The McGill Tribune Vol. 15 Issue 6 by The Tribune

P u b lis h e d b y th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie t y o f M c G ill U n iv e r s ity

♦

this week Referendum fever hits the University of Montreal By D 'A

N ew s First year seminars approved by Senate. Page 4 S c ie n c e Developmental look at schizophrenia. Page 12 F e a tu re s Immigrants bring up questions o f integration and racism. Page 9 E n te r ta in m e n t It’s a bird...it’s a plane...it’s - Blur. Page 13 S p o r ts Redmen ineffective ver sus poised Gaiters. Page 16

rcy

D oran

An information table outside the University of Montreal student cafeteria became a referendum bat tleground last week. On one side of the table, eight students w earing NON stickers defended their views in distressed anim ation. On the other side, a dozen other students wearing OUI buttons argued for Quebec separa tion. Students supporting the NO side in the referendum had set up a table on the second floor of the Jean-Brilliant building. The table had only been set up for a number of days, while kiosks for the Y ES side had been set up for weeks. “ W e ’ re here to give people information, not to argue. If some one’s not sure how they’re going to vote, w e’re going to try to give them in fo rm a tio n so th e y ’ re in fo rm ed o f th e ir o p tio n s ,” explained Marc Daigneault, a first year law student working for the NO committee. But this might be a daunting task at U of M, where FAÉCUM , the F e d e ra tio n o f Student Associations of the University of Montreal Campus, has taken a pro sovereignty stance and created an organisation dedicated to promot ing a Y E S v o te . T h is y e a r,

Flowers, loonies andpeace signs- the YesCampaignonthe Streets FAÉCUM deducted ten cents from each student’s fees to promote the Y ES side. “It’s normal for the students’ association to give their opinion, but they’re using our money,” said Daigneault. Third year law student and NO supporter Je a n -F ra n ço is Nadon

b eliev es that m ost people have probably made decisions as to how they will vote. However, he feels that it is important for the NO side to make its presence known. “ T he so v e re ig n tists are so p re v a le n t here th at p eop le are afraid to show their NO sticker. I hope we can show the FA ÉC U M

that there are people 18 to 20 years old who are for the NO side. I’m tired of hearing that all young peo ple are sovereigntists,” Nadon said. Last October, FA É C U M and L a Féd ération des E tu d ian t(e)s Universitaires du Québec held a C o ntin ued on P a g e 11 H

McGill Daily funding to be decided by students C o lu m n is ts Don M cG ow an.............Page 7 Ted F ran k el............... Page 12 Mila Aung-Thwin........Page 7

iSgS ÎWÎ

einstein

The financial stability of the be decided by students later this month. At the October 2 SSMU council meeting, the motion calling for a referen dum on whether students should fund the was passed with startling speed. If the stu d en t referen d u m passes, SSMU will be mandated to annually p etitio n the B o ard o f G overnors, until the proposal to stop collectin g all funds for the is passed. The much anticipated motion was brought up for debate at the end of a drawn out meeting, and most council members appeared to

McGill Daily will

D e p a rtm e n ts ..Page 8 ...Page 8 P ag e 2 0

Crossword O bserver... W hat’ s On

B y B enji W

W a lk ia fe N etw o rk 3 9 8 -2 4 9 8

Walking with you from any where to anywhere. Sun-Thurs 7:00pm to 12:45am Fri-Sat 7:00pm to 2:30am

Daily

Fontenay stated as she introduced be grow ing tired and im patient. the motion. “W e are giving the stu The b rief debate on the m otion dents an opportunity to reaffirm focused primarily on the prudence their financial commitment to the and wording o f the question, and P u b lication s the motive behind Society.” the drive to cease While this is the student funding of T h o s e o p p o s e d sentiment shared by c o n s id e r it a n a tta c k the co u n cil m em bers While the ref on th e p ap er, m a s who su p p ort the erendum question q u era d in g a s a m o tio n , it w as re fe rs stric tly to immediately scoffed fin an cial c o n c e r n . the fund at by those opposed. ing, and mentions And while those in neither the su p p o rt h ave been rep eated ly policies nor ethics, speculation was emphasising the non-ideological m ade as to w h eth er or not the th ru st o f this y e a r ’ s run at the motion is a disguise for personal those opposed consider it an opinions about the attack on the paper, masquerading “ W e are not d eb atin g the as a financial concern. A rts R ep. A nne de

Daily

Daily.

Daily's Daily's

Daily.

Daily,

Daily,”

M o n /T u es/W ed : 1 0 :3 0 a m - 6 : 0 0 p m •

•

Thurs/Fri:

mmm mmm — m

Daily

“It is about the whether you want to admit it or not,” Club Rep Chris Carter said, responding to de Fontenay. “Why wasn’t the or the includ ed in the referendum question?” Another area of contention at the meeting was the speed with which the motion was passed. The length of debate on the issue was dwarfed by the time devoted to other significant proposals at the m eeting. P articularly surprising was that council suspended speak ing rights to members of the staff despite the size of their con tingent in the gallery. “If there wasn’t some sort of hidden agen d a h ere, I w ant to

RedHerring

Daily

C o ntin ued on P a g e 3 »

O f f e r V a lid w ith C o u p o n U n til O c t o b e r 3 1 / 9 5

«SUBWAY** !$ -*•*$ 1

T h e P la c e W h e r e F r e s h is th e T a ste .

1 0 :3 0 a m - 9 : 0 0 pm

........ * * c.onnm Place Montreal Trust

S a t. 1 0 .3 0 a m - 5 .0 0 p m

lo w er level

S u n : 1 2 :0 0 p m - 4 :0 0 p m

l6 0 0 M c G ill C o lle g e A v e n u e

Tribune

—

on regular price sandwich

12" sub + m ed. d rin k

6" sub + sm all d rin k

.SU BW R V *

The Place Where Fresh is the Taste.™ ••••A f te r 2 p . m . e v e ry d a y ! ••••

Page 2 N e W S

October 11th, 1995

Dial-up access: the new connection at the Computing Centre B y S a m J. H o r o d e z k y

uring the first w eek o f S ep tem b er, the C om puting Centre began the implementation of a new internet connection sys tem called Dial-up Access Service. An ongoing transition , this change is a major reorganisation of the way internet connections are obtained and used by students and staff at McGill. As of October 1, many users have had to pay for access to the internet and e-mail facilities for the first time. The Computing Centre gov

erns tw o m ajor gatew ays to the internet: a central mainframe sys tem called MUSICB and a pool of phone lines which allow students direct modem access to all internet facilities. B o th o f th ese sy stem s, the MUSIC interface and the Terminal Server facility, have until now been independently offered by the CC. However, with the introduction of the new D A S, a ccess to both o f these systems is being harmonised into one dial-up phone number.

Tense transition troubles G len M atth ew s is a N etw orking A n alyst who began

working on the project in July. “ N orm ally we would test a system extensively before cutting it loose. I would say that to make a smooth transition for this type of project we would need from eight months to a year,” said Matthews. “So for the first week that it was in production there were a lot of peo ple having trouble. Had we had m ore tim e, we prob ably would have been able to introduce this in a less chaotic form.” Students have had consider able problem s re g iste rin g their a c c o u n ts , and so m e , using old accounts, have not been able to log in. Even worse, some of the soft ware has failed on-line and kicked

several users off while they were working. “T he trou b le fo r som eon e where it doesn’t work is that the system fails Completely. It either works or it doesn’t. The student who can’t get in doesn’t care that 7 5 percen t o f the students have a c c e s s ,” said the C om p u ter C e n tre ’ s A s s o c ia te D ire cto r Krishna Patel.

Registering with Reggie The primary change in the two services will be the new verifica tion system named Reggie. Essentially, Reggie is a data base that keeps record s on stu

dents’ user identifications, pass words, and time spent using the modem line. R eggie’ s interface is conspicuous only when a user con nects to DAS — it asks for a name and a password, and then it trans parently monitors how much time elapses before the user hangs up. But Reggie was introduced for reasons other than being able to tabulate on-line charges. “[Reggie] allows you to regis ter your account on your own. But also, we now have the capability of treating people in different ways. We can store different information about them,” Matthews explained. Continued on P ag e 4 »

Student-initiated first year seminars ready for next year by

lex

a t h ia s

Frosh and first year students often feel overw helm ed by the m assive num bers o f students in many of their introductory cours es. Starting next September, first

y ear sem inar co u rses will offer students an opportunity to ease the tran sitio n to the university environment. The five year pilot p ro ject, passed in Senate on Septem ber 2 7 , will introduce courses taught

by tenured professors with a m ax im um c a p a c ity o f tw e n ty stu d e n ts . T h e fo c u s w ill be on b ro a d -b a s e d le a rn in g and th e development o f analytical skills. E ric H o f fs te in , a U3 P s y c h o lo g y stu d e n t, has been

working on the project from the start. He points to the fa ct that each seminar will be very specific to the professor’s speciality in his or her field. The first year seminar cours es were approved unanimously by SSM U council on September 21. L is a G ru s h c o w , S S M U V P U n iv e rsity A ffa irs , is p leased with response to the project. “ P eo p le are alw ays asking what SSM U is doing. This is a good exam ple o f something that w o rk ed ,” G rushcow said. “I ’ m really excited about this. W e ’ve made it real. One student said T have an idea’ , and now we have first year seminars.” Similar entrance level cours es are offered at other universities in Canada and the United States. The University of Toronto started a program last year that included 80 first year seminars, and similar courses have existed in the U .S . for 3 0 years. A ccording to the guidelines for the program , the three goals are to a llev iate the im personal and overwhelming nature o f large classes, to foster critical thinking skills, and to encourage p rofes sor-student interaction. Vice Principal Academ ic Bill Chan was very vocal at the last Senate meeting and is in full sup port o f the new program. “W e accept the brightest stu dents from all over the province and all over the cou ntry. M any are perfectly happy with the sys tem . L a rg e cla sse s can also be effective in some w ays,” he said. “But, there will also be students who want the experience to meet p r o f e s s o r s and stu d e n ts in a

sm aller setting and will benefit from this.” Although the administration is su p p o rtiv e o f th is p ro g ram , there is some hesitancy. “Given the financial situation that McGill is in right now, it is difficult for departments to add or tak e aw ay c o u r s e s ,” said H offstein . “O nce the p rogram s gain footing in the university I think people will start enjoying it and the program will grow .” Studies have been done on th e m e a s u ra b le e f f e c ts su ch co u rses have on first y ear stu dents. Jody Chapman is the coor dinator for entrance program s at the U niversity o f R egina and is also a learning skills sp ecialist and researcher. Chapman will be presenting her national survey at a c o n f e r e n c e in T o ro n to th is D ecem b er. She has found that program s and services designed for first year students generally increase rates o f retention, grade point averages and levels of satis faction among the students partic ipating. C hapm an adds as a c a v e a t that results are scattered and they vary according to the type o f pro gramming “ I can a ssu re you c o u rse s like this make a difference to the students that en gage in th e m ,” she said. A m inim um o f 2 0 sem inar c o u r s e s are p la n n e d fo r n e x t S ep tem b er w h ich w ill p rovid e 4 0 0 places for incoming students. Professors in the faculties of arts and scien ces will be submitting proposals for the first year semi nar courses this semester.

N eW S

October 11th, 1995

Page 3

Magil Construction questions M cGill construction P o l i t i c a l in flu e n c e o r in v a lid b i d ? Q u e s t io n s a r i s e a s to w h y M c G ill d e n i e d M a g il C o m p a n y c o n s t r u c t io n o f t h e n e w b u ild in g . B y Jo n a t h a n O ' B

their contract proposal.

rien

A ccu sa tio n s o f g ov ern m en t

A c o n tra ct to build a $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 engineering building favouritism on campus has lead to a conflict Gutstadt claims that Pomerleau between McGill University and a used its political influence to secure bidder, M agil C o n stru ctio n its contract with McGill. Company. “Something has to be extreme Magil Construction claims that ly, extremely heavy for a client not an oth er co n tra c to r, H ervé to go to the lowest bidder but to the Pomerleau Inc., conspired with the second lowest bidder. Pomerleau Quebec government to take the con put huge political pressure on the tract away from them. government, especially at the level According to Joseph Gutstadt, of the permanent secretaries, where president of Magil these kinds of deci C o n s tru c tio n , sions are made,” he M cGill University said. “Pomerleau is “H e tu rn ed to our has breached busi very strong in law yer an d sa id , ness eth ics by Q uebec. They are ‘And you know w h at awarding the con very well connected tract to Pomerleau, to the Quebec gov you h a v e to do now. the second low est ern m en t. W e are S u e M cGill.’” bidder, and not to not. I don’t have a M agil which sub problem with politi m itted the low est cal in volvem ent,” bid. A difference of $278,000 sepa continued Gutstadt. ’’Anybody can rated the two bids. do anything they want, except when If a co n tra ct is p riv ate, the you use your influence to bump a client may choose whichever pro lower bidder. W e even found a new posal is suitable. However, if a con bid bond company for them. This tract is public, Quebec laws stipu makes me furious.” late that the contract must go to the According to Gutstadt, his con lowest bidder. McGill University’s struction com pany had received contracts are public, as McGill is a assurances from McGill that they government-funded institution. would win the contract, having the Gutstadt contends that Magil lowest bid. But when bid bonding Construction should have received problems surfaced, Magil realised the McGill contract, but Pomerleau they were losing the con tract to Inc. attempted to intervene. Pomerleau. “Pomerleau wrote a letter to “W e rushed to court to issue an the Ministry of Education, saying injunction, but the law yer from M agil had submitted a bid bond McGill University was very aggres from a company not authorised to sive and demanded that the judge do business in Quebec. They said decide in favour of Pom erleau,” we were not qualified to win the said G utstadt. “W hen the judge contract, and that they had to get it,” made the decision, he said ‘Ha! if said Gutstadt. you want to give it to Pomerleau, Bid bonds are a type of insur then give it to them’ , and then he ance a contractor must take out on

tumed to our lawyer and said, ‘And you know what you have to do now. Sue McGill.’” Gutstadt believes that McGill breached business ethics in chang ing its choice of contractors. “The excuse is the bid bond,” he said. “The reason is political pressure from Quebec.”

The q u estion ab le validity o f M a g il’s b id According to McGill Associate V ice P rin cip al Sam K ingdon, Gutstadt’s claims are incorrect. “Tenders for the contract were opened in July, and Magil bid the low est price. But then questions were raised about the validity of their bid bond. Bid bonds must com e from registered, bona fide financial institutions and it turned out that [Magil’s] bonding institu tion couldn’t support their claims,” said Kingdon. “Magil went to the courts for a temporary injunction, but the judge ruled that their bond was invalid. W e went ahead and signed with Pomerleau. We could have signed with Pomerleau before the court date, because once a bid bond is found to be invalid, the proposal is thrown out...But McGill waited,” he explained. “If we had signed, they proba bly would have found McGill to be in contempt of court, and it’ s not McGill’s policy to go around ignor ing the courts,” concluded Kingdon. Kingdon explained that McGill could not consider Magil’s contract bid once problems with the bond procedures arose. “Magil’s attempts at coming up with a new bond w e re n ’ t valid either. You can’t do that. You can’t replace something in your bid, just like you can’t bid twice. Your cal

culations can’t change. Once a bid is opened, th a t’ s it. Y o u c a n ’ t change it,” Kingdon stated. “ If M a g il’ s bond had been valid, they wouldn’t have lost the contract. But it was invalid, so there was no contract. A judge gave this decision. If the judge goes away and thinks about his decision for two days after hearing testimony, I think the decision would be fair. You can’t accuse Quebec’s judicial sys tem of corruption,” he said. A representative of the Quebec Ministry of Education agreed with Kingdon. “All that could have been done was done for Magil. Everything was an aly sed rep eated ly b efore the judge saw it. W e went and asked thousands of questions so that the judge would have all the responses to his questions, and nothing was taken for granted. There were no politics involved, and the files were all studied without bias,” the repre sen tativ e stated , req u estin g to remain anonymous. “McGill [University] was cor rect in waiting for the judgement before it signed with Pomerleau. All the sides had a chance to speak clearly, and nothing was done in secret,” said Ministry of Education source. However, Gutstadt maintains that the contract proceedings were

not legitimate. “This was definitely a corrupt decision, it’s immoral and unprofes sional. The Quebec government is funding half the project as well, as so many other things at M cG ill,” said Gutstadt. “So [McGill] will just bend a little bit and they’ll look to the other side and say that the bid bond was not okay and say ‘W e’ll give the bid to Pomerleau. So we’ll throw an oth er $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 to the garbage. Never mind, as long as we’re satisfying the Quebec govern m ent!’ This is a disgrace. All this story about the bid bond is a very, very poor excuse,” Gutstadt argued. “Even if it was right, still, it’s such a minor technicality. It doesn’t justify throwing hundreds of thou sands of dollars into the garbage." “Pomerleau created a storm in a glass of water that gave the uni versity an excuse to disqualify us and award the co n tract to them. They did what it took to get the contract,” Gutstadt concluded. Kingdon, however, disagreed. “The M inistry o f Education lawyers ruled that Pomerleau’s bid was valid and authorised signing with them,” stated Kingdon. “Magil didn’t lose this because they were the low est bid der, they lo st it b ecau se th eir bid w as in valid . Simple.”

Daily referendum... frt C o n tin u e d from P a g e 1 know why debate was cut short before the had a chance to speak” C arter said. “I was upset more with the process. The motion w as co m p le te ly im m atu re and th row n to g e th e r at the la st minute.” Despite allegations that there is a hidden agenda, and that the motion was rushed through coun cil, supporters of the referendum maintain that the proposal must be taken at face value. “It’ s been fifteen years since students started funding the There have been co n cern s, so I think it’s great that we’re allowing the students to vote,” said Senate

Daily

Daily.

Rep Jeanette O’Connell. Responding to queries co n cern in g why the was the only publication targeted by a ref eren d um q u e stio n , O ’ C on n ell argued that the is an objec tionable publication to many stu dents. “ A lo t o f p eo p le find [the ] offensive. There is a sub stantial amount of concern, so why shouldn’tââ it be iso lated ?” she asked. In addition to problems with the idea of a referendum, there has also been dissatisfaction with the question itself. “T here are som e, including m y self, that felt that there was nothing wrong with having a refer-

Daily

endum to give students the oppor tunity to either reaffirm or with draw their commitment,” said Arts Rep Amin Kassam. “However, the wording of the question will not serve this purpose, as it clearly is written with a specific agenda in mind. Its lack of clarity, impartiali ty, and decisiveness reminds me of the question proposed by the PQ for the sovereignty of Quebec.” While council members have been eagerly expressing their opin ions on the referendum, the enthu siasm c o m e s a fte r the f a c t. In regards to the funding of the the question has now passed out of the hands of SSMU, and will ulti mately be decided by the student population.

Daily,

I * B u y a W h o p p er* and M edium fries a t th e reg u lar p rice and get a second W hopper* F R E E ! T h is o ffe r valid o n ly a t: B U R G E R K I N G • 2 0 0 1 U n iv e r s ity • M cG ill M e tro ★ MC DE BURGER KING CORPORATION © 1995

1115, rue Sh e rbroo ke ouest

4081 , St-Denis

T é !.: (5 1 4 ) 8 4 4 - 8 7 7 7

T é L : (5 1 4 ) 2 8 6 - 4 2 0 0

Please present this coupon before ordering. Not valid with any other offer. No cash value. Applicable taxes payable by bearer. Valid only at 2001 University. E x p iry D a t e : D e c e m b e r 3 1 s t , 1 9 9 5

Page 4 N e w s

October 11th, 1995

Student volunteers available to advise undergrads B u d g e t cu ts s p a r k n ew n e e d f o r v o lu n te e r s undergraduate program in Arts or Sciences. They were selected on the basis o f letters o f reference, From the ou tsid e, the p eer advising office does not look like interview s, and academ ic stand much. Sm all, ill-lit and sparsely ing. Last semester, the group met decorated, this basement room in o n ce a w eek fo r train in g . This the Arts Building does much to training focused on the familiari disguise an inner atm osphere o f sation o f administrative policies. q u alified stu R e fre s h e r s e s d en t a s s is sions cu rren tly ta n c e . But take p lace once “Only students really h ere, students a month. know what it’s like to have an oppor “ W e know tunity to voice McGill adminis go to classes and to both p ersonal tra tio n in sid e write the tests.” and a d m in is o u t,” said arts tr a tiv e con peer a d v is o r cerns to fellow Kareem Sadiq. students. He stated Peer advising is the first joint that most questions concern cours es, programs, prerequisites, pass project between students and fac ulty at M cG ill. It has re ce iv e d words, courses from other depart considerable support from both m en ts, d eadlines and problem s with M A R S. F irst year students th e A rts and S c ie n c e Undergraduate Societies, as well o ften in q u ire ab o u t b a la n cin g as all deans and associate deans of school in a new environment. He Arts and Sciences. added that students o f all ages have voiced concern in facing the “There is a need to increase the availability of advising,” said future armed with a B.A. S ilvia B eilin , an ad visor in the “People are wondering ‘what Student Affairs O ffice and chief do I do with an Arts degree?’ So organiser of Peer Advising. Beilin they’re more meticulous in choos stated that peer advisors are meant ing their courses,” said Sadiq. to c o m p lim e n t, but in no w ay Ryan W ada, a peer ad visor replace the work of professional for sciences, described his role as advisors in Dawson Hall. a ‘sounding board ’ and stressed the advisors’ necessary objectivity The advisors are student vol in assisting course selection. unteers, all in their last year o f an By M

e l is s a

R a d ler

“I can’t say that a certain pro fessor is really bad and I wouldn’t re co m m e n d tak in g the c o u rs e because that would be a biased opinion,” he said. T he ad v iso rs are equipped with a complete resource kit and any new in fo rm a tion th at p a sse s th ro u g h D aw son H all. T h ey do not h av e sig n in g authority or access to student records. A ll stu d en t c o n cerns are confiden tial. “ I th in k p e e r a d v isin g is an essen tial asp ect o f student lif e ,” said Je f f K w ong, SUS VP A c a d e m ic . “Only students real ly know w h at i t ’ s like to go to classes and to w rite the te s ts . P ro fe s s o r s ca n ’ t tell you what it’s like to take five core science cours es,” he said. The low cost of implementing the p eer ad visin g p ro g ram has been praised by both students and faculty. “ All effort and tim e for all those involved is on a purely vol

unteer b a sis,” said B eilin , who donated evenings and weekends to the research, design and organisa tion o f the p rogram . “The only cost is the money spent on adver tising.” Jo h n P ro v a t, A U S VP

the right direction in keeping ser vice levels at an acceptable stan dard,” Provat said. The service is considered a pilot project and it will undergo assessment in December. “ I ’ m v ery h app y w ith the

Peeradvising: studentshelpingstudents. A cadem ic, noted the im portance of a voluntary organisation in an environm ent o f con stan tly p ro posed cutbacks. “I think with all the concern over the future of McGill and bud get cuts, peer advising is a step in

group of people we have. The vol unteers are a great bunch of stu dents. They really, really want to help,” said Beilin. P e e r ad v isin g is a v a ila b le M on d ay th rou gh F rid a y , fro m 9 :0 0 am to 5 :0 0 pm in Arts B 55E .

@ M cGill.CA... ►I C o n tin u e d from P a g e 2

Association des Étudiant-e-s Diplômé-e-s Employé-e-s de McGill

The gory details

Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill

0 F A C T :

TA's have not had a pay raise since the mid-eighties*1

FA C T :

Students' cost of living has risen by over 30% in the last 7 years*2 If y o u

d o n 't lik e t h e s e fa c t s , c o m e to th e

TA u n io n G e n e r a l A s s e m b ly o n 1 2 th , 6 p .m ., h o w

T h om son

Y O U ca n

O cto b er

H o u s e , a n d fin d o u t

8 8

Students will be affected by this transition in one of three ways. First, new students who wish to start using the internet will be required to obtain a Tem porary Id entification Number from the receptionists’ desk on the second floor of Burnside Hall. This TIN allows any user to register their account with Reggie. Many users have been directly a c c e s s in g M U S IC B from th eir home com puters using softw are such at PCWS for PCs and Kermit for the Macintosh. However, this modem connection is slowly being phased out and students who wish to a c ce ss M U S IC B via modem will e v en tu ally be req u ired to obtain a TIN w hich will allow th em to re g is te r fo r a D A S account. Users can still use the same software, but they will be dialling a different phone num ber, 3 9 8 -

8 2 1 1 . To access M U SIC B , users must first login using their new a cco u n t. F ro m th e re , they can direct Reggie to call up the famil iar MUSIC interface. F o r u sers o f the T erm in al Server modem pool, which allows direct internet connections, regis tration is much simpler. Starting in the near future users will be issued a TIN on-line when they login as usual. Net surfers can then register on R eggie at the following Web URL: www.reggie.ca/~reggie. The phone number will not change, and once registered, login procedures will be nearly identical to previous ones. While they may not know it, users of the o f the previous TS System are being monitored for u sag e. W hen re g iste rin g fo r R e g g ie , th ese c h a rg e s w ill be added to the new DAS account. “W e d ecid ed it w ould be unfair to new users if the students with the old accounts got off the hook,” said Matthews.

im p r o v e y o u r s itu a tio n .

‘1 a c c o r d i n g to s u r v e y s ‘2 M c G ill R e p o r t e r Room 12, Suite 2 4 0 1 ,2 0 2 0 University Street, Montréal, Q uébec, H3A 2A5 Tel: (514) 398-2582. Fax: (514) 398-2623. em ail: agsem @ facl.lan.m cgill.ca

0 8 1143 O UEST DE M AISO N N EU VE • MONTREAL, Q U ÉBEC H3A 3B7 TÉLÉPHONE: (514) 288-5275

..... .. rjm

N ew s

October 11th, 1995

Page 5

Students to vote on direction of health plan B y J .L . C

r o s b ie

T he cu rre n t M cG ill h ealth p lan m u st u n d ergo re fo rm s in o rd e r to h old on to its u n d er w r ite r , S e a b o a r d L i f e . A s a result, the student body will be ask ed to v o te in a referen d u m held betw een O ctober 2 3 -2 5 to decide the future of the plan. T h e n u m b e r o f s tu d e n t claim s sky-rocketed last year by 3 0 0 p e r c e n t, and S e a b o a r d incurred a loss o f approximately $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 as a resu lt. A lth o u g h Seaboard has agreed to provide coverage through this academ ic year, a new agreem ent has to be reached that either reduces bene fits or maintains them at a higher cost to students. A fter m uch negotiation and d e b a te , th e S S M U c o u n c il approved the final wording o f the re fe re n d u m q u e stio n at th e ir October 2 meeting. “ C o u n cil knew w h at th ey wanted to ask, just putting it in a

fo rm to e n su re th a t w e had a clear mandate was the problem,” stated V P Finance Kelly Remai. “I am happy with the choices the students have been given. It is up to th em to c h o o s e w h a t th e y want.” These choices include sever-

If s tu d e n ts o p t to m ain tain th eir p rem iu m s an d a d o p t th e H ep a titis-B v a c c in e option a s well, th e n ew prem iu m will rise to $ 6 2 .0 4 . al o p tio n s. P rim a rily , students c o u ld c h o o s e to e lim in a te the plan alto g e th e r. H o w e v e r, this w ould le av e M cG ill w ith out a plan and force students to rely on o u tsid e c o v e r a g e . T h e seco n d ch oice would be between m ain taining the current premiums o f $ 4 3 .8 0 per year at a reduction o f

prescription drug coverage from 8 0 to 6 5 percent or maintaining the current 8 0 percent coverage, including oral contraceptives, by paying an additional $ 1 2 .2 4 per year, thus raising the premiums to $ 5 6 .0 4 . The thorniest issue appeared to be the proposed $ 1 0 per month cap on oral contraceptives which w o u ld r e d u c e th e s iz e o f th e in crease from $ 1 2 .2 4 to $ 9 .2 4 . H o w e v e r , c o u n c il w as o v e r w helm ingly in favou r o f elim i nating the cap and incurring the higher premiums. A t h l e tic s R ep K a re n Brenhouse told council that co v erage for oral contraceptives was one o f the key reaso n s fo r the im plem en tation o f the origin al plan four years ago. T h e th ird q u e stio n on the ballot co n cern s the H ep atitis-B v a c c in e , an ad ded b e n e fit not offered under the original plan. This option would provide cover age for two-thirds o f the cost of

inoculation against the HepatitisB virus for an additional $6 hike in p rem ium s. T he v a ccin e is a preventative measure, and there fore does not usually appear in h e a lth in su ra n ce p a c k a g e s . It would be unique to the M cG ill health plan. “It is a revolutionary thing to be d on e and a lo t o f stu d en ts need it,” said SSM U Health Plan C o m m ission er, C h ristos C alaritis. The final referendum ques tion will ask students to authorise S S M U co u n cil to in cre a se the premiums, should the need arise, by a maximum of ten percent of the cost of the plan approved by the referendum. This was includ ed in an effort to avoid the sig n ific a n t e x p e n se , both in tim e and m o n e y , o f a re fe re n d u m , should the premiums need to be adjusted in the future. Any rise in th e p re m iu m s n e e d s to be approved by student referendum under the current plan. However,

both Remai and Calaritis thought an increase would be unlikely. “I am confident it w on’t go up next year and hopeful that it w o n ’ t go up fo r m any y e a rs that it will plateau and we will h a v e a lo n g te rm su s ta in a b le plan,” said Remai. C a la r it is a g re e d w ith R em ai’ s point of view. “I see a stabilisation of pre miums after this y ear,” he said. “There is a maximum number of students who will use the Health Plan and I think it will plateau. I don’t see it increasing.” If students opt to m aintain th e ir p rem iu m s and ad o p t the H e p a titis -B v a c c in e op tion as well, the new premium will rise to $ 6 2 .0 4 . Calaritis supports this choice. “I believe this is a very good deal for the students and it is the b est in vestm en t a student will m ak e in th e ir u n d e rg ra d u a te c a r e e r at M cG ill U n iv e r s ity ” , said Calaritis.

Discover which MBA program is right for you!

°CA SA ’s Real Choices to go to referendum on October 25th

MBA FORUM 1995 Tuesday, October I7 4 :0 0 - 7:00 p.m .

Best Western Ville-Marie Hotel After many months o f preparation and a series o f presentations, the Canadian Alliance of Student A ssociations is now ready to hear from the stu dents. On O c to b e r 2n d , S S M U co u n c il v o ted to include the ‘Real Choices’ question on the October 25 referendum ballot. The policy approach to post-secondary educa tion o f both the federal government and of CASA, has been made available to students. The referen dum will, therefore, ask students to indicate which they prefer. Students will also be given the oppor tunity to write down any suggestions they may have to further improve the system. The October referendum will be a busy one. SSM U will also be asking students to select an

alternative health plan, as the current one is no longer sustainable. The ‘Real C h o ices’ question was to be posed only in the event of a referendum concerning the health plan. V P External Nick Benedict looks forward to hearing student opinion and feels positive about the future of the Real Choices plebiscite. “The unanimous approval for the plebiscite is definitely an encouraging sign and we look forward to debating the issues with the federal government over the next few weeks,” he said. C A SA hopes to use a positive student response to its policies to lobby the government for change. “W e ’re looking for a mandate to sit down and negotiate with the government instead of just say ing ‘no’ all the time,” stated Benedict.

3407 rue Peel M eet MBA program rep resen ta tiv es from : Alberta, UBC, Calgary, Clarkson. Concordia. Dalhousie, European U., HEC, Manitoba, McGill, M cM aster, Queen's, Simon Fraser, Laval. Toronto, W estern, Wilfrid Laurier, York,

an d others

COOP SSMU

3480 Mc Tavish , Mon treal H3A 1X9 T e l : 3 9 8 -5 0 0 1 ,3 9 8 -3 4 1 6

COOP SSM U o f f e r s t h e Q u e b e c g o v e rn m e n t lo a n t o a ll M cG ill s t u d e n t s fo r t h e p u r c h a s e o f a c o m p u te r o r c o m p u te r r e la t e d a c c e s s o r i e s

o r r e c t io n

In a n a r t ic le in la s t w e e k ’s T r i b u n e , M c G i l l w a s s a id to b e th e o n ly Q u e b e c u n iv e r s ity p a r tic ip a tin g in th e u p c o m in g M a c l e a n ’ s su rv e y . H o w e v e r , C o n c o r d ia U n iv e r s ity w ill a ls o b e p a r tic ip a tin g in th e p o ll. T h e T r i b u n e r e g r e ts th e e rro r.

S U R F TH E N E T!

T H E L IN G U IS T IC EXCH A N G EC LU S “T e a m a n e w l a n g u a g e m a k e a n e w f r i e n d .” English, français, espanol, etc.

COOP S SM U a n d A c c e n t

3461 McTavishStreet (Terrace Entrance) Wednesday, October 18th, I99S • 9 am - 9 pm Thursday, October 19th, I99S • 9 am - 9 pm 3 0 oxte^mieA. iHclwUnq:

9 3 1 - 0 2 1 5

ART • CANADIANA • FICTION CHILDREN'S • HISTORY • TEXTS FRENCH • TRAVEL • ETC.

A ll proceeds go towards McGill Scholarships and Bursaries

I n t e r n e t h a v e t e a m e d up t o p ro v id e q u a lity in te r n e t s e r v ic e s a t s tu d e n t r a te s ! N O B U S Y S IG N A L P O L IC Y !

October 11th, 1995

Page 6 pT

J—|

♦

Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University

M c G IL L T R IB U N E “T h e d e m o n s tra to rs lo o k s o s illy an d in e ffe c tu a l, a n d y e t I k n o w th a t th is is h o w th in g s b e g in .” - Sarah Davidson S ylvie B a b a r ik

Editor-in-chief I L L S Assistant Editor-in-chief Assistant Editor-in-chief oyce

au n d erso n

E d ito r ia l

Confusing oligarchy with democracy by

S ylvie B a b a r ik _____________________________________________

SMU's council meeting of Monday, October 2 left some people wondering if it is possible to opt out of SSMU. Those said repre sentatives put on such an embarrassing show that having no “rep resentation” appears to be a less threatening prospect than being subject to the decisions of a student oligarchy. The oligarchic and irresponsible nature of this year’s council first became evident when a preoccupied Clubs Rep Jon ‘Chomsky, not only had to be awakened from his trance by one of his cohorts, but actually told which way to vote. Meanwhile, as onê Arts miss toyed with her lollipop, the other lay transfixed by Nick “council bard” Benedict’s gui tar playing. (Imagine the money that could be raised for SSMU projects if council were to take its circus-like behaviour on the road.) Apparently, Anne de Fontenay’s love for music is second only to her desire to quiet (read: silence opposition) as many people as possi ble. Ironically, she was the first to introduce the notion of democracy into the referendum debate. She asked council to vote in favour of a motion to include a question on the November referendum ballot asking students if they agree to remove all funding from the The question reads: “Do you as an undergraduate student at McGill mandate the [SSMU] to petition annually, until successful, that the Board of Governors [...] cease collecting all fees from undergradu ate students designated for the Daily Publication Society?” “This is not about the she dared claim. Speaking against the motion, Clubs Rep Chris Carter clarified the situation. He noted that no other publication was being tested through the referendum. Therefore the issue is uniquely “about the Arts Rep Amin Kassam spoke as well. He noted that if the petitioning groups truly wanted to test student opinion they could have constructed a more straight-forward question. The next to speak was SSMU President Helena Myers. Like de Fontenay, she too defended the referendum question in terms of its socalled democratic intentions. What she neglected to say was that the contract with the Board of Governors is up for renewal next year. Hence, asking BoG to stop collecting fees is merely an indirect and dishonest way to abolish the publication. The editors who attended council were not allowed to respond to the attack, because the next person on the speakers list called the question, removing the speaking rights of all present. Two thirds of council voted in favour of calling the question, quelling further debate on the matter. Two thirds of council effectively rammed the question through — democratic means for undemocratic ends. Is it possible that anti councillors worried that what the edi tors had to say would hurt their chances of passing the question? Though it seems unlikely that such a threat could have pushed them to be so undemocratic, if their silencing of debate was rooted in such fears the implications are far more dangerous: quiet the masses before they have an impact. Whether you like the or not a few glaring questions remain. Do you feel comfortable knowing that democratic tools such as council can be hijacked by a clique with its own agenda? Do you feel comfort able knowing that your “representatives” favour loaded questions over open debate?

Daily

Daily.

Daily,”

Daily.”

Daily's

Daily

-Daily

Daily

T y l a B e r c h t o l d , S a r a J e a n G r e en D ' A r c y D o r a n , L iz L a u ......................... K u r t N e w m a n , R a c h e l S t o k o e ....... D a n a T o e r i n c , K a s h if Z a h o o r . . . . T a n im A h m e d , S h a n n o n R o s s ......... S t e p h a n P a t t e n .............................................. H a im G o r o d z i n s k y ..................................... R e u b e n L e v y , C h r is t ia n e W e s t ......... A n d r e w C a m a c k ............................................ P a u l S l a c h t a ................................................... A n n e - M a r ie R a c in e ..................................... D o n M c G o w a n , V iv ie n n e D o a n .

NewsEditors FeaturesEditors .EntertainmentEditors .................... SportsEditor ................... PhotoEditors ..................ScienceEditor ............... N etworkEditor ..ProductionManagers What‘s OnCoordinator ..... M arketingManager ............................. Adsales ........................ Typesetters

R e: Don M cG o w a n ’ s “ An Argument for Unprotected Sex” It is very easy to dismiss cer tain Charter protections by throw ing out obscure and extreme anec dotes of their misuse and then write off the whole thing as ‘Political Correctness Gone Too F a r.’ It is easy, that is, when the Charter pro tection does not affect you because your rights as a heterosexual are basically guaranteed. Y o u r article started strongly by pointing out the idiotic slogan that has recen tly appeared on tshirts: “Silly Faggot, Dix are for C hix.” Unfortunately, instead of exploring the blatant homophobia of this expression, you proceeded to argue how the Constitutional protection of anal sex inadvertently

p ro tects child m olesters. Y ou r explanation of this “logic” is that by opening the door to legislation on sexu al b eh aviou r, we could soon have legally sanctioned incest and rape. M r. M cG ow an, your “logic” is so drenched in homopho bia that it fails to see the enormous difference between these sexual acts. This same “logic” is what is constantly used against lesbians, gays and b isexu als— that ‘ w e’ should not be p rotected legally b ecause pretty soon rapists and p ed op h iles w ill be dem anding equal rights. The religious right uses sim ilar logic to encourage hatred (and consequently violence) against sexually oppressed groups. By focusing on an exceptional case where the Charter was misused in the name of gay rights, you have

PI Letters TA’s question M cG ill’s faith The Association o f Graduate Students E m ployed at M cG ill University is the union representing all graduate student teaching assis tants and laboratory demonstrators at McGill University. Our mandate is to defend TA’s rights, and to negoti ate a c o lle c tiv e agreem ent with McGill. AGSEM is extremely disturbed by the article in last week’s McGill (O ct. 3rd) in which you quoted Principal Shapiro as saying “Graduate students could not be funded as T A ’s” , and that his pro posals in would “abolish the role o f the teaching assistant” . W e are surprised that McGill believes that it is in a posi tion to eliminate T A ’s, particularly since the university has been negoti ating a collective agreement with AGSEM since May 1994. In light of the P rin cip a l’ s statem ent to the Tribune and the slow pace of negoti ations, we question if McGill is truly negotiating in “good faith” with the TA union, or whether the entire bar gaining process is a futile exercise.. AGSEM finds it impossible to im agine that the M cG ill o f the Future will have no place for TA’s. Teaching Assistants currently play a critical role in ensuring that students obtain the best education available in accordance with M cGill’s mission statement. In choosing an institution for their studies, graduate students consider not only the nature and prestige of the research establish ment, but also the availability of

Tribune

Towards a NewMcGill: Some Preliminary Thoughts

. . . t o th e E d ito r

financial support and the opportunity to develop their teaching skills by working as T A ’ s. M cGill prides itself on its ability to attract the best students, however AGSEM fails to see how they can expect to seriously compete with universities across North America if there is no oppor tunity for graduate students to devel op their own pedagogical skills and to financially support themselves through employment as teaching assistants. As an integral member of the university community and a key stakeholder in the future of McGill, AGSEM is very disappointed that we have thus far been excluded from any consultations into the future of the university. As the first and only academic staff union at the universi ty, we are committed to working with the administration to find con structive solutions to the current dif ficult financial situation. Please contact us if you have questions regarding any TA issue. In solidarity,

TheCo-ordinatingCommittee AGSEM—McGill’s TAUnion TheTribune requeststhata rep resentativefromThe Committee For Student Accountability contact the office regarding the letter submis sion. R e : “ W ho W alks Walksafe H om e?”

th e

Recently, an article appeared in the entitled “Who walks the walksafe home?” The article, put forth by Rakhi “W oodw ard”

Tribune

(perhaps inadvertently) perpetuated the same homophobic fear of the “Silly Faggot” t-shirt. Please be con scien ce of the reality that even in the p.c. McGill population, many still associate queer sexuality with sex crim es (i.e. rape, in cest). Y o u r article, in clu d in g the m islead in g and equally dangerous title, validates homophobic fears with a concrete example of the “dangers” of giving basic human rights to queers. Although misused in the case to which you referred, the Charter is hardly a radical document. The in terp retatio n o f the “cu ltu ral expression” clause only begins to help ensure the basic human rights which you (presumably homosexu al) take for granted. As uncomfort able as it may make you, the right to engage in anal sex is part of expressing gay male culture, but should also be protected simply as a human right.

KellyLewis, U2

Ruparelia and Jennifer “Berstein” Budgell, came under the pretence of an “unedited” telephone interview. Although this article was written in jest (and intended to bring students the “dirty, behind the scenes under takings” of the Walksafe Network), it certainly does not provide students with any true understanding of what W alksafe is all about (and is not unedited). In response to those con cerned about the article and its intent, the Walksafe co-ordinators would like to say the following: The Walksafe Network exists for the purpose of creating a com fortable and supportive environment for all individuals who walk or use public transportation at night. Walksafe is therefore an empower ing alternative to walking or com muting alone after dark. Walksafe further serves to create a visible presence both on and around the M cG ill campus by means o f its nightly foot patrol. Our patrol teams will walk A N Y O N E — m ale, female, non-student, etc. — to ANY WHERE — our only limit being the borders of Montreal. Also central to the Walksafe philosophy is a policy in which our patrols never solicit walks. Walksafe teams do not approach people walk ing alone and ask to accom pany them. If people are com fortable alone at night, Walksafe volunteers do not want to undermine that feel ing. But for others, who are not as confident, Walksafe provides sup port in the form of an escorted walk. The interview, as it is “translat ed” by Ruparelia and Budgell, serves to undermine the faith “walks” put into our patrollers as well as their commitment to the program. This year, approximately 350 McGill stu dents are Walksafe members, conC o ntin ued on P a g e 7 H

.................... .............

S ta ff

Mike Baker, J.C. Crosbie, Chris Hobson, Catherine Hogan, SamJ. Horodezky, BryantJohnson, SamathaLapedus, MonicaMak, AlexMathias, Jonathan O‘Brien, MelissaRadier, Benji Weinstein,

Why free speech is never really free

Column

o f the p ress in the fact that someone has the right to speak and the right to a free press does not mean that they have the right to say w hatever they want or to in sist th at a p ress be p rovid ed them. By the same token, we have no right to deny access to the press simply because we do not like the message being sent. For this exact reason , the recen t decision that restrictions on cigarette advertis ing in th e violate the was the right one. The fact that cigarette compa n ies m ay d ire c t a d v e rtisin g at teenagers is unfortunate, but the fact that we don’t like their mes sage doesn’t mean they have no right to say it. Commercial speech is n ’ t ju s t a d v e rtis in g , i t ’ s any words intended to gain profit for the author, and although I happen

Charter. However, the mere

Legal Briefs Don McGowan In my last colum n, I had to re m o v e som e se n te n ce s to fit under my word limit. I would like to draw your attention to two o f them. After the rape and incest sec tio n : “ I d o n ’ t a ctu a lly b e lie v e these examples, but they show the ludicrous extent to which could be taken.” Before the comment about the “type of sex he was practising” : “It is m o ra lly rep u g n an t to see a straight man take advantage of his torical discrimination against gay men to ju stify ch eatin g on his fiancée, and it is more repugnant

Carmen

to think that Catherine MacKinnon is a divisive, hate-mongering sim p le to n , th at d o e sn ’ t m ean she shouldn’t write books. Speech is speech is speech, and it shouldn’ t only be people who say in tellig en t or popular things who have the right to it. Which is why I appreciate all the people who wrote the Tribune or who e-mailed me, even the person who said nothing more than, “Die, you fucking homophobe, die!” (Incidentally, this is the same reaso n I d o n ’ t agree with hate speech law s, but th at’ s another column.) You pay for my column, and for the paper in which it is written. It would be ludicrous for me to say that you have no right to tell me you do not like its contents. And it would be irresponsible for me to consider my opinions more impor tant than yours simply because I have the column (or even an entire

fre e d o m

that the Court of Appeals let him.” I c a n ’ t b lam e an y o n e fo r these. They are my fault, I made the edits, and to those of you who thought I was comparing anal sex to rape, or claiming that the State should not protect the rights of gay men to have sex h o w ev er they choose, I am sincerely sorry. This whole fiasco has taught me one very important lesson: Having the right to a publiclyfunded platform from which to sp eak b rin g s w ith it a duty to speak responsibly. Canada has well-entrenched rights to freedom o f speech and

Control Act

Tobacco Products Charter

Writing a column is like giving blood Letters...

UlColumn z3 jppit r• *1 fW [italics mine] 5H r.r’_ a

CÙ

Mila Aung-Thwin

“Give us your blood! W e need your blood! Today, tomorrow, or the next day! W e’ll give you free food if you give us your blood! W e ’ ll m ake it w orth your while! You’re not really using it right now, anyway!” [Actual pitch by a Blood Drive volunteer]. The SSM U/Red Cross Blood D rive invaded our cam pus last week, accom panied by a bizarre advertising campaign. A full-page ad on the back page of last week’s depicted a vampire, hold ing an alm ost em pty p itch er of blood. He was lying down, passed out. The bold face type screamed “THE COUNT IS OUT FOR THE C O U N T ! SO G IV E HIM A R EFILL ! ! ! GIVE BLOOD !” The apologizes for the fact that the ad clearly made no sense. The ad did remind me that I’ve never donated blood. How could I? On the occasion that I have to give a b lood te st, m y skin ch an g es colour and I almost faint and I hal lucinate and I can’t walk for almost an hour. I’m not frightened before hand, I can say clever things like “Hey, nurse, take as much as you like, ha h a” . B u t then a w eird Pavlovian response inevitably takes over, and my wonderful brain tells my body to enter a state of shock. It’s the most overwhelming feeling in the world — probably the feeling of bleeding to death.

Tribune

Is this a real medical/psychological condition, or am I a weirdo? If any of you budding psychologists know, please e-mail me (please, no F re u d ia n s) at BN 8J@ M U SIC B.M CG ILL.C A . Needless to say, I wasn’t plan ning to give blood. Even though there seemed to be thousands o f normal, happy students doing it, there are just some forces that are way stronger than peer pressure. I was just going to write a column about people donating blood, when su dd en ly.../ju st decided to g ive b lood . W h y ? W e ll, I was obeying the narrative of my c o l umn. You see, I understand my life as though it were a novel, and a few ch ap ters b eco m e colu m n s. Sometimes, I get caught up in the plot, and I have to follow the narra tive. The column I’d written up to that point me to experi ence giving blood — it would have been som ehow in co m p lete if I didn’t. I had to include this particu lar plot twist in my life to be able to write about it. I’m a method actor in my own life story, I guess. W ed n esd ay afte rn o o n , the Shatner Ballroom: A fte r 4 5 m inutes o f pure bureaucracy, I finally got to the last checkpoint. A nurse had to first take a small blood sample to verify my blood type. The nurse pricked my thumb, squeezed, and removed a drop of blood. Looking up at my face, she worriedly asked if I was alright. I wasn’t actually, I could feel life gushing out of me, but sto

other

required

C o n tin u e d from P a g e 6

ically, I tried to mask my unease. My body betrayed me, as my com plexion turned the colour of lime sherbet. I was quickly seated in the nearest chair. She asked again if I was okay, and I said “Yes, thankyou, when do I commence giving blood?” but what I really should of said was, “Help me, I’m losing my sense of hearing, and 1 think I may die”. She alerted three other nurses and they put me on a stretch er. They put cool, damp cloths around my neck and on my forehead. They were speaking loudly, and for a moment I thought I was on the hit TV show and I was expecting to have someone place those electic pads on my chest, yell “C L E A R !” and to be shocked backed to reality. Instead, they wheeled me out of the way - directly beside where the 20 or so normal people were having large quantities of blood sucked out of them, all while maintaining live ly conversations. And they had all just watched me reduced to a spine less, gelatinous mass, due to a mere pinprick! Slowly regaining the ability to walk, I tried to get out of there as quickly as possible, but I was dis oriented. A lovely volunteer named Farizana appeared. She could tell how embarrassed I felt. She patted me on the sh oulder, like I was eleven years old, and told me not to worry my about it. I believe that she was the nicest person I’ve ever met. After some free donuts, I left the building, upset that this column wrote its own ending. My intended ending, with me symbolically over coming my fears by giving blood, would have been so uplifting! I don’t know what happened to my test sample of blood, but I hope they manage to save a life with it.

tributing about 3 hours each every week. W ithout our “red -coated smiling army” and the trust people have in us, W alksafe would not exist. As for the question about walking Walksafe members home, they can commute together, have a patrol escort them or take a taxi (when other facilities are closed) at Walksafe’s expense. As a final note, the Walksafe co -o rd in ators invite Rakhi and Jennifer to volunteer for our pro gram and get the real “behind the scen es undertakings” of the Walksafe Network.

KathyMorrison

E.R.,

Mila Aung-Thwin still has night maresabout vampires.

What I’m trying to say is that, although people should have the right to say w hatever they want (subject only to those “fire in a crowded theatre” rules), they owe a duty to the people who pay for the medium in which they say it. Companies (even cigarette compa nies) owe a duty to their share holders to try to maximise sales of their product. And I owe a duty to you that I try not to encourage hatred and d iv is iv e n e s s , not b e ca u se I shouldn’t be allowed to say it if I truly believed it (which, as I hope I have demonstrated, I didn’t), but because I shouldn’t be allowed to say it at your expense.

DonMcGowan is a third-year lawstudent who thinks it’s pretty ironic that he alternates his col umnspace withDave Bushnell.

Financial Problems of a Sovereign Quebec” deal fairly and in detail with issues which must be consid ered of importance to any student in the Province of Quebec. In addition to provincial, national and interna tional news, the provides an open forum for students, and runs listings of events to keep all students aware of the vast opportunities for learning available outside of the classroom. To those who would like to cut the funding of the I urge you to pick up a copy and read it. There will naturally be articles which one does not agree with. There will probably be articles which offend or anger, but they will also make one think. I will not say that the is beyond improvement, and I would welcome anyone who has sugges tions to come to our next Board of D irectors meeting to be held on Friday, October 11. All are also invited to stop by the offices in the basement of the Shatner building during office hours to see how we spend the money so generously provided by the undergraduate and graduate soci eties of M cGill U niversity. This years co-ordinatin g ed itor (M -J Milloy) is also open to discussing any issues one might like to raise with him. He can be reached during office hours at 398-6784.

Daily

McGill Daily

Daily

In p raise o f the Daily As President of the Board of D irecto rs o f the M cG ill Daily Publications Society I would like to take the opportunity to praise pub licly the entire staff of the for their recent issues. In comparison to some of the past years the 13 issues printed so far this year have been well-written, presented articles on a wide range of issues, and (surprisingly for a paper still seeking a permanent design edi tor) exceptionally well laid out. Jonathan Richest’s article “The Future of Quebec Education,” and Jaqueline R eis’ entitled “W hat’ s Really at Stake: M cGill P rof on

Daily

newspaper) and you don’t.

McGill

Daily

AaronUnderwoodChase

■P R O M O T I O N A L O F F E R F O R S T U D E N T S |

I ,ormen ,orwomenrtm frl

I .

A h a ir s ty le r

288-8813

sa lon c o iffu re

845-4786 ' * f V

2 0 7 5 U n iv e r s it y ( M é t r o L e v e l) R i g h t n e x t t o M c G ill

Page 8

r ib u n

-^ O \ /

b s e r v e r

October 11th, 1995

Close Encounters: Absurd Kind By O

r en th a l

Ja m e s P

G U ILTY! Here are my closing argu ments of the television event: 1. Program was hosted by Commander Riker, otherwise know n as N u m b er O ne. Frankly, The Pic would have been more engaging.

ip it

L a s t w eek , C F C F - 1 2 aired a program entitled I watched it, but not from cell block 7 9 1 . The prem ise was this: a reel of film containing the au to p sy o f a h um anoid being is m ade pub lic by an anonymous camera man. The cam era man claim s th at he sh ot the fo o ta g e in 1947, after some strange activ ity was reported near Roswell, N ew M e x ic o . M any p eo p le b elieve the a ctiv ity to have been the smash-up of a flying sau cer. The governm ent has m aintained that the incident was m erely a m ishap with a b alloon d esig n ed to re p o rt nuclear activity in the USSR. E y ew itn ess testim o n ie s are o v e r 5 0 y e a rs -o ld , and th e re fo re sk e tch y , like say...D N A testing. H ow ever, the film is in good condition and aired so that viewers may d eterm in e fo r th e m s e lv e s , A lien A u to p sy — NOT

Alien Autopsy: (fact or fiction?).

2 . T he 17 m inu te long a u to p sy co u ld h ave used a good ch ase scen e and som e choreography along with the n a rra tio n o f V in ce n t P ric e . M ore leather, more M ichael, mo’ money. 3. Humanoid being has a head which is disproportional to its body. Humanoid being has big b u lgin g e y e b a lls . Hum anoid being looks a lot like that kid from cell biology class. 4. Polydactylate: six fin gers, six toes, six pack o f beer. 5 . W orld renow ned p ri vate in v estig ato r drives fast sports car and has m ustache

like M agnum P .I. and M att Houston. I watch him thread the needle gracefully through tr a ffic in his w hite bronco...same network, differ ent show. 6 . E x p e r t te stim o n y o f Hollywood movie mogul who smokes cigarettes, totes a black tu rtle n e c k and an sw ers to Daddy-O. 7. Kodak film expert has dilating pupils which routinely move from left to right as he speaks. P.S. He has a Russian accent — ah, ah! 8. Background music sus piciously resembles the score from Close Encounters. 9 . C lean -u p crew w ears radiation suits and uses the “n” word. 1 0 . A b o d y , b lood y g lo v e s , and the s p a c e -tim e continuum — what more proof do ya need?

A ll quiet on the referendum front

Column The C y n d ico te Ian Rich le r H ere w e a re , o n ly th re e weeks away from what will quite literally be the most critical con juncture in Quebec’ s history since Montcalm said his last “merde” at the Plains o f Abraham over 2 0 0 years ago — yet you would hard ly know it by h an g in g around M cG ill. There are no rallies, no banners, no jeering crowds. In a word, there is no passion. This reservedness, whether it be caused by apathy, indifference, confidence, or w hatever, is sur prising. After all, aren’t campuses su p p o sed to be h o tb e d s o f activism and radicalism? Threaten to scrap the African Studies pro gram and you’ ll get several dozen people on the Arts steps. Threaten to raise tuition and you’ll get sev eral th ou sand m arch in g in the streets. Threaten to break up the country and y o u ’ ll get — w ell, nothing. Can M cG ill students really be faulted for being disinterested in the referendum debate? Surely there is a limit to the amount of grandstanding and rhetorical driv el we can take! Can we blame our student papers for remaining con spicuously mum (i.e.. the w axes flatulent about all things under the sun the referen dum, while the fails to point out the clearly catastrophic

Daily

except Tribune

effects a “Y es” vote will have on M cGill), when larger, more main stream publications spill more ink about Johnnie Cochrane than Jean Chrétien? E v en C anada’ s self-p ro claim ed national m ag a zin e, recen tly put p sy ch ic Jo Jo Savard on its co v er rather than, say , B ern ard L an d ry. W hile its c h ie f c o lu m n is t, A lla n Fotheringham, routinely eschews political commentary in favour of discussing his sum m er holidays and p re te n d in g he is E rn e s t Hemingway. It is no secret that just about everyone is sick to death o f the Q u eb ec issu e. M on treal h asn ’ t seen such mass ennui since the Alouettes folded. So what’ s a fed eralist at McGill to do to stir up a little e x c it e m e n t? O rg a n is e a human chain from coast to coast to c o a s t? No — to o m uch o f a logistical challenge. Show re-runs o f Paul H en d erson ’ s 1 9 7 2 goal ag a in st the R u ssian s at B o n g o Park every Sunday? N ot subtle e n o u g h . L is te n to Jo a n B a e z records and handcuff him self to the M ilton G ates? Joan B aez is pedantic and handcuffs chafe the skin. Initiate a letter-writing cam p a ig n to b e sto w th e O rd e r o f Canada on Mitsou? Maybe. Our only consolation might be that separatists too, despite the

Maclean’s,

best efforts o f M essrs. Parizeau and B o u ch a rd and the flow ery p aean to a s o v e re ig n Q u e b e c penned by G illes V ignau lt and frie n d s , are h a v in g tro u b le fomenting flag-waving and fleurde-lys smelling among the faith ful: Francophone universities in Montreal seem to be just as bored as we are. To sum up: there’ s no reason for everybody to get ridiculously emotional about the referendum. I just hope that the lack of excite ment which has been evident at McGill doesn’t translate into low voter turnout on October 30. If you’re a Canadian citizen over the age of 18 who has lived in Quebec for six months or more, even if you live somewhere else during the sum m er, and even if you haven’t been enumerated yet, you are eligible to cast a ballot. T h e re su lts w ill be c lo s e : your vote will count. So consider the effect a “Y es” vote will have on y o u r s e lf as a re s id e n t o f Q u e b e c and as a stu d e n t at M cGill, not to mention its impli cations for Q uebec’ s m inorities, for the econom ic and emotional well-being o f the rest o f Canada, and for the very notion o f a multi c u ltu ra l, m u ltilin g u a l s o c ie ty . Consider too that it is one thing to abstain from hooting and holler ing about your view s, but quite a n o th e r to n e g le c t y o u r c iv i c responsibility to vote. For should the Y es side win, those federalists who stayed home on referendum day will have no right to hoot, no right to holler, and no way to salve their guilty consciences.

CROSSWORD

A R O M A G E N E S o P E R A L I P c H I T M o A F c R E D O A T T E M O S S T A L K A R I S E R A V tZ. L A B E T S

by TH O M A S JO S E P H A C R O SS 1 Pinter field 6 Extreme diets 11 Kathie L ee’s co-host 12 G hana’s capital 13 Turn aside 1 4 Showed over 15 Longing folks 17 Sparklers 1 8 G uinness Book suffix 1 9 Theoreti cally 2 2 — Moines 2 3 Pollutes 2 4 Litter con stituent 2 5 Unrefined 2 7 Utter 3 0 Hard to bear 31 When Paris sizzles 3 2 New addition 3 3 Party target 3 5 Basm ati and Arborio 3 8 New parents’ ch o ices 3 9 Florida

city 4 0 Happen ing 41 B ar mixer 4 2 Remits DOWN 1 Covered loosely 2 Change 3 Tenpercenters 4 Mud 5 Stadium surface 6 Rem ote 7 Deck topper 8 Scen ario 9 V estiges 10 L ess cuckoo 16 Buys 1 2 3 4

P O T

F L I P

T O E S

H O L E

I c E D

I C N E N Y

L a st w e e k ’s A n sw e rs

hastily 2 0 C hannels of info 21 S o m e 2 4 O ne-star review 2 5 Multicol ored cat 2 6 Tin Man’s prop 2 7 Tars

13 15 18

2 8 G o to 2 9 Baker’s buys 3 0 Candidate of 1 9 9 2 3 4 Basilica part 3 6 Yale player 3 7 Pouchlike part TcT

S E A

S H A H E L E L L l M S P Y L A C A D H I T F L O L D D O R I R E N A N

Debunking the myths behind the Hong Kong immigrant In le s s th a n tw o y e a r s , H o n g K o n g w ill b e r e tu r n e d to th e C h in e s e g o v e r n m e n t . A ft e r m u c h d is c u s s io n a n d a n t ic ip a t io n , c r it ic s a r e b e g in n in g to l o o k m o r e c l o s e l y a t th e s t e r e o t y p e s a n d e x p la n a t io n s b e h i n d H o n g K o n g im m ig r a t io n in to W estern n a tio n s . B y Jo y c e La u

Ju ly 1, 1 9 9 7 will m ark the end o f B rita in ’ s 1 5 0 -y e a r c o lo nialist rule over Hong Kong. This m o u n tain -rin g ed h arb our fre e d e a lin g c o m m e rc ia l c e n tre on C hina’ s south coast will then be returned to Communist rule. Since the early 80s, anticipa tion o f the take-over has greatly affected international com m erce and demographics, with waves of Hong Kong immigrants affecting in ternal p o licie s and life sty le s overseas. Canada, too, has seen a great in crease in Hong K on g ’ s influ en ce in its larg e co sm o p o lita n centres, especially along the W est C o a s t. O v e r 5 0 p e rc e p t o f V a n c o u v e r’ s 2 5 3 ,0 0 0 C h in ese im m igran ts m oved there in the last five years.

F e a r o f C h in e s e in s ta b ility T he p o s s ib ility of a Communist regime after the 1997 take-over has struck fear into the h e a rts o f m an y H on g K o n g n a tiv e s . C h in e se g o v e rn m e n t crackdowns such as threats to dis mantle Hong K ong’ s present par liam ent and 1 9 8 9 ’ s T iananm en Square M assacre have resulted in a mass exoduse. Though C hina’ s econom y is boom ing, many critics fear that China’s human rights policies and standard o f living have not met th e sta n d a rd s o f d e v e lo p e d

nations. Peter Everington, fund advi so r to th e H on g K o n g -b a s e d Altamira Asia Pacific Fund, cau tio n e d a g a in s t in te rp re tin g C h in a ’ s ca p ita list p o licie s as a new open-mindeness. “China mixes a violently cap ita list sy stem with C om m u n ist principles. Though it is a very dif ferent beast than the one people fled from thirty or forty years ago, so m e th in g s n e v e r c h a n g e . Everyone will still have to bow to th a t v o ic e of a u th o r it y ,” Everington said. B ria n M iln e r, New Y o rk co rre sp o n d e n t concurred. “Once you let the capitalist cat out of the bag, it’ s hard to get it back in. China’ s political mus cle will weaken, but maybe not in time for ‘9 7 .” “Econom ically and technical ly, it should be no problem. But as far as the freedoms of speech, exp ression , m ovem ent and reli gion, China really casts a doubt,” expressed E ric W ong, managing editor o f Vancouver’ s Chinese-language daily.

Globe and

Mail

Ming Pao,

A stro n a u t fa m ilie s The multitude of unanswered questions has caused many Hong K o n g n a tiv e s to im m ig ra te to places such as Canada. B ritain’ s s tr ic t im m ig ra tio n p o lic y has pushed an even greater number of immigrants into North America. Canada has been one of the few countries to keep a relatively

open door to im m igrants, esp e cially to w ealthy in vestors and p ro fe ssio n a ls. B y the m id -8 0 s , ‘ th e d e s ig n e r im m ig ra n t’ had becom e a new sociological phe nomenon in Canada. M ilner exp lain ed . “ C anada was only one o f three nations that encouraged wealthy immigrants at this time. The U.S. tried, but did not put in the right incentives.” “It was feder al government pol ic y , to k eep an open door to inde pendent and busi n ess im m ig ra n ts w ho had m ore money than previ ous im m ig ra n ts,” agreed Wong. Subsequently, th e e c o n o m ic g ro w th in H on g K ong and the recently depressed N o rth A m e ric a n econom y resulted in a n o th e r p h e nom enon, the ‘astronaut fam ily’ . T y p ic a lly , th is im m igrant fam ily in v o lv e s p a re n ts who return to their homeland to make a liv in g . M e a n while, the children a re le f t w ith the family assets, and settle in their new home for passport

and educational purposes. A (Sept. 30) photo caption summed up the pre dom inant stereotype: “ ...honour rolls are dominated by Asian stu d e n ts , w ho co m e to sch o o l in souped-up luxury cars.” The half page photo above depicted eleven y o u n g A sian m ale te e n a g e rs milling about three sports cars.

Globe and Mail

“It’ s a cultural d ifferen ce,” argued Amin Kassam, McGill stu d en t and m em b er o f the R ichm ond (B .C .) M u lticultu ral Concern Society. “You can blame them for being m aterialistic, but remember that these are sixteen or seventeen-year-olds who grow up with their own cars and their own houses, and without parents.”

F ittin g

in o r t a k

in g o v e r ? The w ave o f Chinese im m igrants to V ancouver has b een m et by ra c is t graffiti on cars, and com plaints that the Chinese are tak in g o v e r re a l e s ta te , business, and spots at the more prestigious universi ties. New social program s for im m igrants, including E n glish as a secon d lan guage classes and a racec rim e s d iv isio n o f the police force, proposed by B .C . A tto rn e y -G e n e r a l Ujjal Dosanjh, have caused some resentment. W hile in V an cou ver, M iln e r w as in sp ire d to exp lore the stereotype of th e o v e rb e a rin g A sian immigrant for his book

HiddenEstablishment. ^

u .o

The

“My cab driver ranted ab o u t th e Ja p a n e s e and Chinese coming to the city C o n tin u e d on P a g e 12 »

Exploring the congeniality factor: nice guys do finish first B y S a m a n t h a La p e d u s

Could it possibly be that in this competitive world, where fin gernails so often turn to claw s, “nice guys” actually finish first? According to studies, people with more agreeable personality traits finish ahead of the bunch. Scientists have been attempt ing to measure the intellect in rela tion to su ccess for m any years, mostly through the logical-m ath ematical model of Alfred Binet’ s stan d ard ised IQ test. R e ce n tly , however, psychologists have been struggling to find a measuring sys tem that will account for personal ity traits. The new term for these traits is ‘emotional intelligence,’ which in addition to so cia l etiq u e tte , includes the ability to read one’ s own feelings, to control one’ s own impulses and anger, to calm one self down and to maintain a posi tive attitude in the face o f s e t backs. Although intelligence is still cru cia l in determ ining su cce ss,

those with a higher degree of emo tional intelligence will have that competitive edge. A c c o r d in g to D eb b ie M oskow itz, a p rofessor o f psy chology at M cG ill, studies have shown repeatedly that personality variables play important roles as the modifiers between having the smarts and achieving success. A m e ric a n p s y c h o lo g is t Robert Hogan, in his study called “The Personality C haracteristics of a Business Person,” found that those who were more agreeable, assertive and more gifted in inter personal skills were regarded as the most valued and productive, not necessarily those who had the highest academic credentials. “Many personality psycholo gists have come to the agreement that m ost individual differences can be understood in terms of five b a s ic d im e n s io n s ,” said M o sk o w itz . T he F iv e F a c to r M odel includes neuroticism (as opposed to em otional stability), extraversion, agreeability, open ness to experience or intellect, and

conscientiousness.

T e a c h in g

e m o tio n a l

in t e llig e n c e In the m icrocosm of the ele mentary school classroom, higher emotional intelligence among chil dren of similar IQ levels has been observed to make all the differ ence. L a u ra P a s te rn a c , a re tire d grade three teacher, believes in the im portance of em otional intelli gence. “W here actual learning skills like math were important, teaching social com m unication seemed to ev en h elp in a c a d e m ia , ev en though the c h ild ’ s IQ m ay not h av e been as high as an o th e r c h ild ’ s. It was so ob viou s that som etim es kids were bright, but didn’t do as well as kids who had good social skills” she said. Trudy K aym an, an elem en ta ry s c h o o lte a c h e r at P le a sa n t Avenue Public School claims that children do not learn as well with out strong social communication.

“I think it’s very important to nurture all aspects of a personali ty. If you give a child a feeling of self-w orth, th ey’ ll achieve. And with this self-esteem comes many other positive social skills which w ill fu rth er them in life ,” said Kayman. T h ere is in fa c t a grow in g emotional literacy movement. Howard Gardner, a psycholo gy p ro fe s s o r at H arv ard U n iv ersity, has taken on a new view of the mind and education in the fo rm o f th e “ M u ltip le Intelligence Theory.” G ardn er takes a p lu ralistic view o f the mind, claim ing that there are seven intelligences that seem to be as fu n d am en tal as those historically captured within the IQ test. Included in Gardner’ s seven intelligences are two forms of per sonal intelligence. Interpersonal intellect is the ability to deal with others, while intrapersonal intel lect, a correlative to the former, is the ab ility to form an accu ra te model o f oneself and to use that

model to operate efficiently in life. Som e pioneering schools in the Boston area have incorporated “multiple intelligences” into their program s, teaching the basics of emotional intelligence just as they teach math and reading. N o sch o o l in the M on treal area follows the Gardner model. H o w ev er, K aym an cla im s that although personality skills are not written into the curriculum at most schools, it is taught and empha sised. “Of course it depends on the teach er teaching the c la ss,” she said. “Some [teachers] are heavy into math and reading, while some are h eav y in to a ttitu d e. R egard less, in m ost elem entary schools, emphasis is definately put on the n u rtu rin g o f the to ta l child,” said Kayman. S o , the le sso n o f it a ll? W h e th e r w ithin th e m in iatu re sphere of our elementary schools or in the macrocosm of the big bad world, nice guys are finally get ting the respect they deserve.

- r " "i"

mmmrnm m wmmm

‘"in.11"i1

._!!—"

"""

QUESTIONS BALLOT FOR ACED ON T REFERENDUM PERIOD TO BE HEL H

Q I

' ■ I

....—

- - ■

- .o r -I '

S 5 M J

E A L T H

P L A N

Whereas every undergraduate student pays $3.65 per month (total $43.80 per year) for coverage in the Students' Society of McGill University Health Plan, which covers:

The claims experience for the

SSMU HEALTH PLAN increased 300%in 1994/1995.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:

NOTE: if the current level of premiums paidbystudents is unaltered, the prescriptiondrug benefit cov<’ered bytheSSMUHEALTHPLANwill be reduced, starting September 1,1996, tocover 65%of the cost of medications requiringa prescription:

• 80% reimbursement of the cost of prescription drugs including oral contraceptives (using the McGill ID- "Pay Direct Card") ACCIDENT INSURANCE

Do you agree to pay an additional $1.02 per month ($12.24 per year) i order to maintain the prescription drug benefit of the SSMU HEALTH PL'" LAN at the current level of coverage 80% including oral contraceptives?

•Accident medical insurance up to $5,000 • Tutorial expense (required due to an accident) up to $300 • Ambulance charge (due to an accident) up to $250 • Dental (required due to an accident) up to $2,500 • Out of province coverage (due to an accident) above medicare up to $5,000 • Accidental death and dismemberment (due to an accident) up to $ 15,000

and includes the right for each student to opt-out of the prescription drug and oral contraceptive benefit and receive a refund of $3.15 per month ($37.80 p year) ** All amounts are subject to all applicable taxes

Do you agree to pay an additional $0.50 per tonth (total $6.00 per year) in order to include partial coverage of up to $50 of the cost of the Hepatitis B vaccine, without the option of opting out from this portion of the SSMU HEALTH PLAN?

Do you wish the Students’ Society of Mcéill University continue providing coverage to its members through the SSMU HEALTH PLAN by collecting the health plan fee?

Inthe futurethe SSMU HEALTH PLAN may require a slight adjustment tomaintainthe set Benefits:

Do you authorize the Students' Society of McGill University council to raise premiums up to a maximum of 10% of the cost approved by student referendum?

YES 1811

OPINION

M c G IL

ENDUM

Whereas the Board of Governors collect money from students for the Daily Publications Society for the purpose of publishing the McGill Daily, and;

REAL Æ1■

The following question is being voted on by students at more than twenty post-secondary institutions across Canada. Its result will be announced in Ottawa on October 25.

Whereas students do not have a choice in giving their money to the Daily Publications Society, ana;

Whose policy approach to post-secondary education do you prefer?

Whereas students believe they should have a right to decide how their money is used, and;

The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) or The Federal Government

Whereas the Board of Governors of McGill University is the highest authority at McGill; Do you as an undergraduate student at McGill University mandate the Students1Society of McGill University to petition annually, until successful, that the board of Governors of McGill University, Royal Victoria College and the Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning cease collecting all fees from undergraduate students designated for the Daily Publications Society?

In order to assist the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations further develop its

I. I /—*[^n — J

ml ,1M

fi*»“

r< r

MlJ M1AM iM l i ,— .I

M1.M MM

MM l. . m JM. iAi«M i

F e a tu re s

October 11th, 1995

page i i

Chomsky’s rock concert at M cGill draws a crowd by

Kurt N ew m an

and

L iz La u

Rolling Stone

— witness putting theorist Jean Baudrillard in their ‘hot’ issue a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, the mob energy surrounding Chomsky’s charismat ic figure might have dwarfed the co n ten ts and im p ortan ce o f the thinker’s speech.

“There is no reason to believe today that civilisation will die.” P h rases such as this w ere casually slipped into the October 2 jerem iad by renowned academ ic Noam Chomsky. A local morning radio show W e lfa r e o r w a r fa r e described him as “the intellectual Mick Jagger,” a title substantiated B y ign orin g the sp e ctre o f by the legions of Chomsky-heads identity politics that has dominated that lined up outside of the Leacock the left wing press build in g. P erh ap s since the fall of the because of the suc B e rlin W a ll, “M od ern A m erica cess of the documen Chomsky was able w a s c r e a te d o v er tary to deliver what the of which he a u d ien ce had th e p ro te s ts of its was the su b je ct, e x p e c te d — the w o rk ers.” C hom sky has evils o f dem ocra become the academ c y , the d izzy in g ic world’s closest thing to a media historical overview, and a deluge of celebrity. statistics. T hrough sav v y m ark etin g , U sin g A dam Sm ith ( “ who apocalyptic political treatises have we’re supposed to worship, but not become culture reading. read”) as a central character in the With this shift has emerged a new conception (and misconception) of culture of the academic as rock star A m erican e co n o m ic liberalism ,

Manufacturing Consent,

de rigeur

Chomsky proceeded to outline the sordid history of Am erican class warfare. Chomsky referred often to the “ vile m a x im ” o f co n stitu tio n al architect Jam es Madison — “the protection o f the minority o f the opulent against the majority.” “T his ought to be the first thing anybody learns in political science,” said Chomsky, “or even in third grade.”

“welfare system to beat people up.” According to Chomsky, “The hidden welfare state is the industri al complex. The transfer of funds to the opulent dwarfs that of the poor.” He then proceeded to outline the current protection of the “vile m axim ” . A ccording to Chomsky the combination of the advertising medium, the military, and corpo

“ Mode r n Am erica,” he con tinued, “was creat ed over the p ro te sts o f its workers.” Chomsky ulti m ately arrived at the meat of his lec tu re: the modern institution o f wel fare. Fifty percent o f d iscre tio n a ry spending, he point ed out, goes to the military industry, a

Chomskygives big businessa beating.

rate lobby groups (which benefits from tax exemption) draws funds away from the poor. The climax of the speech was his description of the ecstatic busi ness community, a molotov cock tail of “stagnant sales, declining wages and staggering profits.” In focusing on the evils of cor p orate A m erica, and not global change, Chomsky indulged in the sort of rabble-rousing that cau ses C anadians to turn their own country into an imaginary American theme park. It is a bizarre kind of colonialism, and representa tive of the American arro g an ce ag ain st w hich Chomsky has pretensions of railing. “If the end of civilisa tion happens,” concluded Chomsky, “we don’t have anyone to blame but our selves.” Just who is “we”?

U of M student federation takes a pro-sovereignty stance... » C o n tin u e d from P a g e 1 referendum which contained two questions on Quebec sovereignty. The first asked students whether they supported Canadian federal ism or Quebec sovereignty. The second question asked if students would give FE U Q and their stu-

was held. He said that Girard lim its his activities with M ÉS to his spare time. How e feels the referendum results are accurate, and that NO supporters are definitely a minority on campus. “By nature, young people are fo r ch a n g e . T h ey h ate all the

“The sovereigntists are so prevalent here that people are afraid to show their NO sticker.” d en ts’ association a mandate to promote the position held by the majority of students. At U of M, 64 percent of stu dents said they were in favour of Quebec sovereignty and 62 percent voted in favour of FAECUM pro moting the Y E S side. But several members of the NO committee question the legiti macy of the mandate as only 21 percent of the student body turned out to vote in the student referen dum. T h ere is also co n ce rn th at FA É C U M ’s top student executive N icolas Girard has a con flict of interest. He is F A É C U M ’s secre ta ry g en eral and the n atio n al spokesman for M ÉS, the Student Sovereignty M ovement, a FEU Q organisation devoted to promoting Quebec sovereignty The NO side thinks he might be spending more time promoting sovereignty than representing his constituents. P a trick H ow e, F A É C U M external affairs coord in ator and sp ok esm an fo r M É S U M , the U n iversity o f M on treal student sovereignty m ovem ent defended both Girard and FA ÉC U M ’s man date. Howe said everyone had an opportunity to voice their opinion last October when the referendum

QuartierLibre,

director of the U of M student paper. He admitted that his paper is p ro-sovereignty but said the paper has tried to present both sides of the argument. He said NO supporters are few and hard to find at the university. “The Y E S side seems much more organised, more numerous, w h ile the NO side seems to be resorting to sca re ta c tic s . The NO side seems to be about fear and there’s nothing there to attract young p e o p le ,” said N ad eau , who is a political science PhD student. He found some of the NO tactics tiring. “W e ’re not going to stay in C an ad a b e ca u se we like the flag and the national anthem — th a t’ s ridiculous,” he said. “No one ever said anything about build ing a w all around Q u eb ec, o u r m ain o b je c tiv e is to have relations with the rest o f the world without having to go through an intermediary.” Nadeau said most students and Quebec youths feel

little a ttach m en t to the re st o f Canada and will not feel any loss if it separates. “It costs more to take a plane from Montreal to Vancouver, than it does to fly to Paris. Fran k ly, Canada is a geographical absurdi ty. It was built on the idea of a rail

IK OFIK BElo S S ierTB u rt,FILM C H IC A G O S IN I1M E SIf H M l

A SEXY, KINETIC THRILLER. *

Mm FsUef, IN TERVIEW

VISIONARYTRIUMPH. BRILLIANT. Patertaws, HUMC(THE

Vandalsseekaudience onMcGillsidewalks squabbles over the constitution. F ifte e n y ears a g o our p aren ts didn’ t have the co u rag e to vote Y ES but we do,” Howe said. “It isn’t an act o f vengeance against other communities — we just aren’t capable of doing every thing we want to in Q uebec — that’s why we need sovereignty in 1995.” Howe does not believe that sovereignty is the mountain feder alists make it out to be. “I’m not saying that by voting Y ES we won’t have any problems, but at least they will be our prob lems,” he said. Jean -François Nadeau is the

road, nothing n atu ral,” Nadeau said. Meanwhile at McGill, the ‘Be Young, Be Cool, Vote Oui’ graffiti is starting to fade and the McGill NO committee will start setting up their own tables around campus this week.

WU1MBI0

STIMIGEUYS

2 75 18 21

Q 5

199 6

McGill MONTRÉAL

fi pits angtlilasstll starts jiielteleiis taint liilmll Ktnlfiifiohupim I«spiiiii grata«HuiiiÈtpjiri «wiptltiieiil (Milliiil slimpfcitoiiBlilglit nupnitpAulflif.lie!i:t. spinim digitaltail Mfcptaisistli lint tuff *iii pratsmei mMniiescaeiiniqcichsmm pitstin islti-iilesjft X

iüMniiiigîli O T

p e n s

h e a t r e s

c t o b e r E

— jiiG^r i

tttp://iuiuujsffangedaijs.com

1 3

a t

v e r y t v h e r e !

Page i 2 F e a t u r e s

October 11th, 1995

Sexploitaion and the human psyche: a match made in heaven

IColumn Nomad's Land Ted Frankel While I was flipping through those lewd, disgusting and truly unacceptable Calvin Klein ads the other day, one thought kept domi nating my rational faculties. Man, these people are good lookin’ ! I knew somehow that my reaction was insensitive but, wow, these folks were hot items. I admit it, I didn’ t sit there judging the relative merits of ped d lin g a p a ir o f je a n s at the exp en se of a young p e rso n ’ s in tegrity. W hen y o u ’re reading magazine, it’ s hard to do that sort of reflective contemplation on the spot. I was merely amused by the pictures. Despite my ‘90s con ditioning — sex is evil, sexuality is sexist - I actually enjoyed these

Spin

photographs. T his is n ’ t to say I en dorse ch ild p o rn o g ra p h y , fe m a le exploitation or anything else mar keted by American capitalists. It’ s a g iv en th at th ese are so cie ta l vices. Y et this doesn’t stop adver tisin g co m p an ies from running racy layouts, just as it doesn’t stop consumers from enjoying, cutting out and pasting to their lockers the dirty results. I may not approve of exploitative ads, but I like looking at them. My sentiment is contra dictory, but it’ s honest. I ’d be willing to wager you a p air o f “ G u ess” Je a n s th a t, on som e base level, you too enjoy these types o f displays. It’ s what I ’ d c a ll the “ V ic to r ia S e c re t

Phenom enon” . W hen anyone of either sex sees the popular lin g e rie m a g a z in e /p o rn o th ey in s tin c tiv e ly u tte r to an y o n e around them: “that thing is so dis gusting” . Then when they’re alone they madly scan the pages. Be you feminist, humanist, sexist, we all get that tingly feeling on occasion. There’ s nothing wrong with open ly admitting we have this evolu tionary hang-up to reproduce. I can’t remember a more dis honest decade than the 90s. In the 7 0 s , when everything had floral patterns on it and smelled like the s e x -tie s ( s i x tie s ), p eo p le c o n fessed they were total burnouts. W hen m oney, power and som e thing called “A tari” becam e the very measure o f life in the 80s, folks didn’t deny their greediness. Sex is everywhere in the 90s, but everyone claim s they don’t buy into all the sen satio n alism . So w ho e x a c tl y w a tc h e s pop cu l tu r e ’ s equal o p p o rtu n ity e x p lo ite r? Oh rig h t... everyon e

Entertainment Tonight,

else. This isn’t just a “guy” thing. Admittedly, men have less strin gent standards of decency than do th eir fem ale co u n terp arts. Y ou don’t usually meet many women who purchase music albums just for the lurid packaging (“Hey, I really like Samantha Fox. She has a neat sound...”). I admit I don’t watch merely for the deep plot lines. But neither do women. Apparently, there are also attrac tive males on that show. Besides, a lo t of w om en go to Chippendales and, ugh, actually enjoy the oiled-up sideshow. I know what you’re thinking, this is a paid advertisem ent for It’ s one of those testi m o n ials fro m a “r e a l” p erso n , som eone who saw the m essage behind the mini skirts. The idea here is to be open, not id iotic. There is no artistic value in hav in g w om en (o r m en ) show n around like the spoils of a raid on good decency. But the reality is that that type of entertainment is

Friends

Showgirls.

visually stimulating to many peo ple. Enjoying another’ s sexuality is harm less. A pplying those X rated images to the construction o f sexu al attitudes can be very harmful. Can we seperate the two things? Probably not. W ill these flashy ads and fleshy movies con tinue to proliferate? You betcha. So what is a free-th in k in g, rational, yet hom y person o f the ‘90s to do? One option is to fur th er rep ress y o u r u rg e s, craw l under your bed and recite verses from the Revelations while listen ing to Madonna. At the other end of the spectrum, you may want to cro w n P e e W e e H erm an y o u r messianic guide and go to the pic tu re show s (I d o n ’ t m ean c a r toons). The eight buck solution? Consult your local listings, and go see It may be exploita tive, but boy does that girl have good gams!

Showgirls. Saved by the Bell TedFrankel is currentlywrit ingthe script to Showgirls II: The Law School Years.

Developmental theory may lead to a cure for schizophrenia B y La u r a K r a n t z

sk someone to give you a definition of schizophrenia and many would probably describe to you a stereotypically crazy person living in a mental hospital. Sadly, schizophrenia has been blamed on split personality disor ders, childhood traumas, poverty, or unfit parents. A ctually, schizophrenia is a b ioch em ical brain disorder that affects one percent of the popula tion, with patients occupying one out of every twelve hospital beds in Canada. The array of symptoms range from visual and auditory hallucinations to com plete with drawal of the person from friends and fam ily , a sort o f ca ta to n ic

mcgui

state. Four billion dollars a year is put into direct and indirect health c a re c o s ts fo r s c h iz o p h re n ic patients. Many clinicians, psychol ogists, and biological researchers are working to find a cure for this debilitating disease. Dr. Lalit Srizastava, an assis tant professor at McGill, has been working on a neurodevelopmental theory to explain some of the bio chemical disorders of the schizo phrenic brain. It has long been known that receptors in the schizo p hrenic brain for the ch e m ica l dopamine are overactive. Drugs called neuroleptics, which bind to these receptors, are able to allevi ate som e o f the sch iz o p h re n ic symptoms. These drugs, however, provide only a short term remedy. “More needs to be understood about the cause behind the brain’s

Mhu/u

ork P rogram

The Student Aid Office is pleased to announce the continuation of the Work Study Program for the 1995-96 academic year! In addition to our regular funding, the Science Undergraduate Society has made a special contribution to the Work Study Program to create new positions in the Faculty of Science for science students.

WHAT IS WORK STUDY? It is a program that provides part-time on-campus employment for full-time degree students who demonstrate financial need. Eligible employers will benefit from subsidized labour costs when work study students are hired.

HOW DO I APPLY? Work Study student applications and brochures are available at the Student Aid office on both campuses. Applications must be returned to the Student Aid office by: October 13, 1995. OFFICE OF STUDENT AID & INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISER

P ow ell Building, 3 6 3 7 Peel St., Room 2 0 0

dysfunction,” said Dr. Srizastava, prefrontal co rte x , which in turn at the Douglas Hospital. resu lts in o v e ra ctiv e dopam ine He has compared an area of receptors,” said Srizastava. “If we the human brain, called the hip are able to prove a genetic cause pocam pus, in schizophrenic and for this d isease we are com ing healthy subjects and discovered a closer to finding a cure along with distinct difference better treatm ents involving a mole and possibly pre cu le c a lle d Nvention.” “M ore n e e d s to b e cam. One form of D r. Ian u n d ersto o d a b o u t th e th is m o le cu le Bradley, the psy c a u s e b eh in d th e called PS N-cam, chologist in chief w h ich can be at the R o y al b ra in ’s d y sfu n ctio n .” found in ab u n Victoria Hospital, d an ce in the w orks with healthy human embryo, is lacking patients and their families in such in the schizophrenic brain. areas as attention, memory, social The job of this molecule is to and vocational competence. direct neurons to their proper con “Psychologists will teach the nections. This helps the brain in patient to cope as best they can by learning new concepts. le a rn in g ab out e a rly w arning “My belief is that schizophre symptoms such as lack of eating or nia is caused by a neural abnor an xiety , and to help them cope m ality leading to altered neural with their own h allu cin atio n s,” circuitry in the hippocampus and said Bradley.

Dr. Sam Lall is a professor of psychiatry and acting director of the M cG ill R esearch C entre for Schizophrenia. “ Ten to fifte e n p e rce n t o f patients are able to live normal lives with treatment,” said Lall. L a ll’ s initial treatment for a patient will involve drug therapy, later followed by teaching social sk ills, and co p in g stra te g ie s . Relapses of symptoms can occur if the patient uses other drugs such as an amphetamine, or has little support from family and friends. The Schizophrenic Society of Canada is working to educate the public in a campaign titled “If You Think Spelling It’s Hard, Imagine Living With It.” With more research and sup port for schizophrenia we can look forward to a better quality of life for those suffering, along with the possibility of a cure.

Hong Kong immigrants move West... C o n tin u e d from P a g e 9 and buying up all o f the property. I did so m e r e s e a r c h and th at stereotype was not true. In 1989, at the height o f their purchases, the Chinese only controlled about 2% [of Vancouver property]” said M ilner. “L o ts o f what is called ‘Chinese foreign money’ is actu ally the money of second or third generation Chinese-Canadians.” “ P eo p le b lam e im m igran ts for taking jo b s, but it ’ s m ostly b e c a u s e o f im m ig ra n ts th a t V a n c o u v e r sk ip p ed the r e c e s sion,” added Kassam. There is a similar stereotype which links Chinese youth with the educational elite. When asked about the demo g ra p h ic s o f the U n iv e r s ity o f B ritis h C o lu m b ia , W a lte r

S udm an, m an ager o f R esearch and P la n n in g , re p lie d , “W hen people ask us about the number of C h in e se stu d e n ts, w e sim p ly e xp lain th at we adm it the b est students.” “Canadian universities don’t c o lle c t in form ation on ra c e . If you w an t to know th e d e m o g rap h ics o f U B C , then look at Vancouver,” Sudman continued. Y e t a n o th e r p o in t o f c o n ten tion is the so -c a lle d ‘w hite flight’ out o f upper-class multi cultural enclaves to predominant ly Caucasian suburbs. W o n g b e lie v e s th a t th is ‘flight’ is mostly myth which has been created in part by the media and misleading statistics. “P e o p le are e x a g g e ra tin g . W hite Canadians might be mov

ing out, but white Canadians are also moving in,” said Wong. “B ecau se the Chinese are a v isib le m in o rity , tw o or th ree fam ilies on a block seem like a lot,” argued Milner. “But it’s not like entire villages are moving to V an cou ver. P eople are m oving b e ca u se th e y ’ re ca sh in g in on sk yrock etin g real estate prices. No one’ s pushing them out.” S p eak in g fro m p e rso n a l e x p e rie n ce , Sudm an d ism issed th e m e d ia ’ s c o n c e n tra tio n on racial tension. “T here are people who are resentful, but most people aren’t. M ost are delighted to have con nected [with Asian culture]; and for many, race isn’t even an issue that is overemphasised,” Sudman concluded.

Boys who like girls who like boys who like Blur B y Ra c h e l S t o k o e

The British pop sensation we all know and love, B lur, played September 30 at the Spectrum. If the crow d at the show was any indication, Blur has finally estab lished itself on these shores. The A m ericas are finally ready for a return to good o f B rit pop and B lur (after slyly waiting out the grunge faze in alterna and main cu ltu re) is the flag carrier. The was privileged enough to get a ten minute interview with hot-babe guitarist, Graham Coxon and shy d ru m m er, D av e Rowntree. Clearly bored with the music angle o f the bulk o f their inter v ie w s , G rah am w h in ed w hen asked about Blur’ s sound. “I mem orised an answer for this a while ago, I can’t remember now,” he said with a yawn and a cat stretch on the barstool. “I lis tened to some hip-hop and punk this morning.” Dave added, “The last song I heard was by Run DMC. I don’t know how old it is th o u g h ...I haven’t heard our new album yet, I gave my com p lim en tary cop y away.” A re these guys serious? Not really. Most of their answers were as tongue-in-cheek as their music. There was no way any interviewer was going to get a glance at their souls. Going with the flow and tryin g to ca tch th ese guys o ff guard, our conversation got a bit wacky. In his sp are tim e, G raham likes to do pretty boring, pop-sen sation stuff. “I drive. I like to buy clothes.” A fter a pause and selfc o n scio u s sm ile he co n tin u e d , “I ’m trying to learn how to skate

Tribune

board.” He takes offence at the notion that rollerblades are co o ler than skateboards. “Rollerbladers look silly. I think they have a death wish.” D ave ch o o ses a little m ore e x c ite m e n t fo r his le isu re , the kind that only going doublep latin u m co u ld a ffo rd . He likes to fly aero p lan es, but draws the line at parachuting. “I think that’s too dangerous for me.” O f c o u rs e , the bulk o f th e ir tim e is sp en t b ein g musicians and heart-throbs. I noticed that all o f the inter view ers were fem ale. I also noticed their most rabid fans were fem ale. Further still, I noticed these guys are serious stud muffins. H o w e v e r, th ey are not very concerned that their fans m ay be m ore in te re ste d in getting into their pants than their album. “ W e ll, w hen w e p lay live, we don’t concentrate on looking good. W e get really sw eaty .” Graham continued stream -of-conscious style, “I guess some girls like that.” The band decided not to bank on th e ir g o o d lo o k s when designing their album cover. Instead, they chose a random picture o f a woman diving off the side o f a speed boat. Neither o f the two had a really clear idea about the sig nificance of this move. A fte r so m e th o u g h t, G rah am r e f le c te d on the album co v er, “ I like it. The w om an c o u ld be d iv in g , maybe the shark is going to eat her.... she could be swim ming to another boat.”

Dave cut in, “I really like the carp” [A uthor’ s note: poor Dave re a lly did give his co p y o f the album away — it’s a picture of a shark]. On the sly, I tried to delve into their u n con scious. Anyone w ho v e s ts a n y th in g in A n d y

W arholesque psychology knows the old water question, whereby your favourite body o f w ater is actually a symbol for your sexual unconscious. If this is true, D ave is one tw isted creatu re. His favou rite body o f w ater is the A bberton

Reservoir. When pressed for its signifi cance, he brought up what seems to be a theme for much o f his life. “ B e c a u s e they h ave really g ood c a r p .” H e lo o k ed at me in cred u lou sly. “Isn ’ t that som e naff psych question?” Oh is it? Hee hee. “Yaah, like if you answer the Pacific Ocean you’re some sort of se x u a l p e rv e rt o r so m e th in g ,” added Dave. G rah am , h o w e v e r g a v e a more substantial answer. “I like lochs because of their co lo u r. T h e y ’re dark, and they look really d irty , but th ey are actually quite clean. They’re mys terious.” Both are weary of the lack of foreign cu ltu re this side o f the A tla n tic . A t the su g g estio n o f another British revolution in the works, Graham replied, “Before it happens in the U .S ., it w ill be over (in England).” The ever-helpful PR man cut in at th is p o in t, but I q u ick ly squeezed out their view s on the R o y a l fa m ily sc a n d a ls (h e y , they’re British, it’ s a valid ques tion!). G rah am sm iled and sa id , “B etter than not as good as D an w id en ed his e y e s in m ock surprise, “Y ou mean they have sex?” The interview concluded with their opinion of the British music scen e. G raham jok in gly stated, “[The other bands] are fine. W e’re the best.”

Eastenders, Brookside.”

Ifyoumissedthe concert, be sure tobuytheGreat Escape. Tripcourtesyo/B lur.

Music and meditation for the masses envades Montréal By A

nya

S peth m an n

E v e r y o n e h as seen th e m . O ra n g e and p u rp le “ P e a c e C o n ce rt” p o sters on ju s t about e v e ry fla t s u rfa c e d o w n to w n . How do they get there? W h o’s the bald guy? M ost im portantly, are they planning to take o v e r the world or just Montreal? The posters are the work of about twenty five disciples o f Sri Chinmoy, an Indian author, poet, a r t is t, m u s ic ia n and “ p e a c e am bassador.” The disciples have been working full time to organ ise th e fre e c o n c e r t , on e in a series to honour the 50th anniver sary of the United Nations. S ri C h in m oy has g arn ered international recognition for his work with the UN. Since 1970, he has held meditations twice a week at the UN headquarters in New Y o r k . A c c o r d in g to N a k u la Lacroix, the unofficial spokesman fo r the Sri C h in m oy C en tre o f

Montreal, “ [The UN staff and del e g a te s ] w ork fo r p e a c e . T h ey should experience some, too.” Lacroix became interested in m editation as a C E G E P student when he went to see a co n c e rt given by Sri Chinmoy in Quebec C ity. He has been a ctiv e in the small com m unity o f “d isciples” ever since. T h e re a re a b o u t 2 0 0 in Canada, a fact that may be attrib uted to the strict regim en t fo l low ed by m ost m em bers o f the C entres. The lifestyle is ascetic and fo c u s e s on m e d ita tio n . D is c ip le s p r a c tic e m e d ita tio n tw ic e d a ily , and m e e t o n c e a w eek for group m editation. An ovo-lacto vegetarian diet is main ta in e d by g ro u p m e m b e rs. L a c r o i x ’ s e x p la n a tio n is th a t, “ ...m eat has a different effect on th e c o n s c io u s n e s s . It c a u s e s aggressiveness.” P h y s ic a l fitn e s s is a lso important to the group. Members

c e rn s L a c r o i x . T h e c o n c e r t is believe that discipline developed expected to draw 1 1 ,0 0 0 people by athletics is applicable to the and is being financed largely by perseverance required for medita personal donations. tion. Said L a c ro ix , “T here is no T he S ri C h in m o y R un fo r pressure put on members to con P e a ce is a m arathon run every tribute fin an cially . S p iritu ality tw o years. Sri Chinmoy him self sh ou ld n e v e r be h as co m p le te d lin k ed w ith twenty-one money.” m a ra th o n s in “You cannot sell T he em p h asis a d d itio n to peace or on m o n ey is, holding several a c c o r d in g to w o rld re c o r d s meditation.” Lacroix, the differ for w eight lift e n ce b etw een the ing. Sri Chinmoy Centres and the New A c c o rd in g to L a c r o ix , the A ge movement. He refers to the philosophy o f the disciples is the latter as “shopping mall” spiritu following: “Transform the world ality. by being part o f it.” “ Y o u ca n n o t sell p e a ce or Sri Chinmoy’s claims that his meditation...they already have it, te a ch in g s d evelop sp iritu a lity . they’re just not aware. How could “It’ s easy to be spiritual in a cave we charge for something that is in the H im alayas. O nce you set not our property?” foot in the real world, that’ s when T he S ri C h in m o y C e n tre it’s a challenge.” hopes to attract students to the S p e c u la tio n th a t th e Sri con cert. “Students have a lot of C hinm oy C en tre is a cu lt c o n

curiosity. Many search a lot...this concert can suit a lot o f students, b ecau se it is som ething totally new and d if f e r e n t,” sta te d Lacroix. Sri Chinmoy’s music, played on over twenty different instru m en ts, has been praised by the likes o f L eon ard B ern stein and Zubin Mehta. In closing, Lecroix stressed that the con cert can be appreciated not only by the fol lowers of Sri Chinmoy, and New A gers in gen eral. “E v ery o n e is w elco m e. W ith som ething this profound, you cannot judge it by y o u r p re c o n c e iv e d id eas. Y o u have to experience it.”

C fC £ &

Ticketsfor the October 14th concert at Palais des Congrès are still available. Forfree tickets call 499-1126 or 8443783, or drop by the Peace Concertofficeat4631Parc.

Page h E n t e r t a i n m e n t

October 11th, 1995

Sexually perverse behaviour at Players’ Theatre nation in the educational system. Sellers brings real feeling to the stage with her childlike inno S exu ally fru stra te d and cence. Each time I see her on stage nowhere to go? Try the P layers’ (she is a local talent seen previous Theatre sometime in the next week. ly in at the If you w eren’ t a M am et m aniac Saidye Bronfman Theatre, L yric before, the latest run at the McGill Theatre’s and P la y e rs’ T h eatre, and Lakeshore Player’s I am amazed at the energy and depth could easily change you forever. emitted by this tiny figure. The current Mamet double-bill Although Sellers can singleis a roller-coaster ride of inflated handedly steal a show, em o tio n s, serious the give and take oppo a c c u s a tio n s , and site Jam es is excellent intense sexual per B e rn a rd , a throughout the entire version. M am et is frigh tening mix p e r f o r m a n c e . known for his abili of A ndrew D ice McGowan, no stranger ty to comm unicate to local theatre, grabbed human nature in the C lay an d G re g the spotlight with his most distorted situa Brady. e x p re s s iv e body lan tio n s, and both g u ag e and e ase on and stage. Together, the two earned have created a believable and vivid Mamet his reputation. picture of college life, and the reali The first play shown is ty o f what goes on after the bell It’ s a one-on-one co n rings. frontation between a sexist, sleazy The direction is tight, and the p ro fe sso r, and a con fu sed and talent of the two actors makes this down-hearted student. Both profes play a worthwhile way to spend sor and student are superbly por two hours and a useful learning trayed by James McGowan (John) experience for dealing with trouble and Leslie Sellers (Carol). Under some professors. the direction of Jennifer Campbell, The second show, directly fol these two talented acto rs drive low in g O leanna, is home the very ugly reality of sexu A far cry al harassment and gender discrimi B y C a t h e r in e H o g a n

Oleanna Sexual Perversity In Chicago

The Sisters Rosenweig Fiddler on the Roof, Pygmalion),

from the previous show’s emotion al intensity, is upbeat, shocking and no less than completely entertaining. Although the play was written over two decades ago, little has changed in the pick-up gam e of m ale-fem ale relation s. Jum ping from night-club to office to bed

Sexual Perversity

Andrew Dice Clay and Greg Brady. His wildly sexist character made me want to walk on stage and but ton up his shirt. Although entertain ing and convincing in the role of Bernard, C alvinisti fell into the popular Keannu Reeves trap of los ing his accent periodically during the show. Despite the lack of con

Oleanna Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Mix 96.

Oleanna.

Perversity in Chicago.

Sexual

DISK OF THE WEEK

Sexual Perversity

room, traces the lives o f four tw enty-som ethings caught up in their sexual frustra tions. Giuseppe Calvinisti struts his b are ch e st and brow n co rd s as “ B ern ard ” , a frightening m ix of

2 (T o u c h and G o ) W h en tr a v e lin g in a Pinto on the expressw ay o f indie ro ck , there is a high risk o f b ecom in g lost and swept beneath your competi to r ’ s tire tread s. T he best way to stir interest from the masses is to do the unthink able — crash. The music o f D on C a b a lle ro fits th is d e scrip tio n . A lth ough the q u artet broke up in 1 9 9 4 , th e ir u n can n y blend o f

instrumental. Breadwinner style, aggressive rapid fire riffa g e and s ta r t/h a lt rhythm s, with supernatural drum m ing, landed them at the forefront o f indie credi bility. Their second and final reco rd , 2, fo cu ses less on d riving riffs, and m ore on hi-tone guitars and a multi layered, continual feel. Even th o u g h th ey re c e iv e d the attention they deserved, their P in to w as bound to burst in to fla m e s so m e w h e re down the road.

-Jonah Brucker-Cohen

MicroLAN ^Solutions M o Ç J L L S jT jU D .E t}!fT f O ^ G J j O B E I f t S P E C I A L SYSTEM MID-TOWER PENTIUM-90 MHz 256 K CACHE PCI, INTEL TRITON CHIP SET 8 Mb RAM, VIDEO CARD I024K PCI (exp. to 2 Mb) 1.44 Mb FLOPPY DRIVE, 840 Mb E-IDE HARD DRIVE 2 FAST SERIAL, I E-PARALLEL ON BOARD MONITOR 14" NON-INTERLACED SVGA 1024x768 .28 mm KEYBOARD 101 KEYS BILINGUAL, MOUSE, MOUSE PAD 3 YEARS WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOUR Pentium-75 MHz Same as above

486 DX/4 100 MHz Same as above with 540 Mb Hard Drive

2 L O C A T I O N S : 2 0 2 5 U n io n ( 8 4 3 - 5 8 16 ) 7 0 0 d e la G a u c h t iè r e W . C - 2 6 ( 8 7 4 - 9 4 9 4 ) all prices a re COD

cred it card add 4 %

sistency, Calvinisti turned the spot light on h im self each tim e he stepped on stage. Contrasting Bernard’s out-spo ken and downright pornographic c h a ra c te r is “Jo a n ” , p layed by Stephanie Baptist. Although far less

and Sexual Perver in Chicago run through \October 14th at 7:00 and 9:00respectively. Tickets can \be had by calling Players’ Theatre at398-6813. Oleanna sity

Natural born Kidman By M

Don Caballero

flamboyant than the other refugees o f the 7 0 s running around this show, Baptist is able to steal every scene with her blunt and comical level-headedness. If less is more, then Baptist had it all last night. Gregory Calpakis and Helen King play the only characters who are not sexually frustrated. Both are con vin cin g and tailor-m ad e for each other. However, more sub dued in their characters, the two are unable to grab the spotlight as often as Calvinisti and Baptist. Both the costumes and the sets are reminiscent of the decade some of us would rather forget. The set design showed traces of those won derful oranges and browns we left behind. The entire set was topped o ff by stubby beer bottles — a flashback to the past. Overall, the play is fun, enter taining and better than the love line on It’ s not the p lace to bring a first date unless you can stand sexu al fru stratio n lev els eq u allin g th ose at G e rt’ s on Thursday night.

ike

The film em p loys a cle v e r narrative device — after a slanted interpretation from the characters,

B aker

W e all k now a t le a s t one opportunist. Someone with set-in stone goals who won’t let anyone or anything get in his or her way. In Gus V an S a n t’ s w o rld , this person is Suzanne Stone. N icole Kidman is the ultram o tiv a te d “ O n -A ir C o rre s p o n d e n t” (c o m m o n ly known as weather person) in Van S a n t’ s la te st, The film fo cu ses on S u z a n n e ’ s clim b to the top. In her m ind, “ Y o u are nobody in A m e rica unless y o u ’ re on te le v i sion.” Larry M aretta (M att Dillon) and Suzanne are y o u n g m a rrie d lo v e r s . W h ile L a rry is busying h im s e lf m a n a g in g his fa th e r’ s re s ta u r a n t, Suzanne (through a sly mix of constant pestering and a go-get ‘em attitude) is clawing her way up the television station hierar chy. L a rry is su pp ortive of her career, but also has h is m ind on s ta rtin g a family. Suzanne feels her husband is hampering her success with his dreams of family. W h a t’ s a wom an to do when faced with the modern day dilem m a o f b a la n c in g fa m ily and w ork? W e ll, S u z a n n e ’ s so lu tio n is to co n v in ce three teenagers to dispose of her unwanted spouse.

To Die For.

“You are nobody in America unless you are on TV.” Van Sant cuts to the actual events unfolding. An effective, dark and q uirky sc o re settin g the m ood

from the opening is provided by Danny Elfm an. He has taken his classic gothic style that covered and like a heavy blanket and toned it down for a small town setting. He com bines this with the guitar-band flavour he mastered in

Batman

Nightbreed

Midnight

Run.

Joaquim Phoenix, as the ado lescen t whose lust for Suzanne convinces him to murder, proves to be a m ature and im p ressive a cto r. He shines in one sce n e , where the p olice pressure h im in to c o n fe s s in g the crime. In a film packed with talen t, K idm an steals the show. Her character has lit tle depth, but lots o f per s o n a lity . In h er h an d s, Stone becom es the perfect m ix o f sim p leto n , a m b i tio u s s ta r -in -w in g s , and sexp ot. K id m an ’ s natural beauty doesn’t hurt, but it is her seductive manner that makes her so damn appeal ing in this movie. V an S an t and c in e m a to g ra p h e r E r ic A llan Edwards do some fine cam erawork to frame Stone in a voyeuristic fashion. B u ck H e n ry , w ho brought us and has provided a clever adaptation of Joyce M a y n a rd ’ s n o v e l. W h ile not hysterical, there are cer tainly memorable moments. V an S a n t’ s w e ll-p a c e d d irectio n , som e ex ce lle n t acting, and a very satisfy ing ending, make an excellent film.

Catch 22 The Graduate,

For

To Die

E n t e r t a i n m e n t pagei5

October 11th, 1995

Birdbaths and dirty shirts in Newman Park Production by

o n ic a

M ak

N ick C a v a io la , fo u n d er o f N ew m an P ark P ro d u c tio n s (a newly established theatre com pa ny in Montreal), holds no qualms about launching his first dramatic season with work by Melfi. Melfi is a playwright who, despite being relatively unknown to the masses, was a major influence in the offo ff B road w ay m ovem ent of the 60s. Both and directed by Cavaiola and William Foley respectively, deal with lone liness and loss of self-identity in big city A m erica. These themes are as relevant today, as they were 30 years ago. Set in m id -1960s New York City, examines the lives of aspiring poet Frankie Basta and w a itre s s V e lm a S p arro w w ho m eet one night at a diner. T acit and g lo o m y , F ra n k ie is th e an tithesis o f n ervou s, talk ative Velma. While he reluctantly talks

Birdbath

The Shirt,

Birdbath

about his desire to be a writer, she in c e s s a n tly b ab b les ab ou t h er unrealised dream s, w eaknesses, and mother. Out o f lon elin ess, Frankie invites V elm a to his apartm ent. When he tries to get her to sleep with him, she dodges his advances by talking more about her mother, who is the roadblock in V elm a’ s quest for independence. Hearing her problems prompts Frankie to confess that his writing has cost him relationships. Just when the narrative seems destined to evolve into a simple love story, V elm a makes a startling revelation about her m other, m arking the p la y ’ s bizarre climax. T h o u g h his N ew Y o rk e r a c c e n t is u n c o n v in c in g , a c to r Tony Ricca employs a rich range o f gestures to con vey Fran k ie’ s mercurial personality. However, it is Norie Lyn Grier who controls the play with her ch arism a and appropriately frenzied delivery of lines.

L CLE

D ire c to r C a v a io la ’ s cle v e r b len d o f h u m ou r and d e sp a ir enhances the play’s story-line and allows the charac ters to develop a ra p p o rt w ith the a u d ie n c e . T he hazy lighting cre a te s a d ream y mood that a cce n tuates the ch arac te r s ’ pench an t to fo rg o re a lity for fa n ta sy . E x c e p t for some instances when its pace lags, is an in terestin g study o f y o u n g urban dwellers united by a ch an ce encounter. As in

impression of New Yorkers. W arm fro m th e liq u o r, C laren ce takes o ff his suit and

Birdbath

Birdbath, The Shirt h as one

m o t o r -m o u th e d character from the 1960s at its back b o n e. M eet Clarence, a south ern to u ris t who befriends M arcey, an Ita lia n -A m e rShirts Off ic a n , and T w ila, his b la ck g ir l friend, in the Big Apple. Clarence takes the couple up to his hotel room for drinks and h ap p ily c o n v e rs e s w ith th em , a d m ittin g how th e ir g en u in e w arm th ch a n g e d h is n e g a tiv e

transformation into his alter ego “Georgie” is completed when he hands them newspaper clippings of his past crimes. A s T w ila and M a rc e y , Kerrilyn Keith and Nick Cavaiola try making the most of roles that d on ’ t call for m uch depth. But Kent M cQuaid delivers an aw e in sp irin g p e rfo rm a n c e as C larence. W ith flaring intensity, he breathes new life into the “evil redneck” stereotype. From start to finish, the play is highly charged and compelling, th an k s la rg e ly to M cQ u aid . D ire c to r W illia m F o le y re lie s heavily on the a cto r’ s energy to drive the narrative. While the play violently tackles racism and postM cCarthy xenophobia, its horror is a p ro d u ct o f the u n d erlyin g feeling of inevitable death. For both plays, set props are sparse and plain. The emphasis is on rhetoric rather than con crete imagery. However, one can’t help b u t feel th at th e lon g b lack d ra p e rie s , fram in g th e a c to r s , resemble the vast darkness of any big city, where people can plunge and forever lose themselves.

i a£ p uts on a b e a ch sh irt. A t this point, he d ram atically loses his southern charm and turns into a p s y c h o -b ig o t, h u rlin g ra c is t re m a rk s at M a rce y and T w ila while holding a cocked rifle. His

Birdbath

The Shirt

and are p layin g at T he G eordie Theatre Space from Oct 4-8, 10-14. Suggested donation: $7. Res: 322-0569

Association d e s Étudiant-e-s Diplômé-e-s Employé-e-s de McGill

October 23, 24, 25 Referendum and SSMU elections

Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill

A tte n tio n

a ll

T .A .’s :

T h e A G S E M G e n e r a l A s s e m b ly w i ll b e h e ld T h u r s d a y ,

No experience necessary Training provided

O c t o b e r 1 2 a t 6 : 0 0 p m in th e T h o m s o n H o u s e B a l l r o o m . R e f r e s h m e n t s w ill b e s e r v e d a f t e r th e m e e tin g .

Agenda: A p p lic a tio n s a v a ila b le a t S S M U D esk

1 . C a ll t o o r d e r 2 . A d o p t io n o f a g e n d a

S h a t n e r B u i l d i n g , 1 s t F lo o r

3 . M in u te s o f p r e v io u s m e e tin g (M a rc h 2 3 r d 1995)

L im ite d n u m b e r of p osition s a v a i la b le so com e soon! D E A D L IN E : O c to b e r a t

5 :0 0

p m

1 6 ,1 9 9 5

4 . B a r g a in in g re p o rt 5 . M o b ilis a tio n r e p o r t 6 . T r e a s u r e r 's r e p o r t 7 . Q u e s tio n s of o ffic e r s 8 . E le c t io n s to C o -o r d in a tin g C o m m itte e 9 . R e s o lu tio n s 9 .1

A m e n d m e n ts to t h e c o n s titu tio n

1 0 . A ny o th e r b u s in e s s 1 1 . A d jo u r n m e n t R o o m 12, S u ite 2 4 0 1 ,2 0 2 0 U n iv e rsity Street, M ontréal, Q uéb ec, H 3A 2A 5 Tel: (514 ) 398-2582. F a x : (514 ) 398-2623. e m ail: a g se m @ fa cl.la n .m cg ill.ca

8 8 0 8

Passing game non-existent, as Bishop’s batters M cGill Bishop’ s running back Shane Thom pson gave the G aiters the Bishop’s only points they would need, with a 15-yard touchdown run in McGill the first quarter. It is not a se cre t an y m o re, The relentless Redmen and the re st o f the O -Q IF C is defence kept M cGill in the catching on quickly. M cGill has game a lot longer than they no passing game. deserved. However, a fourth F o r the second con secu tive quarter touchdown on a 4 w eek , the y a rd run by Redm en did M ich e l M orin n ot co m e e x te n d e d the Unfortunately for away with a G a ite r lead to the Redmen, the win ag ain st 17-1, and sealed teams at the the w in fo r Gaiters showed a b o tto m of B i s h o p ’ s. lot of poise and the s ta n d M c G i ll’ s lone in g s. L a s t point cam e on a exploited McGill’s week, a for sin g le fro m offensive flaws. tuitous break Andrew Boon. allow ed the The highly R ed m en to feared Redm en pull out a last-minute tie against running gam e lost a lot of its p un ch w hen Shaw n C a rle to n . T h an k s to the p oin t from the R ed m en , the R a v e n s Linden suffered an ankle injury in climbed out of the cellar. the second quarter. M cGill’s other This past weekend, the Red top rusher, Chad Luedtke, was not ‘ n ’ W h ite , ran k ed s e v e n th in playing b ecause o f undisclosed Canada, were supposed lick their injury of his own. wounds and take care o f business Without Luedtke and Linden, at hom e ag a in st the la st p lace th e R ed m en im p ro v is e d with b a ck u p ru n n in g b a ck P u m u lo G aiters. U n fo rtu n a te ly fo r the Redmen, the Gaiters showed a lot Sikaneta. Sikaneta mustered up of poise and exploited M cG ill’ s 4 8 o f the 81 R e d m e n ru sh in g offensive flaws. yards, but it was not enough. B y K a s h if Z a h o o r

T h e G a ite rs e x p e c te d the Redmen to run, and planned their defence accordingly. The Gaiter

o f f e n c e . G a ite r q u a rte rb a ck Trevor Lovig was on the mark all night, passing for 278 yards, com

In Opalesquefashion, the Gaiters blewawayMcGill. ‘ D ’ s u c c e s s fu lly stu ffe d the ground game, as well as the o cca sional attem pt to m ove the ball th ro u g h the air. T he B is h o p ’ s defence held McGill to 108 yards o f to ta l o ff e n c e , a llo w in g the Redmen just six first downs the whole game. In sharp constrast, B ish op ’ s offence marched up and down the fie ld fo r 3 9 7 y a rd s o f to ta l

pleting 23 of 41 passes. O f those 23 completions, six of them went to Nigel McGilvery for 80 yards. M eanw hile, M cG ill pivot Dana T o e rin g , m anaged to com p lete three passes for 34 yards. Toering was pulled at the end of the third quarter, as coach Charlie Baillie decided to give rookie Paul Danis a chance. T o e rin g took c o m p le te

resp on sib ility fo r the lo ss, and already his thoughts were on next w e e k e n d ’ s sh ow d ow n a g a in st Q ueen’ s in Kingston. “ I put the to ta l b lam e on m y s e lf fo r the negative produc tiv ity of our o ffe n ce ton igh t. T h e re ’ s tim e for Us to re g ro u p b efo re w e go to Q ueen’ s n ext w e e k ,” T o e rin g explained. A win would h av e v irtu a lly guaranteed ^ M cGill a playoff 2 s p o t, and ^ k n o ck e d the -—J G a ite rs ou t o f p o stse a so n c o n tention. Instead the Redmen drop to third place just one point ahead o f the Q ueen’ s Golden G aels, a team th ey m eet n e x t w eek fo r what will be a pivotal game.

The ‘Kill McGill' game will take place in Kingston, Ontario at 1:00pm this Saturday.

Field hockey Martlets climbing to the top of the OW IAA M c G i l l t e a m c o n t i n u e s i m p r e s s i v e s e a s o n , b e a t s Q u e e n ’s B y D a n a T o e r in g

C arleton 3 McGill 0 Queen’s 3 McGill 2 F o r th ose sp orts fans who w ere th o ro u g h ly unimpressed with the sloppy and uninterest ing start th at the M ontreal C anadiens d isp layed at the Forum this weekend, th ere w as an oth er hockey game in town th at som e o f you might have missed. The M cG ill M artlets played their one and only tourna m ent o f the y e a r in front of a few (maybe 15) d ie-h ard hom e tow n fan s. And, unlike the storied Red W hite and B lu e, the M artlets did without the blue and cam e away with a weekend sweep over two conference teams in this crucial mid-season tourna ment. The October 7 conditions sug gested that Mother Nature does not

su pp ort M cG ill field h o ck e y . Despite the torrential downpour, the Martlets were bolstered by the play of returning captain Natascha Von B oetzelaer and managed to jump out in front o f the Carleton Ravens for an early 2 -0 lead. Von B o e tz e la e r, reco v ered from her early season ankle injury, netted

b ench , p layed fo r ten m inutes, scored two goals, then sat out the rest of the game to rest up for the afternoon match. “W e really worked well as a team,” she said. “Even though the weather was really bad and the ball was all over the place we still man aged to stick together and win,”

Winninginthe rain. the goals at the 16th and 21st min utes of the game respectively even though she played less than ten m inu tes o f the g am e. Von Boetzelaer started the game on the

explained Von Boetzelaer. Katty Piller added an insur ance goal at the 4 2 minute mark as the M artlets went on to beat the Ravens by a final score of 3-0.

Later on that afternoon, in a national championship tournament traditional confrontation between in the month to follow. McGill and Queen’s, the Martlets “W e were tired and not very once again proved to be a much confident at the beginning of the im proved and talented team by game” cited Von Boetzelaer. “But beating the Gaels 3-2. we played hard and got some good This was a cru cial match in goaltending to win in the end.” the M artlets season. B efo re the The good goaltending she was match, the Gaels were talking about was seed ed fifth in the provided by first We played hard O W IA A and the time starter Jeorgie and got some M artlets were sixth. A q u ir r e -S a c a s a , With this victory the who rep laced the good goaltend M a rtlets rep laced in ju red s ta rte r ing to win in the Queen’s in fifth place Jillian Roper. and are assured of a L a te in the end. p la y o ff spot in the g am e, Q u een ’ s OWIAA. p ressed hard and T he Q u een ’ s gam e saw scored with five minutes left to M cGill rookie Katty P illar take play, making the score 3-2. But the matters into her own hands scoring Martlets solid defence stymied any tw ice to give the M artlets a 2-1 hopes of a Queen’s comeback as lead late in the game. Both teams A q u irre -S a c a s a fru strated a started off slowly as the first goal Q ueen’ s player on a breakaw ay was scored 2 0 minutes into the with a brilliant stop to secure the match. Queen’s led 1-0 for most of win for the Martlets. the game until Pillar caught fire T he M artlets fin ish ed the and led the Martlets to victory. weekend with two wins and placed Kathy Butterworth sealed the themselves in good standing to fin victory when she scored the win ish among the elite in the OWIAA. ning goal for the Martlets at the 55 With five games remaining in the minute mark. season the Martlets feel confident Von B oetzelaer felt that the in their abilities to finish in the top Queen’s game was a good indica three of the OWLAA and get to the tion of the M artlets potential to C IA U tournam ent, a feat which succeed in the league this year and seems to becoming more of a reali hopefully win a spot at the CIAU ty every week.

S p O r t S Page 17

October 11th, 1995

M cGill rows to strong finish at head of the Trent by

This year’ s regatta, which is known for its p arty-like atm os phere and humourous antics (usu ally involving the novice boats),

D a n a T o e r in g

T h e M c G ill U n iv e r s ity Rowing Club participated in the 2 5 th H ead o f th e T re n t R o w in g R e g a tta on th e w eekend of September 30th. In a y ear that looked to be a rebuilding one fo r the ro w e rs, the event turned out top notch results. T he T ren t ra ce is the first com peti tio n o f th e s c h o o l y e a r fo r ro w ers on the u n iv e rs ity c i r c u it. It is a lso th e most difficult, with a one lane canal and a sharp turn around a concrete wall. “It is kind o f a cra z y r e g a tta because in a lot o f ways it means nothing,” said men’ s heavy eight co a ch Ian S pears. “W hat w e ’re really shooting for is the Ontario U n iv e rsity ch am p io n sh ip , and between now and then, anything can happen.”

classes over the 4 .2 km course. The M cGill crews participated in p u rs u it r a c e s k n ow n as h ead ra ce s, which involve 15-secon d

Row, row, rowyou’re boat, gentlydown thestream. did n o t fail to d is a p p o in t. Especially elated were those crew m em bers from the M cG ill club who led the way to the podium all weekend. In to ta l, s ix M cG ill b o a ts p articip ated in th eir re sp e ctiv e

staggered starts. The m en’ s heavy eight won their race for the second year in a row and c a p tu re d th e go ld by m ore than eleven seconds. This year’ s team combines the talents o f such ro w ers as B e n S to re y ,

E ric Shaw, Dave Cabale, Andrew T e e s , S c o tt P r itc h a r d , S c o tt W ilso n , D im itri C h a lv a tsio ris, Paul Sturgeons and Aron Pape. C o a ch S p e a rs w as m ore than happy with his boat’s performance, “I was not expecting a lot of talent this year and w as p leasan tly surprised with the quality o f talent that showed up. W e have a good blend of people and I feel confident that we will do really well this y e a r,” said Spears. 2 Other results from the _§ v a rs ity le v e l saw th e ^ w om en’ s heavy eight fin5 ish s tro n g ly but ou t o f g m ed al c o n te n tio n . T he 3 sam e can be said fo r the g men’ s lightweight eight. It is a re b u ild in g y e a r fo r these two boats in the club

E v e r y th in g

fr o m

but im provem ent seem s evident after every early mooring work out. T he w o m e n ’ s lig h tw e ig h t eight put in a strong second place finish. Rowing in a very competi tive field, from all over Ontario, th is b o a t did w ell and w ill undoubtedly continue to be su c cessful. M e a n w h ile a t th e n o v ic e level the w om en’ s n ovice eight w on th e ir ra c e and th e M e n ’ s N o v ic e E ig h t ca m e in seco n d place. N ot on ly are th e se resu lts im p ressive but it is even m ore im p re ssiv e th at th e re w ere no major catastrophes at the novice level as is generally the tradition a t th e T re n t r a c e . B o th b o a ts e s c a p e d w ith o u t in cid e n t and proved that the future of McGill rowing looks very strong indeed.

g r o c e r ie s

w in e

1 0 % DISCOUNT with student ID HV

Sports

B r ie f s

6 7

The McGill Martlets are eyeing first place after a successful weekend in women university soccer league action. First, the Martlets took care of a struggling Concordia squad. The 5 -0 shutout featured goals from O d ile D e s b o is , K ris ta C h in , Ju lia M au gh an , H eidi B lo o m fie ld , and T an aq u il Cantrill. N e x t th e M a rtle ts v is ite d firs t p la c e Sherbrooke. Maughan found the back of the net tw ice, leading the Red ‘ n ’ W hite to 4-1 win. Sherbrooke suffered its first defeat of the season. The six points over the weekend, gives the M artlets 19 points for the season, and a 6-1-1 record.

m ed al at th e U n iv e r s ité de S h e rb ro o k e In vitation al m eet. Dunn ran the 5 k ilom etre course in a time of 18:02. The next closest run n e r b eh in d th e M cG ill ro o k ie w as A n n ie Lamontagne of the Vert & Or who was almost a full 30 seconds behind her. This is Dunn’s sec ond win in as many races this year at the univer sity level. Alex Hutchinson of the men’ s cross country team was also named OQIFC athlete o f the week for his efforts at the same meet. The 19 year old physics student’ s efforts did not go unnoticed at the national level either as he was also named as the C IA U ’s athlete o f the week. Hutchinson ran the 8 .4 km course in 2 6 :5 8 , winning his second gold medal this year as well. Hutchinson and the Redmen have dominated the cross-country circuit this year with a total o f 96 points.

• R e d m e n s o c c e r s p lit

• M cG ill

• M artlet

soccer

sw eep

over

T h a n k s g iv in g b r e a k

The Redmen fell in a pivotal game against Concordia on Friday night. It was the first loss of the season for McGill. T h e S tin g e rs sco re d m ore g o a ls in one game, then the Redmen had allowed previously all season. On the losing end o f a 4-1 decision, the R e d m e n ’ s only tally ca m e fro m K w esi R ob oth am . M cG ill rebounded in its secon d gam e versus S herbrooke. Sean Sm ith scored two goals, leading McGill to a 3 -2 victory over Sherbrooke.

• T w o M c G ill a t h le t e s n a m e d a s O Q IF C a t h le te s o f th e w e e k Tambra Dunn, a 19 year old business stu dent in her rookie year with the McGill cross country team, was named female athlete o f the week in the O Q IFC. Dunn, competing in only her second university competition, won the gold

cross-cou n try

•Minimum order $10.00 * . Not applicable on beer, wine or in-store specials • P r in c e A rth u r E .

8 4 5 - 5 7 5 1

PTÏÏ û TU T1T/ I-T ni A V X # J E w K L jb

X i Ü J JLM a

■MNpHNMI

Your best key to the French language

LE PETIT

team

s w e e p s S h e r b r o o k e In v ita t io n a l

LAROUSSE

T he M cG ill c ro s s -c o u n try running team won the Université de Sherbrooke Invitational meet this past weekend. The men were led by Alex Hutchinson who won the gold followed by Doug Penick who finished 2nd. Other finishers were Brad Young 4th, M ichael Thom as 5 and Matt O ’Hallaran in 6th. The men finished with 18 points, while the second place Sherbrooke team had 50. The women did ju st as well winning the team gold by a mere one point. B olstered by T am bra D unn's first p lace finish the M cG ill women had 10 points while Sherbrooke finished with 11. R o sie M ullins finished in 3rd and Caroline W ybar finished 6th to help the McGill cause. The next meet for the cross country team is on October 14 when they travel to Québec City for the Univerité de Laval Open.

I L L U S T R É 1996

<64W

49.95 $ R e n a u d -B r a y

D o w n to w n ’s le a d in g F r e n c h la n g u a g e b o o k s to r e 1474, rue P eel (co rn er M a is o n n e u v e ) ©

Peel

(514) 287-1011 Prices in effect until October 31 or while the stock lasts.

Page 18 S p O r t S

October 11th, 1995

The trials and tribulations of a Mariners fan far from home S P O R T S E D IT O R IA L

B y K a s h if Z a h o o r

The first thing people in Quebec think of when they hear ‘Seattle’ is a horrible baseball team and lots o f rain. ‘ B a seb all in October’ and ‘Seattle’ used to be a paradox. Kind of like ‘Senators ‘and ‘Stanley Cup’. The Seattle Mariners is a team that has long been synonymous with losing as long as anyone can remember. One year it would be great hitting, but horrid pitching. The next year the p itch in g was d ecen t, but the run production resem bled the atten d an ce o f a McGill sports event. Season after season , the L colum n alw ays loomed large in comparison to the W column. The biggest baseball achieve ment for Seattle came a couple of years ago when they finally hit the .5 0 0 m ark. The m ocha-happy

dwellers in a town where lattés are a way of life were ecstatic with evensteven ball. Pathetic, but for Seattle it was quite the accomplishment. At the beginning of this season, it appeared that the Mariners were going to unravel once more. Randy Johnson and Edgar Martinez were con sid ered exp endable b ecause money was tight. Even Ken Griffey Jr.’s name was not safe from trade rum ours. But unlike the E x p o s ’ garage sale last season, the manage ment made a commitment to win ning. The season started with a bang. The Mariners jumped ahead in the A .L West with seven victories in the first eight games, and things were good. Then Griffey broke his wrist on a beautiful catch against the Baltimore Orioles, and the season took a tailspin. As Mariners fans vividly recall, the horrible spot where Griffey hurt himself (just left of the 380 marker in right centre field) is still a land mark in the Kingdome. Then the M ariners started to lose gam es, while the red hot California Angels

’

could not be stopped. In the begin ning of August, the Angels led the Mariners by 13 1/2 games. The Mariners did the improba ble. They won 16 of their last 20 games, while the once-invincible Angels could not buy a win. After all was said and done, California and Seattle were tied for first place at the end of the regular season. A one-gam e playoff contest between the M ’ s and the Angels would determ ine the A .L . W est champion. The Yankees had already clinched the wild card, so while the winner would move on, the loser would get some additional time at the links. It was the b ig g est baseball game in Mariners history. People called in sick for work, kids came down with a mysterious ailment (Mariner fever), as young and old alike gathered around radios and televisions. Johnson (or the ‘Big Unit’ as he is more affectionately known in S e a ttle ), the sh oe-in for the American League Cy Young award, squared off against Angel ace Mark Langston. Johnson pitched a master piece, a Piscasso mind you, that held the Angels to a mere run the whole game. An unlikely hero pro vided the offensive production. Luis Sojo, the nomadic secondbasemen, hit inside the park grand slam, as the M ’s found themselves in their post season for the first time since their inception in 1977. The rollercoaster for Mariner fans began with one of the most

S P E C IA L S

with presentation of this ad • all prices include tax

Colour Perm Highlights

2 8 .7 5 * 1/2 Head Highlights 6 3 .0 0 * HaircutsrW omen 6 3 .0 0 * Men

4 7 .0 0 * 2 9 .0 0 2 2 .0 0

Students wanted for night classes $10 • Supervised by qualified hair stylists

*1 5 % D IS C O U N T

ON PERMS, COLOUR & HIGHLIGHTS WITH THIS AD ONLY

D a v e La u r ie

Phew! A sigh o f relief followed the positive result of the McGill men’s rugby club which remains the only team at McGill which has yet to suffer a lo ss... although it cam e close this past week On October 4th, McGill’s rug g ers tra v e lle d a c c ro s s tow n to Loyola campus to face off against the Concordia Stingers. McGill had been anticipating a

The Beatty Memorial Lectures Committee presents

, Catherine * Bertini

faced off against Martinez. Bases loaded. Tie game. 2-2 pitch. Better bring out the rye bread grandma, because it is grand salami tim e. The seven R B Is from Martinez, a post season record, lift ed the Mariners to a deciding game 5. The Mariners pulled out some magic two times. In the eighth with the Yankees leading 4-2, and David C one p itch in g, the M ’ s cu t the deficit to one, and coaxed the tying run with a walk on 3-2 count with two outs. New York took the lead again in the top of the 11 th on a RBI single from Randy Valerde. Game over? The M ariner’ s miraculous season was coming to an end. Or so it seem ed. T hree out lefts. Down by a run. Series on the line. Joey C o ra ’ s drag bunt just eludes M attingly. Griffey single advances Cory to third, setting the stage for Martinez one more time. Jack ‘Blackjack’ McDowell leaves a hanging slid er fo r M artin ez. M artinez laces the ball into left field, Cora scores, Griffey rounding third, here comes the throw, Griffey slides, he’s safe, the Mariners win! Have a nice winter Donnie strike out. Mr. Steinbrenner please take your ‘Ragu ballclub’ and your weak sauce back to New York. Now it is common knowledge that the Indians w ill sweep the Mariners, right? Not an icecube’ s chance in hell.The Mariners are a team of destiny in ‘95. M ’s in six. And about that rain in Seattle, one word. Never.

Redmen ruggers continue to ruck over the competition

À S T U D E N T

exciting playoff series ever played. Griffey’s second home run of the game pulled the M ’ s even in the seventh, but the bullpen let the Yankees come away with the win. Bobby ‘Batting P ractice’ A yala’s gopher balls made the difference in the latter innings as the Yanks took game one 9-6. Game 2, a 15 inning affair, ended with a 7-5 heartbreak ing loss. Jim Leyritz, a most unlike ly hero, ended the a game that saw five lead changes. It appeared the Mariners would leave town with a split when Griffey hit a solo home run in the top the 12th , but the Yankees rallied with a run in the bottom half of the inning, setting up Leyritz’s heroics. Could the Mariners win three straight, in the best of five series, and move on? The answer at the moment seemed to be a no, as the ‘ sp o rts’ exp erts p red icted the Y an k ees would win in four. Johnson stopped the bleeding, in Game 3 with another great pitching performance. The Big Unit turned the great Donnie baseball into Donnie strikeout, striking out the Yankee first basemen three times (the first time that has ever hap pened in Mattingly’s career). The Y an k ees, in the early going, looked to wrap things up in Game 4. A 5-0 lead seemed insur m ountable. E nter M artinez. The unheard of DH for the M ’ s hit at three run shot that started the come back. In the eighth, John Wettland, one of the premiere closers in the game (a face Expos fans recall well)

W O

Executive Director World Food Programme Rome

Tuesday, 1 7 O c t o b e r 1 9 9 5 ,6 :0 0 p.m. Fieldhouse Auditorium, Leacock Building, Downtown Campus The public is welcome. No tickets required. Info: McGill Welcome Centre 398-6555 J V I c C j l l l

tough match against the Stingers. Concordia was the only team left in the conference to sport an unde feated re co rd , havin g re ce n tly crushed the Université de Québèc à Trois-Rivières Patriotes by a 95 to 0 m argin , estab lish in g a new Quebec University Rugby League record. The game got off to a lacklus ter start in front of a boisterous crow d of 3 1 0 fans. The Stingers got on the board early with a penal ty kick to put them up 3 -0 . However, a couple of minutes later, McGill tied the score with a penal ty kick of their own, off the foot of Ottawa native Alan Wainright. Con U then took the lead again with a try and a convert. This was fol lowed by another penalty in the dying minutes of the half to pad Concordia’s lead to 13-3. In the secon d h alf, M cG ill came out flying as Club President Richard Harris scored a try which was converted by rookie Bernie McMullen. McGill then appeared to have sco red an oth er try. H ow ever, the referee ruled that wing-forward, Marty Elgart, had not crossed the try line, thus deny ing the boys in red a healthy lead. This did not discourage the Redmen as scrum -half Wainright connected on two more penalty kicks to finally put McGill in front by three points. Now it was the

Stingers turn to bounce back and. with two minutes remaining, they scored on a penalty kick to end the game a 16 to 16 tie. Although his players were not satisfied with the tie, head coach, P ro ffe s s o r B en D yson was impressed with the fiesty perfor m ance of his team . Taking into co n sid eratio n C o n c o r d ia ’ s improved play (combined with the fact that McGill was missing both team cap tain J .F C arlan d and Quebec team loose-forward, Reed McDougall) the coach was happy with a tie, and looked forward to the next matchup between these two rivals. On Sunday, October 8th the Redm en played the M cG ill Old Boys during th eir annual T h an k sg iv in g w eekend m atch . Younger legs and better looks pre vailed as the Redm en won by a score of 21-0, with tries scored by Ken Kirkpatrick, Anthony Yung and Sevag Yeghoyan, while scrum h alf B rin gh am Ja g g e r m ade all three conversions.

O-

McGill hosts the University of Sherbrooke for its next regular season game on Sunday, October 15, at Parc Leber with kickoff scheduled for 3pm.

W h a t ’ s O n Page 19

October 11th, 1995 music! Cheap food and drink. Latin American Awareness Group holds a party in Shatner B 0 9 /1 0 at 9 pm. Cost $2.

“ The Story o f O utrem ont: Three Centuries of History” opens today in the School of Architecture at 5:30pm. Open Mon-Fri, 9-5, until Oct. 31. Contact Marlene Pyykko at 398-5286 for details.

Wednesday. Oct. 11 M cG ill Student H ealth Services presents its annual selfc a re day tod ay, 10am -3p m , in Shatner 1 0 7 /1 0 8 . Includes info, samples and guests on a variety of topics (dentists, masseurs, etc.) For more info, call 3982915.

The PoliSci Dep. presents John Hall in a w orkshop on “International Orders”. Leacock 420

Theatre Talk, presented by the

Mamet-Mania\ See

Theatre run of Ongoing for details.

The M cG ill T aiw an ese Student’s Association invites you to a discussion with Mr. Chiang, a prom inent T aiw anese m usician. M eeting at 6 :4 5 p m at R oddick

C BC /M cG ill Series presents Douglas R. Hofstadter of Indiana U. in a lectu re entitled “M u sical Pattern vs. Musical Meaning: Can powerful music be generated by powerful computers?” Free admis sion. Pollack Hall, 4pm. Call 3984547 for more info. Upcoming and Ongoing M am et-M ania! Oleanna and Sexual Perversity In Chicago con

McGill Outing Club meets today in L e a c o c k 132 at 7:30. $15 full-year m em bership. Call 39 8 -6817 for more info.

tinue until Sat. O ct. 14 at the Player’ s Theatre, Shatner. $6. For more info, call 398-6813.

LBGTM ’s Bisexual Group m eets this evening for a 5:30pm discussion in Shatner 423.

at 3pm. Free admission. Call 3984800 for details.

C entaur T heatre C o ., will be in Moyse Theatre Hall, Arts Building, at 2 :3 0 p m . S u b ject: “C h a ra cte r Development from Novel to Stage”, focusing on

The Forum National presents Paul B égin , Quebec M inister of Justice, in a seminar entitled “The S o v ereign ity and Partn ersh ip P ro je ct proposed by the G overnm ent o f Q u eb ec.” M oot Court, Faculty of Law; 1pm. Free admission.

M cGill Christian Fellowship meets today at 7 pm in the Shatner Cafeteria (and homes afterwards). New members welcomed. For house info contact Jennifer (2 7 2 -8 9 5 9 ); for general info contact Jean at 8481720.

TheStoneAngel.

A frican Studies C om m ittee meets today in 550 Sherbrooke W., rm 1170. F o r more information, co n ta ct the B lack S tu d en t’ s Network at 398-6815.

LBGTM ’s Coming Out Group m eets in the basem ent o f 3 4 2 1 University (UTC). Please don’t be shy. Following the meeting, there will be a 7 :0 0 pm general discus sion, ending up with pizza and a dance outing.

L B G T M ’ s W o m en ’ s Group meets today at 5 :3 0 pm in Shatner 423. Drop by and socialise.

M cGill Curling Club’ s Open House continues today, 5-9pm. Volunteer Symposium today in the Shatner B allro o m , 10-2p m . Over 5 0 M ontreal organisations recruiting new volunteers. For more info, call 398-6819.

McGill Curling Club’ s Open House Continues today, 5-9pm.

McGill’ s Curling Club’s Open House continues today, 5-9pm.

The University Affairs Think Tank is holding an open forum to discuss McGill’s future, 2:30 pm in Shatner 107-108. Call Lisa, SSMU VP University Affairs at 398-6797 for more information.

Thursday. Oct. 12 Dr. Thom as E isn er lectures today on “The Chemical Basis of Love: Insect Style.” Stewart Bio building, rm S l /4 , 4:30p m . Free admission, all welcome.

Saturday. Oct. 14 McGill’s Curling Club’s Open House wraps up today during the afternoon.

Friday. Oct. 13

L a s t day for the P la y e r’ s

Fiesta! Live Latin American

Gates. Contact Adrian (931 -1 5 7 4 ) for details.

The UN C o n feren ce on ‘Women (Beijing): Reflections’ will be held on Oct. 19 in rm S14 of the Penfield Biology building, 5:30pm. Free admission, stacked guest list. Call 398-5286 for more info.

Sunday. Oct. 15 The Jewish W om en’ s C ircle celebrates Simchat Torah tonight, 67 :3 0 p m , at H illel H ouse (3 4 6 0 Stanley). All welcome. LBGTM ’s autumn day hike to Mt. Mansfield, Vermont. The cost is a nominal $10. Phone the office (398-6822) for more details. Monday. Oct. 16 The C lassical M usic Club m eets tonight in rm C -2 0 4 , Strathcona building, at 6:30pm. All newcomers welcome. “T each in g W orkshops for TAs” starts today. Thomson House (3650 McTavish), various times and w orkshops. C on tact D anielle Gryspeerdt at 398-6648 for details. Continues until Oct. 20.

1995 McGill Book Fair!! Oct. 18 and 19, 9am-9pm. Thousands of books (used and new) on sale in Redpath Hall. Free admission. SSMU’s Service Coalition will hold a meeting on Oct. 19, 6:45pm, in Shatner 108. VP Finance attend ing; a variety of clubs to be present. Phone 286-5274. L ivin g W ith L o ss, support groups for the bereaved, begin soon. No ch arg e. C o n tact E stelle Hopmeyer (398-7067) for details. The Photographic Society now offers ongoing photo classes. Drop by Shatner B 06 for more info. The A lley holds jazz bands M on-Thurs at 8pm, professional bands F ri-S a t at 9 :3 0 p m . 3 4 8 0 M cT av ish ; side en tran ce to the Alley.

L A PH O TO SH O P

Scondi&vict

2178 S te -C a t h e r in e W e s t , M o n t r é a l

film,24exposure,developingincluded

Passportphotos

F o o tb a ll Ottawa Concordia M cGill Bishop’ s Queen’ s Bishop’s

W 4 3 2 2 2 1

K W 11 9 4 4

Laval M cGill Concordia Queen’s

w 8 6 5 4 2 2 0

’ s

c c c e

L 1 1 2 4 5 6 8

’ s T 0 1 1 0 1 1 0

c c e F 56 53 41 20 16 12 6

A b ove p rice s only a t LA PHOTO SHOP o r d ro p y o u r film o ff a t SADIE'S f o r p ro ce ssin g NATURE CARE RECYCLING

DENTAL CARE with ÇENTLENESS 2 0 % o f f to M c G ill S tu d en ts

D r . S tu a rt Nt. S e ltz e r a n d D r . S te p h e n J . S e ltz e r

D en ta l Surgeons - C hirurgiens D entistes

F 20 19 9 10 4 3

T 1 0 3 1 0 1 m

Streak Won 5 W on 1 Lost 2 Lost 4

G BL 1.0 6.0 7.0

PCT .733 .692 .308 .267

L 1 1 1 4 4 6

5 5 3 2 2 0 W

Sherbrooke McGill Laval UQTR Concordia Bishop’s UQAM

R > st 1 1

L 4 4 9 11 H

Concordia UQTR M cGill UQAM Sherbrooke Bishop’s

s i

PCT .800 .600 .400 .400 .400 .200

PA 101 144 92 112 90 132

PF 168 147 88 108 87 73

T 0 0 1 0 0 1

L 1 2 2 3 3 3

A 7 3 8 16 12 19

P 16 15 12 7 6 1

A 8 6

P 24 19 16 12 7 7 0

T e le p h o n e : 7 3 8 -9 2 4 0 • 5 7 5 7 av e., D eceltes, suite 1 0 0 M o n tré a l, Q u é b e c ___________

/ 'M c C o n n e ll A re n a Ice T im e rs A v a ila b ilit ie s f o r 1 9 9 5 -9 6

9 17 33 50 81

C o s t: $ 1 3 0 p e r h o u r

Call th e D epartm ent o f Athletics, Facu lties Office, fo r inqu iries (398-7017)

N. \ ta k e n

O N

C A M PU S

ixm

O C T 1 6 th to 2 0 t h a m

p m

â&#x20AC;˘

R m

1 0 7

. U

\ V

J S T

S h a tn e r

immmmmmmm

I Appointments can be made Oct. 11,12, & 131 the Old McGill table in Shatner Center or call Studio iostens anytime at 499-9999

'on'! missout onyourchanc

1I â&#x2013; i

w ill b e

Cash ai choque V accepted. For B more information | please cai! the Jm Students' Society at J98-6800 J?

. McGill History books _! 1

.......

*k *

. 1 j 1 1 J