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W Wednesday. October 14 All concerned Canadians are invited to attend an information session hosted by the McGill Students for the NO Committee, today at 4:00 pm in Shatner425/426. GuestSpeaker: Keith Henderson, Vice-President of the Equality Party, Executive of the Federalists for the NO. The McGill University Progressive Conservative Youth Association (PC McGill) will have a general meeting today at 4:30 pm in Shatner B09. The focus of the meeting will be involvement in the “YES/OUI” Committee. Come andcheckus out, all welcome! For more information call 938-0682. Volunteers needed to help put together a “Green Plan” on Environmental Policy at McGill. No experience necessary! Meet at 5:30 today in the QPIRG office, Eaton Building room 505. Teacher Career Day from 9:00 am to 5:00pm in the ShatnerBallroom. Information on teaching career opportunities presented by 20 school boards and organizations from Ontario and Quebec. Take back the Alley! McGill Improv returns. Performances every Wednesday night in the Alley, 10:00 pm. Thursday. October 15 The McGill Latin American Awareness Group presents Grupo Obraje, a group of Quiche Indians from Ecuador, for “500 Years of

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Phoenix restaurant, 3901 St. Laurent. For more info call the Global Cooperation Network at 848-7585 or Anne-Marie Livingstone at 274-1076. The McGill Film Society presents “Manhattan” at 7:30 pm in Leacock 132. Admission is $3.50 for non-members, $1.00 for members,

Resistance and Cultural Survival.” 11:30am to3:30pm, Shatner 107-108. The Yellow Door Coffee House presents Literature Live, a program of readings by local writers followed by an “open stage,” on the first and thirdThursdays of each month. Tonight: Tricia Bartley and Deborah Eibel. 8:00 pm at the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer St. Admission: $2.00. For info, call 398-6243.

Poetry reading by Theodore Enslin, American poet and composer. 4:30 pm, Colgate Room, Departmentof Rare Books and Special Collections, McLennan Library. Free and open to all. For more info, call 398-4711. In conjunction with World Food Day, the Creative Services Group of Canada’slntemational Development Research Centre (IDRC) and McGill International are having a reception today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Faculty Club Ballroom, 3450 McTavish. For more info, call 845-4451. The Global Cooperation Network of QPIRG (Concordia) has produced a booklet on the politics of food in Montreal entitled “Hungry for Justice: The Montreal Guide to Socially Responsible Food Shopping.” There will be a reception to launch the booklet today from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the

children and seniors. Friday. October 16 ECO McGill presents our first ever campus clean-up! We’re meeting at the 3 Bares at 11:30 am today. Everyone welcome for an hour of making McGill beautiful. Stay tuned for Rainforest Week. The Association for Baha’i Studies is sponsoring “Baha’i Information Day” in Shatner 107-108 from 10:00 am to 5:00pm. Everyone is welcome. The Yellow Door Coffee House presents live music every Friday

night at 8:00 pm. After sets by two or more featured performers, there will be an “open stage.” Tonight: Jonathan Stevens with Tricia Sky. Admission $2.00. For info, call 398-6243. The Osier Medical Aid Foundation (OMAF) is hosting an Ethnic Food Fair on the 6th floor of the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building at 12:30pm as part of World Food Day. Buy your lunch at the Fair and proceeds will go to an International Food Project. The McGill Film Society presents “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” at 7:30 pm in the FDA Auditorium. Admission is $3.50 for non-members, $1.00 for members, children and seniors. McGill Improv performs tonight in Player’s Theatre after the play. Free admission with the play, $1.00 without. Saturday. October 17

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N e w s Safety priorities differ between students and administration The results of a campus safety audit conducted last March will be made public towards the end of the month, but some campus groups worry that the audit alone does not adequately address student safety issues. The audit is a compilation of the work of approximately 70 student-staff teams which surveyed the campus in a two-hour sweep last March to identify potentially unsafe areas. According to Associate Dean of Students Lynn Butler-Kisber, the audit’s prime objective is to improve student safety, especially for women. “The notion of the au dit is to look at physical and psy chological perceptions about safety for women and the entire commu nity,” stated Butler-Kisber. B utler-Kisber denied that the audit was related to a rise in re ported sexual assaults on campus. “At the moment there are few re ported incidents. The whole notion of safety on campus includes eradicating all incidents and re sponding to the actual physical and psychological perceived needs of women,” said Butler-Kisber. “The idea that prevention was the focus, rather than reaction to incidents, is valid because they [Administration] don’tactually get reports,” stressed Walk-Safe Net work Coordinator Fiona Deller. “They are not in a position to know

if incidents have been increasing, decreasing or happening on cam pus.” However, some student leaders argue that McGill’s safety policies may be ill-conceived. “We should be taking action to ensure their actual safety, and not trying to make people comfort able in an unsafe environment,” explained Amy Ridley, Coordina tor of McGill Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA). “McGill must look beyond Milton Gates,” continued Ridley, describing McGill’s efforts as ‘campus-centric.’ “Many assaults occur out side of campus. Real action would be to make the policy [against] sexual assaults more efficient and to support student groups like Walk-Safe.” This fall, the Walk-Safe Net work began an ambitious foot-pa trol system designed to provide safe escort for McGill students walking on or in the vicinity of campus. Despite the university’s commitment to ensuring student safety, it has yet to give Walk-Safe any financial support. “Their response when we approached them has been fairly condescending,” argued Deller. “By having approved [of a] student initiative, it gives them an excuse not to become involved in the proc ess. Obviously, they don’t think we need to exist, otherwise they would help us establish a perma-

nent structure for Walk-Safe, to ensure that we will be able to continue to offer our services.” Butler-Kisber described the Ad ministration’s rela tionship with WalkSafe. “We feel W alk-Safe is a worthwhile endeav our and support them whenever we’ ve been able to, by gen erating publicity for them. But the guideline for support is set out by the Stu dents’ Society and Dean of Students. Because Walk-Safe is a student organi zation, they mustfollow the normal procedure of going through Stu dents’ Society.” Some controversy exists over the fact that the release of the safety audit has been delayed until the Administration and Faculty Deans had time to assess the report. But ler-Kisber waved aside this con cern. “That’s not a big issue. There is nothing about the audit that won’t be available, we have been very open about it and will continue to be,” she assured. Ridley, on the other hand, finds the delay significant. “The

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policy is made to ensure student safety, for it is students who have to walk home at night,” Ridley asserted. “They should have the ultimate veto on their lives on cam pus.” “It would benefit everybody to include students at the initial stage. Students are far more in touch with problems that students face than administrators who sit in of fices all day.” McGill Sexual Assault Center Co-coordinator MaryMargaret Jones stressed that the relevance and frequency of the au dit could be increased. “I think the

P r e s c r ip tio n p la n o p t-o u t n u m b e rs c a u se c o n c e rn B Y RAM RANDHAWA The Student Prescription Drug and Accident Insurance Plan implemented last January by Stu dents’ Society (SSMU) has come under scrutiny recently, as a result of both the significant profit made by the insurers, Seaboard Life, and the large number of people who chose to opt-out of the Prescription Drug section this semester. A report made two weeks ago by SSMU VP Finance Susan Nickerson revealed that Seaboard made a profit of approximately $236,000 between January and August of this year. This figure may decrease as Nickerson em barks on a campaign to inform stu dents about the plan and encourage them to use it. Hugh Leighton, director of the National Student Health Net work service of the Canadian Fed eration of Students (CFS), is re sponsible for similar plans across Canada. Leighton explained that Seaboard’s profit in the early part

of this year is not indicative of the plan’s quality. “As a plan is introduced it takes a while for the claims to come in. They start quite low and climb steadily,” he stated. Leighton described the kind of conditions students could ex pect from a prescription plan. “The target is to have the premiums balance the costs of the insurance company. Usually 75 to 80 per cent of the premium dollar goes back in claims, and adminis trative costs vary from 15 to 20 per cent,” he elaborated. According to Seaboard’s senior account executive, Tom McGuire, the profit made by the company from McGill students is “normal for a school of its size.” Of the 14,062 full time un dergraduates last year, 1,700 opted out and did not pay $43.80-a-semester premium. However, the number of students opting not to participate in the prescription drug portion of the plan this year is estimated at 3,000, a figure greater than the total number of voters in

the SSMU referendum that imple mented the plan last year. Nickerson responded to the number of students choosing to opt-out this year. “I think thatpeopleopt-outof [the plan] not because it’s not a good plan, but because they al ready have insurance,” she stressed. “I think most people support the principle of those who are unin sured having insurance.” Although the rise in opt-out figures means less money and higher administrative costs for Seaboard, with each opt-outcheque costing about $10 to process, nei ther Nickerson nor Seaboard fore see a rise in premiums. “An increase in premiums is not a consideration at the moment,” explained McGuire. “We are com fortable with the rate.” Opt-out figures similar to McGill’s were evident at Univer sity of Western Ontario this year, where the premiums have risen. Insured by Blue Cross, students at Western have seen their premiums rise from about $45 three years ago

to $80.40 this year. Under Seaboard Life, the University of Ottawa found itself paying premiums of $44.80 after four years of steady increases. Changing to a plan offered by Mu tual of Omaha Corp. this year, their service remained the same and costs dropped to $39.25. McGill law student and SSMU councillor Christophe Sicking, former CFS vice-chair man, stated this is a common oc currence. According to Sicking, com panies often try to get onto campus by offering unrealistic premium rates. “The real figures come out after they’ve got market access,” he continued. Leighton agreed that premi ums inevitably rise but provided a different reason for this phenom enon. “Prescription drug prices are rising 18 to 24 per cent per year,” he remarked. “If everything else remains the same, the insurance company passes that cost on [to students].”

audi t is great, but it should be done more than once a year. With every season comes different needs for campus safety.”

F or y o u r sa fe ty inform ation: Walk-Safe Network and the McGill Sexual Assault Centre (MS AC) have been authorized by the survivors of recent assaults to release the following information, in order to raise awareness and help increase personal safety. On September 15th, a man tried to grab a woman in the Physi cal Sciences and Engineering Li brary. When she resisted, he verbally assaulted her. The man is described as average in height and black with a strong Jamaican accent. At 1:30 am on September 19, two women were verbally har assed by a car full of men near the Shatner Building. When the women responded with an obscene gesture, the men got out of the car and pulled knives on the women. The women were able to escape when a passing car full of friends stopped to help them. The assailants were black and between 18 and 21 years of age. On September 20th at about 1:00 am, a man tried to intervene when he witnessed two men harrassing a woman near the inter section of Aylmer and Prince Arthur. The two men subsequently chased him. One of the assailants is described as approximately 5 ’10” with short hair, French-speaking and white. Anyone involved in an as sault is advised to report the inci dent to the Montreal police, MS AC (398-2700), and Walk-Safe Net

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QPIRG Board gaps necessitate by-election B Y A LEX U SH ER Though not hampered by the kind of internal divi sions that plagued last year’ s Quebec Public Interest Re search G ro u p ’ s (Q P IR G ) Board of Directors, the 19929 3 board has some unique problems. Last spring, only five people were nominated to fill the nine board posi

sion, proxy votes still have to be used occasionally to reach quorum. Despite this tenuous ar rangement, Stein insists that

November 4 and 5. E v en the b y-election process is causing some con cern at QPIRG. In the ab sence of enough nominations

the board is working well. The addition o f three ‘acting’ directors, Dorian Danilowitz, K a tch a E p stein and Z oe Skullcap, has eased the pres sure on the board.

to make a full board of direc tors, QPIRG has asked Stee to extend the nominating pe riod, which is scheduled to close O ctober 14th.

tions available. Now, with two o f those members unable to fulfill all their QPIRG obligations and

“W e don’t have voting rig h ts at the m e e tin g s ,” Danilowitz said, explaining

a third who decided not to return to McGill this year, the board is currently strug gling to maintain quorum and keep QPIRG functioning.

tor. “But we have input and we help in coordinating vari

“Norm ally, with a full board, quorum is five peo p l e ,” e x p la in e d Q P IR G Chairwoman Suzanne Stein. “But since we only had five people on the board to begin with, we could set quorum at three.” Even with this provi

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ous projects.” It is e x p e c te d th at D a n ilo w itz , E p ste in and Skullcap will all stand for positions on the Board o f D i rectors when by-elections are h eld . S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty (SSM U ) C o-Chief Returning O fficer W illiam Stee con firmed that the by-elections will take place during the SSM U referendum period on

“ A lot of people are in the wings, deciding whether or not to get involved at the board level,” argued Stein. “W e need to give them a little more time to think it over.” The gaps in the board appear not to have affected the d ay-to-d ay aspects of Q PIR G ’ s work. Office coor dinator Hafiz Maherali says that work on such projects as w a s te m anagem ent at M cG ill, a student housing co op and the “Vision” program for a violence-free environ ment for women has been relatively unaffected by the board’s situation.

W hat remains unclear, however, is how well QPIRG will be able to deal with the upcoming reaffirmation ref erendum. Previous years’ boards publicly com m itted them selves to holding a referen dum in the spring of 1993 to ascertain whether McGill stu dents wanted to continue sup porting QPIRG. Now, Stein says that the referendum may not happen this year. “ Considering the mess from last year, it might be worth waiting on that refer en d u m ,” Stein co n ced ed . “ It’ s something that will have to be discussed by the board after the elections.” Despite all the prob lems, Stein claims that the atmosphere at QPIRG is bet ter than it was at any time last year. “The workload is a little heavier than board members are used to, but anxiety levels are way down,” she enthused.

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Senator urges McGill to vote “Yes” B Y G E N E V IE V E B E A U C H E M IN In a bid to sell the Charlottetown Constitutional A ccord before the October 2 6 th referendum , Senator Gérald Beaudoin presented his view s on cam pus last Thursday during an informa tion session organized by the M cGill “ Y E S ” Committee. A noted constitutional

expert, Beaudoin was co chairman for the BeaudoinDobbie Com m ittee, which held cross-Canada hearings on the constitution last win ter. The senator spoke be fore a crowd of about 100 students and staff. Beaudoin believed the assembly was familiar with the content and repercussions o f the consti tutional deal.

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received, I found the crowd well informed,” he explained. “However, so few peo

the accord, study it and dis cuss its m erits,” he argued. “W e have to understand that this goes beyond partisan politics. It is critical for our

ple have read the accord that it is the duty of those who have to encourage others to do so, and then to formulate their opinion.” Beaudoin explained that he felt more analysis is re quired in order to fully un derstand the accord.

country.” McGill “Y E S ” Commit tee President Charles Gibbs agreed. He further believes that discussions like the one presented by Beaudoin will go a long way in winning

support for the accord. “With this talk, we are furthering our goal o f inform ing the M cGill community on the merits of the accord,” said Gibbs. “W e hope this will convince them to vote ‘Y E S ’ .” B e c a u s e the “ Y E S ” C om m ittee co n ta cte d the S E E Y E S MAN, P A G E 8

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New Handbook controversy raises questions of editorial control B Y JONATHAN DAWRANT AND RAN RANDHAWA New calls for Students’ So ciety (SSMU) Student Handbook policy reform have been voiced in light of further controversy sur rounding this year’s handbook. Charges of editorial mis conduct have been levelled fol lowing the re-printing of a health article on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) which failed to credit its author. McGill graduate research assistant Charles Weijer recently wrote a letter of complaint to S SMU President Jason Prince concerning c the re-printing of his article “Play ing it Safe” in the current hand

book. Requested by last year’s handbook editors, the original piece was a comprehensive discussion of AIDS and other STDs. In a September 18 letter to Prince, Weijer charged that the handbook editors had radically edited his piece to the point where his original theme was “obfus cated.” “It (the original article) was a coherent piece with a discussion of the philosophy of safer sex,” Weijer argued. Addressing Weijer’s con cerns, Prince explained that this year’s handbook was plagued with difficulties. Following editorial disagreements, the handbook’s original editor Colin Lynch re

signed in July, sending SSMU ex ecutives scrambling for replace ments. Problems with the hand book were further compounded by a tight production schedule. “Twenty per cent of the writing and none of the layout had been done 11 days before the dead line,” explained Prince. “It was in this context that Charles Weijer’s article was effectively butchered.” In his letter to Prince, Weijer requested an apology from SSMU and called for improved handbook guidelines to prevent similar inci dents in future. Prince was quick to respond to Weijer’s concerns. “I’ve apologized to him on behalf of the executive committee and on behalf of the students’ council,” stated Prince.

Handbook editor Peter Clibbon argued that no regulations existed concerning the use of Weijer’s article. “To my knowledge, no guidelines regarding printing from past years exist,” he elaborated. Clibbon stressed that future handbook editors needed to be granted complete freedom in de termining handbook content. “We [handbook editors] are calling for complete editorial au tonomy,” he explained. Until now, ultimate author ity for determining handbook con tent has rested with the SSMU executive. “They sort of look over your shoulder in a patronizing way,”

argued Clibbon. Prince conceded that current regulations stipulating handbook editorial control are vague at best. “The job of the handbook editors is not very well articulated in the policy,” stated Prince. While new policy was drafted last year, the changes were never addressed by student coun cil. Clibbon believes that council has two options when they attempt to reform the policy. “The executive could try it (the handbook) themselves, but there’s a snowball’s chance in hell that they’ll get it done,” argued Clibbon. “Otherwise, they should give the editors complete au tonomy.”

Sound Recording Program teams up with Sony Sony Classical Productions Inc. of New York has chosen McGill’s Faculty of Music Sound Recording Program to receive a new training studio. State-of-theart sound equipment will replace the current 20-year old editing sys tems. This will not only add new technology, but will also infuse a nationally-acclaimed program with greater prestige. The aim of the partnership is to increase the number of qualified entry level people in classical recording. Sony decided to form a part nership two years ago with a uni versity possessing a reputable sound recording school. Recogniz ing that the easiest way to achieve that goal was to implement its own training program, Sony surveyed schools across North America in search of the perfect site for its project. Sony deemedMcGill the per fect match, bypassing such noted music schools as Julliard and Eastman. “This will bring international recognition to our faculty,” en thused student manager of McGill Records Vikki Saunders. “It’s a real boost for our Sound Recording Program.” Already world renowned, McGill’s Sound Recording Pro gram, headed by Professor Wieslaw Wosczeyk, accepts only four to six students every year. A Bachelor of Music Degree is mandatory for all applicants. McGill has so far received a 24 track digital machine (one of two in Montreal) and a sonic solu tions computerized digital editing package commonly used by top sound producers in New York.

In addition to the cuttingedge techology provided by Sony, Christian Constantinov, Sony’s Vice President of Audio Opera tions, will deliver special lectures to students. For two days each month, Constantinov will give lec tures and seminars on the latest industry technologies and will serve as a part-time unpaid associate pro fessor in the Faculty of Music. Students are excited by Sony’s project which will offer them an opportunity to be affili ated with an international leader in audio technology. The program is alsoexpected to open doors to future employ ment opportunities, as Sony will offer annual internships in New York to top students. “The possi bility of being able to go to Sony is great, especially now that the job market is so slim,” explained U1 Sound student Antonio Oliart. Although McGill’s Sound Recording graduates usually find good jobs, the industry is a notori

ously tough one. Sound Recording Program Assistant Professor John Klepko agrees with Oliart that the affilia tion with Sony will further im prove employment situations for program graduates. “If it works out well (during internships), Sony might offer them [students] a full time position and sponsor them in the United States,” elaborated Klepko. McGill has also recently ex panded their impressive sound stu dio with a CD-I machine. CD-Is are laser discs that can combine text, pictures and sound, and are often used to make music videos. There is speculation that within the next two years an Ameri can paid-access channel similar to Much Music will be created to ca ter to classical music enthusiasts. Thanks to this newly-arrived and much-improved technology, McGill students could be at the heart of a Much Mozart.

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Editorial The Globe andMail reported last Friday that support for a ‘No’ vote had reached 43 percent na tionwide, topping those in favour of the Charlottetown Accord by three percent. Incredible. The heinous na ture of the accord should have the ‘No’ vote running at about 75 per cent. Usually, in a constitutional democracy, all citizens are consid ered equal. But apparently the pre miers, federal politicians, and con stitutional lawyers have decided that such a premise is not important in Canada. First, one must ask why Quebec, usually assumed to be equal to the other provinces within Canada, is to be granted ‘distinct so ciety ’ status, should the Charlottetown Accord pass. Shouldn’t a province such as, say, Nova Scotia— whose culture is ob viously distinct from that of British Columbia or Alberta— also be granted ‘distinct society’ status? Some might suggest that the reason for singling out Quebec is that the title of ‘distinct society’—-

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Fear and loathing of Charlottetown whatever that means— will aid this province in preserving and sustain ing its culture and language. This is a fascinating argument, which only leads one to wonder why the same provisions have not been granted to the native peoples of Canada— whose cultures and lan guages are clearly in greater peril than those of Quebec. Similarly, one must examine why the Senate will require a double majority (a majority overall as well as the support of a majority of francophone senators) to pass bills dealing with French language and cultural issues. Is it expected that French senators will somehow pos sess greater wit and intelligence than their English counterparts? We should hope to find a place for sober second thought in the Senate, not a reflection of the parti san biases of individuals (note that Quebec senators will be undemocratically appointed, rather than elected). Speaking of undemocratic, there can be nothing more ridiculous than the Accord’s guarantee to Quebec that it will never have less than 25 percent of the seats in the

House of Commons. Forget representation by population. It is quite possible that, as this province’s population con tinues to shrink, only 20 percent of Canadians will live here some 50 to 60 years from now, while the prov ince would retain a quarter of the federal government representation. At which point, the vote of one in dividual in Quebec would carry more weight than that of one individual residing in any anglophone province. All of this clearly reflects a desire by the federal government to placate separatists in Quebec— which is a silly tactic, as true separatists will not be placated until they are inde pendent. Furthermore, none of this will put an end to constitutional wran gling, as half-wits such as Bob Rae or Brian Mulroney have suggested. Instead, it will simply further raise the platform from which ideologues like Lucien Bouchard and the Bloc Québécois can make their demands. Finally, this deal will transform Quebec into such an immense power broker that federal politics will de generate into nothing but bread and circuses within the province, as

politicians try to court the 25 percent of seats located here.This is already in evidence, as the Chrétiens, McLaughlins, and anyone else with a vested interest in acheiving politi cal power are all beaming and smil ing at Quebecers. Only federal politicians who have nothing at stake, like Preston Manning (whose populist movement has not yet moved into this province) or ex-PM Pierre Trudeau can now afford to speak the truth. Don’t expect to find any suc cessful federal anglophone party leaders— recall the disdain with which the NDP’s Broadbent and McLaughlin have been treated here. No political party will risk slighting the country’s most politically pow erful province. Quebec separatists have come up with the right slogan. But it is true Canadians, those who believe in equality, who should be saying, “à ce prix-là, c ’est non.”

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Letters to the Editor Welcome to the first in a series of articles written by representatives of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), the 20000 strong student body of which you, as an undergraduate McGill student, are a member. The purpose of the articles that will appear in this column is not to editorialize, nor is it to give personal opinions. In fa ct, this space will keep you up-to-date on the inner workings of the SSMU, whether it be the Executive, the Council, University Senate reps, etc. We welcome comments at the SSMU front desk, Room 105 of the Shatner building. External Affairs Happenings External Affairs at the SSMU is both an Executive Committee position and a committee of the SSMU Council. Essentially, External Affairs involves keeping SSMU Council abreast of issues which take place outside of McGill and which have an effect on the general welfare of SSMU members. Through lobbying, information-gathering, and contacts-building, the Vice-President External and her/his External Affairs Committee (EAC) act as political liaison to the outside world. Of course, that just being in a nutshell, please contact me for more details on EAC activities! Referendum: The SSMU has not taken a formal position in favour of the Charlottetown accord of August 28. Although some SSMU members have approached me to adopt the adoption of a pro-accord motion by SSMU Council, I have had to explain to journalists and students alike that the SSMU is a very heterogeneous body, and that only a campus-wide referendum could give real legitimacy to such a motion. What the SSMU Executive would like to stress is that if you have been enumerated, please go out to vote on October 26. Whether you vote yes or no (or even if you spoil your ballot), you’re at least making your opinion known. If you don’tbother voting, you count for nothing in the lawmakers’ eyes. Information on polling station locations will be forthcoming in major newspapers. Major Speakers Coming to McGill: 1. Judy Rebick, President of National Action Committee on the Status of Women. Thursday, Oct. 15/92 7PM in Law’s Moot Court. 2. Ovide Mercredi, Leader of Assembly of First Nations. Friday, October 23/92 2:30PM in Leacock 132 Call for EAC members-at-large: The External Affairs Committee (EAC) is looking for three members-at-large to be appointed by the V.P. External. Do issues like loans and bursaries, tuition fee alternatives, or study abroad interest you? This is shaping up to be a very productive year of strategy for the EAC, and three interested students will act in a consultative capacity within the committee. Pick up a general application form at the SSMU front desk (Shatner 105) to apply. If you have any questions, please call Jeff Percival, V.P. External, at 398-6798.

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D is a p p o in t e d ... After reading your “Entertainment” section (October 6th-October 13th), I feel obligated to write to express my disappointment with The Tribune. Although it is obvious that music reviews are not a priority for the newspaper, your lack of innovation is inexcusable. Anyone can read about Sinéad O’Connor, Michael Bolton or Peter Gabriel in any commercial rock rag or local newspaper. It would not be difficult to review lesser known bands and artists, in particular local and Canadian talent. At best, the English and bilingual music scene in Montreal is weak, and the lack of support by McGill and specifically The McGill Tribune is partly to blame. In the future I suggest you put some effort and research in your reviews or don’t include them. Amanda Aronchick U1 Arts

T h in k in g ... All Canadians should think carefully about the ethics of the power-grab which is central to the campaign against the Charlottetown Accord. Referring to all Canadians, the accord is of necessity a general one, focused on the structure of government and on human rights. Special interest groups which oppose the accord because their specific concerns pass unmentioned are selfishly placing their limited agendas before the good of the entire nation. Members of special interest groups shouldrealize that, by guaranteeing and clarifying the rights of all Canadians, the accord lays the foundation for productive new work on a gamut of social issues, in a renewed and strengthened Canada. Canadians in the true spirit of the name have consistently laboured to promote human rights. Voting against the accord on grounds of self-interest could deprive us all of the Canadian vision of equality in the future. Our very concern with doing what is right threatens to tear us apart- the ultimate Canadian dilemma. In deciding on the referendum question, we must all look beyond special interests to the future of what we have built together, and its immense potential for good. David Morris U2 Chemistry

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Perots and Cons Ross Perot. Ross Perot. Ross Perot. Ross Perot. RossPerotRossPerotRossPerot RossPerotRossPerot. There. As a fledgling journalist, I have now exorcised any and all desire I have to put into type the name of the troll-like Texas billionairecum-media darling who has plagued us for the past several months. If only my highly paid colleagues at Time, Newsweek, et al. could do the same. Like Lazarus, Perot refuses to die. And even as he returns from a well-deserved political grave, Perot, like Lazarus, still doesn’t have much of anything to say. Unfortunately, Americans inexplicably remain all too willing to listen. We won’t even talk about Perot’s economic policy. The relative worth of the policies forwarded by the three candidates is really a matter of opinion. We won’t mention the fact that George Bush’s shadow of a pseudo-policy has been about as successful as Andrew Ridgley’s solo career. Nor will we discuss the inherent logical fallacies of “trickle-down economics,” which are blatantly evident even to a rent-cheque bouncing fiscal simpleton like myself. (Sure, Mike Milken was rushing out to invest his junk-bond fortune in small businesses...) Instead, let’s look at what Perot really stands for. After all, it seems unlikely that legions of “Ross-for-Boss” sweatshirts were sold on the basis of Perot’s economic policy, especially considering the said policy did not exist until about a week ago. Perot is the last bastion of democracy. The true outsider. The second coming of Meursault (or Ponyboy, depending on your preference between Camus and S.E. Hinton). Take, for example, Perot’s innovative “electronic town meeting” proposal. What could be more democratic than

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a system which allows every American to have their very own say on important issues, or at least every American with a TV and a phone. After all, if you don’t have a TV you’re obviously a subversive battling to topple peace, freedom, and interactive true crime shows where you decide the verdict! The implications of this phone-in democracy are, after a second glance, somewhat unsettling. Imagine the consequences if the 976 number to vote “Yes” on a crucial policy had a mere digit difference from the 976 number for “Mistress Michelle - Live” or “Marky Mark’s Personal Horoscope Line.” Oh the humanity. Granted, the two-party system does tend to promote a certain homogeneity among platforms, and a yearning for something new and different seems more than justified. But the real tragedy of Perot’s “outsider” campaign is that he launched it during a year in which the two major candidates are actually distinguishable. One party (we won’t name names - let’s just say “The Democrats”) has been endorsed by Act-Up; the other (we’ll call them “The Republicans”) hosted a convention featuring placards which read “Family Rights Forever - ‘Gay Rights’ Never!” This would seem to suggest that while the distinctions may not be black and white, they aren’t just imperceptible shades of grey. Perot represents fresh blood, but not fresh ideas. If your vote or support are wasted on him, then come November 4th, that fresh blood will be on your hands.

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N C a r le t o n d e a t h t h r e a t s a n d t h e f t p r o m p t b u il d i n g d o s u r e Tw o separate death threats and the theft of photographs forced the closure of a Carleton University physics building October 1 st and 2nd. Carleton administration officials did not explain the reasons for the closure until five days after the incidents. On October 1, a woman called the physics building and warned that ten people would die in the building. A nother caller telephoned the Carleton information service and threatened that 2 0 people would be killed in the next two days. Three days before, photos o f 2 2 female students enrolled in physics courses were stolen out o f a physics department office. E ach stu dent’ s name and student number were recorded on the back of her photo. Students were not notified of the death threats until a professor warned a class before his lecture on October 5th. The administration re vealed information about the incident only after

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W alk-Safe Network Co-coordinator Paul Johnson. “I really did not expect the kind o f support that this issue is getting from the student body. The students seem ready to act.” Participants were equally enthusiastic. They marched through the ghetto clapping, blowing rape whistles and chanting with the hope that the noise would help raise awareness. “W hen people look out their windows and see an angry response [like the Take B ack the Ghetto rally] maybe they will start to do som e thing about the violence,” urged U 2 Arts student Tara Moriarty. Although the majority of participants were

D em o n s tr a to r s n o t s ile n c e d b y v io le n c e Amid cries o f “W e won’ t be silenced by your violence,” 2 0 0 students marched through the streets o f the student ghetto on Oct. 5 to protest a number of recent assaults in the area. Organizers agreed that the first Take B ack the Ghetto demonstration was a success. “The turnout was overw helm ing,” exclaim ed

women, about 3 0 men marched. A fter the contro versy generated by the exclusion o f men from the recent Take B ack the Night demonstration, McGill Sexual Assault CentreCoordinator M ary-M argaret Jones was encouraged by male participation in Take B ack the Ghetto. “I ’m happy to see that men are concerned, that they’re talking about the problem and that they want to help,” stated Jones.

"Yes" Man Comes to McGill CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 senator only ten days before the scheduled date for the address, the members were delighted that Beaudoin ac cepted to speak at McGill. “ I was pleased to be here,” stressed Beaudoin. “I feel it is important because of the international reputation o f this university, the fact that it is bilingual and that it is located in Quebec, thus di-

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rectly concerned [with the outcom e].” The message Beaudoin delivered was to look at the accord itself. “No matter what actors or other people say, we must look at the text itself,” e x plained Beaudoin. He also declared that by voting in fa vour of the accord, Canadi ans would be able to close one chapter o f history. However, not all in at tendance were swayed by Beaudoin’s arguments.

“I was not at all con vinced,” claimed U 2 Arts stu dent Jean-François Pouliotte. “He did not present anything new, and there was no depth to this presentation.” O thers also felt that Beaudoin did not address their concerns. “He was going around the subject, not through,” in sisted U 3 Arts student Julie Meunier. “He did not con vince me that the part for Quebec in this deal was at all interesting.”

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F e a tu re s Mario Dumont - Quebec’s most powerful student? B Y A LEX U SH ER A classic complaint of youth is that their voices often go unheard in the great politi cal debates of our time. But in Quebec, at least one Levisclad student has been wield ing considerable influence in shaping the nation’s constitu tional debate. Mario Dumont, a 22-year old Concordia economics un dergraduate from Rivière du Loup, is president of the Que bec Liberal Party’s youth wing. He made national headlines late this summer when he de fied p arty lead er R obert B ourassa by opposing the Charlottetown A ccord and leading a public walkout by youth delegates from the Lib eral convention.

Some see him as a youth ful idealist, standing staunchly against political opportunism within his own party. Others describe him as a closet sepa ratist, inflexible in his opin ions and naive in his belief that Quebec can hope for a better constitutional deal than that negotiated this summer by Premier Bourassa. Dumont was politically active from a young age. He had an early interest in student politics while at CEG EP in Rivière du Loup, but aban doned it soon after becoming involved in the Y oung Liber als. “I went to my first con vention not expecting too m u ch ,” D um ont told the T rib u n e , recalling the Young Liberals’ convention of 1987.

“But at that meeting I saw all those young people discuss ing issues with which youth are concerned. They were frank, real discussions, not stiff at all, and I really enjoyed the event.” Dumont hitched his po litical star to that of Michel B issonette, his im m ediate predecessor as leader of the Young Liberals. At the 1991 P arty co n v en tio n w here Dumont was elected youth leader, Bissonette’s adroit use of the youth bloc vote was instrumental in killing any proposal that would have wa tered down the party’s accept ance of the hard-line Allaire Report, which demanded an unprecedented number of new S E E DUMONT, P A G E 1 0

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Rae struts his stuff - a “Yes” from the left in the constitution.” Strong statements make the Rae categorically rejected news.” The premier was at his the argument, often made by Quebec’s “Yes” side in the federalists who oppose the deal, referendum campaign, trailing in most emphatic when the discus that the agreement should be op the polls, has called on other pro sion turned to the threat that the posed because many parts of it vincial leaders to boost their elec “No” forces posed to Canadian are still pending administrative toral fortunes. Last week Premier unity. or political accords. “Of course “The "No" forces came at Bob Rae of Ontario swung through Montreal and met for a it from every different half-hour with the M cG ill T rib angle. It’s very easy to say T don’t like this, I une and the M cG ill Daily. Rae seemed optimistic, don’t like that’ and to though not terribly upbeat, about blow any one thing out the prospects for a “Yes” vote in of all proportion. The the referendum. “It’s never too people who are arguing late,” Rae said, when asked about for the "No" don’t have the Charlottetown Accord’s dis a vision that can possi mal poll ratings of late. “Polls bly unite the country . will go up and down, but I think Pierre Trudeau can’t people’s opinions are still very unite the country anymore. Sharon changeable.” Still, Rae acknowledged Carstairs can ’t uni te the that the fight for the “Yes” side country. Mr. Parizeau has been a tough one so far. He can’t unite the country. Manning was plainly frustrated by the in Preston herent difficulties in competing can’t.” “The No forces against grandstandingnay-sayers Bob R a e i O n tario 's p rem ier. have a terrible respon for media time. there will still be discussions. “As far as the media is con sibility on their hands. None of That’s true of any [political] cerned, we haven’t been able to them has an overarching vision system. A “Yes” means the dis that can possibly bring the coun get our message out well I cussion will continue, but the don’t know many try together. Their visions could discussions won’t be about the speeches I've given presenting only happen by denying the re the accord as clearly as I could. alities of a number of parts of existence of the country, they’ll be about how to make the coun But that’s not what makes the Canada that have long aspired to try work better.” news. Conflict makes the news. have their existence recognized B Y A L E X U SH ER

“ I t’s like a m arriage. There’s only so often you can go back and talk about the very existence of the marriage before you start to question the mar riage as a whole. That’s the di lemma of [Reform Party leader] Preston Manning’s position.

Each round, the stakes get higher and higher. Mr. Manning’s view that voting “No” will make the issue go away strikes me as a little fantastic.” Rae was particularly harsh in his condemnation of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s

recent speech in which he com pared Quebec nationalists to blackmailers. “That is the cheapest of cheap shots. Basically what he’s saying is that everyone who’s been in government in Quebec since the nineteenth century has been a blackmailer, which is a little much to get away with.” Though willing to discuss the flaws in the “No" position, Rae was clearly much more at ease expounding the benefits of the Charlottetown Accord. This is never more true than when it comes to the proposed “Social Charter”, which was included in the accord largely at Rae’s in sistence. “I think the Social Charter is positive and realistic,” Rae said. “It’s intended to provide a way in which governments and Canadians can look at their so cial programs and make sure we’re doing them well. I don’t think it creates unrealistic ex pectations, either. What would create such expectations would be if people didn’t see the link between what we’re doing in the Social Charter and the country’s ability to pay for it. I insist on being very realistic about that.”

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‘erotic sex studio’ by claim ing that there has never been any need for protection.

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city agencies, which aid them in locating various positions. The job requirements are few: the women are paid to dis

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feminists have to say,” e x plained Nadine, a dancer at Club X . “It makes me angry

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hour,” she stated. Because o f the attractive financial benefits, Karina said

custom ers by dancing. “It’s like being a real estate agent, but the real es

what I do, because I ’m a woman too, and I have the same problems. I don’t think I ’m making things

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full-time after she receives her degree. Maureen, a dancer at the

Karina. The dancers are paid minimum wage, augmented

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such as a weight room, tan ning salon, boutique, lock ers, showers and two compli

approve. I have to obscure the truth and explain my unu sual work hours by telling

stated. “T h at’s exactly what I ’m doing— the custom er is the idiot for giving me the

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“If you accept the Allaire Report [as the Liberals did in 1991] then you cannot in any way accept the Charlottetown Accord,” he said. “It’s not that it doesn’t contain everything in the Allaire Report, it’s that it goes in an entirely differ ent direction. I ’m not saying that every comma and period

in the Allaire report should be treated as if it were the Bible but you ca n ’t support the A llaire R ep o rt when i t ’s popular and then change your mind in the period of one week and defend something differ ent.” Dumont acknowledged both the awkwardness of ne gotiating anew constitution to a tight deadline and the diffi culties of finding a deal that will satisfy all Canadians. But

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simply not negotiated and left to future negotiations or ad ministrative agreements. What they’re saying is ‘don’t worry, say Yes now, and w e’ll settle everything later.’” When asked about the reaction of anglophone youth to the constitutional accord, Dumont seemed genuinely puzzled. “Nothing’s going on at Concordia right now. I under stand things are starting to move at McGill, but it’s still nothing like what’s happening at francophone schools, where the “No” side is well organ ized.” Dumont was noncom mittal regarding the future within the Liberal Party of those members like himself who have defected to the “No” side. However, he was ada mant that if the Party did not have the good grace to accept a referendum defeat, not only would he not want to go back, but the Liberal Party as a whole would be in deep trou ble. “Will it be a happy reun ion?” he queried. “I’ll let you guess.”

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Clinics make serious study of PMS symptoms B Y AN GELA CAM PBELL The “PMS sufferer” is often portrayed as a woman with crazy mood swings and irrational behaviour. While this exaggerated version is often made the target of jokes, medical specialists are work ing hard to legitimize and in vestigate the functioning of the body at “that time of the month”. The question is, do such stereotypical images really characterize PM S? A ccord ing to Donna C offin, c o ordinator of the PMS clinic at the Montreal General Hospi tal, the answer is no. While many women e x perience strange sensations

before their periods, such normal feelings are known as “premenstrual changes”. A c tual PMS, or “late luteal phase dysphoric disorder” , is some thing quite different and much more serious. “ P re m e n stru a l sy n drome causes a woman to have difficulty dealing with everyday things like work and relationships,” said Coffin. “It is abnormal since it interferes with a woman’s life.” Suzanne Steinberg, a clinical psychiatrist at St. M ary’ s Hospital, has also re searched the treatm ent of PM S. R ecen tly , she c o n ducted a study which focused on the disorder’s symptoms as well as possible treatments for it.

Simply by virtue of be ing public, PMS research has re ce iv e d m uch criticism . Many feel that focussing on weakness and abnormality stigmatizes women as a group. Steinberg refutes this argu ment and claim s there are wom en suffering because PMS has been dismissed in the past. “It is not fair not to tre a t th e m ,” she said . “Women have the right to get better.” A woman can get tested for premenstrual syndrome with an examination of her behaviour at different points during her menstrual cycle. Steinberg tests patients for two months, noting “diag nostic material” for PM S.

The criteria includes feel ings of sudden or persistent anger or irritability, marked tension or anxiety, a lack of energy, difficulty concen tra tin g , s p e c ific food cravings, hypersomnia or in somnia. P atients are tested a week before their periods during the late luteal (or pre menstrual) phase, and a few days after it. At the Montreal General PMS clinic, diagnos tic symptoms are charted for up to three months. If symp toms increase by at least 5 0 per cent in the premenstrual phase, then treatment is con sidered necessary. A lth o u g h S tein b erg writes in the review of her study that “the treatment of

choice for LLPD D [PM S] re m ain s e lu s iv e ,” pharma cological help does e x ist, as well as advice regard ing exercise and diet which may help improve the situa tion. Distinguishing between regular premenstrual mood swings and real PMS is not that difficult. According to both Steinberg and Donna Coffin, a woman knows she’s suffering from the disorder when things like working, maintaining stable relation ships- even finding the en ergy to get out o f b e d become unbearable. For chronic PMS suffer ers, the Montreal General’s PMS clinic can be reached at 9 3 4 -8 0 2 4 .

C ondom sto re seek s to sp re a d k inder, g e n tle r safe se x m e ssa g e B Y K A T IE K O I SO N Despite its name, L e Cadeau D ’Am our on Bishop St. is not your typical sex shop. In place o f lurid posters and sex toys are displays of safe-sex information, pam

be safe. “ W e s p e c ify at the counter

that novelty items

are not meant to be used for contraceptive purposes,” she clarified. “These items are meant as gifts only— they

phlets for support groups and lite ra tu re ab ou t se x u a lly

aren ’ t safe to use. Som e cheaper lines (that we don’t carry) can cause infec

transmitted diseases. This shift in approach is

tions. Our lines are safe, but we still warn people— over

deliberate on the part o f the

all, conventional condom s

owner, Aida Fokas. She has been working closely with AIDS awareness groups in order to ensure her shop sends

should be used for inter course.” One of the more popu

the right m essage to the co m munity. “W e ’re trying to pro

called the “Peter M eter”, a condom with a ruler printed on it. Strangely enough, more

m ote safe sex activities,” e x

women buy this item than

plained Fokas. “M any peo

men.

ple don’t realize how neces sary these practices are. Also, people don’t understand that

lar novelty items is a condon.

“Actually about 65% of

S a fe sex need n o t be sed ate. Aida and her employ ees h av e re se a rc h e d the products in the shop, and are eager to give out infor mation

about their

stock

our clientele are fem ale,” continued Aida. “ Men buy condom s for gifts and for

and about safe sex to the pub lic. They are also interested in making the kind of

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connection with M cGill that

tes Fokas, concurred. “ Sexuality is a natural

more for everyday use.” Indeed, Aida has been

they have with Concordia. “B ecause w e’re located

part of life. W e want to make

surprised by the clientele her

people comfortable with their

on Bishop w e’ve becom e v e ry in v o lv e d w ith

sexuality, but we also want to

shop has attracted. “I was expecting more

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safe.” A id a avoid s, fo r the

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most part, novelty items. The

stated. “I think it’s very posi

Collective at Concordia, and we deal exten sively with Concordia Health Services.

few the shop carries have been all tested and proven to

tive that the safe sex m essage has spread to that generation.”

safe sex can still be erotic.”

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BY MADY VIRGONA At first glance, it is remarkably easy to picture British detective novel ist P.D. James knitting serenely by the fireplace in a Queen Mum-style dress and sensible shoes, with the faint aroma of Sunday roast and English lavender hovering about her. Easy, but utterly misleading. From the moment the energetic 72-year-old creator of literary detec tives Adam Dalgliesh and Cordelia Gray entered Fieldhouse Auditorium last week, all similarities with Great-Aunt Louella suddenly ceased. James' lecture "Murder and Mayhem: the Craft of the Detective Novel" ex posed the incisive literary mind that belies her benign smile and impecca ble BBC tones. The author of ten detective nov els and two crime books, Lady James (actually, Baroness James of Holland Park) has twice won the Silver Dagger award from the Crime Writers Asso ciation. In 1987, she was awarded the Diamond Dagger for lifetime services to crime writing. On a whirlwind visit to Mon treal co-sponsored by theBritishCouncil, James entertained, enlightened and enlivened her audience with an engag ing blend of personal anecdotes, quot able quotes and notes from Detective Writing 101. P.D. James on why she chose to write detective novels: I knew early that I wanted to write, but I wasn't sure what kind of novel to attempt.

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I have a slightly skeptical and morbid turn of mind. When I first heard the story of Humpty Dumpty, my first question was, 'did he fall, or was he pushed?' Since I knew that [the detective novel] is a form that is difficult to write well but very easy to do badly, I thought it would be a marvelous apprentice ship. As I continued, I came to believe it's possible for a writer to remain within the structure and constraints of the classic detective story, yet still say something true about men and women and the society in which they live. On her choice of detective: There is a strong British tradition of amateur detectives... on the other hand, I wanted to write credible crime nov els; and in real life, if this kind of person were to fall on a body, they wouldn't have the opportunity, exper tise and technical focus to investigate. Also, it's rather unrealistic how the police would always involve the amateur. I know that if someone in this auditorium were to suddenly drop for ward, with a stiletto neatly inserted in the lower ribs, it's highly unlikely the Montreal police would say 'How very fortunate for us, Lady James, that you happen to be here.' On the genesis of a new novel: With me, it nearly always starts with a place. I have a very strong response to what I think of as the spirit of a place. I can visit a lonely stretch of coast, or isolated house, or community of peo ple, and feel very strongly that this is where I want to set my next book.

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On the importance of setting in her novels: It sets the atmosphere: fear, loneliness, suspense, horror or even evil. Then, atmosphere can root the somewhat bizarre events of the plot in the firm soil of an established place, and this helps create credibility. W.H. Auden said that the set ting for a detective or crime novel should be the 'great good place' - in order to have the contrast between peace, order, normality and goodness, and the disruptive horror of murder. On plot development: There's a very longperiod of plotting and plan ning after the initial idea. It feels as if the characters and all the events of the story already exist in some limbo of my imagination, and what I'm doing is getting in touch with them and getting them down on paper. It is really far more a process of revelation than of creation. On the popularity of the genre : The detective novel is the most para doxical of popular literary forms. It is concerned with the crime of murder, often horrific and appalling murder; yet it is regarded by most readers and critics as entertainment. It discusses the most uniquely horrible and disruptive crime, yet its form is always perfectly controlled. Its strong moral stand gives us hope that we live in a rational and ordered uni verse.

P. D. James' most recent novel, The Children of Men is currently only available in hardcover for $26.

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Lady Ja m e s «"M urder is th e crim e lo r w h ich no re p a ra tio n ca n e v e r be m ad e".

K a t e BY KATE G IB B S

K a te S te rn 's n ew ly r ic a l n ov el, T h in king A bout M agritte.

Perfumed by ghosts and unrealized dreams, Thinking About Magritte is a bittersweet first novel by a young Canadian, Kate Stems. The short novel weaves together the lives of nine outcasts over the course of an evening. Each chapter cements the maelstrom of characters within the fictional city of Limestone. With "one hospital, one university and prison wardens and professors wandering into the wrong institution, mistaking one for the other," Limestone is strangely reminiscent of Stems' native Kingston. Any similarity to southern Ontario quickly disappears with descriptions of angels in beauty parlours and acrobats in the belfry. The impossible architecture supports brief historical anecdotes and lays the foundations for a strange and lyrical novel. The most central character is hydrocephalic. Midnight Cowboy is a lonely man searching for the ghost of his mother Lily. Haunted by memory, and the water on his brain, Cowboy admits, "Lily keeps swimming around with the fish in my head." The evening is the anniver sary of Lily's death twenty years

before and a reminder of Cowboy's own miraculous mortality. His evening is spent searching for traces of her. His neighbour Maxine is an unhappy wife; married to Old River, who is married to a bar. Maxine sends Cowboy out to look for her husband. Along Cowboy s journey to retrieve what has been lost, he meets Frank and his twelve year old companion Savage. Frank and Savage are searching for a name for the baby Frank is convinced he carries. The trio scour Limestone, each displaced personality revealing itself with what it longs to retrieve or discover. Unlike her displaced characters. Stems is sure of her purpose. The story denies time within its length. The plain, clipped paragraphs contain sentences uttered orally and internally. The spaces the characters travel between dusk and dawn are deceptively vast. The epic proportions of the plot have been contained within a rapid 141 pages. The denial of linear time by the inhabitants of Limestone is not exclusive to this particlar evening. Maxine is still the child bride she was ten years before. Perhaps the most remarkable quality of Kate Stems' literary talent is to write the truth. Each line speaks

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S t e r n s infallibly. Stems applies her remarkable penchant for metaphors of unnerving simplicity. Her description of the bar at the Plaza Hotel: “a dogï mouth; dark, wet, and open most of the time” is a good example of her freshness." Stems' style approaches the dreamy quality of British author Jeanette Winterson.After the initial chapter, Limestone's social conven tions, such asM claustrophobics were allowed to ride on the top of the bus,'’ seem positively sensible. The book's only failing is as unusual as its plot. Thinking About Magritte is difficult to put down. The chapter titles are incomprehensible for the most self-assured erudite. After a kettle's whistle or nature has inevitably called, the resuming reader is forced to ask"Was I half way through 'Emily Bronte Sings Country and Western' or 'Profiterole Bongo*? " The use of asterisks or Roman numbers might have been more conducive to the stream of uncon sciousness the book induces.

Thinking About Magritte comes to a satisfying conclusion leaving the reader to marvel as Cowboy does "at the ability of the heart, however broken and scarred, to keep on pumping." Thinking About Magritte is

available inpaperback, $14.95.

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features politically correct Columbus

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1492 Conquest of Para dise is a two-and-a-half-hour epic about the discovery o f A m e rica , starring G erard D epardieu and Sigourney W e a v e r and d ire cte d by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner,

Aliens, Thelma and Louise). It sounds as though it has the potential to be a quality movie. B u t c rip p le d by a babyish script, a couple o f bad guys clad in black, and a Columbus who is slightly ah e a d o f h is tim e in reco g n izin g the rights o f Jew s, M oslem s, and native Am ericans (in that order), it really doesn’t sound so good anymore. Adding insult to injury, the plot line is amazingly s im p lis tic . T h e im a g e ry borders on silly. During a storm, lightning strikes and ignites a cross on the top o f a burning building. H o w e v e r, 1492 Conquest of Paradise almost red eem s itself. A lthough

asked to deliver lines that would make a fourth grader ■howl in protest, the cast does a superior job o f conveying emotion and drama. If they handed out Oscars for Best A ctor, W orst Script, it would go to Depardieu for his effort in this movie. The supporting ca s t w as o f equally high quality. T he best reaso n fo r se e in g th is film is the c in e m a to g ra p h y . F ro m beginning to end, in true Ridley Scott fashion, 1492 Conquest of Paradise was fu ll of re m a rk a b le com position, lighting, and cam era work. Every scene w as w ell la id -o u t and artistically filmed. If you can forgive the shallow plot and cheeze-o script, this film is definitely one to see on the large screen. However, if plot is a priority, may we suggest The Mighty

Ducks. 1492 Conquest of Para dise rates an unfortunate 2 3 5 out o f 500.

In H o n o r o f N o r t h A m e r i c a s q u in c e n t e n n i a l ,

O f m o n ey an d m e n ; Glengarry, Glen Ross B Y P E T E T W IL L IG E R

Glengarry, Glen Ross is very probably the best movie you will see for a very long time. Considering the strength o f David M am et’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play on which the film is based, it would

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r a t e t h is w e e k ' s film s o u t o f a n i m p e r i a l 5 0 0 p o i n t s . E x p lo r e r s , w a s p s , a n d r e a l e s t a t e a g e n t s , w e s a l u t e y o u a ll.

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seem difficult for even the

shatter as they are drawn

m ost talentless, faux auteur director to com e up with a film version which w asn’t at least watchable. O f course, Bonfire ofthe Vanities proved, literary sources aside, it is never wise to u n d e re stim a te the d e s tr u c tiv e ta le n ts of talentless, faux auteur direc tors. But Glengarry, Glen Ross is much m ore than merely watchable. It is, in its taut direction and brilliant ensemble cast, a stunning indictment o f the corporate values which lie at the co re o f the A m erican Dream, and is the best film of the year.

d e e p ly in to a b ru tal Darwinian world of survival. The a c tin g is breathtaking. Ed Harris and Alan Arkin, as two o f the disillusioned and bedraggled real estate salesmen, remind us o f exactly how good they can be when given roles with a little substance. Finally e s c a p in g the c a rto o n wonderland o f films like T h e A b y s s and T h e R o c k e t e e r , both Harris and Arkin prove that they are acto rs who deserve the name. A1 Pacino is excellent as R ic h a rd R o m a , the salesman who could sell you c a n c e r . B u t the p ic tu re belongs to Jack Lem m on. A s Shelly Levene, a fading and fru stra te d o ld -s c h o o l salesman who clings to foul language like adrowning man to a buoy, Lem m on

T h e p lo t re v o lv e s around a real estate office, in which a new sales promotion is announced: first prize is a Cadillac; second prize is a set o f steakknives; third prize is you’re fired. E ach o f four salesmen gradually begins to

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B Y R A TE G IBBS Carl Sandburg's apho rism "the more things change, the m ore they stay the same" could easily be the alternate title to A River Runs Through

It. Like Sandburg, Norman Me lean possessed a spiritual, American voice awestruck by the stasis o f constant change. Set in M is s o u la , Montana after the turn o f the century, the plot concerns two sons, Norman and Paul, o f a Presbyterian minister and the shared rev eren ce the trio holds for fly-fishing. The surprisingly cast Tom Skerrit (the Dad in Poison Ivy) is Reverend M clean. Scottish by birth and frugal by stereotype, Rev. M clean taught his sons three things; to respect life, to write, and to fly-fish. Under Robert R ed fo rd 's able d irectio n , these three passions, so evi dent in Norman M clean's no vella A River Runs Through It , are pronounced in this new film of the same title. R obert Redford is in love, with the capital L , with the anachronistic Rom antic, as is thoroughly evident in his adaptation o f Malamud's The Natural and the O scar winning Ordinary People. T h is film , h is se co n d directorial offering, might ju s t a b so lv e him o f his disgraceful performance in

Out of Africa. As children, the Mclean

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b ro th e rs u n d ersto o d the Evangelists to be fishermen, and held the understanding that John, the favored, must have been a dry fly-fisher. In "Iron John the Evangelist," the brothers consistently re connect, silently flyfishing ap art in the sam e cle a n stream. The novella was written with Miltonian purpose, as though to justify the ways o f Paul to man. The story is a series o f vignettes patched as tightly as a frat boy's jeans. Mercifully, Redford resisted the urge to simplify the plot to a good brother/ bad brother conflict. Norman is played by Craig Sheffer. T oo new to the screen to be remembered but too cute to be forgotten, Sheffer's role is to act as the action's fulcrum. And it's a good thing

increasingly unable to help P au l re c o g n iz e his self-destructive tendencies. W om en are rem oved from the physicality o f the movie as was dictated by the actual events upon which the

into one and a river runs through it" visually. Under sta n d a b ly ch a rm e d by Mclean's prose, Redford him self narrates directly from the book throughout the film. The voiceover is often

book was based. Neither Mrs. Mclean nor J e s s ie (E m ily L lo y d ), Norman's girl friend, under stands anything o f fly-fishing except that it is beyond their dominion. The film possesses the g en tle h u m o u r o f fad ed m em ories. The disastrous fishing trip with Jessie's pre tentious brother Neil is such an episode. However, it is not quite

an excuse to skip sections of p lo t o r e sca p e b rie f but expensive scenes. This is not the case in A River Runs Through It. The audience is lulled in a darkened cinema

too. The mercurial Brad Pitt p lay s N o rm an 's re c k le s s brother Paul. B est rem em bered as the cowboy-con man in Thelma and Louise, Pitt has lost none o f his ability to m ak e in te llig e n t w om en squirm in their seats.

ate any fish.

Mclean and presumably Redford subscribe to a'body fu e ls the m in d 'm a n t r a . Norman recognizes that Paul is an artist o n ce he has discovered his own casting rhythm. However, the elder M clean recognizes life is not a work o f art and the moment could not last. N o rm an

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as funny as the disclaim er at the close o f the film -which states that no fish were injured or killed during the making o f the film. This m ay explain why the family never actually

A River Runs Through It is the only fictional work ever to be published by the University o f Chicago. The book has sold over half a million copies. The translation of the work from a textual to a visual telling has pushed the end of the envelope. Redford has thankfully admitted defeat, M clean’s prose is taut and psalmic. D e s p ite h a rn e ssin g Montana's sublime scenery, Redford found it impossible to render passages such as "eventually all things merge

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as though hearing a bedtime story. Norman M clean was a storyteller and fly-fisherman, and like his brother, he too was beautiful. Both the book and the film begin and close with his admission, "I am haunted by waters." It has been said and it is just so.

Out of the possible 500, A R iver Runs Through It deserves a 417.

Glengarry CONTINUED FROM PA G E 1 4 dominates every frame. It’ s hard to believe that he and Pauly Shore are in the same union. D irector Jam es Foley coaxed an outstanding and d e cid e d ly a ty p ic a l perform an ce from People m a g a z in e co v e rb o y / fiancee-stealer Jason Patrie in After Dark, My Sweet. When given real actors to work with, theresults are even more spectacular. F o le y ’s p o te n tly understated style is perfect. He allows the actors room to work without fading into the woodwork himself. There is, alas, one brief

word o f warning. The film is an exploration o f capitalism and the twisted way in which m a sc u lin ity and e arn in g p o te n tia l h av e b e co m e entwined in W estern society. One astute patron described it thus: '''Steel Magnolias for m en.” Hopefully, the slant of the subject matter and the exclusive gender o f the cast w o n ’ t d isco u rag e anyone from seeing Glengarry, Glen Ross. Skip school, hock your C D ’ s, but d on ’t m iss this movie. It will be a very long time before there is another like it. The brutal honesty of C a p ita lism Is ca n n ib a lism rates 4 8 5 out o f 5 0 0 .

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About 9 0 members of the M cGill University Row ing Club passed up Thanks giving on the weekend to enjoy a bus-riding marathon punctuated by races in St. C a th a rin e s , O n t., and Rochester, New Y ork. On Saturday in St. Catharines, M cG ill’ s novices stole the show, sweeping both m en’ s and w o m en ’ s events. On Sunday, M cG ill’ s varsity rowers were among the higha c h ie v in g C a n ad ian s at R o ch ester’ s predominately American regatta. Brock University hosted S a tu rd a y ’ s re g a tta in St. Catharines, which featured both novice and varsity cat e g o rie s. T h e day started favorably with both M cG ill’s m en’s and wom en’s novice

eights winning their heats, a feat not entirely expected of them. “ If you have a good race, you’ll place third; if you have a great race, y o u ’ll win,”

ning both their qualifying heat and the final. “They are probably the strongest bunch of guys that have ever rowed novice at M cG ill,” said M actaggart.

M cG ill n o v ice w o m e n ’ s coach Allison Turner told her crew before the qualifying

“These guys are really fit. I don’t know where they came from, but I’m glad to see them.” To complete the sweep, M cG ill’ s novice w om en’ s

heats. Despite tumultous wa ters and fierce winds, they went on to win that race and later, the final. M cG ill’sother wom en’s eight, coached by O lym pian H enry H erin g, placed fourth in the final. “ T he se co n d n o v ice w o m e n ’ s c re w , th ou gh smaller, are fiestier and more determined to win and they did very well considering the strength o f the field,” said Hering. The novice m en’s eight, coached by Jen M actaggart, also went undeafeated, win

four also placed first, defeat ing an Erindale crew. Placing third at Brock were McGill varsity wom e n ’s four, w om en’ s light w eight eig h t, and m e n ’ s heavyweight eight. “W e had a good finish on the race in which we caught Western, which will give us confidence fo beat them in theO U ’s [Ontario University Athletic Association cham p io n sh ip s],” said K risten Pederson, coxsw ain of the

wom en’s varsity lightweight eight. Follow ing S atu rd ay’ s victories, the crew boarded the bus for the University of R o c h e s te r ’ s annual invitational regatta to com pete with the likes of Yale, Harvard and Princeton. After a night spent sleeping on Rochester's indoor astroturf under neon lights, the varsity rowers produced outstanding results. Though nobody from McGill won the coveted firstplace Ray-Ban shades, (the re g a tta is sp o n so re d by Bausch & Lom b) the varsity women ’ s four again displayed their prowess and placed third out of a field of 14 crews. T h e w o m e n ’ s lig h t weight eight, which finished less than 2 0 seconds behind the w inning crew in the morning races, arrived in

fourth place. M en’ s light weight eight cam e fourth out of a very competitive field o f 15, and the men ’ s lightweight four cam e fifth, a repeat of their performance at Brock. The m en’s varsity eight, though they may not have dominated the competition, remained undaunted. “I don’t think that they are a 12th place crew ” said coach Andrew Tees.“In the first race they were just not aggressive enough.” “On the whole the effort was quite good.” “This weekend got us on the road to where we want to be for the O U A A s,” said Tees. “I pray for a headwind.” M cG ill’s Rowing Club will host a regatta at the O l ympic Basin on Saturday, October 24, before com pet ing in the O U A A Champion ships a week later.

Soccer Redmen hit Concordia with 2-0 win R O SS

T he M cG ill Redm en took care of business last W ednesday night, claiming their second win o f the sea son a g a in s t the w in less

Not this time. M cG ill’ s sustained checking and tack

quent, the referee had a hard time keeping on track and

ling meant a sacrifice o f fi

often overreacted or missed calls entirely. Redmen cap

nesse in favour of hard-hit ting play.

tain and September Molson

At first, the quick pace seem ed to h a m p e r the

was involved in a scuffle with

Cup winner Chris Drysdale

Concordia Stingers at Molson Stadium.

Redmen offensive coordina

a Concordia player that took

tion and created a style of

place behind the referee’ s

In a w eek th at saw M cG ill’ s CI AU ranking fall to seventh from fourth, be

play characterized by endto-end action and defensive risk-taking.

marily ejected with red cards. A few minutes later, Redmen

hind Trois Rivières, McGill

Continued pressure and dominance by the Redmen

coach Claudio Sandrin was

showed it could take a lead

back. Both were both sum

tossed out o f the game, and

and hold it, and avoid the need for their patented cardiac com ebacks.

forwards paid off early in the second half. In a great indi

yellow cards were issued to keeper Andrew Potter and

vidual effort, M arc-Antoine

midfielder Chris Hansell for

As the teams cam e out

L a ro c h e lle b y p assed the