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worship m eet ing, etc. Speaker Barry Morrison: "What is wor ship?" 7:00 p.m. Leacock 232. M c G i ll Film Society pre sen tsEd wa rd Scissorhands. 7:30 p.m. Leacock 132. Admission $1.00 for members, $3.50 for non-members. Happy All-Hallow's Day.
Continuing The Red Herring Horrible Haiku contest deadline is No vember 4th- submit yer worst to the SSMU desk for publica tion and big prizes! Regular submission deadline is still November 11th for publication only (no prizes).
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n ew s . Students’ Society ratifies slashed budget g ra m m in g N e t w o r k and the Trib une, R ed H e rrin g and O ld M c G ill publications.
B Y R IC H L A T O U R A finan cially-strapped Students'
A n o th er u n exp ected
S ociety (S S M U ) ratified on e o f its strictest b u d g e ts in h isto ry last T h u rs d a y night, citin g years o f S S M U o v e r s p e n d in g as a m ajor cause fo r cutbacks to the variou s
B U D G E T H IG H L IG H T S in A H U T S H E L L AREA
o rg a n iza tio n s it subsidizes. "S tu d en ts' Society su ffered an o v e r-e x p e n d itu re o f a p p roxim ately $200,000 from out o f ou r b u d get and 1 ask cou n cillors to keep this v e r y im p o rta n t fig u re in m in d ," S S M U V P Finance L e v Bukhm an u rge d C ou n cil m em b ers b e fo re v o tin g at last T h u rs d a y's C ou n cil m eetin g. H a rd est hit in the b u d get cuts rec o m m e n d e d b y the Joint M a n a g em en t C o m m itte e w e re Society A c tiv itie s and Services, w h e re a p p ro x im a te ly $30,000 w as cut c o m p ared to last year, and C ou n cil S ervices, w h e r e a p p ro x im a te ly ,$26,000 w a s slashed. A n o th e r $10,000 w as d eleted from Social A w a re n e s s Projects. M e a n w h ile , O p e ra tio n s and S ervices w ill r e c e iv e an extra $24,000 this year, in clu d in g alm ost $10,500 b u d ge te d fo r the $24,000 con tro versia l
in fo rm atio n
kiosk
spent last year. Functional g ro u p s
Union Building Operations Council Services Society Activities / Services Functional Groups Interest Groups. Special Projects
1990/91 Subsidy
1991/92 Subsidy
$368,364 $429,551 $155,368 $72,744 $32,701 $18,000 $40,000
$360,212 $454,064 $128/508 $43,188 $38,467 $18,000 $30,000
These figures reflect the budget overview ratified by Council at last Thursday's meeting.
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ture w as a $21,000 p a y m en t to the F éd ération étu d ian te un iversitaire d u Q u éb ec (F E U Q ), a student fe d eration
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join ed last January 1. SS M U had to p a y the $1 p er sem ester p er stu d en t fee to F E U Q fo r last w in ter, because it could not collect it fro m students in m id-term . A c c o r d in g to Bukhm an, there is n o p o s s ib ility o f c ollectin g the $21,000 back from students. 'T h e u n ive rs ity refuses to c o l lect retro active fees," he e x p la in e d . W h ile B ukhm an u rged the a f fected g ro u p s on cam pu s to u n d e r stand S S M U 's position and to p u ll togeth er, he w a rn ed that th ere w ill b e no fle x ib ility u n d er his b u d get. 'T h e qu a lity o f a club is n ot d e
w ill r e c e iv e a p p ro x im a te ly an ex
$19,000 fro m last yea r's su b sidy o f $29,050.
tnat [S S M U ] is in fin an cial trou b lew e h a v e to m ak e sure w e d o n 't o v e r s p e n d ."
tra $5,400, w h ile subsidies fo r in terest g ro u p s on cam pu s w ill re m ain u n ch an ged at $18,000. Figu res are a p p ro x im a te p e n d in g th e release o f last yea r's S S M U a u d itin g rep o rt later this w eek.
" I f exp en d itu res from this yea r com e close to exp en d itu res fro m
$50,000 in re v e n u e fro m the Sad ie '^ op eration s on cam pu s and the
O n e o f the m ost affe cted areas
last year, w e w ill no lo n g e r h a ve a
w a s External A ffa irs , w h ich alon e w ill h a v e to absorb a cut o f alm ost
Students' S o c iety ," M a cD on a ld told the Tribune. " W e see the fact
o v e r-s p e n d in g o f $100,000 o f Soci e ty A c tiv itie s and Services, w h ich
S S M U V P E x te r n a l K a r la M a c D o n a ld w a s p h ilo s o p h ic a l about the cuts.
B ukhm an attributed this yea r's m ajor p ro b lem s to the loss o f
p en d en t on h o w m uch m o n e y th ey g et but on the e n e rg y in d iv id u a l m em bers put into that clu b ," stated Bukhman. "B e fo re n o w , w e cou ld o v e r spend, n o w it is im p o s sib le ," he con tinued. 'T h e s e [b u d ge t] figu res w ill stick."
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Representatives from Lesbi ans Bisexuals and Gays of McGill (LBGM) and The McGill Women's Union attended last Thursday's meeting of the Management Undergraduate's Society (MUS) to discuss the scandal surrounding the Octo ber issue of MUS' Commerce Communique, which contained homphobic and sexist mate rial. LBGM President Charles Weijer condemned MUS Presi dent Phil Johnson for allow ing the Communique, to be printed, and called for his res ignation. "If [Johnson is] unable to supervise the machinery of the MUS, he should resign,"said Weijer. "He has gone out of his way to offend at least one half of the student population at McGill." Mindy T essler, Management Representative to Students' So ciety (SSM U ), defended Johnson. "It is not feasible for Philip Johnson to resign," Tessier told the Management Council. "He is not responsible. He did not write the material. Therefore,
he is not liable for it." While Johnson has no plans to resign, he did recognize the serious nature of the issue. "We did not deliberately try to hurt people. We did not mean to be homophobic or sexist or racist. We were insensitive and we are sorry. We do not have a specific policy against this be cause [this] has never happened before." Representatives of both the Women's Union and LBGM re mained unmollified. In a letter to the McGill Daily of October 23, members of the Women's Union demanded of the MUS a full and public apology to the McGill community, the imple mentation of a policy to ensure that offensive materia] does not reappear, and some form of concrete amelioration. Women's Union representa tive Suzanne Stein outlined these demands, suggesting donations to battered women's shelters or rape crisis centres as compensation. The editors of the Commerce Communique, Brad McDonald, Susan Rubin and Yalmaz Siddiqui, were not present at the meeting but they had issued letters of apology to LBGM and
p h o to by M a rk Cohen
Groups unsatisfied with Management apology
the Women's Union that Stein found insufficient. "It is just lip-service and we are not satisfied," said Stein. Tessier, who later apologi2 ;ed to SSMU on behalf of manage ment, further admitted,"many of the people in this faculty are ignorant and did not know [l he Communique] would be offen sive."
A unanimous vote was taken requiring MUS to comply with the three demands levelled by LBGM and the Women's Un ion. In addition, the entire MUS Executive intends to sign a new letter of apology to be published in the Tribune and the Daily, and distribu ted among campus groups. Weijer seemed satisfied with
the outcome of the meeting, but felt the MUS reaction was more politically than ideologically motivated. "It's good to see them trying to make amends. It's just too bad it had to happen in the first place. I don't think they really understand the problems that women and homosexuals are up against in society." Q
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Breaking the anti-gay argument yet again D e a r Editor,
No, Mr. MacLellan, you are incorrect. (September 24-30,1991) Ordinarily I would find your assertations so appallingly ill-thought out as dignifying no response but in this case I will respond in order to illustrate the real issues in the press with regards to hate propaganda. I assume your argument runs as follows. Homosexual acts are conceivably immoral if one believes that sexual activity should be reserved for the purpose of procreation. I say I assume because though unstated, this is the only argument which does not rest in simple fear and prejudice. First we must question the definition of sexual activity. What precisely is a sexual act? Here are the alternatives. One: pleasurable physical actions which demonstrate affection. Two: pleasurable physical actions which result in orgasm. Three: actions pleasurable or not which could result in pro creation. If, Mr. MacLellan, you accept the first, I hope you are prepared to include kissing or hand holding. If you will permit these as questionably moral actions then you must believe that physical pleasure in itself is immoral, except in the process of procreation. If so, then I don't envy you in your search for a mate. If you take the second tack, then you must believe that orgasm is so different from other forms of pleasure that it deserves its own particular morality. There is, as far as I can tell, no physiological or rational justification for such a distinction. This is simple prudery, and I would ask you, have you never masturbated, and even if you thought it wrong, should you be persecuted for it? Finally, if you take the last definition, then it is apparent that homosexuals do not engage in sexual activity and therefore don't fall under your moral theory. And there it is, Mr. MacLellan. If to experience physical pleasure is a sin then ten tenths of the population are sinners. Your singling out of homosexuals is so objectionable because it forms the basis for the hatred, harassment, and denial of opportunity that a sinner like yourself will never lace. As for the printing of Mr. MacLellan's letter: the Tribune must have some standards. It is extremely doubtful that letters suggesting that a woman's proper place is in the kitchen, or that people of colour are genetically inferior would be printed. Mr. MacLellan's letter is no less objectionable, and by printing it the Tribune lent it an institutional legitimacy it does not deserve. D a v id G ru b e r
Letters to the Editor, continued unfortunate trio have eschewed the standard currency of rebuke among mature professionals- the private stricture, in favour of a weird form of intra-departmental lynching: a motion passed by the department on October 11th requiring them to retract state ments made earlier to the Daily. Why any professor in any depart ment of any university should have to seek his or her colleague's blessing before making even the most savagely denunciative critique of his or her own faculty is a mystery to me. Presuming that the critique in question does not contain language or conno tations which are obscene, sexist, racist or homophobic, upon what cardboard pulpit do his colleagues dare rise and invoke the department's procedural rigamarole against him? Fenichel cor rectly condemned the meeting in question as sending out a "chill ing message" with regard to the department's attitude on free speech. Indeed, free speech is the larger topic at issue here. There was a day when free speech was taken for granted on university campuses. No more. As anyone who follows North American campus politics knows, the inalienable rights of stu dents and faculty members have been gradually chipped away by a moral minority whose attack on free speech hasbeen couched in a bullet-proof sheath of politically "correct" dogma. Where are the liberal campus watchdogs who, just ten years ago, would have stared down the economics department and their afront to the fundamental idea of free speech? Also no more. Free speech on campus got blind-sided by a noisy moral minority crusading against things like sexism in language and the use of 'forbidden' words. Thedepartment of economics seems to have hopped on for the ride. They would subordinate free speech to the stature of their department. Pitifully, such undemocratic thinking is becoming commonplace. Jonathan K a y U 3 E n g in e e rin g
More breaking the argument D e a r Editor,
To Jason MacLellan: let's be generous about your logic and have a look at your presuppositions.fSeptember 24-30, 1991) You are convinced that homosexuality is "sinful." You are clearly pre pared, however, to advocate the tolerance of groups which you do not deem immoral, for you identify "Bible-believing Christians" like yourself as members of a particular group within a larger social framework: people who, like homosexuals, could be toler ated or otherwise. I imagine that you would be in favour of the tolerance of your own group. How does one go about making judgements as to which groups should and should not be tolerated in a pluralistic society? Perhaps you make your decisions based on scriptural "evidence." I have several friends who are united church ministers. They feel that it is dangerous to interpret the scripture literally as it contains self-contradictory passages (as well as much that would benefit from historical contextualization). Another thing: the United Church ordains homosexuals. The United Church does not, in my opinion, promote a "facile" love gospel. Its members are engaged in a complex, rigorous, conscientious and caring dialogue with the surrounding community. Not all Christians share your views. Perhaps your own beliefs do not allow you to ask pragmatic questions about why one would want to condemn a group of people. I understand, on the basis of common sense, why the toleration of serial killers would be problematic. Serial killers kill people. Homosexuals, on the other hand, live with, sleepwith, raise children with and love members of the same sex. I do not see any grounds for condemnation so far. I do not see any harm being done. Certainly no more harm than is being done by, say, Star Trek fans. Common sense is useful to those of us who have not em braced moral absolutism. Joeilen Housego U 3 A rts
A case of mistaken identity D e a r Editor,
Thank you for the interesting look at "Dans la Rue" in this week's "Feature's" section. It was a shame however to find the founder and backbone of this organization, indeed the man in the cover photo of your issue, to be misnamed throughout the article. Having met "Pops" on several occasions, his name is most cer tainly Father Emmett Johns and not father John Emmett, as was indicated. Surely a man who has given so much to the Montréal community deserves more credit than a misnomer.
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Economics scandal found frightening D e a r Editor,
The Tribune article of October 22, "Retractions from Economics professors not forthcoming," was the first I had heard of what I now understand to be an extremely bizarre and unwarranted departmental censure of economics professors Fenichel, Rowley and Naylor. The colleagues of this
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opinion 6? editorial Editorial: A cautionary tale Some of the most recent public outcry at our univer sity has arisen over the new budget overview, ratified by Council last Thursday. Many budgets, especially those of student clubs, were slashed mercilessly by the Joint Management Commitee, and many of these groups have raised their voices in protest. The Folk Music Society, for instance, made an impas sioned ten-minute presenta tion to Council against the restriction of their funding by the Students' Society. The Folk Music Society made the point to Council that a reshuf fling of their budget made it impossible vfor them to con tinue to rent space at the Yellow Door coffee house. Council's defense was that
space is available for free in the Union Building. The Folk Music Society made clear, however, that the rooms in the Union Building lack the ambience they desire, as well as such more concrete necessi ties as pianos and music stands. The presentation was delivered to a largely deaf audience, or, at least, to one which had already made up its mind. From a financial point of view, it is ridiculous to rent what is already avail able for nothing. As far as Council is fiscally concerned, the Folk Music society can spend its entire budget on music stands and have all three pianos moved to what ever room they choose in the Union. They may not, how ever, pay to rent space when
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they can get it for free. Fiscally, this makes sense. From an emotional point of view, however, it raises problems, at least for the Folk Music Society, and brings up a larger issue. This year's budget cuts are not part of some large plan to do away with student clubs. The fact is that student organizations have been getting basically whatever they asked for over the past three years because the SSM U was financially mismanaged. People still complain about the kiosk and the irresponsi bility of the SSMU, and by paring down the budget, this year's Executive is attempting to rectify . its dire financial situation. When I came here in 1988,
the SSMU had half a million dollars in the bank. Their account currently rests somewhere around $100 000. In the preceding year, the Students' Society has been dealt a couple of heavy blows- student fees to the society have been cut by six dollars, and the PGSS no longer pays fees to the SSMU. Such idiotic 1990 expenses as the info kiosk and the chicken suit have not helped this year's executive either. If this year's executive spends as extravagantly as have past committees, the SSMU will cease to exist, and they know it. The University would most likely take it into trusteeship, and then we would learn the meaning of the term "budget-slashing."
Thus, while the cutting of funds to groups is painful, it is a protectionist measure. Last year, when the rest of the country was cowering under the recession, the SSMU joined Ontario's NDP govern ment in reaching bold new plateaus of spending. To make up for past mistakes, all student clubs will have to do some belt-tightening this year. It would be wonderful if every group could have all the money it wanted, but that can't happen this year. The SSMU isn't attempting to destroy student clubs at McGill, but it does intend to make clear that if spending goes outside of realistic limits, student clubs may very well do themselves in. A L L A N T A IT
The Maclean s poll Much like a Montréal Expos homestand, the controversial Maclean's "A Measure of Ex cellence" issue went through town with nary a whisper. Only at McGill would news as inspiring as that presented in the recent Maclean's issue that ranked Canadian univer sities be treated so sheepishly. In typical McGill fashion, stu dents reacted rather apatheti cally to the school's number one ranking. Perhaps this was due to the fact there were no politi cally correct categories in the rankings to infuriate the reac tive McGill populace. In fact, most students found the poll to be a joke. "McGill number one? You've got to be kidding?" was a common response heard around campus if you heard one at all. Y et the magazine was all over McGill. There was a picture of the beautiful lower campus, the ubiquitous cheerleaders, the Martlet rugby team, and Prin cipal Johnston (who we discov ered believes in ghosts). Still not enough. . Elsewhere in the country there were several complaints that the categories used to rank the schools were unfair and did not properly address what makes a quality school. Here are a few more that Maclean's probably should have used in their rankings. School with the highest debt: McGill first, of course. School with most expensive
inform ation kiosk: McGill wins here Pigeon-student ratio: McGill wins here, too. While the rankings created little emotion, if any, here at McGill, it did set some fires ablaze at other universities in Canada. Carleton, for one, was extremely ticked off, and rightly so. They should have at least been in the top 34 as opposed to their 44th position. The issue dominated the media in Ottawa and the Maclean's publication was apparently lifted from the shelves. At the University of Water loo (also known as Track Pant U.), the student council presi dent was vehement in his anger at the issue which ranked the school #22. He said it failed to recognize Waterloo's top notch co-op programme. I don't know what the feeling was at Western but I imagine the students probably went crying into the sleeves of their polo shirts because of their 16th place ranking. There were no points awarded for the number of BMW's on campus or the amount of of gel used in hair. It was the worst of the Old Four schools. Looks good on them though, don't you think? Guelph emerged as the cat that swallowed the canary, sneaking in with an 8th place ranking in spite of polling 24th in the president's ranking. Not bad for Moo U. No matter what you thought
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of the rankings they did serve in an educational capacity. I mean, 1 didn't even know Can ada had 46 universities includ ing one called Sainte-Anne (located in Pointe-de-l'Eglise, N.S.). And on an unrelated topic, I'm sure a voung woman out at Acadia University in Wolfeville, N.S., had more attention recently. Regular readers of Maclean's will know the mag always features an attractive woman on their "People" page. Keeping with this rather taste less tradition, page 52 features the requisite beauty queen. The publicity McGill received from this poll on universities was worth millions. But judg ing by the non-reaction here, most students agree with John Diefenbaker on the use of polls: they're for dogs.
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Education President may have resigned in vain BY BEN JACQ M O TTE A m ajor a llegation that led to the resign ation o f E ducation U n d e r
v e rs ity (S S M U ) E ducation R e p re
A c c o rd in g to C la u d e Lou is, ac
m ore than $200 w ith ou t the a p
g iv e n d u e process."
sentative A n ik L o w , w h o o rig in a lly sign ed the m otion for im p ea ch
countant at the C ash ier's an d Stu d en t A ffa ir s O ffic e , 1G students p a y $28 to S S M U , $12 to the Post-
p ro v a l o f the fu ll C oun cil, w h ich G racia n ever obtained for the 1G
ment, said that the in fo rm atio n
g ra d u a te Society (E d U S ) P resident
con cern in g the 1G student fees w as
P au l G racia m a y not h a ve been
n e v e r clearly d e fin e d in past E d U S affairs. "E d U S C ou n cil d id not h a ve the
v a lid . G racia resigned on O ctob er 17 after fo u r m em b ers o f E dU S C o u n
barbequ e.
M e a n w h ile , G racia rem ain ed bitter at the process that led to his resignation.
G rad u ate S tuden ts' S ociety, and $4 to the E d u cation G rad u ate Stu dents' S o ciety p e r y e a r . .
'T w o o r th ree w eek s b e fo re the p etition to im peach was presented, w e had an in fo rm a l chat w ith Paul to express ou r dissatisfaction o v e r
a n y m o re ," G racia exp la in ed . " A n y p rob lem s that occu rred [at E dU S] w e r e b la m ed on me. T h e re is a
" I w a n t n oth in g to d o w ith E dU S
d efen se against e v e ry th in g [C o u n
1G student service fees availab le,
But E d U S V P External M ark W atson con sid ered the question
financial m atters and to establish
cil sign ed a m otio n callin g fo r his
that he un derstood h is ro le a s P re s i-
cil has a lleged against m e]. I d o n 't
im peach m ent. T h e m otion claim ed that G racia had been d elin qu en t in his d u ties and had m is a p p ro p ri
w h en the m otion o f im peach m en t
re g a rd in g 1G student service fees a
d e n t," said W atson.
think it is w orth b e in g in v o lv e d in
ated society funds. First on the list o f allegation s w a s G racia's consent to allocate
w as put fo r w a r d ," L o w ad m itted . "T h e s e (im p ea ch m en t) p ro c e e d ings should n e v e r h a v e g o n e on until the financial m atter w as c on firm ed b y the p resid en t or the
m oot p oin t because the con tro versy su rro u n d in g the 1G b a rb eq u e was not the o n ly issue beh in d the m o tion to im p each Gracia.
the w a y G racia's situation was han d led b y E d U S C ouncil. " I f I G s are c o v e re d b y EdUS,
"In C ou n cil, the con cern w as
then Paul w as righ t in g iv in g them
A b y-election to ch oose G racia's successor w ill take place con cu r ren tly w ith the u p c o m in g S S M U
$664 to a 'on e yea r d ip lo m a ' (1 G )
p erson w h o b ro u gh t up the m o tio n
students'
to C o u n cil." E d U S V P A d m in is tra tio n A n
m uch m o re abou t P a u l's d e lin qu en cy o f d u ties than abou t the
the m o n e y (fo r the b a rb ecu e)," stated L o w . " I d o n 't think he w as
r e fe r e n d u m through7th.
b arb equ e
d u rin g
relevan t in fo rm atio n con cern in g
the
sum m er. T h e alleg ation assum ed that 1G students d o not p a y fees to
drea M ilm a n refused to com m en t on the. situation until C ou n cil had ob tain ed the correct in fo rm a tio n con cern in g w h ere 1G student fees
E dU S, and th ere fo re should not h a v e b een e lig ib le to rec e iv e the fu n d in g fo r the barbeque.
b a rb e q u e
p r o b le m ,"
But L o w exp ressed concern o v e r
such a p etty th ing a n y m o re ."
N ovem ber
5 th □
e x p la in e d
W atson. "T h a t is w h y th e im p ea ch m en t m o tio n w a s issu ed ." A c c o r d in g to W atson , the P resi
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d en t cannot w r ite an y check for
are allocated.
Students' S o ciety o f M c G ill U n i
McGill
Students' Society votes oppose closing of dentistry
to
Students' Society (S S M U ) o v e r w h e lm in g ly v o te d to o p p o s e the p ro p o s e d d o s in g o f the F acu lty o f D entistry at last T h u rs d a y 's C o u n cil m eetin g, but at the sam e tim e v o te d to reco m m en d that d en tistry im p r o v e its research. 'T h e d ecision w e [S u b -C om m ittee o f the A c a d e m ic P rio rities and P lan n in g C o m m itte e ! take on D en tistry w ill affect d ecision s on oth er facu lties," exp la in ed A P P C student m em b er Sujit C h o u d h ry in a pres entation to C oun cil. C h ou d h ry , a lo n g w ith SS M U V P U n ive rs ity A ffa irs Rosalin d W a rd Sm ith, d rafted the prop osal to o p p o s e the D entistry closure, p rim a r ily on the basis o f a lack o f d u e process fo llo w e d b y the ad m inistration in the facu lty's p ro p osed closing.
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'T h e w h o le u n iversity op erates at a d e fic it," C h o u d h ry con tinu ed . " W e cou ld shut d o w n an y facu lty and save m on ey. W e should h a ve in fo rm a tio n on the cost o f cu ttin g oth er faculties as w e ll, but it's not b e in g p ro v id e d to us." W a rd -S m ith com p la in ed that the u n iversity had been s en d in g m ixed signals to d en tistry o n and o f f since 1984, the m ost recent b e in g in 1990, w h en the facu lty w as d eem ed excellent.' But w h en the Task F orce on P rio rities w as released last sprin g o u tlin in g the u n ive rs ity 's n e w em ph asis on research, an area in w h ich den tistry is lack in g, the facu lty w as su d d en ly faced w ith closure. "C lo s in g a facu lty is an e x tre m e ly s e vere act and should be d on e
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o n ly as a last reso rt," said W ard-Sm ith . "G iv e n that it has been sent m ixed m essages in term s o f uni versity satisfaction w ith th eir p e rfo rm ance, the facu lty should not be evalu ated retro a c tiv ely [to the Task
C u ltu r a l o n
F orce R e p o rt]." "It's a far fro m p erfect facu lty but it should b e g iv e n the chance to
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a t least to p ro v e its e lf," she continued. W h ile th ere w e re a fe w abstentions on the m otion, there w e re no dissenters.
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miscellaneous Paul's Pumpkin Pointers Ask your typical student about macabre ritual, and they will likely recount haunting tales of caffeinedependent night stalkers and library zombies. There's still time however, to inject some ghostlyfun andghoulish Hallowe’en tradition into the midst of your midterm nightmare. • I f the con ven tion a l jack-o-lantern just w o n 't scare a w a y those term -p a p er blues, the fo llo w in g g h astly countenance is b ou n d to sp ook them .
•Curcurbitaceae,, o r g o u rd s as th ey are a ffection a tely k n ow n , are d e co ra tiv e, hard -shelled m em b ers o f the squash fa m ily and are a v a il able and affo rd a b le at autum n m arkets. T h e sm all g re e n and y e l lo w , b ell-sh aped v a rie ty p ro v id e "e v il e ye s " on ce e m b e d d ed in shaped sockets. A p air o f the y e l lo w b u m p y specim ens m ak e for g ro te sq u e ears. T h e nose is m ad e b y sim p ly a d d in g a cro ok ed carrot into a fitted hole. A la rge hot red p e p p e r to n g u e p ro tru d in g fro m a to o th y grim a c e is the p a ra ly z in g
Piece de resistance. A fte r the fe s tiv i ties y o u are left w ith the b e gin in g s o f a salad -h old the gou rd s, th ey are h ig h ly poisonous. •T h e d ed ica ted jack-o-lantern artisan can b o ld ly ven tu re on to the cu ttin g e d g e o f crea tive p u m p kin this v is io n this H a llo w e 'e n w ith the latest in p u m pk in art. C le v e r ly u tiliz in g the can d lelig h t em a n tin g fro m th eir p u m p k in interior, 'artis tes de citrou ille' h a ve begu n toetch
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at the present tim e. W e should re n e w and red o u b le ou r effo rts to b e k n o w n as an institution w h e re v e r y g o o d research is d o n e and w h e re
ad ap ted and adjusted e v e r since James M c G ill left us this farm and ten th ousan d p ou n d s in 1813. T rib u n e : You agreed to serving a
s e rv in g his third term as Prin cipal o f
that v e r y g o o d research is d riv e n
M c G ill U n ive rs ity. H e re are som e excerpts fro m an in terv ie w jo h n s to n gave The Tribune earlier this m onth.
into the classroom . T rib u n e : How has M cG ill main
third term as principal in 1988 with the belief that the years of Québec's underfunding of English Universities was about to end. Haveyour funding expec tations been adequately fulfilled or do you regret having agreed to serve this current third term?
B Y R IC H L A T O U R
M c G ill T rib u n e : The recently re leased Smith Report, examining the status of Canadian Universities, stated that there should be more of an emphasis placed on teaching, and rewardfor teach ing, as opposed to research. V\lhat is your opinion regarding this sensitive balance of teaching and research in our universi ties? P rin c ip a l
Johnston:
You
can't
d r iv e a w e d g e b etw een the tw o . A g o o d u n iversity m ust see teaching
tained its competitiveness in compari son to other universities in light of the recent political troubles in Canada, economic recession and McGill's own financial troubles with a defi cit approaching $80 million?
search g o hand in hand. It is v e r y clear fro m m ost o f the analysis d on e that M c G ill is a v e r y g o o d u n iversity in research. It's a little m ore d iffic u lt to m eas ure the q u a lity o f u n dergrad u a te teachin g, but n ot im possib le. I think th e fact that w e d o h a ve the highest ad m issio n standards in the cou n try and that w e d ra w , 1 think, the best students from coast to coast to this
th r o u g h
T rib u n e : It is not too widely known on campus that you were in fact an AllAmerican hockey star during your days at Harvard. You also participated in track and cross-country running. What is the importance of Athletics' role in the university?
PJ: T h at's a tough, tou gh set o f issues. It's a tra g ed y that ou r uni
ab ou t a c a d e m ic e x c e lle n c e and stretching and c h a lle n gin g ou r stu
versity has to face those
dents should also stretch and chal
kinds o f choices, but w h at lies b ehind it are both cost consideration
le n g e som e o f o u r students w ith respect to ath letic excellen ce, (that is b ein g a b le to c o m p ete against the
and
best athletes in this cou n try).I think
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Throughout your tenure as principal at McGillyou have been through one Québec referendum on sovereignty-association and you may be facing another one come this time next year. What is your position on the Québec question and how could an independent Québec affect an anglophone univer sity such as McGill? T r ib u n e :
bread th
o f aca-
d em ie p rogram s.
So Dentistry is simply not at par >, with other faculties? T rib u n e :
PJ: 1reg ret noth in g. I th in k ou r e x
o f the q u a lity o f teachin g that exists
but 1 lo v e C anada and 1 also lo v e Q uébec. 1 can 't im a g in e an oth er
un iversities are n o w fu n d e d on a
c ou n try in the w o rld o r an oth er society in h istory that has d o n e as
form u la, as o f 1987. T h a t's historic because w h e n th ere w as no form u la,
g o o d a job in p r o v id in g e q u a lity o f o p p o rtu n ity to all its citizens as this c ou n try has. I th ink the track record
th ere w e r e n o b enchm arks against w h ic h w e cou ld establish w h eth e r w e w e r e b e in g e q u ita b ly fu n d e d o r not, (e v e n th ou g h all th e studies s h o w e d w e w e r e n o t). A s o f this y e a r w e h a ve n o w b een b ro u g h t up to the m in im u m le v e l o f Q u éb ec u n ive r sity fu n d in g b y the o p e ra tin g fo r
to those [le a d e rs h ip ] position s w h o
contribute an en o rm ou s am ou n t to the place and it seem s to m e th eir m otiv a tio n is to le a v e M c G ill a better place after th ey h a v e been here, and that is p retty unselfish.
PJ : I think this u n iversity, w h ich is
it's v e r y m uch a part o f the trad ition o f this u n iversity. T h e p o o l o f student athletes is m uch sm aller th a n a to th e ru n iv e rs ities in this country, b eca u seo n e m ust m eet M c G ill's ad m issio n standards to b e able to p lay, so it's a m ore ch a llen gin g job fo r ou r coaches.lt is a
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PJ: I th ink the position that I 'v e taken on it and the P rin cipa l's A d v i s o r y G r o u p is
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v e r y m uch on record
m ore e x citin g job, b ecause I think
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in stating that the chal-
th ey k n o w that th ey are teach in g
len ges h a v e not been met.
y o u n g m en and y o u n g w o m e n w h o arc v e ry g ifted in tellectu ally and w h o are v e ry h ig h ly m o tiv a te d . T h a t's an en orm ou s asset w h en y o u 'r e try in g
T rib u n e : The Students' Society of M cGill University is currently study ing the issue of possible incorporation, that is autonomyfrom the university ad ministration. What would be your view on this possibility and what are your im mediate reflections on the Students' So ciety's role in general?
im p re s siv e and v e r y m uch w o rth p re s e rv in g as a fed eratio n rather than as a g ro u p o f sp lin tered re gions. I th ink it is im p ro b a b le that [Q u eb ec separation] w o u ld occur, but if it should occur i t w o u ld p ro b a
m ula, and th at's progress. T h e d o w n s id e is, w e are left w ith
PJ: W e ll, I think the in corp oration m akes sense. It's the a d v ic e that our lega l a d v is o r has g iv e n us as b e in g the a p p ro p ria te w a y to function w ith in the rather c o m p lex arra n ge m ents in Q u éb ec for student associa tions. I th ink ou r students are terrific
a $79.5 m illio n accu m u lated deficit,
here. I d o n 't think there is another
b ly b e o v e r a n u m b er o f years and
w h ich , if w e had not taken d ra c o
u n ive rs ity in C anada and m ayb e in
not in the next tw e lv e or eigh teen m onths, and M c G ill w o u ld ad ap t and adjust the w a y M c G ill has
nian steps to d eal w ith rela tiv e u n d erfu n d in g , w o u ld b e a $250 m il lion accum ulated d e fic it o v e r the
N o r th A m e ric a w h ich has the rich
o f accom p lish m en t in this co u n try is
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pectation s h a ve b e en p a rtia lly fu l fille d - the k ey elem en t is that Q u éb ec
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certainly the most con troversial topic at McGill these days is the proposed closure of McGill's Den tistry Faculty-a proposal accepted by your Princi pal Advisory Group this past summer. What would justify the closing of not only one of the best Dental Schools in Can ada, but in all of North America?
tial ch allen ges than m ost other un iversities, and it is v e r y clear that this u n iv e r sity has stren gthened itself
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b een n o th in g short o f m agn ificen t. T rib u n e : Perhaps the biggest and
phan tly. It is v e r y clear that w e h a ve had m ore substan
u n ive rs ity is a re a lly g o o d in dication
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teen years. T h e resp on se o f our c o m m u n ity to that c h allen ge has
d o all o f the things y o u exp ect stu dents to do. T h e y 'r e serious about their acad em ic resp on sib ilities and th ey v e r y o fte n excel. T h e y d is ci
N o r th A m e ric a w h o h a ve
com e
d o e s b e lie v e that teachin g and re
plans w h ich w ill elim in a te it o v e r the course o f the next tw e lv e o r th ir
ter [e v e r y yea r since].T h ere are v e r y fe w institutions in
a h ig h em ph asis on both.
PJ: W e are a u n iversity that tru ly
o f in v o lv e m e n t b y students in the c o lle g ia l g o v e rn a n c e o f the institu tion. W e attract ou tsta n d in g p e o p le
years, and this u n iversity has b e co m e better and b et
had to deal w ith the fin an cial and political challenges that w e have, and yet this u n iv e rs ity con tin u es to
lowing the release of the Smith Report, you stated that universities must ‘‘choose people [professors] to teach and research who have a passion for both." Is this a realistic and potentially applicable pri ority at McGill?
are v e ry m an y that h a ve the d e g re e
PJ: T his place is m agic. I h a ve b een here tw e lv e
and research as inextricably in v o lve d w ith on e an oth er and m u tu ally rein forcing. A g o o d u n iversity m ust place T rib u n e : In a radio interview fol
past ten years. T o the great cred it o f this u n iveristy, th rou gh sacrifice, th rough saving, w e h a v e "con tain ed " that d e fic it to $79.5 m illio n and w e h a ve n o w em b ark ed u p o n a series o f
to put a team on the fie ld that d o e s n 't take silly pen alties and can execute com p licated m an o eu vre s in v o lv e discip lin e.
T rib u n e : What is your vision as M cGill starts heading into the twentyfirst century? PJ: T o b e an institution that teaches respect and tolerance, an institution that cares d e e p ly abou t its students in all it does, and th ird ly , to be on e o f the ranking institutions in th e w o r ld . T rib u n e : Do you think that McGill
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« Dancing with the Hallowe'en goblins in Montréal BY A N D R E W C A R SW E LL Like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, the Great Pumpkin becomes decreasingly relevant to students entering their post-secondary years. The w h ole notion o f getting dressed up to collect sugary treats from strangers is dismissed as a waste o f tim e and money. H allow e'en, h ow ever, should not be understood as a mere financial liability. It should be seen as a fantastic excuse to celebrate pagan rituals without getting ar rested. H ere are a fe w ideas for m id fall celebrations. The largest and possibly most pretentious H allow e'en get-together hasbeen organized by the Shed Café, and w ill take place on Saturday, N ovem b er 2nd at a warehouse on 87 Prince Street in O ld Montréal. The management expects 1000 or more guests to show up to see a list o f bands including local new-age act Sotho. The three best-costumed people w ill be awarded trips to a choice o f six European cities. The presence o f Boris Yeltsin, Clarence
Thomas, and the remainder o f the O lym pic Stadium, is anticipated. Tickets go for S20 at Shed, 3515 StLaurent. For those more inclined to watch kinky men dressed in lingerie, as they indulge in sex, dance, and can nibalism to the beat o f rock music, then Leacock 132 and the Cinema de Paris are your places to be on this H allow 's Eve. The Rocky Horror P ic ture Show w ill be screened at 5:00, 9:30 and midnight at the Paris, with prizes given out at the late show for best related costume (costs $3.75/ student). The Film Society's Leacock show is at 7:30, and costs $3.50 for non-members. Can't kick that old trick-or-treat habit? There is a safe alternative to w ea vin g aim lessly through the frightening streetsofMontréal.CJ A D and the McGill Education U nder graduate Society (EdUS) are organ izing a "safe" H allow e'en at the Forum this Thursday, This consists o f a pretend neighbourhood that guarantees not only sanctuary, but candy at every address. The doors
w ill be open from 11 am to 8 pm, and there w ill be live performances given throughout the day. EdUS is cur rently recruiting volunteers for this project. Call 398-7048 for more infor mation. Another good location for H al low e'en pleasure is a place w here they cele brate H allow e'en all year, Les Foufounes E lé c triq u e s . T h e ir party features Shad o w y M en On A Shad o w y Planet, and a cast o f regulars w ho might be mistaken for paid apparitions. A d m is sion is $7 at the door, and w ill include an as sortment o f costume prizes. Probably the most appropriate location for entertainment on October 31st happens tob eb ook ed u n tilju ly 1992. Bleury Street's La Maison Hauntée, is
a decrepit, boarded-up and seem in gly condemned house with agreen ghoul plopped on the roof. It is with out a doubt the most innovative concept restaurant in Montréal. O ver a fiv e hour span, visitors are met by various beasts from Transylvania,
Planet Xenon, and M ulroney's cabi net, as they munch on chicken served by the waitress from hell. Reserve now at 878-3999, and pur gatory can be yours next summer for only $32.10 per person. □
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Double double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble B Y A N D R E A C U R T IS H allow e'en is traditionally a time for eating too much candy, pulling pranks and dressing in beastly and frightening costumes. For Wiccans how ever, October 31st marks the beginning o f Samhaim, a four day celebration o f the pagan new year. It is a time, the Wiccans say, when the "veils are ve ry thin" between this and the w orld o f the spirits. Witches w ill em erge from their everyday lives to "celebrate friendship and love with the spirits o f deceased friends," ex plained Dale, the ow n er o f Le M agasin du Wicca and a practitioner o f the craft. Wicca is an earth and fertility re ligion, and the people w ho practise it have little in com m on with the stere otypical ideas o f witches w ho fly on broomsticks, have w arty noses and cast evil spells. N either are they w o r shippers o f Satan. "Satan is a construction o f Christi anity. Wiccans don't think in those concepts," emphasized Serge Lebel, a Wiccan, and the ow ner o f M éta morphoses book store. "T h e sense o f worship and festiv ity in Wiccan celebrations is purely pagan. You could certainly never find the same with devil worshippers," he continued.
Wiccans celebrate the cycles o f nature and human dependence on them, but stress w orkin g w ith na ture and not trying to rule it. "W e worship nature because in ancient times people truly depended on it, for everything. Wiccans are people trying to go back to this d e pendence. When you do this, you see things a bit differen tly," ex plained Marysa Lebel, a practitioner o f the craft. Wiccans em phasize the im por tance o f balance and harm ony o f opposites in personality, in their deities and in their magic.
"P eop le need the light and the dark, the good and the bad. The moment one goes out o f balance, there w ill be a deform ity o f charac ter," explained Marysa Lebel. She em phasized the m isguided efforts o f some feminist groups that draw on ly on the legacy o f the goddess. "It is a w om an's religion just as it is a man's. It can't be any better to on ly worship a woman. W e need the balance. W e worship the pow er of fertility and creation and that is not masculine or fem inine," she noted. This politicization o f Wicca for fem in ist and en viro n m en ta list
causes, Dale claimed, is throw ing off the balance in a religion where male and female deities are equally repre sented and each pow er is meant to counterbalance the other. The magic practised by Wiccans also stems from the notions o f bal ance in nature. "M a gic maintains the proper bal ance o f energy between humans and gods. It is a created art, as well as a science," said Serge Lebel. Dale noted , "you personalize the spells by adding or taking a way from
Wicca has remained m ostly un derground although according to Serge Lebel, in the United States, it has become more centrally organ ized. Montréalers how ever, m aybe surprised, as Dale explained. 'T h ere are a lot more pagans in this city than people realize." Q
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features Offering hope to victims of family violence new to a country, every single type
have never drunk or done drugs
often considered mere domestic
of woman that you could ever
can be violent. That's where so
disputes.
Sexual, psychological, and physi
dream up was there. Th ey can go
cialization comes in."
cal abuse affects six out o f ten
from having country homes to having a nightgow n in a shelter,"
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couples in Québec alone, and it is one o f the leading causes o f hom i cide in the country. It can be as subtle as a fe w well-placed words or as ruthless as rape. The abuser
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explained K elly Dobbin, a form er relief worker at Auberges Transi
specific traits in common. 'T h ese men are very dependent
yers don't care. The wom en leave a situation where they have no pow er
Although there is a great deal o f
tion, a shelter for victim s o f v io lence.
and are trying to secure an em o tional outlet," explained Lise Ma-
and go to a similar one. It just rein forces the message that they are
hope."" The fear that surrounds a victim
har, counsellor and coordinator at
powerless," Mahar explained.
o f conjugal violence can not be
Auberges Transition.
A w om en's shelter is indeed one o f few 'safe havens' for victims o f
eliminated even by the protection
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and care offered by the shelter. "W hen you see them go, you 're
If a wom an suggests she w ill in
and a place to sleep, and is com1
happy for them, but you 're also
some w ay abandon the man, he
pletely confidential, making it d if
scared. Th ey're on their ow n ," said
m ay becom e panicked and angry.
ficult for the abuser to find his w ife
Dobbin.
W ith any type o f abuse, he can decrease his partner's feeling o f
Doing the wild thing
trol over her," Caplan agreed. "Th e w hole underlying [prem
A few years ago a friend
ise] o f conjugal violence is to un
w rote me a letter from Vancou
derm ine a w om an's self-esteem to
ver describing what had been
such an extent that she cannot
for him an extrem ely liberating
leave," said Mahar. Abuse is manipulative, and the
experience. H e and his men's
victims becom e angry and disap
vergence from their regular
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because her bound aries are not very clear. The man creates a climate o f tension, the wom an suffers anxi
apparently shouted, yelped,
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hollered and pounded their
ends up w ith mental or physical problems. W hen the abuser justi fies his behavior, or acts nice, the victim rationalizes aw ay her anger and is left with on ly shame," ex It is often difficult for a wom an to leave a situation where she feels
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and nudity can be extrem ely therapeutic,but the real issues
so-called 'men's m ovem ent' has
o f emotional and psychological
recently received a lot o f press.
gravity are eluded or at best
G row in g numbers o f white, middle-class men are redis
creatively misrepresented. Men are just not all alike, and
covering what it means to be
the claim o f a common denom i
male. Guidance in this unprece dented venture is offered by expensive 'W ild man' weekend
nator in the W ildm an archetype is tenuous. Men are not all wild, many w ould find them
retreats and an expanding
selves m ore embarrassed and
amount o f literature. The second w ave o f fem i nism has left some extrem ely
patronized than liberated by a m ovem ent that encourages them to be truly male. m ovem ent was about men
direction. Macho doesn't cut it anymore, and orchestrated
learning to express themselves, to fully com e to terms with
blubbering and hugging hardly
their sexuality and their power,
offer an alternative. Few men
if it was aimed at throwing
have an intimate understanding o f their ow n needs and em o tions.
aw ay antiquated notions o f machismo. It appears rather,
psyches and search the depths o f their souls to rediscover the
benefits o f returning to the confines o f traditional roles, stereotypes that stifle men and
masculinity. The literature
women, are dubious. And as if men haven't had
explains that only by retrieving
enough o f a forum to vent their
this misplaced manhood,
angers and frustrations. Hasn't
through rituals, drumming,
the last millenia been the 'men's m ovem ent'? Finding them
naked, w ill the men o f the 1990s
selves at the very top o f the
be genuinely fu lfilled,
global pow er ladder, white
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therapy. It is a cheap, prefabri cated cure that glosses over individual concerns and attempts to convince men that
chests. It seems that he and his w ar
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met dinners. Dressed in loin
very often she w ill feel his feelings
plained Mahar.
R e d & W h ite B a ll C h a ir p e r s o n :
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sadness, there's also a kind o f
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professional women, immigrants
place,
"[W om en ] have climbed onto the future just by being [at the shelter].
Fam ily Violence Clinic, added, "People w ho come from perfect families can be violent. People w ho
"W e had university students,
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can be anyone, and so can the vic tim.
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or girlfriend.
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middle-class men are now saying that they too have griev ances. Men in this unique position, having resources and p ow er at their fingertips, could do better than this facile Tarzan solution.
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e n t e r t a in m e n t Passion : was it live or was it M om ix? B Y K A T E G IB B S "Passion", the first full-length ballet from the mercurial A m eri can dance com pany M om ix, takes its name and score from Peter Gabriel's com position o f the same title, familiar as the music from Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ. N ot throngs o f picketing grannies, but a capacity crowd packed Place des Arts to experi ence the w orld premiere o f "Pas sion" by Moses Pendleton and his su pra-Soloflexed co m pan y on October 23. The intoxicating combination of athletic dance, b od y sculpture, and illusionism for which M om ix is renowned did not fail to mesmer ize, although the premise was somewhat confusing. Given theorigins o f the score, the title suggests the Sufferings o f Christ on the Cross. The 21 movem ents are en hanced with depictions o f Buddhist temples, Artie ice floes, sunflowers and Rose w indow s. Projected onto an impossibly transparent screen, these images suggest a N e w A g e-y "all religions are basically the sam e" message. Slides, music, and dance offer a
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confusing relationship. The reedy quality present in Gabriel's syn thesized soundtrackcomplements the erotica o f the natural images and half-naked bodies on stage. The singular quality which unites these images is their ability to w ith stand the cyclical passage o f time although the 75 minute piece feels far too short. Despite the fact that all five members list post-secondary edu cation before their dance experi ence, M om ix is not necesarilÿ the thinking person's company. One case in point is its signature style; the "M o-m ixin g" o f limbs to the point where the view er can no longer decipher the number or gender o f participants in the re sulting forms. Particularly m em o rable is the creation o f a pair o f centaurs w ho break the traditional dance/sound barrier as the heads mouth synthesized wails. Those who once considered "A re You Experienced ; the Jimi H en drix Ballet" to be the "be-all" o f modern dance, m ay find the ab sence o f retro-references in "Pas sion" exhilarating. The dancers are bent so lo w that their "m oon w alk "
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conjures im ages o f speed skaters and single glittergloves could not be further fro m o n e 's mind. The thrill ing p ow er of the over-all vision is sure to o v e rrid e the confusion of im a g es which bom bard the screen and stage. Each view er must allow them s e lv e s the 1 luxury o f the evolution o f form. M om ix is best appre ciated within Three shrouded figures expose the raw beauty o f M o m ix . its ow n con text. dynam ic performance with an Return dates for M om ix have W ednesday's delayed perform equally vocal reception. This was not been announced, although ance was heralded b y the cat calls nothing unusual for M om ix which judging by its choice o f venue for of Montrealers whistling in im pa has been sending shock waves "Passion"'s premiere, it w ill un tience. Thankfully, the responsive
through the m odern dance world
crowd saved face by m eeting the
for the last 10 years.
doubtedly come back to Montréal within the next year. ' Q
: veritable audience slaughter A nd then there is the script, much
still is the use o f Plato's creation
Trem or's Plato T-shirt, which he
more laughable than funny, which
myth from The Symposium, meant,
sports throughout m uchofthefilm .
Last year's Oscar-winning com
W hile there is the basis for a rea
highlights an unbelievable string
som ehow, to link Marina's magic
bination o f director Terry Hughes
sonably good com edy, the film
o f groaners such as, "friends I have
and Trem or's science. In case you
The Butcher's
and
has
lacks the elements required to make
a lot of, it's love I'm lacking" .W orse
miss it, the theme is accentuated by
should be left unexamined.
teamed up to create another super
it work: acting, directing and a
n atu ral
urban
script.
Butcher's
Wife. W hatever magic
As the lovestruck and rapidly
m ade Ghost such a fan favorite is
disintegrating psychiatrist, Daniels
certainly missing in this dismal
is unconvincing and hopelessly
second effort.
unfunny. M oore, noticeably preg
Phoenix lends unusual sensitivity to M y O w n Private Idaho
nant and, yes, barefoot, through
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actress
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rom an ce, The
Basically a farcical
romantic
out most o f the film, is equally bad.
com edy, the premise o f the film is
Somewhat better is the w ork o f
M y Own Private Idaho, the new
To misquote Plato and the shirt, Wife, unlike
life, Q
Private Idaho. M ike is narcoleptic,
o f his "rebellion" from his father,
and falls asleep in times o f stress (in the m id d le o f the Idaho
his education, and his fam ily wealth. Mike, how ever, reveals
not without potential. Set in N e w
G eorge Dzundza (o f T V 's Law and
film by Gus ( Drugstore Cowboy) Van
highw ay,during tricks.). Making
his love for Scott in his response, "1
York, the film pits the rural magic
Order) as Leo. His love for thechoir
Sant, is a vital and provocative
could love someone even if I wasn't
and fecundity o f Marina (Dem i
director-turned-blues singer (M ary
M oore) against theloneliness and
Steenburgen) is charming, despite
exploration o f the lives o f tw o young hustlers, M ike (R iver Phoe
the main character a narcoleptic is a risky undertaking, but Phoenix and Van Sant pull it off. Phoenix's acting never succumbs to sentimen
isolation o f the city and the m od
her moronic character and terrible
ern methods o f her love interest,
singing (o f which w e hear alto
psychiatrist Dr. Trem or (Jeff Da
gether too much).
niels).
nix), and Scott (Keanu Reeves).
paid for it H ove you and you don't pay m e." Van Sant's direction, in conjunction with Phoenix's endear ing and effective acting, is unprece
Although witnesses to this sub
tality or melodrama. It is through
culture o f male prostitution, the audience never feels w eigh ed
M ik e that view ers form a link, a connection, with a w orld which,
dented in its honest depiction o f the dynamics o f love and friend
dow n by loaded political jargon or
on the surface, seems entirely alien.
ship between men.
sexual stereotypes.
His character is not confined to his
One drawback to M y Own P ri
The film resembles a slideshow o f dislocated images and events.
hom osexuality or his prostitution, but each w ork to m agnify his vu l
vate Idaho is the overbearing allu sions to Shakespeare's Henry IV
Marina has com e to N e w York
The real credit for thisfilm must,
because she has married Leo, the
how ever, go to director Hughes.
butcher, w hom she believes is her
H e com pletely fails to take advan
ultimate destiny. Once there, she
tage o f the magic inherent in the
Such an effect intends to parallel
nerability, his only escape being
and Henry V. The fragmented reen
sets to w ork "s o lv in g " the rom an
N e w York setting to accentuate the
the ultimate disharm ony o f lives
through his narcoleptic seizures.
tic problems o f theother characters
film 's fairy-tale scheme. Instead,
w ho live on the same street and are
after one nauseating helicopter
patients o f Dr. Trem or. The im m e
shot, the audience is subjected to
diate effects o f Marina's supernatu
over an hour o f sitcom
ral influence, and their effects on
editing, and leaves blow n across
Dr. Trem or's practice, become the
sidewalks-.
sets, bad
which are dictated by m oney and
For M ike and Scott sex is merely
actments o f Shakespeare's plays ideally sought to achieve a more
circumstance, but, at times, seems
a physical act which ends in the
com plete exploration o f the hus
sim ply too confusing for charac
exchange o f money. Perhaps the
tler underworld by draw in g paral
ters and audience alike. River Phoenix's portrayal o f
most memorable scene in the m ovie
lels to the Elizabethan underworld
occurs when Scott asserts that "tw o
Mike is unquestionably the most
guys can't love each other." His
striking perform ance in M y Own
prostitution is m erely an extension
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entertainment
Band alive: Seven concerts worth seeing BY D A V ID NORTH * Things tend to happen at live shows that might seem out o f char acter on record..Good bands w ill shake up loyal fans' impressions o f them in concert, and try to convert uninitiated spectators. Montreal bars and clubs are hosting a barrage o f showsbet ween n ow and the end o f Novem ber. By the looks o f things, there should be something out there for just about everyone.
V iolent Fem m es, Wednesday# October 30, Rialto. T w o things should make this an interesting show. The Rialto is a
great place to see a band play be cause if you get tired o f jumping around on the floor, there are al ways seats in the balcony with unobstructed view s. As for the actual performance, the schizoid son gw ritin g o f G ord on Gano should make for some bizarre lis tening in concert.
Billy Bragg, Tuesday, N o v e m ber 12, Spectrum
Bruce C ockbum , N ovem b er 19, Spectrum. . Both o f these veteran musicians are putting on one night perform ances at the Spectrum, and are almost certain to p rovid e thought ful, entertaining music. Both Bragg
and Cockburn have extensive rep ertoires, (extending in Cockburn's case to the late 60's), which w ill probably attract a good mix in the audience. Bragg w ill most likely be more light-hearted and jovial than the pensive, melancholy Cockburn, but in either case the songw riting o f both is o f the highest quality.
other hand, having played for so m any years, she's learned a few tricksand undoubtedly knows how to put on a good show. She cer tainly has the musical abilities to enthral the right crowd.
R ickie Lee Jones, Sunday, N o vem ber 17, Theatre St. Denis. Again, an excellent venue hosts a solid entertainer. The on ly fore seeable problem w ith seeing a perform er such as Rickie Lee Jones is the potential for things to get too m ellow . Jones has been around for a w hile and m ay lack the live spirit o f a m ore youthful singer. On the
trum. This is an exciting concert an nouncement. Thorogood ranks up there with A C -D C in terms o f showmanship and rock solid tu nage. It seems that he never stops touring, so that by this tim e his live show has becom e basically second nature to him -likeorderinga scotch at the bar. Expect a sweaty, w ork
G eorge Thorogood and The D estroyers, N ovem ber 22,23, Spec
ing person's, Labatt's 50 type show.
M etallica, N o vem b er 17, The Forum. N O O P E N IN G A C T Metallica rocks with m ore inten sity and abandon than any o f the above mentioned performers. That w ould explain the kids in sleeping bags outside the Forum box-office tw o days before any tickets went on sale. A huge stage that w ill ex tend up to centre ice also guaran tees that no one w ill have a lousy view , (at least that's what the old guy selling tickets said). With the kind o f hype Metallica now gener ates, what w ould norm ally be just another metal show becomes an event. Q
A pleasant chat with the Monks o f D oom BY A LLA N TAIT Funny old thing, life. A band is a consistent college draw, goes on a European tour for a while, and the next thing you know, it splinters into a million different directions. Cam per Van Beethoven was a constant critical favourite and was riding out the w ave o f success that its final Virgin release, Key Lime Pie, garnered, when the unit selfdestructed . Singer/guitarist David L ow ery apparently lives some w here in N e w England now, dairy farming. N o-one has seen violinist M organ Fichter. A n d bassist/ singer Victor Krummenacher , along with guitarists Greg Lisher and David Immergluck, as w ell as drummer Chris Pedersen, have put out three albums and tour as the
Monks o f Doom. The Tribune caught up with the Monks on tour supporting Meridian, their latest release on Baited Breath records.
Tribune: What's your musical his tory?
V ic to r
K ru m m e n a c h e rd 'v e
done all sorts o f things-1 played in Camper Van Beethoven for seven years, I played on four albums with Doctor Eugene Chadbourne, I've done session work, and I have a band called Monks o f Doom which started in 1986 as a side project o f Cam per Van Beethoven. That's prim arily what w e do now, since Camper Van Beethoven broke up in A p ril ofl990, in Sundsvall, Sweden. Tribune: W hat were the circum stances o f the break-up?
V.K.: W ell, I'v e never been m ar ried, but people tell m e it was somewhat like that. It was just personality problems w e had. W e tried to make the marriage w ork but ultim ately it didn't. A t a point, if you 're in volved in something and you put a lot into it and you 're still really not seeing anything getting better- the on ly thing that ever got better was the m oney, and I was never hom e enough to enjoy it- after a point I wanted to spend some tim e aw ay from the context o f the band and it came to a head before w e even had a chance to talk aboutthat. It just kind ofblew apart. Tribune: What's the social situ ation like within the Monks of Doom? V.K.: W ell, n ow w e don't have as many tensions between us. W e have less money, but w e enjoy what
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w e do. Things are good. Tribune: Was the Monks of Doom something that just happened between the four of you,or did you create it yourself? V.K .:W ell, if you 're a musician you 're kind o f like a junkie- you have to do it for personal sake. It becomes a thing that it's hard to escape from. If you live this w ay for a long time you don't want to g iv e it up. W e had had this as a side project, and w e had pretty good personal relationships, so that was the option to pursue. Tribune: What's the difference, musically, between the Monks of Doom and Camper Van Beethoven? V.K.: Cam per was really folkrooted in a lot o f ways- it was just a lighter band. This is rooted in a heavier thing, more or less. I would not say it's a heavier band, but the music's louder. Tribune: Where is that comingfrom as far as you are concerned? V.K.: I grew up in Los Angeles. I went to high school in 1979, 1980,and that was the era o f X and Black Flag, and that was the kind of music I cut my teeth on, as well as the prominent punk bands from England; the Clash, the Jam.
Tribune: And yet, that's not what the Monks of Doom is at all. V.K .: N o - it's really an amalga mation. 1 think the sign o f a good band is when you 're w illin g to bring in your personal influences and then stand back and let other personal influences kind o f mold and shape what you do. I mean, I could go out and start a band like the Jesus Lizard tom orrow, and I would know very much what I wanted to do and how to do it, but for me I think that w ould be con trived. W e share a lot o f influences, and then other people put d iffer ent influences into it, and when you m old all o f those things to gether, you get something yet again different. Tribune: Is this close to what you want? When you think of your music, is this what you think of? V.K.: For me personally, not entirely, but for the band, yeah, I'm really happy with it. As a band entity, it's really unique. W e don't sound like anybody else. W e don't play like anybody else. I'm not w illin g to take this band and point it in a particular direction because it's the trend o f the moment. I'm looking for long-term viability. Q
Keanu and River hustle IDAH O FROM PAGE 11
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male pornography magazines ("G String" and "M ale C a ll") to life, exposing the com m odification o f
the rest o f the m ovie. Those fam il
the boys' sexuality.
iar with Henry IV w ill be bored by
Although Van Sant never sugarcoats the reality o f this sub-culture the m ovie does not leave one feel
the second rate references, those unfamiliar m ight leave the theatre confused.
ing depressed or melancholy. River
Keanu Reeves' performance is
Phoenix's M ike is ultimately en
anotherdisappointment. Although
dearing and hopeful, as he says,
his character, a self-pityi ng private
lying with Scott on the roadside o f
school Prince Hal, is in itself un
an Idaho H ighw ay, "I feel like I'm
convincing, Reeves' performance m agnified this effect. His sulky soliloquy about his father who
well-adjusted."
doesn't "believe in him ," is rem i
M y Own Private Idaho, although not without fault, must be com mended on its treatment o f a sub
niscent o f The Breakfast Club or Dead
ject, which, with a few exceptions,
Poet's Society. The sex scenes in this film are presented as a series o f snapshots
is ignored by the popular m ovie industry. This film is jolting be cause no matter what your sexual
o f naked, intertwined bodies in
orientation or background, you w ill
pose, reflecting the lack o f unity and continuity in a sexual act which
find yourself most effected by Mike, a homeless, narcoleptic, male,
is purely physical. Another ex
homosexual prostitute.
Q
McGill crew have fateful trip to Ontario isle BY SA R A H H A LE
"Both the ligh tw eigh t and
D o m in atin g the w aters d u r
varsity boats, novice ro w e rs are
is som ething to be said
h e av y w eigh t varsity w o m e n 's
in g the m o rn in g races, M c G ill's
exposed to the com petition and
ro w in g in an o ld boat. It m akes
for
The M cG ill U n iversity R o w
8's continued to g o faster than
novice c re w took the g o ld in
intensity o f the sport from d ay
w in n in g that m uch sweeter,
in g C lu b (M U R C ) w r a p p e d u p
in previou s years and are clos
each o f its categories: w o m e n 's
one. Consistently p lacin g p ri
w h e n there are n o excuses for
its fall season on Saturday with a 4th place finish at the 19 th A n
ing the g a p betw een themselves
8, w o m e n 's 4 w ith cox, and m en 's 8. O n ce again, M cG ill
ority u p o n this d evelop m en t p ro g ra m , it is n o w o n d e r these
y o u r p erform an ce."
and the w in n in g b o ats," said
nual O U / O W I A A U n iversity
M c G ill W o m e n 's C oach Tom
dem onstrated its rem arkable
c rew s becom e the best in their
Finals Regatta. H e ld o ff H en ley
O 'C o n n o r. "T o m erely say that
ability to p ro d u c e the fastest
league.
Island in St. Catharines, Ont.,
w e finished fourth in an event I
novice boats d u rin g the short
S a t u r d a y 's
think underestim ates the p e r
fall season.
team s
races
in c lu d e d
representative
"T o see the novices learning
tinue fund rai si n g throughout a
so m uch so quick ly and then
w inter o f d ry -la n d training, to
11
form ance. W h e n the top five
g o in g on to p ro v e it against the
p repare teams for the sp rin g
close
boats in any given 2000-metre
"M e n ta l strength, that's w hat
other schools, m eans that w e
season and the D a d V a il Re
com petition and fast times over
race finish w ithin a half a boat
gets us th rough in the en d ,"
h ave a head start on d e v e lo p
gatta held in P h iliad elp h iaeach
u n u su a lly sm ooth w aters for
length from each other, it can
said A le x K u ilm an , coach o f the
in g these talents into varsity
M ay . N o v e m b e r 5th an d 6th,
the 2000-metre course.
be a n y b o d y 's race."
novice m e n 's 8. "N o v ic e r o w
athletes in the com in g years,"
the team w ill com pete on cam
said C oach O 'C o n n o r.
p u s d u rin g
schools
who
M c G ill's
of
W ith the com petitive season n o w over, the M U R C w ill con
enjoyed
young
The m en crossed the line 3rd
ers w h o w in in the fall tend to
varsity team pulled in solid end-
relatively
in both light and h eavy 8 races,
stay w ith us. T h e y are the oar-
o f-th e -y e a r
B o th
and the heavy 4 w ith cox, also
sp eo p le w h o w ill fill next year's
w o m e n 's 8's, an d a ligh tw eigh t
r e s u lt s .
taking 5th place in the light
varsity boats."
pair, all placed 4 th beh in d m ore
w eigh t single, 4th in the light
experienced teams from W e st
w eigh t 4 w ith cox, and 2nd in
a th le te s
began
ern, Q u e e n 's, a n d U o f T.
the ligh tw eigh t dou ble.
M c G ill.
T ra in in g
" A lot o f p lan n in g w en t into this
who
ute erg race that w ill take place on both d a y s on the terrace
at
w an ted it," said Rachel C arson
o u t s id e
a lo n g s id e
o f the novice w o m e n 's 8. "There
Library.
ro w in g
E v eryon e
Er-
r o w e d novice this year really
C urren tly, 15 o f the 36 varsi ty
season.
the A n n u a l
gathon. R ow ers w ill be canvass in g for sponsors for a 20-m in
th e
R ed p ath q
M cGill sw im m ers k eep in g abreast o f the com petition week.
BY JANET M CK ETSY
"I w an ted to see h o w w e ll the The M c G ill S w im T eam com
team w o u ld react tostress," said
pleted a con vin cin g w in o v er
Laurin. "It has been training
U n iversité d e M ontréal with
very hard in the last cou ple o f
w in s in 17 o f a p ossible 28
w eek s and m ost o f the team has
The
had
m id
d u a l meet held
te rm s
on
w e ll."
S a tu rd a y
n igh tat C é g è p d e V ie u x M o n tréal w a s a re la x e d
a ffa ir.
The m eet w a s a
ch an ce
to
assess the suc cess
of
the
team s' respec t iv e
p ro
g ra m m e s
be
fore the b u sy c o m p e t it io n s c h e d u le
in
" W e a re e x a c t ly w h e r e I w a n t e d to b e . A lm o s t e v e r y o n e is
Coach
to
be
re
spond ing very w ell to C oach
Lau-
r i n 's
p ro
pressive p e r
a t th is t im e la s t
the
T h em ost im form ances o f m eet
w e re turned in
by
year
first s w im
mers.
t r e m e 1y
m in g
p a r
th a n t h e y w e r e y e a r. "
M c G ill S w im
in
ticular, seem
g ra m m e .
ex-
p le a se d ," said
The roo k ies,
m u c h fa s te r
N o v e m b e r. " I 'm
as
v h o to by Tegan S c h la tte r
e v en ts.
-S w im m in g Coach François Laurin
On m e n 's
the side,
Pau l W a tso n w eek en d s, an d C oach L au rin is
a second in both events.
François L a u
turned in the
w a s also im pressive, w in n in g
rin.
m ost
both the 100 a n d 200 metre
Veterans Jennifer Lailey and
e a g e r t o q u a lify as m an y sw im m ers as possible for the C l A U 's .
"W e
are
o u t
breaststrokes and taking hom e
Tracey D arlin g took hom e a first
I w a n te d to be. A lm o st e v e ry
perform ances o f the meet w in
a fir st place on the m e d le y relay
an d second in their in d ivid u al
"In the past w e have a lw a y s
on e is m uch faster than they
ning the 100 and 200 metre back-
team.
events, and h elp ed the M artlet
had m ost o f o u r team tryin g to
w e re at this time last y ear."
stroke and the 200 metre in d i
m ed ley relay team to a first
qu alify in F eb ru ary ," said L a u
exactly w h ere
standing
R ookie M e a g a n Sm ith -W in d -
finish.
R ookie
Louise
rin. "T h is year I w o u ld like to
v id u al m edley. W a tso n also
sor dom in ated
m id d le o f a h igh -m ileage train
qualified for t h e C IA U 's in b o t h
sprin tin g event. S m ith -W in d -
V e n n e also w o n the 200 metre
qu alify
in g phase. T h e w o rk o u ts com
backstrokes, a rare occasion at
sor w o n both the 50 an d 100
freestyle.
that the sw im m e rs d o n 't have
bin e 7 w ater, three w eight, and
this early stage o f the season.
metre
tw o d ry la n d sesssions every
First year student Eric Potier
the w o m e n 's
place
The M c G ill squ ad is in the
freestyle, m issin g the
M c G ill w ill be travelling to
C I A U standard b y fractions of
fo u r meets o v er the next four
b efore C hristm as so
the extra pressure o f h a v in g to qu alify at the last m inute."
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The McGill Tribune 1991 -92
Page 14
Oct. 2 9 -N ov. 4. 1991
sports Football wraps up regular season with ugly loss BY M IC H A E L A. K O F F M A N
Three weeks ago, the Con cordia Stingers breezed to an easy 28-16 victory over the McGill Redmen at the Shrine Bowl. This Saturday's rematch atMolsonStadiumshouldhave meant payback time for the Redmen, but instead they found themselves deeper in debt to their crosstown rivals, 23-12, at the 23rd Annual Shaugnessy Cup game. Though both teams had clinched playoff spots before this game took place, McGill still had something to prove. The Redmen were unable, at any point throughout the sea son, to defeat Concordia, Bishop's, or Queen's, the three other teams which were vying for the Ontario-Québec Inter collegiate Football Conference title. Missed opportunities and bad penalties were the story on Saturday. Neither quarterback François Gauvin nor Justin Raymond were sharp against
the Stingers. Gauvin threw for interceptions on two consecu tive possessions. These were costly turnovers; the first re sulted in a Stinger field goal, the second in a touchdown. McGill was never able to mount any kind of strong of fensive threat, accounting for only one fieldgoal and two single points on the afternoon. The remaining points were supplied by defensive back Doug Naudie, courtesy of an errantRon Aboud pass that was intercepted and returned for a major on the second play of the game. The Redmen were unable to capitalize on the opportunities which presented themselves. The most blatant blunder oc curred in the first quarter with McGill already leading 7-0. Steve Papp, the well-condensed offensive dynamo, sprinted the length of the field for an appar ent 14-point lead and an easy afternoon. A penalty, however, had been called behind the play, which nullified the touchdown CENTK C
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and forced McGill to settle for a single point on a safety. "We made too many mistakes to d a y ," said head coach Charlie Baillie. "We made bad penalties at bad times. We didn't sh ow good poise." "It w o u ld have been a real high to have been 3-3-1, but we didn't put it away when we had the chance," said Papp. "It hurt us a bit, but w e'll have to bounce back." The Redmen fin ish ed the regular season with an unin sp irin g 2-4-1 record. T hey will prepare this week for Satur d a y 's p la yo ff game in Lennoxville against the B ish op 's Redm en f o o t b a ll w ound up regular season 2-4-1 record. Gaiters. The two teams have met are familiar enough with each twice this year already, with other's gameplan, that the Bishop's taking the first game winner will be the one who is and the two teams tying the best able to execute a consoli second time around. dated effort. Papp believes that both teams
a ctio n w ith an " in s p irin g ”
"[The Gaiters] still believe that they'll walk over us, but we know we can play with the big schools. Hopefully, they'll be overconfident," he said. Q
Metabolic maintenance B Y J U L IE M I T C H E L L
Diet and exercise are often the prescribed 'medication' for in dividuals uncomfortable with their physical appearance. Though attention to diet and regular exercise are positive steps toward physical well being, it is a misconception that a temporary reduction in ca loric intake and the occasional sporting of sweats at the local gym, will show significant body-altering results. Success rates of body-shap ing rituals are highly depen dant on human metabolism. An efficient Basic Metabolic Rate (BMR) ensures that calories are being converted into energy to be expended instead of fat to be stored. "Metabolism is the body's pacing mechanism which de termines the rate in which calo ries are used," explained Shirley
Brathwaite, a graduate of McGill's physical education program and fitness instructor at a local heath club. "Many factors characterize individu alized BMR, including, age, height, weigh t, sex, fi tness level, percentage of lean muscle and percentage of fat within the body". Although many of the factors which determine BMR are bio logically inherited, certain con tributing factors, such as an in dividual's fitness level and the percentages of lean muscle in relation to fat ,can be manipu lated to change BM R, According to Brathwaite, frequent exercise improves the metabolism by forcing thebody to expend more energy. Calo ries are used for energy when doing anything aerobic (danc ing, biking, walking, running, etc.) for at least 20 minutes, working at 60 to 80 per cent of the body's maximun heart
rate.For individuals aged 2025, this is 25-30 beats per 10 seconds. Regular exercise leads to a greater percentage of lean muscle mass. This improves BMR . "Muscle uses more energy when at rest than does fat, thus the better one's overall fitness level, the more efficiently calo ries are expended," said Brathwaite. Diet is also capable of chang ing BMR, but the results are quite surprising. "Dieting is the practice of reducingfoodintakewhichhas a beginning and an end, the anticipated result being, a re duction in body fat," said Bra thwaite. "The sporadic starv ing of the human body only leads to a slowing down of BMR, triggered by the body's attempt to save calories in case you dare try to deprive it again." q
Oct. 29 - Nov. 4, 1991
The McGill Tribune 1991 -92
Page 15
sports McGill soccer teams capture league top spots The M cG ill M artlet Soccer Tearn ended this season ranked 4th in the country, and first in the Québec U ni versity Soccer League (Q USL). Under the guidance o f H ead Coach T on y Iachetta, the team boasted a 10-5 overall record, includinga 8-1 Q U SL record. Rookie Kathryn Durand finished second in team scoringwith9goals, behind Q U SL Athlete o f the Month N atalie Ionanides, w h o captured the league scoring title with 12 goals. "P layin g with N a t on my side helps me a lot because she's really
tured a w ider array o f skills. Stand out performances w ere registered by both rookie goaltenders, N ilu Singh and C arolyn Ten g w ho com bined for several shutouts. "It's a lo td iffe re n t. Last year we
that much harder if w e want to w in the provincials." "W e are g o in g to have to work. The last gam e w ok e us up a bit," agreed Durand. "Th e season w ent w ell," said
w ere more defensive and I think w e now have more offensive power, but w e're not lacking in defence either," said Ionanides. "I think w e are a lot m ore rounded." Finishing first in the conference has landed M cG ill a bye into the Q U SL finals w here they w ill meet either Concordia or Sherbrooke on N ovem b er 2 at 1:00 at M olson Sta dium. The M artlets lost their last seaspn gam e to Concordia, 4-1. "[That loss] could w ork for us,"
Ionanides. "W e had a lot o f rookies this year and they came up very strong. W e played a really good season h opefu lly w e w ill play w ell in the finals."
a solid player," said Durand. This season the M artlets fielded a m ore aggressive team that fea
said Iachetta. "It makes the team a little more humble and makes them realize that they'll have to w ork
year regular season undefeated streak to 24 games, posting a 7-0-1 Q U SL record. First in the league, the Red men quickly a scen d ed to the number tw o rank in the nation. The tea m is presently gunning for its 11th QUSL
BY D A V ID E P E T R A M A L A
M cG ill M artlets
M cG ill Redm en H ead in g into this season, an imbalanced squad o f rookies and a handul o f veterans was bound for m ediocrity at best. The M cG ill M e n 's Soccer team h ow ever, proved the skeptics w rong. The Redm en extended their 3-
players like other teams d o," said G azzola. "W e try to play as a team and a unit, and I think w e have to maintain that." The strongest part o f the Redmen gam e this year was an im perm e able defense, buttressed by a simple, solid ga m e p la n . W hat the team lacks in experi enced veteranplayers,itm akesup for in the depth o f the coaching
netm inder Bert Lee. "T h ey really know h ow to m otivate the team. A t the beginning o f the year w e came o ff o f a poor tournament, but C laudio pulled us together and m adeusintoa really i ntense team ." The Redm en w ill face o ff against either Concordia or Sherbrooke, on N ovem ber 3, at 1:00 p.m. atMolson.
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I would like to exp ress my gratitude to the 175 volunteers who d e v o te d their time, energy and spirit to the b lo od drive. Volunteers hung posters, distributed flyers, handed out food and prizes, and nursed donors with unparalleled enthusiasm. Their relentless support and hard work inspired not only blood donors but also coordinators. The execu tives thoroughly en joyed working with each and every one o f you and truly appreciated your help. I would also like to thank the execu tives o f this years blood drive.
C y n t h i a — C y n t h ia o r g a n iz e d a ll o f t h e v o l u n t e e r s a n d t h e d a y - t im e c o o r d in a t o r s f o r t h e c li n i c . S h e w a s in s t r u m e n t a l in t h e p u b lic it y e f f o r t s fo r t h e c lin ic a n d h e r c r e a t iv it y a n d in s ig h t p r o v e n in v a lu a b le . C y n t h ia , I t h a n k y o u a ls o fo r y o u r w a r m th a n d e n t h u s ia m . J o e l — T h a n k y o u J o e l f o r d o u b lin g m y lis t o f s p o n s o r s in o n e w e e k h a v e d o n e w it h o u t t h e in d e fa t ig a b le J o e l K r a v it z ? T h a n k y o u J o e l f o b a g e ls , b a n a n a s , a n d p r iz e s , f o r m a k in g a n n o u n c e m e n t s in c la s s e s , fr o w r it in g ly r ic s , fo r h a v in g c o n t e s t s , a n d f o r d o in g a n in t e r v ie w o n L in a a n d E m m M a n y b lo o d d o o ra n g e ju ic e , h su m p tu o u s re p
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S t e v e n — S t e v e w a s in c h a r g e o f v o lu n t e e r s o n t h e o p e n in g d a y o f t h e c lin ic . H e c o u ld h a v e e a s ily d is a p p e a r e d fo r t h e r e m a in d e r o f t h e w e e k b u t h e d id n 't (d e s p it e o u r e f f o r t s t o g e t r id o f h im ) . T h a n k s f o r a ll t h e h a r d w o r k a n d lo n g h o u r s y o u in v e s t e d in t h e c li n i c . 1t r u ly a p p r e c ia t e e v e r y t h in g y o u d id — f r o m p ic k in g u p h o t d o g s , r o l ls , a n d b a n a n a s , t o s e llin g t ic k e t s a t t h e b lo o d d r iv e b a s h . A lis o n — A lis o n m y q u ie t e s t d a y t im e c o o r d in a t o r 1t h a n k y o u f o r o r g a n iz in g v o lu n t e r s fo r t h e c lin ic . I k n o w y o u s p e n t m a n y lo n g h o u r s o n t h e t e le p h o n e s p e a k in g to v o lu n t e e r s . Y o u s u c c e s s f u lly a n d e f f ic ie n t ly o r g a n iz e d p e o p le to h a n g p o s t e r s , d is t r ib u t e fly e r s , n u r s e d o n o r s , a n d h a n d o u t fo o d a n d p r iz e s to d o n o r s . N a d in e — N a d in e m a d e n u m e r o u s p h o n e c a lls to c o m p a n ie s r e q u e s t in g p r iz e s a n d f u n d s fo r t h e b lo o d d r iv e . S h e a ls o c o o r d in a t e d v o lu n t e e r s fo r W e d n e s d a y , w h ic h w a s o n e o f t h e lo n g e s t d a y s d u r in g t h e w e e k . T h a n k y o u N a d in e fo r s e llin g t ic k e t s , h o t d o g s , c o o r d in a t in g v o lu n t e e r s , a n d c o lle c t in g p r iz e s . T h a n k s a ls o fo r y o u r e n c o u r a g in g w o r d s a n d c o n s t a n t s m ile . R ic h — th e c lin y o u d id b e n e f it
F o r t h e r e c o r d R ic h , I w o n t h e r a c e . S e r io u s ly t h o u g h , t h a n k s f o r a ll t h e w o r k y o u d id b e f o r e , d u r in g , a n d a f t e r ic . Y o u p a in t e d a n d h u n g p o s t e r s , p ic k e d u p fo o d a n d c o s t u m e s , d is t r ib u t e d f ly e r s , t a lk e d to C H O M — e v e r y t h in g c o n t r ib u t e d to t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e b lo o d d r iv e . 1t h a n k y o u R ic h , f o r t h e t r e m e n d o u s e f f o r t y o u p u t fo r t h fo r t h e o f o th e rs
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c lo s in g d a y o f t h e c lin ic . Y o u s t im u la t e d a n in t e r - r e s id e n c e c h a lle n g e n o f p in t s . Y o u a ls o r e c r u it e d b lo o d d o n o r s o n y o u r o w n b y e n c o u r a g in g p a in t e d p o s t e r s a n d m a d e b a n n e r s t o h a n g in t h e b a llr o o m o n b e h a lf o f h a r d w o k a n d in it ia t iv e .
F a y e z — T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r u n r e m itt in g s u p p o r t a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t . Y o u w e r e a t r e m e n d o u s h e lp t h r o u g h o u t t h e c li n i c . Y o u d id a n e x t a o r d in a r y a m o u n t o f w o r k in p u b li c it y , p r iz e s , a n d fo o d a n d b e v e r a g e . T h a n k s fo r e v e r y t h in g F a y e z !!!!!! D a v id — T h a n k y o u f o r o r g a n iz in g a w a r e n e s s w e e k a s w e ll a s r e g is t r a t io n . 1k n o w y o u s p e n t m a n y h o u r s s it t in g a t t h e t a b le y o u r s e lf to e n c o u r a g e p e o p le t o g iv e b lo o d . Y o u p la y e d a n in t e g r a l r o le in r e c r u it in g v o lu n t e e r s f o r t h e b lo o d d r iv e . I t h a n k y o u f o r a ll y o u r e f f o r t s . C l a u d i a — Y o u d i d a t e r r i f i c j o b i n o r g a n i z i n g t h e b l o o d d r i v e b a s h . T h a n k s t o y o u w e r a i s e d o v e r 1 ,3 0 0 d o l l a r s t o h e l p d e f e r s o m e o f t h e c o s t s o f h o ld in g t h e c li n ic . T h e d a y t im e c o o r d in a t o r s a ls o a p p r e c ia t e d y o u r h e lp in t h e c li n ic th ro u g h o u t th e w e e k . I w o and w o n you
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