The McGill Tribune Vol. 10 Issue 25

Inside This Week Back in FEUQ

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Judicial Board overturns student initiated referendum.

Constitutional Woes

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Students ponder the possibility of an independent QuĂŠbec.

DreamWarriors Athletic Banquet

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Rap sensation returns to their homeland.

The Tribune picks the year s best.

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NOTICES Never Judge a Show by its Overture - a musical comedy about im ages and relationships. Written b y Nick Carpenter, directed by Daniel Taylor. Runs A pril 4-6,1013 at 8 pm. Apr. 12 matinee at 1:30.

Player's Theatre, Union Bldg. Call 398-6513 for info & reservations.

Pray for Peace, a 15 minute prayer vigil takesplace every noonhour in the University Chapel.

Volunteers are needed for cy­ cling events June 7th, 8th and 9th organized by Le Tour de l'lle de Montréal. Toregister call847-8687.

For info, about the James Bay Coalition call 286-0743. Get in­ volved in the upcoming events that we are planning.

The Dept, of Languages and Translation of the McGill Centre for Continuing Education off Eng­ lish and French improvement courses starting the w eek of April 29th. You must take a classification test. Call 398-6160 for info.

The Dept, of English M edieval Drama Workshop presents the m orality play Mankynde and a scene from The Castle of Perseverence in Moyse Hall. Apr. 10 -13 at noon. Admission is free.

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Demonstration at the Palais de Justice, 1 Notre-Dame E., Metro Place D'Armes. Protest an unfair, sexistand outdated legal system. 4 pm.

The McGill Irish Society pres­ ents the film Irish Ways at noon in Union 310. Sinn Fein councillor Pat Rice w ill answ er questions. For info: 278-5018 Soirée Solidarité Québec-Hon­ duras organisée par AMANCER. Film documentaire Le jour se leve a 19h30 au Centre d'art et d'essai de l'Université de Montréal, 2332 Edouard-Montpetit. Contribution volontaire de 5$.

McGill Entrepreneurs Club election meeting is postponed until further notice. Applicants for 91 / 92 executive positions MUST first call René Ouimet at 848-0897.

The dept, of Religion and Phi­ losophy in Education w ill present aone-hourtalkon videobyj. Krishnamurti entitled "A dialogue with oneself" in the conference room at 3700 McTavish. 8 pm.

The McGill Iranian Student Association invites you to the Cele­ bration of Norooz and New Life in the Persian New Year - a dis­ play of the traditional Haft-Seen and aspects of Iranian culture in Union 107/08 from 10 to 4.

littérature françaises vous invite a la conférence de Patricia Claxton, traductrice. "Interpretive License in Translation" at 1:30 Salon des Professeurs, Pavillon Peterson, 3460 McTavish. 398-5015.

James Bay Coalition needs your help toorganize an education rally.

Meetin in Union 425/426 at 4 pm.

The Faculty of Music presents a Chamber Music Recital. 8 pm in Pollack Hall.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 For a free rip-roaring, hilarious knee-slappin' good time show up at the A lley at 10 pm for McGill Theatresports.

Vigil for those who have died in the Gulf War, every W ednesday, 5 pm at the Roddick Gates. Organ­ ized by Troops Out. Free movies in Leacock 132 at 7:30 pm .. The Film Society presents three NFB films: "The Last Days ofOkak," "Waterloo Farmers" and "Monastery."

The Faculty of Music present the McGill Women's Chorale at 8 pm in Pollack Hall. Also the Colle­ gium Musicum at 8 pm in Red path Hall.

Meeting of the Obsessive Compusive Disorder Foundation at 7 pm at the Montréal Gen. Hospital in Rm 629. Call Inge Hatton at 934-

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

The Film Society presents Blood Simple in FDA Auditorium at 7:30.

NDP McGill General Meeting 5 pm in Union 310. Executive elec­ tions - all welcome.

Students for Global Responsi­ bility needs your help to produce a consumer guide to Montréal.

M eeting Union 410,6:30.

The Faculty of Music presents the McGill University Band at 8 pm in Pollack Hall. Also, Early Music Ensembles at 8 pm in Redpath Hall.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 The Film Society presents Mid­ night Cowboy in Leacock 132 at 7:30.

A Concert of Prayer and Praise at 7 pm, Diocesan College, 3473 University St. Sponsored by the McGill Christian Fellowship.

The Faculty of Music presents Shireen Maluf, piano at 6 pm in Redpath Hall. Also, Bremner Duthie, bass baritone and Erin Thrall, mezzo-soprano at 8 pm in Redpath Hall.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 The Film Society presents Rus­ sia House at 7:30 pm in the FDA Auditorium.

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news McGill undergraduates back in FEUQ J u d ic ia l B o a r d o v e r t u r n s s t u d e n t r e f e r e n d u m

BY RICH LATOUR McGill students w ill remain members of a provincial students' federation despite v o tin g a g a in st membership in last m onth's referen­ dum.

Follow ing two hours of heated de­ bate last Thursday, Students' Society's Judicial Board de­ cided unanimously to invalidate last m onth's referen_______ dum that had withd raw n M cG ill's membership from the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec.

"It's like it (the referendum) was just a bad dream," Students' Soci­ ety President Kate Morisset said.

McGill students had voted to join

w ithdrawl from the federation.

Membership was rejected by a slim margin of 13 votes and was to have been terminated M ay 1.

But S tuden ts' Society appealed the referendum's outcome, arguing the referendum w as unconstitu­ tional. Section 21.1 (b) of Students' Society's constitu­ tion specifies that an y referendum dealing with fees must be Councilinitiated, not stu­ dent-initiated.

The Judicial Board ruled the ref­ erendum unconstitutional on the ground s that a student-initiated ref­ erendum cannot alter student fees.

'To vote out of FEUQ would mean to vote on membership and dues," Law Student Marc-Antoine Adam said in his presentation to the Board.

"Any change to SSMU member fees must be done by a Councilinitiated referendum."

P o st-G rad u ate P resid en t Michael Temelini had tried to prove to the Board that students had not voted on the issue of paying fees to Students' Society but rather to an autonomous group. FEUQ fees are currently $1 per student per se­ mester.

"It's a generous interpretation to

What [the SSMU is] saying is that we don't care that students don't want to be members of FEUQ." - PGSS President Michael Temelini

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the federation last October.

But graduate students initiated a referendum calling for McGill's

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McGill to get double blow from fee hike None of the revenue generated by next fall's expected 20% hike in international student fees will go to McGill, according to Vice-Princi­ pal Tavenas.

"All of this revenue w ill flow directly into the government office," Tavenas said. "None of it will go the McGill."

Tavenas also said the increase is expected to generate $4 million, half of which w ill come from McGill students. The hike w ill hit McGill harder than other Québec universities because the increase does not apply to many French-speaking international students who attend French universities.

Daily fights "political" space crunch The Daily is continuing to fight Students' Society Council's plan to charge the paper rent and to eliminate its advertising office in the Union Building basement.

The next step is to enter into arbitration through the Dean of Students' office.

"It's frustrating to have to go to the University to settle a dispute between students,” said Heather MacKay, Coordinating Editor of the D a ily.

The fight over space has attracted media attention off campus as well. Both the Gazette and CBC's Daybreak have picked up the story.

"People's ears perk up when you start talking about government trying to control the press,” said MacKay.

Manitoban students protest underfunding Over 2,500 Manitoban university students marched to the Legisla­ ture in downtown Winnipeg last week to protest cuts in government funding to education.

According to the president of the University of Manitoba's student association, underfunding is expected to force tuition rates up between 15 and 20 percent next year, along with the loss of at least 100 positions at the university.

"Last year and before we had $40 million taken out of the universi­ ties," said Gary Doer, leader of the opposition NDP. "Gary [Filmon] we want it back!"

Students are planning a follow-up rally next month, during which they will conduct a "study-in" in halls inside the legislative building.

- with reporting by M.Liam Doherty of the UofM Manitoban

FEUQ President Nicolas Plourde is happy he will still be working with next year's SSMU VP External, Karla MacDonald.

suggest membership of an autonomous society as a student associa­ tion fee," Temelini said.

"We cannot initiate referenda re­ garding society fees but we initi­ ated it on an autonomous organi­ zation."

Québec PIRG, the Daily, and CKUT are all autonomous groups on campus which collect fees fol­ lowing student initiated referenda.

Morisset was pleased with the outcome.

'The Judicial Board was very correct in reaffirming the fact that student-initiated referenda cannot deal with questions of fees," Moris­ set said. "I think [PGSS] misunder­ stood that."

According Morisset, last week's ruling means McGill w ill remain in FEUQ. Temelini called Students' Soci­ ety's arguments "incredibly cyni­ cal".

"What they are saying is that we don't care that students don't want to be members of FEUQ," Temelini said.

"It's an act of desperation and it's shameful and disgusting."

But FEUQ President Nicolas Plourde was visibly happy follow­ ing the decision.

"Now we have a chance to show McGill students what FEUQ has to offer them," Plourde said. "Justice was served □

Students’ Society m oves tow ards bilingualism

BY M ARC TRUDEL Students' Society m ay start pay­ ing for French courses for its hired staff.

SSMU's policy review committee has also rec­ ommended that preferen­ tial hiring be given to flu­ ently bilingual individu­ als applying to work in the Society's office in the Union building and the _ _ info-kiosk.

The recommendations are part of a new policy designed to recog­ nize that "we live in a francophone environment and we must respond

to this reality in a positive way."

According to Students' Society President Kate Morisset, the policy

'We're very behind the times."

- SSMU President Kate Morisset was "a long time in coming."

"We're very behind the times," Morisset said, emphasizing that it is about time that SSMU become

totally bilingual.

If Council accepts the recom mendations next week, SSM U will have to ensure that all staff are functionally bilingual by 1995.

Most of the fourteen staff members currently employed by SSMU can have a basic conversation in French. Morisset says there is little opposition among the employees about the proposed strategy.

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The McGill Tribune Publisher: The Students' Society of McGill Universty A ssistant Editor in-Chief David Gruber News Editors Shannon A ldinger Stephanie Small Focus Editors A m y Wilson A llan Tait Lisa Harrison

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Cover Photo: M eg Graham

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Staff:

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Editorial

Screwing the Daily The Daily has, in its time, accused McGill's student government of being short-sighted, nepotistic, and of having a poor view of freedom of the press.

In its dealings w ith the cam pus' d aily newspaper over space allocation, Students' Society Council is proving the allegations against them.

The Union Building w as set aside by the University to house the activity of student groups. Student gov­ ernment is supposed to be more sensitive than the U niversity adm inistration to student needs. M anage­ ment of the building was placed into the hands of the Students' Society.

Responsible space management is more than just squeezing as m any Students' Society groups as pos­ sible into a lim ited floor space.

Those who favoured issuing the D aily an eviction notice last week argued that the building is in a space crisis. It is.

It is also true that there are numerous "Students' Society" groups unable to get space in the building w hile the Daily is occupying a proportionately large amount of space.

But student newspapers must locate in the Union building. The student press is one of the only monitors and checks on the political process on campus.

To be effective in that role the press need access to the politicans who operate without much other oppo­ sition.

In any world larger than a campus, it would be unthinkable that a newspaper lease space from the body whose activities it is supposed to be monitoring.

The conflict of interest is too clear.

Either the paper would be forced to modify its views or the government being checked should be expected to exert reprecussions w ith the power they weild substantively unchecked. The D aily m ay not have been the most constructive of critics, but it has not

modified its view s to please any politicians.

Now, as Councillor Robert Fabes said, "The Stu­ dents' Society is holding a gun to the D aily's head."

The Daily m ust renew their lease if they are to con­ tinue to function as a member of an effective student press.

A free press also requires a clear separation be­ tween the advertising and editorial content of the paper. Not only are editorial offices are totally un­ suited to the reception of clients,but for editorial copy to retain its integrity, it must beremoved from the de­ mands of its advertising clients.

Next, there is the question of money. In the final proposal to the Daily, theStudent Society negotiators claim that their figure of $7.61 per square foot repre­ sents m erely the maintenance costs paid on that space by the Students' Society.

Perhaps that is so, but theU niversity has commit­ ted to providing student groups w ith the space they need, free of charge. If Students'Society needs a main­ tenance subsidy to house independent groups, the University should p ay it.

If the Students' Society istoo timid to approach the Administration, the consequences should not be felt by a third party.

The D aily should not be forced either to reduce space beyond the essential, nor to pay for a problem which it does not own.

A ll groups are not created equal. Just because the VP Internal decides that space w ill be reduced, does not mean that such anaccomodation can be made. The SSMU should work with the D aily to see how space can be economized, but Council should not abuse their position of power.

David Gruber Kelly Gallagher-Mackay

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Comment

International fee hike I am w riting this because it is important that McGill students and the Quebec population in general understand why raising interna­ tional students' differential fees would not be a wise move on the gov­ ernments part.

A1 though an official statement has not been made, Principal Johnson and International Student Adviser, Mr. Lawrence Lang, have every reason to believe that the Quebec government w ill raise the base price for international students from $5800 to $7000.

The exchange rates alone in developing countries would make it impossible for $1200 to be raised by students overnight. For example in Jamaican dollars this is $7600, % of the average income. In poorer countries the situation is even worse.

Once fees are raised to $7000 they w ill be the highest in Canada. At $5800 the only province w ith comparable fees is Ontario. Quebec w ill lose international students to other provinces.

Even though tuition fees are still higher in the United States, inter­ national students will choose the US over Quebec. Better facilities and a larger diversity are a factor but also the US provides m any scholar­ ships for international students to encourage them to enroll. Quebec has no such program, no entrance scholarships, not even an emer­ gency fund for students who unexpectedly cannot get money out of their country because of political and economical upheavals taking place. The best Quebec can offer is a lim ited amount of differential fee raises and this is not enough.

It must be noted that Quebec government does not subsidise inter­ na tional students - it in vests in international students. International students stimulate the economy by substantial amounts through rent and phone bills. The Vancouver board of trade has estimated that the economic benefits Canada receives far outweighs any subsidising of international students. Furthermore it is estimated that less than half the number of international students studying here actually return to their home countries.

The contribution that international students make in the commu­ nity is more than financial. McGill receives international students w ith excellent grades and leadership qualities and at McGill they continue to excel and to enrich campus life. McGill has over 40 cultural groups that expose Canadian students to other nationalities through their activities. The presence of international students foster m utual understanding and respect between nations and races. The Quebec government contradicts itself by supporting multi-culturalism AND considering raising international fees.

These are the reasons w hy the McGill adm inistration supports the McGill Association of International Students in their efforts to pre­ vent the hike. McGill w ill not benefit financially but only lose in credi­ bility as an institution for higher learning.

Johanne Wilson McGill Association of International Students

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A Final Part o f Sp eech "Caution: Do not place metal objects in your microwave oven."

-W arning in most microw ave oven owners' manuals Try to figure this one out before you all start studying for exams.

Humans can do the worst of all deeds - murder, rape, geno­ cide - but they will still not put metal in a microwave oven.

None of us knows exactly w hy we are not allowed to put metal in a microwave. W e've heard the mysterious horror stories about lightning pop­ ping between the metal casserole and the side of the oven but most of us have never seen it happen. Very few of us are in any position to say whether it would actually happen either.

We also have no real idea of who made the rule which seems to be so w idely fol­ lowed. We can guess that the engineers at various microw ave companies drafted it. But how did all the engineers at all the different microwave companies come to decide on the same rule to impose on all of us? One thing for sure, no one asked us for our opinion on the matter.

This m ay seem like a rather stupid concern, but think about it seriously for a second. So often we demand the right to debate rules when they are made and the right to chal­ lenge bad rules which have been m ade in spite of our op­ position. Then in the middle of all our angst, there's this rule few people know w hy it exists or who made it - which we obey as if it w ere a Holy law.

Obviously, we choose which rules to obey. And looking at w hy we obey the microwave and m etals rule gives some insight into the criteria we use in deciding which rules we consider important.

There are two reasons why no one even questions the microwave rule. Firstly, be­ cause it is easy to obey - there's a lot of microwave-safe equip­ ment around. Secondly, be­ cause there is a risk that dis­ obeying it could cost us a bit of money - something which makes the rule of immediate concern.

Compare that to other rules in our society which we usually fail to obey - the ones which require us to care a bit about what goes on outside our own lives, for instance.

While we all read about the

Parts of Speech ROBERT STEINER world outside, and spend hours in libraries learning about its details, most of us don't really care to actually understand what makes things tick.

It's easy to understand why we that is when you remem­ ber the criteria we use in deciding to obey the microwave rule.

Firstly, understanding the world outside is not so easy by definition, the task de­ mands that we get out and gain experience, rather than sit and read books. Secondly, it's quite difficult to appreciate the immediate importance of understanding the world outside. We can ostensibly lead pretty happy lives in ignorant bliss.

But I don't need to tell you the larger price of ignorance.

And the only real w ay to battle ignorance is in conversation vocal debate between people who respect one another - the true calling of a university.

It w as to help stimulate some of those debates, rather than to preach, that I proposed this column last September.

And as 1 wrote the 400 or so words every week, I became very protective of the stu­ d en t s right to philosphize and debate everything. Only debate can lead us aw ay from the ignorant reflexes with which we often react to ideologies, sciences and religions.

To tell you the truth, I also sort of hoped to find out if this column had affected your own conversations w ith an occa­ sional letter now and then. I received a few (thanks Char­ les).

Still, I w ould glad ly con­ tinue to w rite a column destined for oblivion in the hope that it could fill the mission of journalism in the context of a university: to make distant issues im m edi­ ately important so that we can study each rule carefully, learn not only its parts but w hy it exists, then choose to obey or challenge.

Mind you, that's not to say you should go put forks in microwaves.

Letters to the Editor

Don't prosecute victims To the Tribune: Even more depressing than the sexism of our future lawm akers is their incredible naviete.

"We are preparedto throw the entire machinery of the state against him [the rapist]." Bullshit. If this is true, Christopher Naudie, wht is it that if a woman is sexually as­ saulted and brings her case to court, she is practically guaranteed to lose? Perhaps there is a problem with the legal system ? Just think, if 97% of bank robbers were aquitted after a fair trial, would we nor con­ clude there w as a problem with our court system?

W hy is it "irresponsible" to criti­ cize the legal system? Must we accept every archaic institution in this country? Yes, the legal system is the "one societal institution that can make rapists pay for their crimes." And it doesn't work, both because of the system itself and the blatant sexism of the judges and law yers that enforce it. Get your head out of the sand, and admit

they deserved it, they wanted it, The last person we need to have sym pathy for is that "minority" in our society, the crim inally accused sexual assailant.

that there's a big problem here if we put the energy into working for change that we did into m aking ourselves believe we live in a just society, maybe "our cherished legal rights" w ould be guaranteed to both men and women.

I find it interesting that you think we must protect rapists be­ cause they "suffer from the prejudoce and venom of the dominant majority." What compassion you show. And yet your observation is totally wrong. Yes, serial rapists who hack their victimes to death in Holly wood-style crimes do 'com­ mand moral outrage." I think this is w hat most people picture when they hear the word "rapist." Yet "normal" men sexually assault women every day: their wives, daughters, lovers and dates.And they are never condemned. Not only the legal system, but our en­ tire society excuses their actions, putting the blame on their uncon­ trollable sexual urges, their violent childhoods, or mopst often, on the victim. The women were teases,

It is very unlikely that a man accused of sexual assault is inno­ cent. One in ten sexual assaults is reported. Of these one in ten go to court. Of these 3% of cases end in conviction. Do these statistics match up with one in three Cana­ dian women being sexually as­ saulted in her lifetime? With one in seven married women being bat­ tered by her husband?

If you knew you would proba­ bly lose your case, if you knew you would be repeatedly humiliated in court, would you falsely accuse someone? 1don't think so. Women don't lie about sexual assault They have nothing to gain. Start believ­ ing women, not the leagl system and the criminals it protects.

Sarah Leavitt, U3 Arts

Censorship by arbitrary procedure To the Tribune: Concerning the ejection of the Daily from the Union Building, I

cannot help but feel great anger and disappointm ent w ith the heavy-handedness of the current Students' Society executive. I do not support the Daily in m any of its political views, and I voted against the fee increase of two years ago.

But whether or not I support the editorial stance of the Daily is of little consequence to the opinion that follows.

I am thoroughly disgusted with theexecutive'sattemptatsuppressing contrary opinion through the use of trumped-up eviction notices

II should be pointed out to Coun­ cil that rent increases for the other non-Society groups, such as the Scott's businesses and Travel Cuts, would be more palatable over the Daily's as these organizations op­ erate on a profit incentive.

The problem with our student policym akers is that they seem to

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feel that legalistic manoeuvring — witness the lack of proper motions on the Daily's eviction notice — can serve as procedural justifica­ tion for venting their annoyance with the paper.

The Daily's removal, the Trib­ une' s space cut of last year, and the persistent invisibility of Council should be harsh w arning signals to the McGill student body. We have been progressively isolated from our representatives. We now have a student government ac­ countable to none, deaf to all, and beyond any bloody hope. Thanks for nothing, Council.

and arbitrary rent increases.

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Good luck on exams!

Expert advice to improve fitness To the T ribune: In reference to the March 19-25, 1991 article in the M cGill Tribune on pages 14 and 15, titled "Stu­ dents flex for fitness...McGill stu­ dents give weight lifting a push," the column was very informative and educational, however, I was disturbed to read that m y views were not portrayed accurately.

I was quoted as saying, "If I was to go into the weight room and

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In her article "Students flex for fitness" (T ribune, M ar 19-25), Susannah W alker states, "when an individual trains more than four times a week and does more than eight repetitions in a set, that per­ son steps into the realm of body­ building."

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E v e r y o n e w e lc o m e a n d h e a v ily e n c o u r a g e d t o s h o w u p fo r th e fr e e b e e r.

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accompanied by a decrease in muscle mass and strength.

As stated in the article, training with weights can be a very bene­ ficial addition to an overall fitnes program; however, improperly carried out, weightlifting can have regrettable results.lt is highly ad­ visable, then, for the novice to clear such an exercise program with a qualified person before setting out for the "beach look".

George Sopel, BAU3 Weight training instructor, YMCA

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nah Walker has erred in her pre­ scription.

To achieve the greatest possible increase in muscle mass, (although not necessarily definition) an ad­ vanced weight lifter should lift a weight sufficiently heavy to limit the number of répétions in a set to four to eight (although sometimes ten, in the case of smallest muscle groups).

Furthermore, if an individual trains more than four times a week with heavy weights, this w ill ususally lead to what is called "over­ training" - symptoms of fatigue,

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look at people on ten of the ma­ chines, 9 of those people would be doing the exercises the wrong way." I don't believe that I ever made or would make a statement including such numbers.

In general, the only point I wanted to get accross to the read­ ers was the idea that McGill stu­ dents or gym club members should consult a qualified athletic or physiotherapist, or exercise par­ ticipation specialist, in order to

T he Students' S o cie ty is often asked fo r the ad d ress and phone num ber o f stu­ dents holding vario u s position s at M cG ill. K in d ly initial on e o r m ore o f the fo llo w in g lines authorizing the Students' S o c ie ty to give the ab o ve ad d resses and phone num bers to those requesting them: a) Student leaders on cam pus o n ly ___________ b) A n y m em ber o f the p ublic asking ___________ to get in touch w ith the person holding yo u r p o sitio n ___________

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McGill lacks comprehensive sexual assault policy

BY SUE POW ER McGill m ay be making it confus­ ing for students to file complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus due to inade­ quate policies, acco rd in g to ___________ Karen Rudner, a director of the Legal Informa­ tion Centre.

R u d n e r pointed out that the "Handbook on S tud en t Rights and Re­ sp o n sib ilities" outlines two sets of regulations to deal with sexual harassment and physical assault as sep a rate charges. But the handbook does not have a com­ prehensive regulation con­ cerning sexual assault.

'T he problem with cases of sex­ ual assault [at McGill] is that without a policy, it's difficult to ap p ly a sexual assault charge d i­ rectly," Rudner said.

But Sexual Harassment Asses­ sor Patricia Wells does not see any need to modify the current policy.

"My understanding is that the Dean of Students reported to Sen­ ate only one incidence of sexual assault this year," Wells said.

"If that's the truth, then it ap­ pears that there doesn't seem to be a need for other defined regula­ tions."

"Only one in ten cases of Sexual Assault are reported" said Sarah Leavitt, a coordinator of the Coali­ tion Against Sexual Assault.

tigation and submits her findings to Principal Johnston, who makes the final say as to whether the complaint is warranted.

"He acts as the judge. He can accept, reject or modify... it's out of my h an d s," ___________ Wells said.

A ssault ch arg es fall under the "Re­ vised Code of Student Griev­ an ce Proce­ dures" and en­ tail totally dif­ ferent proceed­ ings.

As outlined in the code, as­ sau lt charges are brought to the Sen ate Committee on Student Griev­ ances (SCSG).

The committee conducts an investiga ion into the grievance and may decide to hold a hear­ ing if there are ___________ material facts in dispute.

The highest form of punishment if a suspect is found guilty is expul­ sion or dismissal.

But SCSG Chairperson Edith Astor-McCrimmon says the com­ mittee w as not intended to deal with cases of sexual assault.

"In the four years I've been here, I don't recall our having had a case of that nature," Astor-McCrimmon said.

"If the issue is contentious, we suggest they go see an assessor."

But Wells insists her jurisdiction

"Because there was no crime outlined in the Handbook, we had to charge sexual harassment plus assault which only complicates further an already complicated matter," -Karen Rudner, director, McGill Legal Information Clinic

Rudner pointed out that in the case in question, the lack of a comprehensive sexual assault pol­ icy complicated any effort to make a complaint.

"Because there was no crime outlined in the Handbook, we had to charge sexual harassment plus assault which only complicates further an already complicated matter," Rudner said.

According to procedures out­ lined in the Handbook's "Regula­ tions Concerning Sexual Harass­ ment", harassm ent complaints should be reported directly to an assessor.

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is limited to cases of harassment and does not extend to cases of sexual assault.

"Assault is a criminal matter," Wells said. "I don't see myself in the role of assessor in that sense."

Wells outlined four avenues open to a student wishing to file a sexual assault complaint: • file a formal grievance under the student grievance code • file a formal complaint with the Dean of the accused harassor's faculty or with the Dean of Stu­ dents • file a formal complaint with a

sexual harassment assessor • go to the police Wells believes filing a complaint with the police is the best option available to assault victims.

- "After all, only the police are really equipped to determ ine whether it's assault or not," Wells said.

Wells explained a student m ay only pursue one course of action at a time. But she said a student may choose an alternative course of action at any time.

Wells also emphasized that once the criminal justice system takes

over, all investigations at the uni­ versity cease.

"If we try to carry on at the same time [as the justice system], we are showing a disrespect for the courts," Wells said.

Rudner also added two sim ulta­ neous investigations could pose a threat to the victim's credibility as because of the possibility of incon­ sistencies throughout numerous testimonies.

To file a complaint at McGill, the agressor (but not necessarily the complaintant) must be a McGill student or employee.)

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Campus safety tour greeted with skepticism

BY TED LANGLAIS

"It opened up a lot of areas where we can get ideas to increase safety."

From the tour, a list of areas where safety could be improved was constructed.

"We can work from the list. If we have a structured w ay to go about things then w e're bound to get to the bottom."

But the coordinator of the WalfSafe Network is skeptical that the university will follow up on infor­ mation gleaned from the tour.

"It's a good thing to do, but 1

Last week's "safety tour" of campus was greeted with skepti­ cism by members of McGill women's groups.

The tour was organized by members of the Senate committee on women, in an attempt to come up with w ays of improving secu­ rity on campus.

Physical Plant Director Roy Dalebozik participated in the tour and was pleased with its results.

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don't know how much is going to come out of it," coordinator Amy O'Neil said.

"We can walk around days and find every single th in g w rong at McGill, but we should be focusing on p rev en tiv e measures."

O'Neil thinks a more useful ap­ proach toward the development of a safe cam p us would be through the education and heightened aware­ ness of students and staff. She said a good step would be to increase the sen sitiz atio n of cam pus security guards about po­ tential dangers for women.

O'Neil said it is obvious that there are many places on campus that are very dangerous at night.

"For instance, being in Stewart Bioat night. There's only one guard who never seems to be in his (sic) office."

She also mentioned the tunnels connecting Leacock to the Arts building and the Library as prime

examples of dangerous areas.

"I'd never tell anyone to walk them at night," she said.

"But the worst example is the women's washroom in the base­ ment of the Leacock building. It's huge and isn't marked properly."

She added that the broom closet inside has a door which is alw ays closed and probably not locked most of the time so anyone could just w alk into it.

Dalebozik said the results of a questionnaire distributed to fac­ ulty members and students around campus w ill also help give his de­ partment a better understanding of what women feel the problems are.

"It will help give us a look at where spending should be done so we can work at creating an at­ mosphere where women and, in fact, ev eryo n e can feel safe."

But O'Neil is concerned the ^ u n iversity w ill not u ltim ately come up with the money to pay for any changes.

But Dalebozik sa y s some changes can be v e ry in ex p en ­ sive.

He said "a lot of little things" have even been done already to improve safety on campus at little or no cost to the university.

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University continues twelve month leases at Solin Hall

BY CHRIS A LA M The university w-J’ continue to offer a twelve montvi lease to in­ coming Solin Hall residents with­ out warning them of the problems the lease is currently generating.

Over 75% of students currently living in Solin Hall have filed complaints about the twelve month lease to Quebec's rental tribunal.

The claims ask that the lease be terminated at theend of April. Resi­ dents believe a Civil Code provi­ sion may prevent them from being able to legally sublet their apart­ ments during the summer because the university is their lessor. If this is true, residents will be respon­ sible for over $1200 in rent for vacated premises.

But incoming residents have not been warned of the complaints.

'There's been no letter going out explaining that students wanted an eight month lease and McGill held them to tw elve months," So­ lin Hall Director Peter van Walsum

said.

But Director of Residences Flo Tracy says the university has no reason to warn incoming students.

McGill offered residents the op­ portunity to terminate their leases.

The university w ill permit students to transfer their leases provided the residents find new tenants to replace them.

Tracy says the offer does not violate the section of the Civil Code which forbid s the transfer of leases for dwellings rented by universi­ ties.

"It [the Civil Code] can be inter­ preted in different ways," said Tracy.

Tracy also believes the univer­ sity is being "generous" in allow ­ ing students to transfer their leases.

She says there would not be any legal problems if McGill permits the transfer.

But SSMU VP University Affairs Debbie Pentesco worries the uni­ versity may not allow future stu­

dents to transfer their leases.

"It doesn't say anyw here [in the information sent to incoming resi­ dents] that the university w ill con­ tinue being 'generous'," Pentesco said.

She pointed to the failure to in­ form this year's residents of the Civil Code provision before they signed leases and the lack of infor­ mation being sent to incoming students about this year's contro­ versy as reasons to be concerned that the "generosity" m ay not last.

"It [the situation] revolves around students being misled."

Claimants are currently waiting for a decision to be made by the tribunal.

"As I understand, they are not making any headw ay," said Ted Burns Arts U2, a floor fellow at Solin Hall.

If the housing tribunal declares the twelve month leases unreason­ able, next year's leases will also be shortened to eight months.

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Courses for those who do not have "a very good knowledge of both French and English" w ill be covered by SSMU funds be­ cause the office staff provide a service for students.

Morisset said SSMU has al­ ready started trying to ensure that students working at the info-kiosk speak French.

"We're not insisting that all the people be bilingual, but only that should a francophone stu­ dent or francophone member of the public approach the kiosk for information, someone be there to answer them," Morisset said.

"We do get a lot of French questions - I would say about twenty percent," said kiosk worker Lisa Beauvois. "Most of them are from people that usu­ ally aren't from McGill. Usually [people with] the more serious questions, like how can I enroll, speak French."

The new policy is in addition to the recent constitutional change requiring the five elected Students' Society executives "undertake to acquire a func­ tioning knowledge" of both of­ ficial languages.

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focus The Future of

Québec With the release of the Bélanger-Campeau Commission report last week, discussions on the political destiny of Québec have been renewed in earnest.

For our final issue of the year, the Tribune presents the predictions of the relevant groups on campus: the francophones, the anglophones, some visible minorities, and, of course, the intelligentsia.

M inority students at McGill concerned w ith uncertain future in a sovereign Q uébec

BY L ISA FERNANDEZ M any minority groups in Mon­ tréal are not cheering for a sover­ eign Québec, according to the re­ port of a federal task force on race relations. The report was created by a nine member group and pre­ sented to the Minister of Multiculturalism last week.

At McGill, some students of minority groups hold sim ilar sen­ timents as the task force, but to date there has been no official poli­ cies or action taken to express their apprehension.

The report concluded that mi­ nority groups in the province fear that a separate Québec identity would be based solely on race. "[The political climate] has given rise to such expressions as 'pure laine'... 'the real Québécois'. Mi­ nority groups must speak out about the dangers that threaten our qual­ ity of life," the report stated.

The task force urged the appoint­ ment of a federal commissioner of multiculturalism who would speak up for ethnic groups. This is neces­ sary, the report said, because Québecers see people of other countries only in terms of how well

they integrate into French culture.

Rami Aslam, a Jordanian McGill student and VP Finance of the Arab Students' Society, thought that Québec's separation from Canada would be bad for both sides.

'T he Anglophones will leave," he predicted. "M any Jordanians only speak Eng­ lish. Although lam — learning French, I want to be free to speak whichever la n g u a g e I choose."

TaliHarel,aJewish student and member of Hillel Students' Society, is not looking for­ ward to a separate Québec as it relates to her own particu­ lar ethnic situation.

'This won't be the best policy for the Jews," she said.

--------------'The Québec plat­ form is based on one nationality, as opposed to Canada's platform of multi-nationalites."

David Felson, another member of Hillel, envisioned mutiple con­ sequences for Jews in Montréal if

Québec should separate from Cananda.

'The Ashkenazic Jews w ill face more problems. I would im agine a large exodus to English speaking parts of Canada," he commented.

"On the o th er h an d , the Sephardic Jews might feel more

that the Québec separation issue is a waste of energy.

"So much is being put into this for no good reason. There are more significant problems today," he argued.

"Rather, people should think more about the environment they live in. This whole ---------thing might become too nationalistic, and this gets dangerous in any situation."

Not all students from visible minori­ ties are opposed to a French nation of Q uébec.

D an iel Bork, a Cree student an d W am pum Keeper for the As­ sem bly of First Na­ tions at Concordia University, appreci­ ates Québec's desire for autonomy.

---------"First Nations rec­ ognizes the right of self determination to all nations," he said. "We recognize the right of the French in Québec, but that right must [in turn] be recognized by the French of First Nations."

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"The Anglophones w ill leave.

M any Jordanians only speak English. Although I am learning French, I w ant to be free to speak w hichever language I choose."

—Rami Aslam , Jordanian McGill student comfortable with French as the first language, and therefore, [less hin­ dered] by a Québécois govern­ ment."

David Mohan, a Mohawk stu­ dent at Concordia University, feels

himself, Bork identifies with the plight of those who desire national autonomy, and sympathizes with the desire to retain one's own cul­ ture.

'The Québecers want to preserve their language as the only French speaking society on the North American continent. They have this right."

"It's only if Québec would begin to supercede over the rights of First Nations that I w ill start to worry," he said.

It appears as though the various student multicultural groups have not mobilised on campuses to express concern over the potential separation of Quebec. Perhaps this is because they do not feel the issue poses an immediate threat. Bork thinks that the chances for separa­ tion are 50-50.

McGill is home to m any students from outside the province. Because these students are often not planningto remain in the province, they are less apt to get involved work­ ing on issues within Québec.

Harel said, "it doesn't affect me all that much. I'd just go back to C algary".

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Francophone McGill students predict Québec sovereignty association while maintaining economic ties with the rest of the country to be acceptable to Québecers.

"I think that [increased political sov­ ereignty] is the w ay we are going. I The reco m m en datio n s of the Bélanger-Campeau Commission re­ think that most polls show that," he added. leased last week have evoked a mixed Bowman didn't forsee any great response from McGill's francophone changes at McGill, should Québec's students. The commission's report called for a referendum on sovereignty political status change drastically.

"It could cause tensions within McGill,

by October 1992. but nothing more than what happened Marc-Antoine Adam is the President in the 1980 referendum," he said. "Little of McGill-Québec, McGill's franco­ happened to English institutions when phone student association. He ex­ the Parti-Québécois was in power." pressed the concerns of McGill franco­ Sovereignty association could be bad phones when he testified before the for attendance at McGill, according to Bélanger-Cam peau commission in Bowman. Fewer anglophone students Februaruy at the Forum Jeunesse. m ay want to attend school in Québec "If, as we believe, Québec is a distinct under sovereignty association. But as nation, then only sovereignty associa­ francophones reject an English educa­ tion can truly give it the necessary tool tion as necessary for for its d ev elo p ­ their success, the m ent," M cG illnumber of Franco­ Québec's report ex­ phone students plained to the com­ -"If, as we believe, mission. m ay also decline, Québec is a distinct su g g ested B ow ­ "I think we had an impact. Iconsider man. nation, then only the efforts of McGill'That [decline] is sovereignty in part because of Québec to have been the new nationalist association can truly quite successful," fervor," he said. said Adam. give it the necessary Alain Farber, a Adam considered tool for its U2 Science student, McGill-Québec to a g re e d th at in ­ be more federalist development." creased sovereignty than most franco­ —McGill-Québec's w as lik e ly for phone student asso­ Québec. He did not ciations. report to the believe, however, "I think the other Bélanger-Campeau that fewer franco­ student associations phone stu d en ts that w ere repre­ Commission w o u ld atten d sented at the Forum M cG ill, or that Jeunesse were hap­ French would be­ pily impressed that come far more important within McGill the francophones at McGill are not vendu to the anglophones," he added. as a result.

"If you want to come here it's because Alan Bowman, editor-in-chief of the you want to learn English. That's w hy McGill Daily Français, wasn't at all sure I'm here," he said. that the Bélanger-Campeau report Stephanie Rose, a French U2 Music would lead to a referendum, regardless student, is unsure if she supports politi­ of other developments.

"1 don't think that Bourassa w ill nec­ cal sovereignty in Québec. She doesn't see it affecting McGill, as she expects essarily follow its recommendations," that a sovereign government would act he said. cautiously.

He predicted that Bourassa would "I'm not sure if I support sovereignty, negotiate an agreement with the rest of because it might [affect] people's rights.

Canada, and return with it to Québec It could restrict, say, the right of a French for ratification by the people of the person to learn English." province. Bowman expects that a refer­ endum on sovereignty will follow if "I don't think it will affect McGill, such an agreement is rejected by Québebecause the university has a large im ­ cers.

According to Bowman, any agree­ age, it is w ell known," she said. "[The government] w ill be very careful cut­ ment with Canada would have to in­ ting English services here."

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Anglo students confused over francophone plans for future of Québec

BY ROBERT STACEY The issue of Québec's relationship with the rest of Canada, has a permanent place in the attention of the national media.The Bélanger- Campeau Commission finally reached a 'consensus' last week regarding its final report.

The report calls for a referendum in 18 month's tim easking Québecers to decide the future of their province. M any Anglophone students at McGill consider it entirely pos­ sible that this future m ay include the seces­ sion of Québec from Canada.

Part of the problem, as these English-speakers see it, is Premier Robert Bourassa's ina­ bility to take a definitive stand.

"Quebec could separate, and Bourassa would allow it to," said Leigh-Anne Gillis ÎJ2 Art History. "He's still sitting on the fence."

Jonathon Spira, presi­ dent-elect of the History Students' Association, voiced a similar view.

"Bourassa's like a flag in the w in d ," he said. "Everybody knows he's a federalist, but he wouldn't prevent Québec from separat­ ing. For him, it's all a m atter of sta y in g elected. " Not everyo n e be­ liev ed that Quebec might exit the Canadian union, though. Suzanne Chan, U2 Communica­ tions, denied the proba­ bility of a sovereign Québec— ever.

"There w ill alw ays be separatists here, but that doesn't mean Québec w ill separate. I don't think it will," she said.

M any students found it hard to say whether or not Québecers wanted to sepa­ rate. They accused the media of obscuring the issues, rather than presenting them. They contended that the media has catered to the big names, and that the 'average Jo e ' was not being heard.

"What we have is a vocal few stirring up a worried many," said James Forbes , a U2 Arts student.

"I don't think Bélanger-Campeau is a good indicator of Québec society," said Nick Papatheodorakos, V.P.-elect for the Political Science Students' Association."It's hard to tell the mood in Québec through all the media bombardment."

Anglo students were almost unanimous in their rejection of sovereignty association,

an agreement whereby Québec remains in Canada with near full political autonomy.

Almost every student asked considered this option both unfair and unacceptable for Canada.

"Why should Québec get special deals?" demanded one second year social work stu­ dent who withheld her name.

"Quebec under sovereignty-association is like the kid who moves out but keeps com­ ing home to raid the fridge," added Justin Peffer, U2 Poli Sci. Some students were w illing to accept a completely separate Québec, but not a Québec under sovereignty association.

"It's Québec's right right to leave Canada, but its gotta go clean," said Scott Lemieux, a first year Arts student from Calgary.

Andrea Thorpe, a U2 Management, was not willing to let Québec go. "Canada should remain open to negoti­ ating new provincial re­ lations, not just with Québec, but with all the provinces.," she said.

Interestingly, most of the Anglos questioned did not think conditions would worsen consid­ erab ly for E nglishsp eakin g Q uébecers should Québec go its own w ay. But many stated they would leave the province anyw ay.

"Anglos would not be treated much differ­ ently than now," said Jon Spira. He intimated that an independent Québec would need to cater to Anglophone business, thus improving Francophone-Anglophone relations.

Tanya Carroll, U1 Arts, countered that an independent Québec would promote its own business community, and not concern itself with English business.

"It would be worse for English people in Québec if it separated. Québec can survive without them," she said.

There is still room for negotiation on the future of Anglophones in Québec. Nick Papatheodorakos recently returned from Forum For Young Canadians, a national program which is aimed at acquainting stu­ dents with Federal politics.

"I saw 16 and 17 year olds acting more mature than our leaders," he said. 'There were some people who said let Québec go, but mostly there was a willingness to work with Québec on these issues that are being taken seriously."

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"Quebec under sovereigntyassociation is like the kid who moves out but keeps coming home to raid the fridge."

—Justin Peffer, U2 Poli Sci.

April 2 - S e p t 4, 1991

Gulf coalition a UN success

BY SUSAN N AH WALKER Last Monday evening, Gwyn Dyer, noted journalist and war scholar, came to FDA Audito­ rium to speak on the New World Order in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. With par­ ticular reference to the future of the United Nations, Dyeroffered an optimistic view of the pos­ sible repercussions of these re­ cent events on what he called the "post Cold War, post Gulf War world."

Dyer first asserted that the in­ vasion of Kuwait was no Ameri­ can plot. "[The invasion] was an open and shut case of aggression, he said. "Saddam needed the money - this was a m ugging in an alley."

What was significant about this particular act of aggression was the American response, and the unified cooperation of the UN on the issue, Dyer argued.

He pointed out that in this case, the U.S. decided not to act unilaterally, as they usually do in similar situations. Instead they tried first to get the backing of the United Nations. Further­ more, the Americans actually got full support from the UN Security Council on all 12 of the resolutions against Iraq .

'T he U.S. got this unanimous support because the nations of the world realized that they needed the Americans to get the UN out of the ditch and run­ ning," he maintained.

By giving the U.S. a blank check to invade Kuwait, the United Nations has erased 25 years of anti-UN propaganda within America. Public opinion now considers the UN to be a good thing, according to Dyer.

He added that the UN set a precedent in which the interna­ tional community acted in uni­ son to enforce international law.

'T he UN nations hoped, by involving the United States, it would make it a little more dif-

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Dyer saw the possibility of a more encouraging world situ­ ation, due to the success of the UN coalition in the Gulf, and the U.S. adherence to the provi­ sions of the resolutions.

He predicted that within ten years the UN could become an international police force • "It could eliminate cross-bor­ der aggression, and begin to address the problems of trans­ national arms transfers, and alliances with aggressive as­ pects to them," he said.

"However, the problem with this 'police force' is that the present UN Security Council is a snapshot of the international situation in 1945. [The Council] fails to reflect present conditions fairly."

"What we've got is a white cop, and mostly the policing is going to be done down in the third world ghetto," Dyer re­ marked.

In order for the UN to work effectively in the future, the Security Council w ill have to be reformed in order to include Japan, India, and a greater rep­ resentation of the third world.

"A more influential UN, coupled with the disintegration of East-West tensions offers an extraordinary window of op­ portunity for the world," Dyer concluded.

"Instead of giving all the at­ tention to trivia, like the cold war, we might be able to ad­ dress the international issues that really matter, such as eco­ nomic disparity between North and South, and the problems of the environment."

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focus McGill professor outlines difficulties of a Québec referendum

BY KELLY MACKAY

GALLAGHER

Professor James M allory of the Political Science Department is one of McGill's authorities on Cana­ dian government.As the BélangerCampeau commission released its report last week, M allory offered his versio n of Q uébec's constitutional future after a refer­ endum that he predicted "is likely to be in 1992."

"A referendum of some sort is practically unavoidable, even if it is not compulsive."

Mallory was not w illing to specu­ late on the precise question which the referendum would pose.

'The nuance of the question is the important thing. It is still pos­ sible that Bourassa could, in theory at least, ask a referen d u m question...so that it shifts the onus from 'Do you want independence?' to 'Do you want renewed federal­ ism?"' he said.

If Bourassa and the Liberal party's A llaire report are serious about an effective economic union, then renewed federalism would have a less ambiguous role for the central government.

"What appears to be the differ­ ence between Bourassa's model and the current system is the 'mechanics' of this central govern­ ment," said Mallory.

The professor concentrated on the difficulties and delay associ­ ated with any 'solution'.

"Even if the referendum makes it clear that Québeeers want either complete independence or much greater powers, those things don't happen just by fiat. The Québec government hasn't the power to do either of those things them­ selves."

"In fact, the picture appears bleak

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for any speedy resolution of the 'national crisis'," he admitted.

"Under the framework of the exist­ ing constitution... you're pretty well back where you were in relation to Meech Lake. That is, you have to w ait until everybody agrees before you accomplish anything."

M allory thought that the diffi­ culties associated with working out a solution had been exacerbated by the Allaire Report and what he expected (which subsequently appeared) in the Bélanger-Cam­ peau report.

"Instead of narrow ing [the powers which w ill have to be ne­ gotiated] down to a reasonable number, they've thrown every­ thing in it but the kitchen sink," he said.

Those difficulties are minor compared with the problems Mal­ lory foresaw if Québec chose inde­ pendence in the anticipated refer­ endum. His background as a fed­ eralist and as a proposed member of the Canadian Senate showed through, as he asked, "Why should the rest of Canada accept this lying down?"

Even if Québec decided that it had had enough of Canada, there would be an inevitable delay due to negotiations.

'There are complicated assets here at stake and Québec can't just take them without negotiating.

There are burdens as well as bene­ fits. Who's going to pay for the national debt?" he asked.

"If Québec wants to go,it's not going to be a very amicable discus­ sion."

One question which m ay be omitted from negotiations which follow any referendum demand­ ing change, is the role of minorities in a new Québec. Mallory, how­ ever, did not see that as a problem specific to a seperate Québec.

"The ex istin g co n stitutio n doesn't wholly recognize the place of minorities in Québec.The state tends to run things on majoritarian lines 'We are the government, we can do as we please. Minorities don't matter, they'll have their chance at the next elections.'"

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Q uebec Referendum REFERENDUM FROM PAGE 15 Mallory suggested that this logic has become out of date and even dangerous with the increased size of the political machine.

'T he problem for anglophone Quebecers and minorities is that there isn't much life outside the political community," he said.

"Now that our lives are totally wrapped up in this huge state

apparatus, w e are in danger of being crushed by the simple rules of majority government."

"We've got to make the political system realize that the ultiamte value is not majoritarianism." Q

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entertainment Dream Warriors: a hip hop wake up call

BY ADAM STERNBERGH

place foritself in the world of music, in the sam w ay that rock and roll, R&B and jazz have," says Q. "People think that because rap is from the streets, it's going to die."

Though reports of rap's demise have been greatly exaggerated, it seems that C anada's moribund music industry still believes that this Black form of music has one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel.

The Dream Warriors are send­ ing out a message to Canadians which can best be paraphrased in theimmortal wordsofMisterSenor Love Daddy: W ake you up! Up you wake!

This rap duo, hailing from the West Indicsand raised inToronto, began opening eyes and expand­ ing minds in Great Britain when their first single, "Wash Your Face In M y Sink" swept through the British Top 20. As is so often the case, Canadians needed the Moth­ erland's stamp of approval before they could be lured from theirGordon Lightfoot collections. Though they make their home in the colo­ nies, the Dream W arriors had to go overseas in order to get their feet wet.

"We have no resentments," claimsCapitalQ(TheQuietStorm), during a recent phone interview. Q is soft-spoken, but straightforward in his response to the lack of sup­ port which the Dream W arriors were forced to overcome as new Canadian rap talent.

"Canadians are asleep," he says resignedly. The Dream W arriors are doing their best to wake them up.

"The most im portant thingabout the Dream Warriors is that w edare to be different," saysQ. It'sa fam il­ iar claim in theever-shifting world of rap, but coming from one of the Dream Warriors, it rings true.

Theycanbackuptheir boa st wi th a debut album, "And Now The Legacy Begins", which is a marvel of diversity. From the Caribbean beat of "Ludi" (the next single) to the bopping jazz horns of "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", to the throbbing spiritual­ ity of "Tune from a M issing Chan­ nel", The Dream W arrior's have produced not only the best Cana­ dian rap album of the year, but also the most daring.

"So often in rap, all you hear is 'I've got the freshest outfit, and the biggest gold ring'", says Q. "But then someone comes along with a bigger ring. That stuff is tired. With that, it's here today, gone tomor­ row. The difference with us is, we're going to stay around. W e're Boomsticky." This duo is boom-persis­

The Dream Warriors, for one, hope to stay alive through their quirky mix of boombastic jazz and psuedo-spiritual lyrics. Their songs are definitely suffused with a cer­ tain psychedelic spirituality, à la De La Soul. But Q is quick to point out that Dream Warriors are con­ cerned with ideas, not ideology.

"Wedon't wantto preach. People are tired of being preached at." he says. "We might say something, but w e're just offering our ideas. If someone doesn't like it, hey, that's cool."

Capital Q (right) an d p artn er K in g L on have come a long way since rapping in the bathroom.

tent too, which, along w ith all of their boom-talent, is the main rea­ son for their existence.

The Dream W arriors were born in a bathroom. That's where Q's partner, King Lou, cornered Toronto producer Ivan Berry, and accosted him with eight straight original raps. Seven years later, one of those songs, "M ultiverse", appears on the Dream W arriors'album .

Q and Lou teamed up in high school, and began w riting rhymes together. "We just got into it as a neighbour­ hood thing," says Q. "You know, a bunch of friends, w riting lyrics, m aking beats with turntables. As we got older we got a little bit more serious. Into the music, into w rit­ ing our own lyrics and not follow­ ing the mainstream of hip hop.

That's the w ay we got into music, a nd that's what w e're doing now."

After being signed by Berry, who

heads the innovative Beat Factory Productions, Lou and Q teamed up to form Dream Warriors. But the scouts for Canadian labels, whom Berry has described as all being "50 years old and big-bcllied," sim ply w eren't interested.

"Look at someone like Maestro

"Everybody overseas thinks C anada is only for rock music," Q says. "So for hip hop - and R&B too - it's kind of hard."

W hile Q has a wake-up message for Canadians, he has a different m essage for dance fans around the world. "You should pay more at­ tention to Canada. It's not just a landscape. It's not just snow and ice or rock music and hockey gam es. T h at's w h y people are surprised.

T hey've never really looked at Canada as having a music scene."

Perhaps it's because Joe Clark is our usual ambassador.

The situation for rap in Canada is m erely a microcosm of the struggle for legitm acy which rap has been w aging since The SugarHill Gang. Every year, the main­ stream media has dismissed rap as a passing fad; every year its popu­ larity has grown.

"Rap is still looking to make a

'The most important thing about the Dream Warriors is that we dare to be different."

- Capital Q. Fresh Wes," says Q. "He had to go to the States to get signed. And we had to sign w ith a European label."

The Dream W arriors have been recieved enthusiastically in Europe, and have gone a long w ay to dis­ pelling the myth of Canada being an arctic wasteland where the in­ habitants never dance because their snowshoes are too heavy.

As long as they can keep pro­ ducing grooves like "My Defini­ tion", lyrical content should prove incidental. As m any successful rappers have proved, even the most inane lyrics won't ham per a songs success, as long as its danceable.

"M y Definition" is d efin itely danceable. Sam pling the theme song from the well-loved Cana­ dian gam e show, "Definition", is just one example of the fresh per­ spective the Dream W arriors are bringing to the world of rap.

With their faces staring out from the covers of every major British music magazine, and finally sev­ eral North American ones, the Dream Warriors could definitely be classified as rap music's current flavour of the month. The differ­ ence between this flavour, how­ ever, and other blander varieties, (Vanilla, anyone?) is the sweet taste that it leaves in your ears.

If talent, perserverence, and crea­ tivity count for anything, the Dream Warriors should be boomsticking around for a very long time.

The Dream Warriors will be bringing their boombastic sound to Montréal April 8th at The Terminal.

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entertainment

The Highlight Reel As you are probably aware, this is more than likely the last of the Imitating Life columns.

As a final farewell, w e'd like to reflect on some of the notable and notorious happenings in the world of Entertainment over the past year (or so), and look ahead to some of the fu­ ture events which make the ho­ rizon look a little brighter.

Looking Back On...

• M illigate - in order to avoid w asting an y more ink on the two most ridiculous figures of the past year, suffice to say good riddance to bad rubbish.

Get a haircut.

• The Second Biggest M ar­ keting Coup of the Year Céline Dion turning down the aw ard for Best Anglophone Singer. With national tensions mounting, she guaranteed her continued popularity in Que­ bec - despite the Johnny Carson appearances.

• The Biggest Marketing Coup of the Year - M adonna's Justify My Love. When MTV refused to air the Queen of Steam 's newest clip, they ig­ nited the type of publicity firestorm which is a press agent's wet dream. Not only did she cop a Nightline appear­ ance, but millions of curious fans paid $15 for Madonna's unprecedented video single.

A ll this rum pus over four minutes of black & white panting, played over a stolen Public Enemy track.

• Speaking of censorship, the banning of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. Call it trash, call it pornography - just don't keep it off the book­ shelves. The issue is not artistic

Imitating Life

BY ADAM STERNBERGH AND JONATHAN BERNSTEIN merit. Banning books is one habit that should be avoided at all costs.

• Joe Pesci, one of Holly­ wood's finest actors, finally got his due, and delivered the classiest Oscar speech of the evening: "My privilege. Thank you."

• Hal Hartley and Whit Stillm an's emergence as exciting new film talents.

• The long, long, long-awaited re-opening of Moyse Hall, and a show, Twelfth Night, which did the event justice.

• Anthony Hopkins in The Silence o f the Lambs, Joe Pesci in GoodFellas, and Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu in the Netherland's The Vanishing. Scary, scary stuff, kids.

• Gowan's voice echoing through the Union Ballroom.

• Red Hot & Blue, an album which brought both Cole Porter and the fight against AIDS much warranted attention.

• The insatiable insanity of Craig Francis, in leading Cerebral Phantasy to a romp in the finals of McGill's TheatreSports Tournament. It w asn't close, but it sure w as funny.

• Finally, you w ill be missed: Lucille Ball, Leonard Bernstein, Sam m y Davis Jr., Jim Henson, Mr. Dress-up, Aaron Copeland, Hugh MacLennan, Northrop

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Frye, Twin Peaks , M ike Kuzak and Grace Van Owen, Bo Jackson and The Beachcombers.

Alas, poor Relic; we knew thee well.

Looking Forward to...

• The Fiftieth A nniversary of Citizen Kane on M aylst, 1991, and all the inevitable hoopla.

• MacLean Stevenson's return to prime-time TV. • Donny W ahlberg's arson conviction. Let's just hope that the judge doesn't have an y 12 year-old daughters.

• More ridiculously inex­ pensive and impressive concerts at Gert's.

• Bob Saget having his throat torn out by a frisky emu at M arineland's petting zoo.

And someone capturing it on video.

• More free jazz at the Alley.

• Continued greatness from: Martin Scorsese, David Hudgins, Public Enemy, k. d. lang, Ray Liotta, Kevin Maas, Robert "Bobby M ilk (his childhood nickname - where else can you get info like this?)" DeNiro, John Turturro, Dream Warriors, Joel and Ethan Coen, Chris and Jason Beck, Roger and Emil Gustav, Cynthia Scott, Spike Lee, M ike Myers, Paul Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Denzel W ashing­ ton, The Kids in the Hall, and Professor Peter Gibian.

Well, there you have it. As Alice Roosevelt-Longworth once said, 'If you can't say something nice, come sit over here by me." We never claimed it w as art; .we were only im itating life.

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Students struggle to make music at McGill

BY HAMISH WILSON While the McGill Drama Festi­ val offers some of McGill's finest original student theatre, there has not traditionally been a recognized outlet formusical theatre at McGill, original or otherwise, unless it was written by Gilbert & Sullivan.

This situation, however, is w ell on its w ay to debing remedied.

Rather than go unheard, several student writers have initiated in­ dependent organizations in order to create a stage for their work.

Although the MDF regulations make no specific prescriptions for content beyond lim iting the plays

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Confronted by the lim itations of the MDF, several McGill students have started their own production companies to give their work pub­ lic exposure. After collaborating w ith Player's Theatre last year to produce his first musical, "The N ose ofPoltonWorth/'JasonBeck found Player's too "close minded" in their selection of material. W ith only the MDF and Tuesday Night Café as viable alternative locations, Beck contends that there is "no forum for large scale productions" at McGill.

C onsequently, Beck formed SPACE (Student Productions And Creative Enterprises) to stage his second work, "Rum bletown," which played at Westmount High.

Even when the material isn't original, there is alw ays interest in reproducing older musicals. For James Higgins, a first year music student and the co-founder of Spontaneous Combustion, an in­ dependent Montreal theatre comSEE ST RU G G LE . . .

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Musicians struggle

The Field: Irish m asterpiece

BY KATE GIBBS "There is another law, stronger than the Common law , and that's the law of the land", affirms Bull McCabe, the hulking protagonist of the lyrical Irish film The Field.

Once again director Jim Sheri­ dan (My Left Foot ) has beautifully orchestrated a story from his na­ tive Ireland. The Field, a fable of greed, is a study of human trag­ edy. Bull McCabe (Richard Har­ ris), a tenant farmer, is given the opportunity to buy a piece of land (the field of the title), which his fam ily has tended with reverance for generations.

Every member of his village acknoweledges Bull's unspoken right to this property. He who works on the field owns it; this is the la w of the land. But the equilib­ rium of the insular community is upset by the sudden arrival of an outsider, "The Yankee" (Tom Berenger), who has decided to claim his Irish roots buying the field for development.

The traditional farmer and the New World busi­ ness man, both with honorable intentions, clash with a violence which is m ajestically resolved.

Richard Harris proved that he richly deserved of his Oscar nomi­

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nation. He is utterly convincing as a man whose snorting and huge physique explain w hy he calls himself Bull. Impenetrable to all forces, save the passage of time, H arris's Bull McCabe is reminis­ cent of King Lear. When at one point in the movie he attacks the sea, Harris can not help but remind the audience of King Lear attack­ ing the storm.

Harris performs w ith magnamity. He does not say his lines, he delivers soliloquies. He graces the screen in such a fashion tha t the cinema feels like a theatre again.

He makes going to the movies an occasion.

Sheridan has, as in his past screen projects, assembled a great cast of Great Britain's finest stage actors.

Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker, last seen as Daniel Day Lewis's over­ worked mother in M y Left Foot , stars as Bull's silent wife. John Hurt steals each scene as the delightful village idiot Bird O'Donnell. He proves wi th every half-witted smile the dreadful condition of Irish dental care.

The film was shot on location in County G alway last year. Tremen­ dous views of unspoiled Ireland compliment the sheer breadth of characters. In fact, it is difficult to

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The most sa tisfyingaspectof this film is its completeness. Opening and closing at the seashore, the natural cyclical quality of the film is emphasized. Theaudience is left shaken by the nature of the trag­ edy, yet satisfied by the over-rid­ ing sense that it could not have resolved itself any other w ay.

The narrative movement of the T he F ield p o ssesses an undercurrent of violence which mirrors nature itself. The lasting quality of this film is as timeless as the conflicts of Irish and English, church and state, and man and nature. □

pany, his intention w as to "bring to Montreal what hasn't been seen before."

Higgins insists that musicals are "no longer mindless escapism," at once enjoyable while often discuss­ ing "deeply morose messages," and of a quality that dem ands expo­ sure. Although he aspires to ex­ periment with his own work, for now he is content with producing musical standards like "Sweenie Todd" and "A Little Night Music", until the company establishes its reputation. However, H iggins admits that they must increase their revenues before experimenting w ith new material.

Nick Carpenter agrees that "m usicals are a great attraction."

Carpenter, a fourth year commu­ nications student, takes his first play, "Never Judge a Show by its Overture," to Player's this week.

"Never Judge" synthesizes musical and dramatic elements into a concise format acceptable to Player's. His musical submitted to MDF last year was rejected.

While Higgins insists that Spon­ taneous Combustion can remain financially independent of McGill, Beck wonders whether companies can survive without university support. Although initially profit­ able, both SPACE and Spontane­ ous Combustion's have staged productions which have experi­ enced deficits.

Carpenter argues that student theatre is often experimental, which makes it "risky m aterial" to stage for profit. For that reason, he sug­ gests it is crucial that students have the freedom to ex p erim en t without concern for profit. But until McGill expands its theatrical scope, student initiated theatre w ill have to operate with that risk. □

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McGill will honor athletes at banquet

BY PAUL COLEMAN In a year where the wind failed to fill the sails of McGill's flagship teams, notable individual achieve­ ments were bound to be lost in a sea of despair. Yet still, a handfull proved a port in the stormy season of 1990-91.

Elsewhere, beyond the w ake of the flagships, the rest of the McGill Athletic Arm ada were handily skippered onto the high seas with some stellar performances.

McGill enjoyed the abilities of several very capable athletes this past year. A select few emerged as standouts in their game.

The upcoming Annual McGill Athletic Banquet provides a gala occassion to recognize and honour singular achievements, as w ell as the formidable task of selecting w orthy recipients.

It's aw ard season everywhere.

With the season comes the endless array of pompous predictions and pretention picks, the likes of which steal some of the thrill from the nominated for the sake of those standing by. In this space I have to do a little of both. C all me crazy, but I feel like a cross between Le­ onard Malton and Don Cherry.

The Martlet Foundation Tro­ phy, an honour reserved for McGill's team of the year is cov­ eted by seven nominees, nam ely M artlet Cross Country, Martlet Track and Field, M artlet Rugby, M artlet Basketball, M artlet Soccer, Redmen Soccer and Redmen Rugby.

By any measure, all are excellent squads coming aw ay from banner years. Martlet Soccer went as far as they could go this year in the face SEE UNDERRATED . . .

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P a u l C olem an picks the M artlet soccer team as Team o f the Year.

Roscoe Trophy leaves room for interpretation

BY A . M U RR AY GILL This Friday night McGill w ill honour its top athletic perform­ ances from the past year. Up for grabs are a few biggies: the Roscoe Trophy which goes to the best fe­ male athlete in her graduating year, the Forbes Trophy which goes to the best m ale athlete period, and the M artlet Foundation Trophy which goes to the McGill's team of the year.

The creation of the McGill Trib­ une A ward has again raised some controversy about the Roscoe Trophy because it doesn't recognize the best athletic performance of the year. The trophy goes to the gradu­ ating athlete who has made an out­ standing contribution to McGill through athletics and other extra­ curricular activities.

Because of these guidlines such excellent performances as those by Linda Thyer and Robbyn Hermit­ age are going unrecognized. Both were nominees for the Tribune Award.

So the Roscoe Trophy this year should go to Kariann Aarup. She played on both the hockey and the A . M u rray G ill chose the M artlet rugby team as Team o f the Year.

championship rugby team as well as being a member of the Athletic Council and w as the Athletics Rep to Student Council.

Fasone was great, no doubt and m ay still w in the trophy but she should be fighting it out for the Athlete of the Year with Thyer, Hermitage and Ioanides but no such aw ard is given by the Depart­ ment of Athletics.

The Forbes Trophy defines th e qualitites in its recipient. It goes to the male athlete who has brought the most recognition to the school by w ay of his athletic performance.

Graduating or not. Julian Barrow had the best performance this year and deserves to w in the aw ard. He w as MVP of the Quebec soccer league and an All-Canadian. Barrow also won the Tribune Award.

J.P. Veri of the football team de­ serves an honourable mention and m ay sneak aw ay with the award because he enjoys a higher profile than Barrow.

The Martlet Foundation Trophy offers one of the best races of the banquet. Six teams were nominated and none of them have a lock on

the aw ard at all. M y pick for this aw ard is the M artlet rugby team.

They won the provincial champi­ onship by upsetting the heavily favoured Concordia Stingers.

Other nominees such as the M ar­ tlet and Redmen soccer team won provincial titles but they were expected to anyw ay.

These aw ards represent a lot of the best but there were some per­ formances that we have to recog­ nize in our underrated category. In that sense I'm aw arding the Un­ derrated Female Athlete of the Year to Robbyn Hermitage. Her heroics went basically unnoticed by everyone. She w as nominated for the Tribune aw ard but lost out to a worthy Tina Fasone. Hermit­ age didn't lose one gam e this year on the badminton circuit and com­ peted in theCanadaWinterGames.

On the men's side the choice is a little more difficult. But the Under­ rated Male Athlete of the Year should go to Paul Grech who didn't get a lot of recognition while he provided the Red men hockey team w ith a lot of spark on and off the ice.

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sports

Women fight to gain recognition in sports world

BY JAM E S STEWART The perception of women's sports as less valid than men's is an unfortunate one because women's sports also offer solid entertain­ ment value. But there is another side to the problem. People like to see sports or arts or any activity involving performance, performed at its optimum level.

Men are generally physically stronger than women and conse­ quently can hit harder or shoot fasterorthrow further than women and thespectatorgenerally prefers to see an activity performed at its highest level.

The Athletic Representative to Student Council at McGill, Kariann Aarup, felt more people are interested in male athletics because the skill level is higher.

A female sportswriter for the Tribune agreed, noting that she prefers to see a men's contest be­ cause it offers more physicality at its highest level.

"I f someone prefers to see a men's hockey gam e over a women's gam e, that's not necessarily sexist.

It should just be seen as a choice," she said.

But both women cited ignorance about female athletics as a reason for poor attendance. Our writer pointed to the clearly sexist stigma that women's sports are not worth attending sim ply because they are being played b y women.

Like any equality issue facing women, progress has been slow in the field of sport. It has long been an area dominated by men and it still is. But equality in athletics is a goal worth striving for. Not equal­ ity of the athlete, in the physical context. If sport is equally impor­ tant to women as men, the activi­ ties should also be given equal consideration.

Women and men should be pushing to see women's league's expanded. W hy can't women's hockey be recognized by the CIAU?. More teams need to be developed across the country in all sports to generate added attention to women's sports and thus give them a stronger support base.

A season remembered

Educators, esp e cially those working with athletes, should encourage their female athletes to pursue their sports as far as they can. Without doubt, more than a handful of girls have stopped their athletic careers at the high school level because they felt athletics were not important. In this vein, more female role models are needed to show aspiring athletes that there are successful female athletes competing.

Female athletics are being taken more seriously de nos jours.

Women's hockey, a sport at which Canada excels at having won the women's world championship last year, w ill be a sport at the next Olympic Games in France.

To bring the respect accorded to women's sports to the level of men's athletics w ill require continuing work by coaches, athletes, sportswriters, fans and everyone in­ volved in the world of sport.

The ball is in our court.

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The long voyage through a Montréal sports scene started late last August as the McGill Redmen began practis ing for their upcoming football season on lower campus. The weather w as beautiful and the mood w as optimistic. So much for foreshadowing.

Since that date I've had the pleasure and sometimes dis­ pleasure of being the sports editor of the McGill Tribune.

The job has had its moments to be sure, both good and bad.

I remember seeing a 14 point lead against the Queen's foot­ ball team evapourate into a 1914 loss. We could have won, we should have won and what made it all the more painful w as that m y brother goes to Queen's. I'm constantly re­ minded of that loss and the fact the Queen's flag w ill be flying higher than the McGill one at the cottage this summer. For football it w as a "w ait til next year season" again.

I remember going to Martlet basketball games and being impressed by the sheer inten­ sity with which Tina Fasone 'played the game. The McGill Tribune Female Athlete of the Year leaves McGill as the Mar­ tlet's all-tim e leading scorer and one of the finest athletes to have worn the the school's red and white.

I remember sitting at Molson Stadium on a cold October night hoping to see the

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Redmen soccer team advance to the national semi-finals. There w as a large and enthusiastic crowd of loyal supporters.

McGill scored the first goal but that was all they got and the Redmen lost out again.

I remember meeting a lot of the "pro-media". These are the folks who get paid to do w hat we do as a labour of love. I tried to interview Michael Landsberg of TSN. He was too rushed because he had to catch a plane after broadcasting the McGill-Bishop's football game. Being the consid­ erate gu y that he is, he gave me his home phone number and we had a great conversation later on.

He could have just blown me off.

Then there's Herb Zurkowsky and Rob Faulds. Herb writes sports for the Montréal Gazette and Rob does Pulse sports. Both are great individuals who patiently answered m y questions throughout the year. Rob alw ays has a salutation for you and treats the campus media like an equal.

On the flip side you get distant and d ry people like the Gazette's Randy Phillips. Randy never had more than a one-word answer for the campus m edia and his only

questions for you came if he missed the yardage for a play.

Too bad, because w e all like to hob nob a bit with people whose jobs we m ay be consid­ ering.

I remember the constant struggle with m y editing supe­ riors at the Tribune who aren't exactly w hat you might call sports minded.

"There's the word 'pivot' in your story James, w hat is it?"

"That's another name for quarterback, Kelly."

"Oh." I remember the anguish I went through when I had to tell Redmen hockey player Paul Grech, who would do anything to get his name in the paper, that I lost his journal piece that was to go in the paper.

"Paul did you save that piece on your disk by any chance?"

Grecher being the sporting gu y that he is let me off easy and graciously wrote up another one.

I couldn't get through the year without mentioning McGill Sports Information Coordinator Earl Zukerman.

The man w ith the messy desk and fervour for conversation was an enormous help to me and I appreciate all the work he does for McGill Athletics.

Hoefully next year w e'll be able to remember a few more wins than this year.

Not all pages are created equally The Gazette is is very American­ ized. Both Farber and Pat Hickey come from south of the border and For sports fans everywhere one of the most important moments of it shows. Coverage of university sports is excellent and the hockey the day comes when reading the coverage is extensive. Red Fisher d aily sports pages. There are good should retire though. If I read that sports sections and not so good so and so missed the team bus once ones. They all have their strengths more I'll burn the paper! and weeknesses.

The G lob e an d M a il: The Globe For the Montréal sports fan there certainly are plenty of options. The and Mail used to offer sports fans with an excellent alternative to the Globe and Mail, Montréal Gazette,La other dailies which have mostly up Presse, Journal de Montréal, McGill to date scores. Their section was Tribune and the Currie Bugle are all intelligent and covered a much available. w ider variety of sports with a M o n tréa l G a z ette: The Gazette superior level of Canadian content. sports is pretty average. Without But the Globe cut their sports pages columnist Michael Farber it would be nothing, as you m ay have dis­ back to 2 pages from 4 and the result has been disastrous. Cover­ covered during his recent vacation. age of anything is now minimal He is one of the premier writers in and a source of frustration for fans sports right now.

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who used to turn there for some­ thing a little different from the blah that the Gazette delivers.

La Presse: Do you like Montréal Canadiens hockey? This is the paper for you. They cover Les Glo­ rieux like a wet blanket. La Presse has a far better stats page than the Gazette and usually more interest­ ing stories. They do, however, vir­ tually ignore the university sports scene. One added bonus is the opportunity to practise your French.

Jou rn a l d eM o n tréa l.-K y o u d o n 't mind getting a lot of ink on your hands and flipping through a lot of adds le Journal is pretty good. Their stats page is the best in Montréal and the coverage of university sports is good.

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American or you love U.S. college basketball or football yo u'll have to buy the Times. Their NFL cover­ age is good too. But if you like hockey, forget it.

C am pus P a p ers: As far as cam­ pus papers go you probably al­ ready have your opinion of the Tribune. You m ay not know that the Department of Athletics comes out with a paper four times a year.

The Currie Bugle w ill be published nextweek. The Queen's Journal is one of the dryer papers and the Western Gazette is clearly one of the better campus papers. Each Tues­ d ay they have a pullout sports section and they have enough money to send reporters across the country as their school's teams' suc­ cess permits. □

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Underrated athletes w ere a part of scene too UNDERRATED FROM PAGE 20 ofsomeintensecompetition,and therefore have earned my M ar­ tlet Trophy selection...for what if s worth.

Thedistinguished RoscoeTrop h y is accorded to the graduat­ ing female athlete of the year.

The criteria are a combination of athletic excellenceand extra-cur­

ricular contribution. Although her fellow nominees were equally worthy of nomination, this honour will assuredly compliment the benchmark career of Martlet bas­ ketball's Tina Fasone. Tina is the Dances With Wolves of the McGill Academy Awards. The award, by targetting only the graduating class may exclude players who peak before graduation. Regardless of academic stature, excellence should be recognized.

Still, one has to be pleased to see long overdue recognition finally heading the way of Gayle Noble, an amazing soccer player, and the field hockey duo of Michelle Banham and Jennifer Hewson. The three of them are going to have to share my Underrated Player of the Year pick.

The Forbes Trophy is presented to the male athlete of the year, the 1990-91 ballot marred by the ab­

sence of several potential contend­ ers. Witness the concentration and dexterity behind Shoa Esani's squash racquet, the obvious expe­ rience and technical prowess of skier Pavel Pochabradski, and the impressive versatility of Marc Thiffeault...

Fewer men stood head and shoulders above the crowd in the men's sports' season this year than was the case with the women, making for a more difficult selec­

tion process. Nothing can detract from the deserved existing nomi­ nees. The competent play execu­ tion of hockey7s Brian Larkin, the showcase of energetic control by soccer's Julian Barrow, in ranks with the overwhelming court presence of Paul Brousseau, and the unbridled wrath of Football's J.P. Veri. Put me down for Mr. Larkin for the Forbes and Mr. Esani for the Underrated Player of the Year.

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2. McGill hasn't won the Grey Cup. 3. N.Y. Islanders w ere the last American team to win the Cup over tfeh Edmonton Oil­ ers 4. Tina Fasone is the alltime leading scorer for Mar­ tlet basketball.

5. The Blue Jays won the last Pearson Cup. 6. The Tribune and Currie Bugle provide the campus with sports news.

7. Mike Liut was in net versus the Soviets in 19 8 1.

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" L I K E F A T H E R , L I KE S O N " Like their fathers before them, many men will experience hair lo ss... if they allow it to happen. New medically approved treatments now available are actually effective in retarding future hair loss in many men. In fact, some men have experienced hair regrowth. So if you’ve already spotted signs of hair loss, you can do something about it. H air Loss: It doesn’t have to happen to you.

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M ail to: Hair Loss Information 2300 Yonge Street, 23rd Floor Box 2433 Toronto, Ontario M4P1E4 Telephone: Ontario & Q u e b e c 1-800-387-3925 Ext. 54 All other Provinces 1-800-387-3450 Ext. 54

GET THE FACTS • Consult with your family doctor or dermatologist.

• Call the 24-hour Hair Loss Information line Toll Free. Our operators are waiting to take your call. Ask for your free Hair Loss Information package.

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OR, complete and mail this request form to receive a free Hair Loss Information package.

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Effective hair loss treatments are only a v a ila b le through a physician.

Consult with your family doctor or dermatologist for more information.

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