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M cG ill is opening its doors this w eek en d and in vitin g the M ontreal com m unity to com e inside and e x p e r ie n c e w h a t th e u n iv e r s ity h as to offer. A s a special feature o f the 175th anniversary celebrations, the M cG ill O pen H ouse starts this Friday on the university cam pus. Several large car nival tents w ill be hom e to an expan siv e array o f activities ranging from displays in neurosurgery technology to a c h i ld r e n ’ s r e a d in g c o r n e r . O r g a n is e r s h o p e th a t th e p a c k e d s c h e d u le w i l l b o a s t M c G i l l ’ s strengths as an educational in stitu tio n , a s w e ll a s d e m o n s tr a te th e stro n g ro o ts th e u n iv e r sity h as in both the M ontreal and Q uebec com m unities. T o accom p lish this, som e feel M cG ill m ay have to change the w ay m any Q uebec citizens perceive the university. T h e w e e k e n d w ill be d iv id e d in to “ S tu d e n t D a y ,” “C o m m u n ity D ay,” and “F am ily D ay,” respective ly. O rgan isers hop e this w ill bring together all the different groups that are important to M cG ill. During O pen H ouse, several o f the university departments w ill have exhibitions set up to display the type o f w ork M cG ill produces. Chair o f th e f e s t i v i t i e s , P r o f e s s o r A v i Friedm an, con sid ers this an im por tant opportunity. “First o f all, there is the need to sh ow the taxpayer what the universi ty is d o in g , and to sh o w them the critical issu es that the un iversity is facing. It’s also an education for the pu blic. P eo p le can co m e and learn about literature, educational strate gies, and com puter scien ce,” he said. Friedm an a lso pointed out that

this w eekend is a chance for M cG ill to create a p ositive change. “W e liv e here w ith the notion that w e serve o n ly on e com m u nity — the E nglish com m unity,” he stat ed. “A ll d isp la y s w ill be b ilin gu al, and w e w ou ld like to invite the fran cophone com m unity and show them that this is not the case.” Apart from b ilin gu al d isp lays, O pen H ouse w ill also feature several k e y n o t e sp e a k e r s a n d a V I P l is t drawn from Q u e b e c ’s francophon e com m unity. Included on this list are M ontreal M ayor Pierre Bourque and Q u e b e c ’ s E d u c a tio n M in is te r P aulin e M arois. H o w ev er, M arois’ p la n n e d a p p e a r a n c e c o u ld p r o v e controversial since a student protest over p ossib le tuition h ik es is lik ely to occur. A ccord in g to ev en t organisers,

w ith the rich schedule o f anniversary a c tiv ities, and the in vited speakers and guests, M cG ill is clearly m aking an effort to leave a good im pression o n th e s u r r o u n d in g c o m m u n ity . O pinion am ong students on cam pus s u g g e s ts that th is e ffo r t is a g o o d idea. “I th in k there is a p e r ce p tio n that M cG ill is an old institution for an e x c lu s iv e E n g lis h c o m m u n ity . This could be a chance to sh ow that it’s actually more diverse,” said U 3 arts student Jeremy Robins. “R ig h t n o w I th in k th e r e ’ s a s te r e o ty p e that stu d e n ts c o m e to M cG ill from another p ro v in ce and lea v e after they get their d e g rees,” sa id f e l l o w stu d e n t M ik e L iste r . “ T h e g o o d th in g [a b o u t O p e n H o u s e ] is th at it w ill s h o w w h a t M cG ill does for Q uebec.”

R obins w ent on to su ggest that, despite the effort, M cG ill m ay not be able to change som e negative stereo types. “I don’t know if M cG ill w ill be able to d isp el the m yth that it’s an E n glish institution,” he said. “It’s a g o o d idea, but I ’m leery about it’s effectiven ess.” A m ong both organisers o f Open H ouse and M cG ill students, there is a clear need to reach out to the larger Q u e b e c c o m m u n ity . A c o m m o n notion is that, due to its anglophone h isto r y , M cG ill n e e d s to m ak e an extra effort to appeal to francopho nes. H ow ever, d esp ite this popular c o n c e r n , M c G ill m ay n ot h a v e to w ork as hard as it thinks to be appre ciated by others. “I think M cG ill is a very good u n iv e r s it y . It c a n o p e n d o o r s to

Younger generation o f women lacks solidarity B y H e a t h e r So k o l o f f A s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d b y th e p o llin g firm L é g er and L é g er has attem pted to probe the ev er-titillat in g q u estio n o f ju st w h at it is that w o m e n r e a l l y th in k o f o th e r w o m en . M o st o f the fin d in g s point to e v i d e n c e th a t th e w o m e n ’ s m o v em en t se e m s to h ave plateaued at a poin t o f d e m i-su c c ess. O n so m e fronts, the b o n d s o f fe m a le solidarity appear strong and ste a d fa st. T h e b righ t sp o ts o f the

su rvey sh o w ed that w o m e n adm ire d e te r m in a tio n , c o u r a g e , h o n e s ty , and ind ep en d en ce in other w om en ; that, co m p a red w ith m en , w o m e n fe e l that th ey are m ore org a n ised , in d e p e n d e n t an d d e d ic a te d ; th at w o m e n tr u st f e m a l e p o l i t i c i a n s m ore than they do m ale politician s; and th at w o m e n w o u ld c h o o s e a fem a le law yer or accountant o ver a m ale o f the sam e p rofession . W o m e n w e r e a ls o fo u n d to trust other w om en m ore than m en, and to g e n era lly h old fe m a le pro

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fe ssio n a ls in high esteem . H o w e v e r , t h is s o l i d a r it y d o e sn ’t qu ite m ake it in the w ork p l a c e — th e t r a d it io n a l b a t t l e ground o f the w o m e n ’s m ovem en t. T h e su rvey sh o w e d that 41 per cent o f a ll w o m e n p r e f e r m a le c o l l e a g u e s to f e m a l e c o l l e a g u e s . A m o n g y ou n ger w o m en , a g e s 18 to 3 5 , that figure rises to nearly 5 0 per c e n t . A n d 4 5 .1 p e r c e n t o f a ll w o m e n q u e s tio n e d sa id that th ey preferred w ork in g for a m ale b o ss than a fe m a le b oss.

T eri C hettiar, the co-ordinator o f th e M c G ill W o m e n ’s U n io n , is v e ry su rp rised b y the fin d in g s o f the poll. “I am m ost con cern ed w ith the y o u n g er gen eration . I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t that th e w o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t h a s h e lp e d u s to b e m o r e c o m fo r t a b le w ith o u r s e l v e s . T o hear that w o m en gen erally prefer to be in a p osition o f inferiority in the w ork p lace is very disturbing,” she said.

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M o n tr ea l and to th e w o r ld ,” sa id U n iv e r sité de Q u é b e c à M on tréal student Jean-Sebastien R oy. “I think O p en H o u se is a v e ry g o o d id e a . M c G ill is g o o d for Q u e b e c and I hope it w ill remain the sam e.” W hether the challenges the uni versity fa c es are real or p erceived , and whether or not they can be con quered, M cG ill op en s its doors this w eek en d w ith w hat prom ises to be an im pressive exhibition.

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R unning out o f time: A llia n ce Q uebec pushes for protection F iv e thousand p eo p le gathered to c a ll fo r g u a r a n te e s o f fair c o n d u c t in th e n e x t r e fe r e n A llia n c e Q u e b e c is h o p in g to dum. sta v e o f f th e d estru ctio n o f d o c u “W e are h e r e...to te ll the m en ts from last fa ll’s Q u eb ec refer Prem ier o f Q u eb ec that before e n d u m u n til further in v e s tig a tio n any oth er e le c tio n or referen can take p la c e in to a lle g e d vo tin g d u m , o u r c o n f i d e n c e in an fraud and enum eration problem s. electoral sy stem that is hon est A Q , a group representing c o n an d f o o l p r o o f m u st b e fu lly cerns o f the E n g lish -sp ea k in g c o m r e s to r e d ,” s a id A Q P r e sid e n t m unity, is c o lle c tin g signatures for M ich a el H am elin. a p e titio n th e y h o p e to p resen t to U n d e r th e e le c tio n la w s, P re m ie r L u c ie n B o u c h a r d b y the d o c u m e n ts m ay b e d e str o y e d ' end o f Septem ber. T h ey are ask in g o n e y e a r a fte r a v o t e ta k e s f o r a c c e s s to e v e r y t h i n g fr o m p la c e . T h e Gazette h a s m a n sp o iled b a llo ts to instructions g iv en aged to secure an agreem en t to p reserve th e estim a ted 8 0 ,0 0 0 r e j e c t e d r e fe r e n d u m b a llo t s b e y o n d th e o n e y e a r t im e fram e gu aran teed in the e le c in association with the tion s act. Canadian Health Association presents: “ W e w e n t to c o u r t o n A u gu st 30. T he hearing lasted on e and a h a lf hou rs, and the i s s u e h a s b e e n ta k e n u n d e r a d v ise m e n t o f the cou rt. T h e D irecteu r général d es é le ctio n s has a g r ee d n ot to d estro y the E arth save M on treal m em b ers* : a d m iss io n b a llo ts p e n d in g a fin a l d e c i S tu d en ts and S en iors: $5 s i o n , ” s t a t e d M a rk B a n t e y , AdulLs: $ 1 0 law yer for the Gazette. T h e A Q w o u ld lik e to see liiis*all d o c u m e n ts r e la te d to th e JB S k SW referendum preserved, in c lu d in g th o s e r e la te d to th e c r e ation o f the v o te rs’ registry. Wednesday, September 18 “ A lth o u g h w e are a 7pm - 8:30pm Leacock 132 m inority rights group, n o right is as im portant as th e right to v o te in a d em ocracy. W e fe e l Pro-sovereignty supporters during last year’s referendum What are the consequences of eating a meat-based diet the entire p rocess w a s slanted. W e w an t to se e the instructions that c e r n s a b o u t th e e n u m e r a t io n m en ts. H o w e v e r , P ierre B ela n g er, ---------------------------------------------------------------w e r e g i v e n to e n u m e r a to r s an d p rocesses. L e a d e r p a r lia m e n t a ir e du g o u Leam how sound nutritional habits can prevent, control o th e r o ffic ia ls ,” s a id AQ “ S tu d e n ts at M c G ill, vern em ent, asserted that the refer and even reverse most common western diseases including C o m m u n ic a tio n s D ir e c to r R o b C o n c o r d ia an d B is h o p ’s w e re endum d ocu m en ts are not n ecessar breast cancer, heart disease, obesity, and osteoporosis... B ull. d e n i e d th e r ig h t to v o t e j u s t ily threatened. “A person can be taken o f f the b eca u se they d id n ’t have a m edical “T h e la w is q u ite c le a r . W e v o t e r s l i s t i f s o m e o n e f i l e s an card [w h ich w as required as id en ti m u st k e e p th e d o c u m e n ts fo r o n e a n on ym ou s co m p la in t,” he co n tin Come hear fication ]. It w a s the b ig scandal last y e a r , b u t t h e y d o n o t h a v e to ued . “ In areas o f M on treal w h ere y ea r and th e y ju s t c a n ’t ig n o r e it d e s tr o y th e d o c u m e n ts a fte r o n e m a n y M c G ill s tu d e n ts l iv e , th is n o w ,” sh e said. y e a r . I ’ m s u r e M r. C ô t é [th e Graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine w a s don e h olu s bolu s. S o m e c o m B elan ger d en ies that the m ed D irector G eneral o f E lection s] w ill Post-graduate in Internal Medecine p la in ts w e r e file d b e c a u s e a O u i ic a l ca rd in c id e n t s h a p p e n e d , n ot d e str o y the d o c u m e n ts o n the Noted lecturer and researcher. sid e enum erator saw an A ustralian a lth o u g h he p e r so n a lly c o n d o n e s 3 1 st o f O ctob er,” B ela n g er said. fla g on the w all, they heard French th e a d d itio n a l id e n t if ic a t io n sp ok en w ith an accen t, or the per requirem ents. “T h is isn’t a French thing s o n th e y w e r e e n u m e r a tin g w a s “ [A t the p o llin g sta tio n ] y o u * Memberships will be on sale prior to the lecture. or an English thing. T h e re ju st say, “I’m Mr. N o b o d y . I want b la c k .... T h is is c le a r ly u n a c c e p t For more information contact: a b le,” B u ll stated. to vote. M y address is su ch .” T he w e re ballots spoiled on Mark Sherman (739 9963) or Mark Berman (289 0843) T h e A Q is cu rren tly c o n s u lt law is quite clear — w e c a n ’t ask both sid es of th e fen ce. in g their law yers abou t taking court fo r a n y p ap er [id e n tific a tio n ]...,” O u r right to d e m o cracy action to protect referendum d o c u said B elan ger. has b e en taken a w a y “F o r m e , th e rig h t to v o te is fu n d a m e n ta l. It is im p ortan t that from us.” n o o n e h a s t h e ir v o t e r e m o v e d through an in c o n sid er a te p r o c ess. — Kim H am ilton, p resi In the sam e m anner, I fe e l w e have d en t of A lliance Q u e b e c the right to be sev ere about id en ti Provincial Youth fica tio n to ensu re w h o has the right “Democrats A b ro a d ” C o m m itte e to v o t e , v o t e s , ” B e la n g e r c o m EarthSave International is m ented. seeking volunteers fo r M e ll w a n ts h is g r o u p ’s c o n A n on -p ro fit e d u c a tio n a l organ izatio n absentee ballot campaign. c e r n s a b o u t th e la s t r e fe r e n d u m Trent M ell, A Q v ic e president, Earthsave M ontreal is an sw ered directly. E ven i f he d oes h op es that there w ill be m ore than A p ro je c t o f QPIRG McGill not get the typ e o f resp on se he has sp o iled b allots left this O ctob er 31. a s k e d f o r , M e l l h o p e s th a t th e “ O n e p o in t o f th e p e titio n is e f f o r t s o f A Q w i l l a f f e c t fu tu r e that w e ’re trying to buy so m e tim e The McGill Tribune is p u b lish ed by the S tu dents’ S o c ie ty o f M cG ill U n iversity electoral p r o c esses in Q uebec. h e r e ,” s a id M e l l . “ F o r s ta r te r s , “T o m e, the bottom lin e is this th e r e w e r e at l e a s t d o z e n s a n d Editorial O ffice: W illiam Shatner U n iversity C entre, Rm B01 A , 3 4 8 0 rue M cT avish is a q u estion o f d em ocracy. O ne o f d o z e n s o f M c G ill s t u d e n t s th a t M ontréal, Q u éb ec, C A N A D A H 3A 1X 9 the b asic ten ets o f a d em o cra cy is w e re n ’t ab le to v ote in the referen A d vertisin g O ffice: (5 1 4 )3 9 8 -6 8 0 6 Editorial O ffice: (5 1 4 )3 9 8 -6 7 8 9 /3 6 6 6 Fax: (5 1 4 )3 9 8 -7 4 9 0 the vo tin g p rocess, and you h ave to du m .... W e w an t to take it broader Letters m ust inclu de author’s nam e, signature, iden tification (e .g . U 2 B io lo g y , S S M U P resident) and telep h on e ask w hat kind o f so c iety y o u have — w h eth er p e o p le out o f p rovince num ber and be typed d ou b le-sp aced or subm itted on d isk in M acin tosh or IBM w ord processor format. Letters w h en th e r e ’s ta m p erin g w ith that th a t w e r e e l i g i b l e to v o t e w e r e m ore than 2 0 0 w ords, p ie ce s for ‘Stop T h e P ress’ m ore than 5 0 0 w ords, or su b m issio n s ju d g ed by the Editorp r o c e s s ,” h e sta te d . “ H o p e f u lly , a llo w e d to d o s o . S o m e s t a llin g in -C h ie f to be lib ello u s, se x ist, racist or h om op h ob ic w ill not be pu blished. T he Tribune reserves the right to th is w ill h elp se r v e as a c h e c k so ta c tic s w ere u se d at so m e p o llin g ed it letters for len gth. P lace su b m issio n s in the Tribune m ail b ox, across from the S S M U front d e sk or F A X to that [electoral o ffic ia ls] k n o w that sta tio n s — e v er y th in g from q u e s 3 9 8 -7 4 9 0 . 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C o u n c il opposes tu itio n hikes; doesn’t su p p o rt p ro te st S S M U C o u n c il k n o c k e d d o w n a m o tio n la st T h u rsd ay to s u p p o r t a p la n n e d p r o te s t a g a in s t tu itio n h ik e s at th e u p c o m in g M c G ill O p e n H o u se . H o w e v e r , C o u n c il d id su p p o rt an a m e n d e d m o tio n to o p p o s e the e ffo r ts o f M c G ill’s a d m in is tration to lo b b y th e Q u e b e c g o v ern m en t for a tu itio n in crea se. A t th e O p e n H o u s e , th e r e w ill b e m a n y h ig h p r o file p e o p le in a tte n d a n c e , in c lu d in g Q u e b e c ’ s E d u c a t io n M in is t e r P a u lin e M a r o is . T h e r e h a v e b een rum ours o f tu ition in c r e a s e s fo r a w h ile , an d M c G ill’ s a d m in is t r a t io n h a s b e e n v e r y o p e n a b o u t su p p o r tin g th e s e in c r e a se s as a partial so lu tio n to b u d g e t p ro b lem s. C o u n c il l o r s w e r e w a r y o f s u p p o r tin g th e p r o te st b e c a u s e t h e y d id n o t w a n t to r u in an e v e n t th e y p e r c e iv e a s a c o m m e n d a b le e ffo r t to rea ch o u t to th e M o n trea l an d Q u e b e c c o m m u n ity. S S M U P r e s id e n t C h r is C arter e x p la in e d th at th e se c o n d m o tio n w a s a g o o d c o m p r o m is e , as it still s h o w s C o u n c il’s o p p o sitio n to tu itio n in c r e a se s, and as h e sa id , “ a p r o te st w ill h a p p en r e g a r d le s s o f w h a t C o u n c il s a y s .”

D ecem ber 6 p e titio n goes to Senate A m o tio n to p r e v en t S S M U

to c a n c e l e x a m s o n D e c . 6 w a s n o t p a s s e d at la s t T h u r s d a y ’ s c o u n c il m e etin g . T o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e 14 w o m e n k ille d o n D e c e m b e r 6, 1 9 8 9 , at th e U n i v e r s i t é d e M o n t r é a l , th e u n i v e r s i t y h a s c u s t o m a r i ly l o w e r e d th e f l a g a n d r u n g a b e ll at 1 0 :3 7 a .m . and 1 0 :38 a.m . o n that d ay. T h is year, h o w e v e r , D e c e m b e r 6 fa lls d u rin g e x a m p e r io d . M c G o w a n h a s b e g u n a p e titio n and h o p e s to c o n v i n c e S e n a t e to c a n c e l e x a m s o n D e c e m b e r 6 a s an a lter n a te w a y to c o m m e m o r a te th e e v e n t. T h e e x a m s m ean t to fall o n that day w o u ld b e m o v e d to D e c e m b e r 2 3 , a fte r o f f i c i a l e x a m p erio d h as en d ed . S o m e c o u n c illo r s w e re c o n c er n e d that m o v in g e x a m s to the 2 3 is ju s t to o m u ch to ask o f stu d e n ts . M a n y w h o l i v e o u t s id e the c ity h a v e already m a d e trav el a r ra n g em e n ts to g o h o m e b e fo r e that date. M c G o w a n c o n c e d e s that he is a s k in g a lo t , b u t f e e l s th a t D e c e m b e r 6 s h o u ld b e c o m m e m o r a t e d in a m e a n i n g f u l w ay. “ I d o r e c o g n i s e th a t I ’ m a s k in g h u n d r e d s , m a y b e th o u s a n d s , o f s t u d e n t s to c h a n g e th e ir travel p la n s. M y in ten t in d o in g th is s o e a r ly is to m in im is e th is p r o b le m ,” M c G o w a n said. As it sta n d s now , M c G o w a n w ill c o n tin u e to c o l le c t s ig n a tu r e s an d w ill a sk S e n a te to c h a n g e the e x a m date at t h e S e p t e m b e r 2 6 S e n a t e m e etin g .

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W ith the largest d eficit o f any post-secondary institution in Canada and facing the possibility o f further governm ent cuts, M cG ill U niversity is trying to grapple w ith a financial situation for w hich there are no easy solutions. T he B oard o f G overn ors E xecu tive C om m ittee m et last w eek to d isc u ss p o ssib le action p lan s to counter w h at can o n ly be c a lle d a f i n a n c ia l c r i s i s . A lt h o u g h th e p rovin cial govern m en t has not yet m ade an official announcem ent, the B oG is e x p e c tin g a cut o f at least $ 1 6 m illio n from the g o v ern m en t grant to M cG ill. In 1996, the univer sity received $ 2 0 6 m illion from the p r o v in c e to g o to w a rd s o p eratin g ex p en ses. H ow ever, Q uebec E ducation M inister Pauline M arois is soon expected to slash $7 billion from the entire education system . Last year, M cG ill im plem ented an e a r ly r etire m en t program that saved the university betw een $ 4 and $ 6 m illion. Even with this and other c o s t-c u ttin g m e a su r e s , M c G ill is e x p e c tin g a sh o r tfa ll o f a p p r o x i m ately $ 1 0 m illio n o n c e the grant cu t is a n n o u n ce d . B e c a u s e o f the projected cuts, the M cG ill adm inis tration as w ell as other Q uebec uni v e r s itie s h a v e b e e n lo b b y in g the province to increase tuition fees. V ice-P rin cip a l A d m in istration and F in a n c e P h y llis H ea p h y w a s very ca n d id about the ad m in istra tio n ’s e ffo r ts to get the p rovin cial g o v e r n m e n t to im p o s e tu itio n increases. “W e c ertain ly ask ed the g o v

ern m en t to h e lp u s by in c r e a sin g tuition fees. W e think there is going to b e a cut o f around $ 1 6 m illio n , but w e ’re not sure. If $ 1 6 m illion is c o r r e c t, th e fig u r e w e ’re p la y in g w ith is that every $ 2 0 0 increase in tuition w ill generate $ 4 m illio n in revenue,” she explained. “T he g o v ernment has been very public about not w anting to increase tuition fees. W hether they w ill or not, w e are as m uch in the dark as students are.” H o w e v e r , S S M U P r e s id e n t Chris Carter criticised the adm inis tration for d oin g too little too late. H e cited the m ovem en t against the fe d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t’ s c u ts to the H e a lth and S o c ia l T r a n sfe r as a prim e exam ple. “T h e stu d e n t m o v e m e n t and M cG ill students w ere lob b yin g for years against cuts to education, for e x a m p le th e A x w o r t h y r e fo r m s w h ich cut the transfer paym ents to the p rovin ces,” said Carter. “T here w as no effort [by the administration] to support those m ovem ents. If there had been, perhaps w e w ou ld n ’t be in this crisis.” S tu d e n t rep to B o G S e v a g Y eghoyan asserted that M cG ill is in a very d ifficu lt p o sitio n , sin c e the u n iv e r s it y s t i l l h a s to p a y o f f a deficit o f betw een $65 and $ 7 0 m il lion. “W e have the largest deficit o f any post-secondary education in sti tu tion in C anada. It’s particu larly p a in fu l for M cG ill b e c a u se w e ’re n ot sta r tin g at m id d le g r o u n d — w e ’re still trying to c lim b back to stability but w e still have all these hurdles to deal w ith.” “The university adm inistration

is lobb yin g to increase tuition fees, but sh ou ld there b e an in crease, it p o te n tia lly w o n ’t m ake up for the c u t fro m th e u n iv e r s ity b u d g e t,” Y eg h o y a n stated. “T he adm inistra tion thinks tuition fe e increases are a saviour...but w e ’re not actually get ting m ore m oney — it’s just from a different source.” Tuition fe e s in Q uebec are the lo w est in the country w ith students payin g around $ 1 ,6 0 0 per sem ester — approxim ately half the Canadian average. A s a result, M cG ill is not com peting “on a level playing field ” with other Canadian universities. “If w e have to keep fees dow n b elow the Canadian average, w e w ill so o n h a v e a q u a lity is s u e . I f th is c o n t i n u e s , w e w o n ’ t b e a b le to m a in ta in ou r stan d ard in th e top th r e e [C a n a d ia n u n i v e r s i t i e s ] , ” a s s e r t e d H e a p h y . “ W e w a n t to ensure that M cG ill w ill remain a top quality university.” C h a n ta l D a S ilv a , S S M U V P external, b elieves that “in all lik eli hood, tuition fees w ill g o up.” Sin ce this se e m s to be the c a se, D a S ilv a w ants to ensure that the E ducation M inister increases m oneys set aside for the p rovin ce’s student loan and bursary program. “ J u d g in g fr o m th e fa c t th at [M a r o is] h as a lre a d y c u t o u t - o f province student loans, student loans in g e n e r a l are o n th e c h o p p in g block,” said D aSilva. “It’s a one-tw o su c k e r p u n ch — i f sh e in c r e a s e s tu itio n but there is no in c re a se in student loans to com pensate for the h ik e, I d o n ’t k n o w h o w stu d en ts, e sp e c ia lly th ose in fin an cial need, w ill be able to absorb the im pact.”

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M cG ill art history team s up w ith U niversité de M ontréal B y N o a h G it term an

In an e f f o r t to e n h a n c e and expand its program , the art history department at M cG ill has initiated a partnership w ith its sister department at the U niversité de M ontréal. There are c o n c e r n s, h o w e v e r , that m any stu d e n ts w ill n o t be a b le to ta k e advantage o f the courses at U de M because they are taught in French. The partnership, termed a tw in ning or ju m elage in French, is meant to e x p a n d th e n u m b e r o f c o u r s e offerings available to M cG ill art his to r y s t u d e n t s . P r o f e s s o r J. M . F ossey, acting chair o f the art histo ry department, b elieves that the new tw inning can on ly help students. “W e are w idening our horizons and w e ’re not costin g the university a red cent,” he said. “If you want to get an even w ider training, now the doors are open.” V P U n iv e r s i t y A f f a i r s D o n M cG ow an thinks that this new in i tia tiv e , w h ile b e n e fitin g so m e stu dents, is partly m isguided. “T his w ill allow the university to o ffe r a p rogram w e o th e r w is e c o u ld n ’t h a v e ...h o w e v er , it ign ores the fundam ental fact that not every one speaks French,” he said. A s part o f the tw inning, M cG ill students are able to take art history courses at U de M , and v ic e versa. A s w e ll, e a c h s e m e s te r a fa c u lty m em ber from each departm ent w ill teach a class in the other university in that university’s language. F o ssey explained that U de M w as the per fect ch oice for a partnership o f this

s o r t. A c c o r d in g to F o s s e y , M c G ill is stronger in ancient and m edieval art history, as w e ll as con tem p orary art m edia, w h ile U de M is s tr o n g in m o r e trad ition al art h istory su ch as th e R enaissance period. “T h e grea t th in g is that w e are b e a u ti fu lly com plem entary,” he said. “Our strengths are their w eak n esses.” F o s s e y b e lie v e s he has hit on a creative approach to s o lv in g a p r o b le m th a t d e v e l oped a couple o f years ago, w hen tw o profes so r s r etire d fro m the d e p a r tm e n t. T h e ir departure left a gap in the realm o f traditional art h is t o r y , a n d th e professors have not yet b e e n r e p la c e d d u e to budget constraints. “ W e are r e a lly tryin g to b u ild s o m e McGill student hikes over to U de M th in g n e w and im a g i n a tiv e . W e a ll k n o w “I think that it’s on e o f the few w e a r e n ’t g o in g to g e t n e w p o sts areas in difficu lt tim es where w e can e a sily ,” he said. “W e are not goin g g e t a c c e s s to r e s o u r c e s ,” he said . to get more bricks, so w e m ust build “W e alw ays talk about reducing and them up in a certain w ay, w e must reducing, but now w e can talk about w ork w ith what w e have n o w .” enhancing and increasing.” D ean o f Arts Carmen M iller is M ille r a c k n o w le d g e s that the supportive o f the tw inning project as p roject w ill n ot h elp e v ery b o d y in a g o o d in itia tiv e in tight fin a n cia l art history, but as it does not cost the tim es. university anything, there is no rea

D ecem b er

W h ite R ibbon C a m p a ig n On December 6,1989,14 w om en e ngineering students w ere shot at the Université de M ontréal. They were killed because they w ere w om en . Every December 6, to rem em ber these w om en, the University rings the bell at 10:37 and 10:38 am, and lowers the flag. A m em orial service is held in the a fte rn oo n. This year, December 6 falls durin g exams. To a llo w fo r proper rem em brance o f these w om en, and for all victim s o f violence against w om en, I w ou ld like to ask the University to have no exams be scheduled for D ecem ber 6. This w ou ld result in the exam period's being prolonged until December 23, to accom odate those exams. I w ill not ask fo r this unless I feel I have your support. Therefore, I ask that you sign the petition which is circulating around campus. If you have not seen a copy o f this petition, please sign the certificate below and deliver it to m y o ffice (Shatner 104). I realise that my proposal may inconvenience students com ing from far away w ho may have already made travel arrangem ents. I hope that you )U w ill understand, and jo in w ith us in rem inding th e University com m unity, and the world, that violence against w om en w ill not go away unless w e all act together to stop it. McGowan Thank you fo r your support. Vice-President (University Affairs), SSMU

I would like to help remember the women killed at I the Université de Montréal, and all women | everywhere who are victims of violence, by asking that there be no exams on December 6,1996. I My name is: My student number is: My signature: _ _ _ _ _ _

son to be pessim istic about it. “It is alw ays a disadvantage if so m e students cannot have the full benefit o f w hat’s available,” he said. “But i f 5 0 per cent o f students can have an advantage, should w e deny that because others can ’t?” M c G o w a n , h o w e v e r , is w o r ried that the university w ill see ini tiatives such as this as a solution to m any o f its budget problem s. “I really think they are trying to persuad e th e m se lv e s that this is a g o o d so lu tio n . It’s p aten tly not. It s o lv e s so m e p rob lem s and creates others,” he said. “I think w e should

be wary o f looking at inter-universi ty consolidation as a solution to all our problem s.” Jam es Sam pson, a U1 art histo ry student, agrees. “It’s u n fortu n ate that a m ajor u n i v e r s i t y h a s to c o m b in e w ith another to fu lfil a major,” Sam pson said. F o s s e y , h o w e v e r , is q u ic k to point out that students in the depart m e n t c a n s t ill c o m p le t e a m a jo r without taking courses at U de M. “There’s no question o f anyone b e in g f o r c e d to ta k e c o u r s e s in French,” he said.

P olitical theory in danger at M cG ill By N o a h G

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W ith the recent departures o f t w o r e s p e c t e d p r o f e s s o r s , th e p o l i t ic a l s c i e n c e d e p a r tm e n t is n o w attem p tin g to reh ab ilitate an ailin g p olitical theory program . A t th e en d o f la st y e a r, P ro fe sso r J. B o o th and P ro fe sso r J. S h in gler both left the un iversity. T h ey had been teach in g alm ost all o f th e p o l i t i c a l t h e o r y c o u r s e s o f f e r e d b y th e p o l i t ic a l s c ie n c e d e p a r t m e n t . A s a r e s u l t , th e departm ent has had to scram b le to rep lace lo st c o u rses w ith o n ly lim ited funds availab le. “T h e ir d ep artu res w e r e b oth u n exp ected . A ll o f this w a s occu r r in g in a b u d g e ta r y c o n t e x t n o t c o n d u c i v e to r e p la c in g p r o f e s sors,” said P rofessor H. M ea d w ell, chair o f the departm ent o f p olitical sc ien ce . M an y students are con cern ed that b u dget p roblem s have d e v a s tated a o n c e resp ected program . “ I t’ s d is g u s tin g b e c a u s e w e u sed to h ave o n e o f the b est p o liti c a l th eory program s in th e c o u n tr y , b u t b e c a u s e o f th e b u d g e t, p r o f e s s o r s are b e in g s u c k e d to o th e r u n iv e r s it ie s ,” sa id L is a S tr in g e r , a U 3 p o lit ic a l s c ie n c e student. P r o fe sso r M e a d w e ll ex p la in ed that the situation is not y e t critica l. S o m e b rid gin g fun ds w e r e p r o v id e d , an d M c G ill h as b e e n able to hire p ro fe sso r s on a se ssio n a l b asis to rep lace so m e o f th e c o u r se s tau gh t b y P r o fe sso r s B o o t h a n d S h in g le r . H o w e v e r , M e a d w e ll h a s r e c o g n i s e d d e f i c i e n c i e s in th e p o l i t ic a l th e o r y field . “T h e o ffe r in g s are th in ,” he said. “T h e problem is a c o m b in a t io n o f u n f o r e s e e a b l e c i r c u m sta n c e s e x a c e r b a te d b y th e b u d getary c o n d itio n .” K en M urata, p resident o f the P o litic a l S c ie n c e S tu d e n ts’ A sso c ia tio n , agrees that the depar tu re o f B o o th an d S h in g le r w a s b o th u n e x p e c te d and r egrettab le. H e also b e lie v e s that the p olitical s c ie n c e d e p a r tm en t h a s tr ie d its b est to rem ed y the situ a tio n , and em p h a sised that the departm ent is n o t a lo n e in th e d iffic u ltie s it is en counterin g. “P o litica l sc ie n c e is not b ein g sin g le d out, it’s a reality w e have to c o n te n d w it h ,” h e sa id . “T h e d e p a r tm e n t h a s m a d e a s in c e r e effo rt w h ile under the constraints fa cin g all departm ents at M c G ill.”

S o m e o f th e c o n s t r a i n t s M urata is referring to are the d iffi c u ltie s departm en ts are h a v in g in h ir in g n e w te a c h in g sta ff. F rom June 1, 1994 to M ay 31, 1996, 92 facu lty m em b ers left the u n iv ersi ty for variou s reason s, and o n ly 52 n ew facu lty m em b ers w ere hired. T h is le a v e s a shortfall o f 4 0 fa c u l ty . F u r th e r m o r e , t h e s e n u m b e r s d o n ’t in clu d e the 6 2 facu lty m e m bers w h o took advan tage o f early r e t ir e m e n t , b e g i n n in g J u ly 3 1 , 1996. V i c e P r in c ip a l ( a c a d e m i c ) T .H . B ill Chan ex p la in ed that the r e a s o n p r o fe s s o r s are n o t b e in g rep laced at the rate they are le a v in g is b eca u se o f Q u eb ec g o v e rn m ent cu ts to education. “T h e situation is there’s sim p ly not en ou gh m o n e y to hire,” he sa id . “ It w ill n o t im p r o v e i f the g o v e r n m e n t c o n tin u e s to r ed u c e fu n d in g.” M e a d w e l l h a s b e e n t r y in g hard to fin d a solu tion to the sp e c ific p roblem o f a la ck o f p olitical theory c o u rses in h is departm ent. “I’v e m ade a strong argum ent to the dean that th ere’s a large gap in p o litic a l theory in h is fa c u lty ,” he said. “It w ill be very d ifficu lt to con tin u e p o litica l theory on bridg in g fun ds, w e n eed a b ig g er c o m m itm en t to m ak e p o litic a l theory v ia b le as a su b -field .” D e a n o f A rts C arm en M iller is aw are o f the p rob lem , but also is w orried about fin d in g a solu tion in the current budget. “ I’m very c o n sc io u s o f n eed s in th a t area. I h a v e n ’t a n y firm id ea o f w hat I w ill d o ,” he said. “I have to try like an yon e e ls e to find resou rces.” V P U n iv e r s it y A f f a ir s D o n M c G o w a n u n d e r s ta n d s th a t th e u n iv er sity is fa c in g a tight fin a n c ia l situ a tio n , h o w e v e r he th in k s that it sh ou ld p resent a clear plan to deal w ith red uced funding. “ P e o p le k e e p l e a v i n g , a n d y o u have to eith er buy m ore w o o d or m a k e h a lf a h o u s e ,” h e sa id . “T h e y e v e n tu a lly h a v e to d e c id e w hat they are g o in g to d o .” M c G o w a n fu r th e r b e l i e v e s that th e u n iv er sity m u st be frank w ith students n o w i f it k n o w s it is not g o in g to be able to o ffer so m e program s in the future. “I think the u n iversity o w e s a m oral duty to students to stand up and say, for e x a m p le, that in fiv e years w e w o n ’t be able to o ffer a p o l i t ic a l s c i e n c e d e g r e e w ith a concen tration in p o litica l th eory.”

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S S M U c o u n c i ll o r s v o t e d in fa v o u r o f r e v a m p in g and r en a m in g the fiv e P o rtfo lio C o m m itte e s o f C o u n c il la st w e e k a m id st o u t cries o f p roced ural tam perin g. T h e o r ig in a l P C O C s y s t e m w a s i n t r o d u c e d l a s t y e a r to in c re a se the in v o lv e m e n t o f c o u n c illo r s in th e e x e c u t i v e s ’ p o r tfo l io s . A c o m m it t e e c o m p r is e d o f fiv e c o u n c illo r s and tw o m em b ers at la r g e w a s c r e a te d fo r e a c h o f th e f i v e e x e c u t i v e p o s i t i o n s o f p resid en t, u n iv er sity a ffairs, in ter nal, fin a n c e and extern al. O v e r th e su m m e r , S S M U P resid en t C h ris C arter led an in i tia tiv e to e v a lu a te the structure o f th e P C O C s y s te m . F o llo w in g an o p e n foru m to r e v ie w th e sy s te m o n S e p te m b e r 9 , C arter d rafted a d o c u m e n t c a llin g for the crea tio n o f f iv e n e w c o m m it t e e s : th e C o u n c il N o m in a tin g C o m m itte e , th e C o n s titu tio n a l a n d P o lic y R e v ie w C o m m itte e , th e P u b lic a tio n s N o m in a tin g C o m m itte e , th e A c tiv itie s N o m in a tin g C o m m itte e , an d the P rogram m in g C o m m ittee . W h ile a n u m b e r o f c o u n c i l lo r s v o ic e d th e ir su p p o rt fo r th e c h a n g e s , V P U n iv e r s it y A f f a ir s D o n M c G o w a n p o in te d o u t th at d u r in g la s t T h u r s d a y ’ s C o u n c il

m e e t in g , th e r e w e r e n u m e r o u s t i m e s th a t C a r te r d id n o t f o l l o w correct proced ure in try in g to g e t h is m o tio n

w o r k lo a d fo r e a c h c o m m itte e , r e lie v in g th e f iv e o r ig in a l c o m m itte e s fr o m som e of th e ir

n e w s y s t e m ] d o e s n ’t g e t rid o f P C O C s, but m o re stu d e n ts and c o u n c illo r s are in v o lv e d .” K a ssa m a d d e d th at th e n e e d fo r th e se c o m m itte e s w a s c le a r ly

p a ssed . U n d er B ill 1 0 1 , in c o rp o ra te d b o d ie s are req uired to prepare their d o c u m e n ts in b oth o f f i c ia l la n g u a g e s . D e s p ite

r e s p o n sib ilitie s. “ F or e x a m p le , th e n o m in a tin g p r o c e s s w a s s u ffe r in g under th e P C O C s y s t e m , ” h e s ta te d . “I th in k w ith it n o w d iv id e d in to th r e e c o m m itte e s , th ere w ill b e p e o p le o f d iffe r e n t back ground and e x p er

d em on strated last year. “ T h e y h a d sta r te d to c r e a te sim ila r c o m m itte e s o n an ad h o c b a sis a n y w a y ,” he said. H o w e v e r , as o n e o f the o r ig i nal P C O C creators, form er S S M U P r e s id e n t S e v a g Y e g h o y a n w a s c o n c er n e d that o n e y ear m igh t be to o little to ju d g e the o ld sy stem . T h e P C O C sy s te m w a s creat e d prim arily to r ep la c e the p le th o ra o f c o m m itte e s that C o u n c il had created in the past. Y e g h o y a n fe lt that the d istrib u tion o f p o w er and w o r k lo a d w a s u n e v e n a m o n g the c o m m itte e s. “ A t th e tim e , it s e e m e d lik e m a n y c o m m itte e s w e re n ot m e e t in g v e r y o f t e n ,” s a id Y e g h o y a n . “ T h e p o in t w a s t o g e t C o u n c il m ore in v o lv e d w ith th e e x e c u tiv e p o r tfo lio s .” Y e g h o y a n rem arked u p on the s im ila r ity o f a r g u m e n ts o n b o th sid e s o f th e d eb ate. “ A m in K a s s a m a n d [C lu b s

th e fa c t that C arter h ad o n ly an E n g lish v e rsio n a v a ila b le fo r th e C o u n c il m e e tin g , D e p u ty S p e a k e r S k y e Jondahl a llo w e d C o u n c i l to c o n t i n u e d e b a t e o n th e m o t io n . T h e m o tio n w a s e v e n tu a l ly p a s s e d b y a la r g e m argain. W h ile M c G o w a n , a la w stu d e n t, sta te d that he is not o p p o se d to the d o c u m e n t’s c o n te n t, h e b e lie v e s that th e p r o c e d u r e s u s e d to r a t if y it w ill h a v e r a m ifica tio n s. “ L e g a lly , b e in g d ir e c to r s o f a c o r p o r a t io n , w e are l ia b le fo r th e d e c is io n s o f th e [ S t u d e n t s ’ ] S o c ie ty . P o litic a lly , w e are fo r ce d to ask w h y th e h e ll d o e s a n y o n e h a v e to fo llo w an y ru les from n o w o n ,” h e said. W ith the n e w c o m m itte s y s

te m , th e r e are n o w 3 9 p o s it io n s o p e n to c o u n c illo r s , th e r e b y a llo w in g so m e o f th e 3 0 c o u n c il lors to sit on m ore than o n e c o m m it t e e . C a r te r b e l i e v e s th a t th e n e w s y s t e m w ill e q u a lis e th e

tise w o rk in g to guar a n te e a m o r e e f f e c tiv e p r o c e s s.” I n te r im A r ts R e p r e s e n t a t i v e to c o u n c il A m in K a ssa m a ls o b e l ie v e s th a t th e c h a n g e s are n e c e s sary. B o th K a ssa m and C a r ter w e r e c o u n c illo r s tw o years a g o b e fo r e the P C O C s w e r e c r e a t ed. K a ssa m b e lie v e s that the n e w c o m m itte e s w ill d is se m in a te p o w er in C o u n c il. “W h e n th e y put to g e th e r the P C O C s last year, a lot o f p e o p le , in c lu d in g m e , h ad p r o b le m s w ith the structure,” sa id K assam . “ [T he

rep] S te v e E r d e ly i w e r e b r in g in g u p th e sa m e c o n c e r n s I w a s , bu t f o r th e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e a r g u m en t,” he said. “W e ’v e c o m e fu ll c ir c le bu t w e still h a v e n ’t r ec tifie d th e p r o b le m , and h a v e n ’t fo u n d a hap p y m e d iu m .”

Religious studies fends off proposed amalgamation By M

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a n d th r e e m e m b e r s fr o m th e M cG ill adm inistration. A c c o r d in g to C a r ter , th e preservation o f relig io u s stu dies is in M c G ill’s best interests. “ R e l i g i o u s s t u d i e s is a w h o le c o m m u n ity in it s e lf . It has a very d istin ctiv e fe e l,” stat ed Carter. “T h e w h o le m entality o f w a lk in g in there and tak in g o f f y o u r s h o e s to r e s p e c t th e [ B ir k s ] B u i l d i n g — s u c h u n iq u e n e ss is b e n e fic ia l to the w h o le w ork in g e n viron m en t o f the un iversity. If it w a s am alga m a te d , it w o u ld b e c o m e j u s t a n o th e r p r o g r a m in th e e v e r w id en in g sc o p e o f arts.” L a m b ert e x p r e s s e d c o n f i d e n c e th a t th e fu tu r e o f r e l i g io u s stu dies rem ains safe. “T h e in te re sts o f b oth the s tu d e n ts , b o a rd and fa c u lty its e lf are to rem ain a free stand in g unit,” said Lam bert. “I think that through our efforts w e w ere a b le to p r o d u c e a w in d o w o f o p p o rtu n ity for the fa c u lty for the n ext fiv e years, that it d oes have a sign ifican t and im portant role to p la y .”

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L ast y e a r ’s p roposal to am al g a m a te th e fa c u lty o f r e l i g io u s stu dies w ith the faculty o f arts has b e e n se t a s id e in fa v o u r o f F R S in d ep en d en ce. Joint scrutiny by b oth M cG ill adm inistrators and the Joint B oard o f T h e o lo g ic a l C o lle g e s y ie ld e d a m em orandum in support o f F R S ’s in d ep en d e n c e. T h is m em orand um w a s sig n ed on June 5 and is to be ratified by the B oard o f G overnors later this m onth. A c h ie f o b sta cle to am algam a tion is M c G ill’s 1948 contract w ith th e J o in t B o a r d o f T h e o l o g ic a l C o lle g e s that estab lish ed the fa c u l ty o f d ivin ity (ch an ged to the fa c u lty o f r elig io u s stu dies in 1 9 63) as a perm anent fixture w ith in M cG ill. In 1 9 5 3 , th e tw o p a r tie s a g r e e d that the con tract c o u ld neith er be a m e n d e d n o r b r o k e n . F o r a m a l g a m a tio n to o c c u r , th e c o n tr a c t w o u ld have to be term inated. N e g o tia tio n s b etw een the tw o p a r t ie s b e g a n in S e p t e m b e r o f 1995. T he M cG ill ad m inistration’s proposal to am algam ate w a s m ade on the b a sis o f the fa c u lty ’s sm all siz e and the c o st o f m aintaining a s m a l l e r f a c u l t y in a t im e o f in c r e a s in g g o v e r n m e n t c u tb a c k s and u n iversity debt. A c c o r d i n g to G e o r g e V . L a m b e r t, c h a ir m a n o f th e J o in t B o a r d o f T h e o l o g ic a l C o l l e g e s , am algam ation is c o stlier than in d e p end en ce. “ M y i m p r e s s io n is th a t th e F a c u lty o f A r ts a s a w h o le is a h o le ,” said Lam bert. “A t the en d o f the year it has c o st M cG ill m on ey to o p e r a te it. A lth o u g h r e lig io u s

Religious studies stands on its own. stu d ies is a sm a ll fa c u lty , it d o e s better than break e v e n .” S S M U P resident C hris Carter s p e c u la te d o n n o n -fin a n c ia l r e a son s for the am algam ation o f reli g io u s stu dies w ith arts. “ [T he M cG ill adm inistration] w a n ts to r e d u c e th e n u m b e r o f units and am algam ate, concentrate. H a v in g a s e p a r a t e f a c u l t y is a threat to the adm inistration.”

P r in c ip a l S h a p ir o , h o w e v e r , sig n ed the June 5 m em orandum in app arent g o o d fa ith . T h e w ritten r e s u lt o f m o n th s o f d i s c u s s i o n b e tw e e n th e tw o p arties in c lu d e s the e sta b lish m e n t o f a jo in t c o m m ittee b y January 1997, m andated to d e v e lo p all a v a ila b le resou rces in F R S u n til th e y e a r 2 0 0 0 . T h e c o m m i t t e e is to b e m a d e up o f three m em b ers o f the Joint B oard

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The McGill Reporter is e a sily m y favou rite cam p u s p u b lica tio n . P u b lish e d e v e r y tw o w e e k s by the U n iv e r sity R e la tio n s O f f ic e , the Reporter is the clearest indicator that the student is not M c G ill's N o . 1 priority. In fact, i f you read the Reporter, y o u ’ll soon d isc o v e r that stu dents are not e v e n an afterthought to the editors, w h o are m uch more c o n c e r n e d w ith c o n g r a tu la tin g th eir c o lle a g u e s fo r b e in g th eir c o l leagu es. T h e latest Reporter featured Principal Bernard Sh ap iro’s colu m n , w h ic h an sw ered the burning q u estio n , “W hat b o o k s did the principal read o v er the sum m er?” M uch m ore disturbing, h ow ever, w a s the article titled “V en erab le clu b se e k s friends and fun ds,” an in-depth e xam in a tion o f w h y the Faculty C lub sh ould su dd en ly be the U n iv ersity ’s first priority. T he b u ild in g is in sorry shape — “ ... w irin g is fraying, plaster m ou ld in g is deteriorating, and fittin gs lik e air con d itio n in g and sp rin klers are n o n -ex isten t....” — and d o e s prom pt o n e to sa y , “Y e s, let’s do so m eth in g about this, w ith all due h aste.” U nfortunately, the article runs right o f f the tracks as so o n as F aculty C lub President Pat W e lls is g iv en a v o ice . A ccord in g to W ells, the clu b is “really the centre o f the co m m u nity.” I w anted to se e the cen tre o f the c om m u n ity so I stop ped by the clu b on Friday. I w as d en ied entry b ecau se I w as not a m em ber. H ow d o e s on e b e c o m e a m em ber, I asked the h elpful and friendly security guard. “Y ou b e c o m e a teacher.” “C entre o f the c o m m u n ity ” : w hat d o e s this phrase m ean w h en it ap p lies to faculty and sta ff o n ly? Are not students m em b ers o f the c o m m unity? In fact, is not the e x isten ce o f the un iversity contingent on the e x isten ce o f students in the M cG ill com m u n ity? T he answ er is a firm and resounding " Y es.” T o su g g est oth erw ise w ou ld be to refute everyth in g the un iversity has told us so far about the student b ein g the N o. 1 priority. T each in g and research do not e x ist in a vacuum d e v o id o f students. If it w ere so, academ ia w ou ld prove beyond all doubt that it e x is ts in an ivory tow er cut o f f from any contact with the real w orld. T he ren ovation s planned for the Faculty C lub arc to be funded by a black tie sev en -co u rse anniversary ball dinner, c o stin g $ 1 3 5 per ticket. T here is nothing w ron g w ith this. In fact, it is ex ce lle n t that the clu b is not se e k in g un iversity funds in its efforts, but the fact rem ains that there are m ore urgent d em and s on cam pus than rebuilding an e x c lu s iv e clu b hou se. It se e m s that i f faculty m em bers had so m e pride in M cG ill, the F aculty C lub w ou ld be a secondary con cern . W ould not their respective departm ents be forem ost in their hearts? S h ould not the om in o u s spectre o f budget cu ts be o f m ore im portant than a c o z y p lace to eat lunch on cam pus? T he Reporter did not ask these q u estion s. It naturally assum ed that faculties are to be accorded so m e sp ecial inscrutable status. T w o p eo p le w ere in terview ed in the article, both o f w h om had at least “ strong fe el in g s” abou t the c lu b . T h e Reporter c o u ld h ave a sk ed w h eth er there m ight be another reason for the c lu b 's w an in g popularity other than that the b u ild in g is “sligh tly frum py”. Instead it w ent into a sidebar about the new Faculty C lub m anager, w h o w ants to r ev iew the c lu b ’s w in e list.

O n e o f th e m o r e r id ic u lo u s metro n ew s stories o f the w eek fea tured c o n g e stio n on Papineau A v e cau sed by a c ity bus. T h e bus w as en gu lfed by a bohem oth nightm are o f a poth ole and had to be fish ed out by the c ity ’s largest tow truck. The bu s d river had m isse d th e g a p in g h o le b e c a u se the c ity tem p orarily covered it w ith a sin gle sh eet o f ply w ood , hoping that nob ody — esp e c ia lly not a b u sload o f com m u ters — w ould notice. C om p lain in g about traffic and p o th o le s is c o m m o n fare fo r c ity dw ellers, but in the m etropolitan run by the V isio n M ontreal Party, these in cid en ts take on a far greater sig n ifig a n ce. M ontrealers are b e c o m in g p a in fu lly a w are that th e y are being thrown into the fo ib les o f the b iggest mayoral pet project this city has ever seen. M a y o r P ierre B o u r q u e ’s c ity b ea u tifica tio n program reach es far b e y o n d th e m u d d y l a g o o n s and p avem en t sm a sh in g b a c k h o es that h a v e d e s c e n d e d u p o n M c T a v is h (and, as w e w ell know , have rattled its fir s t f lo o r o f f i c e s ) . T h e ‘n e w street’, a birthday present to M cG ill, is only on e o f m any projects in the works across the city. In the nam e o f urban c o sm e t ics, there is a ten foot gorge w hich m n s from the designer boutiques in W estm ount, to the strip join ts on St. C ath erin e’s straight through to the p r o d u c e m a r k e ts and s c h o o l bu s

zon es in the east end. T o the dism ay o f lo c a l m erch an ts, there are a lso plans to turn A ntique R ow into, as the Gazette so lo v in g ly c a lls it, a “chi-ch i district”. Bourque plans on spurring the laggin g M ontreal econ om y by mak ing the city m ore p h ysically attrac tiv e w ith su ch a d d itio n s as w id e r s i d e w a l k s , f l o w e r g a r d e n s , an d flo o d ligh ts sh o w c a sin g antiquated b u ild in g s in the O ld Port. T h is $7 m illio n fa c e-lift is m eant to attract m ore tourists and boost m oral, and therefore b oost spending. B ourque’s good intentions have b e e n u n fortu n eately paired w ith a total la ck o f v isio n . A n d it is this d efin cien cy w h ich is m ore troublein g than any o f the d a ily in c o n vien en ces. T he c a llo w B ourqu e, w h o ran the Botanical G ardens before he w as e le c t e d m a y o r , p e r h a p s h a s n o t sp en t en o u g h tim e o u tsid e h is old clim ate-controlled bubble o f securi ty . E v e n in th e m o st s im p le and p h y sica l se n se, he has not had the foresight to see that flow er gardens built in O ctober have no place in a city w h ich is covered in m etres o f d ir ty , u n -p lo w e d s n o w fo r m o r e than h alf o f the year. Or that broad ening sidew alks d oes no good in an o ld ill-p la n n e d c ity w ith narrow , curvy streets and alleyw ays. But more important than lo g is tic a l p r o b le m s is th e B o u r q u e ’ s m yopia. B ourque d o e s not need to be to ld that a c it y ’s p h y sica l state r e f l e c t s its in n e r n a tu r e . S t.

C a t h e r in e ’ s is d e p r e s s i n g n o t b ecau se it lacks colour-coordinated aw nings, but because it is lined with h u g e em p ty b u ild in g s that h o u se d sto res that h ave eith er g o n e ban k rupt or m o v e d to m ore p o litic a lly stable parts o f the country. The city is ugly because its fam ous sprawl o f to w n h o u ses is strew n w ith à louer sign s, becau se crow d s o f h o m e less sq u e e g e e pu n k s liv e on M ou n t R oyal, and because radical language terrorists sy stem a tica lly urinate on and d e str o y th e fro n ts o f E n g lish bookstores. The depressed and angst-ridden inner nature o f the c ity w ill break through B ourque’s facade tim e and tim e ag a in . T h e p ig e o n s w ill still n e st in th e o ld S im p s o n ’s d ep art m e n t sto r e , a n g e r e d v a n d a ls w ill still spray faster than the c ity can p ain t, and the s ta g g e r in g 40% o f stu dents w h o drop out o f C ath olic M o n tr e a l h ig h s c h o o l s w ill s t ill roam the streets. P eop le are fleein g M o n tr ea l b e c a u s e o f h e a v ily cu t social services, deteriorating school s y s te m s and e s c a la tin g u n e m p ly ment. A w n in gs can not replace p eo ple. Bourque is has to put a stop to the sp en ding spree w h ich has sup p lied the city w ith thin and fe e b le sheets to cover the poth oles. Instead, Bourque should allocate funds to fix th e p r o b le m s th e m s e lv e s . M ean w hile, he should leave the haz ard s o u t in th e o p e n , to a c t a s a warning for all can see.

Letters to th e E d ito r interest but rather in the long-term interest o f the Students’ S ociety. * Helena Myers

F o rm e r SSM U p re s i dent responds

U3 Arts R e: E x e c s g e t a r a is e : n e w stipend approaches national average T h e r e c e n t a r t ic le in th e Tribune m is q u o te d m e as s a y in g that the 199 5 -9 6 e x ecu tiv e com m it t e e , c o m p o s e d o f t w o r e tu r n in g m em bers, initiated a raise in SS M U e x e c u tiv e stipend s. T h is, how ever, w a s n ot th e c a s e , as n o n e o f the ex ecu tiv e m em bers on the com m it tee w ere to return for a secon d term. If in fact tw o m em bers w ere return ing, the d ecisio n clearly w ou ld have been biased. Therefore, the point o f m y statem ent w as that the proposal w a s n ot put forw ard in pure se lf-

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D efending D oughboys and m oshing T h e c h ix d ig g it/P lu to /D o u g h b o y s f r o s h c o n c e r t w a s p o o r ly r e v ie w e d by w r it e r s A nya Spethm ann and M arc G illiam . The r elen tle ss n e g a tiv ism d isp la y ed by th e r e v ie w e r s r e v e a ls a c o m p le te lack o f m usical k n ow led ge and c o n cert e x p o su re A ll three ban ds, in fa c t, p e r fo rm e d v ery e n th u sia stic and in te n se se ts. T h e y tried th eir best to stim u late a relatively tame

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c r o w d . M y o n ly q u a lm w ith th e concert w as that the bouncer w ould not allow bodysurfing. T h ose fam il iar w ith a lte r n a tiv e c o n c e r ts are w e ll aw are o f the h elpful attitudes a n d c o n d u c t d is p la y e d by th o s e in volved in activities such as b od y surfing and m osh in g. N o n eth ele ss, it w as a very satisfyin g concert and th e stu d en t p o p u la tio n o f M c G ill w ou ld be inform ed o f the fact i f the c o n c e r t r e v i e w in g w a s l e f t to k n ow led geab le concert goers. A lso , the rude, u n n e c e ssa r y n e g a tiv is m s h o w s th at the r e v ie w e r s s h o u ld probably have stayed hom e and lis tened to their Nirvana disks.

John Reid U3, North American Studies

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The S elf-H elp B o o k o f Plum bing and Forgetting The Unbearable Lightness of Being, p lu m b in g sa v a n t M ila n In

Kundera offers the fo llo w in g obser vation:

Toilets in modem water closets rise up from the floor like white water lilies. The architect does all he can to make the body forget how paltry it is, and to make a man ignore what happens to his intesti nal wastes after the water from the tank flushes them down the drain. It’s W e d n e sd a y and the sin k , bathtub and to ile t are all b lo c k e d . T h e b a th ro o m h as turn ed a g a in st m e, the p o r c ela in is in rev o lt, the w h ite w ater lilie s have w ilted . M ust if be? It m ust be! I g o back to m y liv ing room , a room that is still on m y side. Stress. I w ant to pass it on to s o m e o n e . I w a n t to g o t e l l th e bu ild in g janitor. M ore stress. I am the bu ild in g janitor. T he reason I am not happy is

[italics mine] Mila Aung Thwin that tw o fu ll d a y s o f m y l if e are a b o u t to b e s u c k e d a w a y : w h e n p ip es get c lo g g e d and stop draining a w a y w a s te w a te r th e y b e g in to drain aw ay T im e. I fo r c e a c o ile d s te e l to o l, called a snake, to slither against its w ill dow n the drain o f the bathtub. It p u lls o u t a m e s s o f f ilt h , and w h ile it brings m e a m ild am ount o f pleasure, it so lv e s nothing. E ven th o u g h th e s e w e r p ip elin es reach far into the h o u ses w ith their ten ta cles, th ey are care fu lly hidden from v iew , and w e are h a p p ily ig n o r a n t o f th e in v is ib le V e n ic e o f shit un derlying our bath room s, bedroom s, dan ce h alls, and parliam ents, continues Kundera.

T h e V e n ic e o f sh it is n o w v isib le : 1 h ave to try to im a g in e th e e n tir e b u i l d i n g s t r ip p e d b a r e , w ith only the plum bing left. I im ag ine the tentacles o f copper and p las tic and galvan ised ste el h old in g up the bathtubs and toilets and sinks in m id -a ir . 1 start to im a g in e a D r. S eu ss w orld w here d o g -fa ced birds called K undroos flutter up am id the lo n e ly p lu m b in g , s to p p in g o c c a s i o n a l l y to p e r c h . T h e y are w h istlin g and scratching their backs w ith f r ie n d ly p o r c u p in e s , w h ile busy workers continue adding more pip es and m ore fixtures:

Enter the loop, in the land of Kundroop, Where all we do is fly and poop. Life is short, and life is hectic Trying to fill the Tank of

M cGill 175: how little w e ’ve changed In t h e u p c o m i n g w e e k s , M c G ill's 175th an n iv ersa ry c e l e brations w ill cu lm in ate in a series o f r e c e p tio n s, retr o sp e c ts and the m u c h a n tic ip a te d (a n d , in s o m e c a s e s , m u ch fe a r e d ) O pen H o u se. A t t h e c r u x o f t h is s p e c t a c l e i s an attem pt to g lo rify t h e p a s t a n d to r e fle c t on th e grow th o f our b e lo v e d institution. T h o u g h th e m ile s t o n e i t s e l f se e m s a bit su sp ec t (I m ean , w h o t h e h e l l c e l e b r a t e s th e 1 7 5 t h a n n iv e r s a r y o f s o m e t h in g ? ) o n e can n ot d eny the im m en se progress the un iversity has m ade o ver tim e. H o w e v e r , the q u e stio n that bears a s k in g is n o t s o m u c h h o w fa r w e ’v e c o m e, but rather h o w m uch further w e have to go. A s p ic tu r e s o f th e fir st c la s s and facu lty o f 1821 b egin to resur f a c e o u t o f th e a r c h iv e s , o n e is i m m e d i a t e l y s t r i c k e n b y th e a b sen ce o f w o m en and v is ib le m in o r itie s. It is a stark rem in d er th a t th e h o l l o w e d h a lls th a t w e w a lk through on a d a ily b a sis are tainted. L o o k in g at the d iversity o f the s t u d e n t b o d y t o d a y it b e c o m e s apparent that m uch has c h an ged in th e la s t 175 y e a r s to m a k e th a t c la im w h en e x a m in in g the facu lty and adm inistrators at M cG ill. T he fa c t r e m a in s th a t e v e n to d a y in 1 9 9 6 , M c G ill’s fa c u lty c o n tin u e s to lack w o m en and v isib le m inori tie s . T h is is c o n fir m e d b y r ec e n t s t a t i s t i c s w h ic h i n d i c a t e th a t w o m e n o n ly m ake up about 2 0 per cen t o f all fu ll-tim e tenured sta ff at M cG ill. T h e situation is sim ilar in d e c is io n m ak in g b o d ies su ch as the B oard o f G overnors, w here w o m en m a k e up l e s s th a n a th ir d o f its m em b ersh ip. In term s o f v isib le m inorities, the num ber o f B o G rep resentatives can be c o u n te d on o n e hand.

F urtherm ore, in M c G ill’s illu str i ou s history o n ly a handful o f p e o p le o f c o lo u r h a v e se r v ed as v ic e p rin cip als, d ean s, a sso cia te d eans, o r c h a ir s o f d e p a r tm e n ts . W h e n

I witness Amin Kassam y o u g e t d o w n to it, a sk y o u r s e lf a fte r y o u r fo u r y e a r s at M c G ill h o w m any p rofessors o f co lo u r did y o u ev er co m e across?. U ltim a te ly , th ere are a lw a y s e x c e p t i o n s to th e r u le ( i . e . C h a n c e l l o r G r e ta C h a m b e r s — thou gh her p o sitio n is pu rely sy m b o lic ). B u t th a t’s all th e y are — e x ce p tio n s. U ltim ately, the disturb ing truth lie s in the fact that in 175 y ea rs n ot a s in g le w o m a n nor a m e m b e r o f v i s i b l e m in o r ity h a s b een g iv e n the opportunity to serve as principal. For all o f us, this reality m ani fe sts its e lf in a variety o f w ays. It t r a n s la te s in to e x a m in a t io n s o n D e ce m b e r 6, traditionally a day o f c o m m e m o r a t io n fo r th e w o m e n k i l l e d a t th e U n i v e r s i t é d e M o n trea l m a ssa cr e. It m e a n s that th ere is an u n w illin g n e s s to su p p o r t p r o g r a m s s u c h a s A f r ic a n stu d ies. It creates a vacu u m o f role m o d e ls fo r m in o r ity s tu d e n ts . It

con stitu te s a general relu ctan ce to revise the sexu al harassm ent p o licy th a t i s i n d e e d o n e o f t h e m o s t sh a m efu l d isp la y s o f bureaucratic s a b o t a g e e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d at M c G ill. U ltim a te ly , it con trib u tes • to an en viron m en t o f intolerance. T h e r e a re t h o s e w h o are q u ick to poin t out that the situa tion at M cG ill is sim p ly a r eflec tion o f facu lty at other u n iversi t i e s a n d o f th e n a t i o n a l la b o r fo rce at large. F irstly, com p arison s d o n o t j u s t i f y th e f u n d a m e n t a l u n j u s t n a tu r e o f e m p l o y m e n t i n e q u i t y . S e c o n d l y , M c G i ll is fo u n d e d o n a trad ition o f le a d e r sh ip and e x c e lle n c e g u id in g b oth o th e r u n iv e r s itie s and s o c ie t y at large. A s an institution o f learning a n d “ e n l i g h t e n m e n t , ” it is o u r resp o n sib ility and our p r iv ile g e to en su re that others lo o k to M cG ill as an ex a m p le. T here are a lso th o se w h o say that su ch c h a n g e s require tim e. It _ has taken this lo n g to c o m e to this point. C an w e afford to w ait anoth er 175 y ea rs? T h e a n s w e r to this and oth er im portant q u estio n s can p e r h a p s b e s t b e u n d e r s to o d at a tim e w h en m aybe there sh o u ld be a l it t l e l e s s c e l e b r a t i n g a n d a lo t m ore reflectin g.

Septic. I am rescu ed from this person al in sa n ity b y a g r o u p o f fr ie n d s w h o stop by m y apartment. T h e y ’re not here to u n clog m y p ip es, but to lure m e aw ay — to a p icn ic, w h ich i s th e o p p o s i t e o f p lu m b in g . It d o e s n 't take m e lo n g to d e c id e to lea v e the snake in the drain and the to o ls on the floor. W e e a t sa n d w ic h e s and c a k e and pasta salad w ith to m a to es and avocad o. W e drink w h ite w in e out o f p la s tic g la s s e s , and w e fe e d a w eird dog so m e Pringles. W e are s ittin g at th e f o o t o f M o u n t R o y a l, o n ly a te n -m in u te w a lk from m y arrogant p ip es and m y toilet that’s sitting, out o f c o n te x t, in the h a llw a y . W e m ig h t as w e ll b e on th e o th e r s id e o f th e w o r ld , h o w e v e r : m y b u i l d i n g ’ s d rain age sy s te m is as d istan t and abstract as life on Mars. T om orrow , I w ill sit w ith m y snake d ow n a h ole in the floor and

b e lie v e that I’m ice fish in g . I w ill h a v e to g o to s e v e r a l p lu m b in g sto r e s and g e t h a s sle d by c y n ic a l old balding m en w h o think I d o n ’t kn ow what I’m d oin g b ecau se I ’m w earin g shorts and I d o n ’t have a credit card. I w ill have to deal with that w a x gasket. Tom orrow . B ut today, I’m still at a picnic. It’s an e n d -o f-su m m er p icn ic so it g e ts dark so o n e r than w e e x p e c t. But that d oesn 't ruin our fun: L e t’s g o w atch te le v isio n , so m e o n e su g g ests, let’s g o w here water gushes, w h ere a to ile t flu sh e s , K undroops p o o p and th e V e n ic e o f sh it s till rushes.

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Certainly not a news story “ I n e v e r g e t q u o te d , bu t i t ’s great fun to w rite n e w s,” said N oah G itterm an, a McGill Tribune n ew s editor.

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W e a r e a c c e p t in g a p p lic a t io n s f o r a s e c o n d S p o r t s E d it o r . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , c o m e s p e a k t o L iz , a n d s u b m it a o n e - p a g e le tte r o f in te n t a n d t w o w r it in g s a m p le s b y M o n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 5 p .m . F o r m o r e in f o r m a t io n , c o m e b y W illia m U n iv e r s ity C e n tr e , R o o m

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m a te . L e t ’ s s e e , w h o w i l l k e e p y o u w arm er in D e ce m b e r ? S a g itta r iu s (N o v .2 2 - D e c .2 I ) Is B e v e r ly H ills 9 0 2 1 0 still on the air? If y o u k n o w the an sw er to th is, y o u are sp en d in g to o m any W e d n e s d a y n ig h ts at h o m e . G et ou t b efo re y o u start m ak in g a n a lo g ie s b e tw e e n you r life and T h e X -

R em em b er that the n e x t tim e you are d is c u s s in g “a r tistic in te g r ity ” in y o u r R e l i g i o n a n d th e A r t s c la ss. lib r a (S e p t.2 3 -O c t.2 2 ) S o fa r , y o u ’ v e b e e n ta u g h t th a t w im p e r in g g e t s y o u th e c o o k i e b efore dinner. W e ll g u e ss w h at — y o u ’re b u y in g th e c o o k i e s n o w , an d th e r e ’ s n o p o in t w h in in g to you rself.

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H ealin g herbs: alternative rem edies ch allen ge w estern b iom ed icin e B y Sa m a n t h a La p e d u s

O v e r t h e l a s t d e c a d e , an in c r e a s in g n u m b e r o f C a n a d ia n s h a v e turned to ‘a lter n a tiv e ’ m e d i c in e in the q u est for a m ore h o listic form o f health care. W h e th e r d is illu s io n e d b y the p itfa lls o f w estern b io m e d icin e , or s i m p l y f a s c i n a t e d by th e la t e s t trend, w hat has b e e n d eem ed as the n ew h ealin g revolu tion has e n c o m p a s se d e v e r y th in g from s w a llo w ing ech in a ce a p ills to practisin g tai chi. In M ontreal, c lin ic s have been sprouting up sin c e the ‘8 0 s, o ffer in g s e r v ic e s su ch as n atu rop ath y, n u tr itio n a l c o u n s e l l i n g , v a r io u s ty p es o f m assage and accupressure, and e v e n s m o k in g c e s s a tio n p ro gram s. T h e w e ste r n h erb al tr a d itio n m ig ra te d fro m E u rop e du rin g the 19th century, and has rem ained the m o st popular form o f herbal thera py in North A m erica. T h e C h in ese, T ib etan and A y u r v e d ic trad ition s, stretchin g b ack 2 ,0 0 0 -2 ,5 0 0 years, are far m o re c o m p le x , w ith p r e s c r ip tio n s c o n c o c t e d in fo r m u la s m o r e s p e c i f i c a n d e x a c t to th e p a tie n t’ s in d iv id u a l n e e d s . B o th app roaches e m p h a sise the m ain te nan ce o f health and b alan ce in the bod y. < / A lth o u g h w estern b io m e d icin e is e ffe c tiv e in d ealin g w ith trauma a n d b a c t e r ia l i n f e c t i o n s , h e r b a l therapy — a c co r d in g to M argaret L ock , a p rofessor in the departm ent o f s o c ia l s t u d ie s o f m e d ic in e at M c G ill — is far m ore s u c c e s s fu l w ith c h r o n ic c o n d it io n s su c h as asthm a, and stom ach up sets o f var io u s kinds. “ In J a p a n , I ’ v e s e e n c a s e s w h e r e s o m e o n e c o m e s in w ith a

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T h e P e a c e C o r p s , a fe d e r a l a g e n c y o f th e U n ite d S ta te s g o v e rn m en t, is c o m in g to M c G ill to r e c r u it A m e r ic a n v o lu n te e r s fo r d e v e lo p m en t w ork in W est A frica. T h e org a n isa tio n has recen tly e x p a n d ed their p rogram s in b u si n e ss a d v isin g , en v iro n m en ta l e d u cation , su stain ab le te ch n o lo g y and A ID S preven tion , and are eager to put th ese projects to the test. “ P e a c e C o r p s is ta r g e tin g sk ills n eed ed for the new m ille n n i u m ,” said M att L osak o f N e w Y ork C ity ’s region al P ea ce C orps o ffic e , “and w e h a v e recen tly b e e n ask ed by the W est A frican govern m en t to bring th ese sk ills to their area.” The agency is se e k in g A m e ric a n s o f at le a s t 18 yea rs o f a g e , w h o h a v e F ren ch s k ills , and w h o p o s s e s s e it h e r a u n iv e r s it y d e g r ee or three to fiv e y ea rs fu ll t im e w o r k e x p e r i e n c e in e it h e r agriculture, sk ille d trades or b u si-

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What we know as “alternative medicine”is mainstream medicine fo r 80 per cent of the world. m a jo r a s th m a tic a tta c k , an d th e doctor w ill g iv e them acupuncture to sto p th e a tta ck . A n d by u s in g h erb a l m e d ic in e o v e r w e e k s and m onths, they can actually stop the asthm a en tirely,” said L ock . A l t h o u g h th e m a j o r it y o f C an ad ian s se e m to p refer d octors w ith w h ite co a ts and d ip lo m a s on th e ir w a lls , m a n y are tu r n in g to altern ative tech n iq u es w h en w e s t ern b io m e d icin e d isap p oin ts them . “S o m e patients grow w eary o f th e h a s t y d i a g n o s e s t h e y o f t e n r e c e iv e by c o n v e n tio n a l d o c to r s. A c c o r d in g to o n e stu d y, the aver age d o cto r interrupts their patient after 14 se c o n d s,” ex p la in ed D avid

G r e e n m a n , a la y p r a c titio n e r o f C h in e s e h e r b a l m e d i c i n e at H o l i s t i c H e a lt h S e r v i c e s in M ontreal. “H er b a l m e d ic in e is h u m a n o r ie n t e d . I t ’ s o f t e n p r e fe r r e d b e c a u s e p r a c titio n e r s sp e n d tim e w ith the patient and lo o k at all the sym p tom s b efore prescribing m ed ica tio n ,” he said. M an y p h y s ic ia n s d is m is s h e r b a l th e r a p ie s as u n p r o v e n , u n scien tific and poten tially danger o u s, sc o r n in g th em as “ N e w A g e m e d i c i n e s .” B u t a d h e r e n ts p o in t o u t that w h a t w e c a ll a lte r n a tiv e m e d ic in e is tr a d itio n a l m e d ic in e for 8 0 per cen t o f the w orld. A nd

in th e e a r ly 1 9 0 0 s , h o m e o p a th y w as the m ost p revalent m e d icin e in the U n ited States. A c co r d in g to L o c k , the q u es tion o f e ffic a c y is a v ery d iffic u lt problem . “Y o u h a v e to d e c id e w h eth er you are g o in g to o n ly accept e ffic a c y in w h ich th ere’s so m e m easur ab le sc ie n tific d e m o n stra tio n that c h a n g e s h a v e ta k e n p la c e , or w h e th e r y o u ’re g o in g to lo o k to o th e r fa c to r s. B u t y o u m u st rem em ber that w e d o n ’t e v e n k n ow h o w aspirin w orks, i f you w ant an actual m olecu lar e xp lan ation .”

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n e ss m anagem en t. H is to r ic a lly , M c G ill h a s put fo r th m a n y P e a c e C o r p s v o l u n teers, and the a g e n c y is h op in g to b e ju s t as s u c c e s s fu l th is y e a r in their recruitm ent. “ P eace C orps is recruiting like c r a z y fo r o u r 1 9 9 7 c a m p a ig n . R ig h t n o w , w e h a v e 7 ,0 0 0 p e o p le o v e r s e a s , an d w e ’re try in g to g e t 3 , 2 0 0 m o r e b y n e x t s p r in g an d su m m er,” said L osak. P e a c e C o r p s r e p r e s e n ta tiv e , P e n e l o p e A n d e r s o n , s a id th a t A m erican students at M cG ill are at an a d v a n ta g e b e c a u s e t h e y ’v e already left their country, and have sh o w n in te re st in a n o th er part o f the w orld. A fte r u n d e r g o in g a th r e e m o n th t r a in in g p r o g r a m in th e U n it e d S t a t e s , v o l u n t e e r s l i v e a l o n g s i d e th e p e o p l e o f t h e ir a ssig n ed com m u n ity for tw o years. T h e P ea ce C orps co v er s all e x p e n s e s , in c lu d i n g i n s u r a n c e , h e a lt h c a r e , an d liv in g c o s t s . A fte r th e tw o -y e a r p erio d , the P e a c e C orps

o ffers the perk o f g iv in g each v o l unteer $ 5 ,0 0 0 to restart their liv e s in the U n ited States. T he m issio n o f the C orps is to h elp p e o p le o f interested countries to m eet their n eed for trained m en and w o m en , to h elp prom ote a bet ter understanding o f A m erican s on the part o f the p e o p le s served , and to h e lp p r o m o te a b e tte r u n d e r sta n d in g o f o th e r p e o p le s o n the part o f A m ericans. It a l l b e g a n in 1 9 6 0 w h e n p r e s i d e n t i a l c a n d i d a t e J o h n F. K en nedy add ressed students at the U n iv e r sity o f M ic h ig a n , c h a lle n g ing them to g iv e tw o years o f their liv e s to help p eo p le in countries o f the d e v e lo p in g w orld. In 1 9 6 1 , p r e s id e n t K e n n e d y in c lu d e d w h a t b e c a m e th e b a s ic P e a c e C o r p s p h i lo s o p h y in h is inaugural address. “T o th ese p e o p le s in huts and v illa g e s o f h a lf the g lo b e struggling to break the b on d s o f m ass m isery, w e p le d g e our b e st effo rts to help th e m h e lp t h e m s e l v e s ...” he

declared. T hat sa m e y ea r, c o n g r e ss a p p r o v e d l e g is la t io n fo r m a lly a u th orisin g the P ea c e C orps, w ith th e m a n d a te to “ p r o m o te w o r ld p e a c e and frien d sh ip .” B y the en d o f that year, P eace C o r p s p r o g r a m s s t a r t e d up in B r a z il, C h ile , C o lu m b ia , G h a n a , India, M alaysia, N igeria, Pakistan, P h ilip p in e s , S t. L u c ia , T a n z a n ia and T hailand. T h e P ea ce C orps w a s o ffic ia l ly e s ta b lis h e d o n M a rc h 1, 1961 and , s in c e th en , h as e x p a n d e d to s e r v e a to ta l o f 1 3 0 c o u n tr ie s around the g lo b e. “ V o lu n te e r in g fo r th e P e a c e C orps can be an e x c e lle n t asset on a graduate s c h o o l or jo b a p p lic a tio n ,” said L osak . “It’s really ju st an in valu ab le ex p e rien ce .”

The Peace Corps will be at McGill September 23, from 10 a. m. to 2 p.m. An information meeting will be held later that day at 7 p.m. in Leacock 132.

M a rs sh e d n e w lig h t o n m a tters o f e v o lu tio n and the o r ig in o f life. B ut m an y p e o p le are still s c e p ti cal o f the s c ie n c e b eh in d the d is c o v e r y a n d th e c o n t o v e r s ia l is s u e s w h ic h it h a s raised . A tea m o f s c ie n tis ts , a s s e m b le d b y N A S A , r e -e x a m in e d the p o t a t o - s iz e d m e te o r ite th a t w a s f ir s t d i s c o v e r e d in 1 9 8 4 in th e A n t a r c t i c a n d p u b l i s h e d t h e ir r esu lts in the A u g u st 16 issu e o f Science. T h e rock is su sp ec ted to b e 4 .5 b illio n y ea rs o ld . “A t th e tim e, w e th o u g h t that the c o n d itio n s o f Earth and M ars w e r e s im ila r ,” s a id p r o fe s s o r H o ja to lla h V a li, a m em b er o f the N A S A te a m a n d an u ltr a m ic r o sc o p ist w ith M c G ill’s d epartm em o f earth and p lan etary sc ie n c e s. A p p a r e n tly , th e s m a ll ro ck w a s d islo d g e d from the su rface o f M a rs b y a la r g e m e te o r ite w ith s u c h f o r c e th a t it w a s a b le to e s c a p e th e p la n e t’s g r a v ita tio n a l f ie ld . A s a r e s u lt, part o f th e M artian a tm o sp h e re w a s trapped w ith in it in th e fo r m o f m in u te g a s b u b b les. S c ie n tis ts a n a ly se d th e a m ou n ts o f trapped n e o n , o x y g e n and oth er k e y is o to p e s and foun d th e m to c o r r e sp o n d v e r y c lo s e ly to th e c h e m ic a l m a k e u p o f th e M a rtia n a tm o s p h e r e . F ro m th is th e y w e r e a b le to c o n c lu d e th at M ars w a s the o r ig in o f the m e te orite. A s V a li e x p la in e d , tw o o f N A S A ’s m is s io n s , the M ariner 9 in 1971 and the V ik in g in 196 7 , w e re la u n ch ed in order to o b ser v e the c h e m ic a l nature o f M ars. “D u rin g th e se m issio n s , they g o t all the in fo rm a tio n th ey n e e d ed c o n c e r n in g the c o m p o sitio n o f the a tm o sp h ere and th e su rfa ce o f the p la n et,” sa id V a li. S e v e ra l c lu e s led sc ie n tis ts to su sp e c t that th is 4 .5 b illio n yearo ld r o c k c o n t a in e d e v id e n c e o f p ast life . H y d r o ca r b o n s, the m o l e c u le s m o st c o m m o n ly a sso c ia te d w ith th e d e c a y or d e c o m p o sitio n o f liv in g o r g a n is m s o n e a r th , w e re fo u n d in the m eteo rite. It i s p o s s i b l e th a t c a r b o n b a s e d p o llu ta n ts , su c h a s w o o d a sh e s, m ay h a v e c o n ta m in a te d the m e te o r ite as it sa t b u r ie d in th e A n ta r c tic s h e lf . H o w e v e r , s a m p le s ta k e n fro m v a r io u s areas o f

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Je m e souviens: the evolu tion o f the Q uebec language debate The Quebec language debate has been e n te rtw in e a w ith the p o litic s o f o u r province since ea rly 19th cen tury. This is p a rt one o f a tw o -p a rt sweries about the un folding o f the controversy, and the most recent developments affecting the delicate relationship between French and E nglish Canada B y Elizabeth W

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“Je m e so u v ien s”— “I rem em b e r ”— read th e l ic e n s e p la te s o f an glop h on e, francophon e and allophone Q uebeckers alike. M ore than tw o d e c a d e s o f fie r y c o n tr o v e r sy have elap sed sin c e R en é L év esq u e co in ed that phrase and, w h eth er or not one identifies with the nationalis tic nostalgia the words w ere intended to evoke, the history behind the cur ren t la n g u a g e c o n f lic t in Q u e b e c should be rem em bered by all. B y the tim e th e fir st E n g lish c olon ists arrived in North A m erica, th e F ren ch o f L o w e r C an ad a had formed a society with distinct cultur al, legal and political traditions. T h e A c t o f U n io n , j o i n i n g U pper and L ow er Canada in 1840, m ade E nglish the on ly o fficia l lan guage o f govern m en t and, in 1842, L ouis-H ippolyte Lafontaine becam e th e fir s t s u c c e s s f u l a d v o c a t e o f Francophone rights when he dared to address the A ssem b ly in French. W h e n in te r r u p te d b y th e rebuke o f an Upper Canadian m inis ter, Lafontaine insisted that he w ould c o n tin u e in h is o w n la n g u a g e, “i f only to protest the cruel injustice o f the U nion A ct in trying to proscribe the mother tongue o f half the popu la t io n o f C a n a d a .” T h e r e a fte r , F r e n c h w a s to le r a t e d b y th e A ssem bly, though it w as not official ly sanctioned until 1848. T he first o ffic ia l statem en t o f the bilingual nature o f governm ent in Canada and Q uebec w as Section 133 o f the C on stitution A ct o f 1867. It allow ed the use o f either English or French in Canadian and Q uebec le g islatu res and required that record s an d j o u r n a ls o f th e C a n a d ia n P arliam ent and Q u eb ec leg isla tu re be bilingual. A century p assed w ith ou t fur ther significant changes in the status o f French Q uebeck ers. M ean w h ile, they remained, for the m ost part, an underclass in the province in w hich they made up the majority. M o n trea l, as th e cu ltu ral and c o m m e r c ia l hu b o f C a n a d a , w a s d om in ated by an e lite a n g lo p h o n e m in o r it y , w h il e m o s t F r e n c h M ontrealers liv e d in cultural iso la tion in the w ork in g c la ss east-en d. The greater part o f the French popu lation w as rural and relatively uned ucated, and their standard o f livin g w as w ell b elow the national average. W ith the radical 1960s cam e a drastic change in the attitude o f fran cophone Q uebec. Jean L esage, ele ct ed Premier in 1962, ran a cam paign a r o u n d th e n a t i o n a l i s t i c s lo g a n , “M aitres c h e z n o u s,” p rom isin g to

deliver francophones from their sta tus as Q uebec’s underclass, and ush ering in a period know n as the Q uiet R evolution. The nationalisation o f industries f o r m e r ly d o m in a te d by th e A n glop hon e elite im proved the rela t i v e e c o n o m ic c o n d it io n o f th e Francophone population. The phrase “M aitres chez nous” took on deeper sign ifican ce to som e and the sover e ig n t y m o v e m e n t , le d by R e n é L évesque, w on increasing populari tyT he Q uiet R evolu tion cam e to an abrupt end in 1970, with the v io lent activities o f ultra-radical guerril la o r g a n is a t io n th e F ro n t d e Liberation du Q uébec. W hen cabinet m in ister Pierre L aporte w as foun d m u r d e r ed by F L Q k id n a p p e r s in O c to b e r o f 1 9 7 0 , P rim e M in is te r Pierre Trudeau su m m oned the War M easu res A ct, in trod u cin g m artial law in Q uebec. In the d e c a d e s that fo llo w e d , th e d e m a n d s o f F r a n c o p h o n e Q u é b é c o i s in c r e a s in g ly fo u n d expression in the law , as they gained recogn ition from provincial p o liti cians as a politically coh esive group. In 1 9 7 4 , L ib e ra l P re m ie r R o b ert B o u r a ss a in tr o d u c e d B ill 2 2 , th e O f f ic ia l L a n g u a g e s A c t, m a k in g French the official language o f pub lic administration and com m erce. T h e c u lm in a tio n o f e ffo r ts to transform Q uebec into a truly French so c ie ty cam e in 1977, a year after th e fir s t v ic to r y o f th e PQ p arty, w hen L évesque introduced the m ost

ren ow n ed o f the Q u eb ec lan gu age bills. B ill 101 m ade French the o ffi cial language o f the Q uebec legisla tu re an d j u d ic ia r y , and d e c la r e d E n g lis h la n g u a g e l e g i s l a t i o n no lon ger valid . T he “Q u eb ec c la u se ” restricted in struction in E n g lish to child ren w h o se parents or sib lin g s r e c e i v e d p r im a r y s c h o o l i n g in English. C om m ercial signs, it further decreed, m ust be in French only. A series o f Suprem e Court rul ings chipped aw ay at B ill 101 ’s pro vision s, first invalidating the section on the lan gu age o f le g isla tio n and the courts, then ruling that cabinet regu lations m ust be b ilin gu al, then d e e m in g th e “ Q u e b e c c l a u s e , ” unconstitutional. T he sign law proved to be the m ost controversial and the m ost dif ficu lt to o v erco m e. In sp ectors sent out by the C om m ission de Protection de la Langue Française, an organisa tion estab lish ed to en force the lan guage law s, were known disdainful ly a m o n g A n g lo s a s “ la n g u a g e p o l i c e ” , a n d d r y ly c o m p a r e d by p o l i t ic a l c o m m e n t a t o r s to th e

Gestapo. A few business ow ners contest ed the law individually. A lan Singer p o s te d E n g lis h -o n ly s ig n s on h is store, took his case to the Suprem e Court and lost. In the Ford C ase o f 1988, how ever, the Suprem e Court ruled that restrictions on the u se o f E nglish in com m ercial signs w as an infringem ent o f freedom o f exp res sion. P re m ie r B o u r a ss a r es p o n d e d with B ill 178, sum m oning section 33 o f the Charter o f Human R ights and F reed om s w h ich a llo w s provin cial g o v e rn m en ts to o v e rr id e S u p rem e Court rulings in matters o f freedom o f expression. B ill 178 permitted the use o f E nglish on signs indoors, pro vided that the signs w ere not visible from o u tsid e, and that the E n glish w as in sm aller print than the French. T h e e n f o r c e m e n t o f th e b ill becam e m ore lax in 1992 w hen the C o m m is s io n d e P r o te c tio n d e la Langue Française w as abolished and

its duties transferred to the O ffice de la Langue Française. An even more substantial con cession on the French part cam e in 1993 in the form o f B ill 8 6 , w h ic h p e r m itte d th e u s e o f E nglish on outdoor advertising and loosen ed restrictions on the right o f parents to educate their children in English. C u r r e n tly , Q u e b e c ’ s C u ltu re M in is t e r L o u is e B e a u d o in is a tte m p tin g to ressu rect th e C o m m is s io n . “T h e O f f ic e d e La Langue Française,” Beaudoin recent ly to ld reporters, “h a sn ’t d o n e [its job o f enforcing the law] for the past three years.” Sin ce the early 1970s, the m ost com m on A n glo reaction to econ om ic deterioration and political adversity has been to fle e the province. A ctive r e sista n c e to o ffe n s iv e le g is la tio n has been sm a ll-sca le and relatively m ild . A llia n c e Q u e b e c, the o ld e st and m o st p r o m in e n t A n g lo righ ts group, relies prim arily on p olitical lo b b y in g to a tta in its g o a ls . T h e u n u s u a l, a g g r e s s iv e a p p ro a c h o f H oward G alganov, the latest hero o f the A n glo resistance m ovem ent, has earned considerable m edia attention in recent m onths. In spite o f the fail ure o f his recent attempt to w in the atten tion o f W all Street in v e sto r s, G a lg a n o v in te n d s to c o n tin u e h is battle. G a lgan ov’s recent com m ent in an i n t e r v ie w w ith th e M o n tr e a l Gazette serves as a reminder that the tables have turned in the Q uebec lan guage debate: “A ll w e want is to be in c lu d e d a s e q u a ls and h a v e ou r rights and culture respected.” Q uebec P r e m ie r L u c ie n B o u ch a rd , c a u g h t b e tw e e n a n g lo p h o n e in d ig n a tio n an d th e c o m p la in ts o f fr a n c o p h o n e h ard lin ers abou t the recen t e a sin g o f restric tio n s, has b e e n a c c u se d o f te llin g e a ch grou p w h at it w an ts to hear. R e c e n tly , h o w e v e r , h e is le a n in g toward moderation. At a PQ generalc o u n c il m e e tin g on S e p te m b e r 7, B ouchard told hardliners that their d em an d s can n ot all be sa tisfie d if minority rights are to be respected.

Herbal m ed icin e C o n tin u e d fro m Page 9 A frequent d e fe n se o f alterna tiv e th erap ies is that th ey m a y or m ay n ot h elp , but at least th ey d o n o h a r m . M a n y p e o p l e tu r n to h e r b s , fo r i n s t a n c e , i n s t e a d o f ph arm aceu ticals, in the b e lie f that they m ust be sa fe b e c a u se they are natural. T h is is n o t a lw a y s th e c a s e . Ephedra, a plant u sed in C h in a to treat upper respiratory a ilm en ts for tw o m ille n n ia , and m ore r ec en tly in N orth A m erica to b o o st en ergy, p r o m o te w e ig h t lo s s an d g i v e a leg a l high , has ca u sed an estim ated 15 d e a t h s fr o m c h r o n ic u s e or overd ose. “T h e r e ’s a b so lu te ly no dou bt th a t h erb al m e d ic in e c a n in d u c e en o r m o u s sid e -e ffe c ts , and it can k ill y o u i f it’s not prescribed prop erly by so m e o n e w h o k n o w s w hat th e y ’re d o in g ,” sa id G reenm an. A c c o r d in g to G reen m a n , the dan gers lie in tak in g to o m uch o f o n e herb. “H erbs are plants and are g e n t le r . H o w e v e r , y o u h a v e to b e careful in in g e stin g the right c o m bin ation . O ne herb is u sed for on e problem , but other herbs are n eed ed to h a r m o n ise and b a la n c e the m e d ic in e ,” he said. L o ck a lso p oin ts to the q u e s tion ab le qu ality o f herbal m ed icin e that reaches C anada from abroad. “T h e m e d icin e that is so ld by C h in ese herbalists here is o ften not v e r y g o o d m e d i c i n e b e c a u s e it m o s tly c o m e s fro m T a iw a n , and it’s old and tired and out o f d ate,” L o c k w arned. H o w e v e r , w h a t ca n be e v e n m o r e d a n g e r o u s , a c c o r d i n g to G reenm an, are the groups o f w e st e r n M .D . s w h o h a v e r e c e n t l y d e c id e d to ju m p o n th e h e r b a l ban dw agon. “ T h e p r o b le m i s , ” c la i m e d G reenm an, “ is that doctors are not w e ll trained [in herbal m e d icin e ]. T h e y ’ll g o to o n e or tw o c o n fe r e n c e s and then p r a c tic e. It’s lik e m e attending a tw o -d a y c o n feren ce to b e c o m e an M .D . T h e y ’re ju s t not q u a lified .” In C a n a d a , s o m e o r g a n i s a tio n s have b een attem pting to ou t la w c e r ta in h e r b s , a n d r e g u la te o t h e r s , c la i m i n g th a t t h e y are p oten tially hazardous. H o w e v e r , s o m e q u e s tio n th e m o tiv es behind the p roposed bans. “C ertain g o v e rn m en t o r g a n i sation s are trying to ban herbs that I’v e b een u sin g for 2 0 years, sa y in g th e y ’re dan gerous b eca u se on e p e r so n o v e r d o se d and d id n ’t u se them properly,” argued G reenm an. “H erbal m e d icin e takes aw ay b u si n e ss from pharm aceutical c o m p a n ie s , an d I th in k th a t’s m o r e o f w h at th e y ’re trying to ban .” The C a n a d ia n M e d ic a l A s s o c ia t i o n p r e s e n t ly h o ld s n o p o s it i o n w ith r e g a r d s to h e r b a l rem ed ies. W hen ask ed i f they w ere p la n n in g to in s ta te a n y b a n s on th e se m e d ic a tio n s , C a th y H am m ond o f the C M A responded: “it’s still b e in g lo o k e d at.” “ W h a t it c o m e s d o w n t o , ” sa id G reen m a n , “ is ju s t an o th er e x a m p le o f th e p o l i t ic s o f h e a l in g .”

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Pondering the p ossib ility o f life on Mars C o n tin u e d fro m Page 9 th e ro ck s h o w that th e h y d ro c a r b o n s w e r e fo u n d th r o u g h o u t and n ot e x c lu s iv e ly in the ou ter la y er w h e r e c o n ta m in a n ts w o u ld h a v e had the grea test e ffe c t. A ls o fo u n d w e re iron su lfid e s a n d o x i d e s th a t r e s e m b le t h o s e se c r e te d by certain m a g n e to ta ctic b a c t e r ia o n E a r th . T h e s e m o s t in terestin g b acteria sec re te certain c o m p o u n d s in o r d e r to o r i e n t t h e m s e l v e s in a m a g n e tic f i e l d , m u c h lik e th e n e e d le o f a c o m

h a v e started o n Earth. “ Y o u h a v e to t a k e a l l t h e fin d in g s to g e th er to fin d e v id e n c e o f l i f e , ” s a id P r o fe s s o r D o n B a k er, an I g n e o u s P e tr o lo g is t at M c G ill’s d epartm en t o f earth and p la n e ta r y s c i e n c e s . A n y o n e o f t h e s e “ c l u e s ” i s n o t e n o u g h to

“Our understanding of what life requires has changed drastically in recent years.”

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the p r e se n c e o f b io lo g ic a l a c tiv ity th r o u g h th e stu d y o f t h e s e in o r g a n ic co m p o u n d s. “T h e id e a w a s to lo o k fo r a w a y to r e c o g n ise a c h e m ic a l rea c tio n that w o u ld in d ic a te [the p r e s e n c e o f] b io lo g ic a l a c tiv ity ,” said V a li. “T h e p r o c e s s is c a lle d ‘b io m in e r a lisa tio n ’, [w h er eb y ] a m in

M artian life . H o w e v er , p r o fe sso r Jean n e P a q u e tte , a c r y s ta l c h e m is t w ith the sa m e d ep artm en t, affirm s that th e s e s im ila r itie s to lif e fo r m s f o u n d o n E a r th l e a d t o m a n y q u e s tio n s . Is th e r e s o m e k in d o f u n iv ersa l r ec ip e o f su b sta n c e s and

eral is fo u n d to b e un d er the in flu e n c e o f m icr o b ia l a c tiv ity .” F in a lly , c a r b o n a te g lo b u le s , s im ila r to t h o s e m a d e b y s o m e o r g a n ism s on Earth, w ere d is c o v ered and fo u n d to d ate b ack to 3.5 b illio n y e a r s a g o — a r o u n d th e s a m e t im e l i f e is s u s p e c t e d to

c o n d itio n s that in e v ita b ly lea d s to lif e ? O r, m o r e im p o r ta n tly , h o w d o w e e v e n d e fin e life itse lf? T h e p r io r a s s u m p t i o n , th a t o x y g e n and su n lig h t are cru cial to all life , w a s d ism iss e d w h en b a c te r ia w e r e d is c o v e r e d to in h a b it h o t sp rin g s, d e v o id o f any lig h t or

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o r g a n ism s su b sist o n m e th a n e and su lfu r ic a c id . T h e y th r iv e in h o t e n v ir o n m e n ts and a c tu a lly fr e e z e to d eath at 5 5 ° C. T h e d is c o v e r y o f su ch d iv e r s e o r g a n ism s o n Earth le a v e u s w ith the d iffic u lt ta sk o f d eter m in in g n o t o n ly w h a t is req u ired fo r th e su p p o r t o f l if e , b u t w h a t

w e sh o u ld b e lo o k in g fo r o n our q u est for extraterrestrial life . “ O ur u n d e r s ta n d in g o f w h a t l if e r e q u ir e s h a s c h a n g e d d r a sti c a lly in recen t y e a r s,” sa id p r o fe s s o r A l f o n s o M u c c i , a c h e m ic a l o c e a n o g r a p h e r w ith M c G ill’ s dep artm en t o f earth and plan etary sc ie n c e s. A n d , as N A S A p la n s to sen d

a la n d in g s p a c e c r a ft to M a rs ii 2 0 0 1 in ord er to s a m p le d ir e c th fr o m its su r fa c e a n d su b s u r fa c e m o r e d rastic c h a n g e s in ou r view s o f the o r ig in o f life are in e v ita b le .

A Symposium on the possibil ity o f life on Mars will be hela Friday, September 20 at 4:00p.m. in Leacock 132. For more infor mation, call 398-6754.

W hat w om en think o f... C o n tin u e d fro m Page 7 C h ettia r fe e ls that w o m e n ’s answers can be som ew hat explained when the strong degree o f patriarchy in our e n v iro n m en t is co n sid e r ed , especially for older wom en. “ P e o p le are j u s t u s e d to th e fa th e r-k n o w s-b e st m e n ta lity ,” said Chettiar. Dr. Shree M ulay, director o f the M c G ill C e n tr e fo r R e s e a r c h and T e a c h in g on W o m e n , a g r e e s that societal conditions give major expla nations for the w ay w om en answered the questions. “T he m ajority o f p e o p le have not experienced fem ale bosses. There is no role m o d el. P eo p le h a v e not adjusted to the change in the w ork place,” she said. B oth M u lay and C h ettiar fe e l that w om en have responded accord ing to w h at fe e ls c o m fo rta b le and familiar, rather than according to any doubt in the com p eten ce o f fem ale em ployees and bosses. “W e are products o f our social environment,” said Mulay. A ccording to Dr. M ulay, sexual attraction m ay a ls o be a fa c to r in e x p la in in g s o m e o f th e w o m e n ’ s answers. Younger w om en may prefer to work with men because the office o ffe r s y e t o n e m ore sto c k y a r d o f players in the dating gam e. T his is e s p e c ia lly lik e ly c o n sid e r in g that when w om en w ere asked, ‘W hat do y o u w a n t? ’ lo v e w a s at the top o f their lis t o f p riorities, fo llo w e d by fam ily, and control o ver o n e ’s life. M oney and pow er lagged at fifth and seventh respectively. There is som e question as to the le g itim a c y o f th e p o ll. P r o fe s s o r D e sla u r ie r s, a M c G ill p h ilo s o p h y professor in fem inist political theory, refused to com m ent because she felt that the questions w ere too broad and imprecise to provide relevant conclu

sions. H ow ever, Jack Jewab, a soci o lo g y le c tu r e r and e x p e r t in p o ll analysis, acknow ledged that the sur vey w as very broad and general but, n o n eth eless, offered im portant data that needs to be further exam ined by a more focused analysis. In the section o f the poll where w om en w ere asked to prioritise their wants, Jewab felt that concepts such as love and pow er should have been better defined. “ T h e s e are th e c o n v e n tio n a l answ ers. That asp ect o f the p oll is really not m eaningful,” he said. Chettiar questions the angle o f the poll. “W as it pu blished to bash the w om en’s m ovem ent?” she asked. The poll seem s to show that the w om en ’s m ovem ent still must teach wom en to respect each other.

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A ck e rm a n ’s B lue Valentine fails to reach the heart belief. The actors, in particular Dinsmore, do the best that can be The hype surrounding the expected of them, given the poor opening of Blue Valentine estab dialogue and pretentious “artistic lished the play as a highlight of the sequences.” Stagnant character develop fall season. On the program, the director’s notes were equally ment is the order of the day. The promising. The set looked austere twins ostensibly represent the dual but interesting. Then the play start ity of man. Tom is the earnest, lov ing, and kind artist we all have ed. Since we weren’t bombarded deep down inside. Alternatively, with fast-paced action and tricky Whitney is the hipster, charming plot twists, it is my guess that Rico Suavé we use as our defensive writer/director Marianne Ackerman façade to the world. Tom is a credi intended her work to be a character ble character though, unfortunately, study. The trio of Rose (Leni a neurotic loser. Whitney is uncon vincing as a cool, Parker) and her identical twin The dismally uninterest swingin’ stockbro lovers (both ing plot could be over ker. The less than played by Bruce looked if the characters subtle depiction of Dinsmore) sug gests an infinite weren’t irritating beyond man’s dual person ality is matched by number of fasci belief Parker’s portrayal nating options. ---------------Instead, Ackerman opted for an of sweet ‘n’ loving Rose and her alter-ego, Jane, a woman of extra excruciatingly predictable plot. Good twin/bad twin...Woman ordinary strength, beauty, intelli picks up good at a bar...Sleeps with gence, blah, blah, blah. The characters go on about bad...Continues to sleep with bad for over a year...She mentions mar every single trait they possess, riage...He stalls...She goes to good never allowing the audience to twin for comfort...They get mar draw its own conclusions. This ried...Switcharoo!...He pretends to makes it exceptionally difficult to be bad to test her fidelity...She’s believe anything they say about too clever for his wily ways...They themselves. The defensive strength of Jane realise they truly are soul is alienating, Tom is tiring, and mates...We puke...They bow. The dismally uninteresting plot Whitney is just unattractive. It is could be overlooked if the charac inexplicable why these people ters weren’t irritating beyond would be drawn together or why By Erin Davies

Parker and Dinsmore in Blue Valentine: Yucky love their story needs to be told. Some of the staged effects are, probably unintentionally, entertain ing. Lots of silhouettes behind a screen lend an '80s pop video feel to certain scenes — Whitney slow ly twirls with a cell phone; Rose gets upset and takes off all her clothing — reminiscent of Madonna in her prime. Rose’s reaction to a gunshot combines flashing lights and some ridiculous high school dance drama moves. It provoked a woman in the audience into a hysterical fit of gig gles, which proved contagious for the rest of the audience.

Frank Lloyd Wright: revisiting the man and his art By Dave Morris This week, the work of Frank Lloyd Wright is being celebrated in three different events across the city. The most in depth exhibit, Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932, is finishing up its summer-long run at the Canadian Centre of Architecture. This highly touted exhibit boasts five rooms of unrealised Wright designs. Emphasising recur ring themes of shape — the triangle and the hexagon — and Wright’s approach to landscape and material, the exhibit highlights the possibility of the architect’s plans, their impact and brilliance. According to Annick DuFour of the CCA, the exhibit was intend ed to attract the field experts as well as the less informed masses. She maintains that through a study of the history and experimental form of these failed projects, Wright’s suc cesses take on greater importance. A comfortable balance between the more complex designs of Wright and the visually compact models of New York architect and Yale profes sor George Ranalli reveal Wright’s

Edgar Tafel will bring both the man and the work to life in his lecture vision . David De Long- exhibit curator, speculated that “Wright will be remembered as the modern Michelangelo.” Wright, the man, is largely left unmentioned. Instead, his peculiarities are illustrated through his work. “The Island of Lake Tahoe” demonstrates Wright’s peculiar style and the fresh shapes of the hexagon. “San Marcos of the Desert” features a triangular shape and its history hints at a humility uncharacteristic of Wright. For this project, he worked only as a consultant to the chief architect, one of his former stu dents. The exhibit concentrates on unfulfilled designs, and casts shad ows of the' man who endured the Depression with personal and finan cial failure. Only fully recognised for such later innovations as “The Robie House” and landmarks like “The Guggenheim,” these five rooms show his many projects that

failed for one reason or another. Wright’s concern with the unity of site, structure and decoration resound in these unrealised designs. Edgar Tafel will bring both the man and his work to life in his lec ture “The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew” at Moyse Hall this week. As a former apprentice, Tafel worked on such projects as “Fallingwater” and “The Johnson Wax Building.” Through drawings and video, Tafel presents his vision and experience with the renowned architect. Beginning September 16, Redpath Library is hosting a collec tion of photographs by Farrell Grehan in the Nobbs Room. Wright At Home showcases photos of some of Wright’s best creations. During the week of Open House activities for McGill’s 175th anniversary, it seems just that McGill takes time to glance at the man that revolutionised the very concept of a house. Edgar Tafel delivers “The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew, ” Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Moyse Hall. The Nobbs Room at Redpath Library hosts Wright At Home September 16-21.

A scene in a restaurant where the two halves of the table are placed opposite to one another in the upper wings is clever, though similar to watching a tennis match. Again, it incorporates hit-you-overthe-head symbolism. Not a native Montrealer, Ackerman must have felt some affinity with the city to make it the backdrop of her love story. Yet the relevance of location is neither developed nor very clear — the ref erences to familiar locations seem like afterthoughts. The music consists of mostly original works by Montreal com

poser Anthony Rozankovic and the individual pieces are interesting but ill-suited to the play. At times they enter in a startling manner — loud tangos appear with no warning. Tom W aits’ tune “Blue Valentine” almost has the power to redeem the production, but evencool tunes can not salvage three hours of a very dull play. Blue Valentine is playing at Monument National, 1182 St. Laurent, September 12 - October 5. Tickets are $20, $16, and $10, call 871-2224.

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R.E.M . New Adventures In H i-F i (Warner)

The title suggests that the current biggest money-making rockact is aiming to restart. The music, however, is more than vaguely familiar. Hi-Fi commences like 1985’s Fables of the Reconstruction — rich in harmony, textured with traditional instruments — except where “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” features violin, “How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us” now incorporates piano. Elsewhere, a crunchy techno-blip loop creates a new foundation for the band’s sound on the seven-minute rambler “Leave.” Musically, the album’s aggressive tracks venture little beyond Monster, and the gentler tracks conjure up Automatic for the People. The sleeve could have run with Automatic — vast expanses of bar ren landscapes pictured in black and white recall 1992’s theme of monochromatic ocean scenes. The band is also captured at a diner booth! Michael Stipe, who packaged the new disc, is firmly focused on maintaining the band’s melancholic image. Lyrically, Stipe is as disturbing as ever. It’s a good thing the words aren’t printed because what can be picked up is demented, but frightfully loaded, material. “Aluminum tastes like fear” is repeated throughout the shivering single “E-Bow the Letter.” If the lyrics don’t grab you, Patti Smith’s soaring guest vocals will. But collabo ration is nothing new for R.E.M. — Kate Pierson remains the great est back-up singer for the band for her work on Out Of Time. The newest thing on New Adventures has to be a renewed freedom that lets most of the songs stretch out over five minutes — a rare R.E.M. occurrence. The entire disc lasts just over an hour making it clearly the longest, yet not long-winded, creative output for the boys from Athens to date. —*Marc Gilliam

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M elissa A uf d e r M au r left before Low ev e n h it th e stage. Evidently, th e M o n trealer atte n d ed only to catch locally-based N erdy Girl. Or p e rh a p s th e ten sio n of Game 1 of th e W orld Cup w as sim ply too m uch fo r M issy to handle. It ce rtain ly concerned Low’s ; A lan Sparhaw k. “I hope C anada w ins, I don’t w a n t you guys to b e a t u s u p ,” u tte re d th e g u ita rist a n d som etim es vocalist by w ay of introduc tion. F rom D uluth, M innesota, th e A m erican trio did v e ry little to j u p se t th e C anadian crow d m usically o r otherw ise. As m inim alists living up to th e ir nam e, th a t is to be expected. W ith only a s n a re an d b a ss drum , cym bal, b a ss a n d g u itar, Low produced a m usical evening unlike m a n y y o u ’ll find a t th e f Ja ilh o u se Rock Café. B uzzing m onitors, zoom ing lenses, a n d th e I flicking of bics all added to th e bluesy, low-key soundtrack. “We tr y to sa y th in g s w ithout being too obvious,” said Mimi j P a rk e r, th e p ercu ssio n ist who also s h a re s th e singing duties. “Yet w e’re to ta lly devoid of irony. We ju s t cut out all e x c ess.” P a rk e r a n d S p arh aw k a re m a rrie d w hich m ay ex p lain th e spoton h a rm o n ie s t h a t o fte n g a rn is h th e ir songs. The couple ad d ed b a s s is t Zak Sally to s t a r t Low in 1993 to do w h a t P a r k e r calls “som ething stra n g e an d an n o y in g to people.” A nnoying? The C anadian te a m did pull it off in overtim e th a t T uesday night, b u t it’s doubtful th a t th e n ativ es, a fa ir am o u n t of th e m cross-legged a n d languid on th e floor, could h a v e b een se t off w hile th e crow d-favourite “S ham e” im m ersed them . A glance a t th e telev isio n w as a doorw ay to a fa st-fo rw a rd w orld t h a t rem a in e d u n p e n e tra te d . The audience w as clearly th e re to re la x w ith Low’s eccentric lullabies. A t one point d u rin g th e show, S parhaw k, tu n in g a second gui ta r , announced “You can ta lk now ” to th e silent audience. One h a d to t r y to th in k back to w h en Low’s quiet notes a n d m uffled p e rc u s s io n , g r a d u a l ly c o m p e tin g w ith t h e s p e c t a t o r s ’ b a n t e r t h a t rem a in e d fro m th e change-over, h a d w on over a n d officially com m enced th e set. Like a dream , th e m om ent it began w as im possible to pinpoint. —M arc Gilliam

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W ith a n e v e r changing line-up of te n to tw elve m usicians includ ing m em bers of th e Snitches, Five S ta r Loader, a n d th e now sem i d e fu n c t B liss, it m a y s e e m u n u s u a l t h a t th e R o y al M o u n ta in Ja m b o re e p lay s a m ix tu re of b lu eg rass, co untry, a n d folk. The origins of th e group re m a in som ew hat of a m y ste ry . W hen asked, th e m em bers of th e Ja m b o re e all seem to h a v e th e sam e answ er: “A sk m e la te r...w h e n I’m d ru n k .” Reliable sources m a in ta in t h a t th e y s ta rte d playing som etim e la s t w in te r w h e n it w as j u s t a b u n c h of frie n d s s ittin g a ro u n d d rin k in g who h ap p en ed to h a v e th e ir g u ita rs, fiddles, a n d lapsteels w ith them . | T h u rsd ay n ight a t th e M onkey House w as not m uch d ifferent, except th a t th e y actu ally w aited fo r one of th e m em bers to show up. D uring th e w ait, local m usicians Rob Lutes a n d Steve B urliuk took th e floor. H o n e s t a n d u n a s h a m e d o f t h e i r p i lf e r e d L e a d b e lly a n d M ississippi J o h n H u rt licks, Lutes a n d B urliuk se rv e d u p a bit of au th e n tic co u n try a n d w e ste rn m usic. M ost notable w as a trib u te The P um pk in s n e v e r disappoint. W h eth er playing to Bill M onroe, th e f a th e r of b lu eg rass, who died e a rlie r th is week. a sm a ll club fo r 2 5 d is in te re s te d p u n k s o r a fu ll h o u se a t th e The R oyal M ountain Ja m b o re e finally s ta rte d th e ir se t som e M olson C entre, th e S m ashing P u m p k in s a re a n am a z in g b a n d to tim e b etw een 10:30 o r 11:0 0 , a n d included a dubiously u p b e a t ren d itio n of “The Long Black V eil.” The encores, th e a b b rev iated behold. Despite re c e n t tra g e d y in th e b a n d — th e firin g of th e ir d ru m a fte r- h o u r s s e t, th e c o m p e te n t re a d in g of “M ay th e C ircle Be m e r a n d th e d e a th of th e ir k ey b o ard ist to h e ro in — th e P um pkins U nbroken,” a n d th e free corn on th e cob m ade th e ev en in g ’s e n te r rocked W ednesday night, playing a tw o-hour pow er-packed show. ta in m e n t ce rtain ly w o rth th e tw o dollar adm ission. The se t fe a tu re d th e big singles fro m all th e ir album s a n d suggested M aking th e sounds of r u r a l A m erica available in live in tim ate th a t “Hit P a ra d e ,” not “Infinite S a d n e ss,” w ould h a v e been a b e tte r v e n u e s in M o n tre a l is a good th in g , b u t th e R o y al M o u n ta in n am e fo r th e to u r. The crow d w as th rilled , responding w ith deafen Ja m b o re e com es w ith a qualified recom m endation. The above m en ing cheers, a n d calls fo r a th ird encore. tioned cover of “The Long Black Veil” a n d th e b a ss fiddle p la y e r’s The P um pkins h a v e g rad u a ted fro m u n k n o w n club b a n d to s ta s a tin cowboy s h irt point to th e possibility th a t, although th e y prob dium s u p e rs ta r sta tu s, a n d rig h tfu lly so. The fullness a n d d e p th of ably ta k e th em selv es seriously, th e y m ay not be tru e believers in th e ir sound, despite a re n a acoustics, w as c a rrie d all th e w ay to th e th e m usic. If y o u ’re into e a rn e s t C&W tu n es, y o u ’d p robably be nose-bleed section. A knock-out encore of “S ilverfuck,” laced w ith b e tte r off checking out Rob Lutes an d Steve B urliuk. If sloppy bigrip p in g chords a n d d rea m y in terlu d es of feedback a n d dissonance b a n d b lu eg ra ss is m ore y o u r b en t, look fo r th e R oyal M ountain alm ost m ade a Big 0 of th e new venue. Ja m b o re e w h e re v e r fine ferm en te d b a rle y b ev erag es a re sold. A tre m en d o u s v isu a l show fe a tu rin g clips fro m th e classic film s —E th a n Holda Trip to th e M oon, P lanet o f th e A pes, a n d A to m ic Café accented th e show. A lthough criticised fo r his dism al a p p ro ach to life a n d stardom , Billy C organ does h a v e ch a rism a . Like a Bible Belt p re a c h e r, he pow erfully com m ands devoted follow ers w ho m im ic his w ords as th o u g h th e y cam e d irectly fro m th e em p ty God he so often a d d re ss es. L ast W ednesday’s show, tru e to form , w as a religious e x p e ri ence fo r all P um pkinheads. —Sarah K eenlyside 8e D avid A le xa n d e r

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Bad dep wine, IKEA, and a couch that refuses to die It amazes me that despite my being one of the queens of tardi ness, stress has this way of being punctual. Early even. And I don't think that fruit flies should be emerging from my trash can two weeks into my lease, but... well, there they are. I noticed them this morning, following my first class of the day (which, I might add, had been ren dered a bit taxing by that particular ly bad bottle of Villageois last night). The dangerously loose grip that I had on my litre of Naya got that much worse, and my exotic spring water soon diluted the Tropicana that was already mating with the dust on my floor. It just figures. I try to be civilised about things, drink small bowls of Japanese tea, a little Brandenburg Concertos in the background, but I still end up with my shoes sticking to the kitchen floor, while my head aches from dep wine. But I am quite certain of the

cause of all of this. My trip to Ikea has left scars which will take awhile to heal. The journey, of course, was doomed from the start, for I should know better than to be lured into a place which proclaims itself the seat of common sense. Just the word conjures up images of another who proclaimed herself a believer in common sense, Sister AnneMarie, my third grade teacher. Her common sense saw fit to make sure no one still believed in Santa Claus, and to staple my papers to other people’s so that she could keep me in for recess. And she was doing all of this for the love of God! It was horrifying to consider what might happen when common sense was working for the slightly less altruistic goal of swindling helpless college students. But for the sake of my own sanity, I didn’t want to speculate. So I approached Ikea as I might a reunion with my old marm — a rea sonably appropriate image, it

seemed, as there was NO FUN HERE written all over the place. I braced myself for a battle of the senses; I was deter mined to shop at IKEA with no common sense at all! (“yeah, that’ll show her,” said a little voice in my head. “She was a bad teacher, so now you’re stoopid.”) And amid the crazed environment of thou sands of spoiled university stu dents, it wasn’t too difficult. I reverted to 15 and threw one of the Bad Religion posters onto my man ual forklift. Charging through tow ering displays of candle-holders and frying pans, 1 thought of how cool my Ayn Rand collection would look on my plastic oak-fin ish BILLY shelving unit, and rolled my eyes as my mom questioned my need for a queen-sized bed. But sadly, despite my strong display of youthful stubbornness, I

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Do quick keys, portable hard drives, HTML-speak and TMAX developer turn you on? Needed — Mac freaks, Webmasters, darkroom moles, electricians, plumbers, and other assorted technicians. Shatner B-01A. Tomorrow. 5 p.m. C h e z P aesano

1669, Rue St. Denis (just south of Ontario) I once ate in a cramped restau rant in Jerusalem where the waiter, cursing the sweat that dripped off his brow and into his eyes, stood over my table insisting in Hebrew that I finish all the food his mother had laboured to put on my plate. Though I was ten at the time and cannot remember what I ate or the name of the restaurant, I will not soon forget the experience. Like the restaurant in Jerusalem, Chez Paesano does not provide a particularly stunning meal. If you order carefully, you can eat well and cheaply. You shouldn’t be too ambitious — don’t challenge the chef. Order simple, classic Italian. Try the spaghetti puttanesca. Puttanesca, “sauce of the pros titutes,” was traditionally favored by its namesakes because it is easy to prepare, and because its strong

The selling point at Chez Paesano is the atmosphere. aroma and taste were believed to attract men. It is a garlicky tomatobased sauce that owes most of its considerable punch to black olives and anchovies. If you order from the table d’hôte, the puttanesca is accompanied by a salad, desert, and coffee for $ 10.95. The spaghetti Capri is a toma to-based seafood sauce that is good and inexpensive. The menu at Chez Paesano is extensive, almost over whelming. There are dozens of veal dishes, some interesting pizzas, a fair variety of seafood, fish, and poultry. Stick with the pasta, and stay simple. Advice on appetizers is similar. More risky choices, like escargot, are overpriced and disappointing. Stay away from the antipasto. Salads are decent, but not outstand ing. If you are a seafood fan, try the tasty mussles marinara. The selling point at Chez Paesano is the atmosphere. The owner’s father has a restaurant on the floor above, a cousin owns a place across the way, his uncle is just up the street. Most of the cus tomers speak Italian; the rest are French. The waiter will tell you to finish your meal in either language. A short walk from campus, Chez Paesano is a world away from McGill. In my life only two waiters have told me to finish my meal. Twelve years from now you may forget the name Chez Paesano, but I think you’ll remember having eaten there. —Jordan Ross

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Martlets tie opener, blow out second game W o m e n ’s s o c c e r t i e s L a v a l 0 - 0

By Ryan Murphy and Richard Retyi On an ominous Friday the 13th, made more distinct by a wind- and rain-swept Molson Stadium than the scoring opportu nities upon it, the McGill Martlets kicked off their regular season against the Laval Rouge et Or. A disappointing crowd of 12 dedicated fans huddled under the intense downpour to witness a rugged, defensive struggle that resulted in a 0-0 tie. Friday night’s game proved to be a tough test for a strong team in transition. In a game characterised by its slow pace and passive nature, the first half of play was accordingly riddled with offensive and defen sive miscues by both teams. Neither team, however, could capi talise, unable to control the ball on the wet, sleek playing field. Each time McGill mounted a charge, the M a r tle ts b lo w

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speedy Laval defense would slam the door shut; yet Laval’s offense fared no better thanks to strong defensive efforts by Krista Chin and rookie Sue Belair. In the first half, both teams exhibited a very conservative style of play, the best scoring chance being a blast from McGill veteran and team leader Luciana Ciffarelli that sailed high over the Laval goal. “In the first half we were ten tative,” Ciffarelli commented after the game. “It’s the first time all 11 of us have played together, though we picked it up in the second half and held them to it.” Picking up the pace is exactly what McGill did in the second half, with four late scoring chances by Ciffarelli. Two booming shots from the top of the crease blazed wide and two balls were sent arcing high over the Laval goal giving McGill its best scoring opportunities of the game. On the other side of the

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pitch, McGill goaltender Debra Kietzke was tested more in pre game warm-ups then in the actual contest, facing only eight virtually harmless Laval shots, none of which posed a serious threat to Kietkze’s shutout bid. Laval’s offense was unable to achieve qual ity shots on the McGill goal thanks to the Martlets’ bend-but-don’tbreak style of play. Just when it seemed as though Laval might be mounting a charge down field, the McGill defense kept the Rouge et Or at bay. Fullback Belair is but one new starter on the McGill squad who pitched in for a great overall effort, giving rise to opti mism for the future. “Our experience is down, but our rookies are working 110 per cent,” Ciffarelli continued. “We reached our objective tonight and we’re very optimistic about the season.”

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By Paul Conner Faster. Higher. Stronger. Norm ally words of the Olympic Games, they were a perfect fit for the Martlets’ 10-1 blowout of Concordia Saturday afternoon. After struggling to a score less tie the night before, the McGill squad exploded to their first regular season win on a cool, but dry, day at Concordia’s Loyola campus. In front of a m oderate crowd of mostly S tingers’ fans, the M artlets opened the scoring in the fourth minute of play on a penalty kick. A Concordia defenseman had made hand contact with the ball in near to the goal line, awarding Sue Belair a free kick which she blasted home to start the barrage. A fter a goal by Luciana Ciffarelli in the ninth minute, play settled down for about 15 minutes before Jane Moran knot ted her first of three counts on the day. But the play never settled for more than a few minutes at a time. McGill’s fierce attack kept the ball in Concordia s nail for almost the entire game, to the

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“I still don’t believe that we’re a strong squad...” — Coach Sylvie Beliveau extent that a flock of birds took repose in the Martlets’ half for a period in the second half. In fact, it was only in the 77th minute that the Stingers’ got their first serious shot on goal with a blast by Roberta Michelle which put Concordia on the board at 10-1. “ [The pace] was sort of slow,” said two-goal scorer and national under-tw enty team member Amy Walsh. “We tried to keep the pace up to make it a good win, not necessarily just putting goals in the back of the net.” It was a day when almost everything went ihe Red and White way. In the 31st minute, Joanne Hagar marked on a shot which deflected off the goaltender’s hands, the crossbar, the goalie’s back, and in.

A fter the game, coach Sylvie Beliveau put the win into perspective, warning against expecting the same result every game. “I am quite happy with our team being able to score goals,” she explained. “I still don’t believe that we’re a strong squad and that we’ll have to play quite defensively against Sherbrooke and Laval if we want to keep the results low.” Asked what changes were made to allow for the outburst of goals this afternoon, Beliveau credited a change in tactics over Friday night’s game. “In order to play more offensively, I put some technical players as forwards, as opposed to putting fig h te rs,” she explained. They are faster and more agile, she said, but are not as tough as the fighters and can not be used as forwards in every game. All in all, though, the M artlets capped off a strong weekend with a decisive win that will serve as good practice for the rest of the season.

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