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On August 14, Labatt ceased to be the sole beer supplier of McGill undergraduates. The Arts Undergraduate Society and the SSMU chose to remain with Labatt, while all other groups signed with Molson. Two years ago, the various faculty undergraduate societies, the Inter-Residency Council and the SSMU decided to negotiate beer contracts as a single unit. They hoped to use their aggregate numbers to fetch more lucrative deals from breweries. Members agreed to allow the Engineering Undergraduate Society to negoti ate for everyone to simplify the process. The contract is divided into two parts. The first is a general agreement that applies to all par ties equally and includes such ele ments as the cost/supply ratio. The second addresses individual

faculties and associations in terms of their specific levels of con sumption, their size and their scheduled events. The latter part of the agreement also includes details such as the number of free cases and promotional items each group will receive. Though the entire document is confidential, member-represen tatives are free to exchange infor mation internally after the sign ing, if they so wish. However, when EUS refused to share the details of its portion of the con tract, openness within the group was curtailed. “We reserve the right to keep our contract confidential,” said ËUS President Lucy Georgakopoulos. “We did not see that our portion had any baring on anyone else because it was based on what we asked for, what we felt we needed.” Georgakopoulos noted that all faculties were free to make

their own contract demands. Nonetheless, other groups resent ed EUS’s secrecy. “We had a grievance with the fact that everyone else was willing to come out and say how much they got on their contract-to make it an open-book p o lic y ,” said Management Undergraduate Soc iety President David Levenson. Georgakopoulos claimed that EUS’s closed stance is justified by the negative publicity that has surrounded Engineering parties in the past. “If there was a faculty that had a really good reason as to why they wanted to see [our por tion o f the contract], and they came to EUS and said ‘Can we please see the contract,’ I am pret ty sure that we would not turn them away,” she noted. D espite its explanations, EUS’s stance has resulted in sug gestions that it had negotiated a better contract for itself and had

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inflated its consumption rate to obtain more promotional items. The VP Finance of EUS, Ariane Shuster, who negotiated for the entire group rejected the rumours. Many student reps claim to have been in the dark throughout the negotiations, making the process itself another point of contention. The only time that the student reps met as a group was after the signing of the contract. Many now say that having an initial meeting would have cleared up miscon ceptions and fostered feelings of inclusion in the negotiating process. Last year, the different facul ties all signed their own contracts. This year, Molson and EUS felt that having the student negotiator sign all contracts would simplify the process. This irritated those student reps who were not aware Continued on Pag e

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of the change. Levenson was among those uncomfortable with the proxy signing. Unsure o f the negotiated deal, Levenson scheduled meet ings with both company reps, independently of the group. On August 10th, one day before he was to meet with Labatt, Shuster called him to say that she had signed MUS and the others into the Molson contract. This frustrat ed Levenson, who thought that only an MUS signing officer had the power to finalise the deal. “This is where the lack of

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SSM U ’s inclusion in the group deal appears to have been another element of confusion. According to VP Internal Jennifer Harding, SSMU had originally intended to be part of the negotiations. However, because the management of Gert’s had to first be determined, SSMU’s place in the group deal was in limbo. When Harding heard from M olson Sales Rep Jean-Mark Ritchie that a written proposal

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had been presented to Shuster, she reacted with surprise. “It was our understanding that since we had not sat down and had a meeting, there was no reason to think that anything had been acted upon,” said Harding. When the Gert’s question arose, Shuster understood that SSMU had chosen to negotiate its own deal. It seems, however, that she failed to communicate her belief to others. “Ariane did not inform us that SSMU had decided to go with Labatt,” said Levenson. “She had hinted that they were negoti ating outside the contract, but had given us the im pression that

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In the end, representatives claim to have chosen between contract offers based on what each felt was the best for their constituents. H owever, it ap pears that the dif ferences between the M olson offer and Labatt’s sec ond and third offer were minor.

fair.” “When we reserve the ball room, it is my understanding that it becomes an MUS event,” he said. “It does not make any differ ence to us who is with what [beer

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came up with a deal that was satis factory to us and basically, they ap proached us first,” said Science U n d e r g r a d u a te Society VP Inter nal, Suj Sivaraman. “Labatt is will ing to give us whatever Molson is giving us and since w e’ve gone with M olson o r Labatt? Labatt in the past, and w e’ve been happy with company],” said Harding. “We Labatt, we felt it would be bad are not trying to play sides.” business to switch companies just for the sake of switching,” said S o w h a t a b o u t n e x t AUS VP Internal, Ali Lavell. SSMU chose to stay with t i m e ? Labatt for similar reasons. The idea of negotiating as a “There was only one contract group is still seen as an advantage that they would not match by most. However, many did Engineering,” noted SSMU Food and Beverage Com m issioner have suggestions for the future. “I do feel that we have more Peter Mazoff. power together, but I don’t feel that it should be done by one per D a n c in g a r o u n d th e son,” said Lavell. Both SSMU and MUS high b a llr o o m lighted the need for an initial As ‘Welcome Week’ parties meeting. “If I am signing into a con draw near, new questions have arisen. What happens if a Molson tract, I want to know who I am signatory wants to use the Shatner going to be dealing with,” said ballroom? Since the building is Levenson. He reinforced this idea by part of SSMU’s jurisdiction could mentioning that, because of con there be conflicts? Both the breweries and stu tract similarities, MUS signed dent representatives acknowledge with Molson on the merit of the that a com promise might be Molson sales rep. The confusion that still sur required, but most are confident rounds the summer negotiations that an agreement is possible. “We haven’t dealt with it yet, and the disappointment that many because we didn’t think it would student reps have expressed sug be a problem ,” said Georga- gest that, regardless of signatory kopoulos. “I am sure we can come on the previous year, the members to some sort of compromise - per of the beer contract should have met for discussion. haps to sell both.” “It’s been very d ifficu lt,” “Our students are paying stu dent fees for the up-keep of that concluded Lavell. “This whole ballroom,” said Levenson. “If our situation could have been handled students cannot use it in ways that better.” are legal to us, I don’t think that’s

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From visions of Van Damme to poverty in Paris, the SSMU executives had a busy summer. Paid $10,000 a year to repre sent McGill undergraduates, and already at the end of their first term in o ffic e, the SSMU execu tives have been preparing them selves for the academ ic year. In these exclusive inter views, Helena, Nick, Lisa, Jen and Kelly tell the T rib u n e how they spent their sum mer vacations.

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“I also went to see the Tra gically Hip at Another Roadside Attraction. It was great.” VP External Nick Benedict Two-tim er Nick Benedict based his electoral campaign this

Alternatives Paper’ which propos es ways for the university to cut costs and put more money into the system. Benedict hopes the Paper will come to referendum this fall. And what do VP Externals do with their summertime outside the

P resid en t H elena Meyers Meyers jumped into the presidential seat with promises of the Mentor Program, Career W eek and increased accessibili ty to the Students Left to Right, Society. Currently, it looks as though things are coming together. The Mentor Program is designed primarily to inform third and fourth year students about potential career paths by match ing them up with professionals in a given field. Meyers has been speaking to many individuals and anticipates wide participation. “We are expecting at least two- or three-hundred students to participate. The hardest part is getting all the professionals, because they are so busy.” she said. Career week, hosted by the Association Internationale Des Etudiants/es en Sciences Eco nomiques et Commerciales from September 18 to 20, w ill also have support from the SSMU who have offered to host three semi nars on graduate schools. Meyers believes that this will help under graduates make more informed decisions about their futures. Overall, Meyers feels confi dent about the upcoming year. “The Student’s Society is going to be better this year than it’s ever been before,” she said. But Helena, you weren’t in the office a l l summer, were you? “Well,” said the President, “I was supposed to go to New York City but there were no rental cars in all of Montreal the night we wanted to go.” Anything else? “I saw Jean Charest, if that’s a celebrity,” she offered.

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year on increasing ghetto safety and strengthening the Canadian A lliance o f Student’s A sso c iations. So far, it looks as though things are going smoothly. In terms of ghetto safety, Benedict has been researching and meeting with city councillors to discuss safety issues. Benedict stated that there are some great reports ready to go. “We have been discussing everything from police support to lighting questions,” he said. With regards to CASA, Benedict is finalising the ‘CASA

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and talking to the people I have to talk to,” she said. The VP University Affairs spent some time improving her French this summer, and also lunched with Principal Bernard Shapiro.

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Academics, equity, advocacy and communications are at the top of Lisa Grushcow’s priority list. During the election , the VP University Affairs proposed to put together a think-tank concern ing academics at McGill, imple ment a policy for general harass ment, introduce first year semi nars and conduct a survey on sex ual assault. G rushcow’s summer was focused around making her pro posals a reality. In becom ing familiar with her post, she looked into portfolio’s such as sexual harassment. In addition, a study on sexual assault was launched this summer. The VPs academic caucus that Grushcow attended also ended with encouraging results. When asked if she feels ready for the upcoming year, Grushcow said that she was preparing herself. “This job is more reactive than proactive. I’ve been working hard, reading what I have to read

Co-ordinating an internal audit, making the SSMU more accessible to students and increasing SSMU visibility on campus marked the key points of Jennifer Harding’s electoral cam paign. Since the election, the new VP Internal Affairs has been working to make the SSMU better for students. “Considering w e’re a cus tomer service organization, we haven’t always been serving cus tomers. There are certain things being done that are not in the best interests of students,” she said. Harding has spent much of her time preparing for the internal audit. “W e’ve been working on some proposals,” she said. “I w holeheartedly support [the audit] and I am not willing to back down on anything I believe is important.” The complete renovation of Continued on Pag e

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If you re-build it, they will come. SSMU, in partnership with the Peel Pub, has given Gert’s a $150, 000 facelift hoping that the renova tions will draw students back to the campus pub. The pink walls, black ceiling and steel cages have been replaced by three oak and mahogany bars with hanging glass racks and a hardwood mezzanine in the back with eighteen tables. A new sound and light system has been installed as well as 24 mounted televisions that jut out from every angle. Previously painted-over windows have been uncovered allowing the sunlight to flow in during the day. Peel Pub owner Frank Weshler said the renovations were necessary for the pub to operate profitably. “When I walked in here I was

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for a five year trial period. Each make them want to stay with enter year 50 percent of profits will be tainment, good prices and fast ser reinvested into the bar to pay for vice,” said Enfield. VP Internal Jen Harding said continuing improvements such as a new hardwood floor and a future that SSMU is committed to consis street entrance. Weshler would not tently providing entertainment. The discuss how the rest of the profits would be divid ed. But Peel Pub’s involve ment doesn’t guarantee suc cess. While the original Peel Pub and showbar have done well, Peel Pub’s last two bars, located on Parc Ave. and on lower Peel St., have both failed. H ow ever, Gert’s new gen eral manager, A p la ce students ca n respect Patrick Enfield is confident that students will be plan is to have live bands Monday drawn to the pub in the first few to Wednesday, with DJs playing weeks of school out of curiosity, if music Thursday to Sunday. She said that TV and movie nights are nothing else. “Once they’re here the idea is also possibilities. Currently only two Peel staff to keep them here. The trick is to

work at Gert’s with the rest of the positions filled by students. Enfield said that after the “new” Gert’s is up and running for a year he hopes to replace himself with a student manager. S S M U

General Ma nager Guy Brisebois said that for the past four years he has wa tched four groups of stu dent execu tives try to make Gert’s p r o fita b le . One of the major prob lems in the past was that the pub was left to food operators who did not know how a bar should be managed. “Now we have professionals running it with students making the decisions,” said Brisebois. “It’s a perfect combination.”

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Finance. Remai proposed to make involved some travelling. “I went to the Grateful Dead it through the 1995-96 financial B e g in n in g S e p te m b e r 1995, th e S c ie n c e year without borrowing any Gert’s is possibly the most notice concert in June,” she said. U n d e r g r a d u a t e S o c i e t y h a s m a d e a v a ila b le a Was she upset by the pass- money. So far, it looks as though able project that Harding had a s i z e a b l e a m o u n t o f f u n d i n g t o t h e W o r k S tu d y the SSMU will be hand in this summer. ing-away o f lead P r o g r a m to c re a t e n e w p o s it io n s in th e F a c u lt y o f experiencing a “From [the design phase], to singer Jerry Garcia? “The Student’s S c ie n c e fo r s c i e n c e s t u d e n t s . shortfall of revenue actually seeing it being created Harding shook her has been really, really reward head. “No, because Society is going to this year. W o rk S tu d y s t u d e n t a p p lic a t io n s a n d b r o c h u r e s a r e Remai spent ing,” she said. I’m not a big Grateful be better this year a v a i l a b l e at th e S t u d e n t A i d O f f i c e o n b o th And what was Harding doing Dead fan.” than it’s ever been the majority of his summer balancing outside of the Shatner building? cam p uses. A p p lic a t io n s m u s t b e r e t u r n e d to the budget which “I saw Jean Claude Van VP F in ance Kelly before.” t h e S tu d e n t A id O f f ic e b y : involved a lot of Damme,” she said. “He was film Remai S E P T E M B E R 1 1 th , 1 9 9 5 preparation and meetings with the ing a movie here. He ate lunch in A campaign promising effec Financial Affairs Portfolio the cafeteria,” she stated. OFFICE OF STUDENT AID&INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR Harding further informed the tive financial management put Committee of Council. Further P o w e ll B u ild in g , 3 6 3 7 P e e l S t ., R o o m 2 0 0 Kelly Remai in the seat of VP more, the VP Finance was direct T r i b u n e that her summer also ly involved in signing contractors for Gert’s and The Alley. Remai also participated in the negotia tion of the soft drink deal with Pepsi. He too feels confident about the upcoming academic year. “I’m very pleased with all the W hether you're on a shoestring budget or not, m aking the m ost of every do llar is im portant! Now executives and all the staff. I’m there is a convenient way for you to save on all yo ur long distance ca lls, anyw here, anytim e, and confident with the ability of all support McGill University. the people on council and I think w e’ll have a very productive ACC h as designed a plan to save you m ore w hen you're m ost likely to call long distance - in the evening or on w eekends, year.” d u rin g the phone com pany's d isco un t periods. So ACC is giving you an additional 40% savings d uring those tim es. It's a And after the financial affairs d isco un t on top of a discount! Save m ore on every call, not ju st on certain n u m b e rs or at certain tim es, but on all yo ur calls. We call it our were in order? “I jogged right beside Oprah 4 0 /2 0 solution K IC K t h e h ig h c o s t o f lo n g d is t a n c e W infrey in New York C ity ’s T h is is a sim p le savings plan with no hid d en charges, m onthly Central Park,” Remai stated. “She was doing one of her walk-a-thon m in im u m s or calling circles. ACC offers you the best value in things and I got to be right beside direct-dialed long distance to e n su re you get m ore for less. her and on the TV camera. Me / 40% off during off-peak hours and my mom.” / Free ACC Travel Card Remai did his share travel A ll calls to Canada and the U.S. during the phone company's off-peak hours. ling too. / Detailed monthly invoice lists your costs and your savings on each call “I went to Paris with my / Optional third party billing to your parents' address family,” he said. / Bills can be paid at any chartered bank or participating trust company Did he see the Mona Lisa? A ll calls to Canada and the U.S. during the phone company's regular 7 Does not affect your regular phone service, or any features you may “I’d seen it before but I saw daytime hours and on a llyour international calls, anytime. be utilizing it again and it’s still great. It’s the * Call 1-800-494-9222 for full rate details / Family & Friends can join too! most popular piece of art in the world and you can tell because t ^ acc. & there are always a thousand peo LongDistanceInc. pie standing around it,” Remai t ? M c G iU said. “I also saw Versailles. It’s

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Moving with great speed along the technological superhighway, the McGill Arts Undergraduates Society is offering its students a new way of choosing courses. With the advent of technology, it seems that everyone is looking for ways to make things faster and easier. Now, arts students can select their courses with out the drudgery of flipping through the course catalogue and then collecting syl labi during the first week of school. The Arts Undergraduate Society is selling its new ‘hyper-calendar’ for PC and Mac computers, enabling students to peruse faculty offerings from their own desk tops. AUS President Richard Latour start ed working on the project last year. Deans, associate deans, professors and various student associations were approached to gauge interest in the con cept of a hyper-calendar. AUS then asked professors in the arts departments to sub mit syllabi for all the classes they would be teaching. Since it is a pilot project, Latour expected a 50 percent participation rate from professors. However, the response has been far greater: 85 percent submitted information about their classes. Despite the positive response, the service is still incomplete. The most prominent omission from the hyper-cal endar is the department of economics

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which chose not to participate. Inform ation about courses from some of the smaller departments is also missing. The calendar program is user friend ly. The hypertext interface system allows access to information with the mere click of an icon. Course information is listed by both department and professor and also includes last year’s course evaluations. More detailed course descriptions and the inclusion of class syllabi make the hyper calendar more informative than the regu lar calendar. However, because profes sors may make changes to individual syl labi, students are advised to get revised versions in class. The hyper-calendar will be updated yearly and will also appear on the World Wide Web. AUS would like to have it installed on the computer lab hard drive in order to increase student access. Latour hopes that other undergradu ate societies will join the project. “The [Science Undergraduate Society and the Engineering Undergraduates Society] are possibly going to get involved. I see this project eventually replacing the calendar and being student-run because of its useful ness and informativeness,” said Latour. The AUS hyper-calendar disks, complete with loading instruc tions, will be on sale September 5. Disks can be purchased for two dollars in the lobbies of the Leacock and Arts buildings.

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The Alley, once a quiet hang-out for coffee drinking, cigarette-smoking students, has become embroiled in a complex web of proposals, counter-proposals, tender bids and contract nego tiations. Although the confusion has finally sub sided, not all of the players are satisfied with the final results.

How it all started Last March, SSMU adopted a mandate which allowed for the possibility of a student-run co-op café. In response, the McGill branch of the Quebec Public Interest and Research Group sub mitted a business proposal for the operation of the co-op to the Food and Beverage Committee. QPIRG proposed a more socially conscious and student-oriented cafeteria and planned to provide nutritious and cheap food, with an emphasis on minimal packaging and recycling. The Alley, located in the basement of the Shatner building, was considered a prime site for the project. At the same time, SSMU was in the process of seeking a new food and beverage contractor to replace Mariott Food Corporation as its official food service company. On March 23, council passed a motion which stated that the SSMU Food and Beverage Committee be “mandated to negotiate an option for a student-run co-op cafeteria in its dealings with any company with which it signs a con tract.” SSMU later negotiated a five-year food and

beverage contract with Services Alimentaires Miraval Inc. The original contract between SSMU and Miraval excluded the operation of both Gert’s and the Alley.

The confusion that followed Last spring, the QPIRG project co-ordinator for the co-op café, Sonja Kleiman, met with SSMU ex-VP Finance Paul Johnson to discuss the possibility of implementing the cafeteria. According to Kleiman, she had a verbal agree ment with Johnson that QPIRG would run the co op out of the Alley. “We were really thrilled because we thought the co-op had a fighting chance on campus,” said Kleiman. “[But] I violated the first rule of busi ness by not getting it in writing.” On June 5, the Food and Beverage Committee made a tender announcement asking interested parties to make bids for the operation of the Alley. Kleiman was surprised when the announcement was made. “When I spoke to Paul [Johnson] there were no other bids or talks of going to tender,” she said. “After the announcement, the tender [process] was 100 percent confidential so we didn’t know what we were up against regarding the other bidders,” Kleiman said. However, VP Finance Kelly Remai denies knowledge of a deal between QPIRG and SSMU. “I don’t know anything about a verbal agree ment between Paul and QPIRG. I don’t believe it occurred,” he said. “If there was an agreement, Continued on Page 9 f t

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Though the Montreal Urban Community police force undoubtedly aids in the prevention and punishment of crime, the harm that some cops have caused is reason for alarm. The Montreal police force has been the subject of criticism for many years now. However, even when officers are found guilty of committing offences nothing seems to change. A year and a half after the 1993 beating of cab driver Richard Barnabe, officers Pierre Bergeron, Louis Samson, Andre Lapointe and Michel Vadeboncoeur were found guilty of aggravated assault by Superior Court Justice Benjamin Greenberg. The penalty of the first three officers is to spend 45 weekends in jail. Vadeboncoeur’s sentence was even lighter 180 hours of community service work. Adding to the absurdity of their sentencing is the fact that all four are allowed to continue carrying firearms - something that would never be allowed in a regular mling of this nature. Greenberg explained that prevent ing them from carrying guns would automatically put an end to their jobs as police officers. Arguably, that is the point. Beating an unarmed man into a coma (from which he will likely never recover) for breaking a church window and “disturbing the peace”, sug gests that these particular cops may be more dangerous than those from which they supposedly protect us. The preposterous ruling was made more laughable when defence lawyers promised an appeal ! The moral of this story is do not look suspicious around MUC cops. In June of this year, Philippe Ferraro was shot and killed through police miscalculation. The 67-year-old man, deemed mentally unstable at the time, had barricaded himself inside his house. A call was made to the police in response to a domestic dispute. Ferraro had armed himself with a pick, an axe and a kitchen knife. His threatening demeanour prompted yet another call to bring in a SWAT team. Following two demands that he surrender himself to the police, Ferraro appeared at the door, implements in hand, yelling incoherently. In an attempt to “neutralise” him, a rubber bullet was fired. Ferraro died of internal haemorrhaging when the bullet cracked his rib cage. The moral of this story is do not be mentally unstable around MUC Cops. Let us not forget Marcelus Francois who also died by police fire in a case of mistaken identity in 1991. Police had been pursuing two men in a red Buick, who were suspected of being involved in a shooting incident the week previous. When they caught up with the car, they fired. The unarmed passenger, Francois, died from the wound. The moral of this story is do not be black around MUC cops. Admittedly these assertions are exaggerated, but police negligence appears to be so chronic that an objective view is becoming more unattain able. Because police officers are entrusted with guns, and have permission to use whatever means are necessary, the training of officers should focus on judgement, not target practice. There is no question that the police force, as a whole, is an asset to the city. However, the few loose cannons that have tainted its reputation, at the very least, should not be welcomed back into the force.

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The pristine presenter who addressed my grade thirteen class made McGill seem like an ivycovered haven for deep thoughts and intellectual conversation. But either by accident or design, she failed to mention that my intro duction to this collegial college of learning would take the form of a banner declaring “Welcome to the Jungle” strung ever so elegantly from the McConnell Hall win dows of my floor fellow and guardian. University, the presenter had intoned, exists to enlighten the masses. Then a prospective young

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c C o n n e ll H a ll lowed institution of higher learn ing featured a pub tour. Having been in a pub only once or twice before, I was grateful for what seemed like a marvellous opportu nity to savour some of the scenery around campus. I had no idea that my stroll through Montreal would be more of a marathon than a tour, leading me and my libido-induced soul-mates to no fewer than ten houses of lively liquors and dis counted drinks. Our first stop was a raunchylooking trough on Parc Ave. Unsure of the governing protocol, I joined the shorter of two lines in hopes of acquiring a menu. The selection was limited: beer, draft or bottled. Not wanting to seem uppity by ordering something with taste, fruit or colour, I fol lowed suit and demanded my very own pitcher of brew. Three sips later, I discovered my distaste for foam-topped urine had not disap-

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“Bitch” is seldom meant as a compliment. When we call men “jerks”, “assholes”, and “bastards” we can mean that in a joking or admiring way. But to call a woman a bitch is almost always an insult, and we only call women bitches. Women should reclaim the word “bitch” and use it as a com pliment instead of as an insult. Some black people have reclaimed the word “nigger”, and some gay people have reclaimed the words “fag”and “dyke”. As a way to take back “bitch”, I envision something like a National Bitch Week. As with other social causes, campaign organisers could hand out ribbons, perhaps in black leather. Friends could send each other greeting cards: “Thank you for being such a bitch. It feels good to know you.” And we could attend special lectures on topics like: “Elizabeth I: A great bitch.” Currently, we use “bitch” in a negative way to mean a woman who is complaining, selfish, demanding. But this really comes down to someone who stands up for herself, won’t back down, speaks her mind (using active verbs), and isn’t paralyzed by the fear of denting a fragile ego. Personally, with its current usage I feel offended when people who don’t even know me call me a bitch. This happens from time to time, like one night when I was walking home and saw two men

“Husband B beat Wife A.” Similarly, the correct statement is not “Women are oppressed”, as if this happened from some curious by-product of gravity or the Doppler effect. The missing agent in that sentence is “men” or if you like, “society” (composed of whom? cows?). But women should take “bitch” back also because of how much fun we could have saying things like: “When I grow up I want to be just like my grand mother. Nana’s the biggest bitch I know.” Maybe there’d be such com petition for the title of “bitch” that we could hold contests. The Miss Canada pageant is defunct any way, so why not replace it with the Queen Bitch pageant? Contestants could compete in areas like negotiating their salaries, asking questions in class, and keeping men from interrupt ing them as they express their opinions (Essential phrase: “I’m not finished.”) Competitors could be ranked on how well they han dle hypothetical situations, like what to say when a friend asks her to help him with his essay, but she knows she needs all of the next 24 hours to work on her own paper. With luck, men will start to call themselves “male bitches”, and then eventually drop the mod ifier. After a time, men can join the Queen Bitch pageant, or maybe set up their own King Bitch contest. Then we can all name ourselves bitches, and then when someone calls you a bitch, you can smile proudly and say, “Thank you.”

leaning against a fence. “Hey, come over here,” one called out. I kept walking. “Bitch,” the other one said, because I didn’t do what they asked me to do. Bitches aren’t nice. “Nice” mostly means doing what other people want you to do and saying what other people want you to say, even if you want to do or say something different. Nice: rhymes with doormat. The antonym of “bitch” is “lady”. If it’s a choice between Barbara Bush pouring out tea, or a bitch snapping pool cubes as she gulps back straight whiskey, I’ll take the whiskey. Because it’s an insult reserved for women, “bitch” implicitly insults all women. It implies women should be nice, and suggests there’s something wrong with women who aren’t nice. When women use “bitch” as a pejorative, they insult all women. If Jane is female and Jane puts down women, then Jane puts herself down. That’s dumb. Women should reclaim “bitch” mostly because men have historically denied women control over language. Women need to take language back, because who ever controls a country’s language controls that country. Maybe in addition to Take Back the Night marches, we could have Take Back the Verb awareness raising. Instead of being polite and using Susan Peters spends her passive, no fault constructions like nights primping for the Queen “Wife A was beaten by Husband Bytch pageant. B”, we can be direct and say

peared with age. So I gave away my first and only pitcher to one of my new found friends, who smiled at his good fortune in hav ing befriended such a fool. Not wanting to be labelled a prude, McConnell Hall hosted its own party the next night. Wandering about the lobby that afternoon, I wondered how the multitude that had been invited would fit into our tiny common room. Would the hall director mind, I wondered, if the furniture were moved, or if people wan dered upstairs? Perplexed about space and security, as only a high-schoolstudent-council-planner could be, I was certain that guests would have to be turned away at the door. Surely, the principal would be there to send the smokers home and turn the late-comers away. Failing that, the police would shut the place down by ten. But the principal didn’t show. Security staff, it seemed to virgin eyes, was there to delay untimely deaths rather than to identify the intoxicated or disperse the drunk ards. Purple drinks were the popu lar poison, featuring one-part Kool-Aid drowned in six-parts rum. And of course, there was the A

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ubiquitous brew, sold I’m told, by a tipsy theologian (or “Beer God”) who ministered a profitable brew ery from his guarded chambers on the fifth floor. It seemed like McConnell somehow fit three mil lion people in its lobby that night. In addition, a crowd of ten million pavement-grazers seemed to ger minate outside. It wasn’t until early the next morning, when I went to shower, that the full import of my first days at McGill became clear. My “enlightenment” had nothing to do with what I’d read or heard, nor even with the sounds of dubi ous distinction that had filtered through my neighbour’s walls for the better part of the night. No, the golden nuggets of truth that stuck with me the most during my first week at McGill were soft and slimy rather than scholarly. They appeared as a stew that one of my new-found McConnell friends had obviously consumed and then abruptly, albeit discreetly, dis charged on the floor. Never again was I so naive as to walk barefoot through the bathroom. Who says fools never learn? Cornell Wright has left the building. L

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If you’re anything like me (and who isn’t?) you’re seething with hatred. You hate the little stuff, like mosquitoes, and you hate the big stuff, like California. You hate air travel. You hate your hair, you can’t do a thing with it. You hate Mickey Rourke. You hate that bitch at the bank who closed your account after someone stole one of your checks and tried to get away with seven hundred dollars and she blames you and the whole time she’s trying to cover her ass and make you out to be the villain, and obviously for legal purposes you can’t tell which bank (the CIBC @ Sherbrooke and Metcalfe) and for the same reasons you can’t tell the bitch’s name (Edina Bernardo, 776-4802) but you can tell that you hate the way they think they can push you around just because they’re the ones wearing the cheap polyester suits (which should be really comfy once they’re roasting in eternal torment alongside cus toms officials and Midwesterners). You hate that unprofessional, interesting, artistic movies are always snubbed at the McGill Student Film and Video Festival in favour of crap films featuring rehashed found footage and uno riginal voice-overs (which were most often made, coincidentally enough, by the event organiser, who afterwards, fled the country for Scandinavia. One of her films

shout “McCluhan!” and “Toffler!” when cornered. You hate that your dad expects you to paint the garage just because you told him you would. You hate all those hicks who think that the United Nations is so organised that it can actually stage a take-over of the United States, so they form militias and put on olive green clothing and go march around and express their fear of anyone who isn’t a white, unedu cated, buck-toothed, rural American freak with a family tree that looks suspiciously like two parallel lines. You hate the fact that school would be great if it weren’t for that whole “going to class” thing. You hate that whenever you make a really great friend like Dan the Door or Garry “I’mnot bloody Irish” Reid, they have to leave because they flunk their classes or because they’re illegal aliens. You hate this column and want to know why I’m writing it. To quote Frank Zappa, who was justifying his autobiography: “I do not think of my life as amazing in any sense—however, the opportu nity to say stuff in print about tan gential subjects is appealing.” So there. Now back off; I was here first.

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Yesterday, enumerators began compiling the voter’s list for the impending referendum on Quebec sovereignty. No date has been set for the referendum, but October 30 and November 13 are being touted as likely dates. The door-to-door enumeration will continue through the weekend. Those who are not on the voters’ list after Sunday will have to visit a local revision office. All McGill students who are Canadian citizens, and have lived in Quebec for at least six months are eligible to vote. Because stricter rules con cerning the permanent electors list were just intorduced this fall, there

has been dissenti on over whether political parties are manipulating the enumeration and voting processes. As it stands, representatives for both the “Yes" and “No” will knock on each door in the riding, including McGill residences. Either side is free to challenge your elegibility to vote and ask for proof of citizenship or residency. T h e

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Co-op McGill, previously located on Metcalfe St., moved into the William Shatner University Centre last Monday. However, the co-op must change its name to Co-op SSMU because the McGill administration does not want a company with no direct ties

to McGill using its name. Although the co-op has moved into its new home on the main floor, renovations will not be completed for another month. SSMU VP Internal Jennifer Harding stated that a deal is in the works that will turn the computer co-op into an SSMU service some time next year. Thus, the co-op will be run under the SSMU con stitution and bylaws. During its first year of operation in the build ing, the co-op and SSMU will be deciding the best way to transform the venture into a Students’ Society service. Yvon Barrette, the general manager of Co-op SSMU, wants to employ students through the Work/Study Program. “I don’t know exactly how it will work out, but we want to give part-time work to students as much as possible,” Barrette said. U s e d t e x t s f o r le s s

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So you forgot to show up for your economics lectures last year. You accidentally poisoned your roommate. You had to buy a new set of dishes because the scrubber was no match for the crustations growing on your old Royal Chinette®. And Bell severed the phone line leading into your apartment. Things will be different this year, right? Amanda Farmer, Psychology, Visiting Student

This year I hope to learn some French. I’m from BC, so it’s probably a good reason to come out to Montreal. I hope to experience a lot of the culture fromMontreal. This year is not that academic for me, it’s more about culture and a year away from UBC. I know no one here, so this is my chance to get away and be anonymous. I guess in a way I’ll find out who I am.

Alex Jordan, Freshman Arts

My first resolution for next year is to become a little more organised. I always strive for organisation and I’ve failed every time. Another one would be to have a little more commitment, a little more dedication in everything I do instead of being here and there and not anywhere at all. And the final one I think is to be a little more tidy as well. If I had a little more of my mother in me maybe I’d be like that, but I’mjust so scatterbrained. Those are my personal resolutions.

Dave Madden, Freshman Arts Dominic McGlinchy, Ul Cognitive Science

I have a resolution for the coming year. What it is, basi cally, is to try to outsmart and to outdo all the professors here at McGill University. You know, the problem is, I’m paying all this tuition money and they’re just not giving my money’s worth. So here’s my plan: it’s tojust buy the books and do the reading, not go to any lectures, and bug the odd smart student after class. Basically snub, annoy and disregard all professors until they notice I am getting 100% without going to any of the professors. Then I think I’ve proved a very interesting and very academic point.

My first year resolution at McGill, first of all would be to do well at school. I guess I’d like to meet a lot of people that could be lifelong friends. I’d like to get involved, in sports and athletics at McGill. I’d maybe like to see if my musical career will go anywhere. I play in a band and I write a lot of songs. I’d like to jam with the Rheostatics this year if they come to Montreal. I’ll have them over for tea or something like that, ‘cause they are a good bunch of guys. Hopefully I won’t be dropping out within a year, that I’ll be coming back and doing well.

Jesse Girard, Ul Education

Chris Edelman, Freshman Arts

This year, what I would really like to do is go down to Mexico, party with some Mexicans, dance around a sombrero, sit on the floor with a bottle of tequila and eventually pass out. That’s what I would like to dothis year.

I guess my first priority is to do well at school. I hope that goes pretty well. I guess, of course, I want to meet lots of people. That’s probably one of the main reasons why I went to school this year. I took a year off last year because I wasn’t ready - 1skied for a year. One of the things I want to do this year is train a lot and hopefully do well in bike racing next year. Yeah, I want to do the Nationals.

Atim Leon, U3 Physics

Nadia Lubow, Freshman Arts

I’mhere at McGill to get away fromNew York City, but as a compromise with my parents I’mstaying at RVC. I’d like to meet lots of people at parties and through Frosh, learn a lot and find out what I want to major in.

Cette année, je ne sais pas ce que je vais faire. Probablement rien faire. Je vais laisser le vide se gisser dans mon cerveau. Je vais m’assoire sur mon balcon. Je vais regarder le temps passer, et la vie à mes pieds. Je me ferais peut-être des tartines au beurre de “peanut”.

Carolina Martan, U2 Cultural Studies Barbara Clayton, Ph.D. 4 Religious Studies

My aimthis year is to get a lot of reading done. I’mwork ing on my comprehensive exams, so basically that’s what I want to get done. As well, I want to make time for leisure reading and physical activity and all those things that go into making a student. As well I want to get involved with QPIRG and environmental groups.

I would like to spend the year saving the world from every thing. I want to save the world and make my roommate dinner every night because this is part of the mission. Because the mis sion has happened, someone has to do it, and godammit, I volun teer myself.

Cameron Stauch, U3 Management Robert Campbell, Ul Management

My resolution is to lose some weight and get a lot of exercise and have a lot of fun with my friends. I think I’mgoing to take up jogging. Maybe join some clubs, like Japanese clubs - yeah Japanese awareness clubs.

My resolution this year is to focus on getting myself in order. As far as school and life in general, I was just on exchange coming back frombeing away for the semester. I’ve had to re-evaluate my life. I’ll be concentrating on studies and strengthening friendships andrelationships that already exist.

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New year. New people. New classes. Before you hit the Open Air Pub to (re)orient yourself, read University 101. It’s going to be your best friend when it comes to

knowing what’s up in University Affairs at McGill.

Q : So... what is University Affairs? a ) a new soap opera b ) a workgroup of a subcommittee of a committee of Senate c) the Students’ Society (SSM U) department for academics, equity, and student advocacy at M cG ill A : If in doubt, pick “C” ! Know w h a t's going on

Simply put: University Affairs include all the issues that shape the education you receive, and the time you spend, at McGill. Education is the reason we’re all here, so what you will read in this newsletter is going to be relevant to every McGill student -that means you. We’re calling this newsletter University 101 because it’s easy to spend three or four years here without knowing how this institution works (or doesn’t), but having even an introductory knowledge of what’s going on around you can improve your time here immensely. We’ll have sections to give you background information on con troversial issues, let you know about current projects, and update you on exactly what’s going on and why. We’ll also make sure that you know how the Students’ Society is representing you. In this issue, you’ll find out about your rights as a student, new academic initiatives such as First Year Seminars, and how you can have your say about where the University is headed over the next five years.

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University 101 is brought to you by the department of University Affairs, and is edited by Nick Carson, committee coordinator, and Lisa Grushcow, Vice-President University Affairs. Nick has a box at the SSMU office, and can be e-mailed at BGDT@musicb.mcgill.ca. Lisa is your central contact for University Affairs, and she works to represent you in the areas of academics, equity, and advocacy for students - read the SSMU Handbook for details. If you’re struck by a crisis or a brilliant idea, or just want to talk about what you read here, find her. If she’s not the person to talk to, she’ll know who is. Lisa can be phoned at 398-6797, e-mailed at univaffa@stusoc.lan.mcgill.ca, and dropped in on in the Shatner Building, Room 104A. Read this newsletter and learn about University Affairs. We encourage you to write us with questions or comments on what you read. Most importantly, after you’re informed, GET INVOLVED!!! There are plenty of ways, just drop us a line and we’ll hook you up. Looking forward to hearing fromyou, t

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Sound familiar? They should. If you were here last year, you may have heard about First Year Seminars through the campus media. But whether you’re a returning student or you’re new to McGill, you’ll be hearing a lot about this project over the next eight months. First Year Seminars are seminar-type classes offered to small groups of first year students. What this means to you is that if you’re enrolled in a First Year Seminar, you’ll find yourself in a class of no more than twenty students, learning about a specific topic that interests you personally, and being taught by a profes sor who is an expert in that field. B e lie v e i l o r n ef

Does this sound too good to be true? Not any more! Universities across the country are starting First Year Seminar programs. The University of Toronto, for example, jumped in head first last year with eighty First Year Seminars (this is a lot, really!). Universities in the U.S. have been offeringFirst Year Seminars for up to thirty years. And next year, McGill may join the ranks of those academic institutions who take that extra step toward giving their students an exciting alternative to a course load filled with introductory, auditorium-size lectures. M a n y b e n e fits

First Year Seminar programs have been shown to ease the transition from high school to university, with the curriculum concentrating on bringing a student’s

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Even as youreadthis, theUniversity is working on a five-year budgetary plan. This may sound dull. But thedeci sions which emerge from this process will affect anything from the size of your classes to the existence of your department, because all faculties have been asked how they can reduce their base budgets by 20% over the next five years. Last spring, SSMU presented a stu dent perspective onUniversity priorities to Senate, containing all sorts of inter esting ideas onhowtocut costs andstill improve the University. However, the process continues, and we have tokeep the student perspective in the University picture. If we want tohave a say, we have to ask ourselves tough questions: What works well in our programs? What can we let go of? What new ideas deserve our money andtime?

research, writing, and critical thinking skills to the level expected at McGill. This is no small feat: the students who get in to McGill are already among the brightest, yet professors habitually note that they are often not up to University standards. But th is is no e a s y A

In addition, First Year Seminars offer students the opportunity to interact more closely with their profes sors and fellow students. But First Year Seminars are not "easy A" classes - far from it! Students will be expected to participate, both orally and in written work, and to do significant research and reading out side of class. D e ta ils b e in g w o rk e d out now

McGill is in the process of working out the details of a First Year Seminar program for our own universi ty, thanks to a student initiative (proof that students can have impact on Senate committees ... see the arti cle on committees for details). The goal is to have twenty seminars ready for the 1996-97 academic year, and there is much work to be done. If you’d like to help make this idea a reality, or if you’re simply curious to know more about it, contact Eric Hoffstein, student representative, through SSMU (398-6797). Suggestions, ideas, and comments are always wel come, and we hope to hear from you as we try to bring First Year Seminars to McGill.

' students working out of Affairs office is conductdontourtoaskthesequespus by speaking tostu dent faculty associations. As well, there will be an open forum, tentatively scheduled for October 12th at 2:30 pm in the Shatner Building, room#107-8.

The student thinktankwill thenwork to bring this input together and take it to Principal Shapiro. Background information is available for everyone who wants to contribute just ask for it by calling SSMU. Watch for announcements of the consultation tour, comingsoontoavenuenear you!

S e x u a l A s s a u lt o n C a m p u s In 1993, close to 25% of women and the US, with a goal of developing on Canadian campuses said they had recommendations for McGill. The had sexual intercourse when they did final report will include information not want to, according to one recent gathered from personal interviews study. This problem hits home at with people who have experienced McGill. Every year, students are sex sexual assault at McGill. The experi ually assaulted on campus, by ences of women and men of any sex strangers and people they know. We uality are relevant tothis project. Anyone who wants to partic need to look at how we can improve ipate can contact Carla Alexander, both prevention and response. In conjunction with the School of project coordinator (e-mail carSocial Work, SSMU has initiated a laa@hr.lan.mcgill.ca), or Lisa project to research the different poli Grushcow. Confidentiality will be cies and procedures for dealing with respected. Please stepforward tohelp sexual assault on campuses in Canada us change the way things work.

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It’s surprising how little is known bout committee work at McGill, conidering that it is the most important ecision-making process on campus, nd there are at least sixty committees utting in work during any academic ear! Sixty committees involve a lot of ecision makers, and many of those ecision makers are McGill students. In fact, almost every committee on ampus has at least one student repreentative, who makes sure the real dministrative power - the Senate eeps in mind who its top priority hould be. Student committee work is a key art of the VP University Affairs portolio, and it’s important that as many tudents as possible know what’s oingon. Committees cover all aspects ifUniversity life. If you win a scholarship or cheat inan exam, you will be going before a dcGill committee. The fees you pay, le books you take out, and the poliies that determine how McGill runs e all affected by committees, which york in areas such as academic and fanning issues, timetabling and soi ent records, admissions and scholarhips, libraries andthe bookstore, techlology and campus development, stuents’ rights and discipline, and stuent services. Some issues that will come up in ommittees this year include the stuent-initiated First Year Seminar proosal (see the Background Brief), the ate of small departments like African tudies, sexual and racial harassment olicies, residence issues, how library udgets will be spent, and many, many tore. Here is an important way to get iformed and get involved.

Take a look at the issues raised ere and tell us what you think. Please ive us feedback, because it’s not lways easy for thirty student reps to et word out to a student population of ighteen thousand. Committees can be apowerful leans for improvement and we owe it i ourselves tomake the most of them, or more information, contact Nick Larson, committee coordinator, or Lisa îrushcowat SSMU (398-6797). K n ow

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Rights? For students? At McGill? lelieve it or not, they exist, and you hould know them. Among other lings, you have the right to a quality

education, safe and suitable conditions of learning and study, anddignity. This actually means something concrete - if you have a complaint against a professor, if you’re being harassed, or if you’re accused of pla giarism, there are people and proce dures in place tomake sure you have a chance at catching hold of that slip pery thingcalledjustice. You can find out more by reading your way through A Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities (affectionately known as the Green Book) which you may already have or can ask for at the SSMU desk... or you

arrivants ayant déclaré avoir le français pour langue maternelle. L ’envoi de ce courrier a été rendu possible par las prise en charge des coûts par l’Association Etudiante de l’Université McGill (AEUM/SSMU) et par le bureau des admissions. Le Caucus Francophone est une organisation affiliée à l'AEUM, et dépend directement de la Vice-prési dente aux affaires universitaires. Pour tout reseignement sur le Caucus Francophone ou sur la ques tion francophone à McGill en général, contactez Pascale Anglade, Commissaire Francophone (télé phone: 398-6800, courrier électron ique: BQ8N@musicb.mcgill.ca), ou appelez 398-6797.

can find out which parts are most important by reading information put out by the people who work to make the Green Book intelligible. This year, we’ve created T H A T 'S N O T A L L , F O L K S ! a rights map of campus to The University Affairs portfolio covers let you knowwhere you can everything to do with academics, equity, and student rights. Future issues of University 101 will look go with different problems. at harassment policies, African studies, accessibility, Also, we have new pam academic initiatives, the quality of student life, and phlets on student rights and whatever you want to put on the agenda. responsibilities. The next issue won't be in the Tribune, but it will be All of these can be available around campus, and future issues also will found at the SSMU desk, at be in the SSMU Journal. the Legal Information Until then, find a project that interests you and give Clinic, at the Office of the someone in University Affairs a call. Dean of Students, and at Everyone and everything mentioned here can be reached through Lisa Grushcow, VP University Affairs your corner dépanneur. (phone: 398-6797; Okay, maybe not at the dep. e-mail: univaffa@stusoc.lan.mcgill.ca; But the map is worth the office: Shatner #104A], trip tothe west side of cam Get informed. Get involved. pus. M o r e

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University Affairs is on-line! UNIVAFFA (short for University Affairs) is a new list, cre ated for the discussion of University Affairs - everything you see in this newsletter and more. The newsletter itself will be posted monthly on UNIVAFFA, and the list will be a place where you can find out what’s happening and help make things happen. Subscribing to UNIVAFFA gives you all the advantages of being up-to-date and having your say without having to go to a single meeting. It’s as easy as sending the following message to listserv@vml.mcgill.ca: SUB UNIVAFFA Your-NameHere . E-mail will never be the same. S tu d e n t S t u ll... F a c t s h e e t s o n a c a d e m ic s

Student Stuff fact sheets are a new University Affairs publi

cation, intended to help inform students about the academic options available at McGill. The first series of fact sheets includes information on play ing in music ensembles for credit and the new minor program in science. Each fact sheet will describe one option, what it involves, why you might want it, how to get it and where to find more information. Pick yours up at the SSMU kiosk or information desk before you choose your classes, and watch for more throughout the year. Also, if you have any topic suggestions, pass them on to Linette D’Souza, researcher, through SSMU (398-6797). P C O C m e e t in g s : W h e r e to s t ru t

This year, each executive at SSMU is responsible for a Portfolio Committee of Council (PCOC, pronounced: pea cock). The PCOCs are required to meet at least six times per semester, to make sure executives aren’t starting Swiss bank accounts with their budgets, and to help them in their work. The voting members of the University Affairs PCOC will be the VP University Affairs, five councillors, and two members at large (this could be you! If you’re interested, call Lisa Grushcow, 398-6797). These meetings are open to the public, so if you want to know more about what’s happening in the department of University Affairs and to have a direct voice in its operations, just come by and speak up. The first two University Affairs PCOC meetings will be held on Thursday, September 14th at 7:00 in the Shatner Building, room #425, and Thursday, September 28th at 7:00 in Shatner #435.

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interest in McGill engineering pro fessor Vincent Hayward. For the last three years, he has Canadian astronauts and the been working on a new device visually impaired. These seemingly unrelated called the Pantograph that will groups of people share a common allow themto feel their way around By Stephan Patten

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“The breakthrough, I guess, is researcher. computer screens. Ramstein has worked with People communicate with that we could find a way to do it computers through various inter very simply: only four parts, two Hayward on the Pantograph. “The Pantograph and the hap faces such as buttons on keyboards, motors and small enough that it a mouse, and graphical interfaces doesn’t clutter the workspace,” tic devices are something very new, something very original and it was, such as Windows, explained said Hayward. I would say, the first one designed Hayward. The effectiveness with for the comput which people can use er,” he said. computers is limited by CITI con their interfaces. ducted tests com The visually paring how well impaired use comput blind people use ers equipped with computers with either Braille display or only the speech synthesis. They Pantograph, with cannot use graphical only speech syn interfaces, such as the thesis and with popular computer pro both the gram Windows, effec Pantograph and tively because it speech synthesis requires users to see combined. the boundaries and “We demon icons that designate strated that it was certain programs. really powerful “Let me tell you a to have the two little story,” began The Pantograph aboard theplane readyfor testing in weightlesscombined togeth Hayward, speaking as er and that the haptic provides S lig h t T w in g e though his awe-inspiring laboratory something very very good for blind filled with a perplexing amount of The four parts are connected in users,” said Ramstein. circuit boards, gadgets and comput ers should be as familiar as any the shape of a diamond. The user, by moving the tip of the diamond T h e kindergarten classroom. P a n to g r a p h in “Classically, all these inter with a finger, moves the pointer on w e ig h tle s s n e s s faces, these little drawings called the screen. When the pointer icons-to use them you have to see encounters a border or an icon, the One remarkable quality about them. It then occurred to us that if pantograph pushes back on the fin the Pantograph is that it is fully you can’t see them you might still ger lightly and the user feels a program m able and can be applied slight “twinge”. In this way, a user feel them,” said Hayward. to any graphical interface. When knows when the pointer has the Canadian Space Agency heard encountered a border, a ruler or an T h e P a n to g r a p h a n d th e about Hayward’s Pantograph, they icon. v is u a lly im p a ir e d More information, like the became interested and programmed sound of a window opening and the it towork with a graphical interface Hayward teamed up with the identification of an icon, was added similar to the one used in space with the Canada Arm. Centre for Information Technology with text and speech synthesis. “We’re looking at different Innovation to create a device that “The idea is to add more com would allow blind people to feel munication information such as ways to facilitate the communica their way around a graphical inter audio. Because in this case we need tion between an operator and a face. CITI is a part of Industry to know some textual information, machine,” said Julie Payette, an Canada that conducts applied some semantic information, we astronaut within the Canadian research in information technolo add to this device something like Astronaut Programof the Canadian gytext synthesis or sounds,” said Space Agency. “When we heard The Pantograph is revolution Christophe Ramstein, CITI about this particular interface we thought that that kind of inter ary because of its simplicity. face...would allow the operator to feel their way around a graphical interface, which they [astronauts] To: Members of the have to do anyway, much faster and having a better performance,” University Community she said. The first five year termof the Dean of the Faculty of She hopes automatic speech Education, Dr. A.E. Wall, will end on May 31, recognition along with the 1996. Whether or not the incumbent will consider a second term, a Pantograph will help astronauts use review of the position will take place at this time. In accordance computers in space more quickly with the Statutes of the University, an Advisory Committee to and efficiently. review the deanship has been set up, the composition of which is A task performed in space as follows: requires more time to complete than the same task performed on Senate Representatives Faculty Representatives earth. Professor Georg Schmidt Professor Robert Bracewell “You’re only relying on the Professor William Foster Professor Ratna Ghosh Professor Deborah Danoff Professor William Lawlor visual to define where you are in Professor Leanore Lieblein Professor Kate Le Maistre space: what’s up, what’s down, Student Representatives Governors’ Representatives what’s vertical, what’s horizontal, Ms. Pheleshia Hudson Mrs. Vera Danyluk and because of that, that effects Ms. Lena Liberale Mr. David Cohen your motor control. You’re not as t.b.a. efficient moving around mice or Vice Principal (Academic), Dr. T.H. Chan (Chair) flicking switches,” said Payette. Miss Margo LeDain (Secretary to the Committee) In August, the CSA conducted Comments regarding the incumbent, as well as applications and the first in a series of experiments nominations for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education comparing astronaut efficiency are invited. These applications or nominations will be more useful using the Pantograph and the track if accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names (and ball in weightlessness. The experi addresses) of three referees. Nominations, applications and ments, conducted near Cleveland, comments may be forwarded in confidence to Vice-Prinicpal took place on a special plane that Chan, Room 504, James Administration Building, and should be flew up and down like a roller received as soon as possible and preferably no later than coaster. When the place was at the September 30, 1995. Continued on Page 17 H

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top of the roller coaster ride, a brief period of weightlessness occurred. It was during this 20 sec onds of weightlessness that the testing was conducted. The graphical interface used during the testing was similar to the interface used in space with the Canada Arm. The experiments conducted in August were inconclusive. “At this point in time, there is not sufficient data for statistical significance. However, informal reactions are extremely positive,” said Hayward who was aboard the plane during testing. Payette expressed optimism during an interview before the tests were conducted. “We expect, our hypothesis is, that this [the mouse] is going to be much less effi cient...there’s probably no doubt,” she said. Because the Pantograph is fully programmable it can be applied to almost any system. Eventually, the system may even replace the standard mouse. There is still some R&D to be done before it is commercialised. Interest in it is continually increasing. “We have a colleague in Queen’s who has thought of an application for doctors,” said Hayward. “We try to foster Canadian developed technology. And this is a good example of the very intu itive and remarkably well designed work that goes on around here,” said Payette.

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use of heroin is becoming more accepted. “We want kids to know that widely accepted by street kids. “It’s becoming more than it’s not true that everyone is doing Street kids Tina D’Antoni and Jade Bourdages have watched three accepted - it’s almost fashionable,” it,’ said D’Antoni. André Chauvette, the of their friends die of heroin over said D’Antoni, 21. “Now if you’re doing heroin, Coordinator of “The Bunker”, a doses since January. After losing their third friend in July, they decided that they had to do something to keep others from starting hero in. Along with two other friends, they formed Punks Not Junks - a pro ject to warn other street kids about the dangers of heroin. Det. Lieut. René Leduc of the MUC Drug Squad said that there has been a significant increase in the amount of heroin on Montreal streets this year. “It’s a matter of what’s coming in. Recently there has been another kind of heroin (Left to right) Jade Bourdages, Andre Chauvette, and Tina D ’Antoni coming in from Mexico. It’s cheaper in terms of quality and young people look at you like shelter and drop-in centre for street you’re a god,” added Bourdages, kids run by the charity organisation price,” Leduc said. Dans la Rue, thinks the four street According to Leduc, anyone 20. The two agreed that the days youths who make up Punks Not can buy a point of heroin for $20 on the street. A point is one tenth when heroin users tried to hide Junks can do more to prevent hero of a gram, the amount that is nor their habit are over. Addicts now in abuse than the police or any gov ernment organisation ever could. mally dissolved in water to fill a flaunt their use of heroin. “They’re providing a street Punks Not Junks hopes to syringe. D’Antoni and Bourdages said show street kids that heroin isn’t solution to a street problem,” said that the increase in the supply is the solution to their problems and Chauvette. “You can only help especially disturbing because the that there are other ways to be someone once you understand how By D'A rcy D oran

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It’s the second day of classes and the novelty of lectures is already wearing thin. What can you do? You could explore the campus while looking for skeletons-McGill has plenty of them. Chancellor Day Hall, the Faculty of Law building, was once a private residence belonging to the Ross family which McGill acquired, appropriately enough, in a law suit. Industrialist William Ross told McGill that he wanted to donate some money to the university and have a building named after him. Shortly after he approached McGill, Ross fell on hard times and went bankrupt. But McGill came knocking and took him to court because in Quebec a verbal agree ment is legally binding. Because Ross had no money, the court seized his house and gave it to McGill. Perhaps the saddest part of this story is that the law stu dents who carried out the suit only receivedB’s.

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buried beside his lifelong friend John Porteus in the old Montreal cemetary on Dorchester. In 1875, the cemetary was bulldozed and the university made arrangements to have McGill’s body exhumed andburied under the founder’s monument in front of the Arts building. Someone is buried under the monument, but who it is has never been confirmed. Rumour has it that when the ground was x-rayed in the late 1970s it was discovered that “there are not enough bones for two people, but too many for one”. The x-rays also revealed three ancient cigarette butts deeply embedded in the soil. E x p o r t

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Sir William MacDonald was the university’s largest benefactor. He donated the equivalent of $600 million in today’s money. Con sequently, three buildings and McGill’s second campus are named after him. MacDonald made his fortune in the tobacco business. Much of the university was built on profits O l d M c G i l l ’s t o m b fromExport ‘A’ cigarettes. Ironically, MacDonald was a Some of McGill’s skeletons are more public. James McGill fervent anti-smoker. He hated ciga requested in his will that he be rette smoke so much that he had

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they see the problem.” Bourdages said that heroin is not the problem, but rather a poor solution chosen by street kids. Heroin, she said, is only a poor attempt to escape the real problems - low self-esteem and feeling unwanted. Bourdages, a recovered addict, has experienced first-hand the harmful effects of heroin. Her first experience with heroin was in April 1992, when she was forced to take it against her will. She was living in Vancouver, when a woman she was staying with, held her down and injected her with heroin. But the second time she shot up, it was of her own volition. She said that heroin is the most addic tive drug there is. “The problem is that it’s so good you cannot not like it,” Bourdages said. “Every time I took it, I felt safe. I felt empow ered and more confident.” While she can describe the “rush” and feeling of gratification that she would feel each time she shot up, she can now see how she degenerated as a person. She be came a recluse, her personal hy giene deteriorated, she stopped eat ing and her weight dropped to 85 lbs. Bourdages started dealing heroin to support her habit. It was only last June, when doctors told her that she only had one month to live that Bourdages

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sought treatment at a rehabilitation centre. Now clean, she’s been given a second chance at life. She hopes that Punks Not Junks can help others restore digni ty totheir lives. Chauvette says that there are plenty of street kids who could use D’Antoni and Bourdages’ help. “When you’re addicted to heroin there is a very real pain and hunger. You can never have enough to satisfy your hunger. Unfortunately an overdose seems like the only logical solution,” said Chauvette. Punks Not Junks hopes that it can discourage street youths from taking heroin without making moral judgements. In July, it started posting flyers in areas frequented by street kids and it is currently working on putting together a punk compilation tape. “Music is the best way we can spread our message because the hard-core scene is what holds us together as a community,” said D’Antoni. “People respect a band with an anti-heroin message.” Recently Punks Not Junks was given funding as a six-month pro ject by “The Bunker”. Leduc applauds the effort of the organisation. “I think it’s a very good initia tive. If the heroin problem keeps getting worse it’s going to be like hell on earth,” he said.

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you could try poking around in the secret caverns under the universi tyThere have been unconfirmed reports that there is an under ground tunnel that runs from the basement of the McIntyre Medical Building to the residences. The tunnel is reported to have been closed because it was unsafe for students walking through, and M a k in g u p o u r o w n r u le s because some assaults may have occurcd. This mi Other reports ght be largely have said that there attributed to are old discarded M c G i l l ’ s cars in the tunnel uncanny abil and that the tunnel ity to make up has been out of use new games for so long that sta and play by lactites are forming their own on the ceiling. rules. Three But when pres professional sed on the subject sports have by the Tribune, Mc roots that can Intyre porter Denise be traced back Jonphe was quick to toMcGill. deny the rumours. In the “I don’t know early days, Which way to the secret tunnels? who told you that, American McCord Museum. Its replacement, but it’s not true. There is only one football was a haphazard combina the Stanley Cup, was created 10 tunnel from McIntyre that leads to tion of soccer and rugby. After a years later at a price of $50. the Stewart Biology building,” game between McGill and Harvard Jonphe said. in 1874, many of our team’s rules T h e s e c r e t u n d e r g r o u n d For curious students, this were used to standardise the game. might be even bigger than A1 It is now generally accepted that If a visit to the McCord won’t Capone’s vault. this crucial game in ‘74 marked the satisfy your thirst for treasures, aides posted throughout his compa ny’s offices to tell people not to smoke in the building. While his tobacco company couldn’t advertise on television, he could have buildings named after him and sponsor sporting events— which brings us to McGill’s very proud athletic history.

beginning of American football as we knowit. The invention of hockey is also attributed to McGill. A group of students played in the Victoria Skating Rink, the first of its kind to have electrical power. The building still stands today-occupied by a Tilden rental garage. In 1883, McGill claimed the prestigious Birks trophy (valued at $750) and it can be found on display in the

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the leadership of Garcia, who func tioned as both the spiritual and musical core of the Grateful Dead. Clearly, the worlds of both casual music fans, and hardcore Dead heads will be forever, sadly altered. Perhaps the most fitting epitaph for the great man is from his classic song, “Angie”: “Fare thee well now, may your life proceed by its own design/Nothing to tell now, may the words be yours I amdone with mine.”

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However, after talking with her, it For close to a year, Nerdy Girl is obvious that she cannot fit inside existed as a duo, but it soon a one-word definition. Her influ- expanded to a full size band. Gabe ences include the Levine, forPixies, Breeders, “Basically, you could xerox merly of Ho ward North, o’uy M,a^ re; my and that would r e p l a c e d O Hara and Sinead J journal 3 O’Connor. Seaskull be the lyrics of my songs. Hashimoto on guitar. Ron describes O’Con ner as “gut-wrenching and emo Woo, from the much-missed Good tional.” Although she would love to Cookies, plays bass, and Kim be like O’Connor, she is the first to Temple, formerly of cult band admit that the constant angst would Slob, plays the drums. “Basicaly you could xerox my get a bit tiring. Cecil has created herself as a journal and that would be the lyrics self-sufficient, artistic woman. She of my songs,” says Seaskull. “The attended a New York performing lyrics are about boys. Love. arts high school, went on to NYU Angst.” Now in Montreal, Seaskull film school, and then to L’Ecole Florent in Paris, a theatre school continues her creative endeavours attended by the likes of Isabelle in many directions. Apart from Adjani and Christopher Lambert. Nerdy Girl, she directs and pro However, she left the latter two duces her own 16mm films as well as acting in other peoples films. schools because of a lack of funds. Despite being told at high Seaskull best summarises her pas school in that she had “an ugly sion by saying, “There is no place I voice”, she persevered. She uses would rather be than sitting in a her “too raspy, high-pitched, recording studio, or sitting on a squeaky and piercing” voice to her movie set or sitting on stage. That’s advantage. Seaskull says of her the ultimate. The ultimate goal is to express myself in as many ways as voice, “it is distinctive now.” Following her departure from the now-defunct all-girl band Bite, C ft fr Seaskull realized she wanted to do Nerdy Girl plays NYC’s pres her own thing. In a dream, the tigious indie shmoozefest name of her band came to her, and CMJ this week with wickedshe called the band, formed with cool Montrealers Pest 5000. guitarist Gordon Hashimoto, Nerdy Girl.

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Micheal Jackson released History and marked the occasion

with fascistic trailers that featured a monolithic statue of himself. Apparently, the towering likeness was all of four feet, and the selfprofessed King of Pop’s album sales fell just as short. Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, he included the charming couplets, “Jew me, sue me/Kick me, kike me” on one of the new tracks. Even though Mikey described him as a “close friend” in his Barbara

Walters tell-all (which was any thing but), Speilberg publicly admonished Jackson until he recalled the single. In other J ’accuse news, motormouth Courtney Love bitched at Brit rock mags for demonizing Elastica’s Justine Frischmann because of her Semit ic heritage. Could it be that Elastica just sucks? Love also kept herself busy this summer by annoying all of her fans at Lollapalooza, monopolising the net, and throwing uppercuts at Riot Grrrl dictator Kathleen Hanna, of the group Bikini Kill. Speaking of bikinis, Anna Nicole Smith, who wore said garb (okay, maybe we exaggerate) to her geriatric tycoon husband’s funeral, is up to her famous bosom Continued on Page 21 »

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when a good time was about drinkin’ a couple pints with yer mates. This is a refurbished, and more dynamic return to Mod. Their retro style can be heard through their smooth and easy intros pushed rhymes on this record are so wack into fifth gear, revving into a quick it’s a wonder he’s still conscious. and intelligent musical transition, Jazzmatazz 2 is filled with the geared on taking you to another worst kind of hype-hop proselytiz peak. ing and empty positivity, and com —Pavel Janowitz pletely devoid of the humour that lets folks like De La Soul get away Smoking Popes with it. In the intro to the album’s Born To Quit first track, Guru calls for a “360(Capitol) degree mind revolution.” Sounds about right: Jazzmatazz 2 is the Great name for a band sound of Guru spinning all the way who’s first single “Need around and still landing in the You Around” held its own same-old, same-old place. next to tracks by Radiohead —Gabriel Levine and the Counting Crows on the Clueless Soundtrack. Made up of the three Caterer These Animal Men brothers (major Monets) (come on, join) the high society Matt, Eli, and Josh, and (Virgin/ BMG) skinbeater Mike Felumlee, the Popes may have found When most people think of their niche in the standard British music they envision bands 80s high school movie like Blur and Elastica, and their genre. Vocalist Josh Caterer fast, hard paced, 90s twist on pop. has his Morrissey imperson These Animal Men have broken ation down pat. He laments away from the copycat pop world about some girl recently lost and have rewritten, reproduced and or found in just about every repackaged British Rock ‘n’ Roll. song but with less angst-ridden What then is British Rock ‘n’ finesse than his brooding predeces Roll? It isn’t punk, with names like sor. In an ode to “Rubella”, one of the Sex Pistols and the Exploited the more memorable singles, plastered on the marquee (even Caterer confesses, “I lost six though These Animal Men are the pounds since I lay eyes on her.” . first band since the Sex Pistols to Only problem is you feel as though be banned from playing in an you’ve heard every song before. English city). These Animal Men Like the music of the Lemonheads, hark back to a time when Rock'n it’s hard to tell one popish tune Roll wasn’t wrought with angst - from another. The other obvious

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extaordinaire Guru is shown in var ious “buddy poses” with each member of the supposedly all-star cast of guest artists he has assem bled in his latest attempt to bring 70s jazz-fusion to the masses. In one telling shot, Guru is shown wresting a trumpet from the hands of Freddie Hubbard, who looks on with a mix of condecension and annoyance. The photo neatly antic ipates the content of the album: Guru seems more interested in let ting his fans know what cool friends he has than in actually let ting them play. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the artists fea tured on Jazzmatazz 2 are either “young lions” like (ugh) Courtney Pine and Branford Marsalis, or washed-up jazz-fusionists who need all the friends they can get. Some tracks on this terminally long CD are listenable: Guru has some how coerced some credible DJs into spinning for him, including his partner, DJ Premier. But even some nifty Premier-produced laser gun noises and a beautifully campy Chaka Khan vocal line can’t save “Watch What You Say,” the album’s best track, from Guru’s worst enemy: himself. Guru’s

of those crazy hip media —L.E.Ds, venison, and Carvel ice cream — had returned to their easels, paint ing faux teen novel covers. Cutecore darlings that dog mine similar territory on Totally Crushed Out! This record is the aural equiv alent of one of those adolescent novels you ordered too young from the Scholastic Book Club, in order to learn all you need to know about Liz Saunderson Jordache boys, allowance, and mean parents, that dog, a band made up of rock’n’roll thorough breds (singer/guitarist Anna Waronker is the daughter of a big fascist at Warner music, and bassist Rachel and fid dler Petra Haden are the offspring of jazz bassist Charlie Haden) blend distorto guitars, three part harmonies, and oddly appropriate violin noodling. The result falls somewhere between the wonderful Heavenly and the vomitacious Veruca Salt. I, however, am a sucker for nostalgia- this record makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and sassy. Courtney Love has called the that dog accompanying fashion trends of Totally Crushed Out! barrettes and baby tees “cultural (DGC/MCA) anorexia.” I prefer to think of it as A recent survey of New York an inverse manipulation of the art galleries revealed a startling patriarchal rite de passage on the new trend in cultural self-congratu part of an unempowered subculture, lation — recovering the goldmine playing with notions of memory, hidden in the bourgeois teen gircul- gender and the power of signs. ture of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Yay! Yay! —Kurt Newman Postmodern artistes who had tired drawback is that there is no Evan Dando (major Baldwin) ornament to distract you from the music. With verses like: “If I could stand to be on my own, then I would probably just leave you alone,” it’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Brothers Grim. A little psychother apy couldn’t hurt, but then again, we might never hear fromthem.

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in legal wranglings. Pamela Anderson’s implants were seen all over the Sundance film festival grounds with the prophetic “Don’t call me Babe” trumpeted on posters for her upcoming film, Barbed Wire - can’t wait for that one. Babe was a movie about a pig. Crumb was also a movie about a pig, a chronicle of the cartoonist’s relentless misogyny and oh-sowacky family. Cartoon giant Disney has completed the sixth warning of the apocalypse men tioned in Revelations by purchas ing ABC and the Mounties. Playing like a cross be tween Li 7 Archie and Hate comics, Kids tried to shock, but only annoy ed. Also ex ploiting the kiddie-porn angle, Cal vin Klein got himself in hot water over his new “provocative” ad campaign. Never wanting to miss out on perverse sexual practice, U.S. Congress and Time magazine got all concerned about what kids are downloading from the Internet. A wonder that they had time, given how much of it they spent obsess ing over Cannibal Corpse and gangsta rap in a so far fruitless attempt to regulate (or is it destroy?) controversial record com pany releases. Trent Reznor’s Nothing label was the first subject of attack. Unfortunately, Congress passed no bill outlawing those bril liant monosyllable rhymes of his. Filter, the annoying little Trentoids, had a hit with their elegy “Nice Shot, Man” (yeah, right it’s not about Kurt Cobain). Lollapalooza is pretty over. Everyone split before Sonic Youth had their little noisefest on stage. Perry Farrell had apparently not taken into account the audience’s curfews. Either that, or he just didn’t realize that today’s crazy kids dig the rock (we use the term loosely) of Hole to the art of SY ; we figure he was probably preoc cupied convincing himself that tat toos and piercing still constitue “alternative lifestyles”. Hole, of course, sport Mon treal’s own Auf der Maur on bass, who probably noted the rebirth of seminal club Foufounes as Fouf, and the demise of godawful pay-toplay venue Woodstock. On that tip, all kinds of zany premonitions of Jerry Garcia’s death plagued Dead fans this sum mer on their last, ill-fated tour. We hope the deadheads settle for Phish rather than merging back with the rest of us. Speaking of sex scandals, Hugh Grant was caught with his pants down with the now infamous Divine Brown. Hugh Grant’s film Nine Months failed to set boxoffice records, but did feature the amazing Julianne Moore, who also rocked in Vanya on 42nd

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watchable in the much-hyped, truly awful Safe. Adding to the popula tion who prefers the male gender’s angst, hunka bumin’ love Antonio Banderas has set up house with Melanie Griffith. Showing us the danger of Primatene Mist addiction, baby model Krissy Taylor passed away. On a happier note, big sister Nicki had twins, and non-related Taylor, John, plays bass for Duran Duran. After their moral battle with that Freemason cabal Ticketmaster, we can now say with cer tainty that Vedder and Co. have sold out. REM fans watched as the

low this summer, we still managed to dig some dirt up for faithful fans. Spelling just can’t seem to get enough of altema-culture after the cameo by the Flaming Lips last year and rumor has it that Kelly is going to explore her bi side in the fall. “She uses va-a-asaline”... And of course, what would a summer review be with a complete slam of Waterworld. Suprisingly, no matter how bad the movie or over-bloated the budget, it has not completely bombed, proving the old adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Continuing the summer movie blitz, Apollo 13

made us all warm and gushy inside, forever linking in our heads Tom Hanks and NASA. And, of course, Batman. It left us wishing Robin had stayed good and dead so we wouldn’t be subject to whiney little Chris O’Donnell. Shortly after the movie’s release, Val Kilmer was ditched by his long-termwife. Gee, does mega-fame really change a person that much? Or perhaps that overhyped auteur we don’t talk about (rhymes with cretin marachino) was right about the love that dare not speak its name between Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top

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G ET A N "A " F O R O R G A N IZ A T IO N ! band members went in for one surgery after another. I guess mid dle age isn’t going too well for them. Friends was everywhere, including a walking tour of Windows ‘95, the much hyped and very empty Microsoft deliverence from Windows. As Mac users say, “been there, done that.” Friends’Dave Schwimmer was also supposed to host the Montreal Comedy Fest; our office still can’t figure out if he ever showed up. The imminently sold-out Montreal Jazz Fest was doused in sad spectacle à la too much classic rock and Cirque du Soiled — prov ing yet again that tourists will enjoy just about anything with enough overpriced beer. But not to push our jaded slant too far, Etta James crooned to the Forum, and if the tickets weren’t so damn expensive, we may have actually gone in to enjoy the show. Though 90210 stars laid pretty

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We just recorded a sevensong EP. We’re looking for a smaller label this time around — a label that really gets a band, understands a band, and knows where its audience is. Tribune: What was it like tour ing, and being signed to an American major label? Lucy: It was a fast experience. We built up fans, we got a mail ing list we’re gonna pursue now. We met promoters. We got to see it all, drive through the country. We sold some records. Our record’s out there, our name’s out there, I think that’s positive, even if the record did not take off. We got to see how major labels are all about money. What young band would turn down Sire records?

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A year ago, McGill was just two games away from an appear ance in the Vanier Cup. Their sea son ended with a disappointing 147 loss to the Bishop’s Gaiters in the Ontario-Quebec InterUniversity Football Conference championship game at Molson Stadium. In the regular season, the Redmen finished third in their division with a 4-3 record. McGill reeled off a thrilling 21-17 Hollywood-scripted victory on a 102-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the O-QIFC semi finals against the Concordia Stingers before succumbing to the Gaiters the following week. This year’s squad is looking to build upon the successes of last season. Although the Redmen lost1

195-pound junior Dana Toering as the notable front runner. The other potential pivots for the Red ‘n’ White features sophomore Elliot Tracey. Their lack of game experience is a major cause of concern for the Redmen offence and much of McGill’s success, or lack of it, will rest upon the shoulders of the quarterbacks. Grade: C+ Running Back McGill will have the most potent running game in the confer ence and perhaps one of the best in all of Canada. The duo of Shawn Linden and Chad Luedtke in the backfield will cause many sleep less nights for opposing team’s defensive coordinators. Both Luedtke and Linden are academic All-Canadians and winners of the OQIFC’s “Ro okie of the Year” award. Linden, a six foot 207pound bulldozer f

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The McGill Redbirds have done more than establish a rep utable baseball program, they have led the way. The Redbirds are pio neers of what has long been a favourite Canadian past-time. They play ball, and they’have only just begun. The Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association was founded in 1994. It’s membership consisted of four teams: McMaster University, Guelph University, Durham College in Oshawa and McGill University. Four teams was enough to set the ball rolling. Less than a year later, club membership has quadrupled within the East, West and Atlantic divi sions. Returning as the CIBA champions, McGill will be the team to beat in the Eastern confer ence. Some healthy rivalry is expected from Concordia University, Queen’s University and

Fredericton, car ried the ball 82 times, racking up 461 yards (a 5.6 rushing average) and three touch downs. Luedtke lead the confer ence in rushing his first year and had 29 carries (4.2 rushing aver age) and scored one touchdown before his season came to a prema ture end as the result of a knee injury. Complementing Luedtke and Linden in the backfield are Dan Proynk and the ‘Zambian Express’ Pumulo Sikaneta. Sikaneta, a 6’ 1” originally from Zambia averaged

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Grade: B10.7 yards every time he touched the ball. The depth at running back is Special teams Punter and kicker Andrew tremendous. Look for McGill to run the ball down the throats of the Boon has always been solid and dependable for the Redmen. opposing teamdown after down. Despite an injury, Boon connected Grade: A on 12 of 16 field goals and was perfect on his extra point attempts Offensive line The departure of All-Canadian last season. If Boon is healthy, tackle Matthieu Quiviger and All- McGill may have one of the best Conference guard Dan Crifo will kicking games in the conference diminish the size McGill has and can count on points as far enjoyed in previous years. However, this loss will be replaced by quickness. Returning seniors Ryan Coughlin (6’5”, 285 lbs) and Jean-Nicolas Lavoie (6’ 2, 277 lbs) will anchor the line. Grade: B Wide receiver McGill’s big threats at wideout are no longer with the team. With Steve Papp, Alex Trépanier, and Jason Tsadilas no longer in the line-up, the receiving core will have some huge holes to fill. The departing trio combined for a whopping 1243 of the 1458 yards gained via the pass and caught 77 percent of the passes completed last season. Senior Jay McHarg, who had six receptions last year, will lead the list of returning wide receivers. Joining McHarg will be Jerome Coulet and sophomore Robert Secord. Like the question mark at QB, experience is the vital ingredient missing from the receiving mix. Secord, a sophomore from Sudbury, has limited game experi ence, but he has the potential to develop into the go-to-guy in key situations. If Coulet’s one year lay off has not dulled his sharpness or his quickness, McGill will be able to stretch defences from end zone to end zone.

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Head coach When it comes to coaching, Charlie Baillie is one of the best in the business. Baillie is just two away as 50 plus yards. wins shy of 100 career victories, Grade: Ahis 98 wins exceed all other D efence Redmen football coaches. This season will be his 24th season with the Redmen, the longest tenure in Defensive line In recent times, the defensive McGill sports history. Grade: A line has been strong and reliable for the Redmen. This year will be O verall no exception. Senior tackle Mike Robb, Ryan Urzada and Mike The Redmen are definitely Carlyle will add experience and provide the muscle necessary at expected toclimb to the upper echdefensive line. Continued on Page 25 » Grade: B+ Running attack will lead the way

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Head Coach is John Elias. He Laval University, not to mention the competition between the 40 or spoke of baseball as a child which so players vying for the title of was growing up quick. “Baseball is developing in Canada at the college “Redbird”. Ted Caron, President of the Redbirds, told the Tribune that the success of last year’s season coupled with a little publicity has gone a long way. Not only has the ball been rolling, but it has gone south of the border. “The McGill baseball team was not well known last year. Now we have guys calling from New York and Philadelphia schools...these guys know Defending Champs up to bat again how to play ball”, said level with the addition of more Caron. Players in the know include divisions...leading to a College returning left-handed pitcher Brian World Series.” Elias mentioned the possibility Titherington, from Mississauga, catcher Yann Monnet from Ottawa of the playoffs and championship and Steve Monroe, out fielder and games being held at the Olympic Stadium. His goal at the moment: LA Dodgers draft pick.

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“Come upwith the best 20 kids.” Working for a position among the 20 is U3 Sociology student and Redbird veteran, Tyler Levine. Players like Levine grew up with dreams of playing baseball, and now they need not abandon that dream at the collegiate level. “Baseball in Canada is huge. It’s about time we had a league,” explained Levine. Reflecting upon the inaugural season, he added, “We were a baby that was born and we’re getting bigger. One day we’ll be a full grown per son.” The enthusiasm of program participants is matched only by the talent. Levine believes that there is an additional pressure resting on the shoulders of this year’s Redbirds. “In baseball, when you’re respected you have to work

a lot harder.” Of the Redbirds 18-game sea son, half will be played at Centennial Park in Cote-St.-Luc. In the event that there is substantial student interest, a shuttlebus will transport students from campus to the park. Biggest Challenge for Caron? Getting fans to the park. When asked if hot dogs and peanuts would be readily available, Caron gave the thumbs up. “You get some fans out to the games and we’ll barbecue anything you like and throw in some Tropicana orange juice as well!”

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Thistle Curling Club

HOCKEY LEAGUE (FALL &WINTER)

MEN A.B.C WOMEN

$360.00 per team

Sept. 20 08:30- 17:00

Sept. 20. 18:30 hrs. Currie, Rm. 408

Oct. 1

Mon. Tua. Wed. Fri. Sun.

19:15-00:30 20:15-00:30 19:15-00:30 19:15-00:30 14:30-24:00

McConnell Winter Stadium

SOCCER LEAGUE

MEN A.B.C WOMEN

$100.00 per team

Sept. 5. 09:00 to Sept. 12, 17:00

Sept. 12, 18:30 hrs. Field House

Sept. 16

Mon. to Fri. 21:00-23:30 Set. & Sun. 09:00-23:00

Molaon Stadium

SOFTBALL LEAGUE

MEN CO-REC

$70.00 per team

Sept. 5, 09:00 to Sept. 12, 17:00

Men• 12 Co-rec • 7 Men & 5 Women

Sept. 12, 18:30 hrs. (M) 9:30 hrs. (Co-Rec) Field House

Sept. 17

Mon. to Fri. 16:00-18:00 Set. 09:00-18:00 Sun. 09:00-18:00

Middle Held end Molson Stadium

TENNIS TOURNAMENT (OUTDOOR)

MEN A.B WOMEN

$7.00 per player

Sept. 5. 09:00 to Sept. 12. 17:00

N/A

Draw posted Campus Rec Office Sept. 13, 17:00 hrs.

Sept. 15

Sept. 16 to 25

rorbes Raid Tennis Courts

ULTIMATE LEAGUE

CO-REC

$70.00 per team

Sept. 5. 09:00 to Sept. 12. 17:00

5 Men &5 Women

Sept. 12. 18:30 hrs. Field House

Sept. 16

Set. Sun.

09:00-17:00 09:00-17:00

Forbes Field

VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE

MEN WOMEN

$70.00 per team

Sept. 19. 09:00 to Sept. 27,17:00

Sept. 27, 18:30 hrs. Field House

Oct. 2

Mon. Tue. Wed.

19:18-23:00 19:15-23:00 19:15-23:00

Currie Gym

VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE

CO-REC A.B

$70.00 per team

Sept. 19. 09:00 to Sept. 27.1 7:00

5 Men & 5 Women

Sept. 27, 19:30 hrs. Field House

Oct. 4

Wed. Thur. Fri.

18:45-23:00 18:15-23:00 18:45-23:00

Field House

3 ON 3 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

MEN WOMEN

$20.00 per team

Nov 15. 09:00 to Nov. 22. 17:00

Draw posted Campus Rec Office Nov. 23. 17:00 hrs.

Nov. 25

Nov. 25 & Nov. 26

Field House

WATERPOLO LEAGUE

MEN WOMEN

*70.00

Sept. 19. 09:00 to Sept. 27,1 7:00

Sept. 27. 18:30 hrs. Field House

Oct. 1

Sat. Sun.

Currie Pool

• In many sports space is limited — registration is on a first come first served basis. - Please note that registration deadlines are strictly enforced. >A representative from each team must attend the captains' meeting for that sport.

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P AY-AS-YOU-GO PITMESS

08:00-18:00 hrs.

hrough the fall and winter, the Department will be ottering anexciting Pay-As-You-Go Fitnasa program. This class will feature Step Aerobics as well as the popular Total Workout. Bothactivities sradesigned lor a total body workout StopAerobics is achallenginglowimpact class based aroundsteppingontoanad|ustable platform. Total Workout is anupbeat, advancedhighimpact aerobics class

Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium Courses offered in the areas of: Aquatics Martial Arts Dance Outdoor Pursuits Fitness Racquets Varia

SCHEDULE: 17:30 18:25 hrs Tuesday &Thursday 16:00 16:55 hrs. Friday 12:00 12:55 hrs Saturday. Sunday Mon/Wed/Fri 17:00 - 17:55 hrs StopAorobics 13:00- 13:55 hrs. Saturday, Sunday Cost: GymnasiumMembers •1.70*/$2.50/dsss Tickets goonsale the Sir Arthur CurrieGymnasium15minutes beforeclass. •Book of 10tickets lor 917.00 purchasedinadvice (members only). Total Workout

Most classes begin the week of September 18, 1995.

IN F O R M A T IO N -

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September 6th, 1995

toplay for McGill basketball.

B r ie f s

F o o t b a ll B Continued from Page 23

McGill QB Andy Lucchetta retires

McGill appoints new men‘s contracts with the OHC ViryEssonne, an elite division of hockey coach France's national league. Captain Guy Boucher and Terry Bangen. a former assis tant coach of the Memorial Cup defenceman Luc Latulippe become champions, the Kamloops Blazers, the sixth and seventh former is the new head coach for the Redmen to play pro-hockey in Europe. Redmen this season. In four seasons, Boucher Bangen will bring more than 21 years of coaching experience to scored 71 goals and notched 183 Montreal. Over the past six years, points in 141 games. Latulippe Bangen has been the assistant became McGill’s sixth-highest coach with the Blazers in the scoring defenceman. He had 25 goals and 104 points in his four Western Hockey League. Just recently the Canadian years with the Redmen. Amateur Hockey Association Gagné sisters: One comnamed him the assistant coach for Team Canada for the 1995 World ing....and one going. Junior Championships to be held Melanie Gagné will be join in Boston. Bangen is confident he can ing Jane Ross as an assistant coach make a positive contribution to the for the McGill Martlets basketball team. The 5’ 6” guard fromTracy, hockey programat McGill. “I believe the winning experi Quebec averaged 5.5 points and 2 ences that I possess, combined rebounds per game last season. In with my recruiting contracts across her first season, Gagné was named Canada, will bring the necessary “Rookie of the Year” and made ingredients for the type of hockey the CIAU All-rookie team. She program that will achieve the holds the QSSF and McGill record for the most three pointers in a desired results.” Bangen, a 44-year old native game, scoring five in January of from Alberta, becomes the 28th 1992. Gagné’s younger sister, head coach in McGill’s 119 year Geneviève, was a rookie last sea hockey history. son. She made every three pointer Former Redmen sign pro she attempted. Rather than shoot hoops for the Red n’ White this hockey contracts abroad season, the younger Gagné will Two members from last pursue a career in acupuncture. year’s Redmen squad have signed The duo were the first set of sisters

elon of the O-QIFC team stand ings. The strong running game will help in two areas. The fundamen tal advantage the attack from the ground will provide is taking a lot of pressure off the talented, but inexperienced quarterbacks. With the opposing defences focusing on the dangerous running attack, the passing game will open up, leav ing receivers like McHarg, Coulet, and Secord wide open more often than not. A quick d-line coupled with sound DBs will give the defence credibility. Look for a defence that blitzes a lot. This should force the opposition to throw into the jaws of an impressive secondary, and if that happens the defence will put points on the board or hand their offence golden scoring opportuni ties. Grade: B This season, the schedule has been extended to eight games.The extra game brings the Queen’s Golden Gaels to Molson Stadium for the regular season finale on October 28. The McGill Redmen will get a chance to avenge last season’s playoff loss when they kickoff the 1995 season against the Bishop’s Gaiters in Lennoxville Saturday at lpm.

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Andy Lucchetta has decided to hang up his cleats for the upcoming football season and take a teaching position at Loyola High School. Last season, after changing positions from wide receiver to

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quarterback, the 23-year-old from Welland, Ontario completed 73 of 148 passes for 1272 yards and 11 touchdowns. Lucchetta has mixed feelings about leaving the Redmen.’Tt’s abit ter-sweet situation for me. I’m very happy about getting a good job at a great high school but I will miss playing the game. I was just getting the itch toplay again.”

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If you are already covered by another Extended Health Care Plan (not Provincial Medicare), and wish fo lis e —this plan, you may opt out of the Prescription Drug benefit of the S SM U H E A L TH P L A N by completing a special form at the SSMU office in the William Shatner University Centre. T H E D E A D L IN E F O R O P T I N G O U T IS

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T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f A th le tic s o ffe rs e m p lo y m e n t fo r fu ll-tim e M c G ill s tu d e n ts . P o s itio n s p ro v id e o p p o rtu n itie s t o d e v e lo p le a d e rs h ip a n d m a n a g e m e n t skills. F o r c e r ta in p o s itio n s , e x p e rie n c e a n d c e r tific a tio n a r e a n asset. C a m p u s

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Equipm ent managers

Security personnel

Intram ural officials and referees

G ym supervisors

Fitness testers

Locker room attendants

G am e scorers and tim ers

Squash c o u rt supervisors

Sports coordinators

Lifeguards

C ourse instructors

T ic k e t sellers and takers

Total W o rk o u t tic k e t sellers

Snack bar staff

Skating and shinny hockey supervisors W eigh t ro o m supervisors

Football and baskeball statisticians, tim ers, announcers, and gam e scorers Keyboard musicians

In a c c o rd a n c e w ith C a n a d ia n im m ig r a tio n r e q u ir e m e n ts , th e s e p o s itio n s a r e d ir e c te d to C a n a d ia n c itiz e n s a n d in te r n a tio n a l s tu d e n ts w ith a s tu d e n t visa.

Football scoreboard operators Bartenders Basketball set-up staff Clerical and secretarial staff w ith co m p u te r know ledge

Interested individuals should apply to the appropriate office listed above c G ill D e p a r t m e n t o f A t h l e t i c s S ir A r t h u r C u r r ie G y m n a s iu m

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W it h in th e M c G i l l c o m m u n it y , C l i n i c v o lu n t e e r s c a n r e p r e s e n t y o u b e fo r e a n y U n iv e r s i t y c o m m it t e e (e .g . d is c ip lin e , g r ie v a n c e ) . I f y o u a re h a v in g p r o b le m s w it h th e U n iv e r s it y , a s k f o r t h e D ir e c t o r o f S t u d e n t A d v o c a c y im m e d ia t e ly .

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Pennant fever is back in Montreal. However, the fever is mild compared to the raging tem perature of last year. Last season the Expos were sitting pretty on top of the Major League standings waiting for the playoffs to arrive. Unfortunately, the strike dashed any chance of a championship. So the Expos decided to proclaim themselves world champions on the basis of the best record in the ML. Come now, how many times have we seen the best team in regular sea son need the heimlich manoeuvre in the playoffs. In the off-season the Expo ‘braintrust’ then promptly did their best impersonation of a St. Laurent sidewalk sale or a nickel n’ dime discount store by liquidat ing the heart of the team. The classified section in Major League Weekly must have read something like this. Everything must go now. For Sale: Larry Walker...Power hitter.

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Hits a ton of home runs. Decent batting average. John Wetteland...Amazing reliever. Many saves. Low ERA. Will close the door down in the 9th. Marquis Grissom...Great outfield er...decent power...reliable player. Need $$$. Negotiable. Call now. After practically giving away their superstars the management had the nerve to announce they would still be competitive and one of the top teams in the majors. Competitive? One of the top teams? Get real. Desperately try ing to stay afloat in the NL wild card race is the Expos definition of competitive. The Expos need to send out a few thank you cards, one addressed to the Houston Astros and the other to the Colorado Rockies. If had not been for their massive losing streaks over the past couple of weeks the Expos would have used this time for reserving tee times in October. Instead, fate has decided to taunt the Montreal faithful as the wild card races heat up down the stretch. While mathematically the Expos are very much alive in the race for post-season play, hover ing between four to six games out of a playoff berth, it’s time for a reality check. With the exception of Pedro Martinez, the Expos can’t pitch themselves out of a tent. When it comes to hitting the ball, David Segui and Sean Berry can only do

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so much. Moises Alou is hurt and without Walker and Grissom swinging the bat the offence becomes comparable to that of the 7-8-9 hitters of the Bad News Bears. A team that could not pro duce one run for Martinez when he pitched nine perfect innings does not deserve to make the playoffs. Some of you màv be think ing, “Well the Expos Have been winning a few lately.” During the last week a couple of wins over the Padres and the Dodgers begs the question....Aren’t the Expos con tenders? Pretenders may be the word you’re looking for. Make no mistake here. Don’t be fooled by the Expos last minute resurgence towards a playoff spot. It simply ain’t gonna hap pen. The Expos have about as much of a chance of qualifying for the wild card spot as I did of winning the 6/49 last Saturday. If you are the betting type, and looking to place a wager on who will take the wild card in the NL, the money would be better spent on the Phillies, Rockies, Astros, and yes even the Cubs. Management chose to com promise on the principle of win ning, and now it’s time to face the consequences.

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Wednesday. September6 TheMcGill Choral Societyis a200strong non-auditioned choir, open to all McGill staff andMontreal university stu dents. Please join us at 7:30 pmin the Strathcona Music Building (555 Sherbrooke W.), roomC310. All singers welcome.

Nightline, McGill’s student-run information, referral and listening ser vice, is currently seeking volunteers. An information session will be held at noon inShatnerB-10(basement).

information. The Yellow Door’s Elderly Project is currently seekingvolenteers toaccom pany seniors toandfromvarious appoint ments inthedowntownareaonemorning or afternoon a week. A car is not neces sary, but a bus pass would be helpful. Call Leigh Ann or Carolyne at 398-6243 for moreinformation.

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On the Spot, Montreal’s leading improv comedy troupe play at Gert’s at The Montreal Assualt Prevention The Yellow Door is holding its 7:30. Tickets are$2. Centre offers ACTION, a self-defense Chaplain’s OpenHouse from4:30 - 6:30 coursefor women, taught by women. The Saturday. September9 pmat 3625Aylmer. course does not simulate attacks with a The Quebec Public Interest and padded aggressor, and age and strength The Sexual Assault Centre is seek ing volenteers for its outreach program Research Group (QPIRG) is holding a arenotimportant. Courseswill beheldon andphonehelpline. Attendingoneofthis vegetarian barbeque at the co-ed resi Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, or on Nov. 19 and week’s four meetings is mandatory for all dences from 11:30 am- 3:30 pm. Come 26. Call 284-1212 for more information, interested persons. Please come toroom eat, drink andfindout howyoucan work the cost is $100. The Centre is a non 425ofShatnerfrom12-1 pm,or5-6pm. for social changethisyear Call 398-7432 profit organizationandregisteredcharity. for moreinformation. Tel-Aide, a 24-hour, 7 day-a-week Thursday. September7 Pushing up Daisies and Crash Montreal help phone line is seeking The Sexual Assault Centre is seek Vegas play a freeoutdoor concert on the volenteers whohaveafewhours amonth to listen toMontrealers in distress. Our ing volenteers for its outreach program lowercampusat6pm. next training program will begin in andphonehelpline. Attendingoneof this September. Call 935-1105for moreinfor Monday. September 11 week’s four meetings is mandatoryfor all mation. interested persons. Please come toroom Nightline, McGill’s, student-run 425ofShatnerfrom12-1pm, or2-3pm. TheMcGill FencingClubwelcomes information, referral and(!istening ser Shinerama is an all day benefit for vice, is currently seeking volunteers. all fencers tojoin up for its newseason. Cystic Fibrosis. Show up anytime at Information sessions will beheldat noon Call 849-9434for moreinformation. Roddick Gates and shine everything in and3pminShatnerB-10(basement). Auditions for The Players’ sight. Theatre’sJanuaryproductionofAChorus Tuesday. September 12 Line will beheld next week. In addition, TheMcGill SailingTeamis looking Nightline, McGill’s student-run auditions for Players’ production of for sailors withanyracingexperience for competition on the ICYRA Collegiate information, referral and listening ser Lillian Heilman’s The Children’s Hour Circuit. If interested, please come toout vice, is currently seeking volunteers. will beheldSept. 11-13. Signupfor both meeting at 6 pmat Currie Gym, room Information sessions will be heldat noon on the audition notices posted on the Drama and Theatre board on the first 408/409. Call Melanie at 481-1766 for and3pminShatnerB-10(basement). floor of Arts; or call Ryan at 499-3921 moreinformation. for moreinformation. Ongoing Friday. September 8 Montréal Pro Arte, a newchamber The Montreal Sexual Assault Centre The Sexual Assault Centre is cur is currently seeking concerned, bilingual choir of 18 voices is holding auditions rently seeking volenteers for its outreach women to volenteer for its 24-hour, 7 Sept. 11-12from4 - 7 pmat theErskine programand phone help line. Attending day-a-week telephone crisis line. The and American United Church (corner one of this week’s four meetings is next trainingsessionwill takeplace Sept. Sherbrooke and du Musée). To arrange mandatory for all interested persons. 22-24, 30 and Oct. 1. Please call 934- for a time, call Robert Rowat at 277Pleasecometoroom425of Shatner from 4504 or 934-0354 (ext. 452) for more 5509.

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