The McGill Tribune Vol. 16 Issue 1

Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University

September 4th, 1996

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Redmen steal season opener

By Paul C onner

The McGill Redmen stormed back from a deep hole last Wednesday at Percival Molson Stadiumto win its first game of the season. Led by third-year quarter­ back Dana Toering, the team came from behind to beat the rival Bishops Gaiters 22-14 in the first of two games they will play over the season. , The game was the story of two «layers above all else: kicker pently Harris, who scored a pair of filed goals andpuntedfor 483 yards in eleven attempts, and Toering, who tossed the team’s first aerial touchdown in two seasons and completed 13 of 22 passes.

“We came in the season confi­ dant that we were going to win," said an elated Toering. “It took us a little time to get going, but we pulled it through.”

Gary Kirshner, defensive line coach, was pleased with the team’s early season effort. “In a game going on this early, after only ten days [of practice], you have to expect a lot of mistakes. What I like is how the teamreacted to the mis­ takes.”

Clearly, the teammade a num­ ber of errors. After getting on the board first on an 11-yard field goal

by Harris, the Redmen fell into a slump for almost half the game.

Despite a number of strong McGill punts, Bishops was able to mount continual offensive charges. The Gaiters finally took the lead on a 20-yard passing touchdown at 1:47 in the second quarter. McGill’s defense seemed incapable of stop­ ping the Gaiters, relying on a few key plays to stay within striking distance.

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New wom en’s studies major offered at McGill With a curriculum that stretches from medicine to finance to sociology, McGill’s newest major stirs up debate over where and how inter-disciplinary studies fit

By Joyce Lau

“As far as women’s studies is concerned, McGill is not in the avant-garde. In fact, we’re even a bit late,” stated Professor Peta Tancred. “Still, I’m thrilled that it has actually come true. It’s like a gift.”

After five years of negotia­ tions, the Quebec Ministry of Education has approved Tancred’s original proposal for a new women’s studies major at McGill.

The program could be available to students as early as next January.

Tancred, director of‘ the McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women, submitted her original proposal in 1991. She now teaches two sociology classes which are included in women’s studies: “Introduction to Feminism” and “Gender and Organisation.”

Dr. S. Mulay, MCRTW chair and professor of medicine, agreed that the new women’s studies major is a long-awaited and muchneeded addition toMcGill.

“Inter-disciplinary studies are the wave of the future because people want a broader and more

in-depth vision of new fields,” Mulay explained. “And in women’s studies, McGill is far behind other major Canadian uni­ versities.”

Like the women’s studies minor, the new major is both inter­ disciplinary and inter-faculty.

Though most of its courses are based in the faculty of arts, courses are also offered in science, educa­ tion, management, nursing and social work. The women’s studies minor is currently the largest arts minor, with approximately 110 students.

Interdisciplinary studies are often seen as avenues through which traditional disciplines can be combined with more contemporary fields of study.

Whereas women’s studies are rarely associated with economics, Professor M. MacKinnon includes women’s studies in her curriculum.

Her course, “Labour Economics and Institutions,” will be used this year as part of the women’s studies program.

“Women’s role in the labour force has changed so much in the last 50 years,” she stressed. “You almost can’t teach women’s stud­

ies without labour economics.”

Technical Difficulties

Although the university has granted recognition to the newpro­ gram, no funding has been approved. This situation leaves many hopeful about the project, but nonetheless worried about pos­ sible technical difficulties.

“I think that it is an idea whose time has come. I only hope that the university will provide the resources it needs to [make it] work,” said Abby Lippman, former director of MCRTW and professor of epidemiology andbiostatistics.

The women’s studies program currently has no professors or courses of its own.

“We are restricted because of the way the education system funds programs,” Mulay explained. “Money naturally goes to primary programs. One senses that new disciplines are less accepted because they seem less solid. It is a sort of systemic dis­ crimination which is felt by women’s studies.

“As faculties have their fund­ ing cut, it often happens that fewer and fewer women’s studies classes

are offered,” Mulay continued.

“There’s a problem that there are no funds for hiring people. It’s difficult to create a major that way — with no control over your own curriculum or professors,” added Professor Prudence Rains.

Rains, former MCRTW chair and former head of the women’s studies minor, currently teaches “Gender, Deviance and Social Control,” a women’s studies course which is offered in the Continued on Page 2

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September 4 th, 1996

Gift from the city wreaks havoc on SSMU operations

By Noah G itterman

Heavy construction on McTavish Street for the past two weeks has caused numerous deliv­ ery delays to the William Shatner University Centre and has hindered the smooth running of some frosh and Welcome Week activities.

The work on McTavish, announced last winter by Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque, is a gift from the city for McGill’s 175th birthday. After construction is fin­ ished, McTavish will be newly asphalted, and will have extended sidewalks with spaces for trees and flowers. The street will still be open tocars.

The city decided it would be timely to renovate the street because of deteriorating conditions and also out of a desire to make the street more pedestrian friendly. As well, McGill has been asking the city to do something about the decrepit state of McTavish for a long time.

“The university has been nego­ tiating with the city for two decades to fix the street,” said Chuck Adler, manager of Physical Resources at McGill.

While lobbying for work on the street to begin, McGill was not heavily involved in the design of the McTavish street modifications.

“We were advised of the design, it would be misleading to

say we were involved in the design,” Adler said.

Although grateful for the city’s gift, people expressed some concern over the pace of construction after numerous delays forced work on the street to coincide with the beginning of the fall semester.

“It is a very complicated street because of a huge water line going up tothe reservoir,” Adler said.

Guy Brisebois, general manag­ er of SSMU, explained that con­ struction has caused a big headache for people at SSMU. Many deliver­ ies to the university centre have been disrupted and delayed.

“It has been a problem espe­ cially with the food contractor.

Pepsi took three days to show up because they couldn’t get up the street,” Brisebois said.

Problems were compounded because no one knew beforehand when construction would begin or end.

“They were supposed todo this in April, and then two weeks ago they started to rip it up,” Brisebois said.

Mark Feldman, SSMU VP Internal Affairs, thought that a big­ ger problem would be the SSMU frosh activities, which began last Friday. Many activities took place aroundthe university centre.

“There is no sidewalk, and that concerns me,” Feldman said.

During registration for frosh programs last Friday, about 2,000

students were lined up on McTavish. However, Feldman was able to get in touch with the city so that aplan could be co-ordinated.

“We’ve worked out an arrange­ ment with the city about frosh regis­ tration,” Feldman said.

As part of that arrangement, McTavish Street was closed to all vehicles except those being used for construction last Friday.

Other SSMU executives expressed their concerns over the disruption the construction has caused.

“Up until [August 29], you could not even access the book­ store,” said VP External Affairs .Chantal Da Silva.

SSMU President Chris Carter had one good thing to say about the work being done on McTavish.

“It is handy to say to frosh where the Shatner building is — it’s where all the construction is!” said Carter.

Barring any further delays, the construction is scheduled to be fin­ ished in time for McGill’s 175th birthday festivities later this month.

“It is supposed to be finished in time for McGill’s open house,” Adler said.

Others, however, are not so sure that the rest of the work will go smoothly.

“We are thinking it will be ready for McGill’s 176th birthday at the rate they are going,” Feldman stated.

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There has been debate over whether new, inter-disciplinary stud­ ies have the academic and financial strength to function well as major programs.

“In some ways, I worry about interdisciplinary programs where students take one or two classes from many departments. Students might end up without a firmbase in any one discipline” MacKinnon stat­ ed.

“I think that inter-disciplinary women’s studies is great as a minor; but I’m not sure if it has the cohe­ siveness of amajor program.”

Though women’s studies does not currently have acore curriculum, its supporters feel that it should not be dismissed as a program that is inferior tomore traditional ones.

“Everyone likes their own dis­ cipline and their own academic tra­ ditions,” argued Rains. “But you must remember that most disci­ plines originated from something

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Community initiative brings recycling to the McGill Ghetto

By Sara Jean G reen

For the next ten weeks, resi­ dents of the district just east of the McGill campus will participate in a recycling pilot project, an initiative of the Milton Park Citizens Committee.

In an effort toinclude students who live in the McGill Ghetto, the SSMU and the McGill chapter of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group have joined forces with the MPCC. Unlike other recy­ cling programs currently operating in Montreal, Milton Park residents will dispose of recyclable materials in blue bags instead of the green boxes distributed by the city.

According toRichard Phaneuf, a MPCC volunteer responsible for initiating the project, community members are “tired of waiting for the city to act” to implement recy­ cling. Phaneuf further contends that the blue bag program, which has been extremely successful in Chicago, New York and numerous other cities in North America, is easier and more economically viable than similar recycling strate­ gies.

Over 350 apartment units have already agreed to take part in the project. QPIRG Volunteer Co-ordinator Sara Mayo hopes that stu­ dents living in apartment buildings in theGhetto will alsoparticipate.

“We’re doing the pilot project with blue bags instead of boxes because the initial start up with boxes is so high — it is approxi­ mately $25 per box,” she explained.

“The MPCC came up with the idea and they are taking care of the [apartment] co-ops and distributing the bags. We wantedtoinvolve stu­ dents in this...to make the program economically self-sustaining,” Mayo added.

However, this community ini­ tiative is not without controversy.

Although Phaneuf invited members of Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque’s administration to partic­ ipate in evaluating the project once the ten week pilot is up, city offi­ cials refused the offer.

“We invited the city toobserve our project and participate in the evaluation, but the city believes that this project is a nuisance.

We’re very surprised at this admin­ istration, which was elected on a promise to work with community groups to make this a green city,” said Phaneuf.

He stated that the city has

threatened them with fines if blue bags are left for pickup on city sidewalks.

“Instead of encouraging us with our initiative, we got total non-co-operation,” he said.

From the city’s perspective, the blue bag recycling pilot could prove tobe counterproductive since the Jeanne-Mance and McGill dis­ tricts are slated to become ecoquartiers early next year. Jennifer Maduro, Liaison Agent for the Ville Marie Region (which includes the McGill Ghetto) for the city of Montreal’s Services de la Properté, is concerned that citizens may not be willing to recycle after the pro­ ject is completed.

“It is a short duration project with noguarantee of continuity that^ may de-motivate people,” sa| Maduro. “The point I’m trying^ make is that the Milton Park proje? shows initiative and is interesting as an alternative, but it will be very difficult to have one small district with a system completely different than the rest of the city.”

She pointed out that the city plans to have curbside recycling available to all Montreal residents — over 300,000 households — by 1997.

“Mr. Phaneuf decided to go ahead with the pilot project and we’re respecting that right but it could cause problems when the green box program is initiated in the McGill Ghetto,” Maduro explained.

SSMU VP External Affairs Chantal Da Silva, however, is criti­ cal of thecity’s greenbox program.

“The blue bag program is cheaper, more efficient and cleaner.

[The bags] are especially easy for the elderly because they don’t have tolug the big boxes which aren’t as sanitary and can be really inconve­ nient,” she said. “With the bags, once you put them out, they’re out.”

Student residents of the McGill Ghetto can get involved by volunteering as building co-ordina­ tors to ensure recyclable materials are put out on the right day in spe­ cially designated areas. Pickup of recyclable materials — paper prod­ ucts, glass and cans — will occur every second Wednesday over the ten weeks that the project is in effect. QPIRG, MPCC, and SSMU will be conducting special educa­ tion seminars for residents of the district September 9, 16, and 22.

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No summer holiday for SSMU executives

President and VPs review the first fo u r months o f their terms, and look ahead to the rest o f the year to further their initiatives B y N o ah G itterman

The five executives at the Students’ Society of McGill University represent all undergradu­ ate students to the university admin­ istration and the outside world, and they also help to co-ordinate all the activities of SSMU. Elected to office last spring, this year’s execu­ tives have been busy over the sum­ mer lobbying governments and administration, attending confer­ ences, appearing on television and trying to fulfill their campaign promises. The Tribune spoke to each executive to find out what they have accomplished over the sum­ mer.

Chris Carter— President As president, Chris Carter is the official spokesperson for SSMU, and he has been working on a vari­ ety of projects throughout the sum­ mer, including restructuring the SSMU offices and looking at over­ hauling the make-up of SSMU council.

One of Carter’s initiatives was the creation of six new task forces which will report to SSMU council.

Composed of academic and admin­ istrative staff along with students, the task forces will focus on accessi­ bility, quality of life for lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender peo­ ple, quality of life for people of colour, quality of life for religious minorities, and quality of life for women. The motivation behind this project was to co-ordinate the work of a number of different campus groups.

“There are a lot of organisa­ tions that do work on these issues, and the idea was to create a body to bring everyone together and create clear cut goals,” Carter said.

Carter has also spent a lot of time this summer co-ordinating activities with the other executives, and trying to get to know them bet­ ter.

“I’m very comfortable there will be much more cohesion.

There’s much more of a team spirit this year,” he said.

Don McGowan VP University Affairs —

VP University Affairs Don McGowan acts as a liaison between students and the McGill administra­ tion.

McGowan has been working on setting up an open forum to dis­ cuss McGill’s plans for the future.

He believes this would be a chance for all students to air their concerns about where McGill is headed in the next few years.

“Every time I open my mouth

in Senate, 1,000 students are speak­ ing. In a forum, those people could speak for themselves,” he said.

He has also spent a consider­ able amount of time working this summer on a response to a federal government bill concerning confi­ dentiality protections for sexual assault trials.

On top of all this, McGowan has been pushing McGill to develop a policy on the confidentiality of student records, and to finally adopt a new sexual harassment policy.

McGowan has hardly complained about all the work he has been doing.

“Christ, I’m a lawyer, and I’ve got to get used to all this work.”

Chantal Da Silva VP External Affairs —

In the VP External position, Da Silva deals with events occurring outside of campus which affect stu­ dents at McGill. At the beginning of the summer, Da Silva was forced to respond to a Quebec government move to limit loans to Quebec stu­ dents studying outside the province.

She worked with other student organisations, lobbying the govern­ ment to get this initiative pushed back for at least a year.

“I was on CBC, CJAD, Newswatch, and Pulse complaining my head off,” she said.

Da Silva has also set up a recy­ cling pilot project in the McGill Ghetto, participated in regular dis­ cussions with the three other Montreal area universities as part of the Table Régionale InterUniversitaire, and attended numer­ ous conferences around the country.

With all this work, Chantal for­ tunately had enough time to get away for a week.

“I stayed in Vancouver after a conference, and it was fantastic,” she said.

Mark Feldman VP Internal Affairs —

As VP Internal, Feldman deals with all SSMU events, clubs, and publications. He has made prepara­ tions for the SSMU frosh and wel­ come week programs this summer.

He ensured that all events will run according to plan, and he believes that this year’s programs will improve on past years.

“We spent a lot of time on organisation and how it operates behind the scenes, so things are a lot smoother,” he said.

Concentrating on the rest of the year, Feldman has begun a Campus Events Bulletin to inform students of upcoming events, finished work on SSMU’s web page, and pledged

From top left (clockwise): VP University Affairs Don McGowan, President Chris Carter, VP Internal Mark Feldman, VP External Chantal Da Silva, VP Finance Jon Chomski to bring in more concerts, speakers and entertainers then there have been in the past.

During a busy summer, Feldman did not have much time for a vacation.

“I’ve taken three days off all summer,” he said.

Jon Chomski VP Finance

contracts is a better deal than we were getting with one exclusive contract,” he said.

Chomski must now get ready to move to a new office away from

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Chomski deals with all finan­ cial matters concerning SSMU, and in this capacity has worked on a number of different projects this summer.

Chomski is most proud of the work he has done in organising a dental health care plan to go along with SSMU’s existing health plan.

“This is the first dental health plan to be developed in recent mem­ ory,” he said.

Chomski is also extremely excited about signing contracts with three separate beer companies. In the past, SSMU has had an exclu­ sive contract with one brewery, but now it will be able to serve Molson, Labatt, and Sleeman’s at all events.

Chomski was amazed that this was not thought of before.

“What a radical concept we had this year, three non-exclusive

all the other executives as a result of restructuring at the SSMU office.

“I’ll be lonely, but I still think people will be dropping by,” he said.

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September 4 th, 1996

DEAN of the FACULTY of MANAGEMENT The second term of office of Dean Wallace Crowston of the Faculty of Management comes to an end May 31, 1997. Accordingly, an Advisory Committee to review the Deanship has been established.

The Dean of Management supervises and administers the programs, budgets and all activities of the Faculty. Demonstrated scholarly and administrative experience, as well as proven leadership quality, is required. Facility in French will be an asset.

McGill University is committed to equity in employment.

Nominations to, and applications for, as well as comments about, the position are invited. A curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees should accompany the application or nomination. These should be addressed to: Dr. T.H. Chan, Vice-Principal (Academic) James Administration Building

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Eleven Rhodes Scholarships are nowopen for Canadian stu­ dents. These Scholarships are tenable at the University of Oxford, England, and the value is approximately £12,000 per year. They are granted for two years with the possibility of a third year. The winners will be required to commence their studies in October 1997. The eleven Scholarships are allotted, three to the Western Region (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta), two to each of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Region (NewBrunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and one each to BritishColumbia and Newfoundland.

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By Benji W einstein Almost three years after its inception, the idea of restructuring the SSMU offices has finally become a reality.

The SSMU offices in the William Shatner University Centre are in the final stages of a serious program of change which began this summer.

The Staff Reorganisational Committee was created on an ad-hoc basis in order to determine which specific areas should be the focus of the restruc­ turing. To aid this committee, for­ mer VP Internal A ffairs Jen Harding took over a consulting position as the Staff Reorganisa­ tional Advisor. Harding indicated that the idea for restructuring in the SSMU offices was long overdue.

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be a Canadian citizen or a person domiciled in Canada; have been born between 2October 1972and 1October 1978; except for medical students, have received an under­ graduate degree before taking up the scholarship.

“It was impossible to get work done before,” she said. “There were always people around who were not there to work. Our priori­ ty was to make the office an office.”

With its new initiative this summer, the SRC moved swiftly.

As one of the first highly visible changes, the new committee made both administrative and physical alterations which, according to SSMU President Chris Carter, mark an effort by the SSMU execu­ tive to turn away from prioritising on a financial basis.

“SSMU has been a harsh financial bureaucracy that has been profit motivated,” Carter said. “We have to remember that we’re a non­ profit organisation.”

This break from the past brings what is expected to be a more efficient workplace. The intent is that it will be easier for students to make use of SSMU ser­ vices.

“We are trying to reduce the

SSMU employees work on some finishing touches fo r their neu> office. time it takes to get things done,” said SSMU General Manager Guy Brisebois. “The office will be more or less a one-stop place for some­ one who wants to rent a room or a table.”

To bring about the environ­ ment Brisebois speaks of, three new office positions have been cre­ ated: Office Manager, Services Co­ ordinator, and Executive/ Council Liaison. Several changes were also made to the physical structure of the SSMU workplace, such as mov­

ing the office of the VP Finance closer to the accounting depart­ ment.

With the school year jusi beginning, the SSMU executives can only wait and see if their changes are effective. According to Carter, life should improve foi everyone.

“The priority was to make a much better work environment for SSMU employees,” he said. “If the employees are happy then they’ll do a better job.”

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Universities get together A new forum for discussion between the four Montreal area universities has been created this summer.

M cGill, C oncordia, UQAM, and Université de Montreal have joined togeth­ er in the Table Régionale InterUniversitaire. Representatives from each university will meet every two weeks to discuss joint projects and initiatives.

Chantal Da Silva, SSMU VP external, co­ ordinated this new effort on the McGill side.

“To have this much consensus and agreement between all four universities is great,” Da Silva said.

Da Silva believes the Table Régionale will help the four universities in dealing with governments and their own adminis­ trations.

“This is a pivotal time—all four uni­ versities are going through big changes,” Da Silva said.

Fire in the Wong place At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 26, a fire broke out in the unfinished Wong builiding, under construction on McGill’s campus. The damage is estimated to be at around $500,000.

According to Susan Vivian, from the Department of Facilities Development, the cause of the fire was related to a hole cut in several layers of sealants and insulators in the walls. Holes are routinely cut and covered in order to place an anchor for the windows. A blow torch is used to heat the cover patch. This time, however, the blow torch caused a menacing fire.

“It was just a freak thing,” Vivian said. “There was no grave error involved and w e’re really lucky that it w asn’t worse.”

The fire will not affect the construc­ tion schedule.

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If you think you can squeeze a better quote out of our SSMU exec­ utives, come write for our News sec­ tion. Drop by Shatner B01A and speak to Noah and Benji.

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September 4th, 1996

Ontario denies scholarships to out-ofpro vince students

Allegations o f racist ties to CFS rejected The University of Victoria Student Society recently rejected a report which linked the site of the Canadian Federation of Students’ upcoming national convention to racist activities of the Ku Klux Klan.

should be prohibited from getting these scholarships. We have alerted the government that we disagree.”

As for the Ontario govern­ m ent, its position is that the money from the fund comes from Ontario tax-payers, and should therefore only be rewarded to Ontario residents.

“The idea is that Ontario tax dollars are for Ontario students,” said Jackie Creber, from the uni­ versities branch of the Ontario M inistry of E ducation and Training. “I understand the con­ cerns of the students, but there are other sources [of funding].”

The other sources that Creber refers to include those from the private sector. One of the aspects of this new fund is that one half of it will come from extra-governm ental sources, therefore some private dollars will be restricted to Ontario resi­ dents only. T his, said Burns, could have negative ramifications for the province’s student body.

“People may be discouraged from coming to study,” Burns said. “It was very short-sighted on the part of the government.”

By B enji W einstein P rovincial tax dollars, Ontario government officials say, are only for provincial residents.

The new O ntario Student O pportunity T rust Fund was announced in last May’s budget.

As part of this fund, Ontario uni­ versities will set up their own trusts to be supported by private donations. The government, in turn, will match every dollar that the universities raise.

The government’s purpose for the fund is to give financial aid to deserving students who could not otherwise afford to pur­ sue a post-secondary degree.

However, scholarships will only be available to those who have resided in the province for at least one year. They will not be given to students from other provinces studying in Ontario.

Such a stipulation has provoked strong criticism from Canadian student groups.

“We are obviously disap­ pointed,” said Michael Burns, of the O ntario U ndergraduate Student A lliance. “We d o n ’t think out-of-province students

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Marois’ cuts to provincial loans short-sighted B y Sara ) ean G reen

Although Quebec Education Minister Pauline Marois claims that revisions to the provincial student loan program (announced in May) are not meant to discriminate against anglophone or francophone stu­ dents studying in English, they do just that.

As of September 1997, students wishing to attend college or uni­ versity at an institution outside the province will be ineligible for finan­ cial aid unless 1) a similar program is not offered in Quebec but it “meets an imperative societal need in Quebec," 2) the educational insti­ tution is in an area bordering on Quebec, or 3) the college or university contributes to the maintenance of “la francophonie".

Graduate students will not be affected by the new policies nor will the 1,900 or so undergraduates currently studying outside the province.

However, once in effect, any student requiring loans to attend an English university — say, UBC, U of T or Harvard — will not be enti­ tled to anything from the provincial coffers. If instead a student wants to study in French, whether in Moncton, Winnipeg or Paris, the govern­ ment is willing to extend a helping hand.

Aside from the language double standard, Marois’ policy changes will greatly hinder access to education. If a student is not accepted into the program of choice within Quebec’s borders but cannot afford to attend an out-of-province institution without government aid, that stu­ dent will either have to settle for another area of study or incur an even larger personal debt. Neither of these options are acceptable alterna­ tives.

The Quebec government is only the latest to view post-secondary education as an out-of-cash cow ready for the slaughter. Since the province will only save $1 million to $1.5 million a year with the new restrictions — savings, Marois says, “are not substantial” (Gazette, June 4) — the Education Minister would have us believe she’s merely trim­ ming fat.

Students — faced with the very real prospect of being unable to find a job after graduation — are completely aware of the economic cli­ mate. Moreover, during every budget announcement, students brace for news of tuition hikes and increased service fees. If governments contin­ ue hacking away so-called benefits that make post-secondary education feasible, more financial barriers will make access virtually impossible, especially for the most needy segments of the student population. In a time when doctors and lawyers must deal with employment shortages, there are no longer any safe professions.

Universities are cutting back and downsizing. Specialisation is the inevitable outcome of this trend since universities will no longer be able to be everything to everyone.

Marois’ policy changes are short-sighted — a quick expenditure cut without concern for the long-term investment in an educated popu­ lation. Undoubtedly, there are areas of study — though offered in Quebec — that are far superior at other institutions. Doesn’t a student’s right to the best possible education serve “an imperative societal need in Quebec”?

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You hold in your hand the first issue of the McGill Tribune 199697. For all those new to McGill, the Tribune is a student-run newpaper published by the Students’ Society of McGill University. The editors of this paper maintain editorial autono­ my and are responsible for the edi­ torial content.

Those of you familiar with the paper will notice some minor changes in our layout. More note­ worthy, however, are our content changes.

To begin with, we are continu­ ing with our efforts to expand our range of coverage with our Science section. It has been pointed out in the past that about half of the stu­ dents at McGill are studying science or science-related subjects. With that in mind, we created a Science section last year to give coverage to new findings in the scientific world, especially advances on the homefront at McGill. We have chosen to integrate these articles into our original sections and the reader may identify these stories by the Science Watch logo.

We are introducing a “Random Haus” page that appears after the Op/Ed section. This page is a replacem ent of our old humour page, “The Observer.” We hope to inject some new ideas into this sec­

tion with a new name and new con­ tent. Things to look for include horoscopes, dream analysis / columns, and our homemade cross­ word puzzles.

Last February, the Tribune went on-line with our own Web site. The page will be updated on a weekly basis. From now on, you will find a number of our stories appear in the printed form as well as on the Net. We welcome comments on our Web site and its contents as soon as our new e-mail address is set up, in about two weeks’ time.

Besides these changes, readers will find the sections with the stuff we’ve always been made of: news at McGill, editorials & opinions, feature articles, arts & entertain­ ment and sports.

As a student newspaper, we are here to inform you about the com­ munity in which we live — namely, that of McGill. We believe that there are many facets to the univer­ sity experience. Forces that shape your life go far beyond the daily schedule of classes, essays and bars.

Less visible forces such as the McGill administration, your SSMU politicians, and the social, cultural and political climate of this city and province, can affect your life in a profound way.

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Of course, now they’re all old and fat...

Summ er o fficially began be happy ... wouldn 't it be nice?

This summer saw the first when I bought a copy of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. My grandmoth­ pair of my high school friends er had just invited me to go to the married off. Going to the recep­ S chneider fam ily reunion in tion, all I had to do was follow the B ru d e rh e im , Alberta, and I purchased the album in p r e p a r a tio n .

Why the Beach Mila Aung -Thwin Boys? 1 was going to be driving through the Rocky Mountains in a line of cars, the line that drives 1984 Chevette, with my grand­ slow ly and waves and honks. mother and my great aunt. Help Somehow, they managed to shake me and I got lost. I think I got lost me, Rhonda!

My Grandmother has been a because of the Beach Boys — I Baptist missionary for most of her was lost in a dream world, a harlife. My Great Aunt is small and m ony-and-sun induced beach walks with a cane, her sentences movie fantasy: are almost syntax-free; she’s like On the beach, y o u ’ll fin d them Yoda, but without The Force. I’d there, in the sun and salty air, the be staying in an endless string of girls on the beach, are all within bland m otels and travelodges reach, if you know what to do.

The Beach Boys w atched (imagine Lolita without Lolita), meeting relatives that I couldn’t over my only brush with celebrity. possibly be related to. The Beach In August, I was in New York Boys somehow seemed to make City with four friends on a Surfin’ sense: they just seem to simplify Safari. Having just split up with the group, I was w alking up things.

Sitting in my car out side your Broadway when I saw the unmis­ house...remember when you spilt takable Yoko Ono (!) com ing Coke all over your blouse? Tee tow ards me on the sidew alk. shirts, sandals, cut-offs, a pair of While I also dig the Beatles, the thongs, we ’ve been having fun all only things I could think to ask Ms. Ono were: How much did summer long.

The last time I ’d driven John listen to Pet Sounds? I know through the Rocky Mountains was Paul was heavily influenced when with my family in 1983. This time, they did Sgt. Pepper’s ... did he I follow ed the same route. ever try surfing? Did you guys Forgotten m em ories would be ever meet Brian Wilson ?

I didn’t say anything to Yoko waiting for me at every rest area Ono. But only because it was late and each scrolling panorama.

One of the first memories to at night and she was wearing those resurface was the sound of the menacing sunglasses.

Summer o fficially ended Beach Boys. My sister had made a mix of their songs which we lis­ when I was driving back from tened to at 7,000 feet above the New York C ity, at dawn on appropriate sea level. Returning to August 15th. W e’d driven all a Vacation I’d done 13 years earli­ night, and it was almost six in the morning when we saw the skyline er, I needed the same soundtrack: Maybe if we think and wish of plain ol’ Montreal. Behind us, and hope and pray it might come the sunrise: bright, textured and true, baby, then there wouldn’t be pink. Seeping from the stereo car a single thing we couldn’t do. We was this Beach Boys verse: could be married ... and then we’d I ’m going surfin! (bob, bob, dip,

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dip, dip) I ’m going surfin’ (bob, bob, dip, dip, dip).

“Boy, this song really ruins the whole mood, doesn’t it,” said a co-traveller. The song must have sounded ridiculous to him — yet another Beach Boys song about

surfin’, but at 6 a.m. in a cramped rental car on the outskirts of a pink and orange Montreal, on the way back from New York City. It was ridiculous, in a way, but who else but the Beach Boys can place parentheses around something as

vague, warm and endless as a summer...baby?

Mila Aung-Thwin listens to Beach Boys records backwards to hear Satanic messages about surf­ ing.

McGill propaganda at its best Warning: The follow ing is recommended I » * / 2 - |- r i O O C for a freshman 1p W 11.11V aud ience.

Viewer discreAmin Kassam tion is advised.

Throughout the past week, vide a safeguard in case of an emer­ you've invariably been bombarded gency. In reality, McGill couldn’t with speakers, publications and care less if you were sitting on your advisors all “welcoming you to death bed (provided you don’t have McGill” and encouraging you “to any outstanding fees). In fact, the make the most of your McGill expe­ purpose of the disclosure is to pro­ rience.” Indeed, this is the time vide the McGill Alumni Association when M cG ill’s propaganda with an opportunity to call and machines are running at peak perfor­ harass you parents into giving a donation to pay off its enormous, mance.

As you begin to awake from mismanaged debt. your self-induced state of perpetual M yth #2: “ The student is our #1 drunkenness (and in some cases priority.”

I vomit), it becomes readily apparent Often stated in conjunction that many of you have been forced with Myth #1, this statement is per­ to swallow various myths passed haps more appropriate at other insti­ down to generation after generation tutions where excellence in teaching of frosh. These are myths designed is readily encouraged and acknowl­ j to propagate an image that has little edged. However, at McGill, money grounding in the reality you will is what matters. In other words, the eventually experience. lucrative world of research is Take for example the following deemed a far greater priority than time-honoured remarks quoted over you and your $1700 tuition cheques. the course of Orientation and For some professors, teaching is an Welcome Weeks of the past, present afterthought at best, a burden at and inevitably, the future: worst.

M y th # 1 : “ M c G ill cares ab o u t yo u !”

M yth #3: “Residence is a safe and clean environment.”

What this misguided adminis­ trator really means was, “McGill cares about your wallet.” Case in point — registration. While attain­ ing your student ID card, you will inevitably be asked to reveal the name of your parent(s)/legal guardian or next of kin. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is an attempt by the administration to pro-

To some extent, this claim is partially valid. However, your home away from home at McGill has a reputation of sweeping its problems under a rug. Denial is the name of the game. But don’t delude yourself into thinking that issues such as sex­ ual harassment, drug abuse, and sui­ cide don’t exist. Denial is one thing,

ignorance is another.

M y th # 4 : “ M c G ill values an d encourages student input.”

This one’s my favourite for its blatant hypocrisy. Administrators at McGill are generally quick to point out the various student representa­ tives serving on committees and Senate, the highest academic deci­ sion-making body at McGill. But what becomes apparent is that stu­ dent input is token at best. This is not 90210, and chancellors don’t go running around with student leaders craving their advice (mind you, some assert that President Chris Carter bears a striking resemblance to Brandon Walsh). In essence, McGill is an oligarchy run by a tight-knit group of principals, vice­ principals, and adm inistrators.

Together, they conspire to assert their own agenda and suppress dis­ sension. If you don’t believe me, ask anyone about the “Estates General.”

It truly is ironic that an institution based on the free and open exchange of ideas would be so quick to limit the ideas of its own students outside of the classroom.

Ultimately, this is simply a taste of more to come. The McGill propaganda machine is currently in full force, but it continues to run throughout the year. As you walk down the corridors of intellectual discourse, you will quickly learn to distinguish fact from fiction. This is the hallmark of McGill frosh of the past, and surely of the future.

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aquarius (Jan. 19-Feb. 18) With scorpio in your full moon rising, the stars point only one way. That way, my dear, is the path of least resis­ tance. Forget independence, forget aspirations; follow the herd blindly and hide your head under a pillow until the week is up.

taurus (April 20-May 20) It means “bull”. How’s that for a coincidence? I see - “ “ the weeks ahead hold much bull**** for you, Toro. As some wise man once said, “only a stagnant brain traps itself in paradise.” Grin and bear it, dude.

You are destined to lose your spiral notebook this week — along with some­ thing else (wink wink, nudge nudge). The only way to avoid the unwilling departures is to invest heavily in loose leaf. Much like your memo­ ry, it is better to lose your school work and your innocence piece by piece instead of all at once.

pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Fish swim through cur­ rents. So must you paddle through the lat! est trend of green nail polish and absinth addiction. Don’t give in to the fashion gods of the art school steps. Assert your individu­ ality — buy leopard print boots from Aldo.

gemini (May 21-June 20) None of the other signs seem to dig your vibes this week. My only sug­ gestion is to find a mate who sub­ scribes to the number system or, more effectively, pretend you are a leo until Friday. To do otherwise may get you in the middle of a nasty lynching.

capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.l9)

aries (March 21-April 19) My mother used to tell me that the way to make your dreams come true is to make your dreams really sim ple. Start off small this week, vow to figure out how to work your can opener, put your garbage in the designated area instead of in a comer of your bal­ cony.

Horoskop JoJo the dog-faced boy virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) O ne-tw elfth of the _ student population is comprised of virgos (roughly). With that many McGillites, forming an elit­ ist, SSMU-sponsored club with weekly wine and cheeses is a feasi­ ble way to make fellow sign friends and stave off the inevitable depression of fall. libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The artist you most identify with, M agritte, has an exhibit at the Musée des Beaux Arts. Ceci n ’est pas une horoscope.

Ceci n’est pas votre vie. Rock on. scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I t’s best to keep your pinchers to yourself this week.

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gers together.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

A fter a sum m er of f c 5s J l,each blanket fun, your tanned fanny may have trouble readjusting to the school year. Forget classes. Go to the Open Air Pub, crack open a 16-ouncer and cruise for a virgo.

Just remember, the longer you put something off, the less likely you will ever have to face it.

can’t move, and the FBI agents keep the same distance no m atter how fast I try to run. How can I escape the FBI j. Mansfield agents?

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This advice column is fo r entertainment purposes only. The Tribune does not accept responsi­ bility for any damages (physical, mental, or economic) incurred from following the author’s advise.

Please fe e l free to submit your dreams for analysis in the Tribune office, B01-A, William Shatner University Centre basement. The service is free, and your name will be changed on request.I I have a recurring dream that I have had since I was a little boy. I am running through a mall trying to escape some FBI agents carrying econo packs of Drano that they intend to pour down my throat. The strange thing is, I run and run, but I

Instead of wondering how to escape the FBI agents, you should focus on how to obliterate them from your dreamscape all together.

The agents connote authority.

Instead of being intimidated by them, you need to learn to stop run­ ning and face them. I suggest lucid dreaming, where you actively try to control your dreams. When the FBI agents come after you, imagine you have a heavy, bludgeoning object and use it to bash their little capi­ talist heads in. Because you cannot be put in jail for your dreams, take advantage of this private time to redirect your anger in a positive way. By displacing violent impuls­ es in your REM cycle, you avoid cracking on top of the Empire States Building and letting loose a round of lead.

I am a straight, heterosexu­ al, female. I had a dream the other night that I was a gay male fashion designer. I dressed all the models in chartreuse tuxedoes. I hate chartreuse! Do you think this dream means I’m not com­ fortable with my sexuality?

-I.M. Ezee Why chartreuse? Does the colour have negative childhood associations? This dream has noth­ ing to do with your sexuality. It has to do with how your parents dressed you while you were grow­ ing up. Did a grandmother ever knit you a chartreuse sweater? Did your father wallpaper your room in chartreuse? You feel the need to re­ possess control. In effect, you are becoming your parents, draping the world in the colour you most despise in some useless attempt at revenge. Perhaps you need to come to terms with the colour. Learn that it is just another shade on the spec­ trum, one to be embraced as will­ ingly as any other colour. Only then will it stop haunting your dreams.

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cancer (June 20-July 22) The tim e has never been better to splurge on a ridiculously over­ priced item with some­ one else’s credit card.

Dig your little claws into a ripe opportunity, make a 1-900 call, then run like the wind into a brand new future. leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Your delusions of grandeur are the most realised they have been since June. The time is right to spraypaint “Anthrax 4-eva” across the Three Bares and con­ vince a group of frosh that you are their leader and that they must fol­ low you in your coup d’état.

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September 4, 1996

McGill campus becomes home to “The Next Home” Offering quality and affordability to new home owners in the Montreal community B y B enji W einstein

No lo n g er w ill M cG ill’s School of Architecture be equated with the unsightly snow mass that sadly withered on lower campus last winter.

Although classes had not yet begun, all last week enthusiastic bodies could be seen walking in and out of the newest building on campus. The new structure is a prototype of the latest project by Professor Avi Friedm an of the School o f A rchitecture, and a team of students. The project, optimistically named “The Next H om e,” is one of the fruits of Professor Friedman’s Affordable Homes program, and comes in the wake o f the 1990s successful “Grow Home” project. With its innovative and practical design, the project has been getting rave reviews by people in and outside the field of architecture.

“I am very pleased with what I saw,” said John Kenward, presi­ dent of the C anadian Homebuilders Association. “It’s good to see some practical work being done on the question of housing affordability.”

With respect to the design, the Next Home is a three-storey structure. Buyers can purchase one, two, or all three levels. The interior structure of any given level can be custom designed by the purchaser. This permits the design to “suit the different bud­

gets, demographics and lifestyles of each household.” Furthermore, the exterior façade of each level can be custom-designed, allowing for owners to individualise their respective units. Many compo­ nents of the project are also ecofriendly. For example, the differ­ ent levels of the building are sepa­ rated by metal joists, and are filled with insulation made from recy­ cled newspapers. In addition, the materials used on parts of the sec­ ond and third storey balconies are made from recycled plastic bot­ tles.

While the reception that the Next Home has received reflects w ell on the School of Architecture, Professor Friedman maintains that the real rewards rest in the response of the targeted customer. Being an offspring of the A ffordable Homes depart­ ment, the Next Home has been designed to provide the opportuni­ ty of home ow nership to such dem ographic groups as single mothers and young couples.

“I am concerned about people like single m others,” Friedman said. “Environmental issues are also a major concern. There has been too much wasting and spend­ ing.”

According to Friedman, the ability to turn academ ia into a practical outlet is an important part of education.

“This is w hat university should be — educating and assist­

Single mothers and young people are the consumers targeted by the M cGill housing project. ing the public,” he said. “It is rewarding when you see kids run­ ning in the backyard and families with homes who would otherwise not have them.”

As for the reaction from the general public, whose pocketbooks will ultimately gauge the success of this project, the only indicator for now is the response o f the many people who have

gone inside the prototype to see it. “ In the city, a hom e is n ’t attractive unless it’s expensive, but this one is inexpensive and attractive,” said Andre Hammond, a visitor to the Next Home. “But I don’t think i.t would be appealing out in the suburbs.”

With its many apperent bene­ fits and public ap proval, the remaining question is whether or

not M cGill’s team of architects will be able to sell their idea.

A ccording to D avid C row itz, Professor Friedm an’s assistant, that will not be a problem.

“We are already in prelimi­ nary discussions with a builder,” Crowitz said. “The most common­ ly asked question is, ‘Where do I get a house?”’

Privacy on the Net: sealing your mail before you send it

By Samantha Lapedus Heading to Burnside for a new e-mail account? You may want to consider your options. With more and more people going on-line, one of the most heated topics in Internet ethics has come to the forefront — the issue of personal privacy.

You may not think that some­ one’s m ission im possible is to unravel the contents of your e-mail to cousin Mike about basket weav­ ing, but e-mail is notoriously easy to intercept.

Messages are kept on comput­ ers for months, or even years. If they aren’t stored safely, they can be viewed by anyone searching through a hard drive, by using sophisticated ‘snooping’ techniques, or by hack­ ing in via modem from a remote location.

Snooping was recognised earli­ er this year at a Harvard University Law School symposium on the global information infrastructure.

The sources were two security experts: Paul Straussmann, a profes­ sor at the National Defence University in Washington, D.C., and William Marlow, a top official at Science Applications International Corporation.

According to the paper written

by Straussmann and Marlow, it is easier to tap e-mail messages than voice telephone traffic.

Someone might know more about you than you think...

“Inspection of e-mail traffic can yield more comprehensive evi­ dence than just about any wire-tap­ ping efforts,” they wrote. “E-mail tapping is less expensive, more thor­ ough, and less forgiving than any other means for monitoring personal communications.”

Once e-mail is obtained, legally or not, it can be enormously valu­ able. Lawyers are increasingly using archived e-mail as evidence in civil litigation. And it was Oliver North’s e-mail (which he thought was deleted) that showed the depths of the Reagan adm inistration’s involvem ent in the Iran-Contra affair.

It is a blatant fact that technolo­ gy has far surpassed the law. We are moving towards a future when the world will be crisscrossed with net­ works linking together our increas­ ingly ubiquitous personal comput­ ers. Curiously enough, however, the government has passed very few laws to protect the privacy of users.

Proposed laws become tangled in webs of controversy. With the priva­ cy issue, debate surrounds what looks like a case of conflicting inter­ ests.

There have been several encryption programs developed in the last couple of years to ensure privacy to users. Phil Zimmerman

developed a program called Pretty Good Privacy, which is designed to keep your e-mail secret.

PGP is, according to all sources, unbreakable, and only those intended to receive a message can read it. By providing the ability to encrypt messages, PGP provides protection against anyone eaves­ dropping on the network. Even if an e-mail is intercepted, it will be unreadable to the snooper.

However, law enforcement officials fear that in the wrong hands, PGP could be a serious weapon. The FBI claims that the prograyn restricts police authorities in North America from monitoring criminals who have access to cryp­ tography, and that PGP takes away an important tool from the legal sys­ tem. While many government organisations have tried to ban the use of PGP, Zimmerman sees it as part of his constitutional right to pri­ vacy.

Just as people have the right to send a letter without a return address, or even drop it in a mailbox in another city, electronic rights advocates argue that it is within a person’s right to send an anony­ mous, untraceable electronic com­ munication.

Francis Litterio is a crusader for free speech on the net, and a strong advocate of Pretty Good Privacy.

“Anonymity allows people to practise free speech without fear of retribution,” she said. “And elec­ tronic communications open up opportunities to broaden democratic access to information.”

Privacy rights crusaders recog­ nise that just as the post office can be used to commit or hide a crime, privacy programs can be used by people with malicious intentions to send hate e-mail. And, like the post office and the telephone, the Internet can be used by spies or terrorists.

However, according to activists like Litterio, those abuses do not justify curtailing the rights of the vast num­ ber of people who use privacy in perfectly legal ways.

“Government agencies seem obsessed with anonymous e-mailers.

They were set up by people with a very legitimate privacy issue. Law enforcement has to keep up with the pace of technology as opposed to trying to infiltrate technology,” said Litterio.

At M cGill, approximately 20,000 students are using e-mail.

Alan Greenberg, director of the Computing and Tele-communica­ tions Centre at McGill, insists that system administrators at the univer­ sity are exceedingly meticulous and ethical.

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In order to unravel the myster­ ies of the earth’s complex biologi­ cal and chemical processes, scien­ tists are now exploring the rela­ tively new field of atmospheric remote sounding from space.

Professor Jim Drummond of the A tm ospheric Physics Department at the University of Toronto, is currently the leader of an international science team working on a program entitled Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere. MOPITT is a spaceborne instrument that will map the global distributions of methane and carbon monoxide in the troposhere (the lower atmosphere) for a period of five years.

“Emissions carry over large distances, and therefore we need to attack the problem as a global issue,” said Drummond.

MOPITT is scheduled to launch into polar orbit in 1998, on one of NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites. The EOS is the largest com ponent of NA SA ’s M ission Planet Earth Program, which focuses on biospheric and atmospheric interactions.

Carbon monoxide is a very significant atmospheric gas that stems from sources such as bio­

mass burning, rice paddies and the growth of forests. It is also essen­ tial in understanding how chemi­ cals are transported through the lower atmosphere.

Methane is a greenhouse gas with several potential sources such as wetlands, ruminant animals, and natural gas leakage. Although found in relatively small quanti­ ties, it is far stronger than the more common greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide; m inor changes in the atm ospheric concentration of methane could have critical effects on the global climate system.

“We sense the infra-red radia­ tion coming off of the planet and that has a signature of the atmos­ pheric gases buried in it,” said Drummond.

The data stemming from this five-year long experiment will be used to generate a complex chemi­ cal model of the troposphere with a predictive capability. The model will eventually look at how modi­ fications in the concentrations of certain gases will affect the global climate.

“In other words, you want a model that is good enough [so that] you can start asking the ‘what if questions,” said Drummond. “It will probably take another decade to do [the model], we’re making steady progress, there’s just not enough funding in the modelling in Canada to do it properly”.

Professor Nigel Roulet, of the McGill geography departm ent,

was one of the external referees for the original proposal of MOPITT, subm itted to NASA in 1988.

According to Roulet, MOPITT will allow scientists to establish where the hot sources of carbon monoxide and methane are in the world.

“But you are not going to be able to find the sources in the sense that you can attribute them to a specific pipeline in Siberia,” said Roulet. “MOPITT is not being designed as a legislative detective to figure out who’s polluting.”

M OPITT is funded by the Canadian Space Agency and by federal and industry contributions.

The N atural Sciences and E ngineering Research Council invested $730,000 in the Research Chair, Professor Jim Drummond.

They are the largest contributing partners in Canada.

“MOPITT is im portant for monitoring manmade changes to the environm ent,” said Peter Nelson, a program advisor with NSERC. “How the data will be interpreted once gathered is a long way down the road. The main con­ cern lies in the accuracy of the data.”

As for the global significance of such a scientific endeavour, MOPITT may only represent a small piece of the puzzle.

“MOPITT all by itself will answer no questions; MOPITT as part of a strategy will answer a lot of questions,” said Drummond.

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The horrors of moving: a never-ending sequel

With bags packed, and furniture in tow, you had some pretty interesting stories to tell about that experience we love to hate

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Photos by Rachel Ong We hired some movers early after­ noon, and they never showed up, and we kept calling, and they kept saying ‘a few more hours, a few more hours.’ So, it got later and later, 8 , 9, 10 p.m.., and then they just said ‘oh, sorry, too bad,’ and that they were all booked up for the rest of the week. We ended up hav­ ing to carry our stuff, and use cars.

Evo Rothschild, Computer Science Last year, we moved out on the night of the 31st, around mid­ night, when it ju st so happened to be pouring.

The moving van came, and the guy looked at my boyfriend, who’s sort of a slim guy, and goes ‘Don’t you have any real male friends to help you m ove?’ I was ju st saying ‘come on guys, let’s just move, let’s not have a confrontation.’ The moving guy was upset because we ended up having twice as much stuff as we said we had. Then, the landlord wouldn’t let us in, because the lease wasn’t until the 1 st of September. It was midnight, and

the stairs, one shelf fell and hit my foot, and then went through the stairs along with my shoe.

Robert Chun Kom-Lee, Management

we weren’t allowed in until 9 A.M. So we were just about to sit out overnight for. nine hours in the pouring rain, but finally he decided to let us in.

Mitra Sharafi, History I got the name of these people from the back of the Mirror, and so I called them up, and you could tell it was som eone’s house, it ju st didn’t sound too legitimate.

They said they could do it and that the day was fine, and that they would come over for a free estimate. We set up a time for Thursday, at around 6 , because I was having a party at 9. They didn’t show up, and when I called they wanted to come at 9. So, they said they were really sorry and sug­ gested that we do it the next day. I was stood up again, called, and they said ‘oh, you know, we’re really busy...’ We argued for about 20 minutes, and I basically just told them, ‘you know what, forget it’ and that it was too bad for them because I have a lot of friends who are moving and it could have been very lucrative for them.

Aliza Cooperman, English Literature We rented a truck and brought all our stuff up here, and we got a phone call from some friend of a friend who wanted us to take a few

thing.

Lisa Richler, English Literature I lived the life of a gypsy last year, because 1 d id n ’t actually have a place to stay. I stayed with various friends, so I was always backpacking. The place that I moved to on Drolet was an absolute hole — there were humidity bugs, and I couldn’t even get any sleep there. It was a four month sublet, and I ended up sleeping there all of three nights, because it was so humid. Luckily, my friend’s landlord put me up in his guest room, where I stayed for a few months. Then I ended up stay­ ing with missionaries.

Bob Madrical, part-time McGill student I tried to some shelves of wood, and I was coming

I did a fiveday road trip from Saskatchewan, in a m inivan, and I ’m allergic to dogs. My fiancée, who I was travel­ ling with, had a dog. It’s like a golden Lab/Rottweiller, dog hair everywhere, very hot in the car,

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Net privacy...

Continued from Page 9 “There are set guidelines for the preservation of privacy, and we consider this extremely important.

System managers must respect pri­

vacy as specified in the McGill Computing Facilities Code of Conduct, and there are strong disci­ plinary actions against those who do not follow the code,” he said.

Although McGill may engage in ethical management of the e-mail system, privacy is never guaranteed.

“Mail, like most files, is rela­ tively secure at McGill. However, although it’s not like a postcard, it’s not sealed either,” explained Greenberg.

Privacy is weighed against maintaining security. This means that when system failures or design

ty system.

“This happens quite a few times over the year,” Greenberg admitted.

“My advice would be to never put anything in e-mail that you don’t want publicised,” he suggested. “It’s better to be safe than sorry.”

defaults occur, authorised McGill personnel may have access to data stored on MCF while pursuing sys­ tem problems.

Perhaps the greatest challenge to e-mail privacy at McGill is the threat posed by hackers and crackers who attempt to take on the universi­

B reaking up is hard to do Randy said the experience was so painful that he did not want his last name used in this story.

“We’re in the same program, and so we often have a couple of classes together, which makes it even more difficult,” he said.

Dr. Bernard Stein, a psychia­ trist at the Jewish General Hospital, said a breakup is often a factor in

By Samantha Lapedus

Esther Chang said it was the classic let-her-down-easy dumping.

“I love you, and you’re my best friend, but I don’t really want to be going out anym ore,” she recalled her boyfriend of two and a half years saying. “We can still be friends. You deserve someone bet­ ter. There are plenty of guys out there.”

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It’s been more than four months.

They haven’t spoken since.

When she told her family and friends, they all tried to console her Hanging on to a lost love can be painful with the wellintentioned but highly irritating mood problems and depression.

“Sometimes it acts as the cata­ “life goes on...time heals all...”

“The bottom line,” said Chang, lyst that brings to light an underly­ a first year arts student at McGill, ing depression,” he said. “Other “is that whether you are the dumper times, it’s a problem in itself.”

For some, a boyfriend or girl­ or the dumpee, you end up feeling friend represents not just a friend­ like the scum of the earth.”

Being jilted can be one of ship, but a relationship that may life’s most painful experiences. have sustained them when other And the end of the summer seems relationships — for example, with family or peers — were stormy or like a popular time for it to happen.

During the post-breakup peri­ non-existent.

“A breakup can seriously dis­ od, Esther moved through several stages. She has bravely offered to rupt a person’s life,” said Stein.

“School can be almost completely share them: Grieving: “You feel like a 200- abandoned. And it can be shown in pound entity is sitting on your many other ways as well. Further, the breakup may only be the tip of chest. You’re emotionally numb.”

Pain: “No need to explain if the iceberg and can bring out deep­ er negative feelings.” . you’ve been through a breakup.”

Some are able to put a rela­ Fear: “Fear of being alone, and a feeling like you’ll never get out of tionship behind them quickly but, for many, breaking up can be extra­ this situation.” ordinarily painful.

Sadness: “If only...”

Stein offers a few words of Anger: pick your own word Depression: “You just don’t advice: • Once you’ve decided to split want to make the effort...”

Acceptance: “You begin to up, stay away from each other. realise you can really survive and You’re only prolonging the agony • Find something to occupy that it truly is over.”

Rebuilding: “You start taking yourself with — school, work, a better care of yourself and finally hobby, going out with friends.

• Try writing down your become happy again.”

Randy said that it took him thoughts.

• Pamper yourself. Do every­ months to get over his breakup. His girlfriend of nearly a year left him thing for yourself that makes you feel special and important. for another guy.

• Don’t shut out your friends “I felt lousy for a long, long time,” he said. “I really loved her, and family. They can give you cru­ and I couldn’t believe that she cial support; you don’t have to go through it solo. didn’t feel the same.”

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On a collision course with Pluto

By Marc G illiam Forget Mars. For signs of life that are really out of this world, check out Pluto. With a universal mandate to rock, Pluto intercepts today’s growing alterna-pop scene with some directives of its own.

Rolf Hetherington, a guitar­ playing specimen from Pluto, was plucked out of an otherworldly sleep to comment on both the band’s attention-grabbing dynamic and their forthcoming up-link with McGill’s Welcome Week ’96.

Rolf, who plays both lead and rhythmic guitar, explains that Pluto germinated in 1993 when bassist John Ounpuu and drummer Justin Leigh hooked up with front man Ian Jones and Rolf himself. Pluto’s first full-length indie album was released in 1995 on Mint Records.

Of course, the progression did not stop there. Virgin Records offered Rolf and the boys the chance to record their major label debut.

Their self-titled album was released last spring.

Was the move from an inde­ pendent to a major label a big one?

“Not big really,” says Rolf. “Both companies are the same. It’s just that there’s more people and money involved now.”

Being Pixies fans, Pluto is quick not to put too much of a cor­ porate spin on their development as a band. “The only structure for our

Rolf, Justin, John, a n d Ian (l to r): no bongos new album was our live perfor­ mances. ‘Failure,’ for instance, was re-recorded for our Virgin debut only because we weren’t happy with the cut recorded on our indie disc and we were no longer playing the song that way live. Virgin really has little to do with the music directly.”

The band also chose which songs to carry from their indie album over to the major label. Rolf expresses immense pride with the project. “It was something that our live gigs could do for us — we dis­ covered our preferences, our strong points just from repeatedly playing

live.”

Pluto’s live sound is an impor­ tant factor since it drives the band to record. “Playing in the studio can be tedious. We strive to simply repro­ duce our current live sound in the studio and not work from a precon­ ceived idea,” Rolf explains.

He confirms that live shows are the band’s lifeline: “We make it a goal to tour, to even hit the west coast of the States. The U.S. is such a daunting place, it really keeps us humble.”

Illegal aliens or not, Pluto tar­ gets the United States for other rea­ sons as well. With a four-song EP now joined by their self-titled album, Rolf justifies the band’s southern exposure as survival.

Concentration on a country as diverse and sprawling as Canada can be deadly for a small band.

When it comes to borders, Pluto certainly does have a discrimi­ nating eye. They can slice their audi­ ences into the good, the bad and the ugly upon command. The good: “An audience that likes good pop-rock music, the greater difference in ages, the better.” The bad: “A jaded audi­ ence, indie rockers that want to hear bongos and stuff.” The ugly: “Our last gig in Toronto — two young girls got into a cat fight on the stage.” Just plain ugly.

Pluto plays with the Doughboys and Chixdiggit this Friday in the Shatner Ballroom. Admission is free.

Welsh finds Ecstasy Ecstasy

By Irvine Welsh 276 pages, $19.95 Publisher: Jonathan Cape

By Liz Lau Irvine Welsh is not exactly a household name, but he may soon be to the ‘80s and ‘90s what Kerouac was to his generation. The Scottish-born writer’s latest work, Ecstasy, has just turned paperback and been released in North America.

Since the publication of his first novel, Trainspotting (1993), Welsh has been hailed by some lit­ erary critics as a new voice for a younger generation and their cul­ ture. The successful film version of Trainspotting has boosted Welsh’s own popularity, making him a tiny legend on both sides of the ocean.

His depiction of a group of subur­ ban Edinburgh kids and their har­ rowing experiences with heroin addiction is honest, unsympathetic and never judgmental.

In Ecstasy, Welsh zooms into a different drug culture. Displaying a fascination for E and the rave Continued on Page 18

Walking, talking reptile: an interview with The Jesus Lizard B y A nya S pethmann

Yoiv’s performances aim to shock

The Jesus Lizard is the hot band in the hard core alterna rock scene.

Called “dangerously good” by Rolling Stone, they have toured with some o f the biggest names in today’s music industry. Ministry, Rage Against the Machine and 1995's Lollapolooza have all wit­ nessed Lizard’s compelling stage show, featuring a naked lead singer and testicle tricks the likes of which you ’ve probably never seen. So here is what bassist Duane Denison had to say about record labels, musical evolution and exotic lizards.

Tribune: You just released your first major label record, Shot, on EMI, after releasing your previous two on an indie label. People theo­ rise endlessly about the differences between and relative m erits of major and indie labels. In particular, how do you feel the switch has affected your sound?

Duane Denison: It really hasn’t affected it at all. We’re still the same four people writing songs. It has a lot to do with realistic under­ standing and expectations. That’s part of why we signed with EMI. Some bands can sell millions of records, but no one is pressuring us to do that. What has changed is the amount of time we spend in the stu­ dio and [on] the budget.

Trib: Your music has changed, however, since your first album.

Can the change be attributed to the band’s maturing and musical pro­ gression?

DD: We have changed somewhat, and some change occurs naturally, organically. Perceptions change. As we get older, we become more open to things. There was never a con­ scious decision to change anything.

Trib: The music has a very immedi­ ate, primal quality. In particular, your lyrics have an almost ‘stream of consciousness’ feel to them. To what degree do you feel this to be true?

DD: I don’t write the lyrics, David does, but I know that they are very deliberate. There are many drafts of the vocal parts. In a song like “Thumper” the words are pretty much meaningless, but I don’t think that necessarily has any signifi­ cance. There is a long tradition of that in rock, going all the way back to Wa-Bop-Be-Luh-Bah. What does that mean?

Trib: David Yow, your lead singer is almost as famous for his antics, on stage, as he is for his music. How do you and the rest of the band react to his exhibitionism?

DD: I try to concentrate on what I’m doing. I just don’t watch. After all this time, I just don’t notice any­ more. I concentrate on staying in

with the rhythm section. If I’m not doing that, I check out the crowd.

The music keeps people’s attention.

If that’s not there, if all we did was do things that shocked, people wouldn’t keep coming back.

Trib: OK, so the Jesus Christ Lizard is a Costa Rican lizard that can walk on water. Does your name have anything to do with that?

DD: 1 didn’t even know there was such a thing. Really, it was just a combination of words that sounded cool at the time. I thought that it was Moses who walked on water...

Anyway, in the straight world there were a bunch of “Jesus” bands a couple of years back.

Trib: So what does it all mean?

DD: If you’re in a rock band — and I do consider Jesus Lizard to be a rock band — guitar, bass, drums and singer, that’s almost the defini­ tion of a rock band. Playing live is what it’s about, the energy and excitement. You have to want to play, to have people see you do what you do. When we started, we wanted to play at parties, play loud, show off. You want to record, but playing live comes first. I think peo­ ple now join bands because they want to see themselves in videos....

Staying in touch with rock is impor­ tant. Fun, excitem ent, volume, noise, booze...

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EnviroCrow: reduce, reuse, recycle Questions arose with news of a new Crow movie: Would it be a totally fresh film or a rehash of the first one? Sadly, the answer is rehash.

The Crow: City of Angels does not attempt to refute the legacy of the 1994 original. In fact, the new production seems to beg comparison right from the beginning.

Mia Kirshner is Sarah, Eric and Shelley’s young friend from The Crow ‘94. As the first character the audience meets, Sarah introduces the protagonist Ashe Corven (Vincent Perez) and his son, Danny, through a series of dreams.

The storyline also compares well with the original. A group of thugs murder two loved ones, but after the victim is brought back to life to avenge the wrongful deaths, the loved ones are reunited.

Everyone lives (or doesn’t live) hap­ pily ever after.

City of Angels assumes a more supernatural tone than the first film, emphasising mysterious forces over a critique of social decay. The mur­ derers are not a band of street crimi­ nals fighting for power over the drug trade. Rather, they are followers of Judah, the cultish messiah.

Judah is helped by an oracular sidekick, the soothsaying Sybill, and a bunch of hooligans ranging from the infantile and sexually inept to the coolly efficient martial arts expert. Despite all the interesting characters, the film resolves battles and punishes villains in convention­ al Hollywood fashion.

City of Angels does find new ground with its stylistic elements.

The wardrobes incorporate corsets and flowing garments as well as modern leather and latex. The scenes are set in predominantly dark environments pierced by uneasy lighting in garish yellow, blue, and red. Light is no longer a traditional symbol of safety and comfort.

In City of Angels, darkness is wanted; the sun becomes a dark blue in Danny’s painting rather than a bright, happy yellow. Death as well as darkness becomes the only thing desired and celebrated.

This film is an elaboration of The Crow. City o f Angels gives audiences a more intelligent reitera­ tion of the clichéd “love is stronger than death” theme while still main­ taining the strong score, vivid death scenes, and darkly lush settings that made the first film so popular.

Music of the Crow: Caw-some

By Marc G illiam “The Crow soundtracks pre­ sent a telling snapshot of what’s happening in the alternative music scenes, defining The Crow’s sonic portrait just as surely as the filmed imagery.” So read the liner notes, and accurately at that, to The Crow: City o f Angels.

First off, the City o f Angels soundtrack stands as a brilliant companion piece to the film. The farthest thing from a throwntogether promotional vehicle, it assembles big bands with lesserknown artists to form a cohesive souvenir of the film.

There is an undeniable con­ nection between film and disc. The Crow originator Jam es O ’Barr cites Iggy Pop circa 1976 as one of the main models for his cre­ ation. In City o f A ngels, Iggy

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4 Non-Blondes’ Linda Perry and Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane fame) collaborate on the outstanding song, “Knock Me Out.” As well, Hole’s remarkable cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” commences the disc smoothly (kudos to Ric Ocasek for production that helps to refigure the band’s new image).

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What’s hot and what’s definitely not T he g o in g s-o n in th is sc h izo p h re n ic b u t c o o l isla n d to w n a d r ift in a se a o f tre n d s September brings with it a bundle of new maladies — jittery nerves, cold feet and sweaty palms, to begin the list. For frosh, the year at McGill looms ahead unknown and threatening, so naturally there is some cause for anxiety.

For the rest of us, the routine is familiar and therefore makes us even more anxious. Classes, homework: so many things to divert the wannabe hip from keeping up with the ever-changing Montreal trends.

What’s a girl/boy to do? The perennially with-it and groovy Tribune staff has compiled a list to give you the 411 on what is and isn’t happening.

First, a few general pointers. Dos and Don’ts, if you will: Chihuahuas and blue nail polish are passé, and Manic Panic hair dye is too. Do check out Groove Society; don’t go near Annie’s unless drinking is your only goal. Montreal has a serious everything scene, so whatever you do, do check out something. Some suggestions: restaurants around St. Denis like the Blue Nile, dancing at Sky, jazz at Biddle’s, and the street sale on St. Laurent. If you have time and need any kind of food, Jean Talon market is always fun. So, with no further ado, we give you the First-Ever-Tribune-Back-to-School-What’s-Hot-and-What’s-Not-List.

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Jagermeister Cinéma du Parc Gert’s after 11 (a.m.)

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Irvine Welsh finds new drug in successor to Trainspotting Continued from Page 15 scene, he goes to work on three short stories.

Lorraine Goes to Livingston: A Rave and Regency Romance is a tale about a successful-though-notvery-literary romance novelist.

Rebecca Navarro suffers a stroke and discovers her husband has been channelling her hard-earned money into his own illicit hobbies, and starts a plan for revenge.

This hackneyed plot line is

tongue in cheek — Rebecca’s life resem bles the novels that she writes. Welsh interweaves excerpts from Rebecca’s novels throughout the story, drawing some not so sub­ tle parallels.

Fortune’s Always Hiding: A Corporate Drug Romance centres around the life of Samantha, who was born without arms due to a defective drug that her mother took during pregnancy. Samantha seeks revenge from the businessmen who blindly put the drug on the market despite evidence that the drug

could have harmful side-effects.

Her anger and feelings of isolation bubbles up into a twisted fascina­ tion with limb removal. Enlisting the help of her love-struck boyfriend, Samantha plans her ulti­ mate of vengeance.

The last story, The Undefeated: An A cid House Rom ance, features Lloyd and Heather leaving their desperately lonesome lives to meet and fall in love. Thirty-one-year-old Lloyd finds him self E ’d out at raves, sleeping with teenage girls, and

unable to settle down to a stable life. Heather’s marriage to her uni­ versity beau has turned dull and claustrophobic, and Heather seeks to break out of her monotonous life.

It is hard not to find these tales trite and mundane at tim es.

Welsh’s use of the campy romance theme as a backdrop for his modem drug tales is not as much trendy and stylised as it is kitschy and, at times, tiring.

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Better dead than second: the Olympics’ new blood sport Science

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This sum m er’s Olympic Games saw the largest gathering of nations in the history of sports.

Besides the more obvious compe­ titions for medals, Atlanta also played host to the latest event in an ongoing, hidden race: the race between athletes searching for new ways of illegally enhancing performance and the scientists who attempt to catch them.

Until recently, doping has meant taking steroids, ampheta­ mines, or other “traditional” drugs, but a new front has now been opened in the doping battle.

“Steroids are the old form of doping,” said Dr. Raynald Gareau of the Université de Québec à Trois Rivières. “The new forms are erythropoietin, human growth hormone, [and other] mimetic peptides.”

These new drugs fall into the International Olympic Committee’s category of banned substances called “peptide and glycoprotein hormones and ana­ logues.” These are compounds that are naturally produced in our bodies. But by artificially boost­ ing levels, athletes can enhance their performances, but at the risk of potentially lethal side effects.

Take erythropoietin (EPO).

It is a hormone produced in the kidney that regulates the produc­

tion of red blood cells. People suf­ fering from kidney disease can have reduced EPO production, leading to anaemia. In order to treat this, a synthetic form of EPO was devel­ oped in the mid-1980s. It did not take long for some athletes to dis­ cover its existence.

Artificial EPO can increase red blood cell counts, which in turn increases the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. For athletes in endurance events such as cycling, long-distance running or the triathlon, one injection can produce the same effect as months of highaltitude training.

However, the spread of EPO use has left a trail of bodies to mark its path. By 1991, Der Spiegel reported that at least 18 European cyclists had died from EPO use.

Artificial EPO can make the blood incredibly thick, leading to high blood pressure and, in some cases, heart attacks.

Despite this, anecdotal evi­ dence indicates that EPO use has continued to thrive among elite endurance athletes. Yet the extent of the problem is virtually impossible to document, for the simple reason that there is no test that can detect illegal EPO use.

However, the honeymoon for EPO users may be drawing to a close. In the March edition of the journal Nature, a team led by Gareau published evidence that there may be a way to test for artifi­ cial EPO. Instead of detecting the artificial EPO itself, the test attempts to follow the hormone’s biochemical footprints. The excess

production of red blood cells brought on by artificial EPO results in a depletion of body iron stores.

According to Gareau, by following natural markers of iron stores, one can detect the artificial adminis­ tration of EPO up to 15 days after use has ended.

While G areau’s test seems promising, there are still com plications that need to be resolved before it can be used on com petitive ath­ letes. The foremost dif­ ficulty lies with the nature of the test: it can only be per formed on blood, not urine samples.

Dr. Christiane Ayotte, head of the IOC accredited testing lab in Pointe-Claire explained that there are two reasons for the preferen­ tial use of urine samples. First, most drugs can be found in 1 0 0 - 2 0 0

times greater concentrations in urine than in blood. Gareau’s EPO test would be the first for which blood samples are necessary.

Second, blood tests are considered to be more “intrusive,” and are therefore more open to legal chal­ lenges.

“Litigation is the big problem,” warned Ayotte. “Even if the tests are clear to scientists, it depends on the understanding of judges and

lawyers. The mes­ sage to athletes is ‘if you test posit i ve , I fight it.’

Paul M elia of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport em phasised that though the litigation problem is serious in the United States, it has not yet been felt in Canada.

“We must remem­ ber,” Melia said, “that par­ ticipation in sport is a privilege, not a right, and to avail yourself of this you must adhere to certain regulations, including agreeing to drug testing.”

The question of rights and privileges leads us to the more fun­ damental issues of why athletes

take performance-enhancing drugs, and whether there is any way to definitively eliminate the practice.

“In North America, people feel that it is a right to succeed,” said Ayotte. As Melia put it, “our sports systems disproportionately value outcomes.”

Melia believes that the only way to eliminate drugs in sports is to take away the demand for them by changing the “win at all costs" attitude that is so prevalent.

Otherwise, he said, the dopers will always remain one step ahead of the testers, since “you can’t test for something that you don’t know exists.”

For the time being, EPO users are still leading the testers. While .Gareau’s team has made consider­ able progress since their publication last March, Ayotte estimated that it will take another year or two before the test will be ready for labs like hers to use on competitive athletes.

One must remember that the majority of athletes are not the testers’ opponents. After all, testing was first introduced in the 1960s at the request of athletes. Even now, no one is more eager for effective testing programs than those athletes who compete cleanly.

McGill baseball gets make-over

By T ae M inh L uonc

Two years ago, Montrealers mourned the lost possibility of a World Series stint for the Expos, our home town big league team.

But in that same year, another team from the city, the McGill Redbirds, captured the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association crown in the four-team league.

Last year, the Redbirds were able to repeat as regular season division champs with a record of 13-5, but ended up third in the everexpanding league. Now with 21 teams, CIBA competition is grow­ ing more fierce as ball clubs vie for the title of university champions.

Presently in its third season.

the league has gained considerable support, both in and out of the stands. The Redbirds have become more attractive to corporate sup­ port; the Rawlings sporting goods company has signed on as an offi­ cial sponsor for the team.

The Redbirds hope that fund­

raising campaigns will boost the team’s exposure to the rest of the university community. The Redbird’s have a new logo to go along with their bid to win the sup­ port of McGill students. The fight­ ing bird proudly displayed on ball caps and T-shirts represents a ball club that has found its niche in the university sports scene.

Team president Adrian Currie believes that the Redbirds are one of the favourites to win it all this season. Action begins when main rival Laval comes to town for the Birds' home opener September 7.

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Redmen come from behind to win home opener, 22-14 Continued from Page 1 In the third quarter, Bishops scored again, increasing their lead to 14-3. As McGill fans started to leave the stadium, things appeared to be getting worse for the home team. In front of some 1,500 fans, the team seemed unable to stop the Gaiters’ offensive onslaught.

The Redmen took a number of poor penalties in the third, only helping the Gaiters’ already strong attack. McGill’s offense was going nowhere, and the defense was unable to stop the Gaiters’ passing game.

With seven minutes remaining in the quarter, coach Charlie Baillie called for Toering to play a quarter­ back sneak on third and short on the team’s own 45-yard line. The bold play inspired the team, igniting Toering to throw a 38-yard comple­ tion to receiver Jay McHarg. Kicker Bently Harris capped off the drive, completing a 31-yard field goal to bring McGill within eight.

Toering continued his strong play from the last series by connect­ ing on a 27-yard pass with 3:25 left

in the quarter. The pass was fol­ lowed up by a tremendous 37-yard touchdown run by rusher Shawn Linden. With Bishops up 14-12, McGill went for a two-point conver­ sion to even up the score but came up empty as Toering’s short pass into the end-zone was dropped.

Bishops fought back. Unwilling to let the Redmen back into the game, they mounted a full field drive starting from their own 10 yard line. Quarterback Jeremy Tessier made two completions to get the Gaiters to their 50-yard line, and were poised to regain a substantial lead in the final quarter. On the first play of the fourth, though, the attack was stopped cold. On the verge of connecting for a third big pass of the drive, the McGill defense stepped up and tipped the ball just before it reached its destination down the right side of the turf.

Starting from their own 30-yard line, McGill once again tried a march down field. This time, the ini­ tial blow was struck by rookie quar­ terback Ryan Jones, who connected on a 26-yard passing play down the centre of the field. Toering returned

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after the one play, only to find open air for himself and connect with Rob Posthumus for a 44-yard touchdown pass. This marked the first aerial score for the Redmen since the 1994 season.

Leading 19-14, the Redmen never looked back. A few key defensive plays, somewhat lacking in the first half, spurred the team on to its first victory of the season.

With less than six minutes left in the contest, McGill sealed the win with Olivier Lefebvre’s 15-yard quarter­ back sack into the Bishops endzone.

“Our whole philosophy is com­ ing up field and getting off the foot­ ball; w e’re a pressure-oriented defense,” explained Kirshner. This helped to explain the number of sacks and knockdowns the Redmen created over the course of the game.

Putting the game into perspec­ tive, Toering attributed the win to a number of big plays which ignited the team to victory. “[When] people step up and make the big plays, it gets the whole team up. From there, it all just snowballs.”

Redmen hope to harness power o f the snowball effect.

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Ice Redmen announce coaching change The Hockey Redmen have announced the hir­ ing of a new head coach for the 1996-7 season.

Replacing last year’s chief Terry Bangen will be his former assistant, Martin Raymond.

Bangen, who led the Redmen to second place in their division and into a sudden death play-off game against Ottawa last year, left McGill in the sum m er to coach with the NHL V ancouver Canucks.

M artin Raym ond is no foreigner to head­ coaching. On July 22, he was given the reigns of the Montreal Roadrunners. He led the rollerhockey team to a third place finish in the tough central divi­ sion. The team was in a close battle for second for Raymond’s entire tenure, but lost out of a playoff berth in the end after a pair of tough losses to the New York Cobras, the league leader.

R aym ond was nam ed head coach o f the Roadrunners when the team was suffering a deep slump and was looking for a change in direction.

This season, Raymond will look to push the Redmen past their achievements of last year. They were a good enough team to beat Ottawa in the playoffs last year; they had beaten them five straight times going into the game. Raymond will now be called upon to lead the Redmen beyond their previous achievements, just as he did in the summer.

Red ‘n ’ White Night Welcome McGill will be hosting the first annual Red ‘n’ White welcome night this Friday, September 6 . The affair is open to all intercollegiate players and hope­ fuls, and is being geared as part of new initiative to intermix athletes of different sports at McGill.

The meeting will start at 5:30 with a few short welcomes by various McGill representatives, and will be followed by a feast of food and cheap beer for all those interested in playing for the Redmen or Martlets.

After the affair, all will be invited to attend the Redmen football game vs. Concordia at Molson Stadium, starting at 7:30.

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Department of Athletics Campus Recreation

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PLAY BEGINS

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O ct. 2 6 & 2 7 1 0 :0 0 - 1 8 :0 0 hrs.

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B A D M IN T O N TO U R N A M E N T

M EN W OMEN DOUBLES

$ 7 .0 0 per player

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$ 7 0 .0 0 per team

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Fieldhouse A & B

FLAG FO O TBALL LEAGUE

M EN W OMEN

$ 7 0 .0 0 per team

Sep t. 3 , 0 9 : 0 0 to Sept. 1 0 , 1 7 :0 0

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Forbes Field and Low er Cam pus

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M cC onnell W inter Stadium

SOCCER LEAGUE

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$ 1 0 0 .0 0 per team

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SOFTBALL LEAGUE

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$ 7 0 .0 0 per team

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S ep t. 1 0 , 1 8 :3 0 hrs.

(M e n & Co-Rec) Fieldhouse

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M iddle Field and M olson Stadium

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$ 7 .0 0 per player

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Sep t. 3 , 0 9 :0 0 to Sept. 1 0 , 1 7 :0 0

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$ 7 0 .0 0 per team

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$ 2 0 .0 0 per team

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In many sports space is limited - registration is on a first come first served basis.

Please note that registration deadlines are strictly enforced.

A representative from each team must attend the captains' meeting for that sport

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Sports Complex, 475 Pine Avenue West

The Instructional Program has som ething for QWQIIK/QGOQS C o u rse R e g is tra tio n B e g in s Wednesday, September 11, 1996 08:00-18:00 hrs

SPORTS COMPLEX

Through the fall and winter, the Department will be offering an exciting Pay-As-You-Go Fitness program. Classes will feature Step and Aerobics. Both activities are designed for a total body workout.

Step is a challenging low impact class based around stepping Aerobics is an upbeat, advanced high impact class

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Courses offered in the areas of: • Aquatics • Martial Arts • Outdoor Pursuits • Dance • Racquets • Fitness • Varia

Most classes begin the week of September 16, 1996

A erobics :

Tuesday & Thursday Friday Saturday, Sunday

17:30-18:25 hrs 16:00-16:55 hrs 12:00-12:55 hrs

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M an/W ed/Fri Saturday, Sunday

17:00-17:55 hrs 13:00-13:55 hrs

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Sports Complex Members

$ 1 ,7 0 */$ 2 .5 0 /class

Tickets go on sale in the Sports Complex 15 minutes before class. ‘ Book of 10 tickets for $17 purchased in advance (members only)

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Plethora of U.S. college football teams ready for title run B y R ichard D urrett

Let the games begin. After the first big weekend of U.S. college football, one thing is clear: there are more than a few teams with national championship aspirations.

Even though Nebraska owns the title of two-tim e defending champion, many top rate teams are ready to de-throne the Comhuskers.

Tennessee Volunteers One of them, the Tennessee Volunteers, have an experienced quarterback in Peyton Manning (son of Archie) and a defense that could be the best in the country against the run. Philip Fulm er’s team also has a favourable sched­ ule with nine of the eleven games in the state of Tennessee. The Vols got o ff to a quick start last Saturday with a convincing 62-3 victory over UNLV.

Florida State Seminoles Year in and year out, Florida State contends for the national title. Yes, the Seminoles benefit from playing in a basketball con­ ference, but Bobby Bowden knows how to run an offense and, if the defensive line can play together,

the trophy could be in Seminole country. FSU has the easiest schedule of anyone in the Top-25, facing only one top-ten team, that being state rival Florida.

Florida Gators Speaking of the Gators, the entire campus is just now recover­ ing from the absolute beating N ebraska handed them in the Fiesta Bowl last January. Steve S purrier has not only had to answer questions about his football team, but also his personality. That means that S purrier’s attitude, which many deem arrogant, could be a positive quality on the field, but a negative one off. Regardless, the Gators are strong as usual on offense. Spurrier’s mind is brilliant when it comes to play-calling in pressure situations. The big ques­ tion in Gainsville is defense. The good news is that the defense scored four touchdowns in the sea­ son opener; the bad news is that Southwestern Louisiana (one of the worst teams in college football) scored 21 points on that same defense.

Colorado Buffalos Koy Detmer is the main man in C olorado for the Buffalos.

Redbirds baseball...

Continued from Page 19 one of the more talented teams in the league. However, it had one major weakness: coaching. With only one full-time coach on the bench, quantity, not quality, of coaching proved problematic.

The Redbirds have since reme­ died this situation with an all new staff comprised of manager Ernie D’Alessandro, hitting coach Dave G oldberg, and pitching coach Butch Lill. While they have no prior connections to the university, the three-man crew comes highly recommended from some of the players themselves.

Currie believes the improve­ ment in coaching will provide the team with more disciplined play and a better grasp of the game’s fundamentals that could very well push the team over the hump. With about a dozen veteran players returning to the team, there should be little trouble integrating eight to ten rookies.

Players across Canada and the United States are trying out for the

team. Key players from last year include team MVP Mark DeBoer, catcher Yan Monet, and staff ace Brian Titherington.

In one of the biggest tourna­ ments this year, McGill and the University of Toronto will repre­ sent Canada in the Collegiate Baseball Classic in Columbus, Ohio. The five-day tournament starting September 19 will also feature two dozen teams from the U.S. college Division II and Division III circuits. Since the ball club is only in its third season, an invitation such as this indicates the kind of ground the Redbirds have gained in their short history.

So while there is no Griffey or Thomas to check out, the Redbirds should attract baseball fans with skilled ball players and high-calibre play.

The Redbirds can be seen in action at Côte St. Luc’s Centennial Park, near the Cavendish Mall. On Sunday, the Birds will host cross­ town rivals, the Concordia Stingers.

Admission is free, and refreshments are available at the park canteen.

Has your favourite prof spontaneously combust­ ed in the middle of a lecture, and the Administration swore everyone to secrecy, and you think maybe someone should know?

Call 398-DOOM, and tell the Tribune.

P.S.: It would help if you had photos.

Seeking responsible What’s On Coordinator to organise campus and community listings for 96/97 Tribune.

Please drop by our office in Shatner B-01A or call 398-DOOM this week.

Detmer has a legitimate shot at the Heisman Trophy and his team has a good chance to win the title. Rick Neuheisal has done a fabulous coaching job since taking over from Bill McCartney a couple of years ago. Unlike FSU and Tennessee, Colorado has a very tough schedule as they finish the 1996 season at Nebraska.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Those are the top contenders, but many are waiting in the wings for someone to make a mistake.

Notre Dame has another top team.

U nfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the fans in South Bend expect a national championship every sin­ gle year. Last season’s 9-3 record

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was a disaster by Notre Dame stan­ dards, so Lou Holtz has a tough job ahead. He has a senior leader in Ron Powlus at quarterback and maybe their best defense in years.

Don’t ever count out the Fighting Irish.

Penn State Nitany Lions Another team never to count out is Penn State. After looking nearly perfect against a pre-season Top-25 Southern Cal team, the Nitany Lions are in the thick of the Big 10 and the national chase. Joe Patemo is one of the best coaches in the business and he has what all true contenders do: an experienced quarterback. Penn State’s defense continues to be a strong area in Happy Valley.

My final contender is Texas.

No team has the depth at running back like the L onghorns. The offensive line is big and experi­ enced, and James Brown is feeling good at quarterback. The Longhorns survived a monsoon last week in Austin and won over Missouri easily.

No m atter who wins this year’s National Title, it will be exciting. The NCAA has issued a new rule that will ban tie games.

Overtime has been implemented with each team having one posses­ sion at the opposition’s 25-yard line. If both teams score the same number of points, then each gets another chance. It isn ’t sudden death, but just like the 1996 sea­ son, it will be interesting.

Texas Longhorns

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Have you considered this challenging and exciting career?

Rêvez-vous d ’une carrière stimulante et exigeante?

This year, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration are seeking individuals who are interested in long-term careers in Canada’s foreign service.

Cette année, le m in is tè re des A ffaires étrangères et du Commerce international, de c o n c e rt avec le m in is tè re de la Citoyenneté et de l’Im m igration, recherche des personnes intéressées à entreprendre une longue carrière au sein du Service extérieur du Canada.

To apply, you must be a Canadian citizen and you must possess a post-graduate degree (M aster’s or other graduate degree) in any field, or a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB, BDL or LLL) from a recognized university by June 3 0 , 1 9 9 7 . You m ay apply if you have a university degree in another discipline at the B a c h e lo r’s level, but you m ust also have s ig n ific a n t e x p e rie n c e in in te rn a tio n a l com merce or an acceptable level of language pro ficien cy in eith er Japanese, M and arin, Arabic, Russian or Korean. Knowledge of a third language, especially German or Spanish, is an im p o rta n t asset and is recognized in the selection process.

En lute vers l'avenir Progress into (tie future

Pour postuler, vous devez être citoyenne canadienne ou citoyen canadien et obtenir, d ’ici le 3 0 ju in 1 9 9 7 , un d ip lô m e de deuxième cycle (m aîtrise ou autre) dans n ’im p o rte q u e lle d is c ip lin e , ou un baccalauréat en droit (LLB, BDC ou LLL) d’une université reconnue. Vous pouvez également postuler si vous possédez un baccalauréat dans une autre discipline, mais vous devez avoir une bonne expérience du com merce international ou faire preuve d’un niveau de compétence jugé acceptable en japonais, mandarin, arabe, russe ou coréen. La connaissance d’une troisième lan g u e, p a rtic u liè re m e n t l ’a lle m a n d ou l’espagnol, est un atout im p o rtan t et sera considérée au m oment de la sélection.

To o b ta in fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n a n d /o r an application fo rm , please visit your cam pus career centre, the nearest office of the Public Service Commission of Canada or a Canadian diplomatic mission abroad.

Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements ou vous procurer un form ulaire de demande d’em ploi, veu illez vous rendre au bureau d’emploi de votre campus ou à un bureau de la Commission de la fonction publique du Canada, ou encore à une m ission diplom atiqu e du Canada à l’étranger.

Completed applications must be submitted to the Public Service C om m ission of Canada or a Canadian diplomatic mission abroad by Friday, October 4 ,1 9 9 6 .

V euillez présenter votre dem ande dûm ent re m p lie à la C o m m is s io n de la fo n c tio n p u b liq u e du C an ad a ou à une m is s io n diplom atique du Canada à l’étranger d’ici le vendredi 4 octobre 1996.

The Public Service Commission of Canada is the agency responsible for recruitment to the federal public service. Our mission is to ensure that Canadians are served by a highly competent public service that is non-partisan and representative of Canadian society.

La Commission de la fonction publique du Canada est l ’organism e responsable du recrutement à la fonction publique fédérale.

Notre mission, à la fonction publique, consiste à garantir aux Canadiennes et aux Canadiens un service hautement compétent, assuré par une adm inistration fédérale im partiale et représentative de la société canadienne.

W e thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

N ous rem ercio n s tous ceux et celles qui s o u m e tte n t leu r c a n d ita tu re ; nous ne co m m u n iq u ero n s q u ’avec les perso n n es choisies pour la prochaine étape.

We are com mitted to Employment Equity.

Nous souscrivons au principe de l’équité en matière d’emploi.

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September 4 th, 1996 Wednesday, September 4

Page 23 adults, children and parents, young adults, peri-natal, and family survivors of suicide. For anyone who has suffered the loss of a family mem­ ber or friend, please contact E s t e l l e Hopm eyer at 398-7067.

(487-2355).

Monday, September 9

McGill field hockey try-outs: September 4 - September 6 , 6:30 a.m .-8 a.m. Playing shoes, mouth guard, shin guards and stick are mandatory for all dates. There will be a $10 try-out fee for all players.

For further info call Kristen (6723167), Yves (278-2486) or Gillian

Friday, September 6 W elcome week party: free concert with the Doughboys, Pluto and Chixdiggit. William Shatner University Centre, 3480 McTavish, Shatner ballroom. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Used textbook exchange, September 9-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. William Shatner University Centre, room B-09.

Tuesday, September 10

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Get involved and become a CKÜT volunteer! General informa­ tion sessions: Tuesday, September 17 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday September 24 at 8 p.m.

Student Union Building, 3480 McTavish, room 435 For more inform ation, call Volunteer co-ordinator Martin at 398-6787 ext. 3545 Santropol Roulant is looking for community-minded, energetic volunteers to help out with our non-profit Meals-on-Wheels organ­ isation. For info about our volun­ teer gatherings, contact Kelly at 284-9335.

Living with Loss: Bereavement support and self-help groups are being offered free of charge through the McGill School of Social W ork. Sessions for

The Tribune is look­ ing for a What's On Co-ordinator. (It's obscenely easy work.) If you want the job and you've got a free hour or two on Fridays, come to Shatner B01A and

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The Montreal Sexual Assault Centre is currently recruiting con­ cerned, bilingual women interested in becoming volunteers on the tele­ phone crisis line. Training sessions will take place September 20-22 and 28-29. For further information call 934-4504/0354 ext. 452.

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