The McGill Tribune Vol. 15 Issue 8

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October 24h, 1995

Volume 15 Issue 8

In a time of so much change, at least some results in beauty.

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CASA plans to lobby federal government for new grants program.

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S c ie n c e Looking at solutions to hunger.

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Women and people of colour discuss the future in a sovereign Quebec.

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Entertainm ent White Dog bites Pennywise, and lotsa good movies.

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S p o rts Hockey: 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.

Football: playoff picture lookin’ good.

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The referendum question pro­ posed by the SSMU regarding stu­ dent funding of the Daily Publications Society was ruled con­ stitutional by the Judicial Board.

On October 5, the Daily made an appeal to the Judicial Board because it felt that the referendum question proposed by the SSMU violated both the SSMU and DPS constitutions. The Board met on October 17 and at the hearing, both the SSMU and the DPS submitted their respective arguments regarding the constitutionality of the question.

The JB ruling, announced last Thursday, was in favour of the SSMU. The question was deemed legal under the guidelines of the Constitution of the Students’ Society.

While the ruling brings the question irrevocably closer to an actual referendum, controversy sur­ rounding the issue only appears to be escalating. The topic of debate has turned from constitutional for­ malities towards notions of free press and democracy.

In their submissions to the Judicial Board, both SSMU and

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SSM U Political Research Commissioner Damion Stodola.

After Thursday’ s ruling, a press conference was held by Coordinating Editor of the Daily, M-J. Milloy. The press conference seems to have rejuvenated the con­ troversy, appearing in the form of emotional comments regarding the integrity of the Daily.

“The main crux of supporting the Daily is that it is the only free press on campus,” Milloy stated at Friday’s the press conference. “The $6.70 which students contribute annually is not a very onerous amount. It is a very symbolic link between the students and the Daily.

Cutting the funding would be finan­ cially significant, and we would be severing that symbolic link.”

Ian Hay is at the forefront in supporting the referendum. Hay is the chair of the newly formed Commission for Student Accountability, also known as the Yes Committee.

“Freedom of the press does not include the right to extort money from those students it excludes both in coverage and in participation,” said Hay. “I would be disappointed in seeing an age-old institution dis­

appear entirely, but the Daily has brought this on themselves. They have excluded any way for the stu­ dents to get involved if they have serious ideological problems [with the Daily],” he said.

A particularly sensitive issue concerning notions of “extortion” and student participation is that of the fee structure of the DPS. The DPS Board of Directors is com­ prised of nine members: six mem­ bers elected by the DPS, which means all McGill undergraduates, and three members elected by the staff of the McGill Daily. In order for a motion to be passed which concerns the fee structure of the DPS, a majority of board members must support it, including at least one member from the Daily staff.

According to Hay, this clause func­ tions as a veto. Milloy, conversely, argues that it is not a veto, and such a function is unnecessary in light of the mandate of the Board of Directors.

“M-J. is wrong to suggest that the mandate of the Board of Directors is to protect the integrity of the paper. Its mandate is to pro­ tect the members of the DPS - you and me,” said Hay.

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DPS representatives took turns attacking and defending affronts to the legitimacy of the referendum question.

“Under the constitution of the Students’ Society, the question has violated the procedure set out for a council-initiated referendum ques­ tion. It is neither clear nor concise.

In addition, it violates the purpose of the SSMU constitution and ByLaws,” states the written submission given by the DPS. “Put simply, this referendum question imperils the existence of the free press of the students of McGill University, and violates broadly accepted standards of natural justice.”

In the submission given by the SSMU, the claims of the DPS are directly reproached. SSMU’s posi­ tion argues that the question is con­ stitutional, and must be isolated from any discourse on “free press.”

“Basically, the points brought up by the DPS are without founda­ tion and should be dismissed. We have shown that the question was passed according to all procedures outlined in the constitution, that it is both concise and clear, and that the question does not contravene the stated purpose of the SSMU,” said

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With less than a week to go before the sovereignty referendum, rumours have surfaced that the Referendum Revision offices are trying to impede the enumeration of out-of-province students.

The allegations surfaced after numerous McGill and Bishops’ students complained they had been wrongfully denied their rights to vote.

D ’Arcy Argue, a U3 music student originally from British Columbia, described his experi­ ence dealing with the revision office.

“Although I have been living in Quebec for the past two years, I was rejected by the Directeur gén­ éral des élections,” he said. “I had already shown them sufficient identification, [but] the staff was abusive, manipulative and arro­ gant, and were immediately suspi-

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Argue, who had his problems in a revision office near McGill, felt he was rejected because he is not originally from Quebec.

“I believe that I was rejected simply because I am an anglo­ phone student from B.C.,” Argue said. “And it would appear that the Directeur général des élections are deliberately trying to exclude all out of province McGill and likely, Concordia students.”

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These recent charges come in the midst of similar allegations which were raised during the enu­ meration process beginning in early September. Federalists charged the Parti Québécois with attempting to use the newly creat­ ed Bill 40 to minimise the number of foreign and ethnic voters.

Polls have consistently shown that 85 to 90 per cent of anglo-

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October 14th, 1995

O ffice for Students with D isabilities moves to Burnside B y S a m a n t h a L a p e d u s ______________

Burnside Hall, room 107, the office serves over 200 students.

The service tries to accommodate students with various permanent or temporary disabilities.

The kinds of services offered are largely dependent on the indi­ vidual. In terms of adaptive equip­

The Office for Students with Disabilities has recently moved to a new location in Burnside Hall.

This move, along with the publica­ tion of the Policy Concerning the R ights of S tu den ts with D isabilities, signifies important strides in awareness at McGill.

Previously located on the third floor of Powell Student Services, not only was the office virtually inaccessible for stu­ dents with physical disabilities, but there was also a lack of space.

“In Powell, we weren’t able to develop services in the way we wanted to in terms of having a facility where students can just drop by and use the equipment, or come and talk, or just feel that they had a place of their own,” said Director for the Office for Students with Disabilities, Joan Wolforth.

In terms of funding, the uni­ versity allocates $100,000 a year for improving access for the dis­ abled. Presently located in Facilitating access f o r the disabled.

ment, the office provides access to aids such as talking calculators, talking tutors, books on tape, and FM “Phonic Ear” systems. There is also a well equipped computer lab located in the Redpath Library to suit the needs of disabled stu­ dents. The office also recently pur-

C A SA proposes special grant B y R o n Levy

The Canadian A lliance of Student Associations may soon begin lobbying the federal govern­ ment to change the makeup of its system of loans and grants to first year students.

The in itiative follow s a release from the United States General Accounting Office. The study compares the relative effects on students if they are provided with grants instead of loans. Drop out rates for first year post-sec­ ondary students receiving loans were found to be 20 per cent high­ er than for those receiving equiva­ lent funding in the form of grants.

CASA is suggesting that the federal government shift its focus from loans to grants for first year students.

“The lesson [of the study] is an interesting one; significant pol­ icy results can be achieved with a very small intervention during a very specific period of tim e,” reads a memo sent to CASA mem­ ber universities, including McGill.

Lobbying will not begin until the CASA plan has passed two key bureaucratic hurdles. At an upcoming meeting o f CASA members, the issue will be dis­ cussed and voted upon. This must be followed by approval ofthe

member universities’ individual student associations.

VP External Nick Benedict will represent M cG ill at the upcoming CA SA meeting in Saskatoon on October 26.

Benedict has no objections to the proposal. Similarly, the issue drew no opposition when it was raised at last Thursday’s SSMU council meeting.

The plan specifically focuses on grant increases to first year stu­ dents since benefits for other stu­ dents may not be as dramatic. The 20 per cent drop out rate differ­ ence indicated in the U.S. study was observed in first year stu­ dents. Statistical differences for students further on in their post­ secondary education were not sig­ nificant.

CASA’s head office offered an explanation for the figures.

Students are less likely to leave university or college in later years, CASA claims, after having invest­ ed a year or more in their studies.

The focus of the lobbying plan, therefore, is on new students.

Benedict had an “intuitive” explanation for the logic behind the funding plan.

“I f you assist somebody who’ s not necessarily sure if they’re going to be attending a post-secondary institution — if

you assist those low income peo­ ple with grants once they’re already here, they’re less likely to drop out,” Benedict said.

The plan will require addi­ tional funds from the federal gov­ ernment. CASA proposes that this be accomplished by classifying funds as Special Opportunity Grants, a funding category which Ottawa has said it may expand.

This category can be interpreted as including the low-income recipi­ ents of the new grants.

The time frame for the imple­ mentation of the new grants, if approved by Ottawa, is unclear.

CASA could soon begin lobbying the federal government provided its members approve the plan.

CASA is hoping that the Special Opportunity Grants will be avail­ able for students entering post­ secondary institutions in September 1997.

A one year entrance grant of $1000 would be given to new stu­ dents. According to Benedict, it is likely that the grant would attract a substantial number of applicants.

“I suspect the number of peo­ ple who’ll take this grant will be significant, but [we will not] end up having a million more appli­ cants to universities,” he said.

“We’re dealing with much smaller numbers than that.”

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chased a voice recognition com­ puter.

Eleanor Girt, a third year geography student, who also works for the office, says that it acts as a support network.

“If I ’m having troubles in a particular course, the office will arrange alternative proce­ dures with my professor, like allowing me extra time in doing my exams,” stated Girt. “[The service] also lets me know that people are aware of my situation and that I can go there for suggestions and help.”

Another significant advance for disabled stu­ dents at McGill was the adoption of the P o lic y C on cern in g the R ights and Freedom s o f Students with D is a b ilitie s by Senate last May. One sig­ nificant element o f the policy is a clause which allows disabled students to take a part time course load and still be eligible for scholarships.

“Originally, you had to main­ tain 27 credits to maintain a schol­ arship and many students with dis­ ab ilities must take a reduced course load because of their dis­ ability,” said Wolforth. “So now it says that [even though] taking a

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partial course load because of their disability... the university will per­ mit them to hold their scholar­ ships.”

VP University Affairs Lisa Grushcow asserted the positive nature of the policy. “[The policy] represents the beginnings of a deeper under­ standing and acknowledgement of what being disabled is about,” she said.

Although the policy does sig­ nify a higher degree of awareness and understanding, W olforth asserts that ignorance still exists.

“Although there are many positive attitudes towards students with disabilities found at McGill, there are still a lot of people who probably don’t understand what the situation is for [them], particu­ larly for students who have invisi­ ble disabilities.”

Grushcow maintained that the university has made significant advances in addressing the needs of the disabled student.

“A lot of people are aware of [the service] and are using it whether they have temporary or permanent disabilities, whether its physical or learning disabilities, and that’s really important because I think it will start to take away some of the stigma and let people know that the service is there and its there for them to use,” said Gruschow.

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Council supports holy days the first term, and on Sundays the following term. Concordia On October 12, SSMU council University reschedules final exams passed a proposal for a cohesive that fall on holy days. Concordia’s Non-Christian Holy Day Plan. At Ombudsperson Suzanne Belson, is present, McGill professors decide working to amend the guidelines so arbitrarily whether students will be that they also apply to midterms excused from writing tests or and assignments.

McGill Ombuds­ assignments on a person Estelle specific holy Universities are cur­ Hopmeyer suggested day. that the McGill comOnce draft­ rently using varied mittee refer to ed, the new plan approaches in Concordia’s project. will set up Both Grushcow resolving the conflict extensive and and Hopmeyer have comprehensive between academics received numerous guidelines for and religion. complaints from nonthe rescheduling Christian students of exams, tests and assignments that fall on holy concerning the conflict. These days. VP University Affairs Lisa complaints escalate during the Grushcow supports the plan and months of September and October, maintains that it is an important when the Jewish holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall. issue.

“Sometimes you have to beg Grushcow asserted the importance and plead,” she said. “This of correcting the situation.

“New students come here shouldn’t be seen as a special priv­ ilege. In many cases professors are unaware of their rights,” Grushcow accommodating, but there really said. “I ’m Jewish, and I ’ m not should be something down on going to be in class on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.” paper,” she stated.

The next step in the process Other universities are current­ ly using varied approaches in will involve presenting the propos­ resolving the conflict between aca­ al to the Timetabling and Student Records com m ittee, which demics and religion.

The University of Montreal includes associate deans and stu­ follows a policy whereby a certain dent representatives from each fac­ class is held on Saturdays during ulty.

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Referendum officials...

I I Continued from Page 1 phone and allophone voters will likely vote No. Lise Dallaire, a spokesperson for the Quebec Electoral Office, denies the charges that revision offices are impeding the enumera­ tion of out-of-province students.

She emphasises that the referen­ dum enumeration and revision pro­ cedures are neutral, and in no way biased.

“It does not matter if someone is not originally from Quebec, but the conditions to become a voter in Quebec must be fulfilled,” she explained. “It depends on if you are eighteen, a Canadian citizen and if you have been domicile [in Quebec] for six months.”

The fundamental issue in deciding out-of-province students’ voting eligibility seems to lie in the Quebec Civil Code’s definition of “domicile”.

In a letter written by Pierre F. Cote, Q uebec’ s ch ief electoral officer, he explained: “Whereas the notion of residence is based on a purely material fact, the notion of domicile is also based on inten­ tion. The domicile can be defined as being the place a person consid­ ers his main residence, which he gives as a reference for the exer­ cise of his civil rights and which he indicates publicly as being his domicile.”

The status of students, then, is often heavily weighted on the

mailing address which appears on official school transcripts. If an out-of-province student uses a par­ ent’s address instead of his or her address while at school, the out-of­ province address is assumed to be the “domicile” and the student is only a “resident” of Quebec.

This definition of domicile, explained Dallaire, could be the cause of the seemingly inappropri­

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However, according to a top o fficia l in the ch ief electoral office, this failure to clearly define “domicile” has created an ambigu­ ous situation for students.

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Shatner Boldly Goes across McGill Campus Star Trek Fever has hit McGill, and no one will ever be the same again.

Ever since students renamed the University Centre the William Shatner University Centre, the push has been on for students to reclaim the McGill Campus.

However, due to the University’s stubborn insistence upon renaming buildings only after dead people or people who paid for them, students have been stymied whenever they tried to force University officials to adopt their policy.

The University Toponomy committee met and officially decided that, since Shatner is not dead, and wouldn’t give McGill money if his life depended on it, they would not rename the building.

With Star Trek, Generations, all that has changed.

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“I don't get it,” said one Coke drinker. ’’There’s some­ thing not quite right about a campus full of people who think ‘Nighttime’ tastes like something.”

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Official Language of McGill to be Esperanto In a quest to become even more cosmopolitan, McGill has adopted a policy that, starting the Winter 1996 session, all classes will have to be translated into Esperanto.

The four people in the world who speak Esperanto are ecstatic. “Mi cistordonos al tu,” said McGill’s only Esperantofluent professor Anita Life. ”Mi havigas gi.” she added. [his is a great step lcG ill“ said the cares.

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Engineering Senator James Scotty Doohan agreed.

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Holding firm to their belief that people at McGill are too nice to each other, the I Hate You Club has just been launched at SSMU. When asked for a comment, Club President Tabitha Amouche responded with a ceaseless string of curses and nasty names.

These became particularly acute when it was suggested at SSMU Council that a club devoted to pure hatred probably did not fit within SSMU’s non­ discrimination policy.

“Of course we’re nondiscriminatory,” Amouche was heard to scream, “We hate everyone equally!”

Jen Harding, who loves everyone, responded, “Come on, guys. Play nice with each

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Editorial

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he enumeration process that this province has undertaken for the upcoming referendum is touted as being the most extensive and thorough in recent Quebec history.

At McGill, many out of province students are faced with the opportunity to help decide the outcome of this historical event.

However, many have been frustrated by a confusing enumeration process. Some students, especially those living in the McGill ghetto, claim they were never visited by enumerators. Others were told by enumerators that they do not qualify as voters.

In order to vote, one must satisfy the following three conditions: 1) You must be 18 years of age.

2)You must be a Canadian citizen.

3)You must have been domiciled in Quebec for six months.

Other than first year students who lived outside of Quebec previ­ ous to entering university, all Canadian students at McGill should be eligible for voting.

However, the third condition has been turned into a point of dis­ pute. Students have been told that though they reside in Quebec, they ' are not domiciled here. Those who cannot present a Quebec driver’s license or health card are told that they have not proven themselves to be people of this province, and that they may choose to leave upon graduation.

This is regardless of the fact they spend at least eight months of every year in Montreal, and that they pay provincial sales tax along with the “real” Quebeckers. Anyone who spends two-thirds of their time in one province should have the right to call that their domicile.

If someone has no car or need to drive a vehicle, why should they get a driver’s license? If someone is covered by their school’s health plan until graduation, why should they apply for the Quebec health plan? It is not reasonable to assess someone’s eligibility to vote because they do not carry or possess identification issued by the province of Quebec.

Students whose parents reside out of this province are also being refused the right to vote. Where a students comes from is of no con­ cern to the enumerators. The age of majority is 18. Anyone who has reached that age is an independent person. It is simply not sufficient to say that it would be easy for these students to return to their parents’ homes, or that they are likely to do so.

Furthermore, the second condition stipulates that one must be a citizen of this country, not a citizen of Quebec. As of yet, Quebec is still a province and its residents, as with all other people across the country, are Canadians. Terms such as “Nova Scotian”, “Ontarian”, and “Québécois” denote little more than a province of residence.

Or does Québécois also imply a cultural history? Is it referring only to the European immigrants who landed in the 18th Century, or does it include others who have come before and after? There are dan­ gerous racial implications in defining Québécois by the former.

But if you choose to define Quebec with all its cultural and histor­ ical diversity, where do the out of province students at McGill fit into the equation? How long before you are allowed into the exclusive Quebec country club? According to the third condition, it’s six months. So what seems to be the problem?

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Regarding the article entitled “The Gloves Are O ff’ appearing in last week’s issue of the Tribune, I would like to point out that a quo­ tation from me can unfortunately be misinterpreted if placed out of context. The article says: “Quebeckers are saying ‘We are not equal to Pakistanis, we’re not equal to Chinese (...)’. This was said to rather deal with the notion often expressed by others (and not by myself); it is said by certain people that Quebeckers have no right to demand particular status within the Canadian federation, even if they are a founding people, since Canada is supposedly a mosaic of different cultural groups which are all equal. Furthermore, I did not use the expression “not equal” in the juridical sense. In the context of the discussion held with the Tribune, one should have rather

understood that the various groups compared with one another are “not in the same situation,” that is, “an unequal situation” since the francophone minorities (such as French-speaking Native peoples or Haitians) cannot be “integrated” into the over-all North American linguistic framework.

In any case, my perspective tells me that Quebec is composed of all those who are resident in Quebec and this on an equal basis, irrespective of language, or origin.

If it was not for my weak English vocabulary, this perspective of mine would have expressed itself.

One should also take note of the fact that I said “Pakistanis and Chinese, etc, etc,” and was not referring to those of Pakistani and Chinese origin only. It was rather used as an example.

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When historians look back at 1990s Canadian society, they are going to assume that smelling nice was more important to us than edu­ cating our population. At the very least, that is what they could assume from the fact that we have created more federal-provincial committees to co-ordinate cologne production than we have created to deal with our universities.

Does this sound like a case of misplaced priorities? How about the fact that universities do not have to account to anyone for the money they spend, despite the fact that the public subsidises them to the tune of several billion dollars per year? Or that there are professional standards for hairdressers and bartenders, but no requirements that the professors trained in research who are responsi­ ble for your education actually know how to teach?

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By now, you’ve probably been assaulted by misinformation from the self-proclaimed “Committee for Student Accountability” imploring you to consider certain “facts” and vote yes in the mi\-Daily referen­ dum this week. Let’s take a close look at these so-called “facts.”

• All of the nine members of the Daily Publications Society (DPS) Board of Directors are elect­

country think it is absurd that the federal government seems content to watch the university system decline instead of looking at ways to make it more efficient and cost-effective.

The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), of which SSMU is a founding member, has decided to put this proposition to the test and ask for a mandate from stu­ dents to sit down and negotiate with Ottawa. On October 23, 24 and 25 students across the country will be voting on which approach to post­ secondary education they prefer: CASA’s or the federal government’s.

With a strong vote for the former, we can begin to put pressure on MPs representing university ridings to respect the will of their constituents.

The CASA approach is straight­ forward. Let’s consider our educa­ tion system for what it really is: a necessary long-term investment that will allow us to compete in highwage high-technology sectors of the world economy. Let’s stop wasting ed, not appointed. Six are elected by you, the members of the DPS, and three are elected by Daily staff.

The all-powerful Daily staff veto on the Board only exists in the heads of the question’s supporters.

At least one staff representative must be present for a vote to be valid, but they don’t necessarily have to vote yes for the vote to pass.

• The mù-Daily propagandists claim that this “staff veto” prevent­ ed a proposal for an opt-out clause

You know what it comes down to? Poutine. There’ s the Québécois fromage, the potatoes and the federal gravy. The amount of potato is plenty, but when the gravy mingles the two, you express delight at such a tasty treat. Yet when the chef is low on gravy, you’re left with potatoes and fro­ mage. So the potatoes go and lie under common salt and pepper while the fromage has imported lit­ tle taters sprouting underneath.

Lucien hit the mark lately (but it’s not proliferating!). Fromage isn’t going to multiply to being in a new bowl. Soon enough,gravy is needed once again and the cycle of sage­ less poutine continues to revolve around.

I bet you’re not sure whether this is right or wrong; whether it has upset you or if you think it’s okay. I bet you can’t put your fin­ ger on it. It lies in the ambiguity of gut feeling. Maybe that’s why the polls are 50-50.

Rick Simpson B.Eng U3 money with duplication of services at different universities and start to bring those schools to account that cut programmes while increasing spending on administrative bureau­ cracy. Let’s make sure that before a professor gets in front of a class that s/he has had some kind of training in effective teaching methods in addi­ tion to his/her research qualifica­ tions. If we need more money in the system, let’s find ways of increasing funding from all of the beneficiaries of post-secondary education, includ­ ing students, in such a way that no one who is academically qualified will be turned away from school.

Last month the SSMU unani­ mously endorsed this plan, and now we need to hear from you. Only if we have a strong mandate from stu­ dents will the government be inter­ ested in talking with us. On October 23, 24 and 25, make your voice count- support the CASA alterna­ tive.

H elena Myers, P residen t; Nick Benedict, VP External; Jen Harding, VP In tern al; K elly Remai, VP F in an ce;L isa Grushcow, VP University Affairs from being passed last year. In fact, this motion was defeated by a sim­ ple majority on the board, with only two people voting for it.

Only DPS members, through referenda, can amend the DPS Constitution. The Board of Directors merely brings suggested amendments to referendum, which it has done several times.

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The day was cold and uncomfort­ ably grey, but in the wasteland of late January, it could have been much worse. A large, ruly mob of university students took the after­ noon o ff and marched east on Sherbrooke Street, vaguely protest­ ing the proposed cuts of federal transfer payments to universities, which would result in big tuition increases. Sadly, like all forms of subversive behaviour, resistance was futile - Canada’s broke.

The principal of M cG ill University, Bernard Shapiro, realises that loss of funding is inevitable, and hence is planning for the future. While he’s at it, he’s taking the opportunity to turn M cGill back into a world-class institution. If Lloyd Axworthy gives you lemons, dammit, make lemonade! The brief outline of

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Being a member of the media, it’s my job to read (skim?) reports like this one, interpret them, and tell you what to think. To make things easy for you, I’ll forget what I’m talking about halfway through this column and start talking about something else.

“Universities will have to rely on a greater diversity of revenues: tuition fees, donations, contract with industry, etc.”

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I ’ m not allowed to make jokes about Walksafe, because then peo­ ple might feel unsafe walking with them. Let’s move on.

Something else: “An updated status quo...” Yes, yes, status quos are good! In fact, I think quo is my favourite status. What we have to do is simply be more efficient. So let’s start with the Tribune, where inefficiency abounds. First of all, the box which frames my column name also includes the superfluous heading “Tribune Column”. I cred­ it readers for understanding that this is a column, and not simply a story so biased and uninformative, that my picture is included.

Removing “Tribune Column” would open up space: I could increase the amount of words in my column from 750 to 770; the photograph of me could be made three times larger; I could add a small drawing of Danko, the dog who lives in the apartment above me.

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Not the person in the English department office. Not the girl behind the SSMU “information” kiosk. Not the old man with the beard I saw going through the trash looking for tin cans. I’m ready to wager that if these blasts were going off near the Management building, and not the Arts building, that someone would investigate, pronto. Or at least write a prelimi­ nary report of an investigation.

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immediate - source of revenue would be tuition fees. They could soar to $15,000 a year. “What? Pay off student loans of that magni­ tude?” ejaculates student X. Let’s dissect the rest of the statement.

Donations are also expected to be a source of revenue for the school.

So, Principal Shapiro obviously expects graduates to be able to get jobs and pay off their loans, since he expects grads to have extra money to donate back to McGill, right? Only he doesn’t specify the donations have to come from grad­ uates. Furthermore, he certainly doesn’t suppose that donations might come from a potential Cultural Studies graduate who finds writing his column much more gratifying than studying for the midterm he may have tomor­ row.

Okay, don’t panic, The pro­ posal of Principal Shapiro contains several other ways to meet the “challenges of the next century”.

“An international McGill in which substantial branch opera­ tions were established both in Canada and abroad.”

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Since everyone else this week is talking about the referendum, I’ll spare you. After all, whether I ’m federalist or not, you’re not going to change your vote because of what I say in this column.

I’m also not going to tell you anything about O.J.™ I personally think there was reasonable doubt, despite S p y ’s 1001 reasons, because my parents live outside L.A. and I’ve met members of the L.A.P.D. I can believe that they might “help” their cases from time to time.

Instead, I’m going to go over some of McGill’s own exploits in the courts. Over the years, McGill has been involved in some famous (to lawyers) lawsuits, either as a party or incidentally.

One of my favourite cases ever is Trans-Quebec Helicopters v. L ee. This case isn’t actually about M cG ill, but Lee was a McGill geology graduate up sur­ veying in northern Quebec. He stepped out of his helicopter, and the rotor blades chopped his skull in half.

Trans-Q uebec H elicopters promptly sued his estate.

According to them, Lee was negli­ gent in how he got out of the heli­ copter, and his hard skull dam­ aged their rotor blades. Had Lee not gotten out of the helicopter without, proper, regard for hig .own.

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They won, and L ee’s heirs had to buy Trans-Q uebec Helicopters a new rotor.

And people say that American courts do stupid things...

The next case, R o y a l Institution fo r the Advancement o f Learning v. Ross, dates back to the 1920s. Ross was a manufac­ turer who had pledged to give his house to M cGill, then came on hard times and tried to back out.

McGill told him that the universi­ ty needed the building, and sued him to get it.

The principle behind this is the same one that binds you to a lease once you say you'll take the apartment: contracts in Quebec are based solely on consent of the parties, and not on any exchange of money or other goods. Once Ross said he’d give his house to McGill, and McGill said it would take it, Ross had to give over his house.

After winning the lawsuit, M cG ill promptly renamed the Ross Mansion as Chancellor Day H all, which now houses the Faculty of Law. Somehow, the professors who tçaçh.Çiyil Law. Contracts don’t

find this ironic.

You may have noticed that, in the above case, McGill was actu­ ally called The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning.

This is McGill’s real name. Which leads to an interesting circum­ stance. If you get taken before a McGill committee, and you don’t like the ruling, you can always ask for the decision to be reviewed by the courts.

But because M cG ill was established by Royal Charter, you can’t go directly to the courts.

First, you have to petition the Governor General and ask him to exercise his special jurisdiction over McGill. Only if he declines can you get review in the courts.

However, you can sue McGill without going to the GovernorGeneral, and it can sue you. Or even ju st threaten to sue you, which explains the mysterious names of Copies M egill and COOP SSM U , among others.

Even though McGill isn’t its real name, it still claims that the name is its property, and that it can con­ trol its use.

McGill also claims that your e-mail is its property, and that it can read your e-m ail if it has “probable cause”. However, it never says what that cause would be. Of course, the laws of Quebec say that your communications are private and can be read by no one without court permission. No one has asked Romeo LeBlanc about this one, though.

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Parizeau, a French-speaking Saddam?

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We can shake our heads all we want at the Iraqi government for it’s pseudo-democratic public opinion poll, but believe it our not, a com­ parison to our own referendum situ­ ation is not too far off. What we appear to have in common is an obvious abuse of democratic prac­ tice that clearly illustrates that direct democracy (i.e. referenda) just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Admittedly, our Jacques Parizeau isn’t quite as sly as the tyrannical brute that rules Iraq.

Parizeau’s version of democracybutchering might not even fetch him the results he’s hoping for (maybe he should learn a few tricks from Saddam). Possibly it is because vot­ ing “no” here won’t get us shot in the back as we exit the polling sta­ tion. Nevertheless, Quebekers are still playing into a concept that is menacing our political integrity.

The Parti Québécois ran their victorious election campaign (remember representative democra­ cy?) on an essentially single-issue platform which was the secession of Quebec from the rest of Canada.

Therefore, a “no” vote would bla­ tantly contradict the results of last year’s election.

In fact, the referendum itself, regardless of the outcome, inherent­ ly undermines the authority of the provincial elections. This does not suggest that the Parti Québécois has the right to unilaterally declare sov­ ereignty without the expressed will of the people it represents. What is actually implied is just the opposite: it is not that the referendum is ille­ gitimate because of the government but rather the government is invalid because of the referendum.

The residents of Quebec elect­ ed the Parti Québécois MNA’s knowing full well that there would be a forthcoming opportunity to voice their personal opinions.

Therefore, they did not elect their MNA’s with any fundamental sense of trust or representation because it appeared unnecessary to choose a candidate who would act as an effective spokesperson. Con­ sequently, these MNA’s are not fully responsible to their con­ stituents. They lack the essential elements of representative democra­ cy — responsibility and account­ ability to the people.

That these politicians are “irre­ sponsible” due to the referendum is further illustrated by current actions. The government continu­ ously attempts to convince the pop­ ulation of the virtues of one side of an issue that was supposed to be resolved in the general elections.

Does it not boggle the mind to think that an elected government should have to use manipulative devices (e.g. ridiculous TV ads, not to men­ tion the conniving, loaded question that will appear on our ballots) to

promote the acceptance of an idea within the population that put them in power in the first place?

The mere potential for direct democratic practices cannot co-exist with our current system of represen­ tation. The people must be com­ pelled to consider their decisions more carefully when it comes time to elect their representatives. Why is this so important? It would avoid the paradoxical redundancy that comes from infecting our system with referendum bugs. Go­ vernments would be fully mandated to proceed with the administration of the province (or country) without having to back up and waste their time with direct democratic rhetoric.

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since their election? Has there been any genuine concern for potential economic growth? Parizeau didn’t even make the effort to meet with the head of one of the most impor­ tant powers in the world. Why? Because he was too busy trying to show his constituents how they should play politician-for-a-day.

This political behaviour is a clear discredit to representative democracy and results in wasted energy and a frustrated, divided populace. We will all see that after the impending “no” vote, Que­ bekers will lament the waste of time, effort and funds on an issue that should have been cleanly dealt with when we elected our govern­ ment. Even more significant will be the requiem for a slaughtered elec­ toral system.

Canadians must elect a respon­ sible government. This can only be accomplished through the abolition of referenda. Only then will we be able to frown upon the referendum in Iraq and feel justifiably proud to know that we are not also victims of a similar distortion of democracy.

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to amend that corporation’s ByLaws is just ridiculous. The Board of Directors is the only body that has such power in any corporation.

• The Daily has never prevent­ ed DPS members from becoming voting staff. Articles are published according to merit and accuracy.

Are these people suggesting that editors should print every story that comes their way, regardless of depth of research and quality of writing? Is that responsible journal­ ism?

• The claim that “not a single student-initiated referendum has ever come to ballot” shows that these people did no research. In 1986, students voted in a student initiated referendum to impeach the entire D aily staff, a provision which still exists in the Constitution.

• They claim that “Voting yes will not kill the Daily.” It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that cut­ ting one-third of the budget to a non-profit corporation will com­ pletely undermine that organisa­ tion’s ability to function.

• The petitioners tell the truth once: the Daily is “a separate organisation having nothing to do with SSMU.” And there are good reasons for this — namely,

SSM U ’ s authoritarian policies towards the Daily during the 1960s and 70s when the paper was still funded by SSMU. SSMU’s policy of firing edi­ tors for political reasons, installing editors against the will of staff and cutting the budget in the middle of the year made it nearly impossible for the paper to function. The Daily is the only independent student paper on this campus. Should we allow our student government to control ev ery student voice at McGill?

The question’ s supporters claim that this is about finances.

But if this is really true then why aren’t they challenging the manda­ tory student funding of other cam­ pus organisations?

This referendum is about free speech. University campuses need independent student media to make their governments accountable.

Newspapers should be here to edu­ cate, not to tell people only what they want to hear.

If you do not believe that gov­ ernments should have the power to silence autonomous media, vote NO in this referendum.

Melanie Newton Committee for a Free Student Press

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Picking up French and French people Video justice: new system for Quebec courts B y S y l v ie B a b a r ik

“I came to study in Montreal because I want to learn French.”

Quite a few out-of-province students will recognise theses words as their own. Upon graduation, however, many regretfully acknowl­ edge their French skills have not improved during their stay in “la belle province.”

Montreal is a French city, but many students restrict themselves to M cG ill and the down­ town core. Their neigh­ bours speak English, most classes are taught in English, and even when following a French lan­ guage course, the “before” and “after” are in English.

Montreal’s bilingual side certainly complicates the apprenticeship of French. Even if you leave the campus-proper, most downtown businesses can accommodate the anglo.

“Montreal is very proud of it’s bilingual­ ism,” said French profes­ sor Suzanne Pellerin. “I have seen many cashiers who speak to people in English as soon as they detect any accent. Students must defend themselves... Tell them that they are paying to learn [French],” she suggested.

Although sensitive to the plight of the ghetto-dwellers, Pellerin believes that it is up to the students to conquer any fear keeping them in English areas of the city. She sug­ gests that students should spend time on St-Denis and the Plateau in order to have more contact with the Québécois culture.

Patrick Howe, VP external of Fédération des associations étudi­ antes du campus de l’Université de Montréal, has a few recommended spots for the daring anglo to experi­ ence French life.

“They should go to Le Pierrot (on St-Paul St. in Old Montreal).

When people hear them speaking English, they will probably get bugged...but in a nice way. They’ll probably try to make them sing,” mused Howe.

“The atmosphere there is very warm. It not like a normal bar,” he added.

Howe suggests that students looking to meet others of their age group also visit Le Clandestin, on Boulevard Edouard-Monpetit. He feels that because this U of M bar lacks the snobbism of most night clubs, even timid people can meet others.

If anglos are interested in tast­ ing French, as well as speaking it, Howe recommends La Binerie

Mont-Royal, on the corner of Mount Royal and St-Denis. He describes it as serving the best in French-Canadian food.

SSMU French Commissioner Pascale Anglade feels that learning French solely by going to French areas can be difficult. She suggests that students try to meet French speakers at McGill, noting that they make up 19 per cent of the McGill student body.

“It’s difficult for people on both sides [to meet one another]. I spent my first year at McGill speak­ ing only French,” she said.

Anglade is also a member of the Caucus Francophone which acts as a discussion forum for McGill francophones. She suggests that if anglophones were to refer to their internet site (jean_philipp@dalembert.design.mcgill.ca) they would find a list of some of the French events happening on and around campus.

Taking French as a second lan­ guage is still probably the best way to begin to learn the language.

Pellerin believes very strongly in M cG ill’ s approach to teaching

French, describing it as rather avant-garde. The department has developed techniques aimed specifi­ cally at a clientele of out-ofprovince anglophones who have had contact with the language but have not yet internalised it.

Despite her belief in class­ room learning, she admits that what happens between class-time is cru­ cial.

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Soon suspected criminals in Quebec will make their first court appearance in front of a camera, rather than a judge.

A pilot project set to begin next month will allow the accused to participate in the preliminary stages of the judicial process by video-conference, without having to leave their detention centre.

This initiative will save the government considerable transport and guarding expenses. Judge Michelle Rivet supports the cost­ saving effort.

“We can only applaud such an idea,” said Rivet. “[This will be] a more accessible justice, a less cost­ ly justice.”

Until this winter, the criminal code required the physical presence of the accused at every stage of the process. Recent changes to the code allow video-conference, with the consent of the accused, to replace attendance at specific administra­ tive stages. These instances include fixing a trial date, submission of documents or making the choice between judge and jury.

“The people who live with As president of the Quebec francophones tend to show the Human Rights Tribunal, Rivet does greatest advancement,” said not have any problem with the con­ Pellerin. cept of the program.

Both Anglade and Pellerin But she said she has not yet agree that French-immersion sum­ read the official communiqués mer classes may be one of the best regarding the program. ways to learn quickly. Each year, “I do not yet see any infringe­ the Quebec government offers a ment to human rights,” she said. number of bursaries to students who Through the live video system, want to learn French at universities the accused will see all the proceed­ such as Université de Montréal or ings in the courtroom. The lawyers Université de Chicoutimi. Not only and the judge will similarly be able are such programs free to those to view the accused on a screen in accepted, but participants are usual- j the court. A separate room will be ly submerged in a more francopho­ available for confidential video ne milieu. consultation between the accused Another academic option is and his or her lawyer. that of following a course at a In addition to the money saved French university during the term. If by the government, there are posi­ students take an equivalence test at tive aspects for the accused. the French as a second language “For the inmates, it is a great department, they can usually have thing,” said Louise Bastien, director the course credit transferred to their of professional services at Maison McGill record.

Tanguay, a detention centre for Courses, outings, and geogra­ | women. Bastien described the phy aside, Anglade proposes a sure­ [ inconvenience of short court fire way of mastering French. appearances for the accused. A “The best way to learn French court appearance of a few minutes is to get yourself a French boyfriend at the Palais de Justice means they or girlfriend.” have to spend the whole day there.

Appearances require an early depar­ ture and spending long hours in a holding cell without any activity.

Defence lawyer Daniel Lighter also emphasised the benefits of the program for the defendants.

“More often than not, they pre­ fer not to be displaced,” Lighter said. “If they had the option, many would be perfectly happy to do it via communication.”

Lighter, formerly a crown attorney believes the rights of the accused will be protected. He stressed the choice that the program offered his clients.

“There is no reason to insist on them being there...[and] no reason to displace the accused if he doesn’t want to be there,” Lighter stated.

“The court should not be paternalis­ tic.”

The only negative aspect of the program, according to Lighter, involved very specific situations.

He suggested that the opportunity to plea bargain at certain stages of the process may be lost if the accused is not physically in atten­ dance. This must be weighed against the convenience of video communication.

“It is the client’s decision,” Lighter said.

Judge Gérard Rouleau was somewhat less convinced of the merits of the video system. A for­ mer criminal court judge, Rouleau emphasised the importance of per­ sonal appearance.

“It is important that the person who is charged comes to court physically to explain themselves,” he said. Like Lighter, Rouleau questioned specifically the accep­ tance of guilty pleas communicated by video. “Pleading guilty is not a minor thing.”

Rouleau did, however, support the use of the video system for minor stages in the process and lauded its expected acceleration of the judicial process.

The pilot project will use video-conference for the initial appearance of the accused. The pro­ gram, if approved, could be extend­ ed to later appearances. While opin­ ions in the legal community are mixed, experts agree that the sys­ tem will be more convenient for the accused and more cost efficient for taxpayers.

Women and people of colour in a sovereign Quebec B y L iz L a u

A panel speaker advised that women and racial minorities need not be pessimistic about the possi­ bility of a YES vote in the upcom­ ing referendum.

Shakti, a QPIRG organisation for women of colour, hosted the discussion on how a separate Quebec would influence the status of women, women of colour and people of colour.

The panel was led by Jean

Paris, President of M ontreal’ s Congress of Black Women, and Jeanne-M ance C harliche, President of the Aboriginal W om en’ s A ssociation of Montreal.

Paris is also on the advisory council to the mayor, and a semi­ nar leader who investigates and assists people suffering from issues of discrimination.

She believed that the separa­ tion of Quebec is an issue of peo­ ple voicing their needs.

“It’s a cultural issue, and only people who feel it in their blood can say how it affects them,” she stated.

Charliche, a member of the Society for the Diffusion of First Nation Culture, expressed how the ongoing debate about Quebec’s future affects natives. On the ques­ tion of the referendum, Charliche did not see how the people of First Nation can separate from Canada with Quebec.

“We have consulted with the

governments, but we cannot talk until they recognise that we are the people of this land. [The people of First Nations] do not want to be part of Q uebec, nor part of Canada; we are our own people,” she stated.

Using Kanesatake as an example, Charliche questioned if Quebec was ready to become inde­ pendent.

“It was the work of a few ban­ dits, and it was not representative of the whole nation,” she stressed.

“But how could Quebec ask for military aid from the federal gov­ ernment if they can’t control their own disputes? If it is to become its own country, it should take care of itself.”

Paris did not divulge her own politics in regards to the referen­ dum, but expressed that Quebec is not likely to separate from Canada.

In the event that it does, Paris is not phased by what the future might hold for immigrants and

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Food and agriculture symposium looks for solutions to hunger B y A l e x a n d r a S t ik e m a n

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and do what we do,” said Touchburn. The ideal goal would be to have countries around the world managing their industrial

working closely with the Universidade do Parana to improve The international symposium the quality of milk and productivity brought together agriculture experts on dairy farms. A computerised from universities, businesses, dairy management system analy­ non-government organisa­ ses milk samples from individual tions, and governments. cows and feeds of different herds.

Experts debated the threat of “It was important to see what overpopulation on the world’s people wanted, and how we could food resources. help them get there and not neces­ sarily do it for them,” said Eliane Overpopulation, con­ Ubalijoro, a plant science PhD sumption and the environ­ student at Macdonald Campus and ment were key subjects of symposium volunteer. discussion and debate.

Ethnobotany in Tanzania is “There are currently 800 another one of McGill’s research million people that are under­ projects abroad. There, researchers nourished in the world,” said from McGill’s School of Dietetics Sherman Touchburn, a pro­ and Human Nutrition are involved fessor of animal science at in a community based project Macdonald Campus. which focuses on the traditional During round table dis­ use of plants for food and medi­ cussions, he presented a cine in relation to community poster on “Managing Know­ health and nutrition needs. how and Technology” The symposium explored explaining the recycling of potential solutions to one of the industrial food into animal long-standing twentieth century feed. Currently, he is dilemmas - how to develop a sus­ involved in this line of tainable environment with limited research. global resources and a rapidly “There’s a great amount Prof. C h a n d ra M adram ootoo with M inister growing population. of industrial food waste The conference also empha­ between processing and o f A g r i c u l t u r e R a lp h G o o d a l e d i s c u s s sised the need for more research packaging,” said Touchburn. M cG ill resea rch ov er a n apple and better communication at local For their research at levels.

Macdonald College, Touchburn food wastes in this fashion.

“Maybe this is a small step in and project leader Eduardo Chavez shifting the focus away from insti­ collect food waste from various Research projects tutions themselves to the people local food companies. They evalu­ underway who can pursue solutions on a local ate certain mixes to see which meet During the symposium, coun­ basis in developing countries,” said the dietary requirements of ani­ mals. For example, one of the by­ tries from all over the world dis­ Dr. Garth C offin, dean of the products of tofu was used in these played research and technology Faculty of Agriculture and Sciences at mixes. When fed to ducks, the mix advances. McGill is involved in a Environmental Macdonald Campus and moderator produced the same results as the number of such projects.

In Brazil, M cG ill and the of the round-table discussions. ducks’ regular food. d’Analyse des He felt that the symposium “Some entrepreneur should go Programme Troupeaux Laitiers de Québec are was a tremendous success. around and collect all this waste

October 24th, 1995

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In defence of baseball

Sovereignty... ment. True, baseball has been mired in labour disputes for some time now, but so have the other four major sports (sorry Albertans, curling doesn’t count). This doesn’t justify the bickering, but it does put it into context.

Never mind what goes on in those idiotic labour meetings, the events on the field are all that mat­ ters. Thankfully, this year the headlines have come from below the posh ballpark offices. Some critics say that Cal Ripken’ s streak, Albert Belle’s slugging and Greg Maddux’ s perfection this past season doesn’t make up for baseball’s insensitive behaviour.

To those people I say: what more do you want, a cut of the television revenue? A massage from Jose Canseco? An invitation to com­ missioner Bud Selig’s son’s Bar Mitzvah? So baseball was naughty.

Get over it.

Baseball is a business, no mat­ ter how much we romanticise it.

The current World Series is evi­ dence that business still has a heckuva product to offer us. With apologies to Native Americans, the Braves versus Indians contest could be the peyote that cures baseball’s ills.

Of course, none of this was good enough for Spike.

“So I guess you don’t want to go out tonight,” said my flustered friend, and he hung up. With that I was left with only the tranquillity of the best sport on earth and six pounds of sausage. By Yogi, life is lonely at the top.

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“Baseball su cks,” came Spike’s retort. “It’s really boring,” was his brilliant summation.

I knew Spike was only echo­ ing the disturbing refrain of sports ignoramuses around the country.

Still, I was determined to bring him into the flock of baseball wor­ shippers. I explained that baseball is a contem plative game, not dependant on sheer action to gen­ erate excitement. During a baseball game you can converse with your friends, read a Norman M ailer novel in its entirety and do your taxes and still not miss anything.

Not to say that baseball is not without its simple thrills - where else can you see large men (who aren’ t wearing Montreal police uniforms) hitting speeding objects with the greatest of ease? The slow pace o f baseball isn ’t merely designed for channel surfers and insomniacs. It is intended to give the fan a chance to consider the finer aspects of the game.

“Baseball sucks,” repeated Spike, oblivious to my rational rhetoric. “Look at that whole strike deal. All those players want is money to line the bottom of their Porsches. If you think how much beer Barry Bonds could get for his seven mil...”

I quickly interrupted Spikes’ poignant social economic argu­

Like any other self-respecting baseball fan, I live for the sport. So as you might expect, the recent deluge of baseball bad-mouthings has really gotten under my rawhide skin. One night during the play­ offs, it nearly drove me to homici­ dal lengths.

I was meditating to the homerun calls of Chris Berman when the telephone began to ring and ring and ring. After ignoring it for a while, I threw down my all-pork jumbo bratwurst and alertly dove for the cordless. Brushing off mus­ tard from the right temple of my life-sized Randy Johnson doll, I greeted the caller with a grunt.

“Hey pal,” came the voice on the other end. I determined it was my “friend” Spike. His phoning surprised me because I had never known Spike to understand the operation of a small appliance, much less one requiring the use of an opposable thumb. Arguably a member of a different primate family, Spike is the kind of guy who makes you want to be more protective of your sister. In short, Spike is a hockey fan.

“What do you want?” I asked.

“Just wonderin’ if you wanted to go out tonight,” came the reply.

“Spike, man, the playoffs are on T V ,” I pleaded to the big dough-head. “I ’m not going any­ where,” I said as I put on my Blue

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“We have the power within ourselves to control our lives,” Paris stated.

“W e’re not dictated by a small country called Quebec or a large country called Canada. If forced to leave, I have other places to go, because North America has no borders that limit my crossing,” she added.

However, Charliche added another dimension to the discus­ sion by stating that natives are fighting for their culture as well as for their land rights.

“The federal government should work with natives because we are capable of taking our des­ tiny into our own hands,” Charliche explained. “We would not kick out strangers, we just want our land back.”

She explained why she calls herself a traditional militant.

“I come from a traditional family that lived in a forest as hunters and trappers. My own son was born in the forest,” she said.

Charliche has fought actively for the rights of the Innu Nation.

Mines, hydro-electric projects and hydroplane tests in low level flights have destroyed her home­ land for 50 years. She joined the Coalition of the Nitassinan, made up of 800 Innu natives, to protest these projects. Many activists in the coalition have been arrested or imprisoned for their protesting.

Members of the audience also raised concerns that refugees and job less immigrants have fewer options as to where they could go upon leaving an independent Quebec. They questioned the implications of Bouchard’s con­ troversial comment regarding the low birthrate of white women in the province, and pointed to the possibility of more stringent immi­ gration policies in the case of a YES vote.

Paris acknowledged that cer­ tain people have fewer options than she, but was adamant that people had the freedom to choose their futures. She compared the

Quebec issue to the natives’ situa­ tion and black people’ s fight against slavery.

“They are all fighting for the same thing, ju st in different ways,” she said. “They want revin­ dication of some kind.”

However, Paris does not believe that minorities will be put in a compromising position in a sovereign Quebec. She warned the audience against expecting any civil strife.

“Civil war will happen if everyone expects it,” she explained. “Quebec is not sepa­ rate, but there are bombs every­ day; you don’t need separation to have those things.”

Paris reminded the audience that all people of colour have the power to stake a claim in Quebec.

“A nation unto itself cannot survive, you need somebody else to help you. They don’t want their standard of living to fall, just like us,” she stated. “If Quebec wants to grow, it must let everyone grow. They can’t hold you back.”

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Getting bitten:White Biting Dog’s social (sur)realism B y A n ya S peth m a n n

when Cape has accomplished this task, will he feel free. Cape is then helped by a young woman, Pony, also brought to him by the white dog.

Because student drama is often of inconsistant quality, it has always caused some apprehension for spectators. Part of the fear comes from the tenden­ cy of university dramatists to take themselves and the world a little too seriously.

In this case, the pro­ gram for White Biting Dog (offered by M cG ill’s Tuesday Night Café Theatre) did not offer much reassurance. Filled with talk about “social masks” and the “constructed exterior”, it also mentioned that play­ wright Judith Thompson had won a Governor General’s award for this work. I was prepared to sit through an earnest play filled with earnest actors and an impor­ tant theme.

The play got off to a rocky start. The actors were not entirely comfortable in character, and the humour fell flat. The production quickly picked up momen­ tum, however; and from W hat up, D o g ? then on, it was definitely The play evolves from an solid.

Set in present day Toronto, the angry young man’s rant against the play opens with a young lawyer, world into a study of how people Cape, explaining his goals and per­ living in an emotional vacuum can sonal history. Miserable because he drain the life out of those around can never feel happiness, Cope them. Cape is a condition as well as isabout to throw him self o ff a a character. He is the embodiment bridge when he spies a white dog. not of our worst fears or hurts, but The white dog tells him that in of the hollow rage that overtakes order to keep his father alive, Cape everyone at times.

It is to the credit of the actors has to retrieve his mother, who has left with a younger man. Only that the play’s surreal tone comes

across as natural. Particularly mov­ ing are the two female leads, Pony (Stanleigh Byrne) and Lomia (Yana Watson). Though there are some rough spots, they end up shocking, horrifying and convinc­ ing the audience. Daniel Maté is heartbreaking as Cape’s father — the only character who holds on to his humanity. Cape is well explored by Michael Micari, though he was a bit petulant for someone in mortal agony.

Walking out, I was stunned for a short while, but my mind quickly turned to my grocery list.

This was not because the play failed to affect me, but because dwelling on it for too long would cause me to throw myself in front of a pass­ ing car.

I hesitate to say it was a good play. It was well done, and it certain­ ly wasn’t bad, but “good” doesn’t convey how absolutely stricken one feels leaving. White Biting Dog comes high­ ly recommended, unless you are currently drowning in existential malaise, pondering the futility of the universe, or equate theater with falling chandeliers.

6 tt White Biting Dog is playing in Morrice Hall, October 26-28.

Tickets are $7 ($5 fo r students and sen iors). F o r reserv a­ tions, call 398-6600.

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Strange Days Think Nostradamus, Chandler, Freud. Think LSD. Think of the phrase virtual reality with the emphasis on reality. All done? You’ve just imagined the world of Strange Days.

The latest film by Kathryn (Blue Steel) Bigelow is a hallucinato­ ry masterpiece of epic proportions. Futuristic film noir, feminist action thriller, and psychological love story meshed into one, Strange Days seduces you into a glitzy nether world of grungy crooks, rave parties, and multi-racial street riots.

A night before New Year’s Eve 1999, L.A. is thrown into social chaos in anticipation of the new millennium. Apocalypse or not, it’s business as usual for Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned street hustler who peddles ‘the wire’ - recorded clips of people’s thoughts and emotions. By placing the clip into a playback device called SQUID, his customers vicariously live out snippets of other peoples’ lives.

Though refusing to deal in death clips called ‘blackjacks’, Lenny becomes embroiled in the real thing when his friend Iris (Montrealer Brigitte Bako) is raped and murdered. When the killer sends him Iris’s blackjack, Lenny becomes so repulsed by experiencing her pain first hand that he sets out to solve her murder.

He enlists the help of his friend Mace (Angela Bassett), a single mother working as a security guard. Wanting to dig deeper, he ques­ tions his ex-girlfriend Faith (Juliette Lewis), a punk singer and friend of Iris. A love triangle ensues. Mace indirectly reveals her love for Lenny, who is still infatuated with Faith.

The narrative thickens when upon the discovery that Iris’s mur­ der ties in to that of a rap star called Jeriko One; Lenny is pursued by Iris’s killer and the police. The film culminates with a showdown between good and evil, amid a visually stunning New Year’s Eve downtown L.A. bash.

Though James Cameron’s cerebral script does not allow for spontaneity, it creates solid characters and brilliantly comments on how the ‘wire’ is a self-reflexive metaphor for people’s voyeuristic desires.

Without resorting to the Blade Runner "flying car’ convention, he creates a realistic view of the future; instead of nihilism, he gives us hope of racial harmony and justice for the year 2000.

Despite packing the film with endless chiaroscuro-lit action sequences (the flaming car scene is spellbinding), Bigelow finds room to explore the horrors of rape Continued on Page 12 I I

A Pennywise for your thoughts: punks feed the homeless by

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If you grow up punk in Hermosa Beach, on the edge of Los Angeles, you probably will end up in a band, sleeping with someone in a band and/or living with a band.

After all, this area spawned the Descendants, Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, to name but a few. It continues to breed punk bands today, a prime example being Pennywise.

Currently on tour to support their third full length release About Time, on Epitaph, PW epitomises the energy and enjoyment that has remained constant for punk fans and bands since the days of the Whisky and SST. In anticipation of their Montreal show on November 2, the Tribune snagged an interview with PW frontman Jim (his surname remains a mystery). Jim provided some background on the foursome.

Together since 1989, PW has its original line-up — an unusual occurrence in a scene where retain­ ing more than one founding mem­ ber is a challenge. Perhaps the con­

tinued cooperation is due to the fans of punk, PW sometimes skates lofty purposes with which PW was the fine line between punk and metal. formed: “W ell,” Jim admitted, “We started the band to have fun and play at parties,” Jim said. “Fletcher is a big bruiser and he He paused and added, “Mostly to play for beer, actually.”

Jim commented as to why a lot of PW lyrics have themes like “don’t let the bastards get you down”.

“We had a lot of crap going down when we were young, like friends dying. I was mugged when I was a little kid. The guy made me lead him to my house at knife point to get money there. I ran in and just stayed there until he left. He sat on my front lawn and waited for two hours! So a lot of what we write is about self- D on ’t let the bastards get you down reliance, looking inside for the answers, getting the most out of plays his guitar really fast, so you might hear some speed metal.” [I life while you’re here.”

Fortunately, PW’s music man­ then learnt that Retcher is 6’5” and ages to reflect the seriousness of 280 lbs so I made a mental note not their lyrics while remaining fast, to antagonise him by calling him a loud and upbeat. Although lifelong metal head.]

Pennywise have toured across North America, Europe and Australia.

“From 300-1000 people isn’t much different from what we’re used to, but those stadium shows were ridiculous.”

Jim grumbled. “We like to be right in there with the crowd but in a sta­ dium, you can’t even see most of the people.”

Loyalty to their fans is impor­ tant to the band.

Recently someone stole Jason’ s bass after a show.

“This guy is our number one fan, he has a Pennywise tattoo on his shoulder,” Jim said. “He just ran up and grabbed the bass and then took off. Then the next night, he was right up there in the front again! He was hard-core, so we let him keep it. But, we don’t want

people ripping stuff off — this was a one-time deal.”

Although there is a lot of groaning about how the punk scene is changing for the worse, Jim didn’t think it was too serious. “The kids come to our shows and have a great time. They’re the ones start­ ing the revolution so I want them to like me,” he laughed. “People my age [30] are really jaded, so I just live off the kids’ energy instead of being boring and old.”

Jim ended the interview with a request to Pennywise fans. “We’re trying not to just blow into town, take the money and leave, so we’re asking people to bring a can of food with them to the shows. Then we’ll drop it off at the local homeless shelter. So tell everyone we’d be really stoked if they’d just bring one can each.”

Pennywise — socially respon­ sible and fun as hell. What more could you ask for?

C (t £ & Pennywise plays Nov. 2 at Fouf.

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Discellaneous

KRS-One

On Target is a terrific compilation of tracks from some of the better, and best-known blues artists of the last couple of decades. The album kicks off into a swinging piece by the late Albert Collins, to whom this album is dedicated, and moves on into just about every style of blues ever howled into a mic. Collins’s “Frosty” is rife with the fat sound of horns, and even better, features B.B. King. John Lee Hooker’s “Thought I Heard” is quiet and understated, and still intense in the way that only John Lee can be. This isn’t a Buddy Guy barn-burner of an album, sim­ ply because there are so many dif­ ferent people collaborating. But for some great guitar licks, by those you know and some you don’t, (and even by some you think you don’t), this album is a keeper.

— Nick Roy

Hip Hop vs. Rap

(Jive/BMG) Blastmaster KRS-One is back with solo project number two, and overall his eighth BDP project. This album is not a must-have, but it is a given for any true hip hop head. As usual, K RS’ lyrics are strong on every track. However, certain songs lack in production, which will have you reaching for the fast forward on your discman. Fortunately, this doesn’t occur very often. Guest appearances by Fat Joe, Das EFX, Busta Rhymes, and Channel Live give that perfect ounce of variety to the album. “Free Mumia” with Channel Live, is definitely the illest song. Dedicated to Mumia AbuJamal, the trio brings the house down, criticising the views of C. Delores Tucker, Rush Limbaugh, Colin Powell and the Oklahoma bombing.

—Michael Terzian

Das EFX Hold It Down

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Various Artists

Das E FX ’s first album, D ead Serious, was one of the rare discs that introduced the rap world to a whole new style. The New Jersey natives topped neck-snapping beats with a stuttering flow that had never been heard. The release went plat­ inum, but success was a mixed blessing. A whole slew of cheap imitation groups bit Das’s style, heads got tired of it and eventually

Still On Target: The First Five Years

(Virgin/EMI) The universal appeal of the gut-wrenching, heart-and-soul grit that is blues has never waned.

Disco, hair rock, and grunge may come and go, but the standard bear­ ers of soul march unfaltering. Still

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Souls of Mischief No Man’s Land

(Jive/BMG) Oakland’s Souls of Mischief has released a follow-up to their not-so- impressive debut a couple of years ago. This one is only slightly better than the first. Don’t get me wrong, these boys have rhymes. It’s just the fact that once again, produc­ tion lacks. It seems like their best production shows up on one minute interludes. I do appreciate the fact that that they chop up plenty on the turntables, in this day where cutting wax is no longer used in most songs. Contrary to most of the songs on the album, “Do You Want It” and “Where The Fuck You At” are impressive. The latter pimps the beat to L.L. Cool J ’s “Kanday.” “Fa Sho Fo Rea” is also rocking my headphones, on the regular. Unless you’re a true Souls of Mischief fan or filthy rich, you might not be will­ ing to spend about 20 dollars on this CD. You could be in business if you find it second hand.

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Basically, the disc slams, but if there is one criticism it is this — at 18 songs deep, some of the lesser beats could have been dropped to produce a more consistent offering.

— Andrew Cappell

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D I S C U S S I O N .

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and sadomasochism. Her strength lies in constructing audience point of view shots. The roles between spectator and actor are so interchangeable we don’t know who’s real or not. Like a drug-induced spell, Strange Days give us the ultimate high.

— Monica Mak

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to gain I T t ilc h from this fund this yearand infuture years.

If you have any suggestions as to what should be im p r o v e d in the Faculty and where we should allocate this fund of o v e r $ 2 5 0 #0 0 0 e a c h year, please contact R i c h a r d or A p r i l at the A U S or speak to yOUT Departmental Association Executive If you do not wish to be part of this fund, you have four days left to opt out of the Arts Improvement Fund. The deadline to opt out is this Friday, October 27, at 4:00 pm. Please report to the AUS office at 3463 Peel, basement, or call us at 398-1993 and speak to Noelle.

Jeffrey

How in hell do you go about making an upbeat movie about gay men dealing with AIDS? Director Christopher Ashley dares to try with his new movie, Jeffrey.

Played by actor Stephen Weber, Jeffrey is trying to reconcile his self-professed sexual addiction with the killer virus. His solution is to bypass sex and, at the same time, love. The only problem is he can’t get this studly bartender out of his mind.

Humour is the vehicle used to get the audience to deal with these serious issues. The movie features such unique touches as a singing Catholic priest, a post-modern evangelist (Sigourney Weaver) and gratuitous guest appearances by Mother Teresa (or as Jeffrey affec­ tionately dubs her, Terry).

There are some apt observations, and somewhere in the course of the movie most of the audience stopped laughing long enough to reflect on them. The humour, though superficially light-hearted, is quite dry, given the subject matter.

This is exactly why the movie resonates. Most people think the only way to get to the heart of a serious matter is to show it in a seri­ ous light. By making a movie like Jeffrey, Ashley is echoing the main thread of the film — so AIDS exists, get on with your life.

Jeffrey’s travails show us that living in fear is no way to live.

It’s difficult to bring up what are seemingly minor problems with a movie that is overall so worthwhile. However, there are some glaringly unethical moves made that haven't been questioned.

The main actors are all (at least publicly) straight. An already discriminated against minority group in the film industry is not bene­ fiting from the opportunities that a movie like Jeffrey should be cre­ ating. Another bone of contention is the portrayal of every group out­ side of gay white men. The women, blacks, and heterosexuals are not only objectified, they are gross, comic devices. The homosexual lifestyle may look pretty surface to outsiders watching the movie.

There is no room for subtle character development and, as a result, the portrayal of gay courtship tends to be very superficial. To find the motivations for true love, you would have to read more into the script than was shown.

The overall effect of the movie, however is positive enough to forgive these flaws. The movie does the unimaginable, it gives light to AIDS while still allowing us to laugh at ourselves and life.

— Rachel Stokoe L o w q u a lity

Presbyterian/United Church Chaplaincy

On March 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1995, A r t s s t u d e n t s voted o v e r w h e lm in g ly

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Blue in the F ace is a wonderful film...if you’re not in the mood to laugh, cry, jump out of your seat, tremble with fear, or even be remotely entertained. Shot in three days and one take, this low bud­ get film is as exhilarating as watching your 12th grade drama class during a unit on improvisation.

The film is comprised of short skits about living in Brooklyn.

The actors worked with little script, meaning most of the dialogue is ad-libbed. This unique idea did bring a special charm to the film.

However, all the charm in the world could not make up for all the qualities the film lacks.

Although it is packed with such stars as Madonna. Lou Reed, Lily Tomlin, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne and Harvey Keitel, the moview is unsalvageable. It is disappointing to realise that today’s top notch actors are only as good as the money that goes into the film. Without the best script writers, producers and special effects behind them, our superstars look more like amateurs that don't belong on the big screen.

Actors are not writers. Leaving the script up to them makes the film lose the intense creativity that a professional writer can add.

There are long silent pauses between lines, laughing during tense moments and occasional blocking of lines (one of the first rules they teach you not to do in drama class). Although the ad-libbing tech­ nique is a refreshing change, two hours of unrehearsed dialogue turns into a whole hour of looking at your watch.

Roseanne, playing the part of a depressed/bored, middle-aged housewife, and borrowing from her alter-ego TV persona, is one of the stand-outs in the cast. She has a natural ability to improvise and a little bit of writing and directing in her past that gives her a competi­ tive edge.

If you are in the mood for a light, natural form of entertainment, support McGill and watch the Improv club on Wednesday nights. If you want to be blown away by special effects, touched by love, or get stitches in your side from laughing so hard, do not see Blue In the Face.

— Robin Jennifer Glube

Bangen’s boys beat powerhouse UQTR — end up with weekend split B y A d a m G r o s s m a n a n d A lex C h u r c h il l

game allowing only three goals on a barrage of shots. Kudos as well to the ‘greetings and salutations’ dished out by third year defenceman Frederic Brais in the direction of an anonymous UQTR player at

Two o f M ontreal’s banner hockey teams had notable weeks — the Canadiens defeated a talent­ ed Toronto Maple L eaf team last Saturday evening ,while the Redmen defeated a favoured UQTR squad last Tuesday night.

The Redmen hoped to use this game as a barome­ ter for the regular season. If the first period’s five goal flurry against the Patriotes is any indication, the barometer is indeed rising.

This offensive on­ slaught was cued up by third year forward Kelly Nobes and the consistent play of team captain Todd Marcellus. McGill certainly put on an offensive specta­ cle; however, it was the McGill skates its w ay p a st Guelph defence with its solid forechecking that led the Redmen mid-ice late in the second.

After the 6-3 final tally to victory.

Especially evident was the against the Patriotes, “Bangen’s spectacular stand by third year boys” sallied forth into the week­ goaltender and première étoile” end with matches against Guelph out o f B ou cherville, Q uebec, and Toronto on Friday and Robert Bourbeau. He stood up Saturday respectively.

In Friday’s game, linemates against a UQTR squad playing with at least a one man advantage Nobes and Pierre Gendron erased through much of the second peri­ a 3-0 first period deficit, capitaliz­ od, thanks to two or more of the ing on solid goaltending by fresh­ Redmen being a fixture in the man Jarrod Daniel to go up 4-3 by the end of the third period. detention center.

Bourbeau finished up the However, Guelph tied it up with

just 20 seconds remaining, only to drop the game to the Redmen late in overtime — Guelph returned home on the losing end of a 5-4 score.

W hile the Canadiens were

busy beating Toronto on a Pierre Turgeon goal with under a second left, the other Toronto hockey team was a little more fortunate.

They took advantage of a fatigued M cG ill squad. The Redmen dropped a lacklustre 5-1 decision to the Varsity Blues.

C M cG ill f a c e s o f f ag a in st UQTR in Trois-Rivières this Thursday night.

Men’s rugby shuts Stingers out B y D an S a ra c o sti

The men’s rugby team took a big step towards a first-place finish in the QURL when they beat Concordia 14-0 Wednesday night at Loyola campus. The win has left them on top of the league with a 41-1 record.

The last time Concordia and McGill played each other, the result was a 16-16 tie. This time, there was less drama and less scoring, but the game did feature several oddi­ ties, including acts of civil disobe­ dience and a bare-chested player.

McGill used the strength of their forwards in tight play to shut down Concordia and slowly take over the game. Their front row of Sam Laggis, Dominic Schofield, and Mark Cameron was outstand­ ing.

The pack consistently drove Concordia backwards in scrums and stole several balls put in by their opponents. Their dominance result­ ed in the only try of the game, a push-over try by John McDougall late in the second half. It was a far cry from last year when McGill’s scrum was often the one going backwards.

With their forwards winning almost no balls, Concordia resorted to some unorthodox tactics in the second half. At one point when McGill was about to run a penalty, a ConU player ran the ten yards between the two teams, picked the ball up, and took on the McGill

pack all by himself. He was reward­ ed with another penalty.

Later, Concordia’s feisty scrum-half Chris Papadopoulos had his shirt pulled off in a maul. He then proceeded to kick the ball ahead and chase after it without his shirt.

Perhaps Concordia’s strangest move came after a drop-goal by J.F. Charland, that probably went under the cross-bar, and should not have counted. Instead of kicking the ball off, the whole team protested the referee’s decision with a fifteen man march to the sidelines, where they remained for a couple of min­ utes.

The first half demonstrated just how evenly talented both these teams are. Each team had good spurts, but neither seriously threat­ ened their opponent’s goal-line.

The only points of the half came on a penalty by McGill scrum-half Alan Wainwright that made the score 3-0.

McGill gradually took control in the second half, thanks to their scrummaging, some deft kicking by JF Charland, and some tight defence by centres Rich Preuss and Rich Harris. Several scoring oppor­ tunities were squandered with the dropping of balls, not to mention the Concordia tackles. Before McDougall’s late try, their scoring came on another penalty by Wainwright and Charland’s disput-

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Playoff picture clearing as McGill football beats Concordia With the wind now at their Although the Stingers com­ backs, the Redmen scored all 15 of plied 299 yards of total offence, “Great defence wins champi­ their points in the second quarter. M cG ill’ s defence forced six Dan Proynk punched in a one-yard turnovers, pushing aside any onships.”

While the words of former touchdown midway through the Concordia scoring threats.

The Concordia quarterbacks, Green Bay Packers’ coach Vince second quarter. On the following Lombardi may not apply to the kickoff, M cGill kicker Andrew Dennis Pitselis and Dominik Redmen, the stellar defence last Boon drove the kick-off 84 yards straight weekend boosted though the endMcGill’s chances zone for a sin­ for a spot in post­ McGill playoff sce­ nario is simple. Win gle. season play.

“It was With their and McGill’s in. hilarious,” said backs against the Boon o f his wall and playoff hopes fading with each passing unlikely single on the kick-off week, the Redmen snapped a three aided by the wind. “The kick game winless streak. The Red ‘n’ was like a golf stroke, and I White posted their biggest win of didn’ t even think I hit that the season, 15-8, over the hard.”

The Redmen added to Concordia Stingers in the 9th annu­ their lead in the dying al Shrine Bowl game.

The Stingers sprung out to a moments of the second quarter.

5-0 lead after the first quarter, to Shawn Linden scored a touch­ the delight of the capacity crowd of down with 11 seconds remain­ 2,500 on hand. Concordia could ing in the half. The one-yard not find the endzone early, as the score gave the Redmen a 15-5 Linden eludes an other Stinger defender defence forced the Stingers to set­ edge at halftime.

The Stingers pulled within a tle for a 22 yard field goal.

Concordia’s next two points came touchdown at 11:01 mark of the Goulet grew accustomed to picking via the wind. Rather than punt the third quarter with a Dim itrios themselves off the ground by the ball in the gusting wind and give Manolopoulos 34-yard field goal. end of the game. The Red ‘n’ Concordia great field position, The Redmen defence would have White, sacked the Stinger duo McGill opted to concede the safe­ no more of that as, they shut the eight times.

Boon had nothing but praise door after that. tyB y K a s h if Z a h o o r

for the defence.

“The defence played extreme­ ly well. The line dominated at every aspect, not allowing the Stingers to run the ball.”

Teammate Jay McHarg con­ curred with Boon in his assess-

ment.

“Our defence was what really kept us in the game,” said McHarg.

The offence showed some signs of recovery. Although, the wind was to blame for lack of pro­

duction on both sides, the McGill offence only managed to gain 188 yards.

The passing game, a question mark for McGill all season, did figure into Saturday’s game.

McGill pivot Dana Toering com­ pleted only four passes for 66 yards on the afternoon, but each pass translated into important first downs.

With only one game remain­ ing in the season, the Redmen have yet to pass for a touchdown.

Heading into this Saturday’s contest against Queen’s, McGill playoff scenario is simple. Win, and McGill is in. Lose, they would need help. Ottawa would need to either beat or tie Concordia if the Redmen are to make the playoffs.

The Redmen could even possibly finish second in the conference. If Carleton beats Bishop’s next week, and the Redmen can beat the Golden Gaels, the Redmen would finish second, and host the OQIFC semifinals the following week. i a ‘K ill-M cG ilV P art II, the Revenge, will take p la c e at M olson Stadium at 1:30pm this Saturday.

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On October 21, the Martlets field hockey team lost a 2-0 decision to the University of Guelph Gryphons. Later that day, the women from McGill blanked the Mustangs from the University of Western Ontario by a score of 4-0. Rookie goalie Georgie Aguirre-Sacase record­ ed the shut-out while captain Natascha van Boetzelaer, Kristen Banham, Katy Piller and Christine Watson scored the goals.

The next day, the Martlets took on the number one-ranked Blues from the University of Toronto. They lost by a score of 1-0.

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Julia Maughan, a fifth year striker from Kirkland, Que., added three goals in two games last week for the M cG ill Martlets to wrap up her third consecutive Quebec University Soccer League scoring title. On Friday, she snapped a 1-1 tie with the winning goal in the 64th minute of a 2-1 victory over Laval. She added two more in McGill’s 8-0 conquest at Bishop’s on Sunday.

Maughan, a 23-year-old masters of education student, has scored six winning goals and one tying marker to date, capturing the QUSL scoring title with 19 goals in 12 regular season games. Overall, she has scored 23 goals in 15 matches, snapping her own team single­ season record of 15 goals. She is the team’ s all-time career scoring leader with 70 goals in 74 games for McGill.

M a rtle ts c a p t u r e b ro n z e in v o lle y b a ll to u rn e y

The McGill Martlets host­ ed their own volleyball tourna­ ment on October 21 and 22 and came away with a bronze medal.

On Saturday, the Martlets lost to Montreal by a score of 21. The Martlets won the first game 15-12, but then lost the next two 15-3 and 15-9.

They faced Concordia and won two games to none, by the scores of 15-2 and 15-4.

Finally, the M artlets played Brock University and won again 2-0. The scores were 15-5 and 16-14.

This put M cGill in the semi-finals against the eventual tournament champions, the Celtique Seniors. The Martlets played well and captured the first game 15-10, but then lost 11-15, 5-15 and 15-17 giving the Celtique seniors a 3-1 win and a berth in the final.

The Martlets went on to play in the bronze medal game and handed the University of Ottawa a 3-0 loss by scores of 15-9, 15-3 and 15-13, the Martlets took the bronze in this eight team tourney.

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Maughan powers Martlets into playoffs as McGill finishes second have eaten her Wheaties as she put in a breathtaking performance.

Courage, guts, bravado, deter­ Desbois eventually tied the game mination. Pick anyone of these with a rebound off the goalkeeper. words to describe this past week­ It was her tireless effort and conta­ end. It marked the first time this gious enthusiasm on the field that season that McGill faced serious was one of the many sparks that adversity, but the Martlets put on aided the Martlets in their come­ an inspired effort to defeat Laval back.

After equalising, McGill 2-1.

The game began in dramatic could have played it safe, but they fashion, and the theatrics carried took Indiana Jones’-type chances in the hopes of on throughout the bagging the win. match. After just Martlet midfield­ under a minute, the Martlet midfielders ers, Sascha ‘The Martlets went down passed the ball in Wizard’ McLeod, to only 10 players more directions Heidi ‘The Boot’ when goalkeeper Bloom field, and Carolyn Teng was than an etch-aDonna ‘Twinkle given a red card for sketch could man­ T o es’ Prahacs pulling down a age. passed the ball in Laval player who more directions was about to score.

Not only did Teng get the boot, but than an etch-a-sketch could man­ Laval received a penalty shot. age, while Luciana Cifarelli and Julia Maughan continually frus­ Penalty shot. Goal. 1-0 Laval.

The scenario was simple. The trated the puzzled Laval defence.

Martlets needed a victory to ensure Witnesses claim to have seen the the home field advantage in the Laval coach looking for the near­ est defribulator. playoffs.

It seemed like the Martlets What transpired next was reminiscent of the effort at the would run out of time, but with Alamo. The Martlets battled back about 15 minutes to go, Maughan and displayed some of their finest came through once again with a superb individual effort. She sliced soccer to date.

Teng’s replacement, Debra through the Laval defence and Keitzke, filled in admirably - and curled a left footer that found the served as a wall while her team­ left corner. The Martlets, their mates on defence helped shut coach Sylvie Beliveau, and fans alike waved their fists in the air, as Laval down.

A particularly bright spot on soccer players do.

With the win, McGill could defence was Kirsten ‘The Tackier’ Greer, who was returning from practically clinch second place, but injury. Greer seemed to be at every they had to re-focus for their corner of the field hunting Laval players like a hound dog smelling fresh blood.

“Winning in this fashion came at a perfect time. We have playoffs next week, and to be able to play like we did, with one player short,.

It’s pretty exciting,” said Greer.

With the defence imitating the Great Wall of China, the rest of the Martlet team got on with the comeback. Odile Desbois must

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matchup against Bishop’s this past Sunday.

Fret not my Martlet faithful.

The Red ‘n’ White machine stomped to an 8-0 victory.

Maughan continued to wreak havoc around the league as she potted two goals, including the game winner. It was the sixth time this season that Maughan has scored the winning goal.

Desbois also put in another solid effort with two goals while Cifarelli, Alyson Walker, Jaime Sochasky, and Jessica Mingo net­ ted singles. The win clinches sec­ ond place for the Martlets as they finished the regular season with a record of 10-1-1.

After an impressive regular season, the real work begins next week as McGill faces off against Laval in a two game, home and away playoff matchup. Veteran midfielder Bloomfield previewed the Martlets upcoming games.

“We’ve played some pretty weak teams, but against Laval, it will be a different story. Although we’ve won and tied against them this season, these games will be tough. But I’m quite optimistic and excited about the playoffs, they’re always the most exciting time of the year,” said Bloomfield.

The drive to the N ationals b eg in s this w eek en d in Quebec City, but the Martlets return to Molson Stadium on Sunday in their biggest match o f the year.

History repeated itself this week­ end in Quebec City. Down on the sto­ ried Plains of Abraham, cross-country runners lined up to do battle. Under the leadership of coach Dennis Barret, who was recently named head coach of the year, Alex Hutchison and Rosie Mullins led McGill’s forces against a host of ‘universités’ from all over Quebec. When battle was done, McGill alone was left standing, while the forces of Montcalm went home to eagerly anticipate the victory that has for so long eluded them.

In the men’s field, Hutchison con­ tinued his torrid pace with his fourth first place finish. A shoe-in for AllCanadian honours this year, Hutchison ran an impeccable race finishing the challenging 10 km course in a time of 33:48.3.

Having successfully and strategi­ cally conquered the course, the Redmen finished in first place in the final standings with 19 points, thus becoming the Quebec university provincial champions for the third con­ secutive year. The closest team to McGill was Laval finishing with 57 points, followed by Sherbrooke with 71 points.

The female contingent of the dominant McGill army was also suc­ cessful. They captured the provincial title for the 13th time in 15 years, with Mullins winning the women’s 5 km course in a time of 19:06.4. In her first race of the year, she overtook superstar rookie Tambra Dunn, who finished only seconds behind her in a time of 19:14.8. The one-two punch of Mullins and Dunn has carried the Martlets this season — and especially on this day, as their gold-silver finish ensured McGill the provincial championship.

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Tuesday. October 24 A Sovereignty discussion, with panellists for both sides of the referen­ dum, will be held today in Moot Court, Law Building, at 7 p.m. This free discussion/debate is intended to provide information on alternate viewpoints to the referendum. Sponsored by PGSS. M cG ill Student’ s International Development Initiative (MSIDI) is hav­ ing an education group meeting at 5 p.m. in Shatner 435. New and interested members welcome. For more informa­ tion call Jonathan at 284-9630.

The Amnesty International group holds a women’s rights discussion today at 6:30 p.m. in Shatner 435.

Wednesday. October 25 M cG ill Stu d ent’ s for a United Canda “NO” rally today, 3:30p.m. at the Roddick Gates.

LBG TM holds a B isexu al Discussion Group meeting today at 5:30 p.m. in Shatner 423.

Thursday. October 26 There will be a non-partisan forum on the future o f Quebec, Canada, and the First Nations. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion starting at 5 p.m. in the Shatner Cafeteria. Sponsored by SSMU, the McGill Tribune, the McGill NO C om m ittee and the M cG ill Committee for a People’ s Y E S . Call Jean-François for details at 255-4552.

The McGill Physics Dept, presents N obel-prize w inning Dr. H einrich Rohrer o f the Zurich IBM Research Labs in a general public lecture: “The N anom eter A ge: C h alleng e and Chance.” 8 p.m., L eacock 132. Call

L B G T M ’ s W omen’ s Group will hold their w eekly m eeting today in Shatner 423, 6 p.m.

“Is small beautiful in international developm ent?” An interdisciplinary panel discussion with M cGill experts.

Sponsered by M cG ill Stud ent’ s International Development Initiative.

5:30 p.m. Leacock 424. For more infor­ mation call Mark at 844-1530.

M c G ill’ s Tuesday Night C afé Theatre presents “White Biting Dog,” playing in Motrice Hall Theatre (3485 McTavish) at 8p.m., tonight until Oct 28. T ick e ts : $7 general and $5 seniors/students. Reservations through 398-6000.

Café Vilna presents its ‘folk tradi­ tion’ tonight with an Open Stage from 8:30 p.m. Free admission; 3460 Stanley.

Friday. October 27 There will be a Financial PCOC M eeting today in room B 0 9 o f the Shatner Building at 2 p.m. All interested parties welcome. Contact Kelly Remai, VP Finance, for details at 398-6802.

“W hite B itin g D og” continues today at 8 p.m. See Oct. 26 for details.

The M cG ill Physics Dep. holds another lecture today with Dr. Rohrer of a more sp ecialised nature: “L o cal Probes from Tunnelling Microwaves.” 4 p.m ., Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium . C on tact 3 9 8 -6 7 5 4 for details.

The McGill Vietnamese Student’s A ssociation, SE A SA and Concordia Chinese Student Association are organ­ ising a Hallowe’en party at 10 p.m. at Club World. Tickets $8 adv., $10 at the

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McGill Symphony Orchestra plays tonight/tomorrow in Pollack Hall, 8pm.

Free passes required; contact the Box Office. Selections include Holst’s The P lan ets and the prem iere o f a Hambreaus piano concerto. Call 3994547 for more details.

McGill Christian Fellowship holds a m eeting tonight in the Shatner Cafeteria, 7 p.m., with speaker Nick Bretherw ood ; there w ill be m usic, friendship and thought. “ T have loved you’ , says the Lord" (M alachi 1:2).

Contact Lori (288-8676) or Jean (8481720) for details.

L B G T M ’ s Com ing Out Group meets today in the basement o f 3521 University (UTC), 5:30 p.m. Following this will be the weekly General meeting at 7 p.m.

The McGill PoliSci Dep. presents a workshop with Ronald Rogoski of UCLA on “The Role of Institutions in Strategic C h o ice .” Free adm ission; Leacock 420 at 3 p.m.

Saturday. October 28 It’ s Personal Finance Day! The G azette's Business Editor, along with the McGill Alumni Assoc., are holding a series o f seminars today on financial planning. For ticket info and further details, contact 398-5000.

Café Vilna continues its ‘folk tra­ dition’ tonight with a reading by Mami Craig and other guests. 3$ donation, starting at 8:30 p.m. 3460 Stanley.

tural activities, dinner and more. Shatner 197/108 at 6 p.m. Cost $5. For more info, contact Bianca 486-7744.

McGill Chinese Student’s Assoc., Hong Kong Dragon C lub and Taiwanese Student’s Assoc, present “A Black and White Hallowe’en Dance.” 9 p.m-2 a.m. in the Shatner Ballroom ; semi-formal. Tickets $8 adv., $10 at the door. For more info, call 284-3482.

P R O B E (P u b lic R esearch on Business Ethics) is a group whose aim is to examine trans national companies and produce intelligent, informed con­ sumers. Please com e to the QP1RG office every Monday at 6 p.m.

Tuesday. October 31 The Classical Music Club meets tonight in Strathcona C-408 at 6:30pm.

This week’s special theme: haunted har­ monies...

Upcoming and On-going McGill Macdonald Campus offers a wide variety of programs and places to visit: the wildlife interpretation centre, the insect museum, experimental farm, etc. Call 398-7925 to discover the other side of McGill.

“The Pillar” is now accepting sub­ missions for its spring edition, deadline early February. Pass in your poetry and fiction at The Pillar Box in the SSMU desk, Shatner.

“W hite B itin g D og” continues today at 8 p.m. See Oct 26 for details.

The McGill Drama Dept, is proud to present the mid-November opening of “King Lear” by W. Shakespeare, play­ ing in Moyse Hall. Adv. tickets avail­ able at 398-6070. For more info, contact the English Department at 398-6558.

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Living With Loss: Bereavement groups for ‘adults,’ ‘young adults’ and only men’ who have suffered the loss o f a family member or friend. McGill School of Social Work holds six ses­ sions. no charge. Please contact Estelle Hopmeyer at 398-7067.

The M cGill P layer's Theatre is now accepting one-act written plays to be perform ed in the M cG ill Drama F e stiv al (M D F ). P roposals will be accepted until December 1st. For more info, contact Meredith Caplan at 3986813.

“The Female Body in the Mind’ s Eye,” presented by the M cGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women, will hold a series of seminars regarding women’s issues in contemporary cul­ ture. Contact the Centre at 398-3911 for details as there will be numerous ses­ sions, dated Nov 2-3.

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After the game, McGill head coach Ben Dyson said that he was pleased with the forwards in both tight and loose play, and also with how the backs crossed the gain line.

Dyson said he would like to see more penetration of the opponents’ line from the backs and added that a shocking loss to Sherbrooke on the Sunday before this game gave the team strong motivation.

Having beaten Gpncordia, the

last league game left for the mighty Redmen was against lowly UQTR. The final score was 99-0 in favour of McGill thus giving the Redmen the league title.

This year’s team is the first men’s rugby team to finish top of the league since 1990. The firstplace finish also means that they will avoid meeting Concordia and Bishop’s in the first round of the play-offs. Instead they’ll have a chance to get revenge on Sherbrooke next Sunday at 3:00pm at LeBer Park in Verdun.

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