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Sexual A ssault A w areness W eek and B lack H istory M onth February 1 - 8 is Sexual Assault Awareness Week at McGill. This month is also Black h isto ry month. The two are dedicated to increasing social awareness about neglected subjects.

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In s id e T h is W e e k News: Bookstore lays off 11 casual student employees.

See page 3 Op/Ed: Students are already jockeying for $10,000 position.

See editorial, page 6 Features: The Tribune takes a look at DepoProvera, a birth control shot for women.

See page 12 Entertainment: Rap in the halls of academia with Richard Shusterman and in the Shatner Ballroom with the BSN. See page 13 Sports: Swim team takes on three in dou­ ble meet at Université de Montréal and ♦ McGill.

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Bookstore writes students out o f part-time jobs B Y M ICH AEL BROADHURST T h e McGill B ook store fired eleven student em ployees last w eek in an effort to cut costs. All Of the students involved w ere casual-salaried, part-tim e staff m em bers. T h e b o o ksto re co n ­ tinues to em ploy non-students w ho are casual-salaried as well as several other students. T h e non-students are hired by McGill through an external em ploym ent agency.

A n n e Platt, o n e o f the stu­ dents w h o w as fired, argued that B o ok sto re m anagem ent told the students that their em ploy­ m ent w as term inated due to budgetary constraints.

“O n e ex cu se they gave is the budget, but that’s a cro ck ,” she said. “It can ’t b e the budget beca u se [the agency em ployees] are paid m ore than students.”

Horst Bitschovsky, the Mar­ keting M anager o f the B o o k ­ store, argued that it is com m on

practice for the B o ok sto re to scale dow n its staff after the early-sem ester rush.

“W hen w e hire students w e tell them the term s o f their em ploym ent— that they have a jo b until the end o f Jan u ary ,” Bitschovsky said.

Platt respond ed that m ost students w ere not aw are that they w ould b e term inated in January.

“I’v e b e e n w orking at the B o ok sto re for tw o and a half years, and they have let m e go from time to time, bu t n ev er for that reaso n ,” sh e said. “It never had anything to do w ith peak p eriod s.”

Jo h n B ates, M cGill’s D irec­ tor o f University Business Rela­ tions, argued that the B o ok sto re cannot operate with student em ­ ployees exclusively.

“E xp erien ce has sh ow n us that o n ce w e g et past the b e g in ­ ning o f the term, students are u nable to m eet their tim e co m ­ m itm ents,” B a te s said.

Students’ Society (SSMU) Presid ent M ark Luz w as upset w ith the d ecision to fire students o v er em p lo y ees from outside o f

Students hit with layoffs the M cGill com m unity.

“In light o f the current fi­ nancial situation, and in light o f stud ents’ g en eral financial situa­

tion, students should b e the last to b e fired ,” Luz said.

Luz w as angry that the B o ok sto re, w h ich consistently f a c e s b u d g e ta r y p r o b le m s , w ould fire students instead o f th e higher-salaried ag en cy em ­ ployees.

“Is it any w o n d er that ear­ lier in th e y ear in sen ate [the b o o k sto re] h ad to ex ten d its m ortgage repaym ent sch ed u le,” qu estio n ed Luz. “Is it any w o n ­ d er th ey ’re n ot m aking m oney?”

B ates suggested that there w as m o re involved in th e firings than salary levels.

“It’s an issue that goes much d eep er than just a salary issu e,” B ates said. “T h e policy [of the B ookstore] is that w e will em ­ ploy students as lon g as it is co st-effectiv e.”

B ut Platt said that the B o o k ­ store supervisors m ak e it diffi­ cult for students to m aintain their em ploym ent. A m ong o th er co n ­ siderations, Platt said that the B o o k sto re has required students

to w ork a m inim um o f tw enty hours ea ch w eek.

“O u r d ire ct su p erv iso rs ca n ’t m ake a sched u le prop ­ erly,” sh e said. “T h ey give us th ese qu otas that w e ca n ’t m eet.”

“I ’m really surprised that this is an issue for a n yo n e,” Bitschofsky said. “W e ’ve alw ays u sed ag en cy em p loy ees, bu t w e do hire a lot o f students.”

SSMU VP University Affairs Ruth Prom islow qu estion ed the decision to continu e em ploying staff from outside o f M cGill.

“Y o u ’re em ploying indi­ viduals w h o are n o t m em bers o f the M cGill com m unity and co st M cGill m o re on an hourly b asis,” sh e said. “It seem s illogical w h en there are large num bers o f stu­ dents seek in g em ploym ent on cam pus to su pplem ent their tui­ tion fees.”

“I think the university has a responsibility w h en em ploy­ m ent is available, and should en co u rag e each unit to hire stu­ d en ts.”

Proposed arts referendum could cause bad blood

BY ETHAN SACKS AND JACK SULLIVAN T h e Arts Undergraduate So­ ciety (AUS) has voted to back a petition that calls for a referen­ dum on the controversial blood drive issue. If the petition is suc­ cessful, the referendum question could be subject to a review by the Judicial Board o f the Students’ S o ciety o f M cG ill U niversity (SSMU) before being presented to students.

T he review would deter­ mine w hether or not the question violates Article 2.3 o f the SSMU constitution, the article which pro­ hibits discriminatory practice in SSMU affairs. Last November, SSMU council used that article to justify its decision to cease partici­ pation in Canadian Red Cross (CRC) blood drives. SSMU will not participate in any further blood drives in the William Shatner Uni­ versity Centre until the CRC re­ phrases parts o f its screening ques­ tionnaire that council deem ed to be discriminatory on the basis o f sexual orientation.

“The whole point behind the petition is to let the students decide w here they stand on a highly personal issue,” said AUS councillor Corey Cook. Acting as an independent student, Cook ini­ tiated the petition in an attempt to reverse SSMU’s decision regard­ ing the blood drive. Cook, w ho is also an Arts Rep to SSMU, was one o f six councillors to vote against the original motion.

B efore the question can be included on the March ballot, the constitutional character o f the

discriminatory. Because that posi­ question will have to be deter­ tion might violate the SSMU con­ mined. If the election’s Chief Re­ stitution, the Judicial Board would turning Officers have reason to have to determine that the CRC believe that the question may vio­ questionnaire is not discrimina­ late the SSMU constitution, the tory and does not violate article question will be referred to the 2.3 in order to allow it to go to Judicial Board. The board is com ­ prised o f five upper-level law stud ents w ho are chosen at the beginning o f the academic year by SSMU’s Internal Nomi­ nating Commit­ tee.

Any judi­ cial review o f the referendum q u e s tio n is linked to the c o n stitu tio n a l n a tu re of SSM U’s d e c i­ sion to ban the b lo o d d riv e.

T h e question, w h ic h con­ cedes that the CRC question­ naire is “based on sexual ori­ entation as o p ­ posed to spe­ cific sexual be­ haviour," asks if Arts Rep to Council Corey Cook SSMU sh o u ld referendum. “cease sponsoring blood drives if “Until the Judicial Board the CRC [does] not change its decides in favour o f such a refer­ policies.” endum, I don’t think that it is The referendum question as anything more than an opinion written gives students an oppor­ poll,” stated SSMU President Mark tunity to support sponsorship o f Luz. “If the Judicial Board finds CRC blood drives while conced ­ that the questionnaire is not dis­ ing that the CRC questionnaire is

criminatory, then the referendum question will b e something more. ” SSMU VP Internal Cornell Wright declined to com m ent on any decisions that the judicial board may make. Wright stated that SSMU has been taking steps to pressure the CRC to change its q u e s tio n n a ire . A c co rd in g to Wright, letters were sent in No­ vem ber to Red Cross officials in Q uebec and its national head­ quarters in Ottawa. Wright said that the CRC has yet to officially respond to the correspondence, but he had been told by CRC officials that the matter o f the questionnaire was being “looked into”.

Wright justified SSMU coun­ cil’s right to make the decision concerning the CRC questionnaire.

“There are times w hen a government must move faster than public opinion is moving,” said Wright.

AUS President Jo e W ong stressed that a referendum would not b e a direct challenge to the SSMU verdict but rather a forum for students to voice their ow n opinions. “T h e most important [reason for the referendum] is to send a message to the policy makers o f this school that the students do not have enough o f a voice in [their own] governm ent,” said W ong.

Representatives o f Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Gays o f McGill (LBGM) fear that if the AUS refer­ endum question is passed, that it would mislead students.

“I think that [AUS] would have to include a copy o f both the questionnaire and the SSMU con ­

stitution with the referendumquestion,” said LBGM Political CoCoordinator Nick Quaife. “My fear is that they will not d o that.”

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Student service fee increase divides SSMU exec

BY STEV E SMITH Students’ Society (SSMU) executives split on a motion to increase student services fees by three dollars per term for 1994/ 1995 at last Thursday’s council meeting. The motion was brought before council by SSMU Presi­ dent Mark Luz and was passed by a majority of seven for, with five against and one abstention.

Of the five against the motion, three were members of the ex­ ecutive.

The proposed increase was decided upon by the finance

sub-committee of the Coordinat­ ing Committee on Student Serv­ ices. Luz sits on the sub-committee as one of its five student representatives. Though the pre­ liminary budget figures provided

by Student Services required an 8.5 per cent fee increase, the sub-committee managed to trim the Student Service budget and thereby reduce the required fee increase to 3.4 per cent.

Yet Luz’s attempts to reas­ sure council that the proposed increase was both justified and necessary were met by the doubts of VP Finance Paul Johnson and

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“Until we can come up with some mechanism through which students can become familiar with student service budget figures, I won’t be fully satisfied that Stu­ dent Services are spending as efficiently as possible,” Johnson said.

Wright added that he felt the figures provided were not an adequate basis on which to ap­ prove the increase.

“I wasn’t too thrilled with the proposal itself or the infor­ mation provided. I didn’t see the kind of cuts that other depart­ ments have made,” he said.

Wright noted that the pro­ posed budget did not reflect a proper assessment of priorities.

“I was concerned with the places where the increases were taking place. For example the Dean’s office has been targeted for a 7.45 per cent increase while the Office for Students with Dis­ abilities, which is growing and needs attention, may only re­ ceive a 4.5 per cent increase,” he argued.

Though she expressed no

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councillors to see the executivi battling it out,” he asserted.

Luz, however, downplay© the effect of the executive’s spl on the issue.

“I don’t think it’s bad. Pat and Cornell are meticulous abot their budgets. Because it wa myself and five others who wer doing all the work, they may nc have felt comfortable about th details,” he commented. “Ha they been doing the work wit us, they would have been satis fied.”

Luz did not receive the f nal budget figures of the pre posai until the day of the counc meeting. For this reason the ex ecutive did not have time t debate the issue outside of coun cil.

“The only person I had th chance to discuss the number with was Paul,” he said. “The would have asked the same ques tions.”

Latour, however, found th split quite significant.

“To councillors, it appear© that the executive doesn’t hav confidence in their president”

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opinion during the debate, VP University Affairs Ruth Promislow also voted against the motion.

Science Rep Jen Small found the executive’s lack of unity on the issue disturbing.

“It left a lot of the council­ lors confused,”she said. “Tohave one executive take such a firm stance and the others question­ ing him on it—it's just odd that it would happen on such an im­ portant issue.”

Senate/Board Rep Rich Latour, who seconded Luz’s mo­ tion, argued that the lack of ex­ ecutive cohesion was unprofes­ sional.

“I wasn’t impressed. I think there was a lack of leadership and coordination. The opposi­ tion at council to Mark’s pro­ posal should have come from council itself, not from his ex­ ecutive. They should have set­ tled their differences before­ hand,” he said.

Latour added that a dis­ jointed executive does not send a reassuring message to repre­ sentatives on SSMU council.

“Quite frankly, it confuses

Transit Network gets nine grand from government The government of Quebec’s ministry of Transport has presented a $9,000 grant to the McGill Transit Network.

The purpose of the Network is to provide car rides to and from the university, much like a carpool system, and is aimed at those students who live outside the downtown core.

Co-presidents Lome Daitchman and Howard Markowitz claim that the establishment of the Transit Network one year ago was initially met with some resistance by the Students’ Society (SSMU).

This prompted Daitchman, in the spring of 1993, to approach Sam Elkas, Quebec’s Minister of Trans­ portation at the time, in the hope of obtaining government support. Elkas agreed to make a dona­ tion to the Transit Network in order to facilitate its creation.

“The ministry wants to reduce downtown traffic and the pollution arising from the use of roads, which are our goals also,” said Markowitz.

The group intends to use the money to purchase a computer system and to hire a perma­ nent student staff member, both of which ought to assist in the task of coordinating rides.

“This is like a pilot-project,” suggested Daitchman. “Assuming we are successful, [the Min­ istry of Transport] will be able to take the experi­ ence and the information we will have gathered, and use it for other organizations.”

VP Finance explains rapists” comment “

Students’ Society (SSMU) VP Finance Paul Johnson has issued a formal explanation regarding a comment he made during a debate at last Thurs­ day’s council meeting. The debate concerned grant­ ing permission to fraternities and sororities to book tables in the William Shatner University Centre, or

rent Gert’s, for fundraising events.

During the debate, Johnson muttered the word “rapists” under his breath, which was overheard by numerous councillors. Arts Rep Corey Cook quickly demanded that Johnson issue an official apology to McGill’s fraternities. Johnson issued the following explanation.

“When treated in its proper context, I was merely continuing [Arts Rep Leanne Thomas’s] train of thought. She reminded us that ‘we are not dealing with a bunch of murderers, thieves...’ ‘or rapists’, I interjected,” he said. “Due to the history of some fraternities, this hit a more sensitive nerve than other adjectives used and was therefore inappropriate.”

Fellow executive Cornell Wright suggested that it was an unfortunate generalization.

“It’s not helpful to sweep everyone under a broad brush. I’m sure he regrets saying but it’s an emotional issue and I guess his emotions got in the way,” he said.

Increased health plan perks promise cheap pills and thrills Councillors passed a proposal from Seaboard Life to increase the benefits available to students under the Students’ Society (SSMU) Health Plan. In a document presented to council, SSMU VP Finance Paul Johnson stated that after two years in the plan, premiums had not increased. Johnson attributed this in part to a low number of claims from students. “[Claims] have been low enough to prompt Seaboard Life and the Executive to begin investigai ing ways to cautiously upgrade our plan so that students can get their money’s worth,”wroteJohnson.

The amendments to the plan include a ten percent increase in the co-insurance clause which will provide a 90 per cent rebate on prescription drugs. The eight dollar per month limit on oral contraceptives was also removed.

The plan was approved with the recommen­ dation by Science Rep Isabel Girard that the inclusion of prophylactics be considered.

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Alberta education faces rocky financial future B Y M O N IQ UE SH EBBEA RE

o f the Students’ Union, Uni­ versity of Calgary (SUUC), ech­ oed Fraser’s sentiments.

In a television address on “The effect is going to be Monday, January 17th, Pre­ so huge that it’s hard to ex­ mier Ralph Klein informed press it,” he said.

Albertans o f his government’s In Alberta, tuition fees plans to m ake unprecedented are currently capped at 20 per­ cuts to post-secondary educa­ cent o f a university’s operating tional funding in the province. budget. Jack Ady, Minister of The Premier announced Advanced Education and Ca­ a budget reduction target of reer Development, has stated 14.2 percent by 1996-97. How­ that the cap will remain for ever, details show the cuts to 1994-95 but suggested the gov­ post-secondary grants to be ernment may change its policy much larger. The plans in­ in the future. clude an 11 percent cut for “Students have told me 1994-95,7 percent for 1995-96 they understand tuition will and 3 percent for 1996-97, for have to rise. I intend to ensure a total reduction o f 21 percent that future levels o f tuition over three years. are fair and reasonable,” he University o f Calgary (U said. o f C) President Murray Fraser SUUC Vice-President (Ex­ expressed concern over the ternal) Chima Nkedmdirim said ramifications o f the cuts for U that the government promised o f C. during the election campaign “This m eans a reduction that the cap would not be on April 1st o f 18 million dol­ raised during its term. lars in our grant. I am deeply “The Tories promised in concerned about the implica­ the last election that they would tions for students,” he said. not raise the cap,” he said.

“This is going to have a dra­ “This is a direct violation o f matic effect on the university.” their campaign prom ise.”

Naheed Nenshi, President In an attempt to reduce

the impact the cuts will have on accessibility to education in the province, the govern­ ment will also create an Ac­ cess Fund o f 47 million dollars to " c r e a te a p p ro x im a te ly 10,000 m ore student places”.

Institutions will com pete for

“The effect is going to be so huge that it’s hard to express it.”

- Naheed Nenshi, President of SUUC

the funds. Although criteria have yet to be established for the fund, priority will be given to proposals that include inno­ vative teaching methods.

On Jan u ary 28th the Board o f Governors at U o f C voted to raise tuition fees be­ yond the maximum allowable, the president o f the universit explained that they had ob­ tained government permission

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to do so. Fees will increase 12.5 percent for students tak­ ing a full course load.

Nenshi stated that with grants and tuition fees as U of C’s main sources o f income, and the cap on tuition, the university’s only option is to attempt to m ake cuts to its operating budget. However, 80 percent o f the university’s m oney goes to salaries that are guaranteed by collective agree­ ments with both the academic and non-academ ic staff un­ ions.

“In Alberta, universities are not allowed to run a defi­ cit,” explained Nenshi. “If the two unions don’t agree to com ­ pensatory reduction the uni­ versity goes essentially insol­ vent. What happens w hen a university goes bankrupt?”

Students at the Univer­ sity o f Alberta (U o f A) are equally concerned about the cuts.

A coalition o f professors, staff and students concerned about the cuts has been cre­ ated to take immediate action against the cuts. Save Univer­ sities Now! (SUN) has held

forums, rallies and teach-ins at U o f A. U o f A President Paul Davenport spoke at one o f the rallies, commenting that the cuts could threaten accessibil­ ity for students, cutting enrol­ ment by 2,000 to 3,000. “[We are} mortgaging our children’s future more seriously by denying children access to advanced education,” he said.

University o f Alberta Stu­ d e n ts ’ U n io n P r e s id e n t Terence Filewych also told the crowd to oppose the cuts.

“Across board cuts have no foresight or vision... There is a train coming down the tracks, the lights are on, Ralph is pushing ahead... [We] need your commitment to tell Ralph to stop the train,” he said.

The government is ex­ pected to release the details o f its plans for post secondary education w hen it releases its budget in February.

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EDITORIAL F ebru ary 1st, and the gam es have already begun.

Som ew here in the neighbou r­ h o o d o f a d ozen students are not-so-subtly starting dow n the prim rose path to the $10,000 pot o f g old at the en d o f the Students’ Society (SSM U) g en ­ eral electio n rainbow . Nom i­ n ations o p en e d on Jan u ary 25th, and a fleet o f p e o p le w ho are dying to put their lives on the b a ck b u m e r and sp en d a year as a Shatner-m ole are run­ ning abou t G ert’s, the Alley, the cafeteria and every oth er high-traffic area on cam pus lo o k in g for signatures for their nom ination forms.

A m a z in g ly enou gh , though the cam paign d o esn ’t actually beg in until after spring break, the cand id ates are al­ ready jo ck ey in g for position.

As o f now , rum ours suggest there are three serio u s candi­ dates for President: Arts Sena­ tor and form er T r ib u n e Editorin-C hief Rich Latour, Transit N etw ork C oordinator Howard M arkowitz, and Scien ce U n­ dergraduate Society (SUS) VP F in a n c e T r a c e y S o lo m o n .

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A m ong oth er potential co n ten d ­ ers are Inter-R esid ence Council (IRC) President Sevag Yeghoyan, although it n o w appears that h e is going to follow Mark Luz’s trailblazing approach and run for Arts Undergraduate Society President. T h ere is also an un­ substantiated rum our that there m ay b e a candidate from Engi­ neering w aiting in the w ings.

Looking at the candidates, they all have their merits, and they all have ex p e rie n ce and have displayed a w illingness to dedicate significant am ounts o f time to student organizations.

B u t the m onth o f pre-cam p aign ­ ing is beginnin g to lo o k alm ost as im portant as the cam paign itself.

A w alking tour through the other execu tiv e positions reveals so m e surprises. T a k e VP Internal— w h o cou ld possibly replace the m anic (an d frighten­ ing) energy that C ornell W right brought to that office? H ow about Cornell Wright? Rum our has it that Wright is seek in g re -e le c­ tion, and all signs suggest that his stunning cam paign last year has scared everybody off. T h ere

w ill b e n o ovations in L eaco ck 132 this year.

Paul Jo h n s o n is running for re-electio n in the F in an ce portfolio, and as o f y et there is n o d e cla re d ch a lle n g e r, b u t Jo h n so n has said that so m e stu­ dents have exp ressed interest in the position. G iven Jo h n s o n ’s reorganization o f SSMU finan­ cial p roced ures, h e probably deserves the ch a n ce to retain the office. But, given his so m e­ tim es patronizing and sarcastic attitude in cou ncil and in his office, perhaps h e will attract m ore challengers than anyone else.

University Affairs is sh ap ­ ing up as a battle b etw ee n Chris Carter o f Lesbians, Bisexuals, and G ays o f M cGill (LBG M ) and S cie n ce Rep J e n Small.

And the b o n u s prize for p eop le interested in the least useful o f all ex ecu tiv e positions, VP E xtern al, g o e s to D avid d’Andrea o f LBGM, a w avering Nick B en ed ict, w h o m anaged cu rren t VP E xtern al A ndrew W ork ’s cam paign last year, and possibly Isabelle Girard, another S cie n ce Rep on this y ear’s co u n ­

cil.

So w hat d o all th ese p e o ­ ple w ant, aside from fam e and fortune, and the scorn o f the M cG ill D aily !

D ou btless the cam paign will ex p o se som e o f them as CV padders, and others will surprise the M cGill com m u­ nity w ith their elo q u en ce. Som e o f them will screw up and say stupid things in public, to each other, or about each other. But n o n e o f that solves anything— save w asting a w h o le lot o f SSMU’s m o n ey to stage these electio ns in the first place.

Som e critics o f SSMU have g o n e as far as arguing that spit­ ting on your ballot is the appro­ priate respon se to this w h ole carnival. H ow ever, this horse race is a lot m ore im portant than that— to the point that others have suggested that student gov­ ern m en t is far too im portant to leave up to students. W hether that is the case is d ebatable, but o n e thing is certain: SSMU has proved in the past several years that it can really m ake a differ­ e n c e in our educational exp eri­ en ce. W ithout ded icated indi­ viduals to pressure the adm inis­

tration for n ew initiatives like th e pass/fail o p tio n o r th e pending cou rse evaluation d e­ cision, students w ould b e lost.

Y o u m ay n ot like th ese p e o ­ ple, but they w ork for you.

M ake them w ork for you by forcing them to m ake y o u r agenda t h e ir agenda. SSMU spen ds your m oney, so pres­ sure them to sp en d it effec­ tively.

T h e problem w ith the early start to the cam paign is that by m id-M arch everybod y is sick and tired o f listening to p eop le talk about the “im p or­ tant” election issues. Six w eek s is to o lon g for an yon e to care about SSMU. Regardless o f w ho w ins, by the tim e this exercise in mutual m asturbation is over, everyon e at McGill is g oin g to b e tired o f nam es like W right, Jo h n so n , Solom on, Markowitz, and Small. But five o f those nam es will b e h old the k ey to 10,000 dollars o f your m oney, so ch o o se w isely.

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Armaggedon calls for an ice cream sundae FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

BY ETHAN SACKS Our generation seems to have avoided most o f the whole nuclear annihilation bad trip that was tied in to both the Cold War and T he B io n ic W om a n ep isod es.

Reports o f North Korea’s development o f an atomic bomb, albeit a hand-thrown one since the Kim Ii-Sung government has not yet developed deployment capability, have got me worry­ ing. Now North Korea can join that responsible pantheon of powers that have wielded the pow er o f nuclear destruction, an elite that has included pre-reform South Africa, Libya, and the the Reagan administration.

Nuclear weapons are scary.

Maybe it’s because the air is heated to such a high degree that the skin is litterally vaporized off the bones o f any poor schmuck who is standing in the firestorm.

The heat generated by the initial kinetic blast is roughly equal to 10 million billion calories, which, since I am fairly ignorant, seems to be more damaging to the body than an 800 calorie ice cream sundae. Those who are fortunate enough to escape the initial blast

SCUD missle for $285,000 and and ensuing shock waves o f ther­ political asylum in the West. Given mal radiation, can look foward to the proliferation o f nuclear war­ several months o f vomiting and heads in the economically-strained hair loss before they waste away former Soviet republics, the sale and die. o f a few warheads for a quick According to Christopher econom ic fix is not unthinkable.

Hyde’s The P a r a n o id ’s H a n d b oo k, Since the technology re­ the nuclear deployment signals quired to build a hydrogen bomb can be transmitted by local tel­ is not all that prohibitively com­ ephone lines in the United States. plex, any organization with suffi­ The command and control device cient resources can eventually de­ in the former Soviet Union was sign their own. All they need is a run via telex. Just imagine Bell little bit o f plutonium. being responsible for several mil­ O f course, there is some­ lion tons o f raw destructive power where betw een six and ten kilo­ every time you hear interference grams o f plutonium that goes miss­ during a phone call.

I called the U.S. Consulateing to every year. It has to go some­ where, since it is really hard to ask if this was indeed true, a lose something that glows in the charge which they denied. Shortly dark. after the call, I noticed a suspi­ Then there is old Seth Y. cious “pizza" van parked outside from my high school days. The my apartment for over a w eek. My son o f a U.S. government scientist, roommates calmed me by explain­ Seth carried around two things ing that it belonged to the pizzeria with him wherever he went. The that was also located across the first was a series o f sixteen voices street. inside his head that only he could Even with the inept han­ hear, a sort o f self-contained ter­ dling o f nuclear warheads by the rorist organization. The second U.S. and Soviet Union during the was a blueprint for a small hydro­ Cold War, it was safer than the gen bomb, a home made recipe way nuclear weapons are handled from his dad’s notes. Seth always presently by smaller countries and com plained that he could not find groups.

Recently, G reenpeace any damn plutonium for his bomb. reported that a Soviet soldier had Looking back at Seth’s atomic offered to sell a nuclear-equiped fixation now, I guess it was kind of

strange. But who did not have an identity crisis in high schooP B e ­ sides, he seemed harmless enough back then, confined to blowing up sea gulls with alka seltzer pills.

Even if nuclear armageddon never comes, our lifespans are being shortened by the nuclear residue left in the atmosphere from past military tests. Assuming that the mob disposes o f all the toxic waste it dumps in a safe manner well away from water supplies, the average person will absorb 2.8 rem (th e u n it o f ra d ia tio n

absorbtion in humans) in their lifetime. Since stronium from fall­ out bonds to calcium, over the average person’s lifetime, he or she gets .16 rem from drinking milk alone. For each rem ab­ sorbed, that person can cross 5 days or so from their life expect­ ancy.

I’ll take my chances with the milk, if only I could be assured that Seth didn’t have a canister o f plutonium in his bath­ room, next to that box o f Alka Seltzer.

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Enjoying McGill’s sporting life U n til la s t w e e k e n d , th ere w a s a w h o le fa c e t o f u niversity life w h ic h I had p rev io u sly p aid little, if any atten tio n to. It’s p ro b a b ly th e m ost p o p u la r, m o st w id ely a ck n o w le d g e d , m o st thriv­ ing s u b c u ltu re — n a y , life ­ style— at M cG ill. B ig g er, o n e m ight sa y , th an e v e n th e G a m e r’s G uild . I’m talkin g h ere a b o u t varsity ath letics, the g re a t d o m a in that s e p a ­ rates th e m e n from th e b o y s, the g irls from th e w o m en , and th e C anad ian s c h o o ls from th e A m erican .

My in tro d u ctio n to this altern a te u n iv erse o f c o m ­ p etitiv e sp o rts ca m e in th e form o f a M artlets b a sk etb a ll g a m e, a n d in d e e d th e m o ­ m e n t I w a lk e d in to th e gym , I sa id to m y trusty c o m p a n ­ io n T o to , “I d o n ’t th in k w e ’re in th e Arts b u ild in g a n y m o re .” It w as ju st lik e tim e trav el, an d I w a s b a c k in m y h ig h s c h o o l g y m — t h e b le a c h e rs , that m o ist, sw eaty o d o u r, a n d th o se o v ersized b a sk e tb a ll sh o rts that flatter n o o n e a n d fit o n ly th e m o st girthful o f p lay ers. In high s c h o o l, m ind y o u , th ey d id n ’t h a v e th o s e V e lcro w arm -u p p a n ts th at pull o ff in o n e sw ift m o tio n : that w o u ld b e just to o tem p ting for th e m ind o f th e a v era g e 14-y e ar old gym stu d en t.

S o I w as p o n d e rin g th e fact th at th e y c a n m a k e in­ stant p a n ts , bu t th ey still c a n ’t m a k e a clo th in g d y e that w o n ’t tu rn M cG ill’s team c o l­ o u rs to p in k , w h e n w h at to m y w o n d e rin g e y e s sh o u ld a p p e a r, b u t th e m e n ' s b a s ­ k e tb a ll team an d eig h t tiny ch e e rle a d e rs . N ow fo r this co u n try kid , w h o h ad n ev er actu ally se e n re al-liv e c h e e r ­ le a d e rs b e fo re , this w as life at its b est. Not o n ly are th ere still c h e e rle a d e rs left in th e w o rld , bu t o n e c a n find th em right h e r e in th e C urrie G ym !

(H e a v e n s, I m u s t re m e m b e r to g e t m y p ro m d r e s s h e m m e d th is w e e k .)

A d m itte d ly , th e c h e e rle a d in g w a s h arm less, if n o t d is t r a c t in g . T h e y c h e e r e d . T h e y le d . T h e y w e re c h o re o g ra p h e d c o h e ­ siv ely , a n d g o o d n e s s k n o w s it’s m u ch e a sie r to m a k e fun o f p e o p le w h e n th e y ’re all to g e th e r th an to d o it o n e at

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e McGill Tribune, February 1-7,1994

BY GLENDA KOH a tim e. B u t w h y , p ray tell m e , did th e y n o t c h e e r for th e w o m e n ’s g am e? P e r­ h ap s the m e n ’s team is m o re im p o rtan t th an th e w o m ­ e n ’s. P e rh a p s th e m e n ’s team n e e d e d th e e n th u si­ a stic p re s e n c e o f w o m e n to stim u late th e ir p e rfo rm ­ a n ce . H m m , p e rh a p s th e n it’s tru e th at siz e really h a s n o th in g to d o w ith p e r­ fo rm a n ce.

In d e e d , in all p r o b ­ ability, th ey w e re th e re for th e b e n e fit o f th e au d i­ e n c e — p resu m ably for th eir en tertain m en t and w h at, for arg u m e n t’s s a k e , w e w ill call th eir e n jo y m e n t. S in c e th e re w as a b ig g e r tu rn o u t fo r th e m e n ’s g a m e th a n th e w o m e n ’s, th eir talen ts w ere th u s d ire cted to w ard s a la r g e r a u d ie n c e . F a ir e n o u g h , b u t it’s lik e th e H arm o n ica lad y o n P rin c e Arthur: I d o n ’t w alk d o w n th e stree t in o rd er to liste n to h er, an d ju st b e c a u s e s h e ’s th e re d o e s n ’t m e a n s h e ’s g o o d . T h e n ag a in , lik e th e H a rm o n ica lad y , w h y k i c k th e m w h e n th e y ’re a lread y d o w n .

S o th e M artlets w o n , alth o u g h I d id n ’t h a v e th e treat o f w a tc h in g m y fa­ v o u rite p la y e r (w h o h o ld s this statu s b y virtu e o f th e fact that sh e sp e n t h e r e n ­ tire G S T re b a te c h e q u e o n ca n d y in stead o f g ro c e r ie s ) fou l o u t o f th e g a m e. B u t to c o n c lu d e th is p a ra b le , this d ay in th e life o f a stu d en t, this g e n re p ie c e , I m u st a sk m y se lf h o w ca n I tau nt th e ch e erlead e rs, y et a c c e p t th e b a sk e tb a ll team w ith o u t a s e c o n d th o u g h t? I ’m as guilty as th e y a re o f s u p ­ p o rtin g th e a th le tics h ie ra r­ ch y w h ic h v alo u rize s c o m ­ p etitiv e team sp o rts— th e o n e s w ith th e m o st c o m ­ m ercial p o te n tial— o v e r s o m an y o th e r activ ities. L et’s h av e th e c h e e rle a d e rs a t­ ten d a fe w field h o c k e y g am es, m ay b e a cro ss­ co u n try m e e t o r tw o . H e ck , w h ile th e y ’re at it, le t’s g iv e th e G a m e r’s G u ild a little m o ral su p p o rt. D u n g e o n s , D r a g o n s , y a - a - a y W iz a r d s .

COMMENT It is apparent that this year the Faculty o f Management has developed an unpopular reputa­ tion on campus. This negative image is o f concern to our coun­ sellors [sic] as w e do not feel that the attitudes and behaviours o f management students correspond to the publicity the faculty has received. It is unfortunate that the campus media must continuously draw on our C o m m erce C om m u ­ n iq u e and “Buns and Bellies” year after year as the only news worth covering in our faculty.

After a very successful Win­ ter Carnival, which had participa­ tion that most faculties cannot compare with, we once again found that the cam pus media (ex­ cluding the McGill Reporter) were unable to find any positive as­ pects to highlight. Interestingly, Pulse News, CFCF, and CBC all found our snow sculpture contest newsworthy on a city-wide level.

N u m ero u s o u tsta n d in g events have taken place in our faculty this year and received lit­ tle if any coverage. Jeu x du Com­ merce, an event hosted by McGill Management this year, should not go unnoticed by the rest o f cam­ pus. Held in early January, it brought together 13 Q uebec uni­ versities, involving some 1,100 participants, for a 4-day competi­ tion in academic cases, sports and social activities. The event ran extremely smoothly.

Our clubs deserve recogni­ tion for the quality speakers they

Letters

Representation...

Re: Editorial “AUS notw ithstand­

ing, Red Cross discrim inates” First o f all, w e would like to com ­ m end you on your kn ow led ge o f Students’ Society (SSMU) constitutional affairs and your insight into h ow the judicial board will m ake its judgem ent regarding our petition. W e w ould also like to thank you for creating ev en m ore exp osu re o f the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) questionnaire issue and SSMU's p olicy to cea se sp on sor­ ship o f blood drives. That is ou r main objective; let students b e m ore aw are.

It should b e considered w hy the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) has acted with regards to this issue with a student-

Management misrepresented bring to McGill which attract stu­ dents from all faculties (Arts, Po­ litical Science [sic], Communica­ tions [sic], etc.). Last semester, the Accounting Club brought the Au­ ditor General o f Canada to our campus. The Marketing Club pre­ sented Joh n Greeniaus, the CEO o f Nabisco Foods. Anita Roddick, President o f Body Shop Interna­ tional appeared to 400 early risers one Saturday morning. McGill and the Business school o f Université de Montréal assembled for Paul Martin, the Minister o f Finance’s opening address, conducted for the first time ever in academic forum. Three o f these four were covered in Montreal-wide media.

Our faculty has held many successful charitable events on campus to contribute to McGill’s honourable reputation in the com ­ munity. Along with the Faculty of Engineering we held a talent night in November with the proceeds going to the Children’s Wish Foun­ dation. Recently, during Manage­ ment Winter Carnival, our Cancer Auction raised over $16,000, mak­ ing the Management Undergradu­ ate Society (MUS) the largest non­ corporate donor to the Canadian C ancer R esearch Society. The McGill Fashion Show for AIDS Research is taking place on March 9th; it has been organized by man­ agement students and involves students fromacross McGill’s cam­ pus dedicated to the cause.

We do not claim to be per­ fect, and we aren’t. W e only wish to illustrate that our transgressions

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discrim ination policy. T hat’s n o t th e issue that students care about. B esid es,u n less

“blatant disregard o f th e constitution ”

you are w ell-versed in SSMU constitu­

discrim ination. H ow ever, th e non-dis­

tional affairs, that issue w ou ld really rep­ resen t a far departure from th e issue that

crim ination clau se (A rticle 2.3 ) is al­ ready overridden b y a notw ithstanding

students really care about. But for th e few

clause. A rticle 2.4 states SSMU’s com m it­

SSMU cou n cillors an d yourself, w e c o n ­ gratulate you an d y o u ’ve m ade a strong

m ent to “activities that are d evoted to the

point. B u t n o w let students m ake theirs.

b ecau se of, b ut not lim ited to, gender,

Arts Undergraduate Society Council

age, [...], physical disability, language o r social class." P eo p le w h o requ ire b lood

by bright, n eon colours, its transparency is apparent in its w atery substance.

P erhaps if you are un able to m eet a dead line with som e m eaningful, relevant

this issue is sim ply open and shut, particu­

w ords (o f you r ow n ) you should donate you r sp ace and the students' m oney to

larly with the vehem ent response o f inter­

som eb od y w h o can

est groups and individuals across cam pus, Lesley Martin

and th e nation for that matter.

How does a dem ocracy deal with

U2 P sychology

this? A referendum . O f course, Mr. Editor,

CRC, IBG M and Arts students: let th e students decide.

b ecause th e constitution sup posed ly bans

w ell-b eing o f a group disadvantaged

ity” category. In fact, w ithou t blood , m any o f th em w ou ld b eco m e very dis­

our business to d o that. H ow ever, w hen it com es to ou r representative m andate, it

m essage to all parties involved, SSMU, the

SSMU for b an nin g b lo o d drives.

Ja cq m o tte attacks th e AUS for

certainly fall into th e “physical disabil­

Gelatinous...

Jon ath an S. Mr. S., your colum n rem inds m e o f a bow l o f jell-o. W hile it m ay b e disguised

ing is a contravention o f the SSMU consti­ tution. H ow ever, w e are sending a strong

m m m im en ts about I Uhave som e m com

to deal w ith th e issue h ead on , as op p osed to a referendum qu estion dealing with a notw ithstanding clau se for SSMU’s n on ­

that any judgem ent passed b y AUS, o r SUS, or MUS w hatever, w ould n o t b ear any significance on th e SSMU policy. Nor is it

you are correct that w hat w e are petition­

T

B e n o it Ja c q m o tte ’s editorial praising

Re: Veda M inute (an y w eek ) by

m ake Arts students (o r any oth ers) aw are o f th e issue at hand. O n e cann ot d eny that

Darlene McLean VP Internal Management Undergraduate Society

tothe E d ito r

O n e m ay qu estion w h y w e ch o se

initiated petition. It w as to ou r estim ation

d oes b ecom e o u r business to ed ucate and

are the only aspects being high­ lighted by the McGill media. The MUS has tried to cooperate as best as it can with all faculties and people who have shown interest in such cooperation. We have been successful with al­ most all o f our attempts, with the McGill media and SSMU being the only two exceptions.

MUS has made a consider­ able attempt to support the ac­ tivities o f SSMU this year. We held o ff in the production o f our faculty telephone book to par­ take in the one being produced

by SSMU: this experience was a nightmare. During exams in early Decem ber, I was approached by Cornell Wright to submit an arti­ cle on behalf o f MUS to the SSMU J o u r n a l. Although on rather short notice o f the dead­ line, I produced an article in order to be cooperative. My ar­ ticle, the only one contributed by any faculty, was not pub­ lished. O nce again, the MUS has lost the necessary faith needed to support future SSMU activi­ ties.

Perhaps the publication o f this article will be the first step towards a restoration o f our faith in the McGill media and make SSMU more responsive to um­ brella faculties.

advantaged. O r at least very dead.

W h y is SSMU cou rag eou s for voting th e w ay th ey did? T h e y w ere faced with the com p etin g interest o f tw o groups. B lo o d recip ien ts are not organ­ ized into any political groups, an d aren't in a position to attack all th ose w h o dare o p p o se them . SSMU cou n cillors sim ply ch o se the side w h o p o ses th e greater potential threat to their political careers.

T his is not cou rag e, b u t cow ard ice.

If I am w rong, an d th e SSMU coun cillors w h o voted for the b an really voted their co n scien ce, th en I h o p e they are consisten t in th eir b eliefs. Should any o f th em suffer a terrible accid en t, I

Cowardice...

h o p e they will adam antly refuse any b lo o d transfusions. After all, h um an life

R e: Editorial (AUS notw ithstand­ ing, Red Cross discrim inates, Tribunejanuary 2 5 - 3 1 )

is insignificant n ext to T h e Cause.

K evin T h eo b ald Ph.D . U4 C om puter Scien ce

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The McGill Tribune, February 1-7,199

A personal account of childhood sexual abuse scout. I trusted him completely. wrong. I felt confused, bad, dirty my mind. I would not be sur­ One night, my parents de­ and very, very alone. I don’t prised if some things come back cided to go out to dinner alone really know why I never told to me eventually, although that These days we have been and leave us with him to baby­ ' my parents. He had told me not is not my goal. hearing a lot in the news about sit us. I remember that he to, but I would not have any­ When we returned to Van­ child sexual abuse. Most o f us showed up late and before he way. I felt so much shame, I felt couver, I tried to go on as if have the good fortune to be arrived I was crying because I that it was me; that I was marked nothing had happened, but I able to listen to these stories and didn’t think he would started to do strange then go to sleep at night having show up. Many times I things. I would go into forgotten them. Others are re­ have regretted those the bathroom when no “I have always had these minded of our own experience. tears. one was home and hit I was sexually abused He did show up. memories, although pieces myself with a wooden when I was ten years old. My While my parents were sp o o n . Som eh o w , are missing and through family and I were spending away he took me into physical pain was bet­ the years, much has been Christmas vacation in a small the hotel room my fam­ ter than em otional forgotten. Some images are village in Mexico. While there, ily was staying in. He pain. In early high we met a man in his twenties. left my brothers out on school I shoplifted a indelibly etched in my mind.

He got along with me and my the veranda playing. lot. I got caught once, I would not be suprised if family really well from the be­ Although he did not but it didn’t stop me. I some things come back to ginning. My parents thought he rape me, he did do had no self-respect. I was a respectable and charm­ things that at the time I me eventually, although let boys take advan­ ing young man. They had many didn’t even know ex­ tage o f me. I was that is not my goal.” conversations about his career isted. I dared not do shocked that a kiss did as a teacher (which leads me to anything to resist. After 1 not make me feel sick. believe that I was not the only all, my parents always I also began to child he abused). told me that good girls do what as a bad person. tell friends that I could trust As for myself, I had a child’s they are told. So I did. I didn’t After that, I tried my best what had happened, and slowly adoration for him. He taught me know what was happening to to avoid him, but a few days started the process of healing. I to water-ski, sang songs and me. I remember him checking later we moved into his house. later had a boyfriend who cared generally gave me the loving through the curtains to make I do not remember how long we about and respected me and attention I wanted. It never oc­ sure that my brothers were not stayed or if he did anything else tried his best to help me work curred to me to think that there coming. to me. out what neither of us could might be something strange I didn’t tell my parents I have always had these understand. about this. If anything, this man about what had happened. I memories, although pieces are In my first year of univer­ seemed like the type o f person didn’t tell anyone. That night I missing and through the years, sity, I began to develop an eat­ you would feel most safe trust­ cried myself to sleep while my much has been forgotten. Some ing disorder. Before it got very ing your child with. A real boy brothers asked me what was images are indelibly etched in far, my roommate told me hon­

B Y MONIQUE SH EBBEA RE

estly that she thought I shoul seek help. I finally did. I spent lot of time writing, crying an shut up in my own little emc tional world. But I began to fe< the clouds lift around my hear I also finally told my parents.. .te years later. It was quite a sh >cl I can’t say their reaction ws what I hoped for, but I kno\ that they are trying to unde stand. It isn’t something tht was talked about in their day. know that as parents it cause them their own agony. It just fe good to get the truth out into th open.

It has been a slow road t try and move away from th feelings of that confused an hopeless child, but I conside myself very lucky. My abus was not prolonged and was nc committed by a family membe I have the deepest respect fc those who are courageou enough to face that kind c pain.

Healing from sexual abus has also involved coming ti terms with what I think abou society and why child abus exists and is often not stoppée It also means learning that whil I was abused, I don’t have to le it define myself. To heal is th< best revenge.

Men's group confronts sexism and sexual assault B Y M IC H A E L BRO AD H URST Men often find them ­ selves overw helm ed by the wave o f information surround­ ing violent crim es, particu­ larly crim es w hich are classi­ fied as sexual assault. Though the flood o f inform ation can leave m en feeling quite help­ less to address the situation, there are ways in w hich men can contribute to the fight a g a in st v io le n c e to w ard s w om en.

Martin D u fresn e is a founding m em ber o f Mon­ treal M en Against Sexism (MMAS), and has been ac­ tively fighting violent crime and stereotypical attitudes in the Montreal area. MMAS’s primary focus is violent crime against w om en, particularly rape.

“O ur primary focus is rape, but our current priority is looking at how rapists are being protected against the law ,” said Dufresne.

D ufresne explained that MMAS is w orking towards

changing the legal system to dences, fraternities and facul­ men can becom e involved.

“In my own opinion, the m ake it more effective in pros­ ties to educate students, there most important thing men can ecuting rapists o f all incom e has b een little m ale involve­ levels. m ent in the Centre. do to fight sexual assault is to “The sam e defences are “F o r S e x u a l A ssa u lt educate them selves,” she ex ­ plained. “Learn ab o u t the still being used to get upper Awareness W eek, m ost o f the class and middle class myths, and if they’re m en o ff th e h o o k , h a n g in g o u t w ith w hile w orking class other m en w ho are making sexist com ­ tmen] are still m ore “In my own opinion, the most easily corrected ,” he m ents, they should said. stop them, challenge important thing men can do MMAS is o n e o f them to justify their to fight sexual assault is to th e fe w o r g a n iz e d com m ents.” educate themselves.” m en ’s groups that al­ Students’ Society low m en to participate (SSMU) VP University p ro -a c tiv e ly in th e A ffa irs R u th — Jennifer Ross, the Special P ro m islo w a g re e d p ro cess of Projects Coordinator of dem ythologizing rape with Ross that the SACOMSS and sexual assault. The m ost important role m en could play was Sexual Assault Centre to educate both them ­ o f McGill’s Students’ selves and other men Society (SACOMSS) is around them. another group in Mon­ “Men, while participat­ treal that allow s m ale stu­ people that [we] looked to for ing in the movement, have to dents to participate in w hat is help w ere volunteers, and take direction from wom en. I primarily a w om en ’s m ove- ! m ost o f our volunteers are don’t think there’s a place for ment. i w om en,” sh e stated.

Ross said that involve­ m en to be at the forefront o f Jen n ifer Ross, the Spe­ cial Projects Coordinator o f m ent in the organized w om ­ the fight against v iolen ce against w om en,” she said. “But SACOMSS, su g g ested that e n ’s m ovem ent to com bat I do believe that it is crucial aside from the O utreach pro­ sexu al assault and violent for them to participate.” gram which travels to resi- crim e is not the only w ay that

D ufresne added that hi; organization w orks closely with w om en ’s groups, anc always attempts to ensu re tha its goals are consistent wit! the goals o f w om en’s group; around Montreal.

“W e strive towards ar accountability,” he said. “I we have an idea w e ’ll run ii by them and m ake sure that ii fits with their agend a.”

Dufresne said that one o f the m ost important thing; for m en to b e aware o f wa; the traditional link between sex and pow er relationships, “Look at rapist-type m es­ sages around you and chal­ lenge them ,” he said.

MMAS also felt that men could achieve the m ost by educating each other.

"The m essage w e got from w om en’s groups is ‘G o out, do what you can to take m en and try to change their attitudes toward sexual as­ sault’,” D ufresne said.

“It’s unfortunate, but men are really dense to w om en’s experience o f sex and harass­ m ent.”

The McGill .Tribune, February 1-7,1994

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Features

Men face double standard w hen overcom ing sexual abuse

BY TED FRAN KEL In the male-dominated world of sweat, grease and foot­ ball, to suggest that men are often victims of sexual assault is the moral equivalent of accusing Arnold Schwarzennegger of wear­ ing pink. Sadly, both are true.

Young boys, almost as of­ ten as girls, are sexually abused by a parent or someone else.

When these boys become men, the habitual whisper from within that begs them to finally talk about their pain is often over­ whelmed by voices reminding them of male taboos. The best thing for the survivor, says Sexual Assault Centre of McGill’s Stu­ dents’ Society (SACOMSS) group facilitator Harle Thomas, is to deal with the problem on their own terms.

“The way that our society has been built...there are defini­ tions about what is masculine,” said Thomas, a graduate student in social work at McGill. “I think that creates a conflict in a lot of men who are survivors. On the one hand, they have to fit into that model of being silent and stoic, and on the other hand, they have some tremendous pain that they need to talk out,” he contin­ ued.

Thomas is the facilitator of lationships, fears of socializing with men and with women...and a free, weekly, self-help group an apprehension about author­ for male survivors, supported by ity,” explained Thomas.

SACOMSS. Resources to deal with these While few pages of the problems are scant, thus presentmorning paper trumpet the cause ing male sur­ of sexual asvivors of sault as a “Don’t surrender to s e x u a l male prob­ abuse with a lem, social patriarchal and further ob­ w o r k e r dominant culture stacle to ­ Frema Engel, definitions of who you wards re­ of Engel & covery.

A ssociates, are or who you could “T h at says that it is be.” we have a time to take — Harle Thomas, two year notice and waiting list group facilitator at tackle the and were problem.

Sexual Assault forced to “If you Centre close is evithink about dence [that the stats [of resources are wanting],” said the number of boys abused], you have to ask what happens to Joanna Broadhurst, the Volun­ teer Coordinator of the Montreal them when they grow up... The Sexual Assault Centre, which deals impact of childhood trauma on someone’s development is that with both male and female vic­ tims. you get people who grow into While a lack of government adults who are wounded," said funding for programs that aid Engel. ■ victims seems to correspond to The sting of this experience insufficient remedies, Broadhurst may have a marking effect on the victim for the remainder of his or says that the government can not be fingered as the only callous her life. one.

“Some of the more stand­ “It reflects society at large ard .experiences found in the that doesn’t want to deal with the group [include] difficulties in re­

question of family because it is such a guarded institution,” ex­ plained Broadhurst.

Thomas insists that the problem is progressively get­ ting easier to manage as society loosens its grip on archaic ta­ boos.

“The more people are able to talk about these things in the open...[the more] the people who are in a position to create policy and change laws are listening,” said Thomas.

So, while male victims face difficulties beyond the abuse itself, there is hope for resolving their problems. That is, if they

can get beyond the societal ta­ boos and limited resources that serve as land bombs on the way to freedom from the plaguing effects of abuse. Thomas encour­ ages the male survivor not to lay down in the face of these impo­ sitions if they feel they are ready to seek help.

"Don’t surrender to that bullshit,” said Thomas. “Don’t surrender to patriarchal and domi­ nant culture definitions of who you are or who you could be. If you’ve had some pain and some still troubles that you feel you want to work through, don’t let that be a barrier to doing that work.”

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February: prom oting aw areness o f black history B Y L E S L E Y MARTIN The month of February is designated as Black History Month and is dedicated to the teaching and understanding of the history o f people of African descent.

Black History Month actu­ ally began as separate Negro History Weeks, and was initi­ ated by Carter Woodson in the 1920s, a black historian and educator working out of Wash­ ington, D.C.. W oodson, an advocate of the teaching of black history, also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and authored several books pertaining to the educa­ tion of African-Americans, in­ cluding The M isedu cation o f the Negro. In the early 1900s, white historians were often biased in their preconceptions of black cultures, and often ignored sig­ nificant portions of black his­ tory.

Professor Richard Iton, who teaches a course in Afri­ can-American politics and ide­ ology at McGill, explained Woodson’s desire for a Black History Month.

“Carter Woodson felt the role of the Black people in the

United States was being ne­ Month. On February 7th, “Youth glected,” he said. in Motion” will present a docu­ Professor Iton also felt mentary on Black personalities.

Woodson believed that if Afri­ The group also plans to have can-A m ericans knew more about themselves they would be better able to cop e with NorthAmerican spciety.

Today, Black His­ tory Month has many of the same goals it did in Carter Woodson’s time.

Maritza Perez, animator at “Youth in Motion”, a Little Burgundy-based community group, stated that their organization wants children of African descent to feel proud of themselves. She stressed that they cannot achieve this without a knowledge of their past.

“We try to give chil­ Towards civil rights: a 1960 s sit-in dren a knowledge of daily activities including work­ black history all year round. shops and rap sessions on black The children need to gain a history throughout the month. knowledge of the past to feel in Montreal’s Black Theatre the present more self-esteem Workshop will be presenting and assurance for the future,” works relating different forms she said. of black culture to women.

The This year many organiza­ play, P ou r fille s d e cou leu rs... tions in Montreal have prepared

by Ntozake Shange, and trans­ special events and workshops lated by Carol Jones, will be on to celebrate Black History

at Theatre La Licorne from Feb­ ruary 7th to 19th. Also, The N utm eg P rincess by Richardo Keens-Douglas and adapted by

part of their activities on black youth in Canada. The group has selected February 9th as Chil­ dren’s Day. To celebrate the occasion, BSN has invited school children from around Montreal to a performance by South Afri­ can musician Lorraine Klassen.

The rest of their activities are aimed at informing McGill students about black cultures.

On February 12th BSN will be presenting over 18 hours of “Black Talk” on CKUT for and by the black community. The program will have two panel discussions to address the is­ sues of sexism in music and the relationship between black poli­ tics and the media.

Perhaps the key event for students interested in learning more about black history and cultures will be a lecture on February 18th by Dr. Hillary Beckles, Dean of Arts at the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Dr. Beckles will speak on the subject o f women and the movements against slavery in the Caribbean. The lecture will be held in the Stewart Biology Building, room Sl/4. For ticket information for any of the BSN events, call 3986815.

Amah Harris, will be presented by the Theatre for Young Adults on January 29th. The group will also hold a series of discussions about black women called, “Sit­ ting in Limbo: A Seven Year Retrospective”every Friday night throughout February.

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Students allege ra cist adm ittance p olicy at Angel’s B Y M EREDITH CA PLA N AND LA IN A SCOLNICK Recently, allegations of dis:rimination concerning black ;tudents’ difficulty in entering nto Angel’s Club and Bar on St. .aurent have arisen. Individuals hat have encountered discrimilation at Angel’s do not feel that hey have an appropriate forum n which to vent their concerns.

When Andrew Alexis, a J2 physiology student at McGill, •ecounts his story, it sounds like stories often heard in the 1950s ind ‘60s, when signs saying “no Macks, Jews or dogs allowed” svere prevalent. But Montreal is lot the 1950s. Alexis’s problems it Angels started in 1992, and ;ontinue today.

According to Alexis, he and ,wo other black students waited n line for more than an hour. As ;hey approached the door, the doorman told them that the age limit was twenty-one, without checking their identification.

One of Alexis’s companions pro­ duced identification indicating that he was twenty-one years old. The doorman allegedly ig­ nored him.

“We started arguing with

him, asking when the drinking age went up to twenty-one.

While we were arguing, the other bouncer was letting people in without even checking their IDs, and they looked much younger then we did," said Alexis.

Alexis told the Tribune that the doorman yelled at them to “get the hell out”. The doorman then allegedly proceeded to pick the men up and throw them down to the sidewalk.

Alexis stressed that this was not an isolated incident. When he went to Angel’s with a group that was racially-mixed, the white man was allowed in first, while the rest were turned away with the excuse that it was regulars’ night.

“How does one become a regular when' they always turn us down,” Alexis asked.

Alexis discovered that when he went to Angel’s with an otherwise all-white group he was allowed into the club.

Aaron Bonner, a U1 his­ tory student, has had similar experiences at Angel’s, even when with his girlfriend, who is white. On two separate occa­ sions they were turned away.

Keino Rutherford, a U2 bi­ ology student, also experienced

“Of course difficulty getting into Angel’s. regulars will be When Rutherford went with a recognized at group of his white friends, he ! the door,” said would be singled out to pro­ the manager of duce identification each time.

A ng el’s, who “I got the feeling it was just asked to be re­ to make me feel uncomfort­ ferred to only as able— 'we’ll let you in but we François. don’t really want you.’ I like the W h e n place. I don’t really care that asked about any they are like that because there special criteria are black clubs that are like that for admittance too,” Rutherford commented. he replied, “Ba­ Rutherford reasoned that sically anything the doormen at Angel’s have g o e s .” W hen recognized that he is not a trou­ asked about al­ blemaker and now let him in legations of ra­ without question. cial discrimina­ Numerous students have tion at his club, been refused at Angel’s with the F ran çois was excuses that there was a private evasive. party, members only, regulars “If they night, or policy of twenty-one [the bouncers] and over only. However, when think that some­ spokespersons from Angel’s one might be were approached, they con­ out of place be­ ceded that of these excuses, cause of their only that of “private parties” Students point finger at Angel’s , state [of intoxi­ could be valid. They told the Angel’s speak for themselves. cation] then we prefer them not Tribune that from Sunday to “Their actions have been to come back. This does not Wednesday, no membership obvious, especially when we’re apply to the colour of their skin.” cards are issued, no dress code waiting in line in the cold for a While some students feel is enforced, and that the age for half an hour and they’re letting that they cannot jump to any admittance corresponds with the people in from the back— white conclusions, Rutherford feels that provincial drinking age of eight­ people,” he said. the actions of the doormen at een.

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The mysterious “new” birth control: a pain in the butt B Y LIZZIE SA UN D ERSO N The photograph is black and white but far from simple. In it appears a young, attractive and p re su m a b ly s e x u a lly -a c tiv e woman. She considers the various types o f contraception available in today’s market. The caption reads: “have you ever been away for the w eekend and realized you forgot your birth control pills?”

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Depo-Provera should not be mistaken fora new form o f contra­ ception. Dr. Pierre Tellierthe Medi­ cal D irector at McGill Student Health Services clarified this point.

“Depo-Provera is not a new product,” said Tellier. “It has been around for a long time and has been used extensively in develop­ ing countries.”

Tellier touched upon the ethi­ cal concerns surrounding the con­ traceptive injection.

"Each shot o f progesterone is good for three months,” he ex­ plained. “It stays in the woman’s system and can be effective for quite a while. If the woman has a negative reaction to the injection, too bad. She’s stuck with it.”

While acknowledging the dif­ ficult issues related to this form of birth control, Tellier concluded that the option should be available to women.

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vour to women,” said Tellier, al­ though to his knowledge the prod­ uct has not been approved by Health and Welfare Canada.

Dr. Alan Gerulath, Associate P ro fe s s o r o f O b s te trics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto told the T ribune that the injection has been used in particu­ lar situations.

“The medical community has used Depo-Provera in certain in­ stances as a form of birth control.

Such instances, [both in Canada and in developing nations], in­ volve mentally challenged women who are ‘non-compliant’,” said Gerulath, “meaning that they cannot remember to take their pill.”

W hether Depo-Provera is tech n ically approved or not, Gerulath is confident the product is available from any doctor.

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The only information that you may access from the number is that “it cannot be reached from your call­ ing area.” Similarly, the manufac­ turers o f Depo-Provera cannot be reached at their listed number Although the question sur­ rounding the injection’s approval in Canada is vague, the attitude toward its use is clear. Inspector Jean Laurin, o f the Health Protec­ tion Branch, highlighted the lack o f information regarding the prod­ uct.

“It’s supposed to be avail­ able,” said Laurin. “It’s on my list!”

Women interested in birth control, particularly Depo-Provera, are advised to consult their physi­ cian. They should not be taken by the oversimplification o f the ad­ vertisement. It is, after all, quite possible that the glass o f lemon w ater accom panying the “90s woman” in the advertisement is actually a strong shot of vodka!

Baker speaks on child poverty B Y KATHRYN F O L L IO T T

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Speaking before a captive audience in Wilson Hall last Thurs­ day, Dr. Maureen Baker, a profes­ sor of social work at McGill, argued that despite numerous displays of political initiative, the federal gov­ i ernment has done little to eradicate A child poverty in Canada. Baker asserted that in the recent past, the government has lacked the politi­ cal will to tackle this crucial issue.

In the past twenty years, in­ terest in the status of children reached the upper levels o f power.

The United Nations, for instance, labelled 1979 ‘The Year o f the Child’ and organised a World Sum­ mit for Children in 1990. Motivated by this growing political concern for children, in 1989 the federal government announced its resolu­ tion to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. In her speech, Baker suggested that this resolution has in fact produced few results.

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Baker criticizes federal policy tives by the government, you could perhaps argue that not very much has been done to eradicate child poverty in this country,” she com­ mented.

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In Baker’s view, the creation of this policy undermined the govern­ ment’s earlier resolution to put an end to child poverty.

“Although the government is standing up in the United Nations saying that they want to eradicate ch ild poverty, th e y ’ve m ade these...changes that actually make things worse,” she said.

Baker conceded that even if the government wanted to take action, considerable barriers still exist. The Canadian political struc­ ture, for example, is such that is­ sues crucial to the elimination o f child poverty, such as rates o f social assistance and the minimum wage, do not lie within federal jurisdiction. In some sense, there­ fore, federal hands are tied.

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“New social programs have often been designed during reces­ sions and depressions...now is the time to start thinking about re­ vamping our social programs,” she urged.

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.liB .iterltaiiiLm en.lt U.S. black w om en’s groups fight the pow er o f rap

BY CATRIN MORRIS More than 77 percent o f slack households in America are leaded by women. But in count­ ess, often popular, rap albums, ilack w om en are just “h o ’s ”, bitches” or “sluts”.

But this isn’t about Tipper lo re , “family values crusaders" >r theories o f censorship. The iebate concerning rap lyrics has iften been polarized into two listinct and often incom patible :amps: detached white critics and mgry hard core rap artists (with a îoard o f First Amendment-hailng MTV groupies).

It’s about time the media ecognized that black w om en are esponding to the overwhelming eality o f violence— and its re­ peated glorification in the rap ndustry. Many black w om en are efusing to sit back and accept nusic w hich in no way mirrors or perpetuates affirmative values— values which both acknow ledge tnd critique many levels o f “real­ ty” without positing a shallow glorification o f violence or hate.

Increasingly, misogynist rap yrics are up against their closest md most enraged critics: black ivomen’s groups. The fact is, gang riolence, poverty, crime and racsm are issues around w hich

“Children should be enjoy­ songs o f hope and kept the faith. blacks can unite. A pro-violence ing childhood, not planning their We would train our young to b e and anti-women mentality is an­ funerals,” she said. the best, no matter how dark or tithetical to progress from w ithin Tucker re-nam es gangsta how oppressive the tim e,” she the black community. rap as “pornographic rap”, citing said.

A large num ber o f Ameri­ Snoop Doggy D ogg’s latest al­ T o sa y th at m isog y n ist can organizations, including the bum as the ultimate exam ple: the gangsta lyrics are a valid and National Association for the Ad­ language is derogatory tovancem ent o f Colored P eo­ 1 wards women, the album ple, the National Organiza­ cover is sexist and sexually tion o f W omen, the National “Children should be explicit, and the message Council o f Negro W om en glorifies rape and murder. enjoying childhood, not and the Rainbow Coalition D o r o th y H e ig h t, have joined forces with the planning their funerals” President and CEO o f the National Political Congress W ashington DC-based Na­ o f Black W om en in a “cru­ tional Council o f Negro - C. Delores Tucker, chair sade against... rap that g lo­ W omen, a coalition o f 33 rifies and prom otes v io ­ of National Political national w om en’s organi­ lence... and denigrates and Congress of Black zations, joined the protest. defames w om en,” not “ rap “We feel that violence Women and rappers per se .” in our community is sup­ For too long, any vi­ ported by [such] lyrics.lt able critique o f gangsta and should never be entertaining to encom passing reflection o f real­ misogynist rap was met with the be destructive,” said Height. ity is to effectively exclude black defense that such music is reflec­ Height laments the domi­ w om en from any sense o f co llec­ tive o f a pre-existing system. nation o f negative rap over other tive black identity.

“D on’t blame rap. Blam e the real­ forms o f cultural and musical e x ­ The NPCBW does not stop ity it reflects,” defenders argued. pression. with lyrics, but demands w e “take This is no excuse, accord­ “Our young people have a a long hard look at the root causes ing to C. D elores Tucker, chair o f great deal o f talent and should o f poverty, unemployment, hous­ National Political Congress o f m ake entertainm ent uplifting,” ing and education.”

Black W om en (NPCBW) and said Height.

“African American w om en former Secretary o f State o f From here, these groups have always struggled to main­ Pennsylvania. plan to pressure industry moguls, tain dignity and hold their fami­ “The African American peo­ parents, politicians and the young lies together. W e have always ple have always had realities black population to reject such b een the backbones o f our com ­ which w ere not pleasant: slavery, lyrics. Sound like censorship? Weil, munity,” Tucker writes. segregation... But w e always sang

maybe. B ut for Tucker, such lyr­ ics should b e considered obscene, and thus regulated under the Con­ stitution. W hether advocating la­ bel warnings or an all-out ban, the underlying m essage am ong these organizations is a unani­ mous one.

Goodman and Ice T sittin’ in a tree, R-A-P-P-I-N-G

BY BRENDON YORKE O ne might safely assume hat Nelson Goodm an and Drayz vould m ake strange bedfellow s.

The attempt to w ork rap music n to th e h a llo w e d h a lls o f icademia might seem like a fuile, if at all desirable effort. Not o r Richard Shusterman.

O n January 20th, this proessor o f philosophy from Tem ­ ple University addressed a small issembly o f curious students and professors with his lecture “Art nfraction: G oodm an, Rap, and Pragm atism ”. In his lectu re, sh u s te r m a n a rg u e d th a t Woodman’s theory o f pragmaism prefigures and reinforces nusic like rap and hip-hop, in its idmittance o f a plurality o f legitinate w orld representations.

Heavy th eo retical issues iside, Shusterm an’s greater plan s to academ ically theorize the music he loves to the point that it s accepted by the establishm ent as being culturally revealing and intellectually appropriate. In a p o s t- le c t u r e in te r v ie w , Shusterman admitted that his ef­ fort has not b een a bow l o f cher­ ries.

“I’ve taken a lot o f shit from my colleagu es,” he said.

A p p aren tly th e tw e e d sporters and pipe-sm okers w ho practice “serio u s” philosop h y aren’t particularly pleased with a young w hip p er-snap p er w ho challenges the canons o f philo­ sophic thought to com e to grips with present realities o f the world.

University intellectuals w ho might see rap m usic as being culturally inconsequential are typical o f th o s e b e lo n g in g to w h a t Shusterman refers to as “a medi­ eval institution”.

“Philosophy,” he continued, “is by nature a very conservative discipline, so I d on’t ex p e ct too m uch.”

The media, on the other hand, eat him up, ( especially the French, but then again, they think Jerry Lewis is top-jim m y), al­ though it’s not always the type o f attention he appreciates. H e’s b een called “the rap philoso­ pher” w ho preaches “hip-hop aes­ thetics”. Admittedly, it m akes the best story, but it could devalue his work in the eyes o f his peers.

At this point, how ever, the questions must be asked, “D o w e w a n t rap and hip-hop to b e insti­ tutionalized? W on’t this eventu­ ally m ake it as dull as Dryden or Pope? And finally, “Is it possible to fuse together such diverse

m odes o f expression?”

The relationship b e ­ tw een philosophy and rap, Shusterman claims, is mu­ tually beneficial. “For the sake o f keeping philoso­ phy relevant,” he insisted, "you have to deal with co n ­ te m p o ra ry s u b je c ts s o clever people will b ecom e interested.” Studying rap in the classroom show s stu­ dents “that it can be taken seriously, and it gives them a w ay o f analysing a cul­ tural phenom enon that they are in touch with better.”

W h en S h u sterm a n cranked the juice o f Grand­ Prof. Richard Shusterman on the aesthetics of rap master Flash in the dim, m ore fun to write. It’s m ore fun to c io n s a b o u t r a p ’s p la c e in stuffy Arts council room, one read,” h e said. academ ia by invoking Goodman, could anticipate the reactions.

He also insisted that rap perhaps anachronistically, and More than one greying McGill need not b eco m e stale as it b e ­ grafting this revered philosopher’s alumnus seem ed a tad uncom ­ com es academ ized. Pluralism al­ notions o f pragmatism and aes­ fortable, even if they approached low s for an intellectual analysis, thetic plurality onto rap and hipthe lecture with an o p en mind. “but you can also turn o ff and hop.

More than one canvas-clad foot d a n ce and g ro o v e o n it .”

“I’m in it to m ake things was self-consciously n o t w ag­ Shusterman concluded with ech ­ better.

This is part o f pragmatism, ging in time to the heavy, heavy oes o f Timothy Leary: I h ope that if peop le study it and bass. O ne could just im agine re­ “That’s w hat w e gotta do all criticize it you can have a w hole actions o f astonishment, if not the time, you know , w e turn off, generation o f young critics w ho outright hilarity that such a scen e w e turn on, and like, w hat’s the will have better tools to deal with might provoke in a real live rap­ problem?” this stuff. You can write rap criti­ per, not to mention your average Sounds cool. You can have cism w hich is journalism, not chiselled, cynical student. your cake and ea t it too. philosophy, bu t it’s informed. It’s Shusterman soothes suspi­

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P sy ch o at la rg e in N a k e d White trash and Olympic politics B Y JO Y C E LA U

This m ovie is really very disturbing. M ore so than usual N a k ed , the latest creation b ecau se Leigh know s that p e o ­ o f ingenious British film m aker ple have b e c o m e desensitized M ike Leigh, is an atypical urban to v iolen ce, sex, etc. on screen. squalor-bashing m ovie.

So h e throw s in the odd detail to T here are no explosions, m ake the violen ce real. It’s not n o hip hop b eat going in the just a rape scen e. It’s a rape background , no sem is, and a sc e n e on top o f clattering gar­ general lacking o f H ollyw ood b ag e cans. It’s a rape sc e n e with beautiful p eop le. E veryone has a pathetic old drunk w ho ca n ’t a co ck n e y accent. find h er hairpin and rem inds the T h e focus is not on city life. guy o f his m other. T h e re’s a T h e street crim e, rape and drugs lonely overw eight security guard are only vehicles w a tc h in g lu s tily fo r the looselyfrom the building jo in e d ep iso d es n ext door. T h e rap­ The rapist was o f character de­ ist w as just over just over there v e lo p m e n t that th e re e a tin g h is m ake up the en ­ eating his home­ hom e-m ad e baked tire m ovie. good s in the last made baked T h e m ovie scen e. goods in the last is ce n te re d T h a t ’s th e around Jo h n n e y , o th e r d is tu rb in g scene. played incredibly thing. It’s funny. by D a v id Everything is just so Thew lis. He w anders around pathetic and random , it’s hum or­ in n e r -c ity L o n d o n , p ic k s a ous. But watching yourself laugh­ stranger, and follow s him/her ing at a rape victim is truly hor­ until he/she pays attention to rifying . T h e disconcerting thing him. Som etim es he rapes them, is that it is not supposed to b e som etim es h e scares them with funny all the w ay through. Leigh apocalyp se stories. Som e o f his jum ps back and forth betw een victim s invite him hom e, som e very graphic, very serious, flinch­ dress up for him, som e b eat him ing, scream ing anal sex rape up. T hen Jo h n n e y m oves on. scen es with flippant portrayals Jo h n n e y is am azing . H e is o f the victim ’s childish tantrums. an intelligent and charm ing b a s­ T h e m ovie takes a close tard, hyper, paranoid, w ell-read, look at p eop le w ho w ould ordi­ som etim es quite kind, b o th sad­ narily just b e d eem ed stupid. ist and masochist. His philosophi­ W hy do san e w om en stay in cal ram blings are quick-paced, abusive relationships? W hy do highly allusive, clever, and so m e­ they seek them out? W hy do two tim es m ake no sense at all. w om en let a psycho rapist sleep

in their h o u se w hen they might very w ell fear for their lives?

B eca u se h e ’s so w ell-dressed, the p o lice w ould never believe them . B eca u se h e m ight b e the landlord. W hy do p eo p le run off to live in the streets w h en there’s a h o u se to stay in and p eop le to take care o f them? B ecau se they just n eed their sp ace. It seem s ridiculous. And yet, you can al­ m ost se e w h ere the characters are com ing from. It is done with satire h ere, but p eop le really do th ese things all o f the time.

This m ovie is so cleverly anti-H ollyw ood, non-m elodram atic, funny and thought-pro­ voking, I really think that it’s on e o f the b est m ovies I ’ve seen in a w hile.

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made man, rags to riches, equal ity o f o p p o rtu n ity . R ichard Hofstadter speaks o f a strain on | BY CATKIN MORRIS | populism throughout history which is rooted in a glorified H er bodyguard took a rugged agrarianism. The under­ course in the art o f bodyguarding dog beneath the big corpora through correspondence... and tions, the bourgeois elite or the failed. greedy politician.

Her name is Tonya, with an The flipside o f the agrarian “o". myth o f course, is white trash She worked at a fast food What if Thomas Jefferson and joint in Oregon called Spud City.

Laura Ingalls are really Operation Her costume in the Nation­ Rescuers, Miss Teen Americans als was low cut in the front... and or Tonya Hardings? back.

White trash is marketable Her powder blue eyeliner within certain contexts o f repre­ is forever caked ever so un-subtly sentation. In M a rried ... w ith C hil­ on her eyes. dren , the Bundys sell because She is WHITE TRASH and they are hicks viewed through a the antithesis to the Olympic lens which projects a satiric mock Dream— or should I say the Coke/ ery o f the Tacky. In Chevy Chase’s V acation series, the Griswalds Reebok/Tampax dream. Tonya Harding is a marketing nightmare, visit their redneck relatives who the epitome o f unsellability. This is eat Hamburger Helper without a rags-to-sequins story with no pot the hamburger, where the women o f corporate gold at the end o f wear tube tops and the men wear almost two decades o f a life de­ white faux leather loafers. W e get off on the new-rich a la Trump, voted to skating.

Ice skating, not to mention replete with gold telephones and ice dancing, is so blatantly tacky. white stretch limos. And when O ne cannot help but marvel at Roseanne triumphed over the the popularity of a sport in which Dynasty o r Dallas o f the ‘80s, people step into high-heeled scis­ America applauded: finally the sors to move about on a sheet o f masses would see themselves mir­ ice for 4 1/2 minutes in front of rored faithfully on the screen. millions. Throughout, it is a mat­ But when Roseanne and ter o f who can NOT fall. Like Tom Arnold marry one o f their watching a friend get up to per­ producers, or when Roseanne is form Karaoke, one follows the crass and obnoxious at an awards skater through double axles and show, w e roll our eyes. How tacky! triple saulkows in nervous antici­ Perhaps Olympic figure pation o f The Fall. The successful skater maintains the position of skating is the ultimate expression o f the American Dream: tacky at the not-fallen both on and off the ice. the core. Let’s face it. If once you And the costumes. Like the don’t succeed... there’s always Academy Awards on ice! That the Ice Capades with the Ninja unfortunate flesh coloured layer Turtles and the Seven Dwarfs. within the sequinned neckline. A But the Olympics are more polypropylene Playboy bunny. than that. True to the American Then there’s the music. Why? Dream o f democracy and free There’s a hierarchy within competition, anyone can win the | ice skating. If Torvil and Dean are gold. Nancy Kerrigan represents j the average American who con- I the royal family o f skating, Tonya is the Fergie. forms to American acceptability: So, Tonya is white trash. she is the rags-to-riches story at its And white trash holds an ambigu­ best. But, more importantly, she sells. She has that Mary Lou Retton ous position in America’s cultural and political identity. smile and that Nadia Comaneci The cultural elite (yes, that’s vulnerability. Sponsors will make us educated persons) has an ever­ her one rich little thing. growing list o f euphemisms for But what if you are Kristi I white trash: the masses, Jo e Six Yamaguchi? A Japanese Ameri Pack, the average American, that can. Oh, yeah. There’s no room farmer in Idaho, the Lowest Com­ for you, or the poor huddled mon Denominator. In precious masses w e so righteously pretend self-righteous Feminist Theory to embrace. courses, som eone asserts, “Yeah, And what if you are Tonya but is Catherine MacKinnon’s Harding? You don’t sell. You aren’t polemic accessible to a single cute. Your friends are rednecks, mother in Detroit?’’ O r while dis­ your childhood is cluttered with cussing the recent film P h ila d el­ turmoil and poverty. You are the j p h ia , som eone says, “It wasn’t bad girl on the block. You make exactly groundbreaking, but it mistake after embarrassing mis will be a darn important lesson take. It doesn’t matter how good fo r th e a v e ra g e A m erican a skater you are Tonya. We forgot moviegoer.” White trashers have to tell you. The underdog in a solid place in myths surround­ America isn’t as romantic as we ing the American Dream: the self thought. OOPS.

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rhe Ramones drop and cover BSN music fest DISCELLANEOUS arious Artists hiladelphia: Music fro m the lotion Picture pic Soundtrax) Bruce Springsteen is becomig more and more like Guns n’ oses everyday. No seriously. G n’ released two albums at the same •ne, the Boss followed suit. They cheesy songs for movies, so oes Springsteen. (We know he’s :ally in trouble if he covers cCartney or dumps Patti for a iodel...)

The star-studded line-up con­ nues, with Peter Gabriel offering a :latively benign song (for him), id Sade, Indigo Girls and Neil oung checking in for good measre.

Young and Springsteen both rrote songs specifically for this lm, with Springsteen’s “Streets of hiladelphia” sounding like Nera sk a (which is good if you like im) and Young’s “Philadelphia” ;prtsing the falsetto that character­ ed A fter The G old Rush (ditto).

One note to those o f you rtio ever set out to compile a îovie soundtrack: ideas that sound ood in a boardroom might not Dund so good on record. The Spin ioctors doing CCR probably ounded good, but Christopher arron is no John Fogerty. Trust our instincts, folks, “Have You ver Seen The Rain” doesn’t sound nything like “Little Miss Can’t Be C'rong”, and it shows.

— Michael Broadhurst

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I cid Eaters Radioactive) Any rock band wallowing in erpetual obscurity knows that as a ist resort, commercial success light be only a catchy little cover m e away. But in these days when

anything goes in the wonderfully wacky music industry even a band that has been around for twenty years can regurgitate the oldies for lack of anything better to do. That’s p recisely the beau ty o f T h e Ramones’ A cid Eaters.

Face it, we are up to our necks in tribute, benefit, and com­ pilation records featuring today's trendiest bands re-hashing the trendiest old songs. That’s why the

pure self-indulgence of A cid Eaters is so refreshing. They just want to crank the volume, kick some shit, and - er - make some cash. So what’ Composed of seemingly ran­ domly selected tunes, from Jan and Dean’s “Surf City” to the Nuge’s “Journey to the Center of the Mind”, the Ramones trademark wall-ofdistortion holds it all together. Noth­ ing is sweeter than “My Back Pages”, where they take a Bob Dylan song, speed it up, raunch it out (ah, punk rock), and axe the agonizing har­ monica solo, making it a helluva lot cooler than folk-boy’s version.

Pick this baby up so you’ll have a counterweight to the landslide o f similar albums (Bon Jovi’s punk

rock classics!) sure to follow suit.

— Brendon Yorke

Enigma Cross o f Changes (Virgin) Enigma, the group that put the pop back into the Gregorian chant, is back with another album.

Frontman Michael Cretu took three years to produce Cross o f C hanges..

I reckon it took him that long to figure out every sound Peter Gabriel has ever pro­ d uced . This record sounds su sp ic io u sly L ast T em ptation-esque.

B u t as the title prom­ ises, this is the 'C ross of C h a n g e s '.

Th u s the h eav y b e a t and flute are tempered with th e odd aquatic crea­ ture noise. In terms o f make out music, my longtime companion and I decided that side two of ZepTVhas nothing on Enigma (not to dis Damone, o f course).

Two tracks were written for the Sharon Stone vehicle Sliver.

Another begins with a Hindu prayer, rapidly deteriorating into the kind of stuff Mike and the Mechanics served up in the Eighties.

I have seen Enigma’s future, and it runs parallel to Sliver's. My prediction: Sharon Stone goes bot­ tomless in an Enigma video to prove that with the right drum machine, barbershop quartets (like Gregorian chants) can be cool too.

— Chris Peake

The abundance o f musical talent which goes relatively unrec­ ognized in Montreal will join more established local rap artist Mr Phayze this Thursday in Street Vibes ‘94— a music extravaganza to be held in the Shatner Ballroom.

The event will provide muchneeded cash for the activities and events that the Black Students’ Net­ work (BSN) has planned for Black History Month.

According to BSN executive member Moji Anderson, the event will allow BSN to increase aware­ ness o f black culture at McGill.

“It is part of our celebration of Black History Month, a chance to fund other activities and a vehi­ cle for Montreal to show off the best o f its talent,” she said.

“More than anything, it’s a good cause. Issues o f the black community are not trumpeted around— we don’t hear about our people in this city,” said Anderson.

Rap groups At Random, Mr. Phayze and Overproof will per­ form part o f a total o f 20 sets. (Mr. Phayze will also be opening up for RUN DMC this month at Backstreet.) Between each rap act will be soul (Dahlia Anderson), reggae (Pert X-Cellence) and dance (PHype and D.C.D.C.) performances to attract a broader spectrum o f people.

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“Dahlia will be Montreal’s next big act, its next Celine Dion.

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C o -o rd in a to r Shaheed Samuels o f Ricky D and Shaheed Entertainm ent exp lain ed that, “Street Vibes *94 will help educate people about Black history and promote the BSN cause. It should attract a lot o f students from throughout Montreal.”

BSN will also commemorate Black History Month during a twenty hour radio marathon called “Black Talk” at CKUT on February 12.

“This show will capture the multiplicity o f issues relevant to the black community with a spe­ cial focus on women— after all, the theme o f the month is black women,” said Anderson.

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Martlet swimmers stroke their way to tri-m eet win

BY ANNE CAMPAGNA AND CHARLES THOMAS

Cheers o f “Go, go, McGill let’s go!” rang out from a group o f Red and W hite sw im m ers as they clapped on, and encour­ aged their team mates to the sound o f a w hining siren. So was the m ood at the p ools o f the Université de Montréal and McGill last w ee k e n d as b o th team s hosted a two part tri-m eet with Laurentian.

O n Friday afternoon, U de M played host as the McGill wom­ e n ’s team w alked all over the com petition, w hile the m en split their races.

T h e M a rtle ts c r u s h e d Laurentian 101-60, while U de M fell 86-61 to the Red and White.

The m en’s races were much closer with McGill edging Laurentian 75-73, but falling to U de M 73-68.

First-places w ere pulled off

by Chris Graham in the m en’s 100m b a c k stro k e , D ana McClymont in the w om en’s 200m breaststroke, and Aileen Clark in the w om en’s 200m butterfly. The w om en’s and m en’s 4x100m free­ style relay teams also both brought hom e gold medals.

O n Saturday morning, at the Currie Pool, M cGill Head Coach François Laurin was watch­ ing over his team nervously since

his swimmers w ere a bit drained w e can beat them again,” she spot in the 200m individual med­ from recent intensive training. added. ley.

O n the w om en’s side, his worries Carol Chiang, a freshman “It was a good effort, it’s not w ere unfounded, as McGill o n ce standout for the team this year , my best, but it’s good for an again ruled the p ool 101-59 over w as best o f all the com petitors in in s e a s o n tim e ,” c o m m e n te d Laurentian and 95-44 against U the 50m butterfly and perform ed Leong. “I ’m happy as long as I de M. The Redmen slipped from w ell in the 100 freestyle, w hich put in a good effort, I don’t see it their previous day’s effort, taking prom pted these com m ents. as a racing thing.” it on the chin 84-65 at Laurentian’s “I used to b e real excited The w om en’s 4x 100m m ed­ hands and b e in g ou treached b y U de M 6857.

The strength o f the w o m en ’s p erform an ce, how ever, allow ed McGill to take the com bined ti­ tle.

The Red and W hite’s three top fem ale swim­ mers gave a hint o f the day’s action.

M cClym ont shon e with a win in the 50m breaststroke and cam e s e c o n d in th e 1 0 0 m breastroke, her best event, with a time o f 1:16.

“It is my best time so far for this year,” she said. “I’ve been swimming Martlets thoroughly dominated both opposing squads for 9 years, did the O lym pic trials, w hen I broke the minute. To ley relay, the m en’s 4x50m free­ and my best time then w as 1:14. break the minute is like breaking style relay and Eric Potier, in the But even if I did 1:16 today, I bet a psychological w all,” she stated. m en’s 100m breaststroke, com ­ I can take it down to 1:14 again in “I’m now training four hours a pleted M cGill’s list o f winners. a couple o f w eeks”. day, bu t I love the sport, the In a team m eeting at the The powerful w om en o f com petition, the nervousness, end o f the competition, Laurin the U de M do not scare the and w hen I do well, it’s the best ex p ressed som e am bivalence Barrie, Ontario native. feeling in the w orld.” about his swimmers performance.

“W e’ve beaten them before, Anna Leong, grabbed first “Eh! guys, I have to w ake

you u p ,” he exclaim ed. “Y o u ’re good team, you did som e amaz ing relays, but you guys have si m uch potential and you don realize it. Y o u ’ve got to have ii [mind] the standards if w e wan to m ake it at the CIAU [Canadiai Interuniversity Athletic Unioi cham pionship] com petition ii Victoria. Y ou have to race again; people, to show them how gooi you are,” he added.

Laurin concluded that thi team m ust put any internal nega tivity aside and concentrate on it effort as a group.

“W e’ve got to think about like a ‘w e’ thing, not like an ‘ thing,” h e implored.

O ne o f the assistant coache shared Laurin’s opinion.

“W e’re proud o f struggles w hether they win or loose, bu the attitude is to b e part o McGill— do it for McGill, do it fo us," he com m ented.

In his evaluation o f hi te a m ’s p e rfo rm a n c e , Laurii pointed out that the w ay M cGill’ swim team is gaining its points i by accum ulation, not by count ing on only som e o f it’s bes swimmers. “So w e really need t< think as a team to make it,” hi concluded.

M cG ill’s next m eet will b< on February 4th to the 6th at thi Laval-Q uebec Cup, in Q uebei City.

Cold w eath er ices ski team U de M in tercollegiate

BY JORDANA BERGER The McGill alpine ski team completed its second competitive m eet o f the year at Val St-Côme last weekend. The team had hoped to better its fourth-place league­ opening finish at Mont Garceau the week before. In the end, how­ ever, the McGill squad could only manage another fourth-place fin­ ish in the icy slalom event.

The Red and White now has 4219.7 points, three places behind the Université Laval which leads the Q uebec Student Sport Federa­ tion (QSSF) Alpine Ski League, with 2339-6 points. Nine universi­ ties in total competed at Val StCôme including the Université de Montréal, Ottawa and UQAM. Because o f last Friday’s rain, followed by quickly freezing tem­ peratures over the weekend, the conditions on the slopes were anything but optimal and resulted in numerous disqualifications.

Sandra Cole and Tanis Booth were the only two McGill skiers to finish Saturday’s race. On Sunday, however, three Martlets managed to com plete the course, with Sophie Marcoux placing eighth, Martha McDougall placing four­

teenth and Sandra Cole in six­ teenth. On the men’s side, Mark Schindler placed seventh, Joh n Roiter placed twelfth, and L.P. Berti got eigtheenth overall.

Marcoux, the team Head Coach as well as a skier with the Martlets, said that the Red and White had not performed as well as anticipated, but suggested that it was due in part to the awful conditions on the slopes.

“The team looked pretty good but was not amazing. The fact that ski conditions were so bad made things that much harder.

There was very little snow - it was almost pure ice,” she commented.

M arcoux added that the course, with fifty-five gates to turn, was difficult and consequently many skiers did not finish the races because o f missed gates.

“It is common for a skier to miss one or more gates, in which case he or she is disqualified,” she stated.

Jason Ring, U3 history, was very pleased about his twentythird place finish overall.

“This was my best slalom race and it feels great, especially since this is my last season with the McGill ski team ,” he stated.

Andrew Edgell, the team captain, said that the whole team was aiming for a strong finish and w as putting in a lot o f time practicing for the meets.

“In the past, w e’ve been able to rely on just a few skiers to pull us through the events and allow us to finish in a reasonable spot,” he explained. “This year, though, w e have a lot more depth and strength on the team. W e’ve managed to really pull together for a com plete team effort.

“W e have a large amount of promising skiers and everyone is really working hard. I think we have a good chance at finishing decently,” said Edgell.

The McGill ski team has trained on land since September and only recently was able to practice on the downhill ski slopes.

Out o f the 98 members on the team, only 22 racers compete in each race, including eight women and fourteen men. The racers are ch o se n b y m e rit-th o se who show ability, effort and dedication to the team. The Red and White’s next QSSF league race will be on Satur­ day and Sunday, February 12th and 13th, at Stoneham in the Que­ bec City region.

team s m ay get axe B Y CH A R LES THOMAS Budget cuts and a student referendum at the Université de M ontréal (U d ç M) m ay threaten the continu ed ex isten ce o f the university’s four intercollegiate sports teams.

A ccord in g to Pierre-L uc Paquette, Liaison O fficer at the F é d é ra tio n d es A sso c ia tio n s E tu d ia n te s du C a m p u s d e l ’U n iv e r s ité d e M o n tr é a l (FAECUM), the team s receiv e fu n d in g fro m th r e e m a jo r sou rces— d onors external to the university, university funding, and U de M’s Students’ Services budget.

“T h e university has clearly said that it will stop contributing to [intercollegiate] team s,” h e com m en ted , referring to the U de M adm inistration’s decision to cut b a ck funding for intercol­ legiate teams.

A student poll w as held last m onth to determ ine w hether students w ould con tin u e their su pport o f com petitive univer­

sity sports team s. T h e results o that poll w ill b e an n o u n ced F eb ruary 1 st at 4 :0 0 PM by FAECUM P aqu ette w ould n o t dis close the poll results b efo re then bu t co n fid ed that the prognosi: w as n o t positive for supporter: o f in tercollegiate athletics.

“W ith o n e o f the three part ners refusing to con tibu te it: part, there is a h ole o f $130,00( [out o f the $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 intercollegi ate budget] an d Students Serv ices w ill n o t co v er the co sts,” h< claim ed.

Ju d ith Picard, Inform atior Liaison for com m u nications anc m arketing at U de M ’s sport: services, preferred n o t to com m ent on the m otivations tha raised the issue to the forefront b u t su ggested that it h ad now b e c o m e very politicized.

T h e U de M field ed a ful gam ut o f in tercollegiate team : until th e 1970s, all o f w h icl w ere n o lo n g er com p etin g b} the 1980s. In 1986, the m en ’:

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Martlets get blown away again Martlets ineffective against U de M B Y CRAIG B E R N E S

Notably, when Concordia took their ringers out o f the game (after two periods with an 11-0 lead), it outscored McGill just 1-0. Concordia’s Cammi Granato and Karyn Bye had 14 points between them when they went to the dressing room.

The McGill Martlets trav­ elling ice show featured a pair >f games last weekend. After losting Concordia on Saturlay, the team took to the road o face off against Dartmouth College Big Green in Hanover, 'Jew H am phire.

The team ostboth games >y large marjins, and has to >e wondering t this late stage n the season if single victory in the cards.

All se rirusness aside, he Martlets do rut on a good how. Spectaors at Martlet îockey games an be sure they , ÿ,. , _ c nun said... vill see a lot of jffense. If you are not fussy bout the team you cheer for, ou can have a good time.

The Martlets faced the lo n co rd ia S tin g e rs at McConnell Arena on Saturday, good matchup when one Onsiders that of Concordia’s our goals allowed, McGill cored two of them. There were, îowever, no McGill goals on his night. The Martlets lost 12-

Blowouts aside, McGill has lately been effective killing penalties. The previous week, Concordia was held at one-fornine on the power play. In Saturday’s game, McGill showed rare moxy in keeping the goal hounds at bay. C oncordia scored three power-play goals, but it could have been much worse.

Can the Martlets translate their penalty-killing success into

a sustained effort for an entire game? One idea would be to use a designated goon to keep the opposing team on the power play for the length o f the game, thus allowing McGill’s penaltykillers to stay on the ice.

Sunday, McGill lost 8-1 at Dartmouth, but the game was w ithin reach until the final p e rio d . T h e Martlets trailed 1-0 after one period and 3-1 after two be­ fore the wheels came off in the final frame.

“We had a lot o f scoring opportunities early in th e g a m e ,” said M artlet head c o a c h G e o ff Phillips. “And our inability to capitalize just drained us. By the third period, it was like the players had proved what they had to prove, and they just stopped playing.”

The Martlets host CEGEP St-Laurent this Saturday at 6:30 PM.

B Y CH ARLES THOMAS The performance was un­ characteristic, but the result, unfortunately, was familiar as the Martlet volleyball team took on the Université de Montréal (U de M) last Sunday in Quebec University Volleyball League (QUVL) play. In by far its worst game of the year, McGill was dumped 3-0 (7-15, 4-15, 9-15) by the host Carabines.

Faced with the prospect o f having to win three of their last four games in order to make the playoffs after last week’s split against Concordia, the Martlets were in a virtual mustwin situation. With plenty of incentive to provide cannon fodder, McGill simply came up flat.

“Since the beginning of the year, we had been perform­ ing very consistently, but this was our first poor performance o f the year,” said head coach Rachèle Béliveau. “You usually get one or two games during the year that don’t go well and this was it”.

Team Captain Maryam Moayeri was disappointed with the McGill effort.

“The only positive thing I can say about the game is that Lisa Marak hit well,” she said.

“We weren’t prepared at all; it was sad watching [the game].

We didn’t even do the basics and no one was enjoying them­ selves.”

“We had a poor practice the day before and it reflected in the game,” added Moayeri.

Béliveau commented that while her team should have been up for the game, the Martlets lacked intensity and concentration.

McGill must now win its last three games— a rematch against U de M and two games a g ain st U n iv ersité de Sherbrooke— to make the QUVL playoffs.

“If we only win one or two, it will help build confi­ dence for next year,” said Béliveau.

The Martlets will line up their tallest players against the big U de M team at home on Sunday, February 6th, at 1 PM.

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Redmen take a bite out o f opposition Intercollegiate to get axe B Y JAM IE DEAN Th e McGill Redmen hockey a m w as hoping for a pair o f nns this w eekend, in order to eep p ace in the highly jcom etitive Far East division o f the Intario University A thletic Asaciation (OUAA). O n Friday, te Redm en w ere able to defeat oyal Military C ollege (RMC) 5in a chippy gam e at M acdonald am pus, but then fell to Q u een ’s -2 on Saturday in Kingston.

M cGill, with an 11-5 win>ss record, should have had ttle problem with the hapless aels, w ho have only four wins lis season.

H e a d co a ch je a n Pronovost ras disappointed with the loss, ut em phasized the need to consntrate on the next gam e.

“With 53 shots on net, w e tould have w on. If w e had ;ored on just a cou ple m ore lays, it w ould have b een a ifferent story,” said Pronovost. lu t as I told the guys after the ame, w e ca n ’t dwell on it.”

Suspensions really hurt the edm en on Saturday, w ho w ere 'ithout the services o f veteran efen cem en , Luc Latulippe and •avid Huck for the gam e against gainst Q u een ’s. Huck w as susended after he received his

third ten -m in u te m isco n d u ct penalty o f the season. T h e ab ­ sen ces o f the defensive stalwarts m ay have explained the fivem inute lapse in the third period, during w hich Q u een ’s scored all three o f its goals. B oth players are exp ected to return for this W ednesday’s gam e againstTroisRivières.

Not exp ected to return on W ednesday is rookie forward Dan Pronyk. He becam e involved in an altercation on Friday in w hich he received a fighting major, and a match penalty for biting. He has recently co m e on strong for the Redm en, and his scoring punch w as definitely m issed o n Saturday. League offi­ cials will d ecid e on the length o f Pronyk’s suspension, as it could b e as few as on e and as m any as five games.

R ookie Chris Varga scored both goals for McGill, taking his season total to seven.

On Friday, the Redmen beat the military Redm en o f RMC 5-0.

Guy B o u ch er led M cG ill’s offensive punch with four points, including two first period goals.

Also scoring for M cGill w ere Latulippe, Varga and Stéphane Angers. P atrickjeanson recorded the shutout for McGill.

W hen the Q u een ’s snipers

finally found the b ack o f the M cGill net in the third period, the Redm en netm inder saw his con secu tive m inutes without al­ low ing a goal streak co m e to an end. D ating b ack to the third period o f the Redm en gam e against G uelph on January 21st, Je a n so n w as im penetrable for 178 m inutes and 59 seconds, shattering a 58-year old McGill record.

T h e Redm en next face the first-place Trois-Rivierès Patriotes this W ednesday at the McConnell W inter Arena. T h e Patriotes of­ fensive m achine w as in full throt­ tle last Saturday, as the squad thrashed the Ryerson Rams by 16 goals in a 20-4 rout.

H eading into this w eek's action , the Redm en still find them selves at the bottom o f their d iv is io n , tr a ilin g b o th th e Patriotes and the Ottawa G eeG ees, w ho earned w eekend routs over Ryerson and Laurentian, by four points. T h e Concordia Sting­ ers, w ith 23 points to date, lead the Redm en b y a single point.

In addition, there are only 175 prim e seats left for the an ­ nual Corey Cup gam e against the C oncordia Stingers at the M ontreal Forum on the February 9th at 7:30PM . Tickets are avail­ ab le at the Currie Gymnasium.

synchro team nabs fourth at U o f T

BY CHARLES THOMAS AND CHRISTOPHER RIGNEY In a tightly-scheduled Onrio W o m en ’s Intercollegiate thletic A ssociation (OWLAA) m chronized sw im m ing meet, st w eeken d at the University o f oronto, the Marlinettes copp ed >urth-place behind strong per>rmances from Tanya Handa id Y v o n n e Schut.

T h e University o f W estern ntario and the host U o f T tied >r first place o f the six-team >urnam ent, w ith 6 0 p o in ts niece, w hile Q u e en ’s follow ed rith 52 points, just ahead o f cG ill’s 51 points.

T he Red and W hite was congest in the interm ediate figres category, with Yvonne Schut king secon d , Nathalie Audet in lird, and W endy Pollard in sixth.

O ther standouts w ere nov:e Tanya Handa in third, Annie lailloux’s fourth place in solo, nd the McGill “A” team ’s third lace in the team event.

The Marlinettes had to overome the m isfortune o f being indom ly selected to swim first l the com petition, the most readed position in synchronized wimming. In addition, the toura m e n t ju d g e s and th e larlinettes did not have the benfit o f a pre-sw im , during w hich

the judges usually establish their scoring precedent. As McGill was the first squad into the pool, the judges had no ch o ice but to leave room for im provement over the scores awarded to McGill.

T he squad has ben efited from the coaching ex p erien ce o f Ja n et Gillis, a form er standout m em ber and captain, w ho re­ turned to Montreal from h er na­ tive Kelow na, British Columbia, to assist the team in the “crunch tim e” o f its season. A ccording to Gillis, the M arlinettes w ere in need o f a co ach if there w as any

ch a n ce to catch the likes o f U o f T and W estern in the season ­ ending com petitions.

“All the skill and the co n ­ tent w as already there w hen I arriv ed , b u t w h at th e team need ed w as a co ach to polish things,” said Gillis. “Up until now , n o o n e has b ee n w atching th em .”

T h e M arlinettes return to the pool on the w eeken d o f February 12th and 13th, at the OWLAA cham pionships hosted

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and w o m en ’s sw im team s w ere revived, and in 1989 and 1990, the w o m en ’s and m e n ’s volley­ ball team s w ere form ed.

Although concentrating on a sm all num ber o f team s, U de M has b e e n successful and gained the resp ect o f its com petition at the national level. Its volleyball team s have b ee n perennially in the top ten standings, w hile the w o m en ’s sw im team presently includ es tw o 1992 O lym pic fi­ nalists.

Earl Zukerm an, Sports In ­ form ation D irector at McGill, was co n cern e d abou t the d ev elo p ­ m ents, but did not believe McGill team s w ould suffer greatly as a result o f the p roblem s at U de M. “It’s quite a surprise, the program s th ey’re looking at cut­

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