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McGill’s Faculty of Medicine refuses admis sion to out of province Canadians. Page 3

Hitting the streets to find out what you think is hip. Believe it or not, what is hip isn’t necessarily what is grunge. Page 13

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McGill students should stop denying the real name of the William Shatner University Centre Page 6

ENTERTAINMENT Stuff already hyped all over Montreal: Natural Bom Killers, de Lempicka, and lotsa CDs to spend your hard earned beer money on. Page 19

The McGill Redmen go on to the finals after an impressive victory over the University of Ottawa. Page 23

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In the wake of the suicides of Dr. Justine Sergeant and her husband Yves Sergeant in April, McGill has initiated an inquiry into its dealings with Sergeant, and a scientific audit of Sergeant’s research activities. Sergeant, an associate pro fessor of neurology and neuro surgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), and her husband were found dead in the garage of their home two days after the Gazette printed a story describing a dispute between Sergeant and McGill University. The Gazette printed the story after receiving an anonymous let ter which accused Sergeant of scientific fraud. Copies of the let ter were also sent to McGill, the Medical Research Council of Canada, le Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec, and the journal Science, in which some of Sergeant’s work was published. In a joint statement dated three days before Sergeant’s death, Dean of Medicine Richard Cruess and MNI director Richard Murphy criticised the anonymous letter and maintained that there was no evidence suggesting any fraud by Sergeant. Sergeant’s dispute with McGill concerned a reprimand the university issued her for fail ing to get approval from the MNI’s ethics committee for a See Inquiry Page 2

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SSMU President Sevag Yeghoyan checks out the statue at Open A ir Pub. OAP continues until Saturday and is open from 11am until 4pm daily. Go have a beer and a burger and maybe catch your president in a compromising pose. It ’s the hip thing to do.

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clubgoers to date have all been through the police ini tiative, rather than the result of outside complaints, For over a decade, club Foufounes Électriques the police have ignored Foufounes’ efforts to cooper has been serving the artistic community of Montreal ate in keeping undesirables from their establishment. Steps have been its daily requirement of taken by club officials to quality music and art, good “ W e ’r e h a p p y to a n n o u n c e t h a t rectify what problems do drink and cheap eats. o f a l l M o n t r e a l b a r s . , . w e ’r e t h e exist. According to club However, Foufounes’ music director Sylvain future is once again up in p la c e m o st fr e q u e n te d b y Houde, “We have tried the air, as the MUC police m e m b e r s o f th e c o n s ta b u la r y ” to put in more lights and are attempting to have the anti-drug posters. There bar’s very lifeblood, its F o u f o u n e s E l e c t r i q u e s have been no offenses liquor license, revoked. While the police’s quest to N e w s R e l e a s e from the staff’ and no club can control every clean up the strip of Ste. gram of hash with Catherine street between St. Laurent and St. Denis is generally seen as com 250,000 people.” Houde has also acted as Foufoune’s mendable, many feel that Foufounes has been the tar representative in a series of one-on-one talks with get of unwarranted police attention and accusations. ■See Foufounes Page 2 Despite the fact that the charges laid against By H arris N ewman

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been done in order to ensure confidentiality for her subjects and to protect them from rival researchers. study using positron emission tomography (PET). Sergeant had the informed consent of all her sub Sergeant was appealing the reprimand, arguing that jects. Before her death Sergeant requested an indepen she had the required approval. dent scientific audit of her work Sergeant secured the ethics to protect her reputation. The committee’s approval for an ear S e r g e a n t a lte r e d so m e audit is currently being conduct lier study involving the PET scan, ed by Dr. Pierre Bois, a former in which she was investigating o f th e p h o n e n u m b e r s president of the Medical the distinction between the in th e reco rd s o f h e r Research Council of Canada, and brain’s processes for the recogni s u b je c ts . S h e a rg u e d Dr. Marcus Raichle, an expert in tion of faces and the brain’s the field of PET studies. The th a t th is h a d b e e n process for recognising objects. report, originally expected in The disputed study involved test d o n e i n o r d e r to July or August, is expected to be ing professional pianists to deter e n s u r e c o n fid e n tia lity completed and made public mine what parts of the brain are f o r h e r s u b j e c t s a n d to before year-end. involved in the recognition of The inquiry into McGill’s musical notes. Sergeant did not p r o te c t th e m fr o m process of dealing with Sergeant return to the ethics committee for r iv a l r e s e a r c h e r s . w ill be conducted by Casper approval of the second study, Bloom, Bâtonnier of the maintaining that since both stud ies used the PET scan technique and involved brain Montreal bar association. The inquiry involves interviewing involved recognition processes, the previous approval extend members of the McGill community and examining ed to the second study. Sergeant altered some of the phone numbers in related McGill policies and records. The report will be available by Christmas. the records of her subjects. She argued that this had Continued from Page 1

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The senate, McGill’s largest academic decision-making body, voted last May to send proposed revisions to M cGill’s sexual harassment regulations back to the working group that proposed the changes. After debating the revisions at two consecutive meetings, the sen ate failed to reach consensus on two major issues: the definition of sexual harassment and the inclu sion of a hearing panel to decide cases of sexual harassment. As a result, the senate was unable to send the revisions to the Board of Governors for final ratification. The working group, a sub committee of the Board of Governors committee in charge of the sexual harassment regulations, wrote the revised regulations after a year-long review process. Members of the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT) presented a minority report to senate criticising the working group’s revisions and proposing an alternative version of the regulations. MAUT charged that the pro posed definition of sexual harass ment was “unclear and incoherent” and could pose an important threat to the academic freedom of profes sors. Professor David Stevens, one

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police chief Jacques Duschesneau. The Société des Alcools et Jeux, the tribunary currently reviewing Foufounes’ license, was itself declared unconstitu tional by the Supreme Court for not conducting fair trials. As has happened in the past, the lawyers representing the police prosecu tion were provided by the Société itself, and Foufounes’ fate now lies solely in their hands. Foufounes patrons and the public at large have made it clear that few agree with the police’s decision. Over 35,000 names have been collected on petitions to keep the bar open, and public support has come from both the English and French press as well as from Montréal Mayor Jean Doré. Yet police attention has persisted. When the Tribune attempt ed to speak with police, officials refused to comment on the mat ter. “Intolerance from incompre hension” was cited in the Gazette as the p o lice’s reasoning by Norsola Johnson, Foufounes artistic director. All summer, the MUC have been criticised for being inconsistent in regulating and supervising clubs and other cultural events. This summer, the police closed L ’Octopus Autonome, an anarchist commu nity center which provided free food and clothing to homeless people, along with a free library

of the authors of the minority report, explained the source of pro fessors’ concerns. “The definition is unclear and vague,” he said. “The offence should be defined so that people in the community know what behav iour is being criticised by the uni versity.” In addition, Stevens suggested that instances of harassment involving a particular victim, such as a student being propositioned by a professor, be separated in the definition from cases involving an unspecified victim, such as a pro fessor making repeated derogatory remarks about women in their classroom. He asserted that the line between academic freedom and university offence is less clear in the latter situations. SSMU VP University Affairs Jennifer Small, a strong supporter of the working group’s proposed revisions, is concerned that the MAUT alternative is insufficient. “My fear is that it will be far too easy for some cases to fall through the cracks,” she argued. “A glaring example is that cases of poisoned environment in the resi dences aren’t accounted for; they include the working and learning environments but not the living environment.” “Once you start using a See Révisions Page 3 and kitchen space, plus a meeting center for additional feminist and anti-racist groups. Clubs like K.O.X. and St. Sulpice have also complained of harassment.

Fouf Facts (February 93 - January 94)

Patrons:........................ 250,000 Police raids:.......................... 400 Total arrests:.......................... 78

% patrons arrested:......0.032% Arrests per raid:.................. 19% Staff arrests:............................. 0 Raids/arrests stemming from public complaints:..........0

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Assaults: 0 Drugs: .............................Trafficking: 9 ............................Possession: 45 Noise (over 15 db):................ 1 Possession of: .................................... Knives: 3 ...................... Brass knuckles: 1 Under-age patrons:................. 2

As compiledfrom the files of the MUC police (station 33), the Mirror, Hour and the Gazette.

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Access to medical education is being hampered by provincial borders. Starting next year, McGill’s medical school will be restricted to accepting those Canadians who are residents o f Quebec, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island, as a result of a Québec government decree. Foreign students with proper visas will continue to be accepted at the medical school under a quota system. Their tuition fees are substantially higher than those for Canadian students because they have not contributed to the Canadian tax pool. These rules are the result of inter-provincial agreements. The policy for next year is more restrictive than any that came before it. The policy applies not only to McGill but also to Q uébec’s three other medical schools at Laval, Université of Montréal and Sherbrooke. McGill is hit the hardest because it has traditionally received the lion’s share of out-of-province applica tions.

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dent, who is in his final year of a physiology degree, was faced with just such a choice. He views this Québec policy as unfair. “These schools are supported by federal trans fer paym ents,” he complained. “What right do they have to deny me equal rights?” He exp lained his dilemna. “I would have liked to have the option to go here as an out-of-province student. I’d rather not have to change my per manent residence T h e y to Quebec sim would also lose ply to go to uni any financial versity here assistance they Macintyre Medical Building: Not open to everyone. because I would may have been receiving from their home lose the right to apply to UBC province. They would be free to (University of British Columbia). apply to the Québec government It’s a hassle.” Ministry of Education for similar assistance. One British Columbia resi spokesman Mericer Souin

McGill undergraduate stu dents who are not from one of the designated provinces who do wish to attend medical school in Québec may do so by becoming Québec resi dents and tax payers. A dri ver’s license or a Medicare card will offi cially change a student’s resi dence to Quebec, but there is a trade off. Such a stu dent would usually forfeit the right to study medicine in any other province.

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be admitted to the medical school. Quebec residents face no such restriction on where they can “ T h i s is t h e p o l i c y , t h e y practice.

explained that the policy met little resistance from McGill when it was prop o s e d ,

adding that h a v e a c c e p te d it T h e there is noth University ing that the school could M e r i c e r S o u i n itself also faces fin a n c ia l do anyway. Q u e b e c g o v e r n m e n t penalities for “This is s p o k e s p e r s o n failure to com the p olicy ,” ply with the said Souin. letter of the law. “They have accepted it.” The present policy is good till McGill’s Dean of Medicine Dr. R. Creuss echoed Souin’s sen 1997. According to the Ministry of Education, any further initiates timent. “The final authority is with are not expected to reverse the the government.” said Creuss, trend which this policy has "We can try and influence how entrenched. Cruess feels that the policy the policy is written and the num bers." Students from outside undermines McGill Medicine's Quebec who do study medicine traditional mandate which he here also face a different set of described as "supplying doctors to rules than Quebecers. Those who the nation." He is disappointed with the wish to settle in Quebec upon graduation must complete four new policy. "This is probably the first years in a medical center pre time in 150 years that we will not scribed by the province. Failure to fulfil this four year have Canadians (from outside engagment w ill result in a Quebec) in our med. school. I feel $200,000 fine for the new doctor. terrible...W e are balkanizing Students must agree to these medical education in this coun terms, in writing, before they can try."

Proposed sexual harassment policy revisions fail Continued From Page 2 policy, you don’t want to correct it every time you find a crevice,” she added. Professor Alan Shaver stated professors’ concerns about the lack of a hearing process in the proposed regula tions. “Many of my colleagues have expressed concern the [proposed revisions] do not adequately represent the issue of a hearing,” he said. “Many professors have expressed that natural justice requires a hearing before a decision is rendered.” The Principal of the University would make final decisions in sexual harassment cases under the proposed revisions. Small argued that the type of hearing suggested by MAUT would not work for students. “A hearing at this stage will inhibit students from coming forward with complaints,” she explained. “The main goal for students is to make the policy more accessible to students... a policy that isn’t stacked against them.” Small also suggested that the MAUT needs to consider more than the situation where professors are accused of harassment. “The scenario MAUT sets up is always professor/student... they have to think about other combinations such as a professor that has been harassed,” she said. The McGill University NonAcademic Staff Association fully supported the working group’s pro posed revisions. It is unclear to what extent the working group will now change their revisions. Most of the original mem bers of the group have left the uni versity, forcing a predominantly new group of people to continue the review process. Dr. Roger Buckland, Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, opposed sending the report back to a new committee. “I am concerned by comments that substantive issues remain,” he

said. “We will have a new committee... we don’t want to end in May 1995 at the same position.” Small was disappointed by the Senate’s decision, but remains optimistic that an agreement can be reached. “I would have hoped that senators would have more confidence in the research that the working group did to come up with the policy,” she stated. “Nonetheless, I think the two sides are still open to resolving the differences” “We both want it to work.” Sue Langton, a member of the working group, has requested that the revisions be considered by the Board of Governors. The Board has ultimate jurisdiction on this issue. It is uncertain whether the Board will make any deci sion upon the revisions themselves, or follow the Senate’s recommendation to return them to the working group.

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e x te n d e d themselves to a longer-term solu tion to the problems surrounding timetabling and religious holi days.” Small believes that the University should develop a com prehensive policy to deal with all

By Patrick F ruchet

Students will be able to change their registration on MARS until the 21st of September this year. The University granted the three-day extension after lobbying from students conflicts “ I ’d b e e c s t a t i c i f t h e y b e t w e e n and SSMU. The admin c o m m i t t e d t h e m s e l v e s school com istration hopes mitments and to a l o n g e r - t e r m s o l u religious to ease registra t i o n to t h e p r o b l e m s observations. tion difficulties resulting from Such a policy s u r r o u n d in g could be writ the Jewish holi tim e ta b lin g a n d ten by the day Rosh r e li g io u s h o l id a y s Hashanah, and committee on the upcoming T im etabling provincial elec J e n S m a l l and Student tion. Records in V P U n iv e r s ity A ffa ir s consultation SSMU VP with the vari U n iv e r s ity Affairs Jen Small was instrumental ous faculties. Jewish students are satisfied in the lobbying process. She is pleased with the quick response with the extension. U3 Philosophy from the university, but believes student Matt Feldmann is glad that problems associated with reli to have the weekend with his fam gious holiday schedule conflicts ily. “This change means I can are a continuing problem. “I’m really happy that the have a stress-free holiday weekend school was able to come to this with my family, without having to short-term solution.” said Small, worry about school,” said “I’d be ecstatic if they committed Feldmann. “I’m totally happy.”

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Students using a modem to access McGill computing facili ties may have to pay a fee start ing next January. The fee will not apply to stu dents using on-campus terminals. However, students requiring computers often exceed the num ber of available terminals. Casual users will not pay the fee. An estimate of a “modest” amount was given by Alan Greenberg, Director of Computing and T elecom munications. “People using a modest amount, about 15 to 20 minutes a day, will not be charged, while those using six hours of time will be,” he said. The cost will be one cent per minute with a ceiling of 1,000 dollars for the year. Greenberg views the fee as a necessary cost control measure. McGill spends 1,000 dollars to run each of its 172 phone-lines. “Costs were forecast to be rising,” said Greenberg. “It was thought more reasonable to charge those who were heavy users than the whole university. We are trying to be fair.” The change in policy angered some students. Nilesh Pattanayak, a U4 computer engineering stu dent and student representative on the Senate Committee on Computing believes the addition al fee will hurt students. “It isn’t fair that because I am interested in computers I have to pay more. The whole society benefits if we have a more com puter literate society,” he said. “As a student I will never be able to pay for it. How do I get a loan for it?” Some students, primarily those in computer science and engineering, must connect to the computing centre to complete course requirements. Approximately half of the lines are used by engineering students.

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Greenberg counters that the new fee will not burden users, but will alleviate the cost and avail ability problems of the phones. Last year lines were busy from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. “While it may reduce usage, it won’t be a major impediment to using the system. The majority of users will be under the cut off,” stated Greenberg. “The cost is less than bus fare or a May West in a machine.” “It w ill also control the usage of people who used it heav ily,” he added.

Pattanayak feels that the uni versity is not going to the right source when trying to reduce costs. “I understand that McGill doesn’t have enough money and that costs are rising, but McGill is going to the wrong sources — sources which can ’t pay,” he said. The Computing Centre will also allow students exceeding the 500 dollar allotment of time for personal accounts to purchase an additional 1,000 dollars for 25 dollars.

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McMaster Nuclear reactor run on memory

The Atomic Energy Control Board has learned that an emergency shut down at the McMaster nuclear research reactor, was the result of operators “winging it” from memory during a routine refuelling operation. The Board also heard that operators initially tried to hide the shut down from their superiors. Mac's Vice-President of Research testified that there was never any danger to the public because built-in safeguards overruled human error. The Board was meeting on August 25 to renew McMaster's reactor license.

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Desmond Morton is taking over McCallum’s role as the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. Former Dean of Science Bill Chan has moved up the McGill hierarchy to assume the post of Vice-Principal Academic. Professor Nik De Takacsy will be supervising the faculty temporari lyProfessor John Blomfield is acting-dean of the faculty of Dentistry. Professor John Dealy is the new dean of Engineering, while professor Stephen Toupe has jumped into the Dean of Law seat. Professor Morty Yalovsky is the new Dean of Continuing Education.

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Students will be able to increase their indebt edness this year. The federal government has raised student financial assistance loan limits by 57 per cent. Part-time students will also receive increases. The new policy does not contain any provi sions to fund student grants, which have, for the most part, been slashed out of the federal budget.

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William Shatner. A name that inspires confidence in the minds of TV junkies across North America, and strikes fear in the hearts of McGill administrators. Two years ago McGill students voted to name their student centre the William Shatner University Centre. Despite reticence on the part of the university staff, it’s hard to remember a time when the building had another name. Last spring, failing to understand the extent to which the name had infiltrated their community, McGill administrators informed SSMU that it would no longer recognise correspondence referring to the Shatner Centre. A highly amusing step from a university that this summer sent registration packages to 6,000 new students — all of which referred to the former Captain of the Enterprise and a certain building we all know and love. McGill, despite its obvious communication problems, is recognising the inevitable: Shatner must be accepted by new students. The name is here to stay. It has to, or some other university will steal the idea. Students envy you because of Shatner, not because of Maclean’s. Shortly after McGill voted for Shatner, other university campuses applauded the move: McGill boldly went where others feared to tread. Western briefly flirted with the Alan Thicke University Community Centre, but students there realised they couldn’t compete with Shatner. After several frustrating years of indecision, McGill now has but one class of students — the coming year’s graduates — that remember the building was ever called that other name. Soon McGill students will be able to leave behind the troubling question of where the Union Building is? Do you know? We at the Tribune certainly don’t. The Shatner moniker is a subtle reminder of how democracies should function: students wanted to change the name of the building, and thus it was changed, due to the concerted efforts of a small organising committee. Though McGill refuses to recognise the change, citing a uni versity policy regarding naming buildings only after deceased persons, it will endure. It is your mandate to ensure that. Before you swallow the Saint-Laurent cafe cynicism that abounds at McGill and reject Shatner, think for a while. Maybe you don’t like Star Trek. But you had to like T.J. Hooker. Or at least Rescue 911. William Shatner’s name brings prestige to the McGill community. Forget the Maclean’s ranking — no one actually comes to McGill because of that. What does draw them here is the university’s association with the god of science-fiction actors. Not Gil Gerard. Not Mark Hamill. William Shatner. Beyond that, William Shatner is a graduate of McGill. He honed his acting skills at Player’s Theatre. He earned a McGill B.Comm. He’s from Montreal. Those things notwithstanding, his name adds spice to the campus. Aside from Stephen Leacock, how many namesakes of McGill edifices do you know? Frank Dawson Adams? Administrators name buildings after their predecessors — why shouldn’t students? University is the last four years of arrested adolescence that most of us will ever enjoy. Don’t be so cynical as to decry Shatner — you’re far too young to join the Conservative Party anyway. Enjoy McGill, enjoy

Each year a dedicated group of individuals work together to produce the newspaper you now hold in your hands. The first issue of the Tribune is always the most challenging, for it forces a group of relative strangers together into a small office with limited time and resources with which to work. Early September is when most of the substantive decisions at the Tribune are taken: what is the paper’s policy toward letters, what will it look like, and who does what around the office. What is often overlooked in the chaos of the first week, as with most things at McGill, is that the Tribune is here to serve students above all else. Your SSMU fees finance part of its publication costs and the infrastructure of the Shatner Building that we need to operate. Therefore, it seems appro priate to explain exactly why we’re here. The Tribune was founded in

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1981, shortly after the McGill Daily separated from SSMU. Initially conceived as a newsletter, the Tribune grew gradually to its present form, and continues to change every year. It attempts to offer comprehensive coverage of the McGill community, and issues that effect all students at the uni versity. This year’s most signifi cant changes are the new layout, and the Observer page you can expect to follow the editorial sec tion every week. What remains the same is the rest of the newspaper. The Tribune covers campus news, entertainment and sports, as well as providing features on issues of more general concern. Of course there’s always the “letters to the editor” and “stop the press” sections for the more vocal students out there. But what does all that mean? The Tribune has been accused of being boring, conservative, and SSMU-centric. In varying degrees,

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It’s a confusing time to be Canadian. Firstly, it hasn’t snowed in a few months. More importantly, there has been talk that it may be Splitsville for Canada and Québec. Imagine losing the province respon sible for legal drinking past 2 a.m., quality poutine and the coolest ter rorist scandal in Canadian history, not to mention Mario Lemieux. This could pose a John Candy sized threat to our continuing pursuit of a tangible Canadian identity. What it means to be a “Canadian” has never been an easy thing to explain. It’s been that way since the days when Prime Minister John A. started showing up tipsy for work. In a court of law, it would be an imposing task to prove you were an authentic Canuck. Suggesting you were not American wouldn’t be proof enough (though it would be a worthy point in your defence should you face criminal charges). Forget about giving some story about coming to this country

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with only a hot dog stand and direc tions to downtown Toronto. Even when filled with pamphlet lingo like “multicultural” or “ethnicity”, that explanation just doesn’t cut the dijon. What must be determined is what a Canadian is, not what we aren’t or what else we are. The paradox of Canadian non-identity is grounds to sentence us to a life without patriotism. The fact is there has never been an all encompassing ethic, ideal or set of myths shared by the balance of our citizens. The closest thing we have is a universal joke, that of the beer-drinking, winter jacket-wearing, friendly-acting, average hoser. Citizens of other countries finger political zealots and cultural icons as advertisements of what their country represents. The only Canadians who fit our prevailing stereotypes are Bob and Doug McKenzie and Laura Secoid, a frightening hybrid indeed. Hey hosehead, like send all the little

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whiskey chocolates this way, eh? In the name of the Great White North, let us seek out the true Canadian identity and relish pride in it. We can start by examining our strengths. The people of Canada are committed to neigbourly compas sion. A charitable attitude is some thing we expect from our citizens. The way we swiftly absorb immi grants, provide food banks, support international aid organizations and buy K. D. Lang albums is evidence of our soft side. Canadian popular culture is certainly on the rise. CRTC quotas have helped prevent Canadian artists from being overran by their rich and brawny American counter parts. There are more to these regu lations than the mere swapping of sophisticated American commer cials for tacky Canadian ones dur ing episodes of “Roseanne”. Canadian music is a particularly good example. Highly influenced by a populist ideology, groups like The Tragically Hip have flourished. Songs that reflect the grassroots ethic and bring to life the rural land scape of Canada, like “Locked in the Trunk of A Car” can only be found north of the 49th parallel. This is to say nothing of our

government. We can take pride in our strict adherence to a democratic ideology. Look at our federal gov ernment. After Canada was freed from the jeweled clutches of the Monarch, debate over a new Constitution got good and uncivi lized. Fortunately, the fine Canadian tradition of discussion and debate ensued in Parliament and a document was hammered out Members of our federal govern ment are always quick to put democracy into practice, often dis senting with each other to protect the will o f their constituents. Despite regional divisions resulting from the will of westerners conflict ing with that of easterners, and Maritimers etc., Canada is still uni fied. This is due in part to the “weasel clause” (which, by the

way, has nothing to do with Brian Mulroney) in our not-so-binding Constitution. Which brings us back to beer. We may suffer from some identity confusion, but at least we can half blame it on drunkeness. Yes, Canadian beer is second to none. One could even argue the foamy stuff is a metaphor for our true blue lives. Like Canadians, beer has diverse varieties, is purer than American forms and may induce vomitting (see K. D. Lang). Heck, maybe we aren’t so lost after all. Pass the Schooner’s, Bob and Doug, it looks like we have bigger problems in this country than figur ing out which toque we really wear.

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The freezer opened to show a skinned moosehead. It grinned with a bucktoothed grimace and an icy film covered its frozen flesh. Fresh from an office job in Toronto, I was suddenly exposed to the glory of the Yukon. Yet another debate on national unity rears its ugly head with the Québec election. Once again, Canadians will have to re-examine their own assumptions about them selves. Regional stereotyping brings out all-Canadian assumptions from Newfoundland to Lotus Land. An expedition to the Yukon illuminates regional characteristics. Even before boarding the plane to Vancouver I saw the perfect West coast specimen. His sandy dreadlocked hair shagged down the back of his “Save Clayoquat” tshirt. His toes tapped impatiently in his Birkenstocks as he mumbled into the phone. “That’s just not in the spirit of the script, that ruins the whole point of the film”. I was on my way to Canadafomia. The flight landed at 2 a.m. in Vancouver. Waiting for the Whitehorse connection I watched the apricot sunrise over the coastal mountains. The sunrise cleared away hours of sleepless discomfort. Between 2 and 7 a.m. I had stared jealously at well-equipped snoozing treeplanters. Everyone in the airport had dozed, comfortably with hiking

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boots parked neatly beside their foam bedroll. This ill-equipped Torontonian made do with a hard bench. Southern Ontarian survival skills were put to the test immedi ately upon arrival in Klondike coun try. Northern friends hiked me up a 5,000 foot mountain on my very first day. Scrambling up scree trying not to imagine grizzly bears, I held my breath in so as not to seem the out of shape Toronto café-couch potato. My companions panted freely, so before I blacked out I decided to wheeze as I pleased. Whitewater rafting was next on the agenda. Requisite water wear included a fleece and velcro sandals in addition to the wetsuit, life jacket and helmet provided by the rafting company. Deprived of the first two fashion items, somehow I survived and was exhilarated. I wasn’t even overcome by the urge to ran straight to Mountain Equipment Co-op as soon as I got home. The moosehead made another appearance in my temporary Whitehorse home. This time the head dripped blood on to the stove as it stewed in a large pot. A pun gent gamey smell filled the kitchen. My host was a Gwi’chin woman originally from Old Crow. I didn't want to offend her, but I could not bring myself to taste that head. My etiquette angst was unfounded —

the moose was being prepared for the dog. Luckily I was never invited to try the whale blubber brought down as a treat from Old Crow a few days later... My Native host gave a friendly lecture to her guest from out east. “You go back to Toronto and tell them to turn off those factories” she teased as she dipped in to a bulk container of Skippy Peanut Butter. An environmental discussion fol lowed, and we all agreed that our society is too wasteful. Then I went to the bathroom and was hit by a dilemma. With all the waste in our soci ety one shouldn’t flush for number one, right? But it’s also rude for a guest to leave urine sitting in the toilet. Where do environmental concerns outweigh mainstream manners? Unflushed Ontarian piss might appear in a Québec toilet as proof that English Canadians try to mark francophone turf as their own. To a Yukoner, unflushed residue could be environmentally friendly. In the end middle-class Torontonian con ditioning won out. A bit more of the mighty Yukon River turned into sewage before I returned to central Canada. I found one way to leave a per manent mark on the Canadian land scape. But what is considered Canadian landscape is not perma nent. It could change suddenly in the not-too-distant future. The diversity of regional characteristics is hard to maintain. We’ve all got our funny little ways, but it doesn’t hurt to try and deal with them. Pass the moosehead.

Beatrice van Dijk is afraid of grizzlier.

September 7th, 1994

Scared of my boyfriend’s puritan mother The Ghetto

Dear Scared, Frosh week is always a trau matic experience for those students who are new to the ways of uni versity living. Luckily, a wide variety of programs are in place to make the transition from inno cence to experience as pleasant as possible. Not only were frosh pro vided with versatile and stylish laundry bags, but they had helpful tours of the campus and the unfor gettable experience of a cruise on Montréal’s scenic (but don’t forget your tetanus shots) harbour. An unfortunate product of this transi tion, however, and one that organ isers have forgotten to address is the brutalisation of etiquette. Wandering amidst the rubble of the ghetto as the annual student immigration unfolded, a number of desperate victims of the crude and uncivilised approached me with

pleas for help. It was difficult to hold back the tears as they recounted their obscene tales of vice and savagery. Whereas I wanted to hold and comfort them, I knew they needed me to be strong and firm in the face of the mannerless. Though all of their plights deserve my attention, these three stood out as hideous exam ples of Frosh Week’s insidious nature.

Dear Mr. Manners, While moving into my new apartment, my boyfriend’s mother instigated a very uncomfortable discussion on the subject of sexual activity. I knew what she was hint ing at and I felt scared because she’s an extreme puritan. So I talked about laundry . What should I have done?

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Television is becoming more and more universal, what with Rupert Murdoch’s new Asian mega-channel and the Beachcombers being available in 21 countries. The effect of TV on non-western cultures has also been a subject of debate among anthro pologists and other very earnest people who wear a lot of black and use words like “geist”. However, the debates surrounding the effects of TV in Iran put the debate in a whole new perspective. First, there were the well-pub licized blackouts during the World Cup. Standard practice at Iranian TV was to interrupt the satellite feed from America every time there was a cut-away to the stands of one of those highly-excited, scantily clad, enormously endowed and usually latin women. This feed would be replaced by a pre recorded Islamically-conect clip of parka-clad men cheering the game; a clip that would have been per fectly plausible, no doubt, had it not been for the fact that day-time temperatures in New York and Chicago in the first week of the Cup were well into the hundreds. However, the mullahs cannot control the viewing habits of Iranians who get their TV straight

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Though espousing such puri tan ideals and values, your boyfriend’s mother obviously lacks the contempt for the uncivilised that a true puritan would feel. She is no doubt strug gling with an unfettered desire to live vicariously through your sex life, the result of which has been the transgression of the basic rules of etiquette and privacy cherished by real puritans world wide. Should she attempt to perpetrate her act of savagery again, you should meet her with refinement and cheesecake.

Dear Mr. Manners, I’ve got a problem that I real ly need help with. This is my first year off-campus and I’m living with two guys I ’ve never met before. For the most part they’re around Tel Aviv to trumpet an an ti-m acho-driver-mes sage. Among his slogans: “Rowdy dri vers have small penises”, “Fast drivers are premature ejaculators”, and “Big car, small man.” His most successful billboard so far is “Research proves it: too fast on the road, too fast in bed,” with an auto matic foam spurter fitted to it. Lichtenson is apparently not heir to the same tradition of subtle Yiddish humour as Richler and Singer.

from satellite dishes, which is why the Iranian parliament recently banned the devices. Just before the decree went into effect, some enterprising young journalist did a quick survey of Iranian satellite TV-dish owners to see what pro scribed programs they were watch ing. Among the new useless The results were appalling: advances in medical science is an apart from a lot of Turkish soft- attempted cure for impotance being pom, the poll revealed that Iranians “test-driven” (so to speak) in are hooked on the most brainless California. A penile implant is forms of American culture. The supposed to allow men to “rise to top three American TV shows: the occassion” by remote control. Moonlighting, Dynasty, and One tiny drawback: some test sub Baywatch. jects claim to be getting erections David Hasselhoff as Shi’ite when their neighbours use their sex symbol. Call it the revenge of garage door openers. the Shah. On the other hand, the outlook for female implants in the US is What in the hell is going on looking up. Not only is there a $4 with road safety in Ontario and billion dollar settlement in the Quebec? Two tragic August road works for victims of faulty breastaccidents make one wonder... implants, but now an Indiana Judge In Laval, two amteur photog has ruled that big breasts can be raphers thought that it would be fiscally rewarding, too. Stripper great to experiment with car head Cynthia Hess (aka “Chesty Love”) lights at night. So, while one per claimed a $2088 tax deduction for son set up the shot, the other one depreciation on the implants that stood in the middle of the road, try gave her a bust which measures in ing to be backlit by oncoming cars at 56FF. The tax court judge ruled in just the right way. Both were so that the implants did increase entranced by the moment that nei Love’s income, but that they were ther noticed the oncoming car that so large and cumbersome that she hit the model, killing her instantly. could not derive personal benefit In Nepean (a suburb which is from them, and were hence count to Ottawa what Malton is to ed as “assets” which were legiti Toronto), a sixteen year-old cyclist mate deductions. was killed when an off-duty cop Attention U1 Management rear-ended him. The cop was on Students: do not expect his way for donuts and didn’t stop. Accounting 200 to be this interest He later claimed that he thought he ing. had hit a deer. Perhaps the region needs a With files from the Montreal campaign such as has lately been Gazette, Journal de Montreal. waged in Israel. Since last Ottawa Citizen, Jerusalem Post, the December, Ze’ev Lichtenzon has New Statesman and Society and been payipg for billboard ads the folks over at TREPAN.

pretty cool but this one guy’s completely afraid of the dark but can’t sleep with the light on. But that’s not the problem. The prob lem is he keeps trying to sneak into my bed at night and his velour pajamas aren’t hypo-allergenic. What is wrong with this world? - Itchy off-campus

Dear Itchy, Your brutish roommate’s behaviour can only be the product of a crass and vice-ridden upbring ing in the company of louts. The velour says it all. One with any concern for the aesthetic comfort of others would shun the everyday use of velour that your roommate so callously employs. He is a swine whose role in society is equal to that of dandruff. The proper etiquette your roommate should observe in this situation would be to discuss an appropriate alternative to his chosen sleepwear over truffles and a selection of fine cheeses. Good luck.

Dear Mr. Manners, I can’t believe it. The other day I was rummaging through sidewalk clutter on Prince Arthur

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when I came across this fantastic copy of that poster with those cute dogs playing poker and smoking big fat stogies. As I turned to leave, eagerly clutching my new treasure, this burly guy with a shaved head came flying out of this apartment and accused me of stealing. I was always under the impression that anything left unat tended for more than five minutes was fair-game, he did not agree and was quite rude. Was I not in the right? - Innocent on Prince Arthur.

Dear Innocent, Your pain is understandable but unfortunately you are both vic tims. Etiquette surrounding the time-limit on the ownership of items left unattended has been the subject of vicious debate in numerous manner circles for a number of years now. You were obviously complying with the rules passed during the 1988 Glasgow Conference on Manners. However, the issue was debated again at Berlin in 1992 and the time-limit was increased to 8.35 minutes despite hostile opposition from the delegation from New York City. Your anger is under standable and the issue remains a bitterly contested one. I would suggest discussing your differ ences over a fondue and a sixpack of 50.

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could ruin the student association Despite an election marred by and threatened its non-profit status. mudslinging and an audit by Posman argued that Grewal’s sug Revenue Canada, the McGill gestion was in violation of the Association of Continuing Quebec Incorporation Act and Education Students (MACES) showed a level of responsibility elected the slate under controver inconsistent with that of a potential sial presidential candidate and president. As a result, he and chartered accountancy student Marentette called for Grewal’s res ignation from council and his with Tony Grewal. During executive elections drawal from the election. Grewal and his slate won the held last March, former MACES president Martin Marentette election. The slate consists of VP demanded Grewal’s resignation Internal Eric Oudin, VP External from his position as senator and his Annie Degioanni, Treasurer Ramzi withdrawal from the elections after Cheety, Secretary Haider Najim a series of incidents involving and Senators Dennis Vossos and Jaweed Waheed. Grewal were revealed. According to Degioanni, the In February, Grewal was accused of verbally assaulting a difficulties MACES encountered server at the MACES bar and pro last spring are resolved. “Everything was ironed out. hibited from returning to the estab lishment by MACES council. The Revenue Canada audit was Though Grewal admitted the inci blown up,” she said. “Revenue dent occurred and eventually apol Canada mentioned that the associa ogised, he denied allegations that tion was never in question. The the comments were of a racist, audit they made was for the per sonal declara anti-Semitic tions of previ nature. “ 1 / s o m e b o d y e ls e w a n t s ous execu This tives.” to r u n it, th e y c a n go incident was G rew al followed in ahead c o n fir m e d March by that no legal difficulties R o b e r t P o s m a n action was arising from the post M A C E S e x 't r e a s u r e r taken against his slate for ponement of the letter it the associa tion’s elections, originally sched circulated concerning the legality uled for March 1. Many candidates of the electoral procedures. Grewal were not notified of the postpone also claimed that he has clarified ment, leading Grewal’s slate to dis the issue of his confrontation with tribute a letter questioning the the bar staff at MACES with legality of the association’s elec Vivian Livic, director of the char toral practices. In return, tered accountancy program at Marentette threatened to take legal McGill. “She found it difficult to action against the authors of the believe that a slate composed of letter. Marentette then demanded Iraqis, Pakistanis... could make Grewal’s resignation. The incident comments like that: anti-Semitic involved advice Grewal provided comments to an Irish, Roman to Council concerning procedure it Catholic bartender,” he asserted. Grewal said that to clarify the should follow in light of a Revenue Canada audit. Grewal was con allegations against him, he invited cerned that Revenue Canada audi officials from the Department of tors would hit the organisation Continuing Education to sit on a with interest and penalties if board of inquiry into the affair. “Continuing Education said MACES filed for the income tax that it had not paid on executive they would rather that we work for honorariums in the last five years. the future,” Grewal stated. “The Grewal suggested that MACES not damage is now in the past and file for the undeclared honorari we’re looking to the future.” Morty Yalovsky, Dean of ums. At the time, former MACES Continuing Education, noted that treasurer Robert Posman claimed he was concerned for the organisa-

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was little he could do. “We were very limited in the kind of support we could provide because MACES operates as an autonomous unit. I was concerned in the sense that I wanted the organisation to succeed.” Robert Posman resigned his position as treasurer on May 14, two weeks before the end of his term. He expressed relief that his term on council was over. “If somebody else wants to run it, they can go ahead. I’m relieved somebody is anxious to take over my position — I’ve had enough of it.”

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Those who think that their voting decision is simply between a sovereignty and federalism ought to brace themselves. The riding of Westmount—-St-Louis alone offers a choice of eleven candidates. In a race where the issues are often obscured by the muddle of numbers and statistics, personality seems to occupy a par ticularly important place. While most of the media attention is focused on the mud slinging tak ing place between the party lead ers, the Tribune looked into the situation at the local level. The riding of Westmount— St-Louis is one of the largest in the province. Besides encompass ing the McGill area, the division includes regions such as Chinatown, Little Burgundy and the Portuguese V illage. The diverse make-up of the riding forces the candidates to address a wide-range of concerns. François Dagenais of the Parti Québécois and Valerie Tremblay of Action Démocratique are two ot the candidates for whom the multi-ethnic nature of the area t' important. “This riding is divided into two worlds. The wealthier resi dents of Westmount have nothing in common with those of Little Burgundy,” explained Tremblay, “The fact that so many ethnic groups live within this territory also complicate the agenda.” The Parti Québécois candi date sees immigration issues as a priority. Dagenais, who spent many years working in South America, refers to his experience with the Japanese in Brazil as an example of how immigrants can retain their ethnic identity while becoming active members in their new home. While the PQ still advocates the need to limit immi—— —— —————— — ——— J

s m y Next week election fever will hit its peak. While most of Québec will take four hours off work, many disgruntled voters will try thetr best to ignore the #Iïblé s;fëatTOn. Marty daim IMP the selection facing them is not enough. The choice, however, may not be as limited as it appears. There are sixteen parties running in this year’s election in Québec that are officially recognised by the D irecteur Général des Elections du Québec. If that is not sufficient, apply to run for election as a leader of an autho rised party yourself. In fact, cre ating a party requires less money, less people, and certain ly less organisation than throw ing a party. More sim ply, if Doug Henning can do it, so can you.

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grant access to English schools, elected Equality member would be Dagenais is quick to point out that to act as the voice of equality in the focus of its plan is integration government and hammer away at and not assimilation. the issues which concern the “Our goal is to preserve the anglophone minority. Québec culture,” he said. “To do Amidst the flood of criticism this we want to integrate new citi that incumbent governments often zens and make them participate in face, the Liberal candidates are society. We are all immigrants not fazed. Present Education here.” Minister Jacques Chagnon has Dagenais denied that a Parti been the St-Louis member of the Québécois government would take National Assembly for nine years. any measures that would harm The riding now includes anglophone institutions. Noting Westmount due to a recent rethe position of the province and the growing importance of in te r n a tio n a l agreements, he acknow ledged that English will continue to play a vital role in business and pol i t i c al exchanges,,,,.-----Education is at the head of Equality candi date Brent T ylef’s agenda. He is deeply concerned about The candidates mount their soapboxes the future of anglophone insti tutions in Québec. Though he is drawing of the electoral map. opposed to the PQ’s Bill 101, he is On the subject of education, nunc critical of the Liberal record. the minister expressed alarm con ‘‘There is no difference cerning one of the reforms probetween the Liberal and the Pain posèd by federal minister Lloyd Québécois policy on these issues. Axwjorthy. T||g proposal would Thé I iberals arc sothing but the lallow the federal government to PQ in slow motion. The only intervene in education, an area of change to Bill 101 that has been provincial jurisdiction. made since they have been in Chagnon avoided questions power is Bill X6 on the question of about separation due to his belief English on outside signs.” that it cannot Succeed. He also Tyler also criticised the con ridiculed PQ leader Jacques tinued under-funding of English Parizeau’s description of the universities in Q uebec.M H H H H Canadian confederation as a fail ■ §gl yler has no illusion! about ure. Equal ity controlling the Québec “It is a strange affirmation National Assembly. The role of In considering that this is ,i com •try

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ccording to Robert De Lali perté o f the Directeur |0!$ïëral ’s office, there are three mu]oi requirements for qualify ing as a candidate. The hopeful candidate must be at least eigh teen ^ears of age, be a Canadian •WWBen, and have lived in Québec no less than six months. So, yes, that crackpot from your Philosophy conference is eligi ble. If one is legally eligible, the next step is to collect one hun dred signatures of residents of the electoral riding. Once this has been accom plished, an application must be filed with the Directeur Général. There is no need to get stressed out about getting your application in months before the election; they were accepted up until August 27th. The process for a party is only slightly more complex. The requirements for Party

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esteemed to have the highest stan dards of living in the world. For a G7 country, Canada has one of the lowest inflation rates, one of the lowest cost of living and is experi encing one of the most important econom ic revivals,” noted Chagnon. He concedes that the country is not without its problems. The two areas which Chagnon sees most urgently requiring action are those of employment and debt reduction. He does not believe that sovereignty is a viable way of addressing economic issues. He asserted that (jj the many stud io ies which have •Ï been conducted on the economic effects ■g of an indepen§ deuce Quebec c dem onstrate <£ that it will harm the province’s posih- tion. “Mr. Pari, zeau ought to elaborate on his sovereignist plan,” said Chagnon. “If you look at the most optimistic find ings o f the studies which have been conducted on the cost of sov ereign ty, the effects would be equrvlrenWoTn more acute than the one we are just coming out of.” Tyler not only questions the economic viability of indepen dence, but also its popularity. He suggested that many people have been misled into thinking that it implies a mere increase of power for Québec when the borders of the province may change. “The only reason that support -for sovereignty is so high is that

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authorisation are outlined in sec tions 47-51 o f the Q u é l|||p E lection Act. A party m ést apply through its leader, and must have candidates runningin at least ten ridings. The party leader must also furnish onethousand signatures and addfJIP1 es of declared party members. The application must also include the name o f the party and the address o f the party office. Finally, the leader must make a sworn statement con cerning funding. With such a simple route to follow, why not form your own party and ensure your views are represented? Getting your party o ff the ground is a sim ple process. The order of these steps is not important since political parties rarely rely on a logical sequence for effectiveness.

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the nationalists have obscured what is really at stake,” said Tyler. The Equality Party has com mitted itself to fight to ensure that those regions of the province that wish to stay in the Canadian con federation may do so. “If Canada can be divided, so can Quebec,” said Tyler, quoting Pierre Trudeau. Dagenais rejected this idea. He insisted that the PQ has no desire to isolate the province from the rest of North America, and maintained that the economic interests of both Quebec and Canada ensure good relations. “Bob Rae is not apt to prevent the exchange of goods and ser vices. Canada has too great a need for Québec as an economic part ner.” Though in favour of a decen tralisation of powers, Action Démocratique’s Tremblay does not espouse the notion of out-right sovereignty. , ...“Ifac.moymccs are not school children,” she said. “They are best able to manage iheir own affairs. This does not, however, imply a need to deny one’s Canadian iden tity.” She insisted that before any sovereigntist undertaking can begin, the province must address its fiscal situation. The young can didate claimed that her initial push to enter the race was due to her disenchantment with the big par ties’ poor performance. Though she does not expect that the 15 to steal many votes from the Liberals or the P.Q. during this election, she foresees the party becoming an important force in the future. While the Liberals and the PQ contenders exchange barbs and try to pin blame on each other, Action Démocratique, Equality and other small parties try. to offer a third option to the Quebec peo ple.

clothes. You are going to meet a lot o f new peop le, and you might even get your picture in the paper. If you want votes, those track pants are going to have to hit the trash.

Step 2. Find candidates. You know your friends who said they would go to the edge of the earth for you. They may have to. Find bilingual people, it is tough to schmooze effectively in one language. Finally, run a back ground check on them. Keeping an eye open for sexual harass ment, infidelity, drug use, etc. Step 3 Choose a name. This is the key to su ccess. The Election Act states your name cannot be similar to an existing party’s name; so forget about the Reformed Party. It also cannot include the word “independent”. Unfortunately, Workers for an

Independent Winnipeg is a nouo. Try to pick an acronym which w ill get you some free advertising. If your party is called the “Kind Friends o f Canada (K FC )” peop le w ill think of you whenever they get a popcorn chicken craving.

Step 4. Campaign funding. You need money for all those shoelaces and yo-yos with your party name on it. There are many ways to get some coins in the piggy-bank. Remember that one rule of thumb: bake sales and raffles are OK; bank heists are generally frowned upon. Step 5. Eat. In all the excite ment o f a cam paign, peop le often forget to m aintain a healthy diet. You don’t want your mother worrying. After all, if you don’t win you will still have your health.

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i le c t io n Candidates Running In W estmount — St-Louis Arnold August (Marxist-Leninist) Gerald Bouffard (Quebec Economic) Jacques Chagnon (Liberal) Bernard Cooper (Green Party) François Dagenais (PQ) Allen Paguy (Natural Law) Gilles Gervais (Party for the Commonwealth of Canada) Rudolph Scalzo (Canada!) Valérie Tremblay (Action Démocratique) Brent Tyler (Equality Party) Armand Vaillancourt (NDP) Michel Prairie (Independant)

E L E C T IO N N O T IC E VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH YOU CAN VOTE: -If you are a Canadian citizen -If you have lived in Quebec for 6 months -If you are registered in your riding TO REGISTER (for any riding): If you are a McGill student drop everything and go straight to Royal Victoria College (3425 University). Today (September 7th) is your last chance to register. The registration booth will be open from 10am to 9pm. FOR MORE INFO: Call 1-800-461-0422 or 1-800-537-0483 TDD (Deaf/Hearing Impaired) HAPPY VOTING!

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The Québec election is fast approaching. Québécois will be voting next Monday. In an idealised democracy, a vote is cast after careful, informed deliberation by the voting public. And in an ide alised university, every student reads every chapter and article assigned for a test. The reality in both cases is often different. As a result, the Tribune provides a synopsis of the pub lished party platforms of the four major parties. Consider it like a book review of the platforms. Feel free to do your own reading and explore the other 12 parties fielding candidates for September 12th. Le Parti Québécois (PQ)

The PQ’s platform is entitled “Des Idées Pour Mon Pays”. Sovereignty is the first item on the list for the PQ. For it, separation from Canada reflects the natural evolution of Québécois nationalism. A referendum on this issue is slated shortly after a PQ victory. The PQ proposes a policy on sustainable development that balances the three principles of economic security, social equity and respect for the environment. The party sees a vibrant economy as the key to a successful Québécois society. The platform also endorses ‘The blooming of the human spirit.” This is a series of promises regarding fundamental ser vices: education, health care and social services. The platform also discusses the elements of a proposed Québécois constitution. It stresses the protection of individual rights and the promotion of social justice. The last section of the platform deals with culture. It states that culture is the essence of a people and the expres sion of their collective soul. This culture is defined through the French language that is described as the fundamental source of Québec’s cultural identity. The Liberal Party

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part last year, is stressing jobs. With a slogan of “L’Emploi. La véritable Option.” the Liberals argue that the economy is the issue for this campaign, not sovereignty. Taking action for job development is the Liberal party’s primary commitment. Job creation would be a “a daily obses sion” for a new liberal government. The Liberal plan describes a specific program that stimulates economic growth by creating a more efficient organisation of Québec society. The second major commitment of the Liberal party is to take action for the family. The Liberals argue that the devel opment of families as a societal unit is essential to the devel opment of the whole society. The platform stresses the impor tance of education and training for the knowledge-driven economy. For the Liberals, a stable family leads to an educat ed youth and thus a bright future. The choice of good government is the third major focus of the Liberal platform. The Liberals argue that good govern ment is based on realistic solutions to the problems and con cerns of Québécois. It claims to be the only party that can give good government to the province. The Equality Party

The Equality party means “Staying Canadian”. This fed eralist party has a modest presence in the present legislature and proposes an alternative federalist voice to the Liberals. The Party believes in the right of regions within the province to separate from a sovereign Quebec. Its platform includes sections on education, health care and respecting older Canadians. Action Démocratique du Québec

Action Démocratique (AD) provides a moderate alterna tive to the PQ. The party was founded earlier this year and thus has no presence in the legislature. However, the party is fronted by former heavyweights from both the Liberal and the PQ camps. The party calls for a strong defence of the rights of Québécois within the context of a Canadian partnership. The AD does not advocate separation, but calls for a renegotiation of federalism.

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• Jack Kerouac poses fo r the Gap. Woodstock ‘94 is a promoter’s wet dream and Kurt Cobain would rather die than be young, have fun and drink Pepsi. Pepsi in hand, we survivors bear witness to countless revivals which hang in our social gallery. Such exhibits prompted Time magazine to question, I f Everyone is Hip... Is Anyone Hip? . Pei haps Time was ahead o f itself. Accordingly, the Tribune took to the streets in search o f this so-called “hip” .

W hat is Hip? If the “m ainstream ” adopts fash ion (and fash ion is transient) what, if anything, rem ains “sacred”? Y von Carrière U3 Physical Education

When I think of the word “hip”, it means a cool thing. A small minority does something and then everyone follows it eventually. When that happens, it loses its coolness. It should lose its coolness. The goatee is what seems to be hip these days. The hackey sack and Pearl Jam are going to be around a long time. The original grunge bands are going to stay. Most bands are trying to be grunge but it’s too commercial and so it won’t last. Our generation is worried about being happy. The picket fence idea is heading towards the backburners. We just want to experience things. We are not so worried about society’s expectations of the good jobs. Jon Leitch U2 Arts

Creativity and originality is hip. Hipness cannot be a con scious effort. It’s not possible for one to be consciously hip. I don’t see a lot of original things. Much seems to be recycled. That’s a tough question. So much seems to be so ephemeral. A lot of things come from the past. Once something becomes popular, it is rejected soon after. Creativity will continue as long as there are people who are original, think original thoughts, and lead an origi nal lifestyle.

Sveta Favelyukis U2 Science

From what I have observed, hipness is comprised of people moving towards different extremes. In terms of dress, we have rockers, alternative dressers, etc. By definition, people are hip with in their own group. For me, hip means to be yourself. It’s individu ality. I find that a lot, from media that I have been exposed to that we seem to be moving beyond traditional Judeo-Christian ethics. We have a Church of Scientology that has elements of Buddhism. People are going beyond traditional definitions. Hip is always changing but it is always coming back full circle. Our common ground now and always has been religion. It is something we fall back upon regardless of what anyone else might impose.

Romney Ng U3 Engineering

Hip is everything that is trendy. Fashions change; slang changes. Ten years ago, we were worried about a nuclear threat; now we are concerned about an environmental threat and an AIDS threat. Jeans have been hip. What is useful stays especially in this age where technologically plays a huge role.

Michelle Guyot U l Management

Being hip is being yourself. It is doing what you want to do. I can’t think of anything that lasts beyond this age. Very few things do, at least the materialistic ones. Some broadway shows like Miss Saigon will always be around.

Sulaiman Nanji U3 Science

Hip is being different but being comfortable with yourself. Hip is a state of mind. It’s not your social habits, not the crowd you hang around. Hip is having a unique quality that sets you apart but doesn’t make you seem abnormal. I think the social activism factor is going to last. Women’s rights and freedoms will last. Racism will last even though it is on the decline. Materialism will last. Religions will always last, as will denim.

Joel Hay U2 North American Studies

Hip is to be in the front of whatever scene is in. At least that is what people tend to think. To be really hip is to find your own niche and do it regardless of whether people think it is cool or not and sticking to it. To be hip is to have certain people not like you — if you were to please everybody you would not be hip. Hip is a cycle; no material things survive. The only thing that will remain is the individual’s desire to be hip.

Maia Aziz M.S.W. 1

Hip is exerting or expressing some sort of individuality. It is expressing individuality in an honest, very natural, way. What a lot of people think is being hip is really just expressing someone else’s idea of “hipness”. There aren’t very many truly hip people in this world. Nothing material is going to last but a lot of ideas should. For example, having a conscience ethic should last. The idea that we are part of something larger should last. Being honest about who you are should last.

Sophia Michalielles U l Art History

There is not a very defined view of what hip is. I don’t think it is a valid general term; it is a very personal term. It seems as though fitting into a category whether grunge or whatever would be hip. Dress and fashion are just an illustration of hipness but not what it is. Diversity enhances hipness. Social movements based on a rebalancing of ideas will last. Nothing material has hipness and so won’t last. It’s not grunge that is going to last but where grunge came from.

Nicole Moses U l Science

Hipness is something original that expresses yourself. People who are hip are people who know where they are from and don’t try to hide it. Being hip is a state of mind. Being yourself is being hip. Hip-hop, R&B, and reggae is going to last no matter what anyone says. KRS-One and Tribe have been around a long time and will continue to be because they evolve with the times.

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enger hunt,” Haley remarked. “Just imagine what it’s like to walk around The annual SSM U Frosh Montreal looking for a cactus.” Haley preferred the evening Program, informally known as Frosh Week ‘94, was held from Friday, events to those scheduled during the September 2nd through Monday, day. “The nights are more fun than the September 5th . Thousands of high afternoons. It does riot seem like a big school graduates from across the party, like the stories you hear out of country boarded their wood-paneled Queens or Western,” added Haley. H aley’s comment reflects the station wagons with Ma, Pa and sib lings. Armed with ketchup-stained common m isconception of Frosh Week. No longer is it just a week maps, they came to Montreal. Upon arrival, students were spent in a drunken stupor. “There’s no pressure for students issued SSMU laundry bags and a pro gram o f activities. Moreover, they to drink, as we wanted to create an a tm o sp h e r e inherited the elite title o f ‘M cGill “ E v e r y o n e ’s d o i n g a g r e a t comfortable for everyone, “ said Frosh’. Assigned j o b , w e ’v e g o t a f a n t a s t i c leader and U3 to core groups, Economics stu g r o u p o f le a d e r s a n d th e their Frosh leaders dent Richard were clad in F r o s h s e e m to r e a l l y b e Robins. “Frosh green. From e n jo y in g t h e m s e l v e s .” Week is not just there, registration to get wasted.” took place. It was In fact, this a complicated task Y a s h m i n C o o p p a n , year’s program due to the incredi F r o s h W e e k C o - o r d in a t o r had a notably ble turn out which different focus: caused a line-up awareness and that reportedly stretched from lower campus to Peel education. Among the information passed onto Frosh was how to app Street. According to Frosh Week Co roach women walking alone through ordinator Yashmin Cooppan, an esti the ghetto at night. Suggestions includ mated 1500 students had taken part in ed accompaniment or even crossing the the four-day event which was lauded a street so as not to appear threatening. Organizers also addressed the success. “Everyone’s doing a great job, issue of meaningless violence and we’ve got a fantastic group of leaders urged the new students to combat it by and the Frosh seem to really be enjoy practicing “random acts of kindness.” ing themselves,” said Cooppan, during The “hug” was deemed appropriate ammunition. Friday’s playfair. The only complaint with Frosh Freshman Arts student Simon Wongken agreed. “For the amount of Week was that it just wasn’t long people they’ve done a great job orga enough. Leader Kerry Patterson told the Tribune, “There was a lot of spirit. nizing it,” said Wongken. The Frosh were led on tours of It should be extended beyond four everything from the Shatner building days.” Despite its length, Frosh Week to the McGill ghetto. Other events included a four-floors party, ‘crazy’ remains an integral part of the McGill Olympics, a scavenger hunt and a har tradition. On behalf of all McGill veterans bour cruise. Science student Brendon Haley welcome Frosh! Beware of the fresh was one of the Frosh participants. man fifteen and remember...we’ll “Yesterday we had to do this scav always have Paris. By Iaco u ie Iordan ______________________

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It is fall again, and that means it’s time to find a place to live, choose some courses, stock up on stationary, and get loaded at Open Air Pub (OAP). This year’s OAP co-ordinators are U2 chemical engineering stu dent Jennifer Crosby and U3 met allurgical engineering student Ariane Shuster. The pair have been devoting their time and energy toward providing students with a valuable service. “OAP is a great place to relax and socialise* It has a friendly atmosphere and great live music,” Shuster said. OAP ‘94 features many changes from previous years. “We have a larger variety of food and beer. Also, we will be open on a weekend for the first time,” claimed Crosby. The theme for this year’s OAP is a ‘Celebration of Montréal’. Along those lines, a myriad of jazz quartets and a CHOM auction have been scheduled onto this week’s

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program. In addition, on Friday, the ever-popular ‘bongo drums in the park’ held in Jeanne Mance Parc will move from the base of Mount Royal to lower campus. On Saturday, OAP will commence with a hang-over breakfast from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. This will be followed by a barbecue and a free concert by the Pursuit of Happiness.

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Let’s face it, the perceived bipolarity between the Tribune and the Daily creates a media vacuum on the McGill cam pus. For those of you who feel alienated by conservatism or radicalism we say: get ill. McGill’s very own photo radar device may very soon become a reality in the form of ill TV. Big Brother may be watching should the McGill University students’ television network be approved. Ill TV’s mission is to entertain, inform and educate students through the medium of television in an original and captivat ing style. At last, interactive TV for students who can’t afford cable. Haim Gorodzinsky, U2 sociology, was such a student. Bored with network t e l e v i s i o n , Gorodzinsky approached SSMU with his idea for a campus network. He eked MAX TV (a stu dent operated pro gram at the University of Western Ontario) as his prede cessor. Furthermore, he felt the need for a novel medium at McGill. “McGill has sep arate and distinct media. If one were to stereotype, CKUT is a community radio station whose frequency remains a mystery to most students. Meanwhile, the Daily is hot on issues of injustice around the world and... the Tribune is obviously very conservative.” Gorodzinsky reasons that

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there is a vast majority of stu monitors. There will be two on dents who cannot identify with the main floor, four in the caf, what the McGill media cur one in the basement and one rently has to offer. The result outside of the ballroom.” Ill TV is pending approval is a demand for a student tele by the SSMU council. In the vision network. event that the council accom Ill TV first aired as a halfhour comedy program in modates the large budget Gert’s last year. U3 marketing demanded by the organization, and international business stu Oueijan has detailed the pro dent Maruan Oueijan is the gramming. Episodes will acting vice-president of ill. include regular showings of: In Oueijan explained that only Your Face (spontaneous inter with students), two shows aired last year as a view s result of the limited resources Roadtrippin’, Commentary (exclusive to universi ty professors) and Can You Canuck? (dedi cated to issues of Canadian heritage and identity). In short, ill Tv will incorporate come dy , sports and student affairs. It will even include a student soap entitled “Milton Gates”. Oueijan is confi dent that the university community at large will benefit from the network. “We believe it can close the commu nication gap and hope fully access university stations all over Canada. We believe it can help many stu dents if not all.” “Variety is the key,” remarked head writer Dave Nagy, a U2 history student. Nagy stated that the program and equipment. Oueijan has been commit ming will contain different ted to ill’s expansion since perspectives in an attempt to April. He is working toward please everyone. “Students are more likely the production of a daily twohour program to be broadcast to watch TV than read a news five hours a day, five days a paper. We can reach a wide week. “Our initial plan is to See 111 TV Page 17 focus on Shatner with eight

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The OAP crew has accommo dated nutritional concerns by including more vegetarian selec tions at the barbecue and ensuring that all volunteers have been trained in the service industry. In efforts to make the event a prof itable one, the co-ordinators are encouraging more faculty to partic ipate and increased the advertising budget.

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First-year students offered some compliments and suggestions about OAP. “I’m quite impressed with the food selection,” newcomer Beth Nicholson said. U1 freshman arts student Henri Fruchet was very enthusias tic about his OAP experience so far. “OAP is a definite 10! It’s a great place to sleep but we could use reclining lawn chairs.” Fruchet continued to say that he would like to continue experiencing OAP after this week. “Does it stay open all year?... It should.” declared Fruchet. Alternatively, some frosh had mixed reactions towards their first OAP. Leigh Elliot thought that OAP was great but made her feel like she was in grade nine again. “It would probably be better if I knew more people,” she said. Despite the carnivalesque atmosphere surrounding OAP there were a few returning students who have chosen to stay away this year. U3 Philosophy student Matt

Feldmann was one of them, citing the large crowds as his reason. “I’d go to Open Air Pub more often but I ’d rather lurk in the shadows,” explained Feldmann. Crosby and Shuster told the Tribune that among other digni taries McGill Principal Bernard Shapiro had already been to OAP to mingle with new and returning students. Loud music should not be a reason to stay away from OAP this year. Crosby and Shuster told the Tribune they were informed by a member of McGill administra tion that OAP would receive only one warning regarding noise pol lution before they would be shut down. U3 mechanical engineering student Bobby Iasenza was able to sum up this year’s OAP in six words. “More food, more fun, more action,” he said. If you like beer or food we will see you there. How important could the first week of classes be anyway?

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For many ghetto-dwellers, culi nary imaginations are limited to what is seen in the Urban Peasant and what can be found in Metro on Parc Street. However, when the budget crunch becomes an all too painful reality, so does the necessity of cheaper food. The following list of grocery stores may help demystify the hitherto unexplored food frontiers of Saint-Laurent and beyond. You and your wallet may find the longer trek a fair exchange for the better quality and selection. • Segal’s. 4437 Saint-Laurent

(south of Mont-Royal) This Portuguese store has a good selection of vegetables and fruits at reasonable prices. Vegetarians w ill find a wide range of lentils and beans in bulk amounts. Big slabs of dry salted fish abound, head and all. • Sakaris. 4393 Saint-Laurent (by

Marie-Anne) This store has everything: fruits and vegetables, canned goods, fresh herbs, and a small deli in the back. In addition, meat and chicken seem to be offered at relatively low prices. It must be mentioned that this place has the cheapest olive oil one can find on Saint-Laurent. H ow ever, the biggest surprise is that the ser vice is actually friendly and help ful.

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Metro. Veggie-food can be found as well even though it is a bit pricey. Frenco’s containers are environmentally friendly. Better yet, bringing your own contain ers will reduce what you have to spend.

Anything fancier than that has to be obtained somewhere else. The quality and price is well worth the inevitable encounters with its grumpy owners.

• Warshaw’s. 3863 Saint-Laurent

This store offers the only real selection of meat and chick en below rue Duluth. However, its prices are only a little lower than those you w ill find in Metro.

(north o f Pins) This place is probably the most-frequented grocery store on Saint-Laurent. Even those the place mats and wicket chairs may grab your attention, its prob ably cheaper (and more sanitary) to look for fresh fruits and veg etables elsewhere. Canned goods and kitchen items are Warshaw’s best buys. • La Vielle Europe. 3855 SaintLaurent (next to Warshaw’r) In no other place on SaintLaurent w ill you find such a huge array of cheese, cold cuts, and c o ffee s. The prices are incredibly reasonable and their are frequent discounts on all types of items. Gourmet pastas and condiments can be found here as well. • Boulangerie Saint-Laurent.

3830 Saint. Laurent (across from Warshaw’s)

111 T V . . . Continued from Page 18 audience and provoke students to spontaneous reactions.” Gorodzinsky captured the sen timents expressed by both afore mentioned organization members. “TV is the most powerful medium now known to human kind. The fact that the programs that enter our homes for the most part are not high quality is anoth er reason for ill TV’s existence.” “We want to be able to show that with a large group of creative and dedicated people, TV does not have to be what the major TV networks put in our face.” Should ill TV receive the thumbs up, its survival will depend largely on student volunteerism. Students of all talents are invited to get ill.Whether your interests involve programming, finance, technology or advertising and marketing, ill wants you. Get ill, and don’t forget to say “hi” to mom.

One can usually smell this place from Saint-Laurent. Despite its less-than-appetizing aroma, it offers the only real fresh selection of seafood. Most o f its prices are reasonable. However, anything beyond fish goes beyond the means of most students. • F ruits Santé. 3769 SaintLaurent (north of Pins) While the prices may not be the cheapest, this little stand cer tainly offers very good quality fruits and vegetables. The service is very friendly and there is a nice little stand of feta and olives in the back. • Quatre Frères Marche. 3701

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There’s no way around it, you must buy your books. Even Bill Shatner had to buy his books. Unfortunately, you and Bill are not alone. The bi-annual trip to the bookstore is less than enjoyable, but such is life. Here are some suggestions to make your book buying less painful. Textbooks are expensive and students are buying fewer. Unless you bought your books in midAugust, you are bound to encounter fellow Trekkies no mat ter where you go. It is doubtful you will boldly go where no stu dent has gone before. If a brand new textbook isn’t a priority, you may start your search at The Word, located on Milton. Another choice is the Discount Bookstore underneath The Four Seasons on Sherbrooke. You might find a few second-hand bookstores on Saint-Laurent. Don't attempt to purchase after last call. If you're lucky, not only will you find your text but you'll save a few dollars. As for your general book-

As Warshaw’s main com petitor, this place offers the same prices as Warshaw’s with only a little more variety. Its main attraction is its loca tion — it is south of Avenue du Pins, which makes it the closest grocery store to the Ghetto out side of Metro.

If you are in dire need of spices and can’t make it up to Frenco’s, N in o’s is your best alternative. Don’t be deceived by the baskets of candles and arti choke hearts displayed outside. It has some great deals on Middle Eastern and South Asian rice, grains, and spices.

• Nino. 3667 Saint-Laurent (north of Prince Arthur) B O N N E BOUFFE CHEZ

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Frenco’s is a must for any amateur chef. With most of its goods sold in bulk, this place has a seemingly infinite variety of spices, grains, rices, teas, and oils at incredibly low prices. Vats of peanut butter, jams, and soya sauce offer a better deal than

• Boucherie Saint-Laurent. 3785 Saint-Laurent (corner of Pins)

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Her image has graced posters throughout Montreal this summer — the quintessential flapper, red lipped, smouldering eyes flashing as she speeds by in an emerald green Bugatti. It is Tamara de Lempicka. The 50 paintings now show ing at Musée des Beaux Arts are a demonstration of both de Lempicka’s technical range, as well as her revolutionary social ideals. With the stylised simplici ty and bold colours of her paint ings, de Lempicka perfected an

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important in contributing to the psychological impact of certain paintings. One such is the small but stunning “P o r t r a i t o f a Y o u n g G ir l,” painted when de Lempicka was 22. At first glance, the oil on panel appears as an anomaly in the gallery, exuding none of the overt sexuality of the other nudes. It is a haunting portrait nonethe less. Cover the left side of the girl’s face with your hand and she gazes coolly out, bland and naive. Covering the right side shows to what extent the warm colours have been pushed to psychologi cal and emotional effect. The girl’s eyes are characteristic of all of de Lempicka’s paintings and portraits. Heavily lidded, they draw the viewer in, confounded by the elusive colouring of the irises. Are her eyes green or grey? And how old is she, with her school-girl hair, and her knowing eyes? Four teen? Eighteen? A set of two paint ings of 1927, both enti tled “L a b e lle R a fa ë la ” , act as a tribute to one of her female lovers. (For those who care about these things, the second of the two is owned by Jack Nicholson.) In each painting the plump Rafaëla lies indolent, female lovers. De Lempicka’s colours blend apparently asleep on a grey mat smoothly, and it is de Lempicka’s tress, arms flung above her head, unique and subtle use of a range her cropped body receding diago of warm and cool tones within nally away from the viewer, her the same colour which is most flesh filling the canvas. its coherence — witness the enor mous banner across the muse um’s Beniah Gibb Pavilion on Sherbrooke. De Lempicka’s life reads like a novel. Married at 18, and hav ing escaped the Bolshevik revolu tion in Poland, Lempicka finally came to be a sought-after portrait painter in the infamous Parisian society of the ‘20s and ‘30s. And with its blatant homoeroticism, her works reflect her creative and dissolute Parisian life, as well as the sophisticated and decadent world in which she moved — comprised of a circle of friends, husbands, and her male and

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experiences; “love, kindness, emptiness...I mean, everyone has a mother,” explains Bartley. Reworking the traditional rock band format has become a trend of late. Not only have vio lins been popping up around indie rock and punk rock bands in the local Montreal scene, but bands like Morphine have been leaving out what used to be considered to be vital instruments. (Morphine is guitarless and awe some). You could say that Vox Violins had beat the crowds, they’ve been around fourteen years with “the two of us...working on making [our sound] as full as a band...using counter rhythm and violin dou ble stops and effects,” says Clifford. “You don.’t miss the drums. And'' the\‘ have a' ‘

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In the first of the two paint ings, there is a curiously cold emerald green splash of colour in the lower right corner. Flesh tones are cool and due to the perspec tive, little can be seen of Rafaëla’s features. Gaze on her long enough though, and one discerns a faint blush on the flesh, and reflected light flickering across the barely parted legs. In the second painting, the green has been replaced by a red that glows from within. A covering in the same erotically charged red has almost slipped off her writhing body bound by the frame’s edge. More red slashes her lips. That same grey mattress now exudes a palpable heat. Another piece atypical for de Lempicka is a small still-life “A B o w l o f F r u it o n a D a rk B a c k g r o u n d ” (1949), executed in

the manner of the Dutch masters. While this painting exhibits the same simplicity of form and mon umentality of much of her early work, it is a prosaic bunch of grapes which demonstrate the skill and control Lempicka had in handling oils. Visually it is

M o n tr e a l replete with the psycho-sexual tension of many of her most suc cessful portraits and nudes, for, with their bloom and small brown

spots just beginning to appear, these are grapes at the peak of sweet ripeness and ready to pluck. Tam ara de L em picka “U ne fe m m e libre” until October 2. Open Tues, to Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m ., Wed.: 11 a.m.9 p .m .at the Beniah G ibb Pavilion, M ontreal M useum o f Fine Arts, 1379 Sherbrooke St. Ou., info: (514) 285-

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Homicidal tendencies: Natural Born Killers B y R ebecca M argolis and Ian W ineberg___________________________

Oliver Stone’s latest film, is the apoca lyptic romantic comedy for the 90’s. It could also be described as a psychotic road movie/fun-filled adventure for the whole family. It is T helm a a n d L ouise crossed with

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comparisons will be endless. is a film which defies objectivity and neutrality as it intertwines concepts of good and bad, while questioning morality in general. Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson star as Mallory and Mickey Knox, two mass murderers in the midst of a killing spree with a twist. They consider themselves angels on the fringe of an age where all good has already been destroyed; in their crusade they are messengers of the apocalypse who are not killing life, just cleaning up that which is already dead. This attitude allows themtojustify their actions and, in the process, spawn a new morality. The media are central to the creation of this new ‘morality.’ Exemplified by Wayne Gale, (Robert Downey Jr.) the media are portrayed as a sensationalist bunch of opportunists who allow the cou ple to rise to the level of Godhood. (Mickey even graces the cover of E sq u ire , sporting new fashions.) The couple, who are essentially white-trash murderers, become heroes for a generation. Central to their image con struction is the make up of the film itself. The film is not so much a linear piece, as much as a series of 60-second quasi-MTV anecdotal snippets. It moves at a dizzying pace from a sitcom sketch (a hell ish “I Love Lucy” parody, featur ing Rodney Dangerfield as Mallory’s abusive father, her pas sive mother, and her miniC lo c k w o rk O ra n g e brother, com plete with artificial laugh track) to an idyllic scene of Mallory and Mickey exchanging marriage vows on a bridge to a chasm, as gods K ille r s

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April’s Motel Room are scary: shrouded figures lie scarily about on the black CD booklet. The black 14 are the 14 songs on this LP, with suitably scary titles such as ‘God’, ‘You/Me’ and ‘Chrysanthemum.’ But wait, April’s Motel Room care, too. They see deeper than the average generic seventies-come-nineties rock band. Take the lyrics of ‘California’: “Responsible for tox ins in the air/Everyone of us/Refuse to take the city bus/We don’t get paid to care.” My my, environmental bandwagoneers too, how original. At least more so than

over their world. Oliver Stone has indeed sal vaged his reputation, after a string of near-disasters, by pouring his almost schizophrenic paranoia into a film that is both multi-dimension al and deceptive. K ille rs is a far cry from his last film, the banal and annoying H e a v e n a n d E arth which showed Stone at his worst, with its straight-laced approach toward direction andplot. In contrast, K i lle r s shows Stone in champion form. He com bines every medium available: both visual and audio-animation, black and white, hand-held -cam era, stop-action photography, and documentary, all of which make for a full sensory experience. The soundtrack is not merely back ground noise; it serves to create and define the themes and moods central to the manipulation of the audience. The audio experience serves to contradict and redefine the viewer’s perception of right and wrong. Recurring romantic inter ludes, marked by Cowboy Junkies’ Sweet Jane, dull the viewer’s experience of horror at the blood and gore, while elevating Mallory and Mickey to the level of heroic lovers wronged by the system. As a result, their separation in prison becomes more painful to the audi ence than viewing the most explic it acts of violence. The film’s stylised violence bears a strong resemblance to that in Quentin Tarantino’s R e se rv o ir D o g s which comes as no surprise as Tarantino wrote the screenplay. In both films, the violence is a means to an end, andjustifiable for the sake of a morality which is rel ative and highly individualistic. Mallory and Mickey redefine the concept of ‘greater good’: They are demons in our moral reality, but angels in their own. The film guarantees to evoke a response. It will be either loved or hated, but will certainly be dis cussed far into the future as it sucks in the bucks. K illers presents paranoia as art and death as moral ity as Mickey’s haunting question lingers: “Who is innocent...?

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We had agreed to meet at his apartment at five, but due to sever al unavoidable delays, I didn’t arrive until seven. I knocked and waited. A moment later the door swung open and I was standing in front of an immense man in a ripped McGill T-shirt, and a wellworn baseball cap. “Yeah?” “Hi, is Steve in? I’m here to pick up a book he’s going to lend me for a class.” “Sorry bud, Steve’s out for the night, but you can come in and look for it. I’m Don — his room mate.” He proceeded to grab my hand, launching it into a compli cated series of shakes, holds and clutches. “Nice tomeet you.” Inside, a chaos of boxes, clothes and papers were scattered around a bookcase and an old couch facing a TV set and coffee table. They had only just moved in. He sat on the couch opposite the set, just in time to catch Oprah nodding sympathetically at a panel of men who had divorced Tonya Harding look-alikes. Within sec onds Don’s face lulled into a look of dazed curiosity, much like that of a mob gathered around an ambulance, trying to catch glimpses of the mangled victim. “I can’t believe people watch this shit” he sputtered, unblinking eyes glued tothe spectacle. Surrounding the couch were plates of unfinished pasta and a pot of KD in advanced decay. The coffee table was covered with old newspapers and magazines, empty bottles and brimming ashtrays. “Don, I’m going to snoop around for the book, OK?” “Sure man, whatever.” In the adjoining bedroom, overlooking a futon, a black and white print captured the sponta neous embrace of a beautiful cou ple in Paris. Beside it, a poster of Jim Morrison’s face pouted at me from behind an altar of wine bot tle candles. On the Cinema de Paris calendar tacked to the wall, “A Clockwork Orange” and “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” were circled in red. I sort ed through the milk crates to no avail, so I returned to the living room. A guest specializing in deviant behavior in figure skating had joined Oprah to advise the panel and plug her book, “Thin Ice”. He switched off the show and reached for a black control pad conected to a small box by a long cord. “Just a quick one” he assured me. The screen followed a heavi ly-armed man, spraying ammuni tion on a horde of advancing vil lains. For every hit suffered, the screen displayed a red splotch of blood. Three splotches later Don’s face crumpled into a look of. dis-

gust. He switched off the system and picked up his spirits by recounting the epic of the first time he had gone all the way. “I got through the last line of security on the main tower” he began, “and rescued the babe, who’s so thankful she starts to peel, but suddenly she pulls out a gun and starts firing at me. I bare ly recovered. Son of a bitch! Even the damsel in distress wants to blow me away.” “Right. Look, I can’t find the book so I’ll...” “Hold on. I’ll have a look.” He started rummaging through the avalanche of boxes and paper strewn across the desk and floor. He was the commando on the impossible mission, my last hope... “Score!!!” “You found it?!

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“Nope.” My heart sank as I watched him wave the latest swimsuit mag in a celebration of unbound victo ry“I was sure my buddy Ted had scammed it. Guess I owe Ted a beer — but right now these ladies demand my attention.” With the serene confidence of a connoisseur, he gave me a detailed account of the precise way in which he would service each bikini-clad model, every figure demanding a different strategy. Abruptly, he stopped the nar rative and eyed themagazine suspi ciously. He haduncovered a trap. “I swear, if she pulls out a gun, I’ll rip her to shreds.” He began to laugh hysterically. In the window behind him I caught the reflection of the empty bookcase. The window was ajar. From the street below I could hear the murmuring voices fading with the sun as twilight descended on Milton. P a u l D e r v a s i is a d d ic te d to O prah.

D is c e lla n e o u s ... Continued from Page 22 the music, which is equal parts Pearl Jam anthem rock and drawn out, overdone ‘free form’ jam ming, with an extra helping of junior high school cover band. If your going to do something that’s been done a thousand times before, you might as well do it well. Let’s just hope April’s Motel Room stay lost in the crowd for years to come. Scary stuff, boys and girls. — H a rris N ew m a n

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Charles Dutoit, Montreal’s ballet music guru adds to his extensive discography with more of Stravinsky’s clever Neo-classic spoofs. This time, Dutoit works with four chamber music selec

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McGill has come to the res cue of all hard core baseball fans who are languishing over the pro fessional baseball strike and suf fering from withdrawals from their weekly baseball fix. The Redbirds, McGill’s first intercol legiate varsity baseball team, have come to save the day, and there isn’t any chance of this team going on strike. The Redbirds want to give baseball fans—and the students of McGill especially—a run for their money, even though the club is a self-financed endeavour indepen dent of university funding. The team will play in the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association (CIBA), the first ever university baseball league in the country, along with Guelph University, McMaster University, and Oshawa’s Durham College. There is already talk of expanding CIBA to York, Western and Windsor universities, as well as into the Maritimes with Acadia, Mount Allison and St.Mary’s uni versities. With several major league baseball draft picks joining the league’s ranks, play should be

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exciting. McGill managed to secure the services of Los Angeles Dodger draft pick Steve Munroe, a 19-year-old outfielder who was drafted at the age of sev enteen. Also wearing the Redbird uniform will be pitcher Brian Tithering, from Mississauga, Ontario. The southpaw, reknowned for his finesse pitching style, had a 5-0 record with an incredible 1.47 ERA in the Toronto High School Baseball League last year. Another player to watch for is Ronnie Bougeau, a South Shore Junior Elite League Player last season. Despite McGill’s talented lineup, the competition should be tough. The Guelph Gryphons have a recent high draft pick of the Montreal Expos gunning for them on the pitching mound and Durham College is by far the most experienced team in the leàgue. They have been in action for three years, playing against Division II teams from the U.S. In their 12 game schedule, the Redbirds will play weekend series of which eight games will be held at their home field, Centennial Park, in nearby CôteSt-Luc. The home schedule suits the teamjust fine as they are still

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looking for a solid student body following. Dan Brock, the Redbird’s president spoke enthusiastically about the formation of the team and the upcoming season. “The Athletics Department gave us their support right away. They were great,” he said. “The challenge is to get the students to come to the games.” The team is examining the possibility of running a shuttle bus between the Shatner Building and Centennial field to make it as easy as possible for students to support the team and several pro motional endeavours are also being taken up by the team’s management. Former minor league pitcher and a familiar face in the base ball world, John Elias will be sharing coaching duties with Brock. Ultimately, it will be Elias calling the shots, but Brock emphasizes that in the team’s infancy, it will largely be a “cooperative effort”. Negotiations are currently under way to host the CIBA championships at the Olympic Stadium on October 15 and 16. Perhaps the winning fever that took hold of the Expos earlier in the summer, will be transferred

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The Redmen football team opened its 118th season last Saturday afternoon against the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in London, Ontario with McGill hoping to put a posi tive note on its track record at Western. The last time McGill won a game in London was in 1964, and since that time the Redmen have been winless in seven encounters. Unfortunately for the Red and White, the 30year drought at Western continued after Saturday’s non-conference contest. The Mustangs, 7-2 a year ago and favourites to win the Ontario Universities Athletic Association this year, handed the Redmen a 20-8 loss before 3,500 Mustang enthusiasts at J.W. Little Stadium. The Mustangs struck first, late in the first quar ter. Former Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union rookie of the year Sean Reade bulldozed his way into the end zone from two yards out. The Mustangs botched the extra point attempt after the touchdown, leaving the score 6-0. McGill’s attempt to take the lead a couple min utes later was thwarted as they knocked on Western’s door. Former wide receiver Andy Lucchetta, who recently switched to quarterback, threw a costly interception inside the Mustang 10yard line. Western closed out the scoring in the first half and added to its lead at 9:33 of the second quarter on Sean Reade’s second rushing touchdown. His one-yard dive gave the Mustangs a 13-0 halftime advantage. The Mustangs added another seven points in the third quarter on a seven-yard TD pass from Western pivot Warren Goldie to Dan Glabb. It was at 12:50 of the third quarter that McGill’s offence finally got on the board. The C a p tio n , c a p tio n , bo b a p tio n , league’s scoring and punting leader of a year ago, wo, m a p tio n , C a p tio n !

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Andrew Boon, missed a 22-yard field goal attempt, but it sailed out of the end zone resulting in a one-point rouge. McGill’s biggest worry through the first 45 minutes of play was not the score, but the question mark at the position of quarterback. Since Justin Raymond’s final game last season, Redmen faithful have been wary of the passing of the quarterbacking torch. Lucchetta completed 5 of 11 passes for 70 yards but threw two interceptions. Dana Toering, the second quar terback to enter the game, didn’t fare much better, com pleting only 3 passes for 13 yards in his limited time on the field. McGill’s only touchdown was engineered by a sur prising third stringer, new on the McGill roster this year. Faisal Shaikh scampered in from 13 yards to pull to Redmen within 12 with just over five minutes left. The late touchdown was, however, not enough as the Mustang defence shut McGill down for the rest of the game. The loss at Western was a learning experience for an offence that simply couldn’t seem to find a groove but, defensively too, McGill is still searching for the right chemistry. Half of the starters from last season were lost to graduation, so the defence will look for leadership from players like senior defensive back Wes Barbour and fourth-year safety Mike Germann. Barbour paced the Redmen with 10 tackles in the game against Western. Germann is the other defensive anchor who needs to step forward if the Redmen are to be in contention for the 1994 Vanier Cup. A solid linebacker core of Mark Ressor, Carl St. Onge, and Ryan Urzada should also bring stability to the defence. The real test for the Redmen begins next Saturday when they start Ontario-Québec Intercollegiate Football Conference play against rival Queen’s. McGill clinched a playoff spot last year with a 24-17 victory in Kingston. The Golden Gaels will be no doubt looking to return the 5favor at Molson Stadium.

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A year after the Redmen made it their main objective to regain the Quebec provincial title and advance to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union championship tournament, the goal remains the same. Last year’s overtime semifinal loss to Concordia again prevented the McGill squad, a team that has for the most part dominated Québec play for the last decade, from regaining the top provincial spot. Armed this season with a new head coach in Pat Raimondo, an impressive crop of rookies, and a steady core of veterans, the Redmen appear ready to begin what they hope to be the re-estab lishing of McGill as the Québec soccer powerhouse. Raimondo’s services were retained after Valerio Gazzola, the first-year coach of the Redmen last season, agreed to take over the Montreal Impact of the American Professional Soccer League. The Impact are currently in third place of the seven-teamleague. Raimondo, a born and bred Montréaler, brings to the McGill soccer program a wealth of experi ence, and an impressive coaching résumé. During the last four years, Raimondo has coached the West Island Lakers 'AAA’ squad, along with the Québec Midget Under-17 and Québec Select teams. When first considering involvement in university soccer, Raimondo admitted being a bit hesitant. “Based on the few glimpses of university soccer which I had

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“We have an excellent coaching staff and a bunch of people with Imagine pulling yourself out of bed National Team aspirations who have for a 6 a.m. workout on the water — out their eyes on the ‘96 Olympics,” said Smith. side, that is — each morning for the next two months. Before the sun rises, you are cycling down to the Olympic Basin on Ile Ste-Hélène, or sprinting to catch the first métro of the day to train with the McGill University Rowing Club (MURC). While this exercise is already routine for experi enced rowers, there is also a pro gram designed for newcomers to the Besides a solid corps of returning sport. “We’re pursuing an aggressive varsity rowers and the still-to-be-seen recruiting campaign for novices,” said novices, Smith is excited about incom Bruce Smith, president of the MURC. ing first-years with previous rowing Incoming rowers — as well as would-be experience. “We have new talent from high rowers without experience — will meet this Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Currie schools like Andover (Massachusetts), Ridley College and Upper Canada Gym for the first meeting of the season. There will be a staff of about 15 College, which adds greatly to the coaches for the 92 varsity and novice strength of our program,” he comment ed. athletes. By A lison Korn

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• Former Redmen hockey player, Todd Hanrahan, a 23-year old from LaSalle, Que, was invited to try out for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. He graduated in History last spring, hav ing played defence for the Redmen for four years. Hanrahan won the Bert Fyon Memorial Trophy for Most Improved Player in 1994, accumulating 8 pts and 72 penalty minutes in 30 games. His career stats totalled 381 PIM, and he went for 10/24/34.

The crew members will have an active racing circuit, attending seven regattas, including the prestigious Head of the Charles in Boston and the Ontario Universities’ Athletic Association Championships, both during October. McGill will host a competition with the Montreal Rowing Club on October 24. Last season McGill finished second overall behind Western, with the lightweight women’s eight and the light weight men’s four win ning gold medals. “We beat Queen’s, which is our rival school,” noted Smith. “When we trounce Queen’s we feel we’ve done well.” Due to funding shortages, in part due to the reluctance of the Athletics Departmet to provide funds for the Rowing club, each rower must spend about $290 for the season. The club must also raise $10,000 at a September 24th silent auction in Toronto. Crew members will undoubt edly be hawking hats and T-shirts throughout the semester, but that’s the dedication, the perseverence and the hard work that it takes to be in rowing.

• Marc Sauvé, a defensive back with the Redmen football teamwas recognised for his aca demic achievement at McGill this past year, when he was awarded two bursaries by the Faculty of Education. Sauvé, a 5’11”, 178-pound Physical Education sophomore from St. Foy, Que, finished the year with a 3.91 G.P.A.. The A.S. Lamb schol arship, awarded in the honour of Dr. Arthur Lamb, is valued at $600. The John Chomay award, worth $300, is in honour of a recently retired professor of the same name. In the 1993 football season, Sauvé had 6 tackles in 7 games. •STEAM IES»BREAKEAST» •SUBM ARINES» * F r e e D e liv e r y *

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M a r t le t b a s k e t b a ll: A By A llana Henderson

There’s a promising new rook ie on the horizon of women’s bas ketball at McGill, but despite all the hype that has surrounded her arrival, this is one rookie who won’t be putting on a uniform this season. Her name is Lisen Moore, and it is familiar to anyone who fol lows basketball in the province of Québec. Moore is the newly-appointed Martlet basketball coach, and on a team predominantly made up of veteran players, she is one of the few rookies on this year’s squad. Moore’s track record is an impres sive one, as she hopes to continue her success at McGill as the first ever full-time women’s basketball coach. The Martlets are looking for ward to a fresh start after coming off a disappointing season during which they lost several key players to both injuries and disaffection. Those players, including AllCanadian Vicky Tessier, are back with high hopes for the future. These high hopes stemlargely from Moore’s appointment as coach. Many predict that she will be McGill’s next representative for Rookie of the Year in the Quebec University Basketball League (QUBL). Moore replaces her own for

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mer coach, Chris Hunter, in the head coaching chair after spending seven years at John Abbott College in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec. She successfully coached the Lady Islanders to two National Cham pionships in the Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA),with one of the titles coming in her first season at John Abbott. Moore com piled a 165-69 overall record, including an 18-5 playoff record at the CEGEP level. In addition, she has headed the Quebec Provincial Team program for a number of years, winning several Junior National medals including the Gold medal at the 1993 Summer Games. Moore is an “intense” coach, but, her sense of humour and love of the game are integral parts of her coaching style and coaching suc cess. Traditionally, the Martlets have had the talent to be competi tive at the national level but, some thing has been lacking in their over all efforts to attain national distinc tion. Moore might just be what the team, and McGill, are looking for. She strongly believes that McGill should consistently be one of the top teams in the country consider ing the university’s ability to draw in many of the top student-athletes in both Quebec and Canada. Third-year forward Tessier, recovering from a knee injury sus

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It’s a busy time again for the McGill Athletics depart ment as school kicks off to a new start and the student body files in to regroup and reshape itself. “Reshaping” is a common theme around the Currie Gym these days with renovations and structural improvements apparent everywhere in the old building. The new sports com plex will not be ready for stu dent use until January but there is still a lot of activity around Currie. Instructional courses, inter collegiate sports and intramural programs are currently getting under way and McGill’s athlet ic community looks forward to another year of high student participation. In 1993-94, twothirds of the McGill student body took part in the athletics program. The facilities under con struction on the southeast cor ner of Molson Stadium are being built with this in mind. Unlike other universities who cater to their varsity athletes and sports, McGill has chosen to make improvements to the athletic environment which will benefit the general student population as a whole and not only the elite team athletes. The much-anticipated sports complex will hold vol leyball, basketball and tennis courts as well as indoor track

and field facilities, but the majority of varsity sports will continue to take place in the old structure with improve ments to be made sometime in the future. Until January, the original Currie building is still the cen tre of activity. All students have access to the weight room, squash courts and pool and are free to register for both intramural sports and instruc tional classes in dance, fitness, martial arts, racquet sports, aquatics and more. The only prerequisite for entrance to the facilities is a McGill student ID card. Calendars listing dates, times, costs and other impor tant information can be obtained in the Currie Gym lobby. Try-outs for most inter collegiate sports are or willsoon be under way, but specific information concerning varsity teams can be obtained by call ing 398-7003. So if you’re feeling at all Olympic today — or even if you’re not — head up to the Athletics Department on Pins O. to see what McGill has to offer. You might be surprised by the array of activities pro vided. At McGill’s present pace of program development and with a little perseverance, we might get our very own bobsled team by the 1998 Winter Olympics and a bobsledding instructional class to boot!

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September 7th, 1994 Wednesday, September 7 The Co-Ed Medical Society will be holding an important Executive Meeting at 4 pm at the Medical Annex, 3708 Peel. All interested stu dents are welcome.

Friday, September 16 The McGill Chinese Students’ Society is holding its annual Reunion Night. For information call 747-8295 (Velma) or 844-9911 (Ivis). Saturday, September 17

Friday, September 9 Sign up for the Co-ed Medical Society will be held from 9 am to 1 pm on the first floor of the Leacock Building (Table 1). For more info, call 398-2882. Tuesday, September 13 Sign-up for the Co-ed Medical Society will continue from 9 am to 2 pm on the first floor of the Shatner University Centre. For more info, call 398-2882. SSMU will be holding its annu al Activities Night at the Three Bears (or in the Shatner Ballroom if it is raining) from 3 pm to 8 pm. Come find out about the myriad of clubs SSMU offers. Call for auditions for McGill Player’s Theater’s November pro duction of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Cabaret. Auditions will be held Sept. 13, 14 and 15. Sign up will be posted on the Drama/Theater bulletin board in the Arts building. If unable to sign-up on campus or require more info call Carolina at 935-1278. All are welcome. Please come prepared to sing.

The South East Asian Students’ Association is holding a Reunion Barbecue from noon to 6 pm at Angrignon Park. For more info call Howard at 848-0528. The Department of Psychology will be sponsoring a public talk by Jon Kabat-Zinn entitled “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction” at 7 pm in the Birks building (3520 University St.) Donations are welcome. For more information, call 398-6555.

Training building (1033 Pine Ave. West) in conference room. Saturday, September 24 The McGill Chinese Students’ Society is holding a back-to-school party at the Chateau Champlain Hotel. For information call 747-8295 (Velma) or 844-9911 (Ivis).

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Sunday, September 18 Participate in the Annual Terry Fox Run to help raise money for can cer research! McGill registration is at 10 am at Beaver Lake on Mont Royal. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. Thursday, September 22 The Department of Psychiatry is sponsoring a Thursday Seminar by Dr. Joe Rochford on the behavioral characterization of transgenic mice with impaired glucocorticoid type II receptor function. The seminar will be held at 4 pm at the Research and

The McGill Hong Kong Students is presenting a Cantonese Language Course from October 11 to November 29. For more information, please contact Vincent Law at 2881387. The organizing committee of the 19th annual Mickey Stein Skiathon Mont Habitant, an event that raises funds for cancer research at McGill and U of M, is looking for one or more student representatives to volunteer their time, creativity and energy. If interested, please contact Kayla Elman at 842-1264.

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