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January 21-27, 1992

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P age 2 Tuesday. lanuarv 21 The Faculty of Music presents the R en e e Gcoffrion piano, in Pollack Hall at 8:00 p.m.

The McGill Native Rights Lecture Scries presents Professor Bruce Cox of Carleton University speaking on Cana dian Indian Affairs Policy. For timeand location call 398-4800.

Hillel House presents In the Shad­ ows, a film about Syrian Jewry, at 5 pm.

Free Wednesday, lanuarv 22 The Faculty of Music presents GEM (Group of Electronic Music Stud io) p lay ing original works in Pollack Hall at 6:00 p.m. Nigel Smith, baritone will perform at 8 p.m. in Red path I fall.

Exploring Torah - a lively weekly dis­ cussion at Hillel House, 4 p.m.

The McGill Volunteer Bureau pres­ ents a symposium in the Union Ball­ room. Volunteer organizations from across Montreal will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Thursday, lanuarv 23 North American Studies Students' Association is holding a last chance and informational meeting on the S200. trip to Washington D.C. at 1:00 p.m. in the Tribune office, UnionB01-A. Call Naomi at 284-5478 or 845-0008 for more infor­ mation.

The Faculty of Music presents Anto­ nio Lysv, cello and Jean Marchand, piano for the CBC/McGill Series. Pol­ lack Hall at 8:00 p.m.

The McGill Film Society presents F e llin i's S a t i r i c o n at 7:30 in Leacock 132.

McGill Improv - every Thursday in the Aliev. 8:30 p.m. Free.

The McGill Anncnian Students' As­ sociation presents a lecture by Dr. Zaven G. Guiragossian on "Requirements for the Economic Grown of Armenia. 7:30 . .m. in Leacock 232. A reception will I’ollow the lecture.

Friday, lanuarv 24 The McGill Film Society presents T h e F is h e r K in g in the FDA Auditorium at 7:30 p.rif McGill Improv in Player's Theatre at

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Saturday, lanuarv 25 The McGill Film Society presents W i n g s o f D e s ir e in FDA Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

The Faculty of Music presentsa mas­ terclass for strings with Roman Totenberg, violin. Open to auditors, SI5 per class. 398-4547 jor for info.

Monday, lanuarv 27 The McGill Faculty of Music pres­ ents Thomas Williams, violin, Marcel Saint-Cyr, cello and Michael Isador, piano at 8:00 p.m. in Pollack Flail.

The Obsessive Compulsive Disor­ der Foundation will hold a meeting todav at 7 p.m. at the Montreal General Hospital in room E6.112, 6th floor. For info call Inge Flatton at 934-8034.

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The McGill Coalition Against Sex­ ual Assault and The Anorexia and Bu­ limia foundation of Quebec present a forum on "Body Image: Who s in Con­ trol?" 7:30 p.m. in Leacock 132. Free admission and food.

The Yellow Door Coffee House pres­ ents live music - Lynn Chalifoux with Steve Daitch. Admission is S2 at 3625 Aylmer St. Access McGill General Meeting in Union 104 at 3:30 p.m.

McGill Model United Nationsopens with G wynne Dyer speaking on "Can­ ada’s Role in international Relations" in the Moot Court, New Chancellor Day Hall. 7 p.m. Presented by the Interna­ tional Relations Society.

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~)neoint Player's Ticatre presents an original play by Struan Sinclair entitled P a s -io n p la y . Tues-Sat, January 21 to February 1.

Admission is S5 for students and sen­ iors, S10 for the generalpublic. Info and reservations at 398-6813.

The Latin American Awareness Group will meet every Monday at 5 p.m in Union425.

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The M cG ill U ndergraduate History Journal is accepting essays for their annual publication. Origi­ nal copies must be submitted with name and phone nu mber to Leacock 625. Deadline is January 24th.

The McGill Lit­ eracy Counci needs summer tu­ tors to help adult students learn to read and write. If interested call 398SI 00.

L A T IT U D E S , the new under­ graduate journal of developing areas is now accepting es­ says, articles and photos. Submissionscanbeplaced in the Latitudes mailbox near the SSMU office. For more info, contact Alvsha at 499-1970.

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Last Tango with Paris for McGill Film Society?

BY B E N O IT ) A C Q M O T T E Recent controversy su rro u n d in g th e co n fro n tatio n b etw een tw o McGill Film Society (MFS) Execu­ tives and the o w n ers of C iném a de Paris has forced the Society to cancel at least on e film presentation and m ay jeo p ard ize fu tu re film screen­ ings.

MFS P resident Jam ie W acsc and VP P ro g ram m ing Renée C halut distrib u ted MFS program s to cu s­ tom ers of C iném a do Paris before the 7:00 p.m . screening of Thelma & Louise, on Jan u ary 10th. MFS was screening the sam e m ovie at 7:30 p.m..

W aese and C h alu t w ere con­ fronted by T hierry and Eric Martin, co-ow ners of C iném a de Paris, w ho w ere offended by th e d istrib u tio n of the MFS program s.

"The Ma rtin brot hers a pproached us w ith incredible hostility," said C halut. "(Thierry] basically snarled at us an d threatened us w ith jail term s."

M UC Police w ere called bv the M artins after W aese an d C halut refused to leave. A lthough there w ere no legal g ro u n d s for the police

to rem ove the tw o MFS Executives, W aese an d C halut w ere "strongly advised to leave", according to Waese.

A ndrea Hill, a McGill stu d en t w ho entered the Paris theatre for the screening, w itnessed the incident.

"W hen I arrived, Jam ie w as o u t­ side th ed o o rs han d in g o u t the(MFS) schedule, asking people if they had the schedule," Mill reported. "I d o n 't think he w as h arassing custom ers."

Thierr y M artin considered thedistribu tion of the MFS schedule a form of advertisem ent, in w hich MFS is technically not allow ed to engage.

"They are not supposed to ad vertise off-cam pus," he claim ed. "The idea is that d istrib u to rs send them the m ovies for in-house p urposes only."

A fter the police,arrived, Thierry M artin called one of the regional film d istrib u to rs to inform him of the situation. M G M /U A 's regional representative then cancelled the MFS' January 23rd screen in g of the m ovie Salyricon.

Officials at M G M /U A an d C rite­ rion, MFS' other regional d istrib u ­

tor, refused tocom m ent on any ques­ tions relatin g to the controversy.

"W e d id n 't p u t any pressu re on M G M /U A ," Thierry m aintained.

"They d ecid ed to cancel \Satyricon o n their ow n]."

W aese an d C h alu t felt they had a legitim ate rig h t to h and o u t the MFS p rogram in front of the cinem a.

"Paris has increased theirdistributo rso n [McGill's] cam pus from one to three," W aesearg u ed . "If they are ta rg etin g o u rau d ien ce, theycan find stu d en ts all d ay long on cam pus. In o rd er for us to target their audience, w e h av e to stan d o u tsid e their cin­ em a on Ste. C atherine."

S tu d en ts' Society (SSMU) VP Ex­ ternal K arla M acD onald m ade clear th a t no solicitation is allow ed on McGill cam pus.

"If w e see them (Ciném a d e Paris d istrib u to rs) on cam p u s again, just as if an y o n e else w ere soliciting, wc will ask them to leave," M acDonald said.

S tressing the need for reconcili­ ation in the m atter, W aesesaid, "W e d id so m eth in g slightly obnoxious an d slightly co n tro v ersial,an d it has been b lo w n o u t of proportion."

"The effect on the MFS has been lim ited to th e ca n ce lla­ tion of one film u p to th is point. We are n o tco m p ctin g w ith Paris. We are just offer­ ing a service for s tu d e n ts w here they can see cheap m o v ie s on cam pus."

Thierry M artin , w h o 00 said h e will u m eet his law ­ yer som etim e £ this w eek, re­ m ained u n d e ­ b u c id e d a b o u t 0 p u rsu in g leg al a action against the MFS. "W e are not on a m ission M cG ill F ilm Society : fight the power a g a in s t th e McGill Film Society, explained necessary to p rotect o u r business M artin. But w e will d o an y th in g from u n fairco m p etitio n ."

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Ghetto security improvements under discussion

BY A N D R EA HILL Both the McGill W alk-Safe N et­ w ork (WSN) and the A rts and Sci­ ence U nd ergrad u a te S<xiet y (ASUS) recently discussed the possibility of estab lish in g a p erm an en t security service for the McGill ghetto.

The WSN, w hich has been pro ­ viding a w alk-hom e service for McGill stu d e n ts for the past two years, considered expansion in Sep­ tem ber i n o rd er to ad d ress t hegrow -

ing need for security.

"WSN is presently a 'sto p -g ap ' m easure," said WSN C o o rd in ato r Kelly C allaghcr-M acK ay. "A sa vol­ un teer organization, w e are forced to m ake certain concessions to vol­ unteers. We c a n 't really ask them to w ork at the m ost-needed ho u rs."

Gallagher-M acKay felt thatexpansion w as necessary in o rd er to facili­ tate plans for the eventual purchase of a van an d the creation of paid positions. Such m easures w ould re­

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In ad dition, the ASUS has applied for a w o rk -stu d y g ran t for the p o si­ tion of Project Researcher.

"By creatin g this position, w e can in su re that all possible m ethods will be exam ined," said ASUS VP-Adm in istratio n Rebecca Lindley. Lindley a d d e d that such an u n d e rta k ­ ing d eserv es the full atten tio n of a paid em ployee, one w ho w ould con­ tinue w ith the projectafter its incep­ tion.

D etails su rro u n d in g the o rg an i­ ze tion of the securi ty service are s ti 11 b eing discussed. The WSN hopes to im p lem en t a system m uch like the four-year-old service in place at the

U niversity of W estern O ntario, w hich has over 900 m em bers.

Evan Ross, one of the coo rd in a­ tors of W estern's Foot Patrol, claimed that the program has been verv successful.

"IBetween 1987and 19901 charges laid on cam p u s d ro p p ed 50% and there has been only one reported sexual assau lt on cam pus," Ross told th e Tribune.

A ccording to its P resident Shaw n Kh a n , t h e A SU S r em a i n s u n d ec i d ed on who thcr or not to w ork wi th W SN. Lindley agreed that arran g em en ts betw een the tw o o rganizations are not yet firm ly established.

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Strathcona music building: nice food, dirty floor

BY AM Y ROSEN Although tin;Strathcona Music Build­ ing is now homo to a fully operational Scott's cafeteria with freshly painted walls and new furniture, it has also in­ herited musty and filthy old carpeting McGill students appear to be put off by the unfinished floors.

"1 cannot fathom what moronic bu­ reaucracy was involved in allowing a brand new cafeteria to be built upon a mouldy and infectious carpet," said Debbie Segal, U3 Film and Communica­ tions.

"I find that the old dingy carpeting detracts from the overall appearance of the new cafeteria," added Kvnim Feldman, U2 Psychology.

In December of 1990, the Faculty of Music moved its library across from the Strathcona Building on Sherbrooke Street. The move opened up space for a nowcafeteria in the Strathcona building.

Music Students' Association (MUSA) President Tara Ginsberg then arranged fora meeting in order to move the cafe­ teria from the building's third floor to the basement, in space that had been oc­ cupied by the library. Last Thursday, Ginsberg met with Students' Society (SSM U) Comptroller Jon Shi fman, Scott's Foods Manager Robert Bonin, and Stra­ thcona Music Building Director John Fischer.

Ginsberg claimed the University agreed to contribute a power box while theSSMU, Scott's and MUSA agreed to

split the rest of the costs of the move.

"A week laterScott's agreed to pu t tht floor in," explained Ginsberg. "Wesaic we would paint and put in the couches The power was already in."

Bonin disputed this, claiming thal Scott's had a mandate to install a food counter, but never promised to work or the floor. Shifman explained why the misunderstanding may have occurred.

"There was a year delay in the con­ struction of the cafeteria, and when the MUSA finally renovated the cafeteria.

Scott's had already redistributed its promised sum for the carpet to othei projects," said the SSMU Comptroller.

A Scott's Foods official who wished tc remain anonymous was pu toff by these

insinuations.

"The contract stipulated that we would spend SI0,000. Based on our contract terms we were supposed to' in vest so much, and we did. Our job was done by August," said the official. "It anything, we were the first ones to put money and effort into the new facility."

Chuck Adler, Manager of Physical Resources, found that it was not clear who would donate the carpeting.

"We weren't implicated directly," he explained. "The Music Society dealt with Scott's foods, we were spectators. We had to bring a power line to the cafeteria and we did it."

Ginsberg was not overwhelmed by the University's aid.

"In niyopinion, McGillshould pavto

have proper floors in its buildings. 1 don't see why Scott's or the students should pav for it," she said.

By this month's end, new floorsshould be in place since an agreement has ap­ parently been reached . At a January 16th meeting it was decided that the SSMU would authorize the finishing of the cafeteria by using the Capital Expenditures Reserve Fund. The Fund is comprised of one half of a percentage of the gross of the sales of Scott’s foods from their cafeterias.

"It's just been frustrating for us," said Ginsberg. "Scott's Ipeople] can sit up in their little offices, but we're the one's who have to live in |the cafeteria!. I'm not going to relax until it’s all really finished."

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Women’s groups discuss what ‘92 holds in store

BY RACHEL WATSON Members of various cam pus women's groups and interested individuals met last Thursday night to discuss plans for 1992. Organizers of the meeting felt that the groups would be stronger if they could cooperate on projects and were apprised of the others' activities.

Publicity and funding, the most im­

portant resources for women's groups, were discussed. Students' Society (SSMU) executives Karla MacDonald and Alex Johnston talked about institu­ tional and financial support thatSSMU can offer to women's projects through the S20,0f)0 Special Projects Fund and the S15,(KH) Social Awareness fund.

While the SSMU seems the most obvi­ ous body for women's groups to ap­ proach for financial support, some par­

ticipants at the conference noted that other organizations have money tospare or can help raise funds.

"All students associations have a re­ sponsibility tobring women's issues out to the students, and I'm sure not one faculty association will close thedoor on Iwomen's associations) and will Iprovidel some form of credit and support," explained Johnston.

Volunteers of the Walk Safe Network

(WSN) spoke of the network's expan­ sion plans. The members want WSN to become a phone-in service through which anyone can call in and ask to be walked to the destination of their choice. Walk Safe Networkalsoappealed for publicity, finance and volunteer co­ ordination help.

Kate Waller, a founder of (he "Proud to be Canadian Troupe" theatre group, wanted to address issues such as sexual discrimination, AIDS, and eating disor­ ders through plays.

"A lot of people are very scared by Ithese issues! or they don't quite know what's going on. There isa whole othei

side of these issues that people don’t know about," Waller explained.

She is seeking McGill students to write short plavs.as well as actors and anyone interested in promoting the troupe. If the production is successful she plans to tour high schools and mavbe elemen­ tary schools in 1993.

WSN coordinator Kelly Gallagher Mackav felt that the meeting was a success and suggested that the women's movement at McGill is progressing.

"Everyone is very sympathetic to women's issues generally and no one perceives them as a threat automati­ cally," she said.

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January-21-27, 1992

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Appeal in Queen’s rape trial SAVE UP TO

BY ROB NI COL Q u e e n 's J o u r n a l

An appeal in the date-rape case in­ volving Queen's graduate Robert VanOostrom will go through, officials an­ nounced yesterday.

On December 13, 1991, VanOostrom was found not guilty of three charges of sexual assault and one charge of utter­ ing a death threat.

The verdict, delivered byjustice Alan Campbell to an overflowing courtroom of the Frontenac County Court I louse, brought an end to a highly-publicized case which began when charges were laid in October of 1990.

In his 26-page judgement, Justice Campbell said he based his decision on the matter of consent and had to decide which party or parties had the most credibility. He told the court that he doubted the testimony of the complain­ ants, finding VanOostrom's testimony of the version of events to be "forthright and firm".

In commenting on the issue of credi­ bility, Campbell wrote that two of the complainants in the case "developed markedanimositvtowardsMr. VanOostrom" after their relationship with hint had finished. Thejudge then proceeded to write that these two complainants "had motive to fabricate and did fabri­ cate on the matter of consent".

He singled out one complainant in particular and said that she had "dis­

sembled" and "shaped, refined and enhanced" her testimony about the al­ leged assaults.

Every six minutes throughout the reading of the verdict about 75 protest­ ers yelled chants including "Thesystem on trial, women will judge,” a nd "Gu iltv, guilty, guilty". The six-minute interval marks the period of time between sexual assau Its on wo men in Canada everyday.

After the verdict was announced and VanOostrom attempted to leave the courtroom, protesters surrounded his car, pounding on the hood, striking the windows and shouting "Rapist, rapist, rapist."

Afterwards, Susan Mather, a member of the group, voiced her anger at the judgement.

"Women are getting raped and they see that men are getting off [without punishment] all the time," she said.

"Canada should open its eves. This has got to be turned around."

Soon a I’ter the verdict wasannou need, prosecuting Crown Attorney Norman Douglas told reporters representing news organizations from across the country that the case was important because of its "campus rape features".

Stating that he was not surprised by the verdict, Douglas noted that he had been aware from the beginning of the case that it "had many difficulties".

However, he re-emphasized his sup­ port for the laying of charges against

VanOostrom.

"I believed in this case from thebeginningand 1believe firmly in it now-more so," he said.

Days after the verdict, Douglas filed for an appeal and released a statement which was highly critical of the Cana­ dian legal system and Justice Campbell.

The unprecedented nature, tone, and language of Douglas's statement was subsequently criticized in a letter writ­ ten to the Office of the A ttorney-Genera I of Ontario by four Kingston lawyers.

Minutes after the verdict was delivered, VanOostrom's Toronto-based attorney, Brian Greenspan, spoke to a group of journalists in the courthouse's Barris­ ter's Lounge.

Initially noting that the VanOostrom family was "gratified to close this chap­ ter" of their lives, Greenspan said that the case revolved around the presumptjonof VanOostrom's innocencoand the Crown's failure to adequately give prool of his gu ilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Dismissing the slogans of prote ters as "totally inappropriate", Greenspan said that he didn't think that the case and its verdict had "any broad signifi­ cance" for cases dealing with campus rape.

"We didn't suggest that there was a 'no'," Greenspan said in reference to the issue of consent and the 'No Means No' anti-date rape campaign. "We said that there was a 'yes' - that there was a consent." $

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E ditorial! Compromising for Canada A w ell-rounded education As 1991 ended, both end of the year reviews and previews for the year to come focused on one of Canada's most crucial and embar­ rassing problems- the current constitutional dilemma. The primary issue centred around the question of whether or not the constitutional problem will finally be solved in 1992, to which experts responded with a mirage of differing views from both sides of the spectrum.

Indeed, 1992 promises to be an ex­ citing year in the arena of constitutional politics in Canada.

Next month, the federal government is expected to redefine its objectives in achieving reform, based on recent cross-country consultation with Ca­ nadians. A referendum for this fall has been promised by Québec Pre­ mier Robert Bourassa, dealing with the issue of possible Québec seces­ sion. As well, Canadian provinces, territories and minorities will con­ tinue to bombard the country with their respective views about how variations of constitutional reform would work best for each of them.

Finally, adding to the melodrama, on December 31st Canadians will not only be celebrating New Year's Eve; they will also be on the Eve of a fed­ eral election year, as Prime Minister Mulronev must call an election by the spring of 1993.

So far, 1992 has shown that there remain many obstacles to reform, as demonstrated by the attitudes of both politicians and mainstream Ca­ nadians.

The recent remarks bv Alberta Pre­ mier Don Getty that bilingualism should be wiped out of Canadian law books are extremely dangerous

and divisive. An attack on bilingual­ ism, at this fragile time is irrespon­ sible, and only furthers the cause of disunity; bilingualism could be a unifying force if only Canadians would give it a chance.

Last week, Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells fully embraced Alberta's proposal for a Triple-E Senate, (elected, equal and effective). Québec uncompromisingly claimed it would not accept the notion of Triple-E. Here we go again.

Clearly, 1992 will not be the "Year of the Canadian Constitution", just like 1981,1987 and 1990 were not.

These attitudes of politicians reflect the attitudes of Canadians themselves.

Canadians who support extremist par­ ties like the Reform Party and the Bloc Québécois give their uncompromising and disuniting policies legitimacy they do not deserve.

Canadians cried foul after the death of Meech Lake a year-and-a-half ago.

In addition to a dislike for the Accord itself, Canadians felt alienated by the tactics of the federal and provincial leaders in their desperate attempt to ratify the agreement behind closed doors. Canadians wanted to be con­ sulted.

But when the federal government set up the Spicer Commission to cross the country and consult the people on on the national unity question, Canadians could only criticize the S27 million price tag that went with it.

When the Dobbie-Castonguay Committee set out in cross-country hearings on the federal government's most recent proposals for constitutional reform last fall, they were met with sparse and apathetic turnouts.

The hypocritical unresponsiveness of Canadians could once again throw the future of the country into the perils of executive federalism and back into the Meech Lake cycle.

What seems to define Canadians these days is their volatility, intoler­ ance and unwillingness to compro­ mise. Is this what it means to be Ca­ nadian?

The onus is clearly on people in all regions of the country to be open to compromise and tolerance. But not only must they simply let their rep­ resentative politicians realize how they feel about crucial issues, they must also communicate how and where they would be willing to com­ promise and thus eliminate the pres­ ent zero-sum game mentality.

Most importantly, Canadians must realize how fortunate they are to live in Canada, circa 1992.

This is especially driven home when observing several backward countries of the Third World and the Middle East, the economic problems in the disintegrated Soviet Union, and the ethnic strife in the disinte­ grating Yugoslavia. Sure the Canadian constitutional situation could be better, but it could also be economically and politically worse.

Fundamental respect towards all Canadians through compromise is a relatively small price to pay in order to maintain this unique fortune. The failure to do so will not only result in the failure to resolve the constitutional dilemma in 1992, but for many decades to come.

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T h e M cG ill F ilm S o cie ty , th e M c G ill Tribune, a n d W a r n e r B ro th e rs a r e s c re e n in g O liv e r S to n e 's la te s t p ie c e o f 60 s n o s ta lg ia , JFK, a t th e F ra n k D a w s o n A d a m s A u d ito r iu m , o n T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 21 st, a t 7:30 p m . A n d w e h a v e 30, c o u n t 'e m 30, d o u b le p a s s e s to g iv e a w a y . N o q u iz z e s , n o s in g in g , n o th in g . A ll y o u h a v e t o d o i s s h o w u p . T h a t 's r i g h t , th e firs t th ir ty p e o p le to c o m e o n d o w n to U n io n B01-A a n d r e q u e s t a p a s s w ill g e t th e m , n o q u e s tio n s a s k e d . 1 h a t 's n o t m u c h e f fo rt in e x c h a n g e fo r th r e e h o u r s o f e n te r ta in m e n t, so g e t y o u r p a s s w h ile y o u c a n . A n d re m e m b e r, K e n n e d y p r o b a b ly d ie d b e f o r e y o u w e r e b o rn .

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January's odition of The Atlantic featured three essays about the pro­ tection of endangered species in the United States. The authors dis­ cussed various aspects of the problem, going beyond a mere ex­ planation of the biological situation to touch on law, ethics, and economics.

Their conclusions were sobering, even chilling. Aside from the con­ tent of the articles themselves, how­ ever, two things struck me as I was reading the magazine.

Although 1could not be sure, none of the authors seemed to be career scientists. Instead, included among them was an economist and ,a journalist. This, in itself, is not in­ trinsically wrong. Scientists have no special right to exclusive control over ideas which can be easily com­ prehended and discussed by others.

The second was a question aris­ ing from this observation. Under­ graduate science students would certainly appreciate most, if not all, of the biological information presented in the articles. But how many could examine these issues not only in terms of "hard" science, but also from the perspective of applied ethics and public policy?

The numbers are disturbingly few.

The problem lies in the way we teach science in high schools and universities. The root assumption behind most scientific education is that science can be divorced from its social context. Natural phenom­ ena are viewed as being beyond the realm of politics and human society.

In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Modern industrial society is the product of scientific knowledge. The way we live, the way we view the world, and in­ deed, the way we relate to each other have been shaped bv innova­ tions in technology.

If there is one aspect of science which is communicated to students, though, it is the fact that technology has given us unparalleled control over the natural world. This power, however, is too often untempered bv human values which constitute the core of a moral society.

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example. It is here that science must be joined by ethics and public policy, to arrive at decisions which serve the broader interest.

I have no doubt, though, that many scientists arc ill-equipped to confront these issues in a thoughtful and sensitive manner. Certainly, there are the celebrated exceptions.

Great minds like John Polyani and Linus Pauling have doggedly worked toward sensitizing their col­ leagues and society at large about the broader impact of nuclear tech­ nology.

By failing to teach each scientist to do the same, however, society in­ creasingly faces a grave danger. We have lulled ourselves into placing blind faith in scientific innovation.

As the power of innovations in­ crease, though, so will the dangers that they pose. Scientists could aid society immensely in arriving at conscientious decisions. Instead, the decisions will be made by individu­ als whose understanding of science is very poor.

Bold educational reforms may begin to redress this imbalance.

Ethics, philosophy, and public policy should be added to chemistry, math, and biology as courses which every undergraduate science student must take.

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January-21 -27,1992

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L etters to th e E ditor : To the Editor: The McGill Publication Society would like to remind readers of the T r i b u n e of the structure and function of its Board of Directors.

The Daily Board consists of nine voting members, six of whom (the majority) are elected by students in campus-wide elections each spring. The DPS Board of Directors manages all financial matters of the M c G i l l D a ily . The D a i l y 's 1991-92 budget was unanimously adopted by these representatives.

The D a ily makes its finances public each year by printing its financial statement and holding a well-advertised, annual meeting to address student concerns and questions. This year's statement was published on Monday, November 25th and the open meeting was held the following day.

Monica Brennan, Chair Daily Publications Society Board of Directors To the Editor: Asa member of the! 9S5-86 staff if the M c G i l l D a ily , who were collectively removed from our jobs by a student-initiated referendum, I took great exception to Lev Buhkman's comments in the December 12 M c G ill T r i b u n e that the D a i l y is a “closed and unresponsive institution.”

I'm sure the current editors of the M c G ill D a ily are more than capable of educating the apparently ignorant Mr. Bukhman about the D a i l y 's democratic procedures. But in case they decide not to bother, 1feel that a quick refresher course on "Democracy at the Daily" might be in order.

The M c G i l l D a i l y is published by the Daily Publications Society, a non-profit student-run corporation. All McGill studentsare members of the DPS and may join the pa per or run for a position on the Board of Directors (BoD), which acts as fiduciary guardian of the DPS. Editorial control of the paper is vested in the staff. Any DPS member may join the Daily and become a voting staff member after completing a set amount of labour (a few published stories, some production time, etc.). Editors, as in most papers, have discretion over which stories are assigned and printed, but these decisions can be challenged by production night votes and the weekly staff meeting.

These procedures by themselves would be enough to rank the D a i l y among the mostdemocra tic of institutions. There is, however, an additional safeguard. The DPS constitution provides fora student initiated referendum which can essentially 'fire' the entire staff of the paper.

As for Mr. Bukhman, someone should inform him that there exists no provision of the SSMU constitution fora student initiated referendum to recall SSMU officers.

Further, once in office, SSMU officers are almost entirely unaccountable to students because most do not face re-election. Having served myself on the SSMU council, I can say with confidence that the SSMU is a far more "closed and unresponsive institution" than t h e M c G i l l D a ily .

J. Peter Nixon B.A. 1988

Comment 1H e lp W alk Safe g ro w S t a r t i n g F e b r u a r y l , c a l l 3 9 8 - 6 8 2 3 fo r a w a lk a n y w h e r e o n c a m p u s o r in th e G h e tto .

Walk Safe Network is planning to expand. In order to do so, we are going to need a good deal of volunteer suport. Every other uni versify in Canada as a better funded organization with more volunteers. This is Walk-Safe's se mester to ca tch up wi th at least some of the other schools.

In addition to our Monday to Thurs­ day MacLennan library departures at 10:45, Walk Safe will now be opera ting an on-call walker service. The original service goes to the Plateau, Ghetto as far as St. Denis, Atwater, and Resi­ dence. The new service will be more limited in geography, but much more flexible.

Anyone who wants to use the serv­ ice can call the Women's Union be­

tween 7:30 and 11:30 Monday to Satur­ day nights. Two dispa tellers will contact a team of two volunteers who will pick up anyone wanting a walk anywhere in the area between Pine Ave and Sher­ brooke, ParkAveandStanley. Itshould take less than half an hour for the walk­ ers to arrive any where in the designated area.

W'alker teams are made up of either two women or a man and a woman, for maximumsafety. As well,all volunteers are screened throughan interview proc­ ess.

In order to offer our new service, toen e e d m o r e v o lu n te e r s . We only need a commitment of three hours a week, and are more than willing to pair people with friends to roam the streets in the name of safety and community'strength.

Every time a woman walks alone at night she is balancing a risk to her physi­

cal safety with her desire - or need - to get on with her life. Adequate safety pre­ cautions are a basic factorofcreatingan environment that is truly equal for men and women. As such, it is a goal to which McGill is committed asa university. Fur­ thermore, if we are to judge bv the re­ sponse to Walk-Safe Network's cam­ paigns to warn women about sexual as­ sault in the area, it is a goal to which a most of the students at McGill are com­ mitted.

Let's try to stop sexual assault before it happens.

Recruitment meetings will be held in Room 435 of the Union Building. The first will be on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 17h, the second will be on Monday Jan. 27 at 17h and Tuesday Jan. 28 at lfh.

Kelly Gallagher MacKay Walk Safe Network

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B Y G E O R G E CLAYDON & ALEX USHER I n d e p e n d e n c e fo r Q u e b e c ; a c c o r d in g to o p in i o n p o lls , a lm o s t h a l f o f a ll Q u e b e c e r s w ill v o te f o r it in a r e fe r e n d u m e x p e c te d th is fa ll. M a n y a n g lo p h o n e s fe a r f o r th e f u t u r e o f th e ir c u l t u r e a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s a fte r s e p a r a ­ tio n . T o d a y , th e Tribu ne e x a m in e s th e q u e s ­ tio n : h o w m u c h w o u l d M c G ill c h a n g e in a n in d e p e n d e n t Q u e b e c ?

The Parti Québécois has gone to great pains in recent months tostress that little would change in an independent Québec, and Jeanne Blackburn, MNA for Chicoutimi and co-leader of the PQ's committee studying the future of the an­ glophone community in Québec is no different.

"Anglophone institutions are here to stay," Blackburn said in an interview with the T r ib u n e , adding that "given Quebec's generosity towards education and (its) generosity towards its minori­ ties", McGill wou Id not be discrimina ted against when it comes to funding in an independent Québec.

Blackburn also sought to calm the fears of those students from other Cana­ dian provinces, who might have to pay the hefty international student fees (cur­ rently Over S700Ü) to attend McGill in an independent Québec.

"After independence, we will seek a reciprocity agreement with the rest of Canada, such as both Canada and Québec presently have with other coun­ tries," Blackburn said.

Such an agreement would allow stu­ dents fro m Ca nada s tud y i ng i nQuébec, as well as students from Québec study­ ing in Canada, to pav normal fees while attending these "foreign" universities.

Presently, 50% of all international stu­ dents in Québec are covered by such agreements.

Vice-Principal (Planning & Physical Development) Dr. François Tavcnas agreed that in theeventof Separation, an agreement must be reached between Ottawa and Québec.

"The imposition of international stu­ dent fees on out-of-province students would have a tremendous impact on McG i 11. Co nsi dcri ng the nu mber of fran­ co phones studying mother provinces it is very likely thatsomeagreement would be reached. Québec is, after all, a net exportcrof students," explained Tavcnas.

John McCallum, head of the McGill Department of Economics, had a dis­ tinctly less optimistic view of McGill's fate, particularly in the period immedi­ ately following independence.

"The greatest problem will be uncer­ tainty," McCallum said. "Canada may not be disposed towards concluding reciprocity agreements with Québec.

There will also be a general climate of austerity in the first years of an inde­ pendent Québec as it copes with its new financial responsibilities, and all Uni­ versities in Quebec will suffer."

"It is also unlikely that federal grants from agencies such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSI IRC) and the National Science Re­ search Council (NSRC) will be main­ tained."

"The other important question we must ask is whether or not our best pro­ fessors would stay," McCallum said, though he added that he personally would be unlikely to leave.

Senior McGill officia Is also challenged Blackburn's assertion that the Québec government has been generous towards McGill. Although McGill's level of fund­ ing is now on par with the rest of Québec universities, vears of underfunding led directly to its 80 million dollar debt.

In 1989, Principal David Johnston made a provocative speech in which he

claimed that Quebec's three anglophone universities,including McGill, had been unfairly treated by the province's fund­ ing formula. Other McGill officials con­ curred with this evaluation.

"We have not necessarily been sub­ ject to deliberate cuts. However, pro vincial funding formulae have not been supportiveof McGill," said Dr. Tavcnas.

McGill Chancellor Grctta Chambers agreed.

"No one in Québec was out to get' McGill, but the effect of that funding happened to have a negative impact here," she said Thestrained relationship between the Québec Government and McGill is per­ haps due to McGill's unwillingness to involve itself with Québec society.

"McGill is a very good school with an international reputation, but it should integrate itself more into Québec society and produce more work on social and economic problems in Québec," Black­ burn said. f i, Alex Paterson, Head of the McGill Threat o f separation casts Ü fo g over M et, III. Board of Governors believed that this is McGill after the PQ victory in 1976. In director indirect economic activity which a false but common perception of McGill the weeks following the election, some resulted in 60 jobs in 1989-90. From the within Québec. people at McGill, including the Dean of 95 million dollars obtained outside Engineering at the time, advocated mov­ Québec, McGill generated 285 million "Ms. Blackburn, like many others, is ing the University to a site in Ontario, dollars and 5,700 jobs. simply ignorant of the many wa\s in such as Cornwall.

Perhaps the perception that McGill which McGill contributes to the prov­ When asked about the lack of contin­ does not associate itself with the rest of ince," said Paterson, citing the Center gency planning at McGill even in the Québec persists because McGill is known for Human Genetics, and its computer­ face of an upcoming referendum, Chan as a strongly federalist institution. Inized disease detection system as one ol cellor Chambers said that it reflected a deed.McGill refu ses to a ppea r for mall y many important McGill contributions. calmer anglophone community in before Blackburn's committee.

"Effects [of McGill Univers.ty] canbe Québec.

"It would be inconsistent for me to felt all over Québec, even in the ridings appear before this separatist committee where the PQ has traditionally been "We now know that there's no such as a federalist'" explained Pater­ strong. We're saving their lives and they thing as fuII sepa ration and that no ma tter son, although he, Tavenas and Cham­ don't even know it." what, there will still be some kind of bers have all held informal meetings According to a report issued by Viceassociation with Canada," she said with Blackburn.

Principal Tavenas' office in January of "McGill has weathered all sorts of politi­ The current discussions within McGill 1991, for every million dollars in fund­ cal crises, and. we'll weather this one, about the possibility of separation stand ing from the provincial government, too." $ in sta rk contrast to the panic wh ich seized McGill generated 3 million dollars in

Dependency and the welfare state BYL1SA HARRISON There are some words in the English

language that put people on edge.

"Dependent" is one of them. To be de­ pendent on other people, institutions, and substances, is considered a weak­ ness in our society.

In a recent lecture entitled "The Poli­ tics of Dependency: To wards a Feminist Critical Theory", Nancy Fraser, a pro­

fessor of philosophy at Northwestern University and this year's McDonaldCurrie lecturer, tracked thegenealogy ol this word which she said has become a major term in North American political culture.

According to Fraser, the unpopular­ ity of dependency in our culture has evolved over time and has led to in­ creased stigmatization and feminization of the term.

"In the United States," Fraser ex­ plained, "welfare dependency is stere­ otyped by an image of a single, black, teenage, mother who cannot control her sexuality."

Inaddition to this negativestereoty pe, A merica n pol iticia ns are caHing for majoi cutbacks to welfare. The unpopularity of welfare dependents in the United States has arisen out of an increased valuation of independence.

"All dependency is considered blame­ worthy," Fraser pointed out. "There is no longer any good dependency. Inde­ pendence is identified with work and

those who don't work must carry the burden of self-justification."

Fraser concluded that in order to cor­ rect the negative connotations ascribed to dependency it is necessary to recog­ nize that there is need for it in our soci­ ety. She criticized American welfare laws which disallow welfare recipients from sharing their entitlements. " Rules such as these d iscourage interdependcnce and exacerbate the inde­ pendent/dependent dichotomy," she said.

Welfare dependency is notas stigma­ tized in Canada si nee programmes such as universal health care benefit all citi­ zens, not just the unemployed. Fraser's basis for analysis - the unpopularity of welfare dependents - therefore, cannot be similarly applied here.

The importance of Fraser's evaluation for Canadians, however, lies in the terms commonly used in North American culture. She was successful in pointing out the relationship between words and

modes of thought, and ultimately between expression and action. Fier final message was a call for intelli­ gent and sensitive use of words, as she noted that "language choice shows how we think about things." $

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Herb sp eak s for u n ity BVJEFF PERCIVAL Last Thursday, while most of McGill was attempting to combat the minus 30°temperatures, a thirty-year voteran of Canadian federal politics delivered an optimistic plea for national unitv and kick-start economic policies.

for more ta Ik on the economy and lesson the Constitution. He did this by empha­ sizing the interdependence of the two issues, particularly in the eyes of foreign investors looking for a stable country in which to invest. Gray lamented the ef­ fects of the "timetable" imposed on Can­ ada by the Québec referendum law and reiterated the view that in the case of separation, all of Canada would suffer economically.

The Honourable Herb Gray, Mem­ ber of Parliament for Windsor, Libera 1 financecriticand formerinterim Leader of the Opposition, spoke to a small crowd in FDA. Misaddress focused on the oft-discussed topic, "Canada's Fu­ ture: The Economy and the Constitu­ tion".

Gray's principal target was, quite predictably, theMulroney government.

He attacked recent cuts in federal trans­ fer payments to the provinces which have resulted in cuts to those services which need funding the most: education and health care. He claimed that this, in turn, has sapped the economic confi­ dence of average Canadians.

Though this title may invoke im­ ages of yet another tired federalist sea re tactic speech, Gray responded firmly to the many Canadians who are calling

Furthermore, the Free Trade Agree­ ment (FTA), the strict anti-inflationary monetary policy of the Tories, and the Meech Lake fiasco, have all fostered, in

Gray's view, Canada's present "season of darkness".

"What is truly needed right now is a more balanced approach that promotes (economic) growth instead of slowing it down," Gray explained.

His solutions included lowering the Canadian dollar to stimulate exports, further cutting of interest rates to stimu­ late capital investment, a fairer tax sys­ tem that will help the middle class and better "comprehensive" retraining for the 1.4 million Ca nad ians without work.

He also advocated running a slightly higher deficit to permitspendingand to stimulate investor and consumer confi­ dence.

Following his talk, Gray entertained questions from a largely supportive audience. One disillusioned individual, however, expressed a common Cana­ dian complaint about the ability of poli­ ticians to solve the constitutional crisis.

The dissenter questioned the basic in­ tegrity of a politician like Gray who, after many years in the House of Com­

mons, has failed to present a concrete vision for the coun­ try.

Although Gray's address bordered at times on strict Lib­ eral rhetoric, as he concluded, he put on his normal citi­ zen hat and pro­ nounced a vibrant and optimistic plea for "staying to­ gether" and work­ ing out the current constitutiona 1mess.

"Our great coun­ try depends on working together on a rational settle­ ment (of constitutional and economic prob­ lems) to exit our present winter of despair," he said. ®

W here do m en fit into fem inism ? Kennedy is Stone-dead

BY CATH ERINE PORTER The fight against sexism has long been considered a women's issue. Men, however, a re becoming involved in this struggle in larger numbers than ever before. Many women welcome the ef­ forts of these men, but there has been some debate about the way men shouId be involved.

A hot spot of this debate on the McGill campus has focused on a recently formed, exclusively male group called McGill Men Against Sexism (originally called A Place For Ethan).

"The group is the result of a process whereby, since 1became aware of femi­ nist issues, I ha veseen that feminism has been defined and done by women pri­ marily, and I think that this is very wrong," explained Stephen Rothgcisser, a McGill Men Against Sexism or­ ganizer.

"Men have to play a role in bringing about changes in society, as a responsi­ bility to society at large and to them­ selves as men," he continued.

A major point of contention regard­ ing this organization a rose from its maleonly membership policy. Feminist groups on campus have expressed con­ cern about the utility of an anti-sexism group that docs not involve women.

"It is a bad precedent to set, trying to discuss feminism without women. [The

men's groups are] carrying on a type of classic male bonding. It's much like a native consciousness gathering with no natives allowed," explained Kelly Gallagher-MacKay of the Walk Safe Net­ work "Feminism is about empowerment from within. Men's groups excluding women illustrate the fact that these men aren't willing to give up any power and are frightened to relinquish any con­ trol," added Sara Borins, a-coordinator for the McGill Coalition AgainstSexual Assault (CASA).

Rothgeisser, however, was adamant that the group does not rest on the prem­ ise of exclusion, but ratherupon the idea that men need time to remove them­ selves from the pressures of society to discuss feminism.

"At this point, as individual sexes, we still need to look at the fundamental issues affecting our lives, but sexes also need time out from society (not one another). We are rejecting society and what it expects of us as men," he con­ cluded.

One ma le organ izatio n tha t has ga ined recognition and acceptance from many feminists is Montréal Men AgainstSexism. Th is group con fron ts sex ism from a different perspective.

"We do not support the principle of male-only groups. Sometimes women

come to ou r meetings, but we have found that feminist groups usually like to work amongst themselves," said Martin Dufresne, an active member. "We find that these exclusively male groups usually work on the basis of male self interest, rather than working towards equality. It is for women to decide what feminism is, and the best that men can do is support feminism and not try to define the agenda themselves as they have always done."

Kelly Dobbin, another coordinator of CASA added, "The Coalition is open to men, and there are male members, al­ though women decide what should be done in general. Men will have a greater affectif they do things on women's terms for a change."

The responses to McG ill Men Aga inst Sexism however, have not been entirely negative.

"I found that at their first meeting, there were many men in the group who were genuinely pro-feminist. Yet, the leadership insisted on focusing on male bonding. The group should be open to women," said Dufresne.

Added Dobbin, "Thegroup isagood sign onone level as it shows that men are concerned about stopping sexism and this gives us hope. Then again, why aren't men in the Coalition, working with women on women's terms?"

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The hoopla over the new flick//-/C is hardly surprising. With a veneer of sincerity as convincing as Michael Jac kson skin tone, directorOliverStone has attempted to resolve just w ho kil led U.S. President, John Fitzgerald Ken­ nedy. As usual, Stone has ruffled my feathers.

The Kennedy assassination is the kneejerkmilestoneof theBaby Boomer generation. It is a symbol by which all those cognizant in 1963 mcasu re time.

"1remember where I was whenKennedy.." is not merely a tri p dow nme mory lane à la "when 1 met your mother..", it i s memory lane. My gripe is tha t this experience is n't a pa rt of my memory. It hasoppressed my genera­ tion before I was a twinkle in my fa­ ther.

The inability of my generation to unanimously identify with a single event which ma rks cha nge is debil itating and bad for our psyche. It is im­ perative to emphasize that remark­ able events have oceured within our own life time.

The importa nee of the assassination in Dallas has been over-emphasized for almost three decades. Legendary proportions have been lent to histori­ cal fact.. To many, it was the event which marked the end of the Age of Innocence and the beginning of the Age of 'Are You Experienced?'.

It is easy to spot the almost-rans for 'Event of Our Age'; the attempts on

T o w e r ot Babble

BY KATE GIBBS the lives of Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. I can remember where 1was when I heard the news of Mark David Chapman's attempt at Reagan, in Shakey's Pizza Parlor, Manila, Phil­ ippines. I can also remember we ate a large pepperoni and cheese.

We are all able to remember where we were a year ago this week. The fires in theoil fields nave notyet cooled.

Perhaps the Gulf War will prove to be the event of the 90's through which our generation will discover a unani­ mous definition. There is no danger in associating ourselves with the Gulf War as long as we reme mber the a nger, fear and shame it provoked.

Unlike our parents, we arc unable to claim we were born into an inno­ cent age. It is our responsibility to define ourselves accordingly and shake the ghosts of the past. I find no fault with history, but with our inabil­ ity to associate oursell'es with it.

We are the generation of the fall of the Berlin Wall, women in the corpo­ rate work place, and thedeathof Ryan White,events which a re ten times more important to our immediate situation than the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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Brown-bagging Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch

BY KATE GIBBS AND ALLAN TA IT

strange movie. N a k e d l.u n c h makes W ild look like S te e l M a g n o lia s .

The esoteric plot concerns the exploits of one William Lee, played by Peter Weller. Weller puts the quirkiness he displayed in B u c k a ro o B a n z a i a n d R o b o c o p to good use here, portraying Lee as an exterminator, writer, homosexual, drug addict,and remarkably poorshot witha pistol.

Lee’s drug-induced crimes take him from New York to the coastal African nation of Interzone. Inter/.one is a hotspot for gay c r u i s i n g , d r u g d e a l i n g , c o r p o ­ a t I le a r t

David Cronenberg's screen rework­ ing of William S. Burroughs' under ground classic N a k e d l.u n c h is, in main' senses, a rejection of the parent novel.

Cronenberg took the offensive in trans­ lating the book to the big screen, and de­ veloped a film that stands tall in its own right.

The movie opens with a quote from Burroughs, and the phrase "nothing is true: everything is permitted", which may have served as Cronenberg's dic­ tum for the adaptation. Jn his attempt to film the unfilmable, Cronenberg went out on a tangent, and wound up with an intelligent, funny, and downright

r a te e s p io n a g e , a n d c o n v e r s in g w ith th e

mutant insect /typewrtters wVvtcVvpopu­ late the movie. Lee, while attempting to make some sense of his job writing re'

ports, encounters Joan O'Leary (Judy Davis), a dead ringer for his dead wife, and falls deeper and deeper into the ad­ diction he was trying to kick by leaving North America.

Suffice it to say that by the end of the film, Lee has lost two lovers and his best friends, graduated from snorting roach poison to snorting ground»*p centi­ pedes, to mainlining Mugwump semen, and defected to the totalitarian state of Annexia.

While in most films, a description of t h e p l o t s u c h a s t h i s w o u l d r e n d e r ! seeing t h e m o v i e u n n e c e s s a r y , i t i s s impossible to cxpXavn what.Naked LuncVl'i is about by simply narrating what happens. The subtext, as in the novel, is what makes

up the movie, whether taste runs tod rug culture or political statement or queer coming-of-age stories. The movie is, in fact, so rich and ambiguous in its themes that people could probably pull just aboutanvthingoutofit,and many proba­ bly will.

Weller is brilliantly reserved as Lee, fumbling his drunken and drugged wav into hallucinatory vignettes and mum­ bling "Oh mv Cod" a lot. Two of his monologues, lifted from the novel, are themselves worth the price of ad mission and popcorn.

Judy Davis is grim and haggard, but undeniably sexv as William's first wife Joan. She switches her approach com­ pletely in her portrayal of the second

Joan O'Lea ry, becom ing mysterious and aloof, almost frigid.

As reviewers from both the Toronto Starand theClobeand Mail have noted, the film is visually stunning. The ma­ cabre mental playground Cronenberg developed in T h e F l y a n d refined in D e a d R in g e r s runs wild here. The dirty light­ ing and muted browns and yellows create a look that is at once vintage and sharp, a look relentlessly pursued, but never quite found, by the Coen brothers.

N a k e d l.u n c h is more than a bite; it's a seven course meal for the brain. See it, see it again, see it again, bolt yourself to your seat in the theatre.

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Nothing revolutionary about Revolution of the Mind

BY D A V ID NORTH Revolution of the Mind appears to be the latest in a growing line of Canadian bands trying to pass themselves off as revivers of the funk/soul tradition. It should be noted, however, that this band has added nothing to this musical genre except a desperate and juvenile twist.

The twist involves a publicity cam­ paign-slash-manifesto that emphasizes the "religious" aspects of the band's live shows. Unfortunately thisapproachends up making the entire project of Revolu­ tion of the Mind look ridiculous.

Firstofall, there isabsolutely nothing "revolutionary" about the music of Revolution of the Mind. Lately, you can hear variations of the kind of music this band plays almost everywhere, from local stages to T h e C o m m i t m e n t s soundtrack.

Sadlv, not onlv is the Mind's music painfully lacking in originality, most of the traditional funk and soul hooks the v shamelessly rip off can easily be identi­ fied as cheap imitations.

Take the banal lyrics of their number Soul T r a in : "This train lets your backbone slide/This train makeseverybodv feel high". What makes these words even harder to swallow is the fact that they are referring to the band's own dogma.

In keeping with the "religious" com­ ponent of the band's advertising cam­ paign, Revolution of the Mind has gone so far as to actually publish its own manifesto, 1 0 C o - M o v e m e n ts o f th e R e v o ­ lu tio n .

Most of these "co-movements" seem to revolve around a general theme that basically says "throw caution to the wind, gel on up and dance, do your own perso na11hi ng, a nd above a 11, res pect others if they are in the midst of the groove". It is difficult to even speculate what exactlv the band hoped to accomplish by printingthcselittleaphorismson paper, save perhaps a half-hearted attempt at seif-parodv.

Simplv put, Revolution of the Mind claims to have the abilitv to do nothing less than "cleanse vour soul". As the

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That's what we do. We celebrate the sound of soul." This feeble-minded1 appropriation of religious rhetoric, and the extent to which the band seems to rely upon it, is adolescent at best.

The actual music on the self-titled demo cassette consists mainly of songs which describe the personal attainment of a more liberated and independent lifestyle. The titles of songs like W o r k in ' it f o r M y s e l f and H o w C a n 1 G e t or, U p ,

essen­ tially speak for themselves. If you can conceptualize lyrics-focused roughly around such themes, belted out over any old James Brown number, you get Revolution of the Mind.

The most admirableaspoctof this band is its attempt to get a piece of a pie that is already dominated nationally by very capable bands like Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, and locally by the newlv refined Weatherman Groove Tube.

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BY KIM RYG1EL Christiane Desjardins' Im S a lle D e s P a s is an exhibit of transparent pho­ tographs framed in windows. The in­ stallation consists of five window-size photos of the Windsor train station's waiting room. These haunting images represent a unique concept of memory because they not only take one back in time but move the viewer through the present and into the future.

The transparency of the black and white photos is created by usinganearlv photographic technique of liquid .ight on photo pa per, and plexiglass. The sheer quality of the photographs, and their scratched plexiglass background, create a softening effect like frost on a glass pane.

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The result gives Desjardins' works a multi-dimensionality and allows for background and foreground bounda­ ries toad vance, recede, and intermingle.

The bronze war monument of the Angel of Victory is central to all the images. Desjardins explained that this form was chosen to represent the pres­ ence of humanity since it is neither male nor female.

The concept of photographing a wait­ ing room signifies time as a central theme of the work. Desjardins noted the personal sense of time which she experi­ enced while shooting the photos.

"I felt that the angel was waiting for me," she said.

The photos illustrate time by merging ternporal sett ings. Classica 1a rchitectu re of the past is fused with the immediate sense of human presence and with a

feeling of the eter­ nal, represented through a back- I ground of natural | landscape.

W a l k i n g ] through the ex­ hibit, is an experi­ ence in the passage I of time. Thefirstencou liter is with a | panoramic scene, representinga past | memorv of the sta-1 turn.

The next photo I isof theangel'sfcet [ dancing upon one j of the clear panes I of a stained glass I window. This im-l age, taken from a Renaissance! church in Italy,sig-1 ni fies the past. It is I followed bv a| photo which in­ vokes the future! and confuses time | as the image com­ bines a view of the I St. Catherine Street I gallery with the] ' fhcwxhibitisfor 4 r o o m w i t h a v i e w a t D e s j a r d i n s ' Installations manipulation of both material and theme the voyeur who passes through thegalwhich is best understood with an expia lerv, through time and through decades nation of the exhibit. $ of creation.

Though the exhibit is worth a visit T h e in s ta lla tio n is lo c a te d a t 372 S te there is only the one installation in a C a th e r in e W e s t., s u i t e 3 1 2 ( c o r n e r B l e u r y ) . small showroom. The show might be T o r in fo r m a tio n c a ll 374 - 9 4 2 3 . G a lle r y h o u r s passed off at first glance as simplistic. a r e T u e s - S a t. 1 2 -5 .

Desjardins, however, shows a careful

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Synchro swim team sparkles at York meet The Martlet Synchronized Swim team was victorious in Toronto this weekend, edging Western by a single point in the final event of the meet, hosted by York Uni­ versity.Three points behind Western prior to the team routines, McGill finished with 79 points to Western's 78. Third place place Queen's collected 45 points, the University of Toronto tallied 27 for a 4th, followed by McMaster, Trent and York.

In the opening event of the weekend, McGill finished 1 and 3 in the solos. Gerrilin Spence placed first; teammate Cindy Schwarzenhauer captured third. In the duets, Jennepher Henaff and Janet Gillis brought home a fourth, while Wendy Pollard registered a winning performance in the novice figures. Martlet Paule Charland finished second in the same event.

"All eight sparkling girls were in the water and we won, it was so exciting," said Head Coach Geraldine Dubrule. "We are on top and we're going to stay ahead."

The Martlets anticipate a good showing at theOWIAA finals at McMaster on the 8th and 9th of February. A team fundraiser Sunday at the Pool will feature a demonstration a 4:00 p.m.

Squash club shaping up for championship round At the Crossover tournament in Southern Ontario this weekend, the McGill Redmen Squash Club fell 0-6 to Waterloo and Western, and 4-2 to McMaster. The Redmen managed to down both Guelph and Laurier 4-2 and are currently ranked fifth in the OUAA. We're disappointed,"said player/Coach David Behm, "We really did n't get back into shape after the break and were not as prepared as we needed to be."

Ranked Mike Purden, currently on medical rotation, is scheduled to fly in from Victoria for the championship round two weeks from now.

Martlets take on the men in fieldhockey tourny The McGill Martlet Field Hockey team will be participating in a winter tourna­ ment this Saturday after two weeks of indoor training. The inter-provincial compe­ tition will take place at Lester 1! Pearson High School. The Martlets will be facing off against the Québec junior men and three other junior men's teams.

Track team limbers up for season Five members of McGill's Track and Field team carpooled to Sherbrooke this weekend and ran on the steeply-banked V'ert ct Or oval against squads from across the province. "!t was really just to get into the season and get running," said veteran Paul McCabe. "It was more like a time trial for us than anything else." .

A meet at Hanover, New Hampshire's Dartmouth College is slated for the weekend, pending the success of team t-shirt marketing.

Bulletproof Jeanson saves Redmen hockey from York Stellar goaltending from rookie nctminder Patrick Jeanson allowed the McGill Hockey Redmen to hold on to a 2-2 tie versus the York Yeoman this weekend, with goals courtesy of Mike Grady and team captain Martin Raymond. Jeanson stopped 53 Yeomen shots.

McGill fell to the University of Toronto varsitv Blues Friday, 6-2.

"I didn't think we plaved that well," said Raymond." We looked like we were out

Redmen redfaced again

BY SEAN GORDON It is said that oftentimes a game score doesn't indicate how close the game really was. In some rare and heinous instances, the score doesn't indicate the thorough domination of one team over the other.

Unfortunately, such was the case in the Currie Gym on Friday night, where the Concordia Stingers outclassed the Redmen for the second time in a week, 93-78. This time the final score was a little more palatable, but it was clear in the middle of the second half when the Stingers began sending in their subs, thatConU'stalentandexperience would get the better of McGill's discipline and hard work.

"It's so hard to stay with them for the whole game; they're so talented and ath­ letic," said Redmen Coach Nevio Marzinotto. "At the same time, I think our guys did a great job of coping with the full court press, although it eventually took its toll. It was a question of missing early opportunities and getting off track."

Turnovers in the face of Concordia's stifling full-courtdefence were cost y. In the early going, and through mostof the game, McGill was able to break through the press, only to miss layups at the offensive end.

Concordia had no such difficulties with McGill's defence. In the first half, small forward Ernie Rosa reached into his bag of moves and seemingly scored at will over bigger opponents. When the Redmen were successful in shutting him down, they had to contend with the Stingers' backcourt trio of Dexter John, Raphael Tyrrell and Robert Ferguson, who bombed three-pointers with deadly aplomb.

Tyrrell hit a bigtime three-pointer from NBA distance which put Concor­ dia up 31-19 with seven minutes left in

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the first half. This seemed to take the proverbial wind out of the Red men's sails, as did the fact that defensive ace Bruce Bird ran into foul trouble towards theend of the first half. After a late flurry by both teams, the Stingers took a 50-32 lead into halftime.

From the outset of the second half, the Stingers were all over the Redmen like a bad smell. Their defensive pressure wrea ked ha voc on McG i11'sefforts to get the ball up the floor, and Concordia went wild, converting early turnovers into quick baskets. The Stingers were able to build their lead up to an ulti­ mately insurmountable 31 points (at66-

35) with 15 minutes left to play.

To theircredit, the Red men refused to quit working. After the lights dimmed midway through the half, the Redmen regrouped. On the strength of good passing and a couple of Douglas McMa­ hon gorilla dunks, McGill was able to cut the lead to 21.

Things slowed down when shooting guard Cam Mathison fouled out late in the game. Still, with Concordia's subs in the game, the Redmen cut the lead fur­ ther on back-to-back three point drives

by Todd McDougall and Bruce Bird.

Nevertheless, as the adage says, it was too little too late; Concordia took it by fifteen, 93-78.

"I think we have to chalk the defeat up to experience because they're the more seasoned team; they had the advantage. Our guys played hard and that's really what's important, you can't ask for more," said a philosophical Coach Marzi notto.

The Stingers' Ernie Rosa led all scorers with 29 points, while team0 mate Emerson a! Thomas had 13.

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by Todd 0) McDougall who P had 11.

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Volleyball thrill-o-rama BYPAUL COLEMAN The Rcdmen The McGill Redmen volleyball team may be the most exciting team to watch on campus this semester.

In Saturday’s barn-burner match-up against nationally-ranked Université de Montréal, the Red men fell to the crosst­ own powerhouse in four sets(15-10,153,13-15,15-9), but only after giving U de M a bit of a run for the sixth spot status.

“We had a couple of great games," said Head Coach Ian Jordan. "The guys felt that they could have played better, but they keep improving and that's all that 1 can ask for. Chris_ Guenette just had a fantastic match, if we can get that kind of consistency from some of the other guys, we should be able to beat Bishop's and make it into the playoffs."

U de M’s Simon Burler, a two time All-Canadian,dominated plav through­ out the game.

"I think we did pretty well against them as a team, but we just could n't stop [Burler] in the middle," said Jordan. "He was firing at will."

The spike of the night however be­ longed to McGill's veteran middle blocker Jason Duncan who handily pummelleda pretty Chris Campbell pass down the throat of a stunned Montrealer in the third set.

"In the third game we came together, and played better still in the fourth," said Duncan. "It's thesameold problem though, everybody is playing better, but not all together."

The Martlets Old problems similarly plague the Martlet Volleyball team, which fell to the Concordia Lady Stingers in three straight sets (15-14,15-10,15-9) "It's the same thingas the begin­ ning of the sea­ son," said veteran Julia King. "We have a hard time staying intense."

In the opening match, McGill pounced on Con­ cordia, opening up a 14-6 lead, only to surrender to the now familiarself-doubtand concentration lapses that cost the Martlets so many games.

Credittheteam however, with some flashes of defensive bril­ liance. Sheila Huang came up big with several key receptions and saves.

The Martlets play next week against Laval in Québec.

"We came close to taking a

set from Laval before and I'm optimis­ tic," said King. "Our team has a lot of fight in us and I know the other teams are a little bit afraid of us because hey never expected to see that.'

M ore Sports B riefs . . . c o n tin u e d from p ag e 13 of gas, our ska ting was not that sharp in our defensive zone, and we came up pretty short on our forechecking."

"I think we are missing [injured veteran defender) Martin Lacquerre a lot. We don't notice how much we need him until he is not there."

McGill hosts the Ottawa Gee-Gees Thursday at MacDonald campus.

Alpine ski team faces cold and first season slalom The McGill Alpine Ski Team braved the bitter cold this past weekend at the season's first slalom at Val Ste. Come.

"When we started in the morning it was -34," said Skier/ Head Coach Pavel Pochâbradski. "When it's that cold, it affects the warm up before a race. You don't get those three or four runs in beforehand that might make the difference."

In the women's event Saturday, top McGill finishers were Sandra Cole at 2nd, Julia Hogan at 5th and Martha MacDougall at 6th. Laval's Isabelle Montmorency clocked the fastest time. On both days, McGill's top two women contenders did not finish.

In the men's division, Pavel Pochabradski netted an 8th, with Graham Moysey and David Butterfield ranking 16th and 17th respectively. U de M's Arreggcr Manfred won the race.

Sunday, Julia Hogan came 5th, Sandra Cole finished 6th and Martha MacDou­ gall 7th. The race was won by UQAM's Marike Robitaille.

Pavel Pochabradski led the McGill Men with another 8th place finish, ahead of 11th place Eric Bedard, and 17th place finisher David Butterfield. As predicted, Laval's Frederick Thibault was the victor.

Martlets lose well in hockey challenge with Dartmouth In a weekend two-game challenge against Dartmouth College, the Martlet Hockey team was shutout twice 7-0, and 6-0 by the incumbent Ivy league Cham­ pions.

"I couldn't be more happy," said McGill Head Coach Geoff Phil lips."The score was indicative of the high quality of play on behalf of Dartmouth, but not of the hard work and progress made by | McGill]. Its really fulfilling to see how the team has come along to this point."

Phillips praised the standout weekend performancesof Kerri-An ne Payette and Britt Small.

The Martlets play Trois Rivières this weekend at the McConnell arena.

M cG ill RedmenVolleyball is improving.

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Bongos and backstrokes beat the clock

BY PAUL COLEMAN If the McGill Swim team can establish a seasonal rhythm like the one it 'bongoed up' poolside at the Université de Montréal Speedo Invitational swim meet, it'll be da ncing. The meet featu red seven teams from Québec and Ontario churning through the relatively fast pool, and may be a precursor to the CIAU finals to be held at the U de M complex.

McGill's men came a distant second behind Laval despite the four team rec­ ords set by Paul Watson, and a first place finish in the 100m breaststroke by Eric Potier. Meanwhile, the women came away third on the wings of Jennifer Lailey's silver medal 200-metre backstroke.

In the first semester, Watsonqualified for the CIAU national finals in the 100 and 200-metre backstroke A native of Armonk, New York, he will be compet­ ing at the U.S. Olympic trials in Indian­ apolis this March. The 2nd year med student logged landmark times in the 200m freestyle, the 100 and 200m backstroke, and participated in a team best 200m medley relay.

"I didn't go to the training camp in Florida, but I trained at home with my club team," said Watson. "Right now, I'm just trying to sustain the same times that I qualified with, and work to a taper for both the Olympic Trials and the CIAUs, which happen to come at the same time as my med exams."

Watson, and U de M's Patricia Noall who brought home five medals for

Canada at the World Swimming Cham­ pionships, epitomized the high-calibre of the Québec division.

"What we are trying to do here is evaluate what we achieved at training camp, and see exactly how much rest or how much more hard work we need before we get to the Provin­ cials," saidHcad Coach François 'Bam-Bam' Lau­ rin during war­ mup.

"We logged a lot of mileage yesterday, we swam up to 12 kilometres on the day before the meet," he added. "It'll be interesting tosee how they com­ pete under this kind of pres­ sure."

"Times aren't really all that im­ portant right now, especially when you've al­ ready madeyour standard," said Tracy Darling, a senior fromCalPoised f o r victor)

gar}'The swim team will see action a,;ain in two weeks in Sherbrooke where it will, no doubt, beat the drums, the clock and the competition. ^

McGill University Ombudsman For Students FO URTH A N N U A L R E PO R T C O N T IN U E D . . . mate" where students can focus on their education and where men and women stu­ dents feel equally comfortable.

The OMBUDSPERSON will be appointed by the Board of Governors on the recom­ mendation of the Principal. The Principal will be advised by a joint Senate/Board I have continued to participate with my col­ committee, one-quarter of whose mem­ leagues in Quebec and the rest of Canada in bers will be students. regular meetings and conferences. We struggle together to develop better ways of meeting our constituents' needs for service. The OMBUDSPERSON will be appointed initially for a trial period of two years.

In April 1992, Canadian ombudspersons are holding the first joint conference with our The OMBUDSPERSON will be a member American colleagues in Columbus, Ohio. We of the McGill Faculty who has obtained the are confident that this will proveto be a most respect of both the staff and the student informative and challenging meeting. This body. opportunity to share ideas, to problem solve together, is always stimulating and helps to The OMBUDSPERSON will be an impar­ energize all of us. As the only ombudsperson tial arbitrator, as free as possible from con­ at McGill, I frequently feel that I work in iso­ flict of interest situations. lation and thus the chance to meet with oth­ ers in similar positions is most helpful to me.

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As I begin my fifth year as Ombudsperson for Students at McGill 1 look ahead to new opportunities and new challenges, i would like to say an official farewell to two valued colleagues who have left the Univcr■•i‘y, but who provided me with assistance and guidance over the past four years.

Vice-Principal Freedman and Secretary of the Senate, Sheila Sheldon-Collyer, were my mentors during these four years. They were always available for consultation. Knowing that I could turn to them at any time in­ creased my confidence. Their support was invaluable and 1shall miss them both.

The OMBUDSPERSON will investigate, at the request of any member of the student body, any grievances that may arise be­ tween that student and the University or anyone in the University exercising au­ thority.

The OMBUDSPERSON will bring his or her findings and recommendations to the attention of those in authority by the most expeditious means possible.

The OMBUDSPERSON will investigate any apparent inadequacies in existing Uni­ versity procedures which may jeopardize the rights and liberties of any members of The establishment of an official ombuds of­ the University community. fice will mark this year as a new beginning for the position of Ombudsperson for Stu­ The OMBUDSPERSON will be free to for­ dents at McGill. 1 will continue to work mulate recommendations which are not to collaboratively with the Students' Society, be construed as formal policy. the McGill Legal Information Clinic and the administration, faculty and staff of McGill, in order that I carry out my mandate to create a The OMBUDSPERSON shall, if required safe, comfortable atmosphere where the rules by both parties, mediate disputes between grieving parties.ii of natural justice prevail for all students.

Once again this year I would like to con­ Confidentiality clude by payirig tribute to all McGill stu­ dents. Your energy, intelligence and enthu­ siasm make this University an exciting and The OMBUDSPERSON will treat all confi­ wonderful place to work. Thank you for dential matters with the utmost care and sharing your'problems and concerns with respect for the individuals concerned. me. 1 hope 1 have lived up to your high expectations. I will continue to struggle with The OMBUDSPERSON shall have access you to ensure that McGill remains a bulwark to all official files and information as are of fairness and justice for all. required to fulfill his or her functions.

Respectfully submitted, Scope

Annette Werk Associate Professor Ombudsperson for Students 4 November 1991

Inquiries made by the OMBUDSPERSON to members of the University should re­ ceive respectful attention and be treated with reasonable promptness.

The OMBUDSPERSON will not make University policy or replace proper legal channels; he or she acts solely in an advi­ sory and intermediary role.

Pavela, G. (1991 ) "Total Quality: from Perfec­ tion to Continuous Improvement". Synthe­ The OMBUDSPERSON will exercise no powers that arc beyond the legal scope of sis, Summer, p. 182. the University. He or she can only make recommendations regarding actions or policy within the scope of the University.

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TheroleoftheOMBUDSPERSON FOR STU­ DENTS is to try to solve problems that a stu­ dent might have within the University. The OMBUDSPERSON FOR STUDENTS, through informal negotiations, will aim to avoid the more formal grievance procedures already existing at the University.

Annual Report The OMBUDSPERSON will provide a written report of the activities and deci­ sions of his or her office annually to the Senate.

This annual report will indicate the prog­ ress of theOMBUDSPERSON's officeand indicate any recommendations for im­ provement.

M c G i l l U n iv e r s it y O m b u d s m a n F o r S tu d e n ts FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT September 1st, 1990 to August 31st, 1991 I am pleased to present the Fourth A nnual Report of the McGill U niversity O m budsperson for S tudents for the rep o rting period S eptem ber 1st, 1990 to A ugust 31st, 1991, in accordance w ith the T erm s of the Office as ap proved by the Senate and th e Board of G overnors (copy attached).

1 have received few er com plaints ab o u t u n d e rg ra d u a te a d ­ m issions than ever before and those th at I did receive w ere m ore easily resp o n d ed to. T he stead y an d ongoing co -o p eratio n of M ariela Johansen, D irector of A dm issions, has m ad e m y job infinitely m ore m anageable in this area.

m ake these w aivers available p u t forth in w riting their policy as to w h o is eligible and the specific criteria on w hich the choice will be based.

This year g ave m e the o p p o rtu n ity to continue my efforts to en su re that the U niversity rem ains a place w here stu ­ d en ts can feel secure about their rights being respected and up h eld . 1 continued to reach out to as m any stud en ts as possible in o rd er to increase their aw areness of the office of the o m budsperson and the services 1 provide.

C om plaints about adm ission to g rad u ate school co n tin u e to increase. U navailability of personnel to consult regarding their in d iv id u al situations is a frequent concern of m any ap p lying for adm ission to g rad u a te studies. Som e d e p a rt­ m ents seem to p ut off resp o n d in g to applicants for m any m onths a n d the stu d en ts feel that their lives are in lim bo for longer th an is necessary. Reasons for refusal are often not forthcom ing despite stu d e n ts' requests for same.

A lthough the policies about u n d e rg ra d u a te adm ission as well as their appeal process are very clear th ere is less clarity ab o u t readm ission policies to various faculties. It app ears that th ese decisions are m ade in the faculty itself, u sually by the A ssociate Deans. I have had a n u m b er of com plaints ab o u t this process this year. T he decisions m ade seem to vary considerably and do not ap p ear to follow a consistent policy. It w ould ap p ear th at a m ore general university w ide policy, com m ittee and ap p eals process should be consid­ ered.

1 w as pleased that the McGill A dm inistration responded favourably to m y request for changes in the m anner in w hich the o m buds office functioned. A sa result of this, in N ovem ber 1991, a new office of the o m budsperson will be officially opened at 3534 U niversity. This office will in­ clude su p p o rt staff to answ er the telephone, take m essages an d m ake appointm ents. T his will be the first tim e at McGill that an office will be established specifically for the om b u d sperson. 1 am very excited about th isn e w develop ­ m ent as I feel it is a clear statem ent by McGill of the accep­ tance of this service as a viable an d im portant facet of the U niversity's obligation to students.

T here has, how ever, been a d r o p in co m p lain ts from stu d en ts in th e C entre for C o n tin u in g E d u catio n . T he problem s that do rem ain center on the d .lem m as of rereads, ap p eals and availability of professors.

The situations I h av e been involved in th is year covered a w ide ran g e of academ ic an d non academ ic concerns. An increasing n u m b er of these related to issues around intim i­ dation and h arassm ent, b oth sexual and non sexual in n a­ ture. I will discuss this issue in greater detail in the next section of th e report. S tatistical S um m ary

I am looking forw ard to this m ove and am confident that it will lead to im proved service for an increasing num ber of McGill students.

D iscu ssio n of Selected Issues

1990-91 has seen a continuation of my co -operative alli­ ance w ith the McGill Legal Inform ation Clinic. Together, w e have been able to provide both inform ation an a ad v o ­ cacy to an increasing num ber of students. O nce again, my job has been facilitated by their availability and their expertisein helping students through the grievance and / or appeal processes. T he personnel at the Clinic changes yearly, but the high level of their professional com petence rem ains unchanged.

The S um m er 1991 issue of Synthesis, th e publication d e­ voted to Law and Policy in H igher E ducation, focuses on Total Q uality on C am pus. T he lead article by ed ito r G ary Pavela points o ut that ' h u m an beings and h u m an co m m u n i­ ties can be perfected in accordance w ith tim eless an d u n iv er­ sal physical an d ethical law s" (p. 182). H e further notes P lato's belief that "h u m an virtues - especially the virtues necessary for com m unity life - reflected a cosmic o rd er" (p.

182) an d thus m en an d w om en are given a place in a universe w here k n ow ledge will pro m o te m oral excellence (Pavela, 1991).

T h ro u g hout the year, I have m aintained an excellent w ork ­ ing relationship w ith the S tudents' Society and in particu ­ lar w ith the V ice-President, U niversity Affairs. I have also continued to serve on the A dvisory Board of McGill N ightline. I have tried to be available to any and all students in ­ d iv id u ally and through their faculty or d ep artm en t asso­ ciations w ho have w ished to avail them selves of m y serv­ ices.

D iscu ssio n of Cases This year (1990-91) saw a sharp increase in the num ber of stu d en ts w ho cam e to the om budsperson for service. This can be seen in m ore detail in the statistical sum m ary which follows.

I have, once again, divided the cases into three m ain categories: (1) (2)

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Requests for inform ation, referral and consultation; C om plaints against a m em ber of the U niversity faculty or staff or an entire departm ent, w hich can be handled by the student h erse lf/ him self after consultation w ith the om budsperson; C om plaints w hich require the personal intervention of the om budsperson.

I w ould like to point out that num bers do not tell the w hole story, for one case m ay b e settled in one interview or m ay require w eeks or m onth s of intensive intervention.

A lthough the greatest num ber of student users of the o m b u d s office continues to be u n d erg rad u ates, an increas­ ing n u m b er of g rad u a te stud en ts are requesting help from the om budsperson. These g rad u a te cases arc often ex­ trem ely com plex and frequently very difficult to resolve.

At tim es they require consultation with the Dean a n d /o r A ssociate Dean of G raduate Studies.

O nce again this year, I have been approached by rep resen ­ tatives of th e stu d e n t associations of tw o faculties and of one d ep artm en t for advice and consultation. O ne of these situations necessitated m y direct intervention with the D ean of their faculty.

In alm ost every case, I have been w arm ly received by the A cadem ic A dm inistrators w hom 1have approached. Their thoughtful analysis of the situations and their advice, g u id ­ ance and, w here necessary, their interventions have been m ost appreciated.

The m an d ate of th e McGill o m b u d sp erso n includes the responsibility to bring to th e attention of the U niversity those issues and concerns w hich seem to h av e a m ore general im pact and w hich req u ire fu rth er attention by the U niver­ sity.

Tw o of the issues 1 raised last year rem ain problem atic.

1. Rereads T he pro ced u res su rro u n d in g "rereads" rem ain u n ­ clear to m any stu d en ts. I have received several com plaints ab o u t this problem . A lthough the rules state that the o utside read er should receive a "clean" copy of th e exam or p ap e r (all m arks, com m ents, etc. rem oved) th e re have been several incidents w here the stu d e n t has been told by the o utside reader "y o u r m ark rem ains un ch an g ed ". This does not reas­ sure the stu d en t, as h o w w ould the n ew m arker know w hat "the sam e" w as if s h e /h e received a clean copy. As well, there are often delays of 4-5 m onths before the stu d en t receives the results of the re-read .I feel th at there is still a lot of w ork to do by in d iv id u al d ep artm en ts a n d / o r faculties before this problem can be considered resolved.

2. C heating In last y ear's A nnual R eport, I questioned the v alid ­ ity of co m p u ter p ro g ram s to catch stu d en ts w ho cheat. This has rem ained a h o t issue for m uch of the year. H ow ever, M cGill's new reg u latio n s reg ard in g seating at and scram ­ bling of m u ltip le choice exam s sh o u ld elim inate this p ro b ­ lem if they are follow ed th ro u g h o u t the U niversity. It is im ­ perative th at th ese regulations b e follow ed by all professors in all d ep artm en ts an d faculties. O u r efforts should be cen­ tered on elim inating o p p o rtu n ities for cheating rath er than on trap p in g cheaters.

F oreign S tu d en t T u itio n W aivers T here ap p ears to be a lack of clarity on the p art of foreign stu d en ts both ab o u t the eligibility req u irem en ts for tuition w aivers, as well as the decisions m ad e about w ho, once eligible, receives these w aivers.

D espite m any inquiries on m y part, I too rem ain unable to explain to stu d en ts w hy th eir friend got a w aiver an d they d id not. I am sure that d ep artm en ts w ho recom m end stu ­ d en ts u n d ersta n d the policy b ut th eir k n ow ledge d o es not seem to reach the stu d en ts, p articularly th e g rad u a te stu ­ dents, w ho are anxiously w aiting to h ear if they are to be the recipients.

I w ould recom m end th a t d ep artm en ts a n d / o r faculties w ho

R ead m issio n Policies

H arassm en t H arassm ent can take m any forms, b u t at the very best it is based on insensitivity and at its w orst it includes the use and abuse of pow er and control.

T his year, 1 have received m any com plaints from stu d en ts w ho claim that they have been harassed by professors, teaching assistants, lab supervisors, ad m in istrativ e assis­ tants, and others in positions of pow er. T heir com plaints ran g e from being scream ed at in public, to attitu d es of d is­ dain, to ou trig h t sexual advances. M any stu d en ts have d is­ cussed the derogatory statem ents about w om en m ade by professors o p en ly in the classroom . T hese also include sexist jokes and com m ents. The stu d en ts feel uncom fortable b ut are afraid to take any action as they fear that if they do so their grades will suffer. O ther stu d en ts rep o rt that they have been told by a professor "th ere's no place for y o u r fem inist ideas here" or other equivalent d erogatory statem ents. Still others feel th a t their professors or teaching assistants give m ore credence to statem ents m ad eb y m ale stu d en ts than to fem ale ones, that they are rarely if ever called on w hen they raise their h an d s in class. In sum m ary, these stu d en ts are com ­ plaining about a "chilly clim ate" in the classroom .

In som e dep artm en ts, split by ideological or other issues, stu d en ts perceive them selves to be used as p aw n s betw een factions.

Still other stu d en ts have com e to com plain about profes­ sors or teaching assistants w ho have m ade overt sexual ad ­ vances to th e m . In these cases I try to refer them to th e Sexual H arassm ent A ssessors. Som e do follow this ro u te b ut others are hesitant to do so. They feel th at they need an advocate in o rd er to p u t forw ard their claim.

As a result of four years of listening to and dealing w ith stu d en t concerns in this area, 1 w ould like to m ake a few recom m endations.

McGill has four excellent p art-tim e sexual harassm ent asses­ sors w ho w ork diligently to im partially investigate all com ­ plaints b ro u g h t to their attention. H ow ever, m uch m ore is needed if w e are to m ake McGill a place w here fem ale stu d en ts (as well as female staff an d faculty) can feel that they are treated w ith respect an d equality.

An intensive educational program is th e best w ay to change attitudes an d raise aw areness. N o one w ho w atched the Anita H ill-Ju d g e T h o m a s hearings can rem ain oblivious to the need for change. Just having a good policy is not enough. W e m u st let every stu d en t k now that McGill does not tolerate this abuse of pow er. Every m em ber of faculty and staff m ust b e helped to u n d erstan d w hat the broad defi­ nition of sexual harassm ent includes. We m u st encourage ethical behaviour, for the actions of relatively few m em bers of the university com m unity can im pugn and im peril the majority.

C oncordia U niversity has recently ap p o in ted a full tim e sexual harassm ent officer and opened an official office to deal w ith this problem . This officer's m a n d ate em phasizes both education and im plem entation of the U niversity's p o l­ icy. The U niversity of W estern O ntario has just revised tneir policy and now operates an official office staffed by tw o half-tim e female em ployees and o n ep art-tim e m ale em ­ ployee plus a receptionist. They operate u n d e r the D ep art­ m ent of E quity Services an d consider ed ucation an im p o r­ ta n t focus of their w ork. O th er C anadian an d A m erican universities are also review ing and revising their policies an d staffing.

This y ea r,an o fficialo m b u d so fficeisb ein g estab lish ed . I feel it is also tim e to establish an official office to deal w ith sexual harassm ent. O m b u d sp erso n s in all universities are involved to som e extent w ith this serious and pervasive problem . All of us w ho p rovide services to stu d en ts m ust w ork together with o u r university adm in istrato rs to not only develop excel­ lent polices b u t also to find effective w ays of im plem enting them . O nly then will McGill be able to p ro v id e a "w arm cli-