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Page 2 T u esd ay . M arch 24th F o lk m u sic a t the Y ellow D oor w ith T he Folk M usic Society. A ny T u esd ay a fte r 9 p.m . Tea, tu n es a n d talk.

A m n e sty In te rn a tio n a l M e e tin g at 6:30 p.m . in U nion 435.

T he C e n tre fo r D e v e lo p in g A rea S tu d ie s p re sen ts A. K aiser A k b ar on " Im p a c to f m o n eta ry a n d fiscal policies o n econom ic activity in B angladesh" at 12:00 p.m . in S em inar R oom 100, 3715 Peel St. The St. P a tric k 's Society of M o n treal a n d C o n c o rd ia Irish S tu d ie s presents Prof. C ecil H o u sto n o n "The C a n ad ian Irish a n d A m erican M yths" at8:00 p.m . in the R ussell Breen Senate C ham ber, L oyola C a m p u s, R oom 200, 7141 S her­ bro o k e St. W. T he M c G ill C e n tre fo r C o n tin u in g E d u c a tio n is h o ld in g a n Inform ation Session o n M arch 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m . in R e d p ath H all.

CLUB FO R U M tonight! Rm. 107/8, 6:00p.m. Very im p o rta n t to s e n d rep from y o u r club!!!

W ed n e sd a y . M arch 25th T h e H ille l S tu d e n ts ' S ociety p re s­ en ts Prof. B. Barry Levy o n "C u rre n ts a n d C ross C u rre n ts in C o n tem p o rary O rth o d o x y " a t 1:00 p. m. a t 3460 Stanley St. T he C a n a d ia n S ociety fo r C iv il E n­ g in e e rin g a t M cG ill U n iv e rsity p re s­ en ts M r. B radford W a sh b u rn w ith a slid e p re se n ta tio n o n "S urvey ing and M a p p in g M o u n t E verest" a t 7:30 p.m . in Leacock 232.

T he Facu lty o f M usic presents G rads a t Five a t 5:00 p.m . in P ollack H all. A t 8:00 p.m . in R e d p ath H all - G ra d u atio n Recital. T he Brass Soloists w ill perform in the C lara L ichtenstein Recital H all

(C209, 555 S herbrooke W ) a t 4:00 p.m .

T h u rsd a y . M arch 26th N o rth A m e ric an S tu d ie s G eneral E lection a n d P izza P arty. Free p izza a n d all-dressed elections, 5:30 p.m. Tribu n e office, U nion B01-A. P u b p a rty a t O ld D ub lin follow ing. C all A m y a t 3986789 for fu rth e r info.

T he D e p a rtm e n t o f A n th ro p o lo g y p resen ts Professor Ian K eene w ith his lecture "A borigines, E nvironm ental Re­ view a n d the Politics of U ra n iu m M in ­ ing in N o rth A ustralia: The C o ro n atio n H ill E pisode" L eacock 738,4:30 pm .

T he D e p a rtm e n t o f E n g lish p re s­ ents V irginia M a so n V au g h a n w ith slid e p re sen ta tio n "From S currility to N o b il­ ity: E nglish T heatrical R epresen tatio n s of A m erican In d ian s" at4:00 p.m . in the A rts C ouncil Room .

Fuhjative, "T o ro n to 's H o ttest R eg­ gae B and" w ill be p lay in g th e U nion B allroom at9:00. T ickets $5 in advance, $7 a t the door. C all 845-9171 for info.

M cG ill Im p ro v is perform ing for free (those w acky folks) in the A lley a t 8:30 pm .

T he M c G ill Film S ociety presents Round M idnight in FDA A u d ito riu m , 7:30 p.m .

The Faculty o f A rts p re sen ts the M axw ell C u m m in g s Lecture: C arlos F uentes o n "B aroque N e w W o rld " in Leacock 132 a t 7:00 p.m .

The Facu 1ty o f M usic presents String and M ixed E nsem bles a t 5:00 a n d 8:00 p.m . in Pollack H all. In R e d p ath H all: an o rg a n recital w ith Luc B eausejour at 12:15, a t 8:00 p.m . M ike T hom son, tro m ­ bone a n d M oeen H osain, tu b a w ill p e r­ form . In the C lara L ichtenstein Recital H all, the Brass Soloist w ill p erfo rm at 4:00 p.m .

F rid ay . M arch 27th T h e M c G ill C h ristia n F e llo w sh ip is h o ld in g its p ra y e r m eeting. 7:00, a t the D iocesan College.

M c G ill Im p ro v p e rfo rm s in P layer's T heatre a fte r th e play. Free w ith a d m is­ sio n to the p la y o r $1 a t the door.

The M c G ill Film Society presents Paris Texas in th e FDA A u d ito riu m at 7:30 p.m .

T he Y ellow D o o r C offee H o u se p re sen ts live m usic w ith S arah Hill, M ike R ossiter a n d Paul M esbur. 8 p.m, a d m issio n is $2.

T he F acu lty o f M u sic presents a p erfo rm an ce b y Jorga Bronca A yala, tru m p e t, A llison G agnon, piano and S ylvainB eyries, tru m p e ta t6 :3 0 p .m . in the C lara L ichtenstein Recital Hall.

S a tu rd ay , M arch 28th T he M c G ill Film S ociety presents Sam and M e in FDA A u d ito riu m at 7:30 p.m .

The M c G ill L atin A m erican A w are­ n e s s G ro u p p re sen ts G u a tem ala n h u m a n rig h ts w o rk e r J. M olinas and Fa th er E rnie Schibli of the Social Justice C o m m ittee to sp e a k o n h u m a n rights a n d th e re fu g e e q u e stio n in G u a te m a la .

T he film Burning Rivers w ill also be sho w n . 12 - 6 p.m . in B ronfm an 151.

A d m issio n free.

O n g o in g e v en ts Q u e b e c P irg is com piling inform a­ tio n o n M cG ill Self-D efense courses.

Please leave a m essage for Fiona a t 3986823 o r 398-7432.

O p e ra M cG ill p resen ts M ozart's The Magic Flute M arch 24, 26 a n d 28 at 7:30 p.m . in Pollack H all, 555 S herbrooke St. W. T ickets a.re$15, $10 for stu d e n ts and sen io rs a n d a re available a t the Pollack

H all Box Office.

H ow to tell w h e n a n avocado is ripe a n d o th e r tips o n edible vegetation.

M c G ill N ig h tlin e . 7 nights a w eek. 6 p.m . - 3 a.m . 398-9423 P e e r A cadem ic A d v isin g o n T ues­ d a y , M arch 2 4 a n d W ed n esd ay , M arch 25 from 12 - 4 p.m . in U nion 1 0 7 /8 or E d u ca tio n rm 305.

D ro p in m eeting for s tu d e n ts regis­ tere d o r in te rested in W o m e n 's S tu d ie s m in o râ t the M cGill C entre for Research a n d T eaching o n W om en, 3487 Peel St. A p ril 1 4 , 3 - 5 p.m .

N a tio n a l P h y s io th e ra p y W ee k is M arch 23-27. E vents inclu d eex p o sitio n

booths a n d w h e elc h air basketball.

T h e D e p a rtm e n t o f L an g u a g es a n d T ra n s la tio n a t the C en tre for C o n tin u ­ ing E du catio n w ill offer a 36-hour sem i­ n a r e n titled "S avoir s'e x p rim e r en p ublic" for a d v an ced learners a n d n a ­ tive French speakers. A lso - im p ro v e yo u r E nglish o rF ren ch startin g the w eek of A p ril 27th. C o u rses also available in C hinese, G erm an, Italian, Japanese, R ussian and Spanish. C all 398-6160 for info.

A m n e sty In te rn a tio n a l p re se n ts "T o rtu re w ith Im p u n ity : Food for T h o u g h t" d isp lay o u tsid e U nion cafe­ teria - M arch 24 - 26.

A P u b lic S e rv ice A n n o u n ce m e n t from the O ff-C a m p u s H ousing O ffice I m p o r t a n t N o t ic e !

E very y ear, m an y s tu d e n ts h ave th eir leases au to m atically re n e w e d because they d o n o t notify th eir lan d lo rd of th eir in tention to leave w ith in th e tim e lim its se t by the law. Please take n ote o f the follow ing inform ation- it w ill save you a lot o f tro u b le a n d m oney!

Y o u r la n d lo rd m ay send y o u a letter4 to6 m o n th s before the e n d of y o u r lease.

T his letter w ill tell y o u if the re n t w ill be increased for the next y ear o r if the land lo rd w a n ts any ch an g es m ad e for the next y e a r's lease.

If no le tte r is sent, y o u r la n d lo rd expects th a t y o u w ill be sta y in g in the a p a rtm e n t for a n o th e r y ear u n d e r the sam e c o nditions as the c u rre n t lease.

If y ou a re not sta y in g for a n o th e r year: 1. Y ou m u s t re sp o n d to the la n d lo rd 's letter w ith in o n e m o n th a n d say that y o u d o n o t w a n t to renew the lease. The o n ly w ay to resp o n d is w ith a letter sent by re g iste red m ail (the P ost O ffice w ill tell you how to se n d a reg istered letter).

2. If y o u d o n o t receive a letter from the lan d lo rd a n d y ou d o n ot p la n to stay, y o u m u st notify th e lan d lo rd a t least th re e m o n th s before the e n d of y o u r lease.

S end y o u r lan d lo rd a letter by reg istered m ail sta tin g th a t you d o n o t w ish to re n ew the lease. T enants w ith leases en d in g Ju n e 30 m u st se n d these letters by the e n d of this m onth.

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BY RICH LATOUR Little discussion surrounded Students' Society (SSMU) President Scott Mitic's presentation of a "much improved" Letter of Agree­ ment at last Thursday's Council meeting.

Mitic and VP University Affairs Rosalind Ward-Smith have been negotiatingbetweenSSMUand the university since last September. Al­ though the current Letter of Agree­ ment is not supposed to expire until 1993, the university administration has forced its renegotiation in the hope that SSMU will eventually become incorpora ted.

Mitic described how fifteen ar­ ticles had been added to the pro­ posed Letterof Agreement since he brought the last one before Council last November.

"We've had some significant changes in the Letter," explained Mitic. "The goal.is to sign it [the Letter of Agreement] this year to maintain as much continuity with the Letter."

Mitic explained that the univer­ sity will not be renewing SSMU's liquor permits, which expire April 30, because of liability concerns and a set of complex tax implications.

"Either the William Shatner University Centre becomes dry or we put up the liquor permits our­

selves," explained Mitic.

Another sticking point dealt with the issue of SSMU incorporation entirely. Mitic explained the ad-hoc committee on incorporation's deci­ sion that such a move would not be immediately feasible.

Architecture councillor David Gruber asked Mitic to elaborate on the expensive costs in incorpora­ tion.

Mitic responded that the two major costs would be liquor per­ mits and insurance. He estimated that liquor permits needed for Gert's and The Alley would cost around S500 each, and the cost of insurance would be anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000.

Mitic added that SSMU had little choice in this matter. In addition to the threat of permit loss, SSMU is dealing with the University's pow­ erful Legal Advisor, Raynald Mercille. "[We are] limited by our lower power base," admitted Mitic.

Other significant changes the President outlined: •The Board of Governors would no longer have the right to adjust SSMU fees, without confirmation by the Dean of Students that fee in­ creases followed SSMU bylaws and its Constitution.

•SSMU staff will no longer be university employees, but SSMU employees, due to the new staff

policy passed in January form ing an Em ploym ent Services Cor­ poration.

• B o t h SSMU and the U n iv e r s ity will be bound to the agree­ ment bilater­ ally. O rig i­ nally, only SSMU was bound to the Agreement.

•Mitic and W ard-S m ith m anaged to convince the University to entrench some guarantees, ine l u d i n g SSMU's con­ tinued use of SSM U Council not chicken to negotiate with administration. the U niver­ sity's internal mailing, computing proposed Letter would enable it were to contain "illegal matter". and telephone services; the recog­ SSMU to choose its own auditor, "Hopefully the Students' Society nition of SSMU's rights to operate but only after the University ap­ would assume any legal liability food services; and the recognition proves the selection, which Mitic [foritspublications]," stated Mitic. of SSMU's organizationof Welcome called "ludicrous".

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Mitic and Ward-Smith hope to Mitic expressed his displeasure Another clause would give the have a final, revised Letterof Agree­ with an aspect of the Agreement University the right to pull any ment presented for a vote at the that deals with SSMU auditing. The SSMU publication off the stands if next Council meeting, April 3. @

CKUT funding drive success offset by lease negotiations

BY PATRICK GLADNEY Lease negotiations with the Stu­ dents' Society (SSMU) to charge the campus radio station S18,000in rent remain a grave concern for staff members.

Currently, CKUT pays a token $1 annual rent. But it is now SSMU policy to charge all independent groups who utilize the William Shatner University Centre space a pro rata maintenance fee of $7.61 per square foot. The rate is calcu­ lated on the annual cost of building

maintenance, divided proportion­ nally.

SSMU started to charge the ie McGill Daily $14,500 a year last st semester.

The rent policy disturbed CKUT T management.

"We are an autonomous student at group, but [SSMU is] focusing onn autonomous instead of student. We 'e are autonomous just because of the ie fact we own the [broadcasting] li­ icence with the CRTC and [as a re­ 5sult] have to be incorporated," stated CKUT station manager ir

Nadine Gélineau.

CKUT Funding Coordinator Janice Fike insisted that most of the pledge money, over $58,000, has already been budgeted for the maintenance of the station and equipment repair or replacement, "We've been incredibly frugal, and made all kinds of cutbacks," she stated. "Our advertising sales are way down. Because we are not a commercial station, we don't like to depend on advertising revenue, but we have to. Our clientele is comprised of small business, and they are hurting because of the recession."

Gélineau was even more to the point, insisting th at CKUT would be unable to raise sufficient funds to cover the cost of rent.

But SSMU of­ ficials do not readily accept this argument.

Shifman, SSMU Comptroller.

Gélineau feels it is unfair of the SSMU to be demanding rent. The station has been in operation for only four years and has barely been given an opportunity to get off its feet.

"To kick us down before we get going, and start hitting us with things like this, shows a lack of good faith," Gélineau stated.

The radio station intends to move out of the Shatner Buildingeventually. It will set aside $20,000 a year,

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CKUT on a y to raise funds.

"CKUT has several choices to make to come up with the money.

They can reduce costs, increase their amount of , revenue, or repri­ o ritize their budget to see if they can come up with items that are not neces­ sary," said Jon

so that in five years CKUT will have enough money to invest in a new location.

AccordingtoGélineau, "Wecan't afford to move and pay rent here."

Shifman sympathized with the concerns of CKUT. He noted that the University is fully aware of the spatial problems and is even con­ sidering the construction of a com­ munications building.

"CKUT provides a super valu­ able service," said Shifman. "We're not out to get them at all."

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March 24-30,1992

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B o a r d m e e tin g c o v e rs k e y i s s u e s fa c in g D a ily

BY BENOIT JACQMOTTE A proposal at the Daily Board of Directors meeting last week that students have the option to with­ hold fees for the newspaper met with some debate.

Kevin Donovan, one of the Daily Publication Society (DPS) directors, proposed thgd the Daily offer stu­ dents the chance to opt out of the current $6.70 per year allocated to the paper.

"Basically, by offering students their money back, they are not forced to financially support some­ thing theydon'tagree with," Dono­ van stated.

"Currently, if you don't like the Daily, you have two options. You can not read it, or their [the Daily staff's] typical response: you can go write for them or change them, of which I have my doubts."

Daily coordinating editor Alex Roslin disagreed with the need to offer students refundable fees.

"The problem with giving re­ fundable fees is that anybody can pick up the Daily whether they have

gotten a refund or not," Roslin said.

"We have no way to monitor who uses our services and whodoesn't."

He also added that offering re­ fundable fees would contravene the Daily's constitution, which was passed by students in a referen­ dum.

Monica Brennan, Chairwoman of the Board of the Daily Publications Society, agreed.

"It would create a negative at­ mosphere if not everyone could use Daily services," she said. "I'm wor­ ried this [proposal] sets a bad prece­ dent. Every student is a member of the DPS, of Students' Society (SSMU) and of CKUT. How could SSMU or DPS monitor who is using their services?"

Budgetary problems were also addressed at the meeting. Projected budget figures for the newspaper indicate a substantial drop in reve­ nues from last year.

"We are going from last year's surplus of about $44,000 to this year's projected deficit of $17,000," Donovan said, expressing his con­ cern with the $20,000 allotted for honoraria.

"I don't know how many people

that [$20,000] is for," hecommented.

In response, Brennan asserted that "he's not researching his alle­ gations. Honoraria go to all editors.

Twelve editors get approximately $20,000."

Roslin attributed the Daily's deficit to current economic condi­ tions.

"I'm concerned about finances because the Daily is not immune to the recession," explained Roslin.

"Businesses are putting less adver­ tising in the Daily and that has hurt us."

The Board also reconsidered its relationship with Campus-Plus (CPlus), the advertising cooperative owned by Canadian University Press.(CUP) of which the Daily is a member.

"There is a lot of fine-tuning that has to be done in the way C-Plus handles ads with its papers," Ros­ lin elaborated Brennan emphasized that the Daily is not considering pulling out of C-Plus or CUP.

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SOCIETY

1 A u b re y K a s s i r e r HaringbeenactiveonSSMUlor thepast twoyears as Residence andthen ScienceRepresentativetoCouncil, IPavegainedexperience andknowledge.

This past year onASUSPas givenmeideas oaPowtobetter represent sciencestudents. Althoughthere always exists adistinct needtor returning councillors, Ibiswill beexceedinglyimportant next year onanSSMU Council experiencingacompletetorn-over. Thepresence ol avocal, knowledgeablecouncillorwill beessential toensure council is net a rubber stamplor executivewhims. VoteAubreytor experience, action, dedication, andchangelor thebetter.

R e b e c c a L indley Sciencestudents needa responsible representativevoiceintheSSMUnext year. Issues suchas toodservices andCampos safety dominatedtherecent SSMU Exec, campaigns. Asrep toSSMU, Iwouldcontinuetheellorl to ensure that these areas see real changes (realistic andallordableones!)in thenext lewmonths.Myiiwotvement withtheissue ol dividingtheASUSinto AUSandSUShas clearlydemonstratedthat science students needa stronger, more ’representative1voiceinthe student government. It elected, Iwill help initiateadirectionandgeneral mandatelor the newlytormedSUS, centralize andstandardizeNTCservices, andencourage increasedcommunication betweensciencedepartmental associations, andslodenls. Experience: V.P. Administration-ASUS19912; Member, SSMUExternal Allairs Committee, 1992-92; Chairperson ASUSfinance Committe, 19912. VoteRebecca Lindleyas Science ReptoSSMU! __________________ R o s e Y en Inall honestly, Ibate politics. Ibateevenmore beinglost inwhat’s happening withour student tees andthose relerenda whichdon’t seemtoadequately explainwhat we’re votingabout.

Whyare we always tell inthe shade or completely inthedark?

Theredeedstohemore communicationbetweenthe governingbodies andthe bodiesbanggoverned. Your opinions mokethe policiesbut youmust be beard. Asyour representative, Iwilt informyouanthetopics ofcouncil and makeyour concerns those ol council.

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$ucce$$ful year for $$MU According to Students' Society (SSMU) VP Finance Lev Bukhman, the Society is projecting a successful end to its financial year.

"We're anticipating a surplus of between $75,000 and $100,000 dol­ lars," he said.

Bukhman explained that this was a pleasing change from the state of theSSMU's finances over the past two years, noting that the Society lost approximately $200,000 last year. "(This success is] due to prudent financial planningand wise financial management," stated an exuberant Bukhman.

He explained that SSMU adopted an austere financial policy, cutting down on building and administration costs as it responded to the financial crisis which the losses of past years had caused. Bukhman also noted that tight financial policies have put a lot of pressure on SSMU groups and functions.

"Hopefully we have learned some lessons from that," he added.

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Executives lost in space over Shatner Building

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In a rare showing of Executive disunity, the Students' Society (SSMU) Executive split on a motion about renaming the Union Building after William Shatner.

Councillors were voting on a three-part motion, put forth by Coun­ cillors David Gruber and Andrea Hill "to respect the democratic proc­ ess". The motion provided for the changeover of SSMU stationary and supplies to include the name William Shatner, for SSMU to lobby the administration to recognize the results of the Shatner referendum, and for an 8 X 10 glossy photograph of Shatner to be hung behind the information kiosk.

But VP Internal Alex Johnston, who admitted she was being "anally retentive", suggested that the stationary and photograph provisions in the motion be delayed until the Board of Governors accepted the results of the Shatner referendum held earlier this month.

VP Finance Lev Bukhman disagreed.

"Students have spoken out and students are sovereign," Bukhman told Council. "We must obey."

Besides, Bukhman added, a pictureof Shatner behind the kiosk would be appropriate because “ the kiosk does resemble a Starship Bridge."

After Johnston's amendment failed, the Gruber and Hill motion passed. Johnston, along with VP External Karla McDonald, voted against it, while Bukhman and VP University Affairs Rosalind WardSmith voted for it. President Scott Mitic abstained.

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Health insurance causes SSMU staff earaches

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Last week students received their first billingof $31.83 for the Student Prescription Drug and Accident Insurance Plan. The billing included a note informing students that any questions related to the billing should be directed to the SSMU. Asa result, the SSMU front desk was plagued with close to 400 phone calls, many of them abusive, between Thursday and Monday afternoon.

Fed-up SSMU staff explained that many students were unaware of, or did not understand the plan, and wished to 'opt-out'. The deadline for 'opting out' was at the end of January.

SSMU VP Finance Lev Bukhman was not distressed by the number of calls.

'Good for them [the callers]," he said. "If I got a bill in the mail and 1 didn't know what it was for I would call too."

Bukhman did not believe that the number of calls indicated that students were not properly informed about the plan.

"To judge these numbers in themselves it may seem like a lot, but it is a small proportion [of McGill students]," he noted.

Recounts replay results SSMU Chief Returning Officers (CRO) oversaw recounts for the elec­ tion of SSMU VP External and the Fédération Etudiante Universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) membership referendum last Friday. The recounts brought about no change in the election results.

Defeated VP External candidate and current Law rep to SSMU council Héléne Mathieu had asked for a recount based on a high number of spoiled ballots.

VP External-elect Jeff Percival had asked for a recount on the referen­ dum question, due to a narrow margin of students voting to reject SSMU membership in FEUQ. Although CROs Deanna Vanderyagt and William Stee were unable to provide the exact figures produced by the recounts, they did note that the margin of victory for those wishing to withdraw SSMU membership from FEUQ increased.

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Pity the '92-'93 Students' Soci­ ety (SSMU) Executive. The only people whoaregoingtoenjoy next year are the sadistic, bloodthirsty press types who will have the privi­ lege of writing about all the car­ nage the Executive is likely to produce.

President-elect Jason Prince shares few political convictions with any other member of the Executive. The potential exists for serious political, if not personal, animosity within the Exec.

Those who are cynical about Students' Society might say it's a good thing to break up the per­ ceived cliquiness in the Executive and inject a little healthy dissent and 'democracy' into it.

This is patent nonsense. The SSMU Executive is a government with five cabinet positions. By rights, one should elect a govern­ ment, not the individual cabinet members. The fact that members do not run on a platform is simply another sign of the inadequacy of SSMU electoral regulations.

Imagine, for instance, a Cana­ dian cabinet with Harvie André, Preston Manning, Sheila Copps, John C rosbie and A udrey McLaughlin. It is possible that these five people would be the five most talented people at a given set of five cabinet positions. They would, however, make fora horri-

C O M M EN T F our y ears ago, McGill stu d e n ts v o ted m assively in fav o u r of "the crea­ tio n of a c h a p te r of the Q uébec Public In tere st R esearch G ro u p a t M cGill".

O u r m an d a te has b een to p ro m o te the s tu d e n t's role as citizens, by co n d u ct­ ing research, e d u ca tio n a n d action in issu es o f social concern.

T he joint co n stitu tio n is a n aim to fulfill the m an d a te of creating a viable lo b bying voice for stu d e n ts in Q uébec o n social issues. A ll m eetings d isc u ss­ in g the c o n stitu tio n ,(an d th ere have b e en m any), are p osted, a n d all m em ­ b e rs (m em bers include all full-tim e stu d e n ts at McGill, C oncordia and U niversity of M ontréal) are en co u r­ a g ed to a tte n d a n d give th eir inp u t.

W e feel th a t ra th e r th an re d u ce s tu ­ d e n t in p u t into the o rganization, the n e w c o n stitu tio n w o u ld increase s tu ­ d e n ts ' voice o n social issues in Q uébec.

C u rre n tly , a b o u t one th ird of o u r b u d g e t goes into jo in t projects su c h o u r n ew sm ag azin e Perspective, a n d the B etter W aste M anag em en t Project.

Life a s a m e ta p h o r The Fresh Prince of the fo r b o x in g Shatner Building GROUNDZERO fically ineffective government be­ cause they would be totally inca­ pable of formulating policy to­ gether.

This is precisely the situation which faces next year's Executive.

Take the obvious conflicts in External Affairs policy between Prince and VP External-elect Jeff Percival. Prince believes in zerotuition; Percival does not. The hid­ den agenda of Prince and his sup­ porters is to get McGill into the Association Nationale des Etudi­ ants et Etudiantes du Québec (ANEEQ).

Percival correctly says that ANEEQ is a non-starter at McGill, not least because of its present preoccupation with achieving sov­ ereignty for Québec.

Can we really expect any serious work from SSMU next year given these conflicts?

Since similar gulfs on policy matters exist between Prince and other members of the Executive, Prince now faces a difficult choice.

On the one hand, he can choose to find whatever common ground exists between himself and his coexecs, and agree to concentrate solely on those projects.

This, however, would probably mean that he would have to aban­ don significant parts of his plat­ form, which, given his determined nature, seems less than likely.

On the other hand, he could stay faithful to his platform and choose to openly disregard the views of his fellow Execs in order to fulfill what he perceives as his mandate for radical change. (Yep - 35% of a 16.4% turnout is what we call a mandate at McGill).

This will quickly become very nasty, with Executives contradict­ ing and attacking each other in public, and poisoning whatever working relationship they may have had with one another.

The situa tion will become worse when these conflicts spill over into Council next September. Next year's Council will be no more likely than this year's to take any "radical" measures, especially when so many of reps have rea­ sonably close relations with more conservative Execs like Susan Nickerson and Julie Dzerowicz.

As a t QPIRG, Prince will become more and more frustrated with a situation he cannot change. Once again, he will be presented with two options; to continue to fight for his platform, which will result in stalemate and stagnation, or to resign.

Either way, it's bad news for students of the society.

ALEX USHER RICH LATOUR

QPIRG d ir e c to r s a s k for in p u t T hese projects are a rg u ab ly th o se th a t h a v e m e t the g re atest success a n d in ­ volve the m o st stu d e n ts.

T he co n stitu tio n w ill be p u t to a g e n era l m eeting vote o n M arch28, a n d w e are actively e n co u ra g in g o u r m em ­ b ers to a tten d this m eeting. For info on this, please contactQ P IR G at398-7432.

T he m eetin g w h e re w e d e cid ed to opp o se the g y m 's ex p an sio n w as a n ­ n o u n c ed in the Daily the d a y o f the m eeting. S tu d e n ts d o n o t "o v e rw h e lm ­ ingly su p p o rt" the g y m project as it is c u rre n tly pro p o sed .

S tu d en ts have only vo ted to s u p p o rt fu n d in g for a p ro p o se d athletic facility.

In fact, this d e sig n for the gym , w h ic h w o u ld encroach o n a p ro tec te d h e ri­ tage site, has n e v er b e en p u t to a s tu ­ d e n t referendum .

Q PIR G is ask ed by a la rg e n u m b e ro f c o m m u n ity g ro u p s to take positio n s o n issues o f c o m m u n ity concern.

W e d o not h ave the resources, n o r d o w e w a n t to be, a p o llin g g ro u p . W e do w h a t w e th in k re p re se n ts stu d e n ts '

concerns as citizens, a n d inv ite s tu ­ d e n ts to brin g in p u t into o u r consensus d e cisio n -m ak in g process.

In the end, w e are sim p ly stu d e n t volunteers. A ll w e can d o is be as o p en as possible to stu d e n t in p u t a n d criti­ cism.

For stu d e n ts w h o h a v e concerns a b o u t issu es th a t w e are involved in, w e e n co u rag e them to com e to o u r m eetings, M ondays a t 6:00. Also, the $3 fee th a t is p a id by all full-tim e s tu ­ d e n ts is refundable.

W e believ e th a t QPIRG is a n o rg an i­ z a tio n th a t is g rassro o ts a n d effective.

In the com in g year, stu d e n ts w ill once ag ain h a v e a chance to s u p p o rto rd e n y the m a n d a te of QPIRG in a c am p u s­ w id e re fe re n d u m .

H a fiz M a h e ra li, P e te r K ing, R achel R o sen , A aro n F reem an , Fiona D e lle r, D a n iè le M a c k in n o n , S h e la g h M o n t­ go m ery , D a rre n S ig e sm u n d Q u é b ec P IR G B o ard o f D irectors

And thus the year ends. How time flies when measured in bi­ weekly increments.

BY A D A M STERNBERGH As I, like the Evil Queen in Snow White, pause to reflect, the brain damage, and laying the embracing words of American foundations for your imminent philosopher Emo Phillips come and ultimately embarrassing to mind: "If I have made even comeback. one person laugh, then I'm al­ In some unfortunate cases, ready doing better that 'Full you or one of your fellow pugi­ House'." lists may not be able to fully The Last-Column-of-the-Year reconcile the fact that, while you would seem an appropriate time are allowed and even encour­ for some final acute sparks of aged to commit violent acts wisdom coupled with an opti­ while in the square-shaped mistic and reassuring forecast "ring," you are forbidden to for the future. But before we slap commit these self-same acts a band-aid and a stamp of good when interacting with the public health on Western society, it at large. You may begin to seems we should address a few believe that the violence by of the nagging questions which which you earn your living is insist on poking out their noses acceptable anywhere, against like the proverbial February 2 anyone. groundhog (who, incidentally, If this happens, you will be popped out of its hole this year punished, as you should be. And and immediately froze to death, you will become the object of a sign which is traditionally much finger-wagging and headinterpreted to mean that Mon­ scratching as people wonder tréal winters bite.) what our world is coming to, The recent news from Mike and who the next heavyweight Tyson's rape trial raises one such champion will be. question: Hopefully, after 8 to 10 years, In a society which claims to you will have learned your les­ deserve the adjective "civilized," son: namely, that in this particu­ how exactly is it that profes­ lar civilized society, violence is sional boxing has managed to unacceptable, except of course in survive as a legal and widely boxing rings and foreign accepted athletic pursuit? countries, where violence is the Think about it. This is a logical recourse in the battle for sport" in which the object is to prizes like peace, prestige, and pummel your opponent repeat­ big belts. edly, with the intention of induc­ This is only one of the ques­ ing a sustained period of tions which faces this rogue unconsciousness. As a reward band of anti-materialistic 80s for your prowess, you are back-lashers stained by post-60s awarded a large belt. cynicism which is our genera­ You then continue to beat tion. It probably isn't the most people up for cash and prizes, at pressing. But it is these sort of approximately six-month questions, concerning the warp intervals, until finally you your­ and weave of our society, which self are knocked senseless. At give the familiar phrase "See this point, you retire, and spend you in the Fall" a whole new the rest of your life gaining and apocalyptic overtone. weight, denying your obvious

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Letters to the Editor Dressing down the Redmen logo issue

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Radio-free SSMU

T o th e E ditor: It m ay seem a bit late to be say in g this, b u t I still feel it needs to be said. T he activists a t this u n iv ersity have ju m p e d on the b a n d w a g o n o n e tim e too m any! T here are issues a n d then th ere are item s b lo w n o u t of pro p o rtio n .

I a m referring to the so-called 'issu e ' of the R ed m en logo.

It is not racist. Period. U nless y o u are a p e rso n so afra id of being racist y o u o v erco m p en sate by reacting to s u c h things.

T he logo re p resen ts a N ativ e In d ian in full headdress, m ost likely a w a rrio r for the tea m s' pu rp o ses. This is m u ch a cele­ b ra te d p a rt o f the N a tiv e H eritage.

M y boy frien d is a N ativ e C a n ad ian Indian. H is fam ily is O jibw ay from M an ito u lin in O ntario. E very su m m er the n ativ e c o m m u n ities u p there h old a Pow -W ow W eekend, a w eekend to celebrate th eir h eritag e th ro u g h N ative dance, food a n d costu m e-in clu d in g h e a d d re sse sa n d w a rrio r "m ake­ up"O ne only has to see recent native n egotiations to fu rth er realize the im p o rtan ce o f the h e ad d re ss to the First N ations.

To top it all off, m y b o y frien d 's m o th e r reg u larly w ears a hockey jersey w ith the C hicago B lackhaw ks'logo o n it w hich h e r b ro th er, a v ery p ro m in e n t m em b er o f the N ativ e c o m m u ­ nity, got for her.

These p eo p le are N a tiv e In d ian s a n d they obvio u sly d o n 't find su c h a logo racist, so go find a REAL issue o n wfiich to sp e n d M cG ill's m oney!

K elly Boon U2 M a n a g em en t

T o th e E ditor: Re: 'C allin g for a n a p o lo g y ', L etters, M ar 17.

I a m n o t u n fa m ilia r w ith b e in g m isq u o te d in the Daily. I w as n o t s u rp rise d to read , in a n article, th a t I h a d been q uoted as say in g th a t CK U T w as m ism an ag ed .

U n fortunately, this q u o te w as tak en o u t of context from a larg e r c o n v ersatio n I w as h a v in g w ith th e rep o rter, in w hich w e h a d been d iscu ssin g the a u to n o m y of in d e p e n d e n t g ro u p s from the SSMU. D u rin g this conversation, I said th a t because of this com ­ p lete au to n o m y , the SSM U sh o u ld not be su b sid iz in g gro u p s th at alread y receive su b stan tial fu n d in g from stu d e n ts through in d e p e n d e n t s tu d e n t fees (the Daily, CKUT, Legal Info and QPIRG); th a t w e sh o u ld be c o n ce n tra tin g o u r resources on g ro u p s th a t rely o n us for fu n d in g because they d o not have a n y alte rn a tiv e so u rces of fu n d in g (the S exual A ssa u lt Center, W alk-Safe N e tw o rk , D ebating U nion, etc...); a n d th at the SSM U c an n o t be re sp o n sib le for In d e p e n d e n t g ro u p s' m a n ­ a g em en t o r m ism an ag em en t.

A lth o u g h w e w ere d isc u ssin g CKUT-FM a t the tim e, this w as not a d ire c t reference to the m an a g em e n t of the station. 1 am the first to recognize th a t N a d in e G élineau, the station m anager, has d o n e a g o o d job of m an a g in g the station, despite lim ited resources.

P erh ap s the next tim e y o u are con cern ed w ith a statem en t th a t a p p e a rs in the Daily y o u c o u ld com e a n d sp e a k to me directly, a n d verify its v alidity.

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T o th e E ditor: D avid G ruber, in his M arch 17th letter, claim s th a t the Trib­ une has w reck ed its credibility a n d w eak en ed its a u th o rity by p rin tin g the conflicting o p in io n s of its editors. The fact that the ed ito rs h ave the sam e goal, the e m p o w e rm e n t o f w om en in this case, is sufficient to silence d eb ate o n w h a t m eth o d s sh o u ld be u se d to achieve this goal, a ccording to M r. G ruber.

In m y opin io n , Mr. G ru b e r is w rong. By p u b lish in g the conflicting o p in io n s of its editors, a n e w sp a p e r sh o w s th at it is try in g to be o p e n -m in d ed , to le ran t a n d diverse. These a t­ tributes help a n e w sp a p e r's credibility a n d auth o rity .

If M r. G ru b e r's po sitio n is tak en seriously by the editors, th en the Tribune has tw o options: p rin t no editorials on con tro v ersial issues o r give those issues a o ne-sided, su p e rfi­ cial treatm en t. W hile a stu d e n t n e w sp a p e r has every right to a d v an c e certain causes, it has a n o bligation to b e a forum for o p en d e b ate as well.

To p re se n t a facade of total a g ree m e n t w o u ld essentially tu rn w h a t sh o u ld be a n e w sp a p e r into m ore p ro p a g an d a . In­ stead of in fo rm in g a n d challenging stu d e n ts, the Tribune w o u ld do good PR w ork.

Mr. G ru b e r also claim s th a t fem inists, in general, sh o u ld n o t criticize each o th e r in public, since su c h criticism frag ­ m en ts the fem inist m ovem ent. In fact, the existence o f such criticism s en co u rag es scholars to stre n g th e n th eir argum ents, en co u rag es feedback from the public, a n d m ight help to re­ m o v e the characterizatio n th at fem inism is too "politically correct".

U nfo rtu n ately , I can n o t th in k of som eone as tren d y as Q u e en L atifah to qu o te in m y favour, I su p p o se I'll h ave to g et by w ith "The T ru th shall set y o u free". T h at is, tru th of the u n a b rid g e d variety.

Eric W hite

T o th e E ditor: I read K ate G ibbs's article, "W hy the sea is boiling hot and w h e th e rp a d s h ave w ings". I w o u ld like to le ty o u know h ow 1 c u t d o w n on m y costs o f m en stru a tin g .

It can g e t so bad , v o u find y o u rse lf telling the lady a t the check o u t c o u n te r a t^ te in b e rg 's th at y o u 're stocking u p for the y e ar because of the special. T h at's not so bad co m p ared to bein g w o k e n h o u rly by c ram p s a n d w o rry in g a b o u t stains.

T his w a s m y p ro b lem fro m d a y o n e u n til sev eral years ago.

T hen affirm ations a n d d ie t so lv ed m y problem .

A n article I r e a d a f e w y e a r s a g o s ta te a m e n stru a tin g should last 3-4 days. I th o u g h t, "W ow , I'v e been w a stin g m y tim e and m oney b lee d in g for longer." Being som eone w h o h ates w aste, I w illed m y bleed in g s d o w n to this tim e span. (T hecram ps also left).

I read also, I d o n 't re m e m b e r w here, th a t a w o m a n is either a baby m achine o r sh e 's not. In o th e r w o rd s, if her m en sesstart early, they w ill e n d late. If they sta rt late, they w ill end early.

T here w as no ex p la n atio n giv en in this article as w h y this w as so. I th o u g h t it w as N a tu re 's o rder.

A fter research in g on h e alth a n d diet, I sa w the link. C o n ­ su m in g C a n a d a 's m ass fa rm e d a nim als m eans consum ing p o u n d s o f u n n e ce ssa ry h o rm o n es, (am o n g st o th er u n w a n ted substances). H o rm o n es a re w h a t reg u late the w o m a n 's cvcle.

So a h igh consu m er of a nim a 1p ro d u c ts w ill ha ve a h ig h er level th a n no rm al level of h o rm o n es in her system . H ence, her m en ses w ill sta rt earlier.

A fter I becam e a veg etarian , there w as a noticeable dim inish m en t in the flow.

T hese tw o w ays, m in d o v e r m atter, a n d diet, h e lp e d m e cut d o w n o n the cost a n d inconveniences th a t m e n stru a tin g m ay cause.

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H y d ro -Q u é b e c p u b lic re la tio n s c a m p a ig n fa lte rs

BY K A T H E R IN E B R O W N H yd ro -Q u éb ec gave stu d e n ts a n o v erv iew of the p ro p o se d G ran d e Baleine (Jam es Bay II) project a t a sp arsely -atten d ed p ress conference for s tu d e n t m edia last T hursday.

H ydro-Q uébec also held public h e ar­ ings last w eek w hich w ere b e en criti­ cized b y m em b ers of the C ree c o m m u ­ nity. T om W adden, a re sid en t o f Chisasibi, a to w n located n e ar the 1970s' La G ra n d e project, q u e stio n e d the m o tiv atio n s b e h in d the hearings.

"C o n sid erin g the w ay the hearin g s h av e b e e n operatin g , it's as if those people [at H ydro-Q uébec] have already

b e tte r im p a c t stu d y ," sa id D em ers.

D em ers d e n ie d th a t H yd ro -Q u éb ec w as solely resp o n sib le for h ig h levels of m ercu ry fo u n d in fish w h ic h in h a b it the lakes a n d rivers affected b y La G rande.

H e sta te d th a t the h igh levels w o u ld be stabilized in "a b o u t tw e n ty o r th irty years".

D em ers also m en tio n ed H y d ro 's a t­ te m p t to create a viable co m m ercial fish­ ery in the reserv o irs "w h ere the levels of fish h ave increased".

W a d d e n d isa g re e d w ith this assess­ m ent.

"W e d id n o t h a v e a p ro b lem w ith m ercury u n til after the project w a s fin­ ished," ex p lain ed W ad d e n . " N o w w e 're

d e cid ed w h a t to do," c o m m e n te d W ar­ ren. "E v en w h e n they cam e here, they w ere in su c h a h u rry to leave. W e are h a p p y th a t w e g o t the chance to say h o w w e feel because w e d id n 't go th ro u g h this w ith La G ra n d e, b u t w e g et the feel­ ing th a t H yd ro -Q u éb ec is n o t really lis­ ten in g to u s."

C lau d e D em ers, a H y d ro-Q uébec env iro n m en talist, stressed th a t th e en v i­ ro n m en tal im pact of G ra n d e Baleine, w hich is sm aller in scope th a n La G rande, w ill be m in im iz e d by careful e n v iro n ­ m en tal assessm ents a n d ong o in g im pact studies.

"T he c o n tin u a l m o n ito rin g of the im p act o n the e n v iro n m e n t p e rm its a

forever being tested. N o th in g is d o n e to replace the existing fish stocks. F ish is a sta p le o f o u r diet; w e 're g oing to e at th em if th ey 're full of m erc u ry o r not, especially the old people."

A ccording to H y d ro -Q u éb e c's c o o rd in a ­ to r o f N ative relations, D enis R oux, G rande B aleine w o u ld be econom ically beneficial to C ree in the region. Roux m a in tain ed th a t C hisasibi h a d experienced a h ig h e r sta n ­ d a rd of living since Jam es Bay projects be­ g a n in the 1970s.

Roux also said th a t the C ree w o u ld b en e­ fit from ex te n d ed e m p lo y m en t activities, as they h a d from La G rande.

B ut W a d d e n claim ed th at job train in g is only a "lip service". The C ree, h e sa id , only

g et seaso n al jobs.

H e also felt th a t H y d ro -Q u éb ec ig n o red the fact thatC hisasibi’su n e m p lo y m e n t rate is close to 30%.

"A lot of y o u n g p eo p le m ig h t be in te r­ e sted in w o rk in g o n the project, b u t any w o rk they get is seasonal," W a d d e n said "T hat creates a k ind of m alaise; y o u feel like n o body gives a d am n . W e've h a d to b u ild a hom e for b a tte re d w om en, because of the alcohol ab u se in the co m m u n ity .'

I th in k G ran d e Ba leine w ill cause exactly the sam e problem s. 1 d o n 't u n d e rsta n d ho w an y b o d y can th in k of b u ild in g u p there, w h e n they h a v e n 't ev en looked a t th e social im pact. They m u st d o a p ro p e r social im p act s tu d y a n a sta rt to a d d re ss the p roblem s in o u r c o m m u n ity ."

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S o b e rin g a d v ic e fro m m e d ia p ro fe s s io n a ls tions to g e t a foot in the d o o r, w hile o th ers to ld o f the offbeat w a y s they got th eir start.

K im H a n d y sid e s, a freelance rad io b ro ad caster, w as first n oticed w h e n she h ired a m im e to acco m p an y her, a n d se rv ed coffee a n d truffles to a d agents as she d istrib u te d her d e m o tape.

"T hat w ay, peo p le re m e m b e re d me.

E ven th o u g h the v e n tu re cost m e five h u n d re d dollars, I m ad e it all b ack a n d m ore in m y first com m ercial," H a n ­ d y sid es said.

P articip an ts c au tio n ed th a t the lack of job security is a m ajor d isa d v a n ta g e of freelance w ork. T om m y S chnurm acher, w h o has been w ith the G azette for fo u rtee n y ears, e x p la in ed the p roblem .

"I w as o u t of a job a n d I d e cid ed to becom e a n artist," said S c h n u rm a c h e r.

BY S U SA N N E L A N G L O IS R epresentatives from all sectors of th e local c om m unications in d u stry w ere p re se n t tw o w eekends ago for the a n n u a l M cGill M edia C areer Day. W hile the c u rre n t econom ic g loom has cast a sh a d o w o v e r em p lo y m en t p ro s ­ p ects w ith in the in d u stry , p articip an ts no ted th a t the in d u stry 's increasing re ­ liance on freelance w o rk m eans th at creative y o u n g people have a b e tte r chance of being noticed.

"B ecause a career in the m edia is un co n v en tio n al, the m eans of g etting into a career in the m edia are u n c o n ­ ventional," exp lain ed Julie M itchell, c o -o rd in a to r of the event.

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A nyone w h o w a n ts to m ak e a lot of m oney s h o u ld n 't be a t M edia C areer Day; y o u sh o u ld b e a t L aw y er D ay."

E ven g ain in g e n try into the m ed ia is difficult, as M a u ree n C o rb e tt, the p ro ­ vincial re p re se n tativ e for V irgin Rec­ o rd s n oted.

"It's the old C atch-22 situ atio n . Y ou c a n 't g et h ire d w ith o u t experience, b u t how d o y o u g e t experience if y o u c an 't get hired ?" ex p lain ed C orbett.

The p articip an ts also stre sse d th e im ­ p ortance of b u ild in g a portfolio a n d of­ fering y o u r ser v ices o n a volunteer basis.

"W ho in th e ir rig h t m in d is g oing to refuse free w ork?" ask e d S u san Bell, w h o a n ch o rs the a fte rn o o n n e w s at O ldies 990.

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"If y o u are going to v o lu n te e r y o u r se rv ­ ices, establish a tim e p e rio d d u rin g w hich you w ill w ork," H andysides w arned. " 'T h a t w ay, e m p lo y ers w o n 'ta s s u m e th a t y o u are going to c o n tin u e to w o rk for free."

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th a t academ ic credentials, w hile still im p o rtan t, are not as v aluable as creativ ­ ity a n d energy.

"In this in d u stry , a n d o th e r a reas of the m edia, w h a t c o u n ts above all is street sm arts," she said. £

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Threatened reproductive rights and the awareness of the spread of AIDS have made women s health a prominent, political issue.

Health activists came together last Thursday to talk about this and ahost ofother concerns.

One of the participants was Dolly Meiren, spokeswomanfor Women'sHealth ActionMobilization (WHAM). WHAM is aNew Yorkbased group that employs attention-getting tactics. One of its recent exploits was placing a gag on the Statue of Liberty to protest the "gag rule", which prevents doctors in feder­ ally sponsored clinics from discussing the option of abortion with patients.

Meiren thinks this kind of activism is an integral part of affecting change.

M c G ill T rib u n e : A m ajor issue in the U.S. p resid en tial race is th a t of national h e alth care. H o w is W H A M involving itself in this debate?

D o lly M e ire n : H e a lth care is a b u z z w o rd that's been flying a ro u n d lately; a n d th ere 's a real possibility it co u ld be ac­ tualized.

H ow ever, recent g overnm ent initiatives such as the "gag law " a re d a n g ero u s precedents. It m akes u s realize th a t as soonas the go veriunent becom es involved, the system w ill be dictatorial. So, w e're g e ttin g inv o lv ed no w a n d w e 're p u sh in g for day care, for p re n atal care, abortion rig h ts a n d so on.

T rib: You a d v o cate w o m e n learning ab o u tself-exam ination techniques. Do you th in k this co u ld be po ten tially p ro b lem ­ atic, p e rh a p s g iv in g w o m en a false sense of security o r replacing necessary m edical treatm ent?

D M : Self-exam ination is not m ea n t to com pletely replace m edical treatm en t. W e sell sp écu lu m s on the street; w e s ta rt d ia ­ logues w ith w om en ab o u t w h a t they know o f th eir o w n bodies. It's only th ro u g h ha-

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^earning in tongues H M EA G H EN S IM M S e Gazette liversity of W estern O ntario To u n d e rsta n d a n a tio n 's cu ltu re o n e m u st un d erm d its lan g u ag e, says M au reen C onnor. C o n n o r is rren tly en ro lled in a n o n -c re d it M o h aw k language u rse a t th e U niversity of W este rn O ntario.

The co u rse is a v e n tu re in "c u ltu ra l sensitization", id P eggy W atts, d irec to r o f lan g u ag e learn in g at e ste rn 's Faculty of P art-tim e a n d C o n tin u in g E ducain.

In stru c to r D avid M aracle agreed.

"M o h aw k is m ore th a n ju st a lan g u ag e course," aracle said in a recent interview . "W e g et into aspects g ra m m a r a n d cu ltu re, looking at the cu ltu re th at fleets the language."

H e e x p la in ed th a t the course is in te n d e d to introtce stu d e n ts to the language, not to create linguists, tere are tw elve stu d e n ts en ro lled in the course.

M aracle is a b o a rd m em b e r of W este rn 's C en tre for se a rc h a n d T eachingof C a n ad ian N ativ e L anguages, id a ctin g d ire c to r of the In stitu te for Iro q u o ian Linlistic a n d C u ltu ra l S tudies o f O ntario.

H e also ta u g h t M o haw k for five y ears in a M ohaw k rrito ry e le m en tary school.

"N ativ e lan g u a g es are p a rt of the C an ad ian h e ri­

A degree in letters T he re sp o n se s to m y co lu m n s h ave m ad e tw o th in g s clear: th a t th ere is no o n e d efin itio n o f fem in ism a n d th a t th ere are sev eral reaso n s w h y fem in ism m u st exist.

I h av e b e e n to ld th a t m y fem inist v iew s are b o th too con serv ativ e a n d too liberal. I h ave b e en to ld th a t m y politics do n o t sp e a k for all w om en.

T hese p e o p le are correct. M y politics don't sp e a k for all w om en. M oreover, I a m c ontent th a t p e o p le are skeptical a b o u t m y view s b e ­ cause it reaffirm s w h a t I sa id in m y first col­ um n: th a t fem inists com e in a p lu rality of types, sh a p e s a n d sizes.

But so long as so m eo n e w ill re sp o n d to m y c o lu m n a b o u t a b o rtio n w ith w o rd s like "the re sp o n sib ility of p re v e n tin g p regnancy falls sq u a re ly o n the sh o u ld e rs o f w om en," I w ill c o n tin u e to w rite. Such a co m m en t rem in d s m e o f G w en Jacobs, w h o w as fo u n d g uilty for in d e c e n t e x p o su re a fte r the C ro w n p ro se cu to r a rg u e d th a t w o m e n 's b reasts can be sexually p rovocative, im p ly in g th a t it is a w o m a n 's d u ty to m ak e su re th a t she is n o t the victim of assault. T hese sta te m en ts tell m e th at w o m e n are n o t e q u al to m en because they c o n tin u e to u n ju stly receive b lam e for w h a t is n o t th eir fault.

I w ill a lso c o n tin u e to w rite so long as p e o p le tell m e it is all rig h t for g e n d e r d isc rim in a tio n to exist. In response to m y c o lu m n a b o u t fraternities a n d fem inism , I w as in fo rm e d th a t "fratern ities a n d sororities at M cGill d isc rim in ate o n the basis of sex" b u t th a t "o u tre a c h p ro g ram m es such as the one offered b y the M cGill Sexual A ssa u lt C entre w o rk w ell to w a rd s b rid g in g this tragic com ­ m u n ic a tio n gap".

W hile it is tru e th a t w o m e n a n d m en n eed to p ro v id e a "fo ru m for constructive dialo g u e in o rd e r to u n d e rs ta n d e ach o th er", the

tage," he said. "T hey are a n im p o rta n t a sp ect o f C a n a d a 's c u ltu re , p a st a n d p re sen t. I th in k it sh o u ld be fairly im p o rta n t to m o st p e o p le to w ish to see the lan g u a g es c o n tin u e ."

The M o h a w k la n g u a g e is o n e o f the sev en Iro q u o ian lan g u a g e s still sp o k e n am o n g the o ld e r g e n era tio n o n reserves.

'C a n a d a ' a n d 'O n ta rio ' are m o re fam iliar M o haw k w o rd s. C a n ad a is the w o rd for 'c lu s­ ter of hou ses'; O n ta rio m eans 'b e au tifu l lakes'.

M aracle sa id h e is no t c o n fid e n t th a t the cul­ tu ral u n d e rs ta n d in g p ro v id e d th ro u g h the course w ill e x te n d b e y o n d the classroom .

"Y ou're n o t g oing to g e t rid of racism by p ro v id in g c u ltu ra l courses, b ecau se in ev ita ­ bly those co u rses o n ly a p p e a l to p e o p le w h o w a n t to a p p re c ia te som eone e lse's cu ltu re."

M aracle, w h o also teaches a c o u rse o n Iro ­ q u o ia n p h ilo so p h y a n d trad itio n s, believes C a n ad ian s are o b sessed w ith the E nglish a n d F rench languages.

"W e [natives] h a v e no p ro b lem s w ith la n ­ g u a g e," h e said. "T here is a g re ater percen tag e o f native p e o p le in this c o u n try w h o sp e a k E nglish, French a n d th e ir o w n la n g u a g e th a n th ere are C a n a d ia n s w h o a re bilin g u al." ©

îv ism 1self-exam ination th a t w e can g et a sense len so m e th in g is w ro n g , a n d w h e n we so m e th in g is w ro n g , th en w e can go to tor a n d h a v e o u r c o m p la in ts listen ed to. ithryn Roston, President of the Centre for 5 Services of Montréal, also spoke to the ane at the conference. b: Y our o rg a n iz atio n , th o u g h still an st one, takes a d iffere n t ap p ro ac h to

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you characterize y o u r place in th e fight a g ain st AIDS? KR: W e p ro v id e s u p p o rt sy ste m s for w om en w ith AIDS a n d w e se e k to e d u ca te p eople a b o u t p re v e n tio n a n d m edical te c h ­ nologies. W e are in v o lv e d w ith d ire c t ac­ tio n projects as well.

Also, w e recently w ere d e n ie d fu n d in g by the S ecretary of State, d e sp ite h a v in g a p p ro v al from e ig h t p re lim in a ry c o m m it­ tees. Since w e ha v e n 't receiv ed a n y p ro v in ­ cial or federal fun d in g , o u r scope is being severely lim ited. So y o u c a n expect to h ear a lo t from us a b o u t that.

T rib: Y ou said y o u w e re h o p in g to m ake a n im p act on the s tu d e n t c o m m u ­ nity.

KR: Yes, w e 're g oing o n to c am p u se s a n d talk in g to stu d e n ts. W e w a n t y o u n g p eople to really u n d e rs ta n d th e im p o r­ tance of w h a t w e 're talk in g a bout.

W e w a n t especially to give y o u n g w o m e n a sen se of id en tity w h e n it com es to AIDS. The m edical e stab lish m en t h a sn 't characterized w om en as a high-risk group, so w o m e n w ith AIDS o r HIV feel like a n o m a lie s .

This is one of the re aso n s it's so im p o r­ ta n t to h a v e conferences like this, so w o m en can g a th e r to g e th e r a n d lea rn ab o u t how to take care of them selves.

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Tower of Babble _____________ BY SA R A B O R IN S____________ p ro b lem rem ain s th a t fraternities are (a d m it­ tedly) sexist. It w o u ld not b e to le rate d if fraternities p ro h ib ite d Jew s o r blacks, y e t sexual d isc rim in atio n is still acceptable.

Finally, I w ill be c om pelled to w rite so long as I a m to ld th a t fem inist a tte m p ts to achieve eq u ality are insignificant. O n e letter claim ed th a t G w en Jacobs' a im to e q ualize the legal sy stem for b o th sexes, w as n o th in g m o re th a n "su n d ry " .W h e n w o m e n first d e m a n d e d the vote, they w ere to ld th a t it w as u n n e ce ssa ry because they w o u ld cast the sam e ballo t as th eir h u sb a n d s. N onetheless, w h a t w as once a n irrelev a n t cause has b ecom e a n u n q u e stio n e d reality.

So long as o u r c u ltu re, am o n g o th er things, blam es w om en, d iscrim in ates a g ain st them , a n d tells th em w h a t to do, the fem inist cause is w o rth su p p o rtin g .

T h o u g h the fem inist m eans to achieve these changes w ill c o n tin u e to differ, those "su n d ry causes" w ill c o n tin u e to b ecom e realities. This do es n o t m ea n th a t the fem inist m o v em e n t is frag m en ted a n d w eak. T here has n e v er b e en a full fem inist c o n sen su s a b o u t a n y o n e cause, y e t significant e n d s h a v e b een achieved. L ook a t the n ew C a n a d ia n p o rn o g ra p h y law , the recent use o f g e n d e r n e u tra l lan g u ag e, a t w o m e n in the w o rk force.

W h at I h av e seen this y e a r a re a lot of peo p le w h o a re concerned e n o u g h to recognize th a t change m u st be m ade, a n d w ho, th ro u g h th eir differing o pinions, create a p o w erfu l d eb ate w hich w ill in evitably b rin g it about.

T hank y o u for the letters, th ey h ave b e e n a source o f strength.

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Avoiding an existential hell in KAFKA

BY KATRINA ONSTAD AND LAURA WILLIAMSON The capi talized title of the movie KAFKA is not the only thing which differentiates this second effort from director Steven Soderbergh's first, sex, lies and videotape, the lower case film with big applause.

KAFKA is not a biography of its angst-ridden Czechoslovakian namesake, although the celluloid Kafka (Jeremy Irons) does find himself embroiled in a Kafkaesque (sorry!) nightmare. Investigating the questionable disappearance of a friend, the fictional Kafka en­ counters a plethora of film cliches: the Orwellian bureaucracy; the sexpot revolutionary (Theresa Russell); the pasty, ill-shaven an­ archists; the token proletariat with the heart of gold, here, a gravedigger.

The viewer's deja-vu deepens as the film climaxes with Kafka's infiltration of The Castle, the heart of Prague's bureaucratic and so­ cietal evil.

The film's main flaw lies in these familiarities. The castle bears an uncomfortable resemblance to Count Floyd's SCTV home on Monster Chiller Horror Theatre. The scenario within thecastleappears to take place on a lost set from the film Brazil.

In this post-modern age, these

knock-offs are not necessarily a problem. But from the outset, KAFKA fails to set up a contrast to the dystopian world it imitates.

Kafka is frequently alluded to by other characters as a reclusive writer, but this alienation is never actuated on screen. The self-ques­ tioning which arises from these bizarre experiences is never given a context. The film smacks of Wild at Heart, an exercise in weird for weird's sake.

Even though the audience may be asking: "haven't we seen this before?", when the film works, it works. Soderbergh told The Mirror: "1 just wanted to make a really in­ teresting piece of entertainment and leave it at that." And as pure enter­ tainment, the film nearly succeeds.

Although under-using the Pra­ gue setting, Soderbergh plays well with light and shadow to under­ write the sinister themes and aug­ ment the aura of suspense. The in­ ternational cast (including Alec Guiness and ArminMueller-Stahl) is a coup for this sophomore direc­ tor.

Jeremy Irons, actor-god-at-large, brings unprecedented dimension to an underwritten character. Only he could invoke such subtlety and humour when delivering lines like: "Don't you ever think this is a horribledouble life from which thereis no escape but insanity?"

In fact, Soderbergh frequently uses humour to prevent the viewer from drifting into existential hell.

Kafka's assistants (Keith Allen and Simon McBurney) are identical twins who look nothing alike, and their slapstick take on Wayne and Garth is a welcome break from the gloom.

Speaking of humour, this film is worth eight dollars to witness per­ haps the worst performance ever foisted upon a human audience.

Theresa Russell, apparently por­ traying an Eastern European anar­ chist, prefaces revolutionary speeches with her Valley Girl "ohmy-gawd" twang.

In this era of Lethal Weapon III, Soderbergh should be saluted for his ambitious undertaking. Unfor­ tunately, in trying to defy the ex­ pectatio n s s u rro u n d in g the successful sex ,lies and videotape, it seems he has chosen a path already travelled, and travelled better by someone else. @

KAFKA (Jeremy Irons) embarks on the perilous journey through the McLennan stacks.

D a n c e e n s e m b le a n y th in g b u t a m a te u r is h

BY JENNIFER LAING If you skipped the dance presen­ tation by The McGill Contempo­ rary Dance Ensemble last week at the Players' Theater you really missed out. Theensemble presented a show called "Spectrum of Dance" which turned out to be terrific.

The McGillContemporaryDance Ensemble is a group of twenty-one

McGill students. Members must audition to join the troupe, which emphasizes modern dance.

Some members have had exten­ sive background training, while others are new to the world of dance.

Regardless of their training, whether it be classical or contem­ porary, the diverse backgrounds of the members gives the ensemble its

unique character.

"Spectrum of Dance" wasapresen tation of fifteen short movemei its scored to music which ranged from classical Beethoven to contempo­ rary Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch. In "Burst Asunder" a mod­ ern dance flavor was emphasized, while "Dance Studio" portrayed a more informal rendition of what takes place off-stage.

The ensemble's m embers choreographed each movement, incorpo­ rating masks, flashlights and strobe lighting for added effect. But it was the talent of the dancers which was really striking.

Co-ordinators Sylivie Marchand, Leah McIntyre and Melissa Nutik not only did a great job in organiz­ ing the ensemble and much of the choreography, they are also all very talented dancers. The training of Andrew Barkman and Andrea

Grumpert was also unmistakable.

All of the dancers produced a show that was anything but ama­ teurish. The Ensemble worked for weeks to bring "Spectrum of Dance to life, and parents came from as far away as British Columbia to see the show.

All in all, "Spectrum of Dance" and the McGill Contemporary Dance Ensemble prove that McGill excels in areas other than academ­ ics and sports.

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A lle n ’s S h a d o w s a n d F o g c la s s ic b u t u n c le a r life's idiosyncrasies, he seems mis­ placed in the context of this film.

The classic Allen prototype fits much better in the chaos of Man­ hattan, than on the empty cobble­ stone streets of an old European town.

As usual, Allen's character changes his perspective on life and modifies the direction of his cam­ era angle as soon as his partner in real life, Mia Farrow, arrives on screen. In short, Allen uses this film as a vehicle to profess to the world his love for Mia. Playing the role of Irmy, a sword swallower travelling with the cir­ cus, Farrow finds Allen and sur­ prises him with her wisdom. Irmy teaches Max about virtue and in­ nate beauty.

Allen sheds light in Shadows and Fog. on issues that perpetually irk him. He comments on religious corruption, the medical profession and the possibility that a person might learn more from an evening at a brothel than from attending a few years at university.

The most exciting and enlighten­ ing moments of the film take place

BY DEBBIE ZINMAN Woody Allen's new film, Shad­ ows and tog will definitely not en­ lighten all viewers. At best, it will make faithful Allen worshippers laugh, but for those who are seek­ ing a spectacular screening, this black, white and greyfilm mightbe a bore.

In the middle of the night, amid a fog that seems too thick to be real, Max Kleinman (played by Allen himself) is pulled from his bed by a vigilante group that insists he par­ ticipate in its ambiguous plan to trap a murderer.

As if in a dream, the story is set in some unknown place at some un­ known time in the past. Neurotic and fidgety, Max wanders around, quite deluded by the shadows and the veil of fog.

Max has an insecureand unstable personality. He is merely another rendition of the flippant characters Allen creates for himself time after time.

He's Jewish and nervous and hysterically funny, but while nar­ rating a running commentary on

in a whore house filled with women who have previously demonstrated their strength in other films. Allen has handpicked the stars that have played prostitutes, as Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates and Lily Tomlin all fit perfectly into their roles. These women are intelligible and insight­ ful, in contrast to the fumbling male fools in the film who wander the darkened streets all night trying to find a murderer.

The cast of this film is excep­ tional. John Malkovitch, John Cu­ sack and Madonna all show up, though the infamous Boy-Toy is down-played by Allen and is dis­ appointingly nonprovocative.

The main messages of Shadows and Fog are as difficult to see through as the fog itself. It is obvious that Allen has put thought into his new film, though the result is not one of his masterpieces like Annie Hall or Purple Rose of Cairo.

It's the kind of movie to enjoy, not because it stands alone as an exceptional art work, but because it represents the Woody Allen legacy that has broad ened the language of film and has elevated the status of the medium.

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A lp in e w o m e n c a p t u r e Q u é b e c s la lo m title

BY PAUL COLEMAN After ten races on the Québec Universities Circuit, the McGill Alpine Ski team was unable to recapture the provincial com ­ bined title. This weekend at Mont Garceau, McGill finished second behind Laval by a slim margin of 205 points.

"The girls, not surprisingly got the title, and the guys, not surprisingly, didn't do anything again," said Head Coach Pavel Pochobradski.

The McGill w om en's team seized the pennant on the wings of a 2,327-point performance.

Laval trailed in second place at 2,880.

Five female McGill racers were in the top twenty for the season. Julia Hogan set the pace, at sixth, w hile Sandra Cole, Martha McDougall, and Sophie Marcoux sat 7th, 8th, and 9th respectively.

Marcoux captured bronze in both the slalom and GS at Gar­ ceau this weekend.

"It w as a beautiful weekend," said veteran racer Jared Kelton.

"The courses were good, the GS w as a pretty short, but it's a small hill. The slalom was a seventy-gate course."

While 71 gates were adm is­ sible for the m en's vertical drop, 65 gates was the limit for the women.

"Actually, on the GS there were a lot of flat sections that were a bit hard, but the slalom was really fun," said Sandra 'Coco' Cole.

Early in the season, the wom en's efforts were repeat­ edly stymied by missed gates and u p se ts, b u t m i d w a y through the circuit they began to turn it around and finish races.

"We just became a little more comfortable on the circuit and in the gates," said Marci Crossan. She cited the performance consistency of her teammates as the winning factors on her team.

"I think that to win, the men are going to have to take mat­ ters a little more seriously in the future. Maybe with a bright new crop of young racers things will change a little next year," she said.

On the men's side, McGill skiers finished a disappointing fourth behind UQAM, Univer­ sité de Montréal, and Laval.

"Well, let me put it this way, w e could have won it [the com-

bined title]," said Pochobradski.

"It's hard to pinpoint it. Start­ ing with myself, and right on dow n the line, the guys' fin­ ishes were not up to par."

"There were a few bright spots for sure, the wom en certainly put in their part. University skiing alw ays depends on who you start with. You can never get enough training to develop a skier, but if you have a good skier you m ightbe able to main­ tain their skills.."

N ext year w ill bring a lot of changes for the McGill Alpine Ski Team. Crossan has elected to pursue a scholarship within a more supportive athletics pro­ gramme at Simon Fraser Uni­ versity, the Pochobradskis are relocating to Toronto and launching careers, and Frank Manfredi may chose to step in as coach for the team, provided he is in Montréal next year.

"He was at training camp with usearlier in the year," said Cros­ san. "His approach to skiing is a little different than I think a lot of us are used to. He really gets a kick out of racing itself, and I think that that rubbed off on a few of our skiers."

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M a rtlet H o c k e y p la yers h o n o u re d Membersof theMcGill Martlet Hockey team have been therecipients of post-season league honours. Head Coach Geoff Phillips was named Coach of the Year by a panel of his peers, while Brenda Benson and Kathy Morrison were named first team All-Stars.

Brenda Benson was further recognizeed as Rookie Of the Year.

"It was kind of exciting," said Head Coach Geoff Phillips. "I just hope that it doesn't all go to my head. If s one of those things where you've got to be happy. I think it reflects on the team and the other coaching staff moreso. A lotof times it takes more thanone person to make things work."

The Martlet Hockey team made significant strides this year. After receiving funding and recognition by the Athletics Department, the Martlets took the Concordia Lady Stingers to three games in the second round of the playoffs.

"We all put in a big effort for the girls because we knew that with the reclassification thing, that the team's very existence depended on the success of the programme within league play," said Phillips.

Veteran winger Kathy Morrison was bittersweet about the post­ season developments..

"I'm very flattered because i f s my first year being selected as an AllStar," said Morrison. "I'm really happy for Brenda because she's a rookie and it shows the potential that she has. They [the honours] are good for the programme, but it doesn't take the place of winning the championship; that was my goal."

M a rtle t S o c c e r stays in w inning form The McGill Martlet Soccer team was in Kingston this weekend participating in an indoor tournament hosted by Queen's University.

McGill played a total of five games, defeating Queen's, Trent and Ste. Catherine's. The Martlets were upset by a club from Nepean 3-2, after leading by two late in the game.

In the finals, McGill fell to Queen's 3-1.

"It [the game against Ste Catherine's] was our best game for sure," said Debbie Lisle.

Head Coach Tony Iachetta reported that the Martlets have partici­ pated in three such tournament throughout the winter, in order to promote team cohesiveness and keep the players in shape.

"Its a great way to keep in shape," said Lisle/'Even though the shifts are shorter, if s tough. But there's not as much pressure. The pro­ gramme has become incrementally more serious over the past few years. This was a big transition year, and I think people are just starting to realize that."

D epartm ental a w ard nom in ees a n n o u n ce d The 1992 nominees for the Forbes Trophy (Male Athlete of the Year), the Gladys Bean Trophy (Female Athlete of the Year), The Richard W. Pound Trophy (Proficiency and Leadership in Athletics - Male) and the Roscoe Trophy (Proficiency and Leadership in Athletics - Female) have been released from McGill's Sports Information Office.

CIAU Soccer All-Canadian Chris Drysdale, CIAU Hockey All-Cana­ dian Martin Raymond, and CIAU Swim ming All-Canadian Paul Watson are vying for the Forbes Trophy. QSSF Ladies' Singles Badminton Champion, Julie Bastien,three-timeCIAUSoccer All-CanadianNathalie Ioanidis, OWIAA All-Star Synchro Swimmer JerrilinSpence, and CIAU First Team All-Canadian Track and Cross-Country athlete Linda Thyer are Gladys Bean Trophy hopefuls.

Redmen Rugby Player/Coach Hart Caplan, Track Team MVP/ President Philippe Giguere, Redmen Hockey Captain Martin Ray­ mond, and Pre-Season ACUSID All-Canadian J.P. Veri are contenders for the Richard W. Pound Trophy.

Up for the Roscoe Trophy are Tracy Darling, McGill Swim Team CoCaptain, Janet Gillis, a Synchro Swimming championship gold medal­ ist, Jennifer Lailey, McGill Swim Team MVP, and Georgia Tzavellas, Track and Field Team MVP. Also, six teams have been nominated for the Martlet Foundation Team of the Year Award. Québec Slalom Champion Martlet Alpine Skiing, Provincial Cham pion Martlet Cross-Country, Provincial Cham­ pion Redmen Rugby, QUSL Champion Martlet Soccer, QUSL Cham­ pion Redmen Soccer, and OWIA A Champion Marlinette Synchronized Swimming.

The awards will be distributed Friday at the Athletics Banquet at the Delta Hotel.

Erratum.

In last week's issue, in the article, "Reclassification part four, coming up with the funds", Development Office Fundraiser Paul Andrascik was mistakenly credited with the words of Budget Admin­ istrator Paul Demers.

The words were: "It's hard to have excellence on a handful of peanuts." j; The Tribune regrets the error. ; ;•

March 24-30,1992

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A n e a r m is s Y ou c an com e o u t from u n d e r y o u r b e d now .

T he s ta n d o ff is over, a n d once again, M cGill a d m in istrato rs have successfully w a rd e d off a m ost h ei­ n o u s threat.

Its re cru itin g tim e a t the A thletic D e p artm en ts of u n iv ersities across the co u n try , a n d y o u r A lm a M ater w as this close to b ecom ing the sto m p in g g ro u n d of N e an d e rth als a n d e m p ty -h e a d e d h a rd bodies.

H ey, d o n 't lau g h , it's h a p p e n e d before.

O nce A m e ric an athletics a d m in ­ istrato rs w ere giv en free reign in college a d m issio n s d ep artm e n ts, the floodgates w ere o p e n ed for a n y o n e w h o can b ounce a ball w hile chew in g a p ack o f C hiclets to g e t into a d e g ree p ro g ram m e at a re p u ta b le u niversity.

D exter M anley a d m itte d he w as functionally illiterate w hile p laying fo r O klahom a S tate U niversity for fo u r years. In 1982, C re ig h to n Bas­ ketb all's K evin Ross g ra d u ated -to e le m en tary school-in o rd e r to learn to read.

If the inflexible a d m issio n s s ta n ­ d a rd s a t M cGill are any indication, M cGill fears the sam e thing could h a p p e n u p here.

A fter legal em b ro ilm en ts b e ­ tw e en stu d e n ts a n d in stitu tio n s in the U nited States re g ard in g aca­ dem ic fraud, how ever, A m erican s tu d e n t a th letes m o v ed to m ake a

change.

L ast y e a r's N C A A reform s in the U.S. called for re d u ce d m a n d a to ry practice tim e, a c utback o n sch o lar­ ships, the im p o sitio n of stricter academ ic sta n d a rd s, a com plete p h a se -o u t o f athletic d o rm ito ries, a n d the p a rin g d o w n o f coaching staff.

H m m , let's see here, M cGill has no athletic do rm ito ries, no scholarships, tig h t academ ic s ta n d a rd s, skeletal v o lu n te e r coaching staffs, scarce practice tim e...w hew !...w e're o u t of the w oods.

B ut keep u p y o u r g u a rd . A few extra h o u rs w ith the team h e re a n d there, let o n e k id in w ith a n oh-soslightly off-the-pace average, a n d the w alls m ig h t com e tu m b lin g dow n.

L et's be realistic here. A ny p ro ­ spective s tu d e n t w h o c an g et w ith in a reasonable range of M cG ill's cut-off, w hile b alan cin g d u a l com m itm ents, w ill u n d o u b te d ly b e a n a sset to the u n iv ersity academ ically.

In a n in te rv iew w ith the Tribune earlier this y ear, P rincipal Joh n sto n sta te d th a t "...It [McGill] sh o u ld also [in a d d itio n to academ ic challenges] stretch a n d challenge som e of o u r stu d e n ts w ith resp ect to athletic ex­ cellence, th a t is, bein g able to com ­ p ete w ith so m e of the b est athletes in the country..."

By n o m ea n s sh o u ld athletic ability be a free ticket to a n y in stitu tio n of learning, b u t a n in stitu tio n th at claim s to p u rsu e excellence in athlet-

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ics, a n d p ro m o te s sp o rt as a n integral e le m en t of s tu d e n t life, sh o u ld co m m it to these g o als across the b oard.

Inflexible a d m issio n s sta n d a rd s a t M cGill for s tu d e n t a th le te s k indle the respective p ro g ra m m e s o f o u r rivals, d im m ish th e im p a c t of a th le t­ ics a t M cGill o n s tu d e n t life, a n d only p e rp e tu a te a tra d itio n of com ing second, o r th ird , o r fourth.

If M cGill h as a n y so rt of c o m m it­ m en t to excellence athletically, it's w ell h id d e n w ith re g ard s to a d m is­ sio n sta n d ard s.

W h en sh e e r a p p lic a n t volum e d riv es the cut-off level above the m in im u m s ta n d a rd for adm ission, it's tim e to look b eyond n u m b ers a n d selectively p e ru se the p o o l of in d iv id u a ls a n d w h a t th ey m ay offer to the academ ic c o m m u n ity o u tsid e the classroom .

Hell, the d iscrep an cy in g ra d es am o n g se co n d ary schools likely ex­ ceeds the m ak e-o r-b reak m a rg in for a lot of s tu d e n t a th letes an y w ay .

M cGill is h a rd ly a b o u t to be o v e r­ ru n by illiterate oafs b re d for size, it's ju st the a d m in istra tiv e cyclops y o u 'd b e st b e o n the lo o k o u t for.

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vVkVk/' Acuity °f Arts Maxwell Cummings Lecture CARLOSFUENTES “Baroque New World"

Friday, March 27th, 1992. 7:00 p.m.

Stephen Leacock Building Noel Field house Auditorium, Room 132 All Welcome Mr. Fuantes will also speak on "The Imagination ol America" on the morning of Saturday, March 28th, 1992 as part ol the colloquium "Encounters with the ’Otlier': Spain in the New World." For lurther intormation, contact the Department of Hispanic Studies, Samuel Bronfman Building, McGill University.

The Distinguished lectureship Committee of the Faculty of Arts would like to thank the Beatty Memorial Lectureships Fund tor their contribution ol support.

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Monday, March 30,1992 - 3:00pm 1. W h e r e t h e in c o m in g s t u d e n t s e n a t o r is n o t a v a i l a b l e , th e o u t g o in g s t u d e n t s e n a t o r f o r t h e f a c u lt y w ill b e t h e o n ly a lt e r n a t e .

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