basketb all practice. te am 's a good m ix of u p p e r a n d

this team , an d w e have g reat coach­

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ing: y o u learn fast."

E ven the rookies are optim istic.

O n e lesso n th is team h as set o u t

M irella Ricci, a 5'4’' p o in t g u ard , considers McGill basketball a chal­

to learn th is season is h o w to tu rn a ro u n d th e last-m in u te losses that p la g u ed th e M artlets last season.

E v e ry o n e 's sh o w in g

lenge. " I f s tough, b u 11 enjoy i t. T h ere's

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M a r tle t r u g g e r s t a k e c r o w n

BY R O M A N C O O PE R T he McGill w om en's ru g b y team ca p tu red the Q uébec Interscholas­ tic W om en's R ugbyC ham pionship o n S u n d ay w ith a stu n n in g 4-0 victo ry o ver the h eavily favoured C oncordia team , w hich d efeated th em tw ice d u rin g the reg u lar sea­ son.

T he M artlets w ere able to p u t earlier losses b ehind them as their h ig h level of intensity a n d total team effort overcam e the d em o ra l­ ized C oncordia squad.

T he gam e w as played on a w et an d w in d y aftern o o n a t John A b­ b o t College. These conditions could n o t d eter the M artlets from d efen d ­ in g their Q uébec cham pionship.

Both team s play ed aggresively.

V ery few penalties w ere called, an d th e ball w as h an d led w ell b y bo th sides. H ow ever, al though the Sting­ ers h ad m o re in d iv id u al star p lay ­ ers, it w as th e M artlets' ability to effectively execute as a u n it th at m ad e th e crucial difference. Flanker Val M a tth ew agreed.

"B ecause of C on co rd ia's heav y reliance o n certain players, they w ere u n ab le to com e together as a team , as w e d id ."

H ead coachS tephenK aplan w as also very pleased w ith his team 's total effort. H e singled o u t his te am 's b etter fitness in th e en d as crucial to the o utco m e of the gam e, especially the last fifteen m inutes.

The M artlets b e g a n th e g am e w ith the w in d to th e ir backs.

H ow ever, the S tingers p en e trate d early, and looked to take an early 30 lead. But, w ith th e w in d ag ain st her,C oncordia'sM ichelineG reen's pen alty kick sailed w ay w ide. This m issed kick w as piv o tal. It lifted th e M artlets' sp irits w h ile at the sam e tim e dem o ralized the Sting­ ers, w h o nev er looked the sam e afterw ards.

"T h e m is se d p e n a lty k ick b ro u g h t the Stingers d o w n ," said p ro p K ariann A aru p after the game.

M a rtlet kicker L in d a M iller concurred."I w as afraid th at if the kick h ad gone in, the m orale o n th e team w o u ld have d ro p p e d ," she explained. "T he m issed p en alty kick w as a big b rea k for the team , an d w e w ere able to tu rn o u r for­ tu n es a ro u n d from th ere on."

A n d so they did! T he M artlets th e n effectively u sed the w in d to th eir ad v an tag e, a n d w o n m an y key loose scrum s as th ey clearly

d o m in a te d the rest of th e half.

This d o m in a tio n cu lm in ated in th e ev e n tu a l w in n in g try b y C h an ­ tal D u m as w h o w as fed beautifully b y fellow back M ichelle W alter.

In th e second half, the M artlets cam e to g e th er as a team an d d e ­ fended th eiren d tenaciously as they p rev e n ted the Stingers, w h o had the w in d ad v an tag e, from scoring.

T h ey ag ain w o n crucial loose scru m s a n d w ere h elp ed by the tim ely kicking of g rad u atin g kicker L inda M iller, w h o describ ed the victory as "an u n b elivable h ig h for th e team ."

The w in w as m ad e ev en m ore satisfying b y the fact th a t the M ar­ tlets cam e in to the g am e as heavy u n d erd o g s. Rookie second row fo rw ard G enevieve L yon sum m ed u p h e r feelings o n th e exciting victory."B ecause w e h a d lost tw ice to them d u rin g th e season an d be­ cau se w e w ere the u n d erd o g s, w e h ad extra incentive an d n o t as m uch p ressu re to w in , a n d th at m ad e it easier for u s to p u ll to g eth er as a team a n d w in."

T he M artlets w ill b e tak in g on M o u n t A llison U n iv ersity this S a t - afternooninS te.Joliew hile th e m e n w ill p lay H arv ard . □

Call m e nostalgic o r o ld fash­ ioned or m aybe ju st a sentam entalist, b u t w h en th e O ld Four schools g et to g eth er I g et excited.

It is n o t the sam e excitem ent g en erated by a play-off m atch­ u p , b u t on e th at is there because of the d eep trad itio n an d history involved in gam es b etw een these fo u r team s.

For th e u n in itiated , the p h rase 'O ld F o u r' refers to the u n iv ersi­ ties of M cGill, Q u een 's, W estern a n d Toronto. M cGill is the oldest, fo u n d ed in 1821, follow ed by T oronto (1827), Q u ee n 's (1841), an d W estern (1878). These schools form ed the basis of all inter-colle­ g iate co m p etitio n - athletic an d academ ic - in these p a rts w h en co m p etitio n first b eg an a long tim e ago.

B ut tim es change. A s m o re an d m o re schools d ev elo p ed in O n ­ tario, the O ld F our b eg an to lose its prom inance.

"The O ld F our d o e s n 't h av e as m u ch signifacance as it u sed to," said M cGill A thletic D irector Bob D ubeau, as h e aw aited the tip-off of the M cG ill-W estern basketball g am e S u n d ay afternoon.

"The schools h av e g one their w ays. T he O ld F our still h av e the p h ilo so p h y of h av in g a b rea d th of v arsity p ro g ram m es a n d there still is th a t trad itio n . The four schools h av e attem p ted to retain th e ties an d th a t's w h y w e have to u rn am en ts like the O ld Four."

D arw in Sem otiuk, th e A thletic D irector at W estern w as a little m o re u p m y alley.

"M y o w n v iew is th at h isto ry a n d trad itio n w ill alw ay s b e sig­ nificant an d if w e start to ignore th a t w e are losing a lot," h e said in a telephone interview .

This w eekend, M cGill h o sted th e an n u a l to u rn am en t th a t has so u g h t to p reserv e O ld F our tra­ d itio n since th e early eighties.

B ut th e Big F our (as th ey w ere also k now n) p la y ed m o re th an b asketball this w eekend. O n Fri­ d a y n ig h t the storied M cGill-

S id e lin e s JAMES STEWART T oronto hockey series w as co n ­ tin u e d . M cG ill's 4-1 v icto ry m ark ed th e 164th m eeting of the tw o clubs, d a tin g back to 1899 w hen the R edm en first trium phed 8-4. A nd w h en M cC onnel W inter S tad iu m o p en ed in 1956, the V arsity Blues also fo rm ed the o p ­ position.

For O ld F our fanatics like m yself (I d o n 't th in k there are v ery m a n y though) this w eekend w as a g reat o rg y of C an ad ian inter-collegiate nostalgia.

But thanks to the R edm en soc­ cer team 's provincial ch am p io n ­ ship the trip back to the g o o d old d ay s continues to m o rro w night.

T oronto is h ere for th e national q u arter-fin al g am e b eg in n in g at 5:30 (at M olson S tadium ).

T he last tim e th ey m et w as, n atu ra lly en o u g h , a t th e 1990 O ld Four tournam ent in Kingston. The Blues w o n 2-0.

The sam e w eek en d the M ar­ tlets d efeated Q u ee n 's 1-0 to w in th eir O ld F our to u rn am en t.

C om m on g ro u n d is w h at binds th e Big Four. H istorically, they w ere all fo u n d ed in th el8 0 0 's and academ ically, M cGill, Q ueen's, T oronto an d W estern rep resen t C a n a d a 's elite ed u catio n al in sti­ tutions. They all h av e sim ilar high e n tra n c e s ta n d a r d s a n d re ­ n o w n ed professional faculties such as m ed icin e o r engineering.

The glory d a y s of the O ld F our a re gone, how ever. E ven if they co u ld nam e its m em bers, few stu ­ d en ts, if any, w ill tell y o u the O ld F our m ean s a n y th in g to them .

T he d e v e lo p m e n t of o th e r schools in C a n ad a has left the Big F our h id d e n from clear view , like a venerable tree sta n d in g stately in a cro w d ed park.

E very once in a w h ile tho u g h , w e g et to sit d o w n beside it.

Q u eb ec cham ps SOCCER FROM PAGE 16 lo n g ed to m id-fielder D ean Juliano. Juliano scored b o th of the R ed m en goals o n free kicks from 18 y ard s o u t. Each goal w as bril­ liantly b e n ta ro u n d theSherbrooke w all, finding their w ay in to the the n et w ith g uided-m issile precision.

U nable to h id e his self-adm itted feelings of b ein g "o n to p of the w o r ld ," J u lia n o n e v e rth e le s s rem in ed tru e to the original intent o f the R edm en this season: "W e said at th e b eg in n in g of the year th a t o u r m ission w as to w in th e national ch am p io n sh ip . This [m atch] w as step o ne of ... four.

S tep tw o is W ednesday."

Juliano, alo n g w ith the rest of the R edm en, are co n fid en t th a t they can g et to th e n atio n al ch am p io n ­ ship. A d m itted ly , they will h av e to play b etter th a n S atu rd ay against th e m o re technical team s th ey w ill face in fu tu re play-off m atch -u p s "Step tw o " is W ed n esd ay n ig h t ag ain st the U niversity of Toronto, th e eastern O n tario leag u e ch am ­ pion.

"If they [U of T] are the sam e team w e p la y ed before, w e sh o u ld take them ," said C oach S andrin confidently.

H o p efu lly a g o o d cro w d will com e an d see the M cGill R edm en p u rsu e th eir w in n in g w ay s 5:30 at M olson S tadium .

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-------------------------------- S p o r t s N o t e s Redmen hockey splits weekend games The McGill Redmen hockey team split two games against Toronto and York over the weekend. On Friday, the Redmen beat the Varsity Blues 4-1 on two goals by Paul Grech and singles by Martin Olivier and Marco Parenteau. Scott Taylor was rock solid in the nets.

On Saturday, the York Yeomen defeated McGill by that same 4-1 count. The Redmen's lone marker came off the stick of Martin Raymond.

McGill is now off on a two game road trip to play Waterloo and Laurier.

Martlet hockey draws with UQTR The Martlet hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie with the Patriotes de UQTR in Saturday night action. Goals were socred by Wendy Pain, Caroline Cumming and Chella Tingley who scored the tying goal in the last minute of play.

Western takes Old Four Tourney The Western Mustangs dribbled to a 68-59 victory over the McGill Redmen to take the championship in the annual Old Four Tour­ ney held at the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial

Gymnasium over the weekend. Paul Brousseau led the way for McGill's losing cause with 28 points and 13 rebounds. His performance earned him a spot on the tournament All-star team. In the semi-final game McGill defeated Toronto 6664 as Brousseau gave the Redmen the lead with 51 seconds remaining. He finished the game with 27 points and 16 rebounds.

Tracy a Darling in pool McGill swimmer Tracy Darling won two gold medals at the University of Maine Meet last weekend. She won the 200 and 100 yard butterfly.

Teammates Lisa Bateman and Janet McKetsy won the 100 and 200 yard backstroke respec­ tively. The Martlets, however, lost the meet to Maine 150-107. The women are ranked 9th in the nation.

Flowers in full bloom Redmen swimmer Scott Flowers won two gold medals for McGill in the 100 and 200 yard butter­ fly. He was also part of the winning relay team of Jason Pay ne, Rob McLean and Terry Dimock.

Teammate Matthew Swamey won the 500 yard freestyle and Jason Payne also won the 100 and 200 yard freestyle races. McGill lost this meet too,

140-117. The men are ranked 9th in the nation.

Soccer athletes attain honours McGill's soccer victories this week resulted in individual honours at the provincial and national levels. Dean Juliano was awarded the title of QSSF (provincial) and CIAU (national) Male Athlete of the Week for his two goals scored in the championship against Sher­ brooke. Sharon Tait of the Martlets was also named QSSF Female Athlete of the Week for her work in the title game agaist Concordia.

She scored a goal and was the game's MVP. Her coach, Tony Iachetta was named Coach of the Year.

J.P a Veri good football player McGill centre, J.P. Veri, was nominated for the Russ Jackson Trophy yesterday at a press conference at Concordia. The award goes to the player who best combines football success with academicsuccess and community serv­ ice. Concordia quarterback, Ron Aboud, was nominated for the Hec Crighton (CIAU MVP) and his coach, Pat Sheahan was nominated for the Frank Tindall Trophy as Coach of theYear in Canada. __________

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H oops B- BALL FROM PAGE 17

CIAU Football Play-off Results

Redmen Volleyball

Queen's 37 Concordia 15 Dan McCullough 3 TD's Bishop’s 30 Ottawa 7 Toronto 32 Windsor 6 Western 23 Laurier 18

McGill vs Bishop's 15-7,15-8,17-15

CIAU Play-off Match-ups AUAA

C oach H u n ter believes the ad d e d w isdom an d m atu rity o f this squad is the key th a t w ill m ake th e differ­ ence.

"W e stum bled at the en d of som e gam es last year. N o w o u r shooting percen tag e is u p, an d w e're figur­

Martlet Volleyball

ing o u t h o w to score on th e inside."

The talents of Jane Ross, one of

McGill vs Sherbrooke 6-15,6-15,4-15

last y ea r's T w in T ow ers a n d a sec­ on d -team All-Star, a n d tw o-year p o w erh o u se T racy H aym an, w h o

Future Games

consistently d o m in ates th e inside, m ay b e responsible for th e tu rn

Redmen Soccer vs Toronto Nov. 7,5:30 pm at Molson Stadium

aro u n d .

Mount Allison at St. Mary's

O Q IFC Queen’s at Bishop's

So far this fall, th e M artlets h av e w o n the consolation final a t Laval, p lacin g fifth o u t o f eig h t , after

O U AA Toronto at Western

CW U AA UBC at Saskatchewan

Martlet Swimming McGill vs Toronto at Currie Pool- Nov. 9

losing a to u g h one in o v ertim e to Toronto. The C oncordia to u rn a ­

Martlet Hockey McGill vs Laval 7:30

m en t is com ing u p , a n d H u n te r notes th a t the cross-tow n riv alry

National Field Hockey Championships - a t Ed m o n to n

Martlet Volleyball McGill vs Concordia 1:00pm Sunday

w ith C oncordia is alw ay s tough.

N o problem . T he M artlet b as­ ketball m achine looks stronger an d m ore cohesive th an ever.

Martlet Soccer McGill vs UBC at Vancouver

UBC 1 Victoria 0

"W e can w in th e Q uébec finals," asserted H u n ter. "If w e keep p ro ­ g ressin g this w ay, w e h av e a real chance."

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