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PGSS takes lead in fight against new administration’s fees By T e m o C

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T he P ost G raduate S tudents’ Society o f M cG ill has been stag ing dem onstrations to raise public aw areness about new student fees b e in g p r o p o s e d b y M c G i l l ’ s adm inistration. Issues o f contention include th e p ro p o sed $255 stu d e n t levy fo r n ew se rv ic e c h a rg e s, a 300 p e r c e n t in c re a s e in a d d itio n a l session graduate student fees and th e d ereg u latio n o f intern atio n al student fees — all o f w hich w ere d i s c u s s e d a t th e B o a r d o f G overnors m eeting on M arch 18. O n M arch 22, P G S S m e m b ers b eg ged fo r spare change in th e L e a c o c k B u ild in g to r a is e aw areness o f the financial strain th at w ill be im posed on students because o f the new fees. L ast M onday, PG SS jam m ed th e fa x m a c h in e s o f 12 B o a rd m em bers w ho are also prom inent m em bers o f the financial com m u nity, alleg in g th a t th e ir in v o lv e m e n t w ith M c G i l l ’ s p la n to in crease student fees constituted a c o n flic t o f in te re s t. A n n a K ru zy n ski, P G S S V P univ ersity affairs, contends that m any m em b e rs o f th e B o a rd are fro m the banking com m unity and therefore are m ore interested in prom oting th e b a n k s’ in terests to th e d e tri m ent o f students. “ T h e s e m e m b e r s o f th e B o a rd h a v e g iv e n M c G ill th e m a n d a te to re d u c e its d e b t and

thus are fo rc in g M cG ill to levy m ore from its students,” she said. In an o th e r p ro te st h eld la st W e d n e s d a y , g ra d u a te stu d e n ts, m ostly from the E n g lish d ep a rt m ent, staged a sym bolic lockout o f th e A rts b u ild in g , p ro te stin g a g a in s t w h a t th e y s e e as th e a d m in is tr a tio n ’s u n d e m o c ra tic treatm ent o f students. “T he lockout is sym bolic o f th e w ay in w h ich w e are b ein g lo c k e d o u t o f o u r e d u c a t io n ,” K r u z y n s k i s a id . “ H o w d o e s M cG ill explain the fact that acad e m ic s e r v ic e s c h a r g e s h a v e already been quoted as p art o f the fee in th e ca le n d a r ev en th o u g h the B oard o f G o v ern o rs has n ot approved the m otion form ally?” F in a lly , th e P G S S d e m o n s tr a t e d a t th e e n t r a n c e to th e Faculty Club last T hursday. T his recent cam paign, called “T aste o f the Future at M cG ill,” saw gradu ate students serving crackers w ith cheese and peanut butter to facu l ty m em bers to inform them that food is the only discretionary part o f students’ budgets and that they could not afford another fee hike. V P A d m in is tr a tio n a n d F in an c e P h y llis H eap h y refu ted K ruzy n sk i’s charges th a t M cG ill is not being open to the universi ty c o m m u n ity a n d p o in te d o u t that the fee p ro p o sals w ere d is c u s s e d a t b o th S e n a te a n d th e Board. “I do not believe that this is an undem ocratic m an n er o f pro-

Chains symbolise the w ay students are being locked out o f education.

G ra d u a te stu d en ts stage a sym bolic lo cko u t o f the A rts b u ild in g to protest n ew stu d e n t fees. ceeding,” she said. “O f course no one w an ts to pay m ore fo r an y th in g an d it is n o t e a s y fo r us a d m i n i s t r a t o r s to a s k th is . H o w ev er, o u r b ack s are ag a in st the w all w ith the drastic g o v ern m ent cuts — past and future.” Since the provincial govern m en t cu rren tly sets tu itio n rates fo r all u n iv e rs itie s , K ru z y n sk i fe a rs th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t m ay red u ce M c G ill’s g ran t ev en fu r th e r i f it p e rc e iv e s th e p ro p o se d s e r v ic e c h a r g e s as a tu i t i o n in c re a s e . H eaphy e x p la in e d , th o u g h , th a t M cG ill does not plan to dig into stu d e n ts’ p o ck ets for m oney that w ould norm ally com e from the governm ent. “W e will m ake sure th a t th is d o e s n o t h a p p e n . W e a re p r e s e n tly w orking closely w ith the M in is tr y o f E d u c a tio n on this m atter and w hat ev er w e do w ill be w ith th eir ap p ro v al,” H eaphy stated. A c c o r d in g to K ruzynski, the proposal fo r M cG ill to k ee p th e Aaron Chase tu it io n f e e s p a id by

international students for itself is a blatan t m ove tow ards m ore p ri vatisation. A s w ell, once interna tional stu d en ts’ tuition is deregu lated, M cG ill w ill surely take the o p p o rtu n ity to ra ise th e se fees. M cG ill w ill th en lo se stu d e n ts, K r u z y n s k i c l a im s , a n d th e in c re a s e s p ro p o s e d fo r s tu d e n t aid will not be enough. “I t ’s n o t as if th e p ro m ise d student aid w ill go very far, given that the new m oney is com ing out o f th e s tu d e n ts ’ o w n p o c k e ts ,” she said. “It is a stran g e w ay o f o p e ra tin g — b le ed th e stu d e n ts dry and then loan them their own m oney.” P G S S , in c o a lit io n w ith S S M U , is c o n d u c tin g a p ro te st m a rc h to d a y fro m th e R o d d ic k G a te s to th e Jam es A dm inistration Building. Jo h n M c In ty re , a g ra d u a te student in E nglish and a m em ber o f th e p r o te s t c o m m itte e , ex plained th at the lockout o f the A rts Building was only a precur s o r to t o d a y ’s m o re m il ita n t dem onstration. “ S tu d e n ts w ill n o t ta k e no for an answ er, given the severity o f the breach o f principle and the im pact this w ill have on individ ual lives,” he said. “T he adm inis

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Red Cross open forum re-opens debate on questionnaire diversity set the stage for an inter com e up w ith adequate statistics M cG ill students. th a t c le a rly sh o w th a t th e new e s tin g d eb a te . M an y p a n e llists, “ D u rin g th e C h r is C a r te r q u e s tio n w ill n o t in c re a se risk . particularly CRC representatives, in c id e n t, a lo t o f stu d e n ts w ere T h e S S M U h e ld an o p e n W e m ust dem onstrate that scien p o in te d to g ro w in g p u b lic c o n forum w ilh the objective o f gen u n in fo rm e d o f w h a t w as re a lly tifically th is alteratio n w ill have c e r n o v e r th e s a f e ty o f th e g o in g o n ,” he said . “T h e re w as e r a tin g d is c u s s io n o n th e no adversary effects.” Canadian blood supply. Canadian R ed Cross blood donor n o t e n o u g h d is c u s s io n . W e are B lair W h ittem o re, a M cG ill “T here are law suits in every q u estio n naire la st T hursday — a hoping that our panellists w ill be m edical professor and a leader in c o u n try , ev e ry c o m m u n ity , an d able to answ er peop le’s questions to p ic m ade co n tro v e rsia l by the the field o f h aem atology, agreed every h o sp ital due to inadequate so th a t they can fo rm u late th eir C R C ’s d e c is io n to c a n c e l th e sc re e n in g . T h e p u b lic ’s la c k o f w ith D ecarrie’s view. ow n opinions.” SSM U blood drive last sem ester. “ Q u e s tio n 15 is f o u n d by C o n tro v e rsy o v er th e q u e s toleration for the safety o f blood T h e f o ru m , o r g a n is e d by tio n n a ire b o ile d o v er SSM U V P Internal A ffairs M ark at M cG ill in O cto b er F e ld m a n a n d f e llo w s tu d e n ts w hen SSM U K aren H urley, Brock M acdonald, P r e s id e n t C h r is an d L a u ra M e rso n , fo c u s e d on C arter, w ho is openly q u e s tio n 15 o f th e C R C b lo o d gay, se n t o u t a p ress d o n o r q u estio n n aire, w hich asks w h e th e r a p o te n tia l m ale d o n o r release on SSM U let terhead stating that he h a s h a d s e x , e v e n o n c e , w ith w o u ld a tte m p t to an o th er m ale since 1977. T hose d o n a te b lo o d a t th e w h o r e s p o n d a f f ir m a tiv e ly a re CRC drive being held prohibited from donating blood. at th a t tim e . In te rp re tin g C a rte r ’s The last thing we a c tio n s as c o n fro n ta want to do is to tio n a l, th e CRC stigmatise or scape p r o m p tly c a n c e lle d goat anyone. But th e b lo o d d r iv e b ecau se it fe lt th a t it we have no choice. c o u ld n o t e n su re the s a f e ty o f th e b lo o d —Professor supply. Armand de Mestral, L a s t T h u rs d a y ’s C R C director forum included panel l i s t s r e p r e s e n tin g a E xpert p a n ellists d eb a te w h e th e r R e d Cross is h o m ophobic. v a r ie ty o f p e r s p e c M acd o n ald w as en th u siastic m any gay groups to be d iscrim i is at an am azingly high level and tives and people from m edical to about the event, w hich he hoped natory but it is m andated by regu the Red Cross m ust live with this so c io lo g ic a l b a c k g ro u n d s. T h is w ould increase aw areness am ong la to r y a g e n c ie s an d c a n n o t be s it u a ti o n ,” s ta te d M c G ill L aw P ro fesso r A rm an d d e M estral, a changed w ithout their approval,” said W hittem ore. “O nly when and director o f the CRC. “W e have no w ish to discrim inate against any if reg u lato ry agencies in C anada an d th e U S are s a tis fie d th a t a one. The last thing w e w ant to do is to stigm atise or scapegoat any n ew q u e s tio n w o n ’t a f f e c t th e safety o f the blood supply, can a o n e — th a t is n o t o u r p u rp o se. ch an g e tak e place. T h e u ltim ate B ut w e have no choice. T he Red goal is, o f course, to achieve zero Cross is responding to the reality risk.” — m any people in society sim ply D irector o f O tta w a’s Bloodcannot give blood.” Students w ho view the ques b orne P ath o g en s D iv isio n o f the tionnaire as biased against hom o L a b o ra to ry C e n tre fo r D ise a se C ontrol P aul G ully q uoted som e s e x u a ls h a v e p r o p o s e d th e rew ording o f question 15 to p ro s ta g g e r in g f ig u re s c o n c e r n in g Highly trained, Proven methods, Personalized, h o m o s e x u a l m e n a g e s 33 an d h ib it a n y o n e w h o h a s h a d expert teachers who guaranteed to computerized study younger. A cco rd in g to G ully, in “ ...u n p r o te c te d v a g in a l a n d /o r know the tests raise your score. plans, tailored to your 1990 there w ere 75 reported cases a n a l in te r c o u r s e ” fro m g iv in g inside and out. individual needs. o f hom osexual men who had co n blo o d . It is felt th a t a rew o rd ed tracted H IV . In 1995, this figure q u e stio n w ill d isp e l any hom oGMAT classes start April 26th p h o b ic p erc ep tio n s w h ich m any ju m p ed close to 300. In contrast, LSAT classes start April 26th there w ere 8 cases am ong hetero students find the questionnaire to sexual men in 1990 and ju st over be encouraging. MCAT classes start May 8th 60 cases in 1995. O n e p a n e l l i s t , F r a n c in e “W e are not getting our m es D ecarrie, d irecto r o f the E astern the leader in test prep and sa g e a c ro s s to [u n iv e rs ity s tu C a n a d a D iv is io n o f th e C R C , admissions counseling conveyed the extrem e co m p lica dents] if it appears that the CRC is acting in a discrim inatory m an tio n s th a t sh e th in k s w o u ld b e n e r,” G u lly said . “W h a t w e are brought on by any attem pt to alter dealing w ith is a public phenom e the w ording o f the questionnaire. “O ur q u estio n n aire and te st non w here th ere is to tal in to ler ance to risk and in w hich the reg ing p ro ced u res m u st co n fo rm to 1 800 ulatory bodies are responding by the B ureau o f B io lo g ies and the www.kaplan.com b e c o m in g in c re a s in g ly in f le x i FD A ,” D ecarrie said. “In order to ble.” change the questionnaire w e m ust W illia m R o w e , d ir e c to r o f The M cG ill Tribune is published by the Students’ Society o f M cGill University M cG ill’s S chool o f Social W ork Editorial Office: W illiam Shatner University Centre, Rm B01 A, 3480 rue McTavish Montréal, Québec, CANADA H3A 1X9 By M

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a n d c h a ir o f th e A d v is o r y C o m m itte e f o r th e C a n a d ia n P ublic H ealth A sso ciatio n A ID S P ro g ra m , a rg u e d on th e sa fe ty iss u e fro m a h u m a n ita ria n p e r spective. “A re we really talking about H IV prevention or scapegoating? I th in k in a ll th is w e n e e d to rem em ber to act in a hum ane, car in g , a n d c o m p a s s io n a te w a y ,” urged Rowe. W h itte m o r e a d m itte d th e d iffic u lty in attem p tin g to appease both sides, stating th a t one m u st try to satisfy those w ho see the q uestion n a ir e as d is c r i m in a to r y , w h ile a t th e s a m e tim e a d d re ssin g th e c o n c e rn s o f the public th at dem ands the absolute safety o f the blood supply. “T here is no such thing as the p erfect q u estio n n aire because any questionnaire is bou n d to o ffen d so m eo n e,” concluded W hittem ore. A lth o u g h th e f o ru m fa ile d to co m e to an y c o n c r e te c o n c lu s io n s , H u rle y w as pleased by the outcom e th a t cam e as a resu lt o f the open dialogue. “T h e re w as a lo t o f a u d ie n c e in te r a c t io n , h o w ev e r, I w as d isa p p o in te d at the low student turnout consider ing the im portance o f the issue in O ctober,” she said. In contrast, the few students w h o d id a tte n d th e f o ru m , expressed feelings o f d isappoint m ent w ith the actual results o f the deliberation. D arrell Tan, a M cG ill student w h o to o k p a rt, f e lt th a t it w as in f o rm a tiv e , b u t h e h e ld so m e reservations about the discussion. “I think that the actual rep re se n ta tiv e s o f th e C R C fa ile d to answ er the questions adequately,” T an said. “I d o n ’t know how seri ously they w ill take our su g g es tions. R ight now w hat w e need is action and change.” H annah Rogers, co-ordinator o f the L esbians, Bisexuals, Gays, and T ransgenders o f M cG ill, also w alked out o f the forum feeling frustrated w ith the CRC. “I felt as if the C R C p a n e l lis ts , e s p e c ia lly D r. D e c a r r ie , w e re n ’t re a lly listen in g . I d o n ’t know w hat a sm all forum like this can really do in term s o f changing anything,” she said. A lth o u g h th e C R C h as n o t p r o m is e d a n y c h a n g e s to its screen in g p ro cess, forum p a n e l lists and p articip an ts m ain tain ed that open discussion m ust contin ue in o rd er to ad d ress the p ro b lem s re la te d to C a n a d a ’s b lo o d supply.

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AUS elections tainted by plebiscite question controversy B y B enji W

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A sm all b u t angry controver sy su rro u nded a pleb iscite q u es tion th at w as p u t to voters during th e A rts U n d e rg ra d u a te S ociety electio n s held last w eek. L ast T u esd ay and W e d n e s d a y , a rts stu d e n ts w ere g iven the opportunity to vote for the new A U S executive. A lso on the b allo t w as a pleb iscite q ues tio n c o n c e r n in g th e C a n a d ia n A lliance o f S tudent A ssociations — the n ational student o rganisa tion th a t SSM U , and therefore all u n d e rg ra d u a te stu d e n ts, b elo n g to. T h e p l e b i s c i t e q u e s tio n a s k e d s tu d e n ts w h e th e r o r n o t th e y a g r e e to w ith d r a w f ro m C A S A . A p le b isc ite is d iffe re n t fro m a re fe re n d u m in th a t it is not binding but is used to gauge public opinion. T he results o f the voting w ere 268 against and 228 in f a v o u r o f w ith d r a w a l fro m C A SA . T h e q u e stio n o f w h e th e r o r n o t M c G ill u n d e rg ra d u a te s tu d e n ts s h o u ld b e lo n g to C A S A h as b ee n h o tly c o n tested d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r. A rg u m e n ts o v e r this p leb iscite question have been

re la tiv e ly m in im al up u n til th e v o tin g p e rio d sta rted . O u tg o in g A U S V P A c a d e m ic H e a th e r R itch, w ho has a d v o c ated w ith d ra w a l fro m C A S A , o r ig in a lly b ro u g h t th e m o tio n to h o ld th e p le b isc ite to A U S co u n c il. L ast T u e s d a y , S S M U B o a rd o f G overnors rep and C A S A rep re sentative S evag Y eg h o y an sp o t te d R itc h w o rk in g a t a p o llin g booth, and m ade a c o m p lain t to A U S C h i e f R e tu r n in g O f f ic e r A lethea Au. “ R e g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r o r n o t th e y are o b je c tiv e , th e fa c t that the people w ho h ad a vested i n t e r e s t in th e r e s u l t s o f th is p le b is c ite w e re p o ll c le r k s is e x tre m e ly q u e s tio n a b le ,” s a id Y eghoyan. “W hether or n ot they in f l u e n c e p e o p l e s h o u ld n o t m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e . T h a t th e y w e r e th e r e c o m p r o m is e s th e legitim acy o f the entire electoral process.” A s C R O , A u is re sp o n sib le fo r a s sig n in g poll c le rk s to the d if fe r e n t v o tin g b o o th s . In th e A U S b y - la w s , th e re is n o law p ro h ib itin g any sp e c ific p e rso n w ith a p a rtic u la r p o s itio n fro m s e r v in g a s a p o ll c l e r k . F urtherm ore, accordin g to A u, a

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serious lack o f volunteers left her w ith n o c h o i c e b u t to a s s ig n Ritch. “ M y j o b as C R O is to en fo rce th e electo ral b y -law s o f th e A U S co n stitu tio n ,” Au said. “I w as aw are o f H ea th er’s p o si tio n , b u t th e re are no ru le s fo r p l e b i s c i t e s . I f I d i d n ’t p u t H eath er at the M cL ennan L ibrary statio n , th en I w o u ld h av e been b re a k in g a ru le b e c a u s e it w as a l r e a d y a d v e r tis e d as o p e n . I h av e no d o u b t th a t she acted as she w as supposed to.” F o r h er part, R itch resp o n d e d w ith a n g e r to Y e g h o y a n ’ s c h a r g e s . S h e s ta te d th a t h e r actions w ere in com p lian ce w ith th e r u le s g o v e r n in g e le c tio n s , and th at Y eg h o y an ’s co m p lain t is largely a fabrication. “A lthough I p ut forw ard the

m o tio n , it w o u ld n ev er o cc u r to m e to try a n d p e rs u a d e p e o p le o n ce I w as n o t a llo w e d to an y m o re,” she said. “ [Y eghoyan] is ta k in g it to a le v el w h ere h e is prep ared to lie ab o u t me. I guess it w as a co nflict o f interest b u t I h a v e e n o u g h i n t e g r i t y n o t to screw it u p.” Y e g h o y a n m a in ta in s , h o w e v e r, th a t w h e th e r o r n o t th e re are p ertin en t b y-law s, practicality d e e m s R i t c h ’ s a c tio n s to b e unacceptable. “T here are also no rules say ing th at C R O ’s c a n ’t be b rib ed ,” h e said. “R e g ard less o f w h eth er o r n o t it w as a referen d u m o r a p le b is c ite , th e s e p e o p le h a d a vested interest. It is ju s t com m on se n se th a t y o u w o u ld n o t h av e th e s e p e o p l e 'i n v o l v e d as p o ll clerk s.”

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CKUT board member takes radio station to Judicial Board By Jo d i C ukierman

E xecutive com m ittee control o f M cG ill’s CKUT radio station is b e in g c h a lle n g e d by a s tu d e n t elected to the sta tio n ’s B oard o f D ir e c to r s w h o h a s f ile d fo r a Judicial Board hearing. A le x R o s h u k , an e le c te d SSMU representative to the CKUT Board of D irectors, feels that stu d e n ts h a v e b e e n c o n s is te n tly im peded from participating in the m anagem ent o f M cG ill’s radio sta tion. In a press release sent out last w ee k , R o sh u k a s se rte d th a t the B oard o f D irectors has been pre vented from exercising legal con trol o ver the organ isatio n during the last nine months. Roshuk feels that C K U T ’s executive com mittee h as c o n tin u o u s ly a c te d w ith o u t seeking the B oard’s approval. He further contends that many o f the m anagerial decisions at the station have no legal effect and should be declared null and void. R oshuk becam e increasingly agitated w hen A drien H arew ood, the newly hired Radio M cGill sta tion m anager and president o f the Board o f Directors, failed to hold B o a rd m e e tin g s . A c c o rd in g to C K U T b y -law s, B oard m eetings are required every two months. “L ast fall, I contacted Adrien H arew o o d and to ld him th a t w e had to organise a board m eeting. H e assured m e that we were going to have one, but since that tim e, he h a s f a ile d to o r g a n is e o n e ,”

L aw stu d e n t A le x R o sh u k says th a t Roshuk said. H arew ood did in fact hold one b oard m eeting la st sem ester, b ut not enough peop le show ed up to m eet quorum. Roshuk him self was n o t a w a re o f th e m e e tin g an d therefore failed to attend. H arew ood has been ad v ised by his lawyers not to com m ent on the issu e u n til afte r th e Ju d ic ia l Board hearing, although a date has not yet been announced. S S M U V P In te r n a l A ffa irs M ark Feldm an, who serves as the SSM U re p re se n ta tiv e to C K U T , a tte n d e d la s t f a l l ’s m e e tin g . F eld m a n c la im e d C K U T e x e c u tives recognise the problem s with th e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs an d are attem pting efforts to rectify the sit

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arg u e d th a t sin c e h a lf o f C K U T ’s b u d g e t c o m e s from student fees, students sh o u ld h av e m o re say in the running o f the station. “ M c G ill u n iv e r s ity students pay $8 a y ear to R ad io M cG ill in o rd er to support the radio station,” h e s ta te d . “ T h is m o n e y constitutes half o f C K U T ’s a n n u a l b u d g e t. B u t s tu d e n t ’s d o n ’t b e n e f it — th e y o n ly r e c e iv e a b o u t $4,000 in salaries out of a p o s s ib le $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 in salaries.” R o s h u k ’s a d d itio n a l c o m p la in ts c o n c e r n th e hiring of two new em ploy ees la s t su m m er w ith o u t CKUT is n o t se w in g students. Leslie Kriekle approval from the Board of Directors. Instead o f hiring people uation. “CK U T is fulfilling its m an from outside the M cGill com m uni ty, Roshuk feels that CK U T should date,” Feldm an said. “T he station be used to help train stu d en ts in is o perating w ell, and there have b ro ad c astin g , p ro g ram m in g , and been no in cid en ts d etrim en tal to the station regardless o f the lack of radio adm inistration. “These new people w ere hired board m eetings.” u n d e r th e a e g is o f th e S te e rin g F ortner A nderson, a m em ber [E x e c u tiv e ] C o m m itte e an d the o f R a d io M c G ill’s B o a rd o f b oard w as n ever in v o lv ed in the D ire c to rs fo r th e p ast 14 y ea rs, hiring process, even though under echoed F eldm an’s sentiments. law they are supposed to b e,” he “ S in ce th e tim e A d rien has been the station m anager, the sta said. A n d erso n resp o n d e d to tion has been very w ell adm inis R o sh u k ’s com m ents, statin g that tered,” he said. D e s p ite th e a s s e r tio n s o f there are over 300 student volun teers at CK U T and it is not practi F eld m a n and A n d e rso n th a t th e cal to th in k th a t stu d e n ts co u ld s ta tio n is r u n n in g s m o o th ly , R oshuk contends that adm inistra hold full tim e jobs at the radio sta tive restructuring is necessary. He tion.

“ T h e p a id s ta f f a t R a d io M c G ill w o rk 80 to 90 h o u rs a w eek,” A nderson said. “It’s nearly im p o ssib le to a tte n d sch o o l fu ll tim e and w ork full tim e as w ell.” A n d e rso n is u p se t w ith th e tim in g a n d s e r io u s n e s s o f R oshuk’s allegations since CKUT is about to start an intensive fund r a is in g d r iv e . F u rth e rm o re , A nderson and m any Board m em bers claim that they w ere shocked b y R o s h u k ’s a lle g a tio n s . M an y b o a rd m e m b e rs s u g g e s te d th a t Roshuk never discussed with them his concerns before filing a motion with the Judicial Board. “ A lex n ev e r m e n tio n e d th at he had a problem . The Board was n ev e r in fo rm ed th a t th e re w as a p ro b lem an d it is d isa p p o in tin g that the only w ay he felt he could ad d re ss h is co n c ern s w as to the public at large,” A nderson said. R o s h u k , h o w e v e r, c la im e d that he attem pted discussion with th e e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e b u t becam e frustrated and felt that the o n ly w a y to g e t h is c o n c e r n s addressed was to go to the Judicial B o a rd . A c c o rd in g to A n d erso n , though, CK U T ’s present structure is working ju st fine. “Regardless o f the current sit uation,” A nderson stated, “CK U T g re a tly b e n e fits M cG ill an d the M ontreal C om m unity and is one o f th e b ig g e st, m o st e ffic ie n t, and w ell-resp ected cam pus rad io sta tions in the entire country.”

AUS wants new deal with SSMU for operation of Sadie’s By N o ah G

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A d isp u te b e tw e e n th e A rts U n d e rg ra d u a te S o c ie ty an d th e S SM U o v er th e op eratio n o f the S a d ie ’s T ab a g ie in th e L ea co c k building erupted over the distribu tion o f profits from the store. C urrently, SSM U has a con tr a c t w ith A U S to o p e r a te th e store and the AUS receives three p e r cen t o f gross sales fro m the lo c a tio n . A U S c o u n c il re c e n tly m a n d a te d t h e ir V P F in a n c e J o s h u a F in e to n e g o tia te w ith S S M U to in c r e a s e th e a m o u n t A U S re c e iv e s by at le a s t th re e tim es the current rate. If an agree m ent cannot be reached, Fine will r e c o m m e n d a t to d a y ’s c o u n c il m eeting that AUS vote to run the store them selves. F in e s ta te d th a t th e a g r e e m ent w ith SSM U is ju st not good enough. “T h e te rm s o f th e c o n tra c t w ere fa irly a rb itra ry b ec au se it w as a first c o n tra ct,” he said. “I really feel w e got the raw end o f the deal.” S S M U V P F in a n c e Jo n C hom ski argued th at the cu rren t c o n tra c t is a fa ir on e. C h o m sk i s ta te d th a t A U S w ill r e c e iv e $ 2 ,5 0 0 in c o m m is s io n s f ro m S SM U th is year, and add ed th at AUS assum es no risk in the oper ation.

“T hree per cent o f gross sales am ounts to 15 to 20 p er c e n t o f n e t in c o m e , b u t th e y h a v e no stake in it,” asserted C hom ski. Fine explained that the p rin cipal com plaint o f AUS m em bers is th at SSM U is b eing n eg lig en t in its m anagem ent o f the Leacock store. “ I d o n ’t th in k it re q u ire s a genius to see that h alf the store is f i l l e d w ith e m p ty b o x e s an d em pty shelves,” he said. F ine believes that A U S could do a b etter jo b running the store i t s e l f , a n d c o u ld m a k e m o re m oney in the process. In a letter to A U S c o u n c illo r s , h o w e v e r, C h o m sk i w a rn e d th a t in ta k in g o v er th e sto re, A U S w o u ld tak e on a num ber o f risks. “You w ould be tying up close to $15,000 o f AUS funds in order to purchase the ex istin g location and ensure that the present inven to ry le v e ls are m a in ta in e d ,” he wrote. A long w ith this initial expen d itu r e , C h o m s k i c la im e d th a t A U S w o u ld h a v e to a s s u m e e x te n siv e a c c o u n tin g a n d m a n agem ent costs. He also explained th a t i f A U S m em b ers are u p se t w ith the w ay the store is currently r u n , th e y s h o u ld v o lu n te e r to w o rk m o re clo sely w ith SSM U . M o re o v e r, h e a s s e rte d th a t th e A U S m u s t r e a l i s e th a t th e

L eaco ck location is n ot S S M U ’s only concern. “ T h e m a n a g e m e n t is c o n cerned w ith im proving the overall operation and effectiveness o f all th ree [S ad ie’s] sto res com bined. A s such, concentrating solely on the operation o f one specific loca tio n c a n b e d e tr im e n ta l to th e o v e r a ll o p e r a t i o n , ” C h o m s k i wrote. F in e , h o w e v e r, s ta te d th a t S SM U has n o t b een very re c e p tive to his concerns w hen he has trie d to b rin g th e m up. H e w as a d a m a n t in e x p la in in g th a t h e believes A U S could m ake a sub stantial profit o f around $9,000 if it ran the store. H e realises there w ill b e in itia l c a p ita l c o sts, b u t th in k s th a t C h o m s k i’s f ig u r e s c o n c e r n in g m a n a g e m e n t a n d accounting are exaggerated. Fine is n ot optim istic th at SSM U will w o rk to w a rd s a new a g re e m e n t w ith A U S o v er th e m anagem ent o f the Leacock S ad ie’s. “I f w e ca n do th is w ith in a c o n tra c t w ith S S M U , I ’d p re fe r it,” he said. “ [B ut] m y assu m p tio n s are th a t I d o n ’t th in k they w ill give us a reasonable deal.” C h o m sk i is s till w illin g to negotiate. “D o I th in k the cu rren t co n tract is fair? — yes,” he said. “B ut w e’re alw ays open to discussion.”

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CEGEPs protest government cuts to higher education B a c k at D a w so n , A ro n s o n ex p re ssed hope th at the g o v ern m ent w ould listen to the concerns o f Q uebec students w ho fear for the province’s education system. “W e ju s t w an te d to rem in d o u r M N A s th a t w e ’re still h ere and w e’re still expecting them to do so m e th in g ,” he said. “W e ’re going to continue to m ake noise as long as they continue to harm edu cation.” ______________________ ir r

Tanguay, how ever, dism issed the students’ actions. “I have no reactio n to these d e m o n s tra tio n s ,” h e sa id . “ O ur decisions have already been made. It’s now up to the universities to d e c id e ho w to m ak e th e s e cu ts affec t sch o o ls as little as p o ssi ble.”

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In order to voice their discon tent w ith provincial cuts to educa tio n , stu d e n ts at tw o M o n tre a la re a E n g lish -la n g u a g e C E G E P s v o te d f o r a o n e - d a y s tr ik e on W ednesday. T he action fo llo w ed a w ave o f w a lk o u ts an d p r o te s t r a llie s w hich affected eleven French-lan g u a g e C E G E P s th r o u g h o u t th e p r e v io u s w e e k . S tu d e n ts a t D a w s o n C o lle g e v o te d o v e r w helm ingly in favour o f a m otion g iv in g th e ir s tu d e n ts ’ u n io n “ a clear m andate to strike on M arch 2 6 , 1 9 9 7 .” A t its p e a k , th e D aw so n d e m o n stra tio n re a c h e d nearly 100 students. C la sse s w ere n o t c a n c e lle d but m ost students refused to cross p ic k e t lin e s . H o w e v e r , D S U President M att A ronson refused to c r itic is e th e a d m in is tra tio n fo r failing to shut dow n the school. “The adm inistration has been very su p p o rtive,” he said. “They d id n ’t w an t to c lo se the sch o o l because they did n ’t w ant to deny th e te a c h e r s a d ay o f p a y . W e u n d erstan d th a t — i t ’s p erfectly acceptable.” A t V a n ie r C o lle g e , c la s s e s w ere cancelled and adm inistration offices w ere closed but the student d em o n stratio n proved to be less successful then the one staged at D a w s o n . A c c o r d in g to R o b y n Baron, com m unications officer o f th e V a n ie r C o lle g e S tu d e n ts ’ A ssociation, the num ber o f picketers never exceeded 20 students. The protests were in response to cuts at all levels o f education announced in the provincial bud g e t la s t w ee k . T h e M in is try o f E d u catio n w ill lose nearly $650 m illion to the cuts — a decrease o f 6.75 per cent from last y ea r’s budget. O f this am ount, m ore than $200 m illion will com e from high er education. This will lead to a decrease in the quality o f education, according to Jeza b elle P allu y , p resid e n t o f th e F é d é r a tio n d e s E tu d ia n ts U niversitaires du Québec. “The cuts to education in this budget are draconian. At the colle giate and university level it’s clear that they will lead to a decrease in the num ber o f teachers. There will also be a decrease in student ser vices [and] notably a decrease in

th e q u ality o f sch o o l lib ra rie s ,” she said. Sylvain T anguay, spokesper so n f o r Q u e b e c E d u c a tio n M inister Pauline M arois, does not deny that the cuts w ill affect uni versities, but insisted that it is up to u n iv e rsity a d m in istra tio n s to d e c id e e x a c tly w h a t e ffe c t cu ts will have. “T here is a budg etary effo rt o f $98 m illion being asked o f uni versities,” he said. “I t’s up to them to decide how to m anage it. Part o f the effort will have to be con c e n tra te d o n th e s a la rie s b e in g

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By Liz Lau M cGill’s current policy on sexual harassment was created in 1986. At the time, McGill was one of the first universities to institute such a policy, and was regarded as somewhat of a leader among universities. The policy was by no means perfect. Reacting to student lobbying, the Board o f Governors assigned a w orkgroup to review the existing policy, and to hopefully bring about possible improvements and revi sions. That was the spring o f 1992. Now, in April of 1997, proposed changes to the sexual harassment policy are finally going to Senate. Student interests in this area have often been played up against pro fessors' concerns about academic freedom, even though the policy is not restricted to dealing with studenl/teacher harassment cases. The sen sitive nature o f this issue has made the whole process o f revision a stopand-go project, with negotiations, delays, and more negotiations. It has also m eant com prom ises and trade-offs. If Senate passes these rev i sions, M cGill will still not have a perfect sexual harassment policy. It would, however, have a better one. More importantly, Senate would be giving some closure to a five-year-old issue. W hen the idea o f revising the sexual harassment policy was first put into action half a decade ago, few o f the students and administrators w orking for those changes thought that it would be an easy task to undertake. But then, neither did they think that they would have to buckle in for such a long haul. Students who sat on that first workgroup have graduated. Even som e o f the adm inistrative officials have moved on. W hile students at first expressed disbelief that the revisions had yet to make it to Senate, now it is more wide-eyed wonderment that it has finally made it to Senate. The need to get the revisions passed is more than a matter o f get ting the whole episode over and done with. In a way, it has also gone beyond the finer details o f where students gain or lose with the new policy changes. The passing o f these revisions will reaffirm M cG ill’s willingness to create a less hostile environm ent for victims o f sexual harassment. It is also a first step in wiping out the wide-spread percep tion that McGill has a tendency to sweep all cases o f sexual harassment “under the carpet,” a perception that is partly a result o f problems with in the existing policy. For example, the role o f the assessor has been to act as both judge and jury to complainants. As a result, victims often feel discouraged from reporting their harassment cases at all. The new revisions will see the appointm ent o f an investigator w ho will take away som e o f the responsibilities from the assessor. H opefully, the result will be an increased amount o f faith in the system, and a larger number o f victims who feel com fortable in com ing forward. There remains a great deal o f stigma attached to issues o f sexual harassment, and McGill cannot exist solely as a dry academic environ ment with little or no regard for social problems and justice. Along with policy changes, M cGill must also shift its attitude, and make its popula tion aware that there is no tolerance for harassment o f any kind. W omen (or men) who have suffered from sexual harassment must be encour aged by M cGill to not feel asham ed o f w hat has happened. The last thing these survivors need is to feel like the system has the cards stacked against them.

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B ringing in the SSMU clowns The recent Arts Undergraduate S ociety elections spoke the truth a b o u t th e n a tu re o f p o litic s at McGill. Revealed were the secrets o f the business. Intimidation, false allegations, and coercion are but a few of the tactics used by M cG ill’s q u asi-p o litic al elite to safeg u ard their sacred cow. W h a t s h o u ld h a v e b e e n a plebiscite giving the AUS an indi cation of how arts students viewed their membership in CASA became a circus featuring SSMU establish m en t as th e clo w n s. P erfo rm in g p o litic a l ac ro b atic s in a shallow attem p t to convolute and pervert s tu d e n t d e m o c ra c y , th e S S M U ringleaders were able to round up

Open letter to clubs and services I fe e l th a t you h av e b ee n e x tre m e ly m isle d re g a rd in g th e M arch 17th C lub R ep resen tativ e elections. There have been some unfair and u ntrue alleg a tio n s reg ard in g th e S S M U clu b s r e p re s e n ta tiv e e le c tio n s in th e c a m p u s p re s s . W h ile I do n ot m ak e a h a b it o f responding to every piece o f criti cism directed at me, I feel it is nec e s sa ry fo r m e to se t th e re c o rd straight and stand up for the scores o f anonym ous volunteers, coordi nators and hard-working club lead ers who do the real work at SSMU. T h e S SM U b y -la w s c le a rly indicate that public notice must be given about this election meeting at least 10 days before the election. A full-page advertisem ent was p u r chased in the February 17th M cG ill Tribune by the elections coordina tors; the entire bottom half o f the advertisem ent was a notice o f the date, tim e and eligibility req u ire ments for the clubs representative election. Furtherm ore, the pro ce dure for registering delegates was clearly outlined.

en o u g h o f a cap tiv e au d ien ce to influence the outcome of a simple q u estio n n a ire , thus u n d erm in in g the very purpose. B ravo to those who m ade an in fo rm ed d ecisio n on th e C A SA plebiscite regardless o f which way they voted. B ravo to th o se who d id n ’t vote because they did not understand the issue. Shame to the SSMU voter machine who practise the politics o f exclusion, fabricated lies, and conjured up false allega tio n s in fea r o f an u n fav o u rab le outcome. M u ch to o m u c h e n e rg y is spent by those in office trying to keep fresh ideas and non-’inner cir cle’ concerned students from hav ing a voice. In fact, they will go as far as to slander specific individu als, denigrate character, and m ali cio u sly q u estio n the in teg rity o f

th e ir oppo n en ts to m ake sure no d issen t to w ard s th e status quo is heard. This is hardly acceptable let alone ethical or in the true spirit of student politics. Dem ocracy is the very existence o f another perspec tive. O ü r c u rre n t stu d e n t le ad e rs have no reservations in dictating to the m asses and w asting tim e and reso u rces, rath e r th an resp ectin g the intelligence o f the M cGill stu d e n t b o d y . P u llin g s tr in g s in sm o k y b a c k ro o m s, ly in g , an d b lo w in g a sim p le p le b iscite w ay out o f proportion is the three-ring act fo r the day from o u r elected representatives. Perhaps they fear playing the role of the fool, but it is already too late.

A t this electio n , clo se to 30 c lu b d e le g a te s w ere re g iste re d . Although 30 representatives out of 140 o rg an isatio n s does not seem high, it is on par in com pared with the average o f the past few years. The num ber o f delegates registered at a clubs’ representative election has ranged from between 10 and 49 in the last three years. A dam G iam b ro n e, a cu rren t clubs representative to council stat ed in the March 24th M cG ill Daily that all three SSM U Clubs repre sentatives had no idea that the elec tions w ere taking place. H e adds, “the problem is that nobody knew about it.” A d am G ia m b ro n e — to be diplomatic about it — misled you. I know th is because A dam G iam b ro n e su b m itted a d eleg ate registration form on behalf o f M era T hom pson for N D P M cG ill. The b a c k o f th e fo rm th a t A d am Giam brone signed clearly indicates the d ate, tim e and p la ce fo r the clubs representative election. Since he signed the form, he knew when the elec tio n w as tak in g p lace at least five days in advance. G ro u p A ctio n , th e clu b that current clubs representative Steven E rdelyi w as a delegate from last

y ea r sent a d eleg a te th is y ea r (I assume Steve Erdelyi is still active ly involved in the club that entrust ed him to be its delegate last year). So did P lay ers’ T heatre, the club that L orenzo P ederzani, the third clubs representative was a delegate from. Lorenzo Pederzani is the vice p r e s id e n t e x te r n a l o f P la y e r s ’ Theatre. A m o n g th e 23 c lu b s th a t show ed up fo r the election, only three decided to run for clubs’ rep r e s e n ta tiv e s . A v o te w as h e ld w h e re d e le g a te s c o u ld d e c id e w hether [or not] to acclaim each candidate. Each of the three candi dates w ere acclaim ed with a large majority. I r e g r e t th e d a m a g e A d am G ia m b ro n e ’s m is le a d in g s ta te ments have done to the reputations o f v o lu n te e rs, c o o rd in a to rs an d active club members. The clubs representative elec tions were held in strict accordance w ith SSM U b y -law s. It w as fair and democratic. I guarantee this to you.

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SSMU not to blame f o r apathy I am sick o f h earin g peo p le c r i t i c i s e th e S S M U e le c tio n s b e c a u s e th e v o te r tu r n o u t w as low. For three w eeks, the can d i dates tried to get students interest ed in the issu es and en co u rag ed

them to vote. If only 20 per cent v o te d , w h o a re y o u g o in g to blam e? SSM U ? I d o n ’t th in k so. It seem s th at 80 p er cen t o f stu dents sim ply do not care, and that is truly sad. B ut it is up to each individual student to get involved in th e e le c to ra l p ro c e ss, an d if they choose not to, w e can hardly b lam e th o se w ho do in fac t g et

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A crowd of well-wishers outside the Westin Mont-Royal Passing pedestrians are cu ri ous as to why there is an occupa tio n o f teen ag e girls o u tsid e the W estin M ont-R oyal H otel. For a crow d this large it is surprisingly d o c ile , a lm o s t u n a w a re th a t it is , in f a c t, a crow d. W h at’s im m edi ately apparent is that the B a c k s tr e e t B oys, ‘ V* Tom m y H ilfiger’s sto re front m annequins taught to sing and gesture with their hands, are som ew here inside this hotel. A lady com es out o f the hotel w earing a jacket em broidered with the g ro u p ’s logo and a theatrical sm ile. T h e cro w d sc re am s w ith delight. It’s obvious sh e’s part o f the B o y s’ entourage (sh e’s w ear ing TO O M UCH M A K EU P TO O EARLY IN THE D AY to be any thing else), hopefully this m eans th a t th e g ro u p its e lf , is a lm o s t ready to em erge. Tw o girls follow h e r w ith q u e s tio n s a ll th e w ay dow n the block — m ilitary scouts seeking tactical inform ation. A h o te l m a n ag e r, b e lie v in g u n c o n d itio n a lly in th e a u th o rity w o v e n in to h is g re y u n if o rm , com es out to try to im pose invisi

b le b a rrie rs o n -th e cro w d . T h is m ust be exactly w hat people learn w hen th e y stu d y h o te l m a n a g e ment. H is presence seem s unnec essary, though, as the girls

[italics mine] M ila A u n g T h w in a re so w e ll b e h a v e d th a t th e y do n ’t need any supervision. They are stack ed neatly on b o th sid e w alks, crow ding neither the doors n o r th e d r iv e w a y . O f c o u r s e , there’s no telling w hat w ill happen when the Boys emerge. A couple more hotel em ploy ees com e out to assist. Oddly, they are dressed alm ost entirely in fur, a n d th e y lo o k lik e o ld , d is t in guished circus bears. T hey w ave th e ir p a w s a r o u n d G R R R R ! G A RD ER LA LIGNE! G A RD ER LA LIGNE! GRRRRRR! H ow has the cro w d le arn ed th a t th is is th e r ig h t h o te l? It seem s as if they form som e extra ordinary inform ation netw ork, as so m e o f th e g irls j u s t se e m to

know exactly w h at’s going on at ajl tim es. O ne o f the tacticians is nam ed Cindy, who leaves her post p e r io d ic a lly to c h e c k on o th e r e x its a n d se e m s to k n o w exactly w hat kind o f car is going to be the one that will eventually arrive for th e B o y s an d W H Y A R E N ’T ANY OF THESE G IR L S IN SCH OO L? I think as I feel m y o b je ctiv e jo u rn a listic façad e begin to crumble. A p o lic e m in iv an p u lls up. T he m en in fu r are in o v er th eir h e a d s. T h e p o lic e sta y in th e ir vans for quite awhile. It’s hard to im a g in e ho w p o lic e h a v e b ee n trained to respond to this type of c ro w d — o n e th a t is w a itin g patiently ju st to be able to yell and scream and grab. M any girls have begun to eat their school lunches. W hen I say girls, I ’m slightly w rong, as there are 246 girls and one boy, w ho seem s to be th ere w ith his m other. Is he som eone’s b r o th e r , o r w h a t? W H Y A R E Y O U W E A R IN G A B A C K STR EET BOYS HAT AND HOW D ID Y O U E X P L A IN T H IS TO

Elmo’s not laughing anymore As I was sitting in my apart ment playing with my Tickle-M eE lm o d o ll th a t m y g o o d frie n d B obbie K. purchased fo r m e this p a st C h ristm as, th e stra n g e st o f strange thoughts entered my head: T h e f ir s t w as th a t in M ay , when I poke Elmo, I will no longer be a student at McGill, and the sec ond was that by the time May rolls around, Elm o’s batteries will have run out and he will no longer laugh w h en I p o k e h im . S a d ly , b o th thoughts upset me greatly. After getting depressed about this I decided to go to sleep. W hat se e m e d lik e moments later I entered a dif f e r e n t re a lm o f s ig h t an d sound. I was no longer lying in bed in my apartm ent in M ontreal but rather I w as dressed in a suit speaking to a large group o f serious looking men around a very large, very shiny, very expensive looking mahogany table inside a beautifully appointed boardroom on the 53rd floor of a skyscraper in the m etrop olis of New York. As I drifted between sleep and c o n s c io u s n e s s , m y th o u g h ts focused in on my dog Bilko, who oddly enough, was standing obedi ently beside me as I addressed the la rg e cro w d o f se rio u s lo o k in g men in suits who were the focus of my dream. “ B ilk o ,” I sa id as I lo o k e d aro u n d th e room , “ I d o n ’t th in k w e’re in Montreal anym ore.” Bilko barked in agreem ent. As soon as Bilko stopped barking, a very dis tinguished looking 50-som ething gentlem an approached me, shook my hand, and said, “Daniel, your proposal is bril liant. I know it’s going to take a tre m e n d o u s am o u n t o f w o rk on

your part, and m illions o f dollars from my firm but I ’m co n fid e n t that together w e’ll be able to make this deal work. With your ability to work 120-hour weeks you should be able to have the project com pleted in six months. Boy am I glad I chose you for the job.” Just as I felt my knees buck ling beneath me as I heard the dis tinguished looking 50-som ething gentlem an’s w ords, I had to look tw ic e as I saw h im b en d dow n,

Rearview mirror Daniel Farb scratch Bilko on the head, and say to m y d o g , “ Y ou k n o w B ilk o , th a t’s one h a rd -w o rk in g m a ste r you’ve got there.” As the distinguished looking 50-som ething gentlem an finished speaking, the group of very serious looking men in suits stood up and began to applaud. T h ey to ld m e that they were looking forw ard to seeing m e again in six months time w hen the p roject w ould be com pleted. Their applause was so loud that it terrorised Bilko to the extent that he urinated all over the plush carpet that covered the room. It was only after the group of m en left the room and I w as left alone w ith B ilko, the m ahogany table, and the terrible smell coming from the carpet that I began to try to contemplate the enormity of the task that lay before me. “How am I,” I thought to myself, “as som e one struggling to pass Intro to Jazz, C onsum er B e h a v io u r, an d N utrition and W ellness, going to

do the work required to successful ly com plete a m ulti-m illion dollar business deal in six months tim e?” I decided to turn to Bilko for advice, and when I saw him sniff ing around the area of his accident I knew all was lost. Before I could do anything else I was jarred by a loud ringing sound com ing from som ew here outside the room. But no m atter how h ard I searched I couldn’t tell where it was coming from . I was getting very nervous w h en su d d e n ly I w as a w a k e n e d by my room m ate w ho was v io le n tly sh a k in g me. “ D a n ie l,” he said, “You have to get up. The fire alarm has just gone off and everyone has to evac uate the building. T here’s a fire on the floor above us and we have to leave im m ediately.” As I struggled to regain con sciousness as I ran from my apart m ent, an o v erw h elm in g sense o f relief overcam e me. I w as not in New York, I did not have any com mitments or responsibilities, and I w o u ld n ot h av e to clean B ilk o ’s pee from the carpet. I was happy again. But this happiness was short liv e d as m y th o u g h ts d rifte d to Elmo, helpless inside my apartment as the fire raged above, and I hoped a n d p ra y e d th a t m y a p a r tm e n t w ouldn’t burn because then I might never be able to hear Elm o laugh again.

YO UR FATH ER? A nother police minivan. They start putting up that bright crow d co n tro l P O L IC E D O N O T C R O S S tape. A paternal officer w ith a full b eard com es and starts lecturing th o se in the fro n t line. H e ’s ju st e x p la in in g th e f a c t th a t i f th e crow d is unruly the hotel will sim p ly ta k e th e B o y s o u t a n o th e r entrance. He starts im posing arbi tr a ry la n d m a rk s as sy m b o ls o f good behaviour: stay behind that p illa r , d o n ’t m o v e b e y o n d th e s id e w a lk , k e e p c l e a r o f th o s e doors. T h e s in g in g b e g in s . “ I ’ll never break your heart, I ’ll never m ake you cry ,” says the cro w d ’s

w a r b ly v o ic e a n d W H O T H E H E L L A R E T H E Y S IN G IN G TO ? TH E BELLH O PS? W H A T A H O R R IB L E SO N G ! E v e ry o n e ’s ta k in g p ic tu r e s , o f e a c h o th e r, since th e re’s no one else around. T h e y ’re c a p tu rin g th is m o m e n t forever, this m om ent o f standing in a crow d o f little backpacks, for ever. E very o n e has som ething to g e t s ig n e d , a few p e o p le h av e gifts, th e re ’s an enorm ous heartshaped greeting card. A pparently, it ’s N ic k ’s b irth d a y — h e ’s the really cute one. M r. A ung-T hw in is quite the cad.

Student M anager Sadie’s Tabagie The Students’ Society of McGill University is seeking a student to take on the responsibility for the operation of the Sadie’s Tabagie locations on the McGill Campus. The ideal candidate will possess experience in retail man agement including, but not limited to, the control of stock, staffing, as well as the ability to develop and coor dinate marketing efforts. This position will require a minimum of 35 hours of work per week for a full year term; the candidate should consider her/his course load accordingly. Remuneration consists of a stipend for the year. Bilingualism is an asset. Résumés should be received by the undersigned no later than April 7, 1997. VP Finance Students’ Society of McGill University ris h D u ff by3480 McTavish St., Room 105 hone

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1 f t » ! Department of English Prizes and Awards • The KAY MaclVER MEMORIAL PRIZE, worth $275, for the best English essay by an undergraduate on a subject in the field of English Canadian or French Canadian literature, to be nominated by instructors.

Creative Writing • The MONA ADILMAN PRIZE IN POETRY, worth $650 or $325 for two students, is open to undergraduate or graduate students registered in the Faculty of Arts for the best poem or group of poems relating to ecological or environmental concerns. • The CLARK LEWIS MEMORIAL PRIZE, worth $250, is open to major or honours students in the Department of English. The prize is awarded annually or from time to time for original plays staged in the course of the academic year. • The CHESTER MACNAGHTEN PRIZES IN CREATIVE WRITING (two prizes, one of $500 and another of $350) are open to undergraduate students of the University for best piece of creative writing in English, i.e. a story, a play, a poem, an essay, etc. Printed compositions are ineligible if they have been published before April 15th, 1997 • The PETERSON MEMORIAL PRIZE, worth $1,500 is open to undergraduate or graduate students registered in a degree program in the Department of English. • The LIONEL SHAPIRO AWARDS FOR CREATIVE WRITING, three prizes of $ 1,000 each, to be distributed if possible among the genres of poetry, fiction, screen writing and playwrighting. Each prize to be awarded on the recommendation of the Department of English to students in the final year of the B.A. course who have demonstrated outstanding talent (A note from your academic advisor verifying you will have completed your program by the faculty of Arts (by April 1997) MUST accompany your submission.) These competitions are restricted to students who have not previously won the first prize.

Mr. Farb is an absolute cau tion.

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They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning... By Elvis Costoiko

T he hum an m ind w ill never cease to fascinate me. The ability to create som ething beautiful w here once nothing existed, the edge it gives us in lording over other creatures... It’s all quite wonderful really. But w hile it is true that the brain can sometimes be the gentle creator of m asterpieces, it can also be a vile temptress, guiding its possessor with its sweet siren song into the murky waters of despair. An exam ple o f brain as tem ptress would be the other day w hen I w as w atching re-ru n s o f M *A*S*H * with a friend of mine. Now as anyone close to me knows, watching TV with Elvis is akin to dropping toothpicks in front of Dustin H offm an’s character in Rainm an. More often than not, I can be found sitting in my chair, quietly rocking back and forth, muttering things like “Mira Sorvino’s 5”8” tall... that’s

two inches more than her dad...” or “Mel Brooks took out the line ‘That’s my arm you’re sucking on!’... defi nitely an important line... much fun nier that way...” Now given the healthy amount of fear and respect my presence com mands, you could imagine the shock and indignation I experienced when, upon my revealing that Radar was born with webbed fingers, my ex friend suggested that I was “full of [a certain human waste product].” My friend’s refusal to believe what was so clearly a fact caused me no end of suffering. I was quickly snapped out of my trance-like state and soon found m yself worked up into a mad frenzy. We co n tin u ed to w atch M*A*S*H*, but what once was sim ply idle view ing soon becam e an experience possessed of great mean ing. The episode was no longer cen tred on the madcap shenanigans of P ierce and H on ey cu t, b u t now

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revolved solely around Radar, or more specifically, Radar’s hands. You see, I was absolutely posi tive that Radar cam e to my grade school on some “Freaks are People Too” tour. Remembering this I had no other option but to call someone I went to grade school with. There had to be someone out there who could prove me right! I ran to my phone and called information for the number of a Jay Kirkland in Regina (I remember his nam e b ecau se he used to have a lizard, and Jay would eat bugs for m oney). H aving got the num ber I called him up, whereupon the follow ing conversation took place: “Hey, is this Jay?” “Umm...yes” “T his is E lv is C o sto ik o . We went to grade school together...” “Ummmm...?” “Yeah, so I was kind of hoping you could help me out. Remember when we were in grade 3 and Radar Tom M*A*S*H* came to our school to tell us that even flipper babies can be productive members of society and that we shouldn’t shun people ju st because they are freaks, but should embrace their differences...and then he showed us his webbed fingers?” “No.” “Damn!” How could he not remember? Could he have been sick that day? But surely he would have heard about it. (He did, however, remember the day when an armless weatherman came and played the drums for us. While

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this isn’t really important to the col umn, it is an interesting im age to think about). After this disappointing call to my old school chum I had but one last hope to restore my now dam aged image of the sagacious TV wise man. I had to catch a glimpse of Radar’s hands before this episode was over. My eyes were glued to the set. I came to achieve a oneness with my televi sion that was hitherto unknown to me. I decided that nothing would escape my all encompassing gaze. And then my world collapsed. Towards the end of the episode, a gushing Radar was shown in all his separate-fingered glory. I didn’t know what to do or say. I was crushed. How could my brain betray me like this? Life no longer held any meaning for me.

Not wanting anyone to see me in this condition, I began living the life of a recluse. I eventually reached the point where I would spend days on end in my room repeatedly watching Ice Station Zebra, surrounded by mason jars filled with my own urine. It was indeed a dark time for me, but in many ways it would also prove to be a highly enlightening time. I learned a great many things d u rin g my se lf-im p o sed exile. Perhaps the m ost im portant thing being th at your brain is n ot your frien d at all, b ut a squishy grey demon sent here to humiliate you in front of your friends and cause you endless torment. So please, don’t lis ten to it. Question everything your brain has to 'say, for the human brain is truly the prince of all liars.

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ACROSS I. Includes Ewe and Fon lan guages 4. Payment, abbr. 7. Burundi franc 10. Dekaliter II. Swiss river 12. U.S., Canada, Latin America are all members 13. The compass point mid way between northeats and east 14. Data executive 15. Tell on 16. A woman’s sleeveless undergarment 19. About three feet long exclusive of tail 21. Athlete 24. Henrietta —, U.S. Zionist 26. Before 27. A pig fattened to provide meat 29. Supplemented with diffi culty 30. Defame 32. Insecticide 34. A fabric woven from goat and camel hair 35. Peacock network 38. Scottish no 39. Corpuscle count 40. Take in solid food 41. Dates

DOWN 1. Haiti 2. Prohibition 3. Citizenries 4. The rate at which some thing proceeds 5. In a way, injures 6. A Russian vehicle pulled by three horses abreast 7. Presaged 8. The cry made by sheep 9. American time 17. Giants 18. Rubbers 19. Tea spoonful 20. A word element meaning nitrogen 22. Before 23. A tributary of the Mississippi 25. Be at variance with 28. Jewish spiritual leader 31. A contest of speed 32. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix 33. Begetter 36. Spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan 37. Box

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Black boomers seeking social justice As evidenced in two recent volumes, three H a rva rd intellectuals / pop culturalists are re-inventing Afro-A m erican Ivy League activism By Joyce Lau

The Future of the Race By Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cornel West Paperback, 196 pages, $16.95 Vintage, 1996

Asian heroism: twentieth-century trend in Chinese-American

The Dictionary of Global Culture E dited by Kwane A nthony A ppiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Hardcover, 719 pages, $49.00 Knopf, 1997. Academic, prolific, infuriating, ratio nal and startlingly pop culture-savvy, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Cornel W est and Kwane Anthony Appiah form the dream team of Harvard’s newly revamped AfroAmerican Studies Department. The three have becom e seem ingly om nipresent. D epartm ent ch air 'Skip' Gates has been seen testifying at the 2 Live Crew trial, writing hip hop reviews for Entertainment Weekly, while penning editorials for the New Yorker. W est — philosopher, economic determinist, post stru c tu ra list pop c ritic , and se lf-p ro claimed prophetic Christian freedom fight er — has appeared on Oprah. Meanwhile, Appiah preaches on the Internet, defend ing his brand o f Charles Taylor-styled multiculturalism. All continue to publish a dizzying number of academic works. Debate has sprung up over whether the emergence of this new type of black intellectual has even further aggravated the tension that already exists between the academic and the common in the AfricanAmerican community. A cc o rd in g ly , th e o p e ra tio n s o f Harvard’s ‘dream team ’ have been both highly criticised and revered. In an article e n title d "The D ec lin e o f the B lack I n te lle c tu a l,” th e c o n se rv a tiv e N ew Republic calls them slippery and pedantic; contrastingly, the liberal Village Voice (w hose staff has yet to m ake up their m inds about this m atter), at one point deem s them "form idable opposition to Euro-centrists and Afro-centrists alike." Gates, West and Appiah are the polit ical children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They are also the intellec tu al g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n o f W .E .B . DuBois, who wrote about the need for an educated Negro ruling class while he was at Harvard back in 1903, when he first developed the image of the paradigmatic black leader.

The Future o f the Race The F uture o f the Race includes Gates' “Parable o f the T alents,” W est's "B lack S triv in g s in a T w ilig h t C iv ilisa tio n ," re p rin tin g s o f W .E .B . D uBois’ 1903 and 1948 versions of the renowned “The Talented Tenth,” as well as Gates’ commentary on DuBois. The questions which were asked in 1903 remain today: how far removed are the nouveau bourgeois from the black community they are trying to represent and protect? In “T he P arab le o f the T a le n ts,” Gates discusses the class schisms which plague African-American culture, as well as his own position as a privileged black man. His political text is interwoven with journalistic, personal accounts of his jour ney from Mineral County, West Virginia to Yale, where he first encounters the ‘60s heroic, young black radical. In this sense, Gates' text is stunning in its clarity and witty self-awareness. He mocks the ‘sad

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Here are short excerpts taken from the many encyclopeadic defi nitions fo u n d in The D ictionary o f G lobal C ulture — an immense, dryly humourous, and shamelessly editorialised alter native reference book created by professors Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah o f Harvard’s Afro-American Studies Department.

eyed prophets’ while reflecting upon his once-torn loyalties to both “da revolution” and “my humanity”. Gates' experience is representative of a certain trend. The '90s have seen the maturation o f the highly-learned 'black b o o m e r,' m em bers o f the A frican American 'cross-over generation.' In the '50s, they were the first black children to go to racially integrated schools; in the '60s they formed the first sizeable group of blacks who fought the wars of Ivy League campus activism. Today, they are left to make policy recommendations to Clinton and to teach the brightest o f America's youth. On a darker note, what DuBois calls the ‘talented tenth’ or even the ‘guiding hundredth,’ Gates refers to as da crème de la crème brûlée,’ as he documents the personal decline of many of his black col lege-year heroes, who fall victim to mad ness, radicalism, apathy, burnout, suicide and even m urder. G ates warns against both hopefulness and hopelessness in the hippest, post-modern manner, reminding the reader that “Gramsci, famously, rec ommended pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will.” Both Gates and West are absolute in their stand against anti-black racism, but are careful not to lay blame or play the role of the wronged martyr. This book offers no policy recom mendations. Instead, it sprouts statistics and emphasises the need for an educated and sympathetic African-American ‘elite’ to analyse, innovate, lobby, and agitate for policy changes. Gates cites 1993 statistics that saw 2.3 million black men were sent to jail, whereas only 23,000 received a college diploma — a ratio of 100 to one; the same ratio for whites in that year was six to one. Gates writes this in light of Dubois’ basic precept that equality will be achieved when the same percentage of black and whites are in college and in jail. Gates' and West’s essays explore the academic notions that spur on the politics, without necessarily discussing the politics themselves. The multitude of topics cov ered is too great to be discussed here: the concept of a ‘black nation,’ ‘black capital ism ,’ the causes o f black poverty, the black leadership crisis, the problem with Republicans, the role of black popular cul tu re, the p ro b lem s w ith B ig B ro th e r Liberalism, among others.

Dictionary o f Global Culture The Dictionary is based on a concep tion of global culture which dates back to DuBois. In the 1948 speech reprinted in The Future o f the Race, DuBois speaks of an educated elite “with a clear vision of present world conditions and dangers, and conducting American Negroes to alliance with culture groups in Europe, America, A sia and Africa, and looking tow ard a new world culture.” The New York Times Book Review refers to the Dictionary o f Global Culture as som ething w hich w as w ritten as a deliberate foil to Hirsh’s now monumental Dictionary o f Cultural Literacy (1987), a relatively shallow tomb of traditional cul tural knowledge. In this sense, The New York Times does not do the dictionary jus tice. His insistence on placing Gates and A p p ia h ’s w ork w ithin a co m p arativ e Western standard defies the very intent of the Dictionary itself. The Dictionary o f Global Culture is not really a dictionary, but a collection of mini-essays. The information within is not trivia, but many short introductions to an enormous number of integral, but usually m arginalised subjects. The dictionary sends a simple message: that Western aca demics must, at the very least, be exposed to ideas central to other cultures to even begin to respect those cultures. T he use o f su p e rla tiv e s in the Dictionary is humbling. Why have I, the reader asks, not recognised the largest film industry in the world, or heard of the high e st p aid a th le te o f h is tim e? T he Dictionary acts as a powerful catalyst for further study. In th e m o st lite ra l s e n s e ,The Dictionary o f Global Culture is a refer ence book, and The Future o f the Race is an academic text which discusses political and economic realities. But symbolically, the central tenet of both books is the need for education in o rd er to enact social change. As DuBois w rites in the very first p arag rap h o f his 1903 “T he T alen ted T enth,” “intelligence, broad sympathy, knowledge of the world that was and is, and of the relation of men to it — this is the curriculum o f that higher Education w hich m ust underlie true life. On this fo u n d atio n w e may b u ild b read w in ning...”

literature... an ongoing effort to debunk racist perceptions of the meek and effeminate Chinese-American male... baggataway: (now known as lacrosse), the game was played by the Six Nations of the Iroquois... The original game was much more violent than the present version, the sides composed of sometimes hundreds of players, the goals miles apart, and the games sometimes lasting three days.... Cantar de Mio Cid: twelfth-century Spanish epic... a landmark of Spanish literature... Diddley, Bo: (1928-) African-American rock-and-roll singer and guitarist. Diddley’s rumba rhythms, violent guitar playing, and sexy hip gyrations greatly influenced.... Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones... Emecheta, Buchi: (1944-) Nigerian writer. Her work examines the effect on modem African women.... Fellini, Federico: (1920-1993) considered to be one of the most controversial directors of Italian cinema... gaucho: nomadic horseman and cowhand of the Argentine and Uruguayan Pampas and the southernmost state of Brazil. Similar to the cowboy of the United States... Hammarskjold, Dag [Hjalmar Agne Carl]: (1905-1961) Swedish economist, diplomat... Hammarskjold is regarded by many as the greatest secretary general in the United Nation’s his tory... Indian film industry: Though its productions are rarely seen in the West, the Indian film industry is by far the largest in the world... Jesus: (c. 4 B.C.E.-28 C.E.) Founder of Christianity... kashrut: Jewish dietary laws.... rabbinical law and biblical refer ences; the level of adherence to them is one of the defining characterisitics of the different Jewish communities... Layla and Majnun: Islamic epic love story.... occupies a central position in the imagination and mystical literature of Muslims speaking Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other lan guages... Muhammad I Askia: (d. 1538). West African emperor... ruler of the Songhai empire, probably the largest of the ancient native kingdoms in West Africa... Nahdah: Arabic literary renaissance. The 1,400-year-old Arabic literary heritage has remained a strong and thriving tradition... Owens, Jesse: (1913-1980): African American athlete. [S]etting three world records and tying a fourth in one day... Owen’s accomplishments met with chagrin from Nazi director Adolf Hitler and affronted his theories on Aryan supremacy... punk: International musical and cultural movement, 1976-83 (sometimes 1976-present).... basic punk rock spawned Oi, a tuneful expression of working class solidarity later co-opted by European right-wingers and American hard core, whose loud, clipped songs about growing up were perfected by Washington D.C’s Minor Threat... Quilombo: Brazilian colony of runaway slaves... Riel, Louis: (1844-1885) C anadian M étis leader... many Canadians viewed Riel’s protests as positive efforts to preserve the French-Indian identity... al-Sa’dâwî, Nawâl: (1932-) Egyptian writer, physician and fem inist... the publication of her first work of non-fiction, Women and Sex (1972), caused such a controversy amoung the political and religious authorities that the Department of Health was forced to dismiss her... Tsvetaeva, Marina [Ivanova]: (1892-1941) One of the most important Russian poets, Tsvetaeva had her career cut short by political strife... Umm, Kulthûm: (1910-1975) Egyptian singer... considered to be the most famous singer of the Arab world in the twentieth century... Verdi, Giuseppe: (1813-1901) Italian opera composer... Woolf, [Adeline] Virginia: (1882-1941) English writer. Woolf is widely considered to be one of the most influential twentiethcentury prose writers, and an important figure in the develop ment of Western feminist movements... X i You Ji: Chinese epic...variously translated as Journey to the West, Pilgrimage to the West, or The Monkey King, is regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical Chinese fiction... Yoga: One of the few Sanskrit words completely naturalised in English, the original means literally a ‘tie’ or ‘harness’... The philosophy of Yoga is one of the six classical systems of Hindu thought... Zimbabwe, Great: The most famous of a large group of stone walled enclosure... The modem African Zimbabwe nation took its name from this major cultural monument. ___________ — Joyce Lau

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April 2nd, 1997

Better training for doctors with the new surgical simulators Watch

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Instead o f first-tim e surgeons conducting surgery on live human beings, the medical profession is now turning to “surgery sim ulators” to better prepare medical students for the real thing. D r. V in c e n t H ay w ard o f M c G ill’s C e n tre fo r In te llig e n t Machines is a well known researcher in the field of robotics. Hayward was in v o lv e d in th e d e sig n o f the P antograph, a system the enables visually handicapped people to use computers. Recently, he has designed a new high performance robot called Freedom-7, a seven-degree freedom haptic device. Haptic devices basi cally allow humans and machines to com m unicate through the sense of touch w hich allow s fo r tw o-w ay human-machine interaction. “It’s like working with a han dle,” said Hayward. The robot can support the simulation of a variety of surgical instruments such as knives, forceps and scissors, to emulate the number o f different ways in which the human hand grasps cylindrical objects. The device has two main com p o n en ts: a m ech an ical in te rfa ce , w hich enables the interchange o f handles (to mimic the different surgi cal instruments), and a force feed back that sim ulates the interaction between the instrument and the so-

called human tissue. The surgery simulator operates through force feedback which allows the surgeon to feel changes in pres sure. This creates the illusion that the handle is actually perform ing the ta sk . A 3-D m o d el o f “v irtu a l organs” receives various stimuli from the simulated manipulation of surgi cal instruments and responds accord ingly. With improvements in graph ics, the device will be able to better define volumetric textures. T his form o f com puter-based training could potentially decrease the instruction time of medical stu dents by up to 30 per cent as well as increase the student out-put, resulting in a shorter period of apprenticeship. It may also prove to be more cost effective than traditional instructional methods since the cost o f supplies, animals, and equipment is drastically reduced. Although still in its experimen tal stage, surgical sim ulators have already proven to be effective for experienced surgeons who wish to try out new surgical techniques. “ In tra in in g you o n ly h av e access to what comes in the door that day,” said Dr. Ron Kuppersmith of the Baylor College o f M edicine in Houston, Texas. According to Kuppersmith who has been involved in the experimen tal trials of this new device, surgeons have very little opportunity to prac tise specific medical procedures prior to contact with the patient. One prin cip le o f this cyb ersu rg ery w ould av o id such sc e n a rio s and ev en

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A robotic a rm m im ics the m o tio n s o f th e h u m a n h a n d expose surgeons to less common sur gical procedures. “Today in North America there are twenty labs working on this [vir tual surgery],” said Stephan Paten, a lab tech n ician in the en gineering department. However, Paten went on to say that “the real applications of robots and com puters still have a long way to go.” For example, in order to be of practical use, the surgical simulator must m eet certain criteria. First of all, it must focus on the physiological modelling of the individual patient and not ju st on human anatomy. In other words, the organs must be able to react accordingly to the forces exerted on them. S im u la tio n o f b le ed in g and se c re tin g o f flu id s m ust also be accomplished by these new surgical devices. Therefore, the model must contain a simulated blood flow pat tern as well as other physiological activities. An artificial intelligence subsystem should also inform the o p era to r on how the “p a tie n t” is responding to the procedure while

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monitoring its condition at all times via multiple sensors. It is also impor ta n t th a t th e sim u la te d su rg ica l instruments interact with the model tissues and fluids in a realistic fash ion. “The device can already interact [with the model] at some level right now,” said Kuppersmith. There are already trials being conducted w ith sim pler surgeries such as angiograms and skull base surgery. “To actually simulate open surgery, it will be a few years down the road,” Kuppersmith explained. H ow ever, K uppersm ith ques tions whether or not virtual surgery will be able to teach surgeons what they can do. Many experienced sur geons have been testing the simulator to decide whether it is close enough to the real thing and have suggested im p ro v e m en ts to m ake v irtu a l surgery more realistic. “If the com puter teaches [the surgeon] the w rong thing, then it could harm the p atien t,” asserted K uppersm ith. For reasons such as these, the safety and usefulness of the

device w ill have to be m onitored closely before it can be applied. However, once researchers actu ally develop a surgery simulator that can closely match real procedures, the question will arise as to how sur geons will be evaluated to decide who is qualified to perform specific surgeries. Since the computer grades y o u r p e rfo rm a n c e , th e o p tio n s opened fo r surgeons m ay be n ar rowed based on how they score dur ing these simulations. “For example if you only score 80 per cent on nasal surgery, then you shouldn’t be allowed to do it?” questioned K uppersm ith. D octors will have to decide how much weight will be given to these tests and what the grades will imply. U ntil then, high perform ance robots like Freedom-7 may provide doctors with skills to increase effi ciency and precision during surgery with the potential to save more lives.

Seeing Red at McGill

M arxist-Lem nists bring utopian vision to campus B y L ori S tein

The Soviet experiment may have collapsed, but the Communist dream still lives on. C anadians fru strated w ith the platfo rm s o f the Liberal and Conservative parties and unsatisfied with the m oderate aspirations o f the NDP, have a utopian alternative in the Communist Party of Canada, MarxistLeninist division; the CPCM L’s mandate is “the com plete emancipation of the working class.” Hoping to enlist the vitality and idealism of youth in its struggle against capitalism, the party established a Marxist-Leninist study group at McGill last winter. All interested participants are welcome to join the group as membership in the party is not a prerequisite for atten dance to the weekly meetings. Typical discussion topics include the fallacies o f social dem ocracy, econom ic problems, and the role of women, youth and workers in the political system. Now approaching its twentieth meeting, the group aims to provide a forum in which students can examine societal problems and develop strategies and solutions based on Communist ideology. The group’s president, Normand Chouinard, is a 2 8 -y e a r-o ld c o n tin u in g e d u c a tio n s tu d e n t o f M a n ag e m en t In fo rm a tio n S y stem s. A c c o rd in g to Chouinard, the Liberal Party is hopelessly out of touch with the demands of common era. “The Liberal Party represents itself with the nine teenth-century ideology of empire-building, which can

not solve constitutional or economic problems,” he said. Chouinard envisions a non-capitalist Canada with an updated constitution. To date, popular support for the CPCML is negligible, but it aims to achieve mass party status by the year 2000. In addition to its organisation of student groups at several institutions across Canada, the party publicly distributes three different new spapers: The M arxistLeninist Daily, TML w eekly, and a monthly Student Voice paper. One motivation behind the student organi sations is the need to cultivate a group of dedicated writ ers for these publications. According to Chouinard, the CPCML hopes to rally and organise the student masses sympathetic with the Communist cause in order to form a united front against “Liberal diversions.” Chouinard attributes political apa thy among students to a conspiracy of sorts. “Bourgeois political parties, such as the Liberals and the PC, are not raising the level of political discussion — it is not in their interest to get people involved because they want to keep power, privilege, and the status-quo.” Currently, the study group boasts a membership of 75, with approximately ten to 15 members who attend each weekly meeting. More than half of CPCML mem bers are women who support the party because further ing women’s rights are among the group’s highest prior ities. In the M arch 7 issue o f TM L D aily, a headline C o n tin u e d o n P age 13

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Animal rights and scientific research: testing the grounds By D o m M

native to using animals in research, there is no excuse for using animals in testin g ,” and insisted that such te stin g does not ex ist at M cG ill. White remarked that while Canadian legislation requires that pesticides and herbicides be tested on animals, and that drugs be tested on both ani mals and humans before reaching the co n su m er m arket, co sm etics and household products need not under go such tests. Some com panies, such as the Body Shop and Nexxus, have dis covered the value of marketing prod ucts as “animal friendly”. Barnard feels that “people will buy products that have not been animal tested, but

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“If we insisted that drugs be effectiv e, safe and necessary, we w o u ld cu t anim al use by 90 p e r cent,” said Dr. Neil Barnard, citing the W orld H ealth O rg a n isa tio n ’s stand on the use of animals in drug testing. In v ite d by th e C o n c o rd ia A n im al R ig h ts A sso c ia tio n , Dr. Barnard recently spoke at Concordia about the ineffectiveness and unethi cal use o f an im als in m ed ical research, industrial testing and edu cation. A cccording to B arnard, w ith innovations in technology, “all ani mal research is not necessary. There are always other routes.” He spoke o f alternative options available to scientists — options which can be more closely linked to human physi ology. For example, a scientist can order over one hundred differen t human tissue samples through the mail upon which tests can be done. Some samples, such as liver tissue cells, are even capable of metabolis ing drugs; with this, a scientist can learn about the effects o f a drug passing through the human liver. Barnard’s views, however, are not supported by several members of the McGill scientific community. Dr. Richard Latt, a veterinarian at the M cGill Resources Centre believes that, although other alternatives to animal research exist, it is not possi ble to conduct research purely with out the use of animals. “I agree with animal research as long as animals are used humanely and provided with the com forts of daily care, suffer from no pain, and are killed humanely... [We would not use anim als] if we knew enough about biology to program computers to replace them, but we are not at th a t p o in t...D r. B a rn a rd d o e s n ’t understand the gradations between the extremes.” Ron Chase, a professor in the d ep a rtm en t o f b io lo g y , sup p o rts Latt’s views. “There are valid argu m ents on bo th sides. S om etim es there is animal testing that is done that is not necessary, and sometimes there is testing that is necessary. The resolution of these problems lies in the details. W e m ust ask, case by case: why do these people need to do research? What drug are we develop ing?...If you can develop drugs safe ly without the use of animals, that’s great. But you cannot learn every thing from computers and models.” B a rn a rd e x p re sse d co n c ern about the quantity of animals used for the same research projects. He stated that several scientists could be working on identical projects at dif ferent institutions in different coun tries, and individually deriving the same information. He argued that an ex cessiv e num ber o f anim als are used inefficiently, and som etim es without any information that can be applied to humans. Barnard quoted a finding pub lished by the New England Journal o f Medicine in 1961 regarding tobac co tests conducted on rabbits. In this test, masks were placed on the heads of rabbits, and into each mask a ciga rette was inserted. The purpose of this test was to find the rates of can ce r g ro w th in the lung tissu e . Ironically, the conclusions found no malignant tumours in the animals, whereas today, the cancer causing effects of tobacco are well known.

A ccording to L iz W hite, the directo r o f legislatio n and m edia relations at the Animal Alliance of Canada, competition in the scientific co m m u n ity o ften re s u lts in the wasteful duplication of research. “Three or four researchers could be w orking on the same research, using the same amount of animals, and not sharing [their fin d in g s],” White said. “It’s the grand rush to the Nobel Prize.”

Ethics committees: H ow effective? At M cGill, the use of animals fo r the purp o ses o f research and teaching is reviewed by the McGill Animal Care Committee. MACC is responsible for ensuring that animals are used ethically and hum anely. Roger Balk, the chair of the commit tee, is satisfied with the treatment of animals at McGill. When asked if all researchers were required to comply with the regulations, he replied: “if they weren’t, we’d stop [the project]. That’s our job.” Latt, who is responsible for the daily care o f the anim als used in research, also has the final word in ethical considerations regarding ani mal use. “I review all of the propos als...The vets have the final authority [at McGill] to stop any project.” H o w ev er, W hite ex p re ssed doubt regarding such anim al care com m ittees. “U niversities are not required by law to form these com mittees. If the animal care committee doesn’t function, does the research continue?” She was also concerned with the possibility of bias that may exist within these committees. She said that if the com m ittees consist m ainly o f scien tists — scien tists which may be working with animals them selves — that public opinion may not be expressed. O f the six members that form MACC, “there are s c ie n tists and lay p e o p le ,” according to Balk, who is himself is a member of the clergy. D espite B a lk ’s com placency with regards to McGill’s animal care safeguards, som e p ro fesso rs like Chase — who is studying the ner vous system s o f snails — are not required to have their work approved by MACC. This is because, accord ing to Chase, “snails are not consid ered to be sentient — not conscious, if you will.” A ccording to C hase, he uses snails “not to develop drugs, not to cure diseases, but just to satisfy my curiosity, to draw conclusions about the human brain.” When asked why he chose to use sn ails instead of higher level animals, he answered, “partially because they are cheaper

thei* is not a single person who will buy a product because it has been animal tested.” B arnard suggested tw o ways that students could revoke the use of animals in research and in education. He said that students can refuse to work with animals conducting their studies by using the alternatives that are available such as computer mod els and books. S tudents can also choose to donate to charities that do not advocate the use of animals in their research. If the scientists realise that they are losing lives because of lack of funding, they will be forced to change their attitude towards the use of animals in their research.

and have unusually large nerve cells, but also because there are no ethical problems with them. I do not have to go th ro u g h any p ro c e d u re s in approving my research.”

Violence-free education Barnard claims that the use of animals for the purposes of educa tion can easily be circu m v en ted . W hile in m edical school, he was required to participate in w hat he called the “dog lab.” A dog would be anaesthetised and the students would perform various tests. They would then “kill the dog, bag him up, throw h im aw ay, and w rite up n o te s .” Barnard refused to do the lab. He went to the library, found the infor m atio n he n eed ed in b o o k s, and wrote up the same notes. “I graduated and afterwards, the dog lab became optional,” he stated. “A few years later, they got rid of it.” Barnard says that much of the k n o w led g e th a t can be ac q u ired through the use o f anim als can be found in books. Physiological infor mation, according to Barnard, can be found through the use of cadavers. Barnard remarked that the University of Maryland “no longer uses animals in university procedures. [The use of cadavers] is cheaper because they do not require a veterinarian to care for them.”

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The m arketability o f “ no anim al testing ” Both Latt and Balk emphasised the distinction between research and anim al testing. W hereas research uses animals to discover new cures, animal testing is synonymous with industrial testing — animals are used to ensure that products are safe and non-toxic to humans. Barnard was adamant in his condemnation of the latter practise. He described a common proce dure called the LD 50 test, in which anim als are su b jected to v ario u s potentially toxic chemicals including cosm etics, drugs and carcinogens. The test finds the lethal dose that would kill 50 per cent of the test’s su b je cts. Id ea lly , th ese fin d in g s could be applied to predict the reac tion in humans; however, according to B a rn a rd , th is is n o t th e case. Barnard cited a study that found that only 50 per cent of the tests p er formed on mice produced results that were predictive of human response, followed by 70 per cent in rats, and 80 per cent in human cell tests. Balk supported Barnard’s views on anim al testing in industry. He said that “although there is no alter

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Communist alternative at McGill Continued from Page 10 blazed “Defence of W omen’s Rights is bound up with Defence of All Rights.” The article, which celebrated International W omen’s week, described the female fight for equality in Communist terms: “W omen do not see their struggle in isolation from the struggle to open the door for the progress of society. Through their participa tion in this struggle, women also affirm themselves as those who stand second to no one... it is in the course of this affirmation that the new society will be created, the society in which the oppression of women will be a thing of the past...” As to how this new society will be established, the CPCML has a plan, albeit a vague one. A first necessary step, according to Chouinard, is Quebec’s sovereignty, because no group should be oppressed. That is not to say that the CPCML supports the PQ which is seen to promote liberal capitalist programs. Secondly, Canada’s Aboriginal population must be em anci pated. According to the CPCML, Canada’s three sovereign powers could forge a “modem constitution based in the future, not in the Royal Proclamation of 1867.” Citing the words of Karl Marx (pictured at right), Chouinard criticised liberal democracy, which he claims is based on a false premise.

“All people are not equal. Each should do according to his ability and receive according to his needs.” The liberal democratic system, he continued, “is an illusion created to fool workers into thinking that their problems can be solved under capitalism.” Given the prevalence of political moderation in Canada, a Communist victory in this country is difficult to fathom — particu larly since the demise of the Soviet Union. “The socialist movement obviously has a series of fundamen tal issues to face,” McGill political science professor Sam Noumoff explained. “With the collapse of the USSR, the need to analyse why that occurred is central.” Those who refuse to accept the argument that Communism is a proven flop must, according to Noumoff, ask themselves three questions: “Why did [the Soviet experim ent] fail? W hat is the result of that failure? And what is the present set of circumstances that has to be faced — how does one creatively adapt to the situa tion?” Given the decline of Communism as a force in international politics, and a half-century old anti-Communist bias in the West, the CPCM L and its student recruits have quite a task ahead of them.

Wine and cheesing at McGill The impending doom of gradu ation means the end of my four-year wine and cheese career. The hidden pleasure of McGill, the w ine and cheese p arty, gives departments a chance to roll out the brie and unscrew a couple of boxes of wine. (I understand the School of Architecture also offered a job as a door p rize at th e ir la st w ine and ch e ese.) I t ’s not tru e that “T h e re ’s no fre e lu n c h ,” since you only have to look for p o ste rs on bulletin boards say ing “Thursday 5:00” and announcing the location. The food and drink offered dif fers from department to department, varying from the hearty beer and pizza to more elegant fare consisting of crudités, canapés, and spinach dip in hollow ed out sourdough bread. W hen the quality o f refresh m en t drops into the lower end of the spec trum, I wonder at the poverty of stu dents who are willing to imbibe for free w hat they w o u ld n ’t pay for. M cGill doesn’t have a food bank, but perhaps wine and cheeses are the adm inistration’s way o f offsetting the increasing cost of higher educa tion. Wine and cheeses are thus sort of like soup kitchens in purpose, but behaviour at w ine and cheeses is probably less o rganised. T h ey ’re often a free for all, with the food placed on a central table (or tables) that everyone crowds around to fight over, particularly when resources, are scarce. O ne m ight ex p ect this to result in Social Darwinism, with the strong, the tall, and the long-armed humans triumphing through natural selection. But in wine and cheeses, as in life, skill and timing count for a lot, and i t ’s cru cial to tim e your arrival so as to be the earliest scav en g e r on the sc en e o f th e kill. A ttending w ith friends also helps kinder and gentler behaviour ensue, as friends help friends to secure that extra slab of Cheddar or stake out the best spots near the wine boxes. But the presence of professors mingled with students makes wine and cheeses a dangerous gamble for students. On the one hand, your prof is soused, and now would be the per

fect chance to make nice and ask for an extension on your paper. On the other hand, you’re also drunk, and your fingers are stained orange from sc arfin g ch e esies. A lth o u g h you w ould c e rta in ly m ake a stro n g im pression, it’s unclear ju st w hat kind o f im pression this would be. D rinking w ith profs is inherently hazardous.

Black coffee Susan Peters S tu d en ts are o fte n a fra id o f being asked what their major is at any wine and cheese th a t’s not in their department. This fear is wellgrounded, since w ine and cheese attendees sometimes are asked why they’re there. From past experience I can say that trying to fake it and pre tend you really are in the department d o e s n ’t w ork. W hen y o u n g er, I always claimed that I hadn’t decided

on my major and was “checking out the department.” In later years, I’ve been happily “thinking about doing a minor” in many, many departments. B ut a high pro p o rtio n o f the people at wine and cheeses are fel low in te rlo p e rs. T h e y ’re a g reat place to meet people. While not offi cially a singles bar, it’s at least an a lte rn a tiv e to cru isin g at the M cLennan-Redpath library. If you go to enough of them, you’ll start to recognise the familiar faces of circuit veterans. The now-defunct Wine and C heese G u ild , w ith its academ ic camouflage of black turtleneck and tw eed ja c k e t w as d ev o ted to the practise. In my four years at McGill I’ve accomplished nothing, really, but it’s been a lot of fun. Sort of like one long string of wine and cheeses after another. T here’s life after M cGill, but I hope there’s wine and cheese too. Ms. Peters is currently seeking o ut em p lo ym en t o p p o rtu n itie s at Kraft and Wine Spectator.

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Relentless Hurricane Julie slams up a whole new storm By Patricia Ro w land

A s Ju lie C ry sle r k icks up her fee t in the dow ntow n Toronto office of Chatelaine magazine, the former McGill stu dent discusses her career calmly. “The future? I really have no idea about what’s in store for the future.” She laughs often, unworried. Not that she should be con cerned. Crysler, an aspiring poet/journalist/playw right, has written and performed her way from the ranks of The McGill D aily Culture editor to second best Montreal poet in 1996’s M irror poll, losing out first place to none other than Leonard Cohen. She has entered slams — perform ance-based poetry reading competitions — across Canada and the United States. She has also established herself as a freelance w riter, working not only for Chatelaine, but several other Toronto and M ontreal new spapers as well. The m ost recent addition to Crysler’s success however, has been her publication of a poet ry collection entitled, A ll Consuming. How does Crysler react to her success? “Well, I attribute the M irror reader’s poll all to my hairdresser. I was away the week it was published and when I got back into town I won dered why I had all these messages on my machine. I finally was able to pick up the M irror on the bus and was shocked! Later I found out that my hairdresser had been telling every

body to vote for me. I laughed at the whole thing.” But Crysler’s popularity cannot be attributed to her hair dresser alone. She has packed venues in Toronto and Montreal, recently filling Club Soda to its 400-person capacity. Montreal has been good to Crysler, and she is very grate ful to Montrealers for starting her career. “In Toronto there is nothing on the scale of Vox Hunt or Yawp!. In Montreal there

are more organised events where people can develop their tal ent. T here are m ore supportive venues and organisers. In Toronto the events are smaller, and just don’t receive the same media attention.” Truth be told, Crysler has had a few setbacks since her move to Toronto. “This city is so expensive! M y last place in M ontreal cost $150 in rent. Now I’m in Toronto working at Chatelaine and I’m homeless! My friends and relatives have been very accommodating. “People here have to work more to make a living. You can’t just get a cheap apartment and sit in a café and write all the tim e. T here’s less tim e available to develop your craft.” Crysler’s independently published ‘box set’ of poetry, All Consuming, was released last December. The set is a collection o f 20 pieces o f poetry and prose, each w ork individually bound. The booklets can be bought separately or as a set. By publishing her w ork in an unconventional form at, Crysler puts as much emphasis on presentation as content. As a result, the set sells for a fairly steep price: $20 when ordered directly; $25 in the store. “I don’t think the price is unreasonable. It’s not ju st a book, it’s more like a piece of book art. People think o f it as a keepsake. Because of the good quality I think people are will ing to pay more. As well, it is a limited edition of 200.” Crysler’s preference for an aesthetically pleasing format m ay be a reflectio n o f her th e atric al sty le on stage. She

believes her readings to be very performance-based — unlike a conventional poetry reading. “I do all my pieces from memory, so I can use my hands for self-expression during my reading. It is one thing I have become known for.” Her love of performance also spills into her admiration for Toronto English theatre. “There is a thriving theatre communi ty here, much more so than anything available in Montreal.” Her appreciation for theatre has led her to play wrighting, which she is currently exploring. “I will be collaborating with two other women soon to write a fringe play, composed o f a series of monologues.” Clearly, Crysler has the writing bug — be it in the form of journalism, poetry, or plays. Although she does not remember, her mother vouches that she has been writing poet ry sin c e b irth . C ry s le r b e lie v e s th e w ritin g p ro c e ss to h a v e sta rte d m o re a ro u n d ag e 17. Additionally, she claims to have been writing at least once a day since then. She jo k e s ab o u t h er com pulsion to w rite, say ing simply: “I suppose it’s kind of like an illness.” J u lie C r y s le r p e r fo r m s A p ril 19 a t C a b a ret w ith C ath erin e K id d a n d Jim Carrol, author o /T h e Basketball Diaries.

A Glimpse at the Evolution of The Origin of Species Science C ETllC ) Watch By Sh a u n G o h o

C harles D a rw in ’s le tte r s E dited by F rederick B urkhardt C am bridge U niversity Press $ 3 1 .8 9 , 249 pp. C harles D arw in casts a shad ow over biology like no other sci entist can fo r any field o f science. A s th e e m in e n t b i o l o g i s t T h e o d o s iu s D o b z h a n s k y o n c e re m a rk e d : “ N o th in g in b io lo g y m akes sense except in the light o f ev olution.” In F rederick B urkhardt’s co l le c tio n o f D a r w in ’s le tte rs , w e ca n see how h is sh ad o w , w h ich w as to be ca st acro ss the globe, b e g a n a s o n e m a n ’ s o w n d a rk secret. B u r k h a r d t, e d ito r of D a r w in ’s C o m p lete L e tte rs, has selected m any o f these epistles to a p p e a r as a sin g le v o lu m e . T he

letters span from 1825 to 1859, charting D arw in from his days as a teenage m edical student in E dinburgh to his publication o f the O rigin o f Species at age 50. T h e p u b l i s h e r s ’ a im is c le a rly to appeal to a g en eral au d ien ce. O n th e co v er, th ere is a pair o f G alapagos flycatch ers, and on the back, a w ater c o lo u r o f a y o u n g an d su av e D arw in, com plete w ith m uttonc h o p sid e b u rn s . T h e b o o k is f o r w a r d e d b y S te p h e n J a y G o u ld , p r o b a b ly th e m o s t re n o w n e d p o p u la ris e r o f D arw in’s ideas in o u r tim e. E ven if you do not care for th e s c i e n t i f i c o r h is t o r i c a l aspects o f th e w ork, it can be read as a sort o f psychological d r a m a . D a r w in w a s , b y a ll accounts, the m ost affable and frie n d ly o f m en. H o w ev er, he w as a lso as c o m p lic a te d an d c o n tr a d ic to r y as a c h a r a c te r f ro m D o s to y e v s k y . A s G o u ld d e s c rib e s h im in th e fo re w o rd , D arw in “w as radical in his scien tific ideas, liberal in his political

c h a r i . e s d a r w i n ’s l e t t e r s a selection Edited by Frederick Burkhardt

Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould an d so cial v iew s, and co n serv a tive in personal lifestyle.” T h e le tte rs co u ld alm o st be those o f any V ictorian naturalist. H e w rites o f fam ily ev en ts, g o s

sips about colleagues, asks for in f o r m a tio n , a n d a lte r n a te s betw een enthusiasm and frus tr a tio n a t th e c o u r s e o f h is ow n work. D a rw in f irs t fo rm u la te d his theory o f evolution by nat ural selection in 1838, b u t no sign o f it appears in his letters. H ow ever, as the years passed, he b e g a n to sen d o u t fee lers — su b tle allu sio n s and in d i r e c t r e f e r e n c e s m u c h m o re o b v io u s to a m o d e rn r e a d e r than they co u ld h av e been to D a r w in ’s c o rr e s p o n d e n ts at the tim e. E ven w hen D a r w in b r e a k s h is s il e n c e to J. D . H o o k er in 1844, it sounds as th o u g h th e w o rd s a re b e in g to r n o u t o f h im a g a in s t h is w ill: “I am alm o st co n v in ced (q u ite c o n tra ry to o p in io n I sta rted w ith ) th a t sp ecies are n o t ( it is lik e c o n f e s s in g a m urder) im m utable.” Still D arw in did n ot publish. F inally, in 1858, he received the s h o c k o f h is l i f e . In f a r a w a y

M a la y s i a , th e y o u n g A lf r e d Russell W allace had independent ly arriv ed at a th eo ry o f n atu ral s e le c tio n , a n d s e n t D a rw in h is paper. In this final dram a o f the v ol um e, w e see all sides o f D arw in’s character com e out: his generosi ty a n d f a ir n e s s in p a s s in g o n W a lla c e ’s p ap er fo r p u b licatio n , h is p rid e a n d c a lc u la tio n as h e m a n o e u v re s to e n s u re th a t h is precedence is recognised, and his ingenuity as he denies to W allace a n y in v o lv e m e n t in th e f in a l arran g em en t (a jo in t p u b licatio n in ajo u rn a i). F in a ll y , th e n e x t y e a r , D arw in published his “sm all v ol u m e ,” The O rig in o f S p ec ie s. It so ld o u t on th e d ay o f p u b lic a tion. A nd here the book ends. O ne ca n ’t help b u t feel a lit tle d is a p p o in te d . D a r w in ’s life w a s n o t o v e r , a n d th e p u b lic debates that follow ed the p u b lica tion o f his book m ust have been at le ast as in terestin g as his p ri v a te s tru g g le . B u t f o r th a t, w e m ust w ait for another volum e.

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Im port policies o f the corporate giants By M arc G illiam

A s lo n g as im p o rte d m u sic exists, M arshall M cLuhan’s vision o f the global village remains out of reach. T h e fa c t th a t g ra n d m u sic in s titu tio n s , lik e th e H M V M é g a sto re an d S am th e R e co rd Man, operate insular import depart m e n ts th a t m o re o fte n th an n ot reveal w hat they don’t carry, hav ing all the w o rld ’s m usic at your fingertips is beyond reality. U n fo rtu n a te as th at m ay be, chains like H M V and S am ’s are tapping into the increasing demand for im ported m usic. At S am ’s on St. Catherine St., a seven-foot tall rack has been lab elled ‘im p o rta tio n s,’ w hile the CD singles sec tion, a stronghold for U K-manufac tu red d iscs, has m oved from the seco n d flo o r to th e firs t, an d is p la c e d n ea r th e e n tra n c e . S in ce H M V h as r e lo c a te d to th e D o m in io n S q u are B u ild in g , th e search fo r all th in g s fo reig n has becom e notably easier w ith their increased catalogue. R ita B artali, general co-m an a g e r fo r S a m ’s, a d m itte d th a t orders for non-dom estic item s are in c re a sin g . Y et she d o w n p lay e d any increased attention to imports. “W e ’ve alw ays had im ports. It’s ju st some labels do very well, lik e C argo, and w e like to m ake them more prom inent.” H M V ’s M a rk e tin g M a n ag er fo r P ro m o tio n E a s te rn R e g io n , Denis Germain, explained that the d istrib u tio n sy stem h as rec en tly changed a lot. C onsequently, per ceiving the am ount o f fluctuation in im p o rt p u rc h a sin g h in g e s on your definition. F or exam ple, Sony produces P ink F lo y d ’s P ulse in the U nited S tates. I t’s co n sid ered an im port b ec au se it w as m a n u fa ctu re d on

foreign soil. The categori s a tio n is p r o b le m a tic though: Sony has its ow n C a n a d ia n a f f ilia te th a t brings in reco rd in g s from other Sony affiliates around the world. They are subse qu en tly do m esticated and distributed. In the last two or three years, the m ajor d istrib u tion com panies — the sup pliers to music store main stays — have created their own import divisions. Now S o n y , E M I, P o ly g ra m , BM G, M C A , and W arner further confuse the issue by p a r a d o x ic a lly im p o rtin g d is c s fro m th e m s e lv e s . D esp ite th e sh ared nam e, B rin g in g th e w orld o f m u sic to a m a ll n e a r yo u ? G raham Kay each d istrib u to r’s national h e a d q u a rte rs are c la im e d to be Ultimately, the set-up pays off “ O n e -sto p s are g re a t fo r an entirely different companies. for customers. The special request indie store in the States,” Germain “Imports used to be bought by system at both stores — through concluded, driving hom e how its o th er in d ep en d en t co m p an ies all which imported material is ordered nam e reflects the simple process. o v e r th e w o rld ,” sa id G erm a in . O n e - s to p s , h o w e v e r, h a v e — requires no deposit and there’s “ [The major labels] didn’t see why never been the universal answer to no commitment to buy. th ey sh o u ld lo se th e sa le s. In a any sm all retailer. In som e coun Currently, S am ’s best selling sense, it’s good because they know im p o rt is J u m p B a c k ! by th e tries, one-stops spur a high degree the artist.” R o llin g S to n e s . S u rp r is in g ly , o f competition. Im p o rt d iv is io n s at m a jo r “ O n e-sto p s are d iv e rsifie d ,” today’s electronic music trend that labels are in stark contrast to older said Germain. The situation can be m o stly e m a n a te s o v e rse a s is n ’t m e th o d s, w h ich o fte n d ea l w ith viewed as firms with “the cheapest even the second biggest seller. That ‘one-stops.’ honour goes to D avid G ates, ex p rice v ersu s th e fa ste st d eliv ery D erek B o sh o u w erz, a b u y er v e rsu s th e n e w e st c a ta lo g u e ...” member o f the defunct band o f yes for S am ’s, described the one-stop H M V has se ttle d on a p articu la r teryear, Bread. as essentially a w arehouse. O ften “H ot bands like the Chemical one-stop that excels in covering the each E uropean country w ill have Brothers got signed [domestically] country com pletely — a necessity one. F o r in sta n c e , in th e U n ited as soon as they got big,” explained for H M V ’s nation-wide franchises. Kingdom, the prevalent one-stop is Boshouwerz. “Additionally, techno H M V still m a in ta in s stro n g Windsong. bonds with the m ajor’s import divi fans are fickle.” H M V used to asso ciate w ith A t H M V , G erm ain observed sio n s . G e rm a in m e n tio n e d th a t o n e -s to p s a g re a t d e a l to av o id their biggest attribute is a w illing that import sales generally change w h a t G e rm a in te rm s th e ‘U .S . ness to deal with returns. So, while too quickly to m onitor them with p ro b le m .’ D e a lin g w ith se v eral any efficacy. both H M V ’s and Sam the Record com p an ies to obtain im p o rts can ‘T h e best advantage of [offer M an’s buyers m ust purchase care cau se a lo t o f g rie f co o rd in atin g ing] im ports is a back catalogue. fu lly at tim e s o r b e stu c k w ith shipm ents and operating out o f a materials that strictly run one-way, T herefore, w e find w e have good p le th o r a o f in c o m p a tib le c a ta a majority o f import deals feature a sa le s o f m an y title s ra th e r th a n logues. massive sales o f one title.” return allowance. with the lush melody of “Motorway” — distorting and electronically alter ing it, D avid Holmes approaches the song through its disco-based tempo, winding it into a totally distinct sonic experience). The absence o f A utechre’s trance take on the track is the only draw back o f the album; although three versions o f one song is o v erk ill fo r a b est-o f, the album ex c ellen tly dem onstrates how good deejays create remixes that stand alone. Casino Classics features none of the stock pitfalls of remixing; there’s no rap dubbed in for flair, no obvious vocal lines repeated over and over for effect, and no cheesy ‘you-change-thepercussion-and-it’ s-a-w hole-new -vibe’ copouts. Ambitiously, Saint Etienne releases four new songs ju st for remixing: “Angel” (appear ing once as high-energy by W ay Out W est, once as trip-hop by Broadcast), “Sometimes In W inter” (a verseless drum ’n ’ bass model by the Psychonauts), “Burnt Out Car” (a short track with single potential by Balearico), and “The Sea” (an epic raver that washes over you for ten minutes by PFM). S a in t E tie n n e sta p le s lik e “Jo in O ur Club,” “People Get Real,” “Nothing Can Stop U s N ow ,” and “H e ’s On T he P ho n e” also sound fresh. Everywhere on this disc, the keen listener is assaulted with sounds that demand to be heard — quite a feat considering their p redecessors accom plished the sam e thing years ago. — M arc Gilliam

[^] Import Disc of the Year Saint Etienne Casino Classics (Heavenly) A British dance trio with strong pop sensi bilities, Saint Etienne has compiled 1997’s most important album. Enlisting both the big guns and the outfits bubbling under the electronica scene, this double CD explores the burgeoning success o f techno, jungle, am bient, and trip-hop, con vincingly providing some definitive sounds o f imported music. T he C hem ical Brothers, U nderw orld, D avid H olm es, and G ordon K ing are the m ore salient nam es rem ixing tracks from Saint E tienne’s explosive (overseas only) six-year development. Andrew W eatherall spliffs a bass-heavy v ersio n o f “O nly L o v e C an B reak Y o u r H eart” w ith its ow n instrum ental. (Som e may recall that Saint Etienne’s one and only blip in N orth A m erica w as a N eil Y oung co v er). W e a th e ra ll’s m ix h ig h lig h ts the adept songwriting, and Saint Etienne doesn’t disappoint with the originally-penned tracks that finish part one and continue on part two. As impossible as it seems, these nearunrecognisable renderings actually owe a lot to the so n g w ritin g clo u t flau n ted by the th re e so m e ’s strin g o f p o p sm a sh es e v i

denced on Too Young To D ie, a g reatest hits package in tandem with Casino Classics. “Who Do You Think You Are” reproduces only a split second o f the hummable song in Aphex Tw in’s reconstruction. T h e th o r o u g h ly d a n c e a b le “ L ik e A M otorw ay” is rem ixed tw ice in the collection. The resulting versions are irreconcilable with each other, but are still independently linked to the original (where the C hem ical Brothers run

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Many people believe that bootlegging — the illegal recording, selling or trading of unauthorised material — can be justified. First of all, there is a belief that any work by an artist is public domain and should be made available to the listening audience. Secondly, some bands actively encourage fans to record public performances by allowing tape recorders into their concerts. Moreover, owners of bootlegged material from any given band likely own all of the official releases from that The money spent on band. Finally, many simply believe the recording industry is not affect a bootleg could very ed by bootlegging. All of these well have purchased arguments are fallacies. Just because music is produced an official release and performed for an audience does from some other not mean that it belongs to that audi artist, thereby ence. Musicians earn their living through the sale robbing an artist’s of albums and possible sales concert tickets. The profit from a bootleg goes only to the store that sold it and the compa ny that manufactured it. The artist who created the work receives no compensation from the sale of a bootleg. It is true that some bands, such as Metallica, allow the taping of their live shows. However, only a few bands allow this, and they all specify that the recordings are meant for personal use. As a result, these copies cannot be considered bootlegs. Selling a copy of a live perfor mance (or any unreleased material) is not endorsed by any band, and is illegal. People claim that they are huge fans of a band, own all of their released material, and are therefore only satis fying their desire for more of the band’s output when they buy a bootleg. They think the band is unhurt by the purchase of a bootleg by someone who has already pur chased all released materia from that band. The argument is faulty for two reasons. First of all, the band would be hurt if they decided to release a live album from a partic ular concert which the fan already owns in bootleg form. (Many current bootlegs are of excellent quality and may deter the fan from purchasing an official release, as it would almost be the same recording.) Secondly, most music fans do not listen to only one artist. The money spent on a bootleg could very well have purchased an official release from some other artist, thereby robbing an artist’s possible sales. The recording industry spends millions of dollars detecting and prose cuting bootleg producers, distributors, and retailers. This indicates that boot legging is indeed a problem for the industry, ultimately affecting the buying public. CD prices have already gone up recently, and this has not been caused by increases in the cost of produc tion — they cost pennies to produce. The affordability of producing CDs is increasingly true as more bands use home made studios, often recording music that doesn’t even require a full studio, such as electronica. Although artists’ royalties remain shrouded in mystery, these costs probably have not increased significantly. Unfortunately, things are developing into a no-win situation. Every dollar spent eradicating bootlegging is a dollar taken away from recording or promoting a new or up-and-coming band. In this age of global communications and vast techno logical leaps, bootlegging is becoming an ever-easier activity to participate in and profit from. CDs of incredible sound qual ity are being cheaply produced, advertised and sold around the world for huge profits. None of this money is going towards the rightful recipients: the artists and their labels. The only way the bootlegging problem is going to be solved is for the public to realise the harm bootlegs cause to the recording industry and to stop buying these albums.

You wake up in the morning wanting more. Your fix last night felt weak and its effect faded quickly. It’s no surprise really — you’ve been reusing the same stuff over and over again. Your tolerance has gotten too high. At first it sped up your heartbeat and you felt it in your skin. Now all it does is recall those glorious days, leaving you nostalgic and disappoint ed. You want to try something new but you can’t get it legally. You turn to the black-market. Pity the poor music junkie. His fix (the songs of his favourite band) comes in doses of 12, at intervals of two years or more. The corporations who sell this drug hold it back, needlessly teasing the junkie. The junkie knows this. He knows that every time his favourite band plays a live con cert, new material could have been written and recorded. He knows that there are demos of his favourite band’s songs out there, but the corpora tions only release these when a band is old, out of ideas, and/or retired. The junkie wants it NOW! Bootlegs exist because of the record companies’ failure to release enough material to satisfy a certain seg ment of their market. These music junkies want material that a casual fan has no interest in, and they are willing to pay premium prices for it. The aver age music junkie already owns every legitimate item by his favourite bands. Thus, when he purchases bootlegs, he does not take money away from that band. It can be argued that bootlegs take away from the ‘legitimate’ recording industry, but what does that really mean? When a new movie comes out, it also competes with the entertainment dollar sought by the record industry. Profits for the record industry are not the ultimate end sought by society. The reason people are offended by the idea that a legitimate industry loses money to a bootleg is because the industry owns the songs their artists write. It is a ridiculous notion that anyone owns music. Is it legitimate that just because a corporation Bootleggers aren’t hires a band to record an album, it just scum-sucking should own every version of that bottom-feeding song performed for 50 years, as copyright law dictates? If a label people providing no chooses not to make the most of an service to society... artist they sign, then bootleggers will. Bootleggers create Of course, the vast majority of jobs at the CD material recorded illegally never pressing plant just makes anyone money. Tapes like Warner get traded between friends or over the Internet, offering free pleasure to all involved. The needs of music junkies are sated. Music history is documented in a way that studio albums, with all their calculation, contrivance, high budgets, and lack of spontaneity, simply cannot Yes, it’s true that bootlegging is largely profiting from somebody else’s work. But the person doing the actual work, the artist, does not lose money on the deal. In fact, many musicians own bootlegs of their own favourite artists, if not of their own work. Also, boot leggers aren’t just scum-sucking, bottom-feeding peo ple providing no service to society. Many of them are music fans who put their money on the line and work hard just like any entrepreneur. Bootleggers create jobs at the CD pressing plant, just like Warner does. If major labels lose money to bootlegs, don’t cry for them. They exploit their artists, eliminate indepen dent labels, and generally cause more harm to the state of music than they do good. Unless you believe that what is illegal is necessarily immoral, you should be able to purchase bootlegs with a clear conscience. Think of the poor music junkie...

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During a band’s musical lifespan, many pseudo-recordings and experi ments are captured on audio or video. But like all rare things, they carry a hefty price, and locating them is no walk in the park. Because here in the west we choose to market music for a profit, the mega stores don’t bother to stock what will probably never get sold in great quantity. Little music shops like L’Oblique on Rivard will order maybe two or three copies of a given import, primarily for their regular customers. “Not many people buy imports,” states Luc, owner of L’Oblique, because “the cost of importing music is too expensive.” It costs Luc close to $30 for an import LP on CD from the UK or the US, and about $12 for a single. On top of that, you’ve got taxes, shipping and han dling, and additionally, the price is set higher because imports are ‘limited’ in quantity. Luc said that “only the real music maniacs buy imports.”

Going on-line You can make import shopping even more personal than dealing with your local indie shop by using the Internet. Pointing and clicking your way to that release you have to have is fast becoming a more reasonable method of obtaining imports for comparable prices. The Internet has transformed itself into a giant music store, not only for mainstream music, but for rare and imported music as well. One of the main perks of the new information blitz is that nothing obscure is beyond our grasp any more. The average consumer doesn’t even have to leave his or her house any more to, in this case, gather sounds from around the world. Prevalent Websites exist out of China, Japan, Holland, Australia, Spain, US and Canada. You name the place, and most likely they have imports to sell. Imports from the US and Canada ran around the same price as L’Oblique, however, the further you surf from home base, the deeper you must plunge into your pocket book. On average, a typical LP costs about $35, and takes anywhere from two to six weeks for delivery depending on where you’re getting the music from. Look for larger sites, because bigger means more selection; and more selection often means lower costs.

From imports to bootlegs Bootlegs usually cost about $3 to $5, plus shipping and handling. The qual ity is naturally a lot lower, and the vari ety is limited. Big names get most of the attention, like Pearl Jam, Oasis, U2, Bush and so on. Deadhead fans can breathe easy as well: the dream lives on. By the time you’ve listened to every Dead boot leg that is available on the net, you’ll probably be dead yourself. Just get on the net, search for “bootlegs,” and pick away. So, if you’re into imports and bootlegs, you may need to know more than where to shop. It helps a lot to know where to surf.

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Hiatt) to allow the listener to groove out. Though the compositions are of the basic verse-chorus regime and are backed by the standard guitar/drum/bass ensemble, there are enough attractive songs to make Star 69 starbound. “Burning Down the House” and “Mama Don’t Let” are caked with tricky little guitars and predictable but charming vocals reminiscent of early Veruca Salt and Throwing Muses. Veruca Salt’s Eight Arm s to H o ld You is a big and brawny sophomore effort. Compared to their debut A m erica n Thighs, the 50-per cent female band have become a lot less pop-oriented (no track like “Seether” to be found). Their 14-song album cranks out driving, grunge-rooted music with few sprinkles in the blend. The band has main tained their knack for shaping lovely progressions. And let’s not forget Louise Post and Nina Gordon’s elegant har monies, which have evolved into a solid marriage of heaven and hell. — Chris Colley

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(Virgin) France’s Daft Punk proves that electronic music doesn’t have to be as cold and calculating as the equipment on which it is created. If Orbital is ‘90s orchestral music and the Chemical Brothers is this decade’s rock, then Daft Punk is our generation’s disco. Bouncy beats and funky sounds are the main ingredients of this dish — best served hot on a dance floor full of sweaty, gyrating bodies. Every track is bursting with electrifying energy, pul sating panache, and luscious lascivious ness. Plus, the video for “Da Funk,” directed by video master Spike Jonze (Beastie Boys, Beck), is one of the most innovative clips ever produced. Daft Punk will be in Montreal early this month and it is imperative for all funloving, booty-shaking stylers to get their tickets lickety-split-Barba-quick and party ‘til their bums fall off. — Stuart Detsky

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(Outpost) Star 69 was formed two years ago in London, England by singer/songwriter, Julie Daniels. E ating F ebruary is the first full-length release of this woman-fronted all-boy band. Daniels’ lyrics are for the better part dark and moody, but the music is orchestrated well enough by producer Don Smith (Cracker, John

If there’s a band that is instantly recognisable by its attitude rather than its musical style, it’s L7. The babes in this band whine, pontificate, and party like no one else. The problem is that the music has begun to lag behind the attitude. At one time, they were one of the greatest punk outfits alive. They hit the grange bandwagon with full force, creating the catchiest sludgerock to follow Nirvana with “Pretend We’re Dead.” However, by 1994’s H ungry F or Stink there were already a few stinkers among the L7 gems. T r ip le P la tin u m has their highest stinker/gem ratio yet. If you can forget that good songs are

important to the enjoyment of an album, and you probably can, then TP.TBP is worth a listen. Fans will probably not be too dis appointed. Still, if you want great tunes along with that kick-ass L7 attitude, pick up S m ell The M agic or B ricks A re H ea vy instead. — Sam uel Lapalm e-Rem is Cranes Population Four

(Dedicated) Sometimes subtlety is overrated. On Population Four, the former Goth-rockers have abandoned the lush production that made their earlier work so enticing and have gotten down to the basics with stripped-down, simple songs. The change in direc tion finds the band striving for its own identity. Were it not for Alison Shaw’s unique childlike voice (a voice so distinct that no writer has ever failed to mention it in a review), this album would have little personality. On “Breeze,” the Cranes even sound like Hole with a helium-inhaling Courtney Love. It’s a tastefully done album which frequently falls into dullness. While the Cranes used to make the listener stare at the sky, they now inspire us to stare at the floor. — Sam uel Lapalm e-Rem is

Guidelines fo r submitting project requests to the SSMU Library Im provem ent Fund

in light of recent events in the Middle East Come show your support for

Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and dialogue Thursday, April 3 12:30 pm in front of Shatner

The SSMU Library Improvement Fund exists to augment areas of the library where students think work has to be done. It is scandalous that we have to supplement our books by access to Concordia. It is incredible that our libraries only have enough money to buy one copy of each book, no matter what the demand. And it is unacceptable for this to go on any further. It’s the end of term paper season. Are there areas you wish you could have written on, but couldn’t, because McGill didn’t have the resources? Are there independent projects which you were discouraged from adopting, because your prof knew you couldn’t get the materials at McGill? If you’re outraged by the state of our libraries, and want to do something about it, make a submission to the SSMU Library Improvement Fund. It’s not complicated. Your submission can be as detailed as a grant proposal, or as simple as a 2-line email. You can ask for whatever you think we need to maintain McGill’s standing as the world-class institution it is. Submit your proposals to: SSMU Library Improvement Fund c/o Vice President (University Affairs) Shatner Building 398-6797 ua@stusoc.mcgill.ca

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All glitter and gold: athletics banquet honours McGill’s finest B y R a n d y L evitt

McGill Athletics shone for its biggest night last Tuesday by hon ouring this year’s most outstanding performers during the annual Intercollegiate Awards Gala at Redpath Hall. The banquet was marked by a series o f prestigious awards, including male and female athletes of the year, as well as the rarelyawarded Mac Teskey trophy for courage in athletics. The night’s top awards were given to two tremendous athletes — Martlet basketball forward Vicky Tessier and Redmen hockey centre Pierre Gendron. Tessier won the Gladys Bean female athlete of the year award, and Gendron picked up the D.S. Forbes male athlete of the year award. T essier beat out first-year swimmers Marianne Limpert and Lisa Virgini to win the award for the second con secu tive year. Although both swim m ers had tremendous seasons, it was hardly surprising that Tessier took home the award — T essier was the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union women’s basketball player of the year, as she broke McGill’s sin gle-season records for most points, assists, and free throws,

attempted and made. She also became the Martlets all-time leading scorer with a career total o f 2,594 points in 139 con tests (18.4 average). T essier, a fifth-year chemistry major, said “I was very surprised as I was nominated against great athletes, but this is a great way to end a great career.” Gendron also beat out some tough competi tion to capture his award. Distance runner Alex Hutchinson, cross country M .V .P., and Redmen football M .V .P., running back Shawn Linden, were invaluable assets to their R e d p a th teams this season. However, Gendron was a dominant o ffe n siv e force in CIAU hockey this season, amass ing a M cG ill season record 94 points in 38 games. He was held pointless only once in 30 regular season and p la y o ff games; he scored or assisted for 51 per cent of McGill’s goals. Gendron, who turned down a pro contract earlier this year, was ecstatic about being named male

Leong won the female coun terpart o f the award, the Muriel V. R oscoe award. Both o f these individuals demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities, not only in competition, but also by participating in various ath letic committees. The U ldis Auders Memorial award is given to the sophom ore who best combines academics and ath letics. This year’s winner was Joanne Hager, a secondyear soccer player who achieved a 3.97 GPA while majoring in psychology. The two team trophies, one for club of the year and one for team o f the year, were given to the rowing club and w om en’s sw im H a ll p la y s h o st to a n n u a l a w a r d s g a la Aaron chase ming team respectively. The rowing club finished fourth athlete of the year. enth athlete to receive this award overall at the Ontario Universities “I’m excited, proud,...a bit sur since it is only handed out in prised, but I achieved a lot this exceptional cases. Lafontaine was A thletics A ssociation/O ntario Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics year.” definitely deserving as he bounced Association championships, despite As for next season, Tessier back from a major leg injury to entering only seven of 16 events. will be pursuing a career in chem start all ten games for the football As team of the year, the Martlet istry while Gendron is hoping to team this year. swim m ing squad captured the turn pro. Reid M cDougall, the men’s Quebec Student Sports Federation Redmen football offen sive rugby captain, won the Richard W. championship, winning 16 o f 19 guard Daniel Lafontaine was the Pound award for proficiency and races at the Quebec championship recipient of the Mac Teskey award leadership in athletics for a gradu meet. for courage. Lafontaine is the sev ating male student. Swimmer Anna

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I t ’s s p r i n g t i m e a n d t h a t m ea n s o n e th in g : the sta r t o f the b a s e b a l l s e a s o n . H e r e ’s s o m e o b s e r v a tio n s a n d p r e d ic tio n s f o r th e 1 9 9 7 season. T op C ontenders: N a tio n a l L ea g u e

Atlanta Braves: As always, the defending NL champs have the stron gest p itch in g around (M addux, S m oltz, G lavin e, W ohlers). The tw o Jon eses (Chipper and Andruw), McGriff, K lesko, Lopez, and new com er Kenny Lofton will provide them with more than enough offence. Los Angeles Dodgers: They have the second best pitching staff in the league, but could use anoth er big hitter in their line-up to go with Piazza, Karros and Mondesi. Unfortunately, they have a knack for losing the big games. F lorid a M arlins: With all the money they spent during the off-season, they should become one of the top teams this year. But teams built this quickly often fiz zle due to a lack of chemistry. A m e ric a n L ea g u e

Seattle Mariners: Opposing pitchers must sweat every time they face Rodriguez, Martinez, G riffey, and Buhner. The Mariners have attempted to rectify

their pitching problems with a (Martinez), a 22-year- old closer healthy Randy Johnson, and new (Urbina), and no big-name slug acquisitions Fassero and Scott gers to compete with the Atlantas Sanders. However, their bullpen is of the league. On the other hand, youngsters still thin and that may hurt them in the long run. B altim ore O rioles: The O rioles boast excep tion ally balanced offen ce with their superb defence. Their pitching isn’t great but is just fine when compared to the rest of the AL. Cleveland Indians: Three of the key players from their ‘95 AL cham pion team — B elle, Lofton and Baerga — have left. However, they’ve acquired some new stars (Matt W illiam s, G rissom ) and are still very strong in all areas. New York Yankees: With many aging players and the lo ss o f John W etteland, the defending world champs will be hard-pressed to repeat an appearance in The Show. K e n n y L o fto n sp o rts h is n e w B ra ve s Others to watch out for: u n ifo rm C hicago W hite S ox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, and1 such as A ndrew s, W idger, Paniagua, and of course Guerrero San Diego Padres. could have breakthrough seasons. Segui, Grudzielanek, Lansing, and H o w a b o u t the E xp o s: It’s the sam e story every' White are standouts. The Expos year: they lose a few key players> also have a pretty deep bench and (in this case Fassero, Rojas andI bullpen. If Henry Rodriguez’s play Alou), but have several hungry' young players to take their places. can at least resemble his first half It’s a bit too much to expect ai o f last year, and a cou p le o f team with only one proven starter starters emerge with solid seasons,

F elipe A lo u ’s men could w ell make a charge at a playoff spot. But don’t be surprised if they fall just short of the mark...again. T eam th a t c o u ld surprise:

The C hicago Cubs should contend in the NL Central, a divi sion with no clear-cut favourites. They have some very good hitters (Sosa, Grace) and have a possible star-calibre pitcher in Steve Tracshel. Former Expo closer Mel Rojas bolsters their already deep bullpen. T ea m th a t’ll likely d isappoint:

The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitch ing rests on 35-year-old Roger Clemens who chalked up a losing record last year, Erik Hanson (17 losses) and Juan Guzman — who will either be very good or incred ibly terrible. They also have an offence laden with mediocre-toaverage hitters — that is unless Green and Delgado find a way to break through. W ho ’ll m a ke a run a t 62 hom ers:

There are at least a dozen players who are capable of slug ging 50 homers. Don’t be too sur prised if an unfamiliar face, à la Brady Anderson, joins the crowd. Griffey, McGwire, Bonds, Belle, Thomas, Gonzalez, Vaughn, and Sheffield are some of the players who’ll remind us of Roger Maris all year round.

Top rookies:

O utfielders Andruw Jones (Atlanta) and Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal) are two o f the most highly touted prospects for this season. Slick-fielding shortstop Nomar Garciaparra (B o sto n ), slu g g in g third basem en Scott Rolen (Philadelphia) and Todd Walker (Minnesota) are all des tined to be future stars. F in a l P redictions:

World Series: Atlanta over Seattle AL MVP: Ken G riffey Jr. (Seattle) AL Cy Y oung: M ike M ussina (Baltimore) AL R ookie o f the Year: Todd Walker (Minnesota) NL M VP: (Atlanta)

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NL Cy Y oung: K evin Brown (Florida) NL Rookie of the Year: Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal) M r. L uo n g w ill b e h e ld to h is p re d ic tio n s, a n d w ill b e la u g h e d a t a s Sea ttle loses to a C inderella T e x a s R a n g e r s te a m in th e d iv i sio n race a n d b o w s o u t to an A L E a st team in the fi r s t round.

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Hockey’s lost tradition and misguided growth, part II A look at the NHL’s poor decision -making in recent expansion B y Pa u l C o n n e r

As the regular season draws to a close in the NHL, I am left to won der what the league has been thinking over the past few years. Until the 1960s, there were only six teams in the NHL. Infamous rivalries, such as the competition between Montreal and Toronto (which continues to be discussed), were the foundation of the league. Expansion came about, in part, because others saw the intense warfare between the teams and between the fans, and wanted to join the fray. With 21 teams in the mix by the time the Canadiens’ last dynasty ended its reign, the league was beginning to show signs of saturation. Clearly, the level of talent had dropped but, to me, that was not the pri mary cancer. Rivalries were only taking place within each division. For Montreal, the Bruins, Nordiques, Sabres, and Whalers were the only teams they met regularly enough to sustain a real connection. New York, although in the same conference, was relegated to a second tier of competition for Habs fans. In the 1990s, the starry-eyed businessmen in charge of the league decided to make another pass at the trough. As a result, we are now faced with 26 teams, with more on the way. The league has been ignorant to the point that it has lost all it once thrived on. With the restructured format, which gives all teams in a con ference equal games against one another, all rivalries are lost. I watched the game against Boston last week (cringing at the yellow Bruins unies, by the way), and felt nothing more than I have during any other game.

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I used to get pumped for a classic showdown, even if the teams were mediocre. Now, well, enh... nothing special. Even worse has been the necessitated move to have each team play only two games against cross conference opponents. What kind of system is that? There are no The league has been links formed or even sustained ignorant to the point under such a ludicrous pairing. It that it has lost all was a move made to accomodate the ever-increasing number of it once thrived on. teams. Perhaps the most indicative move made by the new “coolest game on earth” league was to change the division and conference names. To dismantle historic names such as Adams division, Norris division, Wales conference, etc... for North-East division, Western conference, etc shows exactly what the league has in mind: sell-out to the casual, hockey-ignorant American. Not only is this an insult to Canadian fans, but it also shows that the New York head office has no respect for the hockey meccas of the USA, where some of the game’s most knowledgeable and ruthless fans reside. So, it’s not that the league is selling out to the Americans — they had four of the original six teams, after all. It’s that the league feels it can make a buck by dumbing down the game enough for people in Iowa and Arkansas to follow at a glance. I can understand a money-grubbing corporation like Fox stooping to use a big blue dot to point out where the puck is on the ice (although, I fail to comprehend what’s so hard about seeing a black disk on a white surface), but for the gov erning body to alienate its loyal followers and not think about long term issues is unbelievable. The NHL has followed the NBA and its road to absolute com mercialism. But basketball is a simple game that anyone who’s never seen the game can follow on TV. I’m not an elitist who doesn’t want an American audience for the NHL. What I would like to see is a little integrity and self-respect from the league. Hockey is an exciting game, which, when marketed properly and not diluted, will grow in popularity throughout the States. Social habits and interests take time to grow. Losing support, on the other hand, can happen in a blink of an eye.

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B rief Queen ’5 hockey coach resigns over locker room p ep talk Allegations of inappropriate motivational techniques surround the departure of Queen’s men’s hockey team head coach Kevin Maclnnis. The controversy stems from a message written on a dressing room chalkboard before the Gaels’ playoff game in Toronto on February 25. Although neither team members nor the adminis tration is willing to disclose the exact words used, the message has been described as a “warlike statement”

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“It was a misplaced com ment and likely a lack of thought on Kevin’s part,” said acting ath letic director Joan Stevenson. “Canadian society would not condone it and nor would 1.” Team members reported this incident and other concerns to Maclnnis and Queen’s Athletics shortly after the final game of the season. “We wanted to ensure that the program got better. The team had no problem with Kevin as a person, only his motivational methods,” said team spokesper son Mike Burchell. — with file s from

The Queen’s Journal

Ten things I learned from the NCAA tournament B y F r a n k l in R u b in s t e in

W ith th ree w eeks o f b a sk etb a ll ecsta sy n o w c o m p le te , it is tim e w e e x tr a c t so m e lesso n s fr o m the N C A A to u rn a m ent.

10. N in e h eel click s and still no Kansas The Kansas Jayhawks are an incredi ble regular season team. They win their early nationally televised games, and always win their season-ending conference tournament. But what they don’t win are NCAA tournaments. In the nine years that coach Roy W illiam s has been at the helm , Kansas has never been seeded lower than a fourth seed; however, even with their four N o.l seedings in the tournament, they have not won the national championship. Shame on you Roy, for convincing me that your ‘Hawks were for real. 9. Hail the scorer... Teams with a big-tim e scorer who have been tested against first-class NCAA opponents have a good chance o f advancing past the first round. Austin Croshere and Keith Van Horn are prime examples. Although these players have mediocre supporting casts, their ability to score the big bucket carried their respective teams deep into the tournament. The Big East and WAC experiences also pre pared these players for the rigours of the tournament. But we must caution this... 8. ...w ith a little h elp from my friends No doubt having a big-time player is a plus for any c o lleg e basketball team; but the further you get into the tournament, the better equipped the opposition will be to guard your scor er. Just ask Wake’s Tim Duncan, who received little offensive punch from his purely inept teammates. When exactly did the Demon Deacon sup porting cast decide to go on vacation? 7. Little plays big Any tournament contender should have a point guard who can take care of the ball, penetrate inside and hit his C o n t in u e d o n P a g e 21

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Shining in the paint: up close with star Vicky Tessier By A ron To n o n

Question: Which McGill ath lete has been rookie of the year, a first team all-star for the Quebec Student Sports Federation basket ball league for the past five years, MVP o f the QSSF basketball league for the past fiv e years, McGill Female Athlete of the Year for 1995-96 and 1996-97, Canadian Interuniversity A thletics Union most outstanding basketball player for 1996-97, and holds 12 records for the Martlets, including all-time leading scorer? Out of breath yet? The answer is none other than Vicky Tessier. The 5-foot-11 forward from Chateauguay, Quebec, began plant ing the seeds o f this bountiful career when she was in the fourth grade. Tessier explained, “I started playing basketball when I was nine years old. I wanted to play some kind of sport and I happened to see a sign at school saying come and try out for the basketball team, so I did and found that I loved the game right away.” T essier also used to enjoy playing tennis and softball, but she stopped playing them seriously when it became apparent that she had natural abilities on the hardcourt. “At first I didn’t score very much because I was sm all. However, I was very quick and played good defence. My coach

saw real potential in me because of my ability to read the game.” That potential was later realised as T essier made the Quebec provincial team and was subsequently recruited by several different universities. “I chose to come to McGill because of its reputation as a good school. I knew I would have had the opportunity to play basketball no matter where I went, so I wanted to make sure that I would have a respected degree, which is very important to me,” she commented. The star centre has spent the last five years juggling her time between her basketball career and her work on a chemistry degree. “Basketball took up a lot of

time because we had practices with the team, and we also did a lot of work on our own to improve our individual skills,” she said. Tessier also discovered that her homework week was cut down to five days during basketball season. “I get so focused on basketball dur ing game day that I can’t do home work before the game, and then afterwards I was too tired so I really don’t get anything done,” she said. “It really was tough at times to mix school and basketball and I was forced to be well organised, and to sacrifice some of my social life, but it’s worth it.” Tessier found that the task of mixing school was made easier by the support of many people. “One of my greatest memories from my time spent here at McGill, is of all the people who supported me including my teammates, my friends and especially all my differ ent coaches and my family who have been there since the begin ning,” she said. Even with all she has accom plished in basketball, Tessier said that she is ready to leave the game for a while and focus on a career since she will be graduating this year. She explained, “right now I’m going to give a career in chemistry a shot. If I find that things aren’t going the way I planned after a year, then I will consider going to play professionally in Europe.” If not, Tessier will consider

NCAA lessons... Continued from Page 20 foul shots. Brevin Knight, God Shammgod, Bobby Jackson, Ed Cota, W ayne Turner and M ike Bibby clearly illustrated that solid point guard play is integral to any team’s desire to go far.

throw shooting abilities would advance far into the tournament. The eventual national champion embodied these qualities perfect ly. Guard duo M ike Bibby and Miles Simon handled Kentucky’s pressure better than any combina

2. Get down with your bad self, A1 One o f the m ost ex citin g rites of passage to the Final 4 is A1 McGuire’s dance with the victor. McGuire is one of CBS’s spunkiest commenta tors; he is also a 60 year- old man with minimal dancing abilities. For the past two years, McGuire has boogied w ith the team w hich advances from the region he is coverin g; he has also drawn laughter from all observers. Al: Get down, my man!

6. W hat a Sham ! I t ’s not his name? When viewers heard the name o f P ro v id en ce’s point guard, God Sham m god, the jo k es were forthcom ing. But this colum n was given the unfortunate informa tion this w eekend that God was not his actual given name. In fact, it is Sham m god W ells. Shammgod altered his name after his involve ment with a relig io u s sect required him to do so. Too bad. 5. Keep the bench warm Depth played a critical role in the outcomes of some crucial games. Both North C arolina and K entucky were worn thin by Arizona’s 9-man rotation. With some more players in the mix, it is o f the colum nists’ opinion that these schools would have been able to compete with the Wildcats. 4. The magic ingredients A couple of weeks ago, this col umn pointed out that teams with so lid backcourt play and free

pears, so goes their tournament hopes. When Duke entered the Madness, they were a team with little inside help. Although the Blue Devils won their first round game, they were victim ised by their lack of inside presence.

tion in recent memory. Their abili ty to break down the defence and take care of the ball was invalu able. Zona’s free-throw perfor mance in the title game was the reason why they beat the Wildcats. 3. Live by the sword, die by the sword The three-point shot gives many teams the opportunity to compete with any tournament terror. But we also must be weary of these perim eter dependent clu b s, because when that shooting disap

1. Arizona is truly the best There should be little debate that the Arizona Wildcats are the top team in the country. They defeated pesky College of Charleston and Providence squads, as w ell as three N o.l seeds. Lute Olson may have had his doubters after a cou ple o f early tournament exits; I think he has quieted them down a little. F r a n k h a s b e e n p r i e d o f f o f h is co u ch a fte r o v e r 4 0 h o u rs o f b a s k e t b a l l v i e w i n g . H e is s t i l l in d e n ia l th a t th e M a d n e ss h a s s u b sided.

coaching in the future, but for now she has plenty of friends and family with whom she can play pick-up basketball. “My brother is seven years younger than me and I really enjoy playing basketball with him and helping him out anyway 1 can because he is very enthusiastic about the game,” she said. Lisen Moore, the Martlet bas ketball coach, had only praise for Tessier as an athlete. “Vicky Tessier is the best play er that I have ever coached or seen play the game of basketball. She got the maximum of her abilities. She was unbelieveably versatile,” she stated. Moore saw Tessier as not only an excellent athlete, but also an an influential one. “Vicky has brought basketball in Quebec to new levels,” Moore added. “The gym at Concordia was full during finals because of players like Vicky, who came to play the game every night, and made the game exciting.”

The fans have Vicky Tessier to thank, not only for the excitement which she has brought not just to the Currie gymnasium during the last five years, but to woman’s bas ketball in general. And if we are lucky, maybe we will see Vicky playing again in Europe. V icky T e s s ie r’s R e c o rd s This Season Most points: 780 Most free-throws made in a sea son: 229 Most free-throws attempted in a season: 285 Highest scoring average: 23.6 Highest field-goal percentage: 55.7 Most steals: 93 Career,; Most points: 2,564 Most rebounds: 1.113 Most field-goals made: 881 Most free-throws made: 797 Most free-throws attempted: 1.066 Most steals: 341 Most assists: 315

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Vicky Tessier: Martlet Basketball That Tessier won this year was no surprise. Throughout the season, not to speak o f her entire career at McGill, she has dominated the hardcourt. Statistically, Tessier finished second in the country, scoring an average of 23.6 points per game. She led the country in free throw attempts, and free throws made. She became McGill’s all-time leading scorer. In short, Tessier was key in the Martlets’ game. Despite their disappointing loss in the division final to Concordia, the Martlets played a dominating game for much o f the season. Keyed by Tessier’s play in the paint, the Martlets were able to mix it up nicely between dishing the ball down low, or drop

ping back for Anne Gildenhuys or Jen Stacey to take mid-range jumpers. When Tessier’s game was on, the team looked unstoppable, leading to an early February seasonhigh No. 2 national ranking. When Tessier was off, or contained, as was the case against Concordia when they triple-teamed her, the team fell flat. After five years at McGill, Tessier is expecting to graduate with a degree in chemistry at the end of the year. A lso in th is w e e k ’s issue: A V icky T e ssie r p r o fi l e , a s th e Tribune ta k e s a c lo s e r lo o k a t o n e o f M c G ill’s fin e s t a th le te s.

Vicky Tessier (right) was a dominating force on the inside for the Martlets.

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