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Off-campus safety audit first o f its kind B y S a r a Ie a n G

N ew s Sexual harassment policy review placed on the backbumer.

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W ith T V programmes like 911 and Cops, what happens to the news...?

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Editorial Th e Parti Québécois gives hockey a bad name.

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ENTERTAINMENT Forty plus one artists, rave and wrestling(?) info, G vs B , and way more.

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SPORTS Redmen football suffers an embarrassing loss after blowing an 11-point lead in the final two m in­ utes of the game.

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Columnists P. Darvasi.............. Page 16 T . Frankel................ Page 7 B. Van D ijk .............Page 7

Departm ents Crossword................. Page 8 Observer.....................Page 8 W hat’s O n ............. Page 19 Sexual Assault Centre of M cG ill Students’ Society

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Last Thursday, sixty volun­ teers participated in a safety audit of the M c G ill ghetto. Th e audit was coordinated through the S S M U external affairs department in conjunction with other commu­ nity organisations in an attempt to evaluate and improve safety condi­ tions in the ghetto.

The M cG ill ghetto, located to the east of campus, is an area of concern to students because of its history of violent crime. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of break-ins and reports of vandalism. Sexual and physical assaults, especially against women, have been cause for the greatest concern.

Th e basic aims of the audit were to raise awareness about safety in the area and to devise recommendations for the im ple­ mentation of safety measures. The audit covered the area between Parc and Sherbrooke Streets, and University and Pine.

S S M U V P E x te rn a l, N ic k Benedict, has been in vo lve d in coordinating this project since January. Fie worked with seven other coordinators from various campus groups as well as repre­ sentatives from community based organisations. B e n ed ict was pleased with student response to the project. “ I ’ m v e ry happy w ith the turnout, but the numbers aren’t as important as the area we were able to cover. W e covered the entire M cG ill ghetto,” he said. “The fact that so m any people came out shows that this issue is one of incredible concern to students.”

Tw o years ago, a safety audit of the M c G ill campus was con­ ducted by students and members of the administration. The commit­ tee in charge of the on-campus audit worked to make sure recom­ mendations were implemented. As a result of their w ork, exterior phones were installed on-campus last year in order to im p ro ve accessibility to em ergency ser­ vices.

T h e M c G ill G hetto Safety Audit has attracted a lot of atten­ tion because it is the first such pro­ ject that is concerned with offSee A u d it Page 2

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____________ Jack Suftivan Safety in the ghetto: A new priority

The disease o f equal opportunity by

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Last week the Fédération Internationale des Gynécologues et Obstétreciens convened in Montreal to discuss health, envi­ ronm ent and w o m e n ’ s issues.

There were over 10,000 doctors in attendance. Among the topics dis­ cussed was endometriosis.

Endometriosis affects 500,000 Canadian women. It does not dis­ criminate according to sex, race, age, colour or creed. As such, it is called the disease of equal opportu­ nity.

The term endometriosis is a derivative of “ endometrium” , the tissue that composes the lining of the uterus and is expelled during m enstruation.

W om en w ith endometriosis have tissue that is similar to that of the endometrium but situated outside the uterus.

The result of the misplaced tis­ sue is lesions or tumours. There are a variety of symptoms produced by these growths. Am ong them are chronic fatigue, incredibly painful and irregular periods, pain during sexual intercourse and infertility.

The personal nature of the symp­

toms renders endom etriosis an uncomfortable and taboo disease. It is for this reason that endometriosis remains a closeted disease.

Barbara Mains is the director of Canadian Projects at the E n d o m e trio sis A s s o cia tio n in T o ro n to . She represented the Association at F IG O . In an inter­ view with the Tribune, Mains com­ mented upon the stigma attached to endometriosis. “ En d o m e trio sis has been around for a long time,” she said. “ Unfortunately, there are still the ideas that periods are supposed to be painful and that w om en are being punished for original sin.”

M ains explained that more often than not, women diagnosed w ith endometriosis have had to traipse from one doctor to another.

Em p o w e re d w ith education, women suffering from symptoms of the disease were persistent in seeking an explanation from the medical community. “ Initially endometriosis was considered the disease of white wealthy women, a career woman’s disease,” Mains said.

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sym ptom s of endom etriosis demanded diagnosis they were met with resistance from the medical community. Because the symptoms were thought to be the “ normal” discom forts of m enstruation, women were often advised to seek therapy.

“This disease is in the pelvis, it is not in the head,” Mains said.

Carol Leroux is currently co­ leader of the M o n tre a l Endometriosis Association Support G rou p . She has also been diag­ nosed w ith the disease and was happy to comment in light of her personal experience.

“It attacks our womanhood. It does not seem to be a popular dis­ ease with doctors because it is so complicated,” she said.

Leroux is an example of the persistence that is necessary when confronting the symptoms of the disease. A s a patient she was assured b y her doctor that the symptoms she experienced were not abnormal. Despite the doctor’s medical opinion, she demanded a laparoscopy (a procedure done in See Endometriosis Page 9

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Audit examines ghetto safety issues Continued from Page 1 campus safety. A smaller, prelimi­ concentrated student housing. nary audit was conducted last “ O u r concerns are probably March in order to test and refine different [from] a university right the entire audit procedure and in the city... but we want to make questionnaire. A commitment to sure our campus is safe. W e still the expansion of the safety audit have areas condensed w ith stu­ was one of Benedict’s campaign dents so th a t’ s w h y I ’ m going platforms during the S S M U elec­ through the process of this offtions last spring. campus safety audit,” she said. “I A few Montreal C EG EP s and hope to take back a lot of informa­ out-of province universities sent tion and get an [off-campus audit] student representatives to observe going in Waterloo. The good thing M c G ill’s audit in order to learn about information sharing between about the audit procedure and how Students’ Societies is that you to implement safety measures. learn from each other’s scars.” said Cole.

Sam Steinberg, a representa­ tive from Marianopolis college, “I walk in the middle of the participated in the road.

If someone comes out safety audit and w ill and grabs you, they don’t be involved in a simi­ lar audit for his really have any place to drag school. According to you.”

S tein b e rg, M a r i­ anopolis needs securi­ ty programs.

Jennifer Crosby, “ C om pa re d to U 2 engineering student other C E G E P s , w e ’re one of the w orst in having safety procedures because T h e U n iv e rs ity of N e w we have none. U n fo rtu n a te ly , B r u n s w ic k ’ s Student U n io n change at our school happens at a C am pus Safety C o -O rd in a to r slow pace. T h e B o a rd of C hantale W a lk e r also came to Governors is very old and set in M o n tre a l to observe the audit. their ways,” said Steinberg. “There W alker is currently w orking on are a lot of stairways through the U N B ’s first safety evaluation of its woods and no lighting; you’re just entire campus and is now consider­ asking for trouble. Although noth­ ing a small area off-cam pus to ing has ever happened, why wait include in her audit. until something does?” he said.

“There have been assaults [on Ju lie C o le ,V P U n iv e rs ity our campus]. Looking at the statis­ A ffa irs fo r the U n iv e rs ity of tics, it says one in four or one in Waterloo’s Federation of Students, six women will be assaulted during was also present for the audit of a university career. There are so the ghetto. Although the University many things that can be improved of Waterloo does not have a stu­ on campus to prevent a lot of dent ghetto like M c G ill’s, there are things from happening. That’s our concerns with regards to areas of goal,” she said.

W a lke r went on to say that bourhood.

M c G i l l ’ s off-cam pus audit w ill “It’s really scary on Durocher make other Canadian universities between M ilton and Sherbrooke. consider doing similar projects.

It’s pitch black — it’s ridiculous. “ [This audit] will probably make [other “T here are a lot of stairways u n ive rs itie s ] think through the woods and no about going off-cam­ pus because they lighting; you’re just asking don’t include off-camfor trouble. Although noth' pus areas in their ing has ever happened, why audits.

E s p e c ia lly since this is being wait until something does?” done by M cG ill; it’s a ve ry w e ll-k n o w n Sam Steinberg school and should CEQ EP Marianopolis influence other’s deci­ sions,” said Walker.

A training session and discus­ There are too many bushes here,” she said. “I walk in the middle of sion preceded the audit to advise volunteers about the type of infor­ the road. If someone comes out mation organisers were looking and grabs you, they don’t really for. Th e audit participants were have any place to drag you.” paired and given maps of specific Marisa Ahmad, a member of locations. They were asked to indi­ the Coordinating Collective of the cate on their maps such things as M cG ill Ghetto Safety Audit, was broken streetlamps, offensive grafpleased with the approach taken by fitti, overgrown brush and potential the majority of volunteers. hiding places. Accessibility to tele­ “I saw a lot of teams out there phones and visibility of street signs and they were taking it very seri­ were other factors analysed. ously,” said Ahmad. “I had a male Participants also filled out ques­ partner and he told me he hated tionnaires where they were also walking around and having to put encouraged to articulate their “gut himself in someone else’s position where he had to think about his feelings” about the location they were observing. safety.”

Jennifer Crosby, a U 2 engi­ T A N D E M , an urban safety neering student and Ghetto resident program funded by the c ity of expressed concern about her neighMontreal and the Y M C A , was one

of the com m unity organisations involved in M c G ill’s off-campus safety audit. Helen Shwarzer of T A N D E M Montreal V ille -M a rie explained that this program is the only one in the country sponsored by a m unicipal government. As such, she is confident that the rec­ ommendations proposed by the C o o rd in a tin g C o lle c tive of the M c G ill Ghetto Safety Audit w ill likely be implemented. “ W e w ill be co lla b o ra tin g with N ick and the [collective] to compile information and put rec­ om m endations fo rw a rd ,” said Shwarzer. “ Proposals have to be reasonable. [It is] just before elec­ tions and candidates in all ridings have taken an interest in security, especially for women. “ If we d on ’t get a response from the officials, we can speak to our coordinator in Montreal to put pressure [on the Municipal govern­ ment],” she said.

Shwarzer has also been work­ ing with the Milton Parc Citizen’s Committee which is made up of concerned residents who also live in the M cG ill ghetto. “ [ W e ’ ve ] got som ewhere [through pressuring the police].

There w ill be an increase in foot patrols from 11 p.m. to 3 or 4 in the morning,” she said.

Benedict hopes to publish the results of the audit som etime before Christmas.

Student groups spar over income contingent loans

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O fficia ls from a num ber of Canadian university student unions came out against the Canadian Federation of Students’ opposition to the Income Contingent Loan Repayment Plan at a symposium held last weekend in Toronto.

The symposium was hosted by the C o u n c il of O n ta rio Universities, the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Association of C o lle g e s of A p p lie d A rts and Technology and the Association of U n iv e rs itie s and C o lle g e s of Canada.

ICRs allow students to pay off their e d uca tio n -re la te d debt through the tax system as a per­ centage of their income deductions after they graduate.

S S M U V P Ex te rn a l N ic k Benedict questioned the C FS blan­ ket opposition to ICRs. “The C FS does not represent m ainstream student o p in io n at

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M c G ill or in Canada. M any stu­ dents are w illin g to discuss IC R options,” said Benedict. “ Our only concern is that IC R not be used as a backdoor for raising tuition fees and thus compromising accessibili­ ty to education.”

Both Benedict and the C F S expect the Axworthy Commission on Social Reform to axe the $6 bil­ lion transfer payments that the fed­ eral gove rn m e n t gives to the provinces to subsidise colleges and u n ive rs itie s . T h is w o u ld raise annual tuition fees to about 8000 dollars.

C F S researcher Jo ce ly n Charron stated that the C FS devel­ oped its position on IC R s within the context of transfer payment cuts.

“People pushing for the dereg­ ulation of tuition fees want to use ICRs to accommodate this shift,” stated Charron. “ICRs are conve­ n ie n tly designed to soften the blow, saddling the burden of debt onto students.”

B enedict supports the IC R concept, but also worries about its potential effects on tuition fees. “ If you separate IC R s from the tuition fee issue, I think it would be great for students,” he said. “ I t ’s obvious that the IC R system is far superior to the loan system that exists now, but if it becomes a method of financing the privatisation of education, then we’re not willing to support it,” he added.

Charron said that the problem

with ICRs is the unequal nature of the labour market for graduating students. W hile ICRs may appear flexible at the outset, low income earners w ill accum ulate m ore interest in the long run. These stu­ dents will end up paying more for their education than their high income-earning peers.

Th e C F S fears that an IC R system would ultimately discour­ age potential students from pursu­ ing post-secondary education. “ It w ill all come dow n to accessibility,” Charron said.

Benedict, however, takes issue with C F S ’s refusal to compromise. “ They don’t seem to be w ill­ ing to work with the government on a loan system that gives every­ one options. Student loans are not a zero sum game so you have to question how realistic they [C F S ] are,” he said.

C F S plans to lobby for the réintroduction of grants into the student assistance system. Th e Axworthy option, released yester­ day, will prompt a second round of consultations later this fall for which the C FS will be present. “ O ur goal is to convince the government that dumping the debt load onto the student is unfair,” stated Charron.

Benedict expects the worst from the Axworthy report. “ If it’s as bad as we suspect, it’ll be unfortunate because then ICRs w ill be tied to privatisation, and we’ll lose an excellent chance to institute ICRs.”

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October 4th, 1994

Sexual harassment regulations to be discussed spring 1995 Langton spoke with sympathy for M c G ill’s students, whose dis­ satisfaction with the policy was the In compliance with a ruling catalyst for its review. According made at the Board of Governors’ meeting last Monday, revisions to to her, a key concern raised by the students involved the role of the M c G ill’s current policy on sexual assessor in the grievance proce­ harassment will not be forthcoming dure. until the spring of 1995.

Under the original policy, one M c G ill’s regulations concern­ assessor would serve as both ‘judge ing complaints of sexual harass­ and j u r y ’ , receiving complaints, ment date to 1986, when the policy was first introduced. A review of co u n se llin g co m plainants and respondents, investigating com ­ the p o lic y was in itia te d in the plaints, and recommending resolu­ spring of 1992, due in part to stu­ tions. Th e revised policy, on the dent lo b b y in g . T h is task was other hand, divides these responsi­ assigned to a workgroup appointed bilities among an advisor, an inves­ by the Board. tigator, and a coordinator. This new In M a y 1994, the proposed format, Langton argues, encour­ revisions were met with opposition ages those to come forward who when they were presented to M c G ill’s Senate. Senate voted to might not normally have done so.

Sevag Yeghoyan, President of send the re vision s back to the S S M U , shares La n gto n ’ s views. workgroup.

Yeghoyan, whose proposed amendment at last Monday’s m eeting ensured that the “ If the Senate and Board w ould be given the could live with workgroup’s new revisions the old policy, they could no later than the end of this academic year, expressed live with the new o n e.” regret that a new p o lic y would not be in place for at Fran Langton, member least another six months. He of the sexual harassment was resolute, however, in his commitment to the revised policy revision workgroup regulations. “ W e have a choice between one po licy which At last Monday’s meeting, the treats complainants with dignity Board was faced with the choice of and respect, and one which has a slipshod d e fin itio n o f sexual passing the revised regulations harassment and w hich may dis­ despite opposition from other bod­ courage complainants from coming ies, nam ely the Senate and the forward,” Yeghoyan said.

M c G ill Association of University A second matter of concern Teachers, or to return the policy to raised at the Board meeting was the w orkgroup for further re v i­ that o f natural justice . E d w a rd sions.

Meighen, a Senate representative V ic e -P rin c ip a l A c a d e m ic and professor of b io ch e m istry, W illia m Chan initiated a motion opposes the revised regulations that the Board reconvene the work­ a rg u in g that natural justice , group and give them two years, until the spring of 1996, to create a although extended to the co m ­ plainant, is not necessarily granted new set of recommendations. Chan to the respondent. Neither the origi­ stated that, although he had hoped nal nor the revised regulations offer that a comprehensive p o licy on the opportunity for a full hearing. sexual harassment w o u ld be in O n ly after the principal receives place by the end of this academic the recommendation for discipli­ year, the sensitive nature of the nary action against the respondent issue demanded that all viewpoints m ay an accused professor seek be considered carefully and cau­ arbitration. T h e exclusion of a tiously.

“We should take the chance to hearing in any sexual harassment policy, Meighen argues, is an issue improve the policy we have,” Chan that cannot go unchallenged. stated. “ I just hope we have the “If you’re going to be accused wisdom to find a solution.” of something, you want a fair hear­ Fran Langton, an administra­ in g ,” he said. “ I understand the tive assistant at M cG ill and mem­ emotional difficulties inherent in ber of the workgroup, took issue with Chan’s motion. She asserted the complainant coming forward, but I can’t see any way around it.” that passing the revised regulations In response to Meighen’s con­ now would reaffirm the universi­ cerns, Y e g h o y a n m aintained t y ’ s com m itment to elim inating respondents would be considered sexual harassment. “ innocent until proven g u ilty .”

Arguing that the clauses found Despite objections raised by mem­ unacceptable by the Senate and bers of M A U T and the Senate, he M A U T were not those revised by remained optimistic that a revised the workgroup, she expressed frus­ policy will soon be in place. tration that the new regulations Jen n ife r S m a ll, S S M U V P could not be passed with the intent of debating contentious issues at a University Affairs, holds a similar v ie w . A s a m em ber o f the new later date. workgroup, she is well aware of the “ It wasn’t like we took any­ heated debate that surrounds the thing out of the original policy... issue o f sexual harassm ent. In W e m erely made it m ore userattendance at the first meeting of friendly,” she said. “ If the Senate the revisions committee last Friday, and M A U T could live with the old she was encouraged by the group’s p o licy, they could live w ith the dedication to communication and new one.”

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change. Above all, she stressed, members of the M cG ill community must be flexible and understand­ ing.

“The most important thing is for us to not close discussions on this p o licy,” Small declared. “ It would be far too easy to go into these meetings and keep the same stance as last year... the challenge will be to make the best out of last year’s situation.”

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News Brief New election f o r rep. to council As a result of a Judicial Board decision, the Medical Students’ Society will be holding new elections for the position of M SS Rep to S S M U Council. The board ruled that, in accordance with the SSM U constitution, M SS cannot be represented at council by two people. Last year, medical students elected a two person team as their council reps.

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Concordia engineers face new problems B y M ic h a e l B r o a d h u r s t

Concordia industrial engineer­ ing students are angry that the administration of the university did not inform them their degrees may not allow them to work in all areas of their chosen profession.

Due to a decision by the Canadian Engineers Accreditation Board, operated by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, the industrial engineering program at Concordia is not providing grad­ uates with a guarantee of member­ ship in professional engineers asso­ ciations. Because the program is not accredited, some students with Concordia degrees may be prevent­ ed from joining such organisations, and are prevented from working on projects that directly concern public safety.

This accreditation problem is the latest in series of public rela­ tions problems for Concordia’s fac­ ulty of engineering. Concordia has faced problems since the August, 1992, murder of four faculty mem­ bers by engineering professor Valery Fabrikant.

Th e C E A B cited a lack of leadership in the faculty, the small number of professors and laborato­ ries, and general problems with the curriculum as the reasons for not accrediting the program. Industrial engineering is a new program at the university, currently in its fifth year of operation. Though the Concordia

calendar stated in both 1990-91 and But students are demanding 1991-92 that the program was compensation from the university, accredited, the dean of engineering, to offset the expected financial loss Donat Taddeo, explained that the incurred when they have to transfer program has never been formally to other schools. Third-year student accredited.

Marlon Cambridge, one of the stu­ “ Engineers do things very dents in v o lv e d in the protest, specifically,” he said. “They only explained that they are disappointed come around for accrediation once with the university’s response. the program has students [w h o “It’s taken the program some are] in their grad­ time to recover from that, but uating years.”

I’m not going to cop out and use Th e C E A B e x a m i n e d that as the only excuse — the Concordia’s pro­ Fabrikant thing is one compogram last spring, nent of it, but not all.” and decided that it did not meet the standards set — Donat Taddeo, by the CCPE. Concordia’s dean of engineering T a d d e o explained that several events combined to create “A t the moment we’re relative­ problems in the program, including ly satisfied with the dean’s efforts,” the murder of four engineering pro­ he said. “The higher bodies we’re not satisfied with though.” fessors by Valery Fabrikant.

“The leadership thing obvious­ The students involved sent a ly suffered,” Taddeo said. “Jaan letter to Dean Taddeo’s office last week, and a copy to Charles Saber, who played a key role in the Bertrand, the rector of Concordia. development of the program was killed, and George Abdou, the man He has not yet responded. that disarmed Professor Fabrikant “Regardless of whether the let­ has been on leave.” ter was addressed to them they should have responded.— obvious­ “ It’s taken the program some tim e to reco ver from that,” he ly th e y ’ ve discussed it among added. “ But I ’m not going to cop themselves.” out and use that as the only excuse Daniel Leibu, president of the — the Fabrikant thing is one com­ Engineering and Computer Science ponent of it, but not all.”

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“It’s not really uncommon for a new program to try to get accred­ ited and fail,” Leibu said. “I don’t think it should be taken as a sign of a problem in the faculty.”

Taddeo confirmed that the uni­ versity is addressing the problems outlined by the C E A B report.

Concordia is currently advertising for a new professor for the industri­ al engineering program, and the# department is offering six new courses this year. Taddeo said that the C E A B , while denying the pro­ gram accreditation, encouraged the university to continue in the direc­ tion it is going.

“The thrust was ‘what you’re doing is fine’ ,” he said. “ W e ’re making sure our graduating stu­ dents in 1995 w ill have covered everything by the time they gradu­ ate that they need to apply to pro­ fessional organisations.”

Cambridge said that the C E A B was considering a llo w in g C o n co rd ia to offer retroactive accreditation to students graduating this year. “ W hat fourth-year students w o u ld prefer is the accredited degree,” he said. “ So far, what the dean has been able to do is to make the degrees retroactive.”

Gilles LeBreton, the assistant diretor of public relations for the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, did not return the Tribune's calls.

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McGill decision-makers hash out the issues

By A lexander W axmann M o n iq ue Shebbeare_________

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Last Monday, M cG ill’s two highest decision-making bodies, the Senate and Board of Governors, held a joint meeting to discuss major issues facing the university.

Since 1989, they have met together once a year to coordinate among themselves and discuss issues of concern to the university as a whole.

The format of this year’s meet­ ing marked a change from previous years. Participants were divided into discussion groups focusing on three main issues: educational environ­ ment and evaluation, McGill’s role in Quebec, and deficit reduction and the budget situation.

Each group designated a spokesperson to report on the thoughts and suggestions of their group.

In his opening comments, Board of Governors Chair Richard Pound stressed the seriousness of McGill’s financial situation.

“Our legacy is a nightmare deficit. I wish I could say there is an instant or obvious solution, but there

Engineering John Dealy focused on budget planning.

“W e’ve tended to do budget cutting a year at a time,” he said.

Dealy stressed the need to encourage long term planning which would involve the “strategic reallo­ cation of resources within faculties.”

These opinions were echoed by others.

M cG ill’s Vice-Principal Planning and Resources François Tavenas stated that his group identi­ fied several challenges facing McGill.

“The first of these is defining an approach to the problems we face,” he said. “We should focus analysis on what do we really want to protect.”

Suggestions of Tavenas’ group included closing outdated activities, increasing privatisation, and using technology in teaching.

Other groups were concerned by the implications of some budget cutting strategies.

“Very difficult and dramatic steps are likely to be counterproduc­ tive,” said Acting-Dean of Science Nicholas De Takacsy. “[McGill should] try to do a lot more of the

Vice-Principal Academic Bill Chan voiced his group’s primary concerns about class size and rewarding good teaching.

“It is clear that for many stu­ dents classes in the first and second years are too large,” he said. The group suggested making small class­ es available even in first year.

Chan also stated the need to translate course evaluation results into real change for students and to place a greater emphasis on teaching as a criteria when considering pro­ fessorial promotions.

Dean of Religious Studies Donna Runnalls emphasised the declining quality of library collec­ tions, and her group’s concerns about copyright laws, advising and the timing of teaching evaluations.

“Student evaluations are timed at the wrong time to evaluate the usefulness of courses,” she said. The group suggested surveying students about the usefulness of courses after they have graduated.

Other groups also advocated surveying graduates.

“This might give us a better understanding of the value of a uni­ versity in society,” said Dean of education Ted Wall.

Vice-Principal Advancement Michael Kiefer discussed respon­ siveness to student needs by com­ paring students to customers.

“One student in my group said, ‘I certainly feel like a customer

when I get my b ill’,” he said.

“However, there is no incentive [for the university] to be service inclined.”

Kiefer also spoke of the impor­ tance of an undergraduate education, and of the need to balance research and teaching.

“Graduate research is often conducted at the expense of an undergraduate education,” he said.

“We must remember that we always have a choice on the balance of teaching and research. McGill is definitely tilted to research.”

“Where great researchers teach is the ultimate McGill experience,” he added.

Another key concern presented was the adequacy of student ser­ vices.

“Academic advising is far too ad-hoc,” said Dean of music John Grew. “The good advisors end up with hordes at their door, and others get off. There’s no accountability.”

McGill’s Role In Quebec The issue of McGill’s role in Quebec was perhaps the most sensi­ tive of the three topics discussed.

Alex Patterson, former chair of the Board of Governors, vocalised the feeling from his group that McGill should not try to change its mission as an anglophone university to try to be a french-speaking uni­ versity.

“If we had a message it was all around the word communication,” he said. “We all concluded that McGill has improved communica­ tion with the government, but not with Quebec as a society.”

“Part of that is because we’re chicken,” he added.

Another theme was greater awareness and involvement with the government and the francophone community. Roger Pritchard, VicePrincipal Research advocated estab­ lishing strong links with other uni­ versities and increasing recruitment of francophone students.

“We must be a window for Quebec on the rest of the world, and a window for the world on Quebec,” said Pritchard.

Vice-Principal Administration and Finance John Armour asserted that M cGill had to change its approach to relations with Quebec.

“M cGill is not taking best advantage of its role in Quebec,” he said. “We tend to go to others [uni­ versities] when we need help.”

He pointed to the REACH summer science camp run by McGill students as a positive link between Quebec society and McGill.

Roger Buckland, dean of agri­ cultural and environmental sciences, summed up a feeling of optimism.

“It is positive for McGill to be in Quebec and for Quebec to have us.”

Vice-Principal (Research) and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research The first five-year term of the Vice-Principal (Research) and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Roger Prichard, will end on 31 May, 1995. Whether or not the incumbent will consider a second term, a review of the position will take place at this time. An Advisory Committee is, therefore, being established for this purpose. In the interim, I invite comments regarding the position, nominations or applications.

The Vice-Principal (Research) has overall responsibility for the Office of Industrial Research, McGill International, the Research Grants Office and the Sheldon Biotechnology Centre.

As Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies he/she is also responsible to the Vice-Principal (Academic) for the supervision and administration of the academic units and centres of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Comments, nominations or applications regarding this position should be submitted in con­ fidence to Principal Bernard Shapiro, James Administration Building, 845 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T5, by 14 October, 1994.

McGill is committed to equity in employment.

Principal Bernard Shapiro: shaping the future o f McGill is not,” said Pound. “We run a seri­ ous risk of dying by inches.”

However, Pound highlighted the opportunity provided by the many recent changes in the compo­ sition of McGill’s administration.

“Our job is to leave McGill bet­ ter than it was when we leave office,” he said.

Deficit reduction and the budget situation Participants had varying opin­ ions about the measures that need to be taken to solve McGill’s financial problems.

Speaking on behalf of one the discussion groups, Dean of

same [reallocating resources and encouraging early retirements].”

Professor Donald Kramer men­ tioned a constant obstacle to efforts at budget reduction.

“There is a strong vested inter­ est...no one group wants to cut back themselves.”

Educational environment and eval­ uation Principal Bernard Shapiro underscored the importance of edu­ cational issues.

“Education ought to be at the center of what the university is all about,” he said. “What can we do to enhance [education]?”

Le premier mandat de cinq ans du vice-principal (recherche) et doyen de la faculté d'études supérieures et recheche, M. Roger Prichard, expirera le 31 mai 1995. Peu importe que le tit­ ulaire sollicite un deuxième mandat ou non, un examen de ce poste s'impose dès aujour­ d'hui. Un comité consultatif a été créé à cette fin. En attendant, j'invite tous ceux et celles qui le voudraient à me proposer des candidatures ou à déposer la leur.

Le vice-principal (recherche) est responsable du bureau de la recherche industrielle, de McGill International, du serivce des subventions de recherche et du Centre de biotechnolo­ gie Sheldon.

En sa qualité de doyen de la faculté d'études supérieures, il relève également du vice-princi­ pal (enseignement) en ce qui concerne l'encadrement et l'administration des programmes d'enseignement, des budgets et de toutes les activités des modules d'enseignement et des centres de la faculté d'études supérieures.

Les remarques, les mises en candidature ou les candidatures relatives à ce poste doivent être adressées en toute discrétion au principal, M. Bernard Shapiro, pavillon James de l'adminis­ tration, 845, rue Sherbrooke ouest, Montréal (Québec) H3A 2T5, avant le 14 octobre 1994.

L’Université McGill souscrit à l'équité en matière d'emploi.

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Someone stole our banner-give it back!

“I know everything. One has to, to write decently.”

- Henry James M ichael B r o ad h ur st

E d itor-in -ch ief C hristopher Rigney

Steve Sm ith

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Assistant E d itor-in -ch ief Editorial

The third period’s on and the gloves are off

By Steve Sm ith

Hockey. It’s a game that has brought Canadians of every cultural and linguistic background together from coast to coast. When at a loss for a qualifier to the question ‘what makes you Canadian’ there’s always been ‘hockey’ to fill in that embarrassing gap between ‘mosaic’ and ‘Kids in the Hall’. Ask any Canadian old enough to remember and the chances are they’ll be able to tell you where they were when Paul Henderson lifted Canada to victory in the final game of the Summit Series against the Russians in 1972. Who then would have guessed that 22 years later, the game that brought a nation together would become the metaphor for a campaign intent on dismantling it?

As a game, hockey tends to embody elements of the many struggles that have come to characterise Canada as a nation — East and West, Canada and the U.S., English and French, etc.... Where once Toronto and Montréal dominated, now Vancouver rules. These are aspects of the Canadian game, both on the ice and off.

In many ways, the political metaphor is fitting. Hockey and politics are both competitive, chippy (even vicious) and the slippery tend to domi­ nate. What Gretzky can do on skates, Mulroney could do with words. And with the National Hockey League season temporarily on hold, it looks as though we might have to be satisfied watching our national game played out in its political state. Let’s try it out—the devout can even keep statistics.

While the thought of watching Ottawa at Quebec every night for the next few weeks will probably make fans of real hockey cringe, it’s bound to be an entertaining third period for true fans of offence and defence.

In Ottawa last week, the Bloc Québécois came out firing. Amid shouts of “Pay back the 47 million dollars” and “This is a conspiracy against Quebec” from the BQ bench, the struggling federal defence sur­ rendered a costly goal in the opening seconds when it was revealed that former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney promised to reimburse the 47.2 million dollars Quebec spent during the 1992 referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien promptly agreed to keep the federal government’s promise to repay Quebec what it is owed; if only money matters could be settled that easily in real hockey.

Meanwhile, in Quebec City, after two weeks of pep talks and line shuffling between the second and third periods, Premier Jacques Parizeau’s new-look Parti Québécois took to the ice and went right for the federalist bench. In a fearsome display of intimidation, the federal team was warned to stay out of the province’s crease by the PQ ministers of health, education and employment. The opening seconds were marred, however, by an incident involving International Affairs Minister Bernard Landry who threatened with dismissal Quebec’s foreign delegate-generals who refused to cheer on the sovereigntists from the bleachers abroad.

Adding to this ugly scene was Parizeau, who offered to show the door to those civil servants caught cheering for the status quo.

Unfortunately, this is where the metaphor stops. The beauty of hock­ ey is the rugged competition and the underlying principle of fair play. It’s fair enough to want the home team to win, but it’s not hockey if you have to fear sporting the opposition’s colours at a home game. Mr. Parizeau has promised to match all federal jobs should Quebec separate, as long as you cheer for his team.

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When it comes to taking on challenges at McGill University, the SSMU Transit Network and its dedicated staff are forces to be reckoned with. Now, there’s been a lot of talk lately by students and staff increasingly concerned with the theft of Transit Network prop­ erty here at M cG ill. The most recent incident includes the theft of one of its publicity banners, a 300 dollar all-weather sign swiped right off the face of our own Shatner Building over the weekend of September 16. Seeing as how the Transit Network serves hundreds of university students, staff, and teachers — the issue of campus theft now concerns us all.

So what does a person want with a 15 x 4 foot all-weather Transit Network banner anyway? I mean, is someone out there so thrilled with the service that he/she just had to swipe their very own

Transit Network paraphernalia to decorate their bedroom, or — bet­ ter yet — the front of their house?

Did any McGill student wit­ ness this theft in progress as indi­ vidual^) hauled a twelve-foot lad­ der to the front of our Shatner headquarters, sliced the banner off the face of the building, and took it away with them at some point three weeks ago? If so, did anyone hap­ pen to inquire as to what he/she thought they were doing at the time? I ’d like to know...

Thanks SSMU, Shatner Building porters, McGill adminis­ tration, and McGill security for your good wishes in trying to retrieve the Transit Network’s property, but save your pity for someone who needs it, since the success of McGill’s unique trans­ portation service and membership size continues to grow in spite of these obstacles. I am, however, dis­

Letters...

Svend Robinson and Réal Ménard who support the Criminal Code bill to include stiffer sentences for crimes motivated by hatred for one’s race, religion or sexual orien­ tation and planned legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation under the Human Rights Act. Personally speaking I practice heterosexual sex, therefore, I can­ not really judge whether Skoke’s or Wappel’s comments are hateful or not. Though I disagree with their opinions, I think these two MPs have guts to speak their mind — something stifled by political cor­ rectness. But disagree with them I do! We have a Human Rights Act because we want to protect the minorities in this country. I am glad I cannot be discriminated against because I am Chinese. I am happy that I have that protection and I hope lesbians, bisexuals and gays will have that soon under fed­ eral law.

Where do you stand, Mr. Chrétien? Don’t you think the ‘cap­ tain of Team Canada’ should show some moral leadership?

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C a p ta in C h ré tie n sho uld sta te v ie w on protection for gays The reason for my letter is a response to the silence from Jean Chrétien on his personal views of homosexuality and laws protecting gays.

So far, I have read the govern­ ment position and both sides’ opin­ ions. Opposed to both homosexual­ ity and protection of gays are Liberal MPs Roseanne Skoke and Tom Wappel. “We’re talking about imposing upon and insisting that all Canadians condone what in my opinion is immoral and unnatural...

The sole agenda behind the ‘homosexualists’ in our country is with respect to redefinition of family. I oppose that. I ask all Canadians to do the same... To introduce the words ‘sexual orientation’ in any federal legislation will in effect be giving special status to homosexu­ als...” said Skoke. “Homosexuality is statistically abnormal, it’s physi­ cally abnormal and it’s morally immoral,” said Wappel.

On the other side are MPs

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turbed by the fact that at least one person out there believes that his/her looting of Transit Network property makes him/her even remotely comparable in any respect to the intelligence, courage, and ingenuity displayed by Transit Network staff in its past 2 years of existence. I mean, if anyone out there is not convinced that SSMU Transit Network is McGill’s num­ ber one service catering to student convenience, safety, and environ­ mental needs, don’t vandalize its property — just call it.

All in all, please note that in addition to safely transporting hun­ dreds of students and staff to and from school every day, the SSMU Transit Network continues its com­ mitment to security at McGill by seeking information leading to the retrieval of all stolen property from this university, because while Transit Network’s indoor on-campus parking is free, its banners are not.

Howard Markowitz Former co-president, SSMU Transit Network

L ib ra ry of S h a m e Something is not right at McGill. No, it's not the grunting football players running after each other on lower campus. And no, it has nothing to do with the mysteri­ ous tunnel running underneath campus.

What is wrong at McGill has everything to do with the library.

From that friggin' bell that ruins my concentration every hour to the over-eager security guard who gets to ring the closing bell, McGill's library sucks.

But that's not what I'm here for. No, my beef developed last Friday when I had planned to do some work in the library that night.

Call me ignorant, but I assumed that the a top-ranked university library might be open for study on a Friday night. But not the everinnovative McGill. I mean, the library in my relatively insignifi­ cant small town is open until 8 p.m. on Fridays. I've always felt the library was bush league but I didn't expect this. Ridiculous.

Absolutely ridiculous.

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Opinion

Federal government proves they’re sluts for power Nomad’s Land Ted Frankel

Guy #1: Hey bud, what’s on for the weekend?

Guy #2: L e t’ s score some chicks!

Guy #1: One problem... due to our relatively disadvantaged class designation and poor hygiene, it may be difficult to attract the opposite sex.

Guy #2: No problem! L et’s visit our local municipally-zoned and provincially regulated brothel!

It’s safe and legal and they have attractive student rates!

Guy #1: Right on.

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your preferred medium any time in the near future. The terminally overcontemplated issue of prosti­ tution has recently brought federal censors out from hiding, eager to edit the content of the Canadian lifesty le. A booming paternal voice of authority and reason has set down its war plan. The federal government has asserted that pros­ titution must be more strictly pro­ hibited in order to cancel its dam­ aging effects on society.

Unfortunately, reliance on increased prohibition is no better a solution than the raunchy scenario offered above.

I know what you’re thinking: it’s a sad and revolting sight to see young girls spray paint their pants on and punish their bodies so they

can keep a good line of credit with drug dealers. A reasonable person would demand Ottawa do all it can to obliterate this revolting trade. This is all too true.

However, now that you know the “tricks of the trade” we must examine the rules, because this is where I feel the true injustice resides.

Justice Minister Allan Rock stated this month that he hopes to introduce amendments to the Criminal Code concerning prosti­ tution by the end of this year.

These amendments may involve new regulations allowing police to photograph and fingerprint prosti­ tutes and customers, a practice not warranted under current laws.

Rock has also proposed that clients of prostitutes be prohibited from driving for up to three months for solicitation offenses or have their car seized for this infraction (!). Rock justifies his intent by suggesting “the whole trade [prostitution] is accompa-

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There are so few groups left you’re allowed to hate. It’s frus­ trating that political correctness has made hating immigrants, despising blacks and insulting women a little less socially acceptable.

Thank goodness there is still one group you can hate safely. It’s mostly alright to condemn homo­ sexuality as unnatural and worry aloud that your children may be exposed to the gay lifestyle. If you’re really lucky you may even have some friends who think it’s okay to fag-bash.

The social acceptability of homophobia is clear from the House of Commons debate on Bill C-41. This gay rights bill proposes to allow for harsher sentences when discrimination plays a role in a crime.

Liberal backbenchers are standing up to be heard on Bill C41 with Reform-sounding state­ ments. Tom Wappel, a Liberal MP from Toronto, was quoted in The G lobe and M ail: “Homosexuality is statistically abnormal, it’s physi­ cally abnormal and it’s morally immoral”. Roseanne Skoke, a gov­ ernment MP from Nova Scotia, was also quoted: “Homosexuality is not natural. It is immoral and it is undermining the inherent rights and values of our Canadian fami­ lies and it must not and should not be condoned.”

I have personal experience with the homophobic paranoia that accompanies gay-rights legislation.

This summer I worked in an Ontario MPP’s office during the

debate on Bill 167. This bill pro­ posed to extend spousal rights and benefits to same sex couples.

Many people contacted my workplace to protest B ill 167.

O thers-m ostly young peoplecalled to support it. What was shocking was not that people were against the bill. What was shocking was the rhetoric protesters used to support their position. Their rhetoric was either that of pure hatred, or the rhetoric of fear and loathing diluted with euphemism.

An elderly woman with a Margaret Thatcher voice called to tell my MPP that our society is becoming just like that of Rome before it fell. She said “those peo­ ple” are warping the minds of the younger generation. Maggie-clone warned that gays would invade Ontario if Bill 167 were passed and hung up.

One caller lost it when I explained that the Ontario govern­ ment is interested in creating a more equitable society, not in which orifice is penetrated during sex. “How can you have no interest in the laws of God?!” he screamed.

An interesting letter informed my boss that if she voted for the legislation she would encourage behaviour that caused “anal warts and prolapsed rectums”. The man who mailed it clearly spends a lot of time fantasising about the ten plagues of Egypt (titillating stuff).

He was kind enough to call and make sure his letter had been received. He said he hoped his rep­ resentative would consider “real

families” when she voted.

“YOUR PARTY IS A FAG­ GOT P A R T Y ” got scrawled in magic marker all over the office’s front window. “H O M O SEXU ­ A L S ” and “N A ZIS” were two adjectives the artist used to describe the NDP. Mr. ideological mix and match. His most ironic touch was the “FA G G O TS” scrawled over our “One in Three Women Will be Assaulted” poster.

If only more men were...

The Catholic Archbishop of Toronto encouraged his parish­ ioners to voice opposition to the bill. I read numerous letters in qua­ very old-fashioned cursive. They all said the same thing. “I am writ­ ing to let you know that 1 am strongly opposed to the gay bill.”

The Archbishop’s phrasing was not plagiarised by any member of the word-processing generation.

There is a real generation gap in tolerance of gays and lesbians.

Granted, there are plenty of fresh­ ly-hatched rednecks. However, from the calls and correspondence I handled, as well as the statistics in an Angus Reid/Southam News poll of last February, it is clear that young people are much less inter­ ested in judging the sexual behav­ iour of others than their parents are.

As young people we must make it clear that most of us do not find hatred of gays and lesbians socially acceptable. We must tell the Tom Wappels and Roseanne Skokes of Canada that what they call “Canadian and C hristian” morals and values are really the morals and values of retirementready representatives.

Beatrice van Dijk is going to s e e Svend R obin son s p e a k at McGill on November 8.

nied with a raft of unpleasant aspects that are completely unac­ ceptable.” While it is true that the prostitution industry pollutes com­ munities with spin -off effects including traffic congestion, litter, noise and drug-use, upping the legislative ante is not necessarily the best way to address these problems.

In a time of economic decline and nationalistic divisions, the federal government is attempting to attract attention away from its blemished governing face. By leg­ islating on moral m atters, the Liberals are confusing leading with integrity and strength for rul­ ing above the people. In this instance, the plan is to extend the already repressive law which pro­ hibits communication with prosti­ tutes and thus restrict our constitu­ tional freedom. This is the govern­ ment’s chosen trump card in con­ vincing us of its capable rule of our country and its power over our lives. I ’m not humbled nor impressed by these efforts. These legislators are more bullies than pragmatists.

Prohibition of prostitution is no longer practical. Everyone knows hormones prevail over all laws, customs and sometimes pub­ lic decency. Prostitution will con­ tinue to exist for as long as people are around to partake in its central activity. What should be targeted is the damaging effect prostitution

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has on local communities and most importantly, on prostitutes themselves. If prostitution was fully decriminalized and regulated by the government, remedies would be easier to implement.

This is not to say we should con­ done prostitution, but rather regu­ late its existence. Instead of oper­ ating in dim street corners, the trade could be moved to “redligh t” districts, areas such as financial centres of big cities that are deserted at night. This would alleviate the strain on local com­ munities coping with the blitz of bad elements looming below their family rooms. With government regulation of the trade, STD test­ ing, restrictions on juvenile prosti­ tutes and safety programs for hookers would be easier to imple­ ment.

Mr. Rock should be com ­ mended for recommending train­ ing and rehabilitation for prosti­ tutes. It is, however, difficult to plan these programs without financial means. By decriminaliz­ ing prostitution, an immense amount of criminal proceedings would be eliminated, thus freeing court time and money for more beneficial causes. The most urgent of these is the drastic re-education of a society bent on devaluing women — something no legisla­ tion could ever repair.

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Arab gentleman and claimed that the Arab was sitting in his seat. I was asked to adjudicate the ensu­ ing conflict. What should I have done?

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Mr. Manners

— Anxious at 30,000 feet To the virtuous, traveling is a risky pursuit wrought with many challenges. In recent years, travel and transportation companies have attempted to change the vulgar realities of their enterprise by pro­ moting themselves with that poor, brutalised word “civility”. They sell civility to the masses in the casual manner that a master lobs a gristled scrap to his filthy, drooling hounds. Once, as I perused my television’s channels and sampled the rot on which this society feeds, I came upon a commercial promot­ ing the civilised state of its travel network to viewers of A capulco HEAT. How is dignity’s dike to withstand the pressures of the insipid sea that rages against it?

Where is etiquette’s little Dutch boy?

Lashed together like an ill-

conceived tree fort, the thrifty in Economy rocket through the friendly, ‘c iv ilise d ’ skies.

Meanwhile, in the velveteen insidi­ ousness of First Class, ambiance and propriety fail to shield the patrons of etiquette from the onslaught of the barbarous. For those who wish to read the follow­ ing tale of the lie that is ‘civilised’ travel, be warned. And be angry.

Dear Mr. Manners, On a flight from London to Montreal, I found myself seated next to an Arab gentleman sporting a polyester Adidas track suit which is standard issue at prisons in Israel. He also had a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. It was only a matter minutes before a burly Irishman approached the

D ear Anxious, Calm your inquietude, for you are not alone. The situation in which you were so rudely placed is one that rules daily on this planet.

From restaurants to the theatre, the indiscriminate use of polyester runs like an enraged ferret among their rows and aisles. Though once respected for its resilience, the fab­ ric against which you were asked to rub shoulders has since become a thorn in the side of humanity.

Thankfully, innovative nations such as Israel have once again proven their talents in the field of turning the weapons of the vulgar against the vice-ridden. Crime in Israel has dropped significantly since they implemented their “Peace through Polyester” policy in 1984. “Let them eat cake,” cried

Some of our epithets have of course come to the English via other languages. “Poppycock”, for instance, though being a pretty mild epithet equivalent to “nonsense”, A lex U sh er actually comes from the Danish “papekak”, meaning “soft dung”.

“Schm uck” is perhaps the best known Yiddish word in our language, and though it normally implies “penis” it in turn is derived from the same German word meaning “ornament” or “jewelry”.

Schmuck is actually a very odd word since it is the only even vaguely sexual word in English which derives from a German source. Perhaps this is only to be expected of a language whose word for the normal­ ly titillating word “nipples” is “Breustwarten”, which means “breast warts”. Now while this might be a clini­ cally accurate description of the anatomical parts in question, it is hardly very poetic. This may explain why none of history’ s great lovers came from Germany.

Not all languages are as devoid of feeling as German; Catalan, for instance, has an extremely colourful vocabulary. One of the harshest curses in the world is the Barcelonian “Megacum Deu, en la creu en el fuster que la feu i en el fill de puta que va plantar el pi”, meaning “I shit on God, on the cross, on the car­ penter who made it and on the son of a whore who planted the pine”. English may be a supple language but we have little which can compare with that kind of tirade.

English does, on the other hand, have an inordi­ nate number of words that can be used as racial epi­ thets, some of which have some interesting origins.

The now archaic word “honky” comes from the meat­ packing plants of Chicago in the 1920s, where the work force was about half black and half from the [ east-central European lands of Poland, Bohemia and Hungary. The blacks’ epithet for these latter people was “bohunky” (BOHemia, HUNgary — get it?), from whence “honky”, which was later applied to white } people as a whole. On the other side of the racial equa­ tion, the British sometimes use the epithet “fuzzywuzzy” to describe blacks. The assumption that the j derivation has something to do with hair is only partly true since the word has applied to blacks only since the Boer War. Before that, the term applied to Arabs, earlier victims of British colonialism (thanks are due to Rolf Strom-Olsen for this gem).

Ah, sweet cussing. A Canadian pastime, you know. I believe it was Eddie Shack who said that all English-Canadian hockey players were bilingual — they knew English and Profanity. Perhaps there is a Canada Council grant in all of this.

The Faculty of Ephemera It is a time for cussing. Not only are we at McGill faced with the imminent prospect of becoming part of a state whose main cultural icons are named Bing et Bong and whose government thinks the population so stupid that it feels compelled to post signs at every traffic light saying “wait for the green light”, but now, thanks to the municipal election, we have to go to the polls for the fourth time in two friggin’ years!

Yet another six weeks of pompous yet curiously vapid election analysis from Brian Britt, Mitsumi Takahashi and all the Rhodes scholars down at Pulse News.

This frustration has led me down the path of researching cusses, swear words, and epithets of all kinds. Take the word “fuck”, for instance — possibly the oldest swear word in the English language. Many people still believe the old chestnut about it being an acronym of “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”, a phrase that was allegedly tacked to the doors of known prostitutes during Elizabethan times. The truth is, nobody knows exactly where it comes from. The OED lists its earliest known usage in 1504 though it adds that it is a much older word based on the late-13th cen­ tury french verb “fotre” (which has since gained a “u” and become “foutre”). The word derives its hard “ck” either from the German ’’fiicken” or the Dutch “fokken”.

The next oldest swear word is “bitch”, which dates from the Fourteenth Century, but it has always had pretty much the same meaning and so is not of great interest to ephemerologists.

“Twat” on the other hand is more interesting. It is an odd word for two reasons: first because North Americans have a clearer sense of its original meaning than do Britons (over there it is often used as a substi­ tute for “twit”, while in North America we still use it in its original sense, which is equivalent to “cunt”) and second because the word was misapplied as an article of religious clothing. The word first appeared in low literature in the Seventeenth Century, with the mean­ ing that it now possesses. The playwright Robert Browning, however, having once seen a reference to “an old nun’s twat”, decided to use the word in his work Pippa Passes. The problem was that Browning didn’t know what the word meant and assumed that the nun’s twat must be an article of her clothing. His use of the word in this sense was copied by other inno­ cent writers for almost a century.

the late, great Marie Antoinette as she foreshadowed the policies of the modem Israeli corrections sys­ tem. And a good call it was, Marie. Go with chocolate; it would be improper to tease a prisoner with something exotic.

Alex Usher is an asshole.

Though letters abound, Mr. Manners felt it appropriate to recount a story of unparalleled indecency which ran in newspa­ pers across the nation a couple of years ago. It happened in England, behind the walls of that great bas­ tion of propriety. If you know it, forgive me. If you don’t, read on.

On board a crowded train rolling through the English mid­ lands, a young couple unable to control their rustic urges com­ menced foreplay in their seats.

With their temperatures rising, the couple sought the more intimate surrounding of the dining car.

There, they were met by a disap­ proving conductor who ordered the bothered couple out of the car and back to their seats. So back to the

crowded car they went to complete their savage deed at the expense of the comfort of the reputable, who at this point had yet to openly protest the performance. The crow d’s patience broke down, however, when the pleased couple lit up cigarettes in a no smoking section. The couple was subse­ quently issued a fine for smoking in a prohibited section.

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October 4th, 1994

Violence in Canadian news and the gatekeepers

By M a t t Rosenberg The television has become one of the most aggressive pushers of violence in our society. Violence attracts viewers in large numbers, a fact that has not been lost on tele­ vision executives, producers, writ­ ers, and directors. News programs are not exempt from the rating game. Violence only helps to make ratings grow.

Roch Magnon is the executive producer of C B C ’s Newswatch.

Magnon acknowledges that there is a difference between the way pri­ vate, commercially-funded televi­ sion stations and publicly-funded television stations, like C BC , report and present the news.

“The private sector is a busi­ ness-high ratings translate into higher commercial fees, and they sell commercials,” he said.

According to Magnon, this leads many television shows on commercial networks to use vio­ lence in order to produce better rat­ ings. He cites NBC’s NYPD Blue as evidence that violence is used to create shows with high ratings.

News programs are not immune to the quest for higher rat­ ings.

“Fve seen it, yes,” he said. “I have seen programs in the private sector use the theme of violence as an attraction.”

Lust feels that by shielding the He added that these types of news programs prey upon the fear viewing public from images of of violent crime through their graphic violence, Pulse News lim­ advertising techniques. Magnon its the amount of violence tele­ cites the example of ‘Are you safe vised. In addition, he notes that in your neighborhood tonight, find Pulse does not have full control over what it shows because it out on the 11 o’clock news’.

Herb Lust, the interim news director for CFCF 12’s P ulse News, does not agree that violence is used for rat­ ings by commercial television programs. Lust said that the increase in the reporting of violent crime is related to a rise in the rate of violent crime. He also attributed it to the fact that more crime vic­ tims are reporting incidents to the police. Therefore Pulse has more violent news stories to report.

“The media is only reflecting what’s happening in society,” says Lust.

Lust claims that P u lse News actually censors a large amount of the news stories F or you r inform ation o r fo r ratings? that they produce.

“We don’t want to show the receives clips from news services brutal bodies, the stuff that is dis­ all over the world. In cases like its gusting, we don’t want to show coverage of Rwanda or Somalia, that,” Lust said. “If you saw a P u lse has no control over the headless body there, we are not images presented.

Joel Smith, a professor in the going to show it at all. We are going to show the body being department of sociology at McGill, taken away by the police on a feels that it is too easy to target the television news media. To claim stretcher or with a sheet over it.”

that they depict too much violence oversimplifies the issue. The peo­ ple involved in the production of news programs are constantly guessing what is on view ers’ minds, and trying to report stories that will capture their attention.

This may lead reporters to investi­ gate stories with their minds already made up about what they are going to report.

Therefore, they will report what they think people want to hear and not necessarily what the reality of the situation is.

“The media are part of a

process in which public percep­ tions are reinforced,” Smith said.

Lust maintained that not only does the television news media play a role in reinforcing societal perceptions, it also has an effect on what acts of violence people com­ mit. He feels that the news media has a responsibility to play a paternal role in our society and shield its viewers from certain acts of violence.

Suicide is one of the violent acts Lust says Pulse makes an effort not to report.

Lust thought that by avoiding these types of sto­ ries Pulse is doing an impor­ tant service to its viewers.

Television can also have some positive effects on society.

Magnon pointed out that if television news programs report the news in a respon­ sible manner it can be an important factor in creating awareness about certain types of violence in our society. By producing in depth stories Newswatch has helped raise awareness about issues such as spousal abuse and rape, Magnon claimed.

Needless to say, this is a dou­ ble-edged sword — irresponsible programming can have a very neg­ ative effect.

Getting endometriosis out of the closet...

Stockwood was prescribed Tribune have since found excel­ themselves or others.

“We have a public health anaprox for her symptoms. lent medical care. To feel confi­ dilemma,” stated Mains. “Women Anaprox is known to cause dent with your doctor is integral to the hospital to detect lesions under the healing process, as is commu­ who should be in their productive depression in women. a general anaesthetic).

“It was a nightmare. I would nication with fellow women. For prime are getting really sick. Some Leroux’s perseverance like are unable to reproduce and others be curled up on the bedroom floor, Stockw ood, her sister was an that of other women afflicted with are becoming crippled. This is a throwing up and with a fever, it invaluable confidant. the disease led to her diagnosis: “My sister was diagnosed was terrible,” she said. problem.” endometriosis.

Stockwood’s pain is remark­ with endo and felt positive that I Educators, women and Leroux detailed “We have a public health dilem­ doctors are working together ably similar to that expressed by had it too. A fter months and what she refers to as to bring endometriosis out of Leroux. For Stockwood, the pain months of frustration and confu­ an “endo attack”. ma. Women who should be in sion I finally found someone who “I have very their productive prime are getting the closet. Women need not was heightened by the incompre­ could help me,” she said. “It really suffer alone. Support groups hension and intolerance of those bad contractions. It really sick. Some are unable to such as the Endometriosis with whom she shared her ordeal shouldn’t have been that hard to must feel like the reproduce and others are becom­ Association provide comfort particularly, the medical commu­ find out. contractions you “I chose to do this interview and companionship for those nity. have when you have ing crippled. This is a problem. ” “All the doctors I saw told me for awareness. I t ’s a women’s diagnosed with the disease. a baby,” she said.

M oreover, they provide a to deal with it. They told me the health issue. It’s a disease which “As a teenager I had Barbara Mains, director of forum for women to relate pain was normal. It was blatant affects a lot of us and we don’t no pain k illers, I Canadian Projects at the Toronto their personal experiences sexism, they just did not acknowl­ know a lot about it. It was com­ used to crawl into pletely affecting my life. It was a the fetal position Endometriosis Association and continue to persevere edge my symptoms,” she said. complete disability and that wasn’t It is important to note that all against a disease which will and howl like an of the women who confided in the respected.” last beyond their lifetime. animal in pain.”

U2 English student Episodes like those experi­ back after all of these treatments. enced by Leroux impair the ability The best we can do is control it. Kathryn Stockwood is one of many women to function on a It’s impossible to predict who’s woman who has chosen to share her experience with daily basis. They may even pre­ going to do well,” she said.

Both Mains and Leroux endom etriosis. Diagnosed vent women from securing a job in advise women to be persistent if with the disease two months the workplace.

The cause of endometriosis is they are not satisfied with their ago, her story is testament to unknown. Theories include genet­ health conditions. Women who the ignorance surrounding the ic causes, auto-immune disorder, suspect that they may have the dis­ illness. Such ignorance has retrograde menstruation, birth ease should continue searching for been the source of immense frustration and anger for defect and lymphatic distribution a doctor until they are satisfied.

In addition, they recommend Stockwood. of endometrial tissue. Recent sci­ “I had chronic pain in my entific research indicates a link that patients request a copy of all between toxins in the environment personal medical history reports, ovaries. My mood swings citing the Supreme Court decision started getting worse. I had no and the disease.

W hile there is no cure for that a patient’ s reports are a energy and my immune sys­ endometriosis, there are a number patien#s property unless that tem was so down that I could of treatments available to women, patient is deemed harmful to barely move,” she said.

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It is not uncommon for women to participate in all of the treatments, including hormone replacement, medication for pain and surgery.

In extreme cases doctors perform hysterectomies.

“Endometriosis tends to come

October 4 th, 1994

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Canadian Red Cross inquiries generate bad publicity

By Stephan Patten Recently, the annual SSMU Blood Drive came and went.

Arriving at the Shatner Ballroom and McConnell, people answered a questionnaire and donated a pint of their blood. The same routine was followed almost everywhere in Canada for many years. This year, however, a series of hearings look­ ing into Canada’s blood supply system, the Krever Inquiry, has painted a broader picture of how we give and receive blood.

Dominic Tambuzzo is the Canadian Red Cross blood donor

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consultant that worked with three student co-ordinators to organise the blood drive at M cG ill. He emphasised that donating blood is entirely risk-free. The name of the blood drive, “Give Without Risk”, highlighted this fact.

Before the blood collected by the Canadian Red Cross is used, it is tested for signs of the virus asso­ ciated with AIDS, hepatitis viruses and others. Dr. Dalius Briedis from the department of microbiology and immunology at McGill, said that less than 1 percent of the bad blood collected makes it through the screening process.

How is it possible that blood infected with HIV or HCV (the virus that causes Hepatitis C) gets by without being detected?

When a person gets infected with HCV, for example, the body develops antibodies against the virus.

These antibodies are not formed by the body immedi­ ately after infection.

“In the case of Hepatitis Q C it can take a very long time O to form antibodies. Some cx; people may never develop them,” Briedis stated. £ The only way to test for c the presence of HCV or HIV in blood is to test for the presence of antibodies to that virus. According to Briedis,

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if an individual donates blood before their body develops anti­ bodies to the virus, the test will return a “false negative”.

This is where the risk, though small, exists.

The fact that blood infected with HIV and HCV has been passed on to transfusion recipients is reported frequently by the media. Dr. Christos Tsoukas, of the McGill AIDS Centre, said that the media does not often report that the blood that infected many of the hemophiliacs with the HIV virus was American, and not Canadian.

“In the early 1980’s American blood was collected from people with a higher risk of having the viral infection. In the mid 1980’s the Americans improved their

blood system,” Tsoukas stated.

Tsoukas feels Canada has a good blood supply system and that as a result of constructive criticism during the Krever Inquiry, the CRC will improve even more.

The media attention on Canada’s blood system has affect­ ed the CRC. Tambuzzo said that over the last two years blood dona­ tions in Canada decreased by ten to twelve percent. That decrease is partly due to the negative exposure Canada’s blood system is receiving in the media.

“Blood in the media was prob­ ably one factor why fewer blood donations than expected were received,” Tambuzzo said.

The Red Cross anticipated collecting 1,375 units of blood at McGill. By the end of the drive,

only 1,016 units were collected.

This will supply the needs of the 96 Montréal hospitals for just over one day.

It is widely acknowledged that there is a need to restore confi­ dence in Canada’s blood supply system. Scott Vineburg, one of the McGill Blood Drive student co­ ordinators, helped to restore this confidence. He got involved because he recognised the need for people to give blood.

The blood supply system in the media has not clouded the real and human purpose behind the work of the Red Cross for Vineburg.

“I have seen the positive effects a blood transfusion has had on somebody close to m e,” he said.

Tenured U of T professor fired

By Irene Bloemraad Many see tenure as the epito­ me of the academic ivory tower.

Like the proverbial princess in the tower, tenure makes professors untouchable.

That was the case, at least, until two weeks ago when a dis­ missal hearing at the University of Toronto recommended that Professor Herbert Richardson be fired from St. Michael’s College.

It is not unheard of for tenured professors to be asked to leave a university, but it is usually done very quietly. This saves the univer­ sity from embarrassment while allowing the professor the opportu­ nity to teach potentially at another university or college.

“The University of Toronto case is very unique for the way it was done,” visiting Law professor David Mullan commented.

The whole process was very public, including the publication of the committee’s final ruling.

Richardson was found guilty of taking an unjustified medical

leave in 1993 and failing to dis­ close outside business activity.

Students had complained of inappropriate behavior in class and unfair grading, but the hearing decided Richardson could be cen­ sured but not fired as a result of these complaints.

McGill Vice-Principal Acad­ emic Bill Chan does not believe that there has ever been a similar incident here at McGill.

Chan defended tenure as nec­ essary “to protect academic free­ dom, for example the right for pro­ fessors to speak out on issues of public values.” However, he cau­ tions that this “does not mean it allows professors to do anything, like the case in Toronto.”

W hile acknowledging the importance of tenure, SSMU VP University A ffairs Jen Small argues, “Given the privilege of something like tenure, one has to recognize that privilege is always balanced with responsibility.”

In M cG ill’s H a n d b o o k f o r Academic Staff, it states that pro­ fessors can be disciplined for

neglecting academic duties such as teaching, research and administra­ tive work. There is no formal men­ tion of dismissal with regard to the perpetration of sexual or racial harassment, but it can fall under the category of general “miscon­ duct”.

At the University of Toronto, Richardson was found guilty by a tribunal of his peers. At McGill, the final decision is made by the principal. The principal will usual­ ly act on the recommendation of an external arbitration panel.

Small believes it is very diffi­ cult for students to do something about professors who they believe are behaving inappropriately.

“You have to have enough courage to come forward, you have to know who to approach and then there is the problem that this is a very long process,” Small said. She believes this discourages a lot of students from starting formal grievance procedures.

Chan stated that student griev­ ances are usually resolved through the office of the Ombudsperson.

A sucker bom every minute

By C hris M c D ougall Phineas T. Bamum was right on the mark.

One has to look no further than last weekend’s Montréal Gazette in order to find solid sup­ port for this well-known truism. In a lead article, reporter Lynn Moore described how and why sixty or so young adults willingly handed over their bank cards and personal iden­ tification numbers to complete strangers.

These strangers, “a small gang of W est-Island college-age crooks”, promised what appeared to be a convincing alibi and a tidy little payoff in return for the co­ operation of their victims. The scam fell to pieces in a single after­ noon. A bank officer heard exactly the same stolen bank card story from four different young clients.

For their brilliant greed and blind­ ing stupidity, most of these vic(ims-slash-accomplices have not

only lost a little cash, but are now under police investigation.

According to Moore, none of the crooks have been found.

Moral of story: do not give your ATM code to anyone.

If you can’t bring yourself to admit that you are a sucker though you may have been suckered in the past, read on for tips on how to avoid being made a schmuck of again.

Let us begin with some easy advice on how not to get taken, or have things taken from you, here on campus. First and foremost, life at the library. Rule number one: keep all of your possessions on your person at all times. Light-fin­ geredness seems to be endemic to all M cGill libraries, even the Religious Studies one, where a coat and purse went missing just this month as their owner was off in the stacks in search of revelation.

Second rule: however fabulous they might look with your fall

wardrobe, those fancy leather book bags are nothing less than homing beacons for thieves. If you own one give it away or leave it at home.

Last rule for the libraries: crazy-glue that copy card to your fingers. The library reports that there are actually people so nasty and devious that they stand next to copiers and wait for absent-minded students to leave without their little grey cards.

Nice guys finish last and nice bikes never finish at all. Your best bet in downtown Montréal is a rusty old ten-speed. If you can’t bear the squeak-squeak of such a machine and yearn for the hum of a Stumpjumper, buy yourself the expensive U-lock-the investment is well worth it.

Then there are the infamous long-distance discount companies.

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October 4 th, 1994

Is family law losing its voice?

By Sylvie Babarik a n d Par o m ita Shah _______

On the evening of September 26, the McGill Faculty of Law held its annual Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture. Sociology professor Carol Smart of the University of Leeds in England presented her study enti­ tled “Losing the Struggle for Another V oice? The Case of Family Law.” Allen, a 1988 graduate of McGill’s Faculty of Law, was mur­ dered on an Ottawa sidewalk in 1991 by her estranged husband, who used a crossbow in the attack.

He was sentenced to a 25-year prison term. This memorial lecture serves not only as a time of remem­ brance, but also as a forum for issues relating to domestic violence.

Professor Sm art’s lecture focused on the changing position of women within the context of British family law although she reiterated her belief that parallel trends were evident in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.

She began her discourse with sociologist Carol Gilligan’s premise that men and women’s moral rea­ soning differ due to innate biologi­ cal factors. However, Smart reject­ ed this argument, attributing varia­ tions to social development rather than psychology. Nonetheless, she uses the notion of different attitudes between the sexes as a starting point in her study of legal appeals by parents in child custody battles.

A more useful framework for Smart’s purposes was a work by Jen Toronto. While this author does

not make any assumptions about the degree of love given to the child by either parent, she does identify two modes of care expressed. She labels the father’s speech and behaviour as “caring about”; whereas the mother’s is associated with “caring for”. The idea of “car­ ing about” is understood as an ethi­ cal stance while the latter is seen as “behaviour arising out of instinct, things we do automatically”.

According to Smart, because “soci­ ety is more impressed with caring about”, the mother’s bargaining position in child custody suits has been weakened.

Smart uses the ideas of the two theorists as a starting point for her own research into the effects of the British legal system’s shift in fami­ ly legislation. She traces the chang­ ing perception of parenthood after divorce. In the fifties, children were not the focus in divorce cases. A complete reversal has occurred since the late 1980’s; now the chil­ dren’s well-being is paramount.

In 1992, new laws were imple­ mented in order to better assure the welfare of the child and acknowl­ edge the permanence of parent­ hood. In addition to noting the obligations of mother and father, the new legislation sought to empower the couple and move fam­ ily issues out of the courts.

Smart believes that the social ramifications of this new legislation can have negative results To begin with, there is no clear definition of “welfare.” What has been empha­ sised is the maintenance of the child’s contact with the father.

Therefore, in easels where the moth­ er has suffered abuse and is resis­ tant to an arrangement where she must often meet with her estranged partner, she is perceived to be an obstacle. Smart notes that the father is armed with rhetoric of “caring about” whereas the mother is left with “old-fashioned discourse” of “caring for.” Moreover, the new acts “presume that non-intervention is better”, an ethic that fails to ade­ quately address cases of domestic violence.

Smart’s pilot study revealed that women in abusive situations had significant difficulty obtaining help from the justice system due to this new “hands o ff’ approach. In fact, the two elements that were affirmed were the necessities of cementing the father’s relationship with the child and the “life-long contract” between parents and child. The “forward-looking divorce laws” deliberately ignore the past relationship of the couple.

Using one case as an illustration of her conclusions, Smart claimed that when the victim attempted to regu­ late contact between the child and the abuser, she was categorized as an “unreasonable parent.”

In her concluding remarks, Smart outlined certain changes that she feels would improve the dispen­ sation of justice for women in child custody cases. One had to establish a “fairness to women as care­ givers.” Most women interviewed

by Smart had complained that the process was simply unfair; some­ thing she felt could be remedied by putting these cases back into the

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that now offer service, rule out any that require you to enter the first 84 digits of 7t before making a call.

Make sure there are no minimum monthly charges, and, if you want to preserve the love of your family and friends, do not provide anyone with the phone numbers of those you call most often. Also, forget about any which demand security deposits before connecting you.

Buying anything, especially electron­ ics, from someone who approaches you on the street is highly ill-advised. The Tribune spoke with two unwary sidewalkshoppers, neither of whom wished to be identified, who lost big bucks to clever VCR and Camcorder “salesmen”. In one case, money was handed over before the goods had actually been seen, and the crook simply forgot to come back out of the building he had entered to get the mer­ chandise. In the other, the perpetrator appeared to be a well-dressed business­ man. The story as detailed by the student is as follows.

“The guy approached me and asked if I wanted to buy a camcorder. He asked me to give him 50 dollars for it. I was hesitant and he began to act nervous. He opened a shopping bag and showed me a sealed JVC box. I assumed it was stolen.”

“The salesman said that he was a heroin addict and really needed the money.

When I asked to see the camera, he led me to a nearby parking lot. He pulled a knife on me and demanded that I give him my wallet. I did and he ran away, leaving the shopping bag behind. When I returned to residence and opened the box, I discovered not a camcorder but a brick. It wasn’t You can pick your friends, and you can pick your PIN, but don’t pick your friend’s PIN

ly important in terms of the grow­ ing problem of mediation.

Replacing the trial setting with a tribunal has placed the mother in a disadvantaged position when intim­ idation has been used. If she is unable to defend her concerns on her own, her fears are too easily dismissed.

Smart’s chief concern in terms of the custody battle has to do with the unforeseen weakening of the mother’s position.

“Violence against women is at risk of being submerged into the idea of it being a private matter.”

courts. In addition, the concept of cruelty should re-enter the dialogue in divorce proceedings.

Smart is the first to acknowl­ edge that the scope of her research is too limited for any grand conclu­ sions to be drawn. She adds that her inquiries coincided with a time when the rights of fathers had taken centre stage in the custody debate.

This may have influenced the type of arguments used by each parent and how the arguments were received by the legal community.

Despite these factors, Smart views her conceptual findings as especial­

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ENTERTAINMENT Exploring the exposés in autumn weekend art bizarre

By M elanie Rutledge

ums, such as painting, sculpture, photography, and video.

The T ribu n e was able to speak with one o f the artists, Lorraine Simms. Simms is inter­ ested in the concept of mind/body separation. She paints artificial body parts — hearts, pancreas — juxtaposed against a background of outdoor landscapes. She wants

October is proving to be an eye-opening month if you’re into the Montréal contemporary art scene — and especially if you’re not. Maybe you feel you’re not reaching your full potential in your methods class in art history.

Maybe the whole idea of contem­ porary art leaves you feelin g less than inspired (you hear the phrase “modem art” and, try as you might, cannot banish from your mind the banal image of W arhol’ s E lvis pointing his gun at your face). More likely, you’re just bored. No matter! Studio o f Q uebec artist Catherine Parish For four consecu­ tive weekends, forty well-known the viewer to be aware of his or and not-so-well-known artists her own way of perceiving the from around the city will be open­ thickly layered contrasting images ing their studios to the public. on the canvas.

This idea of perception can T h ey ’ll be baring it all to the world and you ought to take a be applied to the event as a whole.

Many have walked into a gallery look.

This is actually the third con­ (especially one exhibiting con­ secutive year in a row that this has temporary art) and felt to be at an been going on. Though united immediate disadvantage. I t ’s a under the collective “Les Ateliers completely one-sided exchange.

S ’Exposent 1994”, this event will There’s a cylindrical black col­ feature a variety of creative medi­ umn towering above which you

Black and Blue bash

By T a n ya M einecke_______________________________________

What better way to spend Thanksgiving weekend than at Montréal’s biggest party? The Black and Blue AIDS Benefit, organized by the Bad Boy Club of Montréal, takes place October 6-10, concluding AIDS awareness week as well as the U.S.-based National “Coming Out Day”.

The BBCM is a non-profit organization supporting AIDS care groups within the city. This weekend not only serves to help many AIDS victims, but also to bring together people who are interested in and supportive of the cause.

The main event of the weekend is the Black and Blue Party on Sunday, October 9, from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. It takes place at the Amphithéâtre Bell, and part of the appeal for Montréalers will be the radi­ cal transformation from its conservative environs to a trippy venue. The dress code is, not surprisingly, black and blue. The main entrance of the amphitheatre will be fdled with displays by groups supporting the event, such as Séro Zero, which will be giving out condoms and informing peo­ ple about safe sex “from all walks of life.”

According to volunteer organizer Mike Syms, the music will be “deep house music” but “no hard-core techno or depressing stuff.” DJ Junior Vasquez, from New York’s Sound Factory will be playing from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m.— a huge event, as it will be his first appearance outside the Big Apple. Other acts of interest are Kristine W. and Capital Sound.

New to the Black and Blue party this year is the VIP Skydeck, an entire floor glassed in on all sides, allowing a panoramic view of Montréal in four directions. It’s a place in which to cool down with more conventional dance music and disco.

Some other weekend events include a Prelude Party at Sky (1474 Ste. Catherine E.) Friday, and a Pre-Black and Blue Saturday night at K.O.X. and the Canadian Armed Forces Armory (dress code is military/uniform).

There’ll also be parties at Royal (Thursday), Katakombes (Friday) and a Pajama Recovery Party at Club DiSalvio on Monday morning.

The benefit is a time to get together with others to promote health, awareness, acceptance and joie de vivre despite the shadow of AIDS. Guests are expected from around North America as well as Europe.

Tickets are $25 in advance ($35 at the door) and available through Admissions (800)361-4595/ 790-1245 or at outlets throughout the city, including Stone Gym, and Juan and Juanita’s. Doors open at 10 p.m. at the Amphithéâtre Bell. For further information, call 277-9107.

might be enjoying— but how do you know? The gallery setting tends to reinforce the false per­ ception that all artists are closet­ ed, temperamental freaks who delight in giving everyone the impression that they like it that way, thank you very much.

Hence, nobody goes to these gal­ leries because they think the artists don’t care.

That’s exactly why the idea behind “Les Ateliers S ’Exposent 1994” works so well. For walking into an artist’s personal studio and viewing both finished works, as well as works in progress, intro­ duces a daring, voyeuristic dynamic into the whole experi­ ence — for both the viewer and the artist. The needlessly imposed barrier between the two is broken down, and the artist is seen in a newer, more vulnerable light.

People who are not regular gallery-goers will appreciate this.

And as Simms stated, “It’s a really great opportunity for people who are curious or interested in art to meet the artists and experi­ ence the conditions under which the work is produced. My hope would be that this w ill break down the barriers for people who feel intimidated or excluded from galleries which exhibit contempo­ rary art,” she said. “I really value the [chance] to talk to people about my work.”

What was that about closeted freaks?

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Les Ateliers Exposés, Circuit I galleries showing October 8-9 and 15-16 1591 Clark (Judith Berry, Benoit Bourdeau, Arthur Monk) 4530 Clark (Sylvie Fraser, Léon Perrault) 5611 Clark (Tanya Morand) 7180 Clark (Rose-Marie Goulet) 7110 Clark (Christian Kiopini) 4401 Lafrance (Lucio de Heusch) 4405 Lafrance (Dominique Sarrazin) 2177 Masson #401 (Atelier Sculpt)

never venture past St-Denis on foot.

Please don’t think o f this event as some giant love-in with everybody shmoozing and smooching and discovering what it’s like to live without barriers.

The artists are obviously doing this to milk as much exposure out of it as possible, selling cata­ logues at a modest price.

Nevertheless, if you don’t take the bus, or buy a catalogue, you won’t have to part with a cent (entrance to studios is free). So why not venture astray from the library one of these oh-so-bright and crisp October weekends? It might open your eyes.

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By N icole A mour

Quiz Show marks Robert Redford’s contribution to the recent onslaught of movies which criticize the omnipresent force that is television. Redford’s battle strategy is the reinterpretation of the quiz show scandals that shocked America in the ‘50s, namely the accusation that NBC’s show Twenty-One was rigged. The themes of the movie are nicely summed up in the film’s first sequence of a sports car shot, a sales pitch and a radio piece in which the newscaster complains that the Russians beat America into space. Having set a mood of intense consumerism and competitiveness, Redford begins our joyride through 20th century immorality, intending to slap our hands for being slaves to the ‘tube, the spotlight and the dollar bill.

Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), the reigning champion of Twenty-One, is asked to answer incorrectly so that contestant Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) can win and boost the ratings. Stempel is an irritating and frenetic contestant with a tangible tension. Turturro plays his character brilliantly, and is incredible to watch. Fiennes, of Schindler’s List fame, is also good but periodically lapses into his native English accent.

Perhaps he should have taken lessons from Meryl Streep.

Considered to be “a fat, annoying Jewish guy with a sidewall haircut” by the producers of the show, the comment “now there’s a face for radio” signals the end of Stempel’s reign as champion. Van Doren is the son of a Pulitzer winning poet and, more importantly, has the rosy-cheeked complexion and the gleaming white teeth that TV thrives on. Jilted by the producers, Stempel seeks legal aid in his campaign for revenge.

Richard Goodwin (Rob Morrow) joins the crusade to “put television on trial” as the Harvard-educated lawyer who sees the case as an opportunity to advance his sag­ ging career.

It becomes clear as the characters develop that each one falls prey to the media’s practice of image construc­ tion. Stempel, always the underdog, enjoys the respect, while Van Doren sees television as a method of moving out from behind his father’s scholarly shadow. Both are lured by easy money and lose sight of the fact that their fame and fortune had been realized at the expense of honesty. Rest assured that the lesson does not stop there, as Redford also questions television’s obligations of entertainment and education of its audience.

Redford does not succumb to the saccharine appeal of the traditional Hollywood ending, but instead leaves us with images of the characters with their faults made obvious. An extra bonus is the number of times the camera rests slightly longer on those three famous let­ ters NBC or that notorious peacock. To his credit, he is not subtle in his scorn.

Martin Scorsese’s cameo is also a treat, but his act­ ing leaves a lot to be desired.

Despite the work of Turturro and Fiennes, this movie just didn’t have the weight that it should have.

Having grown up with TV, you can’t help but be aware of its importance and its questionable practices in the name of good ratings. The fact that television is corrupt is not startling news. Robert Redford does point fingers, but his indictment lacks magnitude. What is disappoint­ ing is not Quiz Show’s mediocrity, but the fact that we have grown immune to the suggestion that television is produced without the consideration of its impact or its audience.

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October 4th, 1994

Girls Against Boys’ Sultry Swingers

By H arris N ew man

Girls Against Boys have been running the indie rock gauntlet for close to a decade now. In their original incarnation as DC emoheroes Soulside, the boys were the infamous Dischord’s shining stars.

Soulside singer Bobby Sullivan went on to frolic in various pro­ jects, such as Seven League Boots and Rain Like The Sound Of Trains, but the remaining Soulsiders knew they had a good thing going.

Enlisting DC producer extraor­ dinaire Eli Janney (keyboards/samplers/bass/vocals/kitchen sink), Girls Against Boys (GvsB) came to be. Featuring remaining Soulsiders Scott McCloud (vocals/guitar), Johnny Temple (bass) and Alexis Fleisig (drums), GvsB released two albums on Adult Swim records, the 9 0 ’s vs 8 0 ’s EP and T ro p ic o f S co rp io . Two more albums on Touch and Go, Venus Luxure No. 1 B aby and Cruise Y ourself, their long awaited full length released this week, have further defined their intense, subtle-as-a-batteringram style.

Describing their music as “classy”, GvsB can ’t be nailed down under any neat and tidy label.

Their albums have truly covered the whole spectrum: dirty-edged techno thump, free jazz, Pink Floydian space rants, bottomed out hyper-rock, even a touch of Lollapalooza-friendly power pop.

Convenient, since the crew logged time this summer on Lollapalooza’s second stage.

However, they question how useful the experience was. “Most of the people aren’t there to see you” said Fleisig on the phone from Chicago.

Finding an audience has become easier and easier, especial­ ly while touring with labelmates

the rich but somewhat stagnant DC scene to New York also had a big effect on their musical outlook.

“Living in New York has really broadened our perspectives. Living in DC, we were really into any band that Guy, Brendan and Ian (of Fugazi) were in. It was them and Big Black, and we really weren’t aware of what else was going on.”

The exceptionally supportive scene had both its good and bad points. “You have an audience that is so keyed into what you’re doing, and they’re all friends, so you can do a lot of things that aren’t so great.”

It’s evident that GvsB have safely escaped from their some­ what limited early years, all the better from the experience. With some pretty sturdy touring under their belts after countless romps around the planet, coupled with a new album, the group have the music in them, and it ’s just scream in’ to get out. Fleisig explained their tour agenda: “We’ve been playing a lot of the songs for a long time. We’re more enthusiastic about our newer stuff, so we try to play that more. Cruise Yourself is really along the lines of Venus Lux, but it has a lot more groove songs going on.”

The sex-saddled swing, the carton-of-Camels-a-day vocals, the “Somebody flip p ed the O-g switch... ” basser than bass rhythm thunder, the slithering guitar— GvsB have days, and uncommon in most something for everyone. Free of the music today. “Johnny and I wrote clichés that have smothered many a all the rhythm stuff for Soulside, rising supergroup, Girls Against and it’s still the same rhythm sec­ Boys are destined to make and tion for this band. There were a lot break their own rules, leaving a of styles I wouldn’t attempt trail of pale imitators in their because for some reason it got in tracks. my head that it wasn’t appropriate Girls Against Boys seduce the for the tone of music we were play­ ing. With this band, we felt we m asses W ednesday, O ctober 5th with the Je s u s L iz a rd a t C a fé could do everything we wanted.”

The group’s relocation from Campus. and unofficial Lords-over-all-thatexist, the Jesus Lizard. But GvsB possess enough original qualities to attract interest from all ends of the music world. First off, there’s their unconventional use o f two bass guitars along with keyboards and sampling. Fleisig explains, “It gives us a lot more low end. When I do a drumbeat, I usually follow the bass, and having two basses, I have a lot to choose from.”

In addition, the dizzying range of genres they tackle is a vast change from their earlier hardcore

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•Mark Tansey at the Musée des Beaux-Arts

By Barbara M a c D ougall _______________

Twenty-five paintings representing 15 years of Mark Tansey’s work are on display in his first major retrospective at the Museé des Beaux-Arts.

According to Tansey, his works explore “the idea that the painted picture knows itself to be metaphorical, rhetorical, transformational, and fictional. I’m not doing pictures of things that actually exist in the world. The narratives never actually occurred.”

One of the first paintings encountered in the show, The Innocent Eye Test (1981) depicts a cow in an art museum. The cow is surrounded on two sides by white coat wearing scientists noting her reaction to the sight of an unrolled life-size painting of a bull under a tree in a pasture. One scientist wields a mop, in case of acci­ dents.

The subject matter here is something the voiceappropriation people (unheard of in 1981) might want to take issue with. We are being asked to look at this painting through the eyes of a cow and filter any impressions through a cow’s experience of the world.

Well, maybe. Historically, we are used to scientists (usually male) from one culture observing others (usual­ ly male) of another culture who then pronounce on the community as a whole. Our female bovine is being given equal time in the art museum, removed from the field as it were. This equal time stretches out and but as we reflect on our own experience of cows, the assump­ tions we feel capable of making based on our experi­ ence of cowness...and art museums. Cows and art patrons don’t seem to do very much, and neither move around very fast.

In Triumph o f the New York School (1984), a meet­ ing of Old World French intellectuals and New World American Abstract Expressionists and theorists in the foreground, ends up taking second place to the action in the mid-and background of an ugly battlefield. In the midst of great explosions erupting from unseen can­ noneers, isolated in space and time, Custer makes his last stand against an unseen enemy. In the middle a man butts his head against a wall. What appears to be a Catherine wheel is silhouetted against the sky as a Poussinesque funeral procession winds its way off to the field stage left. To the right, an international group of aboriginals squat on a little rise observing the action.

An ironic comment on the recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes is made in the 1986 painting, Triumph Over Mastery, as a man standing on a ladder whitewashes Michelangelo’s Last Judgement, seeming­ ly unconcerned that his own shadow and that of his lad­ der are also disappearing.

The 45-year old American artist’s use of pictorial representation at the beginning of his career in the late ‘70s set him up in opposition to the prevailing Abstract Expressionist ideology. “My work investigates how dif­ ferent realities interact and abrade. And the understand­ ing is that the abrasions start within the medium itself,” said Tansey.

The use of monochrome parodies the theoretical underpinnings of reductionist colour field paintings of the last twenty years. His monochrome grey, blue, red, violet and terra-cottas, and photographically Naturalism are coupled with a subtractive painting method, wiping away paint and allowing the white gesso ground to glow through.

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Don’t call it Miracle Whip

After David had drifted away, her life became painfully empty; she was the lonely victim of love’s savage larceny.

Following the despair of sleepless nights, unfinished meals and an ever tightening knot in her stomach, Delia agreed, reluctantly, to leave the city and drown her sor­ rows with Marina, her oldest and wildest friend.

“Don’t look so gloomy, there are many fish in the sea - put the experience behind you, stop hold­ ing on. Let go - forget the jerk.”

Marina was ready to paint the town red, but Delia could only dwell on David.

Advice, especially recycled consolations about fish in the sea, was received like paper by a fur­ nace. In the wasteland that plagues a broken heart, reason has no dominion.

After a tomr off Jibe local bars they followed ambiguous directions and ended up at a party. Delia sat in a comer, by the untouched oysters, vaguely listening to a guy named Sam summarise his opinion o f Instrument ssfJaaʜ.

“Gratuitous sex, nauseating obscenities and the booby-trap sequence where all gimmicks to fat­ ten up a razor thin plot,” he rolled his eyes and tossed back his thick mane o f hair, pleased with his observation.

David had taken her to see it.

A deep gloom fell over her face.

“What’ s wrong?” he pried, genuinely concerned.

Involuntarily, the dam burst and out poured the epic drama of her lost love. It was easy to be can­ did with a complete stranger.

Attentive, and sympathetic he stroked her hand affectionately, like

Tansey...

Continued from Page 15 Textural effects are achieved with various materials which as used to blot the wet paint, in order that rocks, leaves or other objects being por­ trayed look like they would feel. The subjects of landscapes or interiors with figures depict fictitious, constructed events which are sharply witty, lit­ erate, technically superb, and accessible.

The most banal of photographs culled from popular American maga­ zines flesh the images of ideas coming from the likes of literary theorists such as Derrida, Barthes and de -----------------------------------------_ _ Man, while jostling for equal time across canvas space with Picasso and Braque, da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Tansey’s work, a funhouse romp through past and current art movements, allows us to look at each painting repeatedly over real time as its subject is alternately clarified and distort­ ed through the filter of ongoing current events. As viewers, we provide yet another level of commentary through our pas­ sive or active participation in the world.

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were not her own, but controlled by an impulse of such seething ani­ mosity that it numbed her into a demonic composure. Sam became the embodiment of all the hatred, resentment and pain his miserable kind had caused her.

Nimbly, she climbed out of bed and found a pair of scissors on his desk. Making sure not to wake him, she began cutting off clumps of hair until his mane was a memo­ ry. She then hunted around the floor until she found the condom. For one nauseating instant she remembered the oysters from the party, slick and globulous. Determined beyond dis­ gust, she picked it up with the scis­ sors and carried it into the kitchen, methodically depositing it into a jar of mayonnaise.

She stirred it in until it was buried from sight and returned the jar to the fridge.

Delia gathered her things and walked out into the crisp autumn morning of an unfamiliar street in a strange city, feeling, even if only remotely, vindicated. Miracle whip indeed!

Professional wrestling: not just a game Federation which concern us. In each article we will attempt to do the impossible; to make the WWF a better Wrestling is a complicated science. Like the weath­ place. The problems which face the WWF, though com­ er, too many variables exist for one to confidently pre­ plicated, can be solved through careful logic and reason. dict its outcomes. Will Mr. Fuji use his cane to alter the The single largest problem in the WWF stems from course of a match? Is the Hulkster fit to be champion the rapid exchange of championship belts, not due to again? We are mere mortals guided only by intuition. ability but ‘tawdry manœuvers’. These, techniques Hence our predictions sometimes may go awry. Behind include the ‘small package’, the ‘sunset flip’, and the all the speculation and uncertainty lies one universal ‘roll up from the ropes’. The matches end quickly and truth; wrestling is real. It is a sport with athletes, not usurp the win from the rightful victor. Although techni­ actors, courage, not choreography. Wrestling skeptics, cally sound and completely legal, these pins allow infe­ prepare to see the light. rior athletes to obtain highly-regarded championship There are many aspects to the World Wrestling status.

In the end, both the rightful champion and the spectators leave the arena with a sour taste in their mouth. For example, on August 31, 1994, at the world renowned Summerslam in Chicago, the women’s title was on the line as champion Alundra Blaze faced off against the Bull. The Bull dominated the match from beginning to end.

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on Delia. She could smell his breath, sour with alcohol as he whispered hoarsely into her ear.

“Gotta love the Miracle Whip!”

He dismounted, rolled off the condom and passed out.

Delia had hoped for an evening of warm passionate love making, instead she was lonely, wounded and drunk; a discarded rag in a strangers room.

Sam began to mumble.

“Oh Karen, sweetheart, it was stupid. I was drunk... it didn’t mean anything... forgive me... I love you.”

Catching a stray light from the window, a small picture on his night table grabbed her attention Sam, sporting shorter hair and a tux was accompanied by a pretty girl in a formal dress. Inscribed on the sil­ ver frame was “A small token of my luv, Karen.”

Delia burned with indignation.

She had been made an unwitting accomplice to a vile infidelity. Her anger became so inexpressible, that when thinking back to that moment it felt like a dream. Her actions

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David would have. She felt that she could trust him.

Eventually, the subject moved away from David and they fell into an easy rapport ranging from films to books punctuated with exchanges of persona] anecdotes until the party dissolved into a couple of stragglers and a passed out Marina.

Sam turned to her meekly.

“Would you like to come over.

I have a bottle of wine I ’ve been saving for a special occasion. I ’d love to share it with you.”

There was no illusion to what lay beneath his suggestion. He was attractive, gentle and she didn’t want to be left alone. She agreed.

At his apartment, Sam poured two glasses of red, plopped himself on the couch and passed her a glass.

The bottle wasn’t half empty before they were locked in a drunken embrace that led to a naked entan­ glement in the bedroom.

Sam’s tenderness gave way to urgency, and finally his face clenched like a fist, jerked back in a spasm of inviolable pleasure.

The heft of his body collapsed

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Redmen squander lead in embarrassing football loss

By Kashif Zahoor

The Eagles must have had the McGill Redmen football team in mind when they sang their classic “Heartache Tonight”. To say last Saturday’s loss to the Ottawa GeeGee’s was a heartache might be a bit of an understatement. A major coro­ nary would be a better description of Saturday’s contest as Ottawa snatched a 36-35 victory from the jaws of almost certain defeat.

McGill led Ottawa 35-24 with just over two minutes left to play. It is hard to fathom how the Redmen could blow an 11-point lead with 120 ticks on the clock, but to the horror of the few McGill fans who made the two-and-a-half hour trek to Ottawa’s Frank Clair Stadium, the Redmen found a way.

Approaching the two-minute mark, the Gee-Gee’s pivot, Steve Clarke, named the Ontario-Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference offensive player of the week follow­ ing the game, facing a third and 10 from the McGill 35 completed a huge pass to wide receiver Je ff Berazink at the 20-yard line. The third down pass appeared to be head­ ing right to two McGill defenders, when Berazink somehow squirted in

front of them and made an incredible grab to keep the drive alive. Two plays later Clarke found Berazink in the end zone. With the two-point conversion the Gee-Gee’s found themselves trailing by just three, 3532 with a 1:50 left.

Ottawa kicked off from the McGill 50 because of a Redmen per­ sonal foul on the two-point conver­ sion. Gee-Gee place kicker Bernard Gravel was easily able to kick the ball through the end zone resulting in a single point for Ottawa, to cut fur­ ther into McGill’s diminishing lead.

The score became an eerie 35-33 for the Redmen.

In spite of Ottawa’s sudden nine point outburst, McGill had the ball and, more importantly, a two-point lead. Instead of running out the remaining minute left on the clock, McGill decided to baffle everyone by throwing the ball in the air.

On the first down, Redmen quarterback Andy Lucchetta was nailed from the blindside as he was rolling out to the right. The ball popped loose and Ottawa conve­ niently recovered at the McGill 29.

Two plays later, Ottawa made McGill pay dearly for its fatal miscue. Gravel’s 32-yard boot sailed through the uprights, completing the

Gee-Gee’s incredible comeback.

Two minutes of recklessness by the Redmen nullified 58 minutes of solid football and a win. Merely spectacular performances by Shawn Linden, Steve Papp, and Lucchetta all went for naught.

Rookie running back Linden reached the century mark for the first time. He rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries. Papp compiled 221 all-pur­ pose yardage including a 77-yard pass reception. Both Linden and Papp scored two touchdowns.

Lucchetta made up for his noshow in the game against Concordia two weeks ago. He passed for a career high 233 yards and tossed two touchdowns. Lucchetta’s numbers would have looked even better but he was victimised on three occassions by dropped passes. One of the dropped balls had “T-O-U-C-H-D-OW-N” written all over it.

Ottawa drew first blood 2:33 in the first quarter on a heads up play by the Ottawa quarterback. Just as Clarke was about to be brought down after a ten yard scramble to the McGill 34 he pitched the ball to run­ ning back Carlo Disipio who carried it untouched for a Gee-Gee touch­ down.

McGill evened the score in the

War of wins, war of words in baseball

By A ndrew M orrison

The McGill Redbirds Varsity Baseball Club suf­ fered its first losses of the season this weekend, losing two of three games to the second place Durham College Lords.

The first game was a see-saw battle with four lead changes. McGill got off to a rocky start, allowing Durham to load the bases with no outs on two hits and an error. The Redbirds looked like they would escape the inning when pitcher Brian Titherington struck out the Durham right fielder. However, the low pitch escaped the catcher and one run scored.

M cGill answered quickly in their half of the inning as leadoff hitter Ron Bugeaud was hit by a pitch. A triple to the centrefield fence by third baseman Steve Morganstein later scored Bugeaud and a single by centrefielder Todd Savage drove in Morganstein, allowing McGill to take a one run lead.

After Durham took advantage of McGill’s sloppy fielding to score two unearned runs, Redbird leftfielder Ted Caron led off the fifth inning with a double to left.

Second baseman Ron Bugeaud followed with a single, driving in Caron to tie the game. The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth inning, when McGill third baseman Dan Jarosz drew a one out walk off of the tiring Durham pitcher.

A fter Caron’ s third hit of the game, Durham in te n tio n a lly walked Bugeaud to load the bases. Morg­ anstein followed with a hard grounder that the shortstop could not handle and pinch runner Dan Kuzmarov 8 crossed the plate t§ with the winning run. o

Unquestionably, the star of the game was pitcher Brian Titherington, who went nine innings, struck out seven and did not allow an earned run.

“They were clearly our toughest competition to date. It’s nice to see the boys come through with some late inning heroics,” Titherington said.

The second game of the double header was nearly as tight as the first, as McGill lost 5-4, ending the game with the tying run on third base.

Durham took advantage of M cG ill’s fielding problems to take a quick three-run lead in the begin­ ning of the battle, as the Durham pitcher held the McGill bats silent the first two innings. The Redbirds drew even in the third inning when first baseman Atif Khan started the rally with a single. After another walk to Bugeaud and a McGill strike out, centrefielder Todd Savage came to the plate with two on and two out.

Savage quickly tied the game with a mammoth home run to right-centre field. Unfortunately, McGill couldn’t hold on as Durham rallied with two out in the sixth inning to score two runs. Only clutch pitching by reliever Dan Brock prevented Durham from pulling out of reach.

Down two runs, the Redbirds tried to rally as catcher Yann Monnet hammered a triple to rightfield.

He was driven in by Ted Caron and McGill trailed by just one run.

In the seventh inning, a walk by Steve Herskovitz would be as close as McGill would get to the Lords as they were unable to live up to their reputation for late inning heroics, losing their first game of the season 54.

In the rubber match, McGill suffered its second loss of the season 5-3. Once again careless fielding hurt McGill as they squandered a strong pitching out­ ing by Mitch Shipper. Shipper was on the mound for six innings, striking out two and allowing only two earned runs.

Although McGill was led by strong efforts from Todd Savage and Steve Munroe, they were unable to draw even. For the second straight game Savage smashed a home run, finishing with three hits and two runs batted in. Steve Munroe supplemented Savage’s efforts by blasting two hits and driving in one run.

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closing moments of the first on an 11-yard pass from Lucchetta to Papp.

Ottawa scored on 29-yard field goal and a 8-yard quarterback keeper by Clarke to gain a 17-7 advantage mid­ way through the second.

The Red and White went on to score 21 unanswered points. Running back Linden scored on a remarkable piece of running. He took the ball at the Ottawa 7-yard line darted around the comer to the 3rd where he spun off three would be tacklers into the end zone. The touchdown left McGill down 17-14 at the half.

McGill took its first lead of the game in the third quarter with 14 straight points. Papp scored his sec­ ond touchdown to put the Redmen up 21-17, and then, 11 minutes later, Lucchetta found Jason Tsadilas in the right comer of the endzone for a 15-yard touchdown.

Ottawa closed the gap with a touchdown 4:10 into the fourth quar-

ter, but McGill appeared to have closed the door on the Gee-Gees on Linden’s second touchdown run with just over seven minutes left to play.

The McGill defence, which allowed only 22 points in the first two games, has been run over for 78 points in the last two. Ottawa mus­ tered up a total of 463 yards of offence, moving up and down the field on McGill’s defence at will.

The Gee-Gee’s came in as the top passing team in the conference. Last Saturday was no exception as Ottawa picked up 348 yards of real estate by air.

The game for second place in the O-QIFC dropped McGill into a third place tie with the Carleton Ravens, two games behind rival Concordia. The Redmen will get a chance to atone for Saturday’s embarrassing loss when they play the 1-3 Bishop’s Gaiters this Thursday night at 7 pm at Molson Stadium.

Hockey wins one of three By |oe W o n g

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M ark Luz

The Redmen hockey squad, riddled with injuries and plagued by penalties, were routed by the home Université du Québec à Trois Rivières Patriotes 13-1 on Sunday afternoon in the champi­ onship game of the UQTR hockey tournament.

Rookie Pierre Gendron potted the lone goal for the heroes in red.

Injuries and suspensions forced the M cGill team to only dress two rookie players to guard the blue line, while several forwards were moved back to platoon with the defencemen. As a result, the M cG ill goaltenders, Richard Boscher and Robert Bourbeau, fell victims to a brutal assault of 56 shots on goal by the tournament winning Patriotes.

On their way to the champi­ onship game, the Redmen faced Concordia and Laurentian University. Friday night placed M cG ill on the losing end of a match which showcased Concordia’s scoring prowess. The Redmen dropped the game 6-2.

Despite the 136 penalty in minutes handed out to both squads, Gendron was a force to contend with in his debut with the Redmen.

He scored one goal and assisted on the only other McGill point, netted

by Benoit Leroux.

The Redmen’s only real bright spot o f the weekend came on Saturday when they trounced Laurentian by a score of 11-4.

The Laurentian goaltender faced a barrage of McGill missiles, as the Redmen outshot the Sudburians 47-41. Two goals and one assist came off the wood of Gendron in yet another strong game for the M cG ill rookie.

Adding points on the board were Kelly Nobes with two goals and an assist, rookie defenceman Mark Zahara with one goal, and Benoit Leroux with one goal and two

assists.

Standing between the pipes for the Redmen was Bourbeau, turning away 37 Laurentian shots.

Although still early in the sea­ son, this weekend’s tournament highlighted shortcomings in the Redmen hockey organisation that need to be addressed.

M cG ill, in response to the undisciplined play of their oppo­ nents and initiating some undisci­ plined play of their own, racked up over 200 penalty minutes in their first two games and this resulted in many power play goals against them.

The powerful UQTR squad capitalised on McGill penalties by scoring 10 power play goals, sur­ passing the previous club record set in 1934 for most power play goals allowed in one game which stood at 8.

The rookies could be the bright spots in the upcoming sea­ son and shining brightest so far is Pierre Gendron. Gendron, a Montreal native, stormed onto the university hockey scene this week­ end by scoring four goals and assisting on two in three games.

•On the veteran front, Guy Boucher, last year’s top scorer for McGill, was recently elected the team captain. Big things are expected to come from Boucher, now in his fourth year. Sharing leadership duties with assistant captains Todd Marcellus and Luc Latulippe, Boucher’s scoring touch and leadership on and off the ice should lead the Redmen to a strong season.

The Redmen, who missed last year’s playoffs for the first time in eleven years despite having a win­ ning record overall, will be travel­ ling to Toronto to face off against Ryerson and Laurentian University this weekend. They will be playing on Friday at 4 pm against Ryerson at Saint Michael’s College arena.

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Rugby women shutout

BY YVON CARRIERE

The McGill Women’s Rugby Club loss to Concordia last Thursday can be explained in one line.

“We lost the game in the first ten minutes of the game,” stated coach Sam Lupton.

It did not begin well at all for the Martlets at the Loyola campus field, as a penalty was called against them on the opening kickoff.

Concordia took full advantage of this mental error to score a quick try, convert it and take an early 7-0 lead.

“We have to start the games with the intensity we play with [in] the rest of the game,” said Martlet

Nadine Robert.

Soon after the first score, Concordia was successful with another try, which was not convert­ ed. McGill picked up intensity but the 12-point deficit would prove to be tough to surmount.

“After the first ten minutes, we were right up there with them,” said Lupton.

The McGill women’s squad did play well, as they held off Concordia for the remainder of the first half, and even controlled the play in the second. They simply could not, how­ ever, get the ball past the try line and the game ended with Concordia tak­ ing a 12-0 win.

W in, lose, and draw

By M ila A u n c - T hwin

Although the only people who were sheltered from the steady rain were the members of the press box, there were still a good number of indomitable soccer fans on hand to witness the Redmen playing host to the Concordia Stingers last Wednesday night.

The game started off as a wellcontrolled, evenly-matched, back and forth game with aggressive play by both the Redmen and the Stingers. There were relatively few shots on goal by either team and quite a bit of the match was fought in the midfield area. Considering the poor weather conditions how­ ever, McGill’s offence did at times look very sharp, and although they didn’t always finish the play, their passing game seems to be showing considerable improvement.

A tense moment for the Redmen occurred near the midway mark of the first half, when attack­ ing Stingers got close enough to goaltender Brian Rae to take a hard shot on goal. Rae caught the ball, but fell backwards, apparently into his own net. Luckily, the ball did not cross the goal line, and the scoreless deadlock was maintained.

Shortly before the half, defender Chris Drysdale had a good position on the left of the goal after breaking through the Stinger defense, but while taking his shot at the goal, he was grabbed from behind by a desperate Concordia fullback.

The referee awarded Drysdale a penalty kick. The shot was fired right at the goalie, who blocked the ball but could not get a hold of it.

The ball rolled back into the mid­ dle of the goal area, and in the ensuing confusion, Drysdale was

able to get to the ball and knock it in, putting the Redmen up 1-0.

The game was characterised as much by the action that occurred away from the ball as it was by the action near it. There were countless spectacular falls by players in this game, caused by a combination of extremely wet astroturf and the legendary competitive M cGillConcordia rivalry. Throughout the game, players were constantly nudging, shoving, and knocking each other down and yelling at one another. All of this action did not go completely unnoticed by refer­ ees though, as they awarded sever­ al yellow cards as well as a red one.

Despite the rough play, McGill managed to stay on top of things to come out with the win. In the closing minutes of the game, David Rossman was able to dribble his way to an open shot which he buried in the back of Concordia’s net, and sealed McGill’s victory, 20.

The McGill Redmen traveled to Sherbrooke on Saturday after­ noon to emerge from a hard fought battle with a tie of 0-0. The follow­ ing day in Lennoxville, the Redmen would suffer an ugly defeat against the weaker and less experienced Gaiters.

Bishop’s, who had not won a game up to the McGill meeting, had the Redmen playing a fruitless game of catch-up as they went on to chalk up a point in their win col­ umn with a final score of 2-0.

Scoring for the Gaiters were Mike D’Alessandro and David Dunlop.

The team will try to regroup and redeem themselves this Thanksgiving weekend when they host UQTR Friday night at 9 p.m. at Molson Stadium.

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Continued from Page 17 bound to be a certain amount of animosity, and this matchup was no dif­ ferent. The rivalry between these two teams was magnified by a TSN fea­ ture story on the Canadian Interuniversity Baseball Association baseball league which focused on McGill — and only on McGill. Durham, the team which has the longest-standing baseball program in the league, felt that TSN ignored their team in favour of the Redbirds. For some reason, Durham felt McGill, not TSN was to blame for this slight.

The Durham animosity manifested itself in a display of taunting by the Lords.

This rivalry will make the remainder of the season very interesting, as McGill will hook up with Durham on the road, and likely in the league championships.

“We have alot of good athletes on this team, and I hope the rest of McGill comes out to support us,” Dan Kuzmarov noted.

The Redbirds travel to Durham this weekend, no doubt to even up the score in both the war of wins and the war of words.

It was quite surprising to some that the game even took place. The men’s and women’s rugby teams depend on the Athletics department to provide the post pads for games.

On this night, the Martlets were denied post pads. After a fruitless effort to find a set, coach Lupton took his chances without them.

“I thought [Concordia] would refuse to play the game and take the win,” explained Lupton.

Concordia accepted to play the game anyway, despite the definite risk involved in playing without the post pads. Coach Lupton was not impressed.

“It is a shame that, as usual, a very dedicated team gets shafted by the Athletics Department,” com­ mented Lupton. “The lack of sup­ port is a farce; all we get from them are goal post pads, and tonight they were not available.”

Goal post pads were not a con­ cern last Sunday as the Martlets faced the John Abbott College Lady Islanders in Ste-Anne de Bellevue.

A more experienced McGill squad simply trounced John Abbott 50-0.

McGill controlled the play from beginning to end. They dominated every aspect of the game, especially in the scrums and rucks, where they were a major force.

Tries were scored by Dez Lindon, Colleen McDermott, Nathalie Haltrich, Patricia McDonald, Tate Hurtig, Claire McMahon, and Monica Conway, who had two. Charlotte Daughney held a kicking clinic, converting five of her team’s eight tries. Other notable performances were those of Conway and Haltrich.

The Martlets’ next game is at Concordia’s Loyola Campus on Thursday, October 6 in a cross-town rematch. Some good old rugby action might be a good idea to wet your palate before heading home for some turkey and stuffing this upcoming weekend. Game time is 6:30 p.m.

Field hockey woes continue Last weekend proved to be a tough one for the McGill field hockey team as they competed in an Ontario Women’s Intercollegiate Association tournament in Toronto.

A lack of offence that has plagued the team all season haunted the Martlets once again as they failed to score in all three games they played.

The Martlets lost 6-0 to York on Saturday and were shutout in both of their games on Sunday; 2-0 to Western and 8-0 to the University of Toronto. The Martlets, now 2-8 on the season, will try their luck again this weekend when they host Carleton and Queens in a tourna­ ment held at Molson Stadium. Game times are Saturday at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. for the host team McGill.

Rowing squad at Trent The McGill rowing team traveled to Peterborough, Ontario this past weekend to take part in the Head of the Trent Regatta at Trent University. Eleven McGill boats competed in nine different classes over the 4.2 km. The McGill crews competed in pursuit races, known as Head races, which involve 15-second staggered starts. McGill fared well, led by the two-time defending champion lightweight women’s eight crew, who won their second race of the season. The heavyweight men’s eight crew was also impres­ sive in posting a victory which was 14 seconds ahead of their competi­ tors. Other highlights included the heavyweight women’s eight, which took 5th place, the lightweight men’s eight, which also placed 5th, the heavyweight men’s fours, com­ ing in at 4th, and the novice women’s ‘A’ team, who won their race. The McGill crew is off this weekend but will take part in two

separate regattas in two week’s time.

On October 15, they will be in St. Catherines, Ontario to compete in the Brock Invitational and on the 16th, the crew will travel to Rochester, New York, to take part in the Bausch and Lomb Invitational Regatta.

Volleyball Martlets take silver medal at Concordia The much improved women’s volleyball team came up with an impressive performance at the Concordia Volleyball Classic last weekend. The Martlets fought hard in battling the University of Toronto to five sets before dropping the final set in the gold-medal final. The scores were 15-9, 14-16, 16-14, 915, and 15-11 in favour of the Lady Blues. The Martlets have high hopes for this season with their eyes on the Quebec league title. Their near upset of the top-ranked Ontario team is encouraging. An infusion of talented rookies, led by tournament all-star Anie De La Fontaine, has resulted in a much improved team over last season.

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Team of the Year holding steady L et’s forego the formalities once and for all here in reference to the women’s soccer team. So far there aren’t too many competitors in the Team of the Y ear race.

Especially in the wake of the foot­ ball team’s last minute loss to Ottawa, the hockey team’s 11-4 romping at the hands of Trois Rivieres, and the men’s soccer team upset by the Gaiters in Lennoxville on Sunday. Quite sim­ ply, the Martlet soccer team seems

to be M cGill’s knight in shining armour.

This week’s women’s soccer update boasts a 3-0 game record with no goals scored against M cGill in any of the M artlets’ three outings. A perfect week? It’s pretty close.

The Martlets played host to Concordia on Wednesday night, winning by a 2-0 score at Molson Stadium. On Saturday, they shutout Sherbrooke 2-0, with goals by Sascha McLeod and Heidi Bloomfield. Sunday, they contin­

ued their impressive winning streak with a 7-0 victory over the Bishop’s Lady Gaiters. Scorers in the game were Donna Prahacs, with two goals, Bloom field, McLeod, Odile Desbois and rook­ ies Melanie Howell and Jamie Sochasky each scoring once in the winning cause.

Strong goaltending and a pro­ ductive offence are the keys to the Martlet attack. They look to contin­ ue their winning run this Friday night at home when they host Sherbrooke at 7pm.

Tuesday. October 4

more info call Lisa at 287-9677.

Amnesty International meets every Tuesday. This week’s special is a social - bring treats, if you like. 6:30 p.m., Shatner 435.

The Faculty of Arts and the Department of Political Science present Dr. Alexander L. George speaking on Bridging the Gap betw een Theory and P ractice in Foreign Policy. 12-2 p.m., Leacock 738.

The United Nations Students’ Association second gener­ al meeting. All are welcome. 6:30 p.m., Leacock 26.

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McGill Career and Placement Service recruitment pre­ sentation The Canadian Foreign Service for Economics, Commerce or Law students or language proficiency in Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, Korean or Russian. 2-4 p.m., Leacock 232.

McGill Career & Placement Service recruitment pre­ sentation MBA Career Day. 10 a.m. 3 p.m., Faculty Club Ballroom.

The Latin American Awareness Group presents a talk about deforestation in Paraguay.

Everyone welcome. 5:30 p.m., Shatner B9/10.

The McGill Taiwanese Students’ Association is having an information meeting about MandarinEnglish language exchange. 6-8 p.m., Shatner B09. For more info call Tim Wu at 842-8110 or Michelle Hsieh at 297-1957.

Wednesday. October 5 Group Action is meeting to discuss new projects and ideas.

Everyone welcome. 6:30 p.m. For

McGill Career & Placement Service recruitment pre­ sentation C itibank C anada for B.Com. and MBA students. 5 - 7 p.m., Faculty Club Ballroom.

The Association of Yoga and Meditation will resume sessions this week. Please dress comfortably and be on time. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Shatner 425.

Thursday. October 6

The Faculty of Arts and the Department of Political Science kpresent Dr. George speaking on live Dipjmnacy and Wÿ McGill Career JR* Ë t-C afê War. Placement Service recruitment praf sentation Monitor Company for S r Bach, degrees. 1 2 - 2 p.m., Bronfman McGill Career & 426.

Placement Service recruitment pre­ McGill Career & sentation P rocter & G am ble for Placement Service recruitment pre­ MBA bach, students. 11:30 - 1 p.m., sentation Microsoft Corporation for repeated at 2:30 - 4 p.m., Le Eng., Math, Comp. Sci., Physics stu­ Shangrila Hotel 3 rd Floor, comer of dents. 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., McConnell Peel & Sherbrooke.

Eng. Bldg Common Room.

McGill Career & McGill Improv performs Placement Service Engineering in the Alley at 8:30 p.m. Free comedy C areer Day. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., McConnell Common Room. for everyone.

The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme is recmiting over 300 grads to teach english in Japanese schools. Information meet­ ing at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Leacock 232.

The Department of Psychiatry presents Dr. Robert Day speaking on Post-translational pro­ cessing: Prodynorphin as a model precu rsor. 4 p.m., Research and Training Bldg. Conference Room, 1033 Pine Ave. W.

Redmen Rugby The Redmen rugby team was hungry for a victory against Concordia last week, hoping that it might spark a winning streak to atone for their loss against Bishop’s University the week before. The Redmen succeeded in defeating the Stingers after taking a first half lead of 3-0 on a J.F. Charland penalty kick. The second half continued with the Redmen dominating.

Charland placed another penalty kick through the uprights, increas­ ing McGill’s lead to six. Consistent Redmen pressure on the Stingers

The Plumbers’ Philharmonic Orchestra will be lay­ ing a path of loonies to raise money for Centraide. Start at Roddrick Gates to finish at James McGill Tomb. For more info call Mike Prichette or Jackie Lapointe at 398-4396.

The McGill Polish Student Association will be holding a general meeting for all old members and any people interested in joining. The meeting will be held at Mazurka Restaurant, 64 Prince Arthur E. For jjore info call Mark at 938-3767 or Hanne at 366-5787.

SSMU council meeting - all are welcome. Items on agenda: annu­ al budget, long distance telephone plan, day care proposal, constitutional reform and Canadian Association of Student Alliances. 6 p.m., Shatner 107/108.

The Association of Yoga and Meditation will resume sessions this week. Please dress comfortably and be on time. 12-1 p.m., Shatner 425.

Friday. October 7 The Faculty of Arts and the Department of Political Science present Dr. George speaking on Comparative Case Study Methodology. 3-5 p.m., Leacock 424.

“At Hom e” Venez rencontrer with “chez lui” Bernard J. Shapiro Bernard J. Shapiro O n the eve o f his installation as 1 5th p rin cip a l o f M cG ill University, come m eet B e rn a rd Shapiro “a t hom e” in R ed p a th H a ll.

The p ro g ra m will inclu d e fo r m a l g re e tin g s by faculty, staff, students, a n d g ra d u a tes , as well as rem arks by o u r new prin cip a l.

The cam pus com m unity is w armly invited to attend.

Everyone is invited. Please pick up y o u r f r e e pass a t the Welcome C en tre (R oom 1 0 5 , B u rn sid e H a ll), no la ter than Frid a y, 2 8 October.

(First come, fir s t served.)

À la veille de son investiture a u poste de 1 5 e p rin cip a l de l'U niversité M cG ill, venez ren co n trer B e rn a rd Shapiro d a n s la salle R edpath.

A u p ro gra m m e, des propos de bienvenue officiels d u corps enseignant, d u personnel, des étudiants et des diplômés et quelques rem arques d u nouveau p rincipal.

Tous les m em bres d u cam pus sont cordialem ent invités à assister à cette rencontre. I l vous su ffit de ram asser votre laissez-passer à A ccu eil M cG ill (b u rea u 1 0 5 , pavillon B u rn sid e), a u plus ta rd le v en d red i 2 8 octobre.

(Les prem iers arrivés seront les prem iers servis.)

R en co n tre “C hez lu i”, le m a rd i 1 e r novem bre 1 9 9 4 1 6 h 3 0 - 1 8h 30, Salle R edpath, cam pus de M cG ill

led to Steve Robb’s try shortly after their last scoring boot. The try was successfully converted, increasing the lead to 13-0. Despite a few Stinger surges into McGill’s end of the field, Concordia was shutout completely by the McGill defensive effort. The Redmen offence compli­ mented the strong defence, adding another converted try by Dan Saragosi later in the game, thus cre­ ating the score that would prevail, 20-0. The Redmen’s next game is on Wednesday, October 5 against Concordia at Loyola Campus.

McGill Christian Fellowship prayer meeting. 7 p.m., Shatner Cafeteria. For more info call Jean at 288-9741.

The Association of Yoga and Meditation will resume sessions this week. Please dress comfortably and be on time. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Shatner 425.

Monday. October 10 The McGill Organic Food Co-op takes orders every Monday in the Q-PIRG office. Newcomers are welcome. 12:30-6:30 p.m., Eaton 505. For more info call 398-7432.

Ongoing A call for editorial assis­ tants and anyone interested in joining the Graduate Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Meeting Wednesday October 12, 6 p.m., Thompson House, backroom.

The McGill Hong Kong Dragon Students introduces a Cantonese Language Course to teach you how to pronounce words and to read in Cantonese. Every Tuesday from October 11 to November 29.

For more info call Vincent Law at 288-1387.

McGill Improv hosts free comedy workshops every Saturday.

Meet in the Shatner lobby at noon.

Come out to the Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Students discus­ sion groups. Every Wednesday: Bi­ group, 5:30 p.m., Shatner 423; Women’s, 7 p.m., Shatner 423. Every Friday: Coming-out, 5:30 p.m., 3521 University, UTC basement; General, 7 p.m., 3521 University, UTC base­ ment. For info call 398-6822.

Once again, it’s time to submit to The Red Herring, McGill’s only intentionally funny publication. In addition to the annual Horrible Haiku contest, we have the Steven Segal movie title contest (three words or less, must include “kill”, e.g. Killadelphia), and the reli­ gious icon look-alike photo contest.

The deadline is Nov. 4th. Drop your stuff off in our box across from the SSMU desk or come see us in the for­ mer Sadie’s at lunchtime or at our weekly meetings at 4 PM on Wednesdays.

The Sexual Assault Centre of McGill’s Student Society is open­ ing October 3. For information and referrals office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. New this year, start­ ing October 11th, an evening helpline. Sunday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.

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