The McGill Tribune Vol. 11 Issue 11

Inside This Week S t u d e n t d e le g a t e s c a n d a l

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CFS rep. may sue federation for solicitation accusations

P o s te rin g p r o p a g a n d a

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Pro-James Bay II postering campaign leaves N atives cold

A u re v o ir, L a B o n jo u r

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M ichel Trem blay's M oyse play a disappointm ent

T e s tin g th e w a t e r s Basketball &. volleyball take a pre-season dip

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The deadline for What's On subm issions is Thursday at 12.00pm.

The M cGill Film Society presents Mon Oncle Antoine at 7:30 p.m., Leacock 132. Admission is free.

Tuesday. November 19 Thursday. November 21 Middle Eastern Studies Stu­ dents Association - Turkish Cof­ fee and Cheese in the Islamic Stud­ ies Lounge, Room 321, Morrice Hall at 3:00 pm.

The Department of German presents 17th century literary re­ search scholar, Prof. Gerhard Dunnhauptin the Rare Book Room section of McLennan Library, Col­ gate Room (M19) from 10-12 a.m.

The Promotion of Women in Engineering (POWE) presents Sandra Knautz, the manager of Engineering Groups at CAE, to speak about the problems women face in non-traditional fields. 4:00 p.m., in the Common Room of the McConnell Engineering Building.

Organizational Meeting for the James Bay Awareness Week at 4:15 in the Wilson Hall Student Lounge.

For more info contact Ray Fisman at 845-9761.

NDP McGill General Meeting at 4:00 p.m. in Union 302. All wel­ come. Contact Alex (932-2820) or Alison (285-4091).

McGill Faculty of Music Con­ cert McGill Percussion Ensemble.

8:00 pm in Pollack Hall.

McGill Association of Interna­ tional Students general meeting at 6:00 pm in Union 401.

McGill Faculty of Music Con­ certs. 8:00 p.m, Redpath Hall: En­ semble Arion with Marion Ver­ bruggen, recorder. Clara Lichten­ stein Recital Hall (C209): String anc Mixed Ensembles Call 398-4547 for information. Admission to both concerts is free.

The M cGill Film Society presents Runaway Train 7:30 p.m., FDA Auditorium. Admission is SI.00 for members and $3.50 for non-members.

McGill Improv starts Comedy Nite at the Alley. 8:30 p.m. Abso­ lutely free.

McGill Association of Interna­ tional Students holiday get-to­ gether at the Newman centre, 6:008:00 pm.

Soloists. 8:00 p.m., Redpath Hall: String and Mixed Ensembles. Pol­ lack Hall :CBC /McGill Series pres­ ents Quatuor Montreal and Anton Kuerti, piano. Works by Haydn and Mozart.

The M cG ill Film Society presents Truth or Dare at7:30 p.m., Leacock 132. Admission is SI.00 for members and S3.50 for non­ members.

McGill Improv in Player's The­ atre at 10:00 p.m. SI at the door or free with admission to the play.

Native Awareness Coalition meeting and movie in Leacock 721, 4:30 pm.

Saturday. November 23 The M cGill Film Society presents West Side Story at 7:30 p.m.,

Leacock 132. Admission is $1.00 for members and $3.50 for non­ members.

The Red Herring and A.S.U.S. present a night of comedy with Radio Free Vestibule and megas­ tar Kevin Meaney. Union Ballroom, 8:00 pm. Tickets are $4.50 for Arts and Science Students, $5.50 for McGill students, and S8.00 general admission.

Friday. November 22 TheYellowDoorCoffee House presents Nowheremen with Patrick O'Connor. 8:00 p.m. Call 398-6243 for information Admission isS2.00.

M cGill F aculty of M usic Concerts. 12:15 p.m., Redpath Hall: Sun-Yi Shin, organ recital. 4:00 p.m, Clara Lichtenstien Hall, 555 Sher­ brooke St. West, rm C209: Brass

Wednesday. November 20 McGill Faculty of Music Con­ certs. 3:00 p.m.: Student Soloists, Pollack Hall. 4:00 p.m: Brass Solo­ ists. Clara Lichtenstien Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St. West, rm C209.8:00 p.m: Master's Recital with Susan Lee, piano. Works by Mozart, Poulenc, R. Struass and Carl Reinecke, Pollack Hall. Also at 8:00 p.m.: String and Mixed Ensembles in Redpath Hall. Call 398-4547 for information. Admission to all con­ certs is free.

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news Controversial film denied funding by ASUS Three hundred dollars of post-production funding for a controversial film project by the Men's Collective Against Vio­ lence Against Women (MCAVAW) was denied by the Arts and Science Undergraduate So­ ciety (ASUS) at a November 12th meeting. The project drew fire from groups which believed that the film did not properly address the issue of violence against women, reinforced nega ti ve s tereo types o f women, and could be perceived as mi­ sogynie.

The MCAVAW, a division of the Québec Public Interest Re­ search Group (QPIRG), began a film project last year designed to educate men about violence against women. Elizabeth Wardle, U2 Arts, who initially worked on the project, later abandoned it for a variety of reasons.

"I had a personal conflict with the director. 1 had a problem with the'project itself. It is a badly written film and ex­ tremely sexist to the point of misogyny. I don't think [Kea­ ton] has a good enough grip on feminism. He is trying but he failed miserably," Wardle said.

"Elizabeth abandoned the project because she believed I did not understand her sugges­ tions. Shethoughtthatcommunication between us was fu tile," responded Director Charles Keaton.

W ardle approached the Women's Union with her con­

cerns, to seek support in a movement against the film. The Women's Union was receptive to her views and decided to take her concerns to the No­ vember 12th ASUS meeting, at which Keaton intended to ask for $300 from ASUS to cover his post-production costs.

However, Suzanne Stein, a member of the group which was to present the Women's Union concerns to the ASUS, encoun­ tered Keaton shortly before the presentations were to take place. After a brief discussion with the director, Stein's views changed radically.

"Charles was very receptive to me and my requests, we had mutual respect for each other. I think it is excellent that he is doing a film about violence against women. 1 think that some parts are negative and offensive, but those parts can be changed," she said. "Eliza­ beth misled us."

Stein had the Women's Un­ ion removed from the ASUS agenda.

But Corellin Brooks, also of the Women's Union, arrived late at the meeting, and was unaware of the recent accord between the two groups. Brooks had the Women's Union rein­ stated on the agenda, and made a presentation against the fund­ ing of the film.

The McGill Film Society(MFS), which wasoriginally supposed to screen the completed film, also appeared at the ASUS meeting to confirm that the MFS would not be

presenting the movie.

"We have no intentions of showing this film. We rejected the proposal because we found [the film] offensive," said Presi­ dent Jamie Waese.

After hearing the presenta­ tions made by Brooks, Waese and Keaton, the ASUS voted to deny funding.

According to Chantal Tho­ mas, Arts Rep to SSMU Coun­ cil, her decision to vote against the proposal was largely based on financial concerns. Regard­ less of the content, she believed the $300 request was unjustifi­ able since the MFS would not be showing the movie to ASUS members.

Susan Nickerson, ASUS VP Finance, explained that the ASUS denied funding because it felt that the film might rein­ force violence against women, and was unacceptable on ideo­ logical grounds. Neither the Women's Union nor the ASUS had seen the film.

"Corellin read a vignette [from the film] that has sexist information, but she did not read on to the discussion cri­ tique part," said Keaton. "She caused the vote to go agajnst me at the meeting. Previously, ASUS members seemed enthu­ siastic about my film. Elizabeth misled Women's Union mem­ bers."

Brooks would not comment on the matter.

Nickerson was taken aback when she heard that the pres­

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ASUS VP Finance Susan Nickerson denied film funding entation to ASUS might have been a mistake. But she did not five percent completed, has a believe that the ASUS was at doubtful future, due to the fault. denial of funding and the nega­ "[The presentation was] the tive light in which the project information we were given and has been cast. Members of the that is what we had to make the Women's Union are now work­ decision on," she said. ing in consultation with Kea­ The film, which is seventy ton on the project.

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Electoral procedures in past few years are suspect

BY BEN O IT JA C Q M O TTE

According to unofficial infor­ mation obtained by the T rib­ une, quorum required for Stu­ dents' Society (SSMU) refer­ enda to be considered official may have been inadvertently set too low between 1989 and 1991, potentially causing the results of these referenda to be invalid.

As many as 30,000 voters may have been eligible to vote undes-the old SSMU Consti tu tion, which would have set the 10 % quorum at 3,000 voters. Quo­ rum for the years 1989 to 1991, however, seems to have been set at about 2,000 voters.

Last March, the number of votes cast in the SSMU general elections ranged from 2,097 to 2,412. This total falls far short of

quorum, according to T rib u n e estimates based on official McGill University registration figures.

Last year's elections also in­ cluded referenda questions re­ garding the Post Graduate Stu­ dents' Society (PGSS), SSMU's new Letter of Agreement, af­ firmative action, amendments to the SSMU Consti tu ti on i tscl f and McGill's association in the Fédération étudiante universi­ taire du Québec (FEUQ).

The T ribune contacted exSSMU Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Eric Steinman at his home. Steinman, who served as CRO from 1989 until March, 1991, explained how he arrived at the number required for quorum.

"On the night of the March 1991 referenda, I think I set

quorum at 1,950, because I felt there were 19,500 eligible vot­ ers," he said. "I never heard of 30,000 eligible voters."

According to Deanna Vanderyagt, the current SSMU coCRO, 22,356 voters were eli­ gible for the November 1991 elections. These were the first elections held since the PGSS separated from SSMU last year, and quorum was accurately calculated.

"Quorum set this year was done in accordance with the SSMU Constitution and by­ laws," Vanderyagt said.

Vanderyagt could not pro­ duce documentation for the T rib u n e regarding recent refer­ enda.

"All documentation of previ­ ous referenda and elections is within the hands of the CRO of previous years, Eric Steinman,"

explained Vanderyagt.

Steinman admitted that he has retained possession of many electoral records. According to a source who wished to remain anonym ous, Steinman has many of the CRO documen ts at his permanent residence in Vancouver, B.C..

If i t was 20,000 [eligible voters], then we did reach quorum."

When asked if the validity of these referenda could be chal­ lenged, current SSMU co-CRO William Stee said, "Insofar as quorum is concerned, the quo­ rum calculated for last year could be called into question.

"I have lots of documents from the years I was there, [as CRO]," said Steinman.

Asa result of thislack of docu­ mentation, the T rib u n e hasbeen unable verify quorum for the past few years. However, all indications are that quorum was not officially achieved in these referenda.

"We never got 3,000 votes (for the referenda of 1989-91]," ex­ plained Steinman. "If it is true that there were 30,000 eligible voters, wedidn't reach quorum.

Stee cited guidelines in the SSMU Constitution which mandate that appeals concern­ ing referenda be made to the Judicial Board of SSMU within 48 hours of the CRO election return presen ta tion. Separation of PGSS from SSMU hasalready been passed by McGill's Senate and Board of Governors.

"As far as overturning last year's referenda is concerned, it would bequitedifficult," Stee said." It might be too late to form a protest."

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news Student leader may sue over allegations of prostitute solicitation at Ottawa conference

BY R IC H LATOUR & ALEX USHER

Mark Magnusson, President of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)-Saskatchewan, is considering suing the Fed­ eration for slander. The threat of a suit follows the disclosure of a letter which accused Mag­ nusson, and Fédération Etudi­ ante Universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) President Nicolas Plourde of obtaining the servicesof two prostitutes, during a meeting of CFS in Ottawa on November 4th.

Magnusson says he will sue only if the letter's author, CFS W om en's C om m issioner Nancy Hepinstall, does not publicly apologize for what he calls "false accusations".

"1 categorically deny the ac­

cusations made in the letter and I am offended that she would even consider that this kind of incident would occur," Mag­ nusson said.

Plourde and Magnusson met two women in a bar in Hull on the night of Nov. 4th and in­ vited them back to a party in Plourde's hotel room. Police became involved when hotel staff accused one of the women of stealing a bottle of alcohol.

Plourde and Magnusson were brought to the police station to sign statements regarding the incident.

Shortly thereafter, rumors began to circulate among the conference delegates that the women involved were prosti­ tutes. However, the T ribune was unable to locate a single dele­ gate who possessed any evi­

dence of this allegation.

Even Hepinstall, who wrote the letter to Magnusson, admit­ ted that she was only "under the understanding" that the two women were prostitutes, and said that she "tried to gloss over this point" when writing her letter to Magnusson. But Mag­ nusson said that he is consider­ ing legal action because the letter, in fact, makes no such qualification.

Hepinstall said she learned of the rumours only two days after the incident took place, during a conversation with Post-Graduate Students' Soci­ ety (PGSS) President Michael Temelini.

However, Temelini denied giving Hepinstall any such in­ formation.

When asked to confirm the

Accused Ottawa man an exMcGill student, Tribune re­ porter Montréal native and McGill alumnus Colin McGregor was charged with first degree murder in the bizarre killing of his estranged wife in downtown Ottawa last Wednes­ day. McGregor attended McGill in the early 1980's, and wrote articles and a column for the McGill Tribune be­ tween 1982-84, before going on to become editor of the Downtowner until 1986. He was unemployed at the time of the killing.

McGregor's ex-wife, Patricia Allen, 31, had left him last August. McGregor approached Allen on the street and fired a crossbow into her chest from close range. She died in hospital from her wounds shortly after.

Brian Topp, a typesetter for the Tribune in McGregor's days at the newspaper, was shocked upon hearing the news.

"Healways joyed atbeinga politically intellectual inde­ pendent," explained Topp, in a phone interview from his Ottawa office. "But I don't remember him having any violent tendencies in any way. I'm quite surprised"

allegations against Magnusson and Plourde, Ottawa Police Inspector Ronald Lamothesaid the charge "was not prostitu­ tion-related. [Plourde and Magnusson] have no involve­ ment in this incident."

In an angry statement re­ leased late Monday afternoon, Plourde rejected any accusa­ tions of impropriety.

"I cannot be blamed for the illegal act that the two women allegedly committed," the state­ ment said. "It was done with­ out my knowledge and I had nothing to do with it. [Even] if they are convicted for that theft...it does not make prosti­ tutes out of them."

The Students' Society VP External Karla MacDonald re­ fused to comment on the situ­ ation.

"Until the Students' Society is able to ascertain all facts sur­ rounding the incident, it would be irresponsible for us to com­ ment in any way," she stated. □

"l categorically deny the accusations made in the letter and I am offended that she would even consider that this kind of incident would occur/' —Mark Magnusson, President o f the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)-Saskatchewan

B riefs Patrizi new Education presi­ dent Olga Patrizi was officially acclaimed to the position of Education Undergraduate Society (EdUS) President last Thursday. Although the nomination period for the posi­ tion had been extended to Wednesday at noon, no one else was nominated for candidacy.

Whether or not one-year diploma (1G) students are under the auspices of the Ed US has recently been a source of controversy. An elated Patrizi plans to resolve the di­ lemma during her term in office.

"I'm going to solve the one-year diploma(lG) thing once and for all," she said.

"I intend to talktoall executive councillors and find out what projects they are doing. I want to make EdUS more politically involved in the University. I want our views at Students' Society represented," she added.

EdUS had moved to impeach its former President, Paul Gracia, earlier this semester, causing him to resign his position.

New EdUS President Olga Patrizi is going to change things

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niews Misogynist death threats at Queen’s COMPILED BY NETWORK EDITORS Surface, the Queen's University alternative newspaper, continues to publish despite recent rape and death threats directed against its female editors.

A letter, hand-delivered to the Sitr/flce office October 30th, was ad­ dressed to "fucking feminist bitch dyke cunts" on the paper's staff. In cut-out letters clipped from news­ papers, the letter said, "Congratu­ lations! Here's your politically correct death notices. We're going to rape u dykes." The letter also read; "You think all strate men are rapists." The threat included the names of eight women who work on the paper.

The letter-writer was referring to a poem written by a gay male entitled "A Message from the Queen", whichappeared in theOct. 24th issue of Surface.

The poem reads, "Yes, we think all strate men are rapists (and dead men don't rape again)... that doesn't mean we're non-violent, in fact we will kill any and all queer-bashers slowly."

The threat replaced these lines to read, "No, that doesn't mean we're non-violent. In fact, we will kill any and all feminists slowly."

Both the threat and the poem have provoked strong response at Queen's.

Said SurfaceeditorSuzanneKim, "The letter was meant to intimi­ date and silence us. [It] is a form of sexual harassment. I guess some people think we should have ex­ pected this, that we deserved this.

But no one deserves anything like [the letter]," she said.

In a statement to the press, the Surface women dismissed the link between theOct. 24th issueand the threat. "...We have the right to safety and security regardless of our gender, race, sexual orientation or political viewpoints," the sta ternent said.

However, the poem sparked numerous harsh complaints from readers, who viewed it as discrimi­ natory. One complaint, from a student Christian organization, reacted to lines in the poem which read, "Jesus was a flaming faggot who sucked the cocks of all his disciples (except for Judas)."

"Not only is this paper offend­ ing the bel iefs of hu nd red s of Christians on campus, but our student activity fees are actually spent to support this repulsive and porno­ graphic publication," stated the complainants, in a letter to the edi­ tor of the Queen's journal.

Surface is partially funded by the Queen's Arts and Science Under­ graduate Society (ASUS).

Tom Williams, Queen's VPOperations, said both Kingston Police and the university have little choice but to take the matter seri­ ously. Kingston Police refused to comment except to say that police had been notified of the letter and a detective had been assigned to the case.

"We've taken steps as to what we consider to be appropriate measures, to ensure security at the newspaper office," Williams said.

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N e w s Cyclical review o f McGill libraries begins For the first time, students will have an official opportunity to voice their opinions on McGill's library system. The first cyclical review of the libraries, a process that will occur once every five to seven years, is now underway.

Students, as the libraries' primary users, are being asked to present their opinions through a survey. Rosalind Ward-Smith, Students' Society (SSMU) VP University Affairs and student rep­ resentative in the cyclical review, explained the process.

'T he survey is being done to get a measure of students' concernsand impressionsregardingthelibrary.Thisisa good chance for-students to give input as to where they feel improvements are needed."

The surveys are being distributed from the SSMU kiosk in the Union building lobby. According to Ward-Smith, students who return completed surveys will receive a 'chocolate reward.'

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Stifling the new tyrants 11was a victory -of sorts. David Duke, one-time Nazi and Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, may have been de­ feated in his bid to become governor of Louisiana, but he still managed to convince a majority (55%) of the state's white voters to vote for him.

Liberal democracy fought authoritarian communism for forty years, and we find that in the end, the 1990's are starting to look an awful lot like the 1930's.

That such an event happened in thedeep South is hardly surprising. Given its history of segregation and its appall­ ing level of poverty (infant mortality rates there approach levels seen in third world countries), many see Duke as a symptom rather than the disease itself.

If one accepts this view though, one is left wondering where the disease will strike next. Louisiana's woes are hardly isolated from those of America as a whole. If pov­ erty and racism are the causes of this affliction, then the United States as a whole is at risk.

Last year, the US produced more high school dropouts than college graduates. The number of homeless people passed three million. Racial tension, though difficult to quantify, can hardly be said to have decreased over the past year, either. From such acorns do demagogues grow.

In another, saner United States, the President should have been at the head of a movement to condemn Duke.

Instead, Bush's weak-kneed condemnation of Duke was : restricted to musing about how he wished that people could simply vote to reject both candidates. Apparently

Letters to the Editor Don't believe the hype To the Editor: Frankly, we arc sick and tired of this university continually harping on its "m ulticultural" flavour. The SSMU has shown just how committed it is to "multiculturalism" by eliminating Fiesta, its week-long cultural celebration. Instead, all of the cultural commit­ tees on campus had two days to eat, sing, dance, and be merry. As for the university, its commitment to "multiculturalism" is re­ flected in its willingness to see ethnic groups as mere entertainers.

In fact, the Black Students' N etwork was invited to participate: we were asked if we knew anyone that played the bongo drum s.

However the university has been slow to address the flagrant lack of multicultural courses in the curriculum. Instead of making the effort to include contributions from all ethnic groups in the realm of academia, our university curriculum is presented from a Euro­ centric perspective.

We find that if this university were truly committed to multicul­ turalism it would offer more than just a two day cultural fest; it would offer more than just a Eurocentric curriculum; it would offer m ore than a predom inantly white male faculty. A true commitment to multiculturalism is a full-time endeavor which should perm eate all aspects of the university.

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Bush, the "leader of the free world", hasa partisan mind so viciously narrow that he thinks voting Democrat is as bad as voting for a Nazi and a Klansman.

The sad truth of the matter is that what happened in Louisiana could happen anywhere. The roar of the "poor white trash" of the deep South is echoed in every Crown Heights riot, every Rodney King beating, and every "acci­ dental" shooting of a black man here in Montréal.

David Duke, despite his telegenic slickncss and disin­ genuous denials, represents fascism, pure and simple.

Duke's vision, and that of others like him, is to take us all back to a "simpler" time when white was right, women were in the kitchen and homosexuality was not spoken of.

His rise represents an unmitigated disaster for Blacks, Jews, women and homosexuals.

If ever our generation needed a cause, this is it. If the Klan's new Grand Wizard delivers on even a fraction of his promise to create "a thousand David Dukes", then we will be faced with a horrific assault on the ideal ofaharmonious, multiracial society. Thedefence of this ideal is a responsibil­ ity we all share.

Some time, forty or fifty years from now, our grandchil­ dren might well ask us how we fought racism and bigotry in the age of David Duke. One can only hope that we have satisfactory answers to give them. One can only hope that we can stop the new breed of tyrants before they get any further.

ALEX USHER students come from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds? It means that they should receive more than limited support from the university through their cultural clubs and committees.

In her article in the Tribune on November 5th, Stephanie Engel says that "the great num ber of students of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds at McGill m ake this campus unique." Stu­ dents at Concordia and University of Montreal make the same claim. This is common. Enough of fhis rhetoric about "m ulticultu­ ralism", we want this theory to be put into practice. McGill should stop patting itself on the back for its half-way approach to multic­ ulturalism.

We want an expanded curriculum at this university. We want McGill to make a concerted and honest effort at recruiting potential students from M ontreal's inner city schools. We w ant a qualified faculty representative of the multi-ethnic make-up of McGill. The challenge lies in McGill's making a concrete commitment to put true "m ulticulturalism" into practice.

M iriam e Kaba U3 Sociology Z ad in g a Z ulu

U2 History Dave Austin U2 H istory/A nthropology

Equal rights and justice To the Editor: I wish to com m end David Outerbridge on his article ("South

essential question of affirmative action and the crucial need for this as South Africa enters a post-apartheid era. There is place to build on his article which 1 think is of importance here.

The Freedom Charter of 1955 outlines the agenda of anti-apart­ heid forces as striving for a "non-racial, democratic and non-sexist" South Africa. This implies a commitment to ensuring the societal "goods" denied to various groups in the country until this point. In essence, then, in South Africa we work to guarantee justice, political enfranchisement and protection before the law denied to the majority of South Africans under the present regime.

The non-sexist part of the charter is what interests me here.

Unfortunately sexism is a scourge that afflicts both black and white communities in South Africa. Colour is of no consequence in judging the situation; sexism is a part of the society that breeds violence, denies women the chance to fulfill themselves; in short, an injustice that m ust be addressed and eliminated.

Affirmative action plays an im portant role here, and is a struc­ ture that must be included in the constitution. Democracy is cer­ tainly a good to be strived for, but there is a long road to bo travelled before we can call our societies just.

Stephen Rothgcisser U3 Arts

Being responsible for pregnancy To the Editor: Re. Sara Borins' article "Tower of Babble" ("The other side of abortion", November 12-18,1991) Ms. Borins makes the point of stating that "it takes two to tango". This is true, but men don't have to lay on operating tables as "their" fetuses are being terminated.

The fact is Ms. Borins, women get pregnant, not men, and because of this genetic difference, the responsibility of preventing pregnancy falls squarely on the shoulders of women.

The only time that men seem to care about their partners is when they are monogamouslv committed or married. But today, when heterosexual activity is increasing and commitment decreasing, a woman who is not involved in a m onogam ous relationship and is sexually active would have to be an outright idiot not to take appropriate precautions, including asking the man of the evening to use condoms, knowing full well that for him when he ejaculates it's zip up and good-bye while for her things could just be beginning (no pun intended).

Abortion is emotional because a fetus is being terminated and 100% of the time, that fetus will become a human being if able or allowed to survive till its full term. The media does not discuss women who have experienced tremendous pain and guilt because they terminated their fetuses, because this would not be the politi­ cally correct thing to do (exception: Barbara Dodd). Wc only read or hear about women who have had the procedure, and about how they knew it was the right thing to do.

The rem ark that really irked me was in the last part of the article.

Karin would like the abortion procedure to be more reliable, more humane and less frightening?!?!? How can abortion be hum ane and less frightening to the fetus who does not even know what is about to take place? At least Karin can make choices and can voice her wishes. For millions of fetuses, the ability to make choices will never be realized because someone has already m ade the choice that their existence must cease. The hum ane and responsible thing to do is to avoid destroying the fetus by taking the proper precautions if a woman insists on being sexually active.

R. B ennett Cent. Ed. (C.A. Program)

Mr. Solomon responds to responses To the Editor: 1 am writing in response to the letters directed tow ards my critique of Sara Borins' article "Harrassing the victim" (October 2228,1991) What 1find so disturbing about these letters is the fact that they seem more intent on depicting me as an arrogant chauvinist infringing on feminist territory than on addressing the issue I raised

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Anti-misogynist anger

Ir> mid-October, after a month of coping with endless examples of misogyny, 1went out to see a couple of bands, hoping to have some fun and relax. Instead, I found myself at home, furious and writing this letter to a band member who must for legal reasons remain nameless:

sum ing grabbing my breast was not an accident, let me say this: I'm not just a body, I'm a hum an being with a mind.

I can feel humiliated, enraged, and vio­ lated. You m ade me feel all of these.

You are not my lover, you don't even know me, and you have no richt to touch my body. If you have any self-re­ spect, you'll never do that again, to anyone: it's pitiful."

Every day another horror story. Re­ cently all we have heard about has been violence against women, lesbi­ ans, gays, ethnic groups...it gets over­ whelming. 1wondered why all of these incidents were happening at once, and then 1 realized that the flood has not been just of incidents but of revela­ tions. People are finally talking, telling about the violence, humiliation and anger. In so doing, we are realizing that our individual tragedies are not isolated incidents, but are endemic to our society. If one in three women is assaulted in her lfetime, that means one in three of my friends, classmates, relatives, will live this hell. A nd 95% of

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Justifying budget cuts student support against the ASUS decision.

The contention that "[sjtudents w eren't informed in advance about such a major change in ASUS policy" is a problematic and false one. We must assume that the authors m eant that the Pillar staff was not informed of the budget proceedings, since it w ould not be reasonable to expect ASUS to re­ lease its budget to the student popula­ tion before its submission to SSMU. At the ASUS meeting of November 12, ASUS VP Finance rem inded Ms. Levi that she had, in fact, attended a Pillar meeting, had been in contact with heron an almost weekly basis concern­ ing the status of the Pillar, and had told two of the Pillar's editorial staff of the upcoming Finance Committee meet­ ing on the day that it was to be held.

Ms. Levi did not refute this. While ASUS policy does indeed include the funding of the Pillar, it does not require funding of the Pillar to the extent of the dem ands of the editorial staff.

The pomposity of the second state­ ment in Ms. Levi and Mr. Butler's explication of the "two-fold" scandal is unmistakeable: "there is no better way to spend the money denied to the Pillar". Though wedo not wish toimply that the Pillar is not a w orthy publica­ tion, we m ust question the fact that the authors of this "Comment" takeitupon themselves to decide on what is w or­ thy of the student fees of all members of ASUS. This entire situation is extremely

More Letters to the Editor concerning Borins' article.

All of the letters took offence to my claim that Borins' piece did n o t1constitute "good reporting". They said that her article was simply a "hum an interest column" or "commentary journalism", thus exempting it from the dem ands for rigorous analysis. I have no problems using these other titles. Writing does indeed come in many forms and styles. But call it w hat you want, unproven allegations and loose generalizations are just plain bad writing.

As for Ms. Solomon's claim that Borins' style makes the article m ore "accessible", I say that quality writing and well-founded, incisive commentary do not have to be discarded in order to be "accessible". The two are certainly not m utually exclusive notions

I am a Canadian too

their attackers will walk free. It doesn't happen tostrangers,it'shappening to us.

I know, you've heard it all before.

But it bears repeating. When we are forced to see the reality that our world is hostile and dangerous to all women, we realize we are not alone in our humiliation. It's not m y fault if I am raped, beaten, or harassed, it'sp a rto f thesytem andit'seasier to believe this if I know that every women suffers through what I do.

But it w ould be my fault if, knowing that my sister, neighbour, enemy or friend, shared my danger, I left her ignorant or let her stand alone. That is why I wrote about this assault, so women will know they're not alone and will start sharing their stories. 1 wrote so women will learn what we are facing, and som enw iillearnw hat we live every day. Then maybe we'll start to take these issues seriously.

"...Guess what. This isn't a fan letter. I don't expect you to take this seriously. I don't care. I've just re­ turned from your concert in the Union Ballroom where you came up behind me and grabbed my breast. If I stretch my imagination, I can believe this was an accident, however my imagination takes dif­ ferent directions these days, follow­ ing thesixthassaultof a woman five m inutes from wherel live; theslaugh ter of fourteen women and eight men by a lunatic misogynist in Texas; and the horror stories I hear daily working at a shelter for abused women. I live with this reality every day: I am a survivor of rape. I am tired of being abused by men. As­

It is quite clear from their "Com­ ment" published in TheTribune (No­ vember 12-18,7 991) that Rebecca Levi and Stephen Butler, as editorial staff of the Pillar, arc confused and hurt

by ASUS' decision to cut their m aga­ zine's funding. While this is cer­ tainly understandable considering the am ount of work that Pillar staff have invested in the most recent issue, one m ust also realize that the opinion expressed by Ms. Levi and Mr. Butler w asonebased on an emo­ tional misconstruction of the facts surrounding ASUS' cut of the Pillar budget.

It is unfortunate that student gov­ ernm ent is so often misrepresented in the media, and that some student organizations actually believe that their governing bodies do them harm . This is clearly the case in the "scandal" surrounding the ASUS' decision to grant the Pillar S9,0()0 for its publication costs this year, an am ount which represents approxi­ mately 10% of ASUS' entire spend­ ing budget for 1991-1992.

Considering the inescapable fi­ nancial troubles that befell this year's ASUS Council as a result of previ­ ous council's decisions, it is unrea­ sonable for the Pillar to expect that a budget of SI4,500 (last year's budget) could be approved, let alone the Pillar's inflated request for S18,000.

Nevertheless, Ms. Levi and Mr. Butler have chosen to misrepresent the actual facts in order to appeal to

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unfortunate. The idea that the edito­ rial staff of an ASUS publication w ould attem pt to colour student opinion against its only source of funding seems a bit ridiculous. The deliberate appeal to the average student's ignorance of the m atter is equally a disgrace. It is a sham e that such "procedural garbage" has to take place in a forum which is sup­ posed to benefit all ASUS students.

Yes, the Pillar is an im portant ele­ m ent of intellectual and cultural life in Arts and Science. However, the Pillar is not the only organization within ASUS which proposes to be such. ASUS has taken the responsi­ bility to treat any financial request that comes from its constituents fairly; this was done in the consid­ eration of the Pillar request, and will be repeated with every budget re­ quest that arises throughout the year.

We can only hope that, though an examination of the facts surround­ ing this very constructed "scandal", students will come to realize that student governm ent does not neces­ sarily aim to stifle them; and that, in fact, what some groups misconstrue as unfairness is perhaps just the opposite.

SU SA N N ICK ERSO N A SU S VP Finance T R IC IA SILLIPH A N T A SU S VP Internal CHANTAL THOM AS Arts Rep to- SSM U

"I am against any policy based on race or nationalism...By a historical accident, Canada has found itself approximately 75 years ahead of the rest of the world in the formation of a multinational state and I happen to believe that the hope of mankind lies in multina­ tionalism..." Pierre Elliot Trudeau, in Federalism and the French Canadians. 1968.

This is a time for choices.

Graduating students like myself are weighing various options for higher education and employ­ ment, and are deciding whether to stay in Montreal, or even in Canada at all. And Canada itself is deciding what kind of a country it wants to become. For me, the two sets of decisions are closely linked; my personal decision will be contingent upon the course that the country takes.

Over the past few years, I have watched Canada grapple with its constitution. Beyond the debates over Senate reform, the distribution of powers, and abo­ riginal rights, the fundamental question at hand is one of selfidentity. Put simply, who are we? Only after we address this issue can we achieve a meaning­ ful constitutional settlement.

As 1 have argued in these pages before, the basis of the current Canadian round is a profound desire to keep Quebec within Confederation. In adopt­ ing this approach, Canada's political leadership has chosen to answer the question of who we are by stating that we are a country founded by two people, French and English. This is the subtext to the current set of federal proposals - a two nations theory of Canadian federalism.

The idea of "two solitudes" is not new. According to this view, the BN A Act and our country are the products of a historic compromise. This may very well be true. But this is a view of Ca­ nadian politics which looks to the past, and not to the future.

The face of Canada is changing, and we must answer the question of who we are once again.

Who am I? I am neither English nor French. I was born into an immigrant family who came to Canada to find a better life, bringing with them a set of cultural traditions every bit as important as those of the people who were already here. Increas-

(for references see Germaine Greer).

S. Rothgeisser (among others) reprim anded me for asking Borins to cite a "real example" in support of her claims. He proceeded unnecessarily to outline the legal reasons for not revealing the victim's "real" name. But again, I never dem anded a real name. only an example. Feminists frequently use real examples by simply disguising the nam e of the victim. It was totally unfair of both Rothgeisser and H argan to suggest that I dem anded that Borins publicly expose the victim. This tactic of setting up straw argu­ m ents simply for the purpose of tearing them down is a classic rhetorical technique that allows the author to obfuscate the real issues and garner popular support. It works only if it goes unno­ ticed, which, in this case, it didn't.

Finally, I was shocked to see the letters collectively condemn me for "factionalizing" and "weakening" the women's movement because I publicly criticized the work of a "compatriot" Public

View from the Gates

BY SUJIT CH O U D H RY ingly, many Canadians will fall within this category. Immigra­ tion is on the rise, as people from all over the world continue to come to Canada and start anew.

We are the new Canada.

Canada may have been founded in 1867, but it is being refounded every day, as each new immi­ grant redefines what it means to be a Canadian. Imagine, then, how we feel about living in a country which is in the process of entrenching a bicultural hier­ archy in its constitution, which in the future may not represent demographic realities. Yet, our participation in this debate is considered not only marginal, but to many, irrelevant.

Our desire is to satisfy Trudeau's vision of "polyethnic pluralism". No cultural heritage is any more or less important than any other. Public policy should be directed toward the preservation and promotion of all cultures, not just one.

It has been said that Canada is a unique experiment in multiculturalism, and can serve as a model for the world. But, through the acrimony of the current debate, and through the constitutional changes which may result from it, we are in grave danger of losing the kind of tolerance which multiculturalism requires.

Is this the kind of Canada I want to live in? I don't know. I always thought that our diver­ sity was our strength. Over the next year, Canada's commit­ ment to that idea will be put to the test.

debate and discourse are the life blood of any movement. If a movement does not question and probe the presuppositions inher­ ent in all language (an art honed to the highest degree by the feminist movement), then that movement runs the risk of stagnat­ ing or becoming dogmatic. The feminist movement has a w onder­ ful tradition of public scholastic debate where different groups have finely tuned various strategies while also finding others to be lacking. The fears that my public critique will weaken the move­ ment are groundless and, I must again say, dangerous.

As for the claim that I am "paternalistic" and "condescending" towards women, I respond by saying that had Ms. Borins' article been about Jews or Natives or African Americans, my point would not change. Nothing justifies careless journalism and flaccid prose on any subject.

Evan S olom on

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Postering campaign angers Northern Natives

BY MARK SAUL Inuit and Cree people in Northern Québec are facing a continuing threat to their land and way of life. An animal rights group calling itself the Coalition to Confuse the Politically Correct (CCPC) is attempting to con­ vince Vermont residents to buy Hydro-Québec power, in an effort to promote the building of phase II of the James Bay hydroelectric project.

A poster campaign has shocked Cree spokespeople and Vermont environmental groups by claiming that the Native tradition of trapping is a "savage mutilation" of wildlife, perpetrated because the Natives lack any employment alternatives.

'T he James Bay hydroelectric project would offer clean, safe, humane and rewarding opportuni­ ties for the Cree," the posters read, "in addition to providing a depend­ able source of non-polluting, non­ nuclear energy for Québec and its neighbours."

Cree spokesman William Nicholls considered the campaign both un­ true, and insulting to northern Na­ tive people. The Cree are concerned

tive people. The Cree are concerned that the campaign may result in in­ creased support for what they con­ sider to be the destruction of much of Québec's subarctic ecosystem and the animals that inhabit it.

James Bay II involves the dam­ ming of the Great Whale river and the diversion of two other subarctic rivers. According to Greenpeace, en­ vironmental impacts of the project include the flooding of 1,567 sq.km, of forest, interference with caribou migration, and the destruction of much of the habitat of the freshwa­ ter seal.

Local animal rights groups agree that fighting James Bay II is part of their mandate to protect animals, by protecting the environment they inhabit.

"It is nature itself that is being attacked," explained an anonymous member of the Société Québécoise pour la Défense des Animaux. "We should have more vision than to support such destruction of the en­ vironment."

The CCPC. cannot be located by the Grand Council of the Cree and

questions have arisen about its fi­ nancial backing. McGill geography professor George Wenzel would not speculate on who was ‘behind the campaign, but he feels the activists are well funded. "[The CCPC] has not solicited financial support so it must have some amount of resources. As well, it has no understanding of Inuit and Cree culture in the modern context," said Wenzel.

He believes that hydroelectric development in the north would displace many family traplines and seriously stress an already difficult way of life but would do little to end trapping.

"Cree will continue to trap ani­ mals to feed their families and to maintain contact with the land .and Cree culture. Beaver are food, not just a commercial species," said Wenzel.

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Poster advocates James Bay II development

The CCPC has also failed to ad­ dress the impact its campaign may have on the Inuit, who share the Great Whale region with the Cree.

An Inuk from Kuujjuaraapik, who wished not to be named, summed

up the contradictions of the postering project.

"Aren't they supposed to protect the animals? Nobody in their right mind would approve of such de-

Drug abuse at Concordia: a personal tale

BY ANDREW CARSWELL The extent of drug abuse at the university level in Canada is rarely recognized. Overshadowed by the more visible problem of student al­ cohol consumption, drug abuse has not normally been given priority.

The life of Barry Salis, a reformed cocaine addict who began his abuse in universi ty, however, demon stra tes that hard drugs can be a serious problem on campus.

In 1978, Barry Salis was indistin­ guishable from the rest of the stu­ dents in the smoke-filled Green Room at Concordia's Sir George Williams campus. There, mirror in hand, he would bend down to sniff a couple of white lines through a rolled-up ten dollar bill.

"I started taking drugs in college.

1 was insecure about my future. I guess the underlying issue was low self-esteem," contended Salis.

Cocaine became an integral part of Salis' life during his undergradu­ ate years in Concordia commerce, as he worked as a part-time waiter to feed his new habit. He spent his days in the Green Room, skipping class and using the drug. His money dissipated quickly, forcing him to move in with his parents and de­ velop new sources of income.

"I did a lot of petty theft," he admitted, "and I ended up stealing from my folks."

Thirteen years and a quarter of a million dollars later, he stood at the door of the Addington House Reha­ bilitation Centre, havi ng lost his wife, his formerly lucrative business, and his self-respect. Salis, however, con-

ality. When I started getting the shakes I realized I had a problem," he claimed.

His physical health however, was not theonly aspect of his life that had hit rock-bottom. In a skirmish with his wife over money, Salis was charged with assault and confronted with impending divorce. He also lost 5200,000 in his business.

Heturned to the privately-run Ad­ dington Centre and was met with, support by its sta ff, who took him on in spite of his lack of financial re­ sources. Salis has since recovered from his drug problem, and as part of his rehabilitation program, talks publicly about his addiction.

siders himself lucky.

'The only reason I lasted so long on cocaine is because I'm from a middle-class family. If drug addicts are not from a middle-class family, they end up in jail."

Universities have never been considered hotbeds of hard drug addiction.

"Statistically speaking, other than alcohol, drug abuse is not a big problem," claims Dr. Pierre Tellier of McGill Health Services.

Peter Azabis, a volunteer at Ad­ dington House, however, estimates that 80-85% of the patients began taking drugs as students.

Salis recognized his problem to some extent in university and at­ tempted to quit the habit. He fin­ ished school, and began a small business that evolved into a highly profitableenterprise. When hefound himself with money, his addiction emerged again and his life began to degenerate.

"I had a Jekyll and Hyde person­

"Up to now, it has been hard to admit to drug abuse. The commu­ nity is in denial, no one wants to admit thatdrugsarea bigproblem," he said. "It is really important that if someone has a problem, they speak about it. Don't hide behind some­ thing like drugs to give the impres­ sion that everything is O.K." O

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The CCPC could not be located fox comment.

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Walking v As exams approach and anxi­ ety levels rise, the intellectua giants emerge from their ivory towers to doodle furiously on the bathroom walls. In the women's washroom this year as last, the most outrage surrounds the sticker that claims (much to the graffiti artists' chagrin and disbelief) that 1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted in her life­ time. Perhaps driven by stress rather than foresight, the angrily scribbled words question the effectiveness of what the scrib­ blers deem fear-mongering.

These closet social critics won­ der if the fear is legitimate and ask if the "radical, lesbian, manha ting feminists" who believe the statistic, walk around, mace in hand, spraying indiscriminately at men in their path.

The accuracy of the statistic is irrelevant. The same women who rage against the sticker campaign, are forced to acknowledge their fear of sexual assault by chang­ ing their lifestyle to accommo­ date it.

A climate of fear surrounds women daily. Women are sexu­ ally assaulted with horrifying frequency. Although assault does not happen only on ill-lit streets, the threat of anonymous sexual assault goes far to perpetuate the fear.

Strong and in d ep en d en t women are forced to keep their eyes averted and their fists and bodies tensed when walking alone. They must stifle their

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The lecture concluded with an em­ phatic plea to follow the struggle vigilantly, to challenge the media that misrepresents the struggle, and to realize that the practices and pro­ cedures of apartheid still operate in South Africa.

"The most vicious and dehumaniz­ ing racism still exists. The collection of po wer structure is sti 11en trenched and no solution has been offered.

There is still along way to go before South Africa is free."

Ragaven questions legitimacy of “post-apartheid” claim FORUM Y JONATHAN SHIME ,ast Thursday night, approximately wenty students wandered the streets f Montréal during a McGill power lackout, in search of a place to hear ae head of the African National Congress (ANC) in Québec, Profcsor Chengiah Ragaven, lecture on outh Africa's fradulent transition to lemocracy. Those who persevered cererewarded with a passionateand iformative session, rofessor Ragaven is a professor of ociology at Concordia University, nd recently returned to visit his lative South Africa for the first time ince he was exiled twenty-three years go. As a result, his talk was informed, p-to-dateand often personal. )espiterecent international accolades nd positive press coverage of the outh African government, Ragaven tressed them edia'srolein maintainrg the apartheid system.

There was no intention on the part f the ruling elite to allow complete reedom and democracy. Now the ocabulary has changed and apart-

heid is cloaked in revisionist lan­ guage. But there is no indication of a post-apartheid South Africa," he said.

Ragaven pointed out that, despite the dismantling of many apartheid laws, the townships are expanding, and the housing for blacks is not only as inadequate as before, but de­ teriorating. The government co-opt­ ing of opposition movements was also on the agenda.

"The opposition must be genuine. It is now engineered by the govern­ ment," hesaid. "Minority parties are willing to sell their soul to get part of the pie of the new constitution."

The ANC, in fact, rejects the pro­ posed constitution outright. Ragaven cited the example of, the recent "black-on-black violence" which has been portrayed in the press.

"This violence was engineered by the government with the help of the Inkatha Freedom Party, which is funded and trained by the govern­ ment. This was done to be able to malign the ANC," he said.

Professor Ragaven did not exclude retrospective criticism of his own movement as well, concentrating on its reliance on Nelson Mandela. 'The notion of real change appeared when

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xuberance on the street for fear >fattracting attention. Things that nen take for granted, like a walk r run after dark, women cannot imjoy.

The fear itself is frustrating and naddening. While walking with omeone is safest, it is not always i feasible or desirable option.

3eing forced to ask for an escort sa humiliating reminder to many women that they are potentially elpless victims.

Ironically, the actions that some women find most disembow­ eling, like having to accept an escort home, acknowledge and egitimize the fear, and in this way will help to eradicate it.

On the other hand, disbelief nd silence about the scope of the iroblem of violence against women justifiesit. It forces survi­ vors to doubt themselves and )ther women to hesitate to proect themselves. The perpétra tors ire allowed to think they can get away with their actions because society's silence condones it. By portraying sexual assaults as solated incidents, the media re­ inforces the mistaken idea that it is not part of a larger social prob­ lem.

The fear is universal and all people have been forced to

change their way of living to ac­ commodate the danger of sexual assault. Men and women fear for th ei r lovers, chil dren, friends and spouses and encourage them to never walk alone, to carry whistles or weapons and to take self-defense courses. Would vast numbers of people change their whole lifestyle for isolated inci­ dents?

Clearly, these responses are all defensive measures and, as such, band-aid solutions. It is essential that people recognize the frus­ trating limitations on women's freedom that the fear of sexual assault creates, as well as the devastating consequences when an assault does occur. Individu­ als must acknowledge and legiti­ mize the fear if they ever hope to eliminate the violence that cre­ ates it. □

Mandela was freed. But the transi­ tion, which was pinned on him, didn't take place. The social struc­ tures remain fundamentally en­ trenched ."

As is common among ANC leaders, Ragaven was also quick to attack the western media for buying into the idea of black-on-black violence and

a genuine reformist South African government.

"We have moved into the interna­ tional scene, but not in the way we planned," he noted 'The people who experienced hardship were never allowed to present their own case.

The transition portrayed by the mo­ nopolistic media has not happened."

International development a student priority

BY ANDREA CURTIS________ For many students, an education is not complete without a year spent working overseas. Growing num­ bers of young people are interested in working in international develop­ ment. For some, it is a year of explor­ ing and experiencing another cul­ ture, while for others, international development is both a global vision and a personal commitment.

'There is definitely an attraction to the exotic that motivates people to be involved in development, but once you are exposed to underde­ velopment in other countries, it opens your eyes to the problems in your own backyard," explained Stephanie Garrow, who wenttolndia with Canada World Youth (CWY), a cross-cultural exchange program.

"CWY allows you to get into a culture in a way virtually impos­ sible in any other way," said Brent Preston, another CWY participant.

Preston, who went to Malawi, expressed some concern about the motivation of some people involved in development projects.

"It is great that people are inter­ ested in international development, but often the way they go about it reflects a desire to do something im­ mediate about the problem, to make themselves feel good. Many times these projects serve educational purposes but they also reinforce the idea of us helping them," he said.

McGill is extremely active in de­ velopment. Eleven students are presently in developing countries working with McGill projects or pro­ fessors, through the Canadian Inter­ national Development Agency's Youth Initiatives program.

"McGill International, the univer­ sity's arm that administers McGill projects overseas, has 30 projects

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going now. This is the most of any university in Canada, with the most money backing it," noted Jim Wishart, a co-coordinator at McGill International Development Stu­ dent's Association (MIDSA).

Interest is so great at McGill, that some professors and students are pushing for the creation of a devel­ opment major or interdisciplinary minor.

"It is important to have a degree because the citation gives credence to the students who take lots of development courses. It also works to give development a more coher­ ent structure. McGill has so much money going through it for develop­ ment, it seems incongruous that there isn't a major or minor," explained Wishart.

Concerned students have started an interdisciplinary journal of de­ veloping areas studies called Lati­ tudes. Alysha Trinca, the editor-inchief, noted there has been a lot of enthusiasm from students and faculty.

"It is important that we put de­ veloping areas on the agenda. As the interdependence of north and south becomes more acute, people need to know what is going on," Trinca said.

Garrow added, "Being involved in development is the beginning of an entire thought process that can inform your entire life, and will makeglobal communication realiz­ able." □

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entertainment Disappointing Bonjour

BY NICK JONES

Michel Trembl ay's d isturbi ng and somewhat puzzling 1974 play B onjour la, Bonjour was chosen by the English Depart­ ment's Drama and Theatre Program to open the recently renovated Moyse Hall.

Tremblay himself was pre­ sented by McGill with an Honourary Doctorate of Letters at a special convocation mark­ ing the reopening of Moyse Ha 11 on November 15 th.

Though his play is billed as "a wrenching tale of one fam­ ily's passion and pain" which "features Tremblay's remark­ able appreciation of the thin line that separates human tragedy and comedy, desperation and joy", the production seems to be more a play about obses­ sion, cruelty, selfishness and perversity.

The action takes place over a single evening, and centres lit­ erally and figuratively around the 25 year-old Serge (Zaa Nkweta), who has just returned to Montréal after three months in Europe. The set and costume design place the action in the early Seventies. Serge's family is working-class French-Canadian, probably from east Mon­ tréal. Serge's eldest sister has married an English doctor and lives proudly in Westmount, despite her family's criticism.

Although this tension is not the main focus of the piece, it is unclear why the English department would produce this play in translation. It would certainly have had more significance in its original version for native speakers of this city.

In the play's 'universal themes' of family and incestu­ ous sexual relations, Tremblay sets up what is —especially for those with a sense of social taboo—a Catch-22 situation.

This is probably Tremblay's point, but the audience is given little sense of the inner struggle and outward tension someone in Serge's position would feel and display.

At the same time, the audi­ ence is left with virtually no vision of hope, joy, or positive renewal from the blatant and clichéd father-and-son recon­

ciliation element with which the play ends.

Tremblay has said of the play that he wanted "to takeout eve­ rything that is not strictly nec­ essary" to the dramatic presen­ tation. He managed this suc­ cessfully by having all eight characters on the stage at once, and as many as six dialogues and five or six scenes occurring simultaneously.

Thus, the audience is not al­ lowed to sitwatchingpassively.

It must work to decipher who each of the characters are, and their relationships to Serge, as piece by piece, each of the scenes is completed.

The theatrical device of pre­ senting simultaneous dialogues among eight characters could be disastrous, if not executed with precise timing. The actors

laBonjour re in this production pulled it off, for the most part, with flair.

Especially good w ere D eborah Pollitt and Tracey Smith as Serge's sisters Lucienne and Denise, and the h ilario u s Cecile Lasserre as Aunt Albertine.

The only weak link in the acting was Colin Krivy as Serge's father Gabriel, due more to the difficulty of having a twentyyear-old play a man in his seventies than to Krivy's abil­ ity. j The real problem with the

production seemed to be the play itself. Tremblay's attitude towards human relationships is rather bleak, and the play

seems ultimately pointless. Ob­ viously talented actors and production staff are wasted on a weak production.

Watching the radio with CKUT

BY D A V ID N O R T H

Going to CKUT's 4th an­ niversary party at Foufounes was sort of like watching a group of people listen to a radio station.

The diversity of the indi­ vidual acts drew specific sets of fans to the floor. When its favourite song wasover, one set of fans moved to the side and others got up.

In the span of three hours, the rickety stage propped up no less than four bands for listeningand viewingpleasure: MC J and Cool G, Zero Tolerance, Wall of Angus, and Sons of the Desert. The music ranged from rap and hip-hop to straight-up tra­ ditional rock and roll. In between sets, talented DJs provided a seamless flow oftuneage with such vir­ tuosity, that at times they outshone the headlining acts.

Anxious w hispers of "W ho's here?... W ho's here?" kept the hip St.Laurent-type crowd on celebrity alert for most of the evening. Rumours were flying. Would Mi tsou show?

But alas, as the evening wore on, not even notorious local fam e-m onger and Man Without Hat Ivan, made an appearance.

The anticipatory tension broke once an apparently in­ toxicated sound-man named Julio leapt on stage to introduce the Bobby Brown-ish MC J and Cool G. Unfortunately, though the band put on an energetic show, it was one that lacked soul. The fact that most of the actual mu sic

know what i t isyou better open your eyes."

The high point of the evening had to be the next ensemble to take the stage, Wall of Angus.

Eight musicians drawn from a number of Montreal's promi­ nent local bands, (Bliss, Slov, Shlonk), pulled off an AC-DC tribute performance like none

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was pre-recorded may have had something to do with this.

Thankfully, the appearance of Zero Tolerance made up for the opening act's shortcomings.

Master DJ Chuck Ice worked a pair of turntables like it was second nature. His fast hands impressed even the house DJ, as the rappers relayed, "a word to the wise... and if you don't

other. For one thing, the four guitarists and two bassists were all clad in the English school­ boy uniform made famous by that legendary axe-man Angus Young.

Expectations were low as the crowd watched eight drunken Anguses tune their weapons in preparation for what was des­ tined to be a sonic assault. Mi­

raculously, the band members managed to keep their egos from muddying up the sound.

The crowd got some near­ perfect covers of classics such as "Back in Black", "Dirty Deeds",and "For Those About to Rock". Vocalist A1 (from ShlonkHvas especially enter­ taining. Take Axl Rose, add eighty pounds to his frame, then cross him with the singer from The Commitments and have him screech "Have a Drink on Me." Closing the show was an old local favourite, re-united especially for thisevent, called Sons of the Desert. After Wall of Angus, they understanda­ bly had a tough time inspir­ ing the crowd.

CKUT also gave out some a ttracti ve prizes in a draw, no­ tably tickets to O zzy Osbourne, Metallica, and to some smaller shows.

The radio station managed to raise a few dollars through ticket and beer sales. Judg­ ing by the numbers of intoxi­ cated fans desperately grop­ ing up front for one band member- you migh t say tryi ng to grab at Angus' wall- more than a few bucks were spent in support of the cause.

Happy fourth birthday to CKUT, and may there be many more.

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entertainment

BY RICHARD BITAR

The Canadian National Touring Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera premiered last Thursday at Place des Arts.

The show first opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in London in 1986 and is currently playing in nine countries around the world.

This megamusical has one of the best possible combinations for success. It was the brainchild of celebrated composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose other famous musicals include jesus Christ Su­ perstar, Evita, Cats and Aspects of Love. It is directed by Harold Prince, the Broadway producerdirector who has collected over 16 Tony awards and mounted 50 shows such as West Side Story, Caba­ ret, Fiddler on the Roof and A Little Night Music.

The Montréal production of The Phantom of the Opera is the same as theones presented in London, New York and Toronto, and maintains all the glamour and splendour that made the musical an international hit.

The cast of this show is superb.

Jeff Hyslop, best known for his heartwarming portrayal of Jeff the Mannequin on the children's series Today's Special, is the Phantom. His strong voice makes him perfect for this role. Patti Cohenour, who plays the opera ingenue Christine Daaé, proves with her excellent perform­ ance why she was Sarah Brightman's successor in the Broadway production of the show.

David Rogers portrays the role of the amorous Raoul, a part which he understudied in the Toronto production. Particularly notewor­ thy is Patrick Timney, playing Monsieur And ré, one of the Opera House managers.

The familiar story is based on the 1911 novel Le Fantômede l'Opéra,

by Gaston Leroux. The Phantom of the Opera opens with an auction in progress. When lot 666, the remain­ der of a chandelier, is lit up, the action sweeps back to 1861, a time when Raoul was young and in love with a beautiful soprano named Christine Daaé. The spooky story reads like the Gothic manifesto of unrequited love: girl meets Phan­ tom, girl uses Phantom, girl dumps Phantom.

One thing that sets this show apart is the outstanding use of

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Among the m ost stu n ­ ning features is the thou­ sand-pound chandelier that gets lifted to the top of the theatre and later crashes onto the stage.

A nother thing that enables this m usical to justify its high price tag is the cos­ tuming. Each of the 230 costumes is made up of fabric, trim, beading, and The phantom appears out of mist and manic braid upon Place des Arts. Student tickets are braid. On the average, each com­ S77.75, $65.75 and S54, but they are prises at least five different fabrics only sold for Wednesday matinées. and takes 200 hours to make.

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Biafra cancels shows after smashing head

BY M A RK SCRIVENS U n iversity o f Saskatchew an Sheaf

There may always be room for Jello, but don't tell that to the staff of Saskatoon's Delta Bessboro u gh Ho tel.Jel lo Bi a fra, the former lead singer of the San Francisco band the Dead Kennedys, made life difficult for both the Bessborough em­ ployees and the Students' Un­ ion during his two-day stay in the city last week.

Things got off to a rocky start Thursday October 24th, when

Biafra refused to begin his USSU-sponsored show because of a slight buzz in one of the speakers. The assem bled crowd, numbering at least 200, was forced to wait outside of theThorvaldsonauditoriumfor 45 minu tes before the show proceeded. Biafra finally began his performance at 7:45 p.m., and continued until 12:30 am, at which point he was driven back to the Bessborough.

At 9:45 the next morning, Deb Shutiak, the USSU programmingdirector, phoned Biafra at

his hotel room to arrange a fligh t to Calgary for him.

At this point, things go t a li ttle bit weird.

According to Shutiak, Biafra phoned from the hotel lobby fifteen minutes later request­ ing a ride to the nearest hospi­ tal. Biafra told Shutiak that he had smashed up the room phone, and then, in an act of regret, had driven his head into the headboard of his hotel bed.

"I can't handle this, I'm too stressed," he told her.

USSU Vice-President Mark M agnusson was then dis­

patched to retrieve the pro­ fusely bleeding Biafra, whom he took to the emergency room of the Royal University Hospi­ tal. After waiting for more than an hour, Biafra eventually re­ ceived about twelve stitches on his forehead along the hairline.

Garj' Muck, Biafra's Roches­ ter, New York manager, ex­ plained that his client was "totally exhausted" following two previous four-hour engage­ ments in San Fransisco and Winnipeg. Muck told The Sheaf that Biafra had been harassed by early morning calls from

Saskatoon media, arid as a re­ sult, had slept little following his Saskatoon show. After Biafra smashed the phone in anger, Muck explained, "the of­ ficial story is that...Jello tripped over the phone wire and hit his head on the headboard."

Muck, who refers to himself as Biafra's "agent and some­ times mother", confirmed that as a result of the incident Biafra originally cancelled his remain­ ing shows in Calgary, Edmon­ ton, Vancouver and Detroit. The Calgary and Edmonton shows have, however, since been re­ scheduled.

Muck defended his client.

"Ask his fans; Jello has no rec­ ord of cancelling dates."

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BY PAUL COLEMAN

Total W orkout p rice-h ik es ex p la in ed The daily aerobics workout at the Currie Gymnasium fell victim to inflationary pressures over the course of the summer, escalating in price from S1.00 to a minimum of SI.50.

"The price had been unchanged at one dollar since about ten years ago," said Marta Gold, McGill's Fitness Recreation Coordinator. "Our costs have obviously gone up considerably since then, and we felt that a fifty cent increase in price was reasonable."

Participants areencouragcd to purchase a strip of ten advance tickets for which they pay only S15.00, while singles sell at S2.00 apiece.

"I'd say that about 75-80% of the people are taking advantage of the available discount," estimated Gold. "We did a survey across Québec and Montréal and Ontario and we found that our programme was [the same] or cheaper than the other program m es offered."

Pinky to u g h for th e R edm en The McGill m en's basketball team travelled to Hamilton this week­ end to partake in the Pinky Lewis Classic Tournament hosted by McMaster. On Friday evening, McMaster rolled over the Redmen 9056.

"W e're just not in their class, they've got a lot of size and experience," said Head Coach Nevio Marzinotto.

In a consolation m atchup against the University of Toronto, the Redmen came up short, falling 101-80 to the Varsity Blues despite Jon Campbell's 19 point performance and a 50-47 lead at the half.

E astern R egion a l S q u a sh T ournam ent This coming weekend, the McGill squash club kicks off its competi­ tive season at a tournam ent presented by the Ryerson Rams. Also present will be clubs from Queen's, Trent, Toronto and York. Last year McGill finished first overall at the eastern regional tournament.

"We should be able to repeat the performance, but Ryerson could end up being a dark horse this year," said plavcr/coach David Bchm.

"They've got a couple of new guys who could pose a real threat."

McGill is banking on the consistent performances of top-three tier players Mohamed Abdul Hamid, Mike Purdcn and Dave Behm.

"O ur bottom three are fairly solid as well, and if we get a couple of wins out of them we can take it again this year," Behm said.

L apenta s t o n e s B ish o p 's, h o ld s o ff UQTR The Martlet hockey team played one at home and one away this weekend, gathering three points in the process. The win came Friday, as netm indcr Nathalie Lapenta tallied her second consecutive shutout, stoning Bishop's 3-0. Goals were scored by Alyson Fournier, Kathy Morrison and Monica Cermignani.

Sunday, the Martlets paid a visit to Les Patriotes at Trois Rivières, with the trip ending in a draw at three. Kathy Morrison netted herself a pair, and Brenda Benson scored one goal.

"W e're happy with the way it turned out," said Head Coach Geoff Phillips. "Perhaps we initially underestim ated UQTR, their record did n 't really represent their ability. We were a little bit frustrated, but happy that we came away with a least a point."

M artlet V o lley b a llers in S h erb ro o k e The McGill's wom en's volleyball team m ade its way to Sherbrooke this weekend, facing squads from Dalhousie, Concordia and Univer­ sité de Montréal. Falling in straight sets to each of the teams, McGill managed to hold its own against Dalhousie (15-12, 15-11, 15-6) and Concordia (15-11,15-13,15-4), yet faltered in the face of overpowering U de M (15-5,15-4,15-6) "We came to get some experience," said Head Coach Rachelle Béliveau. "Now we arc too strong for the weakest teams and too weak for the teams at the top."

"After Christmas we are going to begin working on collective [play], but for now we are still working on individual efforts," she said.

S ynchro S w im m ers figu re it o u t At the OWIAA Sychronized Swimming Figures meet this weekend in Kingston, McGill's swimmers splashed their way to a silver medal finish, just one point behind the gold medal team from Western. McGill was 20 points clear of third place McMaster. Standout performances were registered on the part of the novice team, as Paule Charland and Nancy Audet finished second and third respectively. CyndyShwartzenhauer and Jennepher Henaff mirrored these finishes in the interm edi­ ate class, while an injured Jerilin Spence took home third spot in the senior division.

Sunday afternoon at the Currie Gymnasium, the McGill Redmen Volleyball squad met the Montréal Creole Club over five exhibition matches.

"The goal of the day wasn't re­ ally to win, but rather to see all eleven guys out there in different combinations, and to see how each of the rookies responded to differ­ ent types of pressure," said Head Coach lanjordan. 'This way, when it comes to the elite matches, we'll be able to know w hat combination we're looking for in any particular situation."

McGill went down quickly in the first match, tallying only five points, while the Creoles looked forward to a leisurely afternoon.

The Redmen however, had a dif­ ferent agenda in mind.

After establishing some basic lines of communication on the floor, McGill tangled bitterly with the Creoles for the ensuing two matches. Capitalizing on their opponent's errors, the Redmen snatched up the second match,lb14, and surrendered the third 1715.

The Montréal Creole Club is largely composed of members of the city's Haitian community, and is a new force on the competitive circuit. Playing only in open tour­ naments throughout th e area for the past ten years, the Creoles and displayed a seasoned style of vol­ leyball. Each player has been with the team for no less than five years.

"It's all right, we had some real challenges out there," said thirty year-old Haitian-born Axel Am­

evident on several occasions when broise. "[McGill] gave us a good balls fell to the woodwork un­ game." scathed amid silent statues. Poetry "Our club is m ade up of all Hai­ in motion, it wasn't. tian born players, and we've got a "It's just a m atter of practising couple of Italian guys." [the new formation] enough until The Redmen, amid some strate­ it becomes instinct," said Kyle gic reassignments, managed to Acres, who struggled to cultivate a show some flashes of brilliance. defense on his particular parcel of The six veterans and five rookies land. combined for some defensive "Our goal is to be in the top two magic and glimpses of pure dom i­ teams in the league, to make it to nance at the net. Oscillation was the finals," said sophomore Chris the word of the day as McGill ran Campbell. "We will beexperimentthrough the gauntlet of court per­ ing with different positions until formances, sending Coach Jordan we get there, doing whatever it through a rollercoaster ride of emotions at the sidecourt. Incon­ takes to win □ sistencies at the line plagued the team th ro u g h o u t the tournament. After each successive time-out, however, th e R edm en emerged hungrier for victory and full of chatter on the hardwood.

"We're trying to work out a new d e fe n siv e s tr a t­ egy," said thirdyear physiology major Chris Guenette. 'T h e prob­ lems we're having w ith o u r gam e right now have a lot to do with that.

As soon as we learn [the new strategy], we're going to be a hot defense."

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Women the weaker sex?

BY JULIE MITCHELL Women have historically been characterized as having innate physical frailty and m uscular weakness.

In the early nineteenth century, physicians warned of the dangers of female overexertion, citing eve­ rything from hysteria to fatal dis­ ease as the probable consequence of exercise. Popular and scientific opinion upheld such beliefs, and physical indolence remained both natural and desirable for women until the turn of the century.

In overcoming the notion that shock to the nervous system, in­ duced by athletic activity, threat­ ened reproductive organs, it be­ came acceptable for women to occasionally pick up a tennis racket, swing a golf club or bounce a bas­ ketball.

Without fear of misplacing their uteri, bounce aw ay they did. Noncontact basketball, in which theball could be bounced no more than three consecutive times, not ex­ ceeding the height of the knee, al­ lowed women the benefits of ex­ hilarating team sport.

Though lacking blood, sweat and

tears, the women's athletic forum basked in the glory of its newfound popularity.

By 1917, dance was a widely approved form of physical activ­ ity; it strengthened, beautified and corrected the bodies of countless pioneer fitness enthusiasts.

Even more adventuresome, the 1928 Olympics introduced a gru­ eling new competition for women; the 800-meter race. Miraculously, although on the verge of fainting, six of the eleven participants were successful in crossing the finish line.

Women had come a long way since the nineteenth century endorse­ ment of a 'cult of ill health'.

Unfortunately, shortly after this immense breakthrough, the de­ pression relocated women, plac­ ing them in a more domestic arena, forcing them to put their u nscuffed sneakers back on the shelf. This resurgence of conserva tive ideas, a direct consequence of the instabil­ ity of the 1930's, was highly dam ­ aging to the already fragile image of the female athlete.

The post World War II period sustained this ideal of a more femi­ nine, traditional, and thus, nonathletic role for women. Although

the pursuit of physical fitness for women re-emerged, physical ac­ tivity worked its way into this feminine framework, and competi­ tive figure skating, gym nasties and performance dance flourished.

It was in the 1960's that women rapidly began to rid themselves of feminine stereotypes. They began to adorn their bodies with the more athletic apparel of football, hockey and baseball equipment, favoured over the gymnast suits and tennis skirts of earlier decades.

Changes were also being made in the world of professional sports.

By 1969, female jockeys were per­ mitted to race. In 1971, for the first time, a professional golf title was awarded to a woman This was followed by the registration of the first female football official, Jan Magee, in 1972.

C ountless accom plishm ents have characterized the domain of athletics for women since this time, making the early twentieth cen­ tury feats of non-contact basket­ ball for women, and the inclusion of the exhausting 800-meter race in the 1928 Olympics seem laughable in comparison. q

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Cinderella Redmen hockey team having a ball For a while on Friday night, it looked like the clock was going to strike twelve for the Redmen hockey team, and turn its Cinder­ ella week into a pumpkin.

But sanity prevailed, and McGill skated to a bloodstained 4-2 vic­ tory over the Queen's Golden Gaels. The win came on the heels of W ednesday's stunning 3-2 upset of num ber one-ranked UQTR, and improved the Redmen'sdivisional record to 4-2.

Tensions were high against Queen's, in an arena that is fast becoming the Caesar's Palace of university hockey. The gam e's 86 combined penalty minutes came complete with goalie muggings, cross-checks from behind, and Ulf Samuelsson Knee-Busters.

But sophomore forward David Hayden, who played a fine physi­ cal game, downplayed the rough stuff, citing the frustration of both teams for the friction. Head coach Jean Pronovost, however, did not mince words.

"It was a lot of nonsense," he said.

The talented Redmen managed some pretty plays, including an

inhum an tip-in by Patrice Trem­ blay in the first period, his 11th goal in 14 games, and one of his three points of the night. Captain Martin Raymond m ade his requi­ site physics-defying passes, and marked his 16th goal of the year in the second, opening up a 2-1 lead.

Raymond spoke well of the winless Golden Gaels, who have not beaten the Redmen since 1982, a span of 17 games.

"We knew they w eren't as bad as their record shows, and they proved that they have a pretty good defense," he said.

This was fortunate for Queen's; its offense had trouble mustering m any opportunities, due to the physical McGill defense led by Shawn M ondor and Todd Hanrahan, and to the fact that Queen's seemed more interested in making the good slash than in making the good play.

But neither Raymond, who fin­ gered the "lgnorance-is-bliss" refe­ reeing style, nor Pronovost, laid sole blame on their opponents. "it takes two to fight," the coach stated.

The Redmen were in full control when they built a 3-1 lead in the second, care of McGill's wrecking-

ball-on-skates, Marc Vigneault. But Queen's pressed, and would have closed the gap to 3-2, had a goal not been disallowed when Gael Chris Glover decided to play hooky from the penalty box. McGill defenseman Luc Latulippe, the game's third star, then rounded out the Redmen's scoring with his fourth of the sea­ son.

goalie stick in the groin.

M cGill's greatest challenge, however, was in being able to fo­ cus after W ednesday's enormous victory. Raymond, who has seen his share of losses to UQTR (in­ cluding one in this year's presea­ son), was ecstatic.

"We hadn't won there in seven years. When the buzzer sounded, it was a good feeling," he said.

The Redmen now take their modest streak to Brockand Guelph on November 22 and 23, to take on a sso rte d b a d g e rs an d gryphons.

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No loafing for backstrokers at Challenge Cup

BY JANET MCKETSY Two McGill backstrokers fared very well at the Challenge Cup this weekend, held every year at the University of Sherbrooke, deep in the heart of Bread Bar country.

The meet is usually attended by the top teams from across Ontario and Québec. This year, these in­ cluded Université de Montréal, Université Laval, University of Torontoand McMasterUnivcrsity.

McGill's Paul Watson, took the gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke and the silver in the 200 meter backstroke. Watson had been out of training for two weeks prior to the meet, studying for his first semester medical exams.

"I'm very pleased with my per­ formances today," said Watson. "I was really just trying to survive the

meet, considering I've had a mini­ mal amount of sleep and training for the last two weeks."

Watson is 21 years old and al­ ready in his second year of medical school. He completed a 4-year B.Sc in biology a t Harvard in just 3 years by "skipping" freshman year. On top of all this, Watson is a sw im ­ mer extraordinaire.

"Paul is an international-class swimmer. He could conceivably compete against the best in the world," said Head Coach François Laurin.

Most international level swim ­ mers train about thirty hours per week. Watson swims about eleven, on top of thirty hours of classes and labs.

"Swimming gives me a diver­ sion from Med school," he said. "It helps keep me organized and fo­

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cus my efforts when the timecomes to study."

Watson hopes to follow in the footsteps of his classmate, cross­ country phenomenon LindaThyer, and w inam edalattheC IA U cham pionships in March.

The team 's co-captain, backstroker Jennifer Lailey, has also been proving herself to be quite a leader this fall. Lailey won the 100meter backstroke at the Université de Montréal dual meet in October.

She added two more first place finishes at the University of Maine two weekends ago, and topped it all off with a second place finish in the 100-meter backstroke Saturday.

Backstroke is notorious for being the most competitive women's event in the CIAU. The Université de Montréal alone boasts 3 national team backstrokers.

"I'm very pleased with the way my times have been improving with every meet this year," said Lailey a fter her impressive second place finish.

"I've never seen Jennifer so motivated," added coach Laurin.

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"She works so hard at every work­ out. If workouts are any indica­ tion, she should be swimming very fast by the time the CIAU's roll around."

Other outstand ing performances this weekend came from Tracv Darling, who captured a silver in thelOO-metcrbutterfly,and Megan Smith-Windsor, who was third in the 50-meter freestyle.

The team heads to Toronto next weekend for the last meet of the semester. □

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sports

Martlet cagers air out work ethic at Nike eight squads from across the na­ tion.TheMcGill Martlets managed a fourth place finish, notching a 12-0 tournam ent record. Most im­ portantly, the team camea way with a new perspective on its inventory

BY BIAMAIR RICKENPIGH The Concordia Lady Stingers hosted the 20th annual Nike Clas­ sic women's basketball tournament this past weekend, welcoming

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THE HOBSON REPORT: A t h l e t i c s S u r v e y

1. Do you believe th at physical fitness is an essential p art of education?

Y N N o O pinion 2. H o w m any intercollegiate sp o rts events d o you attend each y ear as a spec­ tator? 0 1-3 4-7 7 o r m ore 3. Is the adm ission to these e vents too m uch?

Y N N o O pinion 4. Do you feel that M cG ill's sp o rts team s are com petitive enough relative to o ther universities?

Y N N o O pinion W hy?

5. Do you think that athletes should be offered m ore flexible ad m issio n s re­ quirem ents?

Y N N o O pinion 6. W ho did the R edm en Football team play in the OQIFC sem ifinals this year?

1. Q u e en 's 2. B ishop's 3. W estern 4. UBC 7. N a m e one plaver from this y e ar's M artlet Soccer Team.

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of size and skill as the Martlets stare at a dismal 1-6 preseason record.

"With what we've seen this weekend we know that we have to get stronger. We need more work in the weight room," said Head Coach Christopher Hunter." We've played seven games now, and some people are just realizing how much work it takes to be a successful squad."

In Friday's nailbiter against the Q ueen's Golden Gaels, McGill staged a 70-68 comeback win on the wings of Debby Morse's 19point performance.

The celebration was short-lived as the W innipeg Lady Wesmen blew past the Martlets 84-55. Win­

nipeg went on to win the tourna­ ment, defeating the Laurentian Lady Vees in the final.

While the local media has fo­ cused on the losses the team has had to bear going into this season, namely the departure of all-star forward Tracey H ayma n, a nd scor­ ing phenom Tina Fasone, Hunter is looking to his current ranks for the ans wers to presea so n problem s.

This weekend posed almost as m any questions about the season ahead as it provided answers.

When the traditional team veter­ ans left, the contributionsof lowerprofile players stood tall on the court. Anabelle Ambroise, Alana H enderson and Sandra Veillette were cited for their gritty persever-

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1 .0 tim es per sem ester 2. 1-3 tim es per sem ester 3. 4-8 tim es per sem ester 4. m ore than 9 tim es per sem ester 9. H ow m any stu d e n ts d o you think are involved full-tim e in intercollegiate athetics at McGill?

1. less than 10% of the stu d e n t body

2 . 11-20% 3. 21-30% 4. m ore th at 30% 10. Do you feel that the R edm en logo and n am e arc racist because they reinforce negative stereotypes?

Y N N o O pinion If yes, then feel free to use this space to design a new logo and offer a new , less controversial nam e. Note: The nam e and logo should reflect som ething ab o u t contem porary McGill a n d M cG ill's history.

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In Sunday afternoon's consola­ tion final, the McGill cagers clashed for the second time this season with the Bisons of Manitoba. Early in October, McGill had come home empty-handed from another buf­ falo hunt, losing 84-63.

With third place honours up for grabs, vengeance was not to be the Martlets'. Their ruffled feathers were stampeded upon by the herd to the tune of 79-62.

"We were winning by two at halftimeagainst Manitoba, then we had some foul problems," said Hunter. "JanetLoss] fouled out, Debbyl Morse] fouled out. We're not deep enough to overcome these kind of things. W e're not tall or ..strong, so we're going to have to work as hard as we can to gain any sort of success."

D espite the h alftim e lead, McGill's game quickly deterio­ rated. In the second half, the start­ ing lineup was visibly fatigued after playing three games in a 48-hour stretch.

This weekend the Martlets will be travelling to the nation's capital to engage both W indsor and O t­ tawa.

"W e're not a top ten team. We knew that three weeks ago, but [Windsor and Ottawa] are two games we are very capable of winning," said Hunter. "I feel very good about what we are doing, and tha t's striving for success based on hard work. □

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